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AIIMS NORCET General Knowledge & Current Affairs Syllabus
Every chapter and topic of General Knowledge & Current Affairs examined in AIIMS NORCET — 3 chapters, 9 topics, plus 51 flashcards written against it.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs syllabus — full chapter and topic list
Expand any chapter to see its topics and sub-topics. This is the whole examinable outline for General Knowledge & Current Affairs in AIIMS NORCET, not a summary of it.
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Indian History
3 topics- Ancient Indian History
- Medieval Indian History
- Modern Indian History
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Geography
3 topics- Physical Geography
- Human Geography
- Economic Geography
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Current Affairs
3 topics- National Current Affairs
- International Current Affairs
- Sports
General Knowledge & Current Affairs flashcards for AIIMS NORCET
21 of 51 cards from the General Knowledge & Current Affairs deck — real questions with worked answers.
Which Indus Valley Civilization site is known for its dockyard, indicating maritime trade?
Lothal (in present-day Gujarat).
What script was used by the Indus Valley Civilization, and is it deciphered?
The Indus (Harappan) script, which is pictographic and still undeciphered.
Which Veda is the oldest and is a collection of hymns?
The Rigveda.
Under which Mauryan emperor did the empire reach its greatest extent, and after which war did he embrace Buddhism?
Ashoka; he embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga War (c. 261 BCE).
Who wrote the Arthashastra, and whom did he serve?
Kautilya (Chanakya), advisor to Chandragupta Maurya.
Which period is called the 'Golden Age of India' for advances in science, art and literature?
The Gupta period (c. 320-550 CE).
Who founded the Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
Qutb-ud-din Aibak (in 1206).
Which Delhi Sultanate ruler shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad and introduced token currency?
Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Who founded the Mughal Empire and won the First Battle of Panipat in 1526?
Babur, defeating Ibrahim Lodi.
Which Mughal emperor abolished the jizya tax and started the Din-i-Ilahi?
Akbar.
Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal, and for whom?
Shah Jahan, in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Who founded the Maratha Empire?
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
In which year and battle did the British East India Company gain control of Bengal?
The Battle of Plassey, 1757 (Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah).
What event is commonly regarded as the First War of Indian Independence?
The Revolt of 1857 (the Sepoy Mutiny).
In which year was the Indian National Congress founded, and by whom?
1885, by Allan Octavian Hume.
Which massacre occurred in Amritsar in 1919 under General Dyer?
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Which movement did Gandhi launch in 1930 starting with the Dandi March?
The Civil Disobedience Movement (the Salt Satyagraha).
On what date did India gain independence?
15 August 1947.
What are the three layers of the Earth's interior from outside to inside?
Crust, mantle, and core (outer core liquid, inner core solid).
What is the name for the boundary between the crust and the mantle?
The Mohorovicic discontinuity (Moho).
What instrument measures earthquake magnitude, and on what scale?
A seismograph; magnitude is measured on the Richter scale.
Planning General Knowledge & Current Affairs for AIIMS NORCET
General Knowledge & Current Affairs is about 26% of the AIIMS NORCET syllabus by topic count — 9 of 35 topics, spread over 3 chapters. At roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, a first pass runs to about 7 hours.
The heaviest chapters are Indian History (3 topics), Geography (3 topics), Current Affairs (3 topics) . Front-load those while your energy is high; the short chapters are better revision filler later.
Work top-down: read the chapter, then tick topics off individually rather than marking the whole chapter done. Sub-topics are where silent gaps hide.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs (AIIMS NORCET) FAQ
What is in the AIIMS NORCET General Knowledge & Current Affairs syllabus?
General Knowledge & Current Affairs is split into 3 chapters — Indian History, Geography and Current Affairs, containing 9 topics and 0 sub-topics in total.
How is General Knowledge & Current Affairs structured in the AIIMS NORCET syllabus?
3 chapters. General Knowledge & Current Affairs accounts for about 26% of the topics in the whole AIIMS NORCET syllabus (9 of 35).
How long should I spend on General Knowledge & Current Affairs for AIIMS NORCET?
Budget around 7 hours for a first pass through General Knowledge & Current Affairs — about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic across its 9 topics. Add revision cycles on top.
Are there flashcards for AIIMS NORCET General Knowledge & Current Affairs?
Yes — a 51-card General Knowledge & Current Affairs deck. Sample cards are printed on this page, and the full deck is free in the Examius app with spaced repetition scheduling.