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 29, 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 29, 2021 Shift-1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 2 |
| Date | 29/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 29, 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: In which year was the United Nations Organization awarded with the Nobel
Peace Prize?
2002
2000
2001
2003
Q2: The Border Roads Organisation comes under the:
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Communications
Q3: Hotmail was launched in:
1995
1993
1996
1994
Q4: Which country has sent its former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb to
detention center in August 2019?
Afghanistan
Thailand
Myanmar
Maldives
Q5: The process of forming a thick layer of aluminium oxide on the surface
of aluminium so as to protect it from corrosion is called:
Anodising
Galvanising
Roasting
Calcination
Q6: Which is the biggest coffee producing country in the world?
Brazil
Peru
Argentina
India
Q7: The process of browning of paper in old books is known as:
Leaching
Browning
Ageing
Foxing
Q8: Who was also known as Rabia-ud-Daurani?
Asmat Begum
Nur Jahan
Dilras Banu Begum
Jagat Gosain
Q9: Which of the following is the first state of India to pass a law to curb
lynching cases?
Odisha
Rajasthan
Kerala
Manipur
Q10: IIT Gandhinagar students made the world's thinnest material with the
use of:
Calcium Diboride
Magnesium Diboride
Sodium Diboride
Lithium Diboride
Q11: In 1861, Archaeological Survey of India was founded by:
Saurabh Kumar
Alexander Cunningham
Girish Kumar
Jayanti Patnaik
Q12: Dear money refers to money that is hard to obtain due to:
depression
low rate of interest
inflation
high rate of interest
Q13: Who was the chairman of ISRO when Chandrayaan-1 was launched?
G Madhavan Nair
Abdul Kalam
Suresh Pathak
R Umamaheswaran
Q14:
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term
Ganga : Gangotri : : Godavari : ?
Guru Shikhar
Amarkantak
Talakaveri
Trimbakeshwar
Q15: Jnanpith Award contains a cash prize along with a bronze replica of
Goddess ______.
Durga
Sita
Saraswati
Lakshmi
Q16: Which option correctly describes the taungya system?
It is setting up a fire to a piece of land to increase fertility of soil
It is the management and protection of forests and achieving afforestation
on barren lands
It is the system of growing trees or shrubs around or among crops or
pastureland
It is the system of growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees
Q17: Who among the following was the founder of Dharma Sabha?
Ram Mohan Roy
Radhakant Deb
Debendranath Tagore
Tulsi Ram
Q18: Gadadhar Chattopadhyay was the name of ________.
Ram Krishna Paramhansa
Sri Aurobindo
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Prabhupada
Q19: Which Indian scheme is funded by a 0.5% cess levied on all taxable
products since Nov 2015?
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Kisan Vikas Patra
Stand Up India Scheme
Make in India
Q20: Which type of soil is mostly found in eastern coast of India?
Red Rocky
Laterite
Black Cotton
Alluvial
Q21: In which year the Article 35A was added to the Indian Constitution?
1950
1949
1956
1954
Q22: What ingredient is put in bread to make it rise?
Yeast
Tomato ketchup
Cheese
Wheat
Q23: The Department of Posts has launched a scheme called _______ to ensure
universal coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country
in Sept, 2020.
Towards Villages
Five Star Villages
Star Villages
Grameen Dak Seva
Q24: The hydrotherapy treatment centre (water clinic) for elephants
suffering from arthritis, joint pain and foot ailment is situated at:
Dehradun
Mathura
Cochin
Raipur
Q25: Rythu Bandhu scheme is the scheme of which of the following states?
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Q26: Which of the following was the first official international step to
protect the environment?
Vienna conventiona
Nairobi declaration
Earth summit
Stockholm conference
Q27: Ring worm is a _______ type of disease.
bacterial
viral
fungal
prion
Q28: The Poona Pact was related to:
Reserving electoral seats for depressed classes
Reserving electoral seats for Muslims
Reserving electoral seats for Hindus
Reserving electoral seats for Sikhs
Q29: In the periodic table, as one goes down the group, which property
doesn't change?
Metallic character
Valency
Atomic size
Number of shells
Q30: In which of the following states the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)
were used for the first time in India?
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
West Bengal
Karnataka
Q31: Potloi is the bridal dress worn by the brides belonging to which state?
Odisha
Kerala
Manipur
Rajasthan
Q32: Mechi river is a tributary of which river?
Mahananda
Brahmaputra
Hooghly
Ganga
Q33: The United States has labeled which country a 'currency manipulator' in
December 2020?
Vietnam
Russia
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Q34: Bari Doab is the area between:
Sutlej and Ravi
Beas and Sutlej
Ravi and Ganga
Beas and Ravi
Q35: Which of the following gas is not related to acid rain?
NO
NO2
NH3
SO2
Q36: Which of the following dance forms is correctly matched with the state
to which it is associated?
Ghoomar-Gujarat
Gaur - Chhattisgarh
Dandiya - Uttar Pradesh
Lavani - Kerala
Q37: Who observed the Pratyaksh Karyawahi Diwas (Direct Action Day) on 16
August 1946?
Muslim League
Christian League
Sikh League
Hindu League
Q38: The correct order of the four stages of lifecycle of mosquitoes is:
egg, larva, pupa, imago
imago, egg, larva, pupa
egg, larva, imago, pupa
egg, pupa, imago, larva
Q39: 'Give me a place to stand and I will move the world'. Which famous
scientist said these words?
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein
Q40: Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of
India in December 2020?
Usha Sharma
Rohit Jain
Preet Sinha
N S Vishwanathan
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Total Questions Attempted: 0
Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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