RRB NTPC Previous Year Paper February 10, 2021 Shift 1

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 10 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.

RRB NTPC Previous Year Paper Feb 10, 2021 Shift 1 | 40 GK MCQs

Complete RRB NTPC 10 February, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:

Exam	RRB NTPC
Phase	3
Date	10/02/2021
Test Time	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 10 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:

What is Nomophobia?

Fear of being out of television contact

Fear of being out of home contact

Fear of being out of computer contact

Fear of being out of cellular phone contact

Q2:

Which of the following is NOT a river of Himalayan origin?

Ganga

Jhelum

Mahanadi

Yamuna

Q3:

What is the function of WinZip?

It expands smaller files into a large file.

It is an anti-virus software.

It compresses large files into a smaller file.

It extracts smaller files from larger files.

Q4:

Which of the following is the least reactive element?

Chlorine

Oxygen

Hydrogen

Neon

Q5:

What was the capital of Hoyasala’s Kingdom?

Devagiri

Kalyani

Mysore

Dvarasamudra

Q6:

Maintenance of International Peace and Security is the main purpose of which of the following Units/Organisations?

NATO

WHO

UNO

WTO

Q7:

Which of the following chronological order of events of the freedom struggle is correct?

Non cooperative movement – Sepoy mutiny – Champaran movement – Partition of Bengal

Sepoy mutiny - Partition of Bengal - Champaran movement - Non cooperative movement

Non cooperative movement - Champaran movement - Sepoy mutiny - Partition of Bengal

Non cooperative movement - Champaran movement - Partition of Bengal - Sepoy mutiny

Q8:

Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding a disease and its causative organism?

TB – Mycobacterium

Malaria – Plasmodium

Cholera – Influenza

AIDS – HIV

Q9:

Which is the following statement is INCORRECT?

Saffron is cultivated in Jammu and Kashmir.

Madhya Pradesh is the highest copper producing state of India.

V Kurien is the Father of the White Revolution in India.

The Radcliffe line is the boundary between India and China.

Q10:

Flying-V, a futuristic and fuel efficient airplane is developed by researchers in ________.

France

USA

Netherland

Germany

Q11: Who is the author of the Panchatantra collection of fables?

Vishnu Gupta

Vishnu Sharma

Skandagupta

Ved Shastri

Q12:

Which emperor shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Muhammad Ghouri

Allauddin

Q13:

Which of the following is the edible part of a potato plant?

Seed

Leaf

Root

Stem

Q14:

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the President of India?

He cannot declare national emergency.

The President is the first citizen of the nation.

He is the Supreme Commander of the defence forces.

He appoints the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.

Q15:

The first livestock census in India was conducted during:

2017-2018

1992-1993

1950-1951

1919-1920

Q16:

Where is Orang Tiger reserve located in India?

Telangana

Himachal Pradesh

Assam

Maharashtra

Q17:

Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?

Sutlej river – India and Pakistan

Nile river – Egypt and Sudan

Niagara Falls – USA and Canada

Andes mountains – Argentina and Brazil

Q18:

‘Flights’, a novel about travel in the 21^st century and human anatomy is written by which of the following Booker prize winner (2018) writers?

Virginie Despentes

Olga Tokarczuk

Arundhati Roy

Taslima Nasreen

Q19:

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

Vint Cerf is recognised as one of the ‘Fathers of the Internet’.

In internet terminology, IP means Internet Practice.

The first computer in India was installed in the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

Hotmail is the first free web-based email service introduced in 1995.

Q20:

Who founded the city of Agra?

Alam Shah

Bahlol Lodhi

Sikander Lodhi

Ibrahim Lodhi

Q21:

Which of the following is NOT one of the Grand Slam tournaments of tennis?

Australian Open

Canadian Open

Wimbledon

French Open

Q22:

Article 76 of the Indian Constitution deals with which of the following?

Appointment of Auditor General

Appointment of Vice-President

Appointment of Attorney General

Appointment of President

Q23:

In which year was the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) established?

1982

1947

1992

1977

Q24:

Which of the following states does NOT share land boundary with Nepal?

Jharkhand

West Bengal

Bihar

Uttarakhand

Q25:

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding GST?

July 1st is celebrated as GST day by the Central Board of Excise and Customs.

GST cannot be collected by the state government.

France is the first country to introduce GST.

India has chosen Canada’s structure of dual GST.

Q26:

Which of the following is true regarding CO₂ ?

It has a a white foggy colour and a pungent gas - like smell.

It is a linear electrovalent molecule.

The solid form of CO2 is called dry ice.

It is not soluble in water, ethanol and acetone.

Q27:

The Ghadar Party was founded by Indians in the year 1913. Where was its headquarters?

Amritsar

Lahore

San Francisco

Bombay

Q28:

Which of the following schemes of the government of India is NOT correctly matched?

Ujjwala Yojana – Distribution of LPG cylinders to woman of BPL family

Mission Indradhanush -Employment for all

Ayushman Bharat – Health for All and Universal Health Coverage

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana – To promote the welfare of the Girl child

Q29:

Who among the following is NOT a Nobel prize winner?

Kailash Satyarthi

Mahatma Gandhi

Rabindranath Tagore

Amartya Sen

Q30:

Rock shelters of Bhimbetka is famous for which of the following?

Traces of sculpture of the Mughals

Traces of paintings during the Maurya dynasty

Earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent

Traces of the early Dravidian period

Q31:

Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matches?

Elephanta Caves – Maharashtra

Khajuraho – Madhya Pradesh

Kedarnath – Gujarat

Buland Darwaza – Fatehpur Sikri

Q32:

Which of the following statements is correct?

Oxygen and ozone are the two main components of acid rain.

DDT is a bio-control agent.

The main cause of ozone depletion and the ozone hole is chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

CO2 is not responsible for the green-house effect.

Q33:

In Information Technology, what does DASD stand for?

Direct Access Storage Domain

Direct Access Standard Device

Device for Access and Storage of Domain

Direct Access Storage Device

Q34:

As of October 2020, who is the CEO of Google?

Indra Nooyi

Satya Nadella

Sunder Pichai

Ajay Banga

Q35:

Who was the first chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

Shri VV Giri

Dr. Zakir Husain

Shri M Hidayatullah

Dr. S Radhakrishnan

Q36:

Which of the following organization’s headquarters is NOT correctly matched?

IMF – Washington DC, USA

WHO – Geneva, Switzerland

OPEC – Vienna, Austria

Amnesty International – New York, USA

Q37:

Which of the following taxes are NOT collected by the union government?

Custom duty

Excise duty

Profession tax and stamp duty

Estate duty

Q38:

Which of the following nuclear plant has the highest capacity?

Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant

Tarapur Nuclear Reactor

Q39:

Which of the following matches is INCORRECT?

Jim Corbett national park – Tiger

Little Rann of Kutch – Wild Ass

Kaziranga national park – Rhinoceros

Kanha national park – Birds

Q40:

Which of the following CANNOT take a negative value?

Mean

Skewness

Standard Deviation

Median

Report Card

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Correct Answers: 0

Wrong Answers: 0

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