ORIENTAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Oriental Insurance Company A.A.O. Exam., 2010 (Part–II)
Held on 9.5.2010
General Awareness : Solved Paper
1. Which of the following stars lies nearest to our solar system?
(a) Barnard’s Star
(b) Sirius A
(c) Alpha Centauri A
(d) Proxima Centauri
Answer (d)
2. Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately—
(a) 5.8%
(b) 4.5%
(c) 2.59%
(d) 1.2%
Answer (c)
3. The term ‘Bishop’ in sports is related to—
(a) Chess
(b) Hockey
(c) Badminton
(d) Bridge
Answer (a)
4. Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of—
(a) Orissa
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
Answer (d)
5. Balance of Payments means—
(a) Difference between export and imports
(b) Balance to be paid to the exporters
(c) Balance to be paid to the industrialists
(d) Balance coming in allocation of funds for States
Answer (a)
6.A light year is equivalent to about—
(a) 365 days
(b) Six million miles
(c) Six billion miles
(d) Six trillion miles
Answer (d)
7. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland are together called—
(a) Slovakia
(b) Scandinavia
(c) Netherlands
(d) Australasia
Answer (b)
8. The device used for locating submerged objects under sea is—
(a) Sonar
(b) Radar
(c) Laser
(d) Maser
Answer (a)
9. Which article of the Constitution provides the Parliament the power to ammend
Constitution ?
(a) 376
(b) 370
(c) 368
(d) 390
Answer (C)
10. What is the name of the first successfully cloned deer?
(a) Dawn
(b) Deluxe
(c) Demor
(d) Dewey
Answer (D)
11. The idea of motion pictures was propounded by—
(a) N. R. Finsen
(b) T. A. Edison
(c) J. L. Baird
(d) Berliner
Answer (b)
12. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of which of the following?
(a) Love
(b) Peace
(c) Prophecy
(d) Medicine
Answer (C)
13. NASA’s new space telescope is—
(a) Wise
(b) Rise
(c) Barack
(d) Telle
Answer (a)
14. Bull fighting is the national game of—
(a) Italy
(b) Poland
(c) Spain
(d) Sudan
Answer (C)
15. In a rare recognition, the Government of Mauritius decides to introduce a
book written by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the
School Syllabus of the island nation, what is the name of the book ?
(a) Sound of Hills
(b) Sparsh Ganga
(c) Heaven
(d) Amrit
Answer (b)
16. Who has been selected for the ‘Niwano Peace Prize, 2010’ for her
contribution to the uplift of poor women in India ?
(a) Ela Bhatt
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) Punam Suri
(d) Mandakni Apte
Answer (a)
17. On which of the following dates in 2010 did the safeguard agreement with
regard to civilian nuclear facilities between India and the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) come into force?
(a) February 28
(b) February 21
(c) February 11
(d) February 4
Answer (d)
18. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period
was called—
(a) Bali
(b) Vidatha
(c) Varman
(d) Kara
Answer (b)
19. The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are—
(a) Red blood cells
(b) Neutrophils
(c) Lymphocytes
(d) Platelets
Answer (c)
20. Correct expansion of the term ‘http’ in Internet address is—
(a) Hybrid text transfer protocol
(b) Hyper text transfer protocol
(c) Higher transfer text protocol
(d) Higher text transfer protocol
Answer (b)
