LIC AAO Exam: Current Affairs Questions

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Current Affairs Questions for LIC AAO Exam 2019 :

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Most of the questions in GA appear from Current Affairs section. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI (Personal Interview) more efficiently so you do not give a mumble jumble answer to the interviewee’s simple questions. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. Which of the following Indian shuttler clinch the Dutch International badminton title in The Hague, Netherlands?

H S Prannoy

B Sai Praneeth

Kidambi Srikanth

Ajay Jayaram

Harsheel Dani

Solution:

Former junior national champion Harsheel Dani rallied from a game down against Mads Christophersen of Denmark to clinch the Dutch International badminton title in The Hague, Netherlands.

Q2. The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), an arm of ____________, has launched a 5G Use Cases Lab for banking and financial sector.

Securities and Exchange Board of India

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Reserve Bank of India

State Bank of India

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

Solution:

The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), an arm of Reserve Bank of India, has launched a 5G Use Cases Lab for banking and financial sector.

Q3. __________celebrates major agricultural events as the festival of Bihu.

Kerala

Bihar

Assam

Manipur

Punjab

Solution:

Assam’s most awaited festival – the Rongali Bihu, also known as ‘Bohaag Bihu’ which marks the beginning of the new Assamese calendar year started. Assam celebrates major agricultural events as the festival of Bihu.

Q4. SK Shivakumar passed away at the age of 66. He was a renowned___________.

Space scientist

Social activist

Hindi poet

Environmentalist

Economist

Solution:

Former Director of Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre (ISAC), SK Shivakumar died at the age of 66 in Bengaluru. He hailed from Mysuru, Karnataka. He was part of the team which had developed telemetry system for India’s first moon mission Chandrayan – I.

Q5. Who among the following won the 2019 Singapore Badminton Open in men’s singles category?

Viktor Axelsen

B. Sai Praneeth

Kento Momota

B. Sumeeth Reddy

Jan O Jorgensen

Solution:

Kento Momota won the 2019 Singapore Open in men’s singles category.

Q6. Who among the following won the 2019 Singapore Open in women’s singles category?

Saina Nehwal

Li Xuerui

Ratchanok Intanon

Carolina Marin

Tai Tzu-ying

Solution:

Tai Tzu-ying won the 2019 Singapore Open in women’s singles category.

Q7. Name world’s first armed amphibious drone boat that has been successfully tested by China.

Snowgoose

Marine Pioneer

Grey Eagle

Marine Lizard

Northrop Grumman

Solution:

The world’s first armed amphibious drone boat named ‘Marine Lizard‘and guided by China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, has been successfully tested by China.

Q8. Reuters journalists, ________ and ______ have been selected for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize 2019.

Bob Woodward, Christiane Amanpour

Hu Shuli, Wa Lone

Kyaw Soe Oo, Wa Lone

Louis Theroux, Kyaw Soe Oo

Bob Woodward, Louis Theroux

Solution:

Reuters journalists, Kyaw Soe Oo, and Wa Lone have been selected for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize 2019.

Q9. India’s first exotic Bird Park ‘Essel World Bird Park’ was launched by EsselWorld Leisure Pvt. Ltd in______.

Nagpur

Pune

New Delhi

Mumbai

Dehradun

Solution:

India’s first exotic Bird Park ‘Essel World Bird Park’ was launched by EsselWorld Leisure Pvt. Ltd, the entertainment arm of the $6-billion Essel Group in Mumbai.

Q10. The _______ and the _______were awarded Pulitzer Prizes for their separate investigations of President Donald Trump and his family.

New York Times, Wall Street Journal

New York Times, Chicago Tribune

Houston Chronicle, Chron

Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle

Los Angeles Times, New York Post

Solution:

The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal were awarded Pulitzer Prizes for their separate investigations of President Donald Trump and his family.

Q11. India has successfully test-fired first indigenously designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile_______ from a test range in Odisha.

Vani

Dhanush

Vijay

Abhay

Nirbhay

Solution:

India has successfully test-fired first indigenously designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ from a test range in Odisha.

Q12. India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Voter Park’ was inaugurated in ___________aimed at increasing voter awareness and educating people about the electoral process.

Gurugram

Chennai

Kolkata

Puducherry

Thiruvananthapuram

Solution:

India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Voter Park’ was inaugurated in Gurugram, Haryana, aimed at increasing voter awareness and educating people about the electoral process.

Q13. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the__________have joined hands to map, validate and protect smaller wetlands in coastal regions.

IWAI

NABARD

DRDO

ISRO

ADB

Solution:

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have joined hands to map, validate and protect smaller wetlands in coastal regions.

Q14. According to the Reserve Bank of India in financial year 2019 banks clocked a_____ year-on-year credit growth against 9.85% in FY2018.

12.76%

13.23%

10.45%

11.77%

14.87%

Solution:

The financial year 2019 has ended on a relatively robust note for banks. They clocked a 13.23% year-on-year credit growth against 9.85% in FY2018.

Q15. The Cabinet approves MoU between India and_____on Cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources.

Bolivia

Cambodia

Korea