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1 XAT 2022 - GK

Which of the following 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold medallists has successfully contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections?

A. Shreyashi Singh

B. Heena Sidhu

C. Manika Batra

D. Manu Bhaker

E. Tejaswini Samant




A. Shreyashi Singh



2 XAT 2022 - GK

What is OSIRIS-REx?

A. It is the moon mission of JAXA

B. It is the last satellite launched by ISRO

C. It is a NASA asteroid-study mission

D. It is the name of the latest launch vehicle of ESA

E. It is a new variant of the novel Coronavirus




C. It is a NASA asteroid-study mission



3 XAT 2022 - GK

Match the following UNSECO world heritage sites with the states to which they belong.

A. P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I

B. P-V, Q-I, R-II, S-III, T-IV

C. P-IV, Q-I, R- V, S-II, T-III

D. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II

E. P-III, Q-V, R-I, S-II, T-IV




B. P-V, Q-I, R-II, S-III, T-IV



4 XAT 2022 - GK

Which of the following politicians has served for the longest years consecutively, or otherwise, as the Chief Minister of any Indian state or Union Territory?

A. Naveen Patnaik

B. Jyoti Basu

C. Virbhadra Singh

D. Pawan Kumar Chamling

E. Gegong Apang




D. Pawan Kumar Chamling



5 XAT 2022 - GK

Who is the first Field Marshal of independent India?

A. Sam Manekshaw

B. A.S. Vaidya

C. KM Cariappa

D. Bipin Rawat

E. Krishnaswamy Sundarji




A. Sam Manekshaw



6 XAT 2022 - GK

Which of the following companies has acquired 100% stake in Air India?

A. Tata Group

B. Adani Group

C. Mahindra Group

D. Reliance Industries

E. Aditya Birla Group




A. Tata Group



7 XAT 2022 - GK

Which of the following spacecrafts by the NASA entered the Sun’s upper atmosphere - the Corona?

A. Luminous Solar Probe

B. Helios Solar Probe

C. Arka Solar Probe

D. Parker Solar Probe

E. James Webb Solar Probe




D. Parker Solar Probe



8 XAT 2022 - GK

Which of the following footballing legends had never won the prestigious Ballond 'Or Award?

A. Paolo Maldini

B. Pavel Nedv?d

C. Andriy Shevchenko

D. Ricardo Kaka

E. Luca Modric




A. Paolo Maldini



9 XAT 2022 - GK

Which of the following wild animal has the sub-species as Sri Lankan, Indian, Sumatran and Bornean?

A. Spotted Deer (Axis axis)

B. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

C. Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)

D. Tiger (Panthera tigris)

E. Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)




B. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)



10 XAT 2022 - GK

According to the venture capital industry, what is a unicorn?

A. Any start-up that gives a dividend of $1 billion to its shareholders

B. Any start-up that makes its owner a billionaire

C. Any start-up that raises $1 billion in venture capital

D. Any start-up that reaches the valuation of $1 billion

E. Any start-up that reaches to employ 1000 people




D. Any start-up that reaches the valuation of $1 billion



11 XAT 2022 - GK

Which of the following Indian states does not have an “Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)”?

A. Assam

B. Chhattisgarh

C. Karnataka

D. Haryana

E. Punjab




D. Haryana



12 XAT 2022 - GK

Match the following literary works with their authors.

A. P-III, Q-V, R-I, S-II, T-IV

B. P-II, Q-V, R- I, S-IV, T-III

C. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II

D. P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-V, T-III

E. P-V, Q-I, R-III, S-II, T-IV




D. P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-V, T-III



13 XAT 2022 - GK

What is the full form of NFT in the context of block chain?

A. Non-fakable token

B. Non-fungible token

C. Neo-fictitious token

D. Non-fundable tax

E. Non-functional tax




B. Non-fungible token



14 XAT 2022 - GK

From the following options, choose the one which arranges the given Queens’ ascension to the throne in a chronological order.

A. Rudrama Devi, Razia Sultana, Durgavati, Lakshmi Bai, Ahilyabai Holkar

B. Razia Sultana, Rudrama Devi, Durgavati, Ahilyabai Holkar, Lakshmi Bai

C. Razia Sultana, Ahilyabai Holkar, Durgavati, Lakshmi Bai, Rudrama Devi

D. Razia Sultana, Rudrama Devi, Ahilyabai Holkar, Durgavati, Lakshmi Bai

E. Ahilyabai Holkar, Durgavati, Razia Sultana, Rudrama Devi, Lakshmi Bai




B. Razia Sultana, Rudrama Devi, Durgavati, Ahilyabai Holkar, Lakshmi Bai



15 XAT 2022 - GK

Match the animals listed below with the most common collective noun used to represent a group of them (e.g. wolves - Pack).

A. P-II, Q-V, R- I, S-IV, T-III

B. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II

C. P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-V, T-III

D. P-V, Q-I, R-III, S-II, T-IV

E. P-III, Q-V, R-I, S-II, T-IV




B. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II



16 XAT 2022 - GK

Match the following classic movies with their directors.

A. P-V, Q-I, R-II, S-III, T-IV

B. P-III, Q-IV, R-V, S-I, T-II

C. P-I, Q-IV, R- V, S-II, T-III

D. P-IV, Q-V, R-II, S-III, T-I

E. P-III, Q-I, R-V, S-IV, T-II




B. P-III, Q-IV, R-V, S-I, T-II



17 XAT 2022 - GK

Match the following districts with the states to which they belong.

A. P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I

B. P-III, Q-V, R-I, S-II, T-IV

C. P-IV, Q-I, R- V, S-II, T-III

D. P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-V, T-III

E. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II




C. P-IV, Q-I, R- V, S-II, T-III



18 XAT 2022 - GK

What is Zoonosis?

A. A disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals

B. The study of Oonosis

C. A disease which can be transmitted to humans from zoo animals

D. A disease which can be transmitted to humans from zygotes

E. A state of affairs where human behaviour imitates that of zoo animals




A. A disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals



19 XAT 2022 - GK

Maitri and Bharati are the names of:

A. Indian research stations in Arctic

B. Indian underwater missions in the North China Sea

C. Indian peace missions to Somalia

D. Indian diplomatic missions to Iceland

E. Indian research stations in Antarctica




E. Indian research stations in Antarctica



20 XAT 2022 - GK

From which location, India test-fired the new generation Agni Prime missile in 2021?

A. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram (Thumba), Kerala

B. Gan (Addu Atoll), Maldives

C. Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota), Andhra Pradesh

D. APJ Abdul Kalam island, Odisha

E. LAPAN Rocket Launcher Station, Pameungpeuk, Garut, Indonesia




D. APJ Abdul Kalam island, Odisha



21 XAT 2022 - GK

Identify the XLRI alumnus, who has recently been appointed as the Deputy NationalSecurity Advisor?

A. Parikshit Gautam

B. Parthapriya Ghosh

C. Arun Mani Dixit

D. S. Sathya Kumar

E. Vikram Misri




E. Vikram Misri



22 XAT 2022 - GK

Monosodium glutamate is:

A. The reason one cries while peeling onions

B. The name of the company that makes Ajinomoto

C. Found in tomatoes

D. Not found in any fruit or vegetable

E. A misnomer since it does not contain sodium




C. Found in tomatoes



23 XAT 2022 - GK

Match the following books with their authors.

A. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II

B. P-II, Q-V, R- I, S-IV, T-III

C. P-III, Q-V, R-I, S-II, T-IV

D. P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I

E. P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-V, T-III




D. P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I



24 XAT 2022 - GK

What is a grey market?

A. The trade of a commodity which is recognized as a counterfeit product

B. The trade of a commodity which is unbranded

C. The trade of a commodity for which the country of origin is not mentioned

D. The trade of a commodity for which the taxes are evaded

E. The trade of a commodity through distribution channels not authorized by themanufacturer




E. The trade of a commodity through distribution channels not authorized by themanufacturer



25 XAT 2022 - GK

What is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)?

A. The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator

B. The world’s largest and most powerful Aperture Spherical radio telescope

C. The world’s largest and most powerful nuclear reactor

D. The world’s largest and most powerful water laser gun

E. The world’s largest and most powerful electron beam




A. The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator