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 23, 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 23, 2021 Shift-2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 2 |
| Date | 23/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 23, 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: How many Indian members were there in the Simon Commission?
Two
Three
One
Zero
Q2: Automobiles are fitted with a device that shows the distance travelled.
Identify it.
RPM meter
Speedometer
Odometer
Autometer
Q3: The nuclear power plant CHASHMA-III is located in?
India
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Q4: To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India is a
the:
legal right
army's duty
fundamental right
fundamental duty
Q5: The person who was instrumental in bringing Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran
in 1917 was:
Raj Kumar Shukla
Maulana Mazharul Haque
Batak Miyan
Aruna Asaf Ali
Q6: Nirbhay missile has a strike range of:
200 km
500 km
100 km
1000 km
Q7: Who wrote the medieval-era epic poem “Padmavat"?
Mulla Daud
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
Malik Muhammad "Jayasi"
Amir Khusro
Q8: Which of the following is NOT a part of the hardware of a computer?
Monitor
Microsoft Office
CPU
Keyboard
Q9: In 2019, a Nepalese girl named Bandana Nepal set a Guinness World Record
for 'Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual' by dancing continuously for
126 hours. Whose record did she break?
Vaijantimala Bali
V Ganeshan
Raja Reddy
Kalamandalam Hemlatha
Q10: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is a _______ company.
Navratna
Rajratna
Maharatna
Miniratna
Q11: Which one of the following diseases is NOT caused by a virus?
Measles
Tuberculosis
Chicken Pox
Influenza
Q12: Out of the four vegetables listed, three are alike in some manner and
one is different. Select the odd one.
Beetroot
Ladyfinger
Potato
Carrot
Q13: Ghoomar is a folk song and dance form that is popular in:
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Bihar
UP
Q14: "As of 1st January 2021, how many times has India been
elected to the UN Security Council as a nonpermanent member?"
Eight times
Four times
Five times
Six times
Q15: The Charminar of Hyderabad was built by:
Asaf Jah
Muhammad Quli Qutab Shah
Allauddin Khilji
Muhammad bin Tuglaq
Q16: As per the UN's 'World Cities Report 2016', India is expected to have
______ megacities by 2030, with each of them having a population of more
than 10 million.
7
10
15
25
Q17: The minimum age requirement for becoming a member of a Municipality is
_________ (prescribed under Article 243V of the Constitution of
India).
35 years
21 years
25 years
18 years
Q18: A hard disk is an example of which type of data storage device?
Off-line storage
Primary storage
Tertiary storage
Secondary storage
Q19: Where has India's first floating elementary school been inaugurated?
Naini Jheel, Nainital
Loktak Lake, Manipur
Dal Lake, Srinagar
Lake Pichola, Udaipur
Q20: Which of the following production activities is the largest emitter of
CO2?
Textile production
Crop production
Thermal power production
Meat production
Q21: The speed of sound _______ as it passes from solid to gaseous medium.
does not change
fluctuates
increases
decreases
Q22: The purchasing power of a currency relative to another at current
exchange rates and prices is _________.
real exchange rate
nominal exchange rate
balance of payments
purchasing power parity
Q23: As per the findings of the 2011 census, which is the most thickly
populated State (excluding Union territories) in India?
Bihar
Goa
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Q24: Blood has a fluid matrix called ________, in which RBCs, WBCs and
platelets are suspended.
Saliva
Cerebrospinal fluid
Lymph
Plasma
Q25: __________ are known as the powerhouse of the cell.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Q26: Saubhagya Yojana, launched by the Government of India in 2017, is
related to providing:
funds for marriage of Dalit girls
cooking gas to poor households
medical help for safe motherhood
electricity to all households in India
Q27: Which of the following technological companies has launched helicopter
services in New York in October 2019?
Apple
Microsoft
Google
Uber
Q28: A modem is connected to a:
mother board
mouse
phone line
monitor
Q29: Who was appointed as Indian Envoy to Bangladesh in October 2020?
BS Dhanoa
S Lakhotia
Vikram Kumar Doraiswami
VK Singh
Q30: After the 1857 Revolt, also known as India's first war of independence,
Bahadur Shah Jafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India, was exiled to:
Burma
Nepal
England
Japan
Q31: Which one of the following multipurpose projects in India is
constructed on river Narmada?
Mettur Project
Sardar Sarovar Project
Korba Project
Farakka Project
Q32: At how much distance above Earth's surface is the International Space
Station located?
400 km
1000 km
200 km
700 km
Q33: Which of the following devices is used to convert alternating current
into direct current?
Rheostat
Rectifier
Calorimeter
Capacitor
Q34: Bhukti, Bhoga, Visaya, Vithi and Mandal were:
administrative divisions in the Gupta period
ministers in Chandragupta's durbar
rituals in Aswamedha Yagna
great saints of the Mauryan period
Q35: On which of the following rivers was Independent India's first river
dam constructed?
Yamuna
Damodar
Ganga
Krishna
Q36: "SAMYUKTA' is an electronic war programme that was developed in India
jointly by _______ and the Indian Army.
BEML Limited
Bofors AB
DRDO
Dassault
Q37: Which of the following country's church, hotel and tourist place were
attacked by suicide bombers during Easter celebrations in 2019?
India
Iran
Sri Lanka
France
Q38: Pampas, Steppes, Savanna and Prairies are all names of famous:
grasslands
waterfalls
lakes in America
cyclones
Q39: The constitutional head of the Executive of the Union of India is the:
Prime Minister
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
President
Chief of Army Staff
Q40: The scheme which was launched in March 2016 to free all national
highways from Railway level crossings, build bridges and renovate the old
bridges on national highways is known as:
Setu-Samudram Project
Rail-Road Coordination Project
Setu-Bharatam Project
Rail-Bridge Connection Project
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Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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