Sample of the IIJNM Entrance Exam (2017-18)

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Name of test Question Type Section Duration Grade

Current Affairs & General Knowledge MCQs 25 minutes 50English: Grammar MCQs 15 minutes 30

English: Writing Essay Answers 20 minutes 20

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Current Affairs & General Knowledge

You have twenty-five minutes to answer questions on General knowledge & Current affairs. Pleaseremember that you may attempt this quiz only once in the time that you are here. You cannot restartthe quiz.

Correct answers gain 1 mark while incorrect ones lose 0.25 marks.

English Grammar

You have 15 minutes to answer questions on English language in a multiple choice format. Pleaseremember that you may attempt this quiz only once in the time that you are here. You cannot restartthe quiz.

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English Writing

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Section 1: Current Affairs & General Knowledge (Sample Questions)

Question 1In 2016, _________ King Mohammed VI announced that his country wanted to rejoin the AfricanUnion (AU), 32 years after quitting the bloc in protest at its decision to accept Western Sahara as amember.a. Algerianb. Chadc. Maliand. Moroccan

Question 2In 2016, __________ media warned of 'serious consequences' after India refused to extend visas of 3journalists.a. Australianb. Chinesec. Germand. American

Question 3In 2016, seven Indian companies figured in the Fortune 500 list, of the world's biggest companies interms of revenue. __________ was the highest ranked of them at 161st with revenues of $54.7billion.a. Reliance Industries Ltdb. Rajesh Exportsc. Oil and Natural Gas Corpd. Indian Oil Corp

Question 4In 2016, former Indian women's team captain __________ was awarded an honourary lifemembership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). She is the first Indian woman cricketer to getthe prestigious life membership of MCC.a. Chanderkanta Kaulb. Jhulan Goswamic. Mithali Rajd. Anjum Chopra

Question 5In 2016, an international tribunal's finding on China's behaviour in the South China Sea (constructionof artificial islands) led to _________ outlets in cities across China becoming a target for nationalistprotesters.a. TGIFb. McDonaldsc. KFCd. Subway

Question 6Expressing their displeasure with the court's decision on the Chinkara, Blackbuck poaching case, the_______ Commando Force burnt an effigy of Salman Khan at the district collectorate and submitteda memorandum to the district administration addressed to the President, asking who killed the deer.a. Kalandarb. Todac. Bishnoid. Irula

Question 7Mother Theresa's sainthood ceremony took place on _____ at the Vatican.a. September 28b. November 16c. November 22d. September 4

Question 8On July 20, 2016, Turkey's president declared a state of emergency for _________ following a failedarmy coup in the country.a. 3 monthsb. 6 weeksc. 2 monthsd. 2 weeks

Question 9In 2016, the South American nation ____ faced high shortage of food and medicine due to triple-digit inflation, currency controls that restricted imports and investment as well as the world oil priceslump.a. Argentinab. Venezuelac. Boliviad. Colombia

Question 10P.V Sindhu won the silver medal in Women's Badminton(Singles) at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She lostto ______ .a. Li Xueruib. Carolina Marinc. Wang Yihand. Nozomi Okuhara

Question 11The Union Cabinet in 2016, approved The Transgender Persons (Protection ofRights) Bill 2016 under which transgenders will get reservation under the ______category.a. OBCb. SCc. STd. Minority Gender Community

Question 12In July 2016, ___________ bought Yahoo's core internet properties for $4.83 billionin cash, marking the end of the line for a storied Web pioneer and setting thestage for a big new internet push by the telecom giant.a. T Mobileb. Verizon Communicationsc. Alphabetd. AT&T

Question 13The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recently imposed a 5-yearban on BBC. NTCA is the statutory body of which union ministry?a. Ministry of External Affairsb. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Changec. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenationd. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Question 14Ashok Layland has released a proposal to merge _______ firm in itselfa. Hero MotoCorp Ltd.b. Tata Motors Ltd.c. Hinduja Foundries Ltdd. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

Question 15Anandiben Patel was succeeded by ___________ as the Gujarat Chief Minister.a. Vijay Rupanib. Sanjay Joshic. Keshubhai Pateld. Goardhan Zadaphiya

Question 16In 2016, PepsiCo ended its 11-year association with _________ .a. Suresh Rainab. Zaheer Khanc. MS Dhonid. Sachin Tendulkar

Question 17The nationwide "Swachh Shakti Saptah" has been launched from __________ city?a. Noidab. Ahmedabadc. Gurugramd. Gandhinagar

Question 18The Gujarat CID (Crime), probing the July 11 flogging of a Dalit family by gaurakshaks for skinning a dead cow, had established on the basis of an eyewitnessaccount that the cow was killed __________, and that it was not a case of cowslaughter as had been claimed by gau rakshaks.a. by choking on a plastic bagb. after being hit by a busc. by bovine encephalitisd. by a lion

Question 19In 2016, Seven young Dalit men attempted suicide in Gujarat and buses were seton fire in a wave of protests against the thrashing of four Dalit men overallegations of cow killing in _______, around 360 km from Ahmedabad.a. Bhujb. Vapic. Gandhinagard. Una

Question 20The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observedon which date?a. February 9b. February 22c. February 14d. February 6

Question 21Michael Phelps won a total of ______ medals at the Rio Olympic Games, 2016.a. 5b. 4c. 6d. 3

Question 22_____________is the present Information and Broadcasting Ministera. Smt. Smriti Zubin Iranib. Manohar Parrikarc. Raj Nath Singhd. M Venkaiah Naidu

Question 23The latest version of the Android operating system is named Android 7 ______.a. Nougatb. Choco trufflec. Pear Dropd. Tootsie Roll

Question 24Who has been named as the "Captain of the Year" at 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards?a. Steven Smithb. Ben Stokesc. Virat Kohlid. Faf du Plessis

Question 25In 2016, The ____________ state government imposed a 14.5 percent "fat tax" onfast food sold by branded restaurants such as McDonalds and Pizza Hut.a. Haryanab. Punjabc. Tamil Nadud. Kerala

Question 26In 2016, U.S. soldier _________, serving a 35-year prison term for passingclassified files to WikiLeaks, ended her hunger strike on Tuesday after the Armysaid she would be allowed to receive gender transition surgery, the AmericanCivil Liberties Union (ACLU) said. On January 17, her sentence was commuted bythen President Barack Obama. She will be released on May 17 after havingserved 7 years in jail.a. Manningb. Woodfordc. Meikard. Wilson

Question 27__________will host 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament?a. Indonesiab. Australiac. Bangladeshd. India

Question 28__________ is the current Prime Minister of Nepal.a. Sher Bahadur Deubab. Bamdev Gautamc. Krishna Bahadur Maharad. Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Question 29In 2016, National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Road Transport Offices (RTO) inDelhi to de-register all diesel vehicles that are over ______ years old and directedit to share data of the vehicles that were to be de-registered.a. 15b. 12c. 18d. 10

Question 30In 2016,the _________ Supreme Court acquitted former President GloriaMacapagal Arroyo of plunder, and ordered her immediate release. Ms Arroyo hadspent nearly five years in hospital detention.a. Philippineb. Mexicanc. Colombiand. Peruvian

Section 2: English Grammar (Sample Questions)Choose the word or phrase that best fits the sentence.

Question 1What __________ that child has.a. beautiful faceb. the beautiful facec. an beautiful faced. a beautiful face

Question 2Prince Vasu always spoke languidly, like _______ repeating a stale part.a. the actorb. a actorc. an actord. actor

Question 3My grandfather was ___________, so I have liberal views on this issue.a. the immigrantb. immigrantc. an immigrantd. a immigrant

Question 4Several of them fulfil _________ for selection.a. a necessary criteriab. an necessary criteriac. the necessary criteriad. necessary criteria

Question 5I like to watch basketball. It is _________ sport.a. very excitingb. a very excitingc. an very excitingd. the very exciting

Question 6The boy has ___________ across the Cauvery.a. swimmingb. swimmedc. swimd. swum

Question 7Maharashtra __________ as the top ranking state in terms of overall Internet readiness.a. is emergedb. has emergedc. emergingd. has been emerged

Question 8He has been __________ by a scorpion.a. stungb. stingc. stingedd. stang

Question 9Dr. H. H. Holmes, one of America’s first well-known serial killers, _______________________ todeath in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.a. is hungb. was hangedc. was hungd. is hanging

Question 10Has the warning bell ___________?a. ringedb. ringc. rungd. ringing

Question 11You’d better leave early to allow ____ traffic jams.a. Awayb. Ofc. Throughd. For

Question 12Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was questioned for the second time ________ thedeath of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.a. in connection withb. withc. for commitingd. of

Question 13These jeans were a bargain—the store marked them ____ 40 percent!a. Downb. Morec. Underd. Of

Question 14Alabama Police beating ______ 57-yr-old Gujarat man hospitalised.a. tob. leavesc. ond. has

Question 15He is afraid ____ the dog.a. tob. fromc. ofd. with

Question 16Don't worry, we ______ about to go extinct like the dinosaurs.a. haven'tb. wasn'tc. aren'td. won't

Question 17Recently the price of toor dhal has _____________ up.a. goneb. wentc. god. goes

Question 18Rarely ________ more than once a week.a. do I runb. I have runc. I rund. I running

Question 19The Income Tax Department _________ a control room to keep tabs on themovement of huge amounts of cash and other valuables.a. have settedb. has setting upc. has set upd. have set up

Question 20If I ________ on holiday to Paris, I wouldn’t have met Celine.a. didn't wentb. hadn't gonec. god. didn't gone

Question 21The movie 'conflates' documentary footage and dramatized reenactments soseamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what isnot.a. createsb. brings togetherc. deletesd. replaces with

Question 22The deep links between 'misogyny' and sports culture remain.a. a type of performance enhancing drugb. drunken behaviorc. a dislike or contempt for womend. racist attitudes

Question 23Patients who are less 'compliant' may be forced to take medication against theirwill.a. to blame someone elseb. an illness or medical conditionc. to express grief, pain, or discontentd. disposed to agree with others or obey rules

Question 24The way she answered the phones seemed 'perfunctory'.a. Professionalb. Slowlyc. Artificiald. Mechanical

Question 25US President Donald Trump 'unveils' his first White House budget.a. to concealb. to discoverc. to publishd. to disclose

Question 26The Haitian President 'stepped down' from office after allegations of fraud.a. was firedb. was impeachedc. was bannedd. resigned

Question 27Both are 'at loggerheads' because each has been used to promote less loftygoals.a. opposite to each otherb. out of placec. in league withd. unimportant

Question 28The accused 'clammed up' under questioning.a. To apologiseb. To feel sadc. To remain silentd. To prepare meticulously

Question 29You must get a measure of 'the lie of the land' before you invest in the stockmarket, otherwise you may lose your money.a. Protection of the environmentb. Who is truthfulc. Assessment of a situationd. Who lies the most

Question 30The Indian batting order was left 'in tatters' by the Australian pace bowler.a. Injuredb. Confusedc. Ruinedd. Threatened

Section 3: English Writing (Sample Questions)

Question 1Write 250 words on:Privatization of Air IndiaORQatar Crisis