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 1 April, 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 April, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 6 |
| Date | 01/04/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 1 April, 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: Which of the following is an example of man-made fibre?
Rayon
Jute
Silk
Linen
Q2: Name the Punjabi Muslim, who was a student at Cambridge and who coined
the term 'Pak - Stan' in 1933?
Khan Rehmad Khan
Amanat Ali
Nusrat Fateh Ali
Chaudhary Rehmat Ali
Q3: The natural aging of a lake by nutrient enrichment of its water is
termed as :
Eutrophication
Denutriphication
Nutriphication
Extraction
Q4: Who mentioned Adhyakshas as the superintendents of different departments
in the Mauryan administration?
Megasthenes
Strabo
Pliny
Kautilya
Q5: Name the type of nutrition in that the organism takes in nutrients in
solution form from dead and decaying matters.
Saprophytic nutrition
Heterotrophic nutrition
Insectivorous nutrition
Autotrophic nutrition
Q6: Which among the following is NOT a property of colloids?
A colloid is a heterogeneous mixture.
Due to too small size, individual particles cannot be seen with naked eyes.
Colloid cannot scatter a beam of light passing through it.
They do not settle down when left undisturbed.
Q7: Which of the following is NOT a tributary of Krishna?
Ghatprabha
Tungabhadra
Manjira
Musi
Q8: Whose reign saw the largest extension of Delhi Sultanate?
Alauddin Khilji
Sikandar Lodi
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Gayasuddin Balban
Q9: Which of the following is used for calculating dearness allowance to
government employees for increase in prices in India?
Bank rate
Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
Interest rate
Q10: Out of the four words listed, three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the odd one.
Europe
Africa
Australia
India
Q11: BuyUcoin has introduced the first Indian platform regarding wholesale
trading for:
cryptocurrency
paper currency
gilt currency
plastic currency
Q12: The Government of India approved the National Policy for Farmers (NPF)
in:
2007
2001
2018
2010
Q13: Who was the author of "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and
Money" that laid the foundation of macroeconomics as a separate branch of
economics?
Adam Smith
Dr. Philip Kotler
Dr. Keegen Alen
John Maynard Keynes
Q14: Which river is associated with the Dhuandhar falls?
Narmada
Tapi
Kaveri
Mahanadi
Q15: Vinaya and Sutta Pitaka are the compilations of whose teachings?
Guru Gobind Singh
Gautam Buddha
Rishabhdev
Mahavira Jaina
Q16: Which of the following is NOT a Kharif crop?
Paddy
Wheat
Bajra
Jowar
Q17: The Reserve Bank of India was established in:
1919
1950
1935
1947
Q18: National Technology Day is observed every year to commemorate:
Mangalyaan
Operation Meghdoot
Operation Blue Star
Pokhran II
Q19: Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM - SYM) Yojana which was
launched on 5th March 2019 is aimed at benefitting:
unorganised sector workers
organised sector workers
private sector employees
government and public sector employees
Q20: An attempt to obtain sensitive information such as username, password
and credit card details, etc. for malicious reasons is termed as:
Surfing
Phishing
Digging
Netting
Q21: Below are fours pairs, each representing a state and a folk
dance. Which pairing of state and folk dance is incorrect?
Uttarakhand - Tapali
Assam - Bihu
Gujarat - Garba
Chattisgarh - Dagla
Q22: Which district in Haryana has a nuclear power plant?
Rohtak
Fatehabad
Sonipat
Karnal
Q23: Which of the following does a Bandicoot refer to ?
A telerobot for heart surgery
Humanoid
A security robot
A drainage-cleaning robot
Q24: To neutralise the effect of formic acid injected by ant bite, which
among the following can be used?
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium carbonate
Potassium carbonate
Calcium carbonate
Q25: Which of the following functions cannot be performed by NBFCs ?
Providing loans
Acquisition of shares
Accepting demand deposits
Making investments
Q26: Who was the fourth President of India?
Dr Zakir Husain
Varahagiri Venkata Giri
B. D. Jatti
Giani Zail Singh
Q27: The total number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the
council of ministers in a state CANNOT exceed ______ of the total number of
members of the legislative assembly of that State.
$\frac{1}{{20}}$
3%
15%
$\frac{1}{{10}}$
Q28: Equatorial plane and Orbital plane are inclined to each other at which
angle?
67.5°
66.5°
13.5°
23.5°
Q29: Who has produced the indigenous LCA fighter jets Tejas?
Bharat Dynamics Limited
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
India Aeronautics Limited
Hindustan Dynamics Limited
Q30: Against which act Mahatma Gandhi asked people to observe 6 April 1919
as a day of non- violence opposition?
Rowlatt Act
Vernacular press Act
Arms Act
Charter Act, 1813
Q31: Which constitutional amendment, known as 'mini constitution', gave
effect to the recommendations of Swaran Singh Committee?
41St constitutional amendment
44th constitutional amendment
43rd constitutional amendment
42nd constitutional amendment
Q32: Who founded the Tattwabodhini Sabha to propagate Ram Mohan Roy's ideas?
Anandmohan Bose
K.C Sen
Rabindranath Tagore
Debendranath Tagore
Q33: Select the option that shows the correct match of an organisation and
its headquarters.
WHO - Paris
ESO - Brussels
GATT - Geneva
INTERPOL - Washington D.C
Q34: Which among the following ports in India has been renamed as Deendayal
Port?
Kandla
Cochin
Mormugao
Tuticorin
Q35: Which of the following is an incorrect pair of abbreviation and its
full form?
FAX- Facsimile
DBMS- Data Base Management System
URL- Uniform Reserve Locator
RAM- Random Access Memory
Q36: Which hormone regulates the blood sugar level in the body?
Thyroid
Adrenaline
Insulin
Testosterone
Q37: The name of the 1st electronic digital computer of the world
is:
PROLOG
UNIVAC
PARAM
ENIAC
Q38: Who has been named as the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha in Feb
2021?
Rahul Gandhi
Ghulam Nabi Azad
Mallikarjun Kharge
Anand Sharma
Q39: The concept of Bodhisattva is associated with:
Hinyana Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
Mahayana Buddhism
Q40: What is the name of Ganga cleanup program launched in 2014?
Clean Ganga Plan
Ganga Action Plan
Ganga Cleanup Program
Namami Gange
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