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 8 April, 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 8 April, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 6 |
| Date | 08/04/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 8 April, 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's First Digital University is inaugurated in _____.
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Kerala
New Delhi
Q2: Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron?
Cell body
Cone
Dendrite
Axon
Q3: Which scheme has the government launched to support organic farming in
India?
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana
Paramparagat Krishi Vikash Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Soil Health Card Scheme
Q4: A dialyser, a machine used to clean a patient's blood, is also known as
an artificial:
lungs
intestine
kidney
heart
Q5: Which among the following is NOT a database software in computers?
Foxpro
MS Word
Oracle
MS Access
Q6: Education is kept under which list of the Indian Constitution?
Concurrent list
State list
Government list
Union list
Q7: WTO sets the rules for:
terrorism
global tour & travel
global trade
environment
Q8: Maruni Dance is associated with ______ state of India.
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Sikkim
Q9: The Law of Octaves' was proposed by:
Alexander Newlands
Lothar Meyer
Dmitri Mendeleev
Johann Dobereiner
Q10: The Chauri Chaura incident resulted in the abrupt closure of the:
Quit India Movement
Dandi Satyagraha
Civil Disobedience Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Q11: The 'Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital (SATH)'
programme plans to focus on which two sectors?
Employment and education
Education and health
Health and sanitation
Agriculture and growth
Q12: The report of which committee recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj
System in India?
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Shah Nawaz Committee
Sachar Committee
Ashok Mehta Committee
Q13: The Tuticorin Thermal Power Station is situated in the state of:
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Q14: An officer appointed by the Reserve Bank of India to redress customer
complaints against deficiency in banking services is known as:
Banking Commissioner
Central Vigilance Officer
Banking Lokayukt
Banking Ombudsman
Q15: All of the following are Kharif crops, EXCEPT ______.
Ragi
Millet
Maize
Wheat
Q16: In which year was the satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act called by
Mahatma Gandhi?
1922
1921
1920
1919
Q17: How many payloads are carried by India's second lunar mission
Chandrayaan-2?
11
12
13
10
Q18: Which among the following is the highest non-Asian mountain peak?
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount McKinley
Mount Aconcagua
Mount Elbrus
Q19: Which among the following is NOT an open source software?
Android
Microsoft Office
Linux
Mozilla Firefox
Q20: When was the option of NOTA introduced as part of the Indian voting
system?
2013
2019
2015
2014
Q21: Which among the following is NOT a Navratna company?
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Oil India Limited
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
Q22: Chronologically, which of the following events in course of the Indian
freedom struggle, happened first?
Civil Disobedience Movement
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Quit India Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Q23: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an
institution of the World Bank, was established in which year?
1943
1946
1945
1944
Q24: Which article of the Indian Constitution talks about 'right to life'?
Article 21
Article 23
Article 24
Article 22
Q25: In which of the following cities, United Nation's subsidiary regional
headquarters is NOT opened?
Geneva
Rome
Vienna
Nairobi
Q26: With which season is the Kajri folk dance related to?
Winter
Autumm
Spring
Monsoon
Q27: 'Make-In-India's symbol is a lion made of ______.
nails
bows
cogs
hammers
Q28: Where is the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park located?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Daman and Diu
Chandigarh
Lakshadweep Islands
Q29: Who became the first batsman in the history of cricket to score 3 ODI
double centuries?
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Sachin Tendulakar
Virender Sehwag
Q30: Which of the following Nawabs of Awadh built the Bara Imambara in
Lucknow?
Asif Jah Mirza
Shuja-ud-Daula
Asaf-ud-Daula
Yamin-ud-Daula
Q31: Which of the following is NOT a form of calcium carbonate?
Limestone
Chalk
Gypsum
Marble
Q32: Which of the following is NOT electromagnetic waves?
Microwave
Infra-red
Ultrasound
Radio
Q33: Which of the following minerals is obtained from veins and lodes?
Gypsum
Copper
Potash salt
Sodium salt
Q34: In the fourteenth century India who used token currency of cheap metals
in place of regular currencies of gold and silver?
Jalaluddin Khilji
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Alauddin Khilji
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Q35: What does WORM stand for?
World open, receive many
Wireless once, receive many
Write once, read many
Write others, read me
Q36: Skill Development Centre(SDC) for Fire Safety training of DRDO is
inaugurated at ______ in Feb, 2021.
Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Q37: The Sundarbans National Park in India is adjacent to the Sundarbans
Reserve Forest in:
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Tibet
Q38: With which musical instrument was the noted musician Ustad Bismillah
Khan associated?
Sitar
Shehnai
Flute
Tabla
Q39: Who is appointed as new Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled
Castes (NCSC) in February, 2021?
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Chirag Paswan
Ramdas Athavale
Vijay Sampla
Q40: Where is the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(NATO) situated?
Lisbon
Madrid
Brussels
Ottawa
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