COLLECTION OF AIIMS GK MCQs FROM 2010 – 2016 NOTE – PLEASE VERIFY ANSWERS & PAPERS IS MEMORY BASED (PUBLISHED IN REPUTED PUBLICATION) General Knowledge AIIMS paper 2010 1. Which of the following professor received the Physics Nobel Prize for 2009 for his ‘ground breaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibres for optical communication’? a) Daniel Colladon b) Charles Kuen Kao c) Walter Gerlach d) John Tyndall Answer: (b) 2. The Indian music composer, who got double Gramy Awards in los Angeles on Feb1,2010, is a) Ravi Shankar b) Anu Malik c) AR Rahman d)Shankar Mahadevan Answer: (c) 3. India on Jan 11, successfully test fired the missile ‘Astra’ from its Integrated Test Range at Balasore. This missile works from a) air to earth b) earth to air c) sea to air d) air to air Answer: (d) 4. On which day is annual ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ celebrated to commemorate the day when Mahatama Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1915? a) jan7 b) jan8 c) jan 9 d) jan10 Answer: (c) 5. ‘Avatar’ has become the highest grossing movie of all time, surpassing the record made by ‘Titanic’. Who has directed both ‘Avatar’ and ‘Titanic’? a) Steven Spielberg b) Danny Boyle c) Roger Avary d) James Cameron Answer: (d) 6. The United Nation (UN) has declared 2010 as the a) International Year of Youth b) International year of Renewable Energy c) International year of Eco-Tourism d) International Year of Bio-Degradable material Answer: (a) 7. Which of these cricketers hold the record to play international cricket for the longest time? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Garry Sobers c) Colin Cowdrey d) Wilfred Rhodes Answer: (a) 8. Who has been conferred the 2009 GD Birla Award for Scientific Research? a) Anil Kakodkar b) Mahindra Agrawal c) Rajeev Motwani d) Vainu Bappu Answer: (b) 9. Asia’s Biggest Solar Power Plant has been recently unveiled at a) Japan b) Indonesia c) Malaysia d) Taiwan Answer: (d) 10.kaiane Aldorino has been named winner of the 2009 Miss World Pageant, recently held in Johannesburg. She belongs to a) South Africa b) Venezuela c)Gibraltar d) Columbia Answer: (c) 11. Recently, which country suffered an earthquake which decimated its capital, killing millions of people? a) Sumatra b) Haiti c) japan d) Sri Lanka Answer: (b) 12. The National Rural Empolyment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been named after which famous national leader? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Rajeev Gandhi c) Indria Gandhi d) Jawahar lal Nehru Answer: (a) 13. Who has won the National Snooker Championship, 2009? a) Geet Sethi b) Sourav Kothari c) Pankaj Advani d) Ashok Shandilya Answer: (c) 14. Who has Recently written the book ‘Idea of Justic’? a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia b) Amartya Sen c) Omkar Goswami d) C Rangarajan Answer: (b) 15. On which date, is Hindu Day Celebrated? a) sep5 b) sep10 c) sep14 d) sep20 Answer: (c) 16. ‘Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojana’ is a scheme of which state given below? a) Haryana b) Gujarat c) Uttar Pradesh d)Madhya Pradesh Answer: (d) 17. The first woman battalion to the deployed along the international border belongs to a) ITBP b) BSF c) Coast Guards d) Assam Rifles Answer: (b) 18. Who among the following is the most powerful woman of the world as per a recent list of Forbes? a) Angels Markel b) Cristina Fernandez c) Christine Lagarde d) Sonia Gandhi Answer: (a) 19. ‘KONKAN’ is an annual exercise between the India and which of the following Navies? a) France b) UK c) US d) Israel Answer: (b) 20. What is the proposed venue of the 16th NAM summit in 2012? a) Cuba b) Iran c) Indonesia d) India Answer: (b) General Knowledge AIIMS paper 2011 1. Which premier event in India has the official motto’vasudhaiva kutumbakam’? a) international film festival of India b) India International Trade Fair c) Pravasi Bhartiya Divas d) Jnanpith Awards Answer: (a) 2. How many languages feature on the language panel of contemporary Reserve Bank of India currency notes? a) 12 b) 15 c) 13 d) 11 Answer: (b) 3. The portrait of which of these Indian, kings finds a place in the NASA headquarters? a) Akbar b) Babar c) Shivaji d) Tipu Sultan Answer: (d) 4. Which among the following industry has even traditionally called a ‘Child of Protection’. a) Textile Industry b) Cement Industry c) Sugar Industry d) Petroleum Industry Answer: (c) 5. Which of the following states is called the ‘Tiger State’ of India? a) Gujarat b) Madhya Pradesh c) West Bengal d) Asom Answer: (c) 6.SEZ stands for a) Special Economic Zone b) Special Eastern Zone c) Southern Economic Zone d) South European Zone Answer: (a) 7. The Upper House of Parliament is known as a) lok sabha b) Rashtrapati Bhawan c) Parliament House d) Rajya sabha Answer: (d) 8.’Lilavati’ an ancient work on Mathematics, was written by a) Aryabhatta b) Bhaskaracharya c) Banabhatta d) Varahmihira Answer: (b) 9. How many members of the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha? a) 4 b) 6 c) 12 d) 2 Answer: (d) 10. Which is the first state in India to launch an e-payment system for commercial tax payers? a) Gujarat b) Karnataka c) Goa d) Maharashtra Answer: (b) 11. The Government has formally conferred ‘Maharatna’ status to four of its Flagship PSUs. Which of these is not one of the Four? a)SAIL b) IOC c) NMDC d) ONGC Answer: (c) 12. Which of the following has not been awarded a Nobel Prize and a Bharat Ratna? a) Dalai Lama b) C.V Raman c) Nelson Mandela d) Mother Teresa Answer: (a) 13. The word ‘M’ in MRF tyres corresponds to which of the following? a) Maharashtra b) Major c) Metropolitan d) Madras Answer: (d) 14. Shivaraj V. Patil Committee is Associated with a) CWG Scam b) 2G Spectrum Scam c) Vedanta Mining Project d) POSCO Project in Odisha Answer: ( b) 15. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in a) Russia b) Qatar c) France d) Netherlands Answer: (a) 16. Who discovered South Pole? a) Tasman b) Amundsen c) Robert Peary d) John Cabot Answer: (b) 17. The Position of Indian Railways Network in the world is a) fifth b) second c) fourth d) third Answer: (c) 18.Who among the following is the first Indian winner of the Hoover Prize? a) D. Amartya Sen b) Dr. Manmohan Singh c) G.Madhuban Nayer d) Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Answer: (d) 19. Maggi brand of noodles is owned by a) Nestle b) Britannia c) HLL d) ITC Answer: (a) 20.Which of the following items is a major item of Indian export? a) Computer chips b) Textile garments c) Car engines d) Dairy products. Answer: (b) General Knowledge AIIMS paper 2012 1.At high altitudes the boiling point of water lowers because a) atmospheric pressure is low b) atmospheric pressure is high c) temperature is low d) None of the above Answer: (a) 2. The wildlife week is celebrated from a) 2-8 October b) 1-7 June c) 16-22 April d) 14-20 January Answer: (a) 3.Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to a) literature b) education c) fine arts d) classical music Answer: (d) 4. The headquarters of UNESCO is at a) Rome b) Geneva c) Pairs d) New York Answer: (c) 5. ‘CDMA’-technology used in mobile phones a) Computer Developed Management Application b) Code Division Multiple Application c) Code Division Multiple Access d) Code Division Mobile Application Answer: (c) 6. Mixed Economy means a) where agriculture and industry are given equal importance b) where public sector exists along with the private sector innational economy c) Where globalization is transferred with heavy dose of swadeshi in National Economy d) Where the centre and the states are equal partners in economic planning and development Answer: (b) 7. Who coined the term ‘Hindu rate of Growth’ for Indian Economy? a) Ak Sen b) Kirit S Parikh c) Raj Krishna d) Montek singh Ahluwalia Answer: (c) 8. By virtue of which Act, diarchy was introduced in india? a) Indian Council Act, 1909 b) Government of Indian Act,1919 c) Government of India Act, 1955 d) Indian Independece Act,1947 Answer: (b) 9. The principle that disguishes jainsim from Buddhism is the a) practice of the eight-fold path b) rejection of the infallibility of the Vedas c) attribution of a soul to all beings and things d) belief in rebirth Answer: (c) 10. Which one of the following fairs is not correctly matched? a) kautilya- Arthashastra b) Hala- Gathasaptasati c) Banbhatta- Buddhacharita d) Kalidasa- Abhijnanasakuntalam Answer: (c) 11. Tides are comblied and they vary from place to place because of a) the movement of moon in relation to earth b) unevern distribution of water over the globe c) irregularities in the configuration of oceans d) All of the above Answer: (d) 12. Who is the known as father of Biology? a) Aristotle b) Drawin c)lamark d) Lamark and treviranus Answer: (a) 13. Study of fruit is called a) Spermology b) Anthology c) Pedology d) Pomology Answer: (d) 14. The computer’s processor consists of the following parts a) CPU and main memory b) Hard Disk and Floppy Drive c) main memory and Storage d) Operating system and Applications Answer: (c) 15. A pure substance can only be a) compound b) an element c) an element or compound d) a heterogeneous mixture Answer: (c) 16. First National park developed in India is a)Gir b) Kaziranga c) Jim Corbett d) None of these Answer: (c) 17.