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 4 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 4 February, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 3 |
| Date | 04/02/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 4 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: How does most of India's foreign trade take place?
Through land and sea routes
Through land and air routes
Equally through land, air and sea routes each
Through sea and air routes
Q2: What is the name of the world's smallest spacecraft launched by India?
Sprites
Star
Sparkle
Spring
Q3: Which of the following country follow more than one time zones?
China
India
USA
Argentina
Q4: Which among the following is the largest unit of memory of a computer
system?
Zetabyte
Exabyte
Petabyte
Yottabyte
Q5: Which of the following is a part of 'global commons'?
Asia
Antarctica
Australia
Africa
Q6: Who out of the following led the Khilafat movement?
Shaukat Ali
Bakht Khan
Zakir Hussain
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Q7: Which of the following is a garrison town?
Udaipur
Kota
Jalandhar
Surat
Q8: In which Indian city was the first successful Cotton mill set up?
Patna
Mumbai
Kolkata
Chennai
Q9: What is the name of the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission that is
aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands
simultaneously?
AstroSat
XtroSat
AstroMat
OpticoSat
Q10: There were 12 boys who got trapped in a cave in June 2018. A huge
exercise had to be carried to rescue them. It became an internationally
famous incident. Which country did this incident happen in?
Thailand
Bhutan
Malaysia
Burma
Q11: Name the strait that divides Morocco and Spain.
Strait of Gibraltar
English Channel
Bering Strait
Hudson Strait
Q12: World Bamboo Day is celebrated every year on ______.
10th July
30th December
10th March
18th September
Q13: Kharai Camels are known to mainly feed on:
Mangroves
Cactus
Brittlebush
Joshua tree
Q14: When did the Central Industrial Security Force come into existence in
India?
1990
1970
1969
1989
Q15: Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for the duration of:
4 years
6 years
3 years
5 years
Q16: As of 30th November 2020, how many countries are members of
the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
198
89
99
190
Q17: Which traveller from Uzbekistan visited India in the 11th
Century?
Mahmud Wali Balkhi
Seydi Ali Reis
Alberuni
Ibn Battuta
Q18: How many columns are there in a sheet of Excel 2010?
1024
16384
1600
16024
Q19: Where are one-horned rhinoceros is found in India?
Assam
Meghalaya
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Q20: Which one of these comprises the Golden Quadrilateral?
Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
Delhi-Jaipur-Agra-Meerut
Delhi-Mumbai-Bangalore-Kolkata
Delhi-Pune-Chennai-Bhubaneshwar
Q21: The east coast of India is a:
coast with fjords
concordant coastline
low sedimentary coast
rocky retreating coast
Q22: Origin of State Bank of India (SBI) goes back to the year:
1948
1951
1806
1851
Q23: In which year was the British East India Company formed?
1650
1750
1700
1600
Q24: The approach based on the idea that 'organisms which are more distantly
related will accumulate a greater number of differences in their DNA' is
called?
Morphological approach
Molecular phylogeny
The DNA study
Metamorphosis
Q25: What is the correct full form of MPEG from below?
Micro Pictures Expert Group
Motion Pictures Expert Group
Many Pictures Expert Group
Moving Picture Experts Group
Q26: Who coined the phrase 'Survival of the fittest'?
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Archimedes
Herbert Spencer
Q27: Congress Party observed 26th January 1930 as:
Independence Day
Bharat Diwas
Silent Protest Day
Republic Day
Q28: What is the ancient name of Iran?
Ceylon
Persia
Mesopotamia
Gaul
Q29: Who was the founder of the Mizo National Front (MNF)?
Lalnunmawia
Chawngbawla
Khuangchera
Laldenga
Q30: What is G-7?
7 seas of the world
7 sister states of India
7 IMF-described advanced economies in the world
7 continents of the world
Q31: Name the famous Indian writer who has written novels like 'Untouchable'
and 'Coolie'.
Anita Desai
Kamla Das
Mulk Raj Anand
RK Narayan
Q32: Where in India was the most complete fossil of rare
dinosaur-Ichthyosaur found in 2016?
Arunachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Q33: What do paintings at Ajanta caves illustrate?
Ramayana tales
Jataka tales
Stories from vedas
Mahabharata tales
Q34: In which city of India did the East India Company set up their first
trading center?
Ahmedabad
Surat
Mumbai
Delhi
Q35: What was the main focus of the first Five Year Plan of India?
Development of primary sector with focus on agriculture
Development of research and development related to space
Growth of information technology
Rapid development of heavy industries
Q36: The laws of inheritance were discovered by:
Hugo dae Vries
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Archibald Garrod
Q37: Who designed the 'Statue of Unity', which was inaugurated by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October 2018?
Krishna Reddy
Ram Vanji Sutar
Ramkinkar Baij
S.N. Ganapathy
Q38: Valence electrons are present in the:
outermost shell of an atom
innermost shell of an atom
just outside an atom
innermost as well as outermost shell of an atom
Q39: What is the function of alveoli?
To purify blood
To aid in absorption of food
To help digest food
To provide a surface where exchange of gases takes place
Q40: Where was the Muslim League founded?
Kanpur
Lucknow
Bihar
Dhaka
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