401. Name the Indian Oil's Refinery
that was awarded the Platinum Award in the 13th Annual Greentech Environment
Awards.
a) Indian Oil's Jaipur Refinery
b) Indian Oil's Mathura Refinery
c) Indian Oil's Digboi Refinery
d) Indian Oil's Panipat Refinery
Answer. (b)
402. The World Development Report
2013: Jobs was released by the a particular organization that stressed upon the
role of strong private sector in creation of jobs, outlining the facts that how
can the jobs encourage development and incite an honest cycle. Name the
organization that issued the report?
a) World Bank
b) UNESCO
c) World Economic Forum
d) UNO
Answer. (a)
403. What was the theme of the 14 days
India International Trade Fair that was celebrated in Delhi in November 2012?
a) Environment management
b) Looking at future endeavors
c) India and holistic vision to fine
arts
d) Skilling India
Answer. (d)
404. Name the Tamil Writer and
Novelist who died in the month of November?
a) Muttulingam
b) P.V. akilandam
c) S. Bhasyam
d) Kamala Sadagopan
Answer. (d)
405. Name the State announced tablet
computers for students who will pass matriculation?
a) Odisha
b) West Bengal
c) Jharkhand
d) Uttarakhand
Answer. (c)
406. TRAI regulated a cap of certain number
of SMSs at Concession rates. What is the new regulated number of SMSs allowed
by TRAI?
a) 200
b) 10
c) 100
d) 50
Answer. (c)
407. Name the body that acts as the
independent regulator of the telecommunications business in India?
a) TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India)
b) TRAI (Teleconnect Regulatory
Authority of India)
c) TRAI (Telecommunication Regulation
Authorised for India)
d) TRAI (Teleservices Regulatory
Authority of India)
Answer. (a)
408. The new version of Aakash 2
launched by the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee would be made available to
students at a price of 1130 Rupees. The initial one lakh devices is going to be
made available to students of which segment.
a) Management Institutes and
Universities
b) Medical Institutes and Universities
c) Engineering colleges and
universities
d) Mass Communication Graduates
Answer. (c)
409. The Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences Act, 2012 passed in the Indian Parliament in May 2012 defines
child as a person who comes under the age group of?
a) 0 years to 18 years
b) 0 years to 8 years
c) 0 years to 12 years
d) 0 years to 15 years
Answer. (a)
410. The Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has defined the ways to provide a child friendly
process of offence reporting to evidence recording, trial and investigations.
Which Section of the Act allows the Union Government to make the necessary
changes in the Act, whenever and wherever applicable?
a) Article 12
b) Article 45
c) Article 16
d) Article 19
Answer. (b)
411. Name the agencies that would be
monitoring the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and its
provisions, periodically?
a) The National Commission for
Protection of Child Rights and the State Commission for Protection of Child
Rights
b) The National Commission for
Protection of Child Rights
c) The State Commission for Protection
of Child Rights
d) National Charter for Children and
the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Answer. (a)
412. The International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) gave clean chit to Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant (RAPP) that was
hit by a controversy over the clean-chit. Over the controversial unit 6 of RAPP
that was exposed to hazardous tritium. Name the place, where this Energy Agency
is located?
a) Rawatbhata
b) Ajmer
c) Jaipur
d) Shree Ganganagar
Answer. (a)
413. What is the full form of GAAR
which was proposed in 2012-13 budgets with a view to preventing tax evasion.
a) General Allocation Attributive Rule
b) General Anti-Avoidance Rules
c) General Antidote-Avoidance Rules
d) General Accident Avoidance Rule
Answer. (b)
414. The Government of India in
2012-2013 budget appointed a committee on finalization of guidelines for GAAR -
General Anti-Avoidance Rules to find out ways for preventing tax evasion after
for undertaking the consultations of stakeholders. Name the person who headed
the commission?
a) Shri N. Rangachary
b) Dr. Parthasarsthi Shome
c) Dr. Ajay Shah
d) Sunil Gupta
Answer. (b)
415. The Union Cabinet of India in
November 2012 passed the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPA). As per
the new pricing policy declared by the Union Government, what is the number of
essential drugs that would come under price control policy of the nation?
a) 348
b) 95
c) 196
d) 210
Answer. (a)
416. The Ministry of Defence in India
inaugurated a coastal chain of static sensors positioned along the coast of a
state in November 2012. The event also signified the operationalisation of the
network on the East coast. Name the state-where these coastal chains of static
sensors were inaugurated?
a) Sikkim
b) Goa
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer. (d)
417. The Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India (TRAI) is an independent regulator of the telecommunications business
in India. It came into existence by the Act of the Parliament and the act was
named as?
a) Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India Act 2000
b) Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India Act 1997
c) Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India Act 1994
d) Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India Act 1999
Answer. (b)
418. Which of the following
statement/statements is/are true in relation to the Low Cost Aakash Tablet 2?
i. The tablet was launched by
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee
ii. It was launched in the month of
October 2012 at Delhi University
iii. The processor of the tablet would
run with 1 GHz, 512 MB Ram, 7 Inch Capacitative Touch Screen and battery
iv. The tablet would be first provided
to Engineering and Medical Students in Kerela
a) Only I is true
b) Only i and iii are true
c) Only ii and iii are true
d) All the four statements i, ii, iii,
and iv are true
Answer. (b)
419. The Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India (TRAI) on 5 November 2012 issued a cap of 100 SMSs per day at
concession rate. It also fixed a rate of 50 paise per SMS beyond the decided
cap. The body has also placed limitation on the unregistered telemarketers for
sending the SMSs, what is the limitation for these telemarketers put forward by
the body.
a) 200 SMSs per hour
b) 200 SMSs per day
c) 200 SMSs per quarter
d) 10 SMSs per minute
Answer. (a)
420. Which of the statements mentioned
below about Akash Tablets is False?
a) The tablet will include NCERT
content, GNU Khata- an accounting package for barefoot accountants in rural
areas
b) It will include Daisy Books for
differently-abled students
c) Scholarship Portal integrated with
Aadhar would also be a part of this tablet
d) One million teachers training
programme with a live video interaction with participants from across the world
i. Statement i, ii, iii and four all
are false
ii. Statement i is false
iii. Statement iv is false
iv. None of these statements are false
Answer. (iii)
421. Name the person who won the
prestigious Kyoto Prize in Kyoto in November 2012.
a) The famous economist and Nobel
Prize winner Amratya Sen
b) Astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort
c) Renowned literary critic and
educator Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
d) Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori
Ohsumi
Answer. (c)
422. Name the person who won WISE
Award 2012. Wise Award is also known as a Nobel Prize for Education.
a) Dr. Madhav Chavan of Charity-
Pratham
b) Anand Kumar of Super-30
c) Cecilia D’Oliveira– For MIT
OpenCourseWare (USA)
d)
Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi - School-Business Partnerships
Answer. (a)
423. A rare 76 carat diamond named
after the Austrian owner Archduke Joseph August was auctioned in November 2012
at a record price of Euros16.9 million or approximately 118 crore rupees at the
auction, which was held at Geneva. Name the place from where it was mined?
a) From the mines of erstwhile Jahria
Kingdom
b) From the mines Raniganj Coalfield
c) From the mines Singareni collieries
in Khammam district
d) From the mines of erstwhile
Golconda Kingdom
Answer. (d)
424.
India-Japan-US Trilateral Dialogue was held in New Delhi in to enhance
cooperation on combating maritime security, combating piracy and leveraging
their strengths to shape the Asia-Pacific architecture and was the third
trilateral meeting of its type. What was the place, where the first round of
these talks took place?
a)
Tokyo
b)
New Delhi
c)
New Jersey
d)
Washington
Answer. (d)
425.
India and Canada in November 2012 succeeded in creating a mechanism for
shipping Canadian Uranium to India clearing the mistrust generated on the
Canadian side after the nuclear explosion from India. When did the explosion
done and what was the main issue.
a)
In 1976, the Uranium that India was exporting to Canada, which was never
sent by the Indian side to Canada
b)
In 1974 when India used the plutonium that was allegedly abstracted from
the Canadian test reactor to carry on a nuclear explosion
c)
In 1990, when Canada tried to
exploit the resources from India for explosion purposes instead of using it for
generation of power
d)
None of these
Answer. (b)
426.
Which of the following statements in relation to India-Canada finalised
a Mechanism for Shipping of Canadian Uranium to India is false?
a)
Both the sides were successful in inking the agreement on the mechanism
of shipment of the Canadian Uranium to India for the first time after 1974.
b)
The nuclear trade relations between the two nations were affected, when
India used the plutonium that was allegedly abstracted from the Canadian test
reactor to carry on a nuclear explosion in the year 1974
c)
India and Canada on 6 November 2012 succeeded in creating a mechanism
for shipping Canadian Uranium to India
d)
India and Canada signed a treaty that states that India can also use the
Uranium if required for generation of Nuclear missiles
i.
Statements a and d are false
ii.
Statements a, b and c are false
iii.
Statement d is false
iv.
Statement a is false
Answer. (iii)
427.
United Kingdom recently in November 2012 lifted its travel advisory from
an Indian State-name the state?
a)
Chattishgarh
b)
Mizoram
c)
Jammu and Kashmir
d)
Assam
Answer. (c)
428.
Name the lady reckoned to be a heroine of the World War II and was the
world’s first lady radio operator, who was infiltrated in the then occupied
France
a)
Noor Inayat Khan
b)
Phyllis Diller
c)
Makeda, Queen of Sheba
d)
Catherine II the Great Empress of All Russia
Answer. (a)
429. Who unveiled the Bronze Bust of
Noor Inayat Khan, the lady reckoned to be a heroine of the World War II in
November 2012 at London and at which place was it unveiled?
a) Britain's Princess Anne at Gordon
Square
b) Prime Minister David Cameron at
Gordon Square
c) Sir Robert Walpole at Birmingham
d) Britain's Princess Anne at Glasgow
Answer. (a)
430. Who is the writer of the book the
Spy Princess- the Life of Noor Inayat Khan?
a) Amelia Gray
b) Shrabani Basu
c) Kamala Das
d) Jennifer Tamayo
Answer. (b)
431. India and Britain during the
Foreign Minister level talks decided to step-up cooperation’s on an issue. What
is the issue on which the cooperation’s were discussed?
a) Syria Issue
b) Cyber Security
c) Nuclear export and import
d) Free trade agreements
Answer. (c)
432. India and Britain decided to
enhance Cooperation in Cyber Security, which of the following statements in
relation to the Foreign Minister level talks during these discussions,
mentioned below is false?
a) Before the Foreign Minister level
talks, Foreign Secretary level talks were executed and here the issues
discussed were nuclear energy and counter-terrorism
b) William Hague the British Foreign
Secretary and Salman Khurshid India's External Affairs Minister agreed on the
issues of cooperation on cyber crimes
c) India & Britain upgraded the
relationship of strategic partnership in the year 2004 and since then the
foreign ministers of both the nations have been working on the areas of common
interest in the cyber domain
d) Both the nations disagreed to
co-operate each other in defining the ways of tackling the cyber crime as per
the law established and existence in both the nations.
i. Statement a, b, c and d all are
false
ii. Statement a, b, c and d all are
true
iii. Either statement a or statement c
is false
iv. Statement d is false
Answer. (iv)
433. CIA Director in November 2012
resigned as head of the leading US spy agency shocking the intelligence
community. Name this director?
a) John McCone
b) Paula Broadwell
c) David Petraeus
d) RADM Sidney Souers
Answer. (c)
434. The three-day review meeting of
Ministers of Education and heads of delegation of the E-9 countries comprising
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and
Mexico ended in New Delhi in November 2012. Which one of the following
statements in relation to the meet is False?
a) Members of the E-9 group adopted of
the New Delhi Commitment
b) Decisions were made towards
expansion of their cooperation in Inclusive, Relevant Quality Education for All
c) The member nations were not
successful in recognizing relevance and equity as key dimensions of quality in
their future efforts
d) Stock of the progress towards the
Education for All goals and to renew cooperation in consolidating the gains and
addressing remaining challenges
Answer. (c)
435. Name the party that won U.S.
Presidential Elections 2012?
a) Democratic Party
b) Republican Party
c) Libertarian Party
d) Green Party
Answer. (a)
436. How many states in the US
Presidential Elections are considered as the Swing states?
a) 7 swing states
b) 8 swing states
c) 9 swing states
d) 6 swing states
Answer. (c)
437. Name the person who is the third
Indian-American in the U.S. House of Representatives?
a) Dr. Syed Taj
b) Dr. Manan Trivedi
c) Upendra Chivukula
d) Ami Bera
Answer. (d)
438. Name the US President from
Democratic Party before Obama, to serve White House for continuous two terms
after World War II.
a) George W. Bush
b) Bill Clinton
c) Jimmy Carter
d) John F. Kennedy
Answer. (b)
439. Name the Agency that announced in
November 2012 that United States would takeover Saudi Arabia as world’s biggest
oil producing nation by 2017?
a) International Atomic Energy Agency
b) International Energy Agency
c) World Bank
d) UNESCO
Answer. (b)
440. Name the country that recognized
the new Syrian Opposition Coalition in the month of November 2012.
a) Kuwait
b) USA
c) Britain
d) France
Answer. (d)
441. India and Japan in November 2012
signed Earths Pact on?
a) Rare Earth Minerals
b) Senkaku islands
c) Himalayan flora and Fauna
d) Natural resources air, earth and
water
Answer. (a)
442. US recently lifted import bans
from a country before the historical visit of President Obama to it. Name the
Country to which Obama made his visit?
a) Myanmar
b) Cambodia
c) Vietnam
d) Bangladesh
Answer. (a)
443. Bangladesh opted out of D-8
Summit Scheduled to be Held in Pakistan in November 2012. What was the cause
for this decision made by Bangladesh?
a) Because of the growing terrorism
activities in Pakistan
b) Because of the attack that happened
on Malala that happened in the recent past in Pakistan
c) Because Pakistan refused to
apologise for the deeds committed during 1971 war which eventually led to
Bangladesh’s independence
d) Because of the unsound diplomatic
relations between the two nations
Answer. (c)
444. The Supreme Court of India in
November 2012 expressed its concerns on the growing smog cover over the
National Capital, which is caused due to the pollution created by the increase
in the number of vehicles in the Capital. Which of the following statements is
true in this context?
a) One can see the smog cover in the
sky even during the hot summer days when the wind density is low and weak.
b) Smog cover in the sky can only be
seen in the cold winter months.
c) Smog in itself is the mixture of
smoke and fog, which is the combination of pollutants created from industries
and vehicles.
d) Smog is a mixture of fog and
pollutants.
i. Statements a and c are correct
ii. All the above statements are
correct
iii. Statements a and d are correct
iv. None of the above statements is
correct
Answer. (i)
445. When was the term Photochemical
Smog first used and described?
a) In 1970s
b) In 1980s
c) In 1950s
d) In 1940s
Answer. (c)
446. The world's rarest whale species
was spotted for the first time by scientists of New Zealand in the Pacific
Ocean. What is the name of this rarest whale species?
a) Spade-toothed beaked whales
b) Bowhead Whales
c) North Pacific Right Whales
d) Southern Right Whales
Answer. (a)
447. The research paper published by
the scientists presents a positive report about the change in the number of
vultures, which resulted in a catastrophic decline in its number by more than
99 percent in past two decades. The study reveals that there has been a
marginal rise in the population of Vultures between 2011 and 2012. Who
published the research paper?
a) Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
b) Bombay Natural History Society
(BNHS)
c) Delhi University’s Centre for
Environmental Management of Degraded Systems
d) None of these
Answer. (b)
448. Australia on 16 November 2012
created the world's largest network of marine reserves, protecting more than
2.3 million square kilometres of ocean environment. However, the Marine reserve
creation is going to ruin coastal communities and it will also affect thousands
of jobs with a serious impact on US $ 2 billion aquaculture Industry. This was
criticised by which organisation/organisations?
a) Commonwealth Fisheries Association
b) Australian Marine Alliance
c) Both of these
d) None of these
Answer. (a)
449. Scientists tracked 55 large
robber crabs on the Christmas Island in South of Indonesia in the third week of
November, 2012. It was found that the land crabs having the leg span of around
3.3 feet or 1 metre usually stay in the small home range. Which technology was
used to track these crabs?
a) Infrared Technology
b) GPS Technology
c) Google Maps Technology
d) None of these
Answer. (b)
450. Major changes on the earth’s
surface by checking the increase or decrease in gravity level are detected by
which organisation/organisations?
a) World Meteorological Organization
(WMO)
b) Gravity Recovery and Climate
Experiment (GRACE)
c) Both of these
d) None of these
Answer. (b)
