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Complete GK questions of RRB NTPC January 21, 2021 Shift-1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 2 |
| Date | 21/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 21, 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: In which year were the powers of the East India Company passed to the
British crown by the British Parliament?
1862
1857
1858
1859
Q2: A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language
is called an:
Interpreter
Converter
Simulator
Compiler
Q3: Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature for which book?
Sanchayita
Gora
Gitanjali
Gitabitan
Q4: Which of the following is an example of non-volatile memory?
VLSI
ROM
RAM
LSI
Q5: Which of the following banks became State Bank of India after
nationalisation in the year 1955 and has the largest number of branches in
the world?
Imperial Bank of India
Indus Bank of India
Bank of India
National Bank of India
Q6: India's first biofuel-powered flight landed at IGI Airport in New Delhi
from ______ in 2018.
Patna
Hyderabad
Dehradun
Mumbai
Q7: Select the industry in which goods are produced in the home of the
producer.
Secondary industry
Large-scale industry
Quaternary industry
Cottage industry
Q8: The process of seeping of water into the ground is known as $\qquad$ .
well
bawris
aquifer
infiltration
Q9: Which one of the following provisions was a part of the Indian
Independence Act of 1947?
India will be divided into two parts
India will become a part of Britain
All princely states will remain dependent on British
India will become a monarchy
Q10: Where is the NSE (National Stock Exchange of India) headquartered?
Chennai
Mumbai
Pune
New Delhi
Q11: Which of the following satellites launched by the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) is a navigation satellite?
SARAL
SCATSAT-1
IRNSS-11
RESOURCESAT-2A
Q12: Which among the following Indian states does NOT share its boundaries
with Nepal?
West Bengal
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Q13: Who among the following has never been a Governor for Reserve Bank of
India?
K Kasturirangan
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Bimal Jalan
D. Subba Rao
Q14: A large marble building in Kolkata, built by the British whose design
echoes the Taj Mahal is _____
Fort William
Writers Building
Victoria Memorial
St. Paul's Cathedral
Q15: Which one among the following languages is one of the six official
languages of the United Nations?
Hindi
Chinese
Japanese
Urdu
Q16: Which country hosted the ICC Men's Cricket World cup in 2023?
Australia
South Africa
India
England
Q17: The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another
material, by means of electricity, is called_______.
electromagnet
electrode
electroplating
electro conductor
Q18: In which year was the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD), better known as the World Bank, established to help
Europe recover from the devastation of World War II?
1946
1947
1945
1944
Q19: The book which keeps a record of all the endangered animals and plants
is ______.
Red Data Book
Animal Survey Book
Wild Life Analysis Book
Eco Survey Book
Q20: The Mysuru Palace in Karnataka was an official residence of which of
the following dynasties?
Pallava
Wadiyar
Chalukya
Chola
Q21: Who was the first UN Secretary-General?
U Thant
Dag Hammarskjold
Trygve Lie
Kofi A Annan
Q22: Name the Viceroy of India who was associated with the controversial
Ilbert Bill during the Indian freedom struggle.
Lord Dufferin
Lord Mayo
Lord Ripon
Lord Lansdowne
Q23: In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of
production owned individually?
Mixed
Communist
Capitalist
Socialist
Q24: How many languages are enlisted in the eighth schedule of the Indian
Constitution?
22
23
21
25
Q25: Grey revolution in India is related to which of the following?
Crude oil production
Coal production
Fertilizer production
Mustard production
Q26: The Big Inch pipeline transports which among the following?
Petroleum
Edible oil
Water
Sugar syrup
Q27: Which ruler wanted to build the Alai Minar near the Qutub Minar, but
could not complete it?
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud
Ala-ud-Din Khilji
Iltutmish
Raziya Sultana
Q28: The first five year plan's main emphasis was to improve the condition
of agriculture in India. It began in the year $\qquad$ .
1951
1961
1931
1950
Q29: Which one of the following is not an operating system?
MS DOS
Ubuntu
Java
Mint
Q30: Hindi was declared as the official language of Union under Article
______ of Indian Constitution.
343
345
334
333
Q31: Which of the following is NOT an environmental concern?
Global warming
Raising ozone layer
Increasing consumption and use of plastics
Growing pollution levels
Q32: The 'Third Mysore War' was fought between the years:
$1794-96$
$1796-98$
$1790-92$
$1792-94$
Q33: Which one of the following is the second highest peak in Himalayas?
Dhaulagiri
Makalu
Mount Everest
K2
Q34: Who predicted 'nuclear technology is going to be very essential and not
just in the power sector but for other societal uses intended for betterment
of life'?
APJ Abdul Kalam
Homi J Bhabha
Sir CV Raman
JC Bose
Q35: Which of the following won the 2019 Copa America Soccer Tournament?
Ecuador
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Q36: Which Indian state was the first to establish the institution of
Panchayat raj?
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Rajasthan
Q37: When is National Pollution Prevention Day observed in India?
January $2^{\text {nd }}$
December $2^{\text {nd }}$
March $2^{\text {nd }}$
April $2^{\text {nd }}$
Q38: In human beings, excretory products in the form of soluble nitrogen
compounds are removed by the ______in the kidneys.
nutrition
nephrons
nucleus
mitochondria
Q39: Which among the following is the largest gland in the human body?
Esophageal glands
Mammary gland
Liver
Sweat glands
Q40: Which of the following is NOT a part of the human eye?
Ciliary muscles
Cornea
Iris
Cochlea
Report Card
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Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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