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 1 of the RRB NTPC 3 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 3 February, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 3 |
| Date | 03/02/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 3 February, 2021 Shift 1 exam. We’ve provided all the questions from the General Awareness (GK) section along with solutions for each question.
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Q1: Who among following was known as the 'extremist leader' during the
Freedom Movement of India?
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
WC Bannerji
Surendra Nath Bannerji
Q2: Which Indian boxer created history by becoming India's only
six-time world boxing champion?
Mary Kom
Sarjubala Devi
Kavita Goyat
Pinki Rani
Q3: Who was the son of Shakuntala in Kalidasa's drama of Abhijnana
Shakuntalam?
Aniruddha
Vikrama
Pradyumna
Bharata
Q4: Which of the following is the traditional theatre of Kerala where eight
plays are performed in eight days?
Krishnanattam
Therukoothu
Yakshagana
Maach
Q5: ______ is a high level programming language for scientific and
mathematical use.
EDP
COBOL
RFID
FORTRAN
Q6: In which of the following Articles the concept of equality is enshrined?
Article 14
Article 21
Article 19
Article 30
Q7: The famous Ajanta Caves, a world heritage site, is located at which of
the following places?
Mumbai
Aurangabad
Pune
Nasik
Q8: Which of the following has developed world's first malaria vaccine for
the World Health Organization?
Merck
Pfizer
GlaxoSmithKline(GSK)
Johnson & Johnson
Q9: Who among the following was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve
Bank of India?
Manmohan Singh
CD Deshmukh
IG Patel
Raghuram Rajan
Q10: The heritage town of Orchha has been included in the tentative list of
UNESCO world heritage sites. The town is located in which state?
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Q11: From the following, name the region located in the western coast.
The Malabar Region
Indus Plain Region
The corromondal coast Region
The Assam Region
Q12: Which of the following refers to protection of data against accidental
or intentional disclosure to unauthorised persons or unauthorised
modification or destruction?
Privacy data
Database
Data redundancy
Data Security
Q13: Name the state government that announced its decision to ban
production, distribution, advertisement and sale of e-cigarette within its
territory in May 2019?
Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Odisha
Rajasthan
Q14: Name the state where India's longest (300 m) single-lane steel cable
suspension bridge was inaugurated over river siang.
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Mizoram
Assam
Q15: Who wrote the book 'The Little Balance (La Balancitta)' in 1586?
Carolus Linnaeus
Galileo Galilei
Archimedes
James Prescott
Q16: Who is the Chief Minister of Goa as of October 2020?
Manohar Pawar
Pramod Sawant
Nikanth Bhonsle
Rajesh Apte
Q17: Which of the following states holds India's highest graphite reserves
according to the Geological Survey of India?
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Q18: Which of following country has the highest number of operational
nuclear reactors currently?
India
China
France
United States
Q19: What is the amount provided per year to the farmers holding up to 2
hectre under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Siddhi (PMKSS)?
8000 Rupees
4000 Rupees
5000 Rupees
6000 Rupees
Q20: Which of the following beaches has become the first in Asia to get the
Blue Flag certification?
Marina beach
Chandrabhaga beach
Bega beach
Kovalam beach
Q21: The World Bank has tied with which bank to enable secondary bond
trading recorded on Blockchain?
Bank of Melbourne
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Royal Bank of Canada
CIM bank
Q22: Who among the following has been appointed as the Force Commander of UN
mission in South Sudan in 2019?
Shailesh Tinaikar
Gurupal Singh Sanga
Surender Singh
Abhay Krishna
Q23: Name the geostationary communication satellite launched by ISRO on
board GSLV launched vehicle and especially designed for the Indian Air Force
to enhance its communication capabilities.
GSAT-8B
GSAT-7B
GSAT-6B
GSAT-7A
Q24: Who won the 'ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade' award in December 2020?
M S Dhoni
David Warner
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Q25: what is the full form of NASSCOM?
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE AND SERVICES COMPANIES
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SERVIES AND SOFTWARE AND COMPANIES
NATIONAL AGENCIES OF SERVICES AND SOFTWARE AND COMPANIES
NATIONAL AFFILIATION OF SOFTWARE AND SERVICES COMPANIES
Q26: 'Operation Vijay' is associated with which of the following wars?
Indo-Pakistan War-1965
Kargil War-1999
Indo-Pakistan war - 1971
Indo-Pakistan War-1947
Q27: Which of the following lakes is the largest fresh water lake in
north-east India?
Pulicat Lake
Loktak Lake
Kolleru Lake
Dal Lake
Q28: Which is the outermost covering of the cell that separates the contents
of the cell from its external environment?
Nerve cell
Smooth muscle cell
Plasma membrane
Organelles
Q29: Name the scientist who proposed that electrons are embedded in a
positive sphere.
E. Rutherford
J. J Thompson
Camillo Golgi
Neils Bohr
Q30: Who among the following the constitutional powers and duties in
relation to the accounts of Union and of the central government?
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The Vice President of India
The President of India
The Prime Minister of India
Q31: Which of the following elements is a versatile element that forms the
basis for all living organisms and many of the things we use?
Curium
Barium
Antimony
Carbon
Q32: Which of the following gases in the atmosphere is used up in three
processes; combustion, respiration and in the formation of oxides of
nitrogen?
Carbon
Helium
Hydrogen
oxygen
Q33: In 1866, who organised the East India Association in London to discuss
the Indian question and to influence British public officials to promote
Indian welfare?
Ananda Mohan Bose
Dadabhai Naoroji
W C Bannerjee
B.G.Tilak
Q34: Which of the following is the border between India and Pakistan?
Mannerheim line
Durand Line
Radcliffe Line
Hinderburg Line
Q35: Who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 for Literature?
Swapan Saha
Rana Dasgupta
N K Salil
Manoj Michigan
Q36: Heavy water is so called because:
it is used in nuclear reactors.
its density is three times that of normal water.
it uses Deuterium, a heavier isotope of hydrogen, rather than Protium.
it is used by the heavy industries such as steel, chemicals etc.
Q37: When did the All-India Khilafat Committee pass a resolution declaring
that no Muslim should serve in the British-Indian army?
April 1919
July 1921
August 1920
November 1922
Q38: Which of the following state has announced to enact legislation for the
'right to water' to ensure availability of minimum 55 litres water in a day
per person?
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
Madhya Pradesh
Q39: who was the founder of the News paper Bengal Gazette (1780 - India's
first News paper?
J.K. Hicky
Annie Besant
G.K. Gokhale
B.G. Tilak
Q40: Which of the following has successfully test-fired an indigenously
developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in
Rajasthan in 2019?
ISRO
CSIR
DRDO
CSC
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