SNAP 2007: Previous Year Question Paper with Solutions

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SNAP 2007
General Awareness
1. The leading brand of artificial sweetener in India, ‘Sugar Free’ is owned by
A    Cipla
B    Cadila
C    Glaxo
D    Monsanto
A n s w e r : B
     
2. Monsoon is caused by
A    Movements of cloud
B    Impact of Summer temperature on the sea
C    Rise in temperature
D    Seasonal reversal of winds
A n s w e r : D
3. An Indian company manufacturing automobiles for Mitsubishi is
A    Tata Motors
B    Bajaj Tempo
C    Mahindra
D    Hindustan Motors
A n s w e r : D
4. The name “Koneru Humpy” is associated with which of the following sport?
A    Badminton
B    Cricket
C    Chess
D    Weight Lifting
A n s w e r : C
    
5. The new coin ‘Rupiya’ was issued for the first time by
  
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SNAP 2007
General Awareness
1. The leading brand of artificial sweetener in India, ‘Sugar Free’ is owned by
A    Cipla
B    Cadila
C    Glaxo
D    Monsanto
A n s w e r : B
     
2. Monsoon is caused by
A    Movements of cloud
B    Impact of Summer temperature on the sea
C    Rise in temperature
D    Seasonal reversal of winds
A n s w e r : D
3. An Indian company manufacturing automobiles for Mitsubishi is
A    Tata Motors
B    Bajaj Tempo
C    Mahindra
D    Hindustan Motors
A n s w e r : D
4. The name “Koneru Humpy” is associated with which of the following sport?
A    Badminton
B    Cricket
C    Chess
D    Weight Lifting
A n s w e r : C
    
5. The new coin ‘Rupiya’ was issued for the first time by
  
.
A    
Sher Shah Suri
B    Akbar
C    Ala ud din Khilji
D    Mohammed Shah Tughlaq
A n s w e r : A
6. One of the following allows an individual to start and continue to share regularly any of his/her own personal experience,
knowledge, opinion or thought with the internet community?
A    Portal
B    Email
C    Blog
D    Chat
A n s w e r : C
7. Phishing is
A    A Govt. plan
B    A stem cell
C    A fraudulent way of getting the PIN and bank passwords using emails
D    None of these
A n s w e r : C
    
8. In the sports world, the sobriquet ‘Indo-Pak Express’ is applied to
A    Shree Santh and Shoaib Akhtar
B    Rohan Bopanna and Aisam -Ul- Haq Quareshi
C    Sania Mirza and Shahar peer
D    Rohan Bopanna and Shahar Peer
A n s w e r : B
9. A film that has not been directed by Mira Nair is
A    Earth
B    Monsoon Wedding
C    Kamasutra
D    Salaam Bombay
A n s w e r : A
  
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SNAP 2007
General Awareness
1. The leading brand of artificial sweetener in India, ‘Sugar Free’ is owned by
A    Cipla
B    Cadila
C    Glaxo
D    Monsanto
A n s w e r : B
     
2. Monsoon is caused by
A    Movements of cloud
B    Impact of Summer temperature on the sea
C    Rise in temperature
D    Seasonal reversal of winds
A n s w e r : D
3. An Indian company manufacturing automobiles for Mitsubishi is
A    Tata Motors
B    Bajaj Tempo
C    Mahindra
D    Hindustan Motors
A n s w e r : D
4. The name “Koneru Humpy” is associated with which of the following sport?
A    Badminton
B    Cricket
C    Chess
D    Weight Lifting
A n s w e r : C
    
5. The new coin ‘Rupiya’ was issued for the first time by
  
.
A    
Sher Shah Suri
B    Akbar
C    Ala ud din Khilji
D    Mohammed Shah Tughlaq
A n s w e r : A
6. One of the following allows an individual to start and continue to share regularly any of his/her own personal experience,
knowledge, opinion or thought with the internet community?
A    Portal
B    Email
C    Blog
D    Chat
A n s w e r : C
7. Phishing is
A    A Govt. plan
B    A stem cell
C    A fraudulent way of getting the PIN and bank passwords using emails
D    None of these
A n s w e r : C
    
8. In the sports world, the sobriquet ‘Indo-Pak Express’ is applied to
A    Shree Santh and Shoaib Akhtar
B    Rohan Bopanna and Aisam -Ul- Haq Quareshi
C    Sania Mirza and Shahar peer
D    Rohan Bopanna and Shahar Peer
A n s w e r : B
9. A film that has not been directed by Mira Nair is
A    Earth
B    Monsoon Wedding
C    Kamasutra
D    Salaam Bombay
A n s w e r : A
  
.
10. In banking terminology, CRR means
A    Credit Reserve Ratio
B    Cash Reserve Ratio
C    Credit Rating Ratio
D    Cash Rating Ratio
A n s w e r : B
    
11. Some of the large deals entered into by IT majors in India (all are billion dollar deals) are listed here as options. Which one is
not?
A    TCS-Nielson
B    Tech Mahindra-BT
C    Infosys-BN AM O
D    IBM-Bharti
A n s w e r : C
12. Suicide car bomb caused havoc in England in July 2007 at the which airport?
A    Glasgow
B    Heathrow
C    Burmingham
D    Nottingham
A n s w e r : A
13. Pakistan has signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a five year investment package with
A    USA
B    European Union
C    China
D    Russia
A n s w e r : C
    
14. Major oil finds in India have been reported in
A    Krishna Godavari Basin
  
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SNAP 2007
General Awareness
1. The leading brand of artificial sweetener in India, ‘Sugar Free’ is owned by
A    Cipla
B    Cadila
C    Glaxo
D    Monsanto
A n s w e r : B
     
2. Monsoon is caused by
A    Movements of cloud
B    Impact of Summer temperature on the sea
C    Rise in temperature
D    Seasonal reversal of winds
A n s w e r : D
3. An Indian company manufacturing automobiles for Mitsubishi is
A    Tata Motors
B    Bajaj Tempo
C    Mahindra
D    Hindustan Motors
A n s w e r : D
4. The name “Koneru Humpy” is associated with which of the following sport?
A    Badminton
B    Cricket
C    Chess
D    Weight Lifting
A n s w e r : C
    
5. The new coin ‘Rupiya’ was issued for the first time by
  
.
A    
Sher Shah Suri
B    Akbar
C    Ala ud din Khilji
D    Mohammed Shah Tughlaq
A n s w e r : A
6. One of the following allows an individual to start and continue to share regularly any of his/her own personal experience,
knowledge, opinion or thought with the internet community?
A    Portal
B    Email
C    Blog
D    Chat
A n s w e r : C
7. Phishing is
A    A Govt. plan
B    A stem cell
C    A fraudulent way of getting the PIN and bank passwords using emails
D    None of these
A n s w e r : C
    
8. In the sports world, the sobriquet ‘Indo-Pak Express’ is applied to
A    Shree Santh and Shoaib Akhtar
B    Rohan Bopanna and Aisam -Ul- Haq Quareshi
C    Sania Mirza and Shahar peer
D    Rohan Bopanna and Shahar Peer
A n s w e r : B
9. A film that has not been directed by Mira Nair is
A    Earth
B    Monsoon Wedding
C    Kamasutra
D    Salaam Bombay
A n s w e r : A
  
.
10. In banking terminology, CRR means
A    Credit Reserve Ratio
B    Cash Reserve Ratio
C    Credit Rating Ratio
D    Cash Rating Ratio
A n s w e r : B
    
11. Some of the large deals entered into by IT majors in India (all are billion dollar deals) are listed here as options. Which one is
not?
A    TCS-Nielson
B    Tech Mahindra-BT
C    Infosys-BN AM O
D    IBM-Bharti
A n s w e r : C
12. Suicide car bomb caused havoc in England in July 2007 at the which airport?
A    Glasgow
B    Heathrow
C    Burmingham
D    Nottingham
A n s w e r : A
13. Pakistan has signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a five year investment package with
A    USA
B    European Union
C    China
D    Russia
A n s w e r : C
    
14. Major oil finds in India have been reported in
A    Krishna Godavari Basin
  
.
B    
Cauvery Basin
C    Rajasthan Desert
D    Lower Assam Valey
A n s w e r : A
15. The propagation of radio signals is greatly influenced by
A    troposphere
B    ionosphere
C    exosphere
D    thermosphere
A n s w e r : B
16. According to Dun and Bradsstreet which one of the following is the largest employer
among Indian ITes and BPO companies?
A    Genpact
B    Accenture Services
C    Wipro BPO
D    IBM Daksh
A n s w e r : A
   
17. “In God we trust, the rest have to bring data on the table.” This statement was made by the
famous industrialist
A    J.R.D. Tata
B    Aditya Birla
C    Dhirubhai Ambani
D    Narayan Murthy
A n s w e r : D
18. The runner-up in the recent Vice-Presidential election was
A    Mr. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
B    Dr. Najma Heptullah
C    Mr. Praful Patel
D    Mr. Hameed Ansari
A n s w e r : B
  
.
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SNAP 2007
General Awareness
1. The leading brand of artificial sweetener in India, ‘Sugar Free’ is owned by
A    Cipla
B    Cadila
C    Glaxo
D    Monsanto
A n s w e r : B
     
2. Monsoon is caused by
A    Movements of cloud
B    Impact of Summer temperature on the sea
C    Rise in temperature
D    Seasonal reversal of winds
A n s w e r : D
3. An Indian company manufacturing automobiles for Mitsubishi is
A    Tata Motors
B    Bajaj Tempo
C    Mahindra
D    Hindustan Motors
A n s w e r : D
4. The name “Koneru Humpy” is associated with which of the following sport?
A    Badminton
B    Cricket
C    Chess
D    Weight Lifting
A n s w e r : C
    
5. The new coin ‘Rupiya’ was issued for the first time by
  
.
A    
Sher Shah Suri
B    Akbar
C    Ala ud din Khilji
D    Mohammed Shah Tughlaq
A n s w e r : A
6. One of the following allows an individual to start and continue to share regularly any of his/her own personal experience,
knowledge, opinion or thought with the internet community?
A    Portal
B    Email
C    Blog
D    Chat
A n s w e r : C
7. Phishing is
A    A Govt. plan
B    A stem cell
C    A fraudulent way of getting the PIN and bank passwords using emails
D    None of these
A n s w e r : C
    
8. In the sports world, the sobriquet ‘Indo-Pak Express’ is applied to
A    Shree Santh and Shoaib Akhtar
B    Rohan Bopanna and Aisam -Ul- Haq Quareshi
C    Sania Mirza and Shahar peer
D    Rohan Bopanna and Shahar Peer
A n s w e r : B
9. A film that has not been directed by Mira Nair is
A    Earth
B    Monsoon Wedding
C    Kamasutra
D    Salaam Bombay
A n s w e r : A
  
.
10. In banking terminology, CRR means
A    Credit Reserve Ratio
B    Cash Reserve Ratio
C    Credit Rating Ratio
D    Cash Rating Ratio
A n s w e r : B
    
11. Some of the large deals entered into by IT majors in India (all are billion dollar deals) are listed here as options. Which one is
not?
A    TCS-Nielson
B    Tech Mahindra-BT
C    Infosys-BN AM O
D    IBM-Bharti
A n s w e r : C
12. Suicide car bomb caused havoc in England in July 2007 at the which airport?
A    Glasgow
B    Heathrow
C    Burmingham
D    Nottingham
A n s w e r : A
13. Pakistan has signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a five year investment package with
A    USA
B    European Union
C    China
D    Russia
A n s w e r : C
    
14. Major oil finds in India have been reported in
A    Krishna Godavari Basin
  
.
B    
Cauvery Basin
C    Rajasthan Desert
D    Lower Assam Valey
A n s w e r : A
15. The propagation of radio signals is greatly influenced by
A    troposphere
B    ionosphere
C    exosphere
D    thermosphere
A n s w e r : B
16. According to Dun and Bradsstreet which one of the following is the largest employer
among Indian ITes and BPO companies?
A    Genpact
B    Accenture Services
C    Wipro BPO
D    IBM Daksh
A n s w e r : A
   
17. “In God we trust, the rest have to bring data on the table.” This statement was made by the
famous industrialist
A    J.R.D. Tata
B    Aditya Birla
C    Dhirubhai Ambani
D    Narayan Murthy
A n s w e r : D
18. The runner-up in the recent Vice-Presidential election was
A    Mr. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
B    Dr. Najma Heptullah
C    Mr. Praful Patel
D    Mr. Hameed Ansari
A n s w e r : B
  
.
19. Which of the following is not provided in the constitution?
A    Election Commission
B    Planning Commission
C    Public Service Commission
D    Finance Commission
A n s w e r : B
    
20. When did Governor General’s rule end in India?
A     August 1947
B     August 1948
C     january 1950
D     Octobar 1950
A n s w e r : C
21. The newspaper which was recently voted as the largest selling newspaper in the world is
A    The Los Angeles Times
B    The Times of India
C    The London Times
D    The New York Times
A n s w e r : B
22. Which of the following countries is the top source of FDI inflows into India at present?
A    Singapore
B    USA
C    UK
D    Mauritius
A n s w e r : D
     
23. The human cell contains
A    44 chromosomes
B    48 chromosomes
15
t h
9
t h
26
t h
2
n d
  
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