IIFT Paper1
IIFT Paper1
IIFT Paper1
Directions for questions 1 to 50: Select the correct (a) A–i B – ii C – iii D – iv
alternative from the given choices. (b) A – ii B – iii C – iv D–i
(c) A–i B – iii C – ii D – iv
1. Which of the following is a protein deficiency (d) A – iv B – ii C – iii D–i
disease?
(a) Scurvy (b) Xerophtthalmia 9. Match the following.
(c) Kwashiorkar (d) Pernicious Anaemia A. Vilayat Khan i. Violin
B. Doraiswamy Iyengar ii. Sitar
2. Which dynasty founded the Vikramshila C. L. Subramanyam iii. Veena
University? D. Ali Akbar Khan iv. Sarod
(a) Mauryas (b) Palas (a) A – iv B – iii C – i D – ii
(c) Guptas (d) Rashtrakutas (b) A – iii B – iv C – i D – ii
(c) A – ii B – iii C – i D – iv
3. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization (d) A – iii B – iv C – i D – ii
sites was a flourishing port?
(a) Lothal (b) Harappa 10. Who among the following is the Chairman of Zee
(c) Kalibangan (d) Mohenjodaro Group?
(a) Naresh Goyal (b) Subhash Chandra
4. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought in AD 1760, (c) Kunal Dasgupta (d) Aroon Purie
between
(a) the English and Tipu Sultan. 11. Which one of the following types of coal contains
(b) the English and Hyder Ali. a higher percentage of carbon than the rest?
(c) the French and Tipu Sultan. (a) Anthracite (b) Bituminous
(d) The French and the English. (c) Lignite (d) Peat
5. Match the following countries with their 12. The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are
parliaments. classified as
Country Parliament (a) revivalistic. (b) impressionistic.
A. Denmark i. Althing (c) realistic. (d) socialistic.
B. Sweden ii. Storting
C. Norway iii. Folketing 13. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the
D. Iceland iv. Riksdag stomach or other inner parts of the body is based
(a) A – i B – ii C – iii D – iv on the phenomenon of
(b) A – ii B – i C – ii D – iii (a) diffraction. (b) interference.
(c) A – iii B – iv C – ii D – i (c) total internal reflection. (d) refraction.
(d) A – iii B – ii C – iv D – i
14. Economic Survey of India is published officially
6. Match the following books with their authors. every year by the
Book Author (a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
A. Shame i. Mulk Raj Anand (b) Ministry of Finance.
B. Kanthapura ii. Raja Rao (c) Reserve Bank of India.
C. Coolie iii. Sir V. S. Naipaul (d) Planning Commission.
D. A House for
Mr. Biswas iv. Salman Rushdie 15. Which east flowing Indian river has a rift valley
(a) A – iii B – i C – iv D – ii due to down warping?
(b) A – iv B – iii C – i D – ii (a) Krishna (b) Damodar
(c) A – iv B – ii C – i D – iii (c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
(d) A – ii B – i C – iv D – iii
16. The number of chromosomes in a normal human
7. Which among the following was India’s first body cell is
satellite, launched in 1975? (a) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46.
(a) Bhaskara – I (b) INSAT – 1A
(c) Rohini (d) Aryabhatta 17. Pollination by insects is called
(a) ornithophily. (b) entomophily.
8. Match the following. (c) anemophily. (d) hydrophily.
A. Study of fingerprints i. Pomology
B. Study of animal 18. From which part of the plant is turmeric, a
behaviour ii. Ethology commonly-used colourant and anti-septic
C. Study of Moon iii. Selenology obtained?
D. Study of fruits iv. Dactylography (a) Stem (b) Flower (c) Root (d) Fruit
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19. Which of the following is not an alloy? 29. Richard Grasso, who resigned amid controversy
(a) Brass (b) Steel (c) Copper (d) Bronze over his massive pay package, was the Chairman
of the
20. The boundary between USA and Canada is (a) London Stock Exchange.
called (b) Nasdaq.
th
(a) 49 Parallel. (b) 38th Parallel. (c) EuroNext Stock Exchange.
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(c) 24 Parallel. (d) 17th Parallel. (d) New York Stock Exchange.
th
21. Who among the following presides over a joint 30. Who was the Chief Guest at the 54 Republic
session of the Parliament? Day celebrations in New Delhi in January 2003?
(a) President (a) Abdul Gayoom
(b) Speaker (b) Mohammad Khatami
(c) Prime Minister (c) Hosni Mubarak
(d) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (d) Abdelaziz Bouteflika
22. Find the incorrect match. 31. In which river is the world’s biggest river island,
(a) Prithipal Singh ⎯ CMD, BSNL Majuli, situated?
(b) Sunil Mittal ⎯ CMD, Bharti (a) Brahmaputra (b) Ganga
(c) Anil Ambani ⎯ CMD, Reliance (c) Narmada (d) Tapti
Infocomm
(d) Asim Ghosh ⎯ CEO, Hutchrison India 32. Where is India’s first ‘Textile Park’ being set up?
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Sholapur
23. Recently Arnold Schwarzenegger became the (c) Surat (d) Tirupur
Governor of which American state?
(a) Arizona (b) Iowa 33. The year AD 1773 is associated with
(c) California (d) New Mexico (a) Bloodless Revolution in England.
(b) Boston Tea Party in America.
24. Which city played host to the inaugural Afro- (c) storming of the Bastille in France.
Asian Games 2003? (d) Battle of Plassey in India.
(a) Cairo (b) Hyderabad
(c) New Delhi (d) Durban 34. Which athlete became the first Indian to win a
medal at the World Athletics Championship held
25. Match the following. in Paris?
Quantity Unit (a) Sunita Rani (b) J J Shobha
A. High Speed i. Mach (c) Anju George (d) Harwant Kaur
B. Wavelength ii. Angstrom
C. Pressure iii. Pascal 35. Which of the following companies are often
D. Energy iv. Joule referred to the ‘Big Blue’ and the ‘Big Yellow’
(a) A – iv B – iii C – ii D-i respectively?
(b) A – iii B – iv C – ii D-i (a) IBM and Kodak Eastman
(c) A – ii B – iii C–i D - iv (b) HP and Royal Shell
(d) A – i B – ii C – iii D – iv (c) IBM and Exxon Mobil
(d) Royal Shell and IBM
26. Who among the following was the first to
calculate India’s national income? 36. Which corporate group’s punchline is ‘Improving
(a) Naoroji the quality of life’?
(b) M. G. Ranade (a) Reliance (b) Tata
(c) R. C. Dutta (c) A V Birla (d) Essar
(d) Satyendranath Tagore
37. Arun Sarin is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
27. According to Forbes magazine, which country of
has emerged as the best destination for business (a) Sun Microsystems.
process outsourcing (BPO) in 2003? (b) Computer Associates.
(a) China (b) India (c) Ireland (d) Mexico (c) Apple Computers.
(d) Vodafone.
28. Where is the National Board of Trade, India’s
biggest commodity exchange, located? 38. Who among the following is the new Chairperson
(a) Pune (b) Ahmedabad of the Children’s Film Society of India?
(c) Indore (d) Agra (a) Shabana Azmi (b) Kiron Kher
(c) Juhi Chawla (d) Raveena Tandon
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39. Which international organization was founded by 45. Match the following shortlisted titles for 2003
Peter Berenson in 1961? Booker Prize with their authors.
(a) International Labour Organisation Book Author
(b) Amnesty International A. Brick Lane i. Damon Galgut
B. Oryx and Crake ii. Margaret Atwood
(c) Interpol
C. Notes on a Scandal iii. Monica Ali
(d) International Committee of the Red Cross
D. The Good Doctor iv. Zoe Heller
(a) A – i B – ii C – iii D – iv
40. Which among the following is India’s smallest (b) A – ii B – i C – iv D - iii
state in area? (c) A – iii B – ii C – iv D - i
(a) Goa (b) Sikkim (d) A – iv B – i C – iii D – ii
(c) Nagaland (d) Mizoram
46. Which among the following has become the
41. Who among the following has been awarded the world’s first country to completely ban smoking
(Throughout the territory)?
Gandhi Peace Prize in 2003?
(a) Bhutan (b) Finland
(a) Vaclav Havel (b) Lech Walesa (c) Seychelles (d) Mauritius
(c) Kofi Annan (d) The Dalai Lama
47. Who said “Cowardice and ahimsa do not go
42. In which state is the controversial Tehri Hydel together any more than water and fire”?
Dam Project located? (a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Uttaranchal
(c) Chandrasekhar Azad
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Punjab (d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
43. In which of the following business dailies has the 48. On what date did Gandhiji return to India in
world renowned British daily ‘Financial Times’ 1915? (Hint: This day is now observed as
picked up a 13.85% stake in October 2003? Bharatiya Pravasi Divas for this reason).
(a) The Economic Times (a) January 9 (b) March 16
(c) August 2 (d) October 19
(b) The Financial Express
(c) Business Standard 49. Iraq does not share its borders with
(d) Business Line (a) Turkey. (b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Lebanon. (d) Jordan.
44. In which year was mother Teresa awarded the
Bharat Ratna? (Hint: She received the Nobel 50. Which Indian film actor was honoured for lifetime
achievement at the 2003 Moroccan International
Peace Prize in 1979).
Film Festival held at Rabat?
(a) 1979 (b) 1980 (c) 1981 (d) 1982 (a) Dilip Kumar (b) Mohanlal
(c) Amitabh Bachchan (d) Victor Bannerjee
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