GENERAL AWARENESS - LIC AAO

1. Which of the following is the second highest peace time gallantry award in India?
a) Shaurya Chakra
b) Ashok Chakra
c) Kirti Chakra
d) Padma Vibhushan
e) None of these

2. What was the theme of World Cancer Day, 2016?
a) We can. I can.
b) Not Beyond Us
c) Cancer - Did you know?
d) Together it is possible
e) None of these

3. What is the age limit of a Very Senior Citizens in India?
a) 60 years or more
b) 70 years or more
c) 85 years or more
d) 80 years or more
e) None of these

4. The Government of India and World Bank has signed a loan agreement of what amount for the Nai Manzil: The Education and Skills Training for Minorities Project?
a) $75 mn
b) $50 mn
c) $25 mn
d) $80 mn
e) None of these

5. Who is the only Indian writer to have won the Sundance Institute Global Filmmaking Award 2016 on 30 January 2016?
a) Chetan Bhagat
b) RK Narayan
c) Munshi Premchand
d) Shobha De
e) Geetu Mohandas

6. Which of the following is the British-based Software keyboard maker which has recently been acquired by Microsoft?
a) SwiftKey
b) Shuttle
c) Genius
d) Unicomp
e) None of these

7. Which among the following countries has won the FIFA Women's World Cup-2015?
a) Russia
b) France
c) Australia
d) USA
e) Japan

8. Which of the following telecom companies has launched "Project Leap" that will provide a transparent view of coverage of voice and high speed broadband services?
a) Idea
b) Vodafone
c) Airtel
d) BSNL
e) TATA DOCOMO

9. India's first radio taxi service for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) was kicked off in which Indian city?
a) Jaipur
b) Mumbai
c) New Delhi
d) Varanasi
e) Lucknow

10. The RBI has decided to extend the SAARC Currency Swap Arrangement till Nov 14, 2017 under which it will be offering swap arrangement up to an overall amount of ___________.
a) $1 bn
b) $2 bn
c) $3 bn
d) $4 bn
e) $5 bn

Answers: 1- C, 2- A, 3- D, 4- B, 5- E, 6- A, 7- D, 8- C, 9- B, 10- B