Insurance Knowledge & GK Solved Test

Insurance Knowledge & GK Solved Test

General Awareness and IK Objective Paper

1. The 11th National Conference one-Governance was held in February 2008 at

(1) Chennai

(2) Guwahati

(3) Jaipur

(4) Chandigarh

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

2. Raniganj Coal Mine is situated in

(1) Bihar

(2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) West Bengal

(4) Maharashtra

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

3. Major producer of sugar is

(1) Australia

(2) Cuba

(3) India

(4) Mauritius

(5) None of these

Ans. (2)

4. If the insured amount is made payable to other party, the procedure is called

(1) Nomination

(2) Return

(3) Transfer

(4) Will making

(5) Coordination

Ans. (2)

5. In which of the following years the Government of India nationalised the general insurance business under the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act?

(1) 1970

(2) 1972

(3) 1976

(4) 1973

(5) 1981

Ans. (4)

6. The famous Kailasanath Temple at Kanchi was built by—

(1) Mahendravarman I

(2) Narasimhavarman II

(3) Nandivarman II

(4) Dantivarman

(5) None of these

Ans. (2)

7. The Life Insurance Corporation of India was established in September 1956 under an Act of the Indian Parliament. The Government of India invested a capital of _____ in this corporation.

(1) Rs. 5 crore

(2) Rs. 4 crore

(3) Rs. 7 crore

(4) Rs. 3 crore.

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

8. ‘Royal Asiatic Society’ was founded by

(1) Sir William Jones

(2) Sir John Marshall

(3) R. D. Banerjee

(4) Sir William Bentick

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

9. Which of the following countries in February 2008 lifted a ban on Islamic headscarves at varsities?

(1) Turkey

(2) Germany

(3) Kuwait

(4) Afghanistan

(5) Indonesia

Ans. (1)

10. Lord Mahavira died at

(1) Saravana Belagola

(2) Lumbini Garden

(3) Kalugumalai

(4) Pavapuri

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

11. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?

(1) Sanskrit

(2) Prakrit

(3) Pali

(4) Sauraseni

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

12. Which of the following statements about Kharif and Rabi is not correct?

(1) Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in late Spring

(2) Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in Autumn

(3) Rabi season begins in Autumn after the rains and harvested in late Spring.

(4) Important Kharif crops are rice, millets, jute, maize and cotton; important Rabi crops are wheat, gram, barley and linseed

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

13. Bosnia-Herzegovina formed the parts of

(1) Czechoslovakia

(2) Yugoslavia

(3) Bulgaria

(4) Azerbaijan

(5) None of these

Ans. (2)

14. In the north-east of the Deccan plateau is the—

(1) Chhota Nagpur plateau

(2) Malawa plateau

(3) Deccan plateau

(4) Vindhyan Range

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

15. The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to—

(1) Equator

(2) South Pole

(3) Axis of the Earth

(4) North Pole

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

16. Which one of the following States does not use thermal electricity?

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Tamil Nadu

(3) Arunachal Pradesh

(4) Madhya Pradesh

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

17. The Central Government in January2008 extended the term of the Investment Commission of India till December 209. Who is the head of the Investment Commission?

(1) Sunil Bharti Mittal

(2) KV Kamath

(3) Ratan Tata

(4) Sam Pitroda

(5) None of these       

Ans. (3)

18. The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at—

(1) Delhi

(2) Kanpur

(3) Lucknow

(4) Madras

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

19. The, first Trading Centre which was established by the British was

(1) Kolkata

(2) Surat

(3) Chennai

(4) Mumbai

(5) None of these

Ans. (2)

20. The southern tip of India is

(1) Cape Comorin

(2) Point Calimere

(3) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands

(4) Kovalam in Trivandrum

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

21. What is acupuncture?

(1)A heart disease

(2) Cleaning of tube and tyre

(3) Treatment with needles

(4) A crop improvement

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

22. ‘Lucknow Pact’ was a deal between

(1) Indians and the British about legislative seats

(2) Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures

(3) Depressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations

(4) Hindus and Sikhs about job reservations

(5) None of these         

Ans. (2)

23. Who, among the following, founded the ‘All India Depressed Classes Federation’ In 1920?

(1) M.K. Gandhi

(2) Jyotiba Phule

(3) G.K. Gokhale

(4) B.R Ambedkar

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

24. The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of

(1) Intelligence

(2) Foreign affairs

(3) Army organisation

(4) Finance

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

25. When and which Governor General decided to make English the medium of instruction in India?

(1) 1805-Lord Wellesley

(2) 1845-Lord Hardinge

(3)1835-Lord William Bentick

(4) 1850-Lord Dalhousie

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)