TEST I - GK FOR AIIMS

01.  Name the actor who was rewarded as the ‘Best Television Host’ by people’s choice award of Colors television channel recently.
        (1)  Lisa Ray
        (2)  Amitabh Bachchan
        (3)  Prabhu Chawla
        (4)  Barkha Dutt
02.   Where is the headquarter of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)?
        (1)  Geneva                    (2)  Rome
        (3)  New York                 (4)  Paris 
03.  Who is the winner of seventh World Billiards Championship title which took place in Leads, England recently?
        (1)  Mike Russel              (2)  Eddie Taylor
        (3)  Pankaj Advani          (4)  Ray Martin
04.   ‘Bharatnatyam’ is the famous dance form of which state in India?
        (1)  Tamilnadu                 (2)  Kerala
        (3)  Rajasthan                 (4)  Karnataka
05.   In late October 2012, US, Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba were hit with one of the fiercest storm resulting in the torrential rains, widespread flood and high speed winds. What is the name of this hurricane?
        (1)  Nargis                      (2)  Katrina
        (3)  Mitch                        (4)  Sandy
06.   Which place of the world is also being referred as “Roof of the world”?
        (1)  Pamir (Tibet)             (2)  Mexico
        (3)  Belgrade                  (4)  Himalaya
07.  Name the state which topped the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) list of being best performing state or union territory in terms of environmental well being as released by Planning Commission recently.
        (1)  Himachal Pradesh
        (2)  Uttarakhand
        (3)  Assam
        (4)  Gujarat
08.  Which corporation or agency in India was awarded, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Award for 2012 for its outstanding contribution to the development of human resources in India?
        (1)  Planning Commission of India
        (2)  DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation)
        (3)  Indian Railway
        (4)  Hero Honda Corp.
09.   Name the first female Chief Minister in India.
        (1)  Rabri Devi               
        (2)  Mamta Banerjee
        (3)  Sucheta Kriplani       
        (4)  Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
10.   The currency of Iran is
        (1)  Rail                          (2)  Dollar           
        (3)  Taka                         (4)  Peso
11.  Recently China blocked one American daily newspaper, after it published article on the Prime Minister Wen Jiabao about his personal total assets. Name the newspaper.
        (1)  American Daily         (2)  New York Times
        (3)  Washington Post      (4)  Chicago Tribune
12.   Which of the following rivers flow in China as well as in India?
        (1)  Krishna                     (2)  Kaveri           
        (3)  Ganga                      (4)  Brahmaputra 
13.   What is the total duration of imprisonment, Silvio Berlusconi, the former Prime Minister of Italy has been given for tax fraud recently by a trial court in Italy on 26th October 2012?
        (1)  Three                        (2)  Four
        (3)  Lifetime                    (4)  Ten years
14.   ‘Revolution 20-20’ is written by
        (1)  Shobha De
        (2)  Vir Sanghvi              
        (3)  Chetan Bhagat
        (4)  Anita Desai              
15.   In the Cabinet Reshuffle that took place on 28th October 2012, who got external affairs ministry?
        (1)  Salman Khurshid
        (2)  Ajay Maken
        (3)  S.M. Krishna
        (4)  Sachin Pilot             
16.   Name the first individual silver medalist at Olympics from India.
        (1)  Abhinav Bindra
        (2)  Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
        (3)  Vijendra Kumar
        (4)  Vijay Kumar
17.   Name the top squash player of India who won the IJM Land Penang Open after defeating topmost squash player Siti Munirah Jusoh of Malaysia on 30th October 2012.
        (1)  Dipika Pallikal
        (2)  Joshna Chinnapa
        (3)  Saumya Karki
        (4)  Kavita                     
18.   In which of the following countries has the ‘Army Rule’ been finished recently?
        (1)  Pakistan
        (2)  Afghanistan             
        (3)  Kazakhastan
        (4)  Myanmar                 
19.   Which city has the longest day in the month of June?
        (1)  Bangalore
        (2)  Chennai                   
        (3)  Patna
        (4)  New Delhi                
20.   The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
        (1)  M.P.
        (2)  U.P.                        
        (3)  Karnataka
        (4)  Andhra Pradesh

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