General Knowledge Prep for IIFT GK & XAT GK with Videos

Mergers and Acquisitions

In this blog post we cover Mergers and Acquisition activity from this decade. This list is focused more on Mergers from 2018 and 2017 because the chances of questions being asked on recent events are a lot higher.

Along with IIFT GK, these questions are also popular in exams like XAT.

Books and Authors

Questions on books and authors are very popular with entrance examinations. IIFT GK, in particular, has a question in tabular format in which the student is supposed to match the author with the book. More often than not, the books about which questions get asked are related to business or biographical sketches of the famous businessmen.

Heads of Important Organizations

In this post we cover heads of important organizations of India and around the world. Questions on this topic have been asked quite frequently in the IIFT GK section. Typically, the questions are based on either recent changes or are asked in the Match the Following format.

Important Logos and People

Logos and visuals have become a part of the MBA entrance exams over the last couple of years. We have had visuals questions in IIFT. Although the chances of getting such a question is always rare in MBA entrance exams, it will not be a bad idea to spend some time on it. That is the reason we have compiled a list of visuals to help students prepare for the General Knowledge section of IIFT exam.

Video Tutorials based on Important Events that took place in 2020

• Factopedia- Obituaries 2020
• Factopedia- Covid Package India 2020
• Factopedia- Sports 2020
• Factopedia- Global Awards New 2020
• Factopedia- Corporates in Banking 2020
• Factopedia- Global Politics & Elections 2020
• Factopedia- Covid 19 Vaccines
• Factopedia- Global Stock Market Roundup 2020

Video Tutorials based on Important Events that took place in 2019

• Factopedia- Indian Election 2019
• Factopedia- Sports India 2019
• Factopedia- Global Indices
• Factopedia- Article 370
• Factopedia- Bank Merger
• Factopedia- Triple Talaq
• Factopedia- Pulwama Attack
• Factopedia- Government Schemes
• Factopedia- Bank Rate Repo Reverse Repo CRR SLR
• Factopedia- World Bank and IMF
• Factopedia- Important Global Awards 2019
• Factopedia- Impeachment Process of Donald Trump

Video Tutorials based on Important Events that took place in 2018

• Factopedia- Budget 2018
• Factopedia- Economic Survey
• Factopedia- LTCG, Payments Banks, IBC and FDRI
• Factopedia- Maldives, Shri Lanka, Ashgabat Agreement
• Factopedia- India-France, Middle East, Saudi

Video Tutorials based on Important Events that took place in 2017

• Summary of important bills passed, amended in 2017 – Part 1 – HIV/AIDS Bill, Mental Health Care Bill, Universal Immunization Program, Maternity Benefits Bill
• Summary of important bills passed, amended in 2017 – Part 2 – PAN-Aadhaar Linking, Rail Development Authority, Constitutional status to NCBC, Drug Pricing, Dynamic pricing of petrol/diesel, Air India disinvestment etc
• Judicial Activism (Right to Privacy, Triple Talaq, Aadhaar)
• National Health Policy 2017, National Education Policy, National Steel Policy
• Agriculture and Growth, Agro markets, Rural Banking, NABARD
• Important Laws, Sections from IPC, Constitution you should be aware of
• 3 years of Modi govt., Economic Reform (GST, DeMon, Growth)
• Flooding in the North East, Myanmar, Rohingyas
• Trump, TPP, Paris Climate Deal
• India and China (Doklam, Tibet Issue, BRICS Rating Agency)
• North Korea, Nuclear War, Turkey referendum, US attack on Syria, French Elections and general right wing sentiment etc
• Foreign Policy Roundup 1 (Germany, Spain, France, Japan)
• Foreign Policy Roundup 2 (Russia, Portugal, Israel)
• Science and Tech Roundup – AI, Ransomware, FinTech, Augmented Reality

Helpful for General Knowledge Preparation for IIFT GK / XAT GK

• A Brief History of Kashmir
• Everything you wanted to know about GST
• Brexit – Britain's Exit from European Union
• Reserve Bank of India
• South China Sea
• Cauvery Water Dispute
• Olympics – 2016
• Sports India 2016
• Sports World 2016
• Panama Papers
• Deaths 2016
• Greek Debt Crisis
• A P J Abdul Kalam.
• Yoga.
• Ramon Magsaysay Award.
• Syrian Refugees.
• Commemorative Days.
• Net Neutrality.
• One Rank One Pension.
• Sports (India) – 2015.
• Sports (World) – 2015.
• Nepal Earthquake.
• Deaths (2015)
• Modi Foreign Trips
• Volkswagen Emission Scandal
• Mars Orbiter Mission
• FIFA World Cup 2014.
• PMJDY
• Ebola.
• Kailash Satyarthi.
• Sports (India) 2014
• Sports (World) 2014
• Deaths 2014
• Government Schemes 2014
• Bank Rate Repo Reverse Repo CRR SLR
• Overview of Indian Economy
• World Bank and IMF

Helpful for General Knowledge Preparation for GD / PI / WAT

• Stressed Assets in Indian Banking
• Balochistan
• Development in India's relations with Africa and Vietnam
• Measures taken to revive Indian Railways
• Surrogacy Bill 2016
• India's River Linking Project
• Some common economic terms and their explanations
• Important Govt. Schemes in 2015-16 and their brief introduction
• Money (M1, M3), Inflation (CPI, WPI etc.) Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Deficits,
• Nepal's political crisis and Indo-Nepal relations
• AFSPA – History, Challenges, Provisions, Irom Sharmila, North East
• Indus Water Treaty, India-UAE ties, India-Afghan Ties
• Allotment of spectrum, Jio, Internet reach in India, Google Public WiFi
• Structure of Banks in India, RBI, Nationalized Banks, NBFCs, RuPay, Black Money and its impact, Financial Inclusion, New Banking Licences, UPI
• Startup India, Skill Development, Employment Generation, Unemployability
• Indian Financial Market, Financial Regulation, SEBI, CCI,
• Economic reforms since 1991, Economic indicators, How to analyse a budget?
• Relationship between Central Bank and the govt, Public Finance, Finance Commission, Pay Commission
• Climate Treaties, Climate Change, El Nino, La Nina, how monsoon cycles work and affect the economy, International organisations working in the climate change domain
• Uniform Civil Code – What, How, Past and Challenges
• Food Security, Public Distribution System, Direct Benefit Transfer in kerosene, Right to Public service Bill, Aadhar Act 2016
• International organisation and India's membership status, NSG, MTCR, ASEAN, SAARC, BRICS, ISBA, BASIC and other organisations
• Manufacturing Sector, Industrial Policy, Make in India, IIP, Disinvestments, UDAY Scheme, PPP model, Smart Cities
• HDI, Poverty, Happiness, Census, Socio-economic indicators, Gross National Happiness