LIC AAO Recruitment 2019: General Awareness

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GA for LIC AAO Exam 2019-20:

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 2019-20.

Q1. Who among the following will head the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage, which is being set up to promote clean and sustainable mobility initiatives in the country?

Viral Acharya

Arvind Panagariya

Amitabh Kant

S C Garg

Nidhi Verma

Solution:

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant will head the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage, which is being set up to promote clean and sustainable mobility initiatives in the country.

Q2. Which of the following country will host the Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup in 2020?

UAE

Indonesia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

India

Solution:

India will host the Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup in 2020. This was announced by the President of International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino after the council meeting in Miami, USA.

Q3. All-rounder JP Duminy announced that he would retire from ODIs after the ICC World Cup in England. He plays for____________.

Sri Lanka

South Africa

England

Australia

New Zealand

Solution:

South African all-rounder JP Duminy announced that he would retire from ODIs after the ICC World Cup in England. Duminy will, however, continue to be available for South Africa in T20 Internationals.

Q4. Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of __________, a specially designed mentorship program to empower the female workforce.

Woman

Wings

Together

Empower

High-heels

Solution:

Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of ‘Wings’, a specially designed mentorship program to empower the female workforce. Wings program is an initiative of the SHE division of Aviva Life Insurance for mentoring all the women employees in Aviva.

Q5. According to the ADB’s latest Asian Development Outlook report, gross domestic product in India will increase by _______ in 2019.

7.6 %

7.5 %

7.7%

7.9 %

7.2 %

Solution:

According to the ADB’s latest Asian Development Outlook report, gross domestic product in India will probably increase by 7.2 % in 2019, down from a December forecast of 7.6%. Southeast Asia’s growth estimate was lowered by 0.2 percentage point to 4.9%.

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in consultation with the government of India has set the limits for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half of the financial year 2019-20 at_____________.

Rs 40000 crore

Rs 28000 crore

Rs 68000 crore

Rs 75000 crore

Rs 80000 crore

Solution:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in consultation with the government of India has set the limits for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half of the financial year 2019-20 (April 2019 to September 2019) at Rs 75000 crore.

Q7. LCR indicates the proportion of highly liquid assets held by banks to ensure their ability to meet short-term obligations. To improve the cash position of banks, RBI has tweaked LCR norms to provide an additional _______ window to lenders.

11%

15%

Solution:

In a bid to further improve the cash position of banks, RBI has tweaked Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) norms to provide an additional 2% window to lenders. As per RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, this move will harmonise the liquidity requirements of banks and release additional money for lending.

Q8. Which of the following organisation has released the 6th edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) titled ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’?

IMF

UNEP

World bank

NIIF

ADB

Solution:

The United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) has released the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) titled ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’.

Q9. Which of the following city topped the Mercer’s annual Quality of Living Survey 2019?

Zurich

Auckland

Munich

Vancouver

Vienna

Solution:

The human resource consulting firm, Mercer’s annual Quality of Living Survey 2019 has placed Austria’s capital city Vienna at the number 1 spot, making it the 10th year in a row.

Q10. Bajaj Finserv’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director ________ has resigned and will take over as the Chairman Emeritus from May 2019.

Rahul Bhatiya

Sameer Bajaj

Rahul Bajaj

Sunil Kumar Bajaj

Rajeev Bajaj

Solution:

Bajaj Finserv’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director Rahul Bajaj has resigned and will take over as the Chairman Emeritus from May 2019.

Q11. Who among the following has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan?

Santosh Jha

Anshuman Jha

Shivali Manohar

Nidhi Bajaj

Gaurav Kumar

Solution:

Santosh Jha presently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Q12. The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Where is the headquarters of ECB?

Madrid, Spain

Frankfurt, Germany

Paris, France

Bern, Switzerland

Rome, Italy

Solution:

The European Central Bank (ECB) based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Q13. What is the capital city of Qatar?

Riyadh

Kuwait City

Tripoli

Doha

Tehran

Solution:

Doha, capital of the peninsular Arabian Gulf country Qatar, is a modern city on Doha Bay.

Q14. Sakshi Malik is an Indian-?

wrestler

footballer

shooter

archer

cricketer

Solution:

Sakshi Malik is an Indian freestyle wrestler.

Q15. Which of the following Indian state is the least climate vulnerable state in the Himalayan region, with the index being 0.42?

Manipur

Mizoram

Assam

Uttarakhand

Sikkim

Solution:

Indian scientists have developed a common framework for the assessment of climate change vulnerability in all the states in the Himalayan region. The assessment shows that the vulnerability index is the highest for Assam (0.72) and Mizoram (0.71). Sikkim is the least vulnerable state with the index being 0.42.