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 12 January, 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 12 January, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 1 |
| Date | 12/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 12 January, 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 one country of the following was not a part of former USSR?
Moldova
Georgia
Russia
Finland
Q2: ISRO has established the _______, at Bharati station, Antarctica, for receiving IRS data.
AGEOS
NCAOR
IMGEOS
NRSC
Q3: The Ajanta caves are located in ___________.
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Tamilnadu
Delhi
Q4: Which of the following is the oldest Nuclear research reactor of India?
Kamini
Apsara
Dhruva
Cirus
Q5: Which of the following options defines Operating System?
It is a software that is used to convert source program instructions to set programs.
It is the actual way of working on computers.
It is a set of programs that controls the way a computer works and runs other programs.
It is a set of programs used to convert high level language to low level language.
Q6: According to National Waterways 1 (NW1) in India, what is the length (stretch) of Allahabad (Prayagraj)-Haldia in km?
1,620 km
205 km
891 km
1078 km
Q7: For which of the following diseases has U.S. FDA approved the first vaccine Dengvaxia in 2019?
Dengue
Cholera
Swine flu
Chikungunya
Q8: Who invented the modern mercury thermometer with a standardized scale?
Galileo Galilei
Grand Duke
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Anders Celsius
Q9: Which of the following plants has 'hidden reproductive organs'?
Deodar
Ipomoea
Marsilea
Pinus
Q10: When did Nadir Shah invade India and sack Delhi?
1750
1765
1739
1754
Q11: Hampi was declared a World Heritage site by __________.
UNO
UNESCO
WHO
IMF
Q12: Who among the following freedom fighters was NOT involved in the Kakori Train Robbery?
Chandrashekhar Azad
Ashfaqullah Khan
Bhagat Singh
Ram Prasad Bismil
Q13: Which of the following is the process of converting sugar into alcohol?
Oxidation
Pasteurisation
Bleaching
Fermentation
Q14: In Excel, what shortcut key is used to fill the selected cell with active cells to the right?
Ctrl + R
Ctrl + S
Ctrl + V
Ctrl + D
Q15: In India, all the bills introduced and passed by both the houses (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) can come into force only after they receive the assent of:
Prime Minister
Supreme Court
President
Parliament
Q16: The inner lining of the small intestine has numerous finger like projections that are called:
villi
enzymes
tissues
cells
Q17: The National Informatics Centre (NIC) was established in:
1977
1979
1978
1976
Q18: According to the Constitution of India, the minimum age requirement for being a member of Panchayat is ________.
24 years
18 years
28 years
21 years
Q19: In which of the following states is the famous Sun Temple situated?
Andhra Pradesh
Punjab
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Q20: When did Sir William Jones found Asiatic Society?
1793
1784
1854
1782
Q21: When was WTO (World Trade Organization) established?
1948
1995
1983
1999
Q22: Sariska National Park is located in :
Karnataka
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Uttarakhand
Q23: Shree Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in Rai Bhoi Ki Talwandi (present day Nankana Sahib) in:
1465
1456
1469
1539
Q24: Who among the following received Mexico's highest civilian honour for foreigners in 2019?
Pratibha Singh Patil
Pranab Mukherji
Amitabh Bacchan
Narendra Modi
Q25: During which financial year was Jal Kranti Abhiyan launched by the Government of India?
2003-2004
2018-19
2017-18
2015-16
Q26: Which of the following terms best describes the biological study of animal behaviour?
Etiology
Ethology
Entomology
Ethnology
Q27: Who among the following was the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize?
Arundhati Roy
Amrita Pritam
Sarojini Naidu
Anita Desai
Q28: The Challenger Deep in the _______ is considered to be the deepest point known on Earth.
Puerto Rico Trench
Mariana Trench
Java Trench
Lake Eyre
Q29: Which of the following includes genetic engineering?
Green revolution
Globalisation
Bloodless revolution
Gene revolution
Q30: Which of the following is the correct full form of 'MRTP' in MRTP Act 1969?
Monopolies Reservation Trade Practices Act
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act
Money Reservation Trade Practices Act
Money Reservation Trade Policy Act
Q31: Who has written Bahuroopi Gandhi?
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Amrita Pritam
Jawaharlal Nehru
Anu Bandyopadhyaya
Q32: Which of the following is the major hazard of nuclear power generation?
Limited availability
Storage and Dispersal
Installation
Energy requirement
Q33: According to India's Election Commission, political parties cannot release their manifesto in pre poll silence period of:
48 hours
36 hours
60 hours
24 hours
Q34: Which organisation has launched Samwad with students (SwS) as a part of its programme on New Year Day, 2019?
ISRO
BARC
NCERT
DRDO
Q35: Privatisation of the public sector enterprises by selling off part of the equity of PSEs to the public is known as:
disinvestment
outsourcing
commercialisation
modernisation
Q36: Who was the Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha?
Somnath Chatterjee
Meira Kumar
Manohar Joshi
Sumitra Mahajan
Q37: In the field of computers and Internet, what does W3C stand for?
World Wide Web Commission
World Wide Web Centre
World Wide Web Content
World Wide Web Consortium
Q38: Which of the following neighbouring countries is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar?
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Nepal
Q39: Which of the following monument is built with some influence of Gujarati style to welcome King George V and Queen Mary to India?
Jallianwala Bagh
Sun Temple
India Gate
Gateway of India
Q40: When did Moplah revolt (Malabar Rebellion) in Kerala take place?
1945
1934
1928
1921
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