601. Which of the following statements
is false:
a) Nestle in January 2013 won a
trademark lawsuit against Cadbury on the rights over the four fingered and
three dimensional shape of the KitKat Chocolate Bar.
b) Nestle got the shape of KitKat
registered in the year 2010.
c) The battle was won at the UK's
Community Trade Mark Office and with this decision confectioners would not be
allowed to sell any of their products in the same shape across the European
Union.
d) As per the regulators claim the
four-bar structure used by nestle is something, with which the customers
worldwide are able to associate themselves to the brand.
Answer: (b)
602. The Nasscom Sector Skills Council
(SSC) on 4 January 2013 signed a memorandum of understanding with NIIT to train
one lakh students over the next three years for what purpose?
a) Knowledge Process Outsourcing and
Business Process Outsourcing
b) Legal Process Outsourcing and
Knowledge Process Outsourcing
c) None of these
d) Business/ Knowledge Process
Outsourcing and Legal Process Outsourcing
Answer: (d)
603. Where was the first wind power
project commissioned by National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco) in the Month of
January 2013?
a) Hyderabad
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kochin
Answer: (c)
604. Match the following. Who of the
following chairman’s of finance commission of India is correctly matched?
i. 14th Finance Commission Yaga Venugopal Reddy
ii. 4th Finance Commission K.C Neogy
iii. 1st Finance Commission P.V. Rajamannarr
iv. 12th Finance Commission C. Rangarajan
a) Only i
b) The i and iv are rightly matched
c) The i and ii are rightly matched
d) The ii and i are rightly matched
Answer. (b)
605. Which of the following statements
mentioned below are true in relation to the Pilot Project of Crime and Criminal
Tracking Systems launched in the month of January 2013?
i. The project was launched by the
Union Home Minister of India, Sushil Kumar Shinde
ii. It aims at creating a
comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and
effectiveness of policing through adopting the principle of e-Governance.
iii. Success of the project would help
in creation of a nation-wide environment for sharing the crime and criminal
information on real-time basis and would connect 14000 police stations across
the country
iv. Success of the project would make
the Police functioning citizen friendly and more transparent by automating the
functioning of Police Stations.
a) All the four statements are true
b) Statements ii, iii and iv are true
c) Statements ii and iv are true
d) None of the above mentioned
statements are true
Answer. (a)
606. The Ministry of Home Affairs on 2
January 2013 ordered foreign tourists not to indulge in the journalistic
activities on a particular type of visas available with them. Name the type of
visa on which the order was issued?
a) Journalist Visa
b) Tourists Visa
c) Employment Visa
d) Conference Visa
Answer. (b)
607. India celebrated its 100th Indian
Science Congress in the month of January 2013. Match the following options as
per the city and the number of Science Congress.
i. 100th Indian Science Congress a. Bhubaneshwar
ii. 99th Indian Science Congress b. Kolkata
iii. 98th Indian Science Congress c. Kolkata
iv. 1st Indian Science Congress d. Chennai
a) Option i matches to option d, ii
matches to c, iii matches to a and iv matches with d
b) Option i matches to option b, ii
matches to a, iii matches to d and iv matches with c
c) Option i matches to option a, ii
matches to b, iii matches to c and iv matches with d
d) Option i matches to option a, ii
matches to c, iii matches to d and iv matches with b
Answer. (b)
608. Which of the following statements
mentioned below is true?
i. The first successful and healthy
intestinal transplant surgery in India was given to a software engineer on 24
November 2012 at Medanta Medicity, Gurgaon
ii. Union Science and Technology
Minister S. Jaipal Reddy on 4 January 2013 declared that the Centre’s
allocation for the science and technology and earth sciences ministry had been
doubled for the 12th Plan period.
iii. Ministry of Home Affairs on 2
January 2013 ordered foreign tourists not to indulge in the journalistic
activities on their Research Visa
iv. The Finance commission is set up
after every five years and Article 280 of the Constitution provides for setting
up of a finance commission to recommend how net earnings of taxes are to be
divided between the Union and states and subsequently among the states.
a) Statement i, ii, and iii are true
b) All the statements are true
c) Statement i, ii, and iv are true
d) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
Answer. (c)
609. India and Pakistan exchanged
their nuclear units’ lists on 1 January 2013, as it is customary. This process
of exchanging the list of the nuclear units of both the countries has been into
process since when?
a) 1 January 1992
b) 1 January 1991
c) 1 January 1988
d) 1 January 2001
Answer. (a)
610. Which of the following statements
related to the exchange of the list of Nuclear Units between India and Pakistan
as a part of its customary?
i. The list which contains the names
of nuclear units of two countries, are exchanged between India and Pakistan as
a custom and part of an agreement which prevents them from aiming the nuclear
installations of each others’ nations
ii. This is a customary action as a
part of Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and
Facilities which was signed in December 1988.
iii. Diplomatic channels doesn’t
intervene in the process of exchange of the lists between the two countries
iv. In 2011, the exchange of the list
was delayed by 10 days and the exchange was successfully completed on 10
January 2011
a) All the statements are true
b) Statements i and ii are true
c) Statements i and iv are true
d) None of the above mentioned
statements are true
Answer. (b)
611. Israel’s Central Bureau of
Statistics (CBS) in the last week of December 2012 revealed that the Jewish
population of Israel passed the crucial mark for first time. What is the
declared limit of crucial mark by the bureau?
a) 12 million
b) 4 million
c) 14 million
d) 6 million
Answer. (d)
612. Name the first Asian country to
Order Chemical Castration of Child Rapist?
a) South Korea
b) North Korea
c) Afghanistan
d) Russia
Answer. (a)
613. US President Barack Obama on 3
January 2013 signed into law an annual Policy Bills, authorizing 633 billion
dollars to be spent for 2013. The bill was earlier threatened by the White
House to be exercised as a Veto. Name the Bill?
a) Annual Defence Policy Bill
b) Annual Employment Bill
c) Infrastructure Development Bill
d) Education Bill
Answer. (a)
614. NASA in the first week of January
2013 unveiled that Mars Curiosity Rover has captured an image of a flower like
object embedded on the rocks of Mars. It has also photographed a snake-like
rock formation on the Martian Rocks. What was the name of microscope that
captured the image?
(a) Light Microscopy Module
(b) Mars Hand Lens Imager
(c) Fluorescence light microscope
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
615. Scientists at the University of
Edinburgh's School of Biological Sciences in the second week of January 2013
discovered that the oldest known super predator of the world was the marine
crocodile. What is the name of this oldest known super predator of the world?
(a) Tyrant Swimmer
(b) Tylosaurus
(c) Predator X
(d) Basilosaurus
Answer: (a)
616. Scientists at the Stanford
University in the second week of January 2013, California developed an
experimental drug called LM11A-31 which is claimed to help paralysed people
reclaim their movements. Which of the following statements is true in context
to this sentence?
(a) The new drug enabled the dogs
which had no movements in lower limbs, to walk again with the coordinated
steps.
(b) In the tests, it was also observed
that the medication did not cause any pain in dogs.
(c) Blood brain barrier, which is
responsible for protecting the central nervous system (CNS) from harmful
chemicals carried in the bloodstream, was also crossed efficiently.
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)
617. Which kind of wine can distort
the results of testosterone level in body?
(a) White Wine
(b) Rose Wine
(c) Purple Wine
(d) Red Wine
Answer: (d)
618. Which is the largest cosmic
structure in the universe that is powered by super massive black holes clump
together? This structure was discovered by the astronomers in the first week of
January 2013.
(a) Large Quasar Group
(b) Galaxy Filaments
(c) Inflationary universe
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
619. The Government of China recently
launched a postage stamp to mark the year 2013. Name the animal depicted on the
postage stamp?
a) Lizard
b) Snake
c) Dragon
d) Rabbit
Answer: (b)
620. Which of the statements mentioned
below related to the Postage Stamp released by China to mark the year 2013 is
true?
i. The snake depicts a reptile that
carries a bright pearl in its mouth in form of a gratitude for the man, who was
a savior of its life.
ii. The stamp carries a face-value of
1.20 Yuan i.e. 19 cents.
iii. The stamp along with its booklet
worth 9.60 Yuan would be available at different post offices as well as the
book stalls of the country
iv. Wu Guanying is the designer of
this Snake Stamp and has taken the idea of offering it a flowery and auspicious
look from Ancient Chinese Story
a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
d) All the four statements are true.
Answer: (b)
621. Barrack Obama, the US president
signed into law the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012. Which of the
statements mentioned below are true in relation to the Act?
i. The Act has extended the life-time
protection to the former American presidents as well as family which include
the children till 16 years of age.
ii. The new Former Presidents
Protection Act of 2012 also restores the lifetime Secret Service protection of
the former presidents who were not serving as the President before 1 January
1997, along with their spouses.
iii. The fresh Act actually reversed
the previous law in which limited Secret Service protection was provided to the
former presidents as well as their families up to 10 years in case they served
after 1997
iv. Former president George W Bush as
well as future former presidents of the US would be entitled to receive this
Secret Service protection for the lifetime.
a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (d)
622. Malaysian Bar Council in January
suggested its stand on chemical castration. Which of the following statement
given below in relation to the punishment is False?
a) As per the Malaysia’s Bar Council
chemical castration should be the treatment given to repeated sex offenders as
the alternative kind of sentencing.
b) South Korean Court recently gave
the order of first chemical castration of Asia to the pedophile.
c) The medical studies on this
treatment hinted towards the fact that there exists no side-effects in cases of
using chemical castration
d) There are already certain
jurisdictions in the world that have made chemical castration a mandatory law
for sex offenders. These nations include certain American states and Czech
Republic. Other nations using it for several years are Sweden, Poland, Germany
and Denmark.
Answer: (c)
623. Which of the below mentioned
events are true?
i. China denotes every preceding year
of the calendar following the Zodiac Signs assigned number wise to represent or
mark the year
ii. In case of Chemical Castration the
President of Bar Council of Malaysia also announced that this alternative kind
of sentencing required study in case it is needed to be applied in Malaysia
iii. US president signed into law the
Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012, which extends life-time protection to
the former American presidents as well as family which includes the children
till 16 years of age.
iv. The latest stamp released by China
carries has featured a colourful snake that holds a golden pearl in its mouth,
with a pink peony flower on its head, which signifies honour and riches. The
body of the snake represents all the four seasons by the peach blossom, lotus,
plum blossom and chrysanthemum engraved on its body
a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (d)
624. Which Australian pace legend was
inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the third Test between
Australia and Sri Lanka starting from 4 January2013 in Sydney?
(a) Glenn McGrath
(b) Shane Warne
(c) Brett Lee
(d) Allan Border
Answer (a)
625. Name the player of Indian cricket
team who 4 January 2013 was named as
CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2012
(a) Yuvraj Singh
(b) Gautam Gambhir
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Virat Kohli
Answer (d)
626. Which tennis player duo claimed
the ladies double final at the Brisbane International?
(a) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupati
(b) Sania Mirza and Bethanie
Mattek-Sands
(c) Saian Nehwal and Bethanie
Mattek-Sands
(d) Sania Mirza and Serena Williams
Answer (b)
627. Name the tennis player who
claimed the WTA Brisbane International trophy with her first ever single
Brisbane International Title?
(a) Venus Williams
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Anastasia Sergeyevna
Pavlyuchenkova
(d) Maria Sharapova
Answer (b)
628. Name the third seeded Scottish
tennis player who retained his Brisbane International Tennis Title after
defeating the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on 6 January 2013.
(a) Jamie Murray
(b) Andy Murray
(c) Roger Federer
(d) Ian Collins
Answer (b)
629. Name the International Cricket
Team with which India Lost the Series by 2-1 after it won the last match by 10
runs on 6th January 2013.
(a) England
(b) Australia
(c) Pakistan
(d) South Africa
Answer(c)
630. Name the Argentine footballer who
won FIFA Ballond’Or Award on 7 January 2013 as a reward to his 91-goal in a
year for Barcelona and Argentina, in the year 2012.
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Zavier Zanetti
(c) Oscar Ruggeri
(d) Gabriel Batistuta
Answer (a)
631. Name the Indian Women
Weightlifter who on 10 January 2013 Won Maiden National Title in National
Weightlifting Championship 2013.
(a) Binitha Devi
(b) Amanpreet Kaur
(c) Manpreet Kaur
(d) Karnam Malleswar
Answer (c)
632. Which International cricket
Umpire is supposed to become the first ever umpire to deliver, the MCC Spirit
of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture scheduled to be delivered on 24 July 2013?
(a) Billy Bowden
(b) Steve Bucknor
(c) Rod Tucker
(d) Simon Taufel
Answer (d)
633. Name the Olympic gold medalist
who Won Athlete of the Year Award at JAAA Golden Cleats Awards Ceremony.
(a) Michael Phelps
(b) Usain Bolt
(c) Chris Roy
(d) Carl Lewis
Answer (b)
634. Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento
Sportivo, the Italian luxury brand for clothing entered into India through its
partnership with which Indian apparel as well as leather exporter?
a) Majgenta Fashions
b) Levis Strauss
c) Pepe Jeans
d) Mango
Answer: (a)
635. Income Tax officials surveyed the
Sriperumbudur plant of which mobile company in its day-long survey on 8 January
2013 in order to find out the tax default, if it existed?
a) Motorola
b) Samsung
c) Nokia
d) Sony Ericsson
Answer: (c)
636. With which bank did the Chamber
of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) in Kolkata on 4 January 2013?
a) Dena Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) Axis Bank
d) Allahabad Bank
Answer: (d)
637. Where did PR Fonroche, the joint
venture of the French company Fonroche and the Indian company PR Clean Energy,
on 10 January 2013 inaugurated a 5 MW Solar Plant in India?
a) Punjab
b) Rajasthan
c) Haryana
d) Chandigarh
Answer: (b)
638. Microsoft in the month of January
2013 announced plans to shut down which service?
a) MS Office 2007
b) Skype
c) Windows Live Messenger
d) Bing
Answer: (c)
639. Researchers at the University of
California, San Diego, in the third week of January 2013 developed a fresh
technique that enables surgeons to find out about the reach of tumours and
helps them to decide which tissues should be removed for saving the healthy
cells in cancer patients. What is the name of this new technique?
a) Laser Imaging
b) Molecular-Laser Imaging
c) Molecular-Targeted imaging
d) Target Imaging
Answer: (c)
640. Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cyber
security firm on 14 January 2013 revealed that India is one among various
nations which are hit by the cyber spying which has been targeting
governmental, diplomatic and scientific research organisations for around 5
years. What is the name of this cyber spying campaign?
a) Blue October
b) Red December
c) Blue December
d) Red October
Answer: (d)
641. Which space agency released
surprising pictures of the remains of huge river which ran across the Red
Planet, Mars at some point of time, on 17 January 2013?
a) NASA
b) European Space Agency
c) Australian Space Agency
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
642. The meteorological authority of
China issued yellow alert in various cities. Which of the following statements
is not correct in this context?
a) Yellow alert indicated the presence
of fog that shows dangerous smog levels in the northern as well as western
regions of China.
b) The Beijing Municipal Environmental
Monitoring Center website declared that the density of the PM2.5 particulates
crossed the 700 micrograms per cubic meter level in various parts of Beijing.
c) Initially, it was found that the
PM2.5 that is an indicator of the air quality had reached 500 point in certain
monitoring stations.
d) PM2.5 is an indicator of the extent
of pollution in the air.
Answer: (d)
643. Astronomers had already
discovered that the super-massive black holes which sit in the centres of
various galaxies were growing faster. Professor Graham explained that every
time there is a ten times increase in the stellar mass of the galaxy, it leads
to around 100 times increase in the ______________. Fill in the blank with an
appropriate option:
a) Mass of black hole
b) Density of black hole
c) Both of these
d) None of these
Answer: (a)
644. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, US and Karolinska Institute in Sweden got a
genetic get through into the main cause of arthritis. What, according to the
scientists could be used for predicting the person who could potentially be at
a risk of this disease?
a) Simple X-Ray
b) Simple Blood test
c) Simple Diagnosis
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
645. A team at Intel, the computer
hardware firm created a device, which is said to allow which renowned physicist
of the world to communicate faster than before?
a) Nikola Tesla
b) Antoine Henri Becquerel
c) Max Planck
d) Stephen Hawking
Answer: (d)
646. The researchers from EMBL-
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in January 2013 developed a new
method that allows storage of 100 million hours of high definition video in a
cup of DNA. Which of the following statements is true in context to this?
a) The scientists in Cambridge
downloaded all the 154 sonnets of Wordsworth on the strands of the synthetic
DNA, a genetic storage device have been used.
b) Scientists were successful in
encoding the information and reproduction of the Brad’s words with complete
accuracy.
c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs
0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNA and thus a gram
of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact
disks (CDs) can store.
d) Scientists claimed that the genes
can be used as the robust way to store information as the information once
stored in it can be extracted from the mammoth bones, even after tens of
thousands of years.
Answer: (c)
647. In which Indian zoo were the
thirty one Black Bucks killed by the stray dogs on 19 January 2013?
a) Kanpur Zoo
b) Lucknow Zoo
c) Delhi Zoo
d) Patna Zoo
Answer: (a)
648. Where was the Vulture Population
Estimation-2013 conducted by the State Government?
a) Manas Tiger Reserve
b) Panna Tiger Reserve
c) Palamau Tiger Reserve
d) Pench Tiger Reserve
Answer: (b)
649. The leading software services
exporter of India posted a very strong, unexpected 23 percent increase in the
quarterly profit for October to December 2012 quarter. What is the name of this
company?
a) Wipro
b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
c) IBM
d) Satyam
Answer: (b)
650. Air India on 17 January 2013
grounded the fleet of all six Boeing 787 dreamliners after US federal agency
asked its airlines to ground the Boeing 787. What was the reason for grounding
the fleet?
a) Employees went on strike
b) No funds for fuel
c) Safety hazard
d) None of these
Answer: (c)
