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CURRENT AffAIRS NATIONAL

1. Which country, on November 28, 2012 expressed interest in providing funds for moderniz­ing the government hospital in the township of Vengurla in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg dis­trict, on condition it be named after the legendary Indian phy­sician, Dr. Dwarkanath Shan-taram Kotnis? (1) Japan (2) China (3) Malaysia (4) Germany

2. The Union Government of In­dia on 27 November 2012 ap­proved a scheme under the 12th Five Year Plan for carry­ing out an anti-piracy initia­tive in the audio-visual sector. Which of the following is/are the highlights of this scheme?

a. Under the scheme, the cam­paign on piracy through audio­visual, internet and print me­dia will be launched.

b. This new scheme of the Infor­mation & Broadcasting Min­istry has an outlay of Rs 2 crores for the plan period of 2012-17. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

3. A coastal chain of static sen­sors positioned along the coast of which state was inaugurat­ed by Ministry of Defence in a Ceremony held at Coast Guard District Headquarters on 23 November, 2012? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Gujarat (3) Odisha (4) Tamil Nadu

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The r enaming o f Fawara Chowk in the Shadman area in Pakistan after revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh got delayed further on Novem­ber 27, 2012 with a High Court extending a stay on the pro­posal by three weeks. Which High Court of Pakistan is be­ing alluded here? (1) Islamabad High Court (2) Lahore High Court (3) Multan High Court (4) Sindh High Court The Union Cabinet of India on 22 November, 2012 passed the National Pharmaceutical Pric­ing Policy (NPPA). As per the new pricing policy declared by the Union Government, how many essential drugs would come under price control poli­cy of the nation? (1)126 (2)222 (3)348 (4)455 With which country did India sign an Earths Pact on 16 No­vember, 2012 that will enable the latter to import the rare Earth minerals from India? ( l )Myanmar (2) China (3) Japan (4) Iran Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on 18 Novem­ber, 2012 disclosed that .the amendments to GAAR (General Ant i -Avo idance Rules ) , the controversial law against tax avoidance through foreign in­vestments, had been finalised. The amendments has been made in line with the recom­mendations made by the ( l )Thorat Committee (2) Ahluwalia Committee (3) Shome Committee (4) Kelkar Committee

8. President of Afghanistan Ha-mid Karzai was in India on a four day visit from 9 Novem­ber, 2012 to 12 November, 2012. Which of the following agreements/MoUs was/were signed between the two coun­tries during his visit? (1) MoU oh Fertilizer (2) MoU on the development of

coal resources (3) MoU under which India will

provide grants to Afghani­stan to implement small d e v e l opmen t pro jects through local bodies, com­muni ty o rgan i sa t i ons , charitable trusts and edu­cational institutions

(4) All of the above 9. In November 2012, an Opera­

tional Safety Review Team (OS-A R T ) o f the In te rna t i ona l

, Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) gave clean chit to which Atom­ic Power Plant (APP) of India after conducting an in-depth safety review of the plant? (1) Narora (2) Kalpakkam (3) Rawatbhata (4)Trombay

1 0 . The Protect ion o f Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 came into force in India on 14 November, 2012. Which of the .following is/are not the fea­tures of this act? (1) It defines child as a person

below the age-group of 14 (2) It is gender-neutral (3) It has made it mandatory

to report the sexual offenc­es against any child

(4) Section 45 of the Act allows the Union Government to make the necessary chang­es in the Act, whenever and wherever applicable

1 1 . The three-day review meeting of Ministers of Education and heads of delegation of the E-9 countries ended in New Delhi on 10 November, 2012 with the adoption of the New Delhi Commitment. Which of the following is not a member of E-9? (1) Pakistan and Nigeria (2) China and Indonesia (3) Mexico and Bangladesh (4) Sri Lanka and Japan

1 2 . The Union Government on 8 November, 2012 approved the release of funds for the estab­lishment of how many integrat­ed textile parks, which was sanctioned in the 11th Five Year Plan? (1) 13 (2) 18 (3) 21 (4) 36

1 3 . The Union Government recent­ly constituted a National Com­mittee on Direct Cash Trans­fers. Who among the following do not come under this Com­mittee? (1) Prime Minister of India (2) Deputy Chairman of . the

Planning Commission of India

(3) Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

(4) Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India

14 . India and which country, on 8 November, 2012 decided to step-up cooperation in Cyber Security during the Foreign Minister level talks of both the nations? (1) Britain (2) Russia (3) Japan (4) Brazil

15 . The Telecom Regulatory Au­thority of India (TRAI) on 5 No­vember, 2012 issued a cap of 100 SMSs per day at conces­sion rate. With reference to TRAI, which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) It came into existence in 1997

(2) It came into existence by an Act of the Parliament

(3) Its constitution came into effect in 1994, when the Government constituted the National Telecom Poli­cy (NTP)

(4) All of the above 1 6 . Which country, on 6 Novem­

ber, 2012 lifted its around twenty years old travel adviso­ry for its nationals against travel to Srinagar, Jammu and Ladakh, referring improve­ments of the security situation in the State?

(1) The United Kingdom (2) Australia (3) Japan (4) China

1 7 . The central government recent­ly signed a tripartite pact with some state and UT govern­ments for laying digital high­way and also formed a special purpose vehicle BBNL for fa­cilitating connection to every gram Panchayat with broad­band network. Which of the following Union Territories of India has/have not signed the pact?

(1) Dadar and Nagar Haveli (2) Daman and Diu (3) Puducherry (4) Delhi

1 8 . The Union Cabinet of India on 1 November, 2012 gave its nod to grant retired personnel of central police and paramilitary forces the status of ex-Service-men. Retired personnel from which of the following would now be counted among the ex-central police personnel equiv­alent to the ex-servicemen rec­ognition of the retirees of the defence forces? ( l ) C R P F (2) CISF and BSF (3) ITBP and SSB (4) All of the above

1 9 . India and which country on 6 November, 2012 succeeded in creating a mechanism for ship­

ping Uranium to India clear­ing the mistrust generated on the other side after the nucle­ar explosion from India in 1974? (1) Canada (2) Australia (3) Britain (4) Japan

2 0 . The Union Government body, Cabinet Committee on Eco­nomic Affairs (CCEA) on 1 November, 2012 lifted the ex­port ban on milk products till March 2013. Which of the milk products come under this cat­egory? (1) Whole milk powder (WMP) (2) Dairy whitener (3) Infant milk foods (4) All of the above

2 1 . Senior officials of the India, Japan and which other coun­try held their third trilateral di­alogue in New Delhi on 29 Oc­tober, 2012 to enhance coop­eration on combating mari­time security, combating pira­cy and leverag ing their strengths to shape the Asia-Pacific architecture?

(1) China (2) USA (3) Indonesia (4) South Korea

2 2 . India and the United Kingdom on 30 October, 2012 signed a protocol amending the bilater­al convention on avoidance of double taxation and preven­tion of fiscal evasion related to taxes on income and capital gains. When was this conven­tion signed?

(1) 1988 (2) 1993 (3) 1997 (4) 2002

2 3 . King Juan Carlos I of Spain visited India recently. During his stay in India, both the countries signed a number of agreements and Memorandum of Unders tand ing (Moll). Which of the following is/are those agreements/MoUs?

a. MoU for the encouragement of collaboration between the de­fence industries and exchange of personnel.

b. A protocol for amending the over 19-year-old double taxa­tion avoidance pact to check tax evasion. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both, a and b (4) Neither a nor b

24. As per an announcement made by Save Our Species. (SOS), a global coalition initi­ated by the International Union for Conservation of Na­ture (IUCN), the Global Envi­ronment Facility and the World Bank in November 2012, which of the following species of India be conserved? (1) White-bellied herons (2) Gangetic dolphins (3) River terrapins (4) All of the above

25. Following the Facebook con­troversies in November 2012 in which two girls were arrested over a Facebook post criticis­ing the bandh like situation in Mumbai after Shiv Sena su­premo Bal Thackeray's death, the government on November 28, 2012 modified the Section 66(A) of IT Act. In this context, which of the following state­ments is/are correct?

a. Section 66 A is a bailable of­fence and it provides for a jail term of up to three years.

b. The government issued guide­lines that state approval from an officer of DCP level at rural areas and IG level in metros will have to be sought before registering complaints under the controversial section. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

STATES 26. The Union Cabinet of India re­

cently approved a 4038-crore Rupees comprehensive multi-pronged plan for prevention and control of Japanese En­cephalitis (JE) and Acute En­cephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the country. In which of the following states will this plan be implemented within five years from 2012-13 to 2016-17? (l)Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Bihar and Assam (4) All of the above

27. Which State Government re­cently released a White Paper on illegal migration from in­ternational borders with the help of the Home and Political Department? (1) Assam (2) Uttarakhand (3) West Bengal (4) Punjab

28. Which state on 7 November, 2012 announced its plans of creating four diversity parks that would span in a total area of 10000 hectares, out of which 7000 hectares would be for a park that will span over the Yamuna Flood Plains? il) Madhya Pradesh (2) Delhi (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Uttarakhand

29. Which state of India, on 29 October, 2012 topped the En­vironmental Performance Index (EPI) list of being best-perform­ing States and Union territo­ries in terms of environmental well-being released by Planning Commission? (1) Uttarakhand (2) Himachal Pradesh (3) Goa (4) Gujarat

30. Which of the following High Courts of the Indian judicial system ruled that the evidence of a child witness cannot be rejected outright and that it must be evaluated more care­fully and with greater circum-

spection because a child is susceptible to be swayed by others and can be tutored? (1) Kolkata High Court (2) Delhi High Court (3) Andhra Pradesh High Court (4) Kerala High Court

31. A Switzerland-based company on 9 November, 2012 launched an insecticidal bed net and community water filter in which state of India to fight against diseases like Dengue, Malaria and Diarrhoea? (1) Bihar (2) Odisha (3) West Bengal (4) Andhra Pradesh

32. The Chief Minister of Uttarak­hand Vij ay Bahuguna on 9 November, 2012 celebrated 12th Foundation day of the state. Which announcements was/were made by him on this occasion? (1) Increasing of pension for

the statehood agitators (2) Institution of awards for

promoting local dialects (3) Inclusion of important fac­

ets of the statehood move­ment in the state school syllabus

(4) All of the above 33. The Union Power Minister .

Veerappa Moily recently an­nounced the implementation of Islanding Scheme for which state by January 2013 to pro­tect it from massive disrup­tions caused due to grid fail­ures in power supply? (1) Delhi (2) Bihar (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Maharashtra

34. Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, on 4 November, 2012 held and presided over Adhi-kaar Rally in Gandhi Maidan of Patna. What was the main purpose of this rally? { l }To mobilize masses before

the state elections (2) To demand a special cate­

gory status for Bihar (3) To raise awareness about

female infanticide. (4) All of the above

35. In which place did the Chhat-tisgarh government recently establish a Livelihood College to fight unemployment in the Naxal affected areas of the state? (l)Dantewada (2)Bilaspur (3) Durg (4) Korba

36. Which High Court on 20 No­vember, 2012 launched the e-court fee system at its premises to cut off the difficulty and delay in filing cases and to make the justice delivery sys­tem paperless and hassle-free? (1) Delhi (2)Patna (3) Allahabad (4) Ahmedabad

37. Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda on the 13th Foundation Day of the State announced tablet computers for students who will pass ma­triculation. When did the state celebrate its Foundation Day? (1) November 4, 2012 (2) November 15, 2012 (3) November 30, 2012 (4) October 31, 2012 ,

38. Public sector Enterprise Hin­dustan Copper Ltd (HCL) on 31 October, 2012 signed a Memo­randum of Understanding (MoU) with which state gov­ernment for obtaining re­quired clearances of its pro­posed investment of Rs. 1856 crore in the state? (l)Odisha (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Jharkhand

39. Which state government, on 10 November, 2012 announced re-introduction of sports quota in government jobs and the con­struction of multi-purpose halls in the rural areas to of­fer a platform to the rural youth to show their sporting talents? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Maharashtra (3) Karnataka (4) Jharkhand

40. National Thermal Power Cor­poration (NTPC), the State-run power producer held a skill development programme for

144 youngsters from which state, under the central gov­ernment's UDAAN initiative in November 2012? (1) Assam (2) Jammu & Kashmir (3) Uttarakhand (4) Haryana

41. In which district of Karnataka did the Tobacco Board, on 16 November, 2012 launch the first tobacco e-auctioning plat­form which will provide farm­ers an assured and remunera­tive price for their crop through a transparent bidding process? (1) Mysore (2)Bljapur (3) Chitradurga (4) Dharwad

42. Which state government, on November 7, 2012 announced to install solar-run biometric attendance systems in Govern­ment-run schools to put a check on teachers? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Delhi (3) Kerala (4) West Bengal

43. Which State Election Com­mission in November 2012 an­nounced 50 per cent reserva­tion of seats in the panchayat election for women in a bid to socially and politically empow­er women? (1) Assam (2) West Bengal (3) Bihar (4) Tamil Nadu

44. Which state government, on 22 November, 2012 announced an agricultural loan waiver worth Rs. 1650 crore which is sup­posed to benefit about half a million small and marginal farmers? (1) Punjab (2) Haryana (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Raj as than

45. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav on 15 Novem­ber, 2012 at his official resi­dence in Lucknow inaugurat­ed the New Helpline service 1090 for women. The helpline would deal with (1) Crank calls (2) Obscene calls (3) SMSes and MMSes (4) All of the above

INTERNATIONAL 46. The 17 European Union

tions on 27 November, 20 signed an agreement with International Monetary Fun (IMF) on a programme to i duce Greek debt and p Greece on the path of fin cial recovery. Where was agreement signed? (1) Geneva (2) London (3) Brussels (4) Athens

47. The meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism was held on November 20, 2012 in Ner Delhi. The first meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG)' took place in (1)2004 (2)2007 (3)2009 (4)2011

48. In a significant development in November 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a constitutional challenge in a federal court to the US mili­tary's ban on women in most combat positions. Where was challenge filed? (1) Michigan (2) San Francisco (3) Washington (4) New York

49. The 21st ASEAN Summit Ph-nom Penh was held on 18 No­vember, 2012 at Peace Palace, Phnam Penh in Cambodia', Which of the following docu­ments was/were signed during this summit? (1) Statement on the Adoption

of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration

(2) ASEAN Leaders' Joint Statement on the Estab­lishment of an ASEAN Re­gional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC)

(3) ASEAN Human Rights Dec­laration (AHRD)

(4) All of the above 50. The 2nd India-China Strategic

Economic Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 26 November, 2012. Which of the following issues was/were not discussed during this meeting?

(1) Strengthening communica­tion on macro-economic policies

(2) Siachen issue which in­volves Pakistan

(3) Deepening and expanding trade and investment

(4) Promoting bilateral cooper­ation in the financial and infrastructure sectors

51. The seventh East Asia Summit (EAS) was held at Peace Pal­ace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 19 November, 2012. Which of the following other summits did not place at the Peace Pal­ace in November 2012? (l )4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders'

Meeting (2) 15th ASEAN-ROK Summit (3) ASEAN Plus Three Com­

memorative Summit (4) 10th ASEAN-China Sum­

mit 52. With reference to the seventh

East Asia Summit (EAS) held in November, 2012, which of the following was/were not identified as priority area(s) at the summit? (1) Environment and energy (2) Global health issues and

pandemic diseases (3) Man-made disaster mitiga­

tion (4) ASEAN connectivity

53. China recently blocked access to the English as well as Chi­nese-language website of which newspaper after the website published article on the Prime Minister Wen Jiabao with a claim that he and his family had created a total asset of at

. least $ 2.7 million? (1) New York Times (2) Guardian (3) The Sunday Times (4) The Observer

54. The tenth ASEAN-India Sum­mit, held at Peace Palace, Ph­nom Penh, Cambodia conclud­ed on 19 November, 2012. In which city did the ASEAN-In­dia Summit was observed for the first time in the year 2002? (Djakarta (2) Manila

(3) Phnom Penh (4) Vientiane

55. The Central Television (main state broadcaster) of which country in the month of No­vember 2012 raised a record US$2.5 billion by selling prime-time advertising spots for year 2013? (1) India (2) China (3) USA (4) Britain

56. Which country opted out of the key summit known as D-8 Summit in Pakistan in Novem­ber 2012 owing to "historical reasons"? (1) Bangladesh (2) India (3) Russia (4) Britain

57. The Japanese Lower House of Parliament-the House of Rep­resentatives- was dissolved on 16 November, 2012. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?

a. The imperial decree signed by Emperor Akihito to parliament proclaimed the dissolution of the government.

b. The Lower House or the House of Representatives in Japan has 480 seats. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (l)Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

58. Which country recognized the new Syrian Opposition coali­tion on 13 November, 2012 be­coming the first major nation to recognise the newly formed Syrian National Coalition of opposition and Revolutionar­ies as the legitimate represen­tative of the Syrian people? (1) Britain (2) The Netherlands (3) France (4) Russia

59. In a step aimed at establish­ing deeper and strengthened links with India and other na­tions with booming economies of the world, which country on 28 October, 2012 revealed plans to include Hindi and

Mandarin as languages to be taught in its schools? (l)USA (2) Britain (3) China (4) Australia

60. As per a forecast made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in November 2012, which country would takeover Saudi Arabia as world's biggest oil producing nation by 2017? (1) Russia (2) Kuwait (3) United States of America (4) Venezuela

61. The Cabinet of which country on 31 October, 2012 ratified some recent agreements with India, including the visa pact aimed at facilitating restric­tions on several categories of travellers? (1) Afghanistan (2) China (3) Pakistan (4) Sri Lanka

62. In a news which hogged inter­national limelight recently, In­dian origin dentist Savita Hal-appanavar died in which coun­try after the doctors refused her abortion despite hers body be­ing sick and weak due to 17 weeks of pregnancy? (1) Denmark (2) Ireland (3) Britain (4) Spain

63. Barack Obama was, on 7 No­vember, 2012 re-elected as the President of USA. This presi­dential election on which of the following issues? (1) Sluggishness in economic

grqwth witnessed by the America in past few years

(2) Health and Women's Right (3) Tax, Environment and

Same Sex Marriage (4) AIL of the above

64. The decade old ban on most of the imports from which coun­try was scrapped by the Unit­ed States in November 2012 ahead of the landmark visit of the U.S. President Barack Obama? (1) Venezuela (2) Cuba (3) Myanmar (4) North Korea

65. The Indian Government added which commodities in the list of items for border trade with

Myanmar in November 2012 to boost the two-way commerce between the neighbours? (1) Agricultural tools (2) Bicycle (3) Coal and garments (4) All of the above

66. Nepal was elected on 8 Novem­ber, 2012 as a board member of the United Nations Eco­nomic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three year term starting from January 2013. What is the strength of this body? (1)54 (2)85 (3) 122 (4) 156

67. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director David Petraeus, on 9 November, 2012 resigned as head of the leading US spy agency shocking the intelli­gence community. What was the reason behind his resigna­tion? (1) Conduct of US forces in Af­

ghanistan (2) Spy Drone attacks in Paki­

stan (3) An extra-marital affair (4) Dealing of the crisis raised

by the film 'Innocence of Muslims'

68. India was one among the 39 other countries that voted oh 20 November, 2012 against the non-binding draft resolution of UN General Assembly that pro­posed for putting an end to death penalty. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding this resolu­tion?

a. The resolution called the na­tions not to impose death pen­alty for offences which are com­mitted by pregnant women or people below 18 years of age.

b. The resolution is non-binding. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

69. In which country did security forces crack down on protest­ers occupying the Letpadaung

copper mine on November 28, 2012, the latest major exam­ple of increased activism by cit­izens since an elected govern­ment took over in 2011 follow­ing almost five decades of re­pressive military rule? (1) Libya (2) Cambodia (3) Myanmar (4) North Korea

70. Pakistan on November 27,2012 announced the successful training launch of the Medi­um Range Ballistic Missile, Hatf V. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding this missile? (1) It can carry both conven­

tional and nuclear war­heads to a distance of 1,300 km

(2) It is also known as Babur missile

(3) It is a "liquid fuel" missile (4) The National Command

.Authority of Pakistan con­trols the country's nuclear arsenal.

ECONOMY & BUSINESS 71. The Union Coal Ministry in No­

vember 2012 decided to de-al­locate some coal blocks allot­ted to 15 firms. Which of the following is/are those coal blocks? (1) Gourangdih ABC coal block

in West Bengal — (2) New Patrapara coal block in

Odisha (3) Lalgarh coal block in

Jharkhand (4) All of the above

72. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) ap­proved the disinvestment of 9.5 percent Government Stake in the Maharatna PSU-Na-tional Thermal Power Corpo­ration (NTPC) on 22 November, 2012 from its holding of 84.50 percent. With this disinvest­ment the governments holding on NTPC would fall down, which will adhere to the mini­mum public shareholding norms that was stipulated by

(1) Planning Commissi' India

(2) Department of Ecor Affairs

(3) Securities and Exch Board of India

(4) Reserve Bank of India 73. The government, on 22 No

ber, 2012 signed a Karnal specific 70-million US D loan agreement with W Bank. The fund will be use financing which of the fol ing works in Karnataka? (1) Improvisation of public

vate collaboration (2) Health services deliven (3) Financial aid for vuln

ble groups and undersei (4) All of the above

74. The Reserve Bank of India its notification released or November, 2012 directed ba not to provide loans to its c tomers for purchase of types of gold, which includ

(1) Primary gold, jewellery bullion

(2) Gold coins and units Gold Exchange Trad Funds (ETF)

(3) Units of gold mutual fur (4) All of the above

75. As a result of the fall in oil pr es in the International Mark petrol prices were slashed 95 paise per litre on Novemt 15, 2012. In this conto which of the following stat ments is/are not correct?

a. Global Gasoline Rates helps creating a benchmark in fi ing the price of petrol in tl domestic market,

b. The Union Government of Ii dia in June 2010 deregulate the prices of petrol by offerir freedom to the oil companie for fixing the petrol rates fo lowing the costs prevalent 1 the international market. Select the correct answer us ing the codes given below: (l)Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

76. This country is the biggest egg export market of India, but it issued the ban on the import of eggs and chicken from India in November 2012 following the recommendations of the World Organisation for Animal Health about the outbreak of bird-flu. Which country is it? (1) Qatar (2) Saudi Arabia (3) Oman (4) United Arab Emirates

77. The Union Government of In­dia, in November 2012, decid­ed to raise cap on the annual income which is required for qualification for the benefits under the present housing schemes for the (1) Low Income Groups (LIG) (2) Economically Weaker Sec­

tions (EWS) (3) Other Backward Classes

(OBC) (4) Only 1 and 2

78. The Union Cabinet of India on 8 November, 2012 approved a levy as one-time spectrum charge to be implemented on all incumbent telecom opera­tors like Bharati Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and others. What is the size of this levy? (l)Rs. 1,000 crore

' (2) Rs. 22,000 crore (3) Rs. 31000 crore (4) Rs. 44,000 crore

79. The data on retail inflation was released by the Government of India on 11 November, 2012. With reference to it, which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The retail inflation in India rose above 10 per cent mark percent in the month of Octo­ber 2012 after being measured on the scale of Consumer Price Index (CPI).

b. The inflation in urban India was recorded to be less than 10 per cent in October 2012. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

80. The Civil Aviation Ministry in November 2012 approved new traffic rights to Indian carri­ers for the next three seasons to expand international air travel out of the country. Which of the following cities come under as destination(s) after this approval? (l)Rome, Madrid, Barcelona,

and Sydney (2) Melbourne, Nairobi, Al Na-

jaf in Iraq, and Moscow (3) Zurich, Macau, Tashkent

and Ho Chi Minh City (4) All of the above

81. The General Motors on 17 No­vember, 2012 announced its plans of expanding its annual commissioning capacity at Hallo Plant in (1) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra (3) Punjab (4) Haryana

82. The Union Government of In­dia on 6 November, 2012 launched the second phase of digitization in the country which has to be accomplished by March 2013. Which of the following statements is/are not correct in this regard? (1) 38 cities will be digitized in

this phase (2) 15 states will be covered in

this phase (3) Digitization has been com­

pleted in 8 metropolitan cit­ies of the country so far under the first phase of dig­itization

(4) The second phase has to be accomplished by March 31, 2013

83. The GAIL Gas Limited and the State Petroleum Corporation Limited of which state signed an agreement of Joint Venture on 5 November, 2012 to lay down the natural gas supply pipeline in the state? (1) Gujarat (2) Raj as than (3) Punjab (4) Maharashtra

84. The Northern Railways, in Oc­tober 2012, introduced co­loured forms for Tatkal reser­vation which would be made

available with a printed warn­ing column at the booking counters itself. What will be the color of these forms? (l)Blue (2) Saffron (3) Pink (4) Red

85. The Finance Ministry on No­vember 21, 2012 raised the cap on investment by Life Insur­ance Corporation (LIC) to 30 per cent of a company's paid-up capital from the earlier ceil­ing of (1)5 per cent (2) 10 per cent (3) 16 per cent (4) 20 per cent

86. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), in November 2012, decided to fully subscribe to the Rs.7,400 crore bond issue of Air India, thus giving a life­line to the national carrier. Which of the following state­ments is/are correct in this re­gard?

a. The proceeds will be paid out to the banks and it will reduce short-term loans.

b. The issue has a span of 19 years. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

87. According to the data on indi­rect collections, released in November 2012, which of the following statements is not correct? (1) Economic slowdown is im­

pacting revenue realisation (2) Indirect tax collections

have shown a robust growth of 17 per cent in the April-October period

(3) The annual growth target of indirect collections is 27 per cent

(4) The government in the cur­rent fiscal had proposed to collect from customs, ex­cise and services tax an in­crease of 27 per cent over realisation in the previous fiscal

88. Fitch, the rating agency in No­vember 2012 downgraded the debt rating of Japan's Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp to Junk status. The ranking of the two corporations were downgraded because of the (1) Weakness measured in

their TV Operations (2) Weakness measured in

their Consumer Electronics (3) Low demand that these

brands suffered due to the tough competition faced by the competing brands

(4) All of the above 89. Bharti Airtel, as leading tele­

communications services pro­vider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Af­rica, in the month of Novem­ber 2012 announced to have completed a network transfor­mation prograrnme across its mobile operations in 16 Afri­can countries^m partnership with (l)BSNL (2) Vodafone India (3) Ericsson (4) Nokia

90. The Airlines of which country in November 2012 signed a pact with thesChennai-head-quartered Apollo Hospitals to give discounts to each others' clients? (1) Mauritius (2) Maldives (3) Nepal (4) Afghanistan

91. The President and Chief Exec­utive Officer of Volvo Group Olof Persson on 15 Novem­ber, 2012 announced that the Volvo Group is going to invest Rs. 2000 crore in India over the next couple of years to expand its business. In which business is Volvo in? (1) Truck (2) Bus (3) Construction equipment (4) All of the above

92. Vodafone India on 8 November, 2012 signed an agreement with which bank to launch a mo­bile payment service initially in Eastern region of the country which includes West Bengal,

Bihar and Jharkhand, followed by a phased rollout in other parts of the country? (1) State Bank of India (2) ICICI Bank (3) Axis Bank (4) Corporation Bank

93. Which Indian state govern-•ment, in November 2012, slapped a fine of about 6000 crore Rupees on Tata Steel for its alleged involvement in ille­gal and excess mining at its captive mines? (1) Karnataka (2) Goa (3) Odisha (4) Jharkhand

94. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 November, 2012 signed a Memorandum of Un­derstanding (MoU) with the State Bank of which country for promoting greater co-oper­ation and sharing supervisory information, between the two supervisors? (1) Myanmar (2) Vietnam (3) Kenya (4) Afghanistan

95. Inpex Corp acquired 26 percent stake of Krishna Godavari ba­sin of deep-sea block of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on 5 November, 2012. It is the largest oil firm of (1) Mexico (2) Brazil (3)Japan (4) South Africa

96. Thomas Cook (India), the in­tegrated travel and travel-relat­ed financial services company on 1 November, 2012 launched prepaid foreign exchange bor­derless prepaid card in collab­oration with MasterCard Worldwide, a global payments and technology company. In which of the following curren­cies will not be loadable on a single card? (1) Swiss Francs (2) Singapore Dollars (3) United Arab Emirates' Di­nar (4)Japanese Yen

97. U.S. market regulator, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Com­mission (SEC) on November

27, 2012 charged Indi; kerages for violating rq tion rules and they have to pay over $1.8 million tie the charges. T1 brokerage(s) is/are (1) Ambit Capital (2) Edelweiss Financial Sei

es (3) JM Financial and Mol

Oswal (4) All of the above

98. In its 'Credit analysis on dia,; released on November 2012 rating agency Moody's, Tuesday, pegged India's erf outlook as 'stable' on accoi of its strong economic gri and high savings and iro ment rates. Which of the lowing statements is/are correct in this context?

a. It cautioned against the lenges of high fiscal deficit persistent inflationary pr< facing the economy.

b. India's fiscal position has a rating constraint for loi even as the government | geared up to contain the fii deficit to 5.3 per cent of GDP. Select the correct answer ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

99. Buoyed up by the customer sponse to its cash deposit ma­chines, which bank of Indiain November 2012 placed orders to procure an additional 600 such machines that would help take the network to more lo­cations across the country? (1) Punjab National Bank (2) ICICI Bank (3) State Bank of India (4) Axis Bank

100. Which company on November 26, 2012 became the country's most valued company, push­ing IT major TCS to second spot in the domestic marki capitalization chart? (1) Reliance Industries (2) ITC (3) Coal India (4) ONGC

SPORTS 101. Sebas t ian Vet te l b e came

youngest triple champion in the history of Formula One on 25 November, 2012 by finish­ing 6th behind Jenson Button in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Which country is he from? (1) Britain (2) Germany (3) Switzerland (4) Spain

102. Which cricketing team, on 25 November, 2012 won the sec­ond match of the test series against Bangladesh at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium and sealed the series with an emphatic 2-0 victory? (1) Pakistan (2) West Indies

. (3) Sri Lanka (4) Zimbabwe 103. During the International As­

sociation of Athletics Federa­tions (IAAF's) 100th Anniver­sary Celebration on November 24, 2012, certain awards were presented to the best perform­ers in the field. In this context, consider the following state­ments:

a. Usain Bolt won the LAAF World . Athlete of the Year Award 2012

for the fourth time. b. United States sprinter Allyson

Felix won women's World Ath­lete of the Year Award 2012. Which of the statements giv­en above is/are correct? Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

104. The Czech Republic on 18 No­vember, 2012 .won the 100th Davis Cup 2012 finals, after defeating which country by 3-2 in the finals after Radek Stepanek outclassed Nicolas Almagro on the hard court of Prague's 02 Arena, during the final fifth rubber of the Davis Cup?

(1) France (2) Sweden (3) Spain (4) Poland

105. Daimler purchased 40 percent stakes of the Mercedes Formu­la One Motor Racing Team

owned by the Abu Dhabi sov­ereign wealth fund Aabar In­vestments in November 2012. Daimler is a Luxury Carmaker of (1) Switzerland (2) Germany (3) Canada (4) France

106.M. Maha l akshmi and R. Vaishali from Chennai on 19 November, 2012 won Gold at the World Youth Chess Cham­pionship in (1) Russia (2) Iran (3) Slovenia (4) Australia

107. International news agencies on 15 November, 2012 boycotted the high-profile Test series be­tween India and England to protest against the restrictions imposed by the BCCI on some photo agencies covering the tour. The test series began with its first test in (1) Nagpur (2) Ahmedabad (3) Delhi (4) Mumbai

108. The Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez on 12 November, 2012 defeated the Indian duo of Mahesh Bh-upathi and Rohan Bopanna in the Men's Doubles title clash of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Who won the men's singles title in this tourna­ment? (1) Novak Djokovic (2) Roger Federer (3) Andy Murray

; (4) Ralph Nadal 109. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the

female Weightlifter from India won three bronze medals for Indian Team on the opening day of the 19th Junior Women Asian Weightlifting Champion­ships in November 2012. Where was this championship held?

• ( l )Yangon (2) Manila (3) Tehran (4) Jerusalem

110. The Andhra Pradesh High Court on 8 November, 2012 lift­ed the life ban from playing Cr i cke t on M o h a m m a d Azharuddin which was im­posed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in

(1) 1995 (2) 1998 (3) 2000 (4) 2003

111.Indian Golf Player Gaganjeet Bhullar became the First In­dian who made it to the elite group of the world's top-100 players in the latest Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) in November 2012. Which of the following related state­ments is/are correct?

a. The title was previously held by Jeev Milkha Singh, who broke the record in 2006.

b. Only Jeev Milkha Singh is ahead of Bhullar currently. Select tlie correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

112. Indian cricket team Captain M.S. Dhoni's Superbike cham­pionship team on 7 November, 2012 changed its name from MSD R-N Racing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India. The Superbike race first start­ed in year (1) 1951 (2) 1963 (3) 1970 (4) 1998

113. Which team was, on 6 Novem­ber, 2012 declared champion of the Asian Kabaddi Champion­ship after Indian team walked out from the field in a protest against the referee's decision of pena l i z ing the Ind ian Coach? (1) Pakistan (2) Nepal (3) Iran (4) China

114. Sachin Tendulkar, in Novem­ber 2012, received the honor­ary membership of the Order of Australia in Mumbai. Which other non-Australians have won this coveted award? (1) Brian Lara (2) Clive Lloyd (3) Gary Sobers (4) All of the above

115. The National Anti-Doping Dis­ciplinary Panel (NADDP) on 5 November, 2012 suspended all the 11 athletes for two years,

• who were tested positive with a performance enhancing drug

in the run-up of the last Com­monwealth Games. Which is that drug? (1) Methylhexanearnine (2) Danazol (3) Dehydrochlormethyltest-osterone (4) Nandrolone

116. Indian Tennis Player Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopan-na on 4 November, 2012 won their first ATP World Tour Mas­ters 1000 title together defeat­ing Aisam- Ul- Haq Qureshi and Jean- Julien Rojer in the final of the BNP Paribas Mas­ters in Paris. Qureshi belongs to (1) Egypt (2) Iran (3) Pakistan (4) Saudi Arabia

117. Which Indian Cricketer was recently chosen for the Board of Control for Cricket in In­dia's (BCCI) Polly Umrigar award for being India's top in­ternational cricketer in 2011-12? (1) Virender Sehwag (2) Sachin Tendulkar (3) Virat Kohli (4) Suresh Raina

118. Which team, on 31 October, 2012 won inaugural Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) Twen-ty20 Asia Cup, beating Paki­stan by 18 runs in a low-scor­ing final in Guangzhou city of People's Republic of China? (1) India (2) Sri Lanka (3) Iran (4) Bangladesh

119. Danish legend Badminton Player, Peter Gade, on 30 Oc­tober, 2012 retired from inter -national badminton after his three-game defeat against compatriot Jan O. Jorgensen of Denmark. Which of the fol­lowing statements related to him is/are correct? ( l )He is five-time European

Champion (2) He had won 22 Super se­

ries and Grand Prix titles ' (3) He took 5 medals at World

Championships (4) All of the above

120. Lionel Messi, the Barcelonan forward footballer was, on 29 October, 2012 presented the Golden Boot Award in recog­nition to his record 50 goals scored in the Europe's domes­tic football league in the last session. To win the award, he scored 4 more goals than (l)Cafu (2)Tawan Sripan (3) Martin Rein (4) Cristiario Ronaldo

121.Joshna Chinappa of India claimed the IJM Land Penang Open in October 2012 after defeating top most squash player Siti Munirah Jusoh of Malaysia in straight games. When did she win the British Squash Championship title in the under 19 category, at Shef­field? (1)2001 (21*2003 (3) 2006 (4) 2009

122. Indian Billiards Player Pankaj Advani on 29 October, 2012 won seventh World Billiards Championship title after com­prehensively beating defending champion and seasoned En­glishman Mike Russell in the finals of World Billiards Cham­pionship 2012. Where was this championship held?* (1) Darwin (2) Sao Paulo (3) Leeds (4) Moscow

123. Sebastian Vettel won the Indi­an Grand Prix 2012 on 28 Oc­tober, 2012 at the Buddh In­ternational Circuit (BIC) for the second time in a row. He is a famous motor-racing driv­er for (1) Red Bull (2) Mercedes (3) Ferrari (4) McLaren

124. Australia's former cricket cap-taih Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from the game on November 28, 2012. Which of the following statements is/ are not correct in this regard? (1) He played his last test se­

ries against South Africa (2) He played his last test

match in Sydney '

. (3) He ties with Steve Waugh's record of 168 test appear­ances for Australia

(4) He is the highest test run-scorer for Australia

125. Who was named head coach of England's limited-overs crick­et team by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on November 27, 2012 taking over from Andy Flower who was re­tained as team director? (1) Ian Botham (2) David Gower (3) Ashley Giles (4) Ian Chappell

PERSONS, PLACES & AWARDS

126. The South African Reserve Bank on 6 November,,2012 rolled out new bank notes bearing the face of the coun­try's first black President Nel­son Mandela marking it as a tribute to him. In this context, what was the period during which Mandela held presiden­tial office in South Africa? (1) 1989-1993 (2) 1992-1996 (3) 1994-1999 (4) 1996-2001

127. Which of the Following pairs (Prestigious honour awarded in November 2012: Recipients) is not correct? (1) Education Nobel Prize: Dr

Madhav Chavan (2) Kyoto Prize: Gayatri

Chakravorty Spivak (3) 13th Annual Green tech

Environment Award: Jam-nagar Oil Refinery

(4) Durgabai Deshmukh Awards for 2005: Mizoram and Bhubaneshwar

128. The Government on November 21, 2012 extended the term of Reserve Bank Deputy Gover­nor Subir Gokarn till Decem­ber 31, 2012. When was he appointed? (1)2008 (2)2009 (3)2010 (4)2011

129. The President of India Pranab Mukherjee, on 20 November, 2012 released a Commemora-

tive Postage Stamp on late Ramagopal Maheshwari. Who was he? ( l ) H e was a freedom fighter

and a social worker (2) He was a pe rson w h o

worked for promotion of Hindi Language

(3) He is also termed as the Bhishm Pitamah of Jour­na l i sm in Cent ra l and Western India

(4) All of the above 130. Goldman Sachs, the interna­

tional financial services giant, in November 2012, named some Indians as partners at Goldman Sachs Group. Who are they? ( l )GauravSe th (2) Vivek Bantwal (3) Amol Naik (4) All of the above

131.As per an a n n o u n c e m e n t made in London on November 21, 2012 who among the fol­lowing Indian writers was/were shortlisted for the$ 50,000 DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2013? ( l )Amitav Ghosh for River of

Smoke (2)Jeet Thayil for the debut

novel Narcopolis (3) Uday Prakash for The Walls

of Delhi (4) All of the above

132. McCain Foods India Pvt Ltd, the makers of frozen French fries and potato specialty prod­ucts, recently appointed its first brand ambassador in In­dia. Who is he/she? ( l )M .S . Dhoni (2) Karishma Kapoor (3) Aishwarya Rai (4) Sachin Tendulkar

133. For his contribution towards elimination of hunger, Luiz Inac io Lula da S i l va was awarded with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on 22 No­vember, 2012 at Rashtrapati Bhavan by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. He is the former President of (1) Brazil (2) Peru (3) Mexico (4) Spain

134. V. Dinesh Reddy was appoint­ed as the New President of the Ind ian Hockey Federa t ion (IHF) on 7 November, 2012 re­placing R.K. Shetty. He was the Director-General of Police for (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Jammu & Kashmir (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Kerala

135. Wh i ch South A f r i can fast bowler was, on 4 November, 2012 named Sportsman of the year beating two Olympic gold medallists for the award at the South African Sports Awards ceremony in Sandston? (1) Albi Morkel (2) Dale Steyn (3) Vermon Philander (4) Chad Le Clos

136. Which Indian actor/actress was, on 1 November, 2012 was conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Ambassador to India Frangois Richier in Mumbai? (1) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (2) Amitabh Bachchan (3) Shahrukh Khan (4) Aamir Khan

137. The Secretary of the Bengal Tennis Association was, on 1 November, 2012 appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The All India Tennis Association (AITA). Who is he? ( l )An i l Khanna (2) Hironmoy Chatterjee (3) Debashish Bose (4) Amit Singh

138. A mechanical engineering pro­fessor at University of South Florida (USF) was, on 15 No­vember, 2012 declared winner of the prestigious 2012 US Pro­fessor of the Year award. Who is he? (1) Autar Kaw (2) Manoj Sinha (3) Saket Saurabh (4) Amit Khurana

139. The Tonga r i r o Vo l cano in Mount Tongariro at Tongariro

National Park erupted on 21 November, 2012 leaving behind massive plume of ash in the adjacent regions. In which country is this volcano locat­ed? , (1) Indonesia (2) Tanzania (3) New Zealand (4) Malaysia

140. The fi lm," 11 Flowers" won the Network for the Promotion of As ian C inema (NETPAC) Award at 18th Kolkata Inter­national Film Festival on 17 November, 2012. This film is in which language? (1) Japanese (2) Chinese (3) Pashtun (4) English

141. Delhi and which internation­al city, on 26 October, 2012 signed a memorandum of un­derstanding to strengthen co­operation in 11 key areas in­cluding culture, healthcare, education, transport manage­ment, trade and housing? (1) Brussels (2) Adelaide (3) Moscow (4) London

142. Barack Obama, the leader of Democratic Party was, on 7 November, 2012 was re-elect­ed as the President of USA. In this context, which of the fol­lowing statements is/are cor­rect?

a. Obama defeated the Republi­can Challenger, Mitt Romney in the U.S. Presidential Elec­tions 2012 by winning over 332 votes.

b. This was the 57th quadrenni­al presidential election for the United States. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

143. Sunil Gavaskar, the former Captain and legendary opener of Indian Cricket Team was, on 21 November, 2012 con­ferred with BCCFs prestigious Col . CK Nayudu L i f e t ime Achievement Award. With ref­erence to the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award and its related facts, which of

the following statements is/are correct?

a. It is the highest-revered award for capta incy and l i fet ime achievement in Indian Cricket.

b. Col. CK Nayudu or Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu was the first captain of Indian Cricket Team in Test Matches. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

144. Britain's Princess" Anne un­veiled the Bronze Bust of Nbor Inayat Khan, in London 8 No­vember, 2012. Which of the following statements regarding Noor Inayat Khan is/are not correct? ( l ) She was world's first lady

radio operator (2) She played as a secret agent

in the secre t m iss i on against the Nazis during the World War II

(3) During the Second World War, she was caught at Aus-chwi tz Concen t ra t i on Camp and killed

(4) She was pos thumous l y awarded with two awards from France and Britain the Croix de Guerre and the George Cross respectively

145. The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari, on 16 Novem­ber, 2012 p r esen t ed the Moortidevi Award for 2010 to Gopi Chand Narang. Narang is a scholar of which language? (1) Hindi (2) Gujarati (3) Urdu (4) Kashmiri

146. Rahul Gandhi, the General Secretary of Indian National Congress, wa on 15 November, 2012 made the head of the Congress Coordination Com­mittee for 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Who else is/are mem­bers of the election coordina­tion committee? (1) Ahmed Patel and Janardan

Dwivedi (2) Digvijay Singh (3) Madhusudan Mistry and

Jairam Ramesh (4) All of the above

147. Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was, on 19 November, 2012 chosen for 2012 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disar­mament and Development for being an inspiration to wom­en and ensuring return of peace and democracy in her country. She is the President of (1) Guatemala (2) Nigeria (3) Liberia (4) Rwanda

148. Pranab Mukherjee, the Presi­dent of India, on 20 November, 2012 inaugurated the Mannam International Socio-Cultural and Char i t ab l e Cente r a t Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditori­um. Mannath Padmanabhan was a social reformer who stood against the social evils and worked for economic up-liftment for the people of (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka (4) Andhra Pradesh

149. Malala Yousafzai was, on 19 November, 2012 awarded by World Peace and Prosperity Foundation for her bravery and commitment to education for girls in adverse conditions iq ( l ) I ran (2) Pakistan (3) Afghanistan (4) Iraq

150. The Shiv Sena Supremo Bala-saheb Keshav Thackeray died in Mumbai on 17 November, 2012. With reference to him, which of the following state­ments is/are correct?

a. He died of the cardio-respira-tory arrest.

b. Before turning up to politics, he was a cartoonist by profes­sion with an English daily newspaper in Mumbai, named the Free Press Journal.

c. He founded Saamna, the Mar-athi language newspaper and the Dopahar ka Samna a Hin­di newspaper. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Both a and b (2) Only c (3) Only b (4) All of the above

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A N D ENVIRONMENT

151. Scientists in November 2012« announced to have developed! a new drug called AfliberceptP for stopping the cancerous! cells from multiplying. Which! of the fol lowing is corre about this drug?

a. The new drug compels the can-cerous cells to sleep which in turn stops them in multiply­ing.

b. The drug is said to trick the tumours for becoming inactive I by swapping the molecular switches in cancer structure. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

152. Which country, on 16 Novem­ber, 2012 created the world's largest network of marine re-serves, protecting more than 2.3 million square kilometres of ocean environment? (1) Australia (2) Japan (3) Indonesia (4) Venezuela

153. Scientists, in November 2012, decoded how flu viruses repli-cate w i th in infected cells, which could be used in the development of potent vac cines. Which of the following is correct in fhis regard? (1) Scientists used advance

molecular biology to see one of influenza's essential protein complexes in detail

(2) Scientists used electron-microscopy techniques to see one of influenza's es­sential protein complexes

(3) Scientists focused on influ­enza's ribonucleoprotein (RNP)

(4) All of the above 154. Astronomers from Instituto de

Astrofisica de Andalucia, in November 2012, discovered that the distant dwarf planet called Makemake, which is 2 3rd that of Pluto in size does not have atmosphere. This

claim was made by the astron­omers of which country? (1) Chile 1 (2) Spain (3) Portugal (4) Mexico

155. Scientists from the University of California, in November 2012, designed a nanotech chip that can smell presence of the molecules from a bomb within a few seconds. For mak­ing such a chip, they used the olfactory sense of which ani­mal? (l)Cat (2) Wolf (3) Dog (4) Monkey

156. Researchers from which insti­tute/university, in November 2012, reversed the paralysis process in dogs after injecting them with the cells which grow on the lining of the nose, open­ing up new aspirations for the paralysis cure in humans as well? (1) Harvard University, Massa­

chusetts (2) All India Institute of Medi­

cal Sciences, New Delhi (3) Cambridge University,

United Kingdom (4) All of the above in collabo­

ration 157. The Indian-American Sunita

Williams, on November 20, 2012 set the record by return­ing to Earth from the Interna­tional Space Station (ISS) from Russian Soyuz capsule after having spent 4 months in the orbit. She touched the grasslands of Arkalyk after liv­ing months in the orbit. In which country did she land? (1) Kazakhstan (2) Ukraine (3) Uzbekistan (4) Turkey

158. The world's rarest whale spe­cies - the spade-toothed beaked whale— was spotted for the first time by scientists of which country in the Pacific Ocean in November 2012? (1) China (2) USA (3) New Zealand (4) Indonesia

159.Researchers, in November 2012, claimed the development of fastest as well as most reli­

able mathematical algorithm. With reference to it, which of the following statements is/are correct? (1) Researchers have developed

the system for ReFIT, the algorithm for the brain-im-plantable prosthetic sys­tems

(2) This sensor is responsible for recording the action po­tentials in the neural activ­ity from the range of elec­trode sensors

(3) This all important develop­ment was made by the re­searchers from Stanford

(4) All of the above 160. Scientists at Arthritis Research

UK Epidemiology Unit found out in November 2012 about 14 new genes which cause rheumatoid arthritis. With this addition, what is the to­tal number of genes known so far which cause the disease? (1) 25 (2) 32 (3)46 (4) More than 100

161. Researchers of University of Edinburgh, in November 2012 announced to have discovered a new gene which explains the evolution of humans from the chimpanzees. Which of the fol­lowing statements is/are cor­rect in this regard? (1) This gene is known as miR-

941 (2) The gene is found only in

human beings (3) This gene played a very im­

portant role in the develop­ment of a human brain

(4) AU of the above 162. The Bombay Natural History

Society (BHNS), in a research paper published in November 2012, presented a positive re­port about the change in the number of vultures. In this context, which drug has been blamed for the dwindling pop­ulation of vultures? (1) Diclofenac (2) Methapyrilene (3) Nialamide (4) Practolol

163. Scientists of which country, on 13 November, 2012 found the DNA of Wild Bactrian Camel, which is actually an endan­gered species and has capabil­ity to live even in the extreme conditions? (1) India (2) China (3) Egypt (4) Turkey

164. A total Solar Eclipse was seen in Northern Australia on 14 November, 2012. In this con­text, which of the following statements is /are correct re­garding the Solar Eclipse?

a. It occurs when the moon cross­es between the Sun and the Earth blocking the sun com­pletely or partially.

b. This celestial event can occur only on the day of a new moon when, the sun and the moon lies in conjunction to each other when seen from the earth. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

165. The government of which state announced on 18 November, 2012 to set up two elephant

. reserves for preservation of the species whose numbers had vastly depleted due to large-scale hunting and migration to neighbouring country of Bang­ladesh? (1) Assam (2) Meghalaya (3) Tripura (4) West Bengal

166. The Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor test­ed an energy-harvesting device in November 2012 that uses piezoelectricity for providing energy from a beating heart to power a pace-maker. What does 'piezoelectricity' actually mean? (1) Electrical charge generated

from motion (2) Electrical charge generated

from magnetism (3) Electrical charge generated

from electromagnetic radi­ation

(4) Electrical charge generated from radioactive decay

167. The US Space Agency, NASA on 2 November, 2012 launched a new service—The Spot the Sta­tion Facility. Which of the fol­lowing correctly explains this facility? (1) It was launched during the

celebration of 12th anni­versary of astronauts living and working on the orbit­ing lab

(2) It is a service in which peo­ple can receive text messag­es on their phones, when­ever the International Space Station would come over their house

(3) It would be available across the world

(4) All of the above 168. The Union Government of In­

dia on 24 November, 2012 an­nounced to set up a National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a National Cardio Care Centre (NCCC) at the second campus of All-India Institute of Medi­cal Sciences (AIIMS) in Badh-sa village of (1) Jhajjar (2) Pathankot

. (3) Guwahati (4) Rajkot 169. The Indian President Pranab

Mukherjee on 11 November, 2012 launched the new tablet Aakash -2 in New Delhi which is an improved version of In­dia's super- cheap tablet com­puter. This launch was done on the occasion of the (1) National Education Day (2) National Computers Day (3) National Literacy Mission (4) International Digital Awareness Day

170. Scientists of which country claimed in November 2012 that the South Pacific Island which is located between Australia and New Caledonia in South Pacific is not in existence? (1) Australia (2) New Zealand (3) Indonesia (4) India

171. Astrophysicists at which re­nowned university/space agen­cy announced to have discov­ered a new planet called Su­

per-Jupiter in November 2012 which is thirteen times enor­mous than Jupiter and is the largest planet discovered in the solar system? (1) University of Toronto (2) European Space Agency (3) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (4) University of Tokyo

172. Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams moved out of the International Space Sta­tion on 1 November, 2012 to the port side of the station's truss to configure the 2B so­lar array power channel's pho­tovoltaic thermal control sys­tem (PVTCS) to support ground-based troubleshooting of a gas leak. Which gas is in reference here? (1) Helium (2) Super-cooled Hydrogen (3) Ammonia (4) Butane

173. Which country, on 22 Novem­ber, 2012 approved the plan to save the Murray-Darling Basin, under which 2 million tonnes of salt will also flushed out each year? (1) Argentina (2) Canada (3) Australia (4) South Africa

174. In its annual Greenhouse.Gas Bulletin, the World Meteoro­logical Organization (WMO), on 20 November, 2012 revealed that the atmospheric volume of the greenhouse gases hit the record in 2011. As per this bul­letin, the level of which green­house gases has increased in the last three years? (1) Methane (2) Carbon dioxide (3) Nitrous Oxide (4) All of the above

175. Scientists tracked 55 large rob­ber crabs on the Christmas Is­land in November, 2012 by the application of the Global Po­sitioning System. Which coun­try is in reference here? (1) Indonesia (2) New Zealand (3) Mexico (4) Mauritius

MISCELLANEOUS 176. Global company Lacoste that

bear Crocodile symbol was bought by Swiss family-held group Maus Freres on 15 No­vember, 2012 in a deal which was valued at 1 billion euros. In which country is Lacoste based? (1) Germany (2) Italy (3) France (4) Canada

177. In which state of India did Dis­covery Communications on 1 November, 2012 officially launch its kid channel, Discov­ery Kids which targets kids below the age of 11 years? (1) Delhi (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu

178. The Indira Gandhi Interna­tional Airport operator, Delhi International Airport (P) Lim­ited (DIAL) recently got an ISO 20000 international certifica­tion for eliminating and con­trolling information technolo­gy-related threats. Which oth­er Indian airport has so far re­ceived this certification? (1) Mumbai (2) Chennai (3) Hyderabad (4)Ahmedabad

179. British Petroleum (BP), in No­vember 2012, announced to sell its interests in some oil and gas fields to TAQA, a company controlled by Abu Dhabi Wa­ter and Electricity Authority, for $1 billion. In which of the following seas are these oil and gas fields of BP located? (1) Black Sea (2) North Sea (3) Yellow Sea (4) Mediterranean Sea

180.The World Anti-Doping Agen­cy (WADA), in its Second draft of 2012 WADA code, released on November 18, 2012 pro­posed (l)That athletes found guilty

of the serious doping felo­nies will be suspended for 4 years from 2015

(2) Nothing for banning the wrong-doers from Olympics

(3) There will be an introduc­tion of longer ban for the offenses which include Hu­man Growth Hormone (HGH)

(4) All of the above 181. The Union Ministry of Human

Development Resource of In­dia, in November 2012, re­leased the Report on Right to Education (RTE). What was the major finding of this re­port?

a. The percentage enrolment of the Castes (SCs) and Sched­uled Tribes (STs) as students in primary and upper primary is low to an unacceptable lev­el in India.

b. 20 percent of the teachers teaching in different schools of the nation are not profession­ally qualified for teaching, fol­lowing the revised guidelines issued by the National Coun­cil of Teacher Education (NCTC). Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (l)Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

182 . Which company (group of com­panies), on 31 October, 2012 felicitated six Indian athletes who won medals at the Lon­don Olympics in July-August 2012inLucknow? (1) Reliance India (2) Sahara India Pariwar (3) Tata Group (4) SAIL

183 . Union Culture Minister Ku-mari Selja recentiy declared the inclusion of some sites in Tamil Nadu in the tentative list by the Union Culture min­istry for UNESCO's world her­itage status. Those sites are (1) Lord Sri Ranganathan tem­

ple in Srirangam (2) 17th century Fort St

George in Chennai

(3) Kazhugumalai rock sculp­tures

(4) All of the above 184.As per an announcement

made by the World Health Or­ganization flVHO) in Novem­ber 2012, HIV epidemic is now showing signs of reversal. The key factors behind the decline in HIV infections, according to the WHO, is

a. Increased access to antiretro-viral therapy (ART).

b. Expansion of HIV prevention programmes. Select the correct answer us­ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b

185. The United Nations recently declared which day as Malala Day in honour of Pakistani

.teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who was Shot in the head by the Taliban in Octo­ber 2012 for advocating girls' education? (1) November 10 (2) October 31 (3) November 14 (4) November 30

186. What was the name given to the category 2 Cyclone that struck US, Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba recently, and was formed in the late Hurricane season of2012? (1) Sandy (2) Alicia (3) Jennifer (4) Samara

187. As per the Cigarette Package Health Warnings: Internation­al Status Report released in November 2012, what was the rank of India among the 198 countries of world in the field of fulfillment of picture based health warnings and warning size issued on the Cigarette Packets? (l)66th (2) 91st (3) 123rd (4) 155th

188. According to recent study from GRACE in November 2012, Greenland loses 200 million tonnes of ice every year. In this context, consider the following

statements regarding GRACE and select the correct answer. (1) It stands for or Gravity Re­

covery and Climate Experi­ment

(2) It is a collaborative project of US as well as German Space Agencies

(3) It is responsible for detect­ing the major changes on the earth's surface

(4) All of the above 189. EKUVERIN 2012, the fourth

Joint Military Training Exer­cises between the Indian Army and the National Defence Force of which country, was held in Belgaum, India from 12 to 25 November, 2012? (1) Japan (2) Maldives (3) Sri Lanka (4) Indonesia

190. A scientist from US, in Novem­ber 2012, finally proved the mathematical relation - dis­cussed by great Indian mathe­matician Srinivasa Ramanujan with his mentor G H Hardy in one of his last letters, thus establishing the genius of Ra­manujan. Who is he? (1) Stephen Ho (2) Ken Ono (3) Michael Sung (4) Lin Daniel

191. The Oxford English Dictionary, in November 2012, chose Om-nishambles as the UK Word of the Year 2012. Which of the following is correct regarding this word? (1) The neologism was first time . used in the BBC TVs polit­

ical satire The Thick of It (2) It describes badly misman­

aged situation and gaffes (3) It was coined by the Tony

Roche (4) All of the above

192. A rare 76 carat diamond named after the Austrian owner Arch­duke Joseph August that was mined from the erstwhile Gol-conda Kingdom was auctioned on 14 November, 2012 at a record price of 16.9 million euros. Where was this auction held?

(1) Berlin (2) Paris (3) Geneva (4) New York

193. The National Crime Records Bureau in the month of No­vember 2012 released figures of the convicts lodged in differ­ent jails of India by the end of year 2011. As per the figures, which state of India stands at the top in terms of maximum prisoners? ( l )Karnataka (2) Bihar (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Jammu & Kashmir

194. The 23rd official James Bond movie, which was released in United Kingdom on 26 Octo­ber 2012, did a market of $669 million, becoming the highest-grossing installment in the 50-year-old franchise. What is the name of this movie? (1) Event Horizon (2) Up (3) Skyfall (4) The World Knows

195. More than 100 iconic Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from all over the world joined hands in November 2012 in order to make accessible cheap cancer care under the alliance known as CEO Cancer Gold Standard Programme. CEOs are from which renowned companies have joined this alliance? (1) G l axoSmi thK l ine and

Sanofi (2) Johnson and Johnson and

AstraZeneca (3) Eli Lilly and Novartis (4) All of the above

196. The 32nd season of Indian In­ternational Trade Fair was held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from November 14 to November 27, 2012. Which country was selected as the partner country to the event? (1) Belarus (2) South Africa (3) Vietnam (4) Argentina

197. Which Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writer, on 14 November, 2012 won the na­tional book award for non-fic­tion for "Behind the Beautiful

Forever: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity," which sheds light on the lives of In­dia's poor as well as govern­ment corruption? (1) Katherine Boo (2) Jeet Thayll (3) Pearl S. Buck (4) Josephine Johnson

198. What was the name given by Arvind Kejriwal to his newly formed Political Party on 24 November , 2012 after two months of its split from Anna Hazare and his movement of India against Corruption? (1) Aam Admi Parry (2) Rashtr iya Bhrastachaar

Unmoolan Party (3) Hum (4) Chetna Party

199. The World Development Report 2013: Jobs was released by the World Bank in November 2012. Which of the following is/are the major findings of this re­port on India? (1) Part-time work has seen a

rise in India (2) Labour pol ic ies are too

stringent in India (3) There is shortage of skilled

labour in India (4) AIL of the above

200. The book on Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh named "Yuvi" was released by Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar in November 2012. Who has authored this book? (1) Makarand Waingankar (2) Amit Sen (3) Surendra Dahiya (4)Abhijit Rawat

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