RRB NTPC Previous Year Paper 14 March, 2021 Shift 1 | 40 GK MCQs
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Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Non-Technical Popular Categories
(NTPC)
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General Knowledge questions set of from Shift 1 of the
RRB NTPC 14 March, 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 14 March, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
Exam
RRB NTPC CBT-I
Phase
5
Date
14/03/2021
Test Time
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the
14 March, 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: Global Positioning System (GPS) is a network of several satellites
orbiting the Earth at an approximate altitude of :
20,000 km
15,000 km
30,000 km
25,000 km
Q2: What is the standard noise level proposed by the Central Board for
Pollution Control for residential areas during the night?
45db
65db
35db
25db
Q3: Which of the following politicians has never been a leader of the House
in the Lok Sabha?
Shri Manmohan Singh
Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Shri Atal Bihari Bajpayee
Shri Narendra Modi
Q4: In which city was Gandhiji informed about the problems in Champaran and
invited to visit the place?
Lucknow
Patna
Ahmedabad
Delhi
Q5: Who among the following organized the “Red Shirts” movement?
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
J. B. Kriplani
Shaukat Ali
Q6: What do we call the process of contraction of the cell away from the
cell wall due to water loss?
Photosynthesis
DE plasmolysis
Cytolysis
Plasmolysis
Q7:
What is the ratio of nitrogen and hydrogen in ammonia on the basis of mass
?
14 : 3
1 : 8
3 : 14
14 : 8
Q8: How many children have been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal
Pursakar 2021?
34
32
30
36
Q9:
Arrange the following events during India's freedom struggle,
chronologically :
I. The Salt March
II. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
III. Quit India Movement
IV. Non Cooperation Movement
III, IV, II, I
I, II, III, IV
II, IV, I, III
IV, I, II, III
Q10: Which of the following British policies triggered people to assemble at
Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar?
Simon Commission
Rowlatt Act
The Pitts India Act
Government of India Act
Q11: According to Article 170, the number of seats in the Legislative
Assembly of each State should not be more than _______.
500
525
550
475
Q12: Which agency has built and is maintaining the Leh-Manali Highway?
National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL)
The Border Road Organisation
Himachal Pradesh State Highway Authority
National Highway Authority of India
Q13: Which of the following river flows through the Dadra and Nagar
Haveli?
Godavari
Mithi
Dawan
Tapti
Q14: Where is Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, a unit of the
Department of Atomic Energy situated?
Mumbai
Indore
Jammu
Patna
Q15: Where is the office of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
Noida
Kolkata
Mumbai
Delhi
Q16: At which place has India established CIRUS reactor?
Jadugoda, Jharkhand
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Trombay, Mumbai
Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
Q17: Which software is more useful for presentation in a classroom?
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Access
Q18: As per the census of 2011 which of the following is the highest
populated state in India?
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Bihar
Q19: Which movement is called India's first Civil Disobedience
Movement?
Non–Cooperation Movement
Kheda Movement
Khilafat Movement
Champaran Movement
Q20: When was the first population census conducted in India?
1872
1911
1882
1951
Q21: Which of the following cities was the venue for the meeting of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Heads of State Council in 2019?
Osh
Dushanbe
Shanghai
Bishkek
Q22: Which of the following is NOT found in human blood?
Monocyte
Leucocyte
Chondrocyte
Lymphocyte
Q23: Saltoro Kangri Peak are located on which of the following
borders?
Indo-China border
Indo-Nepal border
Indo-Tibetan border
Indo-Pak border
Q24: Which of the following states has the highest road density?
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Karnataka
Q25: Who is the author of the famous Kannada play ‘Tughlaq’ which is also
staged in other Indian languages?
Shiv K Kumar
Girish Karnad
Chandrashekhara Kambara
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
Q26: When was the first synchronous census conducted in India?
1881
1873
1972
2001
Q27: In which year did India join the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation?
2005
2017
2019
2001
Q28: Who among the following has been NOT awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2021?
Nripendra Misra
S P Balasubramaniam
Sumitra Mahajan
Ram Vilas Paswan
Q29: What was the base of first generation computer systems?
Integrated Circuit based
Vacuum tube based
Transistor based
VLSI microprocessor based
Q30: Generally in which month does the United Nations call its full General
Assembly every year?
March
January
June
September
Q31: Which article of the Indian Constitution declares Hindi as the language
of the Union?
Article 343(1)
Article 343(2)
Article 29(2)
Article 29(1)
Q32: As per the census of 2011 what is the population density in
India?
829 persons per sq km
400 persons per sq km
11,320 persons per sq km
382 persons per sq km
Q33: How was the cell discovered by Robert Hook?
By observing tree leaves
By observing an onion peel
By observing blood
By observing cork
Q34: How many basic elements (Tatvas) have been described by early Indian
philosophers to classify matter?
Six
Three
Nine
Five
Q35: On which date is International Yoga day celebrated?
21st May
1st May
21st June
5th June
Q36: Who was the author of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata ?
Maharishi Veda Vyasa
Shree Sukhdevji
Maharishi Valmiki
Shree Krishna
Q37: Which railway station is a part of UNESCO's world heritage sites?
Anand Vihar Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Kolkata Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Q38: In which of the following plants is the body NOT differentiated into
roots, stems and leaves?
Deodar
Chara
Fern
Marsilea
Q39: Which institute is known as the mother of institutions involved in
research on nuclear and accelerator technology?
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
Q40: Who built the ‘Shahi’ road connecting Indus Valley to Sonar
Valley?
Shahjahan
Akbar
Sher Shah Suri
Humayun
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