LIC AAO General Awareness | 20th March 2019 |

Dear Aspirants,

GA for LIC AAO 2018-19:

Preparing for LIC AAO Examination!! Don’t miss the GA Quiz. One section that can help you bagging graceful marks in these examinations is General Awareness, that comprises of numerous sections like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Here is the quiz on General Awareness that is being provided by Adda247 to help you ace graceful marks in LIC AAO Exam 2018-19.

Q1. Who has been appointed as an additional and independent director for a period of 5 years in TCS?

Craig Faller

Philip Davidson

Paul Nakasone

Don Callahan

Curtis Scaparrotti

Solution:

India’s largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services has appointed Don Callahan as an additional and independent director for a period of 5 years, based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Q2. Which team has won their first ever Premier Badminton League, PBL title?

Bengaluru Raptors

Hyderabad Hunters

Awadhe Warriors

Chennai Smashers

Mumbai Rockets

Solution:

Bengaluru Raptors have won their first ever Premier Badminton League, PBL title. In the title clash played at Bengaluru, Bengaluru edged out Mumbai Rockets, with a 4-3 win.

Q3. Who has won the Sushila Devi Literature Award for her novel “Things to Leave Behind”?

Salman Rushdie

Vikram Seth

Namita Gokhale

Arundhati Roy

Jhumpa Lahiri

Solution:

Writer Namita Gokhale has won the Sushila Devi Literature Award for her novel “Things to Leave Behind”. She was awarded in the ‘Best Book of Fiction Written by a Woman Author’ category at the inaugural edition of Bhopal Literature and Art Festival (BLF).

Q4. Which state has launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme, under which for every family one government job has been allotted?

Assam

Tripura

Sikkim

Uttarakhand

Goa

Solution:

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme, under which for every family one government job has been allotted, in Gangtok. New recruits were taken for Group C and Group D posts in 12 departments.

Q5. The sixth meeting of the UAE – India High Level Joint Task Force on Investments (‘the Joint Task Force’) was recently held in_______.

Kerala

Dubai

New Delhi

Abu-Dhabi

Mumbai

Solution:

The sixth meeting of the UAE – India High Level Joint Task Force on Investments (‘the Joint Task Force’) was held in Mumbai to review the progress being made in addressing the agreed actions of the previous meeting held in Abu Dhabi in January 2018 and to elaborate several new key issues of mutual importance.

Q6. Which of the following regulatory body has released operational guidelines to facilitate payments among prepaid instruments (PPI) such as mobile wallets?

IRDAI

SEBI

RBI

NABARD

CRICIL

Solution:

In a move aimed at promoting digital transactions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released operational guidelines to facilitate payments among prepaid instruments (PPI) such as mobile wallets.

Q7. _______________ recently displaces Accenture as the largest IT firm servicing banks in the world.

Infosys

TCS

Microsoft

Wipro

IBM

Solution:

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd’s quarterly earnings from the financial sector have edged past that of Accenture Plc, which is nearly double its size, making company the world’s largest pure-play information technology (IT) and consulting firm servicing megabanks and insurers.

Q8. Who among the following will head the 7-member committee to look into revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out and suggest steps for augmenting collections?

Sushil Modi

Narender Modi

Arun Jaitley

Nitish Kumar

Yogi Adityanath

Solution:

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi will head the 7-member committee to look into revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out and suggest steps for augmenting collections.

Q9. Which state topped the medal tally at the Khelo India Youth Games?

Goa

Kerala

Delhi

Haryana

Maharashtra

Solution:

Maharashtra topped the medal list, Delhi was at second position with Haryana too maintains its third position.

Q10. Which state has become the first state to implement the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category?

Uttarakhand

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh

Sikkim

Solution:

Gujarat has become the first state to implement the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category. This comes a day after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the bill.

Q11. Who among the following received the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award?

Scott Morrison

Jair Bolsonaro

Queen Elizabeth II

Narendra Modi

Justin Trudeau

Solution:

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, received the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award, in New Delhi. The Award focuses on the triple-bottom-line of People, Profit, and Planet. It will be offered annually to the leader of a Nation.

Q12. What is the currency of Rwanda?

Dirham

Ruble

Dinar

Franc

Peso

Solution:

Rwandan franc is the currency of Rwanda.

Q13. The Ukai Dam has constructed across the Tapti River, is the second largest reservoir in-

Manipur

Andhra Pradesh

Kerala