XAT Old Current Affairs Questions

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. 

Rajesh exports is a company exporting Gold and diamond jewellery. The company was ranked 295th among the fortune 500 companies in 2017 and has a revenue of 36 billion dollars. Therefore, option D is the right answer.

Employees of Wells Fargo opened over 2 million phony accounts to hit their targets and earn bonuses. When the issue came to light in 2016, Wells Fargo fired over 5300 of its employees. Therefore, option D is the right answer. 

Fraiser is an American Sitcom which was first aired in 1993. 
That '70s show is an American sitcom which was aired in 1998.
Veep is a recent American political satire show aired in 2012 on HBO.
Buniyaad is an Indian TV series which was broadcast in the 1986. 
Star Trek is an American TV series first televised in 1966. Star Trek celebrated its 50th year anniversary in 2016 and hence, option D is the right answer. 

Rodrigo Duterte is the President of Philippines. Therefore, option C is the right answer. 

Ramon Magsaysay award is awarded by the Philippine Government to acknowledge outstanding persons across various fields. Harish Hande was awarded Magsaysay award in 2011. He founded SELCO, a solar energy company, in 1995. The company has made solar lights and low smoke cookers accessible to the poor. Therefore, option E is the right answer. 

Dr. Manmohan Singh was the chairman of the planning commission in 2013. Usually, the prime minister served as the chairman of the planning commission. The planning commission was replaced with NITI Aayog in 2015. Therefore, option C is the right answer. 

Sushil Kumar is from Haryana.
Mary Kom is from Assam. 
Saina Nehwal is from Andhra Pradesh.
Vijay Kumar is from Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.
Yogeshwar Dutt is from Haryana.

Only option A correctly matches the players to the place they belong. Therefore, option A is the right answer.

Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, and Sudan underwent political turmoil between 2011 and 2013. Therefore, option A is the right answer. 

China was the largest producer of cars followed by the US, Japan, Germany, and Korea in that order. Therefore, option E is the right answer. 

According to the Economic Survey of India 2011-12, the share of manufacturing sector in the country's GDP lied between 14-16%. Therefore, option D is the right answer. 

In July 2012, violence broke out in the Manesar plant of Maruti Suzuki. The incident left a senior HR official dead. Therefore, option C is the right answer. 

Reliance Industries, IOC, TATA steel, and TATA motors featured in the fortune 500 list in 2012. Therefore, option A is the right answer.