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    Special Questions on LIC

    Special quiz on LIC: As LIC AAO exam is around the corner, we are providing special quiz on the history
    of LIC. This will help in General awareness and financial awareness section of mains exam. Students are
    requested to bookmark this further revision.

    Q1. LIC is formulated under which act?


    (a) Companies act, 2013
    (b) LIC act, 1956
    (c) Insurance Act, 1956
    (d) RBI Act,1932
    Ans: (b)
    The Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance Corporation Act on the 19th of June 1956, and the
    Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1st September, 1956, with the objective of
    spreading life insurance much more widely and in particular to the rural areas with a view to reach
    all insurable persons in the country, providing them adequate financial cover at a reasonable cost.

    Q2. How many zonal offices does LIC have?


    (a) 5
    (b) 10
    (c) 8
    (d) 12
    Ans: (c)
    Today LIC functions with 2048 fully computerized branch offices, 113 divisional offices, 8 zonal
    offices, 1381 satellite offices and the Corporate office

    Q3. Which is the first Indian Insurance company?


    (a) Oriental Life Insurance Company
    (b) Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society
    (c) The Indian Mercantile Insurance Ltd
    (d) National Insurance Company Ltd
    Ans: (b)
    1818: Oriental Life Insurance Company, the first life insurance company on Indian soil started
    functioning.
    1870: Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society, the first Indian life insurance company started
    its business.

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    1907: The Indian Mercantile Insurance Ltd. set up, the first company to trAns: act all classes of
    general insurance business.

    Q4. How much percent stake of LIC is being sold by government at a valuation of?
    (a) 1.5 %, 21000 crore
    (b) 2.5%, 45000crore
    (c) 5%, 60000 crore
    (d) 3.5%, 21000crore
    Ans: (d)
    The government would sell 3.5% of its stakes in LIC. The total value of LIC IPO is set at Rs 21,000
    crore, making it India’s biggest public issue to date.
    The government has fixed the LIC IPO price band at Rs 902 to Rs 949 per equity share and has
    announced a discount to the policyholders and LIC employees applying for the public issue.

    Q5. What are the total number of shares going to be listed under LIC IPO?
    (a) 22.13 crore
    (b) 35.13 crore
    (c) 2.213 crore
    (d) 3.513 crore
    Ans: (a)
    22.13 crore (22,13,74,920) shares that is equivalent to 3.5 % stake of LIC.

    Q6. Who is the chairman of LIC?


    (a) Raj Kumar
    (b) Siddharth Mohanty
    (c) M R Kumar
    (d) Smt. Ipe Mini
    Ans: (c)
    M R Kumar is the chairman.
    B C Patniak (Managing Director)
    Smt. Ipe Mini(Managing Director)
    Siddharth Mohanty(Managing Director)
    Raj Kumar (Managing Director)
    Pankaj jain- government nominee director

    Q7. In which company does LIC holds the largest share?


    (a) ITC
    (b) Oil India
    (c) Larsen and toubro
    (d) IDBI
    Ans: (d)
    IDBI Bank was LIC's biggest holding at 49.24 per cent as of December 31. In LIC Housing Finance, it
    owns a 45.24 per cent stake.

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    ITC (16.21 per cent), Hindustan Copper (14.22 per cent), NMDC (14.16 per cent), MTNL (13.12 per
    cent), Larsen & Toubro (12 per cent) and Oil India (11.85 per cent) were some of the companies
    where LIC has the highest shareholdings in percentage terms.

    Q8. Around what percent of life insurance penetration is in india?


    (a) 3.2%
    (b) 10.88%
    (c) 15.9%
    (d) 1.6%
    Ans: (a)
    According to the Economic Survey 2021-2022, life insurance penetration rose to 3.2% in the year
    2020

    Q9. Which of the following is not systematically important insurance company by IRDA?
    (a) LIC
    (b) General Insurance Corporation of India
    (c) New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
    (d) Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
    Ans: (d)
    The list of D-SIIs for the year 2021-22 is as follows:
    1. Life Insurance Corporation of India;
    2. General Insurance Corporation of India; and
    3. New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
    Note : The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 nationalised the general
    insurance business in India with effect from 1st January 1973.
    107 insurers amalgamated and grouped into four companies viz. the National Insurance Company
    Ltd., the New India Assurance Company Ltd., the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and the United
    India Insurance Company Ltd. GIC incorporated as a company.

    Q10. What is the slogan of LIC?


    (a) satyamev vijayte
    (b) yogakshemam vahamyaham
    (c) dharmo rakshiti rakshita
    (d) har samay vijay
    Ans: (b)
    LIC's slogan योगक्षेमम् वहाम्यहम (yogakshemam vahamyaham) is in SAns: krit which loosely trAns:
    lates into English as "Your welfare is our responsibility". This is derived from the 22nd verse of the
    Bhagavad Gita's 9th chapter

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