Paper II

Part A – General Awareness

The General Awareness section may have caused anxiety among the test-takers but it turned out to be not very difficult. It consisted of 30 questions with around 18 static questions and 12 from current affairs. The questions ranged from the business, sports, economy, politics, trade, international bodies both at national and international level. Overall, 10-12 attempts with 75-80% accuracy would have been good.

Part B – Essay Topic 'Corruption is the root cause of economic slowdown in India.' (200 words)

The essay topic this year was a welcome departure from the complicated topics that XAT has been known to present. The word limit was reduced to 200 words, from