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 27, 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 27, 2021 Shift-2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 2 |
| Date | 27/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 27, 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 is NOT a volcano?
Mount Vesuvius
Mont Blanc
Cotopaxi
Mount Etna
Q2: In which city is Buland Darwaza located?
Hyderabad
Delhi
Fatehpur Sikri
Chittorgarh
Q3: Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India located?
Mumbai
New Delhi
Chennai
Kolkata
Q4: Which of the following is NOT a component of the Microsoft Office 2019
package?
Excel
Outlook
Keynote
OneNote
Q5: Which river flows through London?
Thames
Potomac
Rhine
Hudson
Q6: The withdrawal of United Kingdom from the European Union is referred to
more commonly as:
Vote leave
Britain stronger
Brexit
Exit
Q7: What is the Chemical symbol of Lead?
Pb
Mn
Zn
Fe
Q8: What does a Hygrometer measure?
Humidity
Force
Heat
Radiation
Q9: Which was the first state in India to have a communist government?
West Bengal
Kerala
Tripura
Sikkim
Q10: Which of the following 'ashrams' was NOT established by Mahatma Gandhi?
Sevagram
Paunar
Sabarmati
Tolstoy Farm
Q11: The system that converts an IP address into an easy to remember format
is called:
Packet-switching domain system
Domains
Domain numbering system
Domain name system
Q12: Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Sukumar Sen
Nagendra Singh
RVS Peri Shastri
TN Seshan
Q13: Which of the following revolutionary journals was NOT published abroad?
Indian Sociologist
Talvar
Free Hindustan
Yugantar
Q14: With which dance form is the noted dancer Pratibha Prahlad associated?
Bharata Natyam
Kathakali
Kathak
Odissi
Q15: Who wrote the play 'Mudrarakshasa'?
Somadeva
Vishakhadatta
Bodhayan
Kalidas
Q16: Rana Tigrina is the scientific name of which animal?
Tiger
Leopard
Asian Frog
Wolf
Q17: Which Indian born Scottish inventor pioneered the development of the
cash machine also called Automated Teller Machine (ATM)?
James Goodfellow
John Shepherd-Barron
Donald Harrier
Luther Wetzel
Q18: As of October 2020, who was the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI)?
UK Sinha
Ajay Tyagi
DR Mehta
M Damodaran
Q19: Which of the following languages does NOT enjoy the status of a
Scheduled language of India?
Nepali
Dogri
Garhwali
Maithili
Q20: Which of the following is NOT an 'operating system'?
Tally
Android
Mint
Ubuntu
Q21: Which of the following is NOT a 'grassland'?
Savanna
Steppe
Prairie
Fen
Q22: Which is the last satellite launched by ISRO in year 2020?
CMS-01
Chandrayaan - 2
Astrosat
Gaganyaan
Q23: Where was the last Earth Summit held?
Johannesburg
Kyoto
Doha
Rio de Janeiro
Q24: What does the abbreviation SAARC stand for?
South Asian African Railway Corporation
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
South Australian Asian Regional Cooperation
South American African Regional Conference
Q25: Which of the following birds is a critically endangered species?
Peacock
Cuckoo
Crow
Great Indian Bustard
Q26: Who was the founding President of the Indian National Congress?
Surendra Nath Bannerjee
George Yule
Dada Bhai Naoroji
Womesh Chandra Bannerjee
Q27: Which of the following ports lies on the east coast of India?
Kandla
Kochi
Nhava Sheva
Tuticorin
Q28: Who is popular for designing the Indian Flag?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lala Hansraj
Mahatma Gandhi
Pingali Venkayya
Q29: Which is the busiest sea port in Europe?
Antwerp
Le Havre
Rotterdam
Southampton
Q30: Which freedom fighter started the newspaper Al-Hilal?
Maulana Shaukat Ali
Hakim Ajmal Khan
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Chaudhry Khaleequzzaman
Q31: Which of the following missile developed by DRDO is an air-to-air
missile?
Astra
Agni
Prithvi
Akash
Q32: Who won the purple cap for the maximum number of wickets in IPL 2020?
Pat Cummins
Lasith Malinga
Kagiso Rabada
Yuzvendra Chahal
Q33: In 2016, who became the second woman Prime Minister of Great Britain?
Melania Trump
Angela Merkel
Margaret Thatcher
Theresa May
Q34: Which of the following rivers of India flows from east to west?
Godavari
Narmada
Tungabhadra
Mahanadi
Q35: Which of the following schemes was launched in year 2006?
Pradhanmantri Jeewan Jyoti Bima Yojana
Pradhanmantri Mudra Yojana
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Pradhamantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Q36: Brassica Campestris is the botanical name of which plant?
Common wheat
Field mustard
Buckwheat
Corn
Q37: In which year was the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of India established?
1984
2004
1982
1998
Q38: Who among the following was NOT associated with the revolutionary
organization 'Anushilan Samiti'?
Rajendra Lahiri
Jatindra nath Bannerji
Barindrakumar Ghosh
Bhupendra nath Dutta
Q39: A freely suspended magnet always aligns in the ______ direction.
north - south
south - west
east - west
north - east
Q40: Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography
located?
Mangalore
Vishakhapatnam
Goa
Chennai
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