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1. What is the population of India ?

• 98 crores
• More than 2 billion
• More than 1 billion
• Less than 96 crores
• 96 crores

2. Thermostat is an instrument used to-----------

• measure flow of current
• measure intensity of voltage
• regulate temperature
• regulate velocity of sound
• None of these

3. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with-----------

• Football 
• Cricket
• Hockey 
• Basketball
• Lawn Tennis

4. GNP stands for--------

• Gross National Product
• Group Net Product
• Grand Nuclear Process
• Group Networking Process
• None of these

5. ‘Acoustics’ is the science of the study of-------

• Light
• Sound
• Electricity
• Magnetism
• None of these

6. Noise pollution is measured in the unit called-------

• micron
• nautical miles
• ohms
• ampere
• decibel

7. ‘Heavy Water’ is used in which of the following types of industries ?

• Sugar
• Nuclear Power
• Textile
• Coal
• None of these

8. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Indomitable Spirit’?

• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Dr. Manmohan Singh
• Justice K. G. Balakrishna
• Mr. Natwar Singh
• None of these

9. Which of the following is not the name of popular IT/Software Company ?

• Wipro
• Mastek
• Toyota
• IBM
• Infosys

10. ‘Yen’ is the currency of------

• South Korea
• China
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• None of these

11. Baichung Bhutia whose name was in news is a well known------

• Music Director of Indian films
• English author of Indian origin
• Journalist
• Politician
• Sports Personality

12. ‘Richter Scale’ is used to measure which of the following ?

• Intensity of Tsunami Waves
• Intensity of Earthquake
• Density of salt in Sea water
• Flow of electric current
• None of these

13. Which of the following best explains ‘e-governance’?

• Improving the functioning of government
• Teaching government employees the basics of computing
• Delivery of public services through internet
• Framing of cyber-laws of chatting on internet
• Convergence of e-mail and video-conferencing

14. CAS is associated with which of the following ?

• Legal System Reforms
• Piped gas line
• Cable T.V.
• Mobile phone regulation
• None of these

15. Tata Steel recently acquired the Corus, a steel giant situated in-------

• South Africa
• Ukraine
• Australia
• Italy
• Britain

16. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the Organization/Agency working in the field of Space Research ?

• ISBN
• ISRO
• INTELSET
• INTACH
• None of these

17. ‘Handshaking’ in Networking parlance means

• connecting computers to a hub
• distributed Networks
• having same operating system on different computers
• sending e-mail
• None of these

18. VAT stands for

• Value And Tax
• Value Added Tax
• Virtual Action Tasks
• Virtual Assessment Technique
• None of these

19. Alzheimer’s disease is the ailment of which of the following organs /parts of the human body ?

• Kidney
• Heart
• Liver
• Stomach
• Brain

20. Global warming is a matter of concern amongst the nations these days. Which of the following countries is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the World ?

• U.S.A.
• China
• India
• Britain
• None of these

21. Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates ?

• Microsoft Secrets
• The Road Ahead
• The Elephant Paradigm
• e-commerce
• None of these

22. Which of the following is the name of the social network service run by the Google on the internet ?

• Online Space
• Orkut
• Net-Space
• Wikipedia
• None of these

23. Which of the following states is a relatively new addition ?

• Goa
• Delhi
• Uttarakhand
• Himachal Pradesh
• Bihar

24. DOT stands for---------

• Disc Operating Therapy
• Department of Telephones
• Directorate of Technology
• Damage on Time
• None of these

25. Which of the following States/ parts of India is completely land locked having no contact with sea ?

• Karnataka
• Orissa
• Maharashtra
• North-East
• None of these

26. TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following services ?

• Telecom 
• Trade
• Port 
• Transport
• None of these

27. At present for the ATMs in India, the most commonly used net-work communication mode is-------

• Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
• General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
• Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
• Dial-in Connection
• None of these

28. Which of the following is not a foreign bank operating in India ?

• DBS Bank Ltd.
• Sonali Bank
• J. P. Morgan Chase Bank
• Shinhan Bank
• All are Foreign Banks

29. Who is the author of the book ‘Future Shock’ ?

• Alvin Toffler
• Tom Peters
• Napoleon Hill
• Kenneth Blanchard
• None of these

30. Apex fares are---------

• more than the normal fare
• less than the normal fare
• offered only to corporate clients
• applicable to late night flights only
• applicable to international flights only

31. Who amongst the following is the Director of the film ‘Water’ which was in news ?

1. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
2. Mrinal Sen
3. Gulzar
4. Mahesh Bhatt
5. None of these

32. The 10th plan period is upto------

• 2007 
• 2008
• 2009 
• 2010
• None of these

33. OPEC is a group of countries which are--------

• exporting oil
• producting cotton
• rich and developed
• developing and poor
• nuclear powers

34. Intel Company mainly produces--------

• Hard disks
• VCDs
• Monitors
• Software
• None of these

35. Who amongst the following is the M.D./Chairman of one of the major Steel Companies ?

• Shri L. N. Mittal
• Shri K. K. Birla
• Shri Vijaypat Singhania
• Shri Mukesh Ambani
• Shri Anil Agarwal

36. Who is the President of Nasscom?

• Kiran Karnik
• Narayana Murthy
• Pramod Desai
• Devang Mehta
• None of these

37. Which of the following awards is not given for excellence in the field of literature ?

• Booker Prize
• Nobel Prize
• Pulitzer Price
• Arjun Award
• Bharatiya Gnanpith Award

38. ‘Singur’ which was in news is a place in-------

• Orissa
• West Bengal
• Jharkhand
• Bihar
• Maharashtra

39. Who amongst the following is the author of the book series named as ‘Harry Potter’ ?

• J. K. Rowling
• Lindsay Lohan
• Julia Roberts
• Sandra Bullock
• None of these

40. Which of the following Satellites recently dedicated to nation helps Direct to Home Television Service in India ?

• Matsat
• Edusat
• Insat–4B
• Insat–IB
• None of these

41. Many a times we read some news items about the ‘West Bank’. ‘West Bank’ is situated at the western side of the river--------

• Mississippi
• Amazon
• Nile
• Jordan
• None of these

42. Which of the following phenomenon is considered responsible for ‘Global Warming’ ?

• Greenhouse Gas Effect
• Fox Fire
• Dry Farming
• Radioactivity
• None of these

43. Which of the following instruments is not issued by a bank ?

• Demand Draft
• Pay Order
• Debit Card
• Credit Card
• National Saving Certificate

44. Name of Jyoti Randhawa is associated with which of the following games ?

• Golf
• Badminton
• Hockey
• Chess
• None of these

45. Which of the following Software Companies recently launched its education portal ‘Unlimited Potential’ in India ?

• Microsoft 
• Infosys
• Wipro 
• TCS
• None of these

46. Polly Umrigar who died was a well known----------

• Cricketer
• Tennis Player
• Golfer
• Chess Player
• Hockey Player

47. In India Census is done after a gap of every-------

• Five years
• Seven years
• Eight years
• Ten years
• Fifteen years

48. Prof. Muhammad Yunus the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ?

• Core Banking
• Micro Credit
• Retail Banking
• Real Time Gross Settlement
• Internet Banking

49. Who amongst the following was India’s official candidate for the post of UNO’s Secretary General ?

• Mr. Shyam Saran
• Dr. C. Rangarajan
• Mr. Shashi Tharoor
• Mr. Vijay Nambiar
• None of these

50. Mr. Gordon Brown has taken over as the Prime Minister of---------

• Italy
• Canada
• France
• South Africa
• Britain

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National Insurance Company Limited : Adminsitrative Officer General Awareness Solved Paper : Exam Held on 12.04.2015

National Insurance Company Limited (NICIL) 

General Awareness Solved Paper 

Administrative Officer Exam Held On 12.04.2015

1. Which of the following is the largest general insurance company of India on the basis of gross premium collection inclusive of foreign operations?

1. United India Insurance Company Limited
2. Oriental Fire and General Insurance Company Limited
3. New India Assurance Company Limited
4. Agriculture Insurance Company of India
5. National Insurance Company Limited

2. The proposed Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA Bank) will have a Credit Guarantee corpus of–

1. Rs. 15000 crore
2. Rs. 10000 crore
3. Rs. 3000 crore
4. Rs. 20000 crore
5. Rs. 5000 crore

3. The chemical name of ‘caustic soda’ is–

1. potassium hydroxide
2. aluminium oxide
3. sodium hydroxide
4. sodium chloride
5. sodium bicarbonate

4. The term ‘Front-end load’ is associated with–

1. term deposits
2. term loans
3. insurance policies
4. mutual funds
5. government securities

5. When an insurer passes some part of or all risks to another insurer called Re-insurer, this type of insurance is called–

1. Self Insurance
2. Dual Insurance
3. Void Insurance
4. Two Fold Insurance
5. Re-insurance

6. The capital of the ‘People’s Republic of China’ is–

1. Taiwan
2. Hong Kong
3. Shanghai
4. Beijing
5. Shenzhen

7. A complaint can be lodged with the insurance ombudsman by an aggrieved–

1. corporate policy holder
2. trust/association holding an insurance policy
3. sole-proprietor of a firm holding the insurance policy
4. individual policy holder
5. partnership firm

8. Which of the following teams won the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition in Indian Football?

1. Punjab
2. Asom
3. Services
4. West Bengal
5. Maharashtra

9. ‘Joko Widodo’ has been elected as President of–

1. Indonesia
2. Mexico
3. Argentina
4. Ukraine
5. Austria

10. The FIBA Cup is associated with which among the following sports?

1. Table tennis
2. Basketball
3. Hockey
4. Football
5. Cricket

11. An agency which holds electronic records of insurance policies issued to individuals, is known as–

1. Insurance Depository
2. Insurance Attorney
3. Stock Insurance Company
4. Insurance Actuary
5. Insurance Repository

12. A life insurance policy which provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of times, is known as–

1. Whole Life Insurance
2. Variable Universal Life Insurance
3. Term Life Insurance
4. Universal Life Insurance
5. Permanent Life Insurance

13. ‘Tribhuvan International Airport’ is situated in–

1. Port Louis (Mauritius)
2. Paro (Bhutan)
3. Jakarta (Indonesia)
4. Kathmandu (Nepal)
5. Bangkok (Thailand)

14. Under the recently re-launched Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) for senior citizens, the insured person can receive a monthly pension ranging from

1. Other than those given as options–
2. Rs. 100 to Rs. 5000
3. Rs. 500 to Rs. 5000
4. Rs. 1000 to Rs. 10000
5. Rs. 50 to Rs. 500

15. Lia Van Leer of Israel, who recently died at the age of 90 years, is a pioneering figure in the field of–

1. cultural studies
2. farm productivity and profitability
3. human computer protection
4. film programming and archiving
5. film photography

16. Against a global average of 50%, the female labour force participation rate in India is found to be–

1. 23%
2. 53%
3. 33%
4. 63%
5. 13%

17. Who amongst the following has recently been appointed by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region as the Brand Ambassador of the North-East region?

1. Mary Kom
2. Sarjubala Devi
3. Suman Bala Devi
4. M. Thomas Meiter
5. Likhmabam Sushila

18. The Cabinet Minister for Civil Aviation in the Union Council of Ministers, is–

1. Ananth Kumar
2. Radha Mohan Singh
3. Anant Geete
4. Jual Oram
5. Ashok Gajapati Raju

19. It is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), one of India’s leading housing finance institution and–

1. Standard Life
2. Prudential Life
3. Sun Life
4. Max Life
5. Aviva India

20. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which one of the following is the world’s biggest importer of arms during the five year period from 2010 to 2014?

1. India
2. Iran
3. Germany
4. Pakistan
5. China

21. Prime Minister recently inaugurated the first of the eight Coastal Surveillance Radar Systems (CSRS) being set-up by India in which of the following countries?

1. Mauritius
2. Sri Lanka
3. Maldives
4. Seychelles
5. Philippines

22. The traditional new year celebrations ‘Rongali Bihu’ which is celebrated with fun in abundance by all people irrespective of caste, creed and belief in the Indian State of–

1. Goa
2. Asom
3. Telangana
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Odisha

23. The ‘Kaziranga National Park’ is situated in the Indian State of–

1. Asom
2. West Bengal
3. Uttarakhand
4. Chhattisgarh
5. Bihar

24. The Japanese encephalitis, a virus born disease, which claimed many deaths in India recently, affects which part of the human body?

1. Kidney
2. Brain
3. Lungs
4. Intestine
5. Heart

25. The ‘Pudhu Vezhvu Scheme’ is an empowerment and poverty reduction initiative launched by–

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. West Bengal
5. Telangana

26. Which of the following noted Gandhians, is known for his rendition of Gandhi katha-stories on the Mahatma’s life, which he look across the world and received much acclaim for it?

1. SN Subbarao
2. Rajmohan Gandhi
3. ManadevDesai
4. Narayan Bhai Desai
5. Chandi Prasad Bhatt

27. Which of the following organization process insurance claims or certain aspects of employed benefit plans for a separate entity?

1. Insurance broker
2. Insurance surveyor
3. Third party owner
4. Insurance agent
5. Third party administrator

28. The ‘National De-worming Day’ is observed in India every year on–

1. June 10
2. April 10
3. March 10
4. February 10
5. May 10

29. Under the Sukayana Samridhi Yojana (SSN), the interest is payable by the Bank at the rate of–

1. 8%
2. 8.7%
3. 8.5%
4. 8.9%
5. 9.1%

30. What is the minimum number of employees is a firm covered by the retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) for providing social security net?

1. Ten
2. Twenty
3. Thirty
4. Fifteen
5. Forty

31. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), is a trade and investment agreement under negotiation between the–

1. European Union and the USA
2. European Union and India
3. World Trade Organization and India
4. European Union and China
5. India and the USA

32. The currency ,of , the ‘Republic of Mauritius’ is–

1. Other than those given as options
2. Mauritian Riyal
3. Mauritian Rial
4. Mauritian Rupee
5. Mauritian Rufiyaa

33. ‘One Life is Not Enough’ is an autobiography of–

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2. Natwar Singh
3. Dr. Manmohan Singh
4. Sharad Pawar
5. APJ Abdul Kalam

34. Future Group is an Indian private conglomerate, which is known for having a significant prominence in Indian retail and fashion sector, with popular supermarket chain–

1. Hyper City
2. Easy Day
3. More
4. D-Mart
5. Big Bazaar

35. In the recent Finance Bill-2016 place before parliament, government proposed the merging of commodity futures market regulator, Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with–

1. IRDA
2. PFRDA
3. SEBI
4. RBI
5. FLSRC

36. An insurance purchased by agricultural producers to protect themselves against either the loss of their crops due to natural disasters or loss of revenue due to declines in the prices of agricultural commodities, is known as–

1. Crop Insurance
2. Third Party Insurance
3. Gap Insurance
4. Marine Insurance
5. Auto Insurance

37. Discovered in 1866, the ‘Mesabi 1ron Range’ is the chief deposit of iron-ore in–

1. South America
2. Russia
3. Australia
4. Europe
5. the USA

38. According to latest Economic Census released by National Statistical Association, which State has emerged top among states having more household enterprises?

1. Haryana
2. Maharashtra
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka
5. Rajasthan

39. ‘Tasmania’ is an island State and is part of the–

1. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
2. Commonwealth of Marina Islands
3. Commonwealth of Australia
4. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

40. ‘United Nations Industrial Development Organization’ that promotes industrial development is the specialized agency of the United Nations. It is headquartered in–

1. Rome (Italy)
2. New York (USA)
3. Vienna (Austria)
4. Paris (France)
5. Gland (Switzerland)

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