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XAT General Knowledge (GK) Previous Year Papers with Questions and Answers – 2015
Saturday, December 5th, 2020
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.
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XAT General Knowledge (GK) Questions from Previous Year Paper of 2015
Which of the following statements is closely associated with Boko Haram?
It is an organization opposed to Western education in Nigeria.
It is fighting for freedom against the oppressive Nigerian regime.
It wants to defend the pristine culture of Nigeria.
It is an arm of the Nigerian government to promote Islam.
It is an organization set up for abducting women.
Where is Taxila located?
Bihar
Gujarat
North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Punjab, Pakistan
Baluchistan, Pakistan
Form which of the following space stations was Mangalyaan launched?
Sriharikota
Balasore
Thumba
Wheeler Island
Mahendragiri
Which of the following statements is right?
Number of organised labour is more than number of unorganized labour in India.
Number of unorganised labour is more than number of organized labour in India.
Organised labour in India is difficult to count.
Organized and Unorganised labour in India is approximately equal.
There is no unorganized labour in India.
‘Hudhud’, the name of recent cyclone, is associated with:
National Bird of Israel
Malaysian pet dog
Bangladeshi fowl
Telugu language
Mandarin
Which of the following is the correct list of sportspersons awarded gold medal at Incheon Asian games?
Jitu Rai, Yogeshwar Dutt, Tintu Luka, Mary Kom
Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Krishna Punia
Krishna Punia, Rajat Chauhan, Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom
Seema Punia, Vikas Gowda, Sania Mirza, Jitu Rai
Sania Mirza, Vikas Gowda, Yogeshwar Dutt, Rajat Chauhan
As per 2011 census, which is the second most urbanized State in India (in percentage terms)?
Kerala
Mizoram
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Punjab
Christine Lagarde is:
A famous tennis player of yesteryears
An American stage and screen actress
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
The Chief Executive Officer of Nestle
A British political activist
Consider the following cricketers:
i. A Kumble
ii.CA Walsh
iii. GD McGrath
iv. SM Pollock
v. Wasim Akram
Arrange the above cricketers in descending order of test wickets taken:
ii, iii, iv, v, i
ii, iv, v, i, iii
i, iii, ii, iv, v
iv, iii, ii, v, i
v, iii, ii, iv, i
Consider the following nations:
i. Bangladesh
ii. Brazil
iii. India
iv. Indonesia
v. Philippines
Arrange the above cricketers in descending order of rice production:
ii, iv, v, i, iii
ii, iii, iv, v, i
iv, iii, ii, v, i
v, iii, ii, iv, i
iii, iv, i, v, ii
Consider the following Tennis Grand Slam:
i. Australian Open
ii. French Open
iii. US Open
iv. Wimbledon
Arrange the above Grand Slam in the order of the occurrence in a calendar year:
iv, iii, ii, i
iii, ii, iv, i
i, ii, iv, iii
ii, iv, i, iii
ii, iii, iv, i
Consider the following dynasties:
i. Chola Dynasty
ii. Chalukya Dynasty
iii. Hoysala Dynasty
iv. Pala Dynasty
v. Pallava Dynasty
vi. Kushana Dynasty
Arrange the above dynasties in chronological order:
i, vi, v, ii, iv, iii
i, ii, iii, vi, v, iv
i, ii, iv, iii, vi, v
ii, iv, i, iii, v, vi
ii, iii, iv, i, vi, v
Which of the following parties had contested the maximum number of seats in the 2014 Indian General Election?
Aam Aadmi Party
All India Trinamool Congress
Bahujan Samaj Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
Which is following set of cities/regions is associated with Indian Super League (ISL) teams?
Sikkim, Kochi, Bengaluru, Delhi
North East, Kerala, Goa, Delhi
Goa, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru
Chennai, Goa, Chandigarh, Jaipur
West Bengal, Bengaluru, Kerala, Hyderabad
Consider the following list of some Countries and Capitals:
Countries
Capitals
a
Guyana
i
Dili
b
Uzbekistan
ii
Tashkent
c
Estonia
iii
Tallinn
d
Guinea
iv
Georgetown
e
Timor-Leste
v
Conarky
f
India
Match the countries with their capitals:
a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv, e-v
a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-v, e-i
a-iii, b-iv, c-iii, d-v, f-i
a-iv, b-v, c-i, d-v, e-iii
a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-v, f-i
Which of the following statements is correct about Union Budget 2014?
Current Account Deficit was around 5% of GDP.
Current Account Deficit was around 6.2% of GDP.
Current Account Deficit was around 3.5% of GDP.
Current Account Deficit was around 1.7% of GDP.
Current Account Deficit was around 0.5% of GDP.
How many smart cities have been announced in India?
50
60
70
80
None of the above
What is “Qualified Institutional Placement”?
An agency that helps in providing jobs to students
It is business school method of providing jobs
It is a way of starting business in the U.S
It is a way of raising money in India
None of the above
What is “Quantitative Easing”?
Reducing excise duty so as to promote higher demand.
Restricting the number of units produced by a factory.
Allowing companies to sell as much as possible.
A way of influencing money supply by the central bank.
None of the above
What is a “Bachpan Bachao Andholan”?
It is a movement to provide primary education to all children.
Supreme Court’s directive to schools to reduce the weight of school bags.
A movement in India protecting the rights of children.
A movement in Pakistan to protect a girl child.
None of the above
Which of the following authors has not been awarded Pulitzer prize?
Paul Harding
Donna Tartt
Adam Johnson
Jhumpa Lahiri
Arundhuti Roy
Consider the following names:
i. Cadbury
ii. GarlicBread
iii. Honeycomb
iv. KitKat
v. Lollipop
Which of the following options lists all the correct names of Android operating system?
i, ii & iv
i, iv & v
i, iii & iv
ii, iv & v
iii, iv & v
Which of the following Indian movies did not get nominated for ‘Academy Awards’ in the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ Category?
Lagan
Mother India
Salam Bombay
Swadesh
Water
Which of the following cities is least likely to experience a cyclonic disturbance?
Mumbai
Vishakhapatnam
Porbandar
Chennai
Paradip
Which of the following towns is not associated with coal/lignite mining?
Neyveli
Ramgarh
Jharia
Raniganj
Brahmapur
Four possible industrial belts are given below:
i. Bengaluru-Coimbatore-Madurai
ii. Mumbai-Pune
iii. Ahmedabad-Vadodara
iv. Hugli-Region
Which of the above are well know industrial belts (regions) in India?
i, ii, iii
i, ii, iv
ii, iii, iv
i, ii, iii, iv
None of the above
Consider the following statements related to Ukraine
i. It supplies gas to Russia.
ii. Russia sells gas to Ukraine.
iii. Sochi is not located in Ukraine.
iv. In a referendum, people of Crimea decided to be a part of Ukraine.
v. Simferopol is the Capital of Crimea.
Which of the following options contains wrong statement(s) related to Ukraine?
i, ii
i, iv
ii, iii
ii, v
iii, iv, v
Consider the following statements about the Syrian crisis:
i. It was initially related to Arab Spring.
ii. Many Syrian refugees flee to Jordan and Lebanon.
iii. Bashar Al Assad is involved in Syria crisis.
iv. There has been a single party political government in Syria for over a decade.
v. Syrian crisis is not related to Tunisia.
Which of the following options does not contain false statement pertaining to Syrian crisis?
i, ii, iii, iv
i, ii, iv, v
i, iii, iv, v
ii, iii, iv, v
i, ii, iii, v
Consider the following statements related to Brazil:
i. Brazil’s GDP is higher than Italy’s GDP.
ii. Dilma Rouseff was elected as President of Brazil.
iii. Maracana stadium hosted world cup football final.
iv. Of all of Brazil’s neighbours, Argentina has the longest border.
v. Real is the currency of Brazil.
Which of the following options does not contain false statement(s) related to Brazil?
i, ii, iii, iv
i, ii, iv, v
i, iii, iv, v
i, ii, iii, v
ii, iii, iv, v
Which of the following options correctly lists all the dignitaries, who visited India in 2014?
Ji Xinping, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe
David Cameron, Tony Abbott, Ji Xinping, David Johnston, Joachim Gauck
Kim Jong Un, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe
Kim Jong Un, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Francois Hollande
Kim Jong Un, David Cameron, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Francois Hollande
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XAT General Knowledge (GK) Answers from Previous Year Paper of 2015
It is an organization opposed to Western education in Nigeria.
Punjab, Pakistan
Sriharikota
Number of unorganised labour is more than number of organized labour in India.
National Bird of Israel
Jitu Rai, Yogeshwar Dutt, Tintu Luka, Mary Kom
Kerala
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
i, iii, ii, iv, v
iii, iv, i, v, ii
i, ii, iv, iii
i, vi, v, ii, iv, iii
Bahujan Samaj Party
North East, Kerala, Goa, Delhi
a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-v, e-i
Current Account Deficit was around 1.7% of GDP.
None of the above
None of the above
A way of influencing money supply by the central bank.
A movement in India protecting the rights of children.
Arundhuti Roy
iii, iv & v
Swadesh
Mumbai
Brahmapur
i, ii, iii, iv
i, iv
i, ii, iii, iv
i, ii, iii, v
Ji Xinping, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe
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