Management Aptitude Test (MAT)

May 2005 Question Paper Questions on

WHICH State of India was officially recognised by China as part of India during the visit of the Chinese Premier to India in April 2005?

[1]

Arunachal Pradesh

[2]

Magaland

[3]

Sikkim

[4]

Manipur

2

Who is the new CEO of Hewlett-Packard?

[1]

Mark Hard

[2]

Y.K.Hamied

[3]

G.R.Gopinath

[4]

Richard Branson

3

Which FMCG major has recently acquired Balsara for Rs.143 Crore in an all-cash deal?

[1]

HLL

[2]

Godrej

[3]

Dabur

[4]

None of these

4

Which car company brand has the togline – ‘For a special journey called life’?

[1]

Suzuki

[2]

Ford

[3]

Fiat

[4]

Chervolet

5

Sachin Tendulkar does not endorse

[1]

Coke

[2]

Adidas

[3]

Airtel

[4]

Boost

6

Which country does not belong to G-4, a group formed by four leading contenders for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council?

[1]

Japan

[2]

Brazil

[3]

India

[4]

China

7

The car ‘Tucson’ ha been launched by

[1]

Honda

[2]

Ford

[3]

Suzuki

[4]

None of these

8

Which of the following is not an Indian pharma company?

[1]

Ranboxy

[2]

Pfizer

[3]

Cipla

[4]

Nicholas Piramal

9

2008 Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in

[1]

Beijing

[2]

Sydney

[3]

New Delhi

[4]

London

10

The merger between P & G and Gillette will create ---- consumer goods company

[1]

The world’ second largest

[2]

The world’s largest

[3]

A reasonably big

[4]

None of the above is true

11

Which is not a brand from Godrej Group?

[1]

Ezee

[2]

Fair Glow

[3]

Harpic

[4]

Cinthal

12

PC maker company ‘Lenovo Group’,  presently the 8^th largest in the world ad which is entering Indian market also, is a company from

[1]

China

[2]

Malaysia

[3]

Japan

[4]

South Korea

13

Which company was adjudged as the Best Employer in the year 2004?

[1]

Bharti Tele-Ventures

[2]

TCS

[3]

NTPC

[4]

Procter & Gamble India

14

The Indo-Russian joint venture supersonic cruise missile BrahMas, which was test-fired for the first in a land-to-land role recently has a range of ----km

[1]

100

[2]

200

[3]

500

[4]

250

15

This World refers to

[1]

Developing Countries

[2]

Developed countries

[3]

Capitalist nations

[4]

None of these

16

Which American President was assassinate while still in office?

[1]

Abraham Lincoln

[2]

James A. Garfield

[3]

John F. Kennedy

[4]

All of the above

17

The headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organisation [ICAO] are located in

[1]

Geneva

[2]

Rome

[3]

Montreal

[4]

Vienna

18

National Institute of Nutrition is located in

[1]

Bhopal

[2]

Indore

[3]

Karnal

[4]

Hyderabad

19

Sariska Reserve Forest is located in

[1]

Uttaranchal

[2]

Maharashtra

[3]

Jharkhand

[4]

None of these

20

Who is the first non-European to win the Nobel-Prize for Literature?

[1]

Mahatma Gandhi

[2]

Jawaharlal Nehru

[3]

Rabindranath Tagore

[4]

Sarojini Naidu

21

Which city has emerged as the biggest IT job provider

[1]

Bangalore

[2]

Chennai

[3]

Hyderabad

[4]

Mumbai

22

--------- is a book written by late Dr. Mukkrj Anand, the eminent English author

[1]

Coolie

[2]

The Barbers Trade Union

[3]

Two Leaves and a Bud

[4]

All of these

23

International Women’s Day is observed on

[1]

28 February

[2]

03 March

[3]

05 March

[4]

08 March

24

In the recent past, USA and European Union made moderate progress towards efforts to put cup on global warming at a UN Conference on Climate Change held in

[1]

Tokyo

[2]

Burenos Aires

[3]

Paris

[4]

New Delhi

25

The ‘Neticket’ scheme, which allows a passenger to fly without ever visiting a reservation counter has been introduced by

[1]

Jet Airways

[2]

Sahara Air

[3]

Indian Airlines

[4]

None of these

26

The headquarters of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are located in Mumbai.  Its regional office is not located at

[1]

New Delhi

[2]

Bangalore

[3]

Kolkata

[4]

Chennai

27

World Trade Organisation [WTO] has its headquarters in

[1]

Geneva

[2]

Rome

[3]

Manila

[4]

Algiers

28

Sunderlal Bahuguna is associate with protests against Tehri Dam project and

[1]

Green Revolution

[2]

White Revolution

[3]

Chipko Andolan

[4]

None of these

29

Which Indian business group acquire Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. [VSNL] in 2002?

[1]

Birla Group

[2]

Tata Group

[3]

Reliance Group

[4]

Godrej Group

30

The Cricket World Cup in 2007 will be hosted by

[1]

West Indies

[2]

New Zealand

[3]

South Africa

[4]

Kenya

31

S.S.Kohli is associated with

[1]

Indian Bank

[2]

Punjab National Bank

[3]

State Bank of India

[4]

HDFC Bank

32

Who is designated as the next President of the World Bank with effect from 31 June 2005?

[1]

David C. Mulford

[2]

Warren Buffett

[3]

Paul Wolfowitz

[4]

Philip Purcell

33

Haier is known to be the world’s -------- Home Appliances brand

[1]

Second largest

[2]

Largest

[3]

Third largest

[4]

Fifth largest

34

From which of the following States of India, the dance form Mohiniattam originates?

[1]

Tamil Nadu

[2]

Kerala

[3]

Karnataka

[4]

Andhra Pradesh

35

Birju Maharaj I  famous --------- dancer

[1]

Bharatnatyam

[2]

Kathakali

[3]

Kathak

[4]

Odissi

36

Which State in India has the smallest area?

[1]

Haryana

[2]

Tripura

[3]

Sikkim

[4]

Goa

37

The capital of Zambia is

[1]

Harar

[2]

Hanoi

[3]

Lusaka

[4]

Kampala

38

Recently released famous book The Alchmy of Desire  has been written by

[1]

Tarun J. Tejpal

[2]

Ruskin Bond

[3]

Khushwant Singh

[4]

Jack Higgins

39

The Indian Constitution recognises ------ languages

[1]

20

[2]

18

[3]

25

[4]

22

40

Which of the following is not a neighbouring State of Jharkhand?

[1]

Madhya Pradesh

[2]

Bihar

[3]

West Bengal

[4]

Orissa