LIC AAO 2019 Current Affairs Questions

Dear Aspirants,

Current Affairs Questions for LIC AAO :

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. Who among the following has become the first Indian to win gold at the Ali Aliev wrestling tournament?

Sakshi Malik

Babita Kumari

Yogeshwar Dutt

Bajrang Punia

Sushil Kumar

Solution:

World number one Bajrang Punia has become the first Indian to win gold at the Ali Aliev wrestling tournament after defeating Viktor Rassadin of Russia in the 65 kg freestyle in Kapiisk.

Q2. Who among the following was conferred with France’s highest civilian honour, Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur, for his contribution to India-France space cooperation?

K Sivan

A S Kiran Kumar

B N Suresh

G. Satheesh Reddy

K. Radhakrishnan

Solution:

Former ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar was conferred with France’s highest civilian honour, Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur, for his contribution to India-France space cooperation.

Q3. Which of the following organisation overtook Apple Inc to claim the No. 2 spot in smartphones making?

Nokia

Motorola

Micromax

Samsung

Huawei

Solution:

Huawei Technologies Co overtook Apple Inc to claim the No. 2 spot in smartphones making in the first quarter, moving a step closer to its avowed ambition of displacing Samsung at the top of the market.

Q4. What is the name of the all-women police patrol unit launched by Mangaluru City Police?

Ahilyabai Holkar Force

Rani Lakshmibai Force

Rani Abbakka Force

Rani Padmini Force

Rani Chennamma Force

Solution:

Mangaluru City Police has launched an all-women police patrol unit ‘Rani Abbakka Force’.

Q5. Which of the following organisation has become the first operator to start optical fiber-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama with the launch of ‘Bharat Fibre’?

BSNL

Bharti Airtel

Vodafone-Idea

Jio

Aircel

Solution:

State-owned telecom firm BSNL has become the first operator to start optical fiber-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama with the launch of ‘Bharat Fibre’.

Q6. Which of the following country has formed a new law that aims to expand government control over the Internet?

Saudi Arabia

Italy

USA

South Korea

Russia

Solution:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a new measure that aims to expand government control over the Internet.

Q7. Which of the following country's parliament became the first national legislative body in the world to declare a climate change emergency?

Germany

France

USA

Norway

Solution:

The UK parliament became the first national legislative body in the world to declare a climate change emergency.

Q8. World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) is celebrated all over the world on the________.

May 1st

May 3rd

May 5th

May 7th

May 6th

Solution:

World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) is celebrated all over the world on the 3rd of May. The theme for WPFD 2019 is “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation”.

Q9. The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the GoI and________ signed an MoU in New Delhi for setting up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Waste to Wealth Technologies for implementation of sustainable, scientific and technological solutions for waste management.

IIT Indore

IISc Bangalore

IIT Delhi

IIT Kanpur

IIT Bombay

Solution:

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) signed an MoU in New Delhi for setting up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Waste to Wealth Technologies for implementation of sustainable, scientific and technological solutions for waste management.

Q10. The Netherlands was the 2nd largest destination for foreign investment by Indian companies, after ________,with investments worth $12.8 billion in 2017.

France

UAE

Norway

Japan

Singapore

Solution:

The Netherlands was also the second largest destination for foreign investment by Indian companies, after Singapore, with investments worth $12.8 billion in 2017.