LIC AAO General Awareness | 23rd March 2019

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GA for LIC AAO 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. Lenin Rajendran has passed away at 67. He was a renowned director and screenwriter of _______ film industry.

Kannada

Telugu

Tamil

Malayalam

Bengali

Solution:

Malayalam director and screenwriter Lenin Rajendran has passed away at 67. He was a five-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Awards.

Q2. Who has taken over as the chief coach for the country’s female boxers?

Yunfei Li

Mohammed Ali Qamar

Josie Gabuco

Pinki Rani

Devendro Singh

Solution:

Mohammed Ali Qamar, the man who won India’s first Commonwealth Games gold medal in boxing, has taken over as the chief coach for the country’s female boxers. He has replaced veteran Shiv Singh.

Q3. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that __________ has been appointed as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Shashank Manohar

Dave Richardson

Haroon Lorgat

Anurag Thakur

Manu Sawhney

Solution:

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Manu Sawhney has been appointed as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Q4. Name the Indian football team head coach who has resigned from the post.

Stephen Constantine

Harendar Singh

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

Bhaichung Bhutia

Stephen Craigman

Solution:

Indian football team head coach Stephen Constantine has stepped down after the team’s shock 0-1 defeat to Bahrain which led to its exit from the Asian Cup.

Q5. The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry C. R. Chaudhary attended the 6th RCEP Inter-Sessional Ministerial Meeting (IMM) in Singapore. What does E stands for in RCEP?

Empowered

Economic

Establishment

Environmental

Equal

Solution:

RCEP stands for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. RCEP negotiations were formally launched in November 2012 at the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia.

Q6. Minister of State for Textiles __________ has stated that the Ministry will release 7.8 crore rupees for the construction of a textile tourism complex in Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.

Smriti Zubin Irani

Ajay Tamta

Jagat Prakash Nadda

Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Dr. Mahesh Sharma

Solution:

Minister of State for Textiles, Ajay Tamta has stated that the Ministry will release 7.8 crore rupees for the construction of a textile tourism complex in Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.

Q7. India and Sri Lanka has signed two MoU for construction of 1200 houses through 50 model villages, using Indian grant assistance of ______ Srilankan rupees.

200 crore

150 crore

90 crore

10 crore

60 crore

Solution:

India and Sri Lanka has signed two MoU for construction of 1200 houses through 50 model villages, using Indian grant assistance of 60 crore Srilankan rupees.

Q8. Who has become the 2nd youngest in the world and the youngest Grand Master in Indian?

R Praggnanandhaa

M Gunawanta

D Gopal

S Ganesh

D Gukesh

Solution:

Tamil Nadu lad D Gukesh became the 2nd youngest Grand Master in the world and the youngest Indian to achieve the feat at 12 years, 7 months and 17 days, erasing the mark set by his state-mate R Praggnanandhaa in June 2018.

Q9. Who among the following has won a Franco-German human rights award for his ‘exceptional contribution’ to the protection and promotion of human rights?

Nadia Murad

Aung San Suu Kyi

Xi Jinping

Yu Wensheng

Malala Yousafzai

Solution:

A detained Chinese rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has won a Franco-German human rights award for his ‘exceptional contribution’ to the protection and promotion of human rights.

Q10. The government has constituted a seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to boost the real estate sector under the GST regime. This committee shall be headed by ____________.

Sushil Modi

Nitin Patel

Dinesh Arya

Manohar Parrikar

Nirmala Sitharaman

Solution:

The government has constituted a seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to boost the real estate sector under the GST regime. Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat Nitin Patel is the convener of the GoM.

Q11. Ministry of Water resources and River development has organized 9th International Micro irrigation conference in ________.

Bhopal

Agra

Aurangabad

Nagpur

Dehradun

Solution:

In order to promote Micro irrigation amongst farmers, Ministry of Water resources and River development has organized 9th International Micro irrigation conference in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

Q12. International Literacy Day is celebrated annually on-

September 27

September 8

September 14

September 16

September 10

Solution:

International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September, is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world literacy rates, and reflect on the world's remaining literacy challenges. The issue of literacy is a key component of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Q13. Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation. Who is present President of Myanmar?

Win Myint

Prayut Chan-o-cha

Moon Jae-in

Shinzo Abe

Xi Jinping

Solution:

Win Myint is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner who is serving as the 10th President of Myanmar since 30 March 2018.

Q14. What is the capital city of Indonesia?

Jakarta

Bandar Seri Begawan

Manila

Phnom Penh

Vientiane

Solution:

Jakarta is Capital of Indonesia.

Q15. The 1st National Level Sports Meet for the students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) was held at ________.

Kovalam

Amritsar

Hyderabad

Bhubaneswar

Lucknow

Solution:

The 1st National Level Sports Meet for the students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) was inaugurated by Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs at G.M.C Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad.