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 5 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 5 March, 2021 Shift 2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 5 |
| Date | 05/03/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 5 March, 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: Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is a computer programmer of which
country?
Australia
UK
USA
Canada
Q2: The process of separating cotton fibers from seeds is called:
Spinning
Weaving
Ginning
Knitting
Q3: _____ is the first tagged Indian item under the Geographic Indicator tag
through the TRIPS Agreement.
Basmati rice
Darjeeling tea
Kanchipuram silk
Alphonso mango
Q4: In which state is Mamallapuram Utsav celebrated?
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
Q5: Muriatic acid is scientifically known as:
Sulfuric acid
Hydrochloric acid
Acetic acid
Nitric acid
Q6: The President of India nominates two members of the ______ community in
the Lok Sabha.
Anglo-Indian
Sikh
Muslim
Parsi
Q7: During the first decade of 20th century, which place was considered as
nerve centre of Indian nationalism?
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Punjab
Bengal
Q8: The concept of Federation with strong Centre in the Indian Constitution
has been taken from:
Canada
Australia
Germany
USA
Q9: The National Electronics Policy (NEP) 2019 aims to create an SPF. What
does SPF stand for?
Sovereign Patent Fund
Strategic Planning Fund
Sustainable Progress Fund
Special Protection Fund
Q10: The Battle of Plassey was fought between the East India Company and
the:
Sikh Empire
Mughal Empire
Nawab of Bengal
Maratha Empire
Q11: Which of the following organelles is called suicidal bags of the cell?
Lysosomes
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
Q12: Which of the following is (Under Mughal rule-Foreign traveller visited
India)-correctly matched?
Akbar - Manucci
Jahangir - Bernier
Aurangzeb - Manucci
Shah Jahan - Tavernier
Q13: Trachea is a part of the ______ system of the human body.
respiratory
circulatory
nervous
digestive
Q14: The famous Konark Sun Temple is attributed to:
King Ashoka
King Akbar
King Narasimhadeva I
King Krishnadevaraya
Q15: The share of the Government of India (GOI) in NABARD has increased to
______ in April 2019.
75%
100%
51%
90%
Q16: The first 5 year plan of the Government of India was based on the:
Harrod-Domar model
Mahalanobis model
Lewis model
Rostow model
Q17: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) logo is a/an ______
polar bear
elephant
giant panda
tiger
Q18: Telangana is the ______ state of India.
29th
27th
30th
28th
Q19: Which of the following is a NOT a Constitutional body of India?
Comptroller and Auditor General
Central Information Commission
Election Commission
Attorney General
Q20: The Kyoto Protocol is NOT applicable to which country?
Japan
China
USA
Germany
Q21: OTPC is a joint venture of which of the following PSUs?
ONGC
IOCL
BPCL
HPCL
Q22: The first Pradhanacharya of the Brahmo Samaj was:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Swami Vivekananda
Keshab Chandra Sen
Debendranath Tagore
Q23: Which of the following states have the highest number of operational
landholders as per the agriculture census for 2015?
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Q24: The "slash and burn" agriculture in Andaman and Nicobar islands is
known as:
Dipa
Podu
Kumari
Jhum
Q25: 1 gigabyte equals to:
1,024 megabytes
1,204 megabytes
1,500 megabytes
1,000 megabytes
Q26: Which country held the world's first underwater cabinet meeting to
highlight the issue of climate change?
Seychelles
Bahamas
Maldives
Fiji
Q27: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was founded in ______
to facilitate international connectivity in communication networks.
1865
1900
1945
1920
Q28: Who among the following first conceived the idea of the Indian National
Army?
Lakshmi Sahgal
Mohan Singh
Rash Behari Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose
Q29: A spring balance is a device commonly used for measuring the ______
acting on an object.
pressure
weight
mass
force
Q30: Which of the following is most commonly used as a semiconductor in
solar cells?
Si
C
Ge
GaAs
Q31: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramsev Kaushalya Yojana comes under:
National Rural Livelihood Mission
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Make in India
Digital India
Q32: RLV-TD of ISRO, an unmanned test bed, stands for:
Reusable Launch Vehicle–Technology Developer
Reusable Lunar Vehicle–Technology Demonstrator
Reusable Launch Vehicle–Technology Demonstrator
Reusable Launch Vehicle–Technology Designer
Q33: What does CDMA stand for?
Code Division Multiple Access
Code Division Multiplex Access
Code Division Multiple Allocation
Code Division Multiplex Allocation
Q34: Which bank recently (in April 2019) became the 3rd largest bank of
India after the merger with two other banks?
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Canara Bank
Bank of Baroda
Q35: The Chinaman style of bowling in Cricket has been named after:
an Australian bowler
a South African bowler
a West Indian bowler of Chinese origin
an Indian bowler
Q36: The Radcliffe Line has become the international border between:
India and Pakistan
India and Nepal
India and Bangladesh
India and China
Q37: Who was the Chief Election Commissioner of India during the Lok Sabha
Elections of 2019?
V. S. Sampath
Achal Kumar Jyoti
Sunil Arora
Nasim Zaidi
Q38: GPRS stands for:
Global Packet Radio Services
General Packet Radio Services
Global Packet Radio System
General Packet Radio System
Q39: India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) successfully launched
______ on 1st April 2019.
EMISAT
GSAT-11
Chandrayaan-2
GSAT-31
Q40: Which of the following states has the largest Uranium reserves in
India?
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
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