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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