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IIFT Questions – Paper 2 Directions for questions 1 to 50: Select the correct alternative from the given choices. 1.

Who founded the Yoga School of philosophy? (1) Ualuka Kannada (2) Jaimine (3) Patanjali (4) Akshapada Gautama

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Hieun Tsang, the famous Chinese traveller visited India during the region of (1) Kanishka. (2) Chandragupta II. (3) Samudragupta. (4) Harshvardhana.

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How many members make up the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha? (1) 15 (2) 22 (3) 30 (4) 35

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Who among the following has the power to prorogue the two Houses of the Parliament? (1) President (2) Vice-President (3) Prime Minister (4) Speaker of Lok Sabha

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What is the name of India’s main battle tank (MBT)? (1) Rajendra (2) Arjun (3) Agnivarsha (4) Pinaka Which of the following monuments was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in AD 1911? (1) India Gate (2) Gateway of India (3) Victoria Memorial (4) Viceregal Lodge

(3) anaemica. (4) Alzheimer’s disease. 12. A person with which one of the following blood group is considered a universal donor? (1) A (2) B (3) AB (4) O 13. The disease ‘Scurvy’ is caused due to the deficiency of (1) Vitamin A. (2) Vitamin B. (3) Vitamin C. (4) Vitamin D. 14. Who advocated the Balkan Plan for the partition of India? (1) Clement Attlee (2) Lord Mountbatten (3) Indian National Congress (4) Muslim League 15. Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus, contains DNA? (1) Centriole (2) Mitochondrian (3) Lysosome (4) Golgi Apparatus 16. Who is the author of the books, “Life and Times of Michael K”, and “Disgrace”? (1) Pat Barker (2) Monica Ali (3) Amit Chaudhuri (4) J.M. Coetzee 17. What is the boundary line between North and South Korea called? (1) 24th Parallel (2) 38th Parallel th (3) 17 Parallel (4) 49th Parallel

Which among the following is the biggest Union Territory by area? (1) Pondicherry (2) Dadra & Nagar Haveli (3) Daman & Diu (4) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

18. Which soil is also called Regur? (1) Black Soil (2) Alluvial Soil (3) Laterite Soil (4) Peaty Soil

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Which is the port town of the Indus Valley Civilization? (1) Ropar (2) Harappa (3) Lothal (4) Rangpur

19. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through (1) Jharkhand. (2) Tripura. (3) Mizoram. (4) Nagaland.

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In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written? (1) Ardha-magadhi (2) Pali (3) Prakrit (4) Sanskrit

10. Lucerne is a (1) foliage crop. (3) stem crop.

(2) root crop. (4) fungus.

11. The consumption of Kesari dal, a banned food substance in many Indian states, causes (1) gradual loss of vision. (2) lathyrism.

20. Which of the following Indian states is not on an international boundary? (1) Nagaland (2) Uttaranchal (3) Jharkhand (4) Meghalaya 21. Find the incorrect match. Country 1. Malawi 2. Rwanda 3. Uganda 4. Liberia -

Capital Lilongwe Kigali Entebbe Monrovia

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22. In which field was the Noble Prize for Medicine for 2003 awarded? (1) Genetics (2) AIDS research (3) MRI (4) Tuberculosis

31. As per the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002 – 2007), what is the targeted GDP growth rate per annum? (1) 7% (2) 8% (3) 9% (4) 10%

23. Match the following. Country I. Malaysia II. Kuwait III. South Korea IV. Sweden

32. According to Fortune 500 for 2003, which is the world’s largest petroleum company by sales revenue? (1) ChevronTexaco (2) British Petroleum (3) Royal Shell (4) Exxon Mobil

(1) (2) (3) (4)

i–b i–e i–e i–b

ii – e ii – c ii – c ii – e

a. b. c. d. e. iii – d iii – d iii – b iii – b

Currency Euro Won Dinar Krona Ringgit iv – a iv – a iv – d iv – d

33. Which of the following has become the first Indian company to post a 5 figure net profit of Rs. 10,529 crore in 2002 – 03? (1) ONGC (2) IOC (3) Reliance Industries (4) NTPC

24. Which writ is called the bulwark of personal freedom? (1) Certiorari (2) Mandamus (3) Quo Warranto (4) Habeas Corpus 25. Which of the following is India’s paramilitary force? (1) Assam Rifles (2) Border Security Force (3) Central Industrial Security Force (4) Central Reserve Police Force

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34. Which Indian City has become the first to implement the Conditional Access System (CAS)? (1) New Delhi (2) Chennai (3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata 35. Who among the following has been awarded the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award for 2003? (1) Ratan Tata (2) P.R.S. Oberoi (3) B.K. Birla (4) Deepak Parekh

26. When and where was the National Song of India, Vande Mataram, first sung at a Indian National Congress session? (1) 1885, Bombay (2) 1888, Allahabad (3) 1896, Calcutta (4) 1900, Lahore

36. India has purchased the Phalcon radar system from (1) Russia. (2) Ukraine. (3) Israel. (4) Italy.

27. Which Schedule is connected with the Anti – defection Act? (1) Schedule VIII (2) Schedule IX (3) Schedule X (4) Schedule XI

37. What is the value of India’s total exports in 2002 – 03? (1) $ 52.2 billion (2) $ 46.8 billion (3) $ 44.6 billion (4) $ 57.4 billion

28. Match the following. Tribal Group I. Vedas II. Bindibu III. Berber IV. Dafla

38. “One Billion Adolescents : The right to health, information and services”, has the motto of which special occasion observed in 2003? (1) July 11, World Population Day (2) January 12, National Youth Day (3) April 7, World Health Day (4) May 15, International Day of the Family

(1) (2) (3) (4)

I–e I–e I–b I–b

II – b II – c II – c II – d

Country a. Algeria b. India c. Australia d. Syria e. Sri Lanka III – a IV – d III – a IV – b III – d IV – e III – e IV – a

29. According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2003, which is the world’s most corrupt country? (1) Nigeria (2) Bangladesh (3) Congo (4) Paraguay 30. Vidya Chhabria has been included in Forbes magazine’s list of 50 most powerful businesswomen for 2003. She is the Chairperson of (1) Jumbo Group. (2) Escorts Group. (3) Baron International Group. (4) Landmark Group.

39. Hun Sen is the Prime Minister of (1) Vietnam. (2) Thailand. (3) Cambodia. (4) Laos. 40. In which country is the Angkor Vat, world’s largest temple complex, located? (1) Cambodia (2) Indonesia (3) Myanmar (4) Nepal 41. Where was the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation held in September 2003? (1) Geneva, Switzerland (2) Cancun, Mexico (3) Evian, France (4) Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei

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42. In which country is ‘Oktoberfest’, the world’s biggest beer festival, held annually? (1) Czech Republic (2) Germany (3) Denmark (4) Slovakia 43. Ramachandrapuram village has become India’s e-panchayat. In which state is it located? (1) Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Andhra Pradesh (3) Kerala 44. Who among the following composed the drama, ‘Ratnavali’? (1) Harshavardhana (2) Bana Bhatt (3) Kalidasa (4) Mahendravarman Pallava 45. Sanjiv Gupta is the President of (1) PepsiCo India. (2) IBM India. (3) Microsoft India. (4) Coca-Cola India. 46. KOSPI is the stock exchange index of (1) Singapore Stock Exchange. (2) Scoul Stock Exchange. (3) Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. (4) Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

47. Which among the following states has a higher sex ratio than the national average of 933? (1) Sikkim (2) Punjab (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Uttaranchal 48. Which among the following is the biggest source of revenue to the Indian Government? (1) Income tax (2) Corporation tax (3) Central excise (4) Customs duty 49. Find the incorrect match. 1. Bajaj Pulsar 2. TVS Fiero 3. Kinetic Deo 4. Honda Eterno 50. Match the following. Country I. USA II. Brazil III. China IV. Australia (1) (2) (3) (4)

I–a I–e I-d I–e

II – b II – b II – c II – c

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a. b. c. d. e. III – e III – d III – e III – d

Area in lakh sq. km 99.76 85.11 76.82 95.61 93.72 IV – c IV – c IV – b IV – b

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Key for IIFT Paper-2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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