XAT GK Questions | XAT General Awareness Preparation 2022

XAT GK Questions: Xavier School of Management (XLRI or formerly Xavier Labour Relations Institute) will conduct the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) on 2nd January 2022. The exam will be conducted online at multiple exam centres in 72 cities from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM.  As per the exam pattern, the XAT question paper consists of 100 MCQs based on four sections - Decision Making, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge and Verbal & Logical Ability. 

To prepare well for XAT 2022, candidates are advised to solve question papers for different sections. All four sections are important, therefore, XAT GK preparation 2022 must not be neglected as, during the personal interview round, there will be questions asked from the GK section as well. 

In this article, we have provided 50 XAT GK questions with answers for practice. This exam has a section for General knowledge in which questions are being asked from various fields like Corporate, Indian Economy, Socio-political Issues, Industrial History etc. 

Go through the XAT General Awareness Preparation 2022 questions provided below - 

1. Which of the following is the correct tagline of the given company?

A. Bank of Maharashtra: Together we Prosper

B. Bank of Rajasthan: One Family One Bank

C. Barclays Bank: Fluent in finance

D. DBS Bank: Do more

2. Which of the following company acquired online buying and selling platform Quikr to enhance its offerings in the property space?

A. Realty Compass

B. WoNoBo.com

C. A N Virtual World Tech

D. Genesys International Corp

3. Which of the following two companies signed with Reliance Communications (RCOM) on a non-binding pact to sell its tower and optic fibre assets?

A. Riverstone Holdings and Roark Capital Group

B. Tillman Global Holdings and Texas Pacific Group

C. Merrill Lynch and Nomura Group

D. JLL Partners and JMI Equity

4. Which of the following international bank to whom Tata Sons Ltd tied-up for its funding and branding activates in several countries across the world?

A. International Monetary Fund

B. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited

C. World Bank

D. European Central Bank

5. Which among the4 following Indian company tied-up Aricent, a US-based product engineering firm to launch Aricent Employability Programme?

A. Nasscom Foundation

B. Reliance Foundation

C. Indian Development Foundation

D. Zakat Foundation of India

6.  What is the name of service after Shemaroo has tied up with DTH players and Cable operators to launch its movie premiere service?

A. Miniplex

B. Netflix

C. BoxTV

D. SunDirect

7. What is the name of the network after Star India being integrated with a Telugu TV channel?

A. Zee Telugu

B. Shakshi TV

C. MAA TV

D. ETV Telugu

8. Which online marketplace acquired by Paytm for hyper-local services to strengthen its position in online-to-offline space?

A. Near.in

B. Loccul

C. Spotme.com

D. Assist.org

9. Which of the following digital security firm tied-up with Federal Bank for their banking mobile application?

A. Synapse

B. TCS

C. Cybervance

D. IBM

10. SEBI signed Memorandum of Understanding with which organisation on bilateral cooperation and technical assistance??

A. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission

B. Johannesburg stock exchange board

C. London Stock Exchange

D. Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS

11. How much percentage of Indian population is dependent on agriculture?

A. 65% of total population

B. 53% of total population

C. 40% of total population

D. 65% of total population

12. Which Indian states produce highest quantity of soyabeen?

A. U.P

B. MP

C. Kerala

D. Maharashtra

13. Which of the following statement is not correct?

A. The national insurance scheme for crops was implemented in 1999-2000

B. Kerala is the largest rubber producer in India.

C. India is the largest tobacco producing country in the world.

D. At present India is the third largest fertilizer producer in the world.

14. Which Indian state uses biggest quantity of fertilizer in India?

A. Punjab

B. Karnataka

C. U.P

D. Maharashtra

15. Black revolution is related to the…….

A. Fish production

B. Coal production

C. Crude oil production

D. Mustard Production

16. What percentage of Indian GDP is contributed by the service sector?

A. 25 % of GDP

B. 60 % of GDP

C. 53% of GDP

D. 49 % of GDP

17. Which of the following sector does not comes under the service sector in India?

A. Real estate

B. Transport

C. Restaurants & hotels

D. Formation of electronic television

18. Which activity is termed as activity of tertiary sector?

A. Wheat production

B. Mobile production

C. Construction of a dam

D. Fishing

19. Which of the following industry is known as sun rising industry?

A. Dairy industry

B. Information technology

C. Health and clinic

D. None of these

20. What is the current rate of service tax in India currently?

A. 12.5%

B. 13.5%

C. 14%

D. 14.5%

21. Which of the following article of Indian Constitution dealt with the appointment of attorney general of India?

A. Article 72

B. Article 74

C. Article 76

D. Article 68

22. Which one is not true about the attorney general of India?

A. He is the legal advisor to the government of India

B. His tenure and salary is decided by the president

C. He has the voting right in the proceeding of the parliament

D. He appears before high courts and Supreme Court in cases involving union government.

23. Who said that the preamble is the keynote to the constitution?

A. Earnest Barker

B. B.R. Ambedkar

C. K.M. Munshi

D. Jawahar Lal Nehru

24. Which feature of Indian constitution is not taken from American constitution?

A. Preamble

B. Single citizenship

C. Judicial Review

D. Fundamental Rights

25. Article 17 of the Indian constitution is related to:

A. Prohibition of Child labour

B. Equality before law

C. Prohibition of untouchability

D. Abolition of Titles

26. “TRYSEM” a programme made for  the:

A. Employment to Rural youths

B. Employment to Urban youths

C. Development of nutrition intake in the food of poor of the country.

D. Providing road connectivity to the villages.

27. Union budget of India is referred in which of the following article:

A. Article 109

B. Article 112

C. Article  180

D. 212

28. The only woman who holds the post of the Finance Minister of India is:

A. Sarojini Naidu

B. Indira Gandhi

C. Sucheta Kriplani

D. Vijay Laxmi Pandit

29. How many members are elected in the Lok Sabha from the Union Territories (according to Constitutional provision)

A. 20

B. 22

C. 30

D. 15

30. Who has the authority to decide the shares of states in the tax collected by the Central Government?

A. Parliament

B. NITI Aayog

C. Finance Commission

D. Finance Ministry

31. Which condition is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society?

A. dependence on subsistence agriculture

B. creation of a one-crop economy

C. availability of investment capital

D. capture of foreign lands

32. Which of the following were associated with guild?

A. Industrialization

B. Exporters

C. Traders

D. Producers

33. Who among the following devised the Spinning Jenny?

A. Samuel Luck

B. Richard Arkwright

C. James Hargreaves

D. James Watt

34. The Industrial Revolution started in

A. Belgium.

B. England.

C. France.

D. Germany.

35. The effects of' the Industrial Revolution

A. Were confined to the eighteenth century.

B. Largely occurred in the nineteenth century.

C. Continue to this day.

D. Ended by 1950.

36. The early effects of the Industrial Revolution on ordinary people was

A. Always beneficial.

B. To improve living standards.

C. Hardly noticeable.

D. Unhealthy working and living conditions.

37. The Industrial Revolution led to the development of colonies, whose purpose was to

A. Provide a source of raw materials.

B. Provide a market for manufactured goods.

C. Spread the benefits of democracy.

D. Both A and B.

38. Which of the following has been a long-term effect of the Industrial Revolution?

A. increasing environmental damage

B. greater international peace

C. a reduction in the population worldwide

D. more even distribution of wealth

39. Which one of the following committees recommended the abolition of reservation of item of small scale sector in industry?

A. Abid Hussain Committee

B. Narsimhan Committee

C. Nayak Comm.ttee

D. Rakesh Mohan Committee

40. Which one of the following Industrial Policies has abolished (with a few exceptions) the Industrial Licensing?

A. Industrial Policy, 1970

B. Industrial Policy, 1980

C. Industrial Policy, 1991

D. Industrial Policy, 1985

41. Which is the governing body of Football Federations from around the world?

A. FIFA: Federation of International Football Federations

B. IFA: International Football Federations

C. UIFA: Union International Football Federations

D. FIFF: Federation of International Football Federations

42. Which is the governing body of Football Federations from Europe?

A. UEFA: Union of European Football Associations

B. EFA: European Football Association

C. UFA(E): Union of Football Association (Europe)

D. FFE: Football Federation of Europe

43. Champions League played in Europe is organised and managed by which Organisation?

A. FIFA

B. UEFA

C. CONCAF

D. FA

44. World of 2014 was won by which National Team?

A. Germany

B. France

C. Argentina

D. Spain

45. Which team failed to defend its World Cup title in the World  Cup of 2014

A. Spain

B. Germany

C. Portugal

D. Argentina

46. Which among these is the highest governing body of Hockey?

A. International Hockey Federation

B. World Hockey Federation

C. Federation of International Hockey

D. International Hockey Association

47. Total no. of players playing on the pitch in a hockey match is?

A. 22

B. 16

C. 20

D. 18

48. Which player is allowed to touch the ball with his feet during a Hockey match?

A. Goalkeeper

B. Defender

C. Centre-forward

D. Winger

49. The dimensions of a Hockey field are?

A. 91.4m X 55m

B. 92m X 55m

C. 92.5m X 56m

D. 91.4m X 56m

50. The distance between the penalty spot and the goal is?

A. 6yrds

B. 5yrds

C. 8yrds

D. 7yrds

Advantages of Solving XAT General Awareness Questions

• XAT question papers will improve candidates' time management skills and also boost their confidence.
• By solving the previous year XAT GK questions, candidates can get aware of where they are lacking and by this, they will get to know in which section or topic they need to work hard. 
• For XAT GK Preparation 2022 and to get an idea of the types of questions asked in the exam, candidates must solve the question papers. 
• By solving General Awareness Questions, they will be able to discover tricks and shortcuts to solve questions faster.
• They can also self-evaluate their XAT General Awareness preparation by solving the question paper.

About XAT 

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a three-hour national-level management entrance test conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur, for admission to its management programs and other XAT colleges across the country. Apart from XLRI and 10 other XAMI members, over 700 B-schools accept XAT scores for admission to their post-graduate management programmes. For 2021, around 75,000 candidates appeared for XAT.