Quick answer
General Knowledge is 20 of the 95 questions in XAT 2027, 20 marks (27% of the paper). +1 for a correct answer, −0.25 for a wrong one. After 8 unanswered questions, each further unanswered question in Part 1 costs 0.10. GK has no negative marking and does not count towards the percentile.
Questions
20
Marks
20 of 75
Time
180 minutes (Part 1: 170, GK: 10)
General Knowledge topics in XAT
Topic tests for this section are being added. The full mocks cover it in the real XAT interface.
How GK is marked
+1 for a correct answer, −0.25 for a wrong one. After 8 unanswered questions, each further unanswered question in Part 1 costs 0.10. GK has no negative marking and does not count towards the percentile.
What the report shows for GK
Accuracy, time per question and the topics you lost marks on in this section, after every full mock. Your Improvement Pack is built from those topics.
Take the GK section in a full XAT mock
3 full mocks with the same sections, timer and marking. The first one is free.
Questions students ask
How many General Knowledge questions are there in XAT 2027?
General Knowledge is 20 of the 95 questions in XAT 2027, 20 marks (27% of the paper). +1 for a correct answer, −0.25 for a wrong one. After 8 unanswered questions, each further unanswered question in Part 1 costs 0.10. GK has no negative marking and does not count towards the percentile.
Which GK topics come in XAT?
The General Knowledge section follows the official XAT syllabus; our mocks spread questions across its topics in the proportion of recent papers.
Can I practise only the XAT GK section?
The full mocks give you the General Knowledge section with the real timer; topic tests for it are being added.