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 17 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.
Complete RRB NTPC 17 February, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 4 |
| Date | 17/02/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 17 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: For treatment of which of the following is the bark of the Arjuna tree
primarily used?
Inflammation
Skin disease
Tuberculosis
Heart Disease
Q2: Who was the president of the first meeting of the constituent assembly
which was held on December 9, 1946?
Manabendra Nath Roy
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Q3: Which of the following is a dormant volcano?
Mt. Erebus in Antarctica
Sakurajima in Japan
Etna in Italy
Mauna Kea in Hawaii
Q4: Recently, which Indian institute has edited the banana genome for the
first time using the CRISPR / Cas9 technique?
Indian Institute of vegetable research, Varanasi
National Agri-food biotechnology Institute, Mohali
Indian Agriculture statistics Research Institute, New Delhi
Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi
Q5: According to the United Nations which year is considered as the
International Year of Indigenous Languages?
2019
2009
2007
2018
Q6: Which of the following sermons of Gautama Buddha known as Fire Sermon?
Anatta-lakkhana sutta
Brahmajala Sutra
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
Adittapariyaya Sutta
Q7: Who is the world's youngest international chess grandmaster as of
31st December 2020?
Wesley Barbasa So
Sergey Karjakin
Baskaran Adhiban
Humpy Koneru
Q8: Which among the following is the process of covering the soil/ground to
create more favourable conditions for plant growth, development and
efficient crop production?
Terrace farming
Mulching
Contour farming
Shelter belts
Q9: What is the theme of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, 2019?
New beginnings: making a difference
Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution
New Global context
Creating a shared future in a fractured world
Q10: Which era is called golden age of ancient India?
The Mauryan Empire, 3rd century
The Kushan Empire, 1st century
The Chola Empire, 3rd century
The Gupta Empire, 4th century
Q11: Who built the Lingaraj Temple?
Rulers of the Rajput Chandela Dynasty
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
King Yayati Keshari of Somavamshi
King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
Q12: When was the National Food for Work Programme launched?
14th November 2004
14th October 2004
14th December 2004
14th November 2005
Q13: Which freedom fighter is remembered for his efforts in achieving the
official language of India as Hindi?
Purushottam Das Tandon
Ram Manohar Lohia
Mahavir Tyagi
Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay
Q14: Which is the heaviest and most powerful communication satellite of
India?
Kalpana- 1
GSAT- 6
IRNSS- 1D
GSAT- 11
Q15: For which disease /disorder is a tranquilizer normally administered?
Anxiety
Diabetes
Cancer
Diarrhoea
Q16: Which one of the following is an example of a major tectonic plate?
Nazca plate
Pacific plate
Arabian plate
Cocos plate
Q17: What does Article 243C deal with?
Name and territory of the union
Composition of the Panchayats
Provision for early childhood care and education to children below the age
of 6 years
Protection of life and personal liberty
Q18: What is the feature of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) organisation?
It is used to launch sounding rockets.
It deals with the practical use of space technology such as geodesy,
satellite based telecommunications, etc.
It applies remote sensing technology to manage natural resources.
It handles testing, assembly and integration of liquid propulsion control
packages.
Q19: Spicejet recently operated India's first ever biojet fuel flight. Which
of the following institutes prepared the fuel?
Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai
CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun.
Defence Research and Development Organization, New delhi
Indian Space research Organization, Bengaluru
Q20: According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
which state ranked as the best performer in start-up ranking 2019?
Panjab
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Gujarat
Q21: Who has been selected as the 193rd member of the UN?
France
Brazil
South Sudan
Colombia
Q22: Which pathogen cause 'bakane' (foolish seeding) disease in rice
seedings?
Gibberella fujikuroi
Rhizoctonia oryzae
Drechslera gigante
Curvularia lunata
Q23: Who was the first Muslim lady to sing Vande Mataram at a congress
session?
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Asghari Begum
Razia Khatun
Raihana Tyabji
Q24: What is the official name of JavaScript?
WireScript
LiveScript
JavaScript
ECMAScript
Q25: What does FQDN stand for?
File Qualified Division Name
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Fully Qualified Disk Name
Frequency Query Domain Name
Q26: AICC (All India Congress Committee) passed the Quit India Resolution
on:
15th August, 1942
18th July, 1942
8th August,1942
8th January, 1942
Q27: Name the indigenously built patrol vessel commissioned by the Indian
Coast Guard in September 2018.
ICGS Samrat
ICGS Vikram
ICGS Vijaya
ICGS Samarth
Q28: Which was the first Act passed by the British government to control and
regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India?
India Council Act of 1909
Charter Act of 1853
Regulating Act of 1773
Government of India Act of 1858
Q29:
Whose famous quote is this?
"If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars."
Sumitranandan Pant
Amrita Pritam
Rabindranath Tagore
Sri Aurobindo
Q30: Since 2011 the supreme court banned the manufacture, sale and use of
which pesticide that cause hazardous effects to human life as well as the
environment?
Clothianidin
Endosulfan
Chlorpyrifos
Malathion
Q31: What is the electronic configuration of rhodium?
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d5
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d8 5s1
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1
Q32: 'waiting for a visa' is whose autobiography?
Satyajit Ray
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
BR Ambedkar
Q33: How many heritage cities have been selected for rejuvenation and
development under National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
(HRIDAY)?
12
25
20
10
Q34: Which is India's longest six-laned controlled-access expressway?
Mumbai Pune Expressway
Western Peripheral Expressway
PV Narasimha Rao Expressway
Agra-Lucknow Expressway
Q35: Which place in India has been chosen as a UNESCO world heritage site in
2018?
Lalbagh botanical Garden, Bangalore
Konark Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha
Dachigam National park, Srinagar
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
Q36: Name the Indian scientist who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine and
Physiology in 1986 for cracking the genetic code.
Visvesvaraya
Har Gobind Khorana
Venkatraman Radhakrishna
Meghnad Saha
Q37: For which purpose is India's fastest and first multi-PetaFlops (OF)
supercomputer 'Pratyush' used?
Seismic data analysis
Pharmaceutical development
Scientific data processing
Weather forecasting
Q38: The 'Borlaug Award' is given for outstanding work in the field of:
agriculture and environment
medicine
films
sports
Q39: Which of the following is used as a fissionable fuel in a nuclear
reactor?
U235
Pu229
U208
Pu115
Q40: Steel Authority of Indian Limited is an example of:
co-operative sector industry
Joint sector industry
Private sector industry
Public sector industry
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