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 7 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 7 March, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 5 |
| Date | 07/03/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 7 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: Who composed the famous Tamil epic 'Manimekalai'?
Nathakuthanaar
Sattanar
Tirotakkatevar
Ilango Adigal
Q2: In July 2019, which tennis player was conferred Arjuna Award (of 2018)
by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports?
Ramesh Krishnan
Rohan Bopanna
Yukti Bhambri
Mahesh Bhupathi
Q3: For a person with Hypermetropia or far-sightedness, the near point, is
______ farther away from the normal near point.
24 cm
26 cm
25 cm
27 cm
Q4: Which among the following micronutrients is essential for the normal
functioning of the thyroid gland?
Iron
Potassium
Calcium
Iodine
Q5: Dandi March was a journey of _______ miles (approximately) on foot to
the salt mines in Gujarat.
240
280
300
250
Q6: Who said, "The only hope of India is from the masses. The upper classes
are physically and morally dead."
Swami Vivekananda
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
Aurobindo Ghose
Q7: When did the British enact the Inland Emigration Act?
1861
1856
1857
1859
Q8: Eleanor Roosevelt, who was the chairperson of UDHR, belonged to which
country?
USA
UK
Australia
New Zealand
Q9: When was the Indian Official Secrets Act passed which restricted the
freedom of the press?
1903
1907
1905
1904
Q10: When did the Government of India launch Direct Benefit Transfer
(DBT)?
1 January 2014.
1 January 2013.
1 January 2015.
1 January 2016.
Q11: In October 2019, who among the following cricketers became the first
Indian cricketer to play 100 Twenty20 International matches?
Harmanpreet Kaur
Rohit Sharma
Mithali Raj
MS Dhoni
Q12: Tanjore paintings originated in the time of which dynasty?
Cholas
Kaushalas
Chandelas
Mughals
Q13: The inner walls of the small intestine have thousands of finger-like
outgrowths. These are called:
bronchi
villi
myomas
lumps
Q14: In the context of web pages, what does SEO stands for?
Search Editing Optimisation
Slack Engine Optimisation
Slack Editing Optimisation
Search Engine Optimisation
Q15: When is the Constitution Day celebrated in India?
26th November
24th January
15th August
26th January
Q16: Name the strait which separates Tamil Nadu of India and Mannar of Sri
Lanka.
Hudson strait
Bass strait
Sunda strait
Palk strait
Q17: Which among the following was NOT a part of the ancient supercontinent
called Gondwanaland?
Australia
India
France
South Africa
Q18: Aerated drinks such as soda water contain which gas as solute?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Q19: ________ dam on the river Congo has the capacity to produce up to
40,000 MW of electric power.
Bloemhof
Kouga
Akosombo
Inga
Q20: At the time of Independence, British India consisted of ____ princely
states.
565
582
592
500
Q21: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide useful and relevant
elementary education for all children in the age group of ____ years.
14 - 17
6 - 14
1 - 3
3 - 6
Q22: In which country is the largest natural hot spring, 'Frying Pan Lake',
located?
New Zealand
Iceland
Turkey
Indonesia
Q23: What is the importance of 22 July 1947?
National song adopted
Leaders' discussion for selection of national anthem
Session pre independence
Present National flag adopted
Q24: In the context of inflation, what does CPI mean?
Capital Price Index
Customer Price Index
Consumer Price Index
Charity Price Index
Q25: A programme or piece of code that is loaded onto a person's computer
without his/her knowledge and runs against his/her
wishes is a type of malware called:
Spyware
Trojan Horse
Virus
Zeus
Q26: In which city is the tomb of Emperor Akbar situated?
Chandigarh
Chennai
Varanasi
Agra
Q27: National Education Day is observed on 11 November to celebrate the
birthday of which Indian leader?
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
APJ Abdul Kalam
Subhas Chandra Bose
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q28: In the context of climate change, what is the full form of GHGs?
Grey House Gases
Gripped House Gases
Greenhouse Gases
Green Hydrogen Gases
Q29: In Aditya - L1, the first Indian mission to study the Sun, what does L1
stand for?
Laboratory point 1
Line point 1
Lower point 1
Lagrangian point 1
Q30: Who has been elected as the chairman of the Audit Bureau of
Circulations (ABC) for the year 2020-21?
Hardeep Singh Puri
Devendra V Darda
Smriti Irani
Arvind Kejriwal
Q31: In which conference were The World Bank and its sister institution the
International Monetary Fund created by the United Nations?
Bretton Woods Conference
U. N. Conference on Trade and Employment
Atlantic Conference
International Conference on Financing for Development
Q32: The Thal Heavy Water Plant was commissioned in ______.
1988
1987
1989
1990
Q33: Which year's budget was called a Black Budget of India?
1973-74
2004-05
1970-71
2013-14
Q34: Which flagship programme guarantees 100 days of wage employment in a
year to every household?
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VIkas Yojana (PMKVY)
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
Q35: A political party can be recognised as a national party if it secures
___ of the valid votes in any four states in general or state assembly
elections and in addition it wins 4 Lok Sabha seat from any state or
states.
7%
6%
8%
9%
Q36: The new version of the Akash surface-to-air defence missile 'Akash 1S'
is fitted with:
a new indigenously - developed command guidance programme
a new indigenously - developed actuator
a new indigenously - developed seeker
a new indigenously - developed propeller
Q37: National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) came into effect on 15
August. Identify the year,
1992
1994
1995
1993
Q38: The upward and downward growth of shoots and roots, respectively, in
response to the pull of earth or gravity, is called:
chemotropism
geotropism
phototropism
hydrotropism
Q39: The full form of IBM in IBM Corporation is:
International Business Machines
Indian Broadcasting Machines
International Broadcasting Machines
Indian Business Machines
Q40: A jelly-like substance between the nucleus and the cell membrane is
called:
Chloroplast
Cytoplasm
Protoplasm
Nucleolus
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