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Complete GK questions of RRB NTPC January 16, 2021 Shift-1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 2 |
| Date | 16/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 16, 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: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is related with:
Making India a super power through investments in science and technology
Improving the living conditions by improving cleanliness and public
sanitation
Developing India by identifying and creating 'Smart Cities'
Developing rural India with the help of higher education institutions
Q2: Which of the following is NOT a part of a personal
computer?
USB
RAM
ROM
CPU
Q3: In India, the credit of successfully executing the Green Revolution goes
to _________.
M S Swaminathan
Harishchandra
Satyendra Nath Bose
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Q4: _______ is a well known constellation that can be seen in the evening.
This constellation is also known as 'the Hunter'.
Orion
Ursa Major
Draco
Cassiopeia
Q5: Which British physicist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906
for his work on discovery of electrons ?
Niels Bohr
James Chadwick
Ernest Rutherford
J J Thomson
Q6: In the year ________ the Suez Canal was opened and this further
strengthened Bombay's link with the world economy.
1888
1896
1869
1886
Q7: _______ is India's first female para-athlete to win a medal at the
Paralympics. She won Silver at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in the shot put
event.
Dipa Karmakar
Deepa Malik
Devi Jhajharia
Girisha Rani
Q8: "The United Nations was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to
save humanity from hell." Who said this?
Kurt Waldheim
U Thant
Kofi A Annan
Dag Hammarskjold
Q9: The acronym SONAR stands for:
Sound Navigation and Rating
Sound Observation Navigation and Ranging
Sound Navigation and Ranging
Sound Notification and Ranging
Q10: The persistence of sound in an auditorium is the result of repeated
reflections of sound and is called _______.
Intensity
Vibration
Reverberation
Ranging
Q11: The deputy prime minister of India (from 1977 to 1979) was:
JB Kriplani
Morarji Desai
JC Shah
Jagjivan Ram
Q12: In 1915, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India permanently from _______.
USA
South Africa
Britain
Kenya
Q13: UN was founded as a successor to the League of Nations on 24th October
_________.
1944
1943
1945
1946
Q14: Which of the following is an input device?
Inkjet printer
Projector
Optical character reader
Headphones
Q15: Which of the following is an example of a spreadsheet?
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Q16: Astrophysicist __________, who first theorized the existence of the
solar wind in 1958, became the first living individual after which NASA
named a Spacecraft.
Johannes Kepler
Eugene Parker
Carl Sagan
Elon Musk
Q17: Mahatma Gandhi's first major public appearance in India after returning
from South Africa was at the opening of the ________ in February 1916.
University of Bombay
Banaras Hindu University
University of Madras
University of Calcutta
Q18: ______ is the largest earthen dam in India and second largest in Asia.
The dam is named after the son of Mahabali, who was the king of Kerala.
Banasura Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Krishna Raja Sagar Dam
Mettur Dam
Q19: ISRO launched the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft in _______. It was uniquely
equipped to confirm the presence of solid ice on the moon.
2007
2008
2006
2009
Q20: To commemorate his victory over Gujarat, Akbar built 'Gate of
Magnificence' the highest gateway of India at Fatehpur Sikri. What is
another name for this gateway?
Gateway of India
Buland Darwaza
India Gate
Kashmiri Gate
Q21: The popular sword dance in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand is called
_______.
Lavani
Chholiya
Ghoomar
Kathak
Q22: The Japanese leg of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic torch relay have been
scheduled to start from _______ in March 2021.
Fukushima
Hiroshima
Kyoto
Sapporo
Q23: _______ was India's first indigenously made film in colour.
Alam Ara
Kisan Kanya
Raja Harishchandra
Chhota Chetan
Q24: The International Court of Justice is located in ________.
Austria
Washington
The Hague
New York
Q25: The Bokaro Steel Plant was set up in India in 1964 with _______
collaboration.
Soviet
British
Swiss
German
Q26: Who coined the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"?
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Syama Prasad Mukherjee
J Daulatram
JP Narayan
Q27: The longest running train in the Indian railway network in terms of
distance and time is ________.
Yoga Express
Samjhauta Express
Golden Chariot
Vivek Express
Q28: The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is situated in_____.
Rajasthan
Mizoram
Bihar
Maharashtra
Q29: In 1752, which American scientist showed that lightning and the spark
from your clothes are essentially the same phenomena?
Galileo Galilei
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Archimedes
Q30: The Lucknow Pact of 1916 provided a joint political platform for the
moderates, radicals of the Indian national Congress and the ________.
British
Swaraj Party
Communist
Muslim League
Q31: Goods that are brought not for meeting the immediate need of the
consumer but for producing other goods are called _______.
Final Goods
Capital Goods
Consumer Goods
Consumption Goods
Q32: According to the 2011 Census of India, which state has lowest
population density?
Mizoram
Sikkim
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
Q33: ______ are known as electronegative elements because they form
negatively charged ions by the gain of electrons.
Non-metals
Mixtures
Alloys
Compounds
Q34: The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created in _________.
1961
1962
1960
1959
Q35: ________ are a kind of waste disposal system of the cell. They help to
keep the cell clean by digesting any foreign materials as well as worn-out
cell organelles.
Mitochondria
Golgi
Plastids
Lysosomes
Q36: In which year was the first radio programme broadcast in India?
1923
1930
1957
1936
Q37: Which of the following countries does NOT share land
boundaries with India?
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Pakistan
Q38: In which year was Delhi officially announced as the Capital of British
India by then Emperor George V?
1910
1911
1907
1913
Q39: The ________ region is responsible for 80% of Germany's total steel
production.
Stuttgart
Ruhr
Hanover
Munich
Q40: An E-Way Bill is related with which of the following?
Pre-payment of goods and services
Post-payment of goods and services
Supply of goods from one place to another
Making toll payments on national highways
Report Card
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