CURRENT AffAIRS
The renaming of Fawara
NATIONAL
1. Which country, on November
28, 2012 expressed interest in
providing funds for moderniz-
ing the government hospital in
the township of Vengurla in
Maharashtra's Sindhudurg dis-
= trict, on condition it be named
after the legendary Indian phy-
sician, Dr. Dwarkanath Shan-
taram Kotnis?
(1) Japan (2) China
(3) Malaysia (4) Germany
2. The Union Government of In-
dia on 27 November 2012 ap-
proved a scheme under the
12th Five Year Plan for carry-
ing out an anti-piracy initia-
tive in the audio-visual sector.
Which of the following is/are
the highlights of this scheme?
a. Under the scheme, the cam-
paign on piracy through audio-
visual, internet and print me-
dia will be launched.
b. This new scheme of the Infor-
mation & Broadcasting Min-
istry has an outlay of Rs 2
crores for the plan period of
2012-17.
Select the correct answer us-
ing 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 sen-
sors positioned along the coast
of which state was inaugurat-
ed 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
8. President of Afghanistan Ha-
Chowk in the Shadman area
in Pakistan after revolutionary
freedom fighter Bhagat Singh
got delayed further on Novem-
ber 27, 2012 with a High Court
extending a stay on the pro-
posal by three weeks. Which
High Court of Pakistan is be-
ing alluded here?
(1) Islamabad High Court
(2) Lahore High Court
(3) Multan High Court
(4) Sindh High Court
T h e Union Cabinet of India on
22 November, 2012 passed the
National Pharmaceutical Pric-
ing Policy (NPPA). As per the
new pricing policy declared by
the Union Government, h o w
many essential drugs would
come under price control poli-
cy of the nation?
(1)126 (2)222
(3)348 (4)455
6 With which country did India
sign an Earths Pact on 16 No-
vember, 2012 that will enable
the latter to import the rare
Earth minerals from India?
(l)Myanmar (2) China
(3) Japan (4) Iran
U n i o n F i n a n c e M i n i s t e r P.
Chidambaram on 18 Novem-
ber, 2012 disclosed that .the
amendments to GAAR (General
Anti-Avoidance Rules), the
controversial law against tax
avoidance through foreign in-
vestments, had been finalised.
T h e a m e n d m e n t s has b e e n
made in line with the recom-
mendations made by the
( l ) T h o r a t Committee
(2) Ahluwalia Committee
(3) Shome Committee
(4) Kelkar Committee
mid Karzai was in India on a
four day visit from 9 Novem-
ber, 2 0 1 2 to 12 November,
2012. Which of the following
agreements/MoUs was/were
signed between the two coun-
tries during his visit?
(1) M o U oh Fertilizer
(2) MoU on the development of
coal resources
(3) MoU under which India will
provide grants to Afghani-
stan to i m p l e m e n t small
development projects
through local bodies, com-
munity organisations,
charitable trusts and edu-
cational institutions
(4) All of the above
9. In November 2012, an Opera-
tional Safety Review Team (OS-
A R T ) of the International
, Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
gave clean chit to which Atom-
ic 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 . T h e Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
came into force in India on 14
November, 2012. Which of the
.following is/are not the fea-
tures 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 offenc-
es against any child
 (4) Section 45 of the Act allows
the Union Government to
make the necessary chang-
es 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
a d o p t i o n o f the N e w D e l h i
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 estab-
lishment of how many integrat-
ed textile p a r k s , w h i c h w a s
sanctioned in the 11th Five
Year Plan?
(1) 13 (2) 18
(3) 21 (4) 36
1 3 . The Union Government recent-
ly constituted a National Com-
mittee on Direct Cash Trans-
fers. Who among the following
do not come under this Com-
mittee?
(1) Prime Minister of India
(2) Deputy C h a i r m a n o f . t h e
Planning C o m m i s s i o n o f
India
(3) G o v e r n o r of the R e s e r v e
Bank of India
(4) C h a i r m a n of the U n i q u e
Identification Authority of
India
1 4 . India and which country, on 8
November, 2 0 1 2 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
1 5 . The Telecom Regulatory A u -
thority of India (TRAI) on 5 No-
vember, 2012 issued a cap of
100 SMSs per day at conces-
sion rate. W i t h 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, w h e n the
Government constituted
the National Telecom Poli-
cy (NTP)
(4) All of the above
1 6 . Which country, on 6 Novem-
ber, 2 0 1 2 lifted its a r o u n d
twenty years old travel adviso-
ry for its n a t i o n a l s a g a i n s t
travel to Srinagar, Jammu and
L a d a k h , referring i m p r o v e -
ments of the security situation
in the State?
(1) The United Kingdom
(2) Australia
(3) Japan
(4) China
1 7 . The central government recent-
ly signed a tripartite pact with
s o m e state and UT govern-
ments for laying digital high-
way and also formed a special
purpose vehicle BBNL for fa-
cilitating connection to every
gram Panchayat with broad-
band network. W h i c h 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 equiv-
alent to the ex-servicemen rec-
ognition of the retirees of the
defence forces?
(l)CRPF
(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 clear-
ing the mistrust generated on
the other side after the nucle-
ar e x p l o s i o n from India in
1974?
(1) Canada (2) Australia
(3) Britain (4) Japan
2 0 . The Union Government body,
Cabinet Committee on Eco-
n o m i c Affairs (CCEA) on 1
November, 2012 lifted the ex-
port ban on milk products till
March 2013. Which of the milk
products come under this cat-
egory?
(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 coun-
try held their third trilateral di-
alogue in New Delhi on 29 Oc-
tober, 2012 to enhance coop-
eration on combating mari-
time security, combating pira-
cy a n d l e v e r a g i n g 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 bilater-
al convention on avoidance of
double taxation and preven-
tion of fiscal evasion related to
taxes on income and capital
gains. When was this conven-
tion signed?
(1) 1988 (2) 1993
(3) 1997 (4) 2002
2 3 . King J u a n Carlos I of Spain
visited India recently. During
his stay in India, both the
countries signed a number of
agreements and Memorandum
of U n d e r s t a n d i n g (Moll).
Which of the following is/are
those agreements/MoUs?
a. MoU for the encouragement of
collaboration between the de-
fence industries and exchange
of personnel.
 b. A protocol for amending the
over 19-year-old double taxa-
tion avoidance pact to check
tax evasion.
Select the correct answer us-
ing 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 initi-
ated by the International
Union for Conservation of Na-
ture (IUCN), the Global Envi-
ronment 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 con-
troversies in November 2012 in
which two girls were arrested
over a Facebook post criticis-
ing the bandh like situation in
Mumbai after Shiv Sena su-
premo 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 state-
ments is/are correct?
a. Section 66 A is a bailable of-
fence and it provides for a jail
term of up to three years.
b. The government issued guide-
lines 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 us-
ing 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 En-
cephalitis (JE) and Acute En-
cephalitis 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 re-
cently released a White Paper
on illegal migration from in-
ternational 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 En-
vironmental Performance Index
(EPI) list of being best-perform-
ing States and Union territo-
ries 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 care-
fully 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 Uttarak-
hand 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 move-
ment in the state school
syllabus
(4) All of the above
33. The Union Power Minister .
Veerappa Moily recently an-
nounced the implementation
of Islanding Scheme for which
state by January 2013 to pro-
tect it from massive disrup-
tions caused due to grid fail-
ures 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 } T o 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 No-
vember, 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 sys-
tem 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 ma-
triculation. 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 Hin-
dustan Copper Ltd (HCL) on 31
October, 2012 signed a Memo-
randum of Understanding
(MoU) with which state gov-
ernment for obtaining re-
quired clearances of its pro-
posed 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 con-
struction of multi-purpose
halls in the rural areas to of-
fer a platform to the rural
youth to show their sporting
talents?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Karnataka
(4) Jharkhand
40. National Thermal Power Cor-
poration (NTPC), the State-run
power producer held a skill
development programme for
144 youngsters from which
state, under the central gov-
ernment'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 plat-
form which will provide farm-
ers an assured and remunera-
tive 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 Govern-
ment-run schools to put a
check on teachers?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Delhi (3) Kerala
(4) West Bengal
43. Which State Election Com-
mission in November 2012 an-
nounced 50 per cent reserva-
tion of seats in the panchayat
election for women in a bid to
socially and politically empow-
er 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 sup-
posed 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 Novem-
ber, 2012 at his official resi-
dence in Lucknow inaugurat-
ed 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 mili-
tary'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 No-
vember, 2012 at Peace Palace,
Phnam Penh in Cambodia',
Which of the following docu-
ments was/were signed during
this summit?
(1) Statement on the Adoption
of the ASEAN Human
Rights Declaration
(2) ASEAN Leaders' Joint
Statement on the Estab-
lishment of an ASEAN Re-
gional Mine Action Centre
(ARMAC)
(3) ASEAN Human Rights Dec-
laration (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 communica-
tion on macro-economic
policies
(2) Siachen issue which in-
volves Pakistan
(3) Deepening and expanding
trade and investment
(4) Promoting bilateral cooper-
ation in the financial and
infrastructure sectors
51. The seventh East Asia Summit
(EAS) was held at Peace Pal-
ace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
on 19 November, 2012. Which
of the following other summits
did not place at the Peace Pal-
ace 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 Chi-
nese-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 Sum-
mit, held at Peace Palace, Ph-
nom Penh, Cambodia conclud-
ed on 19 November, 2012. In
which city did the ASEAN-In-
dia 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 No-
vember 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 Novem-
ber 2012 owing to "historical
reasons"?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) India
(3) Russia (4) Britain
57. The Japanese Lower House of
Parliament-the House of Rep-
resentatives- 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 us-
ing 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 coali-
tion on 13 November, 2012 be-
coming the first major nation
to recognise the newly formed
Syrian National Coalition of
opposition and Revolutionar-
ies as the legitimate represen-
tative of the Syrian people?
(1) Britain
(2) The Netherlands
(3) France (4) Russia
59. In a step aimed at establish-
ing deeper and strengthened
links with India and other na-
tions 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 restric-
tions on several categories of
travellers?
(1) Afghanistan (2) China
(3) Pakistan (4) Sri Lanka
62. In a news which hogged inter-
national limelight recently, In-
dian origin dentist Savita Hal-
appanavar died in which coun-
try after the doctors refused her
abortion despite hers body be-
ing sick and weak due to 17
weeks of pregnancy?
(1) Denmark (2) Ireland
(3) Britain (4) Spain
63. Barack Obama was, on 7 No-
vember, 2012 re-elected as the
President of USA. This presi-
dential 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 coun-
try was scrapped by the Unit-
ed 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 Novem-
ber, 2012 as a board member
of the United Nations Eco-
nomic 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 intelli-
gence community. What was
the reason behind his resigna-
tion?
(1) Conduct of US forces in Af-
ghanistan
(2) Spy Drone attacks in Paki-
Primary
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 pro-
posed for putting an end to
death penalty. Which of the
following statements is/are
correct regarding this resolu-
tion?
a. The resolution called the na-
tions not to impose death pen-
alty for offences which are com-
mitted by pregnant women or
people below 18 years of age.
b. The resolution is non-binding.
Select the correct answer us-
ing 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 protest-
ers occupying the Letpadaung
copper mine on November 28,
2012, the latest major exam-
ple of increased activism by cit-
izens since an elected govern-
ment took over in 2011 follow-
ing almost five decades of re-
pressive military rule?
(1) Libya (2) Cambodia
(3) Myanmar
(4) North Korea
70. Pakistan on November 27,2012
announced the successful
training launch of the Medi-
um 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 war-
heads 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 con-
trols the country's nuclear
arsenal. gold,
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
71. The Union Coal Ministry in No-
vember 2012 decided to de-al-
locate some coal blocks allot-
ted 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) ap-
proved the disinvestment of
9.5 percent Government Stake
in the Maharatna PSU-Na-
tional Thermal Power Corpo-
ration (NTPC) on 22 November,
2012 from its holding of 84.50
percent. With this disinvest-
ment the governments holding
on NTPC would fall down,
which will adhere to the mini-
mum 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
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 In-
dia, in November 2012, decid-
ed 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 opera-
tors 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 Octo-
ber 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 us-
ing 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 carri-
ers 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 No-
vember, 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 In-
dia 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 cit-
ies of the country so far
under the first phase of dig-
itization
(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 Oc-
tober 2012, introduced co-
loured forms for Tatkal reser-
vation which would be made
available with a printed warn-
ing 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 No-
vember 21, 2012 raised the cap
on investment by Life Insur-
ance Corporation (LIC) to 30
per cent of a company's paid-
up capital from the earlier ceil-
ing 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 life-
line to the national carrier.
Which of the following state-
ments is/are correct in this re-
gard?
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 us-
ing 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 indi-
rect 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 cur-
rent fiscal had proposed to
collect from customs, ex-
cise and services tax an in-
crease of 27 per cent over
realisation in the previous
fiscal
88. Fitch, the rating agency in No-
vember 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, a leading tele-
s
communications services pro-
vider with operations in 20
countries across Asia and Af-
rica, in the month of Novem-
ber 2012 announced to have
completed a network transfor-
mation prograrnme across its
mobile operations in 16 Afri-
can 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 the Chennai-head-
s
quartered Apollo Hospitals to
give discounts to each others'
clients?
(1) Mauritius (2) Maldives
(3) Nepal
(4) Afghanistan
91. The President and Chief Exec-
utive Officer of Volvo Group
Olof Persson on 15 Novem-
ber, 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 mo-
bile 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 ille-
gal 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 Un-
derstanding (MoU) with the
State Bank of which country
for promoting greater co-oper-
ation 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 ba-
sin 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 in-
tegrated travel and travel-relat-
ed financial services company
on 1 November, 2012 launched
prepaid foreign exchange bor-
derless prepaid card in collab-
oration with MasterCard
Worldwide, a global payments
and technology company. In
which of the following curren-
cies will not be loadable on a
single card?
100. Which company on November
(1) Swiss Francs
(2) Singapore Dollars
(3) United Arab Emirates' Di-
nar
(4)Japanese Yen
97. U.S. market regulator, the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Com-
mission (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 ma-
chines, which bank of Indiain
November 2012 placed orders
to procure an additional 600
such machines that would help
take the network to more lo-
cations across the country?
(1) Punjab National Bank
(2) ICICI Bank
(3) State Bank of India
(4) Axis Bank
26, 2012 became the country's
most valued company, push-
ing IT major TCS to second
spot in the domestic marki
capitalization chart?
(1) Reliance Industries
(2) ITC
(3) Coal India (4) ONGC

SPORTS
101. S e b a s t i a n V e t t e l b e c a m e
youngest triple champion in
the history of Formula One on
25 November, 2012 by finish-
ing 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 sec-
ond 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 A s -
sociation of Athletics Federa-
tions (IAAF's) 100th Anniver-
sary Celebration on November
24, 2012, certain awards were
presented to the best perform-
ers in the field. In this context,
consider the following state-
ments:
a. Usain Bolt won the LAAF World
. Athlete of the Year Award 2012
for the fourth time.
b. United States sprinter Allyson
Felix w o n women's World Ath-
lete of the Year Award 2012.
Which of the statements giv-
en above is/are correct?
Select the correct answer us-
ing 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 No-
vember, 2012 .won the 100th
Davis Cup 2012 finals, after
defeating which country by 3-
2 in the finals after R a d e k
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 Formu-
la One Motor Racing T e a m
owned by the Abu Dhabi sov-
ereign wealth fund Aabar In-
vestments in November 2012.
Daimler is a Luxury Carmaker
of
(1) Switzerland
(2) Germany
(3) Canada (4) France
106.M. M a h a l a k s h m i and R.
Vaishali from Chennai on 19
November, 2012 w o n Gold at
the World Youth Chess Cham-
pionship in
(1) Russia (2) Iran
(3) Slovenia (4) Australia
107. International news agencies on
15 November, 2012 boycotted
the high-profile Test series be-
tween 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. T h e 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. W h o won the men's
singles title in this tourna-
ment?
(1) Novak Djokovic
(2) Roger Federer
(3) Andy Murray
; (4) Ralph Nadal
109. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the
female Weightlifter from India
w o n three bronze medals for
Indian T e a m on the opening
day of the 19th Junior Women
Asian Weightlifting Champion-
ships in November 2012. Where
was this championship held?
• (l)Yangon (2) Manila
(3) Tehran (4) Jerusalem
110. T h e A n d h r a P r a d e s h H i g h
Court on 8 November, 2012 lift-
ed the life ban from playing
Cricket on Mohammad
Azharuddin which was im-
posed 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 In-
dian 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 state-
ments is/are correct?
a. T h e title was previously held
b y J e e v Milkha Singh, w h o
broke the record in 2006.
b. O n l y J e e v M i l k h a Singh is
ahead of Bhullar currently.
Select tlie correct answer us-
ing 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 cham-
pionship team on 7 November,
2012 changed its name from
MSD R-N Racing T e a m India
to Mahi Racing T e a m India.
The Superbike race first start-
ed in year
(1) 1951 (2) 1963
(3) 1970 (4) 1998
113. Which team was, on 6 Novem-
ber, 2012 declared champion of
the Asian Kabaddi Champion-
ship after Indian team walked
out from the field in a protest
against the referee's decision
of penalizing the Indian
Coach?
(1) Pakistan (2) Nepal
(3) Iran (4) China
114. Sachin Tendulkar, in Novem-
ber 2012, received the honor-
ary membership of the Order
of Australia in Mumbai. Which
other n o n - A u s t r a l i a n s have
w o n this coveted award?
(1) Brian Lara
(2) Clive Lloyd
(3) Gary Sobers
(4) All of the above
115. T h e National Anti-Doping Dis-
ciplinary Panel (NADDP) on 5
November, 2012 suspended all
the 11 athletes for two years,
• w h o were tested positive with
a performance enhancing drug
 in the run-up of the last Com-
monwealth Games. Which is
that drug?
(1) Methylhexanearnine
(2) Danazol
(3) Dehydrochlormethyltest-
osterone
(4) Nandrolone
1 1 6 . Indian Tennis Player Mahesh
Bhupathi and Rohan Bopan-
na on 4 November, 2012 won
their first ATP World Tour Mas-
ters 1000 title together defeat-
ing Aisam- Ul- Haq Qureshi
and Jean- Julien Rojer in the
final of the BNP Paribas Mas-
ters in Paris. Qureshi belongs
to
(1) Egypt (2) Iran
(3) Pakistan
(4) Saudi Arabia
1 1 7 . Which Indian Cricketer was
recently chosen for the Board
of Control for Cricket in In-
dia's (BCCI) Polly Umrigar
award for being India's top in-
ternational cricketer in 2011-
12?
(1) Virender Sehwag
(2) Sachin Tendulkar
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) Suresh Raina
1 1 8 . Which team, on 31 October,
2012 won inaugural Asian
Cricket Council's (ACC) Twen-
ty20 Asia Cup, beating Paki-
stan by 18 runs in a low-scor-
ing final in Guangzhou city of
People's Republic of China?
(1) India (2) Sri Lanka
(3) Iran (4) Bangladesh
1 1 9 . Danish legend Badminton
Player, Peter Gade, on 30 Oc-
tober, 2012 retired from inter -
national badminton after his
three-game defeat against
compatriot Jan O. Jorgensen
of Denmark. Which of the fol-
lowing statements related to
him is/are correct?
( l ) H e 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
1 2 0 . Lionel Messi, the Barcelonan
forward footballer was, on 29
October, 2012 presented the
Golden Boot Award in recog-
nition to his record 50 goals
scored in the Europe's domes-
tic 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 Shef-
field?
(1)2001 (21*2003
(3) 2006 (4) 2009
1 2 2 . Indian Billiards Player Pankaj
Advani on 29 October, 2012
won seventh World Billiards
Championship title after com-
prehensively beating defending
champion and seasoned En-
glishman Mike Russell in the
finals of World Billiards Cham-
pionship 2012. Where was this
championship held?*
(1) Darwin (2) Sao Paulo
(3) Leeds (4) Moscow
1 2 3 . Sebastian Vettel won the Indi-
an Grand Prix 2012 on 28 Oc-
tober, 2012 at the Buddh In-
ternational Circuit (BIC) for
the second time in a row. He
is a famous motor-racing driv-
er for
(1) Red Bull (2) Mercedes
(3) Ferrari (4) McLaren
1 2 4 . 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 appear-
ances for Australia
(4) He is the highest test run-
scorer for Australia
1 2 5 . Who was named head coach of
England's limited-overs crick-
et team by the England and
Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on
November 27, 2012 taking over
from Andy Flower who was re-
tained as team director?
(1) Ian Botham
(2) David Gower
(3) Ashley Giles
(4) Ian Chappell
PERSONS, PLACES &
AWARDS
1 2 6 . The South African Reserve
Bank on 6 November,,2012
rolled out new bank notes
bearing the face of the coun-
try's first black President Nel-
son Mandela marking it as a
tribute to him. In this context,
what was the period during
which Mandela held presiden-
tial office in South Africa?
(1) 1989-1993 (2) 1992-1996
(3) 1994-1999 (4) 1996-2001
1 2 7 . 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
1 2 8 . The Government on November
21, 2012 extended the term of
Reserve Bank Deputy Gover-
nor Subir Gokarn till Decem-
ber 31, 2012. When was he
appointed?
(1)2008 (2)2009
(3)2010 (4)2011
1 2 9 . The President of India Pranab
Mukherjee, on 20 November,
2012 released a Commemora-
 tive P o s t a g e S t a m p on late
Ramagopal Maheshwari. W h o
was he?
( l ) H e w a s a freedom fighter
and a social worker
(2) He w a s a p e r s o n w h o
w o r k e d for p r o m o t i o n of
Hindi Language
(3) He is also termed as the
Bhishm Pitamah of Jour-
nalism in Central 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. W h o
are they?
(l)GauravSeth
(2) Vivek Bantwal
(3) Amol Naik
(4) All of the above
131.As p e r a n a n n o u n c e m e n t
made in London on November
21, 2012 w h o among the fol-
lowing Indian writers was/were
shortlisted for t h e $ 5 0 , 0 0 0
DSC South Asian Literature
Prize 2013?
( l ) A m i t a v 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 prod-
ucts, recently appointed its
first brand ambassador in In-
dia. W h o 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
Inacio Lula da Silva was
awarded with Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace, Disarmament
and Development on 22 No-
vember, 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 appoint-
ed as the New President of the
Indian Hockey Federation
(IHF) on 7 November, 2012 re-
placing R.K. Shetty. He w a s
the Director-General of Police
for
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) J a m m u & Kashmir
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Kerala
135. W h i c h S o u t h A f r i c a n f a s t
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. W h i c h Indian actor/actress
was, on 1 November, 2012 was
conferred with the Knight of
the Order of Arts and Letters
(Chevalier d a n s l'Ordre des
A r t s et des L e t t r e s ) by t h e
French Ambassador to India
Frangois Richier in Mumbai?
(1) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(2) Amitabh Bachchan
(3) Shahrukh Khan
(4) Aamir Khan
137. T h e Secretary of the Bengal
Tennis Association was, on 1
November, 2012 appointed as
the Chief E x e c u t i v e Officer
(CEO) of The All India Tennis
Association (AITA). W h o is he?
( l ) A n i l Khanna
(2) Hironmoy Chatterjee
(3) Debashish Bose
(4) Amit Singh
138. A mechanical engineering pro-
fessor at University of South
Florida (USF) was, on 15 No-
vember, 2012 declared winner
of the prestigious 2012 US Pro-
fessor of the Year award. W h o
is he?
(1) Autar Kaw
(2) Manoj Sinha
(3) Saket Saurabh
(4) Amit Khurana
139. T h e T o n g a r i r o V o l c a n o i n
Mount Tongariro at Tongariro
National Park erupted on 21
November, 2012 leaving behind
massive plume of ash in the
adjacent r e g i o n s . In which
country is this volcano locat-
ed? ,
(1) Indonesia (2) Tanzania
(3) New Zealand
(4) Malaysia
140. The film," 11 Flowers" won the
Network for the Promotion of
Asian Cinema (NETPAC)
Award at 18th Kolkata Inter-
national Film Festival on 17
November, 2012. This film is in
which language?
(1) Japanese (2) Chinese
(3) Pashtun (4) English
141. Delhi and which internation-
al city, on 26 October, 2012
signed a memorandum of un-
derstanding to strengthen co-
operation in 11 key areas in-
cluding culture, healthcare,
education, transport manage-
ment, 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-elect-
ed as the President of USA. In
this context, which of the fol-
lowing statements is/are cor-
rect?
a. Obama defeated the Republi-
can Challenger, Mitt Romney
in the U.S. Presidential Elec-
tions 2012 by winning over 332
votes.
b. This was the 57th quadrenni-
al presidential election for the
United States.
Select the correct answer us-
ing 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 w a s ,
on 21 November, 2012 con-
ferred with BCCFs prestigious
Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement Award. With ref-
erence 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 c a p t a i n c y a n d l i f e t i m e
achievement in Indian Cricket.
b. C o l . CK N a y u d u or C o t t a r i
K a n a k a i y a N a y u d u w a s the
first captain of Indian Cricket
T e a m in Test Matches.
Select the correct answer us-
ing the codes given below:
(1) Only a (2) Only b
(3) Both a and b
(4) Neither a nor b
144. Britain's Princess" A n n e un-
veiled the Bronze Bust of Nbor
Inayat Khan, in London 8 No-
vember, 2 0 1 2 . W h i c h of the
following statements regarding
Noor Inayat Khan is/are not
correct?
( l ) S h e was world's first lady
radio operator
(2) She played as a secret agent
in the secret mission
against the Nazis during
the World War II
(3) During the Second World
War, she was caught at Aus-
chwitz Concentration
Camp and killed
(4) S h e w a s p o s t h u m o u s 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 Novem-
ber, 2 0 1 2 p r e s e n t e d t h e
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 G a n d h i , the G e n e r a l
Secretary of Indian National
Congress, wa on 15 November,
2012 m a d e the head of the
Congress Coordination Com-
mittee for 2 0 1 4 Lok S a b h a
polls. W h o else is/are m e m -
bers of the election coordina-
tion committee?
(1) Ahmed Patel and Janardan
Dwivedi
(2) Digvijay Singh
(3) M a d h u s u d a n 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, Disar-
mament and Development for
being an inspiration to w o m -
e n and e n s u r i n g r e t u r n o f
peace and democracy in her
country. She is the President
of
(1) Guatemala (2) Nigeria
(3) Liberia (4) Rwanda
148. Pranab Mukherjee, the Presi-
dent of India, on 20 November,
2012 inaugurated the Mannam
International Socio-Cultural
and Charitable Center at
Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditori-
um. Mannath Padmanabhan
w a s a social r e f o r m e r w h o
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)Iran (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 state-
ments is/are correct?
a. He died of the cardio-respira-
tory arrest.
b. Before turning up to politics,
he was a cartoonist by profes-
sion w i t h an E n g l i s h d a i l y
newspaper in Mumbai, named
the Free Press Journal.
c. He founded Saamna, the Mar-
athi language newspaper and
the Dopahar ka Samna a Hin-
di newspaper.
Select the correct answer us-
ing 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 s t o p p i n g the cancerous!
cells from multiplying. Which!
of t h e f o l l o w i n g is corre
about this drug?
a. The new drug compels the can-
cerous cells to sleep which in
turn stops them in multiply-
ing.
b. The drug is said to trick the
tumours for becoming inactive I
by s w a p p i n g the molecular
switches in cancer structure.
Select the correct answer us-
ing 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 Novem-
ber, 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-
c a t e w i t h i n infected cells,
which could be used in the
d e v e l o p m e n t of potent vac
cines. Which of the following
is correct in fhis regard?
(1) S c i e n t i s t s used advance
m o l e c u l a r biology to see
one of influenza's essential
protein complexes in detail
(2) Scientists used electron-
microscopy techniques to
see one of influenza's es-
sential protein complexes
(3) Scientists focused on influ-
e n z a ' s ribonucleoprotein
(RNP)
(4) All of the above
154. Astronomers from Instituto de
Astrofisica de Andalucia, in
N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 2 , discovered
that the distant dwarf planet
called Makemake, which is 2
3rd that of Pluto in size does
not h a v e atmosphere. This
 claim was made by the astron-
omers 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 mak-
ing such a chip, they used the
olfactory sense of which ani-
mal?
(l)Cat (2) Wolf
(3) Dog (4) Monkey
156. Researchers from which insti-
tute/university, in November
2012, reversed the paralysis
process in dogs after injecting
them with the cells which grow
on the lining of the nose, open-
ing 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 return-
ing to Earth from the Interna-
tional Space Station (ISS)
from Russian Soyuz capsule
after having spent 4 months in
the orbit. She touched the
grasslands of Arkalyk after liv-
ing months in the orbit. In
which country did she land?
(1) Kazakhstan (2) Ukraine
(3) Uzbekistan (4) Turkey
158. The world's rarest whale spe-
cies - 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 sys-
tems
(2) This sensor is responsible
for recording the action po-
tentials in the neural activ-
ity from the range of elec-
trode sensors
(3) This all important develop-
ment was made by the re-
searchers 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 to-
tal 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 fol-
lowing statements is/are cor-
rect 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 develop-
ment 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 re-
port about the change in the
number of vultures. In this
context, which drug has been
blamed for the dwindling pop-
ulation 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 endan-
gered species and has capabil-
ity 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 con-
text, which of the following
statements is /are correct re-
garding the Solar Eclipse?
a. It occurs when the moon cross-
es between the Sun and the
Earth blocking the sun com-
pletely 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 us-
ing 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 Bang-
ladesh?
(1) Assam (2) Meghalaya
(3) Tripura (4) West Bengal
166. The Department of Aerospace
Engineering at the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor test-
ed 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 radi-
ation
(4) Electrical charge generated
from radioactive decay
167. The US Space Agency, NASA on
2 November, 2012 launched a
new service—The Spot the Sta-
tion Facility. Which of the fol-
lowing correctly explains this
facility?
(1) It was launched during the
celebration of 12th anni-
versary of astronauts living
and working on the orbit-
ing lab
(2) It is a service in which peo-
ple can receive text messag-
es on their phones, when-
ever 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 an-
nounced to set up a National
Cancer Institute (NCI) and a
National Cardio Care Centre
(NCCC) at the second campus
of All-India Institute of Medi-
cal 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 In-
dia's super- cheap tablet com-
puter. 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 re-
nowned university/space agen-
cy announced to have discov-
ered a new planet called Su-
per-Jupiter in November 2012
which is thirteen times enor-
mous 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 Sta-
tion on 1 November, 2012 to
the port side of the station's
truss to configure the 2B so-
lar array power channel's pho-
tovoltaic thermal control sys-
tem (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 Novem-
ber, 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 Meteoro-
logical Organization (WMO),
on 20 November, 2012 revealed
that the atmospheric volume
of the greenhouse gases hit the
record in 2011. As per this bul-
letin, the level of which green-
house 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 rob-
ber crabs on the Christmas Is-
land in November, 2012 by the
application of the Global Po-
sitioning System. Which coun-
try 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 No-
vember, 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 Dis-
covery Communications on 1
November, 2012 officially
launch its kid channel, Discov-
ery Kids which targets kids
below the age of 11 years?
(1) Delhi
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Kerala
(4) Tamil Nadu
178. The Indira Gandhi Interna-
tional Airport operator, Delhi
International Airport (P) Lim-
ited (DIAL) recently got an ISO
20000 international certifica-
tion for eliminating and con-
trolling information technolo-
gy-related threats. Which oth-
er Indian airport has so far re-
ceived this certification?
(1) Mumbai (2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad (4)Ahmedabad
179. British Petroleum (BP), in No-
vember 2012, announced to
sell its interests in some oil and
gas fields to TAQA, a company
controlled by Abu Dhabi Wa-
ter 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 Agen-
cy (WADA), in its Second draft
of 2012 WADA code, released
on November 18, 2012 pro-
posed
(l)That athletes found guilty
of the serious doping felo-
nies will be suspended for
4 years from 2015
 (2) Nothing for banning the
wrong-doers from Olympics
(3) There will be an introduc-
tion of longer ban for the
offenses which include Hu-
man Growth Hormone
(HGH)
(4) All of the above
1 8 1 . The Union Ministry of Human
Development Resource of In-
dia, in November 2012, re-
leased the Report on Right to
Education (RTE). What was
the major finding of this re-
port?
a. The percentage enrolment of
the Castes (SCs) and Sched-
uled Tribes (STs) as students
in primary and upper primary
is low to an unacceptable lev-
el in India.
b. 20 percent of the teachers
teaching in different schools of
the nation are not profession-
ally qualified for teaching, fol-
lowing the revised guidelines
issued by the National Coun-
cil of Teacher Education
(NCTC).
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
1 8 2 . Which company (group of com-
panies), on 31 October, 2012
felicitated six Indian athletes
who won medals at the Lon-
don Olympics in July-August
2012inLucknow?
(1) Reliance India
(2) Sahara India Pariwar
(3) Tata Group
(4) SAIL
1 8 3 . Union Culture Minister Ku-
mari Selja recentiy declared the
inclusion of some sites in
Tamil Nadu in the tentative
list by the Union Culture min-
istry for UNESCO's world her-
itage status. Those sites are
(1) Lord Sri Ranganathan tem-
ple in Srirangam
(2) 17th century Fort St
George in Chennai
(3) Kazhugumalai rock sculp-
tures
(4) All of the above
184.As per an announcement
made by the World Health Or-
ganization flVHO) in Novem-
ber 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 us-
ing 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 Octo-
ber 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: Internation-
al 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 Experi-
ment
(2) It is a collaborative project
of US as well as German
Space Agencies
(3) It is responsible for detect-
ing the major changes on
the earth's surface
(4) All of the above
189. EKUVERIN 2012, the fourth
Joint Military Training Exer-
cises 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 Novem-
ber 2012, finally proved the
mathematical relation - dis-
cussed by great Indian mathe-
matician Srinivasa Ramanujan
with his mentor G H Hardy in
one of his last letters, thus
establishing the genius of Ra-
manujan. 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 Arch-
duke 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. T h e National Crime Records
Bureau in the month of No-
vember 2012 released figures of
the convicts lodged in differ-
ent 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 ) K a r n a t a k a (2) Bihar
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Jammu & Kashmir
194. The 23rd official James Bond
movie, which was released in
United Kingdom on 26 Octo-
ber 2012, did a market of $ 6 6 9
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) T h e 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
P r o g r a m m e . C E O s are from
which renowned c o m p a n i e s
have joined this alliance?
(1) G l a x o S m i t h K l i n e and
Sanofi
(2) Johnson and Johnson and
AstraZeneca
(3) Eli Lilly and Novartis
(4) All of the above
196. The 32nd season of Indian In-
ternational T r a d e Fair w a s
held at Pragati Maidan in New
Delhi from N o v e m b e r 14 to
N o v e m b e r 27, 2 0 1 2 . W h i c h
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 na-
tional book award for non-fic-
tion for "Behind the Beautiful
Forever: Life, Death, and Hope
in a Mumbai Undercity," which ANSWERS
sheds light on the lives of In-
dia's poor as well as govern-
ment 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, 2 0 1 2 after two
months of its split from Anna
Hazare and his movement of
India against Corruption?
(1) A a m Admi Parry
(2) R a s h t r i y a B h r a s t a c h a a r
Unmoolan Party
(3) H u m
(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 re-
port on India?
(1) Part-time work has seen a
rise in India
(2) L a b o u r p o l i c i e s a r e t o o
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 n a m e d " Y u v i "
was released by Kapil Dev and
Dilip Vengsarkar in November
2012. W h o has authored this
book?
(1) Makarand Waingankar
(2) Amit Sen
(3) Surendra Dahiya
(4)Abhijit Rawat