Current Affairs Quiz November December 2011

1. British scientists developed the EndoBarrier to cure __.
a) Diabetes
b) Cancer
c) AIDS
d) Skin Cancer
Answer: (a) Diabetes

2.  Scientists at the University of Columbia in New York developed a portable blood test device which could be used effectively to prevent__.
a) AIDS
b) Cancer
c) Diabetes
d) Leukemia
Answer: (a) AIDS

3.  US scientists found an antibody which acts against 30 of 36 strains of influenza. What is the name of that antibody?
a) CH65
b) CCH65
c) DD65
d) CC65
Answer: (a) CH65

4.  A new technique was engineered by the scientists that involved leukemia patients being treated with their own T cells.  T cells are a kind of__.
a) White Blood Cell
b) Red Blood Cell
c) Liver cell
d) Cancerous Cell
Answer: (a) White Blood Cell

5.   Astronomers discovered that the planet named TrES-2b is blacker than any planet in our solar system. Astronomers made this observation after using NASA’s__spacecraft.
a) Kepler
b) Freedom 7
c) Faith 7
d) Discovery
Answer: (a) Kepler
6.    The UPA-II Government set up an expert group to suggest restructuring of power utilities of seven major States. Which of the following  statements given below are not true in this context?
7.    The expert group headed by Planning Commission member (Energy) B. K. Chaturvedi is expected to submit its report by March 2012.
8.    The group was entrusted with the responsibility to make an assessment of the cumulative losses of distribution utilities of seven major States.
9.    Uttar Pradesh and tamil Nadu are not amon gthe list of seven states where the power utility structure is to be restructured.
10.    The expert group will have to suggest a strategy for capital restructuring of these power discoms (distribution companies), including commitment by other stakeholders like State governments.
a.    1 & 4
b.    2 & 4
c.    Only 3
d.    Only 1
Answer: (c)

11. Which stock exchange in India launched operations on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) platform on 28 November 2011 and became the only stock exchange in India to offer facility to trade on three trading platforms?
a.    Guwahati Stock Exchange
b.    Bombay Stock Exchange
c.    MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX)
d.    Ahmedabad Stock Exchange
e.    Calcutta Stock Exchange
Answer: (e)

12. The Union government on 28 November 2011 asserted that a certain percentage sourcing under FDI in multi-brand retail has been made mandatory from Indian MSEs only. Quote the per centage.
a.    23%
b.    30%
c.    33%
d.    49%
Answer: (b)

13. According to the the quarterly public debt management report released by the Finance Ministry on 28 November 2011, the Indian government's internal debt rose during the second quarter (July-September) of 2011-12.The internal debt to GDP ratio increased to what per cent of GDP during second quarter of 2011-12 from 31.4% in the April-June quarter?
a.    31.9%
b.    31.3%
c.    32.3%
d.    33%
Answer: (c)

14.    The government’s three oil marketing companies (OMCs) on 29 November 2011 cut petrol prices by what amount. It would now cost Rs 65.64 in Delhi.
a.    Rs 0.50 per litr
b.    Rs 0.70 per litr
c.    Rs 0.78 per litr
d.    Rs 0.82 per litr
Answer: (c)

15.    Which of the following facts regarding the acclaimed and eccentric British film director Ken Russell who died on 27 November 2011 is/are not true?
2.    Russell is best known for controversial films including Women In Love and The Devils.
3.    Russell's first feature film was French Dressing (1963), a comedy loosely based on Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman.
4.    Vanessa Redgrave won the Oscar the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Women In Love directed by Ken
5.    Ken Russell (1927-2011) won a BAFTA in 1969 for creative contribution to television.
a.    2 & 3
b.    Only 4
c.    Only2
d.    Only 3
Answer: (d)

16. Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s only daughter, Lana Peters, who had defected to the US while in India at the height of the Cold War died on 22 November 2011 in Wisconsin. Which of the following facts about her is not true?
1.    At her birth, on 28 February 1926 she was named Svetlana Stalina.
2.    She took the name Lana Peters upon marrying architect William Wesley Peters in the US. Peters became a United States citizen in 1978.
3.    Her first memoir, Only One Year, was published in 1967 and made more than $2.5m (£1.6m). In 1969 she recounted her journey from the Soviet Union in a second memoir, Twenty letters to a Friend.
4.    She returned to the Soviet Union briefly in 1984. She had defected to the US in 1967
a.    Only 1
b.    Only 2
c.    Only 3
d.    Only 4
Answer: (c)

17. Which film was judged the Best Picture at the 2011 New York  Film Critics Circle Awards which announced its winners on 29 November on its official Twitter feed?
a.    The Artist
b.    The Iron Lady
c.    Tree of Life
d.    The Help
Answer: (a)

18.  India on 27 November 2011 signed revised DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with which one of the following countries?
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Pakistan
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (a) Nepal

19.  The Arab League on 27 November 2011 imposed a set of sanctions against Syria for its failure to comply with the League mediated peace plan to end violence in the country.  When was Arab league set up?
a) 22 March 1945
b) 21 august 1945
c) 22 March 1946
d) 22 September 1950
Answer: (a) 22 March 1945

20.  Which one of the following countries recently passed a bill, the Vested Properties Return (Amendment) Bill 2011?
a) Pakistan
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (b) Bangladesh
21.    Which Hyderabad-based drug discovery research and development organisationon 28 November 2011 entered into an alliance with the Moulder Centre for Drug Discovery Research at Temple University, Philadelphia?
a.    Ranbaxy
b.    Cipla
c.    GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO)
d.    Sanofi-Aventis
Answer: (c)

22.    Which of the following companies mentioned below launched its cruiser bike Intruder M800 priced at Rs 8.88 lakh on 28 November 2011?
a.    Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd
b.    Hero Moto group
c.    Yamaha
d.    Bajaj Auto
Answer: (c)
23.    Afghanistan on 28 November 2011 awarded mining rights for three of the four Hajigak blocks located at the central Bamyan province to an Indian consortium led by which of the following PSUs?
a.    BHEL
b.    SAIL
c.    National Mineral Development Corporation
d.    Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
Answer: (b)

24.    Who did British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC re-elected as Chairman on 29 November 2011 in the company’s annual general meeting in London?
a.    James Murdoch
b.    Rupert Murdoch
c.    Martin Gilbert
d.    Matthieu Pigasse
Answer: (a)
25.    Which drug maker on 30 November 2011 launched the generic version of blockbuster cholesterol-busting drug Lipitor, dubbing it the largest generic product launch in US history?
a.    Pfizer
b.    Watson Pharma
c.    Dr.Reddy’s
d.    Cipla
Answer: (b)
26.  Scientists discovered gene __ which makes people alcoholic.
a) HTR7
b) HHR7
c) HHH7
d) THR7
Answer: (a) HTR7

27. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which one of the following  countries for upgrading its sewage treatment plant at Keshopur?
a) Sweden
b) UK
c) China
d) Russia
Answer: (a) Sweden

28. What is the name of the gene that can reduce the length of time people sleep?
a) ABCC9
b) ACCB9
c) ABCC 6
d) ABBB9
Answer: (a) ABCC9

29.  Scientists discovered a planet, which has an environment much similar to that of Earth. Consider the following statements:
i) The Planet is called Gliese 581g.
ii) The planet is located around 123 trillion miles away from Earth.
Choose the right option:
a)    Both i and ii are correct.
b)    Only i is correct.
c)    Only ii is correct.
d)    Neither  i nor ii is correct.
Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct
30. NASA launched a rover, from Florida on an Atlas 5 rocket. What is the name of the rover?
a) Discovery
b) Rover-d5
c) Curiosity
d) Experiment
Answer: (c) Curiosity
31.    One of India's formerPrime Minister joined the elite club of Singapore christened Friends to our Shore on 20 November 2011. The bust of this former PM was unveiled by on the banks of the Singapore river by the Indian PM Manmohan Singh who visited Singapore for a bi-lateral discussions in November 2011. Name the former PM in question.
a.    Jawaharlal Nehru
b.    Indira Gandhi
c.    Rajiv Gandhi
d.    P V Narasimha Rao
Answer: (a)

32.    Former India captain Ajit Wadekar was selected for the Col C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award. Which one of the following personalities have not received this award in the past?
a.    Mohinder Amarnath
b.    Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
c.    Salim Durrani
d.    Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: (d)

33.    Which of the following Bollywood actors was in November 2011 chosen to be the latest celebrity face of UNICEF in India after Amitabh Bachhan and Priyanka Chopra?
a.    Aishwarya rai Bachhan
b.    Aamir Khan
c.    Shah Rukh Khan
d.    Saif Ali Khan
Answer: (b)

34.  Uttar Pradesh assembly passed a resolution to divide the state into _ parts.
a) Four
b) Five
c) Three
d) Two
Answer: (a) Four
35.  Which one of the following state governments banned the screening of the film Dam 999?
a) Tamilnadu
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Goa
Answer: (a) Tamilnadu

36. Union Cabinet of India gave its nod for the trifurcation MCD into three separate corporations- South Delhi Corporation, North Delhi Corporation and ___.
a) East Delhi Municipal Corporation
b) West Delhi Municipal Corporation
c)  New Delhi Municipal Corporation
d) Outer Delhi Municipal Corporation
Answer: (a) East Delhi Municipal Corporation
37.    Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's second and highest-profile son was captured along with several bodyguards by fighters near the town of Obari in Libya's southern desert and taken to Zintan. Name the deceased leader’s son who was captured?
a.    Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
b.    Mo'tassim Gaddafi
c.    Saif al-Arab
d.    Mohammed Gaddafi
Answer: (a)
38.    Eight Indians made it to Thinkers 50, a bi-annual global ranking of 50 most influential thinkers. Who topped the list Thinkers 50?
a.    INSEAD professors W Chan Kim
b.    Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School
c.    Management thinker Peter Drucker
d.    Professor of international business at the Tuck School of Business, Vijay Govindarajan
Answer: (b)

39.    Name the former Pakistani Information Minister who was on 23 November 2011 designated to become Pakistan’s next Ambassador in the U.S.
a.    Husain Haqqani
b.    Rehman Malik
c.    Sherry Rehman
d.    Mahreen Anwar Raja
Answer: (c)

40. European Union agreed to 2 percent rise for 2012 to ___ billion Euros.
a) 126 billion Euros
b) 129 billion Euros
c) 120 billion Euros
d) 110 billion Euros
Answer:  (b) 129 Billion Euros

41. Which one of the following countries demanded a formal apology from Pakistan for the atrocities carried out by its troops during the 1971 Liberation War?
a) Bangladesh
b) India
c) Sri Lanka
d) Nepal
Answer:  (a) Bangladesh

42. Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down amidst massive public protests.  He ruled over Yemen for __Years.
a) 33
b) 44
c) 22
d) 11
Answer: (a) 33
43.    Which team emerged the overall champion of the five-day 65th National aquatics meet which concluded on 20 November 2011 in Ranchi?
a.    Karnataka
b.    Police
c.    Maharashtra
d.    Railways
Answer: (a)

44.    Name the Army marksman who won gold in the 50m rifle prone event at the 55th National Shooting Championship on 20 November 2011 in Pune.
a.    Shivaji More
b.    Gagan Narang
c.    Sushil Ghaley
d.    Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Answer: (c)

45.    Which of the following Indian sports body on 22 November 2011 decided to set up an 11-member Athletes Commission to give more representation to sportspersons in its general assembly and executive board?
a.    Indian Sports Associations
b.    Indian Olympic Association
c.    Board of Control for Cricket in India
d.    All India Tennis Association
Answer: (b)

46.    Who did Australian Cricket Board appoint on 22 November 2011 as the head coach of Australia’s national cricket team?
a.    Tom Moody
b.    Justin Langer
c.    Steve Rixon
d.    Mickey Arthur
Answer: (d)
47.    Which veteran batsman was selected for the Polly Umrigar Award for India's best cricketer of 2010-11 season?
a.    VVS Lakshman
b.    Sachin Tendulkar
c.    Rahul Dravid
d.    M S Dhoni
Answer: (c)
48.    According to government data released on 18 November 2011, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was pushed up by what percent in October2011 due to costlier food and clothing?
a.    0.97%
b.    1.00%
c.    1.23%
d.    1.5%
Answer: (a)

49.    The double impact of rupee depreciation and the slide in the sensex led to a fall of what percent in the value of investments of the foreign institutional investors (FIIs)in the last six months beginning May 2011?
a.    19.1%
b.    21%
c.    23%
d.    26.7%
Answer: (c)

50.    Government’s indirect taxes body released in November 2011 a revised concept paper on taxation of services on the basis of a negative list, making some additions and deletion to the first paper published in August 2011.
Which of the following facts related to the above statement is not true?
1.    22 services will be under the negative list, or exempt from tax, as against 27 proposed in the earlier draft.
2.    The shift to a negative list will mean that all services except those mentioned in the list will be taxed, providing clarity on services that will be taxed and widening the service tax base.
3.    The negative list approach will help to widen the tax base for services.
4.    The revised concept paper proposed not to exempt from tax these services healthrelated services, those relating to agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry and passenger travel by non-AC second-class trains.
a.    1
b.    1 & 3
c.    2 & 3
d.    Only 4
Answer: (d)

51.    Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on 22 November 2011 moved a Cabinet note, proposing what per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in domestic airlines?
a.    25%
b.    26%
c.    49%
d.    51%
Answer: (b)

52.    Union cabinet on 24 November 2011 approved what per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail?
a.    49%
b.    100%
c.    51%
d.    26%
Answer: (c)

53.    Vikram Akula, founder and chairman of India’s largest and only listed microlender, resigned from his posts in the company on 23 November 2011. Name this microlender founded in 1998.
a.    Sequoia Capital
b.    George Soros
c.    SKS Microfinance
d.    BASIX
Answer: (c)

54.    Who was on 23 November 2011 chosen to succeed Tata group chairman Ratan Tata as the group’s new chairman in 2012 when Ratan Tata formlly retires?
a.    Cyrus P. Mistry
b.    Noel Tata
c.    N Chandrasekaran
d.    R Gopalakrishnan
Answer: (a)

55.    Which two companies in November 2011 incorporated India Gas Solutions, a 50:50 joint venture that will compete with existing gas marketing firms?
a.    Adani group and Gujarat Gas
b.    Reliance Industries and BP
c.    Gail India and the Adani group
d.    Reliance Industries and Reliance Industries
Answer: (b)

56.    Which PSU bank in November 2011 decided to abolish pre-payment charges on home loans, giving some succour to borrowers who want to foreclose their accounts?
a.    Punjab National Bank
b.    Bank of India
c.    Corp Bank
d.    State Bank of India
Answer: (d)

57.    Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the restructuring of an airline's working capital loan liability of Rs 22000 crore. Name the airline.
a.    Air India
b.    Kingfisher
c.    Indigo
d.    SpiceJet
Answer: (a)
58.    As per inflation data released on 14 November 2011, headline inflation was moved up to what per cent in October 2011 despite the various supply-side and monetary measures taken by the government and the RBI?
a.    9.73%
b.    9.77%
c.    9.92%
d.    10.01%
Answer: (a)

59.    The petrol price was slashed by what amount on 15 November 2011 after being raised by Rs 1.80 in early November 2011?
a.    Rs 1.80
b.    Rs 2.00
c.    Rs 2.22
d.    Rs 2.25
Answer: (d)

60.    Union Cabinet on 16 November 2011 agreed to partially allow foreign direct investment (FDI) to enter the pension sector. What percentage FDI has been permitted in the pension sector?
a.    24%
b.    26%
c.    33%
d.    49%
Answer: (d)

61.    A survey of eight sectors conducted by the labour ministry released on 16 November 2011 revealed that despite the slowdown in economic activity, employment increased marginally in April-June quarter of 2011-12. In the eight sectors under survey by what per cent did the employment increase?
a.    1.62%
b.    2.15%
c.    2%
d.    3.1%
Answer: (b)

62.    The Finance Ministry on 17 November 2011 increased the investment limit for foreign institutional investors (FII) in government securities (G-secs) and corporate bonds by what amount each?
a.    $ 4 billion
b.    $ 4.8 billion
c.    $ 5 billion
d.    $ 6.2 billion
Answer: (c)

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