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XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2014

Friday, December 4th, 2020

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XAT General Knowledge past year papers should be a part of each and every student’s library who is serious about XAT GK preparation. It would take hardly one hour to go through past year papers and this one hour would teach you about the kind of stuff that gets asked in the exam. I would strongly recommend to all XAT GK students to please go through this post in details and honestly assess yourself as to how much you would have scored in the actual exam.

• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2013
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2014
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2015
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2016
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2017
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2018
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2019
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2020

XAT General Knowledge (GK) Questions from Previous Year Paper of 2014

1. The factor  that  least  influences  exchange  rate fluctuations:

• Industrial Production
• Investor sentiments
• Interest Rates
• Consumer Price Index
• Goods and Service Tax

 

2. The sequence  that  contains  a  wrong  match between  car  manufacturers  and  their  country  of origin

• Bugatti –  France,  Opel-  Germany,  Ferrari  -Italy, Jaguar – England
• Cherry Automoblie  –  K,  Rolls-Royce  –  U.K, Austin – U.K, Kia – Korea
• First Automobile  Works  –  China,  The  First Cars – Japan, Lancia – Italy, Saab – Sweden
• Volvo –  Sweden,  Audi  –  Germany,  Skoda  – Czech Republic, Tatra – Australia
• Volkswagen –  Germany, Audi-Germany, Opel – Germany, Mercedes Benz – Germany

 

3. As per  the  Constitution,  which  among  the following  is  not  a  fundamental  right  granted  to the citizens of India ?

• Right to Equality
• Right to Freedom
• Right Against Exploitation
• Right to Property
• Right to Freedom of Religion

 

4. Jawaharlal Nehru declared ‘Poorna Swaraj’ at:

• Surat (1907)
• Belgaum (1924)
• Lahore (1929)
• Tripuri (1939)
• Calcutta (1938)

 

5. Who among  the  following  was  known  as  the ‘Saint of the Gutters’

• Baba Amte
• Mother Teresa
• F. Andrews C.F. Andrews
• Jyotirao Phule
• Bindeshwar Pathak

 

6. ‘Long Walk To Freedom’ is the autobiography of the following Bharat Ratna recipient

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Radhakrishnan
• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
• Nelson Mandela
• Rajgopalachari

 

7. Which seventh century Indian  mathematician was the first in the world to treat ‘zero’ as a number and show its mathematical operations?

• Aryabhatta
• Medhatithi
• Brahmagupta
• Bhaskaracharya
• Panini

 

8. Which city  houses  the  headquarters  of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

• Tokyo (Japan)
• Vienna (Austria)
• Geneva (Switzerland)
• New York (U.S.A)
• Brussels (Belgium)

 

9. Which Indian region is the only place in the world where the Asiatic Wild Ass is Found?

• Sunderban
• Leh and Ladakh
• Coromandel
• Rann of Kutch
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands

 

10. The number  of  officially  recognized  languages according  to  the  Eight  Schedule  of  the  Indian Constitution is

• 22
• 15
• 19
• 25
• 12

 

11. The ancient  civilization  of  Sumer  flourished  in a region, which is a part of the following country in the modern world

• Iraq
• Syria
• Sumeria
• Egypt
• None of the above

 

12. The following  women  have  been  honored  with the Nobel Peace Prize, except:

• Mother Teresa
• Wangari Mutta Maathai
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Doris Lessing
• Shirin Ebadi

 

13. The correct  ascending  order  of  the  countries based on the latest Gross Domestic Product data (Purchasing Power Parity) from IMF is:

• Brazil, Japan, India, China, USA
• Germany, Japan, India, China, USA
• Brazil, India, Japan, China, USA
• Germany, Russia, Japan, China, USA
• Russia, India, Japan, China, USA

 

14. The distance  covered  in  half  marathon  is approximately:

• 21 km
• 42 km
• 11 km
• 5 km
• 5 km

 

15. The newest country in the world is:

• Palau
• Kosovo
• Eritrea
• East Timor
• South Sudan

 

16. The G-7 is a group consisting of:

• The heads  of  the  states  of  US,  UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan
• The finance  ministers  of  US,  UK,  France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan
• The heads  of  the  states  of  US,  UK,  France, Germany, Russia, Canada, and Japan
• The finance  ministers  of  US,  UK,  France, Germany, Russia, Canada, and Japan
• The heads  of  the  states  of  US,  UK,  France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Japan

 

17. The correct  match  between  countries  and  their official languages is:

• Brazil –  Spanish,  Barbados  –  English,  Haiti  – Portuguese, Chile – French
• Brazil – Spanish, Barbados – Portuguese, Haiti – French, Chile – Spanish
• Brazil – Portuguese, Barbados –  English, Haiti – French, Chile – Spanish
• Brazil – Portuguese, Barbados  –  French, Haiti – Spanish, Chile – French
• Brazil – Portuguese, Barbados  –  French, Haiti – Portuguese, Chile – Spanish

 

18. The correct  match  between  the  following mountain ranges and their highest peaks is:

• Alps :  Mont  Blanc,  Rockies  –  Mount  Albert, Andes – Mount Aconcagua, Karakoram – K2
• Alps :  Mount  Albert,  Rockies  –  Aconcagua, Andes – Mont Blanc, Karakoram – K2
• Alps :  Mount  Albert,  Rockies  –  Aconcagua, Andes – K2, Karakoram – Mont Blanc
• Alps :  Mont  Blanc,  Rockies  –  Aconcagua, Andes – Mount Albert, Karakoram – K2
• Alps :  Aconcagua,  Rockies  –  Mount  Albert, Andes – Mont Blanc, Karakoram – K2

 

19. The acronym “YAHOO” stands for:

• A song sung by Shammi Kapoor
• Yet Another Hierarchical Object Orientation
• Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
• Young American Hi-tech Organization in Ohio
• None of these

 

20. The list  of  persons  not  containing  an  RBI governor is:

• Raghuram Rajan,    Subbarao,  I.G  Patel,  R.N Malhotra
• V Reddy,  Bimal  Jalan,  C.  Rangarjari,  S. Venkitaraman
• Manamohan Singh,    Ghosh,  D.  Subbarao, K.R Puri
• Raghuram Rajan,    Subbarao,  Y.V  Reddy, James Taylor
• None of the above

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XAT General Knowledge (GK) Answers from Previous Year Paper of 2014

1. Investor sentiments
2. Volvo –  Sweden,  Audi  –  Germany,  Skoda  – Czech Republic, Tatra – Australia
3. Right to Property
4. Lahore (1929)
5. Mother Teresa
6. Nelson Mandela
7. Aryabhatta
8. Vienna (Austria)
9. Rann of Kutch
10. 22
11. Iraq
12. Doris Lessing
13. Brazil, Japan, India, China, USA
14. 21 km
15. South Sudan
16. The finance  ministers  of  US,  UK,  France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan
17. Brazil – Portuguese, Barbados –  English, Haiti – French, Chile – Spanish
18. Alps :  Mont  Blanc,  Rockies  –  Mount  Albert, Andes – Mount Aconcagua, Karakoram – K2
19. Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
20. None of the above

• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2013
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2014
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2015
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2016
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2017
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2018
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2019
• XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2020

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