The questions on the General Awareness topic for the entrance examination which is conducted by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade are as mentioned below:

1. Which of the following country is identified by (WHO) World Health Organisation's reports, as the "Obesity Capital" of the world as more than 50% of its population were found to be overweight?
(1) United Arab Emirates (2) Saudi Arabia
(3) Kuwait (4) Qatar

2. At the 54th Grammy Awards 2012, held on 12th February 2012, who among the following won the maximum awards in different categories?
(1) Bon Iver (2) Kanye West
(3) Adele (4) Taylor Swift

3. Match the following world heritage sites and their locations.

List - X (World Heritage)
List - Y (Site) List - Z (:Year)

1. Ajanta Caves A. jaipur i. 1983
2. Khajuraho Temples B. Delhi ii. 1986
3. Keoladeo National Park C. Rajasthan iii. 1985
4. Red Fort D. Madhya Pradesh iv. 2007
5. Jantar Mantar E. Maharastra v. 2010

(1) 1-E-iv; 2-D-iv; 3-C-iii; 4-B-ii; 5-A-i (2) 1-E-i; 2-D-ii; 3-C-iii; 4-B-iv; 5-A-v
(3) 1-D-i; 2-C-ii; 3-E-iii; 4-B-iv; 5-A-v (4) 1-B-i; 2-C-ii; 3-D-iii; 4-E-iv; 5-A-v

4. What is the limit prescribed by government of India for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Travel and Tourism sector?
(1) 100% (2) 74% (3) 51% (4) 49%

5. In which of the following locations, was world’s (potentially) largest uranium Mine identified and commercial
exploration work started by Atomic Energy Commission of India?
(1) Jaduguda, Jharkhand (2) Imphal, Meghalaya
(3) Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh (4) Kolar, Karnataka

6. Match the following leading MNCs with their locations.

List-X (Name of the MNC)
List-Y (Location)

1. Apple A. Munich, Germany
2. Adidas B. Edinburgh, Britain
3. Bata C. Cupertino, California, USA
4. BMW D. London
5. bp E. Lausanne, Switzerland
F. Atlanta, U.S.
G. New York City
H. Herzogenaurach, Germany
(1) 1-C; 2-H; 3-E; 4-A; 5-D (2) 1-C; 2-A; 3-E; 4-B; 5-D
(3) 1-G; 2-H; 3-E; 4-A; 5-B (4) 1-C; 2-A; 3-G; 4-B; 5-F

7. As per Census 2011, Which State tops, having shown positive results in core areas namely lower growth rate in population, highest literacy rate, higher female population in sex ratio?
(1) Kerala (2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Rajasthan

8. Who among the following won the “Indian Multinational of the Year” award in the All India Management Association (AIMA) 2012, Managing India Awards given in New Delhi in April 2012?
(1) Aditya Birla Group (2) ADAG
(3) ITC (4) ONGC

9. Which city will host the Commonwealth Games in 2014?
(1) London (2) Glasgow
(3) Sydney (4) Toronto

10. Match the Lists X and Y.

List-X
List-Y

1. Oldest independent country in Africa A. China
2. Largest country entirely in Asia B. Ethiopia
3. Largest archipelago in the world by size C. Kazakhstan
4. Largest land-locked country in the world D. Maldives
5. Country having two National Anthems E. Mongolia
6. Country called ‘Land of Blue Sky’ F. New Zealand
G. India
H. Indonesia
I. Kyrgyzstan
J. Rwanda

(1) 1-B; 2-A; 3-H; 4-C; 5-F; 6-E (2) 1-J; 2-A; 3-D; 4-I; 5-E; 6-C
(3) 1-B; 2-G; 3-H; 4-C; 5-F; 6-A (4) 1-J; 2-A; 3-H; 4-I; 5-D; 6-E

11. Who among the following is the richest man of Britain for the 8th year in succession as per Sunday Times report of April 2012?
(1) Sri Chand Hinduja (2) Gopi Hinduja
(3) L.N.Mittal (4) Alisher Usmanor

12. Which of the following is a national health insurance scheme planned for workers of the unorganized sector in India?
(1) NRLM (2) MGNREGA (3) PURA (4) RSBY

13. Investments by foreign nationals by FDI, FII are actively promoted by
(1) Ministry of commerce and industry (2) Finance ministry
(3) Ministry of External Affairs (4) FIPB & FIPC

14. El Nino is a
(1) warm local wind. (2) cool local wind.
(3) warm water current. (4) cool water current.

15. Match the following.
Booker Prize Year Booker Prize Winner Winning Title
1. 1971 A. Aravind Adiga a. In a Free State
2. 1981 B. Kiran Desai b. Midnight’s Children
3. 1997 C. Arundhati Roy c. The God of Small Things
4. 2006 D. Salman Rushdie d. The Inheritance of Loss
5. 2008 E. V. S. Naipaul e. The White Tiger
6. 2009 F. Hilary Mantle f. Wolf Hall
(1) 1-E-f; 2-D-d; 3-C-c; 4-B-b; 5-A-a; 6-F-e (2) 1-A-a; 2-B-f; 3-C-c; 4-D-d; 5-E-e; 6-F-b
(3) 1-E-a; 2-D-b; 3-C-c; 4-B-d; 5-A-e; 6-F-f (4) 1-D-b; 2-E-a; 3-F-f; 4-A-e; 5-C-c; 6-B-d

16. Match the following towns associated with industries.

Town
State
Industry

1. Avadi A. Gujarat a. Heavy Vehicles
2. Vadodara B. Tamil Nadu b. Heavy Water Plant
3. Bhilai C. West Bengal c. Steel Plant
4. Chittaranjan D. Madhya Pradesh d. Locomotives
5. Cambay E. Haryana e. Petroleum
6. Hissar F. Gujarat f. Indo-Australian Sheep-Farm
(1) 1-B-a; 2-A-b; 3-D-c; 4-C-d; 5-F-e; 6-E-f (2) 1-A-a; 2-B-b; 3-C-c; 4-D-d; 5-E-e; 6-F-f
(3) 1-F-f; 2-E-e; 3-D-D; 4-C-c; 5-B-b; 6-A-a (4) 1-F-a; 2-E-b; 3-D-c; 4-C-d; 5-B-e; 6-A-f

17. "Sky Tree" is a tower built for tourism promotion & entertainment by which country?
(1) China (2) Australia (3) Nepal (4) Japan

18. Which country was declared as the largest emitter of CO2 gas, at the 17th International Climate Conference of
Parties (COP) hosted by South Africa?
(1) China (2) U.S.A (3) India (4) Brazil