XATGeneral Knowledge
General Knowledge for XAT
20 questions, zero negative marking — unscored for percentile, real at GD-PI.
📊 20 Q · 20 marks (0% of percentile — used at GD-PI shortlisting)
How toppers play this section
GK is the one XAT section that plays no role in your percentile at all, sat in a separately-timed, one-way 10-minute Part 2 block — but zero negative marking means every question should still be attempted, and XLRI along with other XAMI schools do factor GK performance into GD-PI shortlisting. Static GK (durable facts — polity, geography, history, science, culture) rewards spaced, category-based revision built over months. Current Affairs is the one sub-topic no textbook can responsibly pre-load with specific facts, since anything stated today will likely be outdated by exam day — track it via a consistent habit and a running monthly summary instead. Business & Economy splits into durable terms and institutions (worth memorising cold) and current figures (which belong in the same live-tracking discipline as Current Affairs).
Chapters
Built to the XAT blueprint — notes, shortcuts, solved PYQ-style examples and practice in every chapter.
Topic-wise weightage in XAT
Expected question counts from previous-year paper analyses. Topics with an arrow already have a full chapter.
| Topic | Part 1 — VA&LR, DM, QA&DI Q | Part 2 — GK Q | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Static GK | 7–9 | High | |
| Current Affairs | 7–9 | High | |
| Business & Economy | 5–7 | High |
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