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 8 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 8 February, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 3 |
| Date | 08/02/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 8 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: The upper house of Indian parliament is:
Rajya Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
Lok Sabha
Rashtrapati Bhawan
Q2: The Red Data Book provides data on:
list of plant and animals
red birds
endangered plants and animals
red lions
Q3: Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) at ________ will
be the first institution with Institution of National Importance (INI)
status in the AYUSH Sector.
Dehradun
Jamnagar
New Delhi
Haridwar
Q4: Which of the following organizations' headquarters is NOT correctly
matched?
UNICEF-New York
OPEC-Zurich
World Bank-Washington
NATO-Brussels
Q5: Which Indian sepoy in the British army played a key part in events
immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857?
Bhagat Singh
Lokmanya Tilak
Mangal Singh
Mangal Pandey
Q6: Which of the following is a land locked country of South America?
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
Paraguay
Q7: Silk is obtained from:
Musca domestica
Culex
Butterfly
Bombyx mori
Q8: What is the scientific name of the fruit 'mango'?
Solanum tuberosum
Pyrus malus
Musa paradisicum
Mangifera indica
Q9: Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding banks of
India?
SBI has the maximum number of branches all over India.
Allahabad Bank is the oldest public sector bank of India.
Mobile ATM was first introduced by ICICI bank.
Reserve Bank of India is private bank of India.
Q10: Which of the following schemes of the Govt. of India aims at enhancing
the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred
days of wage-employment?
Skilled India Yojana
PMGSY
MGNREGA
PMJDY
Q11: Who wrote the famous book 'Ignited Minds'?
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Chetan Bhagat
Jhumpa Lahiri
Robin Sharma
Q12: In 2019, United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution to hold
an International Day of Clean Air for blue skies every year on ________.
7th September
30th September
15th September
1st October
Q13: According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019,
which university/institute ranked No.1 in India in overall Category?
BHU Varanasi
ICT Mumbai
JNU New Delhi
IIT Madras
Q14: The Kolkata Port is located on which river?
Godavari
Hoogly
Mahanadi
Ganges
Q15: Which schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the list of states
and union territories and their territories?
8th
5th
12th
1st
Q16: Which of the following movements is related to forceful cultivation of
Indigo?
Bardoli satyagrah
Non-cooperation movement
Dandi Yatra
Champaran Satyagraha
Q17:
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.
Writer : Pen
Swimmer : Float
Chef : Pan
Tailor : Dress
Dancer : Program
Q18: FTTP stands for:
Fiber To The Permission
Fusion To The Premises
Frame To The Permission
Fiber To The Premises
Q19: 'Bhotiya' is a caste of scheduled tribes of which of the following
states in India?
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
Madhya Pradesh
Q20: The latitudes that pass through Kerela also pass through:
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
Telangana
Rajasthan
Q21: Which of the following replaced the Planning Commission of India?
NITI Aayog
Knowledge commission
UPSC
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
Q22: Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant-Tamil Nadu
Tarapur Nuclear Reactor-Maharashtra
Narora Nuclear Reactor-Rajasthan
Kaiga Atomic Power Plant-Karnataka
Q23: Which of the following plants is NOT a thallophyte?
Chara
Ulothrix
Ulva
Funaria
Q24: Who wrote the 'Brihat Samhita', a collection of scientific information
on diverse subjects?
Varahamihira
Kalhana
Nagarjuna
Charaka
Q25: ________ was conferred with 'Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020'
for the outstanding contribution in helping sportsperson to excel in their
respective disciplines and implement robust sports welfare measures.
Hockey India
SAI
BCCI
AFSCB
Q26: Which of the following taxes/duties is NOT covered under GST?
Central excise duty
Entertainment tax
VAT
Stamp duty
Q27: Which scheme of the Government of India facilitates bank loans between
Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 1 crore to at least one scheduled caste/ scheduled tribe
borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up
greenfield enterprises?
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Stand Up India Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Q28: Who wrote the great Indian literary works 'Meghdoot' and 'Abhijanam
Shakuntalam'?
Bhasa
Chanakaya
Kalidas
Shudraka
Q29: In which of the following is the plant body NOT differentiated into
root, stem and leaves?
Thuja
Marsilea
Fern
Spirogyra
Q30: Which of the following 'State - Number of Vidhan Sabha MLAs',
combination is INCORRECT?
Maharashtra-288
Uttarakhand-70
Rajasthan-200
Delhi-50
Q31: The first chairman of ISRO was:
Prof UR Rao
Dr Vikram Sarabhai
Prof Satish Dhawan
Dr K Kasturirangan
Q32: Which of the following is NOT a series of the supercomputer PARAM that
was developed by Indian scientists?
PARAM 8600
PARAM MITRA
PARAM 8000
PARAM BRAHMA
Q33: The song Ekla Chalo Re (Walk alone) was written by:
Aurobindo Ghosh
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
BC Chatterjee
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Q34: Niagara falls is situated on the border of:
USA and Mexico
France and Germany
Mexico and Guatemala
Canada and USA
Q35: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 was awarded jointly to
Alter, Houghton and Rice for which of the following discoveries?
Therapy against malaria
Mechanisms for autophagy
Identification of Hepatitis C virus
Molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm
Q36: Who among the following stepped down as the Director-General of the
World Trade Organization on 31st Aug 2020?
David Walker
Roberto Azevedo
Pascal Lamy
Charles Gomez
Q37: Which Indian state is NOT among the top 5 in terms of forest cover
area?
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Punjab
Q38: Which country won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament 2019?
South Korea
Pakistan
India
Malaysia
Q39: For his involvement in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Michael Francis
O'Dwyer was assassinated by:
Mangal Pandey
Chandrashekar Azad
Bhagat Singh
Udham Singh
Q40: What is Optical Distribution Network (ODN)?
The physical fibres that distribute signals to users in an electronic
circuit.
The physical fibre and optical devices that distribute signals to users in a
telecommunications network.
The optical devices that cannot distribute signals.
The physical fibres that distribute signals to users in a telecommunications
network.
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