The document provides a sample practice test for the General Knowledge & Awareness section of the IIFT entrance exam. The practice test contains 25 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of current affairs, the Indian and global economies, history, geography, and other topics. It also provides the answers to the questions. The document aims to help IIFT exam preparation by allowing students to practice the GK question format and topics covered on the exam.

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GK Prep for IIFT’s
General Knowledge & Awareness
The entrance exam for IIFT has a GK section titled ‘General
Knowledge & Awareness’. The main focus here is on current affairs,
Indian & global economy, history, geography, polity, and assorted
stuff.
In all, you will find THREE Model Papers modelled on IIFT’s
‘General Knowledge & Awareness’.
Go to Page 2 for IIFT GK Model Paper I
Good Luck!
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IIFT GK Model Paper I
1. Which of the following organisations is observing the decade of 2001-2010 as the ‘Decade of
the Rights of the Child’?
(1) UNO (2) SAARC
(3) Commonwealth (4) NAM
2. India’s first indigenously built stealth warship is code-named
(1) INS Vikrant. (2) INS Viraat.
(3) INS Arihant. (4) INS Shivalik.
3. What is the present broadband connection density in India?
(1) 15.6% (2) 9.62%
(3) 3.02% (4) 0.74%
4. In which country’s parliament was the 18th Constitution Amendment Bill, which contains
provisions clipping the president’s powers, tabled in April 2, 2010?
(1) Nepal (2) Bangladesh
(3) Pakistan (4) USA
5. Oh Eun–Sun is the first woman to scale the world’s 14 highest mountains. She belongs to
(1) China. (2) South Korea.
(3) Japan. (4) Thailand.
6. Sachin Tendulkar has become the first person to play more number of Test Matches (i.e. 169).
He overtook the previous record of
(1) Donald Bradman. (2) Steve Waugh.
(3) Mark Waugh. (4) Sunil Gavaskar.
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7. Which of the following comes under the category of plastic currency?
(1) Local cheques (2) Demand Drafts
(3) Credit cards (4) All 1, 2 and 3
8. Which of the following pairs is correct?
Missile Range (in km) Missile Range (in km)
(1) Agni-I 700 (3) Agni-III 3500
(2) Agni-II 2000 (4) Agni-V 5000
(1) 1, 2 only (2) 2, 3 only
(3) 1, 4 only (4) All the above
9. Match list with X with Y.
Description of the Company / Issue Name of the Company /
(List X) Country / Brand (List Y)
1. First Indian company to list on New York Stock Exchange A. Vedanta Resources
2. First Indian company to list on London Stock Exchange B. Infosys
3. First Indian company to issue 100-years bonds C. Pen, Maharashtra
4. India’s first SEZ to be abolished by taking referendum D. Reliance
5. Country which abolished two of its eleven time zones E. Russia
6. Company which has launched “Project Ujjwal” to ensure G. Nokia
100% household mobile network coverage in 5 villages of H. Vodafone
Uttar Pradesh I. Britain
J. SBI Mutual Funds
(1) 1-B; 2-A; 3-D; 4-C; 5-E; 6-G (2) 1-B; 2-A; 3-J; 4-F; 5-I; 6-H
(3) 1-A; 2-B; 3-D; 4-C; 5-E; 6-H (4) 1-B; 2-D; 3-B; 4-C; 5-E; 6-G
10. Which of the following sectors allows for 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)?
(1) Banking (2) Insurance
(3) Telecom (4) Tourism
11. According to UNCTAD, which country is projected to be the second most favoured FDI target
destination in the world till 2012?
(1) USA (2) India
(3) Brazil (4) China
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12. Which of the following cities will host the 2016 Olympics?
(1) London (2) Rio de Janeiro
(3) New Delhi (4) Glasgow
13. With which country did India sign a civil nuclear cooperation agreement in June 2010 on the
sidelines of the G20 summit?
(1) Russia (2) UK
(3) Canada (4) USA
14. Match the following List-X, List-Y, List-Z.
(2001 Data)
Description of the State State Percentage
1. Largest state by area A. Nagaland a) 90.90%
2. Smallest state by area B. Bihar b) 47.0%
3. State with highest literacy C. Kerala c) 64.53%
4. State with lowest literacy D. Goa
5. State with highest population growth E. Rajasthan
6. State with highest scheduled tribe population F. Madhya Pradesh
7. State with highest density of population G. West Bengal
(1) 1-E; 2-D; 3-C-a; 4-B-b; 5-A-c; 6-F; 7-G (2) 1-E; 2-B; 3-C-c; 4-A-b; 5-D-a; 6-F; 7-G
(3) 1-E; 2-B-b; 3-C-c; 4-A; 5-D; 6-F; 7-G-a (4) 1-E-a; 2-B; 3-G; 4-C-c; 5-A; 6-F; 7-D-b
15. The longest match in the history of tennis, lasting 11 hours and 5 minutes, took place at the
Wimbledon Championship in June 2010. Who were the two players involved in this historic
match?
(1) Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (2) Rafael Nadal and Robin Soderling
(3) Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych (4) John Isner and Nicolas Mahut
16. Which of the following brands has been ranked as the No.1 Indian brand in Asia-Pacific for the
second consecutive year by the “Media” magazine, published from Hongkong and Singapore?
(1) Amul (2) Kingfisher
(3) ICICI Bank (4) State Bank of India
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17. Complete the description in each of the columns.
Description of the Scheme Description of the Scheme Description of the Scheme
Started in October 1993 Started in rural areas on Initially started in 1989, but
August 1983 relaunched in March 1990 is
being implemented by Urban
Development Ministry
During 1994-95, this scheme The main objective of this This scheme was designed to
was implemented in 697 programme was to create provide employment to the
development blocks of employment and assets urban unemployed and
DPAP & DDP and transforming rural underemployed
economy
At present this programme In 1989-90, this was This programme has been
is not in existence, as it merged with JRY replaced with Swarna Jayanti
was merged with SGRY in Urban Employment Scheme,
September 2001 w.e.f. November 1997
A? B? C?
(1) A-Employment Assurance Scheme; B-Rural Landless Employment; C-Nehru Rojgar Yojana
(2) A-Nehru Rojgar Yojana; B-RLEGP; C-Employment Assurance Scheme
(3) A-Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana; B-Employment Assurance Scheme; C-Million Wells Scheme
(4) A-Antyodaya Anna Yojana; B-RLEGP; C-Prime Minister’s Rojgar Yojana
18. Match List-A with List-B.
List-A (MNC) List-B (Headquarters at)
1. Apple A. Midland, Michigan
2. Airbus B. London
3. bp C. Blagnac, France
4. Dow Chemical D. Cupertino, California (U.S.)
5. Google E. Munich, Germany
6. NTT F. Espoo, Finland
7. Unilever G. Bentonville, Arkansas
8. Walmart H. London & Rotterdam
I. Tokyo, Japan
J. Mountain View, California (U.S.)
(1) 1-A; 2-B; 3-C; 4-D; 5-E; 6-F; 7-G; 8-H (2) 1-D; 2-C; 3-B; 4-A; 4-H; 6-G; 7-F; 5-E
(3) 1-D; 2-C; 3-B; 4-A; 5-J; 6-I; 7-H; 8-G (4) 1-J; 2-I; 3-H; 4-G; 5-F; 6-E; 7-D; 8-C
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19. Match List-A with List-B.
Year (List X) Event (List Y)
1. AD 1498 A. The Portuguese take control of Goa
2. AD 1510 B. Jahangir permits the British to trade
3. AD 1609 C. Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur by Aurangzeb
4. AD 1619 D. Battle of Buxar
5. AD 1664 E. The French commence trade in India
6. AD 1675 F. The Dutch commence trade in India
7. AD 1765 G. Vasco da Gama lands at Calicut
(1) 1-A; 2-B; 3-C; 4-D; 5-E; 6-F; 7-G (2) 1-C; 2-B; 3-A; 4-D; 5-G; 6-F; 7-E
(3) 1-G; 2-F; 3-E; 4-D; 5-C; 6-B; 7-A (4) 1-G; 2-A; 3-F; 4-B; 5-E; 6-C; 7-D
20. Carrefour, one of the world’s top three retain chain stores belongs to
(1) USA. (2) France.
(3) UK. (4) Germany.
21. Mohan Makhijani, popularly known as McMohan, passed away in May 2010. He was a well-known
(1) Painter. (2) Tennis player.
(3) Film actor. (4) Fashion designer.
22. In June 2010, the income tax exemption limit on gratuity was raised from 3.50 lakh to ___ lakh.
(1) 5 (2) 7.5
(3) 10 (4) 15
23. The International Union of Mathematicians (IMU), which held its annual meet in Hyderabad, in
August 2010, conferred the ______ Award on Simon Lehna Singh.
(1) Varahamihira (2) Patanjali
(3) Badrayana (4) Leelavati
24. Which statement is not true?
(1) Cadbury was acquired by Kraft Foods.
(2) Vedanta Resources owns Hindustan Zinc and Bharat Aluminium company.
(3) Hide and Seek is a brand of Parle.
(4) Amitabh Bachchan is the brand envoy of Airtel.
25. The Kahuta Nuclear Plant is located in
(1) India. (2) Pakistan.
(3) Iran. (4) Canada. M E & C
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