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 4 March, 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 4 March, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 5 |
| Date | 04/03/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 4 March, 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: India and France signed an implementation agreement on “MOBILISE YOUR
CITY” (MYC) to reduce:
Green House Gas (GHG) emissions
Sewage
Particulate matter
Traffic in the city
Q2: The Financial Literacy Week is an initiative by:
Punjab National Bank
Central Government
Reserve Bank of India
State Bank of India
Q3: She wrote in English as Kamala Das but when she wrote in her mother
tongue what was the name she used?
Ambai
Vasanthi
Arundhati Roy
Madhavikutty
Q4: What is the name of the research station set up by India in Antarctica
in the year 2012?
Hind
Bharati
Dhruva
Sagarika
Q5: The Department of Telecommunication Govt. of India has permitted the
manufacture of mobile handsets with _________W/kg as maximum SAR value.
3.6
1.6
2.6
0.6
Q6: Who introduced the Vernacular Press Act in India?
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Ripon
Lord Willingdon
Lord Lytton
Q7: Who has been appointed as the Deputy Executive Director of United
Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)
in June 2019?
Indra Nooyi
Lakshmi Puri
Arpita Singh
Anita Bhatia
Q8: The Narora Atomic Power Station is situated in:
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Q9: Which is NOT an agency of United Nations?
International Labour Organization.
Food and Agriculture Organization
World Health Organization
Red Cross International Committee
Q10: The name of the active volcano in India is:
Ross island
Neill island
Sentinel Island
Barren island
Q11: Durand line divides which two countries?
India-Nepal
Pakistan-China
Afghanistan-Pakistan
India- Bangladesh
Q12: The atomic number of an element is the number of_______ in the nucleus
of each atom of that element.
mesons
protons
neutrons
electrons
Q13: Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats meet at________ hills.
Shivalik
Nilgiri
Amarkantak
Maikal
Q14: Who was the President of Indian National Congress on 15 August 1947?
J.B. Kripalani
Pandit J L Nehru
Sardar Patel
Rajendra Prasad
Q15: ‘Nirmala’ was a fiction novel written by:
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Kamala Das
Rabindranath Tagore
Munshi Premchand
Q16: Which is NOT correct in the context of environmental accidents and
their locations?
Italian dioxin crisis - Seveso
Union Carbide Gas Leak - Bhopal
Nuclear Power Plant explosion - Chernobyl
Three Mile Island nuclear disaster - Tokyo
Q17: Which of the following is NOT an output device for a computer?
Monitor
Printer
Projector
Scanner
Q18: The concept of ‘directive principles’ in Indian Constitution has been
taken from:
USA
Ireland
Canada
Great Britain
Q19: Where will you find the ‘Forbidden City’?
China
Greece
Vietnam
Myanmar
Q20: Who was the Englishman who came to India, taught Philosophy in St
Stephen’s College and later was known as ‘Deenbandhu’?
CF Andrews
Lord Russell
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
William Pitt
Q21: Which BIMSTEC members are NOT participating in China’s Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI)?
Nepal and Bhutan
India and Bhutan
India and Myanmar
India and Nepal
Q22: On which date is the National Voters’ Day celebrated in India?
25th January
26th January
24th January
21st January
Q23: The concentration of which plant hormone is highest at the top of the
plant and decreases as you get closer to the roots?
Ethylene
Gibberellin
Auxin
Cytokinin
Q24: Which of the following comes under the ‘amphibia’ class of animals?
Turtle
Cat
Pigeon
Toad
Q25: Who was the first Indian poet who was invited to record his poems at
the Library of Congress in Washington DC?
Abhay K
Gopalakrishna Adiga
Vinay Kumar
Ravindra Bhattacharya
Q26: In which of following satyagraha's did Vallabh Bhai Patel get the title
“Sardar”?
Champaran
Abmedabad mill strike
Kheda
Bardoli
Q27: The capacity of a 3.5-inch floppy disk is:
1 GB
1.44 MB
1.40 MB
2.44 MB
Q28: Who founded the Servants of India Society?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Jyotiba Phule
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Q29: Who was the first President of Constituent Assembly of independent
India?
Dr B.R.Ambedka
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr Sachchidananda Sinha
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Q30: Which of the following was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles?
Mumbai
Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Q31: Which bio-reserves of India are NOT included in the world network
biosphere-reserve?
Gulf of Mannar
Sunderbans
Nanda Devi
Manas
Q32: Which metal is used in electroplating on iron to protect it from
corrosion and formation of rust?
Chromium
Rhodium
Tin
Zinc
Q33: The headquarters of UN is located at:
Geneva
New York City
Washington DC
London
Q34:
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
Fruits : Food :: Tea : ?
Leaf
Refresher
Tasty
Beverage
Q35: In Banking field, SLR means:
Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Simple Lending Rate
State Liquidity Ratio
Statutory Lending Rate
Q36: Who is the 46th Chief Justice of India?
Justice Chelameshwar
Justice Kurian Joseph
Justice Dipak Mishra
Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Q37: Who among the following is NOT related to Apple Inc. as its co-founder?
Mark Zuckerberg
Ronald Wayne
Steve Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Q38: Which of following is an incorrect statement about payment banks?
They can issue debit cards
They cannot issue loans
They can accept demand deposits
They can issue credit cards
Q39: DISHA is an initiative under the Ministry of:
Culture
Urban Development
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Rural Development
Q40: Who was the ruler of the Vijayanagara dynasty who ruled in the
16th century?
Adi Shankara
Raja Raja Chola
Krishnadeva Raya
Pulakeshin II
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Total Questions Attempted: 0
Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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