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 26 July, 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 26 July, 2021 Shift 2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 7 |
| Date | 26/07/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 26 July, 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 countries received the first consignment of red
rice from Assam to give major boost to India’s rice export potential in
March 2021?
China
Australia
The US
Japan
Q2: Which of the following schemes was launched by Prime Minister Modi for
the physical distribution of property cards which will be used for taking
loans and other benefits in 2020?
Ayushman Bharat
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
PM-KISAN
SVAMITVA
Q3: Who among the following was the Viceroy of India when the Jallianwala
Bagh Massacre occurred?
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Curzon
Lord Irwin
Lord Chelmsford
Q4: Which of the following cricketer became the first Indian woman and the
second in the world to score 10,000 runs in international women’s cricket?
Harmanpreet Kaur
Jhulan Goswami
Mithali Raj
Smriti Mandhana
Q5: What is the process of removing the fleece of the sheep along with a
thin layer of skin called?
Shaving
Shearing
Trimming
Clipping
Q6: Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the 2021 Para Shooting
World Cup in 10 m air pistol event at Al Ain in the UAE?
Mariyappan Thangavelu
Singhraj
Deepa Malik
Devendra Jhajharia
Q7: Which of the following states of India won the Digital India Award 2020
under Innovation in Pandemic category) for the initiatives undertaken by the
state during the COVID-19 lockdown?
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Bihar
Maharashtra
Q8: What is the rank of India in the International Intellectual Property
Index 2021 released by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy
Centre?
50th
35th
45th
40th
Q9: What is the approximate speed of a falcon?
340 km/h
280 km/h
300 km/h
320 km/h
Q10: In cockroaches, respiration occurs through the _______.
gills
spiracles
trachea
lungs
Q11: Clean development mechanism programme is used to reduce _______.
air pollution
greenhouse gas emission
noise pollution
water pollution
Q12: To which of the following dynasties did Queen Rudramadevi of Warangal,
a part of modern Andhra Pradesh, belong?
Vijayanagara dynasty
Kakatiya dynasty
Hoysala dynasty
Chola dynasty
Q13: Which of the following is NOT a Computer input device?
Mouse
Keyboard
Scanner
Plotter
Q14: The land for the maintenance of a school mentioned in the Chola
inscription was known as _______.
Brahmadeya
Agrahara
Devadana
Shalabhoga
Q15: Which of the following pairs of rivers flow westwards and drain into
the Arabian Sea?
Godavari and Krishna
Narmada and Tapti
Ganges and Yamuna
Brahmaputra and Indus
Q16: Which of the following is INCORRECT about India’s government-owned
telecommunications provider, to deploy a satellite-based Internet of Things
(IoT) network in India?
Introduced on 25 March 2021
Introduced on 20 March 2021
Introduced on 10 March 2021
Introduced on 15 March 2021
Q17: Which of the following is NOT related to sustainable development goals
to transform our world?
Promote equality
Reduce poverty
Ensure education
Reduce mortality
Q18: Which of the following Malaysian movies won the National award at 67th
National Film Awards on 22 March 2021 for the best feature film?
The Garden of Evening Mists
Munafik 2
Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham
Ola Bola
Q19: The Indian Space Research Organisation launched Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle - PSLV C51 that did NOT carry satellites of which of the following
countries from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh?
USA
Russia
France
Brazil
Q20: Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
The Colorado plateau
The Deccan plateau
The Anatolian plateau
The Tibetan plateau
Q21: Which of the following states was NOT provided with the special status
under Part XXI of the Constitution of India which consists of 371 Articles
on temporary, transitional and special provision of some states?
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Assam
Nagaland
Q22: Which of the following is a Computer utility programme?
Spreadsheet
Database
Disk defragmenter
Word processor
Q23: Which of the following is the height of Mount Everest peak that was
announced officially by Nepal and China jointly in a virtual ceremony in
2020?
29,031.69 feet
29,035 feet
29,040 feet
29,029 feet
Q24: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the Shram Shakti portal to
collect data related to _______.
rural migrant workers
urban migrant workers
international migrant workers
tribal migrant workers
Q25: Which of the following is a computer programming language?
Scratch
HTML
CSS
XML
Q26: Which of the following colonial structures was rededicated to Kolkata
by the Prime Minister in January 2020, in which the Reserve Bank of India
operated till 1937?
Victoria Memorial
Fort William
The Currency Building
Writers' Building
Q27: Which of the following was the immediate reason for the revolt of 1857?
British education
Taxation
Land revenue
Greased cartridges
Q28: Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India amended
the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to include Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and
Santhali languages as official languages?
Ninety-first Amendment Act
Ninety-third Amendment Act
Ninety-second Amendment Act
Ninety-fourth Amendment Act
Q29: Which of the following statements is related to United Nations
Conference on Environment in the Stockholm Declaration?
Establishment of World Wildlife Fund
Creation of United Nations environment programme
Founding of the World Wide Fund for Nature
Formation of Greenpeace
Q30: For which of the following novels was Professor Sharad Pagare selected
for the prestigious Vyas Samman 2020?
Patliputra ki Samragi
Chandrakanta
Maila Aanchal
Gunahon Ka Devta
Q31: Which of the following organelles is responsible for transporting,
modifying and packaging proteins and lipids into vesicles?
Ribosome
Endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondria
Golgi apparatus
Q32: Which of the following rivers flows in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Brahmaputra
Yamuna
Ganges
Kalpong
Q33: How much grant assistance is provided by the Government of India to
Nepal for strengthening road infrastructure in the Terai region in Nepal in
March 2021?
900 crores
700 crores
800 crores
500 crores
Q34: Technology giant Google has tied up with the Archaeological Survey of
India (ASI) for 360 degree virtual tour of how many odd monuments across the
country?
280
340
300
320
Q35: Who among the following constructed the garrison town Siri for his
soldiers?
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Iltutmish
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Alauddin Khilji
Q36: On 21st March and 23rd September the sun rays fall directly on the
equator which makes days and nights equal on earth. This is known as
_______.
solstice
eclipse
equinox
transit
Q37: Who among the following was conferred with the Gandhi Peace Prize for
the year 2020?
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Nelson Mandela
Jimmy Carter
Desmond Tutu
Q38: Decomposition of calcium carbonate to calcium oxide and carbon dioxide
on heating is an example of _______.
redox reaction
neutralization reaction
combustion reaction
thermal decomposition reaction
Q39: As per the Constitution of India, which of the following is NOT a
fundamental duty?
Prohibition of traffic of human beings and forced labour
To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and
reform
To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
Q40: Who among the following noticed the deflection of the compass needle
every time current was passed through the wire?
James Clerk Maxwell
Andre-Marie Ampere
Michael Faraday
Hans Christian Oersted
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