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LIC AAO General Knowledge and Current Affairs Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General Knowledge and Current Affairs as it is examined in LIC AAO. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General Knowledge and Current Affairs deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Which is the longest river in India?
The Ganga (Ganges).
What is the highest mountain peak in India?
Kangchenjunga (in Sikkim).
Which is the longest river in the world?
The Nile (with the Amazon a close rival depending on measurement).
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra.
Which line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator (0 degrees latitude).
Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
Lord Mountbatten.
In which year did India gain independence?
1947 (August 15, 1947).
Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
Shah Jahan, in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Which dynasty did Emperor Ashoka the Great belong to?
The Maurya dynasty.
How many fundamental rights are currently guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?
Six fundamental rights.
What is the minimum age to become the President of India?
35 years.
Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Duties?
Part IV-A (Article 51A), added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.
How many members are there in the Lok Sabha (maximum strength)?
The maximum strength is 552 (530 from states, 20 from UTs, and up to 2 nominated, now reduced after the 2019 amendment removing nominated Anglo-Indians).
What is the chemical symbol and atomic number of oxygen?
Symbol O, atomic number 8.
What is the SI unit of electric current?
The ampere (A).
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide (CO2).
What is the speed of light in a vacuum (approximate)?
Approximately 3 x 10^8 metres per second (about 300,000 km/s).
Who established LIC and through which legislation?
The Government of India established LIC on September 1, 1956 through the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, by nationalising and merging over 245 insurance companies.
In insurance, what is a 'premium'?
The amount the policyholder pays (periodically or as a lump sum) to the insurer in exchange for insurance coverage.
What is the principle of 'utmost good faith' (uberrimae fidei) in insurance?
Both parties must disclose all material facts honestly and completely; the insured must reveal all relevant information when buying a policy.
What is the regulatory body for the insurance sector in India?
IRDAI - the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, established in 1999.
What does the principle of 'indemnity' mean in insurance?
The insured is compensated only for the actual loss suffered, restoring them to the same financial position as before the loss - not allowing a profit from the claim.
What is the key difference between life insurance and general insurance?
Life insurance covers life-related risks (death, maturity, survival) and is long-term; general insurance covers non-life risks (health, motor, fire, marine) and is typically annual and based on indemnity.
What is a 'sum assured' in a life insurance policy?
The guaranteed amount the insurer agrees to pay the beneficiary on the insured event (death or maturity), excluding any bonuses.
What this deck covers
The General Knowledge and Current Affairs deck follows the LIC AAO General Knowledge and Current Affairs syllabus — 3 chapters and 14 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 16.7 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 68 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs flashcards FAQ
How many General Knowledge and Current Affairs flashcards are in this LIC AAO deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these LIC AAO flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General Knowledge and Current Affairs cards cover?
They follow the LIC AAO General Knowledge and Current Affairs syllabus — 3 chapters and 14 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.