New India Assurance Exam Pattern:
The selection process for the Admin Officers in New India Assurance
consists of a Written test (Objective & Descriptive questions)
followed by Interview for those selected in the Written exam.
The Written exam consists of following four papers for Admin Officer (Generalists):
(i) Test of Reasoning
(ii) Test of English Language
(iii) Test of General Awareness
(iv) Numerical Ability/Data Interpretation Test
For Admin Officer Specialists (IT, Actuary, Accounts/CA), there is an additional paper (subject-specific) for “Professional Knowledge” in addition to above four papers.
In addition to above Objective test papers, there would also be a Test
in English (Descriptive) consisting of Precis Writing, Comprehension and
Essay.
On the basis of performance in written examination, candidates will be
called for Personal Interview (PI). The final merit list will be made on
overall performance in written examination and PI.
Posts: Administrative Officers Scale-I (509 Posts)
Finance Stream: 65, Engineering Stream: 25, Legal Stream: 40, Automobile Engineering Stream: 30, Generalist Stream: 349
Age as on 01.10.2014 : General : 21 to 30 years. a candidate
must have been born not earlier than 2nd Oct-1984 and not later than 1st
Oct-1993 (both dates inclusive).
(Relaxation as per Norms to SC/ BC/ OBC/ Ex Serviceman and other Categories for more refer full advertisement)
Qualification:
Finance Stream : Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / Cost Accountant (ICWA)/ MBA FINANCE* / B.COM / M.COM
Engineering Stream : B.Tech /B.E (in Civil / Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics & Communication Engineering)
Automobile Engineering Stream : B.E./B.Tech. in
Automobile Engineering OR Graduate in Mechanical Engineering with
Diploma (at least one year duration) in Automobile Engineering
Legal Stream : Graduate in Law
Generalist : Graduate in any stream
Selection Process : Objective Type Test, Interview
Scheme of Examination : Generalist
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Section
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Marks
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Reasoning
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50
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Numeric Ability
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50
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English
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50
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General Awareness
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50
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Total
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200
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Scheme of Examination : Specialist (Other than Generalist)
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Reasoning
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40
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Numeric Ability
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40
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English
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40
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General Awareness
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40
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Professional GK (As per Stream)
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40
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Total
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200
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Total Duration
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2 Hours
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Negative Marking
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0.25 Marks
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In addition to above Objective test papers, there would also be a Test
in English (Descriptive) consisting of Precis Writing, Comprehension and
Essay.
On the basis of performance in written examination, candidates will be
called for Personal Interview (PI). The final merit list will be made on
overall performance in written examination and PI.
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New india assurance ao exam 2009 Question paper
General Awareness
1. Which of the following is not the
name of an Insurance Scheme
launched by the Government of
India
(A) ]anashree Bima Yojana
(B) Krishi Shramik Sarnajik
Suraksha Yojana
(C) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana
(D) Varsha Bima Yojana
(E) National Saving Scheme
Programme
Answer.D
2. Which of the following insurance
companies writes its punch
line in the advertisements
"Insurance is the subject matter
of solicitation" ?
(A) CIC
(B) LIC
(C) ING Vysya Life Insurance
Co.
(D) Tata AIG Life Insurance Co.
(E) None of these
Answer.B
3. How much Foreign Institutional
Investment is allowed in
insurance sector at present
(A) 20%
(B) 46%
(C) 59%
(D) 63%
(E) None of these
Answer.E
4. How many public sector companies in India are in Insurance
Business
(A) Only one
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) More than ten
Answer.A
5. Which of the following was the
parent company of New India
Assurance ?
(A) LIC
(B) GIC
(C) Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
(D) United India Insurance
(E) None of these
Answer.B
6.
Which of the following organizations of the workers of unorganized
sector has adopted an insurance scheme for all its workers and has
become a model organization for the workers of the unorganized sector ?
(A) SERC
(B) SEWA
(C) VSNL
(D) SEBI
(E) MTNL
Answer.B
7. Which of the following projects
of the ISRO was recently insured
by the New India Assurance
Company ?
(A) MATSAT-II
(B) Aryabhatt
(C) PSLV
(D) Chandrayaan
(E) lNSAT—2E
Answer.C
8. Which of t.he following industrial
groups of India is Not in any
type of Insurance Business in
India 7
(A) Tatas
(B) Birlas
(C)' Iaipurias
(D) Mahindras
(E) All are in Insurance Business
Answer.C
9. Which of the following words/
terms is closely associated with
the insurance business
(A) Archives
(B) Donation
(C) Actuary
(D) Quest
(E) All are associated with
insurance
Answer.C
10. Which of the following is the
abbreviated name of the agency /
organization which is the regulator of insurance business in
India ?
(A) NHB
(B) IRDA
(C) IBA
(D) IDFC
(E) ICRISAT
Answer.B
ll. Insurance services are normally
not provided for which of the
following?
(A) Health
(B) Life
(C) jobs
(D) House & Property
(E) It is available for all
Answer.C
12. The New India Assurance Company was established in 1919
by
(A) Dorab Tata
(B) G. D. Birla
(C) Iamunalal Baja]
(D) Kamlapat Singhania
(E) None of these
Answer.A
13. Which of the following is largest
Non Life Insurance Company in
India ?
(A) ICICI Lombard General
Insurance Company Ltd.
(B) United India Insurance
Company Ltd.
(C) General Insurance Company
Ltd.
(D). New India Assurance Company Ltd.
(E) None of these
Answer.D
14. Ramesh Pokhriyal has taken over
as the new-
(A) Chief Minister of Chhattis-
garh
(B) Chief Minister of Uttara-
khand
(C) Governor of Haryana
(D) Governor of Uttarakhand
(E) Governor of Chhattisgarh
Answer.B
15. As per the announcement made
by the Govt. of India, which of
the following organizations is
set up by it for a very specific
purpose of providing a personal
identity card to all its citizens ?
(A) National Remote Sensing
Agency
(B) Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIA)
(C) National Spot Exchange
(D) Trade Development Authority
(E) People's Union for Civil
Liberties
Answer.B
16. Which of the following Insurance
Companies was launched with
NABARD as one of its promoter"s with 30% stake in it ?
(A) General Insurance Corpora-
tion Ltd.
(B) National Insurance Corn-
pany Ltd.
(C) Agriculture Insurance Com-
pany Ltd,
(D) SBI Life Insurance Company
Ltd.
(E) None of these
Answer.A
17. Who amongst the following is
new Foreign Secretary of India 7
(A) Nirupama Rao
(B) Goolarn E. Vahanvati
(C) Brindeshwar Pathak
(D) Naveen Chawla
(E) None of these
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Answer.A
18. Which of the following correctly
describes what the 'Bancass-
urance' is
1. It is an arrangement where-
by the branches of a bank
sell / distribute insurance
products of an insurance
company.
2. It is a new product devel-
oped/ launched by the banks
in which the risks of the
high value customers are
covered for any losses to
their property and/or lives
through an insurance cover.
3, It is a new product launched
by some banks by which
they are providing insurance
cover to exporters/ impor-
ters for the losses, if any due
to high fluctuations in the
exchange rates of dollars
and other major currencies.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Answer.A
19, Which of the following is the
abbreviated name of the organizations which provides credit
guarantee to exporters ?
(A) FICCI
(B) NABARD
(C) SIDBI
(D) ECGC
(E) SEBI
Answer.D
20. The Railway Budget 2009-10 was
presented in the Lok Sabha (in
Iuly 2009) by
(A) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(B) Kapil Sibal
(C) P. Chidambaram
(D) Mamata Banerjee
(E) Pranab Mukherjee
Answer.D
21. 'Satyam' the well known company which has been i.n the news
in recent past, is now known
with its new name as—
(A) Mahindra Satyarn
(B) Birla Satyam
(C) Reliance Satyam
(D) Tata Satyam
(E) None of these
Answer.A
22. The Economic Survey which was
presented in the Lok Sabha in
]uly 2009, was the survey for the
year/ period of—
(A) 2007-08
(B) 2008—09
(C) 2009-10
(D) Tenth five year plan
(E) None of these
Answer.B
23. The Government of India has
recently decided to allow about
2,200 items to come to Indian
markets with a tag of 'Duty Free
Items} These items are imported
from
(A) China
(B) Singapore
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Nepal
(E) Pakistan
Answer.B
24. Who amongst the following is
not one of the HFA Award
winners of 2009 ? (Under any one
of the categories).
(A) Priyanka Chopra
(B) Asin
(C) Farhan Akhtar
(D) Karishma Kapoor
(E) Hrithik Roshan
Answer.D
25. Saina Nehwal is a famous—
(A) Badminton player
(B) Table Tennis Player
(C) Lawn Tennis Player •
(D) Hockey Player
(E) Chess Player
Answer.A
26. 'No Tobacco Day' is observed
every year on——
(A) lst May
(B) lst ]une
(C) 31st May
(D) 30th june
(E) None of these
Answer.C
27, India has recently appointed a
new Attorney General. Attorney
Generals are advisers to the
Government of India in-
(A) Defence related matters
(B) Diplomatic matters
(C) Legal matters
(D) Financial matters
(E) None of these
Answer.C
28. The presidential election in
which of the following countries,
held in ]une 2009, created a con•
troversy as one of the candidates
who was declared defeated
refused to accept the results of
the same ?
(A) Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) USA
Answer.A
29. Which of the following awards is
given for excellence in the field
of Literature 7
(A) N. Borlaug Award
(B) Kalinga Prize
(C) Kishor Kumar Award
(D) Saraswati Samman
(E) Dronacharya Award
Answer.D
30. The parliamentarian elections of
which of die following organizations were held in june 2009 ?
(A) European Union (EU)
(B) Oil & Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC)
(C) Shanghai Corporation
(D) South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
(E) None of these
Answer.A
31. The 79th Amendment to the
Indian Constitution done in 1999
was associated with the»-
(A) reservation of seats in the
Parliament and State Assemblies
for sC/ ST candidates
(B) creation of three new states
Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and
jharkhand
(C) land reforms in many states
(D) giving more powers to
Panchayats
(E) None of these
Answer.A
32. Which of the following books is
written by Arundhati Roy ?
(A) The Last Hero
(B) Stolen Harvest
(C) A Himalayan Love Story
(D) Freedom From Fear
(E) God of Small Things
Answer.E
33. Which of the following schemes
was launched recently to make
Indian cities free from slums ?
(A) Bharat Nirrnan
(B) Indira Vikash Yojana
(C) Indira Awas Yojana
(D) Rajiv Awas Yojana
(E) None of these
Answer.D
34. Admiral Gorshkov Aircraft
carrier Refit Project is a deal
between India and-
(A) China
(B) South Korea
(C) Russia
(D) Iran
(E) None of these
Answer.C
35. The sex ratio in India is higher in
which of the following states ?
(Females (1052) are more than
per thousand males)-
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Kerala
(C) Manipur
(D) Assam
(E) Karnataka
Answer.B
36. Which of the following countries
in Not a member of ASEAN ?
(A) Myanmar
(B) Singapore
(C) China
(D) Vietnam
(E) Malaysia
Answer.C
37. Tipaimukh Dam which was in
news recently is located in which
of the following states ?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Manipur
(E) Assam
Answer.D
38. Which of the following states
has highest Literacy Rate in
country ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Delhi
(D) Andhra Pradesh
(E) Kerala
Answer.E
39. Which of the following cups/
trophies is closely associated with
the game of Hockey ?
(A) Mardeka Cup
(B) Wimbledon Trophy
(C) Ranji Trophy
(D) Durand Cup
(E) Agha Khan Cup
Answer.E
40. Which of the following diseases
is caused by a virus ?
(A) Plague
(B) Cholera
(C) Whooping cough
(D) Tetanus
(E) Chicken pox
Answer.E
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