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 23 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 23 February, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 4 |
| Date | 23/02/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 23 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: Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner
and one is different. Select the odd one.
HDFC
RBI
ICICI
SBI
Q2: Who had established the 'Prarthana Samaj'?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Mahatma Gandhi
Swami Vivekananda
Atmaram Pandurang
Q3: Where is the headquarters of Geological Survey of India located?
Bhopal
Ahmedabad
Kolkata
Mumbai
Q4: Which one of the following is a Biological catalysts?
Hormones
Enzymes
Minerals
Radiation
Q5: When were the words " Socialist, Secular and Democratic Republic' added
in the Indian Constitution?
In the 44th amendment in 1978
In the 42nd amendment in 1985
In the 35th amendment in 1974
In the 42nd amendment in 1976
Q6: The Jain monastic establishments are called as:
Aparigraha
Svetambara
Tirth
Basadis
Q7: Which among the following is the largest country in the Europe according
to land area (in sq km)?
Romania
Russia
Italy
United Kingdom
Q8: What is the full form of DPI with regard to digital images?
Dots per inch
Data per inch
Digits per inch
Decimal per inch
Q9: Who is the first woman President of the Astronomical Society of
India?
Dr. R Hemlata
Dr. H Helina
Dr. Mithali Raj
Dr .GC Anupama
Q10: The inspiration to build temperature regulated green homes at IIT
Kanpur in 2012 came from:
Cocoon structure
The use of insulation technique
Hydronic System
Thermal mass of the rock
Q11: For humans, the audible waves are those that:
have the frequency below 20 Hz
have the frequency above 2000 Hz
have the frequency range between 20 Hz to 2000 Hz
have the frequency range between 20 Hz to 20000 Hz
Q12: What is the overall length of Golden Quadrilateral in India?
7956 km
6033 km
5846 km
4088 km
Q13: "No Nation for Women' is written by:
Indumati Desai
Priyanka Dubey
Manav Kaul
Kishwer Desai
Q14: Who gave the term 'Hindu rate of growth', which referred to as the low
growth rate period in the Indian economy?
Raj Krishna
Jagdish Bhagwati
Amartya Sen
Kaushik Basu
Q15: Where is the Radio Astronomy Centre of India located?
Udhagamandalam
Trivandrum
Trombay
Thumba
Q16: The formation of World Trade Organisation (WTO) was preceded by:
Multilateral Trade Agreement
General Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights
General Agreement on Trade in Services
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
Q17: Which Andaman Island is named after Subhash Chandra Bose in 2018?
Jolly Buoy Island
Neil Island
Havelock Island
Ross Island
Q18: Which country will host the Summer Paralympics in the year 2021?
Tokyo, Japan
Shanghai, China
Paris, France
Rio, Brazil
Q19: Which committee was constituted for banking sector reforms?
Narsimham Committee
Malhotra Committee
Chelliah Committee
Kelkar Committee
Q20: Which of the following Indian states are situated on the Bangladesh
border?
West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya
Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, West Bengal
Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Mizoram
Q21: Which of the following does NOT match?
Compass- used for navigation and indicates north-south directions
Cyclotron- measures small magnitude Cyclones.
Electroscope- detects the presence of electric charge
Actinometer- measures the intensity of radiation
Q22: Whom does the Census 2011 identify as a literate person?
A person aged 5 years and above who can read and write in any of the
languages listed in the 8th schedule of the constitution
A person aged 7 years and above who can read and write and solve basic
arithmetic problems
A person who can read his/her name and address in any language
A person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in
any language
Q23: Who amongst the following was appointed as Chairman of DRDO in 2018?
G Satheesh Reddy
S Ramesh
Nihal Sarin
Rekha Sharma
Q24: Which Indian athlete has been appointed as a Puma Brand ambassador in
2019?
PV Sindhu
Dutee Chand
Virat Kohli
Mary Kom
Q25: Which Viceroy of British India organised the statistical survey of
India?
Lord Mayo
Lord Canning
Lord Auckland
Lord Dalhousie
Q26: Which word is chosen as Oxford Hindi word of the year 2019?
Samvidhaan
Namaste
Vigyaan
Sabhyata
Q27: What is the budgetary disinvestment target of the Union government of
India for FY20?
₹1,05,000 crore
₹90,000 crore
₹78,000 crore
₹85,000 crore
Q28: As of October 2020, What is the total count of member states of WHO?
181
194
184
191
Q29: What was the main agenda of United Nations Katowice Conference held in
December 2018?
Climate change
Wildlife conservation
World peace
International trade negotiations
Q30: Which of the following does NOT match?
Ved Samaj- Gharalu Naidu
Scientific Society- MN Roy
Bhoodan movement- Vinoba Bhave
Swaraj Dal- CR Das
Q31: Which of the following is an advantage of LAN?
backing up data
saving all data
sharing peripherals
automatic pricing of data
Q32: What does the writ 'Habeas- Corpus' in the Indian Judicial system
literally mean?
We Command
To be certified
You shall have the body
What is your authority
Q33: Which foreign constitution is the source of 'The idea of the Rule of
Law' of the Indian Constitution?
Erstwhile USSR
UK
USA
Germany
Q34: Dumhal, dance form belongs to which Indian state/union territory?
Punjab
Chandigarh
Haryana
Jammu & Kashmir
Q35: What are the peripheral devices?
These devices help in storing and analysing data
These are internal or external device that connect directly to a computer
but do not contribute to the computer's primary functions
Those that help in calculation
Those that connect computer to the internet
Q36: The normal temperature of a human body is _____________
37° F
40° C
98.6° F
98.6° C
Q37: When did the Swadeshi Movement begin?
1905
1847
1881
1921
Q38: Which northeastern Indian state is also called as 'Nye-Mal-Ale' by its
actual inhabitants?
Manipur
Sikkim
Nagaland
Meghalaya
Q39: As of October 2020, who is the Chairman of the Department of Atomic
Energy in India?
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Sh. K.N. Vyas
Sh. Homi J. Bhabha
Sh. Ajit Kumar Doval
Q40: The Nagarhole National Park is located in the state of:
Kerala
Gujarat
Odisha
Karnataka
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Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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