LIC AAO 2019 Mains Exam: Current Affairs Questions

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Current Affairs Questions for LIC AAO 2019 Mains:

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. So it becomes important for you all to cover this particular section with sincerity and seriousness. Knowledge of current news also helps you deal with the PI and GD more efficiently. Here is a quiz on Current Affairs to let you assess your Current Affairs Knowledge.

Q1. Which of the following country launches the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks?

North Korea

South Korea

United States

Japan

UAE

Solution:

South Korea launches the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks. The system will bring smartphones near-instantaneous connectivity 20 times faster than the existing 4G allowing users to download entire movies in less than a second.

Q2. Who among the following has been appointed as the head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar?

Nicholas Koumjian

Barack Obama

Amal Clooney

Harish Salve

Vernon Jordan

Solution:

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Nicholas Koumjian of the United States as the head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.

Q3. According to the ADB’s latest Asian Development Outlook report, gross domestic product in India will increase by _______ in 2019.

7.6 %

7.5 %

7.7 %

7.9 %

7.2 %

Solution:

According to the ADB’s latest Asian Development Outlook report, gross domestic product in India will probably increase by 7.2 % in 2019, down from a December forecast of 7.6%. Southeast Asia’s growth estimate was lowered by 0.2 percentage point to 4.9%.

Q4. The Indian Army has successfully built the longest suspension bridge over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region. What is the name of that bridge?

Sepoy Aurangzeb Bridge

Army Bridge

Bridge Ladakhi

Matiri Bridge

Ahimsa Bridge

Solution:

The Indian Army has successfully built the longest suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region. Built in a record time of 40 days ‘Maitri Bridge’ is longest Suspension Bridge over Indus River.

Q5. Kartik Chandra Rath, passed away at the age of 70 in Cuttack, Odisha. He was a veteran _________.

Actor

Social Activist

Environmentalist

Dramatist

Lawyer

Solution:

Kartik Chandra Rath, a veteran dramatist, theatre organiser, and Economics teacher passed away at the age of 70 in Cuttack, Odisha due to the heart attack. In 1963, he wrote the first play titled ‘Ei Desha, Ei Maati’.

Q6. The book titled ‘Saffron Swords- Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders’ is written by___________.

Monika Kumari Mishra

Manjiri Singh Rawat

Manshi Sharma

Manoshi Sinha Rawal

Rawal Manashwi Singh

Solution:

The Indian Publishing company, Garuda Prakashan Private Limited, launched its book ‘Saffron Swords- Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders’. Written by Manoshi Sinha Rawal, it is a book on 52 unsung warriors of India from the last 1300 years.

Q7. ‘Kandhamal Haldi’, a variety of turmeric indigenous to_________, has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India.

Southern Andhra

Northern Odisha

Southern Odisha

Northern Telangana

Karnataka

Solution:

‘Kandhamal Haldi’, a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha, has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India, an organization functioning under the auspices of the Union ministry of commerce & industry.

Q8. What is the name of Japan's new imperial era which is set to begin on 1 May?

Reinu

Reiwa

Heisei

Malwa

Raibar

Solution:

Japan has announced that the name of its new imperial era, set to begin on 1 May, will be ‘Reiwa’, signifying order and harmony. The country’s current era, Heisei, will end in April.

Q9. The Centre has set up a tribunal to adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction. Who will be heading the tribunal?

Justice Deepak Mishra

Justice A K Goel

Justice Indu Malhotra

Justice Indra Shekhar

Justice Chander Shekhar

Solution:

The Centre has set up a tribunal, headed by Justice Chander Shekhar of the Delhi High Court, to adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction.

Q10. What is the name of Algeria’s President, who has resigned from the post with immediate effect, ceding power in the face of massive street protests against his 20-year rule?

Viorica Dancila

Antonio Tajani

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Donald Tusk

Jean-Claude Juncker

Solution:

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned from the post with immediate effect, ceding power in the face of massive street protests against his 20-year rule.