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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