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SNAP WEBINAR - IGK-2012
AIM OF THE SESSION
• The session is designed to optimize students performance in SNAP
entrance exam through GK section.
• To make understand the value of GK section and help them to
increase score by:
– Analysis of the previous year questions.
– Understanding the areas of importance.
– Practicing new questions based on previous year questions.
• To add value to the students General Knowledge.
Flow of the this Session
Session 1:
• Mode of preparation for next two weeks.
• Discussion of 60 examples from previous
year papers. (2011 & 2010)
• Prime sources where we can get these
questions.
GK & MBA“One mark in Quantitative Ability is equal to one mark
in English is equal to one mark in GK.”
• Most of the candidates prepare intensively for QA and
English but give less time to GK.
• Average time taken to solve each GK question is the
least.
– It takes approximately 30 seconds for each GK
question.
• So, less effort is needed to score better in GK.
• As cut offs are generally low in GK, it helps in improving
overall marks
GK & SNAP
• As GK is so vast, it is not possible to learn
everything.
• Pick areas according to exam.
• Do not learn everything in GK.
• Be wise in selection as well as rejection of the
material.
GK & SNAP
Current AffairsPolicies
Economy.
General
Sports
GK & SNAP
Broadly questions can be classified in the
following areas broadly:
• Current Affairs
• General Awareness
• Issues of common concern
• Major International issues
GK in SNAP
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40402011
40402010
40402009
Number of QuestionsMaximum
MarksExam
SNAP 2011
A revision
SNAP GK -2011
Question 1)
“Swayamsidha” is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help:
(a) School Children only
(b) Health workers only
(c) Senior citizen without any regular income
(d) Women only
SNAP GK -2011
Question 2)
What is ‘Share swap’?
A. A business takeover in which acquiring company uses its own stock to pay for the acquired company.
B. When a company uses its own shares to get some short term loan for working capital requirement.
C. When companies are required to float a new issue to earn capital for their expansion programmes, each shareholder gets some additional preferential shares. The process is known as Share Swap.
(a) Only A
(b) Only A & B
(c) Only C
(d) None of the above
SNAP GK -2011
Question 3)
Regarding “carbon credits” which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The carbon credits system was ratified in conjunction with KyotoProtocol.
(b) Carbon credits are awarded to those countries or groups who havereduced the greenhouse gases below their emission quota.
(c) The goal of carbon credit system is to reduce carbon dioxide emission.
(d) Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Environment Programme.
SNAP GK -2011
Question 4)
Both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) are related to investment in a country. Which one of the following statements best represents an important differencebetween the two?
(a) FII helps bring better management skills and technology while FDI only brings capital.
(b) FII helps in increasing capital availability in general, while FDI only targets specific sectors.
(c) FDI flows only into secondary markets while FII targets primary market.
(d) FII is considered to be more stable than FDI.
SNAP GK -2011
Question 5)
In context of global oil prices, “Brent crude oil” is frequently referred to in the news. What does this term imply?
1) It is a major classification of crude oil.
2) It is sourced from North Sea.
3) It does not contain Sulphur.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
SNAP GK -2011
Question 6)
With reference to “Look East Policy” of India consider the following statements:
1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in the East Asian affairs
2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of Cold war.
3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with itsneighbors in Southeast and East Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 & 3
SNAP GK -2011
Question 7)
Recently “oilzapper” was in news. What is it?
(a) It is eco friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills.
(b) It is the latest technology developed under sea oil exploration.
(c) It is genetically engineered high biofuel – yielding maize variety.
(d) It is the latest technology to control accidentally caused flames from oil wells.
SNAP GK -2011
Question 8)
Why is the offering of “teaser loans’ by commercial banks a cause of economic concern?
1. The teaser loans are considered to be an aspect of sub– prime lending and banks may be exposed to the risk of defaulters in future.
2. The teaser loans are given to inexperienced entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing or export units.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
SNAP GK -2011
Question 9)
Why is the Government of India disinvesting its equity in the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE)?
1. The Government intends to use the revenue earned fromdisinvestment mainly to pay the External debt.
2. The Government no longer intends to retain the management control of CPSEs.
Which of the statements above is/are correct’?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 & 2
SNAP GK -2011
Question 10)
The book “Unto this Last’ which influenced Gandhiji, was authored by:
(a) Boris Yeltsin
(b) Pushkin
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) John Ruskin
SNAP GK -2011
Question 11)
Besides USA, India has signed, with which of the following countries the agreement being named as ‘Cooperation Agreement on the development of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy”?
(a) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Australia
SNAP GK -2011
Question 12)
Which of the following countries is a not member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)?
(a) Russia
(b) USA
(c) Italy
(d) Iran
SNAP GK -2011
Question 13)
Many times we read in the newspaper that several companies are adopting the FCCBs route to raise capital. What is the full form of FCCB?
(a) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
(b) Foreign Convertible Credit Bonds
(c) Financial Consortium & Credit Bureau
(d) None of these
SNAP GK -2011
Question 14)
As per the reports published in various newspapers, RBI has asked banks to make plan to provide banking services in villages having population of 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories?
(a) Plan for financial inclusion
(b) Efforts to meet Priority sector lending
(c) Extension of Internet & Branchless banking
(d) None of these
SNAP GK -2011
Question 15)
Which of the following is/are treated as artificial currency?
(a) ADR
(b) GDR
(c) Both ADR & GDR
(d) SDR
SNAP GK -2011
Question 16)
Which of the following terms indicates a mechanism used by commercial banks to provide credit to the Government?
(a) Cash Credit Ratio
(b) Debt Service Obligation
(c) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
(d) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
SNAP GK -2011
Question 17)
Who among the following was not part of the drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill?
(a) Salman Khurshid
(b) Anna Hazare
(c) Arvind Kejriwal
(d) Kiran Bedi
SNAP GK -2011
Question 18)
Criminal procedure is a subject of which of the following lists?
(a) State List
(b) Concurrent List
(c) Union List
(d) Both (a) and (c)
SNAP GK -2011
Question 19)
One of the world’s biggest Uranium resources was recently found in:
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Uttarakhand
SNAP GK -2011
Question 20)
Which of the following was the first venture of Kishore Biyani?
(a) Pantaloons
(b) Big Bazar
(c) Central
(d) Future capital Holdings
SNAP GK -2011
Question 21)
Who among the following is often referred to as father of India’s “Green Revolution”?
(a) Dr. Verghese Kurien
(b) Dr. Amrita Patel
(c) M.S. Swaminathan
(d) Gurudev Khush
SNAP GK -2011
Question 22)
Who among the following directed the movie Peepli Live?
(a) Ashutosh Gowarikar
(b) Kiran Rao
(c) Anusha Rizvi
(d) Seema Chisti
SNAP GK -2011
Question 23)
The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called:
(a) sublimation point
(b) distillation point
(c) triple point
(d) melting point
SNAP GK -2011
Question 24)
The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the:
(a) Raman Effect
(b) Chandrashekhar limit
(c) Aurora Borealis
(d) Quasan Zone
SNAP GK -2011
Question 25)
UNDP reports publishes every year the Human Dvelopment Index. Which of the following is not criteria used to measure the HumanDevelopment Index?
(a) Health
(b) Education
(c) Living Standards
(d) Human Rights
SNAP GK -2011
Question 26)
The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?
(a) Citicorp
(b) ICICI
(c) HSBC
(d) ABN Amro Bank
SNAP GK -2011
Question 27)
Which of the following is not a member of SAARC?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Burma
(d) Maldives
SNAP GK -2011
Question 28)
Which article of the Indian Constitution recognizes Hindi in Devanagari Script as the official language of India?
(a) Art 345
(b) Art 343
(c) Art 348
(d) Art 334
SNAP GK -2011
Question 29)
India has finally woken up to the needs of the country’s elderly. With the number of people in the 60-plus age group in India expected to increase to 100 million in 2013 and to 198 million in 2030, the health ministry is all set to roll out the:
a) National Programme for Health care of the Elderly
b) National Programme for Senior Citizens
c) National Programme for Old Aged
d) Rashtriya Vriddha Swasthya Yojana
SNAP GK -2011
Question 30)
Which among the following statements is/are correct?
(1) Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies in India.
(2) The NRI can cast his vote by postal balloting.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
SNAP GK -2011
Question 31)
In a landmark move, which of these State governments has set up a Savarna Aayog, a commission to identify the deprived and under-privileged families among upper castes?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
SNAP GK -2011
Question 32)
Which of these countries has announced one billion US dollar aidfor the reconstruction of Nalanda University?
(a) Japan
(b) Singapore
(c) Malaysia
(d) China
SNAP GK -2011
Question 33)
What is the name of the in-house magazine to be published by the Indian Railways, to be distributed to the passengers on high endtrains?
(a) Rail Vishwa
(b) Rail Bandhu
(c) Rail Mail
(d) Rail Patra
SNAP GK -2011
Question 34)
The government, in February 2011, setup a task force to create away to provide direct subsidies to the ultimate beneficiaries onpetroleum working gas and fertilizers. The task force will he headed by:
(a) Nandan Nilekani
(b) Apoorva Sinha
(c) Sangam Chitra
(d) All of these
SNAP GK -2011
Question 35)
Which of these countries has been added in the ‘BRIC (Brazil-Russia- India-China) grouping of emerging economies?
(a) South Korea
(b) Venezuela
(c) South Africa
(d) Malaysia
SNAP GK -2011
Question 36)
Which of the following countries was the host of First Asian Yoga Championship held recently?
(a) Thailand
(b) Cambodia
(c) Vietnam
(d) Laos
SNAP GK -2011
Question 37)
Who among the following has been defeated by Saina Nehwal, who has won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title recently, becoming the First Indian to do so?
(a) Ji Hyun Sung
(b) Wang Lin
(c) Kamilla Rytter Juhl
(d) Shinta Mulia Sari
SNAP GK -2011
Question 38)
On March 6, 2011, the Supreme Court held that _____ has ample powers to enact legislation with respect to extra–territorial aspects for the security of India?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Parliament
SNAP GK -2011
Question 39)
Which country has appointed Brigadier General Ravinder Singh as its next Army chief, the first Sikh in nearly 30 years to be given the force’s batton?
(a) Thailand
(b) Singapore
(c) Malaysia
(d) Indonesia
SNAP GK -2011
Question 40)
Annant Pai, better known as ‘Uncle Pai’, who recently died was the creater of which among the following comic series?
(a) Chacha Chaudhary
(b) Chandamama
(c) lndrajaal
(d) Amar Chitra Katha
SNAP 2010
A revision
SNAP GK -2010
Question 1)
Name the jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his ‘long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China’.
(a) Went Xiabo
(b) Wen Jiabao
(c) Liu Jiabao
(d) Liu Xiaobo
SNAP GK -2010
Question 2)
Which government is behind the ‘The Nalanda Proposal’, proposing Nalanda as an ideal site for establishing a 21st century learning institution?
(a) Singapore
(b) India
(c) U.K,
(d) China
SNAP GK -2010
Question 3)
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger are known for founding:
(a) Facebook
(b) Orkut
(c) Wikipedia
(d) Google
SNAP GK -2010
Question 4)
The year 2010 is represented in Roman Numerals as:
(a) LLX
(b) MMX
(c) IIXX
(d) CCXX
SNAP GK -2010
Question 5)
In which country is the seat of the United Nations InternationalCourt of Justice?
(a) France
(b) Norway
(c) Britain
(d) Netherlands
SNAP GK -2010
Question 6)
In 1965 Gordon Moore, Co-founder of Intel, made a prediction about the future of computer processing. What does his prediction, known as Moore’s Law say?
(a) As technology continues to advance, computer chips will become obsolete.
(b) Computer-processing power will double every 18 months to two years.
(c) There will eventually be no need for transistors in high-tech electronics.
(d) As the number of transistors increases, computer-processing power will be reduced by half in every two years.
SNAP GK -2010
Question 7)
‘At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.’ – Who wrote this famous advertising headline?
(a) David Ogilvy
(b) Walter Thompson
(c) Leo Burnett
(d) Salman Rushdie
SNAP GK -2010
Question 8)
His life’s motto was ‘simple living and high thinking’ He was one of the greatest intellectual and activists of the 19th century and one of the pillars of the Bengal Renaissance. He was a polymath, Sanskrit pundit, educator, social reformer, writer and philanthropist. Due to his relentless efforts, on 26th July 1856, widow re-marriage was legalized by the then Government of India. Who is this towering personality?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
SNAP GK -2010
Question 9)
Eustace Fernandes, who passed away in early 2010 was the much admired creator of:
(a) Tom and Jerry
(b) Amul Girl
(c) Air India Maharaja
(d) Snow White
SNAP GK -2010
Question 10)
Find the mismatch:
(a) Somdev Devvaraman - Badminton
(b) Gagan Narang - Shooting
(c) Arjun Atwal - Golf
(d) Anita Sood - Swimming
SNAP GK -2010
Question 11)
Who designed the new rupee symbol?
(a) Dilip Chhabria
(b) D. Udaya Kumar
(c) Tarun Tahiliani
(d) S. Arun Kumar
SNAP GK -2010
Question 12)
What exactly is cloud computing?
(a) A way to organize desktop computers
(b) Lightweight software that takes up little space on a hard drive
(c) Computing resources that can be accessed on demand, like electricity from a utility
(d) The World Wide Web
SNAP GK -2010
Question 13)
What is NDM-1?
(a) National Defence Missile 1, developed by Defence Research and Development Orgnisation (DRDO) as a part of the comprehensive missile shield for India.
(b) A bacterial gene called New Delhi Mettallolactamase - 1, dubbed the ‘superbug’ because of it being resistant to most antibiotics.
(c) New Directions in Management 1- the first among a series of international conferences on Management, to be inaugurated by Bill Gates in Mumbai in January 2012.
(d) A vision document on Disaster Management,released by Planning Commission.
SNAP GK -2010
Question 14)
‘Niyamgiri Hills’ was in the news because of:
(a) Vedanta’s failed mining proposal in the area inhabited by Dongria Knodhtriabls.
(b) The helicopter crash and death of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
(c) Headquarters of the Naxalite Red corridor.
(d) Conde Nast Traveller magazine selected it as the best trekking holiday spot in the world.
SNAP GK -2010
Question 15)
Match the following husband-and-wife team with the
awards they have received for exemplary work:
1. Bill and Melinda Gates - (i) Right to Livelihood Awards
2. Sankaralingam and Krishnammal - (ii) UN Population Award
3. Prakash and Mandakini Amte - (iii) Kyoto Prize
4. Peter and Rosemary Grant - (iv) Magsaysay Award
(a) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-iv
(b) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iiii
(c) 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i
(d) 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-iii, 4-i
SNAP GK -2010
Question 16)
What is Renminbi?
(a) It is the official currency of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), whose principal unit is the Yuan.
(b) Low cost car being developed by Volkswagen in China, at prices lower than Nano.
(c) New aircraft Company floated by Brazil to challenge Boeing and Airbus.
(d) New currency mooted for the entire ASEAN region like Euro for Europe.
SNAP GK -2010
Question 17)
Embraer is one of the world leaders in the manufacturing of corporate/business jets. Embraer belongs to which country?
(a) Germany
(b) Japan
(c) Brazil
(d) France
SNAP GK -2010
Question 18)
The Unique Identification (UID) Project, headed by Nandan Nilekanihas been renamed as:
(a) Adhaar
(b) Sambhav
(c) Sambhand
(d) Alekh
SNAP GK -2010
Question 19)
India’s first Special Economic Zone dedicated to the Aerospace Industry has been launched at:
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Hallargi
(c) Shimla
(d) Ahmedabad
SNAP GK -2010
Question 20)
The prime purpose of WTO is to promote:
(a) Financial Support
(b) Global Peace
(c) Unilateral Trade
(d) Multilateral Trade
SNAP GK -2010
Question 21)
On March 5, 2010, which of the following personalities from India is among 19 members chosen by UN chief Ban Ki-moon for a high-level advisory group on Climate Change Financing tasked with mobilizing funds pledged during the Copenhagen meet to tackle global warming?
(a) Shyam Saran
(b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(c) Chandrashekhar Dasgupta
(d) Pradipto Ghosh
SNAP GK -2010
Question 22)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed the 11th Five Year Plan as:
(a) India’s health plan
(b) India’s poverty eradication plan
(c) India’s rural prosperity plan
(d) India’s education plan
SNAP GK -2010
Question 23)
Which of the following milestones was achieved by New Zealand Cricket Team Captain Daniel Vettori recently?
(a) 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test Cricket.
(b) 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in One-day International (ODIs)
(c) 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test Cricket.
(d) 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in One-day International (ODIs)
SNAP GK -2010
Question 24)
What is the full form of the term ‘NPA’ as used in banking environment?
(a) Not Profitable Assets
(b) New Potential Accounts
(c) Non Performing Assets
(d) Net Performing Assets
SNAP GK -2010
Question 25)
Which of the following contributes to the highest share of revenue earned by the Government of India?
(a) Income Tax
(b) Excise Duty
(c) Value Added Tax
(d) Corporate Tax
SNAP GK -2010
Question 26)
Which country was world’s largest exporter with merchandise export worth $1.47 trillion in 2008, according to the World Trade Organisation?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Germany
(d) Russia
SNAP GK -2010
Question 27)
Where in India, recently has the Clinton Foundation, founded by former US President Bill Clinton, firmed up its plans to set up world’s largest solar park (3,000 to 5,000 MW capacity)?
(a) Bihar
(b) Orissa
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
SNAP GK -2010
Question 28)
Which three public sector lenders have entered recently into a joint venture agreement for setting up a banking subsidiary, India BIABank (Malaysia) Bhd, in Malaysia?
(a) Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank
(b) Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Bank of India
(c) Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank and Andhra Bank
SNAP GK -2010
Question 29)
What is the compaign of Union and State Governments against the Naxalite movement called?
(a) Operation Red Alert
(b) Operation Green Hunt
(c) Operation Cobra Den
(d) Operation Clean Corridor
SNAP GK -2010
Question 30)
The instrument used to measure the speed of the wind is:
(a) Altimeter
(b) Anemometer
(c) Chronometer
(d) Dosimeter
SNAP GK -2010
Question 31)
Which of the following countries is the first in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?
(a) Finland
(b) Japan
(c) Germany
(d) Australia
SNAP GK -2010
Question 32)
Amino acids are found in:
(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Fats
(c) Proteins
(d) Vitamins
SNAP GK -2010
Question 33)
Which among the following is the world’s largest milk producing country?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) The US
(d) Germany
SNAP GK -2010
Question 34)
A group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meaning, e.g. left (opposite ofright) and left (past tense of leave)
(a) Synonyms
(b) Homonyms
(c) Heteronyms
(d) Acronyms
SNAP GK -2010
Question 35)
The National Flag of India was designed by:
(a) Mamhatma Gandhi
(b) Jawarharlal Nehru
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) Pingali Venkayya
SNAP GK -2010
Question 36)
In 1679, Denis Papin, a French physicist, who assisted Robert Boyle, used the latter’s scientific discoveries and invented what is today one of the most commonly found kitchen equipment. His invention earned him a membership of the Royal Society of England. What was the invention?
(a) Knife
(b) Fork
(c) Pressure Cooker
(d) Stove
SNAP GK -2010
Question 37)
Mr. Ratan Tata refused to job with one of the following companies to join Tata Steel in 1962.
(a) IBM
(b) HUL
(c) Seimens
(d) SKF International
SNAP GK -2010
Question 38)
Which of the following have owned Land Rover branch before TataMotors?
(a) BMW
(b) British Leyland
(c) British Aerospace
(d) All of the above
SNAP GK -2010
Question 39)
Who is known as ‘The Man Who Broke the Bank of England’ after he made a reported $1 billion during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis?
(a) George Soros
(b) George W Bush
(c) Paul Volcker
(d) Ben Bernake
SNAP GK -2010
Question 40)
Who is the current dean of Harvard Business School?
(a) Nitin Nohria
(b) Deepak Jain
(c) Kim Clark
(d) None of the above
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• Sixty more questions including civil services
questions which may be critical in this
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• Do not miss.
• Today’s build up will be used in the next
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