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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NICL Administrative Officers : General Awareness Solved Papers

National Insurance Company Ltd Recruitment

Administrative Officers Exam 

General Awareness Solved Paper Held on 12.04.2015

1. Mohammad Nasheed who was arrested recently,is the former President of which country ?

1. Philippines 
2. Myanmar 
3. Bangladesh 
4. Maldives 
5. Malaysia

2. Which IT firm has been ranked as Top Employer in Europe?

1. Abbott 
2. Tata Consultancy Services 
3. Bentley 
4. HEINEKEN 
5. Samsung

3. The country, which set up two commissions on February 10, to investigate human rights abuses and disappearances during nation's decade long civil war–

1. Syria 
2. Iraq 
3. Nepal 
4. Tunisia 
5. Afghanistan

4. In 'SIFI', 'S' stands for–

1. Science 
2. School 
3. Systematically 
4. Structural 
5. System

5. Air India headquarters located at–

1. Hyderabad 
2. Kolkata 
3. Chennai 
4. New Delhi 
5. Ahmedabad

6. As per the World Bank's Index of Ease of Doing Business 2014 India was ranked–

1. 138th 
2. 189th 
3. 123rd 
4. 142nd 
5. 154th

7. How many Bank Accounts were opened under "Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana" on its inaugural day?

1. 2.00 crores 
2. 1.25 crores 
3. 1.50 crores 
4. 1.00 crores 
5. None of these

8. What is the operational range of Shaheen III ?

1. 2750 km 
2. 2500 km 
3. 2250 km 
4. 3000 km 
5. 3150 km

9. Ganga Talao is a crater lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of–

1. Indonesia 
2. Maldives
3. Mauritius 
4. Malaysia 
5. Thailand

10. Which one of the following rivers of India is called 'biological desert' ?

1. Noyyal 
2. Damodar 
3. Bhiwani 
4. Bhadar 
5. Narmada

11. Researchers of which country have developed a candidate vaccine to protect against the deadly Ebola virus which will soon undergo human clinical trials in Africa ?

1. Sweden 
2. China 
3. Britain 
4. Russia 
5. India

12. Which of the following authorities is approached for insurance related complaints?

1. Governing Body of Insurance Council (GBIC) 
2. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA)
3. Insurance Ombudsman 
4. National Insurance Corporation Limited (NICL)
5. United India Insurance Corporation (UIIC)

13. Which of the following states is the winner of the recently held Ranji Trophy 2014-15?

1. Tamil Nadu 
2. Maharashtra 
3. Mumbai 
4. Karnataka 
5. Vidarbha

14. The currency of Belgium is–

1. Belgian Franc 
2. Euro 
3. Dollar 
4. Pound 
5. Yen

15. Parliament has passed Insurance Laws (amendment) Bill, 2015 in Rajya Sabha on–

1. 12 January, 2015 
2. 12 February 2015 
3. 10 February, 2015 
4. 10 March, 2015 
5. 12 March, 2015

16. On March 8, which of the following days is celebrated?

1. Army Day 
2. Women's Day 
3. Labour Day 
4. AIDS Day 
5. Navy Day

17. Kidambi Srikanth is associated with which of the following sports?

1. Chess 
2. Cricket 
3. Badminton 
4. Lawn Tennis 
5. Hockey

18. According to the Insurance Amendment Bill 2015, a health insurance company is required to maintain an equity capital sum of how much ?

1. Rs. 25 crores 
2. Rs. 22 crores 
3. Rs. 30 crores 
4. Rs. 25 crores 
5. Rs. 100 crores

19. According to the census 2011, what is the literacy rate in India?

1. 74.04% 
2. 65.46% 
3. 82.14% 
4. 61.80% 
5. 67.02%

20. National Insurance Academy (NIA) is situated at–

1. Hyderabad 
2. New Delhi 
3. Ahmedabad 
4. Kochi 
5. Pune

21. Which of the following countries has Copenhagen as its capital ?

1. Austria 
2. Denmark 
3. Argentina 
4. Sweden 
5. Germany

22. 'The Substance and Shadow' is an autobiography of which of the following eminent personality ?

1. R. K. Laxman 
2. Dilip Kumar 
3. Amitabh Bachchan 
4. Lata Mangeshkar 
5. Hema Malini

23. What is the maximum age limit to open Sukanya Samridhi Account?

1. 10 years 
2. 12 years 
3. 15 years 
4. 5 years 
5. 8 years

24. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) head-quarters are located at–

1. New York, USA 
2. Geneva, Switzerland 
3. Paris, France
4. Vienna, Austria 
5. Berlin, Germany

25. March 10, 2015 is the foundation day of which organization?

1. IIT Bombay 
2. Life Insurance Corporation of India 
3. CSIR
4. Public Health Foundation of India 
5. Andhra Pradesh Foundation Day

26. The tennis legend who brought up his 1000th victory at tour level on January 11, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia, is–

1. David Ferrer 
2. Roger Federer 
3. Stanislas Wawrinka 
4. Rafael Nadal 
5. Novak Djokovic

27. Maximum shares in NICL is held by–

1. Scheduled Commercial Banks 
2. Reserve Bank of India 
3. Government of India
4. IRDA 
5. None Of These

28. The Union Budget 2015-16 announced additional surcharge for the super rich with income of over Rs. 1 crore. At what rate will this surcharge be charged ?

1. 1% 
2. 2% 
3. 3% 
4. 4% 
5. 6%

29. With reference to which sector of Indian economy did the Economic Survey say that it is suffering from "double financial repression" ?

1. Services sector 
2. Infrastructure sector 
3. Banking sector
4. All the above
5. Insurance sector

30. Which of the following is the winner of the best picture for Oscar Awards 2015?

1. The Theory of Everything 
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel 
3. Boyhood
4. Birdman 
5. Whiplash

31. As per the Income Tax Regulations, E-ring of the income tax returns is mandatory for individuals, including salaried taxpayers, earning more than… taxable income during the financial year.

1. Rs. 10.00 lakhs 
2. Rs. 7.50 lakhs
3. Rs. 2lakhs 
4. Rs. 5lakhs 
5. None of these

32. The full form of NBFC is–

1. Non-Banking Foreign Company 
2. Non-Business Foreign Company 
3. New-Business Financial Corporation
4. New-Business Finance Company 
5. Non-Banking Financial Company

33. In which of the following countries, the next SAARC summit will be held ?

1. India 
2. Pakistan 
3. Malaysia 
4. Sri Lanka 
5. China

34. In insurance sector, FDI is raised from 26% to–

1. 47% 
2. 50% 
3. 49% 
4. 40% 
5. 60%

35. Which of the following firm has the highest revenue?

1. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 
2. Bharat Petroleum 
3. Hindustan Petroleum
4. Reliance Industries 
5. State Bank of India

36. Ranthambore National Park is situated in which of the following states?

1. Gujarat 
2. Uttarakhand 
3. Karnataka 
4. Assam 
5. Rajasthan

37. Which amongst the following is not an insurance company functioning in India ?

1. ICICI prudential 
2. ING Vysya 
3. National Securities Depository Limited
4. New India Insurance Company 
5. None of these

38. Which of the following is not related to the insurance sector?

1. Indemnity 
2. Coverage 
3. Misuse Alert 
4. Annuity 
5. Life Insurance

39. Which of the following types of companies / organizations issue ULIP?

1. Insurance companies 
2. Banks 
3. NABARD 
4. RBI 
5. SIDBI

40. 'Kepler 78b' is the name given to a recently discovered-

1. Island in the Arctic ocean
2. Unidentifying flying object
3. Planet beyond Solar System
4. Comet in the Solar System
5. Particle tested as 'Positive Boson'

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