IGNOU-OPENMAT-XLIV ANSWER KEY

This is the Entrance Test for Management Programmes; this exam was held in December 2018. Incidentally I wrote this OPENMAT and got qualified. But, I don't think I might join the MBA course for now.
The OPENMAT test consists of 200 questions to be done in 3 hrs. No negative marking.
Test-I General Awareness
1. Peak Mount Kamet of Himalaya is located in which state?
1]  J & K  2]  Himachal Pradesh   3]  Uttarakhand   4]  Sikkim
Ans. 3]  Uttarakhand.  Mt. Kamet is the 2nd highest mountain after Mt. Nanda Devi in the Uttarakhand, having an elevation of 7756 m

2.  Wild Ass sanctuary is located in which state?
1]  J & K  2]  Rajasthan  3]  Gujarat  4]  None of these
Ans.  3] Gujarat.  Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch, estd. in 1972 where the NT (Near Threatened) Indian Wild Ass (Khur) can be spotted

3.  Ibn Battuta visited India during whose reign?
1]  Mohammad bin Tughlaq  2]  Ibrahim Lodi   3]  Shershah Suri   4]  Shahjahan
Ans.  1]  Muhammad bin Tughluq, Ibn Battuta was a Muslim Moroccan scholar and explorer who travelled widely. He visited India c. 1330

4.  Where was the Headquarter/Capital of French East India Company?
1]  Goa     2]  Madras   3]  Hugli   4]  Surat
Ans. 4]  Surat.  Its first factory was formed in Surat in 1667

5.  What is the Indian name of constellations Ursa Major (Great Bear)?
1]  Mriga   2]  Saptarishi    3]  Kaleya   4]  Dhruva Matsya
Ans.  2]  Saptarishi

6.  First  Olympiad started in Greece in:
1]  767 B.C   2]  776 B.C    3]  677 B.C   4]  676 B.C
Ans. 2] The ancient Olympic games began in 776 B.C in Olympia; the modern Olympic games began in Athens in 1896

7.  A Judge of the High Court can hold office until the age of:
1]  60 years   2]  62 years    3]  65 years    4]  70 years
Ans. 2]  62 years; whereas the Judge of the Supreme Court can hold office up to 65 years

8.  Wing Commander of Indian Air Force is equivalent of which Army rank?
1]  Brigadier   2]  Lt. Colonel     3]  Major    4]  Colonel
Ans.  2]  Lt. Colonel; it ranks as OF-4 (officer rank) Ref: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia_of_India> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_India>

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