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 8 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 8 March, 2021 Shift 2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 5 |
| Date | 08/03/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 8 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: Which of the following rivers is NOT the tributary of Ganga?
Indravati
Son
Yamuna
Gomati
Q2: The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is approximately
_______.
0.38%
0.03%
3.34%
0.054%
Q3: "Rail Sahyog web portal" launched by Indian railway is meant for:
Ticket Reservation
Grievance redressal
Real-time train running status
Provide basic amenities i.e. toilet, dustbin etc.
Q4: Which part of seeds forms root on germination?
Epicotyl
Cotyledon
Radicle
Plumule
Q5: As a December 2020, who is the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh?
Radha Krishna Mathur
Satya Pal Malik
Manoj Sinha
Rigzin Samphel
Q6: In Internet technology, what does DNS stand for?
Domain Name System
Divided Name System
Distributed Name System
Dynamic Name System
Q7: Which state government declared "Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival" as a
state festival?
Arunachal Pradesh
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Meghalaya
Q8: Who was the only person who remained president of the Indian National
Congress for 6 years continuously before Independence of India?
Acharya J. B. Kriplani
Purushutam Das Tondon
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
S. C. Bose
Q9: Rio De Janeiro is named by _______ as world capital of architecture for
2020?
UNESCO
UNO
IMF
UNICEF
Q10: What is the contribution of nuclear power in India to the country's
overall electricity generation supply?
10 - 15%
Less than 5%
20 - 25%
35 - 40%
Q11: How many bytes are equal to 1 kilo byte in Binary system?
1048 Bytes
1042 Bytes
1012 Bytes
1024 Bytes
Q12: In which year "Ibadat - Khana (House of Worship) was erected by Akbar?
1575
1679
1675
1579
Q13: Which of the following monuments is NOT located in the state of Madhya
Pradesh?
Gwalior Fort
Asirgarh Fort
Bhandhavgarh Fort
Janjira Fort
Q14: Name the robot introduced by Chennai traffic police for traffic
management in January 2019?
Robocop
Gerty
Roadeo
KITT
Q15: Who is the chairperson of National Green Tribunal of India as a
December 2020?
Swatanter Kumar
Adarsh Kumar Goel
Umesh Dattatraya Salvi
Lokeshwar Singh Panta
Q16: Which of the following plantations helps in the prevention of soil
erosion in desert?
Shelter belts
Contour ploughing
Strip cropping
Agro forest
Q17: Which of the following territorial disputes is going on between India
and Nepal?
Kalapani
Sino
Kuril
Senkaku
Q18: What kind of storage is RAM?
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary
Offline
Q19: Which state inaugurated "One Family One Job Scheme" in Jan, 2019?
Gujarat
Haryana
Sikkim
Delhi
Q20: Which of the following organisation completed the
50th year of their establishment in 2019?
HAL
ISRO
BARC
DRDO
Q21: Against which Act did Gandhiji decide to fight and start a Satyagraha?
Vernacular Press Act (1878)
Rowlatt Act (1919)
Regulating Act (1773)
Government of India Act (1858)
Q22: In which year Sir William Jones founded "Asiatic Society of Bengal"?
1848
1884
1784
1748
Q23: India's first Genetic Bank for Wildlife Conservation is located at:
Hyderabad
Cochin
Ahmedabad
Bengaluru
Q24: Which of the following pairs (Species - Category) is correct with
respect to India?
Great Hornbill - Vulnerable
Black Buck - Rare
Asiatic Elephant - Endemic
Nicobar Pigeon - Endangered
Q25: Which of the following can produce a virtual image larger than the
object?
Convex mirror
Plane mirror
Concave lens
Concave mirror
Q26: Which one of the following is addressed as "Alfalfa"?
Sativa
Memel
Fish
Fossils
Q27: Which woman football player won 'Ballon d'Or Award 2019'?
Hope Solo
Megan Rapinoe
Carli Lloyd
Dzsenifer Marozsan
Q28: Who among the following has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan award in
2021 in the field of medicine?
Sudarshan Sahoo
B. B. Lal
Narinder Singh Kapany
B Monaappa Hegde
Q29: Who is the author of the book "Economic Nightmare of India: its cause
and cure"?
Raghuram Rajan
Amiya Kumar Bagchi
Charan Singh
Abhijit Banerjee
Q30: Which among the following countries quit "UNESCO" in 2019?
UAE & Libya
Israel & Iran
USA & Russia
Israel & USA
Q31: Cyclone "Pabuk" originated in which region?
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Bay of Bengal
Gulf of Thailand
Archipelago
Q32: Which state topped "Khelo India Youth Games" in 2020?
Punjab
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Q33: Who was the 1st Indian woman to preside over Indian National
Congress?
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
Sarojini Naidu
Annie Besant
Q34: Proposed Nuclear Power Plant will be established at _______ district of
Madhya Pradesh.
Khandwa
Neemach
Betul
Mandla
Q35: Who is the first full time female Defence Minister of India?
Sushma Swaraj
Smriti Irani
Nirmala Sitharaman
Menaka Gandhi
Q36: What is the colour code of the dustbin in which non-biodegradable
wastes are kept?
Green
Blue
Red
Yellow
Q37: In India, impeachment process is NOT applicable to _____ for removal
from office.
Chief Justice of India
President of India
Supreme Court Judge
the Prime Minister
Q38: Spao Dance belongs from the _______ region of India.
Bundelkhand
Kutch
Saurashtra
Ladakh
Q39: Which of the following is NOT a part of human excretory System?
Bronchiole
Glomerulus
Bowman's capsule
Collecting duct
Q40: In which Amendment act of Indian constitution is the Goods and Services
Tax introduced?
103
122
101
105
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