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33. Recently, Finance Minister unveiled a five-year roadmap for fiscal consolidation. As per the roadmap, the fiscal deficit in 2016-17 will be reduced
to _________?
[A]2.5 per cent
[B]3 per cent
[C]3.4 per cent
[D]3.8 per cent
cent in 2015-16 and finally to 3 per cent per cent in 2016-17.
[A]Microsoft
[B]IBM
[C]Intel
[D]AMD
heart of modern microchips for more than another decade. The advance is based on carbon nanotubes, exotic molecules that have long held out promise as
an alternative material to silicon from which to create the tiny logic gates that are now used by the billions to create microprocessors and memory
chips. The IBM researchers have been able to pattern an array of carbon nanotubes on the surface of a silicon wafer and use them to build chips that are
hybrids of silicon and carbon nanotubes with more than 10,000 working transistors.
[A]Bangalore
[B]Hyderabad
[C]Mumbai
[D]Chennai
points. What is the new CRR value?
[A]4 per cent
[B]4.25 per cent
[C]4.50 per cent
[D]4.75 per cent
banks keep with the central bank — by 25 basis points from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent. This is expected to release liquidity to the tune of around
Rs. 17,500 crore into the banking system. However, the RBI revised downwards the projection of GDP growth for 2012-13 from 6.5 per cent to 5.8 per cent.
child care by a whopping 20,000 beds?
[A]Janani Suraksha Yojana
[B]Reproductive and Child Health scheme
[C]Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
[D]Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
public health facilities exclusively for mother and child care by a whopping 20,000 beds.To be implemented under the Reproductive and Child Health
scheme, the increase in the bed numbers will benefit 10 States that have bad health indicators but a heavy patient load for institutional deliveries.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has set a target of two to two-and-half years for the additional infrastructure to become functional.In many
cases, the beds will be added as separate maternal and child health wings to the District Hospitals. Once fully functional, common sites like women
sharing beds before and after delivery or having to recuperate in the corridors will no more be seen.
[A]Pakistan
[B]Saudi Arabia
[C]Iran
[D]Iraq
said that under the project, the construction of around 100 million dollar complex will start next year.
[A]Odisha
[B]Maharashtra
[C]Madhya Pradesh
[D]Jharkhand
Government has set up a finance corporation to tackle their specific needs. The corporation, a name for which has yet to be finalised, will have a
corpus of about Rs 700 crore for investments in small and medium enterprises started by Dalit entrepreneurs .
its entire network from one location?
[A]Reliance Communications
[B]Bharti Airtel
[C]Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
[D]Vodafone Essar
location.The NEC, which is the first of its kind in India, will be able to monitor Airtel’s network performance across mobile, fixed line and broadband,
DTH, m-commerce, international cable systems and Internet peering points from a single location. This continuous stream of near real time data will in
turn enable Airtel to deliver a superior customer experience across its product offerings. Designed specifically to be used as a command centre in case
of national emergencies and natural catastrophe, the earthquake-proof facility also provides for a single control of command.
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41. Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘The Walls of Delhi ‘?
[A]Amitav Ghosh
[B]Uday Prakash
[C]Jeet Thayil
[D]Sujata Rani
South Asian Literature 2013.Mr. Ghosh has been selected for River of Smoke ; Mr. Thayil for his debut novel Narcopolis ; and Mr. Prakash for The Walls
of Delhi , a collection of short stories in Hindi translated into English by Mr. Grunebaum.The winner will be announced at the DSC Jaipur Literature
Festival on January 25, 2013.The prize, introduced in 2010, was described by its sponsors as the first initiative of its kind to promote the best work
of English language fiction on a South Asian theme, irrespective of the author’s ethnicity.
[A]Operation K
[B]Operation T
[C]Operation V
[D]Operation X
[A]Haryana
[B]Punjab
[C]Rajasthan
[D]Gujarat
events would be organized during the fair. According to Indian calendar the Pushkar fair takes place in the month of kartik, beginning on the 8th day of
lunar calendar and continues till full moon. Rajasthani dance, camel race, camel dance and Mandna competition would be the main attractions of pushkar
fair.
[A]Assam
[B]Manipur
[C]Bihar
[D]Karnataka
to showcase and promote the finest of Manipur’s arts & culture, adventure sports, indigenous cuisines, handloom & handicrafts, fine arts,
indigenous games & music and various other niche products to a regional, national and global audience.
[A]Japan
[B]Indonesia
[C]Cambodia
[D]New Zeeland
[A]India
[B]China
[C]Egypt
[D]Mexico
of $406 billion this year, the World Bank has said. After India, China will stand second with $66 billion, followed by Mexico and the Philippines with
$24 billion each, a latest report by the bank said.
[A]N Srinivasan
[B]Madhav Chavan
[C]Arun Kumar
[D]Rajesh Goyal
options?
[A]Eris
[B]Ceres
[C]Haumea
[D]Makemake
Makemake
[D]Makemake
travels around the Sun in a distant path that lies beyond that of Pluto but closer to the Sun than Eris, the most massive known dwarf planet in the
Solar System.
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49. Who among the following have been recently awarded with Borlaug Award for 2012?
[A]Aditi Mukherji and Rajiv Singh
[B]K.V. Prabhu and Aditi Mukherji
[C]K.V. Prabhu and Ashok Kumar Singh
[D]Aditi Mukherji and Ashok Kumar Singh
Research Institute (IARI), for their contribution to food security through Basmati rice research and development. Announcing the award, Dr. M.S.
Swaminathan, Chairman of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation and chair of the five-member jury for the award, said the two scientists had been
instrumental in producing high- yielding strains of Basmati rice that have significantly boosted farmer incomes and helped them compete in the
international market. While Dr. Prabhu has been associated with crop improvement programmes of wheat, barley, brassica and rice leading to the
development of 14 varieties of rice, including Pusa Basmati 6 and Pusa Basmati 1121, Dr. Singh has pioneered changes in basic and applied research in
rice genetics and breeding and was instrumental in improving the Pusa Basmati 1121 for resistance to blight and salinity tolerance. The award,
instituted in honour of Nobel Laureate Normal Borlaug by Coromandel International, an entity of the Murugappa Group, will be presented to the scientists
on November 28 at a function in Delhi. The award carries a gold medal and citation and a cash amount of Rs. 5 lakh which will be shared between the
recipients.
Development. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the President of which among the following country?
[A]Ghana
[B]Liberia
[C]Namibia
[D]Chad
Economic Miracles?
[A]Nilanjana Roy
[B]Sudha Shah
[C]Naresh Fernandes
[D]Ruchir Sharma
System’ (IDEAS)?
[A]Bihar
[B]Kerala
[C]Goa
[D]Punjab
Minister, position of different files in various departments and also could access government orders on different matters.
openly gay US Senator?
[A]Amy Klobuchar
[B]Tammy Baldwin
[C]Lisa Murkowski
[D]Mary Landrieu
[A]Mumbai
[B]Bangalore
[C]Bhopal
[D]Kochi
[A]Bighapur
[B]Gangaganj
[C]Lalganj
[D]Dalmau
[A]Manan Trivedi
[B]Jack Uppal
[C]Ami Bera
[D]Syed Taj
others from the community bit the dust in the polls.So far only two Indian-Americans have been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.Dalip Singh
Saund, was the first Indian-American elected to the U.S. Congress in 1950s, while Bobby Jindal, was a House member from 2005 to 2008 before being
elected as the Governor of Louisiana.Bera whose parents migrated to the U.S. some 50 years ago was endorsed by charismatic Bill Clinton, the former U.S.
president, last month and he campaigned in his favour twice.Republican Ricky Gill lost by more than 10,000 votes (nearly seven percent votes) to
incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney.Rest of the four Indian American candidates – Dr Syed Taj, Dr Manan Trivedi, Upendra Chivukula and Jack Uppal – also
lost the Congressional elections.
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57. What is the rank of India on Ernst & Young’s renewable attractiveness index?
[A]2nd
[B]3rd
[C]4th
[D]5th
and third on the wind index, says the latest study by Ernst & Young – UBM India.
[A]India
[B]Indonesia
[C]Thailand
[D]Cambodia
Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister?
[A]Haryana
[B]Punjab
[C]Karnataka
[D]Bihar
Time Use Surveys to evaluate the unpaid labour of women in India?
[A]Indrani Chandrasekharan
[B]S. R. Hasim
[C]Amita Shah
[D]Pamela Singh
(automated teller machines) at the end of October 2012. Out of the total, what fraction of ATMs are operated by SBI and its five subsidiaries?
[A]44 per cent
[B]49 per cent
[C]54 per cent
[D]59 per cent
end the total number of ATMs stood at 1,04,500.The State Bank Group, comprising the largest lender SBI and its five subsidiaries, has a network of
61,500 cash vending machines which help it account for a majority 59 per cent share in the ATMs.
[A]Meera Nanda
[B]Aseem Shukla
[C]Tulsi Gabbard
[D]Mihir Meghani
[A]Russia
[B]USA
[C]France
[D]Japan
Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad.
present President of Argentina?
[A]Evo Morales
[B]Juan Manuel Santos
[C]Cristina Kirchner
[D]Hugo Chavez
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65. ‘Find What You Seek’ and ‘Go Beyond’ are the two campaigns launched by which among the following departments /
ministries of Indian Government?
[A]Science & Technology
[B]Railways
[C]Civil Aviation
[D]Tourism
Beyond’. These campaigns where launched at the recently concluded “World Travel Market-2012”, which was held at London. The Union Tourism Minister Shri
Chiranjeevi who attended WTM- 2012 told media persons that the launch of these campaigns reflects a very important paradigm shift in our strategy to
promote India within the country and abroad.
University. In which among the following cities of India is located the TERI university?
[A]New Delhi
[B]Chennai
[C]Mumbai
[D]Panaji
[A]New planet
[B]Dwarf star
[C]Black hole
[D]Asteroid
of Turku, Finland, and Guillem Anglada-Escude, University of Goettingen, Germany, has discovered a new super-earth planet that may have an earth-like
climate and be able to support life.The new planet, designated HD 40307g, exists in the habitable zone of a nearby star known as HD 40307 and is part of
a six-planet system. The system was previously thought to contain three planets in orbits too close to the star to support liquid water. Subsequently,
the researchers identified three more planets in orbit.
Yousafzai by the United Nation (UN)?
[A]October 9
[B]October 10
[C]November 9
[D]November 10
[A]Bihar
[B]Assam
[C]Odisha
[D]West Bengal
will be reserved for rural based candidates who will have to serve in the backward areas for a time-bound period.
[A]Judith Butler
[B]Gayatri Chakrovoty Spivak
[C]Ivan Sutherland
[D]Yoshinori Ohsumi
to honour those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment of mankind.The Prize, instituted by the Inamori
Foundation, a charitable body founded in 1984, is presented annually in the fields of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences and Arts and
Philosophy.Gayatri Chakrovoty Spivak , an Indian literary critic and professor at Columbia University, won the arts and philosophy prize.US computer
scientist Ivan Sutherland, regarded as a father of computer graphics, won the Advanced Technology Prize while Japanese molecular biologist Yoshinori
Ohsumi was awarded the Basic Sciences Prize.
[A]Mumbai
[B]Bangalore
[C]Kolkata
[D]Nagpur
[A]Ahmedabad
[B]Jaipur
[C]Patna
[D]Kanpur
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73. Which among the following is the name of the Sri Lanka’s first communication satellite?
[A]Simhala SAT
[B]Supreme SAT
[C]SL SAT
[D]Super SAT
[A]Manohar Prasad
[B]Rajiv Goel
[C]Ranjit Sinha
[D]Suresh Arora
1974 batch officer of Bihar cadre, is presently Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force. He also headed the Railway Protection Force
and served at senior positions in the CBI in Patna and Delhi. Sinha, having an illustrious career spanning over 37-years, has served in CBI as DIG in
Patna and Joint Director (Anti corruption) and Joint Director (administration) at its headquarters in New Delhi.
development bank?
[A]Bihar
[B]Uttar Pradesh
[C]West Bengal
[D]Madhya Pradesh
taken up to Rs. 50,000 from the cooperative rural development bank. The decision would benefit 7.2 lakh farmers.
[A]Joaquim Barbosa
[B]Luiz Gushiken
[C]Roberto Gurgel
[D]Gilmar Mendes
[A]Philippines
[B]New Zealand
[C]Fiji Islands
[D]Peru
[A]Jimmy Savile
[B]Tony Hall
[C]Chris Patten
[D]George Entwistle
to quit after being in office for just 54 days — paying the price for a story that wrongly implicated a senior Tory politician in a child abuse case.
[A]World Bank
[B]European Central Bank
[C]Federal Reserve
[D]Bank of Italy
on November 1, 2011.He was previously the governor of the Bank of Italy from January 2006 until October 2011.
cent stake in Kashagan oilfields located in ____?
[A]Kazakhstan
[B]Uzbekistan
[C]Turkmenistan
[D]Tajikistan
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81. Recent official data said that the border trade between India and China through Nathula Pass has concluded for the year with record import figure
of 72. 68 lakh. Nathula Pass is located in which among the following states?
[A]Arunachal Pradesh
[B]Sikkim
[C]Jammu & Kashmir
[D]West Bengal
[A]Electronic stamp papers
[B]Digital signatures
[C]Credit Card Payment
[D]International Money Transfer
[A]Jerzy Stuhr
[B]Wojciech Kilar
[C]Krzysztof Zanussi
[D]Agnieszka Holland
of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
[A]Delhi High Court
[B]Karnataka High Court
[C]Maharashtra High Court
[D]West Bengal High Court
freedom of speech?
[A]Section 45A
[B]Section 56A
[C]Section 66A
[D]Section 70A
‘Dinkar’ was known for his service in which among the following Indian language literature?
[A]Punjabi
[B]Hindi
[C]Sanskrit
[D]Bengali
social workers. On the occasion, the President recalled the contribution of Shri Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ in the freedom struggle and his service to
Hindi literature. He also called upon the Indian writers to bring international laurels to the country through their writings.
[A]Julius Maada Bio
[B]Ernest Bai Koroma
[C]Siaka Stevens
[D]Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
[A]Industry
[B]Agriculture
[C]Service Industry
[D]Rural Development
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89. The guerrilla organisation FARC is active in which among the following countries?
[A]Colombia
[B]Argentina
[C]Paraguay
[D]Brazil
Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization involved in the continuing Colombian armed conflict since 1964.
Guiana is located in ___?
[A]Africa
[B]Europe
[C]Atlantic Ocean
[D]South America
and chicken from India?
[A]Yemen
[B]Oman
[C]Kuwait
[D]Qatar
third of the egg exports from India. The order of November 10 is based on a recommendation from the World Organisation for Animal Health after a bird-
flu outbreak was confirmed in a government-run turkey farm at Hesaraghatta, Karnataka, in October.
[A]Lawyer
[B]Lyricist
[C]Journalist
[D]Environmentalist
as president of Sangeet Shilpi Mancha. He was also general secretary of Sanskrit Bhasa Vikash Manch and was associated with several cultural and social
organisations of Nagaon.
duplicate connections through a new software?
[A]Project Lakshya
[B]Project Sulab
[C]Project Arrow
[D]Project Nakali
track duplicate connections, by enrolling the assistance of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Pune-based Centre for Development of Advanced
Computing (C-DAC) through a new software. The results of this drive have been outstanding with the three oil marketing companies (OMCs) — Indian Oil
Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) — reporting a fall in consumption of
domestic LPG cylinders.
[A]Sitiveni Rabuka
[B]Ratu Epeli Nailatikau
[C]Tevita Mara
[D]Voreqe Bainimarama
the state?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Kerala
[C]Maharashtra
[D]West Bengal
its subsequent treatment?
[A]Uttar Pradesh
[B]Punjab
[C]Maharashtra
[D]West Bengal
subsequent treatment. The survey would involve 50,000 personnel including ASHA workers, auxiliary nursing mid-wives (ANMs) and multi-purpose health
workers.
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97. As per the latest annual forecast by the International Energy Agency, which among the following country is likely to overtake Saudi Arabia as the
world’s biggest oil producer by 2017?
[A]United States
[B]Russia
[C]Kuwait
[D]Qatar
producer. The Paris-based energy agency said in its annual forecast that the U.S. is drilling more crude oil through increased use of hydraulic
fracturing of underground shale formations. The IEA said it expects the increased production could eventually make the world’s largest economy nearly
energy self-sufficient. The organization, which is made up of 28 nations, said the U.S. now imports enough oil to meet 20 percent of its energy needs.
But the agency projected that North America would become a net oil exporter by about 2030 and the U.S. almost self- sufficient five years later. The
forecast is a marked change for the IEA, which previously had predicted the Saudis would remain the world’s top producer until 2035.
government schemes for housing under his Ministry. Under the new norms, what is the annual income limit for a urban poor to be classified as
Economically Weaker Section?
[A]up to Rs. 60,000
[B]up to Rs. 80,000
[C]up to Rs. 1,00,000
[D]up to Rs. 1,20,000
government schemes for housing under his Ministry. Now urban poor having an annual household income of up to Rs. 1 lakh will be classified as EWS and
those falling between Rs. 1 lakh and 2 lakh would be categorised as LIG.
Tour Finals in London?
[A]Novak Djokovic
[B]Roger Federer
[C]Rafael Nadal
[D]David Ferrer
[A]2007
[B]2008
[C]2009
[D]2010
journey of life”.The Red Ribbon Express was launched in India on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2007. The seven coach train was flagged off by United
Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.The Red Ribbon Express became the first time information and awareness about HIV/AIDS was disseminated
through a train service, Indian Railways. Initial talk of the HIV/AIDS awareness train began over two years before its launch. The idea of the Red
Ribbon Express was developed by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, the National AIDS Control Organisation and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan in 2004.The Red
Ribbon Express’ second phase was flagged off by Sonia Gandhi on World AIDS Day, 2009. Government has Launched Third Phase of Red Ribbon Express in
January 2012.
[A]Forest Celeron
[B]Crystal Forest
[C]Forest Cloud
[D]Crystal Celeron
transactions at speeds of up to 100 Gbps. Currently, equipment manufacturers combine silicon co-processors with various software programmes to handle
the high workload.
[A]Tushar Arun Gandhi
[B]Arun Manilal Gandhi
[C]Kanti Lal Gandhi
[D]Shanti Gandhi
[A]Larsen &Toubro Ltd
[B]Punj Lloyd Group
[C]GMR Group
[D]Nagarjuna Construction Company
the Hanukkah festival is celebrated?
[A]Malaysia
[B]Israel
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Indonesia
issued a set of two stamps depicting the festival of lights, Deepavali & Hanukkah, on 5th November, 2012. Hanukkah, is a Jewish holiday
commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabeen Revolt of the 2nd century BC. Hanukkah is observed for eight
night and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar by lighting candles in windows or doorways on each of the eight
nights of Hanukkah. The candles are lit in a unique candelabrum, the nine-branched Menorah or Hanukkah. Like the ‘diyas’ of Deepavali, the Hanukkah
candles symbolize the triumph of good over evil and the victory of justice over injustice.
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