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

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XAT General Knowledge (GK) Questions from Previous Year Paper of 2020

Q 1. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have been recently awarded with:

The Hugo Award
The Man Booker Prize
The Costa Book Awards
The Pulitzer Prize
The Nobel Prize

Q 2. In which Indian state did president Ram Nath Kovind serve as Governor?

Jharkhand
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Chhattisgarh

Q 3. Malfunction of which of the following organs is the MOST common cause of vertigo ?

Stomach
Kidney
Ear
Heart
Lung

Q 4. Which Indian startup was acquired by Walmart

Big Basket
Makemytrip
Ola
Flipkart
Big Bazaar

Q 5. Which Indian bank was the FIRST to issue “Green Bonds” for financing renewable and clean energy projects?

State Bank of India
ICICI Bank
Bandhan Bank
Yes Bank
Axis Bank

Q 6. Which organization’s mascot was R.K. Lakshman’s “the common man”?

Air Deccan
HMT
Nerolac Paints
Khadi Gramodyog Limited
Asian Paints

Q 7. Which deer is also known as “the dancing deer” of Manipur?

Sangai
Hog deer
Sambar
Chital
White tailed deer

Q 8. Which is the largest landlocked salt water lake in India?

Vembanad Lake
Chilika Lake
Sambhar Lake
Chital Lake
Pulicat Lake

Q 9. What did India commit to achieve under the Paris Climate Agreement (2015) as outlined in its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions report submitted to the UNFCCC?

Reduce the energy intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
Reduce the pesticide intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
Reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
Reduce the water intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
Reduce the material intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels

Q 10. What does the “Earth Overshoot Day” indicate?

It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year
It marks the date when the Earth’s axis changes during its annual orbit around the Sun
It marks the date when humanity’s demand for natural resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year
It marks the date when humanity’s demand for material resources in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year
It marks the date when humanity’s demand for non-material resources in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year

Q 11. In which state was the first ever environmental referendum held?

Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha

Q 12. Match the following folk theater forms with their associated states:

Theater	States
Therukoothu	Odisha
Koodiyattam	Maharashtra
Bhavai	Kerala
Tamasha	Tamil Nadu
Jatra	Gujarat

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ABCDE-PQRST
ABCDE- QSTRP
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ABCDE-RSTQP

Q 13. Omuamua is:

An interstellar object
A small primate
A Buddhist chant
NASA’s spaceship to Pluto
A character in the TV series “Star Trek”

Q 14. In which Indian state is Sriharikota located?

Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Telangana
Kerala
Tamil Nadu

Q 15. What does the book “Silent Spring” (1962) by Rachel Carson highlight?

The adverse health effects caused by the ozone layer depletion
The adverse health effects caused by the indiscriminate use of lead in fuels
The adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides
The adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of plastics
The adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate destruction of forests

Q 16. “Rakhigarhi” is associated with:

Mayan civilization
Indus valley civilization
Irrawaddy civilization
Raksha Bandhan
Kalasha people

Q 17. When Coca Cola exited India, which cola brand was created and marketed by the Government of India to provide jobs to those who earlier were employed by Coca Cola?

Double Cola
Bovonto
Campa Cola
Double Seven
Thums Up

Q 18. Which of the following rivers does not cross international borders?

Ganga
Brahmaputra
Ravi
Tapi
Teesta

Q 19. The phrase “How dare you?” is BEST associated with:

Malala Yousafzai
Greta Thunberg
Michelle Obama
Boris Johnson
Emmanuel Macron

Q 20. Which Indian state enjoys special provisions under Article 371(D)?

Jharkhand
Arunachal Pradesh
Tripura
Andhra Pradesh
Meghalaya

Q 21. Who among the following was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay award in 2019?

M. Krishna
Fayed Souza
Shekhar Gupta
Arnab Goswami
Ravish Kumar

Q 22. Which organization funded the Indian Cricket League?

Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Board of Control for Cricket in India
International Cricket Council
Star Sports Enterprises
Star Sports Global LLC

Q 23. Match the following foreign travelers with the rulers of that period

(A) Fa-Hien	(P) MohammedBin Tughlag
(B)HuienTsang	(Q) Chandragupta II
©Megasthenes	® HarshaVardhana
(D) ThomasRoe	(S) jehangir
(E) Ibn Battuta	(T) Chandragupta Maurya

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Q 24. Match the following authors with their works:

A. Shashi Tharoor	P. The suitable Boy
B. SalmanRushdie	Q. Sea of Poppies
C. Vikram Seth	R. Inglorious Empire
D. Arundhati Roy	S. Shalimar the clown
E. Amitav Ghosh	T. The ministry of utmost Happiness

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Q 25. Which Indian state has different capitals in summer and winter?

Sikkim
Mizoram
Maharashtra
Uttarakhand
Gujarat

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XAT General Knowledge (GK) Answers from Previous Year Paper of 2020

Ans 1. The Man Booker Prize

Ans 2. Bihar

Ans 3. Ear

Ans 4. Flipkart

Ans 5. Yes Bank

Ans 6. Air Deccan

Ans 7. Sangai

Ans 8. Sambhar Lake

Ans 9. Reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels

Ans 10. It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year

Ans 11. Odisha

Ans 12. ABCDE-SRTQP

Ans 13. An interstellar object

Ans 14. Andhra Pradesh

Ans 15. The adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides

Ans 16. Indus valley civilization

Ans 17. Double Seven

Ans 18. Tapi

Ans 19. Greta Thunberg

Ans 20. Andhra Pradesh

Ans 21. Ravish Kumar

Ans 22. Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Ans 23. ABCDE-QRTSP

Ans 24. ABCDE-RSPTQ

Ans 25. Maharashtra

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