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IIFT GK QUESTIONS BANK - 2010

1. Which of the following mountain with its highest peak is NOT correct?

Mountain Highest Peak

a. Aravalli Guru Shikar
b. Nilgiri Dodda Betta
c. Karakoram Kanchenjunga
d. Eastern Ghats Mahendra Giri

2. Which of the following State with its River and Project is NOT correct?

State River Project

a. West Bengal Ganga Tilaiya
b. Andhra Pradesh Krishna Nagarjuna Sagar
c. Gujrat Tapti Kakrapara
d. Kerala Periyar Idukki

3. Which of the following Planet - Sattelite match is not correct?

Planet Sattelite
a. Mars Deimos
b. Jupiter Ganemede
c. Saturn Titan
d. Neptune Phobos

4. Match the following:

Nick Names Place

(A) City of Castles (i) Jamshedpur
(B) City of festivals (ii) Kochi
(C) Queen of Arabean Sea (iii) Madurai
(D) Pittsburg of India (iv) Kolkata

a. A - iv, B - iii, C - ii, D - i b. A - iv, B - i, C - ii, D - iii

c. A - ii, B - iv, C-iii, D - i d. A - i, B- iv, C - iii, D - ii

5. Match the following:

Country Parliament
(A) Japan (i) Shora
(B) Afganistan (ii) Seham
(C) Maldives (iii) Diet
(D) Poland (iv) majlis

a. A - iii, B - iv, C - i, D -ii b. A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D - ii

c. A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D - ii d. A-i, B- iv, C - iii, D – ii

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6. Which of the following match is NOT correct?

5 Year Plan Place Major focus/aim

a. Fifth 1974-79 Removal of Poverty
b. Seventh 1985-90 Population Control
c. Second 1956-61 Heavy Industry
d. First 1951-56 Agriculture

7. Which of the following match is not correct?

Brand Brand Ambassador

1. Dish TV a. Shahrukh Khan
2. Tata Sky b. Aamir Khan
3. Samsung TV c. Salman Khan
4. Panasonic d. Ranvir Kapoor

8. Who among the following is the new brand ambassador of ‘Asmi’ diamond jewellery
whose punchline is ‘for the woman of spirit’ ?
a. Katrina Kaif b. Aishwarya Roy
c Priyanka Chopra d. Karina Kapoor

9. Which of the following brand is not associated with Chevrolet ?

a. Endeavour b. Beat
c. Spark d. Vento

10. Match the following:

Reforms Related with

(A) Ilbert Bill (i) Lord Chelmsford
(B) Rowlatt Act (ii) Lord Ripon
(C) Simon Commission (iii) Lord Wellingdon
(D) Commund Award (iv) Lord Irwin
a. A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D –iii b. A - ii, B - i, C - iv, D – iii
c. A - iv, B - iii, C - iv, D - i d. A - iii, B- iv, C - ii D – iii

11. Which of the following match is not correct?

Organization Head Quarter

a. WTO 1. Geneva
b. World Bank 2. Washington DC
c. IMF 3. New York
d. SAARC 4. Kathmandu

12. Which of the following match is Not correct ?

Dynasty Founder
a. Nanda Dynasty Mahappadma
b. Gupta Dynasty Chandra Gupta - I
c. Chola Dynasty Rajaraj - I
d. Haryanka Dynasty Ajatshatru

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13. Which of the following match is Not correct ?

Company CEO
a. Microsoft 1. Steve Ballmer
b. Facebook 2. Mark Zukerberg
c. TCS 3. N Chandrasekaran
d. Mahindra Satyam 4. Dinesh Karnik

14. Match the following:

Feature of Indian Constitution Source

(A) Single Citizenship (i) USA
(B) Fundamental Rights (ii) South Africa
(C) Fundamental Duties (iii) UK
(D) Amendment of Constitution (iv) USSR

a. A - iv, B - i, C - ii, D -iii b. A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D - ii

c. A - iii, B - iv, C - ii, D - i d. A - ii, B- iii, C - iv D - i

15. Match the following:

Schedule Deals with

(A) First (i) Languages
(B) Third (ii) Provision of Panchayati Raj
(C) Eighth (iii) Forms of Oaths & Affirmations
(D) Eleventh (iv) List of States & UT

a. A - iv, B - iii, C - i, D –ii b. A - iii, B - iv, C - i, D - ii

c. A - ii, B - iv, C - i, D - iii d. A - iv, B- i, C - iii, D - ii

16. Which of the following match is Not correct ?

Company Origin
a. Hyundai 1. France
b. Volkswagen 2. Germany
c. Ford 3. USA
d. Nissan 4. Japan

17. Which of the following match is Not correct ?

Disease Body Parts

a. Jaundice 1. Liver
b. Arithritis 2. Joints
c. Trachoma 3. Intestine
d. Goiter 4. Throat

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18. Match the following:-

Invention Made by
(A) Antibiotic (i) Rene Laennec
(B) Antiseptic (ii) Alexandar Fleming
(C) Stethoscope (iii) Edward Jenner
(D) Vaccine (iv) Joseph Lister

a. A - ii, B - iv, C - i, D –iii b. A - ii, B - i, C - iv, D - iii

c. A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D - ii d. A - iii, B- iv, C - i, D - ii

19. Which of the following match is NOT correct?

Brand Company
a.. Eeco 1. Maruti Suzuki
b. Vento 2. Volkswagen
c. X- Trial 3. Hyundai
d. Manza 4. Tata

20. Match the following:

Physical Quantity Unit

(A) Pressure (i) Henry
(B) Electric charge (ii) Weber
(C) Inductance (iii) Pascal
(D) Magnetic Flux (iv) Coulomb

a. A - ii, B - iii, C - iv, D - i b. A - iv, B - i, C - ii, D - iii

c. A - iii, B - iv, C - i, D - ii d. A - iii, B- iv, C - ii D – i

21. Match the following:

List - I List - II
(A) Bibliology (i) Study of Books
(B) Edaphology (ii) Study of soils
(C) Gerocomy (iii) Study of old age
(D) Hematology (iv) Study of Blood.

a. A - ii, B - i, C - iv, D - iii b. A - i, B - ii, C - iii, D - iv

c. A - iv, B - iii, C - i, D - ii d. A - ii, B- iii, C - iv, D – i

22. Which of the following match is NOT correct?

Date Famous For

a. 1-Dec World Women Day
b. 8-Sep International Literacy Day
c. 11-Jul World Population Day
d. 7-Apr World Health Day

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23. Match the following:

Organisation Headquarter
(A) WMO (i) Paris
(B) UNDP (ii) New York
(C) IMF (iii) Washington
(D) UNESCO (iv) Geneva

a. A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D - ii b. A - iv, B - ii, C - iii, D - i

c. A - iii, B - iv, C - ii, D - i d. A - ii, B- iii, C - iv, D – i

24. Which of the following match is NOT correct ?

Book Authour
a. Hungry Stones 1. Rabindranath Tagore
b. India Divided 2. Rajendra Prasad
c. Kora Kagaj 3. Amrita Pritam
d. My Truth 4. Mahatma Gandhi

25. Which of the following match is NOT correct ?

Brand Company
a. Evian Danone
b. SCARLET SAMSUNG
c. Pears Hindustan UniLever Ltd.
d. Camry Toyota

26. Which of the following match is NOT correct?

Sports Venue
a. Olympic Games 2012 U.K.
b. Asian Games 2010 China
c. FIFA World cup 2010 South Africa
d. Cricket World cup 2011 Australia

27. Match the following.

Company CEO
(A) Google (i) Jack Greenberg
(B) McDonalds (ii) Eric. E. Schimdt
(C) Motorola (iii) Bob Diamond
(D) Barday's (iv) Greg Brown

a. A - ii, B - i, C - iv, D – iii b. A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D - ii

c. A - iv, B - iii, C - ii, D - ii d. A - ii, B- iv, C - iii, D – i

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Directions for questions 28 to 35: Mark all correct Statements.

28. a. Major rivers of peninsular India flow into the Bay of Bengal, through gaps in the
Eastern Ghats.
b. Longitudes of India lies between 68° E and 92° E.
c. Mother Tongue of Nagaland is English.
d. Ten degree Channel separates Kavaratti from Minicoy Island.

29. a. There is no change in the season in the regions near the equator.
b. All the meridians and only the equator form great circle.
c. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface.
d. Sedimentary rocks are formed by solidification of molten magma from the mantle.

30. a. One rupee note bears the signature of secretary, Ministry of Finance.
b. Gross National Product (GNP) is the total output of goods and services produced by
the country’s economy.
c. The New Bank of India was merged on 1993 with Punjab National Bank.
d. Disguised Employment is generally observed in Indian agricultural sector.

31. a. Recession happens when there is excess of demand over production.

b. Laissez-faire is the principle of intervention of government in economic affairs.
c. Arbitration is a method for solving disputes generally of an industrial nature, between
the employer and his employees:
d. Statutory Liquidity Ratio is the ratio which is required by a bank, to keep a certain
percentage of its total deposits with the Reserve Bank of India in cash.

32. a. The largest part of human brain is the medulla oblongata.

b. The highest point in the upper reading of blood pressure is called Diastolic Pressure.
c. Malaria is a disease which affect the lungs.
d. Lock Jaw i.e, difficulty in opening the mouth is a symptom of tetanus.

33. a. ‘Insuring your emotions’ is the punchline of Canara HSBC life insurance.
b. ‘New for the new India’ is the tagline of Mail Today.
c. ‘The Incredible 4 × 4’ is the tagline of Maruti S × 4.
d. ‘Change everything’ is the punchline of Indica Vista.

34 a. One-third members of Rajya Sabha retire after every 2 years.

b. There are no seats reserved for Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes in Rajya
Sabha.
c. Mandamus is a writ, which orders the removal of a suit from an interior court to a
Superior Court.
d. Governor is appointed by the Prime Minister in the consultations with the state Chief
Minister.

35. a. National Flag was adopted by Constituent Assembly on 22 July 1947.

b. National Emblem is a replica of the Capital of Ashoka’s Pillar at Magadh.
c. National song of India takes about 52 seconds to sing it completely.
th
d. National Anthem was first sung on 27 December 1911 at Calcutta session of
congress.

36. Funds which flow into a country to take advantage of favourable rates of interest in that
country are called...
a. Hot Money b. Call Money
c. Surplous Money d. None of these

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37. What is Euro - III?

a. European Film Festival b. Pollution Control Scale
c. European Currency d. Group of European Countries.

38. The Sixth Pay Commission headed by Justice B. N. Krishna recommended an average of
_____ hike in the salary of Government employees.
a. 25% b. 30%
c. 35% d. 40%

39. The country which was recently attacked by Russia is...

a. Ukraine b. Georgia
c. Finland d. Magolia

40. The film actor who has been chosen as brand ambassador of ‘Incredible India’ Campaign
is ...
a. Shahrukh Khan b. Salman Khan
c. Amir Khan d. Abhishek Bachhan

41. This person was recently awarded with an Honorary Doctor of Law by the University of
Cambridge, UK, in recognition of his business achievements and philanthropic work.
Identify this person.
a. Mukesh Ambani b. Ratan Tata
c. Azim Premji d. Anand Mahindra

42. Who was the Co-participant at the ‘Yasodha Scheme’ recently introduced by the Central
Government?
a. NIPI b. SIFI
c. INFOSYS d. WIPRO

43. In the case of a concave mirror, the image of an object is

a. Real, erect and diminished when the object lies beyond the centre of curvature.
b. Real, inverted and diminished when the object lies beyond the centre of curvature.
c. Real, inverted and of the same size as the object when it lies between the centre of
curvature and focus.
d. Not real, large and unproportional.

44. The World Heritage Committee, in its 34th session 2010 held in Brasilia, inscribes which
of the following in the UNESCO World Heritage List ?
a. Jaipur`s Jantar Mantar b. Delhi`s Jantar Mantar
c. Bijapur`s Gol Gumbaj d. None of these

45. Adarsh Housing Scheme is in which state ?

a. Delhi b. Kolkata
c. Mumbai d. Banglore

46. "Business for Livelihood" for the year 2010-11 is given by which organization ?
a. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
b. Confederation of Indian Industry
c. World Health Organization
d. None of these

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47. How would you define Balance of Payments?

a. It is the difference between the value of visible exports and invisible imports.
b. It is the difference between the value of invisible exports and invisible imports.
c. It is the difference between the value of all the visible and invisible exports and all the
visible and invisible imports.
d. It is the difference between the value of all the visible exports and all he invisible
exports.

48. Who is known as India’s Napolean?

a. Samudragupta b. Chandragupta
c. Ashok d. Shivaji

49. Who among the following is the new brand ambassador of Hajmola ( Dabur) ?
a. Shahid Kapoor b. Shahid Afridi
c. Sania Mirza d. Sania Nehwal

50. Who among the following recently appointed as the UNICEF national Ambassador for
promoting child’s right and adolescence ?
a. Aishwarya Roy b. Deepika Padukone
c. Katrina Kaif d. Priyanka Chopra

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IIFT GK QUESTIONS BANK - 2010

ANSWER KEY

1. c 2. a 3. d 4. a 5. b

6. b 7. c 8. c 9. d 10. b

11. c 12. d 13. d 14. b 15. a

16. a 17. c 18. a 19. c 20. c

21. b 22. a 23. b 24. d 25. b

26. d 27. a 28. a, c 29. b 30. a, c, d

31. c 32. d 33. a, b, d 34. a, b 35. a, d

36. a 37. b 38. d 39. b 40. c

41. c 42. a 43. b 44. a 45. c

46. b 47. c 48. a 49. b 50. d

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