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 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 9 March, 2021 Shift 1 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 5 |
| Date | 09/03/2021 |
| Test Time | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 9 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: Which of the following missions, launched in 2019, is expected to
transform health, agriculture, and energy sectors during the next five
years?
Gaganyaan
Chandrayaan-2
UNA-TI
Mission Shakti
Q2: Australia has one of the highest skin cancer incidence and mortality
rates in the world. It is caused mainly due to the exposure to UV rays.
Which of the following UV rays are responsible for this?
UV-C
UV-B
UV-A
Infrared
Q3: The Reserve Bank of India has established a comprehensive Digital
Payment Index (DPI) to record the degree of digitization of payments with
_____ as base period.
January 2018
December 2017
April 2018
March 2018
Q4: The rate of photosynthesis is maximum in the light of which colour?
Green
Blue
Yellow
Red
Q5: Which place out of the following was Tipu Sultan associated with?
Lucknow
Mysore
Hyderabad
Srirangapatnam
Q6: Which state in India has one of the oldest and largest oil fields?
Tamil Nadu
Gujarat
Assam
Rajasthan
Q7: Which equipment is used to transform mechanical energy into electrical
energy?
Motor
Dynamo
Transformer
Generator
Q8: When is the "world population day" celebrated?
10th July
15th July
11th July
12th July
Q9: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 was to enable creditors recover
money from debtors. When did this law get the nod of the President?
June 2016
July 2016
August 2016
May 2016
Q10: Which animal has been declared as the "national heritage animal" of
India?
Tiger
Elephant
Lion
Peacock
Q11: Who compiled and edited the book "All Men are Brothers"?
Krishna Kripalani
Rabindranath Tagore
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Q12: Which of the following is not true with regard to the Attorney General
of India?
He is the chief legal advisor to the Government of India
He has a right of vote in the Parliament
He is appointed by the President of India
He has the right to speak in the Parliament
Q13: In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?
1780 AD
1757 AD
1764 AD
1770 AD
Q14: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is levied on:
Origin where the goods or services are produced
Destination where the goods or services are consumed
Both origin and destination
Neither origin nor destination
Q15: The parliament of Japan is called:
The National Diet
The Parliament
The Congress
The Senate
Q16: Bukka I was founder of which of the following dynasties in ancient
India?
Chola
Gupta
Sangama
Maurya
Q17: What does the issue price in Public Distribution System (PDS) indicate?
Price higher than the market price
Price equal to the market price
Price unrelated to the market price
Price lower than the market price
Q18: Cuttack is associated with which eminent personalities out of the
following?
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
Bhagat Singh
Vallabhbhai Patel
Q19: Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution is directed
to establish living wage, etc. for workers?
Article 43
Article 42
Article 44
Article 41
Q20: Which city hosted the final of 2020 UEFA European Championship for
soccer?
Paris
London
Madrid
Rome
Q21: X-rays were discovered by:
Isaac Newton
Marie Curie
W. Roentgen
Albert Einstein
Q22: The Dīn-i Ilāhī (lit. "Religion of God") was syncretic religion
propounded by:
Babur
Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Q23: Name the major strait that joins the English Channel and North Sea.
Strait of Gibraltar
Dover Strait
Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Malacca
Q24: Data processing doesn't involve:
Data analysis
Data collection
Database installation
Data storage
Q25: Which of the following is not the fungal disease of the plant?
Blight
Rust
Citrus canker
Smut
Q26: When did the referendum on Brexit take place?
June 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
Q27: Which of the following festivals is associated with harvest?
Holi
Raksha Bandhan
Pongal
Diwali
Q28: Name the reform that was introduced during the term of Lord Dalhousie
in the year 1848?
Permanent Settlement
Doctrine of lapse
Introduction of Railways
Abolition of Sati
Q29: Which Indian communication satellite failed to reach orbit after the
rocket's third stage malfunctioned?
GSAT-10
GSAT-15
GSAT-7
GSAT-4
Q30: Which Colour revolution was related to leather cocoa?
Green
Pink
Orange
Brown
Q31: Which of the following is not an UNESCO's World Heritage Sites (India)?
Red Fort
Taj Mahal
Char Minar
Qutub Minar
Q32: The second-largest employer after agriculture in India is the _____
sector.
healthcare
manufacturing
textiles
IT
Q33: In 1931, the first Indian movie with sound was released. Name the film.
Alam Ara
Mother India
Pakeezah
Mughal-e-Azam
Q34: _____ is an electronic trading portal that networks the existing APMC
(Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee) mandis to create a unified
national market for agricultural commodities.
eNAM
ePanchayat
eGram
eKYC
Q35: 1 terabyte is equal to:
1000 GB
1048 GB
1024 GB
1050 GB
Q36: The full form of NASA is:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aviation and Space Agency
National Astronautics and Space Agency
National Aerospace and Space Administration
Q37: Which is the third-longest river in the world?
Amazon
Nile
Yangtze
Mississippi
Q38: As per World Bank's Ease of Doing Business, 2020 India is ranked:
50
80
75
63
Q39: Which of the below is not a vector quantity?
Force
Acceleration
Velocity
Power
Q40: Which of the following is not a high-level language?
C++
Machine language
Java
Python
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Total Questions Attempted: 0
Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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