XAT Business and Economy MCQs with Solutions: Practice XAT Previous Year Questions (PYQs)

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Business and Economy is an important topic in the General Awareness section in XAT exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on XAT exam stronger.

This article gives you a full set of XAT Business and Economy MCQs with explanations and XAT previous year questions (PYQs) for effective practice. Practice of General Awareness MCQs including Business and Economy questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the XAT 2026 exam.

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XAT Business and Economy MCQs with Solutions

1.
Which company recently acquired MGM Studios to enhance its streaming service content?
- Jio
- Amazon
- Netflix
- Disney
- Apple
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2.
Which of the following companies has acquired 100% stake in Air India?
- Adani Group
- Mahindra Group
- Tata Group
- Reliance Industries
- Aditya Birla Group
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3.
Which of the mobile service providers is going to launch GigaFiber broadband?
- Airtel
- Idea
- Vodafone
- Jio
- BSNL
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4.
Which company has launched a dedicated air cargo service in India to speed up deliveries?
- Flipkart
- Amazon
- Jiomart
- Tata Cliq
- Snapdeal
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5.
The prestigious Horlicks brand of GlaxoSmithKline has been recently brought over by another mega FMCG brand. Name the buyer company.
- Cavinkare
- Patanjali
- Nestle
- Dabur
- Hindustan Unilever
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6.
Which of the following is not an online learning application?
- Coursera
- Duolingo
- Udemy
- Patreon
- Khan Academy
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7.
Viacom18 is a popular entertainment network of India. Which of these channels does not belong to Viacom18?
- Colors
- Rishtey
- MTV
- Nickelodeon
- Disney International
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8.
Which of the following BEST describes a startup that is resilient, built for long-term survival, and is not focused on hyped-up valuation?
- Pegasus
- Leech
- Cockroach
- Tortoise
- Unicorn
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9.
What is Showrooming?
- An individual browses the sites of e-retailers for products and then ends up purchasing the product from some brick and mortar store
- An individual visiting a brick and mortar store to have a look and feel of the product and then ordering the same product through some e-retailers.
- An individual visiting a big box retailer to have a look and feel of the product and then purchasing the same product from nearby kirana (Mom and Pop) store
- An e-retailer using the kirana (Mom and Pop) stores to keep its stock of goods and meets the orders in the nearby localities.
- None of the above
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10.
Which term is commonly used to describe the strategy employed by firms where they reduce the product size or quality while maintaining the same price?
- Reduflation
- Skimpflation
- Shrinkflation
- Inflation
- Deflation
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11.
Match the following airlines with the countries where they are headquartered.
Airlines Countries
1. AirAsia A. Singapore
2. AZAL B. South Korea
3. Jeju Air C. Azerbaijan
4. Indigo D. India
5. Tigerair E. Malaysia
- 1-D, 2-C, 3-E, 4-A, 5-B
- 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-E
- 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D, 5-E
- 1-E, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B, 5-D
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12.
According to the venture capital industry, what is a unicorn?
- Any start-up that reaches to employ 1000 people
- Any start-up that makes its owner a billionaire
- Any start-up that reaches the valuation of $1 billion
- Any start-up that raises $1 billion in venture capital
- Any start-up that gives a dividend of $1 billion to its shareholders
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13.
Which is the first GI tagged product in India?
- Mysore Silk
- Madhubani Painting
- Kashmiri Apple
- Darjeeling Tea
- Odisha Rasagulla
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14.
Who, among the following, is credited for designing the following ad campaigns: "Kuch khaas hai...zindagi mein" (Cadbury's), "Fevicol ka mazboot jod hai, tooteega nahin" (Fevicol), and "Har ghar kuch kehta hai" (Asian Paints)?
- Piyush Pandey
- Rajiv Rao
- Sonal Dabral
- Prasoon Joshi
- Alyque Padamsee
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15.
Which Indian business group built the British Royal Navy ship, HMS Minden, on which the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States of America was supposedly written?
- Wadia
- Godrej
- Bajaj
- Birla
- Tata
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Airlines	Countries
1. AirAsia	A. Singapore
2. AZAL	B. South Korea
3. Jeju Air	C. Azerbaijan
4. Indigo	D. India
5. Tigerair	E. Malaysia

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XAT Business and Economy MCQs with Solutions: Practice XAT Previous Year Questions (PYQs)

XAT Business and Economy MCQs with Solutions

1.
Which company recently acquired MGM Studios to enhance its streaming service content?

2.
Which of the following companies has acquired 100% stake in Air India?

3.
Which of the mobile service providers is going to launch GigaFiber broadband?

4.
Which company has launched a dedicated air cargo service in India to speed up deliveries?

5.
The prestigious Horlicks brand of GlaxoSmithKline has been recently brought over by another mega FMCG brand. Name the buyer company.

6.
Which of the following is not an online learning application?

7.
Viacom18 is a popular entertainment network of India. Which of these channels does not belong to Viacom18?

8.
Which of the following BEST describes a startup that is resilient, built for long-term survival, and is not focused on hyped-up valuation?

9.
What is Showrooming?

10.
Which term is commonly used to describe the strategy employed by firms where they reduce the product size or quality while maintaining the same price?

11.
Match the following airlines with the countries where they are headquartered.
Airlines Countries
1. AirAsia A. Singapore
2. AZAL B. South Korea
3. Jeju Air C. Azerbaijan
4. Indigo D. India
5. Tigerair E. Malaysia

12.
According to the venture capital industry, what is a unicorn?

13.
Which is the first GI tagged product in India?

14.
Who, among the following, is credited for designing the following ad campaigns: "Kuch khaas hai...zindagi mein" (Cadbury's), "Fevicol ka mazboot jod hai, tooteega nahin" (Fevicol), and "Har ghar kuch kehta hai" (Asian Paints)?

15.
Which Indian business group built the British Royal Navy ship, HMS Minden, on which the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States of America was supposedly written?

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XAT Business and Economy MCQs with Solutions

1.Which company recently acquired MGM Studios to enhance its streaming service content?

2.Which of the following companies has acquired 100% stake in Air India?

3.Which of the mobile service providers is going to launch GigaFiber broadband?

4.Which company has launched a dedicated air cargo service in India to speed up deliveries?

5.The prestigious Horlicks brand of GlaxoSmithKline has been recently brought over by another mega FMCG brand. Name the buyer company.

6.Which of the following is not an online learning application?

7.Viacom18 is a popular entertainment network of India. Which of these channels does not belong to Viacom18?

8.Which of the following BEST describes a startup that is resilient, built for long-term survival, and is not focused on hyped-up valuation?

9.What is Showrooming?

10.Which term is commonly used to describe the strategy employed by firms where they reduce the product size or quality while maintaining the same price?

11.Match the following airlines with the countries where they are headquartered.Airlines Countries1. AirAsiaA. Singapore2. AZALB. South Korea3. Jeju AirC. Azerbaijan4. IndigoD. India5. TigerairE. Malaysia

12.According to the venture capital industry, what is a unicorn?

13.Which is the first GI tagged product in India?

14.Who, among the following, is credited for designing the following ad campaigns: "Kuch khaas hai...zindagi mein" (Cadbury's), "Fevicol ka mazboot jod hai, tooteega nahin" (Fevicol), and "Har ghar kuch kehta hai" (Asian Paints)?

15.Which Indian business group built the British Royal Navy ship, HMS Minden, on which the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States of America was supposedly written?

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1.
Which company recently acquired MGM Studios to enhance its streaming service content?

2.
Which of the following companies has acquired 100% stake in Air India?

3.
Which of the mobile service providers is going to launch GigaFiber broadband?

4.
Which company has launched a dedicated air cargo service in India to speed up deliveries?

5.
The prestigious Horlicks brand of GlaxoSmithKline has been recently brought over by another mega FMCG brand. Name the buyer company.

6.
Which of the following is not an online learning application?

7.
Viacom18 is a popular entertainment network of India. Which of these channels does not belong to Viacom18?

8.
Which of the following BEST describes a startup that is resilient, built for long-term survival, and is not focused on hyped-up valuation?

9.
What is Showrooming?

10.
Which term is commonly used to describe the strategy employed by firms where they reduce the product size or quality while maintaining the same price?

11.
Match the following airlines with the countries where they are headquartered.
Airlines Countries
1. AirAsia A. Singapore
2. AZAL B. South Korea
3. Jeju Air C. Azerbaijan
4. Indigo D. India
5. Tigerair E. Malaysia

12.
According to the venture capital industry, what is a unicorn?

13.
Which is the first GI tagged product in India?

14.
Who, among the following, is credited for designing the following ad campaigns: "Kuch khaas hai...zindagi mein" (Cadbury's), "Fevicol ka mazboot jod hai, tooteega nahin" (Fevicol), and "Har ghar kuch kehta hai" (Asian Paints)?

15.
Which Indian business group built the British Royal Navy ship, HMS Minden, on which the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States of America was supposedly written?