If you’re preparing for the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) exam, this post is the perfect resource for you. We’ve compiled the complete General Knowledge questions set of from Shift 2 of the RRB NTPC 1 February, 2021 exam, along with solutions.
This will help you understand the exam pattern, identify key topics, and assess your preparation effectively. You can also practice this to check your preparation for the exam.
Complete RRB NTPC 1 February, 2021 Shift 2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 3 |
| Date | 01/02/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 1 February, 2021 Shift 2 exam. We’ve provided all the questions from the General Awareness (GK) section along with solutions for each question.
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Q1: Which of the following in the air turns silver articles black (when
exposed to air)?
Chlorine
Nitrogen
Carbon
Sulphur
Q2: The telephone was invented in:
1876
1856
1886
1879
Q3: A lie detector apparatus is also known as a:
Polarimeter
Barograph
Polygraph
Seismograph
Q4: Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey?
Mir Quasim
Siraj ud- Daulah
Mir Jafar
Amichand Rajbansi
Q5: Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international cricket
against which team?
England
Australia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Q6: The International Day of Light is observed on:
1st May
1st June
16th June
16th May
Q7: Who among the following is called the 'Father of Local Self Government'
in India?
Lord Minto
Lord Ripon
Lord Mayo
Lord Curzon
Q8: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is
related with:
Urban transport
Urban livelihood
Creation of smart cities
Basic civic amenties
Q9: Who among the following received India's highest civilian award, Bharat
Ratna, on 24 December 2014?
Murli Manohar Joshi
LK Advani
Dindayal Upadhyay
Madan Mohan Malviya
Q10: In a computer, a menu contains a list of:
data
objects
commands
reports
Q11: Which of the following rural housing schemes by the Government of India
is re-structured into Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana?
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
Rajiv Awas Yojana
Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana
Indira Awas Yojana
Q12: The Quit India movement started in:
Karachi
Bombay
Delhi
Lahore
Q13: The best method to dispose of biological wastes from hospitals is:
sending them to a landfill
incineration
decomposition
burning
Q14: As of November 2020, who was the Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Urjit Patel
Rajiv Kumar
Bibek Debroy
Q15: Where is Raisina Hill?
It is located in Srinagar.
It is situated in the same location as Rashtrapati Bhavan.
It is the place where the Dogra rulers of Jammu and Kashmir built their fort
in Jammu
It is the rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda's statue was
erected.
Q16: How many neutrons are present in protium?
7
4
2
0
Q17: Who among the following built the "Adhai din ka Jhopara" at Ajmer?
Qutubuddin Aibak
Noor Jahan
Raziya Sultana
Alauddin Khilji
Q18: Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Mahatma Gandhi
Lala Lajpat Rai
Dadabhai Naoroji
Q19: As per SOFIA-2020 data of FAO, the largest producer of fish in the
world is:
Alaska
China
Norway
Great Britain
Q20: Which of the following National Highway passes through the Kaziranga
National Park is imposing key threat for the wildlife?
NH-50
NH-30
NH-45
NH-37
Q21: 1° of latitude is equal to ___ km approximately.
221
231
111
121
Q22: Which one of the following books was written by Vishnu Sharma?
Rajatarangini
Arthashastra
Indica
Panchatantra
Q23: Where is the headquarters of UNESCO?
New Delhi
London
Moscow
Paris
Q24: In Microsoft Excel, a workbook is a collection of:
charts
photos
word books
worksheets
Q25: Which of the following kings of the Gupta Empire was also a good Veena
player?
Samudragupta
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Kumaragupta I
Q26: As of 2020, according to the Election Commission of India, the minimum
voting age in India is:
18 years
25 years
21 years
16 years
Q27: Which element is essential for the synthesis of thyroxine?
Iron
Manganese
Iodine
Zinc
Q28: Rabindranath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of the:
Execution of Bhagat Singh
Kakori Episode
Jaliawala Bagh Tragedy
Chauri Chaurah Episode
Q29: When was the Poona Pact signed?
1932
1930
1935
1928
Q30: Who was the first Indian to travel to Space?
Sunita Williams
APJ Abdul Kalam
Rakesh Sharma
Vikram Sarabhai
Q31: As per NASA, how much of Earth's land surface is covered by forests?
25%
20%
35%
30%
Q32: Our solar system is a part of which galaxy?
Triangulum
Milky Way
Bode's
Andromeda
Q33: Who has coined the term 'ecology'?
Charles Darwin
Eugene Odum
Eugenius Warming
Ernst Haeckel
Q34: What is the full form of EVM?
Electric Voting Machine
Electronic Voting Machine
Electric Vending Machine
Electronic Vending Machine
Q35: Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in the year:
1764
1884
1784
1734
Q36: 'World Environment Day' is annually celebrated on _______.
7th April
16th June
5th June
16th August
Q37: Who had called for Direct Action Day?
Subhash Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Jay Prakash Narayan
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Q38: On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day of the
year?
23 October
22 June
22 December
22 March
Q39: In which of the following years did the Government of India initiate
the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (NP-NSPE)
1995
2003
1985
1990
Q40: With which of the following is the 'Green Revolution' related?
Oil and seed production
Food and grain production
Milk production
Fish production
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