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 05, 2021 exam, along with solutions.
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Complete GK questions of RRB NTPC January 05, 2021 Shift-2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 1 |
| Date | 05/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 05, 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: Famous 'Sangai Festival' is an annual cultural festival organized by
which state of North-East India?
Manipur
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Tripura
Q2: When was the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implemented in India?
1st July 2018
1st July 2017
1st April 2017
1st April 2018
Q3: Name the process by which a single cell divides itself into 2 halves?
Dual fission
Binary fission
Multiple fission
Singular fission
Q4: How many atoms of oxygen are present in one molecule of ozone?
1
3
2
4
Q5: Where was the 5th India Nuclear New Build Congress conference organised
in May 2019?
Mumbai
Kolkata
Bengaluru
Delhi
Q6: Which of the following kings convened the fourth Buddhist Council in
Kashmir?
Chandragupta Maurya
Ajatashatru
Bimbisara
Kanishka
Q7: The Pongal Bird Count is an initiative of which of the following states?
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Q8: What is the name of the satellite launched by ISRO which gives alert
messages to fishermen regarding bad weather and high waves and cautions them
when they approach international maritime boundary line?
IRNSS-1
IRNSS-1I
IRNSS-10
IRNSS
Q9: The United Nations General Assembly commemorates 21st June
as:
International Health Day
International Day of Yoga
International Babies Day
International Education Day
Q10: According to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains
Act 1958, any structure, sculpture, inscription, etc., which are in
existence for no less than _______ years is termed as ancient.
50
100
150
200
Q11: Who led the railway strike in 1974?
J. P. Narayan
George Fernandes
S. P. Mukherjee
Morarji Desai
Q12: In which city was the 11th BRICS Summit held in 2019?
New York
London
Tokyo
Brasilia
Q13: Government of India Act, 1935 introduced:
Union territories
Self-autonomy
Provincial autonomy
Dyrachy
Q14: In India, commercial banks have the highest share in the disbursement
of credit to _______.
PSUs
Moneylenders
Agriculture
Microfinance
Q15: Where are the Elephanta caves situated?
Majuli Island
Havelock Island
Munroe Island
Gharapuri Island
Q16: Which is the largest Indian public sector bank?
Central Bank of India
State Bank of India
Bank of India
Bank of Baroda
Q17: What helps in food digestion?
Helium
Carbon
Oxygen
Saliva
Q18: Which kingdom was called "a cherry" by Governor General Lord Dalhousie?
Kingdom of Gwalior
Kingdom of Jhansi
Kingdom of Vijayanagara
Kingdom of Awadh
Q19: The Coromandel Coast is home to the following two states:
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
West Bengal and Jharkhand
Punjab and NCR
Maharashtra and Gujarat
Q20: Which of the following is a cold winter desert?
Sahara
Patagonian
Arctic
Arabian
Q21: Which of the following is an antivirus software?
XML
Norton
Microsoft
Google
Q22: What is the full form of ADSL in the context of telephony?
Asymmetrical Digital Software Line
Aligned Digital Subscriber Line
Aligned Digital Software Line
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
Q23: Who among the following freedom fighters of India is known as 'Frontier
Gandhi'?
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
Badruddin Tyabji
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q24: Which among the following hills has Indian desert to its western
margin?
Aravali
Kanchenjunga
Dhupgarh
Palani
Q25: Where was the three Days World Sustainable Development Summit, 2019
organized?
Hanoi, Vietnam
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Kathmandu, Nepal
New Delhi, India
Q26: Which of the following is the main tissue that transports water in a
plant from its roots to its leaves?
Collenchyma
Parenchyma
Phloem
Xylem
Q27: The first passenger railway line was opened between Bombay and Thane
in:
1853
1854
1858
1857
Q28: In which river is India's largest river island, Majuli, located?
Brahmaputra
Narmada
Indus
Beas
Q29: The Rate constant of a reaction doubles with a _______ rise in
temperature.
40 degrees
20 degrees
10 degrees
30 degrees
Q30: Which launch vehicle was used by Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) for its lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-2?
GSLV MK-III
PSLV-D 2
PSLV-C 21
ASLV-D 4
Q31: In which country is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB)
situated?
South Korea
China
Japan
Philippines
Q32: As per report of the ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation released in Jan, 2020, for FY 2018-19, which of the following
states of India has the highest per capita income among all Indian states
and union territories?
Goa
Kerala
Haryana
Punjab
Q33: Which type of soil covers most of the Deccan Plateau?
Alluvial soil
Red soil
Yellow soil
Black soil
Q34: Which is the state that leads in the list of monuments of national
importance in South India declared by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Q35: Who among the following did NOT attend the first Round
Table Conference in London?
Indian National Congress
Hindu Mahasabha
Muslim League
Indian Princes
Q36: Name the minister who resigned during the India China war in 1962?
Sardar Patel
Morarji Desai
Lal Bahadur Shastri
V. K. Krishna Menon
Q37: Which of the following is the external oversight body of the United
Nations system?
Joint Environment Unit
Joint Review Unit
Joint Inspection Unit
Joint Unit
Q38: What was the rank of India in the list of world's most competitive
economies in the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings 2019?
43rd
51st
49th
50th
Q39: Which of the following is needed to access the Internet?
Unique IP Address
Hacker
TV
Email
Q40: 'Garibi hatao' was the slogan of which political leader?
Morarji Desai
Indira Gandhi
K. Kamraj
Karpoori Thakur
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