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Re: Life Insurance Corporation of India AAO past year question papers

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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

11. The renowned musician duo: Tansen and Baiju Bawra, flourishec during the reign of
(1) Jehangir
(2) Bahadur Shah zafar
(3) Akbar
(4) ShahJahan
(5) None of these

12. Lord Mahavira died at
(1) Saravana Belagola
(2) Lumbini Garden
(3) KaIugumaIai
(4) Pavapuri
(5) None of these

13. The Indus people knew the use of Weights and Measures, which is proved by the discoveiy of the seal at
(1) KaIibangan
(2) Harappa
(3) Chanhudaro
(4) Lothal
(5) None of these

14. Which language was mostly used for• the propagation of Buddhism?
(I) Sanskrit
(2) Prakrit
(3) Pall
(4) Sauraseni
(5) None of these

15. The 11 th National Conference on e-Governance was held in February 2008 at -
1) Chennai
(2) Guwahati
(3) Jaipur
(4) Chandigarh
(5) None of these

16. Which of the following statements about Kharif and Rabi is not-correct?
(1) Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in late Spring
(2) Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in Autumn
(3) Rabi season begins in Autumn after the rains and harvested in late Spring.
(4) Important Kharif crops are rice, millets. jute, maize and cotton; important Rabi crops are wheat, gram. barley and linseed
(5) None of these

17. Raniganj Coal Mine is situated in
(1) Bihar
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) West Bengal
(4) Maharashtra
(5) None ofthes~

18. Bosnia-Herzegovina formed the parts of
(1) Czechoslovakia
(2) Yugoslavia
(3) Bulgaria
(4) Azerbaijan
(5) None of these

19. Major producer of sugar is
(1) Australia
(2) Cuba
(3) India
(4) Mauritius
(5) None of these

20. In the north-east of the Deccan plateau is?
(1) Chhola Nagpur plateau
(2) Malawa plateau
(3) Deccan plateau
(4) Vindhyan Range
(5) None of these

Answers:
1. 1 2. 2 3.2 4.3 5.1 6.3 7.1 8. 3 9. 1 10. 1 11. 3 12. 4 13. 2 14. 3 15. 4 16. 1 17. 3 18. 2 19. 2 20.1

Directions(1-5): Each sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the word or set pf words that best com¬pletes the sentence meaningfully.

1. He went to the library to……find that it was closed.
(1) seldom
(2) never
(3) only
(4) solely

2. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so….that they can disappear at any moment.
(1) tentative (2) tenuous (3) consistent (4) restrictive

3. Her reaction to his proposal was….. She rejected it…..
(1) inevitable – vehemently’
(2) subtle – Violently
(3) clever – abruptly
(4) sympathetic – angrily

4. His…. direction~ misled us we did not know which of the two roads to take.
(1) complicated
(2) ambiguous
(3) narrow
(4) fantastic

5. It would be difficult for one so ………. to believe that all men are equal irrespective of caste. race and religion,
(1) emotional
(2) democratic
(3) tntolerant
(4) liberal

Directions (116- 120) : In each of the follwing sentences four words or phrases have been bold. Only one bold part in each sentence is not accepted in standard English. Ident that part and mark its number 1. 2. 3 or 4 as your answer.

6. Gaze for a thing /(1) that are not/ (2) available easily /(3) in the county is a universal phenomenon/ (4).

7. It is foolish to be expecting/Ill one person to be like another / . (2) person for/(3) each individual is born/(4) WIth his characteristics traits.

8. The tendency to believe/(l) that/(2) man is inherently dishonest is something that/(3) will decried/(4).

9. I have not come across/(1) very few people/(2) who/(3) think of thing beyond/(4) their daily work.

10. He managed to board/(l) the run¬ning train/(2) but all his luggages/(3) was/(4) left on the station.

Directions (121-125): Select the pair of words which are related in the same way as the capitalised words are related to each other.

11. SCALES: JUSTICE: :
(1) weights: measures
(2) laws: courts
(3) torch : liberty
(4) launch: peace

12. HOBBLE: WALK: :
(1) gallop: run
(2) stammer: speak
(3) stumble: fall
(4) sniff: smell

13. FRAYED: FABRIC: :
(1) watered: lawn
(2) renovated: building
(3) thawed: ice
(4) worn : nerves

14. YOLK: EGG: :
(1) rind.: melon
(2) nucleus: cell
(3) stalk: com
(4) web : spider

15. BAMBOO: SHOOT: :
(1) bean: sprout
(2) pepper : com
(3) oak: tree
(4) holly: sprig

Directions (l26- 130) : For each of the following capitalized words. four words or phrases are given of which only one is synonymou with the given word. Select the synonym.

16. DEFER
(1) respect
(2). dislike
(3) postpone
(4). disrespect

17. DUBIOUS
(1) clear
(2). undoubtedly
(3) hesitant
(4). pmproper

18. COARSE
(1 Impolite
(2). rough
(3) polished
(4). improper

19. PROXIMI1Y
(1) nearness
(2) aloofness
(3) completely’
(4) nearly

20. ABSTAIN
(1) stay
(2) tempt
(3) refrain
(4) pardon

Directions (131- 135) : Fill in the blanks by selecting appropriate alternative.

21.1 met him only a week…..
(1) back
(2) past
(3) ago
(4) previous

22. Lovely asked me .
(1) why are you angry?
(2) why I am angry?
(3) why I was angry.
(4) why was ‘I angry?

23. Even after repeated warnings. he, …….. to office on time.
(1) never come
(2) never comes
(3) is never coming
(4) have never come

24. He lold his wife that….from Gennany.
(1) he will like to visit France
(2) he was liking to visit France
(3) he would like to visil France
(4) he is liking to Visit France

25. Some people can…..even wilh murder.
(1) get on
(2) get out
(3) get off
(4) get away
Directions (136- 140) : Choose the correct antonym from the choic¬es for each of the following capit¬alised words:

26. INDIFFERENT
(1) curious
(3) alike
(2) varied
(4) uniform

27. DISCREET
(1) wise
(3) prudent
(2) diplomatic
(4) careless

28. OBSOLETE
(1) free
(3) current
(2) . ancient
(4) cultured

29. RATIONAL
(1) sound
(3) judicious
(2) insane
(4) sensible

30. SCEPTICAL
(1) doubtful
(2) convinced
(3) questioning
(4) cynic

Answers:
1. 3 2.2 3.3 4.2 5.3 6.2 7.1 8.4 9.2 10.3 11. 1 12. 2 13. 3 14. 2 15. 4 16. 3 17. 4 18. 2 19. 1 20. 3 21. 1 22. 3 23. 2 24. 3 25. 4 26. 1 27. 4 28. 3 29. 2 30. 2


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