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 28, 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 28, 2021 Shift-1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 2 |
| Date | 28/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 28, 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: As of October 2020, which of the following authors of Indian origin has
NOT won the Man Booker Prize for literature?
Jhumpa Lahiri
Arundhati Roy
Kiran Desai
Aravind Adiga
Q2: Who is the first ever CEO of the Railway Board?
Mangu Singh
Ashwani Lohani
VK Yadav
Ajay Tyagi
Q3: Hinayana and Mahayana are sects of which religion?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Sikhism
Q4: Which of the following Union Territories has a legislative assembly?
Andaman and Nicobar
Delhi
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Chandigarh
Q5: Which Act of the British Parliament provided for responsible government
in the provinces?
Act of 1919
Act of 1935
Act of 1909
Act of 1892
Q6: As of October 2020, who is the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance
Commission?
Bimal Jalan
Shaktikant Das
Nand Kishore Singh
Ajay Narayan Jha
Q7: Which Indian airline got grounded in April 2019?
Kingfisher Airlines
Jet Airways
Sahara Airlines
IndiGo
Q8: Which counsel represented India at The International Court of Justice at
The Hague, against Pakistan's decision of awarding the death sentence to
Kulbhushan Jadhav?
Aman Lekhi
Kapil Sibal
Mukul Rohatgi
Harish Salve
Q9: How many distinct symbols are used in the hexadecimal number system?
3
16
1
2
Q10: Which national park in India has the maximum number of rhinos?
Keibul Lamjao National Park
Nagarhole National Park
Kanha National Park
Kaziranga National Park
Q11: Who among the following was the oldest at the time of taking the oath
of Prime minster for the first time?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Chaudhary Charan Singh
Morarji Desai
VP Singh
Q12: The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan (as of October 2020),
belongs to which political party?
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Muslim League
Sindh United Party
Pakistan Peoples Party
Q13: In which Indian fort would you find the Musamman Burj?
Red Fort of Agra
Golconda Fort
Fatehpur Sikri Fort
Red Fort of Delhi
Q14: Four word-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some
manner and one is different. Select the odd one.
Sikhism : Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Humayun : Mughal
Buddhism : Gautam Buddha
Jainism : Mahavir
Q15: _________ has won the FIFA Men's Football World Cup the maximum number
of times.
England
France
Germany
Brazil
Q16: Who was NOT a member of the Cabinet Mission?
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
AV Alexander
Sir Stafford Cripps
Sir John Simon
Q17: In which continent is the archipelago Tierra del Fuego located?
South America
North America
Africa
Europe
Q18: As of October 2020, who is the Director General of the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?
Dr. Shekhar Mande
Prof. Samir K Brahmachari
Dr. RA Mashelkar
Dr. SK Joshi
Q19: Which canal connects the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean?
Kiel Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Corinth Canal
Q20: Which of the following does NOT grow under the soil?
Radish
Potato
Tomato
Turnip
Q21: As of October 2020, who is the Vice President of India?
Sumitra Mahajan
Hamid Ansari
Meira Kumar
M Venkaiah Naidu
Q22: What is the total strength of elected members in the Lok Sabha?
543
542
520
524
Q23: As of October 2020, who is the Director General of the World Trade
Organization?
Arthur Dunkel
Roberto Azevedo
Peter Sutherland
Pascal Lamy
Q24: Which strait lies between Russia and a state of the United States of
America?
Strait of Magellan
Bering Strait
Strait of Dover
Palk Strait
Q25: A system program that translates and executes an instruction at the
same time is called:
Assembler
Operating System
Interpreter
Compiler
Q26: Which Viceroy ordered the partition of Bengal in 1905?
Lord Minto
Lord Hardinge
Lord Reading
Lord Curzon
Q27: The Aravalli Range does NOT pass through ______ state of India.
Gujarat
Haryana
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Q28: The Muslim League was founded in ________.
Dhaka
Karachi
Hyderabad
Lahore
Q29: Which of the following Social worker was awarded the Padma Bhushan in
2020?
Medha Patkar
Aruna Roy
Anna Hajare
Anil Prakash Joshi
Q30: Which of the following is the largest delta in the world?
Congo
Amazon
Nile
Ganges-Brahmputra
Q31: Butea monosperma is the botanical name of which plant that is native to
the Indian subcontinent?
Peepal
Shirish
Palash
Neem
Q32: Who is the Chairman of the NITI Ayog?
The Finance Minister
The Vice President
The President
The Prime Minister
Q33: Where did Mahatma Gandhi preside over the annual session of the Indian
National Congress for the first and the last time?
Belgaum
Surat
Tripura
Nagpur
Q34: Which of the following is NOT a Google product?
Blogger
Gmail
YouTube
iTunes
Q35: What is the generic name given to members of the cat family?
Bovine
Caprine
Feline
Canine
Q36: What is measured in 'joules'?
Velocity
Energy
Power
Force
Q37: What is the chemical formula of common salt?
KOH
NaCl
NaOH
HCI
Q38: Which of the following is NOT connected with India's space programmes?
Thumba
Sriperumbudur
Abdul Kalam Island
Sriharikota
Q39: On which road is the Bombay Stock Exchange located?
Elphinstone Road
Dalal Street
Cadel Road
Pedder Road
Q40: Which former space scientist was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2019?
K Kasturirangan
Madhavan Nair
UR Rao
Nambi Narayanan
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