IIFT General Knowledge Previous year paper 2012
What was the picture shown on the first stamp of independent India?
(a) The new Indian flag
(b) Ashoka Lion Capital
(c) A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
(d) A Douglas DC-4 aircraft
Ans – (a)
Which of the following venues has hosted the Summer Olympics Games the maximum number of times?
(a) Athens
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Los Angeles
Ans – (c)
What is a good estimate for the length of the coastline of the mainland India?
(a) 6000 km
(b) 7500 km
(c) 9000 km
(d) 11000 km
Ans – (b)
Which treaty led to creation of the single European Currency “Euro”?
(a) Maastricht Treaty
(b) Vienna Monetary Treaty
(c) Plaza Accord
(d) Bretton Woods Agreement
Ans – (b)
In ecology, what name is given to the measure of diversity that is often used to quantify the biodiversity of a habitat by taking into account the number of species present, as well as the abundance of each species?
(a) Simpson Index
(b) Herfindahl – Hirschman Index
(c) Flintstone Index
(d) Bio-volatility Index
Ans – (a)
Who is the Indian to be named as one of the six winners of the prestigious Magsaysay Award for 2012?
(a) Medha Pathkar
(b) Jeet Thayil
(c) Kulandei Francis
(d) Arvind Kejriwal
Ans – (c)
Who, among the following has not been a Vice President of India before becoming the President of India?
(a) Radhakrishnan
(b) Venkatraman
(c) Shankar Dayal Sharma
(d) Giani Zail Singh
Ans – (d)
GAAR has been in news recently. What does GAAR stands for
(a) Global Accounting Alliance RegimeBoutros Boutros- Ghali
(b) General Anti Avoidance Rules
(c) Government Affairs Assessment Rule
(d) Generally Accepted Accounting Rules
Ans – (b)
When it is 11:15 as per Greenwich Mean Time, what will be the time in Delhi
(a) 04:45 hours
(b) 05:45 hours
(c) 17:45 hours
(d) 16:45 hours
Ans – (d)
Mullaperiyar Dam is a matter of controversy between which of the following states?
(a) Karnataka – Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala – Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala – Karnataka
(d) Karnataka – Andhra Pradesh
Ans – (b)
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