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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.

34. 8 per cent by 2013-14, to 4.2 per cent in 2014-15 and further to 3.6 per 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.

35. Recently, in which among the following city, the International Conference & Exhibition on Green Buildings was held?

[A]Bangalore
[B]Hyderabad
[C]Mumbai
[D]Chennai

36. In its recent monetary policy, the RBI has kept the indicative policy rates unchanged while reducing the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis

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.

37. Under which among the following scheme, the central government is enhancing the bed capacity of public health facilities exclusively for mother and

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.

38. Recently, which among the following country has announced to build a massive Islamic Center in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul?

[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.

39. Recently, which among the following State government has set up a finance corporation to tackle their specific needs of dalit entrepreneurs?

[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 .

40. . Recently, which among the following telecom service provider has set up a Network Experience Centre (NEC)in Gurgaon through which it can monitor

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.

42. What is the code-name given by the Government of India to the hanging of Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving gunman of the 2008 attack?

[A]Operation K
[B]Operation T
[C]Operation V
[D]Operation X

43. World famous Pushkar fair was recently held in ___?

[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.

44. Recently, in which among the following State, the 10-day long Sangai Festival 2012 was kicked off?

[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.

45. Recently, in which among the following country, the seventh East Asian Summit (EAS) was held?

[A]Japan
[B]Indonesia
[C]Cambodia
[D]New Zeeland

46. According to the World Bank, which among the following country will receive more remittances in 2012 among the list of developing countries?

[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.

47. Who among the following is the winner of the this year’s World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Prize for Education?

[A]N Srinivasan
[B]Madhav Chavan
[C]Arun Kumar
[D]Rajesh Goyal

48. Recently, Astronomers have discovered that a distant dwarf planet, about two thirds the size of Pluto, lacks atmosphere. Identify it from the given

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.

50. . Recently, the Government of India has named Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the recipient of the 2012 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and

Development. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the President of which among the following country?

[A]Ghana
[B]Liberia
[C]Namibia
[D]Chad

51. Recently, who among the following was honoured with the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award for his/her Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next

Economic Miracles?

[A]Nilanjana Roy
[B]Sudha Shah
[C]Naresh Fernandes
[D]Ruchir Sharma

52. Recently, which among the following State inaugurated a file tracking system of the secretariat titled “Information and Data Exchange Advanced

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.

53. In the recent elections in U.S., who among the following Wisconsin Democratic Representative made history with her election to become the first

openly gay US Senator?

[A]Amy Klobuchar
[B]Tammy Baldwin
[C]Lisa Murkowski
[D]Mary Landrieu

54. Recently, in which among the following city, an international conference on ‘Recent Advances in Materials Science (RAMS) – 2012’ was held?

[A]Mumbai
[B]Bangalore
[C]Bhopal
[D]Kochi

55. Recently, in which among the following place, the new Rail Coach Factory was inaugurated?

[A]Bighapur
[B]Gangaganj
[C]Lalganj
[D]Dalmau

56. Recently, who among the following became the third Indian-American ever to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?

[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.

58. Recently, in which among the following country , the first ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on cooperation in Renewable Energy was held?

[A]India
[B]Indonesia
[C]Thailand
[D]Cambodia

59. Recently, in which among the following State, the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management was inaugurated by

Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister?

[A]Haryana
[B]Punjab
[C]Karnataka
[D]Bihar

60. . Under whose chairmanship, an Expert Group is constituted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) to conduct All India

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

61. As per the recent data released by the National Payments Corporation (NPCI), India’s banking system has reached a landmark of 1 lakh ATMs

(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.

62. Out of the total, what fraction of ATMs are operated by SBI and its five subsidiaries?

[A]Meera Nanda
[B]Aseem Shukla
[C]Tulsi Gabbard
[D]Mihir Meghani

63. India’s recently commissioned INS Tarkash stealth frigate has been constructed in which among the following countries?

[A]Russia
[B]USA
[C]France
[D]Japan

Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad.

64. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Argentina to protest against the President recently. Who among the following is the

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.

66. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched the UNESCO chair on ‘climate science and policy’ at TERI

University. In which among the following cities of India is located the TERI university?

[A]New Delhi
[B]Chennai
[C]Mumbai
[D]Panaji

67. HD 40307g, which is recently in news is a _______?

[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.

68. Which among the following day is declared as ‘Global Action Day for Malala Yousafzai’ in honour of Pakistani teeenage rights activist Malala

Yousafzai by the United Nation (UN)?

[A]October 9
[B]October 10
[C]November 9
[D]November 10

69. Which among the following State governments has recently announced to set up Rural Administrative Service?

[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.

70. . Who among the following is the recipient of this year’s prestigious Kyoto Prize in art and philosophy category?

[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.

71. Recently, in which among the following city, the International Forum of New Cinema was organised by India’s oldest film society Cine Central?

[A]Mumbai
[B]Bangalore
[C]Kolkata
[D]Nagpur

72. First International textile and Apparel Fair ‘Vastra 2012’ was held at which among the following cities recently?

[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

74. Recently, who among the following was appointed as the next Director of Central Bureau of Investigation for a two-year term?

[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.

75. Recently, which among the following State government has waived the loans of farmers who had taken up to Rs. 50,000 from the cooperative rural

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.

76. Recently, who among the following became the first non-White President of Brazil’s Supreme Court?

[A]Joaquim Barbosa
[B]Luiz Gushiken
[C]Roberto Gurgel
[D]Gilmar Mendes

77. Mount Tongariro volcano, which is erupted recently located in which among the following country?

[A]Philippines
[B]New Zealand
[C]Fiji Islands
[D]Peru

78. Recently, who among the following was appointed as the BBC’s Director-General?

[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.

79. Mario Draghi is the head of ____?

[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.

80. . Recently, ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has agreed to buy US energy major ConocoPhillips 8.4 per

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

82. 68 lakh. Nathula Pass is located in which among the following states?

[A]Electronic stamp papers
[B]Digital signatures
[C]Credit Card Payment
[D]International Money Transfer

83. Who among the following is presented with prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?

[A]Jerzy Stuhr
[B]Wojciech Kilar
[C]Krzysztof Zanussi
[D]Agnieszka Holland

of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

84. Which among the following courts has recently become the first court in India to launch electronic court (e-court) fee system?

[A]Delhi High Court
[B]Karnataka High Court
[C]Maharashtra High Court
[D]West Bengal High Court

85. Which among the following section of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000 was recently challenged in court for being offending towards

freedom of speech?

[A]Section 45A
[B]Section 56A
[C]Section 66A
[D]Section 70A

86. President of India gave away Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ Sahitya Ratna Samman to 21 prominent writers and social workers. Ramdhari Singh

‘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.

87. Who among the following is been recently re-elected as the President of Sierra Leone?

[A]Julius Maada Bio
[B]Ernest Bai Koroma
[C]Siaka Stevens
[D]Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

88. BGREI scheme is related to which among the following sectors?

[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.

90. . India’s advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched in September 2012 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. French

Guiana is located in ___?

[A]Africa
[B]Europe
[C]Atlantic Ocean
[D]South America

91. In the wake of reports of Bird Flu outbreak in Karnataka, which among the following countries has passed an official decree banning import of eggs

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.

92. Manoranjan Baruah, who recently passed away was a well-known ____________?

[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.

93. What is the name of the project launched by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to reduce waiting time for delivery of LPG cylinders and track

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.

94. Recently, who among the following has sworn in as President of Fiji for the second term?

[A]Sitiveni Rabuka
[B]Ratu Epeli Nailatikau
[C]Tevita Mara
[D]Voreqe Bainimarama

95. Recently, in which among the following State, six legislators branded as the ‘Green Brigade’ launched a fresh campaign to protect the 44 rivers in

the state?

[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Kerala
[C]Maharashtra
[D]West Bengal

96. Recently, which among the following State announced to launch the biggest ever state wide door-to-door campaign for early detection of cancer and

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.

98. Recently, the Union Minister of Housing and Poverty Alleviation has approved the revised income criteria for defining beneficiaries under

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.

99. Recently, who among the following Tennis player finishes the year as world number one in the rankings by winning the singles title at the ATP World

Tour Finals in London?

[A]Novak Djokovic
[B]Roger Federer
[C]Rafael Nadal
[D]David Ferrer

100. . In which among the following year, the Red Ribbon Express train was first launched?

[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.

101. What is the codename of the new communication platform launched recently by the global computer chip maker Intel Corporation?

[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.

102. A great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi has been recently elected to Kansas State Assembly. Identify him from the given options?

[A]Tushar Arun Gandhi
[B]Arun Manilal Gandhi
[C]Kanti Lal Gandhi
[D]Shanti Gandhi

103. Which among the following Indian infrastructure company is building an International Airport at Male of Maldives?

[A]Larsen &Toubro Ltd
[B]Punj Lloyd Group
[C]GMR Group
[D]Nagarjuna Construction Company

104. Recently, India Post has issued a set of two stamps depicting the festival of lights, Deepavali & Hanukkah. In which among the following country,

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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