XAT 2018 Question Paper - GK

XAT 2018 - GK - Question 75

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Which of the following is not a Cryptocurrency?

A

Bitcoin

B

Laxmicoin

C

Etherium

D

Paypal

E

Litecoin

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 76

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Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2017?

A

Richard Thaler

B

Raghuram Rajan

C

Jean Tirole

D

Bengt Holmstrom

E

Oliver Hart

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 77

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What is Showrooming?

A

An individual browses the sites of e-retailers for products and then ends up purchasing the product from some brick and mortar store.

B

An individual visiting a brick and mortar store to have a look and feel of the product and then ordering the same product through some e-retailers.

C

An individual visiting a big box retailer to have a look and feel of the product and then purchasing the same product from nearby kirana (Mom and Pop) store.

D

An e-retailer using the kirana (Mom and Pop) stores to keep its stock of goods and meets the orders in the nearby localities.

E

None of the above

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 78

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Which of these have not been included in Government of India Act, 1935?

A

Separation of Burma from India

B

Detachment of Aden from India to establish it as a crown colony

C

Splitting of Bihar and Orissa as two separate provinces

D

Separation of Khyber Pakhtunwala from India

E

Separation of Sindh from Bombay presidency

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 79

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What is Article 35 a: of Indian Constitution?

A

An article empowering Jammu and Kashmir state’s legislature to define permanent residents

B

An article empowering Arunachal Pradesh state’s legislature to define permanent residents

C

An article providing autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir

D

An article providing autonomous status to Arunachal Pradesh

E

An article providing autonomous status to Manipur

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 80

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Which of the following is not a landlocked country?

A

Kenya

B

Niger

C

Swaziland

D

Chad

E

Mali

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 81

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Which of the following options is the correct list of core industries as defined by IIP?

A

Shipping, Coal, Natural Gas, Pharmaceuticals

B

Coal, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Fertilizers

C

Coal, Steel, Cement, Information Technology

D

Refinery, Fertilizers, Crude Oil, Telecommunication

E

Coal, Steel, Crude Oil, Banking

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 82

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Match the surnames of head of states (former or current) to the countries.

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

E

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

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 83

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Match the following Indus Valley sites to the states:

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-ii

E

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

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 84

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Which of the following Indian business houses (conglomerate) started its operation with companies like Philips Carbon Black, Asian Cables, Agarpara Jute and Murphy(India)?

A

Aditya Birla

B

C.K. Birla

C

RPG Enterprises

D

K.K.Birla

E

Essar

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 85

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Which of the following spacecrafts, in 2017, plunged into the planet it was exploring?

A

Apollo-8

B

Voyager-2

C

Voyager-1

D

Cassini

E

Pioneer-11

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 86

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The Time magazine’s person of the year 2017 is:

A

Donald Trump

B

Emmanuel Macron

C

The Peace Makers

D

Silence Breakers

E

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 87

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Which of the following is NOT one of the World Heritage Sites?

A

Mountain Railways of India

B

Jim Corbett National Park

C

Khangchendzonga National Park

D

Historic City of Ahmedabad

E

Great living Chola temples

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 88

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Match the Music festivals to their states:

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

E

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

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 89

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If a company encourages its employees to use its own products to understand customers’ perception, then the company is engaging in:

A

Dogfooding

B

Lionhunting

C

Moonlighting

D

Spacetraveling

E

Bikeriding

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 90

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Which of the following is not a video streaming service?

A

Netflix

B

Primevideo

C

Youtube

D

Roku

E

Itunes

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 91

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Which of the following is not a French overseas territory?

A

New Caledonia

B

Guadeloupe

C

Guam

D

Reunion

E

Mayotte

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 92

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Match the rockets/missions to their space agencies:

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

E

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

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 93

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Who is the independent athlete to win a gold medal at 2016 Summer Olympics?

A

Abdullah Al-Rashidi

B

Fehaid Al-Deehani

C

Jasna Sekaric

D

Yulia Stepanova

E

Darya Klishna

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 94

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Which of the following mobile manufacturing companies DOES NOT have its headquarters in China?

A

Xolo

B

Xiaomi

C

Vivo

D

Oppo

E

Lenovo

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 95

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Name the only Indian (or from Indian origin) to win Abel Prize?

A

Manjul Bhargava

B

Srinivasa Ramanujam

C

S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan

D

Mahan Maharaj (Swami Vidyanathananda)

E

Harishchandra Mehta

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 96

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What is a Hundi?

A

It is a financial instrument

B

It is a utensil used for marriage functions

C

It is a marriage ritual in Tibetan society

D

It is Hyundai’s earlier name

E

It is the name of the last Hun that ruled China

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 97

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Windhoek, Suva and Ulaanbaatar are the capital cities of:

A

Mongolia, Hungary, Romania

B

Namibia, Fiji and Mongolia

C

Ghana, Fiji, Uruguay

D

Guyana, Fiji, Mongolia

E

Namibia, Guyana, Ghana

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 98

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Which of the following is the most recent club to join ISL?

A

FC Goa

B

Chennaiyin FC

C

North East United FC

D

Jamshedpur FC

E

Delhi Dynamos FC

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XAT 2018 - GK - Question 99

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Match the brands with the companies:

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

E

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

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