LIC AAO 2019 Mains Exam: Current Affairs Questions

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Current Affairs Questions for LIC AAO 2019 Mains:

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. Knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI and GD more efficiently. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. Praful Patel has become the first Indian to be elected as a member of FIFA Executive Council. He is __________.

President of AIBA

Chairman of AIBA

President of AIFF

Chairman of AIFF

None of the given options is true

Solution:

Praful Patel, president of All India Football Federation (AIFF), has become the first Indian to be elected as a member of FIFA Executive Council. Patel got 38 votes out of the total 46 votes, which only shows how highly he is regarded by the fellow Asian nations.

Q2. Name the Biologist who helped decipher the genetic code and jointly won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, who passed away recently.

William C. Campbell

Sydney Brenner

Robert Edwards,

Joseph E. Murray

Erwin Neher

Solution:

Biologist Sydney Brenner who helped decipher the genetic code and jointly won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, passed away at the age of 92.

Q3. Name the player who won in Men's Singles category in 2019 Malaysia Open.

Chen Long

Viktor Axelsen

Joko Suprianto

Lin Dan

Taufik Hidayat

Solution:

The 2019 Malaysia Open, officially the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2019, is a badminton tournament which takes place at Axiata Arena in Malaysia. It has a total purse of $700,000. The sports event was held in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. Lin Dan of China won in Men’s Singles category after defeating Chen Long of China. Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei won in Women’s singles after defeating Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi.

Q4. What is the theme of World Health Day 2019?

Health Priority on Top

Universal health coverage: Everyone, Everywhere

Beat Diabetes

Depression, Let's Talk

None of the given theme is true

Solution:

April 7 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. The theme of World Health Day 2019 is ‘Universal health coverage (UHC): Everyone, Everywhere’, according to WHO.

Q5. Rabat is the capital city of ____________.

Malaysia

Italy

Laos

Morocco

Cambodia

Solution:

Morocco Capital: Rabat, Currency: Moroccan dirham.

Q6. Name the player who won in women's Singles category in 2019 Malaysia Open.

Marjorie Barrett

Akane Yamaguchi

Tonny Ahm

Tai Tzu-ying

Shixian Wang

Solution:

Q7. World Health Day is organized across the world on ___________.

19 April

5 April

7 April

9 April

16 April

Solution:

April 7 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. The theme of World Health Day 2019 is ‘Universal health coverage (UHC): Everyone, Everywhere’, according to WHO.

Q8. The joint military exercise between Morocco and the US kicked off in southern Morocco. What is the name of this exercise?

Lincon Power

African Lion

Morrus Link

USMORE

Black Pitch

Solution:

The joint military exercise between Morocco and the US, “African Lion 2019,” kicked off in southern Morocco. The exercise marks the participation of thousands of military officers.

Q9. Name the company that has been named as the ‘Global Slag Company of the Year’ at the 14th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition 2019.

Mittal Steel

Bhushan Steel

Reliance Steel

Tata Steel

Arcelor Steel

Solution:

Tata Steel has been named as the ‘Global Slag Company of the Year’ at the 14th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition 2019. The conference was held recently in Aachen, Germany. It is one of the largest global annual slag event, attended by major steelmakers, steel mill service providers & associated companies.

Q10. With which of the following council/company, the Indian Navy has inked an MoU to undertake joint research and development of advanced technologies for the Indian Navy?

TATA

CII

Reliance Defence

None of the given options is true

CSIR

Solution:

The Indian Navy and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) inked an MoU to undertake joint research and development of advanced technologies for the Indian Navy. This will be a collaborative arrangement between labs of CSIR, the Indian Navy and Indian industry.

Q11. Who is the present and 23rd Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy?

Vice Admiral Karambir Singh

Admiral Girish Luthra

Admiral Sunil Lanba

Vice Admiral Girish Lamba

Admiral Anmol Singh

Solution:

Admiral Sunil Lanba is the 23rd and present Chief of Naval Staff. Vice Admiral Karambir Singh will take over as the 24th Navy chief on 31st May, 2019.

Q12. With which of the following Bank, National Thermal Power Corporation has inked a term-loan agreement to raise Rs 2,000 crore, which would be used to part finance its capital expenditure?

Canara Bank

IDBI Bank

ICICI Bank

Bank of India

SBI

Solution:

State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation has inked a term-loan agreement with Canara Bank to raise Rs 2,000 crore, which would be used to part finance its capital expenditure.

Q13. Name the country’s first indigenously designed and developed artillery gun that was recently inducted in the Indian Army.

Boforce

Nag

Dhanush

Sarp

Nagdansh

Solution:

In a major boost to India’s firepower, country’s first indigenously designed and developed Dhanush artillery gun was inducted in the Indian Army during a ceremony held at Ordnance Factory in Jabalpur, MP. Dhanush 155mm/45 calibre towed gun system can be deployed in all types of terrains.

Q14. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred President’s Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman Awards at New Delhi. The award of the Certificate of Honour was introduced in the year _________.

1978

1968

1948

1958

1988

Solution:

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred President’s Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman Awards at New Delhi. The award of the Certificate of Honour was introduced in the year 1958 to honour the scholars of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian Languages.

Q15. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting decided to Reduce the policy repo rate to 6.0% from _________ with immediate effect.

6.50%

6.25%

6.75%

6.45%

6.15%

Solution:

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today decided to Reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.0% from 6.25% with immediate effect.

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