EBD_7100

C-10 Topicwise AIIMS Solved Papers – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

4 G.K. – General Science

1. Halleys comet will be seen in : [1997] 10. Which one of the following function of the
(a) 2062 (b) 2060 platelets occurs in our body? [2001]
(c) 2068 (d) 2066 (a) It helps in breathing
2. Skylab was launched into space by the US in : (b) It helps in strengthening of gums
(a) 1975 (b) 1974 [1997] (c) It helps in circulation of blood
(c) 1973 (d) 1979 (d) It helps in clotting of blood
3. Which one of the following is responsible for 11. Which one of the following vitamin can be most
the disease ‘dropsy’ ? [1999] easily synthesised inthe human body? [2001]
(a) Argemone maxicana (a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C
(b) Brassica oleracea (c) Vitamin A (d) Vitamin D
(c) Oenothera lamarckiana 12. The spinning of the earth on its imaginary axis
(d) Brassica campestris is known as : [2002]
4. Which of the following vitamin is required in (a) rotation (b) circulation
bone formation ? [1999] (c) orbiting (d) revolution
(a) D (b) B 13. Which organ of the body purifies the blood ?
(c) C (d) A (a) Heart (b) Lungs [2002]
5. Ecology is the branch of science which deals with : (c) Kidneys (d) Pancreas
[1999] 14. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is one of
(a) cell structure (b) soils surface the best methods of functional imaging because
(c) balance of nature (d) human anatomy [2003]
6. The disease rheumatism effects : [1999] (a) isotopes of basic body elements are used
(a) legs (b) ears for imaging
(c) lungs (d) joints (b) isotopes with long half-lives are used
7. Weight of blood in the body is : [2000] (c) isotopes with short half-lives are used
(a) about 7 litres in normal body of 7% of the (d) positrons are directly involved used in
total body weight imaging
(b) about 5 litres in normal body or 5% of the 15. Magnetic Resonance (MR) images are derived
total body weight from the proton -bearing species present
(c) about 10 litres in normal body or 10% of principally from water and [2003]
the body weight (a) long alkane chain protons of the fatty acid
(d) none of these moieties
8. The earthquake is measured by : [2001] (b) short alkane chain protons of the fatty acid
(a) Lactometer (b) Seismograph moieties
(c) Hygrometer (d) Barometer (c) long alkene chain protons of the fatty acid
9. AIDS is caused by : [2001] moieties
(a) Helminth (b) Protozoa (d) short alkene chain protons of the fatty acid
(c) Virus (d) Bacteria moieties
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16. The following separation technique depends on 26. Biometry refers to : [2006]
the molecular size of the protein : [2003] (a) Identification of humans by scanning face
(a) chromatography on a carboxymethyl (CM) and fingerprints
cellulose column (b) Measurement of mechanical displacement
(b) iso-electric focusing in humans
(c) gel filtration chromatography (c) A method of lie detection
(d) chromatography on a diethylaminoethyl (d) Body length relationships across the
(DEAE) cellulose column evolutionary scale
17. The approximate number of genes contained in 27. Which one of the following is one of the two
the genome of Kalpana Chawala was : [2003] days when the sun rises exactly in the east?
(a) 40,000 (b) 30,000 (a) 14th January (b) 21st March [2006]
(c) 80,000 (d) 1,00,000 (c) 21st June (d) 23rd December
18. Thanatology is the science that deals with 28. X-rays were discovered by : [2006]
(a) death in all its aspects [2003] (a) Wilhelm K. Roentgen
(b) solving paternity of child (b) H. Kissinger
(c) identification of living (c) Sir C.V. Raman
(d) detection of lie (d) Meghnad Saha
19. The disease, Tetanus also known as [2003] 29. One ream of paper equal to : [2006]
(a) Gangrene (b) Shingles (a) 100 –110 sheets
(c) Lockjaw (d) Whooping cough (b) 256 sheets
20. It lives underwater for up to three years as (c) 180 -500 sheets
nymph before emerging as a flying insect, Fossils (d) 1000 sheets
of this insect dating back about 300 million years 30. Which of the following gases is most toxic?
have been found : [2004] [2006]
(a) scorpion fly (b) stone fly (a) Carbon dioxide (b) Carbon monoxide
(c) caddis fly (d) May fly (c) Sulpher dioxide (d) None of these
21. Rayon fibre is manufactured from : [2004] 31. The gas used in the manufacture of vanaspati
(a) petroleum (b) wood and pulp ghee is : [2006]
(c) chemicals (d) naphtha (a) Helium (b) Oxygen
22. Maria Montessori's name is associated with : (c) Nitrogen (d) Hydrogen
(a) Christian mission [2004] 32. Which mirror is used as a rear view mirror in
(b) Child education vehicles? [2007]
(c) Women's rights (a) plain (b) convex
(d) Mission hospitals (c) concave (d) spherical
23. The noise produced in office is normally at the 33. Chemical change does not take place in
level of : [2004] (a) souring of milk into curd [2007, 2011]
(a) 20 db (b) 30 db (b) rusting of iron in atmosphere
(c) 40 db (d) 60 db (c) burning of magnesium ribbon in air
24. Ascorbic acid is the chemical name of : [2005] (d) emitting of light by a red hot platinum wire
(a) vitamin A (b) vitamin B 34. The process of transfer of heat by matter but
(c) vitamin C (d) vitamin D without actual movement of the particles
25. The chemical formulae of Plaster of Paris' is themselves is called [2007]
(a) CaSO4. 2H2O (b) Ca(OH)2 [2005] (a) conduction (d) convection
(c) CaSO4. 1/2H2O (d) C2H5OH (c) radiation (b) none of these
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C-12 Topicwise AIIMS Solved Papers – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
35. Only zero and one are used for operating 47. The purest form of water is [2009]
[2007, 2011] (a) Tap water (b) Rain water
(a) Calculator (b) Computer (c) Ground water (d) Distilled water
(c) Abacus (d) Type writer 48. Which of the following means ‘change’ in Greek
36. Transistor is [2007] (a) Orangutam (b) Goat [2009]
(a) semi conductor (b) inductor (c) Amoeba (d) Hydra
(c) modulator (d) demodulator 49. The velocity of light in a medium is maximum for
37. Computer cannot [2007] that colour for which refractive index is [2010]
(a) send message (b) read files (a) minimum (b) maximum
(c) abstract thought (d) play music (c) optimum (d) very high
38. Which of the following is not a carbohydrate ? 50. Which of the following is/ are the law(s) of
(a) wax (b) starch [2007] reflection of light? [2010]
(c) sucrose (d) maltose (a) The angle of incidence is equal to the angle
39. Which of the following is an eye disease? of reflection.
(a) hepatitis (b) measles [2007] (b) The incident ray, the normal to the mirror at
(c) glaucoma (d) bronchitis the point of incidence and the reflected ray,
40. Which of the following is the vaccine for all lie in the same plane.
tuberculosis? [2007] (c) Both (a) and (b).
(a) OPT (b) BCG (d) The angle of incidence is never equal to
(c) salk vaccine (d) rubella vaccine the angle of reflection.
41. Horns, nails and hair are [2007] 51. Which of the following halo-organic compounds
(a) soluble fats is used as insecticide, germicide, soil fumigant
(b) insoluble carbohydrates and deodorant? [2010]
(c) keratin proteins (a) Benzene hexachloride
(d) complex lipids (b) Chlorobenzene
42. If the blood group of one parent is AB and that (c) p-chlorobenzene
of the other O, the possible blood group of their (d) All of the above
child would be [2008] 52. Electronic configuration of deuterium atom is
(a) A or B (b) A or B or O (a) 1s2 (b) 2s1 [2010]
(c) A or AB or O (d) A or B or AB or O (c) 1s 1 (d) 2s2

43. The vitamin that helps to prevent infections in 53. Which of the material interactions will not
the human body is [2008] promote co-evolution? [2010]
(a) vitamin A (b) vitamin B (a) Commensalism (b) Parasitism
(c) vitamin C (d) vitamin D (c) Heterothallism (d) All of these
44. The gas which turns into liquid at the lowest 54. Bence Jones protein is associated with
temperature among the following is [2008] (a) Lymphosarcoma
(a) hydrogen (b) oxygen (b) Leukaemia
(c) helium (d) nitrogen (c) Multiple myeloma
45. Which of the following disease is caused by a (d) All of these
virus ? [2008] 55. A MODEM is connected in between a telephone
(a) Diphtheria (b) Malaria line and a [2010]
(c) Cholera (d) Hepatitis (a) Serial port
46. An ECG shows the functioning of the [2009] (b) Computer
(a) Brain (b) Heart (c) Network
(c) Lungs (d) Kidneys (d) Communication adaptor
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56. A sequence of precise and unambiguous (b) hypoactivity of thymus

instructions for solving a problem in a finite (c) hypoactivity of thyroid
number of operations is referred as [2010] (d) hyperactivity of thymus
(a) algorithm (b) address 67. Which one among the following is the correct
(c) advice (d) all of these order of power consumption for light of equal
57. Polio vaccine was first prepared by [2011] intensity ? [2014]
(a) J. Salk (b) L. Pasteur (a) CFL tube < Fluorescent tube < Incan-
(c) G. J. Mendel (d) Watson descent bulb < Light emitting diode
58. The Saturn rings were discovered by [2011] (b) Light emitting diode < CFL tube < Fluores-
(a) Copernicus (b) Newton cent tube < Incandescent bulb
(c) Galileo (d) none of these (c) CFL tube < Fluorescent tube < Light emit-
ting diode < Incandescent bulb
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59. coulomb of charge contains ________ (d) Incandescent bulb < Light emitting diode
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< Fluorescent tube < CFL tube
electrons. [2011] 68. When a particle and an antiparticle come in
(a) 1015 (b) 1018 contact with each other, they [2014]
(c) 1020 (d) none of these (a) repell each other
60. Fish can survive inside deep frozen ponds (b) annihilate each other
because [2011] (c) go undisturbed
(a) Fish are cold blooded (d) spin about a common axis
(c) They hibernate 69. Photoelectric effect is [2014]
(c) Ice is a good conductor of heat (a) an instantaneous process
(d) There is water at 4°C below frozen ice (b) delayed process
61. Which one of the following diseases is not (c) emission of protons
caused by virus? [2012] (d) emission of neutrons
(a) Chicken pox (b) Measles 70. Candles contains a mixture of [2014]
(c) Poliomyelitis (d) Tetanus (a) Bees wax and paraffin wax
62. In the plant body, the water and minerals are (b) Bees wax and stearic acid
transported by: [2012] (c) Paraffin wax and stearic acid
(a) Bast (b) Collenchyma (d) Higher fatty acid
(c) Parenchyma (d) Xylem 71. In chemical terms, what are alums used for
63. What is the main constituent of natural gas ? purifying water for drinking purposes ? [2014]
(a) Methane (b) Ethane [2012] (a) Hydrated chlorides
(c) Butane (d) Hydrogen (b) Double nitrate
64. Which one among the following has the highest (c) Double sulphates
first ionisation energy ? [2012] (d) Nitrates of aluminium
(a) Carbon (b) Fluorine 72. Each body segment of Earthworm is called [2014]
(c) Nitrogen (d) Oxygen (a) Proglottid (b) Metamere
65. Chemical weathering is at its maximum in : (c) Scolex (d) Rostellum
(a) hot and dry regions [2012] 73. The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a
(b) cold and humid regions direct application of [2014]
(c) hot and humid regions (a) Archimedes’ principle
(d) cold and dry regions (b) Torricellean law
66. Grave's disease is caused due to: [2013] (c) Bernoulli’s Theorem
(a) hyperactivity of thyroid (d) Pascal’s law
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C-14 Topicwise AIIMS Solved Papers – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

74. Of the following, which is the fastest? [2014] (a) Tin (b) Mercury
(a) CD-ROM (b) RAM (c) Lead (d) Zinc
(c) Registers (d) Cache 80. The Bipolar disorder is related to which among
75. ‘Splenic fever’ is another name for [2014] the following? [2015]
(a) FMD (b) Anthrax (a) Heart (b) Lungs
(c) Cow pox (d) Mastitis (c) Brain (d) Liver
76. Big Bang theory explains _______? [2015] 81. Name the first antibiotic medicine discovered.
(a) Origin of Universe (b) Origin of Sun. [2016]
(c) Laws of physics. (d) None of above. (a) Penicillin (b) Auromycin
77. Which are the main gases present in Sun? (c) Streptomycin (d) Ampicilin
(a) Hydrogen and Helium [2015] 82. The disease scarlet fever is caused by [2016]
(b) Hydrogen and Argon (a) culex mosquito
(c) Argon and Helium (b) housefly
(d) Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide (c) anopheles mosquito
78. Which of the following is a non metal that (d) haemolytic streptococcal infection
remains liquid at room temperature? [2015] 83. In India, person unable to count fingers from a
(a) Phosphorous (b) Bromine distance of how many metres is categorised as
(c) Chlorine (d) Helium blind? [2017]
79. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam (a) 3 (b) 6
with other metals? [2015] (c) 7 (d) 8

ANSWER KEY
1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (a) 4 (a) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d)
11 (d) 12 (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (a) 16 (c) 17 (b) 18 (a) 19 (c) 20 (b)
21 (b) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (c) 25 (c) 26 (b) 27 (b) 28 (a) 29 (c) 30 (b)
31 (d) 32 (b) 33 (d) 34 (a) 35 (c) 36 (a) 37 (c) 38 (a) 39 (c) 40 (b)
41 (c) 42 (a) 43 (c) 44 (a) 45 (d) 46 (b) 47 (d) 48 (c) 49 (a) 50 (c)
51 (c) 52 (a) 53 (a) 54 (d) 55 (b) 56 (a) 57 (a) 58 (c) 59 (b) 60 (d)
61 (d) 62 (d) 63 (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 66 (a) 67 (b) 68 (b) 69 (a) 70 (c)
71 (c) 72 (d) 73 (d) 74 (c) 75 (b) 76 (a) 77 (a) 78 (b) 79 (b) 80 (c)
81 (a) 82 (d) 83 (b)