List of top Questions asked in Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

In 1679, Denis Papin, a French physicist, who assisted Robert Boyle, used the latter's scientific discoveries and invented what is today one of the most commonly found kitchen equipment. His invention earned him a membership of the Royal Society of England. What was the invention?

In 1965 Gordon Moore, Co-founder of Intel, made a prediction about the future of computer processing. What does his prediction, known as Moore's Law say?

Choose the option that does not belong with the rest:

Which among the following is the world's largest milk producing country?

A group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings; e.g. left (opposite of right) and left (past tense of leave)

Which country was world's largest exporter with merchandise exports worth Rs. 1.47 trillion in 2008, according to the World Trade Organization?

What is Renminbi?

Amino acids are found in

Where in India, recently has the Clinton Foundation, founded by former US President Bill Clinton, firmed up its plans to set up world's largest solar park (3,000 to 5,000 MW capacity)?

The year 2010 is represented in Roman Numerals as

The prime purpose of WTO is to promote

Consider a square ABCD with midpoints E, F, G and H of sides AB, BC, CD and DA. Let L denote the line passing through F and H. Consider points P and Q on the line L inside the square such that the angles APD and BQC are both equal 120 degrees. What is the ratio ABQCDP to the remaining area of ABCD?

The National Flag of India was designed by

In which country is the seat of the United Nations International Court of Justice?

India's first Special Economic Zone dedicated to the Aerospace Industry has been launched at

The Unique Identification (UID) Project, headed by Nandan Nilekani has been renamed as

Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger are known for founding

Match the following husband-and-wife team with the awards they have received for exemplary work:

1	Bill and Melinda Gates	i	Right to Livelihood Awards
2	Sankaralingam and Krishnammal	ii	UN Population Award
3	Prakash and Mandakini Amte	iii	Kyoto Prize
4	Peter and Rosemary Grant	iv	Magsaysay Award

Mr. Ratan Tata refused a job with one of the following companies to join Tata Steel in 1962. Which company was it?

60 employees in an office were asked about their preference for tea and coffee. It was observed that for every 3 people who prefer tea, there are 2 who prefer coffee. For every 6 people who prefer tea, there are 2 who drink both of tea and coffee. The number of people who drink both is the same as those who drink neither.
How many people drink both tea and coffee?

The instrument used to measure the speed of the wind is

Name the failed Chinese pro-democracy activist who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his 'long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.'

Embraer is one of the world leaders in the manufacturing of corporate/business jets. Embraer belongs to which country?

Eustace Fernandes who passed away in 2010 was the much admired creator of

'Niyamgiri Hills' was in the news because of