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 January 18, 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 GK questions of RRB NTPC January 18, 2021 Shift-2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 2 |
| Date | 18/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 18, 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 movement of a sunflower facing the sun is called:
movement
rotation
locomotion
phototropism
Q2: _______ is the first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize for music.
Kendrick Lamar
Eminem
Cole
Joyner Lucas
Q3: Which of the following is the first large-scale iron and steel plants in
India?
Bhilai Steel Plant
Bokaro Steel Plant
Rourkela Steel Plant
TISCO
Q4: Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
Blood carries carbon dioxide from the body cells to the lungs.
Blood helps in sensory inputs.
Blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the other parts of the body.
Blood protects the body from disease.
Q5: The first site discovered at the Indus Valley Civilisation is:
Lothal
Harappa
Kalibangan
Mohenjo-Daro
Q6: Which of the following nation has one of the largest domestic
communication satellite systems in Asia-Pacific region?
India
Bangladesh
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Q7: Which one of the following is NOT a wired broadband?
Cable
Dial-up
Digital Subscriber Line
Satellite
Q8: The UN Peacekeeping forces were awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in the
year ________
1988
2000
1899
1945
Q9: Four cities have been listed, out of which three are alike in some
manner and one is different. Select the odd one.
Bhopal
Gandhinagar
Chandigarh
Kanpur
Q10: Which of the following scientist have no contribution in the Nuclear
field in India?
C N R Rao
Sekhar Basu
Homi J Bhabha
Raja Ramanna
Q11: Which of the following cities is known as Scotland of the East?
Aizawl
Shillong
Imphal
Silchar
Q12: Which of the following countries became the first post-communist
country of the EU to legalize same sex marriage?
Czech Republic
Hungary
Albania
Croatia
Q13: NITI Aayog is a policy Think Tank of the Government of India. It
replaced:
Election Commission of India
Planning Commission of India
Finance Commission of India
National Development Council
Q14: Who is the highest Law Officer of the Government of India?
Major General of the Gendarmerie
Attorney General for India
Advocate General of the State
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Q15: Which of the following is known as the highest battlefield of the
world?
Gangotri glacier
Nanda Devi glacier
Rathong glacier
Siachin glacier
Q16: Which of the following unicellular organism causes kala-azar?
Liver fluke
Tapeworm
Leishmania
Ascaris
Q17: The sulphide ores are converted into oxides by heating strongly in the
presence of excess air. This process is known as:
heating
Blazing
burning
roasting
Q18: Which of the following is responsible for dwarfism in humans?
Thyroxin
Pancreas
Adrenaline
Pituitary
Q19: Which of the following is not a voice assistant?
Cortana
Siri
Carvaan
Alexa
Q20: Which of the following statements is NOT true about cottage industry?
Involves Household Industry
Uses family or part-time labour
Requires advance technological skills
Uses local raw material
Q21: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade came into existence in the
year:
1950
1945
1948
1995
Q22: What is the name of the scheme launched by the Government of India to
achieve a clean and open defecation-free India?
Swachhata Hi Sewa
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Swachh Raho, Swastha Raho
Clean India
Q23: What is contour ploughing?
Ploughing on barren land along the contour lines.
Ploughing on sloping land along the contour lines.
Ploughing in a zig-zag manner along the contour lines.
Ploughing on plains along the contour lines
Q24: The first Indian woman judge of the Supreme Court of India was:
R Bhanumathi
Indira Banerjee
Fatima Beevi
Indu Malhotra
Q25: Where and when was the first metro train introduced in India?
Delhi on 15 Aug 1947
Bangalore on 2 Oct 1945
Kolkata on 24 Oct 1984
Bombay on 26 January 1950
Q26: Who became the last governor-general and first viceroy of India during
the rule of the British crown?
Sir John Macpherson
Lord Dalhousie
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Canning
Q27: Lander of Chandrayaan-2 was named after the Scientist:
A P J Abdul Kalam
K Kasturirangan
Vikram Sarabhai
K Sivan
Q28: When was the None Of The Above (NOTA) option first used in the assembly
election in India?
January 1950
August 1947
October 2000
November 2013
Q29: As of Oct 2020, who is the Secretary-General of the UN?
Ban Ki-Moon
Antonio Guterres
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Kofi Annan
Q30: Which of the following dance forms does NOT belong to Rajasthan?
Ghoomar
Gangaur
Kalbelia
Lavani
Q31: As of Oct 2020, the longest railway platform in India is in ________ It
is around 1.3 km long.
Delhi
Jaipur
Mumbai
Gorakhpur
Q32: Name the Spanish professional tennis player known as the King of Clay.
Neale Fraser
Rafael Nadal Parera
Roy Emerson
Roger Federer
Q33: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is situated in:
Bhubaneswar
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Siliguri
Q34: Which of the following books is written by Megasthenes?
Indica
Harshacharita
Yajnavalkya Smriti
Malvikagnimitram
Q35: The song of lament 'the life has gone out of the body' is associated
with Nawab _________ of the State of Awadh.
Muhammad Ali Shah
Saadat Ali Khan
Wazir Ali Khan
Wajid Ali Shah
Q36: Which of the following Indian state has highest production from
Viticulture?
Maharashtra
Jammu and Kashmir
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Q37: In the URL, https://www.d2h.com/login.php, which component identifies
the path of a web page?
https:
www.d2h.com
/login.php
//www
Q38: What is the term used for the direct exchange of goods or services
without the use of tokens, credit or money?
Commodity money
Tallies
Balance of trade
Barter
Q39: Name the female weightlifter from Manipur who has received India's
highest sporting honour, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for 2018.
Hima Das
Mary Kom
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Karnam Malleswari
Q40: Dhanurveda is the upveda of the Yajurveda. It deals with:
art of warfare
architecture
art and music
medicine
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