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 2 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 2 March, 2021 Shift 2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 4 |
| Date | 01/03/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 2 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: Which of the following statements is true about Mica?
It is comprised of sodium, silica and aluminum
It is comprised of silica, aluminum and potassium
It is comprised of calcium, silica and magnesium
It is comprised of iron, silica and magnesium
Q2: Which dynasty built the Sun temple at Modhera?
Gupta dynasty
Mughal dynasty
Chaulukya dynasty
Maurya dynasty
Q3: Who appoints Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners of
India?
Parliament of India
Prime Minister of India
President of India
Supreme Court of India
Q4: When does aerobic respiration take place?
Breakdown of proteins with the use of oxygen
Breakdown of glucose with the use of oxygen
Breakdown of fats without the use of oxygen
Breakdown of glucose without the use of oxygen
Q5: Who was the winner of the Nine Dots Prize for 2019?
Annie Zaidi
Arundhati Roy
Salman Rushdie
Jhumpa Lahiri
Q6: What is the function of RBC in the human body?
To clot blood
To fight infections
To transport nutrients
To provide oxygen to the body cells
Q7: Which of the following parts allows light to enter into the human eye?
Cornea
Retina
Optic nerve
Lens
Q8: Which is the first public sector enterprise (PSE) of India to transact
on RXIL TReDS across platforms?
HAL
SAIL
ONGC
BHEL
Q9: Hypermetropia can be corrected by using:
bifocal lenses
convex lenses
cylindrical lenses
concave lenses
Q10: The 'Sweet Revolution' is related to production of:
jaggery
honey
sugar
milk
Q11: The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of the following
states?
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Assam
Gujarat
Q12: Who said that the right to constitutional remedies is the heart and
soul of the constitution?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q13: Junk Emails are also known as:
Eggs
Bacon
Ham
Spam
Q14: When is World Students' Day celebrated?
15th Jan
15th Dec
15th Nov
15th Oct
Q15: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Joint Forest
Management (JFM)?
It involves local communities in forest management
It is a central government initiative
It promotes sustainable use of forest resources
It aims to conserve biodiversity
Q16: Arrange in increasing order - Megabyte, Terabyte, Kilobyte, Gigabyte
____.
Megabyte, Kilobyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte
Gigabyte, Terabyte, Kilobyte, Megabyte
Terabyte, Gigabyte, Megabyte, Kilobyte
Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte
Q17: Which of the following cities hosted the UN Climate Action Summit 2019?
New York
Berlin
Paris
Geneva
Q18: Which day is observed as World Hunger Day every year?
August 22
June 15
July 10
May 28
Q19: Which among the following UN agencies is responsible for the safety and
peaceful use of nuclear technology?
United Nations Environment Programme
International Atomic Energy Agency
UNESCO
World Health Organization
Q20: The CPU is called the ____ brain of the computer.
digital
electronic
artificial
central
Q21: Which of the following is India's first reactor that has been designed
to use U-233 as fuel?
CIRUS
Dhruva
KAMINI
Apsara
Q22: India's first unmanned lunar probe Chandrayaan-1 was launched at ____.
Bangalore
Thumba
Ahmedabad
Sriharikota
Q23: In which of the following states of India is a nuclear plant NOT
located?
Bihar
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Q24: During which five year plan period was the Drought Prone Area Programme
initiated in India?
Fifth Five Year Plan
Sixth Five Year Plan
Third Five Year Plan
Fourth Five Year Plan
Q25: Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2019?
Greta Thunberg
Abiy Ahmed Ali
Jacinda Ardern
Angela Merkel
Q26: 21 Year old Arya Rajendran becomes India's youngest Mayor from _____.
Delhi
Mumbai
Thiruvananthapuram
Chennai
Q27: With which of the following is the comment 'no dali, no vakil, no
appeal' associated?
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
Government of India Act 1935
Rowlatt Act
Indian Councils Act 1909
Q28: When did India sign and ratify the Kyoto Protocol for the first time?
December 2001
July 2004
August 2002
January 2003
Q29: Which of the following plants belong to gymnosperms?
Deodar
Banyan
Neem
Mango
Q30: Which date was observed as the first Independence Day during the
national movement?
2nd October 1930
15th August 1947
26th January 1930
30th January 1930
Q31: Which committee is related to recommendations on Indian banking
supervision?
Malegam Committee
Narsimhan Committee
S Padmanabhan Committee
Narasimham Committee
Q32: The 'Mo-Dam-Me-Phi' festival is celebrated by which community?
Tai-Ahom
Mizo
Naga
Bodo
Q33: Who among the following was one of the founder members of the Swaraj
Party formed in 1923?
Subhas Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Motilal Nehru
C.R. Das
Q34: Which of the following is NOT the character of a proportional
representation (PR) method of election?
The voters vote for the candidate
The voters vote for the party
The seats are allocated proportionally
The candidates are elected based on the number of votes
Q35: The word 'Mussim' (referring to 'monsoon') comes from which of the
following languages?
Hindi
Persian
Arabic
Sanskrit
Q36: Who was the first President of the All India Kisan Sabha?
N.G. Ranga
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Karyanand Sharma
Indulal Yagnik
Q37: Sri Lingaraj Temple is situated in:
Cuttack
Bhubaneswar
Konark
Puri
Q38: Who among the following was honoured with the title 'Khan-i-Khanan'?
Bairam Khan
Akbar
Jahangir
Humayun
Q39: The petiole is a part of a/an _____.
flower
root
stem
leaf
Q40: From which language is the word 'El-Nino' derived?
Spanish
Portuguese
Italian
French
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Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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