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 2 of the RRB NTPC 15 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 15 March, 2021 Shift 2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 5 |
| Date | 15/03/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 15 March, 2021 Shift 2 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 term 'byte' was coined by whom?
John von Neumann
Werner Buchholz
Charles Babbage
Alan Turing
Q2: Asexual reproduction, as occurs in the case of organisms such as amoeba,
in which one organism splits to produce two individuals. If they are there,
what are they called?
Binary fission
Budding
Meiosis
Mitosis
Q3: Fullerene is the allotrope of which of the following?
Carbon
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Q4: Who among the following nationalists gave the "Safety Valve Theory?
Subhas Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q5: -273.15°C temperature is equal to which of the following?
0 K
100 K
273 K
373 K
Q6: Who among the following has won the most medals in Olympics?
Michael Phelps
Usain Bolt
Carl Lewis
Paavo Nurmi
Q7: Which of the following book is written by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad?
‘India Wins Freedom’
‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’
‘An Autobiography’
‘Discovery of India’
Q8: Where is the headquarters of Bharat Electronics Limited located?
Delhi
Bengaluru
Chennai
Mumbai
Q9: In which year was the supercomputer PARAM 8000 released?
1991
1995
2000
1985
Q10: Which of the following is a lead ore?
Galena
Hematite
Magnetite
Bauxite
Q11: Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is located in?
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Q12: Article 21 of the Indian Constitution is related to which of the
following options?
Personal liberty
Right to Property
Freedom of Speech
Right to Education
Q13: Which of the following institutes published the second edition of the
Indian Sign Language Dictionary?
CBSE
NCERT
IGNOU
ISLRTC
Q14: Which Indian actress has been appointed by United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the new advocate for the United
Nations' ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in 2019?
Dia Mirza
Aishwarya Rai
Deepika Padukone
Priyanka Chopra
Q15: With which of these countries, India has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) in 2019 for cooperation in the field of geology and
mineral resources and traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy?
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Argentina
Q16: Which of the following substances undergoes the process of sublimation?
Iodine
Sodium Chloride
Mercury
Water
Q17: On which date did Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru present the 'Objectives
Resolution' in the Constituent Assembly?
2 October 1947
26 January 1950
15 August 1947
13 December 1946
Q18: What was the name of the judge who heard the case of Mahatma Gandhi
after the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Justice CN Broomfield
Justice H. R. Khanna
Justice P. N. Bhagwati
Justice M. C. Chagla
Q19: Which of the following Indian wrestler has not won an Olympic medal?
Yogeshwar Dutt
Sushil Kumar
Geeta Phogat
Sakshi Malik
Q20: Which programme was launched to accelerate the process of providing
industry-specific apprenticeship opportunities?
SHREYAS
Skill India
Make in India
Digital India
Q21: Where is Yellowstone National Park located?
Australia
South Africa
USA
Canada
Q22: Champaran Satyagraha is related to which of the following?
Salt March
Civil Disobedience Movement
Cultivation of Indigo
Quit India Movement
Q23: In which country was the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP
25 2019 organized?
Spain
Germany
Italy
France
Q24: Where will the Asian Games be held in 2022?
Hangzhou
Doha
Jakarta
Tokyo
Q25: Which of the following options is not correctly matched?
Television - John Logie Baird
Telephone - John Logie Baird
Radio - Guglielmo Marconi
Light Bulb - Thomas Edison
Q26: Padmanabha Swamy Temple is located in which of the following cities?
Chennai
Thiruvananthapuram
Mumbai
Kolkata
Q27: Which of the following is a member of BIMSTEC?
Maldives
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Q28: Which of the following is an anti-tank guided missile?
Agni
Akash
Prithvi
Nag
Q29: Chabahar port is located in which country?
Oman
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Q30: Which of these states of India does not share its border with
Maharashtra?
Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Gujarat
Odisha
Q31: What is the SI unit of pressure?
Watt
Pascal
Joule
Newton
Q32: Golconda Fort is located in which Indian state?
Karnataka
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Q33: Which of the following statements is correct?
The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1930.
The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1931.
The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1929.
The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1928.
Q34: In which year was NABARD established?
1985
1980
1982
1990
Q35: Which of the following statements is not correct?
The human spine has 34 vertebrae
The human spine has 35 vertebrae
The human spine has 38 vertebrae
The human spine has 33 vertebrae
Q36: Which of the following Indian states has minimum area?
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Q37: In which of these Indian states, President's rule has never been
imposed?
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Uttarakhand
Telangana
Q38: NITI Aayog to launch Digital Disha programme as a part of Atal
Innovation Mission. With whom has the Letter of Intent [SOI] been signed?
Microsoft
Google
IBM
Adobe
Q39: CPU speed can be measured in?
Megahertz (MHz)
Amperes (A)
Liters (L)
Kilograms (kg)
Q40: Which of the following options is not correctly matched?
"Satyamev Jayate" - Taken from the Mundaka Upanishad
"Vande Mataram" - Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
"Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it" - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
"Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it" - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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