XAT 2015 Question Paper - GK

XAT 2015 - GK - Question 85

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Which of the following statements is closely associated with Boko Haram ?

A

It is an organization opposed to Western education in Nigeria.

B

It is fighting for freedom against the oppressive Nigerian regime.

C

It wants to defend the pristine culture of Nigeria.

D

It is an arm of the Nigerian government to promote Islam.

E

It is an organization set up for abducting women.

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 86

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Where is Taxila located?

A

Bihar

B

Gujarat

C

North West Frontier Province, Pakistan

D

Punjab, Pakistan

E

Baluchistan, Pakistan

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 87

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Form which of the following space stations was Mangalyaan launched?

A

Sriharikota

B

Balasore

C

Thumba

D

Wheeler Island

E

Mahendragir

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 88

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Which of the following statements is right?

A

Number of organised labour is more than number of unorganized labour in India.

B

Number of unorganised labour is more than number of organized labour in India.

C

Organised labour in India is difficult to count.

D

Organized and Unorganised labour in India is approximately equal.

E

There is no unorganized labour in India.

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 89

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‘Hudhud’, the name of recent cyclone, is associated with:

A

National Bird of Israel

B

Malaysian pet dog

C

Bangladeshi fowl

D

Telugu language

E

Mandarin

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 90

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Which of the following is the correct list of sports persons awarded gold medal at Incheon Asian games?

A

Jitu Rai, Yogeshwar Dutt, Tintu Luka, Mary Kom

B

Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Krishna Punia

C

Krishna Punia, Rajat Chauhan, Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom

D

Seema Punia, Vikas Gowda, Sania Mirza, Jitu Rai

E

Sania Mirza, Vikas Gowda, Yogeshwar Dutt, Rajat Chauhan

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 91

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As per 2011 census, which is the second most urbanized State in India (in percentage terms)?

A

Kerala

B

Mizoram

C

Gujarat

D

Tamil Nadu

E

Punjab

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 92

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Christine Lagarde is:

A

a famous tennis player of yesteryears

B

an American stage and screen actress

C

the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

D

the Chief Executive Officer of Nestle

E

a British political activist

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 93

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Consider the following cricketers:
i. A Kumble
ii. CA Walsh
iii. GD McGrath
iv. SM Pollock
v. Wasim Akram
Arrange the above cricketers in descending order of test wickets taken:

A

ii, iii, iv, v, i

B

ii, iv, v, i, iii

C

i, iii, ii, iv, v

D

iv, iii, ii, v, i

E

v, iii, ii, iv, i

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 94

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Consider the following nations:
i. Bangladesh
ii. Brazil
iii. India
iv. Indonesia
v. Philippines
Arrange the above cricketers in descending order of rice production:

A

ii, iv, v, i, iii

B

ii, iii, iv, v, i

C

iv, iii, ii, v, i

D

v, iii, ii, iv, i

E

iii, iv, i, v, ii

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 95

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Consider the following Tennis Grand Slam:
i. Australian Open
ii. French Open
iii. US Open
iv. Wimble don
Arrange the above Grand Slam in the order of the occurrence in a calendar year:

A

iv, iii, ii, i

B

iii, ii, iv, i

C

i, ii, iv, iii

D

ii, iv, i, iii

E

ii, iii, iv, i

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 96

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Consider the following dynasties:

i. Chola Dynasty
ii. Chalukya Dynasty
iii. Hoysala Dynasty
iv. Pala Dynasty
v. Pallava Dynasty
vi. Kushana Dynasty 
Arrange the above dynasties in chronological order:

A

i, vi, v, ii, iv, iii

B

i, ii, iii, vi, v, iv

C

i, ii, iv, iii, vi, v

D

ii, iv, i, iii, v, vi

E

ii, iii, iv, i, vi, v

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 97

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Which of the following parties had contested the maximum number of seats in the 2014 Indian General Election?

A

Aam Aadmi Party

B

All India Trinamool Congress

C

Bahujan Samaj Party

D

Bharatiya Janata Party

E

Indian National Congress

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 98

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Which is following set of cities/regions is associated with Indian Super League (ISL) teams?

A

Sikkim, Kochi, Bengaluru, Delhi

B

North East, Kerala, Goa, Delhi

C

Goa, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru

D

Chennai, Goa, Chandigarh, Jaipur

E

West Bengal, Bengaluru, Kerala, Hyderabad

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 99

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Consider the following list of some Countries and Capitals:

Match the countries with their capitals:

A

a - i, b - ii, c - iii, d - iv, e - v

B

a - iv, b - ii, c - iii, d - v, e - i

C

a - iii, b - iv, c - iii, d - v, f - i

D

a - iv, b - v, c - i, d - v, e - iii

E

a - iv, b - ii, c - iii, d - v, f - i

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 100

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Which of the following statements is correct about Union Budget 2014?

A

Current Account Deficit was around 5% of GDP.

B

Current Account Deficit was around 6.2% of GDP.

C

Current Account Deficit was around 3.5% of GDP.

D

Current Account Deficit was around 1.7% of GDP.

E

Current Account Deficit was around 0.5% of GDP.

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 101

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How many smart cities have been announced in India?

A

50

B

60

C

70

D

80

E

None of the above

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 102

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What is “Qualified Institutional Placement”?

A

An agency that helps in providing jobs to students

B

It is business school method of providing jobs

C

It is a way of starting business in the U.S

D

It is a way of raising money in India

E

None of the above

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 103

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What is “Quantitative Easing”?

A

Reducing excise duty so as to promote higher demand.

B

Restricting the number of units produced by a factory.

C

Allowing companies to sell as much as possible.

D

A way of influencing money supply by the central bank.

E

None of the above

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 104

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What is a “Bachpan Bachao Andholan”?

A

It is a movement to provide primary education to all children.

B

Supreme Court’s directive to schools to reduce the weight of school bags.

C

A movement in India protecting the rights of children.

D

A movement in Pakistan to protect a girl child.

E

None of the above

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 105

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Which of the following authors has not been awarded Pulitzer prize?

A

Paul Harding

B

Donna Tartt

C

Adam Johnson

D

Jhumpa Lahiri

E

Arundhuti Roy

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 106

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Consider the following names:

i. Cadbury
ii. GarlicBread
iii. Honeycomb
iv. KitKat
v. Lollipop 

Which of the following options lists all the correct names of Android operating system?

A

i, ii & iv

B

i, iv & v

C

i, iii & iv

D

ii, iv & v

E

iii, iv & v

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 107

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Which of the following Indian movies did not get nominated for ‘Academy Awards’ in the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ Category?

A

Lagaan

B

Mother India

C

Salam Bombay

D

Swadesh

E

Water

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 108

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Which of the following cities is least likely to experience a cyclonic disturbance?

A

Mumbai

B

Vishakhapatnam

C

Porbandar

D

Chennai

E

Paradip

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 109

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Which of the following towns is not associated with coal/lignite mining?

A

Neyveli

B

Ramgarh

C

Jharia

D

Raniganj

E

Brahmapur

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 110

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Four possible industrial belts are given below:
i. Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Madurai
ii. Mumbai - Pune
iii. Ahmedabad - Vadodara
iv. Hugli - Region

Which of the above are well know industrial belts (regions) in India?

A

i, ii, iii

B

i, ii, iv

C

ii, iii, iv

D

i, ii, iii, iv

E

None of the above

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 111

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Consider the following statements related to Ukraine:
i. It supplies gas to Russia.
ii. Russia sells gas to Ukraine.
iii. Sochi is not located in Ukraine.
iv. In a referendum, people of Crimea decided to be a part of Ukraine.
v. Simferopol is the Capital of Crimea.

Which of the following options contains wrong statement(s) related to Ukraine?

A

i, ii

B

i, iv

C

ii, iii

D

ii, v

E

iii, iv, v

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 112

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Consider the following statements about the Syrian crisis:
i. It was initially related to Arab Spring.
ii. Many Syrian refugees flee to Jordan and Lebanon.
iii. Bashar Al Assad is involved in Syria crisis.
iv. There has been a single party political government in Syria for over a decade.
v. Syrian crisis is not related to Tunisia. 

Which of the following options does not contain false statement pertaining to Syrian crisis?

A

i, ii, iii, iv

B

i, ii, iv, v

C

i, iii, iv, v

D

ii, iii, iv, v

E

i, ii, iii, v

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 113

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Consider the following statements related to Brazil:
i. Brazil’s GDP is higher than Italy’s GDP.
ii. Dilma Rouseff was elected as President of Brazil.
iii. Maracana stadium hosted world cup football final.
iv. Of all of Brazil’s neighbours, Argentina has the longest border.
v. Real is the currency of Brazil.

Which of the following options does not contain false statement (s) related to Brazil?

A

i, ii, iii, iv

B

i, ii, iv, v

C

i, iii, iv, v

D

i, ii, iii, v

E

ii, iii, iv, v

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XAT 2015 - GK - Question 114

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Which of the following options correctly lists all the dignitaries, who visited India in 2014?

A

Ji Xinping, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe

B

David Cameron, Tony Abbott, Ji Xinping, David Johnston, Joachim Gauck

C

Kim Jong Un, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe

D

Kim Jong Un, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Francois Hollande

E

Kim Jong Un, David Cameron, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Francois Hollande

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