LIC AAO General Awareness | 19th 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. The National Youth Day is celebrated across the country on ___________.

13th January

16th January

12th January

18th January

10th January

Solution:

The National Youth Day is celebrated across the country on 12th January across the country. NYD 2019 is the 156th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

Q2. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj embarked recently on a two-day visit to Uzbekistan. What is the capital city of Uzbekistan?

Abu Dhabi

Muskat

Bishket

Tashkent

Kabul

Solution:

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj embarked on a two-day visit to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan Capital: Tashkent, Currency: Uzbekistani s’om.

Q3. ISRO Chairman Dr. K Sivan has announced that the organization is well prepared to meet the targets of launching Gaganyaan manned mission to outer space by _____________.

December 2024

December 2023

December 2022

December 2021

December 2020

Solution:

ISRO Chairman Dr. K Sivan has announced that the organization is well prepared to meet the targets of launching Gaganyaan manned mission to outer space by December 2021. Under Gaganyaan project, India is planning to send three astronauts to outer space for seven days and bring them back.

Q4. The 32nd Meeting of GST Council was concluded in New Delhi. The Council has decided to increase the GST registration threshold limit to ____________ from 20 lakh rupees.

40 lakh rupees

35 lakh rupees

38 lakh rupees

45 lakh rupees

30 lakh rupees

Solution:

The 32nd Meeting of GST Council was concluded in New Delhi. The Limit of annual turnover for composition scheme increased to 1.5 crore rupees effective from April 1, 2019. The Council has decided to increase the GST registration threshold limit to 40 lakh rupees from 20 lakh.

Q5. The government has announced __________ rupee award for states that would complete the household electrification early under the Saubhagaya scheme.

200 crore

50 crore

150 crore

10 crore

100 crore

Solution:

The government has announced 100 crore rupee award for states that would complete the household electrification early under the Saubhagaya scheme. Apart from discoms, employees would also collectively get 50 lakh rupees award for completing the task of electrifying households under the scheme.

Q6. The government has increased the rate of interest for General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related schemes by 0.4% points to _____________ for the October-December quarter.

7.5%

8.0%

8.4%

8.8%

7.8%

Solution:

The government has increased the rate of interest for General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related schemes by 0.4% points to 8.0% for the October-December quarter.

Q7. Online financial services marketplace BankBazaar has appointed former RBI Deputy Governor ________ as an advisor to the company.

Viral V Acharya

Usha Thorat

HR Khan

R Gandhi

SS Mundra

Solution:

Online financial services marketplace BankBazaar has appointed former RBI Deputy Governor (DG) SS Mundra as an advisor to the company. Mundra was a deputy governor at the RBI for three years till July 2017.

Q8. An agreement for which of the following dam project was signed in New Delhi among the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand?

Dhauliganga Dam Multipurpose Project

Chamera Hydro-Electric Dam Project

Renukaji Dam Multipurpose Project

Bhadra Reservoir Multipurpose Project

Hirakud Dam Multipurpose Project

Solution:

An agreement for Renukaji Dam Multipurpose Project was signed in New Delhi among the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the presence of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari. All the six Chief Ministers were present on the occasion.

Q9. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, chaired the 4th meeting of the Council for Trade Development and Promotion (CTDP) in ___________.

Chennai

Kochin

Bengaluru

New Delhi

Chandigarh

Solution:

Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, chaired the 4th meeting of the Council for Trade Development and Promotion (CTDP) in New Delhi.

Q10. Name the Industrialist who was recently conferred the ICSIs Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘Translating Excellence in Corporate Governance into Reality’.

Anil Ambani

Mukesh Ambani

Adi Godrej

Laxmi Mittal

Aditya Birla

Solution:

Industrialist and Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej was conferred the ICSIs Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘Translating Excellence in Corporate Governance into Reality’.

Q11. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has appointed ___________ as Prime Minister of Taiwan.

Ma Ying-jeou

Hu Weide

Yan Huiqing

Su Tseng-chang

Lee Teng-hui

Solution:

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has appointed Su Tseng-chang as Prime Minister, during a Cabinet reshuffle following the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s heavy losses in local elections.

Q12. Farakka Barrage is located in-

Uttarakhand

Rajasthan

Odisha

West Bengal

Uttar Pradesh

Solution:

Farakka Barrage Project with headquarters at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal is a subordinate office under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. The Farakka Barrage Project Authority was set up in 1961.

Q13. Indrapuri Barrage is across the _________ River in Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Son River

Kosi River

Punpun River

Ghaghara River

Burhi Gandak River

Solution:

Indrapuri Barrage is across the Son River in Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Q14. Getalsud Dam is an artificial reservoir situated in-

Himachal Pradesh

Meghalaya

Jharkhand

Kerala

Gujarat

Solution:

Getalsud Dam is an artificial reservoir situated in Ormanjhi, Ranchi, Jharkhand. It was constructed across the Subarnarekha River and was opened in 1971.

Q15. Cricketer Albie Morkel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He played for wich of the following country?

Australia

New Zealand

England

South Africa

None of the given options is true

Solution:

Albie Morkel, the South African all-rounder, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Morkel, who played for close to 20 years of professional cricket, made his first-class debut for Easterns against Northerns in the 1999-00 domestic season.