[Download PDF] XAT 2018 - GK Paper with Solutions

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For the following questions answer them individually

Question 75

Which of the following is not a Cryptocurrency?

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Question 76

Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2017?

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Question 77

What is Showrooming?

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Solution

Showrooming is the process in which an individual visits a showroom to know how a product looks and feels before buying it online at a discount. Therefore, option B is the right answer.

Question 78

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

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Question 79

What is Article 35 a: of Indian Constitution?

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Question 80

Which of the following is not a landlocked country?

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Question 81

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

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Solution

IIP (Index of Industrial Production) defined 8 core industries in India. They are

1.Coal
2. Crude oil
3. Natural gas
4. Refinery products
5. Fertilizers
6. Steel
7. Cement
8. Electricity

Therefore, option B is the right answer.

Question 82

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

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Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner was the former President of Argentina.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was the former President of Brazil.

Deng Xiaoping is the former President of China.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the President of Turkey.

Hugo Chavez is the former President of Venezuela.

Therefore, option B is the right answer.

Question 83

Match the following Indus Valley sites to the states:

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Harappa is located in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Lothal is located in Gujarat in India.
Chanhudaro is located in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
Banawali is located in Haryana.

Therefore, option A is the right answer.

Question 84

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

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The RPG group was founded by R.P.Goenka. The group initially started with companies such as Philips Carbon Black, Asian Cables, Agarpara Jute and Murphy. Therefore, option C is the right answer.

Question 85

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

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Question 86

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

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Question 87

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

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Question 88

Match the Music festivals to their states:

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Solution

Hornbill is the music festival held in Nagaland.
Ziro is the name of the town in the Arunachal pradesh where the musical festival is held.
Escape is the musical festival held in Uttarakhand.
Enchanted Valley carnival is held in Aamby valley, Maharashtra.
Magnetic fields is the music festival held at Alsisar Mahal, Rajasthan.

Therefore, option C is the right answer.

Question 89

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

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Question 90

Which of the following is not a video streaming service?

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Question 91

Which of the following is not a French overseas territory?

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Question 92

Match the rockets/missions to their space agencies:

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Solution

Falcon 9 is owned by Space X, the company founded by Elon Musk.
NASA owns the Mars rover mission.
Exo Mars Trace Gas orbiter is a project of the European Space Agency (ESA).
Yinghuo-I is the Chinese Mars exploration probe developed by China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Mangalyaan is the Mars Orbiter Mission developed by ISRO, India.

Therefore, option C is the right answer.

Question 93

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

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Fehaid Al-Deehani is from Kuwait. Al-Deehani had won the bronze medal twice for Kuwait in Men's double trap shooting in 2000 and 2012. Kuwait was banned from Olympics in 2016 and hence, Al-Deehani participated as an independent athlete and won gold in the event. Therefore, option B is the right answer.

Question 94

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

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Question 95

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

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Question 96

What is a Hundi?

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Question 97

Windhoek, Suva and Ulaanbaatar are the capital cities of:

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Question 98

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

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Question 99

Match the brands with the companies:

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Solution

Gillete is a subsidiary of Procter and Gamble (P&G).
Surf Excel is a brand owned by Hindustan Unilever.
Saffola oil is owned by Marico India.
Aashirvaad atta is owned by ITC.
Good Knight is owned by Godrej.

Therefore, option B is the right answer.

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XAT 2018 - GK

Which of the following is not a Cryptocurrency?

Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2017?

What is Showrooming?

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

What is Article 35 a: of Indian Constitution?

Which of the following is not a landlocked country?

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

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

Match the following Indus Valley sites to the states:

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

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

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

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

Match the Music festivals to their states:

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

Which of the following is not a video streaming service?

Which of the following is not a French overseas territory?

Match the rockets/missions to their space agencies:

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

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

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

What is a Hundi?

Windhoek, Suva and Ulaanbaatar are the capital cities of:

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

Match the brands with the companies:

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XAT 2018 - GK

Which of the following is not a Cryptocurrency?

Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2017?

What is Showrooming?

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

What is Article 35 a: of Indian Constitution?

Which of the following is not a landlocked country?

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

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

Match the following Indus Valley sites to the states:

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

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

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

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

Match the Music festivals to their states:

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

Which of the following is not a video streaming service?

Which of the following is not a French overseas territory?

Match the rockets/missions to their space agencies:

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

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

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

What is a Hundi?

Windhoek, Suva and Ulaanbaatar are the capital cities of:

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

Match the brands with the companies:

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