Oriental Insurance AO Exam General Awareness Test

Oriental Insurance AO  Exam General Awareness Test

GK Oriental Insurance AO  Practice Paper

1. When is International Women’s Day, the United Nations Day for Women’s Right and International Peace celebrated?

(1) March 4

(2) March 8

(3) March 12

(4) March 15

Ans. (2)

2. BMD which recently came into news stands for

(1) Business Management Development

(2) Ballistic Missile Development

(3) Ballistic Management Defence

(4) Ballistic Missile Defence

Ans. (4)

3. ‘Vijay Hazare Trophy’ is associated with the game of

(1) Badminton

(2) Football

(3) Hockey

(4) Cricket

Ans. (4)

4. ‘Talchar’ is famous for thermal power plant. It is located in which of the following states?

(1) Assam

(2) Bihar

(3) Orissa

(4) West Bengal

Ans. (3)

5. Correct expansion of the term ‘http’ in Internet address is

(1) hybrid text transfer protocol

(2) hyper text transfer protocol

(3) higher transfer text protocol

(4) higher text transfer protocol

Ans. (2)

6.Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(1) Warsaw – Poland

(2) Rotterdam— Australia

(3) Khartoum - Sudan

(4) Dublin – Ireland

Ans. (2)

7. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called

(1) Bali

(2) Vidatha

(3) Varmati

(4) Kara

Ans. (2)

8. After independence, recognizing the importance of estimate of National income and its various components, the Government of India appointed the National Income committee in 1949. Who was the chairman of this committee?

(1) Dadabhai Naroji

(2) Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao

(3) P.C. Mahalanobis

(4) C.D. Deshmukh

Ans. (3)

9. Who has been selected for the ‘Niwano Peace Prize, 2010’ for her contribution to the uplift of poor women In India?

(1) Ela Bhatt

(2) Jhumpa Lahiri

(3) Punam Suri

(4) Mandakni Apte

Ans. (1)

10. The system of judicial review originated in

(1) India

(2) Germany

(3) Russia

(4) U.S.A.

Ans. (4)

11. Bull fighting is the national game of

(1) Italy

(2) Poland

(3) Spain

(4) Sudan

Ans. (3)

12. The West to East extension of the Himalayas is from

(1) Nanga Parbat to Namcha Barwa

(2) Rokaposhi to Lohit river

(3) K₂ to Chomoithari

(4) Indus gorge to Dihang gorge

Ans. (1)

13. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of which of the following?

(1) Love

(2) Peace

(3) Prophecy

(4) Medicine

Ans. (2)

14. Who among the following non- members can take part in proceedings of the Indian Parliament without the right to vote?

(1) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

(2) The Chief Justice of India

(3) Attorney General of India

(4) Ex-Speaker of Lok Sabha

Ans. (3)

15. The first metal to be used by man was

(1) Aluminium

(2) Copper

(3) Iron

(4) Silver

Ans. (2)

16. For respiration in deep sea, divers use mixture of

(1) Oxygen and helium

(2) Oxygen and hydrogen

(3) Oxygen and carbon dioxide

(4) Oxygen and nitrogen

Ans. (4)

17. The Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and

(1) 12 Judges

(2) 15 Judges

(3) 20 Judges

(4) 25 Judges

Ans. (4)

18. ‘New Horizons’ spacecraft was launched by NASA to study which of the following planets?

(1) Mars

(2) Pluto

(3) Jupiter

(4) Mercury

Ans. (2)

19. Which of the following trophies is related with the game of ‘Football’?

(1) Mumbai Gold Cup

(2) Everst Cup

(3) Merdeka Cup

(4) V.C.C. Cup

Ans. (3)

20. The minimum temperature at which a combustible Substance catches fire is called:

(1) Fireless temperature

(2) Ignition temperature

(3) Static temperature

(4) Optimum temperature

Ans. (2)

21. Rigveda Samhita denotes one fourth of its hymns to

(1) Rudra

(2) Maruti

(3) Agni

(4) Indra

Ans. (4)

22. Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?

(1) Election Commission

(2) Union Public Service Commission

(3) Planning Commission

(4) Finance Commission

Ans. (3)

23. Jadugoda mines are famous for

(1) Iron ore

(2) Mica deposits

(3) Gold deposits

(4) Uranium deposits

Ans. (4)

24. What is the name of the World’s smallest republic which has an area of 21sq.km?

(1) Vitican City

(2) Palermo

(3) Narnur

(4) Nauru

Ans. (4)

25. ONGC’s exploration team has struck natural gas in KG-DWN98/2 recently, which could lead to the country’s biggest such find yet. The well’s potentia1 is preliminarily estimated at

(1) 500 billion cubic metres of the hydrocarbon.

(2) 600 billion cubic metres of the hydrocarbon.

(3) 700 billion cubic metres of the hydrocarbon.

(4) 800 billion cubic metres of the hydrocarbon.

Ans. (2)