AIIMS General Knowledge 2

Question 1CORRECT

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

Walter Gerlach

John Tyndall

Question 2CORRECT

The Indian music composer, who got double Gramy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb 1, 2010, isRavi Shankar

Anu Malik

A. R. Rahman

Shankar Mahadevan

Question 3CORRECT

India on Jan 11, successfully test fired the missile Astra from its Integrated Test Range at Balasore. This missile works fromair to earth

earth to air

sea to air

air to air

Question 4CORRECT

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

Jan 8

Jan 9

Jan 10

Question 5WRONG

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 correct

Question 6CORRECT

The United Nations (UN) has declared 2010 as theInternational Year of Youth

International Year of Renewable Energy

International Year of Eco-Tourism

International Year of Bio-degradable Material

Question 7WRONG

Which of these cricketers hold the record to play international cricket for the longest time?Sachin Tendulkar correct

Garry Sobers

Cohn Cowdrey

Wilfred Rhodes

Question 8CORRECT

Who has been conferred the 2009 GD Birla Award for Scientific Research?Anil Kakodkar

Mahindra Agrawal

Rajeev Motwani

Vainu Bappu

Question 9WRONG

Asias biggest Solar Power Plant has been recently unveiled atJapan

Indonesia

Malaysia

Taiwan correct

Question 10WRONG

Kaiane Aldorino has been named winner of the 2009 Miss World Pageant, recently held in Johannesburg. She belongs toSouth Africa

Venezuela

Gibraltar correct

Columbia

Question 11WRONG

Recently, which country suffered an earthquake which decimated its capital, killing millions of people?Sumatra

Haiti correct

Japan

Sri Lanka

Question 12WRONG

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been named after which famous national leaderMahatma Gandhi correct

Rajeev Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

Jawahar Lai Nehru

Question 13WRONG

Who has won the National Snooker Championship, 2009?Geet Sethi

Sourav Kothari

Pankaj Advani correct

Achok Shandilya

Question 14WRONG

Who has recently written the book Idea of Justice?Montek Singh Ahiuwalia

Ama rtya Sen correct

Omkar Goswami

C Rangarajan

Question 15WRONG

On which date, is Hindi Day Celebrated?Sep 5

Sep 10

Sep 14 correct

Sep 20

Question 16WRONG

Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojana is a scheme of which state given below?Haryana

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh correct

Question 17CORRECT

The first woman battalion to the deployed along the international border belongs toITBP

BSF

Coast Guards

Assam Rifles

Question 18WRONG

Who among the following Es the most powerful woman of the world as per a recent list of Forbes?Angela Markel correct

Cristina Fernandez

Christine Lagarde

Sofia Gandhi

Question 19WRONG

KONKAN is an annual exercise between the India and which of the following Navies?France

UK correct

US

Israel

Question 20CORRECT

What is the proposed venue of the 16th NAM Summit in 2012?Cuba

Iran

Indonesia

IndiaQuestion 1PARTIAL-CREDIT

Which premier event in India has the official motto vasudhaiva kutumbakam?International Film Festival of India correct

India International Trade Fair

Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

Man pith Awards

Question 2CORRECT

How many languages feature on the language panel of contemporary Reserve Bank of India currency notes?12

15

13

11

Question 3CORRECT

The portrait of which of these Indian kings finds a place in the NASA headquarters?Akbar

Babar

Shivaji

Tipu Sultan

Question 4CORRECT

Which among the following industry has even traditionally called a Child of Protection?Textile Industry

Cement Industry

Sugar Industry

Petroleum Industry

Question 5CORRECT

Which of the following states is called the Tiger State of India?Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal

Assam

Question 6CORRECT

SEZ stands forSpecial Economic Zone

Special Eastern Zone

Southern Economic Zone

South European Zone

Question 7CORRECT

The Upper House of Parliament is known asLok Sabha

Rashtrapati Bhawan

Parliament House

Rajya Sabha

Question 8CORRECT

Lilavati an ancient work on Mathematics, was written byAryabhatta

Bhaskaracharya

Banabhatta

Varahmihira

Question 9CORRECT

How many members of the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha?4

6

12

2

Question 10CORRECT

Which is the first state in India to launch an e-payment system for commercial tax payers?Gujarat

Karnataka

Goa

Maharashtra

Question 11WRONG

The Government has formally conferred Maharatna status to four of its flagship PSUs. Which of these is not one of the four?SAIL

IOC

NMDC correct

ONGC

Question 12CORRECT

Which of the following has not been awarded a Nobel Prize and a Bharat Ratna?Dalai Lama

CV. Raman

Nelson Mandela

Mother Teresa

Question 13WRONG

The word M in MRF tyres corresponds to which of the following?Maharashtra

Major

Metropolitan

Madras correct

Question 14PARTIAL-CREDIT

Shivaraj V. Patil Committee is associated withCWG Scam

2G Spectrum Scam

Vedanta Mining Project

POSCO Project in Odisha

Question 15PARTIAL-CREDIT

2018 FIFA World Cup would be held inRussia

Qatar

France

Netherlands

Question 16CORRECT

Who discovered South Pole?Tasman

Amundsen

Robert Peary

John Cabot

Question 17WRONG

The position of Indian Railways Network the world isfifth

second

Fourth correct

third

Question 18PARTIAL-CREDIT

Who among the following is the first Indian winner of the Hoover Prize?D. Amartya Sen

Dr. Man mohan Singh

G. Madhuban Nayer

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam correct

Question 19CORRECT

Maggi brand of noodles is owned byNestle

Britannia

HLL

ITC

Question 20CORRECT

Which of the following Items is a major item of Indian export?Computer chips

Textile garments

Car engines

Dairy products