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Complete GK questions of RRB NTPC January 07, 2021 Shift-1 Paper:
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 07, 2021 Shift 1 exam. We’ve provided all the questions from the General Awareness (GK) section along with solutions for each question.
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 1 |
| Date | 07/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Q1: Where was the 11th World Hindi Conference held in 2018?
Kolkatta
Mumbai
Mauritius
Chandigarh
Q2: Which country ranked first in the world as per the human development
index of 2020?
Australia
Japan
Norway
USA
Q3: Which country hosted the Asian Cup Football tournament in 2023 ?
South Korea
Qatar
India
Japan
Q4: What does WCCB stand for in the context of Environment and Forest?
World Crime Control Bureau
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
World Conservation Control Bureau
Wildlife Conservation Control Bureau
Q5: According to the Census of 2011 ______ is the most populated state of
India.
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Q6: Who founded India's three stage Nuclear Power Programme ?
Vikram Sarabhai
APJ Abdul Kalam
Dr. Homi Bhabha
K Kasturirangan
Q7:
Who led the non-cooperation movement in 1920-22?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Motilal Nehru
Subhash Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Q8: Who are the famous Indian women lawyers who led the legal battle to
strike Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) ?
Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju
Menaka Guruswamy and Pinky Anand
Karuna Nandi and Vrinda Grover
Menaka Gandhi and Arundhati Roy
Q9: What facilitates remote login on a computer ?
RTP
Telnet
FTP
HTTP
Q10: When is National Panchayati Raj Day observed in India?
24th April
3rd May
4th June
10th April
Q11: What was the main reason for calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement
by Gandhiji in 1922?
The movement was completed by achieving the target
Gandhiji was seriously ill
A police station at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh was set on fire by a mob
Gandhiji was arrested and compelled to stop the movement
Q12: What type of pollution causes various diseases related to the
respiratory system?
Air pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution
Land pollution
Q13: Which country was placed first in the Asian Games held in Jakarta in
2018?
Australia
China
India
Japan
Q14: During which five year plan did India opt for a mixed economy?
Fourth Five Year Plan
Third Five Year Plan
Second Five Year Plan
First Five Year Plan
Q15: Name the element which has an electronic configuration of 2, 8, 7.
Hydrogen
Helium
Carbon
Chlorine
Q16: Which of the following is an allotropic form of carbon?
Diamond
Gypsum
Marble
Chalk
Q17: The Khilafat Movement was led by:
Armaan Ali and Muhammad Ali
Shaukat Ali and Armaan Ali
Shaukat Ali and Musafir Ali
Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali
Q18: How many organisations are a part of the United Nations in India ?
28
12
26
22
Q19: When did India test its first atomic bomb?
1976
1974
1969
1981
Q20: Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?
Badruddin Tyabji
Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur
Dada Bhai Naoroji
Abul Kalam Azad
Q21: Who is known as the Father of India’s Space Programme?
Vikram Seth
Anuj Lall
Vikram Sarabhai
Aditya Sarabhai
Q22: How many output ports are there in peripheral I/O ?
264
512
24
256
Q23: Which agency was created by the United Nations to provide emergency
food and health care to children and mothers in the countries affected by
World War II?
UNESCO
WHO
UNICEF
IMF
Q24: What was India’s rank in terms of size of economy according to the GDP
ranking of 2019 ?
11th
5th
7th
9th
Q25: Which of the following is NOT a Government of India
initiative to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in India?
The Government of India has eased the approval mechanism for FDI proposals.
The Government of India announced ‘Entrepreneurship Curriculum’ to be taken
up by the states.
States must focus on strengthening the single window clearance system.
Proposals of FDI are mandated to be cleared within ten days of receiving the
application
Q26: How many times has India been elected as non-permanent member of the UN
Security Council till Oct, 2020?
4
10
8
5
Q27: Which watershed development and management program is being implemented
by the central and state governments?
Desh Sudhar
Arvary Pani Sansad
Neeru-Meeru
Hariyali
Q28: As of August, 2019, how many Himalayan peaks are open for trekking for
domestic and foreign mountaineers?
140
130
137
120
Q29:
India is ______ _______ states and union territories as of 31
stOctober 2020.
26 and 6
28 and 8
24 and 7
29 and 9
Q30: How many demands did Mahatma Gandhi make in his letter to Lord Irwin
some of which were agreed to and came to be known as Gandhi-lrwin Pact?
11
12
13
10
Q31: Which city is NOT a part of The Golden Quadrilateral
highway network?
Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Q32: The Rowlatt Act was passed in ______.
1919
1922
1921
1920
Q33: India boycotted the first Belt and Road Forum in 2017 after protesting
against Beijing over the controversial _____.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
China-Bhutan Economic Corridor
China-Afghanistan Economic Corridor
China-Nepal Economic Corridor
Q34: Which of the following is in the third trophic level of the food chain?
Secondary consumers
Top consumers
Producers
Primary consumers
Q35: For which Indian spice did the Indian government challenge the US
patenting and force them to revoke it?
Cardamom
Mustard
Turmeric
Clove
Q36: Which of the following rural housing schemes by the Government of India
is re-structured into Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana?
Rajiv Awas Yojana
Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana
Indira Awas Yojana
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
Q37: Which of the following is NOT a computer component?
CPU
Memory
Paper
ALU
Q38: When is World Book and Copyright Day celebrated?
13th May
19th January
27th April
23rd April
Q39: Which sea route is the busiest in the world?
The South Pacific sea route
The North Pacific sea route
The Cape of Good Hope sea route
The North Atlantic sea route.
Q40: A positively charged ion is called a/an:
cation
molecule
atom
anion
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