MAT SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1.	What is ’Super 301'?
	1.	A French news channel
	2.	An American trade law
	3.	A British anti-aircraft missile
	4.	None of these

2.	Who finally approves the draft five-year plans?
	1.	President
	2.	Planning Commission
	3.	Prime Minister
	4.	National Development Council

3.	Which is India’s largest private sector bank?
	1.	UTI Bank
	2.	ICICI Bank
	3.	HDFC Bank
	4.	IDBI Bank

4.	According to the UNCTAD report, India has acquired the .............. Place in the world, for receiving the largest FDI in 2006.
	1.	Fourth
	2.	Third
	3.	Second
	4.	Fifth

5.	For attaining 9% growth rate during 11th Plan, investment level has been estimated to be
	1.	30% of GDP
	2.	25% of GDP
	3.	20% of GDP
	4.	35% of GDP

6.	Central Government has declared 2007 as
	1.	Water year
	2.	Sanitation year
	3.	Poverty Alleviation year
	4.	None of these

7.	‘Aero India 2001’ was organised during February 2007 at
	1.	Kolkata
	2.	New Delhi
	3.	Mumbai
	4.	Bangalore

8.	2007 is being celebrated as ‘Friendship year’ between India and
	1.	Nepal
	2.	China
	3.	Japan
	4.	Russia

9.	RBI holds .............. equity in National Housing Bank
	1.	75%
	2.	60%
	3.	50%
	4.	100%

10.	The National Stock Exchange functions from
	1.	New Delhi
	2.	Kolkata
	3.	Mumbai
	4.	Chennai

11.	What is the purpose of the India Brand Equity Fund?
	1.	To organise trade fairs
	2.	To promote in-bound tourism
	3.	To make ‘Made in India’ a label of quality
	4.	To provide venture capital to IT sector

12.	On the basis of the size and composition of external debt, World Bank has classified India as a
	1.	heavily indebted country
	2.	moderately indebted country
	3.	less indebted country
	4.	severely indebted country

13.	The Planning Commission of India is
	1.	a constitutional body
	2.	an advisory body
	3.	a statutory body
	4.	an independent and autonomous body

14.	What is the percentage of India’s population with respect to the World population?
	1.	26 per cent
	2.	16 per cent
	3.	6 per cent
	4.	36 per cent

15.	The novel which is not the work of Orhan Pamuk, the 2006 Nobel laureate in Literature, is:
	1.	Kar(Snow)
	2.	Istanbul Memories
	3.	Kara Kitap (The Black Book)
	4.	Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard

16.	The Chairman of the National Development Council (NDC) is the
	1.	Minister of Information Technology
	2.	Finance Minister
	3.	Prime Minister
	4.	Speaker of Lok Sabha

17.	The three core values of the Commonwealth Games movement are
	1.	Equality, Brotherhood and Unity
	2.	Humanity, Equality and Destiny
	3.	Humanity, Equality and Brotherhood
	4.	Unity, Humanity and Equality

18.	Internet was developed upon which among the following operating systems?
	1.	LINUX
	2.	UNIX
	3.	Windows 98
	4.	Sun Solaris

19.	Which among the following matches is incorrect?
	1.	World Health Organisation (WHO) - Washington
	2.	Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) - Rome
	3.	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Geneva
	4.	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)- New York

20.	The Secretary General of the United Nations is
	1.	Ban Ki-Moon
	2.	Kofi Annan
	3.	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
	4.	None of these

21.	A Nuclear-Risk Reduction Treaty was recently signed between
	1.	India and Pakistan
	2.	China and Pakistan
	3.	India and USA
	4.	India and China

22.	The mascot of the 33rd National Games was
	1.	Mello
	2.	Veera, the ongole bull
	3.	Rongmon, the baby rhino
	4.	None of these

23	The theme for the 21 st National Science Day 2007 was
	1.	50 years of DNA and 25 years of lVF
	2.	More Crop Per Drop
	3.	More Water Drop by Drop
	4.	None of these

24.	Which among the following movies was given the Best Picture Award at the 97th Oscar Awards 2007
	1.	The Queen
	2.	The Last King of Scotland
	3.	The Departed
	4.	Happy Feet

25.	Tagline ‘Empowering People’ is linked with which brand ?
	1.	Acer
	2.	Compaq
	3.	HCL
	4.	Wipro

26.	The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand is
	1.	N.D. Tiwari
	2.	B.C. Khanduri
	3.	Ibobi Singh
	4.	None of these

27.	Which among the following satellites was successfully launched in March 2007 by ISRO?
	1.	INSAT-3E
	2.	INSAT-4A
	3.	INSAT-4B
	4.	INSAT-4C

28.	The XIX Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held at Delhi in
	1.	October 2010
	2.	October 2008
	3.	October 2009
	4.	November 2010

29	The death of the cricket coach of which among the following countries during the 2007 World Cup has created a suspicion?
	1.	India
	2.	Pakistan
	3.	Sri Lanka
	4.	Bangladesh

30	‘Falcon-I ‘ which was recently in the news is
	1.	A mission of NASA to Mars
	2.	(b) A space shuttle
	3.	A two-stage rocket launched by private firm Space Exploration Technologies (Space X)
	4.	None of these

31.	Japan has signed its first security pact other than US, with which among the following countries?
	1.	India
	2.	Russia
	3.	Australia
	4.	China

32.	Devaluation means
	1.	Rise in the general level of prices
	2.	Decrease in the value of money in terms of foreign currency
	3.	Decrease in the purchasing power of money
	4.	Quantity of money is exceeding the amount of goods

33.	Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
	1.	LERMS - Rupee convertibility
	2.	EXIM scrips - Export subsidy
	3.	EXIT policy - Import controls
	4.	EPZ - Export promotion

34.	The tax which is not shared between the Centre and the States is
	1.	Corporation Tax
	2.	Sales Tax
	3.	Income Tax
	4.	Central Excise Duty

35.	Which of the following two countries will jointly host the South Asian Football Championship in 2007?
	1.	Bangladesh and Pakistan
	2.	Maldives and SriLanka
	3.	India and Nepal
	4.	SriLanka and Pakistan

MAT Overview

MAT is conducted 4 times a year – February, May, September and December. The February and December MAT are taken by most of the students because the scores of these two are accepted by good institutes. MAT does not have a fixed format and throws up different test patterns – sectional test, grouped test where questions pertaining to a particular area are clubbed together and completely jumbled paper where questions from different areas appear in a random manner.

MAT Year	Total No. of Qs.	Number of GK questions	Marks per Question	Comments
September 2009	200	40	1 mark	0.25 negative marking. Sectional test.
May 2009	200	40	1 mark	0.25 negative marking. Jumbled test.
February 2009	200	39	1 mark	0.25 negative marking. Grouped test.
December & February 2008	200	40	1 mark	0.25 negative marking. Jumbled test.
December 2007	200	40	1 mark	0.25 negative marking. Jumbled test.

Topic-wise break-up of questions –

Topic	No. of qs in Feb’09 MAT	No. of qs in Feb’08 MAT	No. of qs in Dec’07 MAT
Awards and Prizes	2	2	2
Famous Personalities	0	1	1
Arts and Literature	2	1	0
Business and Economy	16	13	14
Technology and IT	2	1	0
Government and Politics	15	14	17
History	1	0	0
Geography	0	0	0
Science	1	3	4
Mythology	0	0	0
Sports	1	5	2
Quotations	0	0	0
Total	40	40	40

In MAT one would find a high percentage of questions based on current affairs.

Usually, topics and events about a year old constitute almost 60% of the GK questions. For example in 2008 MAT, there were 8 questions exclusively on Beijing Olympics 2008. Sections In Mat are not always marked but the test usually has 40 questions in GK.

IRMA SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1.	Which of the following is not green house gas?
	1.	Methane
	2.	Carbon Dioxide
	3.	Carbon Monoxide
	4.	Nitrogen Dioxide
	5.	Hydro-chloro-dioxide

2.	Which of the following diseases IS not under surveillance target of government of India?
	1.	Tuberculosis
	2.	Typhoid
	3.	Cholera
	4.	Cancer
	5.	Measles

3.	What is the GDP growth for Agriculture of India for the year 2006-2007?
	1.	4.55%
	2.	5%
	3.	3.5%
	4.	3%
	5.	None of these

4.	Small Loans provided by the banks to very poor families most often without any collateral is popularly known as –
	1.	Personal finance,
	2.	Project finance
	3.	Micro finance
	4.	Macro finance
	5.	None of these

5.	How can the productiveness of land be increased? A) By use of chemical inputs B) By rainwater harvesting C) By facilitating surface irrigation
	1.	Only (A)
	2.	Only (A) & (B)
	3.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	4.	Only (C)
	5.	None of these

6.	The agricultural activities in which of the following states are NO MORE dependent on rains only?
	1.	Punjab
	2.	Uttar Pradesh
	3.	Orissa
	4.	Bihar
	5.	Jharkhand

7.	As per the recent reports the growth in agriculture in the last few decades has substantially contributed towards food security in terms of per capita food availability and reduce dependency on food imports except few items. Which are those items for which India is still dependent on imports? (A) Wheat (B) Rice (C) Edible Oil (D) Pulses
	1.	Only (A) & (B)
	2.	Only (B) & (C), Both
	3.	(C) & (D)
	4.	All (A), (B), (C) & (D)
	5.	None of these

8.	Which of the following states falls under “High Poverty Group”?
	1.	West Bengal
	2.	Andhra Pradesh
	3.	Gujarat
	4.	Kerala
	5.	Karnataka

9.	Which of the following is certainly a part of the measures for “Financial Inclusion”?
	1.	Introduction of no Frill Accounts by the Banks,
	2.	Special Economic Zones
	3.	National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
	4.	Look East Policy
	5.	None of these

10.	Which of the following will help the poor in a country to come out of their poverty? (A) If they get good Health Services. (B) If they have freedom from illiteracy. (C) If the nation attains optimum Sex Ratio.
	1.	Only (A)
	2.	Only (B)
	3.	Both (A) & (B)
	4.	Only (C)
	5.	All (A), (B) & (C)

11.	On which of the following day the World Environment Day is celebrated?
	1.	5th August
	2.	5th July
	3.	5th June
	4.	15th June
	5.	15th July

12.	Late Nirmala Deshpande who died recently was a noted:
	1.	Gandhian
	2.	Agricultural scientist
	3.	Economist
	4.	Marxists
	5.	None of these

13.	There has been a significant increase in the output of agriculture in recent decades in India. How has this been achieved? Mainly by – (A) increasing the area of cultivation (B) raising multiple crops from same land (C) increasing the yields of crops.
	1.	Only (A)
	2.	Only (B)
	3.	Only (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	Only (B) & (C)

14.	As per the World Development Report 2008 Developing countries should make more and more investment in which of the following sectors?
	1.	Agriculture
	2.	Infrastructure Development
	3.	Transport
	4.	Mining
	5.	None of these.

15.	Which of the following factors is considered one single major factor responsible for under development of an economy?
	1.	Lack of planning
	2.	Foreign Investment
	3.	High Rate of Savings
	4.	Low rate of Capital Formation
	5.	None of these.

16.	Which of the following reports is/are the major source of knowing about various aspects of “global well being and deprivation”?
	1.	Human Development Report of the UNO
	2.	Annual Report of the world Bank
	3.	Approach Paper prepared by the Planning Commission of India every year
	4.	Inflation in major countries of the world
	5.	All of these.

17.	Which of the following statement(s) about the National Income is/are True? (A) National Income is the annual income of each and every citizen of the country taken together for a year. (B) National Income estimate measures the volume of commodities and services made available during a given period, counted without duplication. (C) National Income is the total of all sorts of revenue collected by the Govt. agencies every year or for a particular period of time.
	1.	Only (A)
	2.	Only (B)
	3.	Only (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

18.	Which of the following programmes was introduced/launched by the Govt. of India to ensure that almost all households get a specified quantity of food grains and essential commodities at a subsidized price? (A) Antyodaya Anna Yojana. (B) Public Distribution System. (C) Food for work programme
	1.	Only (A)
	2.	Only (B)
	3.	Only (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

19.	As we all know Govt. of India has introduced a large number of programme aimed at reduction of poverty. Which of the following is NOT ONE of them?
	1.	Integrated Rural Development Programme
	2.	Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
	3.	National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
	4.	Jawahar Rozgar Yojana,
	5.	Voluntary Disclosure scheme for taxpayers.

20.	Which of the following is considered the main and primary asset in rural areas in India? A) Manpower B) Land C) Cattle
	1.	Only (A)
	2.	Only (B)
	3.	Only (C),
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

21.	Which of the following is/are the major issues of economic development in India? (A) Low per Capita Income. (B) Low Rate of Economic Growth. (C) High Proportion of people living below poverty line.
	1.	Only (A)
	2.	Only (B)
	3.	Only (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

22.	“India is a vast country with varying climatic conditions and soil types. Hence all agricultural activities cannot be supported equally in all the regions”. Which of the following Support the above statements? (A) Rice and Sugarcane requires plenty of water to grow. (B) Jowar, Bajra and Cotton does not need much water. (C) India is self sufficient in production of pulses but Indian climate is not suitable for the production sugarcane.
	1.	Only (A) & (B)
	2.	Only (B) & (C)
	3.	Only (A) & (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

23	Which of the following is the women upliftment programme run by Indian Govt.
	1.	TRYSEM
	2.	Swa Shakti
	3.	TREAD
	4.	SGSY
	5.	STEP

24.	Many economics are of the opinion that India is no more a developing country. Rather it is a country in the state of transformation. What are the symptoms, which have prompted these economists to form this opinion about India? A . More and more countries are coutsourcing their business to India. B. India has a vast reserve of highly technically skilled manpower C . Instead of agrobased economy we are economically growing.
	1.	Only (A) & (B)
	2.	Only (B) & (C)
	3.	Only (A) & (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

25.	The economic growth of a country is very much influenced by which of the following policies of Govt. of the country?
	1.	FOOREX Management. Policy
	2.	Trade Policy
	3.	Fiscal Policy
	4.	Monetary Policy
	5.	None of these

26.	As we all know a high rate of eco. growth raise the living standard of the general public in a country and is considered the most potent factor in eliminating:
	1.	cultural barriers
	2.	low quality of employment
	3.	gender inequality
	4.	poverty
	5.	All of these

27.	The most obvious indicator of a prosperous village is
	1.	Male-Female ratio
	2.	Effective Water Management
	3.	Soil Health
	4.	Women Empowerment
	5.	All of these

28.	Where will be a probability of less poor?
	1.	Metro
	2.	Remote village
	3.	Town `
	4.	District HQ
	5.	None of These

29	In certain studies done by Agri. Scientist it is noticed that the formers use/apply more than the required quantity of chemical fertilizers in their fields. What may be the reasons for the same? Farmers have a misconception that - (A) More fertilizer will give good crops (B) More fertilizer reduce the water required for the crop (C) Chemical fertilizer increase the fertility of the land for the future.
	1.	Only (A) & (B)
	2.	Only (B) & (C)
	3.	Only (A) & (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

30	UNO classified countries amongst the developed and undeveloped on the basis of
	1.	Population
	2.	Education Facilities
	3.	Per Capita Income
	4.	Change in the index of GDP in last three years
	5.	None of these

31.	Which of the following in a country like India can be considered as the sign(s) of economic growth? (A) High rate of migration of people from city to metros and rural to urban areas (B) Rising imbalance in male-female ratio (C) Decline in rate of unemployment
	1.	Only (A) & (B)
	2.	Only (B) & (C)
	3.	Only (A) & (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

32.	Marginal and Small farmers in most of the places in India are mainly dependent on whom for their working capital requirements for their day to day affairs? (A) Local Money Holders (B) Rural Banks (C) National Banks
	1.	Only (A) & (B)
	2.	Only (B) & (C)
	3.	Only (A) & (C)
	4.	All (A), (B) & (C)
	5.	None of these

33.	Farmers in India certainly get a subsidy on which of the following commodities
	1.	Tractors
	2.	Chemicals
	3.	Seeds
	4.	Fertilizers
	5.	None of These

34.	Co-operative Credit Societies in village is known as
	1.	Rural Co-operative Banks
	2.	Choupal
	3.	Panchayat Samiti
	4.	Agri. Credit Society
	5.	All of these

35.	How can the productivity of land be increased? (A) By use of chemical inputs (B) By rainwater harvesting (C) By facilitating surface irrgation
	1.	Only (A)
	2.	Both (A) & (B)
	3.	Only (A) (B) & (C)
	4.	Only (c)
	5.	None of these

IRMA Overview

IRMA Overview

IRMA Year	Total No. of Questions	Number of GK questions	Marks per Question	Comments
2008	200	60	1	¼th negative marks
2007	200	60	1	¼th negative marks
2006	200	60	1	¼th negative marks

Topic-wise break-up of questions –

The distinctive feature of IRMA GK section is that almost all the questions relate to the rural scenario in India. The questions in this section test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues of present day India, and ability to analyze and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and demands.

Topic	No. of Questions in 2008	No. of Questions in 2007	No. of Questions in 2006
Awards and prizes	1	0	1
Famous Personalities	1	2	0
Arts and Literature	1	2	1
Business and Economy	12	11	13
Technology and IT	0	1	0
Government and Politics	39	36	38
History	1	1	1
Geography	0	3	2
Science	4	3	4
Sports	1	1	0
Mythology	0	0	0
Quotation	0	0	0

	According to IRMA’s brochure the GK questions are mainly asked from:
	1.	The Indian economy and Issues relating to India’s national income and its composition; per capita income, etc.
	2.	Millennium Development Goals, human development, HDI and its achievement by India.
	3.	Issues in demography: rural and urban population, sex ratio etc.
	4.	Issues arising from the social and economic exclusion of large sections from the benefits of development such as poverty and inequality: poverty levels, poverty line, disparities in income, employment and literacy by rural-urban background, and gender and social groups like caste and religion.
	5.	Right to information; issues relating to good governance and accountability to the citizens including the maintenance of human rights, and of probity in public life.
	6.	Planning in India, 11th Five Year Plan-goal, targets and strategies.
	7.	Agriculture in India, crop and livestock production systems.
	8.	Approaches to rural development: basic features of target based approach, area based approach; participatory development etc.
	9.	Rural poverty alleviation and development programmes – goals, features and major achievements: green revolution, operation flood, land reforms, NREGA, ICDA, IAY, SSA and NRHM.
	10.	Institutions in rural development-policy, role and characteristics; rural banks, NGO’s, co-operatives, PRIs, corporate social responsibility.
	11.	Health issues including the management of public health, health education, and ethical concerns regarding health care.
	12.	Primary education, regional variation in the level of education, educational status of different social groups.
	13.	Social movements, recent legislations on social issues.
	14.	Internal security, naxalism, and related issues such as the preservation of communal harmony.
	15.	Environmental issues, ecological preservation, conservation of natural resources.
	This section is usually quite difficult to solve with many of the questions being based on comprehensive understanding of the recent economic and social development issues.
	The GK Section of IRMA is important for scoring good marks in the test as it carries 60 marks.