LIC AAO Exam: Current Affairs Questions

Dear Aspirants,

Current Affairs Questions for LIC AAO Exam 2019 :

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Most of the questions in GA appear from Current Affairs section. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI (Personal Interview) more efficiently so you do not give a mumble jumble answer to the interviewee’s simple questions. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. India and _____will conduct their largest ever naval exercise ‘Varuna‘ in May 2019.

USA

Germany

France

Spain

Solution:

India and France will conduct their largest ever naval exercise ‘Varuna‘ in May 2019. It will witness the participation of aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines, and fighters.

Q2. The Indian Navy will participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) that is scheduled to take place in _________, China.

Chongqing

Shanghai

Qingdao

Wuhan

Beijing

Solution:

The Indian Navy will participate in International Fleet Review (IFR) that is scheduled to take place in Qingdao, China as part of 70th Anniversary celebrations of People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy).

Q3. Exim Bank has provided soft loans of USD 266.60 million to _____for various projects.

Rwanda

Mauritius

Seychelles

Madagascar

Egypt

Solution:

Exim Bank has provided soft loans of USD 266.60 million to Rwanda for various projects.

Q4. Scotland player Con de Lange who had been diagnosed with a brain tumour has passed away. He was a _____.

Tennis Player

Badminton Player

Hockey Player

Cricketer

Footballer

Solution:

Scotland cricket all-rounder Con de Lange who had been diagnosed with a brain tumour has passed away at the age of 38.

Q5. A book containing English translation of the 100-year-old classic Punjabi poem about Jallianwala Bagh massacre, ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ has been released in Abu Dhabi. Who is the original poet of this poem?

Nanak Singh

Vir Singh

Kartar Singh Duggal

Mohan Singh

Dhani Ram

Solution:

The poem was translated by Mr. Suri whose grandfather, revolutionary poet and novelist Nanak Singh, a Jallianwala Bagh survivor, wrote it after witnessing first-hand the events of April 13, 1919.

Q6. Who among the following translated the poem ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ in English?

Jashwant Singh

Alamjit Singh Suri

Navdeep Singh Suri

Mohan Bhandari

Navtej Singh

Solution:

The poem was translated by Mr. Navedeep Singh Suri whose grandfather, revolutionary poet and novelist Nanak Singh, a Jallianwala Bagh survivor, wrote it after witnessing first-hand the events of April 13, 1919.

Q7. America’s first female astronaut candidate, pilot________ passed away in Florida.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Rachel Carson

Gertrude B. Elion

Mae Jemison

Jerrie Cobb

Solution:

America’s first female astronaut candidate, pilot Jerrie Cobb passed away in Florida at the age of 88 following a brief illness. In 1961, Cobb became the first woman to pass astronaut testing.

Q8. Name the Capital city of Rwanda?

Kigali

Niamey

Lusaka

Dakar

Harare

Solution:

Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda.

Q9. The Indian Navy would be represented in the IFR China by indigenously built stealth guided missile destroyer______and fleet support ship ______.

INS Kolkata, INS Delhi

INS Talwar, INS Delhi

INS Shakti, INS Viraat

INS Shivalik, INS Durga

INS Kolkata,INS Shakti

Solution:

The Indian Navy would be represented in the IFR by indigenously built stealth guided missile destroyer INS Kolkata and fleet support ship INS Shakti.

Q10. India and France will conduct their largest ever naval exercise ‘Varuna‘ at_____.

Mumbai

Chennai

Pune

Goa