NIA AO 2009

General Awareness

1. Which of the following is not thename of an Insurance Schemelaunched by the Government ofIndia(A) ]anashree Bima Yojana(B) Krishi Shramik SarnajikSuraksha Yojana(C) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana(D) Varsha Bima Yojana(E) National Saving SchemeProgrammeAnswer.D2. Which of the following insurancecompanies writes its punchline in the advertisements"Insurance is the subject matterof solicitation" ?(A) CIC(B) LIC(C) ING Vysya Life InsuranceCo.(D) Tata AIG Life Insurance Co.(E) None of theseAnswer.B3. How much Foreign InstitutionalInvestment is allowed ininsurance sector at present(A) 20%(B) 46%(C) 59%(D) 63%(E) None of theseAnswer.E4. How many public sector companies in India are in InsuranceBusiness(A) Only one(B) Two(C) Three(D) Four(E) More than tenAnswer.A5. Which of the following was theparent company of New IndiaAssurance ?(A) LIC(B) GIC(C) Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.(D) United India Insurance

(E) None of theseAnswer.B6. Which of the following organizations of the workers of unorganized sector has adopted an insurance scheme for all its workers and has become a model organization for the workers of the unorganized sector ?(A) SERC(B) SEWA(C) VSNL(D) SEBI(E) MTNLAnswer.B7. Which of the following projectsof the ISRO was recently insuredby the New India AssuranceCompany ?(A) MATSAT-II(B) Aryabhatt(C) PSLV(D) Chandrayaan(E) lNSAT—2EAnswer.C8. Which of t.he following industrialgroups of India is Not in anytype of Insurance Business inIndia 7(A) Tatas(B) Birlas(C)' Iaipurias(D) Mahindras(E) All are in Insurance BusinessAnswer.C9. Which of the following words/terms is closely associated withthe insurance business(A) Archives(B) Donation(C) Actuary(D) Quest(E) All are associated withinsuranceAnswer.C10. Which of the following is theabbreviated name of the agency /organization which is the regulator of insurance business inIndia ?(A) NHB(B) IRDA(C) IBA(D) IDFC(E) ICRISATAnswer.Bll. Insurance services are normally

not provided for which of thefollowing?(A) Health(B) Life(C) jobs(D) House & Property(E) It is available for allAnswer.C12. The New India Assurance Company was established in 1919by(A) Dorab Tata(B) G. D. Birla(C) Iamunalal Baja](D) Kamlapat Singhania(E) None of theseAnswer.A13. Which of the following is largestNon Life Insurance Company inIndia ?(A) ICICI Lombard GeneralInsurance Company Ltd.(B) United India InsuranceCompany Ltd.(C) General Insurance CompanyLtd.(D). New India Assurance Company Ltd.(E) None of theseAnswer.D14. Ramesh Pokhriyal has taken overas the new-(A) Chief Minister of Chhattis-garh(B) Chief Minister of Uttara-khand(C) Governor of Haryana(D) Governor of Uttarakhand(E) Governor of ChhattisgarhAnswer.B15. As per the announcement madeby the Govt. of India, which ofthe following organizations isset up by it for a very specificpurpose of providing a personalidentity card to all its citizens ?(A) National Remote SensingAgency(B) Unique IdentificationAuthority of India (UIA)(C) National Spot Exchange(D) Trade Development Authority(E) People's Union for CivilLiberties

Answer.B16. Which of the following InsuranceCompanies was launched withNABARD as one of its promoter"s with 30% stake in it ?(A) General Insurance Corpora-tion Ltd.(B) National Insurance Corn-pany Ltd.(C) Agriculture Insurance Com-pany Ltd,(D) SBI Life Insurance CompanyLtd.(E) None of theseAnswer.A17. Who amongst the following isnew Foreign Secretary of India 7(A) Nirupama Rao(B) Goolarn E. Vahanvati(C) Brindeshwar Pathak(D) Naveen Chawla(E) None of thesevAnswer.A18. Which of the following correctlydescribes what the 'Bancass-urance' is1. It is an arrangement where-by the branches of a banksell / distribute insuranceproducts of an insurancecompany.2. It is a new product devel-oped/ launched by the banksin which the risks of thehigh value customers arecovered for any losses totheir property and/or livesthrough an insurance cover.3, It is a new product launchedby some banks by whichthey are providing insurancecover to exporters/ impor-ters for the losses, if any dueto high fluctuations in theexchange rates of dollarsand other major currencies.(A) Only 1(B) Only2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAnswer.A

19, Which of the following is theabbreviated name of the organizations which provides creditguarantee to exporters ?(A) FICCI(B) NABARD(C) SIDBI(D) ECGC(E) SEBIAnswer.D20. The Railway Budget 2009-10 waspresented in the Lok Sabha (inIuly 2009) by(A) Lalu Prasad Yadav(B) Kapil Sibal(C) P. Chidambaram(D) Mamata Banerjee(E) Pranab MukherjeeAnswer.D21. 'Satyam' the well known company which has been i.n the newsin recent past, is now knownwith its new name as—(A) Mahindra Satyarn(B) Birla Satyam(C) Reliance Satyam(D) Tata Satyam(E) None of theseAnswer.A22. The Economic Survey which waspresented in the Lok Sabha in]uly 2009, was the survey for theyear/ period of—(A) 2007-08(B) 2008—09(C) 2009-10(D) Tenth five year plan(E) None of theseAnswer.B23. The Government of India hasrecently decided to allow about2,200 items to come to Indianmarkets with a tag of 'Duty FreeItems} These items are importedfrom(A) China(B) Singapore(C) Sri Lanka(D) Nepal(E) PakistanAnswer.B24. Who amongst the following isnot one of the HFA Awardwinners of 2009 ? (Under any one

of the categories).(A) Priyanka Chopra(B) Asin(C) Farhan Akhtar(D) Karishma Kapoor(E) Hrithik RoshanAnswer.D25. Saina Nehwal is a famous—(A) Badminton player(B) Table Tennis Player(C) Lawn Tennis Player •(D) Hockey Player(E) Chess PlayerAnswer.A26. 'No Tobacco Day' is observedevery year on——(A) lst May(B) lst ]une(C) 31st May(D) 30th june(E) None of theseAnswer.C27, India has recently appointed anew Attorney General. AttorneyGenerals are advisers to theGovernment of India in-(A) Defence related matters(B) Diplomatic matters(C) Legal matters(D) Financial matters(E) None of theseAnswer.C28. The presidential election inwhich of the following countries,held in ]une 2009, created a con•troversy as one of the candidateswho was declared defeatedrefused to accept the results ofthe same ?(A) Iran(B) Pakistan(C) Nepal(D) Sri Lanka(E) USAAnswer.A29. Which of the following awards isgiven for excellence in the fieldof Literature 7(A) N. Borlaug Award(B) Kalinga Prize(C) Kishor Kumar Award(D) Saraswati Samman

(E) Dronacharya AwardAnswer.D30. The parliamentarian elections ofwhich of die following organizations were held in june 2009 ?(A) European Union (EU)(B) Oil & Petroleum ExportingCountries (OPEC)(C) Shanghai Corporation(D) South Asian Association forRegional Cooperation (SAARC)(E) None of theseAnswer.A31. The 79th Amendment to theIndian Constitution done in 1999was associated with the»-(A) reservation of seats in theParliament and State Assembliesfor sC/ ST candidates(B) creation of three new statesChhattisgarh, Uttarakhand andjharkhand(C) land reforms in many states(D) giving more powers toPanchayats(E) None of theseAnswer.A32. Which of the following books iswritten by Arundhati Roy ?(A) The Last Hero(B) Stolen Harvest(C) A Himalayan Love Story(D) Freedom From Fear(E) God of Small ThingsAnswer.E33. Which of the following schemeswas launched recently to makeIndian cities free from slums ?(A) Bharat Nirrnan(B) Indira Vikash Yojana(C) Indira Awas Yojana(D) Rajiv Awas Yojana(E) None of theseAnswer.D34. Admiral Gorshkov Aircraftcarrier Refit Project is a dealbetween India and-(A) China(B) South Korea(C) Russia(D) Iran(E) None of theseAnswer.C

35. The sex ratio in India is higher inwhich of the following states ?(Females (1052) are more thanper thousand males)-(A) Maharashtra(B) Kerala(C) Manipur(D) Assam(E) KarnatakaAnswer.B36. Which of the following countriesin Not a member of ASEAN ?(A) Myanmar(B) Singapore(C) China(D) Vietnam(E) MalaysiaAnswer.C37. Tipaimukh Dam which was innews recently is located in whichof the following states ?(A) Nagaland(B) Meghalaya(C) Arunachal Pradesh(D) Manipur(E) AssamAnswer.D38. Which of the following stateshas highest Literacy Rate incountry ?(A) Gujarat(B) Maharashtra(C) Delhi(D) Andhra Pradesh(E) KeralaAnswer.E39. Which of the following cups/trophies is closely associated withthe game of Hockey ?(A) Mardeka Cup(B) Wimbledon Trophy(C) Ranji Trophy(D) Durand Cup(E) Agha Khan CupAnswer.E40. Which of the following diseasesis caused by a virus ?(A) Plague(B) Cholera(C) Whooping cough(D) Tetanus

(E) Chicken poxAnswer.E