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 January 22, 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 22, 2021 Shift-1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 2 |
| Date | 22/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 22, 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: Which great freedom fighter was known as Deshbandhu?
Aurobindo Ghosh
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Chittaranjan Das
Q2: ______ is known as "Saffron town" of Kashmir.
Srinagar
Sopore
Jammu
Pampore
Q3: Which part of the human body is formed by the fusing of the illium,
ischium and the pubis?
Cranium
Jaw
Feet
Hip bone
Q4: Which of the following is NOT a microblogging site?
Plurk
Pinterest
Tumblr
Twitter
Q5: Which of the following fundamental rights is NOT guaranteed by the
Constitution of India?
Right to freedom
Right to profession
Right to freedom of religion
Right to equality
Q6: ______ refers to unsolicited commercial emails that flood the Internet.
Spam
Malware
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Q7: Which of the following may be considered as appropriate definition of a
natural resource?
A natural resource is a gift of nature that is useful for mankind.
A natural resource is available only on land.
A natural resource is a man-made commodity.
A natural resource is available only in forests.
Q8: The Modern Periodic Table based on _______ of the elements.
Valency
Equivalent Weight
Atomic Number
Atomic Mass
Q9: _______ in Punjab was earlier known as Ramdaspur.
Ludhiana
Amritsar
Kapurthala
Jalandhar
Q10: Which among the following languages is one of the six official
languages of the United Nations?
Japanese
Hindi
Chinese
Urdu
Q11: What element is a greenish yellow gas with a characteristic smell at
room temperature?
Hydrogen sulphide
Chlorine
lodine
Carbon monoxide
Q12: Clement Attlee who later became Prime Minister of Britain came to India
as a member of _________.
Wavell Plan
Cabinet Mission
Simon Commission
Cripps Mission
Q13: Which of the following states has more than one seat in the Lok Sabha?
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Meghalaya
Q14: Which of the following sportspersons was conferred the Padma Bhushan
Award in 2020?
Bombayla Devi
Gautam Gambhir
P V Sindhu
Sunil Chhetri
Q15: Where is the central AGMARK laboratory located in India?
Nagpur
New Delhi
Chennai
Mumbai
Q16: Which community has the Adi Granth as their Holy Book?
Jews
Jains
Buddhists
Sikhs
Q17: In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political
process, Government of India has decided to celebrate _______ as "National
Voters Day".
$26^{\text {th }}$ January
$27^{\text {th }}$ January
$25^{\text {th }}$ January
$28^{\text {th }}$ January
Q18: Which of the following is NOT a part of the growth area under the
Digital India programme?
Public school education for all
Universal access to mobile services
E-governance for reforming India.
Broadband highways
Q19: Which of the given layer of the atmosphere has the lowest density?
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
Q20: Which city of India celebrates the famous Elephant Festival annually on
the day of Holi?
Jodhpur
Ajmer
Jaisalmer
Jaipur
Q21: Which structure was built as a war memorial to soldiers of the
undivided Indian Army during the First World War?
India Gate
Gateway of India
Lahori Gate in the Red Fort
Buland Darwaza
Q22: Who among the following did NOT ever preside over the Indian National
Congress as a President?
Dr B R Ambedkar
Sarojini Naidu
Surendranath Banerjee
Dada Bhai Naoroji
Q23: Which of the following is biodegradable?
Glass
Plants
Aluminium Cans
Polythene
Q24: In order to celebrate earth's environment and raise public awareness
about pollution, which of the following days is observed worldwide as Earth
Day each year?
$22^{\text {nd }}$ April
$11^{\text {th }}$ February
$11^{\text {th }}$ November
$22^{\text {nd }}$ July
Q25: Which of the following countries is NOT a Permanent Member of the
Security Council?
Canada
France
Russia
China
Q26: ______ of the Indian Constitution deals with the protection of
interests of minorities.
Article 27
Article 29
Article 28
Article 26
Q27: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award for recognising
contributions of famous personalities in the field of:
Cinema
Social work
Education
Sports
Q28: Mission Indradhanush is related with which of the following government
schemes?
E-Banking
Child Education
Child Vaccination
E-Trading
Q29: Which of the following has been declared as a Marine National Park by
the Government of India for marine conservation in 1982?
Gulf of Khambhat
Gulf of Mannar
Gulf of Kutch
Mahim bay
Q30: Where is Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
situated?
Ranchi
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Bhopal
Q31: Who invented HTML in 1990?
David Noble
Niklaus Wirth
Tim Berners-Lee
Kane Kramer
Q32: From which country has the Indian constitution derived the feature of a
Five-Year Plan?
USSR
Ireland
USA
South Africa
Q33: Cyclone-30, a particle accelerator is used in medical application. It
will help patients suffering from $\qquad$ :
Heart disease
Blood pressure
Diabetes
Cancer
Q34: In which city of India, did Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former Chairman of
ISRO, inaugurate the Human Space Flight Centre in 2019?
Bhadrawati
Bhopal
Bhuvneshwar
Bangalore
Q35: Who founded the Visva Bharati which later became a Central University?
Sri Aurobindo
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Sarojini Naidu
Rabindranath Tagore
Q36: Travelling from the Arctic Circle to the Equator what sequence of
biomes would one pass through?
Tundra, Taiga, Temperate Forests, Tropical Rain Forests
Taiga, Tundra, Temperate Forests, Tropical Rain Forests
Tundra, Temperate Forests, Taiga, Tropical Rain Forests
Tropical Rain Forests, Temperate Forests, Taiga, Tundra
Q37: Which two rivers are linked by the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project?
Godavari and Mahanadi
Godavari and Narmada
Godavari and Cauvery
Godavari and Krishna
Q38: The city of ______ does NOT have a Jantar Mantar.
Ujjain
Jaipur
Indore
Varanasi
Q39: Which of the following is a plant hormone?
Chlorophyll
Estrogen
Thyroxin
Auxin
Q40: Which of the following statements is NOT the purpose behind Swadhar
Greh Scheme?
Provide legal aid to Women
Provide Government jobs to socially backward women
Shelter, food, and clothing for women in distress
Provide support to enable women to start afresh
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