General knowledge 1000+ MCQ with answer for LIC AAO

1. Which of the following books is written by Vikram Seth ?
A. The Golden Gate
B. A Peep into the Past
C. Between the Lines
D. City of Joy
Answer : A

2. Who among the following is the winner of Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2011 ?
A. Bob Dylan
B. Hank Williams
C. Janathan Dee
D. Jennifer Egan
Answer : D

3. Who among the following is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Union Cabinet at present ?
A. Shri S. M. Krishna
B. Shri P. Chidambaram
C. Shri Pranab Mukherjee
D. Shri Kamal Nath
Answer : A

4. Myrmecology is study of?
A. Ants
B. Insects
C. Arthropods
D. Crustaceans
Answer : A

5. Which angiosperm is vesselless?
A. Hydrilla
B. Trochodendro
C. Maize
D. Wheat
Answer : B

6. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
B. Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
C. Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotanagpur Plateau
D. Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
Answer : A

7. Sunda Trench is in?
A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Gulf of Mexico
Answer : A

8. Which State is the largest producer of pulses in India?
A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer : C

9. Sensex is the Sensitive Index of
A. Kolkata Stock Exchange
B. Bombay Stock Exchange
C. Beijing Stock Exchange
D. London Stock Exchange
Answer : B

10. United States (US) in a landmark decision has recently removed which country from its list of State Sponsor of Terrorism?
A. Syria
B. Uruguay
C. Iraq
D. Cuba
Answer : D

11. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Hevea Tree Brazil
B. Sumatra Storm Malaysia
C. Kajan River Borneo
D. Dekke Toba fish Brazil
Answer : D

12. Which of the following combinations of the States and their Chief Ministers (at present) is not correct?
A. Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav
B. Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot
C. Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar
D. West Bengal Mamata Banerjee
Answer : C

13. That the Rig-Vedic ary aha were a pastoral people Is borne out by the fact that
A. There are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
B. Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
C. Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
D. All of the above
Answer : D

14. Which club on 6 June 2015 won the UEFA Champions League title?
A. Real Madrid
B. Barcelona
C. Juventus
D. Bayern
Answer : B

15. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ?
A. Angola
B. Libya
C. Bangladesh
D. Venezuela
Answer : C

16. Who among the following is all set to become India's first transgender college principal?
A. Manabi Bandhopadhyay
B. Gayathri Chaudhary
C. Shekhar Suri
D. None of these
Answer : A

17. Which is not an electronic company ?
A. Samsung
B. Ambuja
C. LG
D. Voltas
Answer : B

18. 'Skill Route' is -
A. A song album
B. A novel
C. A land route for conducting trade and commarce in ancient period
D. A future film
Answer : C

19. Which of the following is true about the Railway Budget 2012-13 finally passed by the Parliament?
A. No hike in passenger fares up to 3rd AC
B. 30 new trains introduced on Delhi/Mumbai route
C. Three new Shatabdi trains introduced last year withdrawn
D. A new zone created as Central Railway divided in two zones South Central and Central Main
Answer : A

20. BCCI has recently appointed which former Indian player to coach the India Under-19 and A teams?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. VVS Laxman
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Ravi Shastri
Answer : A

21. Which angiosperm is vesselless?
A. Trochodendro
B. Hydrilla
C. Wheat
D. Maize
Answer : A

22. Name the NRI scientist from the United States who has recently created a single molecule device that can be used for nano-scale devices?
A. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan
B. Latha Venkataraman
C. Vidyut Agarwal
D. Raja Rajeswari
Answer : B

23. Which of the following days is observed as World Population Day every year?
A. 11th March
B. 11th July
C. 11thAugust
D. 10th January
Answer : B

24. Jayalalithaa recently sworn in as the Chief Minister of which state?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer : D

25. Who was recently appointed as the new chairman of National Safety Council?
A. Apurvi Chandela
B. Ajay Shankar
C. Arun Kumar Jha
D. Satish Reddy
Answer : D

26. Ritcher Scale is used for measuring which of the following ?
A. Electric current
B. Intensity of Earthquakes
C. Temperature
D. Velocity of Sound
Answer : B

27. Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by the Governor General -
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Cornowallis
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Wellesly
Answer : A

28. National Consumer day observed every year on _____?
A. 24th January
B. 10th November
C. 24th December
D. 21st December
Answer : C

29. Who was the chairman of the Panel on Net neutrality that submitted its report recently?
A. A K Bhargava
B. P D T Achary
C. Syed Ibrahim
D. T S R Suramanian
Answer : A

30. Which of the following is a method of irrigation used in many countries ?
A. Sprinkler
B. Budding
C. Cropping
D. Fatterning
Answer : A

31. Who was the first child born after operative procedure?
A. Caesar
B. Huxley
C. William
D. Pasteur
Answer : A

32. Adolf Hitler was born in?
A. India
B. Germany
C. Austria
D. Russia
Answer : C

33. Which of the following is an organic rock?
A. Coal
B. Marble
C. Slate
D. Granite
Answer : A

34. The first woman President of Indian National congress was?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
C. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
D. Annie Besant
Answer : D

35. In India we do not see a currency note of
A. Rs. 10,000
B. Rs. 1,000
C. Rs. 500
D. Rs. 50
Answer : A

36. Trevor Bayliss was recently appointed as the new head coach of which country's cricket team?
A. Australia
B. England
C. South Africa
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : B

37. Which bank on 29 May 2015 launched an online customer acquisition solution through which one can apply for home, car, education and personal loans online?
A. HDFC
B. ICICI
C. SBI
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer : C

38. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A. Thorium
B. Geothermal heat
C. Tidal power
D. Radiant energy
Answer : A

39. The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called?
A. Vulcanization
B. Acceleration
C. Galvinization
D. Sulphonation
Answer : A

40. Government on 13 May 2015 approved a ___% stake sale in the country's biggest refiner and fuel retailer, Indian Oil Corp., (IOC)?
A. 15%
B. 26%
C. 5%
D. 10%
Answer : D

41. Which city in India is set to become the first Indian City to offer Google Street View?
A. Varanasi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Hyderabad
D. Thiruvananthapuram
Answer : C

42. International Nurses Day was observed across the world on?
A. May 12
B. May 13
C. May 14
D. May 15
Answer : A

43. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A. Thorium
B. Geothermal heat
C. Tidal power
D. Radiant energy
Answer : A

44. World Environment Day (WED) was observed globally on 5 June 2015 with the theme?
A. Raise Your Voice Not The Sea Level
B. Think.Eat.Save
C. Green Economy: Does it include you?
D. Seven Billion Dreams; One Planet; Consume with Care
Answer : D

45. Cactus is referred to as
A. Mesophyte
B. Hydrophyte
C. Epiphyte
D. Xerophyte
Answer : D

46. NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) Central Office is located at?
A. Hyderabad
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Kolkata
Answer : A

47. Who was on 30 May 2015 re-elected as FIFA President?
A. Ali bin Hussein
B. Sepp Blatter
C. Fabio Capello
D. Michel Fran�ois Platini
Answer : B

48. The forest in Sunderban is called
A. Scrub Jungle
B. Tandra
C. Mangrove
D. Deciduous Foresrs
Answer : C

50. Which of the following is the Unit of work?
A. Ohm
B. Ampere
C. Coulomb
D. Joule
Answer : D