Welcome to our series of practice questions for the RRB Technician Grade 3 exam! In this post, we’ve compiled the General Knowledge (GK) questions from the 20 December, 2024 Shift 3 exam. These questions are presented in a multiple-choice format to help you practice effectively.
Preparing with real shift-based GK questions is a great way to familiarize yourself with the exam pattern, boost your confidence, and improve your performance. Let’s get started!
Exam Overview
Before diving into the GK questions, it’s important to understand the structure of the RRB Technician Grade 3 exam. The exam typically includes multiple subjects, each with a specific marks allocation. Below is a table showing the subject-wise marks distribution:
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 10 | 10 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| Mathematics | 25 | 25 |
| General Science | 40 | 40 |
RRB Technician Grade 3 Paper: 20 December, 2024 Shift 3
- Duration: 90 minutes.
- Negative Marking: 1/3 marks deducted for wrong answers.
- Shift: 3 (4:30 PM - 6:00 PM)
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Q1: Kullads are disposable cups made of clay. A little thought shows that making these kullads on a large scale would result in:
losing the fertile top-soil
large remains collected in environment
Unhygienic of its use
choking the sewage line
Q2: The smallest particle of an element that retains its properties is called a/an:
electron
compound
atom
proton
Q3: The Sir Creek dispute is a long-standing border dispute between India and which neighbouring country?
Nepal
China
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Q4: The main thinking part of the brain that receives sensory impulses from various receptors is the:
fore-brain
mid-brain
spinal cord
hind-brain
Q5: Which of the following reactions is NOT an example of oxidation?
$\mathrm{Mg}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{MgO}$
$2 \mathrm{Cu}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \rightarrow \mathrm{CuO}$
$2 \mathrm{AgCl} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{Ag}+\mathrm{Cl}_{2}$
$\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \rightarrow \mathrm{CO}_{2}$
Q6: Who was the first to use a glass prism to obtain a spectrum of sunlight?
Fermi
Edison
Isaac Newton
Einstein
Q7: Consider a situation where a person is sitting in a car and is driving at a constant velocity in a straight line. If the car turns sharply to the left, the person will be pushed in which of the following directions?
Forward
Backward
Right
Left
Q8: Which of the following will be the average velocity of the particle with initial velocity $u$ and final velocity $v$ in the given time interval?
$\frac{\mathrm{u}-\mathrm{v}}{2}$
$\mathrm{u}+\mathrm{v}$
0
$\frac{\mathrm{u}+\mathrm{v}}{2}$
Q9: In a circuit, a 10 volt battery and three resistors $\mathrm{R} 1=2 \Omega, \mathrm{R} 2=3 \Omega$, and $\mathrm{R} 3=6 \Omega$ are connected in parallel to each other. Which of the following is the correct value of effective resistance $\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}$ and current I flowing through the circuit?
$\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}=1 \Omega, \mathrm{I}=1 \mathrm{~A}$
$\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}=2 \Omega, \mathrm{I}=1 \mathrm{~A}$
$\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}=1 \Omega, \mathrm{I}=10 \mathrm{~A}$
$\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}=2 \Omega, \mathrm{I}=10 \mathrm{~A}$
Q10: In which of the following organisms is fragmentation common?
Only a few multicellular organisms
In all unicellular organisms
In all multicellular organisms
Only in few unicellular organisms
Q11: Which of the following contracts and relaxes to cause movement and contains special proteins?
Cartilage
Bone
Muscles
Blood
Q12: According to the sign convention, the focal length of a convex lens is __________ and that of a concave lens is ___________ .
positive; positive
negative; negative
negative; positive
positive; negative
Q13: In October 2024, Partha Sengupta was appointed as the MD and CEO of __________ .
Canara Bank
State Bank of India
ICICI Bank
Bandhan Bank
Q14: How many isotopes of hydrogen element exist in nature?
3
2
5
1
Q15: In which of the following months was Charaideo Maidam in Assam included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list under the cultural category?
August 2024
July 2024
October 2024
September 2024
Q16: With an initial velocity of 10 m/s, an object is thrown vertically upwards. The maximum height attained by the object is _________ . (Assume $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$ )
1 m
100 m
5 m
20 m
Q17: According to the reactivity series of metals, which metal pair is found in native state?
Calcium and aluminium
Gold and platinum
Calcium and magnesium
Sodium and potassium
Q18: If the position of an object is in between the principal focus and pole of a concave mirror, then the image formed will be:
real and enlarged
virtual, erect and enlarged
real and diminished
virtual and diminished
Q19: Who among the following discovered the nucleus of an atom?
JJ Thomson
J Chadwick
Neils Bohr
E Rutherford
Q20: Which of the following substances is in solid form in the given reaction?
Sodium sulphate + barium chloride $\rightarrow$ sodium chloride + barium sulphate
Sodium chloride
Barium sulphate
Barium chloride
Sodium sulphate
Q21: How many key priorities are outlined in the Union Budget 2024-25 to achieve the objective of 'Viksit Bharat'?
Seven
Ten
Eight
Nine
Q22: The reproductive parts of angiosperms are located in the flower, where the female reproductive part is made of three parts, stigma, style and ovary and is known as:
stamen
sepal
petal
pistil
Q23: The atomic mass of an element is usually expressed in which of the following units?
Kilograms
Pounds
Grams per mole ( $\mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mol}$ )
Atomic mass units (amu)
Q24: Which of the following in eukaryotes is separated from the cytoplasm by a double-layered membrane and it directs the life processes of the cell?
Ribosome
Endoplasmic reticulum
Nucleus
Plastids
Q25: Who became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris?
Deepa Malik
Avani Lekhara
Pramod Bhagat
Bhavinaben Patel
Q26: In which of the following countries did India win its first double team gold at the Chess Olympiad in September 2024?
China
Uzbekistan
Hungary
Indonesia
Q27: If a machine does 500 J of work in 4 seconds, what is its power output?
125 watt
2000 watt
8000 watt
250 watt
Q28: Which of the following best describes the relationship between distance, time and speed when a body is NOT accelerating?
speed $=\frac{\text { time }}{\text { distance }}$
distance $=\frac{\text { speed }}{\text { time }}$
distance $=\frac{\text { time }}{\text { speed }}$
time $=\frac{\text { distance }}{\text { speed }}$
Q29: Select the correct option related to the function of villi in the small intestine.
Secretion of minerals
Increases absorptive surface area
Protection from acid
Helps in excretion
Q30: Which of the following helps in the absorption and upward movement of water and minerals dissolved in it from roots to the leaves?
Transpiration
Translocation
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Q31: Which of the following metals reacts only with steam NOT with cold or hot water?
Magnesium
Sodium
Aluminium
Potassium
Q32: Which of the following non-biodegradable substances may be inert and simply persist in the environment for a long time or may harm the various members of the eco-system?
Paper made material
Plant leaves made material
Clay made material
Plastic made material
Q33: In August 2024, Biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan was awarded which of the following awards?
Vigyan Ratna Puraskar
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award
Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Vigyan Shri
Q34: To achieve its target of becoming net carbon zero by 2035, Reliance Industries plans to replace transportation fuels with:
solar and wind energy
natural gas and biofuels
biomass and nuclear energy
clean electricity and hydrogen
Q35: Which organism uses regenerative cells for reproduction in the process of budding?
Leishmania
Yeast
Amoeba
Hydra
Q36: Who developed the planetary model of the atom with electrons orbiting the nucleus in discrete energy levels?
Niels Bohr
J.J. Thomson (Joseph John Thomson)
Ernest Rutherford
Dmitri Mendeleev
Q37: Which of the following schemes was introduced by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, to provide a platform for the artistes and artisans of the Northeast region to showcase their rich cultural heritage?
The Quadra - Festival of the Northeast
The Octave - Festival of the Northeast
The Trident - Festival of the Northeast
The Penta - Festival of the Northeast
Q38: Which of the following is an example of an object moving in uniform circular motion?
A bird flying in the sky
A person walking on a sidewalk
A satellite in a circular orbit around the earth.
A car driving straight on a highway
Q39: The total amount of electric charge that flows through a circuit is 1200 C in 2 min. Then the amount of electric current that is drawn by the same electric circuit is:
100 A
600 A
60 A
10 A
Q40: Which of the following statements is are NOT true about the principal focus of a spherical mirror?
i) It always lies on the principal axis.
ii) An incident ray passing through the focus after reflection becomes parallel to the principal axis.
iii) Principal focus is a point where all the incident rays after reflection from the mirror meet.
Only (i) and (ii)
Only (iii)
Only (ii) and (iii)
Only (i)
Q41: What is the power of this combination of lens placed together when the power of the converging lens is 4.50 D and diverging lens is 3.00 D ?
-1.5 D
-13.5 D
-7.5 D
+1.5 D
Q42: Which of the following grows rapidly and ripens to form a fruit?
Anther
Pollen tube
Stigma
Ovary
Q43: Which of the following metals is found in a free state in the earth's crust?
Zinc
Sodium
Gold
Aluminium
Q44: In 2023, the Total Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) for elementary schools in India stood at _________ .
111.7%
122.1%
110.2%
100.1%
Q45: What is the physical state of non-metal element bromine?
Plasma state
Liquid state
Gaseous state
Solid state
Q46: What will be the effect of surface area on the evaporation process?
Evaporation increases with decrease in surface area.
No effect of surface area on evaporation process.
Evaporation decreases with increase in surface area.
Evaporation increases with increase in surface area.
Q47: What is the chemical composition of washing soda?
$\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3} \cdot 10 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$
$\mathrm{Al}_{2}\left(\mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)_{3} \cdot 10 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$
$\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} \cdot 10 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$
$\mathrm{Al}_{2}\left(\mathrm{CO}_{3}\right)_{3} \cdot 10 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$
Q48: Which of the following connects the kidney with the urinary bladder?
Urethra
Pelvis
Penis
Ureter
Q49: All information from our environment is detected by the specialised tips of some nerve cells and these receptors are usually located in our sense organs such as:
the inner ear
the tongue
the inner ear, the nose and the tongue
the nose
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