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 9 January, 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 9 January, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC |
| Phase | 1 |
| Date | 09/01/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 9 January, 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: In which city/district of India was the first cash-and-carry store opened
by CSC to promote rural marketing?
Bhopal
Haridwar
Surat
Moradabad
Q2: Elements in the modern periodic table are arranged in _______ vertical
columns.
9
12
18
16
Q3: Ribosomes make _____.
proteins
fats
lipids
starch
Q4: _______ is a communication protocol.
CP
HTP
HTTP
TP
Q5: How many schedules are there in the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 of
India?
V
IV
VI
VII
Q6: Why do stars twinkle in the sky at night?
Due to atmospheric refraction of starlight
Due to hot air
Due to advance light
Due to dispersion of light
Q7: Which organisation has been the successor of GATT?
UNCTAD
ECOSOC
ILO
WTO
Q8: Name the monument which is a testimony to successful restoration and
preservation of an archaeological site.
Palika Bazaar
Gateway of India
India Gate
Sanchi Stupa
Q9: Which is the Sixth largest country of the world in terms of area?
Australia
India
Brazil
China
Q10: What protects the earth from the ultra violet radiation of the sun?
Magnesium
Nitrogen
Ozone
Oxygen
Q11: Which of the following leaders signed the Tashkent Agreement?
Vallabhbhai Patel and Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru and Ayub Khan
Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan
Jawaharlal Nehru and Jinnah
Q12: International Gandhi Peace Prize 2018 was awarded by the President of
India to ______.
Akshay Patra Foundation
Vivekananda Kendra
Sulabh International
Yohei Sasakawa
Q13: Name the compendium of Digital India which was released in 2019?
Digital Bharat, Saksham Bharat
Digital Bharat, Unnat Bharat
Nayi Udaan, Digital Bharat
Digital India, Educated India
Q14: Information and Communication Technology(ICT), now integrated under RMSA,
was launched in the year ______.
2002
2006
2009
2004
Q15: Which is called as brain of any computer system?
CPU
Monitor
ALU
UPS
Q16: The 5th volume of which dictionary was released by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in 2019?
Dictionary of Idioms and Phrases
Dictionary of Vedas
Dictionary of Martyrs
Dictionary of Terms
Q17: Which of the following Viceroy of India did take the initiative to create
elected local government bodies?
Lord Irwin
Lord Rippon
Lord Wavell
Lord Reading
Q18: Which of the United Nation's organization has the International Institute
of Educational Planning at Paris as its Part?
UNESCO
UNU
UNICEF
ILO
Q19: What is the name of India's first manned space flight?
Gaganyaan
Pushpakyaan
Vayuyaan
Gagan Viman
Q20: Where is the headquarters of OPEC located?
Vienna
Geneva
Brussels
Zurich
Q21: In the respiration process, complex organic compounds such as glucose are
broken down to provide energy in the form of ________
ATP
CAL
PTA
NAC
Q22: In which of the following cities was the 45th G7 summit held
in 2019?
Biarritz
New York
London
Tokyo
Q23: Which type of mirror is used by dentists to see large images of patients'
teeth?
Convex mirror
Spherical mirror
Spherical and Convex mirror
Concave mirror
Q24: What is the rank of India in World Economic Forum's (WEF) global
competitiveness index for 2019?
52nd
68th
50th
71st
Q25: Who among the following won the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 2019?
Abiy Ahmed
Rainer Weiss
Barack Obama
John Bardeen
Q26: Which was the venue of final match of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019?
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
The Oval, London
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Lord's London
Q27: Who is the author of 'Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook'?
Saba Naqvi
Jhumpa Lahiri
Tom Hanks
Chetan Bhagat
Q28: Who was the Governor General at the time of sepoy mutiny?
Lord Hastings
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Canning
Lord Cornwallis
Q29: In 2019, the Uttar Pradesh government created a world record by planning
over 22 crore saplings in one day on 77th anniversary of the
________.
Quit India Movement
Dandi March
Chipko Andolan
Narmada Bachao Andolan
Q30: After independence, during the second Five Year Plan (1956-61), which
steel plant was set up with the collaboration of west Germany
Durgapur Steel Plant
Bhilai Steel Plant
Rourkela Steel Plant
Bokaro Steel Plant
Q31: Demographic Transition is describe as ______.
a process where there is a decline in the birth-rate
a process of change in a society's population over time
a process where there is a decline in the death rate
a stage in which the population growth of the country is zero
Q32: ________ deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts that were used for
earlier inscriptions.
James Princep
Cunningham
Wheeler
Marshall
Q33: The Ayushman Bharat Scheme was started in _________ in the year 2018.
Madhya Pradesh
Chandigarh
Jharkhand
Orissa
Q34: Which ministry of Government of India has published Goods and Service Tax
(GST) Act, 2017 ?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Law and Justice
Office of the Prime Minister
Q35: Which river stretch is known as National Waterways-2?
Ganga
Mahanadi
Godavari
Brahmaputra
Q36: Artificial fertilizers were first created during the _______ century.
19th
16th
18th
17th
Q37: International day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy is celebrated on
_______.
4th January
21st June
3rd May
24th April
Q38: Between which two countries has an MOU been signed on co-operation in the
field of peaceful use of outer space in January 2019?
India and Germany
India and Finland
India and Denmark
India and Iran
Q39: Which public sector enterprise has the status of Maharatna?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Airport Authority of India
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Q40: Which of the following, like the Chipko Movement, aims to protect forests
in the Uttara Kannada district?
Al Baydha Project
Delhi Chalo Movement
Appiko Movement
Narmada Bachao Andolan
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