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 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 2 Paper:
| Exam | RRB NTPC CBT-I |
| Phase | 5 |
| Date | 09/03/2021 |
| Test Time | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Below is the complete set of GK questions that appeared in the 9 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 Central Nodal Agencies has been identified to
channelise subsidy for PMAY (Urban)?
SCB
NABARD
NHB
CNA
Q2: The theme of the United Nations Day Concert 2020 was:
The Future We Want
Potential in Diversity
Greening the Blue
Health for All – Everyone, Everywhere
Q3: Which country has launched the World's first quantum satellite to
establish hack-proof communication?
India
Japan
China
USA
Q4: The objective of the 'Sagarmala Project' is to:
reduce logistics cost for domestic cargo and EXIM cargo
install equipment for gas and oil exploration
Protect Indian territory from China
develop Indian islands
Q5: WAN in the context of computers and networking stands for:
Wide Access Network
Wide Area Network
WiFi Amended Network
World Access Network
Q6: Which state of India is known as 'Land of Rolling Hills'?
Arunachal Pradesh
Mizoram
Tripura
Himachal Pradesh
Q7: What is the unit pf measurement used for measuring the energy
requirement of the human body?
Erg
Joule
Calories
Ohm
Q8: Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Animal cells do not have plastids.
Plant cells have cell walls, whereas animal cells do not.
Plant cells are generally larger than animal cells.
Plant cells have smaller vacuoles than those of animal cells.
Q9: "Jagritam Aharnisham" or "Always Alert" is the motto of which
organization?
The Coast Guard
Research and Analysis Wing
Intelligence Bureau
The Indian Army
Q10: After passing a Money Bill in the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha can return
the bill to the Lok Sabha within a maximum of ______ days.
28
14
22
12
Q11: Which of the following is NOT an alkaline solution?
Magnesium hydroxide
Sodium hydroxide
Calcium hydroxide
Aluminum hydroxide
Q12: Which of the following statements is not about Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose?
He was member of the Constitution Drafting Committee.
He was deported to Mandalay.
He participated in the Non-cooperation Movement, 1921
He founded the Indian National Army (INA).
Q13: Who is the sixth Indian cricketer to be included into the ICC Cricket
Hall of Fame?
Kapil Dev
Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
Q14: Government of India accounts are kept in three parts. Which of the
following is NOT one of the three?
Consolidated Fund
Public Account
Cooperative fund
Contingency Fund
Q15: Who holds the record for winning the overall maximum National Film
Awards?
Ajay Devgan
Satyajit Ray
Shabana Azmi
Javed Akhtar
Q16: Which Indian state was in ancient history known as Kamarupa?
Bihar
Odisha
West Bengal
Assam
Q17: Name the exoplanet which is considered as a pretty close cousin of
Earth, and is also known as 'Earth 2.0'.
Europa-31
Kepler-452b
Neptune
Pluto
Q18: Which of the following was NOT built by Shah Jahan?
Buland Darwaza
Shalimar Gardens
Red Fort (Delhi)
Jama Masjid (Delhi)
Q19: The confluence of the Indus River and the Zanskar River occurs in:
Ladakh
Pachnada
Vijayapura (Bijapur)
Katihar
Q20: The normal tenure of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
is ______ years.
four
three
six
five
Q21: Yohei Sasakawa was conferred with the International Gandhi Peace Prize
in 2018 for his contribution to ______ eradication.
leprosy
hepatitis B
jaundice
tuberculosis
Q22: Who is known as the founder of Himachal Pradesh?
Baba Kanshi Ram
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Virbhadra Singh
Q23: Which of the following is an open source operating system to manage
computer hardware and software?
Linux
Apple
Microsoft Windows
Macintosh
Q24: Which of the following is NOT correct in the context of PSUs and their
year of establishment?
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in 1956
Airports Authority of India in 1995
Damodar Valley Corporation in 1958
Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. in 1867
Q25: Which part of the Constitution of India has been influenced by the
German Constitution?
Single citizenship
Suspension of fundamental rights during Emergency
Amendment of the Constitution
Federal system
Q26: 'Fani' was a type of:
polar cyclone
non-polar cyclone
tropical cyclone
mesocyclone
Q27: The Ecomark logo of India is/are:
a blue angel
cross tress
a green dot
an earthen pot
Q28: Which pair is NOT correct regarding dams and the states they are
situated in?
Gobind Sagar – Himachal Pradesh
Shanti Sagara – Kerala
Nagarjuna Sagar – Andhra Pradesh
Stanley Reservoir – Tamil Nadu
Q29: Which of the following is a greenish yellow gas with a characteristic
smell at room temperature?
Iodine
Hydrogen sulphide
Carbon monoxide
Chlorine
Q30: Who coined the slogan "Total Revolution"?
Jayaprakash Narayan
Narendra Modi
Mahatma Gandhi
Ram Manohar Lohia
Q31: The book 'Changing India' documents the work of:
Narendra Modi
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Rajiv Gandhi
Pranab Mukherjee
Q32: China is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' in ______.
Tianjin
Beijing
Chengdu
Shanghai
Q33: Syngas is primarily a mixture of:
carbon dioxide and hydrogen
butane and propane
carbon dioxide and sulphur
carbon monoxide and hydrogen
Q34: Which of the following movements was NOT lead by Mahatma Gandhi?
Quit India Movement, 1942
Kheda Satyagraha, 1918
Passive resistance campaigns, 1906
Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928
Q35: According to the 2014 Rangarajan Committee regarding national poverty
lines in India, which of the following statements is correct?
A person who has a monthly per capita consumption expenditure of less than
₹1,407 living in the urban areas should be considered poor.
A person who has a monthly per capita consumption expenditure of less than
₹2,407 living in the urban areas should be considered poor.
A person who has a monthly per capita consumption expenditure of less than
₹872 living in the rural areas should be considered poor.
A person who has a monthly per capita consumption expenditure of less than
₹1,272 living in the rural areas should be considered poor.
Q36: Which of the following is NOT in the list of five Sikh Takhts?
Sri Patna Sahib, Patna
Shri Rakab Ganj Sahib, New Delhi
Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur
Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda
Q37: Which of the following countries will NOT be hosting the 2026 FIFA
World Cup?
USA
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Q38: Which town of the Indus Valley Civilisation literally means 'mound of
the dead'?
Mesopotamia
Harappa
Balakot
Mohenjo-daro
Q39: Who is NOT a Goldman Environmental Prize (Green Nobel Prize) winner?
Medha Patkar
Vandana Shiva
Champa Devi Shukla
Ramesh Agrawal
Q40: Which is major weed of the rice crop in India?
Phalaris minor (small canary grass)
Echinochloa crusgalli (barnyard grass)
Elymus repens (quackgrass)
Parthenium hysterophorus (congress grass)
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