शुक्रवार, 17 मई 2013

Important Current Affairs Question for Civil Services Exam (pre) 2013- Part 17


551. On 18 December 2012, Queen Elizabeth became first peacetime British ruler ever since 1781, who attended the cabinet meeting. Which of the following statements is true in this context?

a) Though Queen Elizabeth did not take part in any deliberations, but she participated in the cabinet meeting as an observer and a listener.
b) Queen Elizabeth remained seated on the chair which is usually occupied by the president.
c) Historians believed that Queen Elizabeth became the first monarch in the history to attend any cabinet meeting, after George I did that.
d) The first agenda of the meeting was about criminal laws.

Answer: (a) 

552. Who was elected as the first woman president of South Korea on 19 December 2012?

a) Jeon Yeo-ok
b) Kang Kum-Sil
c) Park Geun-hye
d) Chang Sang

Answer: (c) 

553. US (United States) House of Representatives on 20 December 2012 passed the Bill which covers the cost of ships, aircraft, weapons and military personnel as well as the war effort in Afghanistan. What is the name of this Bill?

a) Defence Authorization Act, 2013
b) Defence Authorization Act, 2011
c) Defence Authorization Act, 2012
d) None of these

Answer: (a) 

554. The Union Government of India on 10 December 2012 introduced a bill in Parliament to amend the Competition Act which, among other things, will require the Competition Commission to decide on corporate mergers within 180 days. What is the name of the Bill?

a) Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2012
b) Competition Bill, 2012
c) Competition Commission Bill 2012
d) Competition review Bill 2012

Answer. (a) 

555. The Union Government spent more than 1768 crore rupees in previous three years for its own promotion, revealed the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry. Name the body that revealed the data of investments made on advertisements in magazines and newspapers as well as television?

a) Press clipping service
b) FICCI
c) DAVP
d) IBF

Answer. (c) 

556. Which of the following statements are true?

a) Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 13 December 2012, making it compulsory to get consent of 80 percent land owners. However in case of the Public-Private Projects (PPP), it was made mandatory that the consent of 70 percent people should be taken.
b) In the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, there was no provision of returning the land which was not used. But as per the clause in new Bill, in case the acquired land was not utilised for 5 years, it would lapse.
c) I&B Ministry revealed that the Directorate of Audio-Visual Publicity (DAVP) spent a total of 1768.55 crore Rupees in publicity as well as advertisements in magazines and newspapers as well as on television.
d) The Union Government of India on 10 December 2012 introduced a bill in Parliament to amend the Competition Act which, among other things, will require the Competition Commission to decide on corporate mergers within 300 days.

i. Statement a, b and c are true
ii. Statement a and d are true
iii. None of the above mentioned statement is true
iv. Statement d is true

Answer. (i) 

557. The Supreme Court partially stayed the order of Delhi high court in which it had cancelled three paras of Centre's 2010 circular which made it compulsory for the judges to take foreign visits only with approval of chief justice of the high court concerned or Chief Justice of India (CJI)and also made it mandatory for the judges to inform a government body to inform about such trips to Government of India.  Which of the following statement related to the judgment is true?

a) The judges of Supreme Court as well as high court need to inform the Government of India about the foreign visits which include the purpose of their visit, duration as well as the funding source.
b) The judges of Supreme Court, High Court and the Lower Court need to inform the Government of India about their foreign visits which include the purpose of their visit, duration as well as the funding source.
c) The judges can take on the foreign visit only after traveling details were submitted to the Government of India
d) None of these

i. Only statement a is true
ii. Statement a and c is true
iii. Statement b is true
iv. Statement a and c are true

Answer. (iv)

558. What is the proposed distance to be covered by the Bhatinda-Jammu-Srinagar gas pipeline project that is scheduled to be completed by July 2014 to draw gas from Gujarat to the State?

a) 330 kilometers
b) 312 kilometers
c) 328 kilometers
d) 348 kilometers

Answer. (c)

559. The Union Government of India on 17 December 2012 lowered down the growth projection for the current financial year 2012-13 from 7.6 percent that was estimated earlier to 5.7-5.9 percent. The projection was showcased in the Mid-Year Economic Analysis. Where was this Mid-Year Economic Analysis tabled?

a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Indian Parliament
d) None of these

Answer: (c) 

560. Foreign investments in the Indian markets through __________ increased to 8-month high of around 1.75 lakh crore Rupees or 32 billion dollar in October 2012. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:

a) Equity
b) Derivatives
c) Debt
d) Participatory Notes

Answer: (d) 

561. The UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 report warned that the Debt crises in which two countries could throw the world economy into recession?

a) Europe and the United States
b) Indian and China
c) China and Japan
d) Europe and China

Answer: (a) 

562. The Finance Ministry announced that indirect tax collection increased at the rate of _________ to 2.92 lakh crore Rupees in the period of April-November 2012 in comparison to the yearly growth target of 27 percent. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:

a) 16.25%
b) 16.8%
c) 16.50%
d) 16.15%

Answer: (b) 

563. United Nations on 18 December 2012 slashed its global growth predictions to 2.4 percent for 2013 and 3.2 percent for the following year and warned of a lasting employment crisis for western countries. Which of the following statements is false in this context?

a) The UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 report warned that a slowdown in China could all throw the world economy into recession.
b) Earlier in the t month of June 2012 UN had predicted a growth forecast 2.7 percent for 2013 and 3.9 percent for the year after.
c) The report also predicted growth in South Asia averaging 10 percent in 2013, up from 8 percent in 2012, led by a moderate recovery in India.
d) As per the Report, With existing policies and growth trends, it is going to take  at least another five years for Europe and the United States to make up for the job losses caused by the Great Recession of  year 2008-2009.

Answer: (c) 

564. In the Hockey India League Auction held at New Delhi on 16 December 2012 which Indian skipper became the highest marquee player after commanding for the best price of 78000 dollar?

a) Prabhjot Singh
b) Rajpal Singh
c) Sardar Singh
d) Shivendra Singh

Answer: (c) 

565. Whom did the All India Football Federation in the third week of December 2012 appoint as the one-man committee for probing into and make a decision about the fate of the abandoned 10th round I-League match between the Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?

a) AK Ganguly
b) Marcus Pacheco
c) Srinivas
d) Syed Rahim Nabi

Answer: (a) 

566. As per the latest ICC Test Championship rankings issued in Dubai on 17 December 2012, what is the position of India?

a) 2nd
b) 5th
c) 3rd
d) 6th

Answer: (b) 

567. Who was named Swiss Male Athlete of the Year on 16 December 2012?

a) Nicola Spirig
b) Roger Federer
c) Lionel Messi
d) Rafael Benítez

Answer: (b) 

568. Sachin Tendulkar who announced retirement from ODI on 23 December 2012 became the first cricketer to score a double century in the history of One Day international Cricket against which country?

a) England
b) Australia
c) Pakistan
d) South Africa

Answer: (d) 

569. The Mayan Doomsday predictions about the world ending on 21 December 2012 had failed and additionally NASA ruled out the asteroid collision with Earth in 2040. What is the name of this as teroid which was feared to be collided?

a) 2011 AG5
b) 5224 Abbe
c) 2646 Abetti
d) 6805 Abstracta

Answer: (a) 

570. The spaceplane constructed by Richard Branson's spaceflight company called Virgin Galactic successfully completed the important flight test which would be able to carry the people to space. What is the name of this spaceplane?

a) Boeing X-37
b) Soviet Buran
c) SpaceShipTwo
d) BOR-4

Answer: (c) 

571. Astronomers claimed that a rare supercomet called ___________ was moving towards the Sun from outer solar system. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:

a) C/1980 E1 (Bowell)
b) Comet Hale–Bopp (C/1995 O1)
c) Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3)
d) C/2012 S1 (ISON)

Answer: (d) 

572. Australian researchers of Sydney’s Garvan Institute claimed that they discovered primary factor which made breast cancer aggressive as well as resistant to the treatments. Which of the following statements is false in this context?

a) Protein called ELF5 is responsible for making the tumours of breast cancer more aggressive as well as resistant to treatments, revealed the key researcher Chris Ormandy.
b) The study would be helpful in targeting ELF5 in such a way that it would help in treating the breast cancers which are not numb to anti-oestrogens.
c) Around half of the women will eventually not be able to tackle to anti-oestrogen treatment which they would have been undergoing, which would in turn further progress their tumour.
d) In the tissue-culture models of this type of cancer which were made numb to anti-oestrogen treatment, levels of ELF5 increase dramatically.

Answer: (b) 

573. Researchers from the Penn State University in the last week of December declared that the cause of encouragement of human evolution might have been the swift environmental changes in areas like East Africa around _____________. Fill in the blank with appropriate option:

a) 3 million years ago
b) 200 million years ago
c) 2 million years ago
d) 300 million years ago

Answer: (c) 

574. Mitsui Corp, the private equity company of Japanese multinational bought marginal stake in which Gurgaon-based pharmacy store?

a) Global Healthline
b) Alive Mediways
c) Apollo Pharmacy
d) Guardian Lifecare

Answer: (d) 

575. Why did the Chinese subsidiary of Jaguar Land Rover decided on 25 December 2012 to recall 337 cars?

a) below-standard fixture of brakes and steering boxes
b) below-standard fixture of headlights
c) below-standard fixture of front mirror
d) below-standard fixture of seats

Answer: (a) 

576. Instagram photo-sharing service was slapped with first civil lawsuit which resulted because of its changed terms of service leading to protests from the user in the third week of December 2012. Where was the civil lawsuit filed against Instagram?

a) Superior Court of California
b) Federal Court of California
c) Superior Court of San Francisco
d) Federal Court of San Francisco

Answer: (d) 

577. Mitsui Corp, the private equity company of Japanese multinational bought marginal stake in Guardian Lifecare, the Gurgaon-based pharmacy store. This indicates how foreign investors are keen towards 20 billion dollar pharmacy as well as wellness market of India. Which of the following statements is false in this context?

a) A Mitsui fund put in dedicated growth capital of over 80 crore Rupees in Guardian Lifecare.
b) The revenue of chain in 2012 was 110 crore Rupees.
c) Guardian Lifecare is a company that is engaged in retailing drugs with 230 stores in 20 cities.
d) Guardian Lifecare started selling the third-party branded products under its own brand name with over 220 stock units in various categories such as mineral water, vitamins, personal care, nutrition, sports nutrition and many more.

Answer:  (b) 

578. Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury brand which is owned by _________. Fill in the blank with appropriate option:

a) Volkswagon
b) Ford
c) Tata Motors
d) Holden

Answer: (c) 

579. Union Government of India in the month of December granted service tax exemption on the services of life insurance business. Name the two schemes for which the service tax has been exempted?

a) Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana and Janashree Bima Yojana
b) Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana and Jeevan Nidhi
c) Janashree Bima Yojana and Jeevan Nidhi
d) Jeevan Nidhi and Kalptaru Yojna

Answer: (a) 

580. The Union Government of India in December decided to set up five-year project for restoring the overall cyber security structure of critical sectors of India. This was decided in light of increasing number of cyber attacks as well as security threats that the Internet offers. In 2011, India suffered 13000 cyber incidents. Name the agency that is responsible for the Project?

a) Cyber surveillance agency
b) CERT-IN
c) National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre
d) None of these

Answer: (c) 

581. The union government of India approved selling a certain percent stake in Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) in December 2012. What is the percentage stake decided by the government for being sold?

a) 11 percent
b) 12.5 percent
c) 14 percent
d) 22 percent

Answer: (b) 

582. Which of the following statements of the following are/is true?

i. Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) would be the 11th public sector undertaking that has got the approval of the Union Government to sell 12.5 percent of its stake
ii. National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) is the nodal agency which is responsible for coordinating the cyber security operations related to critical infrastructures in India.
iii. AABY provides for insurance of the head of the family or earning member of the family of rural landless households between the age of 18 and 59 years against natural death or accidental death and partial/permanent disability.
iv. The union government of India withdrew Z-plus security provided to ex-army chief General V K Singh.

a) Statement (i) and (ii) are true
b) Statement (i), (ii) and (iv) are true
c) All the statements are true
d) Statement (ii) and (iv) are true

Answer: (c) 

583. Name the state that has been the fastest growing states, between 2006 to 2010 as per the data released by the Planning Commission of India?

a) Gujarat
b) Bihar
c) Maharashtra
d) Kerala

Answer: (b)

584. Name the country, where the only Hindu Temple, ISKON is scheduled to be demolished by its Authorities for 15 January 2013.

a) Russia
b) Britain
c) Japan
d) China

Answer: (a) 

585. With which country India recently in December 2012 signed the Economic Ties for 2 Billion Dollar Investment Fund?

a) France
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) Israel

Answer: (b) 

586. The U.N. General Assembly in December 2012 voted overpoweringly to restart negotiations on a draft international treaty to regulate the 70 billion dollar global trade in conventional arms. Name the country, whose Rifle Association had been lobbying hard against this pact?

a) US
b) Britain
c) Germany
d) France

Answer: (a) 

587. Government of Pakistan in December 2012 officially recognised a state of Southeastern Europe as an independent state, almost five years after it declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Name the state?

a) Plovdiv
b) Macedonia
c) Kosovo
d) Montenegro

Answer: (c) 

588. The United States of America evacuated its embassy in the Central African Republic, reflecting growing fears that the capital, Bangui, may fall to rebel forces called?

a) Saleka
b) Kpademona Marcel
c) Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb
d) Front for the Liberation of the Enclave

Answer: (a) 

589. Name the top luge athlete who won the gold medal for second time successively and set the Asian record of 49.590 seconds in the Asian Championship

a) Shiva Keshavan of India
b) Hidenari Kanayama of Japan
c) Kim Dong Hyeon of Korea
d) Yamaura Yohan of Japan

Answer: (a) 

590. Which Indian Female shooter of Rajasthan on 24 December 2012 won Women’s Air Rifle Gold in the Sahara 56th National Shooting Championship

a) Tejaswini Sawant
b) Apurvi Chandela
c) Shagun Chowdhary
d) Anjali Sahoo

Answer: (b) 

591. Name the Australian veteran cricketer who on 29 December 2012 announced that he would retire from Test cricket after playing the final match of the series against Sri Lanka at Sydney starting on 3 January 2012.

a) Michael Hussey
b) Ricky Ponting
c) Shane Watson
d) Michael Clarke

Answer: (a) 

592. Name the I-League football club which on 29 December 2012 slapped with a two-year suspension by the All India Football Federation (AIFF)

a) East Bengal
b) Pailan Arrows
c) Mohun Bagan
d) Prayag United

Answer: (c) 

593. Name the tennis player who on 29 December 2012 won World Tennis Championship final against Spanish tennis player Nicolas Almagro.

(a) Novak Djokovic
(b) Andy Murray
(c) Rafael Nadal
(d) Roger Federer

Answer: (a) 

594. Astronomers studying about the newborn star called HD 142527, observed glimpses of the planets which were forming around it, depicting the stage of  planetary evolution which was never seen before. Which telescope helped to observe these planets?

a) Large Binocular Telescope
b) Gemini South
c) Hale Telescope (200 inch)
d) Atacama Large Millimetre /submillimeter Array

Answer: (d) 

595. A team of researchers including that of an Indian-origin, at Oregon State University discovered in the first week of January 2013, one malfunctioning protein which leads to itchy, dry as well as inflamed skin wounds in a kind of eczema. What is the name of this protein?

a) Tropomyosin
b) Fibronectin
c) Ctip2
d) Coronin

Answer: (c) 

596. Scientists claimed that the 2-billion year old dark black rock, called Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 or Black Beauty is actually new kind of Martian meteorite which contains 10 times excess water than the normal. Where did this rock land in 2011?

a) Mexico
b) Sahara
c) Antractica
d) None of these

Answer: (b) 

597. Astronomers studying about the newborn star observed glimpses of the planets which were forming around it. Astronomers were studying the HD 142527 which is __________ away from the Earth. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:

a) 450 light years
b) 350 light years
c) 250 light years
d) 150 light years

Answer: (a) 

598. Which largest mountain glacier of the world was claimed to have been reduced to 5.9 km in its longitudinal extent from the time period of 1989 to 2009 because of increasing temperatures and presence of humans?

a) Gangotri
b) Janapa
c) Miyar
d) Siachen

Answer: (d) 

599. Suven Life Sciences – the Drug Firm on 31 December 2012 won patents on three products for CNS molecules. Where are these patents from?

a) Two from Eurasia with patent numbers 016594 and 017007 and one from Canada with patent number 2683124
b) Two from Canada with patent numbers 016594 and 017007 and one from Eurasia with patent number 2683124
c) All three from Eurasia with patent numbers 016594, 017007 and 2683124
d) None of these

Answer: (a) 

600. Which UK-based subsidiary of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) on 1 January 2012 acquired Soft and Gentle, the women’s deodrant brand from Colgate-Palmolive Co?

a) Godrej Agrovet
b) Godrej Infotech Ltd.
c) Keyline Brands
d) Godrej Industries Ltd.

Answer: (c) 

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