National Insurance company Ltd Questions Part (1 of 10)
NICL general awareness /current affairs questions (EXCLUSIVELY) for practice:
NICL general awareness /current affairs questions (EXCLUSIVELY) for practice:
1 Labour force of a country is
a) Its total population
b) Its adult population
c) The total employed persons
d) The portion of population available for employment
d) The portion of population available for employment
2. The commonest cancer in Indian population is that of
a) Mouth
b) Breast
c) Lungs
d) Uterus
b) Breast
3. The chemical name of 'Caustic Soda' is
a) Potassium Hydroxide
b) Aluminium Oxide
c) Sodium Hydroxide
d) None of these
c) Sodium Hydroxide
4. Ammonia is a compound of hydrogen with
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Helium
d) None of these
b) Nitrogen
5. The dress made out of which material is safe to wear while cooking
a) cotton
b) silk
c) nylon
d) overcoat made out of Terylene
a) cotton
6. When water freezes, its volume
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) None of these
a) increases
7. When iron rusts, its weight
a) decreases
b) remain name
c) increases
d) None of these
c) increases
8. Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the
a) behaviour of animals
b) origin and growth of plants
c) the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
d) formation of new stars
c) the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
9. 'Malaria' is caused by
a) rats
b) anopheles mosquitos
c) flies
d) None of thses
b) anopheles mosquitos
10. 'Dyphtheria' affects
a) throat
b) lungs
c) ears
d) None of these
a) throat
11. The parliament of Russia is known as
a) Duma and Council of the Federation
b) Folketing
c) Bundestag
d) Cartes
a) Duma and Council of the Federation
12. "Khyber Pass" is situated in
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) Indi
c) Afghanistan
13. The Central Government on 13th November asked the National Therminal Power Corporation (NTPC) to increase its installed capacity from 20,000 MV to 30,000 MV by
a) 2005
b) 2003
c) 2010
d) 2007
d) 2007
14. The Reserve Bank of India on 14th November, 2002 has notified the draft scheme of amalgamation of Nedungadi Bank Ltd. with
a) Punjab National Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) Canara Bank
d) Corporation Bank
a) Punjab National Bank
15. As per a recently released report. 93 per cent of the total work force in the country work in
a) organised sector
b) agriculture and allied sector
c) unorganised sector
d) rural sector
c) unorganised sector
16. The Bank which tops the world with respect to micro-finance is
a) NABARD
b) State Bank of India
c) Shanghai Bank Ltd
d) Bangladesh Grameen Bank
b) State Bank of India
17. A huge gas reserve has been found in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the Vishakhapatnam coast by a consortium of Reliance Industries and
a) IOC
b) ONGC
c) Tata Petrochemicals
d)Niko Resources
a) IOC
18. The aim of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is to universalise elementary education by the year
a) 2007
b) 2010
c) 2009
d) 2005
d) 2005
19. Which of the following is among the proposal made by Kelkar panel?
a) IT rates proposed at 20 percent for earnings of Rs. 1.4 lakh and 30 per cent for over Rs.4 lakh
b) Exemption limit be raised to Rs.1,00,000 from Rs.50,000
c) Standard deduction be lifted. All exemptions on savings and other incomes, except for handicapped, be lifted
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
21. The National Judicial Academy is located in
a) Kolkata
b) Nagpur
c) New Delhi
d) Bhopal
d) Bhopal
22. The winner of Jnanpith Award for the year 2007, Rahman Rahi writers in
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Kashmiri
d) Punjabi
d) Punjabi
23. Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at
a) Bodh
b) Sanchi
c) Sarnath
d) Kushinagara
a) Bodh Gaya
24. 'Denim' and 'Lee Cooper' both are associated with
a) Perfume
b) American Shirtmaker
c) Cigarette
d) Jeans
d) Jeans
25. Ramanujan's name is associated with
a) Theory of Probability
b) Raman's Effect
c) Theory of Relativity
d) Theory of Numbers
d) Theory of Numbers
26. The Halley's Comet will be visible again in the year
a) 2066
b) 2064
c) 2062
d) 2060
b) 2064
27. The oldest Indian University is
a) Calutta University
b) Bombay University
c) Madras University
d) Benaras Hindu University
a) Calutta University
28. Mahatma Gandhi's auto-biography 'My Experiments with Truth' was originally written in
a) Gujarati
b) English
c) Hindi
d) Sanskrit
b) English
29. Business Today is the publication of
a) All-India Management Association
b) Living Media India Ltd
c) Ananda Bazar Group of Publications
d) Indian Business Management association
b) Living Media India Ltd
30. The first State in India to have 'palace on wheels' is
a) Karnataka
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
31. Amnesty International is
a) a human rights group
b) a UN agency to fight global terrorism
c) a refugee camp in Crotia
d) a wing of the World Bank
a) a human rights group
32. Rashtriya Nava Nirmana Vedika has been formed by
a) Chandrasekhar
b) Baba Amte
c) George Fernandez
d) Ramakrishna Hegde
d) Ramakrishna Hegde
33. Ramanuja preached
a) Satya
b) Ahimsa
c) Gyana
d) Bhaki
d) Bhaki
34. Which of the following Carnatic ragas corresponds to the Hindustani raga Bilaval?
a) Kalyani
b) Hindolam
c) Shankarabharanam
d) Bilahari
a) Kalyani
35. Which river in India has no delta?
a) Kaveri
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Narmada
d) Narmada
36. Density of road (length of road per sq.km in that region) is highest in which state?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
37. Murra breed of buffalo is found in
a) Central region
b) North-eastern region
c) North-western region
d) South region
c) North-western region
38. Crop-thickness is highest in which state?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Punjab
d) West Bengal
c) Punjab
39. The famous dancer Samyukta Panigrahi is specially known for
a) Kathak
b) Bharathanatyam
c) Odissi
d) Mohiniattam
c) Odissi
40. Who was the first Indian to make a movie?
a) Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
b) H.S.Bhatwdekar
c) Ardeshir Irani
d) V.Shantaram
a) Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
a) Its total population
b) Its adult population
c) The total employed persons
d) The portion of population available for employment
d) The portion of population available for employment
2. The commonest cancer in Indian population is that of
a) Mouth
b) Breast
c) Lungs
d) Uterus
b) Breast
3. The chemical name of 'Caustic Soda' is
a) Potassium Hydroxide
b) Aluminium Oxide
c) Sodium Hydroxide
d) None of these
c) Sodium Hydroxide
4. Ammonia is a compound of hydrogen with
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Helium
d) None of these
b) Nitrogen
5. The dress made out of which material is safe to wear while cooking
a) cotton
b) silk
c) nylon
d) overcoat made out of Terylene
a) cotton
6. When water freezes, its volume
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) None of these
a) increases
7. When iron rusts, its weight
a) decreases
b) remain name
c) increases
d) None of these
c) increases
8. Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the
a) behaviour of animals
b) origin and growth of plants
c) the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
d) formation of new stars
c) the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
9. 'Malaria' is caused by
a) rats
b) anopheles mosquitos
c) flies
d) None of thses
b) anopheles mosquitos
10. 'Dyphtheria' affects
a) throat
b) lungs
c) ears
d) None of these
a) throat
11. The parliament of Russia is known as
a) Duma and Council of the Federation
b) Folketing
c) Bundestag
d) Cartes
a) Duma and Council of the Federation
12. "Khyber Pass" is situated in
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) Indi
c) Afghanistan
13. The Central Government on 13th November asked the National Therminal Power Corporation (NTPC) to increase its installed capacity from 20,000 MV to 30,000 MV by
a) 2005
b) 2003
c) 2010
d) 2007
d) 2007
14. The Reserve Bank of India on 14th November, 2002 has notified the draft scheme of amalgamation of Nedungadi Bank Ltd. with
a) Punjab National Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) Canara Bank
d) Corporation Bank
a) Punjab National Bank
15. As per a recently released report. 93 per cent of the total work force in the country work in
a) organised sector
b) agriculture and allied sector
c) unorganised sector
d) rural sector
c) unorganised sector
16. The Bank which tops the world with respect to micro-finance is
a) NABARD
b) State Bank of India
c) Shanghai Bank Ltd
d) Bangladesh Grameen Bank
b) State Bank of India
17. A huge gas reserve has been found in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the Vishakhapatnam coast by a consortium of Reliance Industries and
a) IOC
b) ONGC
c) Tata Petrochemicals
d)Niko Resources
a) IOC
18. The aim of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is to universalise elementary education by the year
a) 2007
b) 2010
c) 2009
d) 2005
d) 2005
19. Which of the following is among the proposal made by Kelkar panel?
a) IT rates proposed at 20 percent for earnings of Rs. 1.4 lakh and 30 per cent for over Rs.4 lakh
b) Exemption limit be raised to Rs.1,00,000 from Rs.50,000
c) Standard deduction be lifted. All exemptions on savings and other incomes, except for handicapped, be lifted
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
21. The National Judicial Academy is located in
a) Kolkata
b) Nagpur
c) New Delhi
d) Bhopal
d) Bhopal
22. The winner of Jnanpith Award for the year 2007, Rahman Rahi writers in
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Kashmiri
d) Punjabi
d) Punjabi
23. Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at
a) Bodh
b) Sanchi
c) Sarnath
d) Kushinagara
a) Bodh Gaya
24. 'Denim' and 'Lee Cooper' both are associated with
a) Perfume
b) American Shirtmaker
c) Cigarette
d) Jeans
d) Jeans
25. Ramanujan's name is associated with
a) Theory of Probability
b) Raman's Effect
c) Theory of Relativity
d) Theory of Numbers
d) Theory of Numbers
26. The Halley's Comet will be visible again in the year
a) 2066
b) 2064
c) 2062
d) 2060
b) 2064
27. The oldest Indian University is
a) Calutta University
b) Bombay University
c) Madras University
d) Benaras Hindu University
a) Calutta University
28. Mahatma Gandhi's auto-biography 'My Experiments with Truth' was originally written in
a) Gujarati
b) English
c) Hindi
d) Sanskrit
b) English
29. Business Today is the publication of
a) All-India Management Association
b) Living Media India Ltd
c) Ananda Bazar Group of Publications
d) Indian Business Management association
b) Living Media India Ltd
30. The first State in India to have 'palace on wheels' is
a) Karnataka
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
31. Amnesty International is
a) a human rights group
b) a UN agency to fight global terrorism
c) a refugee camp in Crotia
d) a wing of the World Bank
a) a human rights group
32. Rashtriya Nava Nirmana Vedika has been formed by
a) Chandrasekhar
b) Baba Amte
c) George Fernandez
d) Ramakrishna Hegde
d) Ramakrishna Hegde
33. Ramanuja preached
a) Satya
b) Ahimsa
c) Gyana
d) Bhaki
d) Bhaki
34. Which of the following Carnatic ragas corresponds to the Hindustani raga Bilaval?
a) Kalyani
b) Hindolam
c) Shankarabharanam
d) Bilahari
a) Kalyani
35. Which river in India has no delta?
a) Kaveri
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Narmada
d) Narmada
36. Density of road (length of road per sq.km in that region) is highest in which state?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
37. Murra breed of buffalo is found in
a) Central region
b) North-eastern region
c) North-western region
d) South region
c) North-western region
38. Crop-thickness is highest in which state?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Punjab
d) West Bengal
c) Punjab
39. The famous dancer Samyukta Panigrahi is specially known for
a) Kathak
b) Bharathanatyam
c) Odissi
d) Mohiniattam
c) Odissi
40. Who was the first Indian to make a movie?
a) Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
b) H.S.Bhatwdekar
c) Ardeshir Irani
d) V.Shantaram
a) Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
