XAT 2022 - GK
Which of the following 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold medallists has successfully contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections?
A. Shreyashi Singh
A. Shreyashi Singh
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Which of the following 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold medallists has successfully contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections?
A. Shreyashi Singh
A. Shreyashi Singh
What is OSIRIS-REx?
C. It is a NASA asteroid-study mission
C. It is a NASA asteroid-study mission
Match the following UNSECO world heritage sites with the states to which they belong.

B. P-V, Q-I, R-II, S-III, T-IV
B. P-V, Q-I, R-II, S-III, T-IV
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?
D. Pawan Kumar Chamling
D. Pawan Kumar Chamling
Who is the first Field Marshal of independent India?
A. Sam Manekshaw
A. Sam Manekshaw
Which of the following companies has acquired 100% stake in Air India?
A. Tata Group
A. Tata Group
Which of the following spacecrafts by the NASA entered the Sun’s upper atmosphere - the Corona?
D. Parker Solar Probe
D. Parker Solar Probe
Which of the following footballing legends had never won the prestigious Ballond 'Or Award?
A. Paolo Maldini
A. Paolo Maldini
Which of the following wild animal has the sub-species as Sri Lankan, Indian, Sumatran and Bornean?
B. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
B. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
According to the venture capital industry, what is a unicorn?
D. Any start-up that reaches the valuation of $1 billion
D. Any start-up that reaches the valuation of $1 billion
Which of the following Indian states does not have an “Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)”?
D. Haryana
D. Haryana
Match the following literary works with their authors.

D. P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-V, T-III
D. P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-V, T-III
What is the full form of NFT in the context of block chain?
B. Non-fungible token
B. Non-fungible token
From the following options, choose the one which arranges the given Queens’ ascension to the throne in a chronological order.
B. Razia Sultana, Rudrama Devi, Durgavati, Ahilyabai Holkar, Lakshmi Bai
B. Razia Sultana, Rudrama Devi, Durgavati, Ahilyabai Holkar, Lakshmi Bai
Match the animals listed below with the most common collective noun used to represent a group of them (e.g. wolves - Pack).

B. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II
B. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II
Match the following classic movies with their directors.

B. P-III, Q-IV, R-V, S-I, T-II
B. P-III, Q-IV, R-V, S-I, T-II
Match the following districts with the states to which they belong.

C. P-IV, Q-I, R- V, S-II, T-III
C. P-IV, Q-I, R- V, S-II, T-III
What is Zoonosis?
A. A disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals
A. A disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals
Maitri and Bharati are the names of:
E. Indian research stations in Antarctica
E. Indian research stations in Antarctica
From which location, India test-fired the new generation Agni Prime missile in 2021?
D. APJ Abdul Kalam island, Odisha
D. APJ Abdul Kalam island, Odisha
Identify the XLRI alumnus, who has recently been appointed as the Deputy NationalSecurity Advisor?
E. Vikram Misri
E. Vikram Misri
Monosodium glutamate is:
C. Found in tomatoes
C. Found in tomatoes
Match the following books with their authors.

D. P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I
D. P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I
What is a grey market?
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
What is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)?
A. The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator
A. The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator