iift 2012 gk 1of3 by rajat
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IIFT WEBINAR - IGK-2012
AIM OF THE SESSION• The session is designed to optimize students performance in IIFT
entrance exam through GK section.
• To make understand the value of GK section and help them to
increase score by:
– Analysis of the previous year questions.
– Understanding the areas of importance.
– Practicing new questions based on previous year questions.
• To add value to the students General Knowledge.
AIM OF THE SESSION
• Discussion of previous year papers• National & International Organizations• Business GK• Discussion of Current Affairs
Flow of the two SessionsSession 1:• To throw some light on the key areas.• Mode of preparation for next two weeks.• Discussion of 50 examples from previous
year papers. (2009 and 2010)• Discussion of 15 fresh questions of current
significance.
Flow of the two SessionsSession 2:• Mode of preparation for next two weeks.• Quick discussion of 20 examples from
previous year papers. (2011)• Discussion of 60 fresh questions of current
significance. • 30 additional questions would be provided
for practice.
GK & MBA“One mark in Quantitative Ability is equal to one mark
in English is equal to one mark in GK.”• Most of the candidates prepare intensively for QA and
English but give less time to GK.• Average time taken to solve each GK question is the
least.– It takes approximately 30 seconds for each GK
question.• So, less effort is needed to score better in GK.• As cut offs are generally low in GK, it helps in improving
overall marks
GK & IIFT• As GK is so vast, it is not possible to learn
everything.• Pick areas according to exam.• As IIFT specializes in training managers in the
area of “FOREIGN TRADE”, so key focus must be on the areas related to foreign trade.
• Do not learn anything in GK.• Be wise in selection as well as rejection of the
material.
GK & IIFT
Foreign TradeGovt schemes to improve
foreign trade,agreements with countries.
MNCs & firms related to Indian and major
International market.
Major organizations related To foreign trade and international
Business or finance.
Related Sectors like Transportation, Trade
•Which help in boosting •Foreign trade
GK & IIFTBroadly questions can be classified in the
following areas broadly:
• Current Affairs & General Awareness
– Areas mentioned in the slide above.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Major Brands
• Authors and Books
GK in IIFT
ExamMaximum
Marks Number of Questions2009 8 202010 12 302011 10.5 21
Some Tips to solve:• Read the question slowly as it contains some
keywords which have answers.
• Sort the options to solve many questions.
– Rejecting the options is a very handy tool.
• If you are not getting any clue in 4-5 questions,
do not panic. Its common with all.
• Use your common sense too and don’t just rely
on facts.
SUGGESTED MATERIALFor IIFT GK
• Must read following for IIFT GK:1.Questions related to trade from magazine like Pratiyogita Darpan & Management Compass (Atleast Last 6 Months)
a) Flash Back… for latest Current Affairsb) Biz- buzz…for Latest Business Newsc) Question Banks…Current & Business
2.Gyan Dhara…Business GK (January 2012 onwards) 3. IIFT GK Compendium.
Previous Year Questions
IIFT GK -20091Q Arcelor, acquired by Mittal steel, was formed by merger
of which of the following three steel companies?A. Arcel, Arcalia and UsinorB. Arcel, Acer and LucinorC. Arbed, Aceralia and UsinorD. None of these
IIFT GK -20092Q : Select the correct author-book match.
Author Booka) Narayan Murthy 1) Imagining Indiab) Nandan Nilekani 2) Remaking Indiac) Ratan Tata 3) A Better India
A Better Worldd) A P J Abdul Kalam 4) A Vision For The New
Millennium
IIFT GK -20093Q : The Company Fem Care Pharma Limited, the
manufacturer of Fem Bleach, was acquired by ?a) Hindustan Unilever Ltd.b) Godrej Industry Ltd.c) Dr Reddy`s Laboratoriesd) Dabur India Ltd.
IIFT GK -20094Q : Which is the correct Stock Index- Country Match ?
STOCK INDEX COUNTRYa) HANG SENG 1) United Statesb) NASDAQ 2) South Koreac) FTSE 3) Hong Kongd) KOSPI 4) United Kingdom
IIFT GK -20095Q : Which is the Correct Legal Act and Jurisdiction Match ?
ACT Jurisdictiona) Companies Act 1956 1) Facilitating external trade &
paymentsb) Competition Act 2002 2) Formation & Regulation of
Companiesc) SEBI Act 1992 3) Prohibition of anticompetitive
agreementsd) FEMA Act 1999 4) Investors Protection
IIFT GK -20096Q : Match the President, Country and Currency.
PRESIDENT COUNTRY CURRENCY A. Nicolas Sarkozy a. Russia i. RoubleB. Dmitry Medvedev b. Uganda ii. EuroC. Yoweri Museveni c. Germany iii. ShillingD. Horst Kohler d. France iv. Dollar
IIFT GK -20097Q: Select the option which has all wrong explanations of
the abbreviations.
Association chamber of commerce trade & Industry9. ASSOCHAMForeign currency non-resident accounts8. FCNRAModified value added tax7. MODVATNational association of software & service company6. NASSCOMPension Fund reporting & development authority5. PREDA
Foreign Exchange Management Act4. FEMATrans-Atlantic Financial Trade Agreement3.TAFTAUN Conference in education & Development2. UNCEDUnited Nations conference on trade and development1. UNCTAD
IIFT GK -20098Q: Who amongst the following was not nominated by the
government of India on the board of Satyam Computer services?A) T N ManoharanB) Ketan ParekhC) Suryakant Balakrishnan MajnakD) Kiran Karnik
IIFT GK -20099Q: CDS which has been in news recently stands for?
a) Collateral Default Swapb) Credit Demand Swapc) Credit Default Swapd) Collateral Demand Swap
IIFT GK -2009
10 Q: Choose the correct match :
d. Xylo4. Volkswagen
c. Lexus3. Toyota
b. Jetta2. Tata
a. Land Rover1. Mahindra
BrandCompany
IIFT GK -2009
11Q: Choose the correct match :
D. Intel4. Your potential our passion
C. Microsoft3. Sponsors of tomorrow
B. Phillips2. Technology you can trust
A. HP1. Let`s make things better
COMPANYSLOGAN
IIFT GK -2009
12Q: In the financial year 2008-2009, the top three investing countries in terms of FDI inflows were:a) USA, UK, Mauritiusb) Mauritius, Singapore, USAc) UK, Japan, Mauritiusd) Mauritius, USA, Japan
IIFT GK -2009
13Q: Negative inflation is also called:a) Disinflationb) Deflationc) Bothd) None of the above
IIFT GK -2009
14Q: The co-founders of Google are:a) Sergey Brin & Eric Schmidtb) Larry Page & Eric Schmidtc) Sergey Brin & Larry Paged) Shirley 7 Eric Schmidt
IIFT GK -200915Q: which of the following public sector Units does not fall
in the category of `Navratna` PSUs :a) Steel authority of India b) Indian Oil corporation c) NTPCd) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.
IIFT GK -200916Q: Which of the following statements does not relate to
the concept of carbon credits?a) For one tonne of carbon dioxide emission reduction a
company receives a carbon emission certificate which can be traded like any other commodity.
b) The carbon emission certificates are sold to companies in developed economies like power utilities
c) Carbon credit certificates are traded under UN-mandated international convention on climate change.
d) Developing economies are allowed to offset some of their emissions from cars, factories and homes by funding clean energy projects in developed ones.
IIFT GK -2009
17Q: India signed the Kyoto Protocol in the year :a) 2000b) 1998c) 2002d) 1995
IIFT GK -2009
18Q: Match Column A
withColumn B.
d.Core Competence of the Corporation
4. AmartyaSen
c. International Trade& Geography
3. Al Gore
b. Climate change & Global Warming
2. Paul Krugman
a. Capability & Equality
1. C K PrahladCOLUMN BCOLUMN A
IIFT GK -2009
19Q : Match the following :
d. Pepsico4. Kiran Mjaumdar
c. Biocon India3. Indira Nooyi
b. Axis Bank2. Naina Lal Kidwai
a. HSBC1. Shikha Sharma
COMPANYCEO
IIFT GK -2009
20Q: Match the following :
d.Sweden4.LG Electronics
c.South Korea3.Volvo
b.Japan2.Nokia
a.Finland1.Toyota
Place of OriginCOMPANY
IIFT GK -2010
1Q: Name the south Korean President who attended the Indian Republic day Parade in 2010 as a chief guest.1) Kim Yoon- Ok 2) Ban Ki-Moon3) Lee Myung-Bak 4) Chung Mong Koo
IIFT GK -20102Q: The Indian government auctioned the 3G spectrum in
22 telecom circles in 2010. Which three companies won the maximum no of circles in the auction ?
a) R-Com b) Airtelc) Vodafone d) Aircel
1) a, b & c 2) b, c & d3) a, c & d 4) a, b & d
IIFT GK -20103Q: Which one of the following group of banks formed a
joint venture in life insurance sector ?1) Canara Bank,HSBC, Oriental Bank of Commerce
Limited2) Canara Bank,HDFC,Syndicate Bank3) HDFC,HSBC,Oriental Bank of Commerce Limited4) Canara Bank,Axis Bank,HDFC
IIFT GK -2010
4Q: Match :1) a-iii-2,b-iv-4,c-i-3,d-ii-12) a-iv-4,b-iii-2,c-ii-1,d-i-33) a-ii-4,b-iv-3,c-iii-1,d-i-24) a-i-4,b-iii-1,c-ii-3,d-iv-2
ORGANISATION LOCATION COUNTRYa NATO i. Lyons 1. Austriab WWF ii. Vienna 2. Switzerlandc OPEC iii. Gland 3. Franced INTERPOLE iv. Brussels 4. Belgium
IIFT GK -2010SL CEO Company LOCATIONa. Carol A Bartz i. DuPont 1. Coloradob. Ellen Kullman ii. Western Union 2. Californiac. Ursula Burns iii Yahoo 3. Connecticutd. Christina Gold iv. Xerox Corporation 4. Delaware
5Q: Match :1) a-ii-4,b-iii-3,c-iv-1,d-i-22) a-iii-3,b-iv-4,c-i-1,d-ii-23) a-iii-2,b-i-iv,c-iv-3,d-ii-14)a-ii-1,b-iii-2,c-i-iv,d-iv-3
IIFT GK -2010
6Q: Match:1.a-4,b-3,c-1,d-22.a-1,b-4,c-2,d-33.a-2,b-1,c-3,d-44.a-4,b-1,c-2,d-3
Acquiring Company Target Companya. United Breweries 1. Schoneweissb. Mahindra & Mahindra 2. RSM Ambitc. Price Water Cooper 3. Ambuja Cementd. Holcim 4. Shaw Wallace
IIFT GK -2010
7Q: Match:1.a-2,b-4,c-1,d-32.a-4,b-1,c-3,d-23.a-4,b-3,c-1,d-24.a-2,b-4,c-3,c-1
COMPANY TAGLINEa. Toyota 1. Express Yourselfb. BSNL 2. The easy way to stay in touchc. Airtel 3. Connecting Indiad. Trump ( MTNL) 4. Touch the perfection
IIFT GK -2010
8Q: Match:1.a-4,b-2,c-1,d-32.a-2,b-3,c-4,d-13.a-3,b-4,c-2,d-14.a-4,b-1,c-2,d-3
a. NH-6 1. Punjab,Rajsthan,Gujratb. NH-7 2. Delhi,Haryana,Rajsthan,Gujrat,MaharashtraC NH-8 3. Orissa,Jharkhand,West Bengal,Gujaratd. NH-15 4. UP,MP, Maharashtra,AP Karnatka,Tamilnadu
IIFT GK -2010
9Q: Match:1.a-4,b-3,c-1,d-22.a-3,b-1,c-4,d-23.a-2,b-3,c-1,d-44.a-3,b-4,c-2,d-1
BANKS BRAND AMBASSADORa. Canara Bank 1. Rahul Dravidb. Dena Bank 2. Hema MaliniC. Bank Of Rajsthan 3. Venkatesh PrasadD. Bank Of Baroda 4. Juhi Chawla
IIFT GK -2010
10Q: Match :1) a-v, b-i, c-iv, d-iii, e-ii2) a-ii, b-i, c-v, d-iii, e-iv3) a-v, b-iv, c-i, d-ii, e-iii4) a-iii, b-iv, c-v, d-I, e-ii
Instrument USE OF INSTRUMENTa. Squid i. Heating Power of radiationb. Actinometer ii. Viscosity of a liquidc. Dilatometer iii. Boiling temperature of a liquidd. Ebuliscope iv. Coefficient of thermal expansione. Rheometer v. Magnetic field
IIFT GK -2010
11Q : Name the Indian state having maximum number of major sea ports.1.West Bengal 2. Goa3.Gujarat 4. Tamilnadu
IIFT GK -2010
12Q: Match:1. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-12. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-13. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-14. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
OLD NAME NEW NAMEa. South West Africa 1. Ethiopiab. Rhodesia 2. Zambiac. Northern Rhodesia 3. Namibiad. Abyssinia 4. Zimbabwe
IIFT GK -2010
13Q: Match :1) a-i-3, b-iv-1, c-iii-2, d-ii-42) a-iii-1, b-iv-3, c-i-4, d-ii-23) a-iv-4, b-iii-1, c-i-2, d-ii-34) a-iii-4, b-iv-1, c-i-3, d-ii-2
COUNTRY CITY RIVERa. Germany i. Lisbon 1. Vistulab. Poland ii. Chittagong 2. Karnafulic. Portugal iii. Dresden 3. Tagusd. Bangladesh iv. Warsaw 4. Elbe
IIFT GK -2010
14Q: Match:1. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-22. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-13. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-24. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
EPITHET CITY/COUNTRYa. Quaker City 1. Budapestb. Twin City 2. Chicagoc. White City 3. Philadelphiad. Windy City 4. Belgrade
IIFT GK -2010
15Q: The State bank of India was known as Imperial bank of India in 1921 which was an amalgamation of three banks namely.1. Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay, Bank of Madras2. Bank of Bengal, Bank of Punjab, Bank of Mysore3. Bank of Bombay, Syndicate Bank, Union Bank4. Bank of Madras, Mercantile Bank, Bank of Travancore
IIFT GK -2010
16Q: The constitution of which country has influenced the inclusion of the `Emergency of provision` in the Indian Constitution.1.Germany 2. Canada3.USA 4. Britain
IIFT GK -201017Q: Which one of the following park established by
government of India is relatively the latest one?
1.Madhav National park Madhay Pradesh2.Kangchendzonga National Park Sikkim3.Corbett National Park Uttranchal4.Tadoba National Park Maharashtra
IIFT GK -201018Q: Who among the following is a recipient of Dara
Shikoh award by Indo-Iran society for contributing towards nurturing the value of peace, harmony and brotherhood in 2010 ?1. Sheikh Hasina2. Sonia Gandhi3. Shiela Dixit4. Fatima Bhutto
IIFT GK -201019Q: Which one of the following Indian Union Territory is
having the legislative assembly as of 2010 ?1. Dadar & Nagar haveli2. Lakshdweep3. Puducherry4. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
IIFT GK -2010
20Q: Match :1) a-iii-2, b-i-3, c-iv-1, d-ii-42) a-ii-4, b-iii-2, c-iv-3, d-i-13) a-i-3, b-iv-1, c-ii-4, d-iii-24) a-iv-1, b-i-3, c-ii-4, d-iii-2
Governor UT Capitala. J K Dadoo i. Dadar & Nagar
Haveli1. Kavaratti
b. Satya Gopal ii. Puducherry 2. Port Blairc. Iqbal Singh iii. Andaman &
Nicobar3. Silvassa
d. Bhopinder Singh iv. Lakshadweep 4. Puducherry
IIFT GK -201021Q: Which one of the following structure has been
included in Unesco in 2010 as World Culture Heritage list ?1. Chhhatrapati Shivaji Terminous2. Jantar Mantar3. Mahabodhi Temple Complex Bodh Gaya4. Red Fort Complex
IIFT GK -2010
22Q: Match:1. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-22. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-13. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-44. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
Head Defence Forcea. P V Naik 1. Chief of Defence Staffb. V K Singh 2. Chief of Naval Staffc. Nirmal Verma 3. Chiet of Army staffd. Suresh Chand Mukul 4. Chief of Air Staff
IIFT GK -201023Q: Which one of the following state is having maximum
number of special Economic Zone, notified under the SEZ Act 2005 ?1. Andhra Pradesh2. Maharashtra3. Tamil Nadu4. Karnataka
IIFT GK -2010
24Q: Match:1. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-32. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-13. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-24. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
BRAND COMPANYa. Santoor 1. HULb. Margo 2. Wiproc. Camay 3. Henkeld. Hamam 4. P&G
IIFT GK -2010
25Q: Match :1) a-iii-2, b-iv-1, c-i-4, d-ii-32) a-ii-2, b-i-1, c-iv-4, d-iii-43) a-iv-2, b-iii-1, c-ii-4, d-i-34) a-ii-3, b-i-1, c-iii-4, d-iv-2
COUNTRY PARLIAMENT CURRENCYa. Sweden i. Diet 1. Yenb. Japan ii. Riksdag 2. Zlotyc. Poland iii. Knessat 3. Kronad. Israel iv. Sejm 4. New Shekkel
IIFT GK -201026Q: Name the sports personality who is not an
ambassador for the common wealth Games 2010.1. Samaresh Jung2. Sushil Kumar3. MC Mary Com4. Tejaswini Sawant
IIFT GK -2010
27Q: Match:1. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-12. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-33. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-14. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
COMPANY POSITIONSa. SAIL 1. Mini Ratna-Ib. GAIL 2. Maharatnac. BSNL 3. Mini Ratna-IId. HMT 4. Navratna
IIFT GK -201028Q: Select the country that has maximum share in FDI
Equity inflow in India as on June 2010.1. Germany2. UAE3. France4. Netherland
IIFT GK -2010TV Channel OWNER
a. CNBC 1. Bennett.Coleman & Co. Ltdb. Times Now 2. Raghav Behelc. Star News 3. India Today Groupd. Aaj Tak 4. Anand Bazar Publication
29 Match:1. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-12. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-33. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-14. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
1. The Indian national who was appointed as the as chief economist and Senior vice president of World bank in 2012?
a) Amartya senb) Kaushik Basuc) Raghuram Rajand) C.Rangarajan
2. The man responsible for bringing white revolution in India and founder of world’s largest dairy company Amul who died on 9 September 2012….
a)Verghese Kurenb)M.S Swaminathanc)N.Damodarad)Vishnu Patel
3. The Indian Union Minister of state who was commissioned to be a Lieutenant in Territorial Army on 6 September 2012…..
a) Jyotiraditya Scindiab) Jitin Prasadc) Jitendra Singhd) Sachin Pilot
4. The driver of McLaren's who became the winner of the Italian Grand Prix 2012.
a) Lewis Hamiltonb) Narayan Kartekeyanc) Sebastian vetteld) Jenson Button
5. The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit was held at?
a) Singaporeb) Abu Dhabic) Tehrand) Quatar
6. The software company of India, which acquired Switzerland based global management consultancy firm Lodestone in 2012?
a) Infosysb) HCL c) TCSd) Wipro
7. State-owned Bank which had opened its first branch in South Africa in a move to enhance the relationship between South Africa and India?
a) Bank Of Indiab) Punjab National Bankc) Oriental Bank of commerced) Bank of Baroda
8. Name the person who was appointed the new chairman of the High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure on 16 July 2012.
a. Deepak Parekhb. Adi Godrejc. C.Rangrajand. Chanda Kocchar
9. Recently, which Hindi news channel acquired English News channel NewsX?
a. Aaj Takb. Good Morning Indiac. India Newsd. Information TV
10. The largest producer of gold in the world is….
a) Chinab) South Africac) USAd) Australia
11. The pressure of U.S sanction on Iran is evident from the fact that now Indian refiners like IOCL, Reliance etc are shifting their focus to other crude oil producing countries. Recently, Iran which was the 2nd largest supplier of crude oil to india is replaced by which country:-
a) Saudi Arabiab) Qatarc) Kuwaitd) Iraq
12. World’s Largest and busiest port is?
a) Shanghaib) Singaporec) Rottledam (netherland)d) Ningbo-Zhoushan (China)
13. In 2012, which Nation has decided to give India a MFN (Most favoured nation) Status which is also considered as a big leap forward in bilateral relations:-
a) Chinab) Iraqc) Pakistand) Germany
14. The person who was the Chief guest at republic day parade 2012 who also suggested for a sea link between Chennai and Dawei, which could boost the Indian engagement with south east and east Asia, economically and strategically is the prime minister of
a) Malaysiab) Vietnamc) Thailandd) Singapore
15. With which sports is Virdhaval Khade associated?
a) Badmintonb) Swimmingc) Tennisd) Rowing
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