451. Which of these is not a
greenhouse gas?
a) Carbon Dioxide
b) Methane
c) Hydrogen
d) Nitrous Oxide
Answer. (c)
452. The Tongariro Volcano in Mount
Tongariro at Tongariro National Park, New Zealand erupted on 21 November 2012.
This was which kind of a volcano?
a) Shield Volcano
b) Cinder Cones
c) Compound Volcano
d) Composite Volcano
Answer. (c)
453. The Mantle comprises of thick
molten rock. What is this thick molten rock called?
a) Crust
b) Lava
c) Core
d) Magma
Answer. (d)
454. Gases that come out from the
volcano provides a potential threat to the people, animal and agriculture as
well as property of the people residing in the nearby area of the volcano. The
gases released from the volcano contains gases like sulphur dioxide, hydrogen
fluoride and carbon dioxide in huge amount, which pollutes the air in the
atmosphere. Which of the following gas causes acid rain?
a) Hydrogen Fluoride
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Helium
d) Sulphur Dioxide
Answer. (d)
455. Researchers fabricated an all-new
paperthin bullet-proof super material, which has the capability to
self-assemble into alternating rubbery as well as glassy layers. The
nano-material has the ability to translate into the safety beyond the vests.
These technological advancements could be used for protective coating for the
jet engine turbine blades as well as the satellites. Name the institute from
which the researchers and scientists belong to?
a) University of Edinburgh and Rice
University
b) Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) and Rice University
c) Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) and University of Edinburgh
d) Rice University and University of
Sterling
Answer. (b)
456. Australia on 22 November 2012
approved the plan to save an ailing river system. What is the name of this
ailing river system?
a) Murray-Darling Basin River System
b) Cooper Creek- Darling Basin River
System
c) Murrumbidgee - Murray Basin River
System
d) Flinders- Cooper Creek Basin River
System
Answer. (a)
457. Which is the third brightest
object in the sky after sun and moon?
a) Venus
b) International Space Station (ISS)
c) Saturn
d) None of these
Answer. (b)
458. Scientists on 8 November 2012
revealed about the discovery of a special type of bacteria in the Ocean with
abilities of combining together for the formation of the long conducting nano
wire cable for transportation of electrons and capturing the oxygen available
at the surface for carrying out the metabolic activities. What is the live wire
made up of?
a) Living neurons
b) Living bacteria cells
c) Living biological cells
d) None of these
Answer. (c)
459. Which of the following statements
are true?
a) The Solar Eclipse occur when the
moon crosses between the Sun and the Earth blocking the sun completely or
partially.
b) The Solar Eclipse 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.
c) Statements a and b are true.
d) None of the statements is true.
Answer. (c)
460. Researchers of University of
Edinburgh discovered a new gene known as miR-941, which explains the evolution
of humans from the chimpanzees. Which of the following statements is true in
this context?
a) The gene is found only in human
beings.
b) The gene is found in humans and
apes.
c) The gene could be used for knowing
how humans learnt the usage of languages as well as tools.
d) Statements (a) and (c) are true.
Answer. (d)
461. Which of the following
statement/statements is/are true?
a) Rheumatoid arthritis affects
various organs.
b) Rheumatoid arthritis affects
tissues, various organs as well as joints.
c) Both (a) and (b) are true.
d) Only (b) is true.
Answer. (c)
462. A study led by Scientist and
Evolutionary Anthropologist, Dean Falk
of Florida State University revealed in the Month of October that a Physicist’s
brain had an "extraordinary" prefrontal cortex - unlike those of most
people which may have contributed to his remarkable genius. What is the name of
this physicist?
a) Stephen Hawking
b) Charles Darwin
c) Sir Issac Newton
d) Albert Einstein
Answer. (d)
463. Researchers from Stanford who
were led by the scientists of Indian origin, in the third week of November 2012
claimed the development of fastest as well as most reliable mathematical
algorithm which can help the disabled trick the computer cursors. The computer
cursors could be controlled with the help of which mechanism?
a) Thoughts
b) Sight
c) Smell
d) Touch
Answer. (a)
464. Name the cricketer who won
South-African Sportsman of the Year 2012 award?
a) Vernon Philander
b) Hashim Amla
c) AB de Villiers
d) Robin Peterson
Answer. (a)
465. Name the nation that won Asian
Kabaddi Championship-2012?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Japan
Answer. (b)
466. Recently the Indian Cricket
Captain and right handed wicket-keeper batsman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni renamed
his Superbike Championship Team. What was the previous name of his racing team
and it has been changed to?
a) MSD R-N Racing Team India to Mahi
Racing Team India
b) MSD Racing Team India to MSD R-N
Racing Team India
c) MSD Mahi Racing Team India to Mahi
Racing Team India
d) Mahi Racing Team India to Mahi MSD
Racing Team India
Answer. (a)
467. Name the Indian Cricketer who was
chosen for the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Polly Umrigar
award for being India's top international cricketer in 2011-12.
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Virat Kohli
c) M.S. Dhoni
d) Virendra Sehwag
Answer. (b)
468. Name the Secretary of the Bengal
Tennis Association who on 1 November 2012 was appointed as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of The All India Tennis Association (AITA).
a) Manik Goswami
b) Hironmoy Chatterjee
c) Abhey Singh Chautala
d) Gaganjeet Bhullar
Answer. (b)
469. Which of the following statements
mentioned below is wrong?
a) World champion Kenan Sofouglu and
former world champion Fabien Foret are the two new members of Dhoni’s Mahi
Racing Team India
b) Pakistan in November 2012 was
declared champion of the Asian Kabaddi Championship after Indian team walked
out from the field in a protest against the referee’s decision of penalizing
the Indian Coach
c) The National Anti-Doping
Disciplinary Panel (NADDP) in November 2012 suspended all the 21 athletes for
two years, who were tested positive with methylhexaneamine (MHA) in the run-up
of the last Commonwealth Games
d) Indian Tennis Player Mahesh
Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in November 2012
won their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title together defeating
Pakistan's Aisam- Ul- Haq Qureshi and Netherlands' Jean- Julien Rojer by
7-6(6), 6-3 in the final of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris
i. Statement a, b and c are wrong
ii. Statement a and c are wrong
iii. Statement c is wrong
iv. Statement d is wrong
Answer. (iii)
470. Name the defeated the Indian duo
of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in the Men's Doubles title clash of the
ATP World Tour Finals in London in November 2012?
a) Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez
b) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
c) Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski
d) Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins
Answer. (a)
471. Name the players who were
nominated IAAF World Athletes of the Year 2012b in men and women sections?
a) Aries Merritt and Allyson Felix
b) Aries Merritt and David Rudisha
c) Valerie Adams and Jessica Ennis
d) Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix
Answer. (d)
472. Who is the youngest Triple
Champion in Formula One History?
a) Sebastian Vettel
b) Jenson Button
c) Fernnando Alonso
d) Michael Schumacher
Answer. (a)
473. Which the Indian Cricketer on 6
November 2012 received the honorary membership of the Order of Australia?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) VVS Laxaman
c) Yuvraj Singh
d) Rahul Dravid
Answer. (a)
474. Which of the following statements
mentioned below is false?
a) Sebastian Vettel of Germany, the
Red Bull driver became youngest triple champion in the history of Formula One
in November 2012 by finishing 6th behind Jenson Button in the Brazilian Grand
Prix
b) Usain Bolt won the IAAF World
Athlete of the Year Award 2012 for the fourth time and British heptathlete
Jessica Ennis won women's World Athlete of the Year Award 2012
c) Czech Republic’s Radek Stepanek
created a history by his name after winning the Davis Cup final 2012 as he
became the first man ever aged 30 or above to win the decisive rubber in 100
years
d) Daimler, the German Luxury Carmaker
purchased 40 percent stakes of the Mercedes Formula One Motor Racing Team owned
by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Aabar Investments in the third week of
November 2012
i. Statement a, b and c are false
ii. Statement a is false
iii. Statement b is false
iv. Statement c is false
Answer. (iii)
475. Which of the following statements
mentioned below is true?
a) M. Mahalakshmi and R. Vaishali from
Chennai in November 2012 won Gold at the World Youth Chess Championship in
Slovenia
b) The Czech Republic in November 2012
won the 101st Davis Cup 2012 finals, after defeating Spain by 3-2 in the finals
c) The Czech Republic lifted the Davis
Cup for the third time after winning independence in 1993
d) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the female
Weightlifter from India won three bronze medals for Indian Team on the opening
day of the 19th Junior Women Asian Weightlifting Championships in Yangon in
Mynamar
i. Statement a and b are true
ii. Statement b and c are true
iii. Statement a and d are true
iv. All the statements are true
Answer. (iii)
476. Name the German Luxury Carmaker
which had purchased 40 percent stakes of the Mercedes Formula One Motor Racing
Team?
a) Mercedes
b) Daimler
c) Volkswagen
d) Porsche
Answer. (b)
477. Which of the following statements
are true?
a) The Brazilian Football
Confederation (CBF) in November 2012 appointed Luiz Felipe Scolari as the Coach
of Brazilian Football team
b) West Indies won the Bangladesh Test
Series by 2-0
c) WADA Proposed Four-Year Ban for
Felony Athletes under New WADA Code
d) Marcel Granollers & Marc Lopez
won the ATP World Tour Final 2012
i. All the statements are true
ii. Statement a, b and c are true
iii. Statement a, b and d are true
iv. Statement a is true
Answer. (i)
478. Which anti doping agency Proposed
Four-Year Ban for Felony Athletes under New Code?
a) WADA(World Anti-Doping Agency)
b) United States Anti-Doping Agency
(USADA)
c) Australian Sports Anti-Doping
Authority
d) Indian Anti Doping Agency
Answer. (a)
479. Scientists in the last week of
November 2012 developed a new drug for stopping the cancerous cells from
multiplying. The new drug compels the cancerous cells to sleep which in turn
stops them in multiplying. The drug is said to trick the tumours for becoming
inactive by swapping the molecular switches in cancer structure so that there
is no multiplication of the cancerous cells. What is the name of this drug?
a) Letrozole
b) Mitomycin
c) Cyclophosphamide
d) Aflibercept
Answer: (d)
480. Astronomers claimed that they
have discovered the biggest ever black hole in the small galaxy which is
situated around 250 million light years away from our planet. This galaxy
constitutes the mass equal to 17 billion suns. The biggest ever black hole sits
in the Perseus constellation. What is the name of this galaxy in which the
black hole sits?
a) Milky Way
b) Cartwheel Galaxy
c) NGC 1277 galaxy
d) Mayall’s Object Galaxy
Answer: (c)
481 The temperature variations at the
shallow levels under the surface of Earth are influenced by the _________. Fill
in the blank with an appropriate option.
a) Topography
b) Geography
c) Both of these
d) None of these
Answer: (a)
482. Software engineers as well as
neuroscientists at University of Waterloo, Canada claimed that they have
developed a closest model of the functioning human brain. What is this
artificial human brain called?
a) AbioCor
b) Bioartificial
c) i-Limb
d) Spaun
Answer: (d)
483. Boeing, the US aircraft
manufacturer claimed that a new missile was tested which can permanently
blackout the electronics of the country without causing any harm to people.
What is the name of this missile?
a) CHAMP
b) Mathago
c) Ikara
d) ERYX
Answer: (a)
484. Apple, on 7 December 2012
launched two new devices. Which are these two devices?
a) iPad 2 and fourth generation iPad
b) iPad mini and iPhone 5
c) iPad mini and fourth generation
iPad
d) iPhone 5 and fourth generation iPad
Answer: (c)
485. Wipro Consumer Care and Lightning
(WCCL) on 8 December 2012 acquired the Singapore-based FMCG Company for 790
Crore Rupees. What is the name of this company?
a) LD Waxson
b) Unza
c) Woods of Windsor
d) Aramusk
Answer: (a)
486. Suresh Vaswani, the former co-CEO
of Wipro was appointed as the President of Dell Services, the computer-maker,
on 6 December 2012. Which of the following statements is true in this context?
a) Before being promoted to the
position of Dell’s president, Vaswani was also the head of application services
as well as BPO segment of Dell.
b) In 2011, Vaswani exited from Wipro
where he had spent 25 years.
c) Vaswani reported to Schuckenbrock,
the former President of Dell.
d) All the three statements are true.
Answer: (d)
487. Adani Mining, a global integrated
infrastructure player on 3 December 2012 announced completion of the largest
mining exploration programme in Australia in a record time. How much time did
the Adani Mining take for the programme?
a) 6 months
b) 9 months
c) 1 year
d) 1.5 years
Answer: (b)
488. Nokia, one of the giant mobile
makers agreed to sell the head quarter building or 222 million US dollar or 170
million Euros on 4 December 2012. The headquarter building is to be bought by
Exilion, the Finnish real estate company. Where was the headquarter building of
Nokia located?
a) Finland
b) Scotland
c) Denmark
d) California
Answer: (a)
489. On 4 December 2012, Iran claimed that
it had captured the small US drone which had entered its airspace on the Gulf
waters. Which of the following statements is not true in context of this news:
a) The Guards' naval force guarding
the Iranian assets in the Gulf described the drone as Boeing-made ScanEagle,
short-range, propeller-driven inspection vehicle that had a 3-metre wingspan.
b) The naval arm of Iranian
Revolutionary Guards claimed that the unmanned US drone which was patrolling
over the Persian Gulf waters.
c) On 4 December 2011, Iran had
claimed that it captured a bigger and more sophisticated CIA secrecy drone
which was bat-winged.
d) US, in the meanwhile confirmed that
a drone from the fleet was missing.
Answer: (d)
490. The 11th meeting of the
India-Canada Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism was held on 29
November 2012. Where was this meeting held?
a) Bangalore
b) Kolkata
c) New Delhi
d) Mumbai
Answer: (c)
491. A meeting of the India and
Pakistan former diplomats, peace activists, army and navy officers concluded on
3 December 2012 with an agenda that Sir Creek dispute will be resolved. What
are the other territorial troubles that sit amidst the India-Pakistan relationship?
a) Siachen
b) Kashmir
c) Both of these
d) None of these
Answer: (c)
492. China held one of its largest-
ever air force drill involving multi-types fighter planes, amid heightened
tensions with Japan over territorial dispute in the East China Sea. How many
fighter planes were involved in the drill?
a) 200
b) 1000
c) 100
d) 500
Answer: (c)
493. Who was the first top ranking
Indian official to visit China after changes in Communist Party of China?
a) Anand Sharma
b) Ajit Singh
c) Shiv Shankar Menon
d) Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna
Answer: (c)
494. The International Olympic
Committee (IOC) suspended the India Olympic Association (IOA) on 4 December
2012 and eventually this might also lead to IOA ban from Olympic movement.
Which of these statements is true in context to this news?
a) IOC suspended IOA because India was
following the Sports Code of government in the IOA elections, which is against
the Olympic Charter.
b) Suspension of IOA from Olympics
came just before the Election Day.
c) Decision of IOC was welcomed by
several former as well as current sportspersons.
d) All the above statements are true
Answer: (d)
495. Name the corporate Hockey team
which emerged champion against Bharat Petroleum in the 23rd Lal Bahadur Shastri
hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on 4 December 2012.
a) Air India
b) Bharti Airtel
c) Reliance Industries
d) Hindustan Petroleum
Answer: (a) Air India
496. Name the England Cricket
Captain who became the youngest Batsman
to score 7000 Runs
a) Alastair Cook
b) Kevin Peitersen
c) Daniel Vettori
d) Andrew Strauss
Answer: (a)
497. Name the Basket player who Became
Youngest Player in the History of NBA to Reach 30000 Career Points
a) Andrew Bogut
b) Kobe Bryant
c) Leandro Barbosa
d) Robert Sacre
Answer: (b)
498. Name the Cricketer and Former
Captain of the Australian Cricket team who on 3 December 2012 announced his
retirement from International Test Cricket.
a) Ricky Ponting
b) Adam Gilchrist
c) Shane Warne
d) Michael Clarke
Answer: (a)
499. French scientists claimed that
they developed a new system which enables humans to get 360 degree vision. The
headset in the system is said to capture the images from different directions
and thereafter transform these into the matter which is possible for the human
vision system to comprehend. What is the name of this new system?
a) Eidograph
b) FlyVIZ
c) Scoliometer
d) Xylometer
Answer: (b)
500. Scientists from NASA spotted the
longest extra-terrestrial river system ever on Saturn’s moon Titan which
appears to be a miniature version of one of the Earth’s rivers. Titan which
appears to be a miniature version of which river of Earth?
a) Amazon River
b) Thames River
c) Nile River
d) Rhine River
Answer: (c)
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