General Knowledge Questions asked in NICL AO Exam in 26th April 2015 (Evening Shift)

1. Insurance penetration in India at ---- was below the world average of 6.3 percent in 2013?
Ans: 3.9 percent

2. Madrid is the national capital of which country?
Ans: Spain

3. Where is the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) located? 
Ans: Mumbai

4. The 2019 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by -----?
Ans: England and Wales

5. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in the ----?
Ans: Nairobi, Kenya

6. Minimum deposit amount for Sukanya Samriddhi Account is ----?
Ans: Rs 1,000/-

7. Which country is the second largest producer of silk in the world? 
Ans: China

8. What is the capital of Tripura?
Ans: Agartala

9. Who is Union Tribal Affairs Minister?
Ans: Jual Oram

10. The minimum amount that can be invested in Kisan Vikas Patra is -----?
Ans: Rs 1000.

11. Which country has been awarded the hosting rights for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019?
Ans: France

12. The United Nations General Assembly declared which date to be World Press Freedom Day? 
Ans: May 3

13. What Is Hull Insurance?
Ans: Hull insurance is boat insurance that covers damage to a boat, its machinery and its equipment.

14. Life Insurance Policy which provides both risk cover and investment?
Ans: ULIP

15. Abel Prize given in the field of ----?
Ans: Mathematics

16. Who was the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha and served from 2009 to 2014?
Ans: Meira Kumar

17. Tiger Woods is related to which sport?
Ans: Golf

18. Which is an Indian state-owned insurance group and investment company headquartered in Mumbai?
Ans: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

19. What is the currency of South Africa? 
Ans: South African Rand

20. Which state is the least literate state in India, with a literacy of 63.82%?
Ans: Bihar

21. The 1200 MW Power Plant at Khedar is located in which State?
Ans: Haryana

22. Bharat Ratna Madan Mohan Malaviya was the chairman of which newspaper from 1924 to 1946? 
Ans: Hindustan Times

23. Exide Life Insurance was earlier known as -----------?
Ans: ING Vysya Life Insurance

24. What is function of IRDA?
Ans: The insurance regulator offers policyholders the right to voice their complaints against insurance companies.

25. Where is the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute situated?
Ans: Kolkata

26. Sunny Days is the autobiography of which sports person?
Ans: Sunil Gavaskar

27. Kathakali is a classical art form of which state?
Ans: Kerala

28. Court Movie, which won the Best Feature Film in 62nd National Film Awards was released in how many languages?
Ans: Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English

29. The International Atomic Energy Agency's headquarters in -------?
Ans: Vienna, Austria

30. Simlipal National Park is situated in which state of India?
Ans: Orissa

31. When is ‘Earth Hour’ observed?
Ans: March 28

32. What is the full form of SLR? 
Ans: Statutory Liquidity Ratio

33. The Reserve Bank is committed to bringing inflation below ------ by January 2016?
Ans: 6 per cent

34. Veteran Journalist Vinod Mehta was associated with which magazine?
Ans: Outlook

35. LIC to invest ------ in Indian Railways over next 5 years?
Ans: Rs 1.5 lakh crore

36. How many per cent of the total population, were covered by health insurance at the end of March 2014 in India?
Ans: 17 per cent