AIIMS General Knowledge

Question 1
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Which of the following professor received the Physics Nobel Prize for 2009 for his ground breaking achievements
concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication?

Daniel Colladon

Charles Kuen Kao
C Walter Gerlach
D John Tyndall
Question 2
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The Indian music composer, who got double Gramy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb 1, 2010, is

Ravi Shankar

Anu Malik

A. R. Rahman
D Shankar Mahadevan
Question 3
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India on Jan 11, successfully test fired the missile Astra from its Integrated Test Range at Balasore. This missile works
from

air to earth

earth to air

sea to air

air to air
Question 4
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On which day is annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated to commemorate the day when Mahatma Gandhi returned
from South Africa in 1915?
A Jan 7
B Jan 8

Jan 9

Jan 10
Question 5
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Avatar has become the highest grossing movie of all time, surpassing the record made by Titanic. Who has directed
both Avatar and Titanic?

Steven Spielberg

Danny Boyle

Roger Avary

James Cameron
Question 6
CORRECT
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2010 as the

International Year of Youth
B International Year of Renewable Energy
C International Year of Eco-Tourism
D International Year of Bio-degradable Material
Question 7
CORRECT
Which of these cricketers hold the record to play international cricket for the longest time?

Sachin Tendulkar
B Garry Sobers
C Cohn Cowdrey
D Wilfred Rhodes
Question 8
CORRECT
Who has been conferred the 2009 GD Birla Award for Scientific Research?
A Anil Kakodkar

Mahindra Agrawal
C Rajeev Motwani
D Vainu Bappu
Question 9
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Asias biggest Solar Power Plant has been recently unveiled at

Japan

Indonesia

Malaysia

Taiwan
Question 10
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Kaiane Aldorino has been named winner of the 2009 Miss World Pageant, recently held in Johannesburg. She belongs to
A South Africa

Venezuela

Gibraltar
D Columbia
Question 11
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Recently, which country suffered an earthquake which decimated its capital, killing millions of people?

Sumatra

Haiti

Japan
D Sri Lanka
Question 12
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The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been named after which famous national leader

Mahatma Gandhi
B Rajeev Gandhi
C Indira Gandhi
D Jawahar Lai Nehru
Question 13
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Who has won the National Snooker Championship, 2009?

Geet Sethi

Sourav Kothari

Pankaj Advani
D Achok Shandilya
Question 14
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Who has recently written the book Idea of Justice?

Montek Singh Ahiuwalia

Ama rtya Sen
C Omkar Goswami
D C Rangarajan
Question 15
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On which date, is Hindi Day Celebrated?
A Sep 5

Sep 10

Sep 14

Sep 20
Question 16
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Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojana is a scheme of which state given below?

Haryana

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh
Question 17
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The first woman battalion to the deployed along the international border belongs to
A ITBP

BSF

Coast Guards
D Assam Rifles
Question 18
CORRECT
Who among the following Es the most powerful woman of the world as per a recent list of Forbes?

Angela Markel
B Cristina Fernandez
C Christine Lagarde
D Sofia Gandhi
Question 19
CORRECT
KONKAN is an annual exercise between the India and which of the following Navies?
A France

UK
C US
D Israel
Question 20
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What is the proposed venue of the 16th NAM Summit in 2012?

Cuba

Iran

Indonesia
D

Question 1
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Which Indian-American won the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition inMaryland, USA, in June 2012? (This is the
5th consecutive win for Indian-Americans)

Stuti Mishra

Arvind Mahamkali

Snigdha Nandipati
D Vanya Shivshankar
E None of these
Question 2
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Who became the 25th Chief of the Indian Army on May 31, 2012?

J.J.Singh

Bikram Singh

V.K.Singh
D Dalbir Singh Suhag
E None of these
Question 3
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Which country's Prime Minister was India's chief guest of honor at the 63rd Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2012?

Cambodia

Australia

Bangladesh

Thailand
E Russia
Question 4
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Which is India's highest peacetime gallantry award?

Param Vir Chakra
B Maha Vir Chakra
C Ashok Chakra

Kirti Chakra
E Shourya Chakra
Question 5
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The 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) conclave was held in Jaipur from January 7 to 9, 2012. Who was the chief
guest for this conference?

Lakshmi Nivas Mittal

Datuk S.Subramaniam
C Yingluck Shinawatra

Anand Satyanand

Kamla Persad Bissessar
Question 6
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Which city hosted the 99th Indian Science Congress in January 2012?

Chennai

Pune

New Delhi

Bhubaneshwar
E Bangalore
Question 7
CORRECT
According to a report on hunger and malnutrition (HUNGaMA), what percent of India's children are malnourished and
underw-eight?

42
B 32
C 38
D 48
E 53
Question 8
CORRECT
The proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) will work as an integral part of which of the following
agencies?
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Intelligence Bureau (IB)
C National Investigation Agency (NIA)
D Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
E National Security Guard (NSG)
Question 9
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India and Thailand have decided to develop a seaport at Dawei, earlier known as Tavoy. In which Asian country is this
town located?

Thailand
B Cambodia

Myanmar
D Vietnam
E Laos
Question 10
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Who is the defense secretary of the United States of America?

Leon Panetta

John Bryson
C Tom Vilsack
D Eric Holder
E None of these
Question 11
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Nathpa Jhakri, India's largest hydroelectric project generated 7,610 million units of electricity in 2011-12 which is a
record. In which state is this project located?

Assam

Arunachal Pradesh

West Bengal

Himachal Pradesh
E None of these
Question 12
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Which state has instituted the Mallikarjun Mansur award?

Madhya Pradesh
B Maharashtra
C Odisha
D Goa

Karnataka
Question 13
CORRECT
Which state made Chess classes compulsory in schools to impr-ove cognitive skills of students from this academic
year? (Gujarat is the first state to start chess programmes in schools)
A Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu
C Kerala
D Bihar
E Jharkhand
Question 14
CORRECT
Who became the new President of the Federation of Indian Cha-mbers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in January
2012?
A Naina Lal Kidwai
B Sidharth Birla

R.V. Kanoria
D Shikha Sharma
E None of these
Question 15
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Homai Vyarawala passed away recently. She is India's first woman?

Jnanpith award winner

Photo journalist

Mountaineer
D Cricketer
E None of these
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