Sample IIFT Questions with Answers

Let us now solve some of the actual questions from IIFT entrance tests.
Source: Questions 1 to 9 are from IIFT test paper 2009-11
Questions 10 to 16 are from IIFT test paper 2008-10
Questions 17 to 20 are from IIFT test paper 2007-09 (These questions have multiple correct answers).

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1. Select the correct Year - Olympic host cities match:

Year	Olympic host cities
1. 1976	i. London
2. 1992	ii. Tokyo
3. 1964	iii Montreal
4 2012	iv Barcelona

A.	1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i	B.	1-iii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-ii
C.	1-iv, 2-ii, 3-i, 4-iii	D.	1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i

Ans:	This question requires current plus static information. The correct match is in D. Hence, [D].
	Complete list of Summer Olympic Games Sites
	1896 - Athens, Greece	1900 - Paris, France
	1904 - St. Louis, United States	1908 - London, United Kingdom
	1912 - Stockholm, Sweden	1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
	1924 - Paris, France	1928 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
	1932 - Los Angeles, United States	1936 - Berlin, Germany
	1948 - London, United Kingdom	1952 - Helsinki, Finland
	1956 - Melbourne, Australia	1960 - Rome, Italy
	1964 - Tokyo, Japan	1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
	1972 - Munich, West Germany (now Germany)	1976 - Montreal, Canada
	1980 - Moscow, U.S.S.R. (now Russia)	1984 - Los Angeles, United States
	1988 - Seoul, South Korea	1992 - Barcelona, Spain
	1996 - Atlanta, United States	2000 - Sydney, Australia
	2004 - Athens, Greece	2008 - Beijing, China
	2012 - London, United Kingdom	2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2. Select the correct IPL Franchise - Owner match:

IPL Franchise	Owner
1. Mumbai Indians	i. UB Group
2. Royal Challengers	ii. GMR Holdings
3. Chennai Super Kings	iii. Reliance Industries
4. Delhi Daredevils	iv. India Cements

A.	1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i	B.	1-iii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-ii
C.	1-iv, 2-ii, 3-i, 4-iii	D.	1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i

Ans:	This is a current information based question. The correct match is b. Hence, [B].

3. Which of the following country is not a member of Nuclear Suppliers Group?

A.

Belarus

B.

Malta

C.

Turkey

D.

Albania

Ans:	The correct answer is Albinia. Hence, [D].
	Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear proliferation by controlling the export and re-transfer of materials that may be applicable to nuclear weapon development and by improving safeguards and protection on existing materials. Initially the NSG had seven members, Canada, West Germany, France, Japan, the USSR, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The current list of members is given below:
	As of 2009 the NSG has 46 members:
	l	Argentina	l	Australia	l	Austria	l	Belarus
	l	Belgium	l	Brazil	l	Bulgaria	l	Canada
	l	China	l	Croatia	l	Cyprus	l	Czech Republic
	l	Denmark	l	Estonia	l	Finland	l	France
	l	Germany	l	Greece	l	Hungary	l	Iceland
	l	Ireland	l	Italy	l	Japan	l	Kazakhstan
	l	Latvia	l	Lithuania	l	Luxembourg	l	Malta
	l	Netherlands	l	New Zealand	l	Norway	l	Poland
	l	Portugal	l	Romania	l	Russia	l	Slovakia
	l	Slovenia	l	South Africa	l	South Korea	l	Spain
	l	Sweden	l	Switzerland	l	Turkey	l	Ukraine
	l	United Kingdom	l	United States

4. Select the correct Bharat Ratna recipient -Year match:

Bharat Ratna Recipients	Year
1. Pandit Ravi Shankar	i. 1992
2. Ustad Bismillah Khan	ii. 1999
3. M. S. Subbulakshmi	iii. 2001
4. Satyajit Ray	iv. 1998

A.	1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i	B.	1-iii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-ii
C.	1-iv, 2-ii, 3-i, 4-iii	D.	1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i

Ans: The correct match is in A. Hence, [A].

5. Select the WRONG Country- River - Currency match:

Country	River	Currency
A. Nigeria	Benue	Naira
B. South Korea	Nakdong	Won
C. Colombia	Magdalena	Peso
D. Malaysia	Siouguluan	Ringgit

Ans: Benue river is in Nigeria and the currency is the Nigerian Naira. South Korea - Nakdong river and Won are also correctly matched. Magdalena River is in the Republic of Columbia and its currency is Peso. The Malaysia currency is Ringgit but Siouguluan River is in Taiwan. Hence, [D].

6. Select the WRONG International Organization - Location of Headquarter -Country match:

International Organization	Location of Headquarter	Country
A. International Atomic Energy Agency	Vienna	Austria
B. World Health Organization	Geneva	Switzerland
C. International Monetary Fund	New York	USA
D. International Court of Justice	The Hague	Netherlands

Ans: The headquarters of International Monetary Funds is in Washington, D.C, USA. Hence, [C].

7. Select the WRONG Venue of Hockey World Cup - Year - Winner match:

Venue of Hockey World Cup	Year	Winner
A. Kuala Lumpur	1975	India
B. London	1986	Australia
C. Sydney	1994	Netherlands
D. Monchengladbach	2006	Germany

Ans: In 1994 Hockey World Cup that was played in Sydney, Pakistan was the winner. Hence, [C].

8. Select the WRONG Book - Author match:

Book	Author (s)
A. The Google Story	David A. Vise and Mark Malseed
B. Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date	Robert X. Kennedy
C. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari	Robin S Sharma
D. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything	Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Ans: Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date (1992, 1996), is a book written by Mark Stephens under the pen name Robert X. Cringely about the founding of the personal computer industry and the history of Silicon Valley. Hence, [B].

9. Select the WRONG Country - Name of Parliament match:

Country	Name of Parliament
A. Iran	Majlis
B. Norway	Riksdag
C. Tanzania	Bunge
D. Israel	Knesset

Ans: Legislature of Iran is known as Majlis. Norway's legislature is called the Storting and not Riksdag. Riksdag is the Parliament of Sweden. Bunge is the Parliament of Tanzania and Knesset is the Parliament of Israel. Hence, [B].

10. Which one of the following is correct combination?

A.	1-ii, 3-i, 3-iii, 5-iv	B.	2-i, 4-ii, 5-iii, 1-iv
C.	3-i, 5-ii, 2-iii, 4-iv	D.	5-i, 2-iv, 3-ii, 5-iii

Ans: Understanding this question format would take some time. You actually have to match the items in the various rows and columns in the following manner:
1 - ii would mean Arundhati Roy, 3-i would be 2000, 3-iii would be The God of Small Things and 5-iv would be Booker. Now you have to see whether this data is correct or not. Accordingly one has to match the data for the other options too.
Arundhati Roy got the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things in the year 1997 and not 2002; so [A] is negated. Similarly, Salman Rushdie got the Booker prize for Midnight's Children in the year 1981. V.S. Naipul won the Booker Prize in 1971 for the book In a Free State. So 5-I, 2-iv, 3-ii, 5-iii is a correct match. Kiran Desai got the Booker Prize for The Inheritance of Loss in the year 2006 and Jhumpa Lahiri got thr Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for the book Interpreter of Maladies. Hence, [D].

11. Which of the following combination for Sahitya Academy Awards given in English literature and the Awardees is correct?

A.	1-i, 2-ii, 1-iii, 5-iv	B.	2-i, 1-ii, 3-iii, 2-iv
C.	4-i, 5-ii, 2-iii, 4-iv	D.	5-i, 3-ii, 4-iii, 1-iv

Ans: In this question also we have to match the rows and columns in similar manner as we did for the previous question. Let us list down the correct information:

l	Ruskin Bond got the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 for the short story Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
l	In 1978 Anita Desai got the Sahitya Academy Award for the novel Fire on the Mountains.
l	In 2004 Upamanyu Chatterjee got the Sahitya Academy Award for the novel Mammaries of the Welfare State.
l	In 1989 Amitav Ghosh the Sahitya Academy Award for the novel The Shadow Lines.
l	In 2001 Rajmohan Gandhi got the Sahitya Academy Award for thr biography Rajaji: A Life.

Therefore, only 4-i, 5-ii, 2-iii, 4-iv match is correct. Hence, [C].

12. Which one of the following is not correct about Palagummi Sainath?

A.	Development journalist	B.	Expert on famine and hunger
C.	Was a student of Delhi University	D.	Grand son of former president V.V.Giri

Ans: Palagummi Sainath (1957-), the 2007 winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award for journalism, literature, and creative communication arts, is an award winning Indian development journalist - a term he himself avoids, instead preferring to call himself a 'rural reporter', or simply a 'reporter' - and photojournalist focusing on social problems, rural affairs, poverty and the aftermaths of globalization in India. He spends between 270 and 300 days a year in the rural interior (in 2006, over 300 days) and has done so for the past 14 years. He is the Rural Affairs Editor for The Hindu, and contributes his columns to India Together, where they are archived. His work has won praise from the likes of Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen who referred him as "one of the world's great experts on famine and hunger". Sainath was born into a distinguished family in Andhra Pradesh. He is the grandson of former President of India, V. V. Giri and was educated by the Jesuits in Madras at Loyola College. His preoccupation with social problems and commitment to a political perspective began when he was a student in college. He is a graduate of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Therefore, [C] is an incorrect information. Hence, [C].

13. What is common to Steve Martin and Peter Sellers?

A.	Both of them have featured in the title role of Inspector Blake
B.	Both of them have featured in the title role of Inspector Lynley
C.	Both of them have featured in the title role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau
D.	Both of them have featured in the title role of Inspector Migrael

Ans: Peter Sellers and Steve Martin both have featured in the title role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Hence, [C].
Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (formerly inspector) is a fictional detective in Blake Edwards's Pink Panther series. In most of the films, he was played by Peter Sellers. In the 2006 Pink Panther revival and its 2009 sequel, he is played by Steve Martin.

14. Match the following:

Name of the Retailer	Country of origin
Wal-mart (a)	France ( i)
Carrefour (b)	USA (ii)
TESCO (c )	Australia (iii)
Woolworth (d)	UK (iv)

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

Ans: Wal Mart is based in USA, Carrefour is based in France, TESCO in United Kingdom and Wollsworths in Australia. Therefore, the correct combination is a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii.
Hence, [C].

15. Match the following:

State	Location	Type of Special Economic Zone
(i) Andhra Pradesh	(a) Hassan	(A) Automobile and Automobile Component
(ii) Maharashtra	(b) Ranipet	(B) Leather
(iii) Karnataka	(c) Hyderabad	(C ) Textile
(iv) Tamil Nadu	(d) Waluj	(D) Gems and Jewellery

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

Ans: In Andhra Pradesh, the Hyderabad SEZ is a zone for gems and jewellery. In Maharashtra, the Waluj SEZ is meant for automobile and automobile components industry. The Hassan SEZ in Karnataka is for textile industry. The Ranipet SEZ in Tamil Nadu state is for leather industries. So the correct match is i-c-D, ii-d-A, iii-a-C, iv-b-B. Hence, [D].
A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws. The category 'SEZ' covers a broad range of more specific zone types, including Free Trade Zones (FTZ), Export Processing Zones (EPZ), Free Zones (FZ), Industrial Estates (IE), Free Ports, Urban Enterprise Zones and others. Usually the goal of a structure is to increase foreign direct investment by foreign investors, typically an international business or a multinational corporation (MNC). A single SEZ can contain multiple 'specific' zones within its boundaries. India passed special economic zone act in 2005. In India, the government has been proactive in the development of the SEZs. They have formulated policies, reviewed them occasionally and have ensured that ample facilities are provided to the developers of the SEZs as well as to the companies setting up units in the SEZs.

16. Match the correct combination in the following:

A.	i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-e, v-d B.	B.	i-d, ii-e, iii-a, iv-c, v-b
C.	i-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-e, v-c D.	D.	i-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d, v-e

Ans: Asterix has been created by Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny. Scott Adams is the creator of Dilbert. Calvin and Hobbes has been created by Bill Watterson. Peanuts is the creation of Charles Schulz and Garfield by Jim Davis. So the correct match is i-d, ii-e, iii-a, iv-c, v-b. Hence, [B].

Directions for questions 17 and 18: Mark all the correct statements. (Questions 17 to 20 have multiple correct answers)

17.	A.	The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced by the British Government in India towards women's participation in active politics.
	B.	The first Governor-General of India - Warren Hastings, remained in India until 1874 and was succeeded by Cornwallis, who initiated the Permanent Settlement.
	C.	Lord Dalhousie's notorious Doctrine of Lapse, whereby a native state became part of British India if there was no male heir at the death of the ruler, was one of the principal means by which native states were annexed by the British.
	D.	In the third Carnatic war, the British East India Company defeated the French forces at the battle of Wandiwash ending almost a century of conflict over supremacy in India

Ans: Let us consider the correct data for each

A.	The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self-governing institutions gradually to India - so A is incorrect.
B.	Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal, from 1773 to 1785. He was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787, but was acquitted in 1795. He was succeeded by Sir John Macpherson and then Lord Cornwallis. Lord Cornwallis is remembered for promulgating the Permanent Settlement Act. - B is also incorrect because the first part of the information is wrong.
C.	The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India between 1848 and 1856. According to the Doctrine, any princely state or territory under the direct influence of the British East India Company (the dominant imperial power in the subcontinent), as a vassal state under the British Subsidiary System, would automatically be annexed if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a direct heir" - so C is correct.
D.	The Carnatic Wars were a series of military contests during the 18th century between the British, the French, the Marathas, for control of the coastal strip of eastern India from Nellore (north of Madras) southward (the Tamil country). In the 18th century the coastal Carnatca was a dependency of Hyderabad, within the Mughal Empire. There were three Carnatic Wars between 1744 and 1763. The outbreak of the Seven Years' War in Europe resulted in renewed conflict between French and British forces in India. The Third Carnatic War spread beyond southern India and into Bengal where British forces captured the French settlement of Chandernagore (now Chandannagar) in 1757. However, the war was decided in the south, as British commander Sir Eyre Coote decisively defeated the French under the Comte de Lally at the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760. After Wandiwash, the French capital of Pondicherry fell to the British in 1761 - therefore, D is also correct. So, options [C] and [D] both are correct.

18.	A.	Doppler effect refers to the phenomenon whereby the pitch of a sound appears to change as the object moves away.
	B.	The equation V = d × d, where V is the volume and d is the diameter of the sphere is dimensionally correct.
	C.	Bernoulli's principle states that the pressure of a fluid is inversely proportional to its volume.
	D.	Northern lights are caused by energetic particles released from the sun reacting in the earth's atmosphere.

Ans: Let us consider the related data:

A.	The Doppler effect named after Austrian physicist Christian Doppler who proposed it in 1842, is the change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave. It is commonly heard when a vehicle sounding a siren or horn approaches, passes, and recedes from an observer. The received frequency is higher (compared to the emitted frequency) during the approach, it is identical at the instant of passing by, and it is lower during the recession - so A is correct.
B.	The data is not correct. It should be V= d x d x d, this is only dimensionally true. This is not the formula for calculating volume. So B is incorrect.
C.	In fluid dynamics, Bernoulli's principle states that for an inviscid flow, an increase in the speed of the fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy. So C is also incorrect.
D.	The Northern Lights are caused by activity on the sun. Strong magnetic activity is continually taking place on the surface of the sun, and electrons and ions are constantly being thrown out into space. This 'plasma', called the solar wind, is ejected in all directions. It is only when a strong solar wind blows in our direction that Northern Lights occur.

Directions for questions 19 and 20: Mark all the options from A…D of List I that have corresponding matches anywhere (not necessarily in the same row) in each of the other lists (List II, List III and List IV).

19.

List I	List II	List III	List IV
A. Sir Walter Scott	Rip Wan Winkle	The Life of Napolean Bonaparte	Russia
B. Cervantes	Ivanhoe	Novelas Ejemplares	Scotland
C. Washington Irving	Dr. Zhivago	My sister-life	New York
D. Boris Pasternak	Don Quixote	Stratford-on-Avon	Spain

Ans: Let us first arrange the data:

A.	Sir Walter Scott was born in Scotland and he wrote Ivanhoe and The Life of Bonaparte.
B.	Cervantes was from Spain and wrote Don Quixote and Novelas Ejemplares.
C.	Washington Irving was born in New York city and wrote Rip Van Winkle. But there is no match in List III.
D.	Boris Pasternak was from Russia and wrote Dr. Zhivago and My Sister Life.

So [A], [B] and [D] have matches in all the lists. Hence, [A], [B] and [D].

20.

List I	List II	List III	List IV
A. Dr.Reddy’s	Pfizer	Generic drugs	Italy
B. Tata	Eight O’ Clock	Razor	Germany
C. Holcim	L & T	Textiles	US
D. Johnson & Johnson	Betapharm	Cement	India

Ans: After arranging the data we get:

A.	Dr. Reddy's acquired the Germany based company Betaphram and Dr. Reddy's is known for its generic drugs.
B.	Tata acquired the US based company Eight O'Clock and Tata is into textile making too.
C.	Holcim acquired the cement-processing segment of L & T. - India.
D.	Johnson & Johnson acquired Pfizer's healthcare division and Pfizer is a New York based company.

So [D] has no correct matches in all the lists. Hence, [A], [B] and [C].

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PRACTICE TEST

DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 35: Choose the correct alternative.

1. Which of the following Old Name - New Name of countries combination is incorrect?

	Old Name	New Name
A	Formosa	Indonesia
B	Mesopotamia	Iraq
C	Canton	Guangzhou
D	Indochina	Vietnam

2. Find the incorrect Year-Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner match.

	Year	Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner
A	2009	Manna Dey
B	2006	Mrinal Sen
C	2005	Shyam Benegal
D	2004	Adoor Gopalakrishnan

3. Find the incorrect Country - Capital match.

	Country	Capital
A	South Korea	Seoul
B	North Korea	Pyongyang
C	Mongolia	Ulan Bator
D	Philippines	Jakarta

4. Find the odd one out from the following.

A.

Future Generali

B.

Subhiksha

C.

Pantaloon

D.

Central

5. Among the following, which is the novel where the character of James Bond 007 appeared for the first time?

A.

Goldfinger

B.

Dr. No

C.

Casino Royale

D.

Thunderball

6. Which of the following initial name of the company and current name combinations is incorrect?

	Initial Name	New Name
A	Integrated Electronic Systems Inc.	Intel
B	Blue Ribbon Sports	Adidas
C	Tokyo Electrical and Electronic Appliances	Sony
D	Haloid Photoimaging	Xerox

7. Match the following Directors with their Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film winning films and their language correctly.

	Director		Film		Language
I	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	a	Departures	i	German
II	Ang Lee	b	No Man's Land	ii	Chinese
III	Danis Tanović	c	The Lives of Others	iii	Japanese
IV	Yojiro Takita	d	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	iv	Bosnian

A.	I-c-i, II-d-ii, III-b-iv, IV-a-iii	B.	I-b-i, II-a-ii, III-d-iv, IV-c-iii
C.	I-c-ii, II-d-i, III-b-iv, IV-a-iii	D.	I-a-i, II-c-iii, III-b-iv, IV-d-ii

8. Find the incorrect Company-Punchline match.

	Company	Punchline
A	Lenovo	New World. New Thinking.
B	Dell	Technology That Touches Lives
C	HP	The Computer Is Personal Again
D	Sony	The Way You Want

9. Find the odd one out from the following:

A.

Helium

B.

Radon

C.

Polonium

D.

Thorium

10. Which language has got the maximum number of Jnanpith awards?

A.

Kannada

B.

Bengali

C.

Urdu

D.

Marathi

11. Select the correct Diseases - Plants affected match:

	Diseases		Plants affected
i	Downy Mildew	a	Banana
ii	Bunchy Top	b	Carrot
iii	Corky Crown Rot	c	Spinach
iv	Tungro	d	Rice

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

12. Select the correct Sobriquets - Primary Names match:

	Sobriquets		Primary Names
i	City of the Dreamy Spires	a	Finland
ii	Land of White Elephants	b	Thailand
iii	Lady of Snow	c	Oxford
iv	Land of Thousand Lakes	d	Canada

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

13. Match the following company with their product models correctly.

	Company		Product Models
i	Sony	a	Corby
ii	LG	b	Bravia
iii	HP	c	Cookie
iv	Samsung	d	Brio

A.	I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d	B.	I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a
C.	I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b	D.	I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c

14. Find the incorrect Year-Grammy Award's Record of the Year Award-Singer/Composer match.

Year	Grammy Award’s Record of the Year Award	Singer/Composer
2009	Paper Planes	M.I.A.
2008	Rehab	Amy Winehouse
2007	Not Ready to Make Nice	Dixie Chicks
2006	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Green Day

15. Which of the following cricketers was adjudged the Player of the Series in the 2009 Compaq Cup in Sri Lanka?

A.	Sachin Tendulkar	B.	Lasith Malinga
C.	T.M. Dilshan	D.	Shane Bond

16. By what name is Edison Arantes do Nascimento better known?

A.

Kaká

B.

Pele

C.

Zizou

D.

Raul

17. Which prize is commonly known as Nobel Prize in Economics?

A.	The Michael Brennan Award in Economic Sciences
B.	The Adam Smith Prize in Economic Sciences
C.	The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
D.	The John Bates Clark Medal in Economic Sciences

18. Match the following quotations with the person who said it correctly.

	Quotations		Person
A	For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.	I	Abraham Lincoln
B	You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.	II	Rudyard Kipling
C	Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat.	III	Francis Bacon
D	Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.	IV	Alexander Pope

A.	A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II	B.	A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
C.	A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III	D.	A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

19. The Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2009 has been awarded to:

A.	Elfriede Jelinek	B.	Harold Pinter
C.	Doris Lessing	D.	Herta Muller

20. According to the Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum which country topped the list published in 2008?

A.

Finland

B.

Norway

C.

Sweden

D.

Iceland

21. Which term is used for Sun's energy?

A.

Isolation

B.

Insolation

C.

Phototropism

D.

Isotope

22. Which of the following is the tagline of ABN AMRO Bank?

A.	Smart Solution, Strong Relationship	B.	Making more possible
C.	Sense of Simplicity	D.	Confidence in a connected world

23. Match the following quotations with the person who said it correctly

	Quotations		Person
A	Time is money.	I	Francis Bacon
B	Knowledge is power.	II	John Keats
C	A thing of beauty is a joy forever.	III	Alexander Pope
D	To err is human, to forgive divine.	IV	Benjamin Franklin

A.	A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III	B.	A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
C.	A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II	D.	A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

24. Match the 2009 Padma Shri Award Recipients-field-state correctly.

	2009 Padma Shri Award Recipient		Field		State
1	Iravatham Mahadevan	I.	Arts	i	Tamil Nadu
2	Ravindra Nath Shrivastav	II.	Literature & Education	ii	Bihar
3	Balbir Singh Kullar	III.	Sports	iii	Punjab
4	Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty	IV.	Trade & Industry	iv	Karnataka

A.	1-II-i, 2-I-iv, 3-IV-iii, 4-III-ii	B.	1-II-iii, 2-I-ii, 3-IV-i, 4-III-iv
C.	1-II-iv, 2-I-i, 3-IV-iii, 4-III-ii	D.	1-I-i, 2-II-ii, 3-III-iii, 4-IV-iv

25. Match the year- FIFA World Player of the year-Club list correctly.

	Year		FIFA World Player of the Year		Club
1	2008	I.	Fabio Cannavaro	i	A.C. Milan
2	2007	II.	Ronaldinho	ii	Real Madrid
3	2006	III.	Cristiano Ronaldo	iii	Barcelona
4	2005	IV.	Kaká	iv	Manchester United

A.	1-II-iv, 2-I-i, 3-IV-ii, 4-III-iii	B.	1-IV-iv, 2-II-i, 3-III-ii, 4-I-iii
C.	1-I-iv, 2-III-i, 3-II-ii, 4-IV-iii	D.	1-III-iv, 2-IV-i, 3-I-ii, 4-II-iii

26. Dr. Prakash and Mandakini Amte were awarded the "Ramon Magsaysay Award" in 2008 for which following category?

A.	Public Service	B.	Peace & International understanding
C.	Community leadership	D.	Emergent leadership

27. When the Capital was transferred from Kolkata to Delhi, who was the Viceroy of India?

A.	Lord Hardinge	B.	Lord Minto
C.	Lord Irwin	D.	Lord canning

28. Which of the following was the birthplace of Gautam Buddha?

A.	Patliputra	B.	Vaishali
C.	Lumbini	D.	Kapilvastu

29. Name the scientist who invented X-rays?

A.	Roger Becon	B.	Rontgen
C.	Plank	D.	Maxwell

30 Which country's major crop is coffee?

A.	Brazil	B.	Chile
C.	Cuba	D.	Spain.

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Explanatory Answers

1	A. Taiwan, also known as Formosa, meaning "beautiful (island)"), is the largest island of the Republic of China (ROC) in East Asia. – The combination is incorrect.
	B. Historically, Europe knew Iraq by the Greek eponym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers).
	C. Guangzhou in English formerly known as Canton (which was first romanized from the Cantonese pronunciation of Guangdong by the Portuguese) is a sub-provincial city and the capital of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the People's Republic of China.
	D. Vietnam was named Indochina by the French. Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly east of India, south of China. The word has French origins, Indochine, and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory to bordering countries. Hence, [A].
2	The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema. Hence, [B]. National Awards Year Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Profession A 55th 2009 Manna Dey Singer B 54th 2006 Tapan Sinha (not Mirnal Sen) Director C 53rd 2005 Shyam Benegal Director D 52nd 2004 Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director
3	Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, located on the Taedong River. Ulan Bator, or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. The City of Manila or Maynila is the capital of the Philippines. Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Hence, [D].
4	Pantaloon Retail (India), the flagship listed company of the Future group promoter Kishore Biyani, is expanding its retail chain 'Central' and it also holds 74% stake in Future Generali and Generali of Italy holds 26% stake in the Joint Venture. Subhiksha is not a part of this group. Hence, [B].
5	Casino Royale is the first novel in the James Bond series. Hence, [C].
6	Intel was founded on July 18, 1968, as Integrated Electronics Corporation. Tokyo Electrical and Electronic Appliances is now known as Sony. Xerox was founded in 1906 in Rochester as "The Haloid Photoimaging Company. Adolf ("Adi") Dassler started to produce his own sports shoes in his mother's wash kitchen in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, after his return from World War I. In 1924, his brother Rudolf (Rudi) Dassler joined the business, which became Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) and prospered. The brothers split up in 1947, with Rudi forming a new firm that he called Ruda - from Rudolf Dassler, later rebranded Puma. And Adi forming a company formally registered as adidas AG. Hence, [B].
7	Departures is a 2008 Japanese film by Yojiro Takita. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2009 Oscars. The Lives of Others is a 2006 German drama film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, which won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. No Man's Land directed by Danis Tanovic is a 2001 Academy Award-winning tragicomedy war drama that is set in the midst of the Bosnian war. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee is a Chinese-language movie, released in 2000, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. So, the correct combination is I-c-i, II-d-ii, III-b-iv, IV-a-iii. Hence, [A].
8	Sony’s punchline for products in general is Make. Believe. Hence, [D].
9	Radon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the decay product of radium. It is one of the heaviest substances that remains a gas under normal conditions and is considered to be a health hazard due to its radioactivity. Other gases are not hazardous to health. Hence, [B].
10	The Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India. The Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the The Times of India newspaper, presents it. Prior to 1982, the awards were given for a single work by a writer; since then, the award has been given for a lifetime contribution to Indian literature. Seven awards each have been awarded in Kannada and Hindi and followed by five in Bengali, four in Malayalam and three in Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi and Urdu. Hence, [A].
11	Downy mildew refers to any of several types of oomycete microbes that are obligate parasites of plants. In commercial agriculture, they are a particular problem for growers of spinach, grapes and vine-type vegetables. Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Nanoviridae. Saito (1975) first described Rice Tungro bacilliform virus, and its role as a member of the virus complex causing Tungro disease. Corky Crown Rot is a common disease on carrots. The correct match is i-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d. Hence, [B].
12	Oxford is called City of the Dreamy Spire and Thailand is the Land of White Elephants. Canada is the Lady of Snow and Finland is known as Land of Thousand Lakes. So, the correct match is i-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a. Hence, [B].
13	Sony HDLCD TV is called Bravia. LG Electronics touch screen phone model is Cookie. The HP Brio was a desktop personal computer line made by Hewlett-Packard. Samsung phone's new full touch screen model is Corby. Hence, [B].
14	In 2009, please Read the Letter by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant from the album Raising Sand won the Grammy Record of the year award. Paper Planes by MIA was one of the nominations this year. In 2008 Rehab by Amy Winehouse won it. In 2007 Not Ready to Make Nice by Dixie Chicks won it. In 2006 Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day won it. Hence, [A].
15	Compaq cup was a Tri-Nation One-Day Cricket series played between India, Shi Lanka and New Zealand. India defeated Sri Lanka in the final and Sachin Tendulkar was declared Player of the Match and Player of the Series. Hence, [A].
16	Edison Arantes do Nascimento (born, Brazil, 23 October 1940), best known by his nickname Pelé, is a Brazilian football player. The International Olympic Committee gave him the title "Athlete of the Century". In 1999 Time Magazine named Pelé one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. He prefers to call himself Edson, but it is as Pelé that he has become a sporting legend. Hence, [B].
17	The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics is an award for outstanding contributions to the science of economics and is generally considered one of the most prestigious awards for that science. The official name is the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. It is not actually one of the Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel during 1895, but is commonly identified with them. The Prize in Economics, as it is referred to by the Nobel Foundation, was established and endowed by Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's main bank, during 1968 on the Bank's 300th anniversary, in memory of Alfred Nobel's 1895 will. Like the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and Physics, Laureates in Economics are selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It was first awarded during 1969. Hence, [C].
18	Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He said "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."
	Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet. Born in Bombay, in British India, he is best known for his works of fiction The Jungle Book (1894). "Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat." is a line from his book.
	Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, and author, who said "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."
	Alexander Pope is a famous eighteenth century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He said "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread." The correct match is A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III. Hence, [C].
19	Herta Müller (born 17 August 1953) is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the harsh conditions of life in Communist Romania under the repressive Nicolae Ceausescu regime, the history of the Germans in the Banat (and more broadly, Transylvania), and the persecution of Romanian ethnic Germans by Stalinist Soviet occupying forces in Romania and the Soviet-imposed communist regime of Romania. Müller has been an internationally known author since the early 1990s, and her works have been translated into more than 20 languages.
	She has received over 20 awards, including the 1994 Kleist Prize, the 1995 Aristeion Prize, the 1998 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the 2009 Franz Werfel Human Rights Award. On 8 October 2009 it was announced that she had been awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature. Hence, [D].
20	The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2005 by the World Economic Forum. The 2008 report covers 130 major and emerging economies.
	The Report's Gender Gap Index ranks economies according to their gender gaps and their scores can be interpreted as the percentage of the gap between women and men that has been closed. Norway topped the list with 82% gap closed. Hence, [B].
21	Insolation is a measure of solar radiation energy received on a given surface area in a given time. The name comes from a portmanteau of the words incident solar radiation.Hence, [B].
22	Present in India since 1920, ABN AMRO Bank has the tagline "making more possible". Hence, [B].
23	Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He said, "Time is money."
	John Keats was an English poet, who became one of the key figures of the Romantic Movement. He said "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."
	Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, and author, who said, "Knowledge is power."
	Alexander Pope is a famous eighteenth century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He said "To err is human, to forgive divine." Hence, [A].
24	Iravatham Mahadevan from Tamil Nadu is one of the winners of the 2009 Padmashree award for the field Arts.
	Ravindra Nath Shrivastav from Bihar won the 2009 Padmashree award for the field Literature and Education.
	Balbir Singh Kullar from Punjab won the award for sports.
	Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty from Karnataka Bihar won the 2009 Padmashree award for the field Trade & Industry. The correct match is 1-I-i, 2-II-ii, 3-III-iii, 4-IV-iv, Hence, [D].
25	The correct list is 1-III-iv, 2-IV-i, 3-I-ii, 3-I-ii, 4-II-iii Hence, [D]. Year FIFA World Player of the Year Club 1 2008 I Cristiano Ronaldo I Manchester United 2 2007 II Kaká ii A.C. Milan 3 2006 III Fabio Cannavaro iii Real Madrid 4 2005 IV Ronaldinho iv Barcelona
26	In 2008 Dr. Prakash Amte and Dr. Mandakini Amte from India won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership for their work with the Lok Biradari Prakalp. Hence, [C].
27	The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (20 June 1858 - 2 August 1944) was a British diplomat and statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916. His tenure was a memorable one, seeing the visit of King George V and the Delhi Durbar of 1911, as well as the move of the capital from Calcutta to New Delhi in 1912. Hence, [A].
28	Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Kapilavastu district of Nepal, near the Indian border. It is the place where Queen Mayadevi is said to have given birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who in turn, as the Buddha Gautama, gave birth to the Buddhist tradition. Hence, [C].
29	X-radiation is called Röntgen radiation after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who is generally credited as their discoverer, and who had called them X-rays to signify an unknown type of radiation.
	Hence, [B].
30	Brazil is the world leader in production of green coffee, followed by Vietnam and Colombia the last of which produces a much softer coffee. Hence, [A].