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Special GK inputsDear Students,The next MAT is going to conduct on 02nd December; 2007. The last MAT (September 2007), had 40questions in the GK section. The section of General Awareness in MAT primarily focuses on thetopics as given in the following table. From last 4-5 years exactly 40 questions have been asked in thissection. It covers almost all areas of general knowledge with varying difficulty levels. The table belowgives an idea about the various topics on which questions have been asked over the past 5 years.To walk on the ladder of corporate world do some basic work:1. Read up newspapers like The Economic Times, and business magazines like Business India,Business Today and Business World.2. Remember to place special emphasis on facts and figures related to India.3. Go through History and Geography books.4. Keep up with the national dailies.5. Read PrepTalk – your monthly GK magazine. This would be of immense help if you do not readnewspapers. You can also surf the net for web sites which offer quizzes on these topics.Areas PercentageTrade awareness and Advertisement campaigns 37.50%

Sports and games 12.50%History, Art, Culture and Geography 17.50%Indian politics, Economics, Awards and Honours 25%National & International organization, Abbreviations 7.50%Note : You might be asked about important days and dates alsoAlso, the above given is a compilation of topics over which questions have been asked in the past few years.The topics may / may not differ in the test to be conducted this year.Page (2) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis

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Sample questions for your reference1. The second largest continent in the world (interms of area) is(1) Asia (2) South America(3) North America (4) Africa2. Gang Plank refers to(1) The bridge over the Mississippi(2) Bridging the gap of management education(3) Permitting horizontal communication at thework place.(4) None of these.3. Where is monozite found in India on a largescale?(1) Bihar (2) Salem(3) Kerala (4) None of the above4. On which day does Vemal Equinox occur?(1) 21/3 (2) 21/9(3) 21/10 (4) 21/125. Green Revolution in India has so far been most

successful in case of(1) Rice (2) Sugarcane(3) Coarse grains (4) Wheat6. Which city is referred to as the ‘Silicon Valley ofIndia’?(1) Mumbai (2) Chennai(3) Bangalore (4) Hyderabad7. Which of the following is India’s largest agroindustry?(1) Textiles (2) Sugar(3) Coir (4) Jute8. Kaziranga is known for(1) Project Tiger(2) The great Indian two homed Rhino(3) The great Indian one horned Rhino(4) Operation Flood9. How many National Water-ways are there inIndia?(1) 3 (2) 5(3) 7 (4) 910. The maximum production of zinc in India comesfrom the State of(1) Bihar (2) Orissa(3) Rajasthan (4) Karnataka11. The world’s largest producer of mica is(1) Russia (2) USA(3) India (4) France12. Which is the period of South-west Monsoon inIndia?(1) January to May(2) June to September(3) July to December(4) August to November13. The length of the Indian coast-line is(1) 5000 km (2) 5500 km(3) 7516-6km (4) 5800 km14. Which of the following countries is the biggestproducer of cotton in the world?(1) Russia (2) USA(3) Egypt (4) China15. Which of the following States has the highestproduction of coffee in India?(1) Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu(3) Kerala (4) Andhra Pradesh

16. Ferozabad in U.P. is famous for its(1) Leather industry(2) Glass industry(3) Rubber industry(4) Cotton industry17. The soil best suited for cotton cultivation is(1) Red Soil (2) Laterite Soil(3) Black Soil (4) Desert Soil18. The number of countries which have a commonborder with India is(1) 4 (2) 5(3) 6 (4) 719. Where is the Doldrums Belt located?(1) Near the Equator(2) Near the Poles(3) Near the Tropic of Cancer(4) Near the Tropic of Capricorn20. To which country India exports the largestquantity of iron ore?(1) China (2) U.S.A(3) Egypt (4) Germany21. In which State are the Aravalli ranges located?(1) Rajasthan (2) Himachal Pradesh(3) Orissa (4) Andhra Pradesh22. Which river forms its delta in Orissa?(1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari(3) Narmada (4) TaptiPage (4) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis23. When the sun is nearest to Earth, Earth is said tobe in(1) Aphelion (2) Perihelion(3) Apogee (4) Perigee24. What is the International Date Line?(1) The Equator(2) Zero degrees longitude(3) 90° E longitude(4) 180 degrees longitude25. Gir Wildlife Sanctuary is known for(1) Lions(2) Two-horned Rhino(3) One-horned Rhino(4) Operation Flood26. The most important activity of the Tundra region

is(1) Fish farming (2) Cattle rearing(3) Hunting (4) Cropping27. Which is the world’s largest lake?(1) Caspian Sea (2) Lake Superior(3) Lake Victoria (4) Lake Aral28. The Durgapur Steel Plant was set up inassociation with(1) Germany (2) Britain(3) France (4) Russia29. The Durand Line Separates(1) India-Bangladesh(2) Pakistan-India(3) Afghanistan-Pakistan(4) China-Nepal30. The largest natural satellite, Titan, is aroundwhich planet?(1) Jupiter (2) Saturn(3) Uranus (4) Venus31. The theory that refers to an explosion about 10 to15 billion years ago, which most astronomersbelieve to be the origin of the Universe, is called(1) The Red Shift Theory(2) Relativity Theory(3) Big Bang Theory(4) Titanic Theory32. ‘Quetzal’ is the currency of(1) French Guyana(2) West Indies(3) Guatemala(4) Luxemburg33. Which place is known as Queen of the ArabianSea?(1) Kochi (2) Alappuzha(3) Punjab (4) Mumbai34. Betwa river joins the(1) Ganga (2) Yamuna(3) Brahmputra (4) Sone35. What is the currency of El Salvador?(1) Peso (2) Colon(3) Forint (4) Vatu36. Which South American city’s name literallymeans River of January in Spanish?

(1) Rio de Jeneiro (2) Buenos Aires(3) Acapulco (4) Reinda Janericho37. On which of the following planets would you findthe ‘Sea of Tranquillity1(1) Earth (2) Venus(3) Mars (4) Moon38. What are the temperate grasslands of Australiacalled?(1) The Pampas(2) The Downs(3) The Prairies(4) The Aborigine Land39. How many cities (historical) make Delhi?(1) 7 (2) 2(3) 5 (4) 440. The place which witnessed the first rays of theNew Millennium was situated in(1) India (2) Australia(3) New Zealand (4) Indonesia41. A killer super cyclone destroyed large parts ofwhich eastern State of India in the year 1999?(1) Assam (2) West Bengal(3) Orissa (4) Tamil Nadu42. Which is the National Apex Body for assessment,monitoring and control of water and air pollution?(1) Ministry of Environment and Forests(2) Ministry of Science and Technology(3) Central Pollution Control Board(4) Supreme Court43. Which is the land of Morning Calm?(1) Finland (2) Korea(3) Japan (4) Thailand44. The Indian Railways consist of an extensivenetwork of about(1) 40,000 km (2) 50,000 km(3) 60,000 km (4) 70,000 km45. Which gauge out of the following is not anintegral part of Indian Railways?(1) Narrow gauge (2) Meter gauge(3) Broad gauge (4) Standard gaugePage (5) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis46. The capital of Hungary is(1) Sanna (2) Budapest

(3) Vienna (4) Warsaw47. Palk Strait intervenes India and(1) Pakistan (2) Myanmar(3) Sri Lanka (4) Bangladesh48. Which is the poorest country among thefollowing?(1) Sierra Leone (2) Uganda(3) Bangladesh (4) Somalia49. What is the capital of the newly-created state ofChhattisgarh?(1) Ranchi (2) Raigarh(3) Raipur (4) Jabalpur50. Maximum rainfall in India is during the months of(1) January-April(2) June-September(3) September-December(4) February-March51. India owns one of the largest livestock populationin the world. It accounts for nearly 57% of theworld’s buffalo population and 16% of the cattlepopulation. India’s position is.........as a producerof milk in the world.(1) First (2) Second(3) Fifth (4) Tenth52. Sariska and Ranthambore are reserves for aparticular animal. Which is this animal?(1) Lion (2) Deer(3) Tiger (4) Bear53. Which port-city in Orissa was damaged during the1999 super cyclone?(1) Vishakapatnam (2) Paradip(3) Mandvi (4) Kandla54. Which of the following countries has the secondlargest rail network in the world?(1) India (2) U.S.A.(3) Russia (4) China55. Which river is mainly associated with the SardarSarovar Project?(1) Ganga (2) Brahmaputra(3) Krishna (4) Narmada56. Which city is known for its chicken embroidery?(1) Ujjain (2) Lucknow(3) Pune (4) Surat

57. Which country is geographically in NorthAmerica but politically a part of Europe?(1) Iceland (2) Greenland(3) Canary Island (4) Cuba58. Tamil Nadu coast receives rains both in summerand winter due to the influence of(1) Land and sea breezes(2) Frequent cyclones from the Bay of Bengal(3) S.W. monsoon in summer and N.E. tradewinds in winter(4) Nearness to equator59. Which of the following countries is not adjacentto Afghanistan?(1) Uzbekistan (2) Turkmenistan(3) Tajikistan (4) Russia60. Which one of the following shipyards buildswarships for Indian Navy?(1) Mazgaon Docks, Mumbai(2) Cochin Shipyard, Kochi(3) Hindustan Shipyard, Vishakapatnam(4) Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata61. HBJ pipelines carry natural gas from(1) Hathras to Bhatinda and Jhansi(2) Hoshangabad to Bilaspur and Jabalpur(3) Hazira to Bijapur and Jagdishpur(4) Hissar to Banner and Jaisalmer62. What is Zero Coupon Bond?(1) Bond sold at the fraction of its face value(2) Bond sold at the fraction of its cost price(3) Bond issued for industrialists only(4) None of the above63. According to the census 2001, the density ofpopulation in India (per sq km) is(1) 304 (2) 324(3) 344 (4) 36464. What is the percentage of growth projected by theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) for Indiaduring the current financial year?(1) 7.5 percent (2) 6.2 percent(3) 9.5 percent (4) 5.2 percent65. Commercial banks finance rural credit directlyand through(1) NABARD

(2) Rural Banks(3) Co-operative Societies(4) State Government66. Who is the present chairman of SEBI?(1) Jairam Prakash(2) Jana Krishnamurty(3) M. Damodaran(4) None of the above67. Which of the following schemes has NOT beenmerged with the Swarna Jayanti Gram Sewa-Rozgar Yojana?(1) IRDP (2) DWCRA(3) NRY (4) TRYSEMPage (6) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis68. Which of the following is not a CentralGovernment Tax?(1) Income tax (2) Customs(3) Land tax (4) Corporation tax69. Jaswant Singh’s budget brought about somechanges in the individual tax policy. Which of thefollowing is taxable under the Indian tax laws forthe year 2003-2004?(1) Long Term Capital Gains(2) Interest on Housing Loan(3) Dividends(4) Banks and Small Savings Interests70. On which of the following revenue taxes arelevied(1) Individual Income(2) Wind Energy Production(3) Corporate Franchise(4) All the above71. Which public sector telecom companyundertaking was bought by the TATA groupduring the recent disinvestment process?(1) BSNL (2) MTNL(3) VSNL (4) Punjab Telecom72. Which is India’s largest Mutual FundOrganisation?(1) GIS(2) SBI(3) Unit Trust of India(4) ICICI

73. To permit operations of private life insurancecompanies in India, Government of India revisedthe Insurance Regulatory and DevelopmentAuthority (IRDA) Act in the Year(1) 1999 (2) 1998(3) 2000 (4) 200174. Recession in the market implies(1) Slump in trade & industry due to fall indemand(2) Increase in trade and industry due to rise indemand(3) No change in trade and industry due tostability in demand(4) None of these75. In the last decade, population growth rate ofwhich State has been the lowest in the country?(1) Kerala(2) Tamil Nadu(3) Andhra Pradesh(4) Orissa76. Tenth Five-Year Plan covers the period(1) 2001-2006 (2) 2002-2007(3) 2003-2008 (4) 2000-200577. ‘Bottle neck inflation’ means(1) No rise in prices despite increase in aggregatedemand(2) Rise in prices without increase in aggregatedemand(3) Decline in prices due to increase in aggregatedemand(4) None of these78. NABARD stands for(1) National Bank of Agriculture and RegionalDevelopment(2) National Bank of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment(3) National Rural Aeronautical Research andDevelopment(4) None of these79. Suvidha Fixed Deposit scheme was launched bywhich bank?(1) IDBI (2) ICICI(3) SBI (4) City Bank

80. Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana has beenlaunched by(1) National Insurance Co.(2) United India Insurance Co.(3) LIC of India(4) Oriental Insurance Co.81. The part of profit or other surpluses of a companydistributed proportionately among shareholders iscalled(1) Preference Share(2) Equity Share(3) Face Value(4) None of these82. What does the term ‘Overgeared Company’mean?(1) Company doing extremely well(2) Company deeply in debt(3) Company running satisfactorily(4) None of these is true83. What was 45th amendment 1985 about?(1) Made Sikkim a state(2) Extended Reservation for SC/ST by another10 years. (till 1990)(3) Mizoram was made as state(4) Included Sindhi as 15th regional language84. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)was launched in the year(1) 2001 (2) 2000(3) 1999 (4) 199885. Naresh Chandra Committee is concerned with(1) Taxation policy(2) Rural development(3) Aviation sector(4) Defence procurementsPage (7) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis86. ‘Suvidha’ fixed deposits scheme has beenlaunched by(1) ICICI Bank(2) City Bank(3) State Bank of India(4) IDBI87. Ad Asia 2003, which was attended by 1,400delegates of 20 countries, was recently held at

(1) Jaipur (2) Delhi(3) Mumbai (4) Ranchi88. Which of the following is the oldest public sectorbank in India?(1) Canara Bank(2) SBI(3) Allahabad Bank(4) Punjab National Bank89. In 1955, Imperial Bank of India, a leadingcommercial bank of that time, was nationalisedand renamed as(1) Central Bank of India(2) Bank of India(3) Indian Bank(4) State Bank of India90. Which is not declared as a ‘Navratan’?(1) ONGC(2) MMTC(3) Indian Oil Corporation(4) BHEL91. A sustained and appreciable increase in the pricelevel over a considerable period of time is knownas(1) Devaluation (2) Depreciation(3) Inflation (4) Depression92. Budget is the(1) Proposal of taxation(2) Annual financial statement(3) Appropriation Bill(4) None of these93. BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) is gainingground due to(1) Factor cost advantage(2) Economy of scale(3) Business risk mitigation(4) All of these94. Who has been recently appointed as the DeputyChairman of the Planning Commission?(1) Shyam Saran (2) Navin Chawla(3) J.N. Dixit (4) None of these95. The Eleventh Five-year Plan covered the period(1) 2007-2012 (2) 1998-2003(3) 2002-2007 (4) 1999-2004

96. During 2003-04, which one of the followingcompanies was declared the top grosser among ITsoftware and service exporters?(1) Patni Computer System(2) Infosys Technologies(3) TCS(4) Wipro Technologies97. Which Indian Company figures in the top ten ofthe list of fortune 500 companies?(1) Indian Oil Corporation(2) Bharat Petroleum(3) Reliance Industries(4) None of these98. Tatas have planned $2 billion investment in thenear future in(1) Pakistan (2) Sri Lanka(3) Nepal (4) Bangladesh99. Which bank is celebrating 150 years of itsexistence in 2004?(1) Standard Chartered Bank(2) State Bank of India(3) Canara Bank(4) Federal Bank of India100. Central Government undertaking ‘Modern Foods’has been purchased by(1) Parle(2) Amrit Banaspati(3) Nestle(4) Hindustan Lever101. Name India’s first listed IT firm to have crossed$I billion turnover(1) Infosys (2) Satyam(3) Polaris (4) Wipro102. The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry is(1) P. Chidambaram(2) Kamal Nath(3) Sharad Pawar(4) None of these103. TRAI is concerned with(1) Fine arts (2) Telecommunication(3) Sports (4) Medicine104. Computer major IBM has entered into a strategicalliance with which state for impetus to egovernance

and training people?(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Uttranchal(3) Rajasthan (4) Tamil Nadu105. Kelkar Committee dealt with(1) Industrial pollution(2) Tax reforms(3) Babri Masjid issue(4) Railway accidentsPage (8) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis106. The company ‘Easy Bill’ has been launched by(1) Hero Group(2) Modi Group(3) Lalbhai Group(4) Aditya Birla Group107. Which of the following is the most denselypopulatedstate of India?(1) West Bangal (2) Uttar Pradesh(3) Maharashtra (4) Kerala108. Which organisation manages the largest mutualfund in India?(1) Franklin Templeton(2) HDFC(3) SBI(4) UTI109. Tata Consultancy Services offered 55 millionequity shares through its initial public offering in2004. On which of the following stock exchangedid the company list?(1) BSE & NSE(2) BSE, NSE & CSE(3) BSE & NYSE(4) BSE & Nasdaq110. Which company has become the first Indiancompany in the automobile and engineering sectorto be listed on the New Yord Stock Exchange(NYSE)?(1) Maruti Udyog Ltd.(2) Mahindra and Mahindra(3) Hindustan Motors(4) Tata Motors111. For 2007-08, GDP projection of Reserve Bank ofIndia is(1) 6-6.5 percent

(2) 10-5-11 percent(3) 3-5-4 percent(4) 8-9 percent112. Which group is planning $2 Billion investment inBangladesh in the near future?(1) Tatas(2) Reliance(3) Bajaj(4) Larsen and Toubro113. Service Tax, introduced by the government onservices, levies tax at the rate of(1) 8% (2) 12%(3) 10% (4) 5%114. Who is designated as the next President of theWorld Bank with effect from 13th Sep. 2007?(1) David C. Mulford(2) Warren Buffett(3) Robert B.Zoellick(4) Phillip Purcel115. The headquarters of Securities and ExchangeBoard of India (SEBI) are located in Mumbai. Itsregional office is not located at(1) New Delhi (2) Bangalore(3) Kolkata (4) Chennai116. Which FMCG major has recently acquiredBalsara for Rs.143 crore in an all-cash deal?(1) HLL (2) Godrej(3) Dabur (4) None of these117. Which Indian business group acquired VideshSanchar Nigam Ltd. (VSNL) in 2002?(1) Birla Group (2) Tata Group(3) Reliance Group(4) Godrej Group118. Which city has emerged as the biggest IT jobprovider?(1) Bangalore (2) Chennai(3) Hyderabad (4) Mumbai119. Sellers market denotes a situation where(1) demand exceeds supply(2) supply exceeds demand(3) demand and supply are evenly balanced(4) none of these120. Which country is the largest importer of gold?(1) China (2) U.S.A.

(3) Canada (4) None of these121. Which is the first public sector unit in India to bedisinvested?(1) CMC Ltd. (2) Modern Food Industries(3) BALCO (4) Hindustan Zinc Ltd.122. Which is not a private Indian Bank?(1) UCO Bank (2) ICICI(3) HDFC (4) IDBI123. City which was once call the forbidden city?(1) Peking (2) Angola(3) Niger (4) Egypt124. As per the newspaper report, private equityinvestor Act is likely to pick up stakes in which ofthe following automobile companies?(1) Maruti(2) Hyundai Motor India(3) Hindustan Motors(4) Mahindra & Mahindra125. Mr M. Damodaran is the new chairman of Sebi.He has succeeded(1) S. B. Mathur(2) G. N. Bajpai(3) Rajendra Pawar(4) S. S. KohliPage (9) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis126. Who among the following is the new chairmanand managing director of IDBI?(1) J. N. Godbole(2) Rajat Kapoor(3) Malvinder Singh(4) None of these127. Which of the following statements is/are trueabout Shaw Wallace & Co Ltds?A. It is a Chhabria-controlled company and itsmainstay business is liquor and beerB. It has a 50:50 beer joint venture withSABMillerC. Last year, Jumbo group, the parent companyof Shaw Wallace, had called for bids to sellits liquor armD. UB group has acquired Shaw Wallace’sentire businessChoose the answer from the choices given below

(1) A and B (2) B and C(3) All of these (4) A, B and C128. Delphi, the world’s largest auto componentmanufacturer, has the joint venture agreementwith which Indian, company?(1) TVS (2) Bajaj Auto(3) Hero Motors (4) Bharat Forge129. Name the company which has appointed celebritycouple Kajol and Ajay Devgan as its new brandambassadors?(1) Godrej (2) Rasna(3) Santro (4) Whirlpool130. Brand promotion campaign ‘Home-maker senewsmakers’ is associated with which of thefollowing brands?(1) Whirlpool (2) Electrolux(3) Samsung (4) LG131. CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) hasconferred ‘Brand of the Year’ award on which ofthe following brands?(1) Titan (2) Nokia(3) Fair & Lovely (4) Dabur Chyawanprash132. Italian company Cotonificio Honegger S.p A. hasentered into a joint venture with which Indiancompany for manufacturing and marketing ofpremium cotton shirts?(1) Grasim (2) Madura Garments(3) Raymonds (4) Vimal133. Mr Gautam S. Singhania is the chairman and themanaging director of which of the followingcompanies?(1) Grasim (2) Dabur(3) Raymonds (4) TVS134. Recently, the Bombay High Court formallyapproved the merger of Pharmacia Healthcarewith which company?(1) Ranbaxy(2) Abbot(3) Nicolas Piramal(4) Pfizer135. ‘Trie is good’ baseline is associated with which ofthe following brands?(1) LG (2) Samsung

(3) Nestle (4) Britannia136. Which is the home country of luxury car makerBMW?(1) US (2) Japan(3) Luxemburg (4) Germany137. Luxury car brand Rolls Royce is owned by whichcompany?(1) Daimler Chrysler(2) Audi(3) BMW(4) GM138. Mr Vikas Gupta has been appointed as the newmarketing chief of which beverage and foodcompany?(1) PepsiCo (2) Coca Cola(3) Dabur (4) Godrej Foods139. Who of the following is the brand ambassador ofTetra Pak India?(1) Susmita Sen (2) Tabu(3) Sabana Azmi (4) Diya Mirza140. Which of the following statements is true aboutthe US-based company Qualcomm?(1) The company has developed CDMAtechnology for cellular service(2) It is the world’s No. I business softwarecompany(3) It is the pioneer of GSM technology(5) None of these141. Longest highway in the world has a length ofabout(1) 7000 km (2) 8000 km(3) 9000 km (4) 10000 km142. UK-based energy company Burren Energy hasacquired 26 per cent stake in Hindustan OilExploration Co for $26.01 million. Earlier thestake was held by which company?(1) Unocal(2) Shell(3) Reliance Energy(4) British PetroleumPage (10) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis143. Which of the following companies does not haveinterest in tobacco business?

(1) Phillip Morris (2) RJ Reynolds(3) BAT (4) GAP144. Who is the global head of Coca Cola Company?(1) Douglas Lane(2) Warren Buffet(3) E. Neville Isdell(4) Allen F. Judd145. “Let your heart fly” baseline is associated withwhich airlines company?(1) Lufthansa (2) Jet Airways(3) Virgin Atlantic (4) Indian Airlines146. The Quit India Resolution was passed on(1) Aug. 7, 1942 (2) Aug. 8, 1942(3) Oct. 8, 1942 (4) Oct. 7, 1942147. The temples at Khajuraho were built by(1) Chandelas (2) Pallavas(3) Chalukyas (4) Qutubuddin148. Kuchipudi dance originated in(1) Orissa (2) Karnataka(3) Kerala (4) Andhra Pradesh149. Kuki tribes are mainly inhabited in which of thefollowing States?(1) Manipur (2) Arunachal Pradesh(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Nagaland150. The Sarvodaya Movement was started by(1) Mahatma Gandhi(2) Jayprakash Narayan(3) Vinoba Bhave(4) Dada Dharmadhikari151. Lord Buddha preached his first sermon at(1) Lumbini (2) Samath(3) Sanchi (4) Gaya152. In the October 1917 revolution, the Bolshevikswere led by V.I. Lenin to stage an armed coupagainst the anti-communist “Whites”. Who amongthe following was one of the other leaders withLenin?(1) Joseph Stalin (2) A.I. Denikin(3) A.V. Kolchak (4) P. N. Wrangel153. With which King’s reign would you associate the‘Navratanas’?(1) Akbar (2) Krishandevraya(3) Sher Shah Suri (4) Raj Raja Chola

154. Kuchipudi is a dance drama of which of thefollowing States?(1) Andhra Pradesh(2) Kerala(3) Karnataka(4) Tamil Nadu155. There is a traditional flower arrangement calledAthapoo. In which festival is this used?(1) Onam (2) Rath Yatra(3) Teej (4) Pongal156. What is the famous folk dance of Meghalaya?(1) Nati (2) Nongkrem(3) Bamboo Dance (4) Khantum157. Who gave the Camatic music its present form?(1) Shyama Shastri (2) Thyagaraja(3) Purandaradasa (4) Amjad Ali Khan158. In which country did Subhash Chandra Bose’splane crash in 1945?(1) Thailand (2) Japan(3) Burma (4) Erstwhile USSR159. Harihara and Bukka founded which Indiankingdom/dynasty?(1) Vijayangar (2) Bahamani(3) The Marathas (4) The Tughlaq160. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution(1) Protects individual freedom(2) Grants Right to Equality(3) Abolishes untouchability(4) Grants Right to Constitutional Remedies161. The Chairman of National Human RightsCommission is(1) Justice Ranganath Mishra(2) Justice Venkatachalaiah(3) Justice A.M. Ahmadi(4) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer162. Which one of the following is not a basic featureof the Indian Constitution?(1) Presidential government(2) Federal government(3) Parliamentary government(4) Independence of the judiciary163. Which one among the following is enforceable ina Court of Law?

(1) Writ Jurisdiction(2) Fundamental Rights(3) Preamble(4) Fundamental Duties164. The U.N. Conference on Women was held at(1) Beijing (2) Bangkok(3) Tokyo (4) HanoiPage (11) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis165. The Planning Commission was set up by the(1) Parliament(2) Joint decision of the Union Government andthe States(3) Government of India(4) President166. Who presides over the meeting of Lok Sabha?(1) Speaker (2) Vice-President(3) Prime Minister (4) President167. The Planning Commission was set up in(1) 1947 (2) 1950(3) 1956 (4) 1971168. Which of the following is covered under theoriginal jurisdiction of the Supreme Court(1) Dispute relating to civil matters(2) Dispute relating to criminal cases involvingmurder(3) Disputes between two states of the IndianUnion(4) Disputes between two citizens from twodifferent states169. Which of the following is not a FundamentalRight guaranteed by our Constitution?(1) Right against exploitation(2) Right to freedom of religion(3) Right to work(4) Right to equality170. The President of India is elected by(1) The Parliament of India(2) By an electoral college consisting of themembers of the Parliament and the membersof die State assemblies(3) By an electoral college consisting of theelected members of the Parliament and theelected members of the State assemblies

(4) By an electoral college elected directly by thepeople171. The Attorney-General holds office(1) For life(2) For 6 years(3) During the pleasure of the President(4) As long as he enjoys the confidence of theParliament172. A Governor can be removed from his office by(1) The State Assembly(2) The President(3) The Parliament(4) The Prime Minister173. Can there be a common High Court for two ormore States?(1) Yes(2) No(3) Only in a financial emergency(4) Only in a national emergency174. Which of the following is the 25th State of India?(1) Arunachal Pradesh(2) Nagaland(3) Goa(4) Manipur175. The right to vote in the national elections in Indiais based on the principle of(1) Restricted franchise(2) Hereditary privileges(3) Property qualifications(4) Universal adult suffrage176. Which of the following is not included in Article19 of the Constitution?(1) Freedom of speech and expression(2) Freedom of entertainment, amusement andfun(3) Freedom of assembly, association and unions(4) Freedom of movement, residence, settlement,profession and trade177. Apart from India, which one of the followingcountries celebrates its Independence Day on thesame day, August 15?(1) South Korea (2) Japan(3) Kenya (4) Congo

178. Who was Mr. Vajpayee’s principal opponent(Congress) from Lucknow?(1) Mulayam Singh(2) Karan Singh(3) Bhavana Balsaver(4) Madhavrao Scindia179. How many official languages does the IndianConstitution recognise?(1) 13 (2) 15(3) 18 (4) 16180. Who is the leader of the opposition in the 13thLok Sabha?(1) Pranab Mukherjee(2) L.K. Advani(3) Manmohan Singh(4) Sharad Pawar181. Who became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh 3times?(1) Khaleda Zia (2) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman(3) Sheikh Hasina (4) Muhammad Mansoor AliPage (12) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis182. The capital of Portugal is(1) Lisbon (2) Addis Ababa(3) Honolulu (4) None of these183. How many times has Atal Bihari Vajpayee beensworn in as the Prime Minister of India?(1) One (2) Two(3) Three (4) Four184. Name the State carved out of Madhya Pradeshafter the Parliament passed the legislation earlierin the year 2000.(1) Uttranchal (2) Vananchal(3) Vidarbha (4) Chattisgarh185. Who became Chief Minister of Haryana 4 times?(1) Choudhary Bansilal(2) Om Prakash Chautala(3) Bhupinder Singh Hooda(4) Amrinder Singh186. The currency of Thailand is(1) Cent(2) Thailand Rupee(3) Baht(4) Krona

187. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of Indiaat present?(1) N. Vittal (2) B.B. Tandon(3) Arun Jaitley (4) T.N.Seshan188. Which is the newly-formed ministry of theGovernment of India?(1) Ministry of IT(2) Ministry of I & B(3) Ministry of S & T(4) Ministry of Environment189. The Upper House of Parliament is known as(1) Parliament House(2) Rashtrapati Bhawan(3) Rajay Sabha(4) Lok Sabha190. The Indian National Song was composed by(1) Rabindranath Tagore(2) Bankim Chandra Chatterji(3) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(4) Sarojini Naidu191. The Right to Private Property in India today is(1) A legal right(2) A political right(3) A constitutional right(4) A fundamental right192. India is a Union of States. Executive power of theUnion is vested in the(1) President (2) Prime Minister(3) Chief Justice (4) Home Minister193. As per the Constitution of India, a citizen of Indiashould not be less than.......of age to become thePresident of India.(1) 30 years (2) 35 years(3) 40 years (4) 50 years194. Comptroller and Auditor-General is appointed bythe(1) President(2) Union Public Service Commission(3) Prime Minister(4) Finance Commission195. The official language as per the Constitution is(1) Sanskrit (2) Hindi(3) English (4) None of these

196. OTIS is a brand name for(1) Babyfood(2) Race cars(3) Cellular phones(4) Lifts and elevators197. Centralisation is said to exist if(1) Top management retains most of the decisionmaking authority.(2) Authority is shared with managers at lowerlevels.(3) Employees at all levels are allowed to takeinitiative in work related matters.(4) None of the above.198. Bill Gates is more well known as(1) The CEO of Apple Macintosh.(2) The CEO of IBM.(3) The CEO of Microsoft Corporation.(4) The inventor of the personal computer.199. The minimum number of directors in a privatelimited company is(1) 1 (2) 2(3) 3 (4) 7200. Which of the following is a private sector oilRefinery?(1) Digboi Oil Refinery(2) Barauni Oil Refinery(3) Nunmati Oil Refinery(4) Mathura Oil Refinery201. What is the exact name of the famous Chairmanof Daewoo in South Korea?(1) Kim-Cheng Woo(2) Kim-Chang Wong(3) Kim-Woo-Choong(4) Kim-Chang-WooPage (13) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis202. The famous International Company ‘De Beers’ isengaged in the business of(1) Lager beer(2) Animal skins(3) Shares & stocks(4) Diamonds203. Which of the following forms of intellectualproperty can provide the longest protection?

(1) Copy right (2) Patent(3) Trademark (4) Industrial designs204. Which of the following is a Navratna PSU?(1) ET & T (2) CMC(3) ONGC (4) MMTC205. Name the best-selling British car of all times.(1) Rolls-Royce (2) Ford(3) Bentley (4) The Mini206. Which industrialist has been summoned by aLucknow bench as an accused in a case ofindecent exposure?(1) Amitabh Bachchan(2) Rupert Murdoch(3) Romesh Sharma(4) Subhash Chandra207. Which brand of watches is endorsed by the sportsstar Martina Hingis?(1) Roles (2) Omega(3) Tag-Heur (4) Westar208. What is the logo of Reebok called?(1) The Sign(2) The 4-Dash(3) The Spin Vector(4) France209. Who owns the company ‘Virgin’?(1) Richard Branson(2) Madonna(3) Ted Turner(4) Videocon210. Which two companies recently agreed to a $ 10bn swap venture between each other?(1) Samsung-Daewoo(2) Samsung-Sansui(3) Kenstar-Samsung(4) Sansui-Aiwa211. What is the logo of the Reader’s digest?(1) Pegasus(2) Unicorn(3) The White House(4) Deacon212. What was the company that owned the Titanic?(1) The White Star Line(2) The Heart of the Ocean

(3) The Five Star Line(4) The J.J. Astor Shipping213. Which car company was acquired by Volkswagenlast year?(1) Fiat (2) GM(3) Symphony (4) None of these214. Which company’s name in Italian means ‘to roll’?(1) Vauxhall (2) Honda(3) Volvo (4) Michelin215. What is the name of the computer company whichmade the computer games, Cricket-97 and FIFA-98?(1) Lucas Arts (2) Sierra Online(3) EA sports (4) Broderbund Software216. Which of the following car names in Spanishstands for nuances/shades?(1) Santro (2) Matiz(3) Mercedes (4) Palio217. Which two mega computer companies haveannounced a merger?(1) Netscape-Oracle(2) Netscape-AOL(3) Netscape-Apple(4) Netscape-Sun218. The Global Management Services launched whichof the following magazines in India recently?(1) Playgirl (2) MAC III(3) ASIA (4) None of these219. What is the Coca Cola’s newly introduced sodacalled?(1) Parrier (2) Kinley(3) Bubbly (4) Zing220. Name the 1997 TIME Man of the Year.(1) Bill Clinton (2) Dr. John Yo(3) Andrew Grove (4) Newt Ginarick221. Mike McNamara is the founder of(1) American Express(2) Citibank(3) Pepsico(4) Standard Chartered222. Which of the following is the most industrialisedeconomy?(1) Bangladesh (2) Malaysia

(3) Nepal (4) Singapore223. What make of car is a Can-era?(1) Porsche (2) Ford(3) Ferrari (4) Aston MartinPage (14) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis224. VIP suitcases are being manufactured by(1) Tata Plastic Products(2) Blow Plast (India) Ltd.(3) Asian Plastics Pvt. Ltd.(4) None of these225. ‘Peter England’ is the brand name of(1) Shirts (2) Cigarettes(3) Shoes (4) Carpets226. What does ‘Super 301’ agreement of U.S.A. dealwith?(1) The trade relations between the interestedcountries(2) Alleviation of poverty from the Third World(3) Foreign exchange crisis of the developingcountries(4) None of these227. De Beer’s has the world monopoly in diamonds.Recently, another diamond company tried tochallenge its monopoly but was crushed. Name it.(1) GUi Diamonds, Hungary(2) Agile Diamonds, U.S.A(3) Hiffy Diamonds, Germany(4) Argyle Diamonds, Australia228. ‘Oral-B’ is the brand name of which of thefollowing products?(1) Contraceptive pills(2) Software(3) Mouth freshener(4) Tooth brush229. Actors get Oscars, Advertising Compaigns getClios, what do Best Direct Marketing Compaignsget?(1) The Dimark (2) The Assets(3) The Best-effort (4) The Echoes230. Brand name ‘YKK’ is related to(1) Cars (2) Cellular phones(3) Zip (4) Shoe Polish231. 7 O’ clock safety razor blade is being

manufactured by(1) Gillette(2) Poddar Group(3) Indian Shaving Products Ltd.(4) Sensor Excel Shaving Products Ltd.232. The M.D. of lridium India recently quit. Namehim.(1) Carly Fiorina(2) George Zacharias(3) Ajit Balakrishnan(4) None of these233. What is the name of Kellogg’s mascot forFrosties?(1) Tony (2) Tiger(3) Bangeera (4) Jimmy234. Baron International now represents whichelectronics giant after breaking up with AKAI?(1) AIWA (2) Thomson(3) Samsung (4) Daewoo235. Which company owns the web page makingsoftware Dreamweaver?(1) Macromedia (2) Micromedia(3) Microsoft (4) Web Fusion236. Who is the CEO of Enron International?(1) Rebecca Mark(2) Joseph Sutton(3) Sanjay Bhatnagar(4) Kenneth Lay237. What is the name of Vinod Dham’s newcompany?(1) Wintel(2) Silicon Spice(3) The Indus Group(4) Bits and Pieces238. Which of the following was voted as the Car ofthe Year in Europe in 1998?(1) Ford Focus (2) Opel Astra(3) Fiat Uno (4) Symphony239. The original software certificate of Microsoft hasthe photograph of which lady?(1) Ada Pascal (2) Melinda Byron(3) Belinda Gates (4) None of these240. Who invented Lego?

(1) Kirk Chirstianson(2) Edward Lego(3) Kurt Arnold(4) None of these241. Fuji Film is suing which of the following threecompanies for Patent Infringement?(1) Kodak, Sotec Co., Custom Camera Design(2) Bayer Inc., Jazz Photo Corp. Symntec Co.(3) Charles Randolph Co. Jazz Photo Corp.Sony.(4) None of these242. Which of the following Indian companies recentlywent global with its voice mail system?(1) Navin.com(2) Infosys(3) Insight Communications(4) Speak EasyPage (15) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis243. Which of the following companies is being suedby Apple because of allegedly copying the I-Macdesign?(1) Picture Perfect Inc.(2) Sybersotec Co.(3) Cheyyenetics Systems(4) None of these244. To which of the following U.S partners,Mahindras recently sold out one of theircompanies?(1) Jeep(2) Otis Elevator Co.(3) Adani Wilmar Ltd.(4) Matador245. Which of the following Indian business houses istying up with Toyota?(1) The Tata Group(2) The Nanda Group(3) The Kirloskar Group(4) The Hero Group246. What is the name of VC. Burman’s company?(1) Wintel(2) Dabur(3) Procter & Gamble(4) Bits and Pieces

247. The Road Ahead is a book written by whichbusiness tycoon?(1) Bill Gates(2) L.N. Mittal(3) Rupert Murdoch(4) Scott Adams248. Who is the President of the CII?(1) Bimal Jalan (2) Sunil Bharti Mittal(3) Tarun Das (4) G.P. Muniappan249. The U.S.broker who conned small insurancecompanies recently and made away with 3 billiondollars is(1) Nick Franknel (2) Martin Lesson(3) David Strutton (4) None of these250. Lego has tied up with which of the following twocompanies as co-marketing partners?(1) McDonalds and Coke(2) McDonalds and Pepsi(3) McDonalds and Shell(4) McDonalds and Baskin Robbins251. With which of the following companies has GAILtied up to form Indraprastha Gas Limited?(1) BPCL(2) Indian Oil(3) Castrol Chemicals Ltd.(4) IPCL252. The Chief Executive of Hindustan Liver is(1) James Heekin (2) John Dooner(3) Rajan Nanda (4) Douglas Baillie253. AJT stands for(1) Advanced Japanese Technology(2) Asean-Japan Treaty(3) Advanced Jet Trainer(4) Association of Japanese Technology254. Intel recently bought a 55% stake in which smallIndian company?(1) Eastern Networks(2) Navin Communications(3) Naresh Software(4) None of these255. Recently Microsoft tied up with which of thefollowing Indian companies to work towards thenext generation software packages?

(1) Infosys (2) Wipro(3) Pentasoft (4) Mind Tree256. Name the small car launched by Maruti inSeptember 2000.(1) Alfa (2) Alto(3) Matiz (4) Golf257. Which multi-purpose vehicle was launched byToyota this year in India?(1) Qualis (2) Land Cruiser(3) Wagon R (4) Land Rover258. The satellite-based personal communicationscompany Iridium, which had to shut down itsservices, is a subsidiary company of which USgiant?(1) General Electric(2) US Robotics(3) Motorola(4) AT & T259. With which airlines does Virgin Atlantic have astrategic tie-up?(1) United Airlines(2) British Airways(3) Singapore Airlines(4) Lufthansa260. Bill Gates recently stepped down as the CEO ofMicrosoft but announced that he will take a newpost to “focus on technologies of the future”.What is this post?(1) Chairman & Chief Software Architect(2) Managing Director(3) President(4) All of the abovePage (16) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis261. Recently Bill Gates became the first man to crossthe 100 billion dollars mark. According toeconomists this means that only.........nations havean economic output higher than that of Bill Gates.(1) More than 50 (2) Less than 42(3) 60 (4) 80262. The largest contributor to the software exportsfrom India during the year 2006-2007 has been(1) Andhra Pradesh(2) Pune

(3) Delhi(4) Maharashtra263. 'Ratti' used by jewellers is obtained from seed of a(1) Gymnospermous plant(2) Angiospermous plant(3) Algae(4) Fungi264. Arun Bajoria, a Calcutta-based businessman, triedto take over which high profile company in theyear 2000?(1) Bombay Dyeing(2) Telco(3) Infosys(4) Wipro265. What is the name of MTNL’s recently launchedcellular service?(1) Connect Next (2) Dolphin(3) Tnex (4) BSNL266. Which of the following is the largest non-bankingcompany in India?(1) Peerless(2) Tata Finance(3) Reliance Finance Capital Ltd.(4) ICICI267. Technoaid is the 1st brand in India of sale, serviceand repair. It was launched by(1) Tata Engineering(2) General Motor(3) Maruti Udyog(4) Agrani Convergence Ltd.268. Electrolux AB is a known appliance makercompany which belongs to(1) Japan (2) South Korea(3) U.S.A. (4) Sweden269. Which one of the following agencies has thepower to declare any industrial unit as apotentially sick unit?(1) BIFR (2) MRTPC(3) FICCI (4) IRBI270. Which was the first Indian Company to be listedon NASDAQ?(1) Infosys (2) Satyam(3) Reliance (4) TISCO

271. Name the first Indian businessman who foundplace in the cover story of Forbes magazine.(1) Anil Ambani(2) Dr. Reddy(3) Azim Hasham Premji(4) Narayan Murthy272. Which bank has introduced a wireless appliancethat uses SMS to authorised credit andtransactions?(1) UTI Bank (2) Citi Bank(3) ABN Amro (4) ICICI Bank273. According to NASSCOM, during the fiscal 2002-03, Indian software industry’s exports willachieve a revenue of(1) $6. 9 billion (2) $8.5 billion(3) $10.1 billion (4) $12.5 billion274. Which of the following is not among the nineIndian companies listed on NYSE?(1) TCS(2) Wipro Ltd.(3) Dr. Reddy’s Lab(4) ICICI Bank275. Name the country which is the second fastestgrowing spender in the world on InformationTechnology.(1) France (2) Switzerland(3) Japan (4) India276. Which auto major launched the multi utilityvehicle-Scorpio?(1) TELCO (2) FIAT(3) Mahindra (4) Toyota277. The organisation arranging the India InternationalTrade Fair (IITF) is(1) ITDC (2) ITPO(3) CII (4) FICCI278. Who among the following is the only Indianbusinessman to be listed in Fortune’s list of 40billionaires under 40 years of age?(1) Anil Ambani (2) Kumarmangalam Birla(3) Ratan Tata (4) Mukesh Ambani279. Name India’s largest pharmaceutical companywith a turnover of Rs.1000 crore.(1) Glaxo Smith Kline

(2) Cipla(3) Ranbaxy(4) None of thesePage (17) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis280. Which telecom group is providing India’s firstprivate sector long distance service?(1) Orange (2) Bharti(3) Airtel (4) Reliance Telecom281. Which business group has bought VSNL?(1) Reliance (2) Tata(3) AT & T (4) Airtel282. Who is known as the Father of India’s ‘WhiteRevolution’, a synonym for co-operative milksector and the brain behind Operation Flood?(1) J. B. Kripalani (2) Dr. Verghese Kurien(3) Baba Amte (4) Har Gobind Khorana283. The gas leak at which company’s plant in Bhopalhad caused an environmental disaster?(1) Reliance Industries(2) Union Carbide(3) Enron(4) Indian Oil284. Parx, an apparel brand, is from(1) Bombay Dyeing(2) Raymonds(3) Mafatlal(4) Reliance Group285. The Indian Railways is one of the largest railwaysystems with an extensive network of over 63,000route kilometers has approximately ..... of thenetwork is electrified.(1) 50% (2) 25%(3) 45% (4) 60%286. Which major US Retail Chain has filed forbankruptcy?(1) Marks and Spencer(2) Wal Mart(3) K Mart(4) Shoppers Stop287. Modern Foods was the first public sectorcompany to be disinvested by the Government ofIndia. Which company acquired 74% equity stakein Modern Foods in 2000 for Rs.104 Crore?

(1) Hindustan Lever Ltd.(2) Nestle(3) Coca cola(4) Pepsi288. The largest public undertaking in India is(1) The Indian Railways(2) ONGC(3) BHEL(4) MTNL289. Which company’s ad line is ‘Better than theBest’?(1) Aiwa (2) Sansui(3) Ted Turner (4) Rupert Murdoch290. Who created the Asian Paints logo ‘Gattu’?(1) R. K. Laxman (2) R. K. Narayan(3) David Olivy (4) Alyque Padamsee291. ‘Rules your senses rules your world’ is the adlineof which company?(1) Samsung (2) Kenstar(3) Aiwa (4) Sansui292. Name the brand that advertises itself with theslogan The Vision of Sound’.(1) Samsung TVs (2) Thomson TVs(3) Sansui TVs (4) BPL TVs293. Which product’s ad line is ‘The Power to Excite’?(1) Omega (2) Rolls Royce(3) Mont Blanc (4) Accent294. The Indica’s ad line is(1) More car per car(2) Our car(3) When in India do the Indian way(4) The Indian car295. Which company has the ad line ‘You’ve risen inlife’?(1) BPL (2) United Airways(3) Fiat (4) None of these296. ‘Collect all five’ is one of the catchlines of whichproduct?(1) Ruffle Lays-Tazzo(2) Doom-The Computer Game(3) I-Mac-The Computer(4) Maggi-The New Flavours297. With which company would you associate the

catchphrase “The Father of The ModernAutomobile”?(1) Daimler-Benz (2) Ford(3) Daewoo (4) Aston Martin298. ‘Expanding Possibilities’ is the adline of whichcompany?(1) Oracle (2) HP 1(3) Aiwa (4) Zerox299. ‘Applying Thought” is the ad-line of which of thefollowing companies?(1) Oracle (2) TCS(3) Pentasoft (4) Wipro300. Salman Khan and Sunil Shetty have beenrecruited as part of which campaign in the year2000?(1) Coke (2) Pepsi(3) Thumps Up (4) Kawasaki BajajPage (18) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis301. Which company has been listed as the highestspender on advertisements?(1) Reliance (2) Hindustan Lever(3) Dabur India (4) Nestle India302. ‘Mobile Business’ is the catchline of(1) Nokia (2) Motorola(3) Siemens (4) Alcatel303. ‘Leading the way’is an ad jingle of(1) Motorola (2) Hero Honda(3) Toyota (4) Indica V2304. Which state tourism department’s motto is ‘God’sown country’?(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Himachal Pradesh(3) Assam (4) Kerala305. Tokyo Marine & Fire Insurance is offeringGeneral Insurance in India using the ad tagline‘The life you deserve’ in association with(1) IDBI (2) HDFC(3) SIDBI (4) IFFCO306. Under what brand name has MTNL startedinternet telephony to 168 countries?(1) Bol-Anmol (2) Talk time(3) Baaten Anmol (4) Talky307. Which state tourism department’s motto is ‘Aliving heritage of heroism’?

(1) Madhya Pradesh(2) Gujarat(3) Rajasthan(4) Himachal Pradesh308. Which car launched recently has the baseline‘Spoil Yourself?(1) Palio Adventure(2) Opel Swing(3) Skoda(4) Indigo309. Which company is associated with the compaign-What’s your Motto?(1) Microsoft (2) Motorola(3) Leo Mattel (4) Nokia310. The slogan “Everyone’s invited” is associatedwith which Korean Company?(1) Samsung (2) LG(3) Hyundai (4) Daewoo311. Aedes aegypti is(1) A species of mosquito(2) An Egyptian NGO(3) The organism which causes dengue fever(4) The organism which spreads AIDS.312. The Green house effect is caused by an excess of(1) Carbon dioxide(2) Carbon mono oxide(3) Carbon tetrachloride(4) None of the above313. Prithvi is(1) Indigenously developed nuclear reactor(2) Indigenously developed intermediate rangeballistic missile (IRBM)(3) Indigenously developed nuclear bomb(4) Indigenously developed Surface to AirMissile (SAM)314. The term ‘hydroponics’ is used to describe(1) Sound propagation under water(2) Cultivation of plants in water(3) A water-borne disease(4) Under-water electronic devices315. In which atmospheric layer are thecommunication satellites located?(1) Stratosphere (2) Ionosphere

(3) Troposphere (4) Exosphere316. The DNA is a double helix was proposed by(1) Griffith (2) Harvey(3) Lister (4) Watson and Crick317. Who discovered the Law of Gravitation?(1) Pavlov (2) Einstein(3) Newton (4) Rutherford318. Milk is an example of which of the following?(1) Suspension (2) Gel(3) Emulsion (4) Foam319. What is the chemical name of Aspirin?(1) Acetylinic Acid(2) Acetylsalicylic Acid(3) Acetylprunic Cynate(4) Acetylsalicylic Acetate320. The first computer vims in the world was createdin(1) Pakistan (2) USA(3) Japan (4) France321. An ‘Applet’ is a kind of(1) Sweet dish made from apples(2) The new internet ready computer from Apple(3) Marketing Strategy(4) A Java Program322. The Computer Virus which left a large number ofInternet and e-mail users reeling under its impactwas called(1) Friday the 13th (2) Y2K(3) Melissa (4) HiawathaPage (19) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis323. What is the chemical name of Viagra?(1) Sildenafil Citrate(2) Acetylsalicylic Acid(3) Valium Acetyl Cynate(4) Valiumsalisylic Citrate324. The virus on the Internet which spread as aharmless attachment in a word file was(1) Papa (2) 26th June(3) Melissa (4) Die Hard-7325. The first balloon flight to go around the worldwas(1) Solo Spirit 3 (2) Orbiter 3(3) ICO Global (4) Cable and Wireless

326. Which of the following is not a search engine?(1) Yahoo ! (2) Lycos(3) Dogpile (4) Altavista327. Who is credited with the idea of linking each pageof information on the net to another that wentonto create the world wide web (www)?(1) Tim Berners-Lee(2) Bill Gates(3) Al Gore(4) Steve Lobs328. What key button is found on the top left corner ofa standard computer keyboard?(1) Tab (2) Caps Lock(3) Delete (4) Escape329. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics(CDFD) is located at(1) Delhi (2) Kolkata(3) Hyderabad (4) Chennai330. Under Indian space programme, the abbreviationGSLV stands for(1) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(2) Global Satellite Link Vehicle(3) Geostationary Solar Light Vehicle(4) None of these331. Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) manufactured byHAL made its first public flight in(1) 1998 (2) 1999(3) 2000 (4) 2001332. The Green revolution in crops, Yellow revolutionin oil seeds and Golden revolution in has been anample testimony to the contributions ofagricultural research and development effortsundertaken in the country.(1) Horticulture (2) Wheat(3) Petrol (4) None of these333. Human Genome Project endeavours to(1) Decode DNA(2) Invent AIDS treatment(3) Study evolution of human(4) Study ringer prints334. Disguised employment refers to(1) person with no jobs(2) unemployment amoung housewives

(3) unemployment among people above60 yearsof age(4) employment of more persons in a job whichlesser number of persons can accomplish335. Who among the following represented India in theG-15 Summit held in November 1996?(1) P. Chidambaram(2) K. R. Narayanan(3) H. D. Deve Gowda(4) India is not a member of G-15336. The first Earth Summit was held at(1) Washington (2) Rio-de-Janeiro(3) Geneva (4) Buenos Aires337. Where is the headquarters of the UNO?(1) Geneva (2) The Hague(3) New York (4) Paris338. What is the term of the non-permanent membersof the Security Council?(1) One year (2) Two year(3) Three year (4) Six months339. GATT headquarters are in(1) Geneva (2) New York(3) Paris (4) Washington340. The Mossad is the intelligence agency of(1) Israel (2) United Kingdom(3) Iraq (4) Palestine341. Henry Dunant is the founder of whichorganisation?(1) The Red Cross(2) WWF(3) Amnesty International(4) Greenpeace342. Which country joined the ASEAN on April 301999?(1) Vietnam (2) Cambodia(3) Philippines (4) Indonesia343. Which of the following is NOT a member ofSAARC?(1) Pakistan (2) Nepal(3) Bangladesh (4) AfganistanPage (20) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis344. How many member countries are there in OPEC?(1) 8 (2) 10

(3) 9 (4) 11345. Which of the following did India NOT want to bepart of at the last WTO talks?(1) Labour standards(2) Environmental standards(3) Textile quotas(4) Labour and environmental standards346 is not a member of ASEAN.(1) Pakistan (2) Singapore(3) Malaysia (4) Indonesia347. Where was the last round of talks for the WTOheld in November-December 1999?(1) Sydney(2) London(3) Washington DC(4) Seattle348. The theme of the World Development Report2001 is(1) From Plan to Market(2) Knowledge for Development(3) Attacking Poverty(4) The State in the Changing World349. The earlier name of WTO was(1) UNCTAD (2) GATT(3) UNESCO (4) FICCI350. Which one of the following countries is NOT amember of the G-8 group?(1) France (2) Italy(3) Spain (4) Germany351. The Constitution of the U.N.O. is called(1) Magna Carta (2) Peace Agreement(3) Charter (4) Declaration352. The World Bank’s headquarters are in(1) Geneva (2) New York(3) Paris (4) Washington DC353. Where was the First Earth Summit held in 1992 toaddress environmental issues of the world?(1) Johannesburg (2) Geneva(3) Seattle (4) Rio354. Name the organisation which has launched theFree Trade Area (FTA) in January 2002.(1) SAARC (2) WTO(3) ASEAN (4) UNCTAD

355. Headquarters of the South Asian Association forRegional Co-operation (SAARC) are in(1) Colombo (2) Dhaka(3) Kathmandu (4) New Delhi356. Which country is geographically in Asia but a partof NATO?(1) Turkey (2) Greece(3) Iran (4) Egypt357. Who was the founder of www?(1) Daimler Chrysler(2) Tim Bemers Lee(3) Warren Buffet(4) Joseph Stalin358. Full form of ISP?(1) International Service Provider(2) Internet Service Provider(3) Internet Subject Provider(4) Intranet Service Provider359. The fourth ministerial meeting of WTO was heldat(1) Geneva (2) Seattle(3) Doha (4) New York360. Which of the following is true about the keypoints agreed at the Earth Summit, 2002 inJohannesburg?I. To halve proportion of people without accessto proper sanitation by 2015.II. To cut significantly the rate at which rareanimals and plants are becoming extinct by2010.III. To initiate strategies to preserve resources forfuture generations by 2005.IV. To increase the share of world energyproduced from renewable ‘green’ sourcessuch as solar or wind power.(1) I and II (2) I, II and III(3) I, II and IV(4) I, III and IV361. The last meeting of the foreign ministers of theASEAN stands for(1) Academy of South-East Asian Nations(2) Association of South-East African Nations(3) Association of South-East Asian Nations(4) None of the above

362. How many countries are the members ofSAARC?(1) Four (2) Five(3) Six (4) Eight363. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literaturein the year 2006?(1) Anthony Burgess(2) Thomas E Maloy(3) Graham Swift(4) Orhan PamukPage (21) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis364. Dronacharya Awards are given(1) To outstanding athletes(2) To outstanding coaches(3) For best performance in Archery(4) For invention in Science365. The 2001 Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award forExcellence in Public Administration andManagement Sciences has been conferred on(1) Azim Hasham Premji(2) N. R. Narayana Murthy(3) Kumarmangalam Birla(4) Anil Ambani366. Which of the following organisations gives theKalinga Prize?(1) UNESCO(2) CSIR(3) Ministry of Welfare(4) Department of Science and Technology367. The movie directed by Anupam Kher that baggedthe Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival was(1) Mississippi Masala(2) Kamasutra(3) Salaam Bombay(4) Monson Wedding368. Who is associated with Narmada BachaoAndolan?(1) A. B. Vajpayee(2) Medha Patkar(3) Mamata Banerjee(4) Sunder Lal Bahuguna369. Name the film directed by Manoj Shyamalan thatwas nominated for the Oscars in 2000.

(1) Elizabeth (2) The Sixth Sense(3) Bombay Boys (4) The Cell370. The agricultural scientist to get Nobel Peace Prizein 1970 was(1) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan(2) Dr. Norman Earnest Borlaug(3) Dr. Kurt Waldheim(4) Dr. James Watson371. ‘The Album of the Year’ category GrammyAward in the 45th Annual Grammy Awards hasbeen won by(1) Anushka Shankar Pandit(2) Norah Jones(3) Bruce Springsteen(4) Britney Speares372. Miss World 2006 title has been won by(1) Jemifer Hawkin(2) Sabrina(3) Tatana Kucharova(4) Maria Julia Mantilla373. Name the renowned Indian space scientist whohas been conferred the Officer of the Legion ofHonour by the French Government(1) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam(2) K. Subramaniyam(3) Dr. Seyed E. Hasnain(4) K. Kasturirangan374. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2006 wasawarded to the former President of South Africaalong with(1) C. Subramanium(2) Shabana Azmi(3) Satish Dhawan(4) World Health Organisation375. The US actress recently named as GoodwillAmbassador of the UN High Commission forRefugees is(1) Julia Robert (2) Gwynith Paltrow(3) Angelina Jolie (4) Demi Moor376. Who among the following is NOT a recipient ofthe Jawahar Lal Nehru Award for InternationalUnderstanding?(1) Boutros-Boutros Ghali

(2) Yasser Arafat(3) Nelson Mandela(4) Aung San Suu Kyi377. World Environment Day is celebrated on(1) June 5 (2) September 7(3) October 8 (4) February 10378. September 8 is observed every year as(1) World Health Day(2) World Peace Day(3) World Literacy Day(4) Friendship Day379. Which day is celebrated as the InternationalLabour Day?(1) 1st January (2) 21st July(3) 31st December (4) 1st May380. On whose birthday is Teacher’s Day celebrated?(1) S. Radhakrishnan(2) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(3) Rajendra Prasad(4) Jawaharlal Nehru381. The global community comes together tocelebrate World Environment Day on(1) June 5 (2) June 4(3) July 6 (4) October 2382. World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on(1) December 2 (2) July 5(3) November 14 (4) November 3Page (22) of (23) GK @ MAT Analysis383. Jaspal Rana is associated with(1) Cricket (2) Wrestling(3) Swimming (4) Shooting384. In which sports is it illegal to play left-handed?(1) Discus Throw (2) Polo(3) Lacrosse (4) Chess385. What was the Mascot of the recently concludedAsian Games called?(1) Orry (2) Chi Rho(3) Chi To (4) Chi Kho386. Who among the following has taken the highestfifty wickets in the World Cup Records?(1) Wasim Akram(2) G Mc Grath(3) M. Murlitharan

(4) J. Srinath387. In which of the following cities, Kumble took 10wickets in an innings?(1) Kolkata (2) Chennai(3) Nagpur (4) Delhi388. In Wrestling (WWF), the Undertaker is known as‘The Phenom’ Then who is known as ‘Stone ColdSteve Austin’?(1) The Phenominum(2) The Rattle Snake(3) The Cooperator(4) Bad Boy389. Who is the Indian cricketer to have scored 3centuries in a row in his first 3 test matches?(1) Sachin Tendulkar(2) Kapil Dev(3) Mohd. Azharuddin(4) Sunil Gavaskar390. In 1999, Pete Sampras became No. 2 for a shorttime only. Who became No. I during that period?(1) Chang (2) Moya(3) Krajicek (4) He never became No. 2391. When Kumble took 10 wickets in an innings, whoamong the following took the catch to dismiss thelast batsman?(1) Rahul Dravid (2) V. V. S. Laxman(3) Mohd. Azharuddin (4) Nayan Mongia392. The cricketer who acts in a TV serial is(1) Salil Ankola(2) Nilesh Kulkarni(3) Abhay Kurevilla(4) Nobody393. What is the nickname of Kumble?(1) Jimmy (2) Jammy(3) Jumbo (4) Jet394. Which athlete was known as the ‘Flying Finn’?(1) Paavo Nurmi(2) Diego Cervantes(3) Geramo Dunolta(4) Jesse Owens395. The Crickets first one-day World Cup was held in(1) England (2) India(3) Africa (4) Sri Lanka

396. Fist Cricket World Cup was held in the year(1) 1980 (2) 1975(3) 1970 (4) 1972397. On which boxer was the Robert De Niro’s film‘Raging Bull’ based?(1) Evander Hollyfield(2) Jack La Motta(3) Mohammed Ali(4) Alvin Styles Jr.398. How many overs were allowed per side in theinaugural 1975 Cricket World Cup?(1) 50 (2) 60(3) 25 (4) 40399. The recommendations of the Kelkar Task Forcerelated to(1) Trade(2) Banking(3) Foreign Investment(4) Taxes400. First Indian women to win a medal in Olympic?(1) Karnam Malleshwari(2) Fathma Begum(3) Reita Faria(4) Arati PradhanPage (23) of (23) GK @ MAT AnalysisAnswer Keys1.(4) 2.(3) 3.(3) 4.(1) 5.(4) 6.(3) 7.(1) 8.(3) 9.(1) 10.(3)11.(3) 12.(2) 13.(3) 14.(4) 15.(1) 16.(2) 17.(3) 18.(4) 19.(1) 20.(1)21.(1) 22.(1) 23.(2) 24.(4) 25.(1) 26.(3) 27.(1) 28.(2) 29.(3) 30.(2)31.(3) 32.(3) 33.(1) 34.(2) 35.(2) 36.(1) 37.(4) 38.(2) 39.(4) 40.(3)41.(3) 42.(3) 43.(2) 44.(3) 45.(4) 46.(2) 47.(3) 48.(4) 49.(3) 50.(2)51.(1) 52.(3) 53.(2) 54.(1) 55.(4) 56.(2) 57.(2) 58.(3) 59.(4) 60.(1)61.(3) 62.(1) 63.(2) 64.(4) 65.(2) 66.(3) 67.(3) 68.(3) 69.(4) 70.(4)71.(3) 72.(3) 73.(1) 74.(1) 75.(1) 76.(2) 77.(2) 78.(2) 79.(1) 80.(3)81.(2) 82.(2) 83.(2) 84.(2) 85.(1) 86.(4) 87.(1) 88.(3) 89.(4) 90.(2)91.(3) 92.(2) 93.(1) 94.(4) 95.(1) 96.(3) 97.(4) 98.(4) 99.(1) 100.(4)101.(1) 102.(2) 103.(2) 104.(1) 105.(2) 106.(1) 107.(1) 108.(4) 109.(3) 110.(4)111.(4) 112.(1) 113.(3) 114.(3) 115.(2) 116.(3) 117.(2) 118.(1) 119.(1) 120.(4)121.(2) 122.(1) 123.(1) 124.(3) 125.(2) 126.(1) 127.(4) 128.(1) 129.(4) 130.(1)131.(2) 132.(3) 133.(3) 134.(4) 135.(1) 136.(4) 137.(3) 138.(2) 139.(2) 140.(1)141.(2) 142.(1) 143.(4) 144.(3) 145.(4) 146.(2) 147.(1) 148.(4) 149.(4) 150.(3)151.(2) 152.(1) 153.(1) 154.(1) 155.(1) 156.(2) 157.(2) 158.(2) 159.(1) 160.(3)161.(2) 162.(1) 163.(2) 164.(1) 165.(3) 166.(1) 167.(2) 168.(3) 169.(3) 170.(3)171.(3) 172.(2) 173.(1) 174.(3) 175.(4) 176.(2) 177.(1) 178.(2) 179.(3) 180.(2)181.(1) 182.(1) 183.(3) 184.(4) 185.(1) 186.(3) 187.(2) 188.(1) 189.(3) 190.(2)191.(1) 192.(1) 193.(2) 194.(1) 195.(2) 196.(4) 197.(3) 198.(3) 199.(3) 200.(3)201.(3) 202.(4) 203.(2) 204.(3) 205.(1) 206.(2) 207.(2) 208.(1) 209.(1) 210.(4)

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