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Airports Authority of India (AAI) was constituted by an Act of Parliament and came into being on 1st April 1995 by merging erstwhile National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. The merger brought into existence a single Organization entrusted with the responsibility of creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure both on the ground and air space in the country.
AAI Assistant Traffic Controller (Jr. Executive ) Examination General Awareness Questions Based On Memory......
1. Which of the following stars lies nearest to our solar system ?
Barnard’s Star
Sirius A
Alpha Centauri A
Proxima Centauri
2. Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately—
5•8%
4•5%
2•59%
1•2%
3. The term ‘Bishop’ in sports is related to—
Chess
Hockey
Badminton
Bridge
4. Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of—
Orissa
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
5. Balance of Payments means—
Difference between export and imports
Balance to be paid to the exporters
Balance to be paid to the industrialists
Balance coming in allocation of funds for States
6. A light year is equivalent to about—
365 days
Six million miles
Six billion miles
Six trillion miles
7. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland are together called—
Slovakia
Scandinavia
Netherlands
Australasia
8. The device used for locating submerged objects under sea is—
Sonar
Radar
Laser
Maser
9. Which article of the Constitution provides the Parliament the power to ammend Constitution ?
376
370
368
390
10. What is the name of the first successfully cloned deer ?
Dawn
Deluxe
Demor
Dewey
11. The idea of motion pictures was propounded by—
N. R. Finsen
T. A. Edison
J. L. Baird
Berliner
12. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of which of the following ?
Love
Peace
Prophecy
Medicine
13. NASA’s new space telescope is—
Wise
Rise
Barack
Telle
14. Bull fighting is the national game of—
Italy
Poland
Spain
Sudan
15. In a rare recognition, the Government of Mauritius decides to introduce a book written by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the School Syllabus of the island nation, what is the name of the book ?
Sound of Hills
Sparsh Ganga
Heaven
Amrit
16. Who has been selected for the ‘Niwano Peace Prize, 2010’ for her contribution to the uplift of poor women in India ?
Ela Bhatt
Jhumpa Lahiri
Punam Suri
Mandakni Apte
17. On which of the following dates in 2010 did the safeguard agreement with regard to civilian nuclear facilities between India and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) come into force ?
February 28
February 21
February 11
February 4
18. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called—
Bali
Vidatha
Varman
Kara
19. The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are—
Red blood cells
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Platelets
20. Correct expansion of the term ‘http’ in Internet address is—
3.Australian Analytics firm Promax has been acquired by which Indian IT company recently?
Mahindra Satyam
Infosys
Wipro
TCS
4.Who has been appointed as the new Director General of National Security Guard (NSG)?
R K Medhekar
NPS Aulakh
Subhas Joshi
AK Tandon
5.Indian President has re-appointed whom as the Attorney-General for two more years with effect from 8 June 2012?
Soli Sorabjee
Goolam E. Vahanvati
Milon K. Banerji
Ashok Desai
6.The RBI has notified all the banks to be ready for Basel III norms which will be effective in phassed manner from?
January 2013
April 2013
April 2014
December 2013
7.Which Indian business house has acquired controlling stake in Pantaloon retail?
Reliance Group
ADAG Group
Aditya Birla group
RPG Group
8.Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in to Myanmar?s parliament in May. She struggled for how many years for the power?
25 years
20 Years
15 Years
18 Years
9.India's total exports jumped by which percentage for FY 2011-12?
25%
23%
21%
29%
10.For FY 2011-12, India?s total trade deficit stood at nearly?
USD 155 billion
USD 205 billion
USD 195 billion
USD 185 billion
11.Which Spanish football club tops the Spanish league in 2012?
Barcelona
Valencia
Real Madrid
None of These
12.Lionel Messi became the top goal scorer in a season with 68 goals as of now in the history. He broke whose 39 year old record?
Sepp Maier
Franz Beckenbauer
Mueller
Klaus Fischer
13.Which developed country has recently become a country with no nuclear power after 4 decades when it shut down its last nuclear reactor?
Germany
Japan
France
USA
14.Which Social Networking company has acquired online hosting services company SlideShare for USD 118.75 million in May 2012?
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
None of These
15.Which veteran Bengali Actor has been awarded with most esteemed Dada Saheb Phalke award by Vice President at the 59th National awards ceremony?
Utpal Datta
Soumitra Chatterjee
Prasenjit
None of These
16.India has recently approved the tourist Visa on Arrival (TVofacility for 3 European countries? Which in the list is not among them?
France
Germany
Russia
Italy
17.Patni Computer Systems (PCS) lost its existence when its acquirer removed the brand name from the combined entity. Who acquired the company last year 2011?
Tech Mahindra
iGate
Wipro
Cognitzant
18.Which Indian business group becomes the Only Indian Company to get place in the list of 10 best companies for Leadership in Asia?
TATA Group
Aditya Birla Group
Reliance Group
Jindal Group
19.Which Indian Telecom operator became the first one to launch 4G services?
Reliance Communication
Bharti Airtel
Ideal Cellular
BSNL
20.Who has been elected as France?s first Socialist president in May 2012?
