General PI Questions

1. Tell me something about yourself.

2. Justify your academic gaps, if any.

3. Justify your poor grades / inconsistent academics.

4. Why do you want to pursue MBA?

5. Co-relate your graduation stream with management.

6. What are your short-term and long-term goals? Where do you see yourself 5-10 years
down the line?

7. Why did you choose this college / programme?

8. Why don’t you go for further studies?

9. Why don’t you go for work experience?

10.What are your strengths and weaknesses?

11.Why should we select you?

12.What other exams did you write? What other forms have you filled up?

13.Who is your role model in life?

14.Which newspaper do you read? What is the motto statement of this newspaper? Name
the business group that owns this newspaper? Who is the Editor of this newspaper? Name
the columnist (s) you are fond of, and why? How many supplements come with this
newspaper (specify name(s) and days)? Name the Cartoonist?

15.Which is the latest book you have read? Justify the title of this book? What is the theme of
this book? Name two more titles by the same author?

16.What are your interests / hobbies?

17.Do you believe in a value system?

18.If given a choice between morality and practicality which one will you prefer and why?

19.Define Success.

General Economics and GK

1. What is the difference between Micro and Macro Economics?

2. Define the following: GDP, GNP, NNP, CRR, SLR, FOREX, FDI, FII, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo
Rate, Inflation, Recession, Slow-Down, Depression, Money, Assets, Liquidity, Share, Stocks,
 Mutual Funds, Bonds, Debentures, Hedge Funds, Hedging, Insider Stock Trading, Bulls,
Bears, Stags, Booms and Busts, SENSEX, NIFTY, Bullion Markets, PPP, p/e ratio, Types of
Economies (Command/Socialistic, Capitalistic, Mixed), US Subprime and Mortgage Crisis,
monetary and fiscal measures, Direct and Indirect Taxes, Fringe Benefit Tax (recently
abolished), Income Tax Rules, Difference between a Financial Year and Assessment Year,
Article 80 C and 80 D, Gold Standard, Barter System, Euro, Esperanto.

3. Who is who: Governor of RBI, Chairman of SEBI, NABARD, FICCI, ISRO, Chairman Planning
commission, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Finance Secretary of India, Finance
Minister, Home Minister, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for IT, Minister for Industries,
Coal Minister, Railways, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air
Force, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Attorney General of India, President of
World Bank and IMF, President of US Fedral Reserve (FED), Secretary General of the UN,
Nobel Prize winners in: Chemistry, Economics, Literature, Peace, MagsaysayAward,
Kalinga Award.

4. When and where are the following going to be held: Olympics, Cricket World Cup, Soccer
World Cup, Common Wealth games, Asian Games etc.