The IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) was conducted across various cities in India on 27 November, 2016. The exam consisted of four sections which are of 120-minute duration. The IIFT was not a cakewalk for many students. It had a total of 123 questions with a negative marking of 1/3 for each wrong answer. Check out our IIFT Expert analysis of the exam held in 2016.
English Comprehension
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Total no. of questions asked - 36 questions
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Level of difficulty -- Easy to Moderate
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Errors in test -- No error
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What could be the cut-off marks? -- 7 to 8 marks
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Part |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
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Part 1: Reading Comprehension |
Importance of the Manufacturing Sector |
4 |
Easy |
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Reverse innovation -- PepsiCo success story |
4 |
Easy |
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Participation of women in the workforce |
4 |
Easy |
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Robotics- SLAM |
4 |
Easy |
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Part 2: English Usage |
Vocabulary |
10 |
Moderate |
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Spelling |
2 |
1Easy 1Medium |
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Para Jumble |
2 |
1Easy 1Medium |
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Idiom/Colloquial usage |
3 |
Moderate |
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Etymology |
3 |
Moderate |
General Knowledge & Awareness
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Total number of questions asked -- 25 Questions
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Level of difficulty - Moderate
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Errors in test -- Q. 111 of set A. No option is correct
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What could be the cut-off marks -- 2 to 2.5
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Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
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Current Affairs |
11 |
Difficult |
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Business and Economy |
8 |
Moderate |
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Static GK |
4 |
Moderate |
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Sports/Cinema |
2 |
Easy |
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation
1. Total number of questions - 42 Questions
2. Level of difficulty -- Logical reasoning is moderate to tough and Data interpretation is easy to moderate
3. Errors in test -- Q32 of set A. No option is correct. Correct answer should be “Finance”
4. Q. 42 of set A. No option is correct. Correct answer should be “Paediatrician, Daughter, 4:00 p.m.” Q62 of Set A. We cannot calculate percentage change on negative value.
5. What could be the cut-off marks? -- 7 to 8
Quantitative Analysis
1. Total number of questions asked -- 20 Questions
2. Level of difficulty - Easy
3. Errors in test, Q. 15 of set A. Typo -- Initially the events are P and Q but later they become A and B!
4. What could be the cut-off marks? -- 5 to 6
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Part |
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Level of Difficulty |
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Quantitative Ability |
Arithmetic |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Numbers |
3 |
Easy |
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Algebra |
7 |
Easy-Difficult |
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Geometry, Mensuration and Trigonometry |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
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P&C and Probability |
5 |
Easy-Difficult |
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Set theory |
1 |
Moderate |
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