XAT 2023 GK Preparation: Questions, Syllabus, Pattern, Books, Mock Test

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XAT 2023 GK is the second part of Xavier Aptitude Test which consists of 5 sections divided into 2 parts. General Knowledge marks are not taken into consideration for calculation of score in XAT Result. However, XAT GK Preparation is not to be neglected as, during the personal interview round of XAT Selection Process, questions from GK will be asked.

In Part 2 of XAT 2023, there will be questions on General Knowledge and one Essay Question. 25 minutes will be allotted for Part 2- XAT GK 2023 and essay writing.
There is no negative marking for wrong answers in the General Knowledge section. However, 0.10 marks will be deducted for more than 8 unanswered questions in XAT 2023. Check XAT Exam Pattern 2023
XAT General Knowledge usually has a moderate to difficult level with 60-70% weightage from static GK and 30-40% from current affairs. The questions from current affairs were difficult. However static GK had a moderate difficulty level. Check XAT Paper Analysis
XAT 2023 is expected to be conducted on January 1, 2023. With the dynamic nature of General Knowledge sections, candidates should ensure that they start their preparation for the exam early. Check XAT Exam Dates 2023

XAT GK Highlights

XAT GK 2023 Highlights

Particulars	Details
Number of Questions	25 questions
Marking Scheme	+1 mark for each correct answer No negative marking
Number of options for each question	5
Sectional Time Limit	For Part II- 25 minutes
Difficulty level of XAT GK	Moderate to Difficult
Sectional Cut off	Not considered for XAT percentile calculation
Duration	15 mins

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XAT GK Syllabus

XAT 2023 GK Syllabus

Politics	Nation and States	Indian Polity and Constitution
History	Literature	Business and Corporate GK
Important Dates	National Capitals	Currency
Sports	Awards and Recognitions	Geography
Business	Economics	History
Personality	Books and Authors	Film and Television
International Relations	International Relations	Science and Technology
National Issues	Ecosystem and Diversity	Society
Government Schemes	Company Logo Identification	Headquarters
Merger & Acquisitions	Current Affairs (last 12 months)	Culture

Note: XAT General Knowledge Syllabus consists of topics from which questions can be expected. It has to be noted that XAT does not officially release any syllabus to which aspirants can strictly adhere to. But the probable topics can be estimated from XAT previous year papers. Here is a list of topics from which you can expect questions: Also Read: XAT Syllabus 2023

XAT GK Prep Books

XAT 2023 General Knowledge Preparation Books

Book Name	Author Name
Objective General Knowledge (Lucent’s)	Sanjiv Kumar
General knowledge (Lucent’s)	Dr. Binay Karna, R. P. Suman, Manvendra Mukul, Renu Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar
General Knowledge 2021	Manohar Pandey

Choosing the best resources for self study is an important part for success in every competitive exam. Candidates who are preparing by themselves without any help from coaching or tuition must be extra cautious while choosing books. Best resources for the GK section of XAT has been given above with the author name and ISBN.

Tips to choose XAT GK Preparation Books:

Always go for the latest edition only for any competitive exam. Older editions with lower prices might be available but are not recommended.
Choose popular authors who are trusted by most students and teachers.
Instead of buying one book that covers all sections in XAT, it is recommended to choose different books as per sections.
If you are preparing for CAT and are able to solve all hard level questions, there is no need to buy XAT specific books.

XAT GK Prep Resources

Best Resources for XAT GK 2023 Preparation

Since this is a knowledge based section and no practice is required to score in GK, the only way to crack it is by making the best use of reading materials. Some of the best resources for improving your knowledge in this area include:

Economic Times
Competition Success Review
The Financial Times
Business World
Manorama Yearbook
Business Line
Business Today
The Hindu
Hindu Business Line
Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant
Financial Express
Wall Street Journal

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XAT GK Exam Pattern

XAT GK Paper Analysis

Number of question from different general knowledge topics in previous years:

Section	Number of Questions
History	1
Geography	4
Economy & Business	7
Current Affairs	2
Personality & Awards	3
Science & Tech	2
Polity	2
Miscellaneous	2
Sports	2
Total	25

XAT GK Questions

XAT General Knowledge Questions

Sample questions are an effective way for students to get an overall idea of the type of questions to expect to avoid any surprises. Few sample questions are given below:

Question 1: Which of the following countries does not border the Mediterranian sea?

Portugal
Spain
Greece
Italy
France

Solution - (a) Portugal

Question 2: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have been recently awarded with:

The Hugo Award
The Man Booker Prize
The Costa Book Awards
The Pulitzer Prize
The Nobel Prize

Solution: (b) The Man Booker Prize

Question 3: Which Indian bank was the first to issue “Green Bonds” for financing renewable and clean energy projects?

State Bank of India
ICICI Bank
Bandhan Bank
Yes Bank
Axis Bank

Solution - (d) Yes Bank

Question 4: Muamua is:

An interstellar object
A small primate
A Buddhist chant
NASA’s spaceship to Pluto
A character in the TV series “Star Trek”

Solution - (a) - An interstellar object

Question 5: Who among the following was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay award in 2019?

T.M. Krishna
Fayed Souza
Shekhar Gupta
Arnab Goswami
Ravish Kumar

Solution - (e) Ravish Kumar

Question 6: In India, February 28th is celebrated as:

Army Day
International Yoga Day
National Integration Day
National Science Day
Sadbhavana Divas

Answer: National science day

Question 7: The acronym "YAHOO" stands for:

A song sung by Shammi Kapoor
Yet Another Hierarchical Object Orientation
Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
Young American Hi-tech Organization in Ohio
None of these

Answer: Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle

Question 8: The G-7 is a group consisting of:

The heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
The finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
The heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Canada and Japan
The finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Canada and Japan
The heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Japan

Answer: The finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan

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XAT GK Analysis

XAT General Knowledge Paper Analysis

Year	XAT GK Section Difficulty	Number of Questions
2022	Moderate to Difficult	25
2021	Moderate	25
2020	Moderate	25
2019	Mix of easy, moderate, and difficult	25
2018	Moderate to difficult	25
2017	Easy to Moderate	25
2016	Moderate to difficult	25
2015	Moderate to difficult	30

XAT 2022 General Knowledge Analysis:

XAT 2022 General Knowledge section was moderately difficult.
13 questions were asked from Current Affairs which were difficult.
Static GK comprises of 12 questions, these questions were moderate- difficult.

XAT 2021 General Knowledge Analysis:

Level of difficulty was moderate.
Total 25 questions were asked this year.
Most question were from Current Affairs followed by Geography and Economy & Business
Other topics included Personality & Awards, Books & Authors, and Sports

XAT 2020 General Knowledge Analysis:

Level of difficulty was similar to that of 2019.
25 single statement based questions came from this section.
Questions were mostly from areas like Current Affairs, Moderate History, Economy & Business, Geography, Personality & Awards, Science & Tech.
Overall difficulty level of the GK section was moderate.
Answering 12 - 14 questions with at 7 - 8 correct answers would ideally be a good attempt.

XAT 2019 General Knowledge Analysis:

Level of difficulty was similar to that of 2020.
Most questions were single statement based but few multiple statements based questions were also present.
Most questions were asked from Geography, Economy, and Business.
Overall section was moderate to difficult.
Answering 12 - 14 questions with at 7 - 8 correct answers would ideally be a good attempt.

XAT 2018 General Knowledge Analysis:

Difficulty level of the GK section was a little higher than that of 2017.
There were 25 single statement based questions.
Most questions were from areas like History, Economics & Business, Personality & Awards.
Overall difficulty level of GK in 2018 was moderate to difficult.
Answering 12- 14 questions with 9 - 10 correct answers would ideally be a good attempt.

XAT 2017 General Knowledge Analysis:

Difficulty level in 2017 was similar to that of 2016.
There were 25 single statement-based questions.
Questions were mainly asked from Geography, Economy, and Business.
Answering 12- 14 questions with 9 - 10 correct answers would ideally be a good attempt.
Overall difficulty level of GK in 2018 was moderate to difficult.

XAT 2016 General Knowledge Analysis:

This year's General Knowledge section was harder than that of 2015.
There were 25 single statement-based questions.
Most questions were from static and current GK.
The overall difficulty level for this section was moderate to difficult.
Answering 10 - 11 questions with 7 - 8 correct answers would ideally be a good attempt.

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XAT GK Preparation Tips and Strategy

Some preparation tips that has helped students to create an effective study strategy has been given below:

Make a habit of reading articles and news pieces on a regular basis. There is no other way to crack this exam.
If you don't like reading newspapers, consider downloading apps such as in short which gives major heading in a few sentences.
Learn basic geography. Keep a world map pasted to your wall or a globe nearby and look at the countries at least once a day.
Do not spend much time on questions that you are not familiar with. You can go for guesswork as there is no negative marking but do not engage more than 30 seconds.
Put more emphasis on topics from which the majority of questions are asked such as current affairs, business, geography, economics.
Make the best use of resources such as recommended books. You can also gain more knowledge by watching international news channels.

XAT GK FAQs

XAT General Knowledge 2023 FAQs

Question: How many questions will be there in XAT 2023 General Knowledge?

Ans. Candidates can expect about 25 questions from the XAT GK section.

Question: Is there negative marking in XAT 2023 GK?

Ans. GK is the only section in XAT 2023 with no negative marking. One mark will be awarded for correct responses.

Question: What is the sectional time limit for the GK section in XAT?

Ans. Candidates will get 15 minutes for solving 25 GK questions in the XAT paper.

Question: What are some good resources for GK in XAT?

Ans. Some good resources for GK in XAT include Economic Times, Competition Success Review, The Financial Times, Business World, Manorama Yearbook, Business Line, Business Today, The Hindu, Hindu Business Line, Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant, Financial Express, and Wall Street Journal.

Question: What are some good books for the GK section in XAT?

Ans. Some recommended books for the GK Section in XAT are Objective General Knowledge (Lucent’s), General knowledge (Lucent’s), and General Knowledge 2022.

Question: What are some tips to score in the GK sections in XAT?

Ans. To score well in the GK sections of XAT, Make a habit of reading articles and news pieces regularly, download apps such as in short which gives major heading in a few sentences, keep a world map pasted to your wall or a globe nearby and look at the countries at least once a day, do not spend much time on questions which you are not familiar with, put more emphasis on topics from which majority questions come such as current affairs, business, geography, economics, and make the best use of resources such as recommended books.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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Answered Questions

What is the expected cutoff for SPJain (both profile based calls and normal calls) and XIMB (BM and HR) through CAT and XAT?

Ishant Jain

13 Mar 23

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

XAT: 93.5 percentile
CAT: 85 percentile

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.

XAT GK Preparation 2023: Questions, Syllabus, Books, Analysis, and Tips