XAT General Knowledge section consists of 25 questions with 1 mark each within the time limit of 15 minutes. The section tests the candidates reasoning about the global topics, ranging from world politics, Indian constitution, Entertainment, Sports and more. Check XAT 2022 Exam Pattern
Candidates should read the newspaper regularly and be in constant touch with surrounding sensibilities to which the questions will be asked in the examination eventually. Solving XAT VARC Practice papers will help the candidate understand the question tonality and exam pattern. By attempting practice papers, candidates can access their aptitude and also crack the examination with an excellent score.
XLRI Jamshedpur will release XAT Official Mock Test on December 23, 2021. Candidates who have registered for the XAT 2022 take the test. Download XAT 2021 Mock Test
Candidates who want to take full advantage of the section should be in constant touch with their surroundings and read the newspaper regularly. The topics that are important & covers the entire scope of the paper are as follows:
Politics | Nation and States |
History | Literature |
Sports | Awards and Recognitions |
Business | Economics |
International Relations | Society |
Merger & Acquisitions | - |
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Ques. What are the benefits of attempting XAT GK Practise Papers?
Ans. Attempting the XAT GK Practise Papers is recommended to helps build confidence while attempting the paper, improve time management, and improving speed.
Ques. What is the format of the XAT General Knowledge Section?
Ans. XAT General Knowledge will consist of 25 questions worth one mark each.
Ques. What are the most important topics for XAT General Knowledge?
Ans. The most important topic for XAT Decision Making are -
Ques. What is the time limit for XAT GK?
Ans. The time limit for XAT GK is 15 minutes.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.
SPJIMR
According to the information available, the expected cutoff for SP Jain Institute of Management for both profile-based and normal calls through CAT and XAT is not released yet. So
I will base the answer on last year's cutoff
However it’s important to note that for more certainty of admission, one must score around 93-95%ile score and a 680-690 min on GMAT.
XIMB
The XLRI admission cut-off is directly influenced by the difficulty level of the XAT question paper. XAT 2023 exam was held on January 8, 2023. The question paper was of moderate difficulty level, the same as last year. Given below are the section-wise XAT cut-off for XLRI admission 2023:
General Engineers (BM) | 95 Male 92 Female |
General Non Engineer (BM) | 95 Male 92 Female |
General Engineers (HRM) | 93 Male 91 Female |
General Non Engineers (HRM) | 90 Male 88 Female |
XIMB CAT cutoff for the previous year was 91 percentile for Business Management and HRM cutoff hasn’t been released yet.