(Paper) LIC AAO General Knowledge Paper (2008)

LIC AAO 2008 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PAPER

1. In which of the following years the Government of India nationalised the general insurance business under the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act?
(1) 1970
(2) 1972
(3) 1976
(4) 1973
(5) 1981

2. When was the Kalka-Shimla Railway Line added to the UNESCO's World Heritage List?
(1) April 18.2008
(2) July 8. 2008
(3) August 15, 2007
(4) January 26,2008
(5) March 23, 2008

3. The famous Kailasanath Temple at Kanchiwasbuiltby was built by:
(1) Mahendravarman I
(2) Narasimhavarman II
(3) Nandivarman II
(4) Dantivarman
(5) None of these

4. Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by which treaty?
(1) Chittor
(2) Pune
(31 Purandar
(4) Toma
(5) None of these

5. The Life Insurance Corporation of India was established in September 1956 under an Act of the Indian Parliament. The Government of India invested a capital of ------ in this corporation.
(1) Rs.5 •crore
(2) Rs. 4 crore
(3) Rs. 7 crore
(4) Rs. (3 crore.
(5) None otthese

6. Bindusara sent Asoka to quell the rebellion in..
(1) Swamagiri
(2) Taxila
(3) Uijain
(4) Tosali
(5) None of these

7. 'Royal Asiatic Society' was founded by
(1) Sir William Jones
(2) Sir John Marshall
(3) R. D. BaneIjee
(4) Sir William Bentick
(5) None of these

8. The first Sultan of Delhi. who attempted the conquest of South India was
(1) gutb-ud-din Mubarak
(2) Nasir-ud-din Khusrav Shah I
(3) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(4) Jala-ud-din Firoz
(5) None of these

9. Which of the following countries in February 2008 lifted a ban on Islamic headscarves at varsities?
(1) Turkey
(2) Germany
(3) Kuwait
(4) Afghanistan
(5) indonesia

10. Mahaballpuramis an important city that reveals the interest in arts of...
(1) Pallavas
(2) Cheras
(3) Pandyas
(4) Chalukyas
(5) None of these

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