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The renaming of Fawara 8. President of Afghanistan Ha- NATIONAL Chowk in the Shadman area mid Karzai was in on a in Pakistan after revolutionary four day visit from 9 Novem• 1. Which country, on November freedom fighter Bhagat Singh ber, 2012 to 12 November, 28, 2012 expressed interest in got delayed further on Novem• 2012. Which of the following providing funds for moderniz• ber 27, 2012 with a High Court agreements/MoUs was/were ing the government hospital in extending a stay on the pro• signed between the two coun• the township of Vengurla in posal by three weeks. Which tries during his visit? Maharashtra's Sindhudurg dis• High Court of Pakistan is be• trict, on condition it be named (1) MoU oh Fertilizer = ing alluded here? after the legendary Indian phy• (2) MoU on the development of (1) Islamabad High Court sician, Dr. Dwarkanath Shan- coal resources (2) Lahore High Court taram Kotnis? (3) MoU under which India will (3) Multan High Court (1) Japan (2) China provide grants to Afghani• (4) Sindh High Court (3) Malaysia (4) Germany stan to implement small The Union Cabinet of India on development projects 2. The Union Government of In• 22 November, 2012 passed the through local bodies, com• dia on 27 November 2012 ap• National Pharmaceutical Pric• proved a scheme under the munity organisations, ing Policy (NPPA). As per the 12th Five Year Plan for carry• charitable trusts and edu• new pricing policy declared by ing out an anti-piracy initia• cational institutions the Union Government, how tive in the audio-visual sector. many essential drugs would (4) All of the above Which of the following is/are come under price control poli• 9. In November 2012, an Opera• the highlights of this scheme? cy of the nation? tional Safety Review Team (OS- a. Under the scheme, the cam• (1)126 (2)222 ART) of the International paign on piracy through audio• (3)348 (4)455 , Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visual, internet and print me• 6 With which country did India gave clean chit to which Atom• dia will be launched. sign an Earths Pact on 16 No• ic Power Plant (APP) of India b. This new scheme of the Infor• vember, 2012 that will enable after conducting an in-depth mation & Broadcasting Min• the latter to import the rare safety review of the plant? istry has an outlay of Rs 2 Earth minerals from India? (1) Narora crores for the plan period of (l)Myanmar (2) China (2) Kalpakkam 2012-17. (3) Japan (4) Iran (3) Rawatbhata Select the correct answer us• Union Finance Minister P. ing the codes given below: Chidambaram on 18 Novem• (4)Trombay (1) Only a (2) Only b ber, 2012 disclosed that .the 10. The Protection of Children (3) Both a and b amendments to GAAR (General from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (4) Neither a nor b Anti-Avoidance Rules), the came into force in India on 14 3. A coastal chain of static sen• controversial law against tax November, 2012. Which of the sors positioned along the coast avoidance through foreign in• .following is/are not the fea• of which state was inaugurat• vestments, had been finalised. tures of this act? ed by Ministry of Defence in a The amendments has been (1) It defines child as a person Ceremony held at Coast Guard made in line with the recom• below the age-group of 14 District Headquarters on 23 mendations made by the (2) It is gender-neutral (l)Thorat Committee November, 2012? (3) It has made it mandatory (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Ahluwalia Committee to report the sexual offenc• (2) Gujarat (3) Odisha (3) Shome Committee es against any child (4) Tamil Nadu (4) Kelkar Committee (4) Section 45 of the Act allows (1) It came into existence in ping Uranium to India clear• the Union Government to 1997 ing the mistrust generated on make the necessary chang• (2) It came into existence by the other side after the nucle• es in the Act, whenever and an Act of the Parliament ar explosion from India in wherever applicable (3) Its constitution came into 1974? 11. The three-day review meeting effect in 1994, when the (1) Canada (2) Australia of Ministers of Education and Government constituted (3) Britain (4) Japan heads of delegation of the E-9 the National Telecom Poli• 20. The Union Government body, countries ended in New Delhi cy (NTP) Cabinet Committee on Eco• on 10 November, 2012 with the (4) All of the above nomic Affairs (CCEA) on 1 adoption of the New Delhi 16. Which country, on 6 Novem• November, 2012 lifted the ex• Commitment. Which of the ber, 2012 lifted its around port ban on milk products till following is not a member of twenty years old travel adviso• March 2013. Which of the milk E-9? ry for its nationals against products come under this cat• (1) Pakistan and Nigeria travel to Srinagar, Jammu and egory? (2) China and Indonesia Ladakh, referring improve• (1) Whole milk powder (WMP) (3) Mexico and Bangladesh ments of the security situation (2) Dairy whitener in the State? (4) Sri Lanka and Japan (3) Infant milk foods 12. The Union Government on 8 (1) The United Kingdom (4) All of the above November, 2012 approved the (2) Australia 21. Senior officials of the India, release of funds for the estab• (3) Japan Japan and which other coun• lishment of how many integrat• (4) China try held their third trilateral di• ed textile parks, which was 17. The central government recent• alogue in New Delhi on 29 Oc• sanctioned in the 11th Five ly signed a tripartite pact with tober, 2012 to enhance coop• Year Plan? some state and UT govern• eration on combating mari• (1) 13 (2) 18 ments for laying digital high• time security, combating pira• (3) 21 (4) 36 way and also formed a special cy and leveraging their 13. The Union Government recent• purpose vehicle BBNL for fa• strengths to shape the Asia- ly constituted a National Com• cilitating connection to every Pacific architecture? mittee on Direct Cash Trans• gram Panchayat with broad• (1) China fers. Who among the following band network. Which of the (2) USA following Union Territories of do not come under this Com• (3) Indonesia India has/have not signed the mittee? (4) South Korea pact? (1) Prime Minister of India 22. India and the United Kingdom (2) Deputy Chairman of.the (1) Dadar and Nagar Haveli on 30 October, 2012 signed a Planning Commission of (2) Daman and Diu protocol amending the bilater• India (3) Puducherry al convention on avoidance of (3) Governor of the Reserve (4) Delhi double taxation and preven• Bank of India 18. The Union Cabinet of India on tion of fiscal evasion related to (4) Chairman of the Unique 1 November, 2012 gave its nod taxes on income and capital Identification Authority of to grant retired personnel of gains. When was this conven• India central police and paramilitary tion signed? forces the status of ex-Service- 14. India and which country, on 8 (1) 1988 (2) 1993 men. Retired personnel from November, 2012 decided to (3) 1997 (4) 2002 which of the following would step-up cooperation in Cyber now be counted among the ex- 23. King Juan Carlos I of Spain Security during the Foreign central police personnel equiv• visited India recently. During Minister level talks of both the alent to the ex-servicemen rec• his stay in India, both the nations? ognition of the retirees of the countries signed a number of (1) Britain (2) Russia defence forces? agreements and Memorandum (3) Japan (4) Brazil of Understanding (Moll). (l)CRPF 15. The Telecom Regulatory Au• Which of the following is/are (2) CISF and BSF thority of India (TRAI) on 5 No• those agreements/MoUs? (3) ITBP and SSB vember, 2012 issued a cap of a. MoU for the encouragement of 100 SMSs per day at conces• (4) All of the above collaboration between the de• sion rate. With reference to 19. India and which country on 6 fence industries and exchange TRAI, which of the following November, 2012 succeeded in of personnel. statements is/are correct? creating a mechanism for ship• b. A protocol for amending the spection because a child is over 19-year-old double taxa• STATES susceptible to be swayed by tion avoidance pact to check 26. The Union Cabinet of India re• others and can be tutored? tax evasion. cently approved a 4038-crore (1) Kolkata High Court Select the correct answer us• Rupees comprehensive multi- (2) Delhi High Court ing the codes given below: pronged plan for prevention (3) Andhra Pradesh High Court (1) Only a and control of Japanese En• (4) Kerala High Court (2) Only b cephalitis (JE) and Acute En• 31. A Switzerland-based company (3) Both, a and b cephalitis Syndrome (AES) in on 9 November, 2012 launched (4) Neither a nor b the country. In which of the an insecticidal bed net and 24. As per an announcement following states will this plan community water filter in made by Save Our Species. be implemented within five which state of India to fight (SOS), a global coalition initi• years from 2012-13 to 2016-17? against diseases like Dengue, ated by the International (l)Uttar Pradesh and West Malaria and Diarrhoea? Union for Conservation of Na• Bengal (1) Bihar (2) Odisha ture (IUCN), the Global Envi• (2) Tamil Nadu (3) West Bengal ronment Facility and the (3) Bihar and Assam (4) Andhra Pradesh World Bank in November 2012, (4) All of the above 32. The Chief Minister of Uttarak• which of the following species 27. Which State Government re• hand Vij ay Bahuguna on 9 of India be conserved? cently released a White Paper November, 2012 celebrated (1) White-bellied herons on illegal migration from in• 12th Foundation day of the (2) Gangetic dolphins ternational borders with the state. Which announcements (3) River terrapins help of the Home and Political was/were made by him on this Department? occasion? (4) All of the above (1) Assam (1) Increasing of pension for 25. Following the Facebook con• (2) Uttarakhand the statehood agitators troversies in November 2012 in (3) West Bengal (2) Institution of awards for which two girls were arrested (4) Punjab promoting local dialects over a Facebook post criticis• 28. Which state on 7 November, ing the bandh like situation in (3) Inclusion of important fac• 2012 announced its plans of after Shiv Sena su• ets of the statehood move• creating four diversity parks premo Bal Thackeray's death, ment in the state school that would span in a total area the government on November syllabus of 10000 hectares, out of which 28, 2012 modified the Section (4) All of the above 7000 hectares would be for a 66(A) of IT Act. In this context, 33. The Union Power Minister . park that will span over the which of the following state• Veerappa Moily recently an• Yamuna Flood Plains? ments is/are correct? nounced the implementation il) Madhya Pradesh a. Section 66 A is a bailable of• of Islanding Scheme for which (2) Delhi fence and it provides for a jail state by January 2013 to pro• (3) Uttar Pradesh term of up to three years. tect it from massive disrup• (4) Uttarakhand tions caused due to grid fail• b. The government issued guide• 29. Which state of India, on 29 ures in power supply? lines that state approval from October, 2012 topped the En• (1) Delhi (2) Bihar an officer of DCP level at rural vironmental Performance Index areas and IG level in metros (3) Madhya Pradesh (EPI) list of being best-perform• (4) Maharashtra will have to be sought before ing States and Union territo• 34. Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish registering complaints under ries in terms of environmental Kumar, on 4 November, 2012 the controversial section. well-being released by Planning held and presided over Adhi- Select the correct answer us• Commission? kaar Rally in Gandhi Maidan ing the codes given below: (1) Uttarakhand of Patna. What was the main (1) Only a (2) Only b (2) Himachal Pradesh purpose of this rally? (3) Both a and b (3) Goa (4) Gujarat {l}To mobilize masses before (4) Neither a nor b 30. Which of the following High the state elections Courts of the Indian judicial (2) To demand a special cate• system ruled that the evidence gory status for Bihar of a child witness cannot be rejected outright and that it (3) To raise awareness about must be evaluated more care• female infanticide. fully and with greater circum- (4) All of the above 35. In which place did the Chhat- 144 youngsters from which tisgarh government recently state, under the central gov• INTERNATIONAL establish a Livelihood College ernment's UDAAN initiative in 46. The 17 European Union to fight unemployment in the November 2012? tions on 27 November, 20 Naxal affected areas of the (1) Assam signed an agreement with state? (2) Jammu & Kashmir International Monetary Fun (l)Dantewada (2)Bilaspur (3) Uttarakhand (IMF) on a programme to i (3) Durg (4) Korba (4) Haryana duce Greek debt and p 36. Which High Court on 20 No• 41. In which district of Greece on the path of fin vember, 2012 launched the e- did the Tobacco Board, on 16 cial recovery. Where was court fee system at its premises November, 2012 launch the agreement signed? to cut off the difficulty and first tobacco e-auctioning plat• (1) Geneva (2) London delay in filing cases and to form which will provide farm• (3) Brussels (4) Athens make the justice delivery sys• ers an assured and remunera• 47. The meeting of the India-UK tem paperless and hassle-free? tive price for their crop through Joint Working Group (JWG) on (1) Delhi (2)Patna a transparent bidding process? Counter Terrorism was held on (1) Mysore (2)Bljapur (3) Allahabad (4) Ahmedabad November 20, 2012 in Ner 37. Chief Minister of Jharkhand (3) Chitradurga Delhi. The first meeting of the Arjun Munda on the 13th (4) Dharwad India-UK Joint Working Group Foundation Day of the State 42. Which state government, on (JWG)' took place in announced tablet computers November 7, 2012 announced (1)2004 (2)2007 for students who will pass ma• to install solar-run biometric (3)2009 (4)2011 triculation. When did the state attendance systems in Govern• 48. In a significant development in celebrate its Foundation Day? ment-run schools to put a November 2012, the American (1) November 4, 2012 check on teachers? Civil Liberties Union filed a (2) November 15, 2012 (1) Uttar Pradesh constitutional challenge in a (3) November 30, 2012 (2) Delhi (3) Kerala federal court to the US mili• (4) October 31, 2012 , (4) West Bengal tary's ban on women in most 38. Public sector Enterprise Hin• 43. Which State Election Com• combat positions. Where was dustan Copper Ltd (HCL) on 31 mission in November 2012 an• challenge filed? October, 2012 signed a Memo• nounced 50 per cent reserva• (1) Michigan randum of Understanding tion of seats in the panchayat (2) San Francisco (MoU) with which state gov• election for women in a bid to (3) Washington ernment for obtaining re• socially and politically empow• (4) New York quired clearances of its pro• er women? 49. The 21st ASEAN Summit Ph- posed investment of Rs. 1856 (1) Assam (2) West Bengal nom Penh was held on 18 No• crore in the state? (3) Bihar (4) Tamil Nadu vember, 2012 at Peace Palace, (l)Odisha 44. Which state government, on 22 Phnam Penh in Cambodia', (2) Madhya Pradesh November, 2012 announced an Which of the following docu• (3) Chhattisgarh agricultural loan waiver worth ments was/were signed during (4) Jharkhand Rs. 1650 crore which is sup• this summit? 39. Which state government, on 10 posed to benefit about half a (1) Statement on the Adoption November, 2012 announced re- million small and marginal of the ASEAN Human introduction of sports quota in farmers? Rights Declaration government jobs and the con• (1) Punjab (2) Haryana (2) ASEAN Leaders' Joint struction of multi-purpose (3) Uttar Pradesh Statement on the Estab• halls in the rural areas to of• (4) Raj as than lishment of an ASEAN Re• fer a platform to the rural 45. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh gional Mine Action Centre youth to show their sporting Akhilesh Yadav on 15 Novem• (ARMAC) talents? ber, 2012 at his official resi• (3) ASEAN Human Rights Dec• (1) Uttar Pradesh dence in Lucknow inaugurat• laration (AHRD) (2) Maharashtra ed the New Helpline service (4) All of the above (3) Karnataka 1090 for women. The helpline 50. The 2nd India-China Strategic (4) Jharkhand would deal with Economic Dialogue was held 40. National Thermal Power Cor• (1) Crank calls in New Delhi on 26 November, poration (NTPC), the State-run (2) Obscene calls 2012. Which of the following power producer held a skill (3) SMSes and MMSes issues was/were not discussed development programme for (4) All of the above during this meeting? (1) Strengthening communica• (3) Phnom Penh Mandarin as languages to be tion on macro-economic (4) Vientiane taught in its schools? policies 55. The Central Television (main (l)USA (2) Britain (2) Siachen issue which in• state broadcaster) of which (3) China (4) Australia volves Pakistan country in the month of No• 60. As per a forecast made by the (3) Deepening and expanding vember 2012 raised a record International Energy Agency trade and investment US$2.5 billion by selling (IEA) in November 2012, which (4) Promoting bilateral cooper• prime-time advertising spots country would takeover Saudi ation in the financial and for year 2013? Arabia as world's biggest oil infrastructure sectors (1) India (2) China producing nation by 2017? 51. The seventh East Asia Summit (3) USA (4) Britain (1) Russia (2) Kuwait (EAS) was held at Peace Pal• 56. Which country opted out of the (3) United States of America ace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, key summit known as D-8 (4) Venezuela on 19 November, 2012. Which Summit in Pakistan in Novem• 61. The Cabinet of which country of the following other summits ber 2012 owing to "historical on 31 October, 2012 ratified did not place at the Peace Pal• reasons"? some recent agreements with ace in November 2012? (1) Bangladesh India, including the visa pact (l)4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' (2) India aimed at facilitating restric• Meeting (3) Russia (4) Britain tions on several categories of (2) 15th ASEAN-ROK Summit 57. The Japanese Lower House of travellers? (3) ASEAN Plus Three Com• Parliament-the House of Rep• (1) Afghanistan (2) China memorative Summit resentatives- was dissolved on (3) Pakistan (4) Sri Lanka (4) 10th ASEAN-China Sum• 16 November, 2012. Which of 62. In a news which hogged inter• mit the following statements is/are national limelight recently, In• 52. With reference to the seventh correct in this regard? dian origin dentist Savita Hal- East Asia Summit (EAS) held a. The imperial decree signed by appanavar died in which coun• in November, 2012, which of Emperor Akihito to parliament try after the doctors refused her the following was/were not proclaimed the dissolution of abortion despite hers body be• identified as priority area(s) at the government. ing sick and weak due to 17 the summit? b. The Lower House or the House weeks of pregnancy? (1) Environment and energy of Representatives in Japan (1) Denmark (2) Ireland (2) Global health issues and has 480 seats. (3) Britain (4) Spain pandemic diseases Select the correct answer us• 63. Barack Obama was, on 7 No• (3) Man-made disaster mitiga• ing the codes given below: vember, 2012 re-elected as the tion (l)Only a President of USA. This presi• (4) ASEAN connectivity (2) Only b dential election on which of 53. China recently blocked access (3) Both a and b the following issues? to the English as well as Chi• (4) Neither a nor b (1) Sluggishness in economic nese-language website of which 58. Which country recognized the grqwth witnessed by the newspaper after the website new Syrian Opposition coali• America in past few years published article on the Prime tion on 13 November, 2012 be• (2) Health and Women's Right Minister Wen Jiabao with a coming the first major nation (3) Tax, Environment and claim that he and his family to recognise the newly formed Same Sex Marriage had created a total asset of at Syrian National Coalition of (4) AIL of the above . least $ 2.7 million? opposition and Revolutionar• 64. The decade old ban on most of (1) New York Times ies as the legitimate represen• the imports from which coun• (2) Guardian tative of the Syrian people? try was scrapped by the Unit• (3) The Sunday Times (1) Britain ed States in November 2012 (4) The Observer (2) The Netherlands ahead of the landmark visit of 54. The tenth ASEAN-India Sum• (3) France (4) Russia the U.S. President Barack mit, held at Peace Palace, Ph• 59. In a step aimed at establish• Obama? nom Penh, Cambodia conclud• ing deeper and strengthened (1) Venezuela (2) Cuba ed on 19 November, 2012. In links with India and other na• (3) Myanmar which city did the ASEAN-In• tions with booming economies (4) North Korea dia Summit was observed for of the world, which country on 65. The Indian Government added the first time in the year 2002? 28 October, 2012 revealed which commodities in the list (Djakarta (2) Manila plans to include Hindi and of items for border trade with Myanmar in November 2012 to copper mine on November 28, (1) Planning Commissi' boost the two-way commerce 2012, the latest major exam• India between the neighbours? ple of increased activism by cit• (2) Department of Ecor (1) Agricultural tools izens since an elected govern• Affairs (2) Bicycle ment took over in 2011 follow• (3) Securities and Exch (3) Coal and garments ing almost five decades of re• Board of India (4) All of the above pressive military rule? (4) Reserve Bank of India 66. Nepal was elected on 8 Novem• (1) Libya (2) Cambodia 73. The government, on 22 No ber, 2012 as a board member (3) Myanmar ber, 2012 signed a Karnal of the United Nations Eco• (4) North Korea specific 70-million US D nomic and Social Council 70. Pakistan on November 27,2012 loan agreement with W (ECOSOC) for a three year announced the successful Bank. The fund will be use term starting from January training launch of the Medi• financing which of the fol 2013. What is the strength of um Range Ballistic Missile, ing works in Karnataka? this body? Hatf V. Which of the following (1) Improvisation of public (1)54 (2)85 statements is/are not correct vate collaboration (3) 122 (4) 156 regarding this missile? (2) Health services deliven 67. Central Intelligence Agency (1) It can carry both conven• (3) Financial aid for vuln (CIA) Director David Petraeus, tional and nuclear war• ble groups and undersei on 9 November, 2012 resigned heads to a distance of 1,300 (4) All of the above as head of the leading US spy km 74. The Reserve Bank of India agency shocking the intelli• (2) It is also known as Babur its notification released or gence community. What was missile November, 2012 directed ba the reason behind his resigna• (3) It is a "liquid fuel" missile not to provide loans to its c tion? (4) The National Command tomers for purchase of (1) Conduct of US forces in Af• .Authority of Pakistan con• types of gold, which includ ghanistan trols the country's nuclear (1) (2) SpPrimaryy Dron e attacks in Paki• arsenal. gold, jewellery stan bullion (3) An extra-marital affair ECONOMY & BUSINESS (2) Gold coins and units (4) Dealing of the crisis raised Gold Exchange Trad 71. The Union Coal Ministry in No• by the film 'Innocence of Funds (ETF) vember 2012 decided to de-al• Muslims' (3) Units of gold mutual fur locate some coal blocks allot• (4) All of the above 68. India was one among the 39 ted to 15 firms. Which of the 75. As a result of the fall in oil pr other countries that voted oh following is/are those coal es in the International Mark 20 November, 2012 against the blocks? non-binding draft resolution of petrol prices were slashed (1) Gourangdih ABC coal block UN General Assembly that pro• 95 paise per litre on Novemt in West Bengal — posed for putting an end to 15, 2012. In this conto (2) New Patrapara coal block in death penalty. Which of the which of the following stat Odisha following statements is/are ments is/are not correct? (3) Lalgarh coal block in correct regarding this resolu• a. Global Gasoline Rates helps Jharkhand tion? creating a benchmark in fi a. The resolution called the na• (4) All of the above ing the price of petrol in tl tions not to impose death pen• 72. The Cabinet Committee on domestic market, alty for offences which are com• Economic Affairs (CCEA) ap• b. The Union Government of Ii mitted by pregnant women or proved the disinvestment of dia in June 2010 deregulate people below 18 years of age. 9.5 percent Government Stake the prices of petrol by offerir in the Maharatna PSU-Na- b. The resolution is non-binding. freedom to the oil companie tional Thermal Power Corpo• Select the correct answer us• for fixing the petrol rates fo ration (NTPC) on 22 November, ing the codes given below: lowing the costs prevalent 1 2012 from its holding of 84.50 the international market. (1) Only a (2) Only b percent. With this disinvest• (3) Both a and b Select the correct answer us ment the governments holding ing the codes given below: (4) Neither a nor b on NTPC would fall down, (l)Only a 69. In which country did security which will adhere to the mini• (2) Only b forces crack down on protest• mum public shareholding (3) Both a and b ers occupying the Letpadaung norms that was stipulated by (4) Neither a nor b 76. This country is the biggest egg 80. The Civil Aviation Ministry in available with a printed warn• export market of India, but it November 2012 approved new ing column at the booking issued the ban on the import traffic rights to Indian carri• counters itself. What will be of eggs and chicken from India ers for the next three seasons the color of these forms? in November 2012 following to expand international air (l)Blue (2) Saffron the recommendations of the travel out of the country. (3) Pink (4) Red World Organisation for Animal Which of the following cities 85. The Finance Ministry on No• Health about the outbreak of come under as destination(s) vember 21, 2012 raised the cap bird-flu. Which country is it? after this approval? on investment by Life Insur• (1) Qatar (l)Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, ance Corporation (LIC) to 30 (2) Saudi Arabia and Sydney per cent of a company's paid- (3) Oman (2) Melbourne, Nairobi, Al Na- up capital from the earlier ceil• (4) United Arab Emirates jaf in Iraq, and Moscow ing of 77. The Union Government of In• (3) Zurich, Macau, Tashkent (1)5 per cent (2) 10 per cent dia, in November 2012, decid• and Ho Chi Minh City (3) 16 per cent (4) 20 per cent ed to raise cap on the annual (4) All of the above 86. Life Insurance Corporation of income which is required for 81. The General Motors on 17 No• India (LIC) and the Employee qualification for the benefits vember, 2012 announced its Provident Fund Organisation under the present housing plans of expanding its annual (EPFO), in November 2012, schemes for the commissioning capacity at decided to fully subscribe to (1) Low Income Groups (LIG) Hallo Plant in the Rs.7,400 crore bond issue (2) Economically Weaker Sec• (1) Gujarat of Air India, thus giving a life• tions (EWS) (2) Maharashtra line to the national carrier. (3) Other Backward Classes (3) Punjab (4) Haryana Which of the following state• (OBC) 82. The Union Government of In• ments is/are correct in this re• (4) Only 1 and 2 dia on 6 November, 2012 gard? 78. The Union Cabinet of India on launched the second phase of a. The proceeds will be paid out 8 November, 2012 approved a digitization in the country to the banks and it will reduce levy as one-time spectrum which has to be accomplished short-term loans. charge to be implemented on by March 2013. Which of the b. The issue has a span of 19 all incumbent telecom opera• following statements is/are years. tors like Bharati Airtel, not correct in this regard? Select the correct answer us• Vodafone, Idea and others. (1) 38 cities will be digitized in ing the codes given below: What is the size of this levy? this phase (1) Only a (2) Only b (l)Rs. 1,000 crore (2) 15 states will be covered in (3) Both a and b ' (2) Rs. 22,000 crore this phase (4) Neither a nor b (3) Rs. 31000 crore (3) Digitization has been com• 87. According to the data on indi• (4) Rs. 44,000 crore pleted in 8 metropolitan cit• rect collections, released in 79. The data on retail inflation was ies of the country so far November 2012, which of the released by the Government of under the first phase of dig• following statements is not India on 11 November, 2012. itization correct? With reference to it, which of (4) The second phase has to be (1) Economic slowdown is im• the following statements is/are accomplished by March 31, pacting revenue realisation correct? 2013 (2) Indirect tax collections a. The retail inflation in India 83. The GAIL Gas Limited and the have shown a robust rose above 10 per cent mark State Petroleum Corporation growth of 17 per cent in the percent in the month of Octo• Limited of which state signed April-October period ber 2012 after being measured an agreement of Joint Venture (3) The annual growth target of on the scale of Consumer Price on 5 November, 2012 to lay indirect collections is 27 per Index (CPI). down the natural gas supply cent b. The inflation in urban India pipeline in the state? (4) The government in the cur• was recorded to be less than (1) Gujarat (2) Raj as than 10 per cent in October 2012. rent fiscal had proposed to (3) Punjab collect from customs, ex• Select the correct answer us• (4) Maharashtra ing the codes given below: cise and services tax an in• 84. The Northern Railways, in Oc• crease of 27 per cent over (1) Only a (2) Only b tober 2012, introduced co• realisation in the previous (3) Both a and b loured forms for Tatkal reser• fiscal (4) Neither a nor b vation which would be made 88. Fitch, the rating agency in No• Bihar and Jharkhand, followed 27, 2012 charged Indi; vember 2012 downgraded the by a phased rollout in other kerages for violating rq debt rating of Japan's Sony parts of the country? tion rules and they have Corp and Panasonic Corp to (1) State Bank of India to pay over $1.8 million Junk status. The ranking of (2) ICICI Bank tie the charges. T1 the two corporations were (3) Axis Bank brokerage(s) is/are downgraded because of the (4) Corporation Bank (1) Ambit Capital (1) Weakness measured in 93. Which Indian state govern- (2) Edelweiss Financial Sei their TV Operations •ment, in November 2012, es (2) Weakness measured in slapped a fine of about 6000 (3) JM Financial and Mol their Consumer Electronics crore Rupees on Tata Steel for Oswal (3) Low demand that these its alleged involvement in ille• (4) All of the above brands suffered due to the gal and excess mining at its 98. In its 'Credit analysis on tough competition faced by captive mines? dia,; released on November the competing brands (1) Karnataka (2) Goa 2012 rating agency Moody's, (4) All of the above (3) Odisha (4) Jharkhand Tuesday, pegged India's erf 89. Bharti Airtel, as leading tele• 94. The Reserve Bank of India outlook as 'stable' on accoi communications services pro• (RBI) on 16 November, 2012 of its strong economic gri vider with operations in 20 signed a Memorandum of Un• and high savings and iro countries across Asia and Af• derstanding (MoU) with the ment rates. Which of the rica, in the month of Novem• State Bank of which country lowing statements is/are ber 2012 announced to have for promoting greater co-oper• correct in this context? completed a network transfor• ation and sharing supervisory a. It cautioned against the mation prograrnme across its information, between the two lenges of high fiscal deficit mobile operations in 16 Afri• supervisors? persistent inflationary pr< can countries^m partnership (1) Myanmar (2) Vietnam facing the economy. with (3) Kenya b. India's fiscal position has (l)BSNL (4) Afghanistan a rating constraint for loi even as the government | (2) Vodafone India 95. Inpex Corp acquired 26 percent geared up to contain the fii (3) Ericsson (4) Nokia stake of Krishna Godavari ba• deficit to 5.3 per cent of 90. The Airlines of which country sin of deep-sea block of Oil and GDP. in November 2012 signed a Natural Gas Corporation pact with thesChennai-head- (ONGC) on 5 November, 2012. Select the correct answer quartered Apollo Hospitals to It is the largest oil firm of ing the codes given below: (1) Only a (2) Only b give discounts to each others' (1) Mexico (2) Brazil clients? (3)Japan (3) Both a and b (4) Neither a nor b (1) Mauritius (2) Maldives (4) South Africa 99. Buoyed up by the customer (3) Nepal 96. Thomas Cook (India), the in• sponse to its cash deposit ma• (4) Afghanistan tegrated travel and travel-relat• chines, which bank of Indiain 91. The President and Chief Exec• ed financial services company November 2012 placed orders utive Officer of Volvo Group on 1 November, 2012 launched Olof Persson on 15 Novem• prepaid foreign exchange bor• to procure an additional 600 ber, 2012 announced that the derless prepaid card in collab• such machines that would help Volvo Group is going to invest oration with MasterCard take the network to more lo• Rs. 2000 crore in India over the Worldwide, a global payments cations across the country? next couple of years to expand and technology company. In (1) Punjab National Bank its business. In which business which of the following curren• (2) ICICI Bank is Volvo in? cies will not be loadable on a (3) State Bank of India (1) Truck (2) Bus single card? (4) Axis Bank 100. Which company on November (3) Construction equipment (1) Swiss Francs 26, 2012 became the country's (4) All of the above (2) Singapore Dollars most valued company, push• 92. Vodafone India on 8 November, (3) United Arab Emirates' Di• ing IT major TCS to second 2012 signed an agreement with nar spot in the domestic marki which bank to launch a mo• (4)Japanese Yen capitalization chart? bile payment service initially in 97. U.S. market regulator, the U.S. (1) Reliance Industries Eastern region of the country Securities and Exchange Com• (2) ITC which includes West Bengal, mission (SEC) on November (3) Coal India (4) ONGC owned by the Abu Dhabi sov• (1) 1995 (2) 1998 SPORTS ereign wealth fund Aabar In• (3) 2000 (4) 2003 vestments in November 2012. 101. Sebastian Vettel became 111.Indian Golf Player Gaganjeet Daimler is a Luxury Carmaker youngest triple champion in Bhullar became the First In• of the history of Formula One on dian who made it to the elite (1) Switzerland 25 November, 2012 by finish• group of the world's top-100 (2) Germany ing 6th behind Jenson Button players in the latest Official in the Brazilian Grand Prix. (3) Canada (4) France World Golf Ranking (OWGR) Which country is he from? 106.M. Mahalakshmi and R. in November 2012. Which of (1) Britain (2) Germany Vaishali from Chennai on 19 the following related state• (3) Switzerland (4) Spain November, 2012 won Gold at ments is/are correct? the World Youth Chess Cham• a. The title was previously held 102. Which cricketing team, on 25 pionship in by Jeev Milkha Singh, who November, 2012 won the sec• (1) Russia (2) Iran broke the record in 2006. ond match of the test series (3) Slovenia (4) Australia b. Only Jeev Milkha Singh is against Bangladesh at Sheikh ahead of Bhullar currently. Abu Naser Stadium and sealed 107. International news agencies on Select tlie correct answer us• the series with an emphatic 2- 15 November, 2012 boycotted ing the codes given below: 0 victory? the high-profile Test series be• (1) Pakistan (2) West Indies tween India and England to (1) Only a (2) Only b protest against the restrictions (3) Both a and b . (3) Sri Lanka (4) Zimbabwe imposed by the BCCI on some 103. During the International As• (4) Neither a nor b photo agencies covering the sociation of Athletics Federa• 112. Indian cricket team Captain tour. The test series began with tions (IAAF's) 100th Anniver• M.S. Dhoni's Superbike cham• its first test in sary Celebration on November pionship team on 7 November, (1) Nagpur (2) Ahmedabad 24, 2012, certain awards were 2012 changed its name from (3) Delhi (4) Mumbai MSD R-N Racing Team India presented to the best perform• to Mahi Racing Team India. ers in the field. In this context, 108. The Spanish pair of Marcel The Superbike race first start• consider the following state• Granollers and Marc Lopez on ed in year ments: 12 November, 2012 defeated a. Usain Bolt won the LAAF World the Indian duo of Mahesh Bh- (1) 1951 (2) 1963 . Athlete of the Year Award 2012 upathi and Rohan Bopanna in (3) 1970 (4) 1998 for the fourth time. the Men's Doubles title clash 113. Which team was, on 6 Novem• b. United States sprinter Allyson of the ATP World Tour Finals ber, 2012 declared champion of Felix won women's World Ath• in London. Who won the men's the Asian Kabaddi Champion• lete of the Year Award 2012. singles title in this tourna• ship after Indian team walked Which of the statements giv• ment? out from the field in a protest en above is/are correct? (1) Novak Djokovic against the referee's decision Select the correct answer us• (2) Roger Federer of penalizing the Indian ing the codes given below: (3) Andy Murray Coach? (1) Only a (2) Only b ; (4) Ralph Nadal (1) Pakistan (2) Nepal (3) Both a and b 109. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the (3) Iran (4) China female Weightlifter from India (4) Neither a nor b 114. Sachin Tendulkar, in Novem• won three bronze medals for ber 2012, received the honor• 104. The Czech Republic on 18 No• Indian Team on the opening ary membership of the Order vember, 2012 .won the 100th day of the 19th Junior Women of Australia in Mumbai. Which Davis Cup 2012 finals, after Asian Weightlifting Champion• defeating which country by 3- other non-Australians have 2 in the finals after Radek ships in November 2012. Where won this coveted award? Stepanek outclassed Nicolas was this championship held? (1) Brian Lara Almagro on the hard court of • (l)Yangon (2) Manila (2) Clive Lloyd Prague's 02 Arena, during the (3) Tehran (4) Jerusalem (3) Gary Sobers final fifth rubber of the Davis 110. The Andhra Pradesh High (4) All of the above Cup? Court on 8 November, 2012 lift• 115. The National Anti-Doping Dis• (1) France (2) Sweden ed the life ban from playing ciplinary Panel (NADDP) on 5 Cricket on Mohammad (3) Spain (4) Poland November, 2012 suspended all Azharuddin which was im• 105. Daimler purchased 40 percent the 11 athletes for two years, posed by Board of Control for stakes of the Mercedes Formu• • who were tested positive with Cricket in India (BCCI) in la One Motor Racing Team a performance enhancing drug in the run-up of the last Com• 120. Lionel Messi, the Barcelonan . (3) He ties with Steve Waugh's monwealth Games. Which is forward footballer was, on 29 record of 168 test appear• that drug? October, 2012 presented the ances for Australia (1) Methylhexanearnine Golden Boot Award in recog• (4) He is the highest test run- (2) Danazol nition to his record 50 goals scorer for Australia (3) Dehydrochlormethyltest- scored in the Europe's domes• 125. Who was named head coach of osterone tic football league in the last England's limited-overs crick• (4) Nandrolone session. To win the award, he et team by the England and 116. Indian Tennis Player Mahesh scored 4 more goals than Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Bhupathi and Rohan Bopan- (l)Cafu November 27, 2012 taking over na on 4 November, 2012 won (2)Tawan Sripan from Andy Flower who was re• their first ATP World Tour Mas• (3) Martin Rein tained as team director? ters 1000 title together defeat• (4) Cristiario Ronaldo (1) Ian Botham ing Aisam- Ul- Haq Qureshi 121.Joshna Chinappa of India (2) David Gower and Jean- Julien Rojer in the claimed the IJM Land Penang (3) Ashley Giles final of the BNP Paribas Mas• Open in October 2012 after (4) Ian Chappell ters in Paris. Qureshi belongs defeating top most squash to player Siti Munirah Jusoh of PERSONS, PLACES & (1) Egypt (2) Iran Malaysia in straight games. (3) Pakistan When did she win the British AWARDS (4) Saudi Arabia Squash Championship title in 126. The South African Reserve 117. Which Indian Cricketer was the under 19 category, at Shef• Bank on 6 November,,2012 recently chosen for the Board field? rolled out new bank notes of Control for Cricket in In• (1)2001 (21*2003 bearing the face of the coun• dia's (BCCI) Polly Umrigar (3) 2006 (4) 2009 try's first black President Nel• award for being India's top in• 122. Indian Billiards Player Pankaj son Mandela marking it as a ternational cricketer in 2011- Advani on 29 October, 2012 tribute to him. In this context, 12? won seventh World Billiards what was the period during (1) Virender Sehwag Championship title after com• which Mandela held presiden• (2) Sachin Tendulkar prehensively beating defending tial office in South Africa? (3) Virat Kohli champion and seasoned En• (1) 1989-1993 (2) 1992-1996 (4) glishman Mike Russell in the (3) 1994-1999 (4) 1996-2001 118. Which team, on 31 October, finals of World Billiards Cham• 127. Which of the Following pairs 2012 won inaugural Asian pionship 2012. Where was this (Prestigious honour awarded Cricket Council's (ACC) Twen- championship held?* in November 2012: Recipients) ty20 Asia Cup, beating Paki• (1) Darwin (2) Sao Paulo is not correct? stan by 18 runs in a low-scor• (1) Education Nobel Prize: Dr (3) Leeds (4) Moscow ing final in Guangzhou city of Madhav Chavan 123. Sebastian Vettel won the Indi• People's Republic of China? (2) Kyoto Prize: Gayatri an Grand Prix 2012 on 28 Oc• (1) India (2) Sri Lanka Chakravorty Spivak tober, 2012 at the Buddh In• (3) Iran (4) Bangladesh ternational Circuit (BIC) for (3) 13th Annual Green tech 119. Danish legend Badminton the second time in a row. He Environment Award: Jam- Player, Peter Gade, on 30 Oc• is a famous motor-racing driv• nagar Oil Refinery tober, 2012 retired from inter - er for (4) Durgabai Deshmukh national badminton after his Awards for 2005: Mizoram (1) Red Bull (2) Mercedes three-game defeat against and Bhubaneshwar (3) Ferrari (4) McLaren compatriot Jan O. Jorgensen 128. The Government on November of Denmark. Which of the fol• 124. Australia's former cricket cap- 21, 2012 extended the term of lowing statements related to taih Ricky Ponting announced Reserve Bank Deputy Gover• him is/are correct? his retirement from the game nor Subir Gokarn till Decem• (l)He is five-time European on November 28, 2012. Which ber 31, 2012. When was he Champion of the following statements is/ appointed? are not correct in this regard? (2) He had won 22 Super se• (1)2008 (2)2009 ries and Grand Prix titles ' (1) He played his last test se• (3)2010 (4)2011 (3) He took 5 medals at World ries against South Africa 129. The President of India Pranab Championships (2) He played his last test Mukherjee, on 20 November, (4) All of the above match in Sydney ' 2012 released a Commemora- tive Postage Stamp on late 134. V. Dinesh Reddy was appoint• National Park erupted on 21 Ramagopal Maheshwari. Who ed as the New President of the November, 2012 leaving behind was he? Indian Hockey Federation massive plume of ash in the (l)He was a freedom fighter (IHF) on 7 November, 2012 re• adjacent regions. In which and a social worker placing R.K. Shetty. He was country is this volcano locat• (2) He was a person who the Director-General of Police ed? , worked for promotion of for (1) Indonesia (2) Tanzania Hindi Language (1) Andhra Pradesh (3) New Zealand (3) He is also termed as the (2) Jammu & Kashmir (4) Malaysia Bhishm Pitamah of Jour• (3) Uttar Pradesh 140. The film," 11 Flowers" won the nalism in Central and (4) Kerala Network for the Promotion of Western India 135. Which South African fast Asian Cinema (NETPAC) (4) All of the above bowler was, on 4 November, Award at 18th Kolkata Inter• 130. Goldman Sachs, the interna• 2012 named Sportsman of the national Film Festival on 17 tional financial services giant, year beating two Olympic gold November, 2012. This film is in in November 2012, named medallists for the award at the which language? some Indians as partners at South African Sports Awards (1) Japanese (2) Chinese Goldman Sachs Group. Who ceremony in Sandston? (3) Pashtun (4) English are they? (1) Albi Morkel 141. Delhi and which internation• (l)GauravSeth (2) Dale Steyn al city, on 26 October, 2012 (2) Vivek Bantwal signed a memorandum of un• (3) Amol Naik (3) Vermon Philander derstanding to strengthen co• (4) All of the above (4) Chad Le Clos operation in 11 key areas in• 131.As per an announcement 136. Which Indian actor/actress cluding culture, healthcare, made in London on November was, on 1 November, 2012 was education, transport manage• 21, 2012 who among the fol• conferred with the Knight of lowing Indian writers was/were the Order of Arts and Letters ment, trade and housing? shortlisted for the$ 50,000 (Chevalier dans l'Ordre des (1) Brussels (2) Adelaide DSC South Asian Literature Arts et des Lettres) by the (3) Moscow (4) London Prize 2013? French Ambassador to India 142. Barack Obama, the leader of (l)Amitav Ghosh for River of Frangois Richier in Mumbai? Democratic Party was, on 7 Smoke (1) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan November, 2012 was re-elect• (2)Jeet Thayil for the debut (2) Amitabh Bachchan ed as the President of USA. In novel Narcopolis (3) Shahrukh Khan this context, which of the fol• lowing statements is/are cor• (3) Uday Prakash for The Walls (4) Aamir Khan rect? of Delhi 137. The Secretary of the Bengal a. Obama defeated the Republi• (4) All of the above Tennis Association was, on 1 can Challenger, Mitt Romney 132. McCain Foods India Pvt Ltd, November, 2012 appointed as in the U.S. Presidential Elec• the makers of frozen French the Chief Executive Officer fries and potato specialty prod• tions 2012 by winning over 332 (CEO) of The All India Tennis ucts, recently appointed its votes. Association (AITA). Who is he? first brand ambassador in In• b. This was the 57th quadrenni• (l)Anil Khanna dia. Who is he/she? al presidential election for the (2) Hironmoy Chatterjee (l)M.S. Dhoni United States. (3) Debashish Bose (2) Karishma Kapoor Select the correct answer us• (4) Amit Singh (3) Aishwarya Rai ing the codes given below: (4) Sachin Tendulkar 138. A mechanical engineering pro• (1) Only a (2) Only b 133. For his contribution towards fessor at University of South (3) Both a and b elimination of hunger, Luiz Florida (USF) was, on 15 No• (4) Neither a nor b Inacio Lula da Silva was vember, 2012 declared winner 143. Sunil Gavaskar, the former awarded with Indira Gandhi of the prestigious 2012 US Pro• Captain and legendary opener Prize for Peace, Disarmament fessor of the Year award. Who of Indian Cricket Team was, and Development on 22 No• is he? on 21 November, 2012 con• vember, 2012 at Rashtrapati (1) Autar Kaw ferred with BCCFs prestigious Bhavan by President of India, (2) Manoj Sinha Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Pranab Mukherjee. He is the (3) Saket Saurabh Achievement Award. With ref• former President of (4) Amit Khurana erence to the Col. CK Nayudu (1) Brazil (2) Peru 139. The Tongariro Volcano in Lifetime Achievement Award (3) Mexico (4) Spain Mount Tongariro at Tongariro and its related facts, which of the following statements is/are 147. Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson correct? Sirleaf was, on 19 November, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY a. It is the highest-revered award 2012 chosen for 2012 Indira AND ENVIRONMENT for captaincy and lifetime Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disar• achievement in Indian Cricket. mament and Development for 151. Scientists in November 2012« b. Col. CK Nayudu or Cottari being an inspiration to wom• announced to have developed! Kanakaiya Nayudu was the en and ensuring return of a new drug called AfliberceptP first captain of Indian Cricket peace and democracy in her for stopping the cancerous! Team in Test Matches. country. She is the President cells from multiplying. Which! Select the correct answer us• of of the following is corre ing the codes given below: (1) Guatemala (2) Nigeria about this drug? (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Liberia (4) Rwanda a. The new drug compels the can- (3) Both a and b 148. Pranab Mukherjee, the Presi• cerous cells to sleep which in (4) Neither a nor b dent of India, on 20 November, turn stops them in multiply• 144. Britain's Princess" Anne un• 2012 inaugurated the Mannam ing. veiled the Bronze Bust of Nbor International Socio-Cultural b. The drug is said to trick the Inayat Khan, in London 8 No• and Charitable Center at tumours for becoming inactive I vember, 2012. Which of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditori• by swapping the molecular following statements regarding um. Mannath Padmanabhan switches in cancer structure. Noor Inayat Khan is/are not was a social reformer who Select the correct answer us• correct? stood against the social evils ing the codes given below: (l)She was world's first lady and worked for economic up- (1) Only a (2) Only b radio operator liftment for the people of (3) Both a and b (2) She played as a secret agent (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu in the secret mission (4) Neither a nor b (3) Karnataka against the Nazis during 152. Which country, on 16 Novem• the World War II (4) Andhra Pradesh ber, 2012 created the world's (3) During the Second World 149. Malala Yousafzai was, on 19 largest network of marine re- War, she was caught at Aus- November, 2012 awarded by serves, protecting more than chwitz Concentration World Peace and Prosperity 2.3 million square kilometres Camp and killed Foundation for her bravery and of ocean environment? (4) She was posthumously commitment to education for (1) Australia (2) Japan awarded with two awards girls in adverse conditions iq (3) Indonesia (4) Venezuela from France and Britain the (l)Iran (2) Pakistan 153. Scientists, in November 2012, Croix de Guerre and the (3) Afghanistan decoded how flu viruses repli- George Cross respectively (4) Iraq cate within infected cells, 145. The Vice President of India M. 150. The Shiv Sena Supremo Bala- which could be used in the Hamid Ansari, on 16 Novem• saheb Keshav Thackeray died development of potent vac ber, 2012 presented the in Mumbai on 17 November, cines. Which of the following Moortidevi Award for 2010 to 2012. With reference to him, is correct in fhis regard? Gopi Chand Narang. Narang is which of the following state• (1) Scientists used advance a scholar of which language? ments is/are correct? molecular biology to see (1) Hindi (2) Gujarati a. He died of the cardio-respira- one of influenza's essential (3) Urdu (4) Kashmiri tory arrest. protein complexes in detail 146. Rahul Gandhi, the General b. Before turning up to politics, (2) Scientists used electron- Secretary of Indian National he was a cartoonist by profes• microscopy techniques to Congress, wa on 15 November, sion with an English daily see one of influenza's es• 2012 made the head of the newspaper in Mumbai, named sential protein complexes Congress Coordination Com• the Free Press Journal. mittee for 2014 Lok Sabha (3) Scientists focused on influ• polls. Who else is/are mem• c. He founded Saamna, the Mar- enza's ribonucleoprotein bers of the election coordina• athi language newspaper and (RNP) tion committee? the Dopahar ka Samna a Hin• (4) All of the above (1) Ahmed Patel and Janardan di newspaper. 154. Astronomers from Instituto de Dwivedi Select the correct answer us• Astrofisica de Andalucia, in (2) Digvijay Singh ing the codes given below: November 2012, discovered (3) Madhusudan Mistry and (1) Both a and b that the distant dwarf planet Jairam Ramesh (2) Only c (3) Only b called Makemake, which is 2 (4) All of the above (4) All of the above 3rd that of Pluto in size does not have atmosphere. This claim was made by the astron• able mathematical algorithm. 163. Scientists of which country, on omers of which country? With reference to it, which of 13 November, 2012 found the (1) Chile 1 (2) Spain the following statements is/are DNA of Wild Bactrian Camel, (3) Portugal (4) Mexico correct? which is actually an endan• 155. Scientists from the University (1) Researchers have developed gered species and has capabil• of California, in November the system for ReFIT, the ity to live even in the extreme 2012, designed a nanotech algorithm for the brain-im- conditions? chip that can smell presence plantable prosthetic sys• (1) India (2) China of the molecules from a bomb tems (3) Egypt (4) Turkey within a few seconds. For mak• (2) This sensor is responsible 164. A total Solar Eclipse was seen ing such a chip, they used the for recording the action po• in Northern Australia on 14 olfactory sense of which ani• tentials in the neural activ• November, 2012. In this con• mal? ity from the range of elec• text, which of the following (l)Cat (2) Wolf trode sensors statements is /are correct re• (3) Dog (4) Monkey (3) This all important develop• garding the Solar Eclipse? 156. Researchers from which insti• ment was made by the re• a. It occurs when the moon cross• tute/university, in November searchers from Stanford es between the Sun and the 2012, reversed the paralysis (4) All of the above Earth blocking the sun com• process in dogs after injecting 160. Scientists at Arthritis Research pletely or partially. them with the cells which grow UK Epidemiology Unit found b. This celestial event can occur on the lining of the nose, open• out in November 2012 about only on the day of a new moon ing up new aspirations for the 14 new genes which cause when, the sun and the moon paralysis cure in humans as rheumatoid arthritis. With lies in conjunction to each other when seen from the well? this addition, what is the to• earth. (1) Harvard University, Massa• tal number of genes known so Select the correct answer us• chusetts far which cause the disease? ing the codes given below: (2) All India Institute of Medi• (1) 25 (2) 32 (1) Only a (2) Only b cal Sciences, New Delhi (3)46 (4) More than 100 (3) Both a and b (3) Cambridge University, (4) Neither a nor b 161. Researchers of University of United Kingdom 165. The government of which state Edinburgh, in November 2012 (4) All of the above in collabo• announced on 18 November, announced to have discovered ration 2012 to set up two elephant a new gene which explains the 157. The Indian-American Sunita . reserves for preservation of the evolution of humans from the Williams, on November 20, species whose numbers had chimpanzees. Which of the fol• 2012 set the record by return• vastly depleted due to large- lowing statements is/are cor• ing to Earth from the Interna• scale hunting and migration to tional Space Station (ISS) rect in this regard? neighbouring country of Bang• from Russian Soyuz capsule (1) This gene is known as miR- ladesh? 941 after having spent 4 months in (1) Assam (2) Meghalaya the orbit. She touched the (2) The gene is found only in (3) Tripura (4) West Bengal grasslands of Arkalyk after liv• human beings 166. The Department of Aerospace ing months in the orbit. In (3) This gene played a very im• Engineering at the University which country did she land? portant role in the develop• of Michigan in Ann Arbor test• (1) Kazakhstan (2) Ukraine ment of a human brain ed an energy-harvesting device (3) Uzbekistan (4) Turkey (4) AU of the above in November 2012 that uses 162. The Bombay Natural History 158. The world's rarest whale spe• piezoelectricity for providing cies - the spade-toothed Society (BHNS), in a research energy from a beating heart to beaked whale— was spotted for paper published in November power a pace-maker. What does the first time by scientists of 2012, presented a positive re• 'piezoelectricity' actually mean? which country in the Pacific port about the change in the (1) Electrical charge generated Ocean in November 2012? number of vultures. In this from motion context, which drug has been (1) China (2) USA (2) Electrical charge generated blamed for the dwindling pop• (3) New Zealand from magnetism ulation of vultures? (3) Electrical charge generated (4) Indonesia (1) Diclofenac from electromagnetic radi• 159.Researchers, in November (2) Methapyrilene ation 2012, claimed the development (3) Nialamide (4) Electrical charge generated of fastest as well as most reli• (4) Practolol from radioactive decay 167. The US Space Agency, NASA on per-Jupiter in November 2012 2 November, 2012 launched a which is thirteen times enor• MISCELLANEOUS new service—The Spot the Sta• mous than Jupiter and is the 176. Global company Lacoste that tion Facility. Which of the fol• largest planet discovered in the bear Crocodile symbol was lowing correctly explains this solar system? bought by Swiss family-held facility? (1) University of Toronto group Maus Freres on 15 No• (1) It was launched during the (2) European Space Agency vember, 2012 in a deal which celebration of 12th anni• (3) National Aeronautics and was valued at 1 billion euros. versary of astronauts living Space Administration In which country is Lacoste and working on the orbit• (4) University of Tokyo based? ing lab 172. Indian American astronaut (1) Germany (2) Italy (2) It is a service in which peo• Sunita Williams moved out of (3) France (4) Canada ple can receive text messag• the International Space Sta• es on their phones, when• tion on 1 November, 2012 to 177. In which state of India did Dis• ever the International the port side of the station's covery Communications on 1 Space Station would come truss to configure the 2B so• November, 2012 officially launch its kid channel, Discov• over their house lar array power channel's pho• ery Kids which targets kids (3) It would be available across tovoltaic thermal control sys• below the age of 11 years? the world tem (PVTCS) to support (4) All of the above ground-based troubleshooting (1) Delhi 168. The Union Government of In• of a gas leak. Which gas is in (2) Andhra Pradesh dia on 24 November, 2012 an• reference here? (3) Kerala nounced to set up a National (1) Helium (4) Tamil Nadu Cancer Institute (NCI) and a (2) Super-cooled Hydrogen 178. The Indira Gandhi Interna• National Cardio Care Centre (3) Ammonia tional Airport operator, Delhi (NCCC) at the second campus (4) Butane International Airport (P) Lim• of All-India Institute of Medi• 173. Which country, on 22 Novem• ited (DIAL) recently got an ISO cal Sciences (AIIMS) in Badh- ber, 2012 approved the plan to 20000 international certifica• sa village of save the Murray-Darling Basin, tion for eliminating and con• (1) Jhajjar (2) Pathankot under which 2 million tonnes trolling information technolo• . (3) Guwahati (4) Rajkot of salt will also flushed out gy-related threats. Which oth• 169. The Indian President Pranab each year? er Indian airport has so far re• Mukherjee on 11 November, (1) Argentina (2) Canada ceived this certification? 2012 launched the new tablet (3) Australia (1) Mumbai (2) Chennai Aakash -2 in New Delhi which (4) South Africa (3) Hyderabad (4)Ahmedabad is an improved version of In• 174. In its annual Greenhouse.Gas 179. British Petroleum (BP), in No• dia's super- cheap tablet com• Bulletin, the World Meteoro• vember 2012, announced to puter. This launch was done logical Organization (WMO), sell its interests in some oil and on the occasion of the on 20 November, 2012 revealed gas fields to TAQA, a company (1) National Education Day that the atmospheric volume controlled by Abu Dhabi Wa• (2) National Computers Day of the greenhouse gases hit the ter and Electricity Authority, (3) National Literacy Mission record in 2011. As per this bul• for $1 billion. In which of the (4) International Digital letin, the level of which green• following seas are these oil and Awareness Day house gases has increased in gas fields of BP located? 170. Scientists of which country the last three years? (1) Black Sea claimed in November 2012 that (1) Methane (2) North Sea (2) Carbon dioxide the South Pacific Island which (3) Yellow Sea (3) Nitrous Oxide is located between Australia (4) Mediterranean Sea (4) All of the above and New Caledonia in South 180.The World Anti-Doping Agen• 175. Scientists tracked 55 large rob• Pacific is not in existence? cy (WADA), in its Second draft ber crabs on the Christmas Is• (1) Australia of 2012 WADA code, released land in November, 2012 by the (2) New Zealand on November 18, 2012 pro• application of the Global Po• (3) Indonesia (4) India posed sitioning System. Which coun• 171. Astrophysicists at which re• (l)That athletes found guilty nowned university/space agen• try is in reference here? (1) Indonesia of the serious doping felo• cy announced to have discov• nies will be suspended for (2) New Zealand ered a new planet called Su• 4 years from 2015 (3) Mexico (4) Mauritius (2) Nothing for banning the (3) Kazhugumalai rock sculp• statements regarding GRACE wrong-doers from Olympics tures and select the correct answer. (3) There will be an introduc• (4) All of the above (1) It stands for or Gravity Re• tion of longer ban for the 184.As per an announcement covery and Climate Experi• offenses which include Hu• made by the World Health Or• ment man Growth Hormone ganization flVHO) in Novem• (2) It is a collaborative project (HGH) ber 2012, HIV epidemic is now of US as well as German (4) All of the above showing signs of reversal. The Space Agencies 181. The Union Ministry of Human key factors behind the decline (3) It is responsible for detect• Development Resource of In• in HIV infections, according to ing the major changes on dia, in November 2012, re• the WHO, is the earth's surface leased the Report on Right to a. Increased access to antiretro- (4) All of the above Education (RTE). What was viral therapy (ART). 189. EKUVERIN 2012, the fourth the major finding of this re• b. Expansion of HIV prevention Joint Military Training Exer• port? programmes. cises between the Indian Army a. The percentage enrolment of Select the correct answer us• and the National Defence the Castes (SCs) and Sched• ing the codes given below: Force of which country, was uled Tribes (STs) as students (1) Only a (2) Only b held in Belgaum, India from in primary and upper primary (3) Both a and b 12 to 25 November, 2012? is low to an unacceptable lev• (4) Neither a nor b (1) Japan (2) Maldives el in India. 185. The United Nations recently (3) Sri Lanka (4) Indonesia b. 20 percent of the teachers declared which day as Malala 190. A scientist from US, in Novem• teaching in different schools of Day in honour of Pakistani ber 2012, finally proved the the nation are not profession• .teenage rights activist Malala mathematical relation - dis• ally qualified for teaching, fol• Yousafzai, who was Shot in the cussed by great Indian mathe• lowing the revised guidelines head by the Taliban in Octo• matician Srinivasa Ramanujan issued by the National Coun• ber 2012 for advocating girls' with his mentor G H Hardy in cil of Teacher Education education? one of his last letters, thus (NCTC). (1) November 10 establishing the genius of Ra• Select the correct answer us• (2) October 31 manujan. Who is he? ing the codes given below: (3) November 14 (1) Stephen Ho (l)Only a (4) November 30 (2) Ken Ono (2) Only b 186. What was the name given to (3) Michael Sung (3) Both a and b the category 2 Cyclone that (4) Lin Daniel (4) Neither a nor b struck US, Jamaica, Haiti and 191. The Oxford English Dictionary, Cuba recently, and was formed in November 2012, chose Om- 182. Which company (group of com• in the late Hurricane season nishambles as the UK Word of panies), on 31 October, 2012 of2012? the Year 2012. Which of the felicitated six Indian athletes following is correct regarding who won medals at the Lon• (1) Sandy (2) Alicia this word? don Olympics in July-August (3) Jennifer (4) Samara 2012inLucknow? 187. As per the Cigarette Package (1) The neologism was first time . used in the BBC TVs polit• (1) Reliance India Health Warnings: Internation• al Status Report released in ical satire The Thick of It (2) Sahara India Pariwar November 2012, what was the (2) It describes badly misman• (3) Tata Group rank of India among the 198 aged situation and gaffes (4) SAIL countries of world in the field (3) It was coined by the Tony 183. Union Culture Minister Ku- of fulfillment of picture based Roche mari Selja recentiy declared the health warnings and warning (4) All of the above inclusion of some sites in size issued on the Cigarette 192. A rare 76 carat diamond named Tamil Nadu in the tentative Packets? after the Austrian owner Arch• list by the Union Culture min• (l)66th (2) 91st duke Joseph August that was istry for UNESCO's world her• (3) 123rd (4) 155th mined from the erstwhile Gol- itage status. Those sites are 188. According to recent study from conda Kingdom was auctioned (1) Lord Sri Ranganathan tem• GRACE in November 2012, on 14 November, 2012 at a ple in Srirangam Greenland loses 200 million record price of 16.9 million (2) 17th century Fort St tonnes of ice every year. In this euros. Where was this auction George in Chennai context, consider the following held? (1) Berlin (2) Paris Forever: Life, Death, and Hope (3) Geneva (4) New York in a Mumbai Undercity," which ANSWERS 193. The National Crime Records sheds light on the lives of In• Bureau in the month of No• dia's poor as well as govern• vember 2012 released figures of ment corruption? the convicts lodged in differ• (1) Katherine Boo ent jails of India by the end of (2) Jeet Thayll year 2011. As per the figures, (3) Pearl S. Buck which state of India stands at (4) Josephine Johnson the top in terms of maximum 198. What was the name given by prisoners? Arvind Kejriwal to his newly (l)Karnataka (2) Bihar formed Political Party on 24 (3) Uttar Pradesh November, 2012 after two (4) Jammu & Kashmir months of its split from Anna 194. The 23rd official James Bond Hazare and his movement of movie, which was released in India against Corruption? United Kingdom on 26 Octo• (1) Aam Admi Parry ber 2012, did a market of $669 (2) Rashtriya Bhrastachaar million, becoming the highest- Unmoolan Party grossing installment in the 50- (3) Hum year-old franchise. What is the (4) Chetna Party name of this movie? 199. The World Development Report (1) Event Horizon 2013: Jobs was released by the (2) Up World Bank in November 2012. (3) Skyfall Which of the following is/are (4) The World Knows the major findings of this re• 195. More than 100 iconic Chief port on India? Executive Officers (CEOs) from (1) Part-time work has seen a all over the world joined hands rise in India in November 2012 in order to (2) Labour policies are too make accessible cheap cancer stringent in India care under the alliance known (3) There is shortage of skilled as CEO Cancer Gold Standard labour in India Programme. CEOs are from (4) AIL of the above which renowned companies 200. The book on Indian Cricketer have joined this alliance? Yuvraj Singh named "Yuvi" (1) GlaxoSmithKline and was released by Kapil Dev and Sanofi in November (2) Johnson and Johnson and 2012. Who has authored this AstraZeneca book? (3) Eli Lilly and Novartis (1) Makarand Waingankar (4) All of the above (2) Amit Sen 196. The 32nd season of Indian In• (3) Surendra Dahiya ternational Trade Fair was (4)Abhijit Rawat 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 na• tional book award for non-fic• tion for "Behind the Beautiful