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 January 08, 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 GK questions of RRB NTPC January 08, 2021 Shift-1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 1 |
| Date | 08/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the RRB NTPC January 08, 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: Jon Beel Mela is the only fair in India where barter system is still
used. In which state does it take place?
Manipur
Nagaland
Tripura
Assam
Q2: Which is the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of volume?
Lake Superior
Caspian Sea
Lake Michigan-Huron
Lake Baikal
Q3: Which session of the congress led to the divide between extremists and
moderates in 1907?
Surat
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
Q4: INTERPOL has its headquarters in ______
France
Spain
Germany
Switzerland
Q5: Glucose molecule breaks down into _______.
lactic acid
cytoplasm
mitochondria
pyruvic acid
Q6: Which of the following medicinal plant can be used to treat blood
pressure?
Babool
Tulsi
Sarpagandha
Jamun
Q7: Name the mission ISRO has conceived to study the sun.
Aditya L1
Exoworld
Exposat
Suraj
Q8: As of Nov 2020, who is the President of the World Bank?
Kristalina Georgieva
Shanta Devrajan
David R. Malpass
Jim Yong Kim
Q9: In India, river dolphins are found in ______ river
Krishna
Godavari
Ghaghara
Luni
Q10: Which of the following is one of the founding countries of ASEAN?
India
Malaysia
Cambodia
Australia
Q11: Who said the following when laying the foundation stone ceremony of
Banaras Hindu University, "There is no salvation for India unless you strip
yourself of this jewellery and hold it in trust for your countrymen in
India."?
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Mahatma Gandhi
Annie Besant
Q12: Which former ISRO chairman has been awarded France’s highest civilian
honour in 2019?
G Madhavan Nair
A.S. Kiran Kumar
Kailasavadivoo Sivan
K. Radhakrishnan
Q13: Which state in India has the highest coal reserves?
Chhattisgarh
West Bengal
Jharkhand
Orissa
Q14: The first Indian flag to be hoisted on foreign soil was unfurled in
_______ by Bhikaji Cama in 1907.
Russia
France
Germany
England
Q15: A small text file created by a website that is stored in the user’s
computer temporarily for that session is called _____.
cookie
cache
malware
bug
Q16: Name the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for
2020-21.
TV. Narendran
Vikram Kirloskar
Rakesh Bharti Mittal
Uday Kotak
Q17:
Which of the following buildings was designed by F.W. Stevens?
Horniman Circle (Formerly Elphinstone Circle)
Bombay Secretariat
The Town Hall, Bombay
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Formerly Victoria Terminus)
Q18: Which Indian state has the highest power generation capacity from
thermal energy?
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Gujrat
Uttar Pradesh
Q19: Who was responsible for introducing Enfield rifles that used the
greased cartridges which became the immediate reason of 1857 revolt?
Captain Hearsey
Henry Hardinge
Lord William Bentinck
Francis Grant
Q20: Which country won the first ICC Men’s T20 Cricket world cup title?
India
Pakistan
West Indies
England
Q21: The Virupaksha temple at Hampi is dedicated to ______
Lord Shiva
Lord Ganesha
Lord Vishnu
Lord Brahma
Q22: Which Bollywood celebrity has collaborated with the famous American
talk show host, David Letterman for Netflix?
Anil Kapoor
Salman Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Amitabh Bachchan
Q23: Which is the second highest constitutional office in India?
President
Vice President
Governor
Prime Minister
Q24: In an effort to provide a safe and secure e-payment option, RBI has
launched ________
Vision 2022
Vision 2021
Vision 2020
Vision 2019
Q25: Where was 11th WTO Ministerial Meeting organized?
China
Switzerland
England
Argentina
Q26: Which one of the following contains CFC?
Refrigerants
Varnish
Aerated drinks
Wall Paints
Q27: Which one of the following is a nuclear research reactor operated by
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre?
Vishnu
Dhruva
Narayana
Shiva
Q28: The present MD and CFO of the World Bank, Anshula Kant was earlier the
MD of _______.
Oriental Bank of Commerce
SBI
IndusInd Bank
Bank of Baroda
Q29: Which one of the following is a similarity between acids and bases?
They have pH less than 7
They are used as preservatives
Process of mixing acid or base with water is exothermic
They are bitter
Q30: When is National Science Day celebrated in India?
21st March
19th February
28th February
20th January
Q31: Which missile-destroyer of the Indian Navy has been decommissioned
after 36 years in May, 2019 ?
INS Ranjit
INS Rana
INS Vikrant
INS Vikramaditya
Q32: Which article of the Indian constitution grants the right to equal
opportunity in public employment ?
Article 15
Article 16
Article 13
Article 14
Q33: Which of the following is an example of non-infectious disease?
High Blood Pressure
Pneumonia
Typhoid
Influenza
Q34: Who invented ‘www’ ?
Charles babbage
Robert E. Kahn
Vint Cerf
Tim Berners-Lee
Q35: Identify the name of the traditional folk theatre form of Maharashtra.
Nautanki
Rasleela
Tamasha
Swang
Q36: ‘Natyashastra’ the famous treatise on dramatic art was written by
_______
Kalidasa
Bharata Muni
Harsha Vardhan
Vishnu Sharma
Q37: Which corporate organization has signed an MoU to plant Rudraksha trees
in Uttarakhand as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility under
“Namami Gange Programme” in 2019?
Infosys
Wipro
HCL Foundation
IBM
Q38: As of Nov 2020, who is the Chief Justice of India ?
Deepak Mishra
S Arvind Bobde
Kurian Joseph
J Chelameswar
Q39: The first passenger train in India was operated between ______.
Bombay and Thane
Howrah and Hoogly
Royapuram and Wallajah Road
Roorkee and Piran Kaliyar
Q40: In the Computer field, FORTRAN stands for:
Formula Translation
Format Transformer
Forensic Transistor
Foreign Transmitter
Report Card
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