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RRB NTPC 04 March 2021 GK Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, a Christian

Asked Questions from Bengal and former vice-chancellor of
Q. 1 Who was the president of INC during Calcutta University of constituent assembly.
Independence?

Ans. Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani

Q. 4 The Durand Line runs between the
countries of Pakistan and –

Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 Ans. Afghanistan

November 1888 – 19 March 1982),
popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was
an Indian politician, noted particularly for Q. 5 Which of the following is an active
holding the presidency of the Indian volcano of India?
National Congress during the transfer of Ans. Barren Island volcano
power in 1947 and the husband of Sucheta
Kripalani.
Barren Island, a possession of India in the
Andaman Sea about 135 km NE of Port Blair
Q. 2 During which movement was Sardar in the Andaman Islands, is the only
Patel given the title of Sardar? historically active volcano along the N-S-
Ans. Bardoli Satyagraha trending volcanic arc extending between
Sumatra and Burma (Myanmar).

The Bardoli Satyagraha was a major peasant

movement in Gujarat in the year 1928, led Q. 6 Which country is the source for the
by Vallabhbhai Patel. Only after its success, Directive Principles of State Policy?
Patel Saab was given the title of Sardar. Ans. Constitution of Ireland

Q. 3 Who was the president of constituent The principles have been inspired by the
assembly during Independence? Directive Principles given in the Constitution
Ans. Dr. Rajendra Prasad of Ireland which are related to social justice,
economic welfare, foreign policy, and legal
and administrative matters.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the
president and Its vice-president was
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Q. 7 Who wrote the novel “Nirmala”?

Ans. Munshi Premchand. Q. 12 Which among the following is an

Amphibian?

Ans. (Tortoise) According to given options.

Nirmala (virtuous or pure) is a Hindi
fiction novel written by Indian writer Munshi
Premchand.
Q. 13 What is used to prevent iron from
Q. 8 Which one of the following is an Input rusting ?
device?
Ans. Galvanizing
Ans. Scanner (according to given options)

Q. 14 Where is the headquarters of UNO

Q. 9 Where is the Narora nuclear plant located?
located?
Ans. New York City
Ans. Uttar Pradesh

The United Nations is headquartered in

Q. 10 What is the minimum & maximum New York City in a complex designed by a
amount of pension in APY? board of architects led by Wallace Harrison
and built by the architectural firm Harrison
Ans. 1000 – 5000
& Abramovitz. The complex has served as
the official headquarters of the United
APY subscribers can make their Nations since its completion in 1951.
contributions to the pension scheme
monthly, quarterly or half-yearly. Minimum
Q. 15 One question from Plant hormones
amount paid in the pension amount scheme
asked?
are fixed at Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000, Rs 3,000, Rs
4,000 and Rs 5,000 per month.

Q. 16 What is the SAR Value fixed by the

government for mobile phones?
Q. 11 Who of the following foreigners is
known as “Deshbandhu”? Ans. 1.6 W/Kg

Ans. Charles Freer Andrews

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ans. Early intervention for Person with
in the US has set an SAR level of 1.6 W/Kg Disability.
for phones and the same measurement is
followed in India. This means phone below
1.6W/kg are considered good. The Disha scheme aims at setting up Disha
Centres for early intervention for Person
with Disability (PwD) in 0-10 years of age
Q. 17 Which is the latest research station of covered under the National Trust Act,
India in Antarctica? through therapies, training and providing
support to family members. The Scheme is
Ans. Bharati
available in the entire country except
Jammu and Kashmir.
Bharati is a permanent Antarctic research
station commissioned by India.
Q. 22 Who of the following is not a founding
member of “Apple”?
Q. 18 One question from Electron and Ans. Mark Zukerberg (According to given
Protrons asked. options)

Q. 19 Which one of the following Q. 23 One question from India and France
statements is not correctly matched? MoU asked.
Ans. Bhopal Gas Tragedy – Union Carbide

Q. 24 What is the capacity of 3.5 inches

Q. 20 Which hill joins Eastern and Western floppy disks?
Ghats? Ans. 800 KB to 2.8 MB
Ans. The Nilgiri hills

Today, the most commonly used floppy

Eastern ghats and Western ghats meet at disks are 3.5 inches and have the capacity of
the Nilgiri hills in Tamilnadu. 800 KB to 2.8 MB (with a standard of 1.44
MB). The high-density floppy disk drive was
first introduced in 1995.
Q. 21 “Disha scheme” is related to –
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Q. 25 One question from the summit held in supplements by mouth usually corrects the
China was asked. deficiency.

Q. 26 What is the correct full form of SLR? Q. 2 What type of flag was designed during
the `Swadeshi Movement’ in Bengal?
Ans. Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
Ans. Colours — Red, Green and Yellow

Q. 27 Who served as the 46th Chief Justice

of India? During the Swadeshi movement in Bengal,
a tricolour flag was designed. Its main
Ans. Ranjan Gogoi
features were: The flag consisted of three
colours—red, green and yellow. It also had
Chief Justice of India (Retd.) Ranjan Gogoi eight lotuses which represented the eight
(born 18 November 1954) is a nominated British provinces in India.
Indian Parliamentarian and a former Judge
in the Supreme Court of India who served as
Q. 3 Who was the finance minister of Akbar?
the 46th Chief Justice of India for 13 months
between 2018 and 2019. Ans. Raja Todar Mal

RRB NTPC 04 March 2021 Evening He was the Finance Minister of the Mughal
Shift GK Questions empire during Akbar’s reign and was one of
Q.1 Which disease is caused due to the the Navaratnas in Akbar’s court.
deficiency of vitamin C?

Ans. scurvy
Q. 4 Which state has the highest reserves of
haematite ore in India?

Severe deficiency, called scurvy, causes Ans. Jharkhand

bruising, gum and dental problems, dry hair
and skin, and anemia. The diagnosis is
based on symptoms and sometimes blood Jharkhand has the highest reserves of
tests. Increasing consumption of fresh fruits haematite ore in India.
and vegetables or taking vitamin C
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Q. 5 Who won the “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Q. 9 What do insects use for breathing?
Award” 2018?
Ans. tracheae
Ans. Virat Kohli

Instead of lungs, insects breathe with a

Q. 6 Which of the following institutions has network of tiny tubes called tracheae. Air
been headquartered in Washington DC? enters the tubes through a row of holes
along an insect’s abdomen.
Ans. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(according to given options)

Q. 10 Who won the Dronacharya award
2018 in table tennis ?
Q. 7 “International Tiger Day” is celebrated
Ans. Srinivasa Rao
every year on –

Ans. July 29
Q. 11 Which sector is the largest contributor
to the economy?
The International Tiger Day is celebrated on
Ans. Services Sector
July 29 every year.

The services sector is the largest sector of

Q. 8 “Right to Life” has been incorporated in
India. Gross Value Added (GVA) at current
which article of the constitution?
prices for the services sector is estimated at
Ans. Article -21 100.46 lakh crore INR in 2019-20. The
services sector accounts for 54.77% of total
India’s GVA of 183.43 lakh crore Indian
Everyone has the right to life, liberty
rupees.
and the security of a person.' The right to
life is undoubtedly the most fundamental of
all rights. Article 21 of the Constitution of Q. 12 What was the duration of the Non
India, 1950 provides that, “No person shall cooperation movement?
be deprived of his life or personal liberty
Ans. from September 1920 to February
except according to procedure established
1922.
by law.”
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The Non-Cooperation Movement was Q. 17 Which one of the following missiles is

pitched under leadership of Mahatma not related to surface?
Gandhi and the Indian National Congress
Ans. AKASH (According to given options)
from September 1920 to February 1922,
marking a new awakening in the Indian
Independence Movement. Q. 18 One question from the study of
Q. 13 Which one of the following books has Geology asked.
not been written by Amartya Sen “? Ans. Geology is the science that studies the
Ans. According to given options Earth’s physical structure and substances,
the history of rocks, the processes that act
on them and the most economic way to use
Q. 14 Which one of the following is not an the world’s resources. Geology involves
Educational Website? methods and knowledge from biology,
chemistry, physics and mathematics.
Ans. Sbi. com (According to given options)

Q. 19 What does the logo of Air India consist

Q. 15 In which session Congress a resolution
of ?
to support the Khilafat movement was
passed ? Ans. The ‘Konark Chakra’ in orange and
flying swan.
Ans. Calcutta Session

"The logo of the new airline is a red

This is clear from the perusal of the
coloured flying swan with the 'Konark
Congress Resolution passed at the special
Chakra' in orange, placed inside it. The
session held at Calcutta,” (Pakistan or the
flying swan has been morphed from Air
Partition of India, B.R. Ambedkar, Thacker
India's characteristic logo, 'The Centaur',
and Company Limited, 1945, pp. 137-139).
whereas the 'Konark Chakra' is reminiscent
of Indian's logo".
Q. 16 The Services Sector is related to – Q. 20 One question from a group of
Ans. Tertiary Sector organisms was asked.

Ans.
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Q. 21 When was the Tata Iron and Steel

Company (TISCO) established?
Q. 26 When was Banda Bahadur killed?
Ans. 26 August 1907
Ans. 1716

Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was

Banda Bahadur was martyred in the reign of
founded by Jamsetji Tata and established by
Mohammad Farrukhsiyar in 1716. Then how
Dorabji Tata on 26 August 1907.
can a construction of Jahangir’s time, 100
years earlier, be a memorial to him?

Q. 22 Which one of the following is not a

Fundamental Right ? RRB NTPC 05 March 2021
Ans. According to given options Morning Shift GK Questions
Q.1 Lal – Bal – Pal are associated with which
of the following pairs of States of India?
Q. 23 One question from the source of
Ans. Punjab, Maharashtra, Bengal
Indian Constitution was asked.

Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab, Bal

Q. 24 What is added to iron to make it
Gangadhar Tilak of Maharashtra, and Bipin
stronger?
Chandra Pal of Bengal, the triumvirate
Ans. According to given options popularly known as Lal Bal Pal, changed the
political discourse of the Indian
independence movement.
Adding carbon to iron to make steel does
make it stronger and tougher, up to a point. Q. 2 ” Anti Defection Law” has been
Then it will get stronger but less tough (ie incorporated in which schedule of Indian
like cast iron). Carbon strengthens iron by Constitution?
distorting its crystal latice. Ans. Tenth Schedule

Q. 25 Who of the following presidents is Q. 3 What is the correct full form of PROM?
known as the Missile Man of India?
Ans. Programmable Read Only Memory
Ans. APJ Abdul Kalam
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Q. 4 Who said ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I employment in a financial year to every rural
shall have it’? household whose adult members volunteer
to do unskilled manual work.
Ans. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. 8 How many schedules are there in the

Lokmanya Tilak’s slogan ‘Swaraj is my birth
Wildlife Protection Act 1972?
right and I shall have it’ caught the
imagination of a country fighting to free Ans. Six schedules
itself from colonial rule. Lokmanya Bal
Gangadhar Tilak died on August 1, 1920 in
Mumbai. It has six schedules which give varying
degrees of protection. Schedule I and part II
of Schedule II provide absolute protection -
Q. 5 Who is the current chief of Indian Navy? offences under these are prescribed the
highest penalties. Species listed in Schedule
Ans. Admiral Karambir Singh
III and Schedule IV are also protected, but
the penalties are much lower.
Admiral Karambir Singh, appointed on Q. 9 One question from diseases caused due
May 31st 2019 is the 24th Indian Navy Chief to Bacteria was asked.
serving at present. The topic of Indian Navy
Admirals is important for competitive
exams. Q. 10 Who was appointed as the defence
minister of India in 2019?
Q. 6 “AYUSHMAN BHARAT”scheme is
related to – Ans. Rajnath Singh

Ans. Health

Q. 11 Which of the following taxes was not

imposed by Alauddin Khalji ?
Q. 7 How many working days are in
MGNREGA? Ans. According to given options

Ans. 100 days

Q. 12 Which one of the following is not a

Supercomputer?
The mandate of the MGNREGA is to provide
at least 100 days of guaranteed wage Ans. CDA (According to options)
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Q. 18 Which of the following places is not

related to Gautam Budhha?
Q. 13 Which vitamin is useful for eyes and
skin? Ans. According to given options

Ans. Vitamin – A

Q. 19 Multinational companies receive

investment through –
Q. 14 Who is the author of “Meghaduta”?
Ans. FDI
Ans. Kalidasa

Q. 20 One question from the Padma

Meghaduta is a lyric poem written by
Vibhushan award was asked.
Kalidasa, considered to be one of the
greatest Sanskrit poets.

Q. 21 Which one of the following

statements is not correct regarding the
Q. 15 Which of the following research
“Atomic Energy Agency’?
centres is situated in Antarctica?
Ans. According to given options
Ans. According to given options

Q. 22 One question from the Golden Age of

Q. 16 Where is the Meenakshi Temple
Indian History was asked.
located?

Ans. Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

Q. 23 Find odd one out –

Options – Flood, Accident, Earthquake,

Meenakshi temple is in Tamil Nadu, located
Volcano
in Madurai.
Ans. Accident

Q. 17 The reign of which Mughal Emperor is

known as the golden age of painting? Q. 24 Organisms that depend on another
organism for food are called?
Ans. Jahangir
Ans. Parasites
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currently the youngest Indian Member of

Parliament.
Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship
between species, where one organism, the
parasite, lives on or inside another
organism, the host, causing it some harm,
RRB NTPC 05-03-2021 Evening
and is adapted structurally to this way of life.
Shift GK Asked Questions
Q. 1 The Battle of Plassey was fought
Q. 25 The Mundaka Upanishad has been between British East India Company and –
taken from which Veda?
Ans Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal.
Ans. Atharva Veda

The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-

The Mundaka Upanishad is an ancient eastern India on 23 June 1757. Troops of the
Sanskrit Vedic text, embedded inside British East India Company, led by Robert
Atharva Veda. It is a Mukhya (primary) Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-
Upanishad, and is listed as number 5 in the ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and
Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads of his French allies.
Hinduism. It is among the most widely
translated Upanishads.
Q. 2 The First Five-year plan was based on –

Ans. Harrod–Domar model

Q. 26 Who has been elected as the youngest
Member of Parliament in 2019?

Ans. Chandrani Murmu The First Five-year Plan was launched in

1951 which mainly focused on the
development of the primary sector. The First
Chandrani Murmu (born 16 June 1993) is an Five-Year Plan was based on the Harrod–
Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Domar model with few modifications.
Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of
Q. 3 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
India from Keonjhar, Odisha in the 2019
Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) aims to –
Indian general election as a member of the
Biju Janata Dal. Chandrani Murmu is Ans. Skill rural youth who are poor and
provide them with jobs.
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done on the initiative of the Imperial

Japanese Army.23-Jan-2020.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) aims to skill
rural youth who are poor and provide them
Q. 7 Which of the following is not a
with jobs having regular monthly wages or
Constitutional body?
above the minimum wages. ... It is a part of
the National Rural Livelihood Mission Ans. Cabinet (according to given options )
(NRLM) - the Mission for poverty reduction
called Aajeevika.
Q. 8 The Radcliffe Line runs between –
Q. 4 What is the correct full form of GPRS?
Ans. India and Pakistan
Ans. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

The Radcliffe Line was the boundary

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a demarcation line between the Indian and
packet oriented mobile data standard on Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal
the 2G and 3G cellular communication provinces of British India.
network's global system for mobile
Q. 9 Which country has organized
communications (GSM).
underwater cabinet meetings?
Q. 5 Telangana was formed as ….. state of
Ans. Maldives
India.

Ans. 29th state

Maldives sends climate SOS with undersea
cabinet. MALE (Reuters) – The Maldivian
Q. 6 Who formed the Azad Hind Fauj? president and ministers held the world’s
Ans. According to given options (Mohan first underwater cabinet meeting on
Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose.) Saturday, in a symbolic cry for help over
rising sea levels that threaten the tropical
archipelago’s existence.
Azad Hind Fauj had two avatars – under
Captain Mohan Singh and Subhash Chandra
Bose. It was first formed on 17 February Q. 10 What is the correct full form of SPG?
1942, comprising captured Indian prisoners Ans. According to given options
of war of the British Indian Army. This was
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After Achong got English batsman Walter

Robins stumped, the batsman left the
Q. 11 One question from the merger of
crease cursing, “Fancy being done by a
Banks in 2019 was asked.
bloody Chinaman,” to which West Indies’
Learie Constantine replied, “You mean the
Q. 12 Who of the following built the Konark bowler or the ball,” thus, coining the term.
Temple?

Ans. King Narasimhadeva I Q. 17 Which one of the following countries

is not a member of Kyoto Protocol?

Q. 13 The Mamallapuram Dance festival is Ans. According to given options

celebrated in which state of India?

Ans. Tamil Nadu Q. 18 Who of the following formed the

Brahmo Samaj in India ?

The Mamallapuram Dance festival is Ans. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

celebrated in the port town of
Mahabalipuram in the Indian state of Tamil
Q. 19 What was the executive capital of
Nadu.
India before independence ?

Ans. Calcutta
Q. 14 “Julian Assange” is associated with
which country?
During the British Raj, until 1911,
Ans. Australia
Calcutta was the capital of India. By the
latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had
Q. 15 One question from GI Tag was asked. become the summer capital. King George V
proclaimed the transfer of the capital from
Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911
Q. 16 Which of the following countries Imperial Durbar on 12 December 1911.
coined the term “Chinaman” in Cricket?
Q. 20 One question from the launch vehicle
Ans. West Indies was asked.
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Q. 21 Which of the following satellites was

launched in 2019?.
Lysosomes are known as suicide bags of the
Ans. GSAT -31 cell because they contain lytic enzymes
capable of digesting cells and unwanted
materials.
Q. 22 Where is the headquarters of ITU
located?
Q. 27 A spring balance is used to measure –
Ans. Geneva, Switzerland
Ans. Weight

Q. 23 One question from Farmers has been

asked. A spring balance measures the weight of
an object by opposing the force of gravity
acting with the force of an extended spring.
Q. 24 Which animal is used in the logo of
Q. 28 What is the chemical name of ”
WWF?
Muriatic Acid”?
Ans. Giant panda
Ans. Hydrochloric acid

The giant panda is perhaps the most

Hydrochloric acid, Muriatic acid, HCl
powerful symbol in the world when it comes
Chemical Formula: HCl, aqueous Molecular
to species conservation. Adored around the
Weight: 36.46
world, the distinctive black and white animal
is a national treasure in China and has been Description: Muriatic acid is a clear,
the symbol of WWF since its formation in colorless to slightly yellow liquid and has a
1961. pungent irritating odor.

Q. 25 What is the correct full form of SMPS? Q. 29 Which state has the largest deposits
of Uranium Ore ?
Ans. According to given options
Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q. 26 What is “suicide bag” of cell called?

Ans. Lysosomes
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The state of Andhra Pradesh is the largest Q. 4 “International Monetary Fund” was
producer of uranium in India. Tummalapalle formed as per which agreement?
village located in the Kadapa district of
Ans. Bretton Woods agreement
Andhra Pradesh is considered as one of the
largest uranium reserves in the world.
IMF, as per Bretton Woods agreement to
encourage international financial
cooperation, introduced a system of
RRB NTPC 07 March 2021 convertible currencies at fixed exchange
Morning Shift GK Questions- rates, and replaced gold with the U.S. dollar
Q. 1 Who of the following has become the (gold at $35 per ounce) for official reserve.
first Indian cricketer to complete 100 T20
Internationals matches ?
Q. 5 What does L1 mean in the “Aditya L1”
Ans. Rohit Sharma
mission?

Ans. Lagrangian point 1

Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma became the
first Indian cricketer and second in world
cricket to complete 100 T20 Internationals A Satellite placed in the halo orbit around
when he took the field during the second the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth
match against Bangladesh in 2019 . system has the major advantage of
continuously viewing the Sun without any
occultation/ eclipses.
Q. 2 Which of the following countries has
the natural hot springs?
Q. 6 One question from the villi of the small
Ans. Indonesia (According to given options)
intestine asked.

Q. 3 “Right to Free Education” has been

The villi of the small intestine project into
incorporated in Indian Constitution for –
the intestinal cavity, greatly increasing the
Ans. 6 to 14 years children surface area for food absorption and adding
digestive secretions.

Q. 7 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the

president of which country?
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Ans. USA

Spyware is loosely defined as malicious

software designed to enter your computer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30,
device, gather data about you, and forward
1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by
it to a third-party without your consent.
his initials FDR, was an American politician
who served as the 32nd president of the Q. 11 What is the correct full form of CPI in
United States from 1933 until his death in inflation ?
1945.
Ans. Consumer Price Index
Q. 8 One question from growth of plants
was asked.
Q. 12 Which of the following power plants
Gravitropism is the directed growth of plant
has been built on Congo river?
organs in response to gravity. In general,
stems grow upwards and roots grow Ans. The Grand Inga Dam
downwards.

The Grand Inga Dam is a series of seven

Q. 9 Which scheme guarantees 100 days of proposed hydroelectric power stations at
employment in a financial year to any rural the site of the Inga Falls, in the Democratic
household? Republic of the Congo. If built as planned,
the 40 GW project would be the largest
Ans. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
power station in the world.
Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA)

Q. 13 What is the correct full form of GHGs?

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 Ans. Green House Gases
(MGNREGA) guarantees 100 days of
employment in a financial year to any rural
Q. 14 When was the National Socialist
household whose adult members are willing
Freedom Party established?
to do unskilled manual work. This Act is an
important step towards the realization of Ans. April 1924
the right to work.

Q. 10 One question from computer malware

(Spyware) was asked.
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Q. 15 What is found between “Nucleus and Ans. Blood Plasma (according to given
cell membrane” in a cell? options)

Ans. Cytoplasm

Q. 21 Which strait is located between Tamil

Nadu and Srilanka?
Q. 16 The Thanjavur painting is associated
with which of the following dynasties? Ans. Palk Strait

Ans. The Cholas

The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil

Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of
Q. 17 Who of the following tennis players
the Northern Province of the island nation
won the Arjun award 2018?
of Sri Lanka.
Ans. Rohan Bopanna

Q. 22 What color do bases turn red litmus

Q. 18 Where is the Akbar’s tomb located? paper?
Ans. Agra Ans. Blue

Akbar’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Litmus indicator solution turns red in acidic
emperor Akbar. This tomb is an important solutions and blue in alkaline solutions. It
Mughal architectural masterpiece. It was turns purple in neutral solutions. Litmus
built in 1605–1613 by his son Jahangir and paper is usually more reliable, and comes as
is situated in 119 acres of grounds in red litmus paper and blue litmus paper.
Sikandra, a sub of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Q. 23 How long was the Dandi march?

Q. 19 What is the correct full form of IBM?
Ans. 241 miles (386 km),
Ans. International Business Machine

The march spanned 241 miles (386 km),

Q. 20 Which of the following is a
homogeneous mixture?
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from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, which was of the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap,
called Navsari at that time (now in the state and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led
of Gujarat). by Man Singh I of Amber.

Q. 2 “Tirumala Raya” was the founder of

which Dynasty?
Q. 24 “AKASH” is a ……… missile system that
can detect and track enemies. Ans. Aravidu dynasty

Ans. Surface -to-air

Aravidu dynasty, fourth and last dynasty of

the Hindu empire of Vijayanagar in
Q. 25 Which budget among the following is
southern India. Its founder was Tirumala,
known as the black budget in Indian budget
whose brother Rama Raya had been the
history?
masterful regent of the Sadasiva Raya of the
Ans. 1973-74 Tuluva dynasty.

The year 1973-74 is known as the black Q. 3 Which of the following schedules
budget year. In 1973-74, former finance provides for allocation of seats to the States
minister Yashwantrao Chavan presented the and Union Territories in Rajya Sabha?
budget with a fiscal deficit of about ₹550
Ans. Fourth Schedule
crore, the maximum until that time. It was
then termed as 'Black Budget'. It followed
the India-Pakistan war in 1971 and failed
The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
during the monsoon season.
provides for allocation of seats to the States
and Union Territories in Rajya Sabha. The
07 March 2021 RRB NTPC Second allocation of seats is made on the basis of
Shift Memory Based Questions the population of each State.

Q.1 When was the battle of “Haldighati”

fought?
Q. 4 Which state of India has the highest
Ans. 18 June 1576 number of Tigers?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

The Battle of Haldighati was a battle

fought on 18 June 1576 between the armies
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Madhya pradesh has the highest number Q. 10 One question from DPSPs (Article 43
of tigers(526) in the age group of 1.5 years or 42) was asked.
with more than 408 big cats.

Q. 5 Which one of the following dances is

Article 43 of Constitution of India deals
not performed in Assam?
with the topic of Living wage and
Ans. Kathi dance (West Bengal) (According employment generation for workers. The
to given options) State shall endeavour to secure, by suitable
legislation or economic organisation or in
any other way, to all workers, agricultural,
Q. 6 Who wrote the book “Devdas”? industrial or otherwise, work, a living wage,
Ans. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876- conditions of work ensuring a decent
1938) wrote Devdas in 1901 at the tender standard of life and full enjoyment of leisure
age of 17. and social and cultural opportunities.

Q. 11 Which is the largest freshwater lake?

Q. 7 Which of the following countries do the Ans. According to given options

Alps mountains not include?

Ans. According to given options Q. 12 Which of the following gases has been
detected by the Chandrayaan-2?

The Alps stretch across the countries of Ans. Argon-40

France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia,
Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.
The Indian Space Research Organisation
Q. 8 The “World Health Day” is observed (Isro) on Thursday said that the Chandra’s
every year on – Atmospheric Composition Explorer-2
Ans. 7th April (CHACE-2) payload on Chandrayaan-2 has
detected Argon-40 (40Ar) from the lunar
exosphere. Among the radiogenic gases on
Q. 9 One question from the Mangal (Mars) the lunar surface, 40Ar is one of the isotopes
mission of NASA was asked. of Argon, a noble gas.
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Q. 13 “Finance Commission” has been Q. 17 Which of the following places is

incorporated in which article of Indian related to Gautam Budhha?
Constitution?
Ans. Lumbini
Ans. Article 280

Q. 18 The Norwegian Parliament is known

The Finance Commission is periodically as –
constituted by the President of India under
Ans. The Storting
Article 280 of the Indian Constitution to
define the financial relations between the
central government of India and the The Storting is the Norwegian Parliament.
individual state governments. It is the supreme arena for political debate
Q. 14 What did Lord Canning do in 1856? and decision-making in the Kingdom of
Norway.
Ans. He passed the “Hindu Widows’
Remarriage Act”, 1856 Q. 19 One question from an initiative started
by Indian Railway was asked.

The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856,

also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 26 July 1856, Q. 20 Where were the Olympics games held
legalised the remarriage of Hindu widows in in 2012?
all jurisdictions of India under East India Ans. London (2012)
Company rule. It was drafted by Lord
Dalhousie and passed by Lord Canning
before the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The London 2012 Games were centred
around the Olympic Park in east London,
Q. 15 Which of the following hormones is
which is the site of a number of new sports
not found in plants?
venues.
Ans. Prolactin (according to given options)

Q. 21 Which of the following states does not

Q. 16 Which of the following movements is share its boundary with Bhutan?
not related to Indian Independence?
Ans. Odisha (according to given options)
Ans. According to given options
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Q. 22 Who among the following won the Government Libraries for Automation of In-
Dhyan Chand award in 2020? house activities as well as member services
and Networking for resource sharing.
Ans. According to given options

RRB NTPC 08 March 2021 GK

Q. 23 One question from a political Asked Questions Morning Shift
statement was asked.
Q. 1 Who of the following founded the
‘Natal Indian Congress”?
Q. 24 What is the correct full form of ODS? Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
Ans. Operational Data Store

The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) was an

Q. 25 Which of the following has the highest organisation that aimed to fight
friction? discrimination against Indians in South
Africa. The Natal Indian Congress was
Ans. Static friction ( according to given
founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1894. A
options)
constitution was put in place on 22 August
1894.
The static friction between two surfaces is
always higher than the kinetic friction (at
Q. 2 Where was ” Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
least, in practical, real-world applications).
2019″ celebrated ?

Ans. Varanasi
Q. 26 Which of the following applications
has been developed by the National
Informatics Centre? The 15th PBD Convention was held from
21 to 23 January 2019 in Varanasi with Uttar
Ans. e-Granthalaya
Pradesh as the Partner State. Over 7000
delegates participated in the 15th PBD. In
e-Granthalaya is a Digital Platform reverence to the sentiments of the larger
developed by National Informatics Centre, diaspora, two attractions were added to the
Ministry of Electronics and Information 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Technology, Government of India for
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Q. 3 Which of the following has a brief

introductory statement of the Constitution
A galaxy is a huge collection of gas, dust,
of India?
and billions of stars and their solar systems,
Ans. The Preamble all held together by gravity. … A galaxy is a
huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of
stars and their solar systems. A galaxy is
The Preamble to the Constitution of held together by gravity.
India is a brief introductory statement that
sets out guidelines, which guide the people
of the nation, and to present the principles Q. 7 Which is the smallest bone in the
of the Constitution, and to indicate the human body?
source from which the document derives its
Ans. Stapes
authority, and meaning.

Q. 4 “Choliya dance” is performed in which

state of India? The stapes is the smallest bone in the
human body.
Ans. Uttarakhand
Q. 8 In which generation was “COBOL” first
used?
Choliya (or Chhaliya) is a dance form
Ans. Second generation, 1959
practised in the Kumaon division of
Uttarakhand, India. It is basically a sword
dance accompanying a marriage procession Fifty years ago, each computer maker used
but now it is performed on many auspicious its own programming languages to tell a
occasions. computer what to do. In 1959, a group of
programmers devised COBOL, a Common,
Business-Oriented Language.
Q. 5 Who of the following cricketers was
awarded with Padma Vibhushan in 2018?

Ans. M.S. Dhoni Q. 9 “Sonar” is used for –

Ans. Sonar uses sound waves to ‘see’ in the

water.
Q. 6 A collection of gases, dust, and billions
of stars and their solar systems form a –

Ans. Galaxy
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Q. 10 “Blood Pressure” is measured by Ans. Tamil Nadu

which instruments?

Ans. The sphygmomanometer

Brihadishwara temple, also called
Rajarajeswaram or Peruvudaiyār Kōvil, is a
Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in
The sphygmomanometer measures BP by
South bank of Kaveri river in Thanjavur,
balancing air pressure against the pressure
Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest
of blood in the artery. The
South Indian temples and an exemplary
sphygmomanometer consists of an
example of a fully realized Tamil
inflatable pressure cuff which is wrapped
architecture.
around the patients upper arm and
connected to a mercury type Page 2 Q. 14 Which supercomputer was developed
manometer or to a pressure gauge. by the TATA Group?

Q. 11 One question from the UNDP Ans. EKA

ambassador was asked.

EKA is a supercomputer built by the

Q. 12 “International Peace and Security” has Computational Research Laboratories (a
been incorporated in which article of Indian subsidiary of Tata Sons) with technical
Constitution? assistance and hardware provided by
Hewlett-Packard.
Ans. Article 51
Q. 15 One question from “1857 revolt” was
asked.
Under article 51 the constitution requires
the state to endeavour to promote
international peace and security. Secondly Q. 16 Find odd one out –
to maintain just and honorable relation with
Options – Iron, Aluminium,Copper, Steel
other states. Thirdly foster respect for
international law and treaty obligation in Ans. Steel
dealing of organised peoples with one
another.
Q. 17 What type of mountain is formed
Q. 13 Where is the Brihadeshwara temple when a slab of land breaks off and is forced
situated? up as two of Earth’s tectonic plates pull
apart or push together.
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Ans. Block mountains States in the Exploration and Use of Outer

Space, including the Moon and Other
Celestial Bodies, is a treaty that forms the
Block mountains begin to form when a basis of international space law.
slab of land breaks off and is forced up as
two of Earth's tectonic plates pull apart or
push together. Q. 21 One question from plant kingdom was
asked
Q. 18 What is the most commonly used
nuclear fuel?

Ans. Uranium Q. 22 Which of the following is not a Public

Sector Unit?

Ans. BSNL (According to given options)

Uranium is the most widely used fuel by
nuclear power plants for nuclear fission.
Nuclear power plants use a certain type of
Q. 23 Which is the second most populous
uranium—U-235—as fuel because its atoms
city in India?
are easily split apart. Although uranium is
about 100 times more common than silver, Ans. Delhi
U-235 is relatively rare at just over 0.7% of
natural uranium.
List

Rank City Population (2011)

Q. 19 Vitamin – D is related to Rickets then
1 Mumbai 12,442,373
Iron is related to –
2 Delhi 11,007,835
Ans. Anemia

Q. 24 Who has become the youngest

Q. 20 One question from “The Outer Space
captain in Test cricket?
Treaty, 1967” was asked.
Ans. Rashid Khan
Ans. The Outer Space Treaty

Rashid Khan scripted history as he became

The Outer Space Treaty, formally the Treaty
the youngest ever Test captain on Thursday
on Principles Governing the Activities of
leading Afghanistan against Bangladesh in
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the one-off Test. The record was earlier held

by Zimbabwe’s Tatenda Taibu who was 20
Sarojini Naidu was elected as the President
years and 358 days old when he led his side
of the Indian National Congress Party in
against Sri Lanka in 2004. Rashid is 20 years
1925, the first ever woman to assume that
and 350 days old.
position.

Q. 25 Aryabhata wrote his book

Q. 2 Which of the following is an excretory
“Aryabhatiyam”in which language?
system of the human body?
Ans. Sanskrit
Ans. Bowman’s Capsule (according to given
options)

Aryabhatta received his education from

Nalanda University. The book written by
Q. 3 The Hornbill Festival is celebrated in
Aryabhatta is called Aryabhatiya. It is written
which state of India?
in Sanskrit.
Ans. Nagaland

Q. 26 Which country has the fourth longest

railway network in the world? The Hornbill Festival is a celebration held
every year from 1 to 10 December, in
Ans. Indian Nationwide rail network
Nagaland, Northeast India. It is also called
the 'Festival of Festivals'.

The Indian nationwide rail network, the Q. 4 How much part does CO2 make of the
fourth-longest in the world, is owned and atmosphere ?
operated by state-owned Indian Railways
Ans. 0.04%
and includes an operating route length of
more than 65,000km.
CO2 makes up only about 0.04% of the
atmosphere, and water vapor can vary from
08 March 2021 RRB NTPC Evening
Shift GK Asked Questions- 0 to 4%. But while water vapor is the
dominant greenhouse gas in our
Q. 1 Who was the first Indian woman
atmosphere, it has “windows” that allow
president of the Indian National Congress?
some of the infrared energy to escape
Ans. Sarojini Naidu without being absorbed.
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Q. 5 What mirror can form an enlarged

image?
Q. 9 One question from sports was asked.
Ans. Concave lens

Q. 10 Who can not be removed through

A concave mirror forms a virtual, erect and impeachment in India?
enlarged image of an object when it is
Ans. Prime Minister of India
placed between the pole and focus of the
mirror. Convex mirrors form diminished and
virtual images and plane mirrors form Q. 11 Find odd one out –
virtual images of the same size as objects.
Options – Arthopoda, Mammals, Aves,
Human
Q. 6 When did Akbar establish the Ibadat Ans. Human
Khana?

Ans. 1575
Q. 12 Who of the following became the first
woman defence minister of India?
The House of Worship or the Ibadat Ans. Indira Gandhi
Khana was established by Mughal Emperor
Akbar (1542-1605 CE) for conducting
religious debates and discussions among Q. 13 Which of the following is not a
theologians and professors of different tributary of the Ganga?
religions.
Ans. The Indravati
Q. 7 Who among the following has become
the President of the Indian National
Congress for 6 consecutive times? Q. 14 Which of the following institutions
celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019?
Ans. Azad Abul Kalam
Ans. ISRO

Q. 8 Who has been appointed as the

chairperson of NGT? Indian Space Research Organization (Isro)
was all set to celebrate the 50th anniversary
Ans. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel of its first composite solid propellant
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'Mrinal' at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Q. 18 “Shandol Dance” is performed in

(VSSC) in the state capital. which state of India?

Q. 15 One question from the desert was Ans. Ladakh

asked.

Q. 19 One question from robot “Zafi” was

Q. 16 What type of memory is RAM? asked.

Ans. Primary Memory

Q. 20 What is the recent cause of dispute

between India and Nepal?
Random Access Memory (RAM) is primary-
volatile memory and Read Only Memory Ans. Kalapani dispute
(ROM) is primary-non-volatile memory. It is
also called read write memory or the main
memory or the primary memory. The The dispute is mainly because of the varying
programs and data that the CPU requires interpretation of the origin of the river and
during execution of a program are stored in its various tributaries that slice through the
this memory. mountains. While Nepal’s claim of the
territory east of Kali is based on the
Limpiyadhura origin, India says the river
Q. 17 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Conferenceis actually takes the name Kali near Kalapani.
related to –

Ans. United Nations Conference on

Q. 21 Gandhiji decided to launch a
Environment and Development
nationwide satyagraha against the
proposed –

United Nations Conference on Ans. Rowlatt Act

Environment and Development (UNCED),
byname Earth Summit, conference held at
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (June 3–14, 1992), to Gandhi ji decided to launch a nationwide
reconcile worldwide economic satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt
development with protection of the Act because; The Rowlatt Act had been
environment. hurriedly passed through the Imperial
Legislative Council despite the united
opposition of the Indian members. It gave
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the government enormous power to but a dream, a dream as baffling and bizarre
repress political activities. as the continent of Asia itself.

Q. 22 One Megabytes is equal to –

Ans. 1024 kilobytes Q. 27 Who of the following has been chosen

for the Padma Vibhushan award, under
medical category?
Q. 23 What is the correct full form of D.N.S.?
Ans. Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde
Ans. Domain Name System

Belle Monappa Hegde often abbreviated

Q. 24 Who of the following has been as B. M. Hegde is a cardiologist, professional
appointed the lieutenant governor of educator and author. He is the former Vice
Ladakh? Chancellor of Manipal University, Co-
Ans. Shri Radha Krishna Mathur (Lieutenant Chairman of the TAG-VHS Diabetes
Governor) Research Centre, Chennai and the chairman
of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mangalore.

Q. 25 Goods and Service tax was

implemented under which constitutional 09 March 2021 RRB NTPC
Morning Shift Questions
amendment?
Q. 1 What is the correct full form of NASA?
Ans. 101st Constitutional Amendment Act,
2016 Ans. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration

Q. 26 When was the Asiatic Society

founded? NASA stands for National Aeronautics
and Space Administration. NASA was
Ans. 15 January 1784
started on October 1, 1958, as a part of the
United States government.
The Asiatic Society was founded on 15 Q. 2 Which one of the following statements
January 1784, its begetter Sir William Jones is correct regarding the “Attorney General
(1746-1794) began his work with nothing of India”?
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Ans. The Attorney General of India has no Ans. APMC mandis

Right to vote.

National Agriculture Market (eNAM) is a

Q. 3 Who discovered the “X – Ray”? pan-India electronic trading portal which
networks the existing APMC mandis to
Ans. Wilhelm Roentgen
create a unified national market for
agricultural commodities.
Wilhelm Roentgen, Professor of Physics in
Wurzburg, Bavaria, discovered X-rays in
Q. 7 One question from Tipu Sultan was
1895—accidentally—while testing whether
asked.
cathode rays could pass through glass.

Q. 8 Which was the first first Indian sound

Q. 4 What is the rank of India in “Ease of
film?
Doing Business index” 2020?
Ans. Alam Ara
Ans. 63rd out of 190

Alam Ara was a 1931 Indian film directed by

India has jumped 14 places to rank 63rd out
Ardeshir Irani. It was the first Indian sound
of 190 countries in the World Bank’s Doing
film. Irani recognised the importance that
Business 2020 report on account of
sound would have on the cinema, and raced
significant improvement in resolving
to complete Alam Ara before several
insolvency and obtaining construction
contemporary sound films. Alam Ara
permits.
debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai
on 14 March 1931.
Q. 5 Which of the following events occurred
during the reign of Lord Dalhousie as
Q. 9 One question from GST was asked.
Governor General of India??

Ans. Doctrine of Lapse (according to given

options) Q. 10 Which of the following satellites
became unsuccessful in the third phase?

Ans. According to given options

Q. 6 “e – NAM” Portal is related to –
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Q. 11 Who of the following belongs to Q. 16 Which of the following sites is not a

Cuttack? Unesco world heritage site in India?

Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose (according to Ans. The Charminar (according to given
given options) options)

Q. 12 Which UV rays cause the majority of Q. 17 One Terabytes is equal to –

skin cancers in Australia?
Ans. 1024 Gigabytes
Ans. UV – B

Q. 18 When was the battle of Buxer fought?

UVB rays have slightly more energy than
Ans. 1764
UVA rays. They can damage the DNA in skin
cells directly, and are the main rays that
cause sunburns. They are also thought to Q. 19 Which is the third largest river of the
cause most skin cancers. UVC rays have world?
more energy than the other types of UV
Ans. The Yangtze
rays.

The third longest river in the world is the

Q. 13 One question from article 42 or 43 was
Yangtze – or as it’s known in China, the
asked.
Chang Jiang River.

Q. 14 Which one of the following is a part of

Q. 20 What is the Parliament of Japan called
Data Processing in computer systems?
?
Ans. According to given options
Ans. Diet, also called (1889–1947) Imperial
Diet.
Q. 15 Which one of the following is not a
computer high level language?
Q. 21 Leather and Cocoa are related to
Ans. Machine language which revolution?
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Ans. Brown Revolution The Champions League 2020 ‘final eight’

tournament takes place in the city of Lisbon
in Portugal. Games will be played at Estadio
Q. 22 Which is the National Heritage animal da Luz (home of Benfica) and Estadio Jose
of India? Alvalade (home of Sporting). Estadio da Luz
Ans. Elephant has been confirmed as the venue for the
2020 Champions League final.

Q. 23 The “World Population Day” is

observed every year on – Q. 28 Which of the following converts the
“electric energy into mechanical energy” ?
Ans. 11th July
Ans. Motor

Q. 24 Which of the following is a fungal

disease? Q. 29 Find odd one out –

Ans. Sugarcane – Red Rot (According to Options – Bhagavad Gita, Quran, Bible,
given options) Dictionary

Ans. Dictionary

Q. 25 Giraffe : Height :: Tiger : ?

Ans. According to given options Q. 30 Where is the oldest oil well in India
located?
Options – Whisker, Strips, Claws, Hunter
Ans. Digboi

Q. 26 One question from the government

Scheme was asked. Digboi: the first oil well in India. Digboi in
Assam is an oil town that can be traced to
the early 18th century, when oil was first
Q. 27 Where was the UEFA 2020 Final match discovered here. Digboi can proudly boast
held? of two unique features: a 100-year-old
extant oilfield and the world’s oldest
Ans. Lisbon
operating oil refinery.
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Q. 31 Who wrote the ” All Men are Brothers”

book?
Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018 was conferred
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi on Yohei Sasakawa who is Goodwill
Ambassador of the World Health
Organization for Leprosy Eradication. The
Q. 32 Which of the following is a Tamil award will be given to Sasakawa in
harvest festival of South India? recognition of his work towards eradication
Ans. Pongal of the disease in India and across the world.

Pongal, also referred to as Thai Pongal, Q. 3 The Zanskar river meets the Indus river
is a multi-day Tamil harvest festival of South at –
India, particularly in the Tamil community. It Ans. Nimmu village in Ladakh
is observed at the start of the month Tai
according to Tamil solar calendar, and this
is typically about January 14. Zanskar river is one of the major
tributaries of the Indus river only. It meets
the Indus river at Nimmu village in Ladakh,
Railway NTPC CBT Exam 09 March
a place popularly known as Sangam.
2021 Evening Shift Questions
Q. 4 Who of the following has become the
Q. 1 Who was the founder of Himachal
sixth Indian to be inducted into the ICC
Pradesh?
Cricket Hall of Fame?
Ans. Yashwant Singh Parmar
Ans. Tendulkar

He was a leader of the Indian National

Tendulkar became the sixth Indian to be
Congress and the first Chief Minister of
inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame,
Himachal Pradesh state. He was born at
after Bishen Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Sunil
Chanhalag village near Basahan in a rajput
Gavaskar, Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid.
family in the erstwhile princely state of
Wishes poured in for the players on social
Sirmour.
media after the induction.
Q. 2 Why was “Yohei Sasakawa” awarded
Q. 5 What was the theme of “United Nations
the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018?
Day” 2020?
Ans. For Leprosy Eradication
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Ans. The theme for 2020 is ‘The Future We Q. 9 Kamarupa was the old name of which
Want’. state of India?

Ans. State of Assam

Q. 6 The Sagarmala Programme is an

initiative related to –
Kamarupa, also called Kamrup or Kamata,
Ans. To promote port-led development in an ancient Indian state corresponding
the country. roughly to what is now the state of Assam,
in northeastern India.

Q. 10 Which state of India is known as land

The Sagarmala Programme is an initiative
of rolling?
by the government of India to enhance the
performance of the country's logistics Ans. Mizoram
sector. The programme envisages unlocking
the potential of waterways and the coastline
to minimize infrastructural investments Mizoram is a land of rolling hills, valleys,
required to meet these targets. rivers and lakes in Northeast India. As many
as 21 major hills ranges or peaks of different
Q. 7 “Synthesis gas (also known as syngas)”
heights run through the length and breadth
is a mixture of –
of the state, with plains scattered here and
Ans. CO + H2 there.

Synthesis gas (also known as syngas) is a Q. 11 Which one of the following

mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and statements is not correct regarding
hydrogen (H2) that is used as a fuel gas but Subhash Chandra Bose?
is produced from a wide range of
Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose did not
carbonaceous feedstocks and is used to
participate in the Non-Cooperation
produce a wide range of chemicals.
Movement.
Q. 8 Which one of the following statements
is not correctly matched –
Q. 12 Which one of the following
Ans. Damodar Valley Project – 1958
monuments was not built by Shah Jahn?
(According to given options)
Ans. Buland Darwaja
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Kumar, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Mithun

Chakraborty, Mohanlal, and Ajay Devgn—
Q. 13 Which country will not host the FIFA
have won the award two times.
World Cup 2026?

Ans. Brazil (according to given options)

Q. 17 What is the correct full form of WAN?

Ans. Wide Area Network

The FIFA World Cup 2026, which will be
hosted across the three North American
countries, will be the first 48-team FIFA
Q. 18 Which of the following countries has
World Cup in history. Canada, Mexico, and
recently launched the “Quantum Satellite”?
the US were chosen to host the FIFA World
Cup 2026 on June 13 in 2018 during the Ans. China’s
68th FIFA Congress in Moscow.

Q. 14 Which of the following Satyagraha China's quantum satellite, Micius, enables

does not belong to Gandhiji ? first totally secure long-range messages.
Ans. Bardoli Satyagraha Q. 19 Which one of the following is not an
“alkaline solution”?

Q. 15 Which one of the following Ans. Aluminium hydroxide (According to

statements is not correctly matched? given options)

Ans. Shakti Sagar – Kerala

Q. 20 One question from software and
Hardware was asked.
Q. 16 Who of the following actors has the
most national film awards ?

Ans. Kamal Haasan (According to given Q. 21 What is the tenure of CAG?

options) Ans. 65 years or 6-year term

As of 2020, Amitabh Bachchan is the most The CAG vacates the office on attaining the
honoured actor with four awards followed age of 65 years or 6-year term, whichever is
by Kamal Haasan,and Mammootty with earlier or by impeachment process.
three awards, while six actors—Sanjeev
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Q. 22 One question from the Sikh Religion Q. 28 Who of the following was not awarded
was asked. with Goldman Environmental Prize?

Ans. According to given options

Q. 23 Which of the following has been

borrowed from Germany in Indian
Q. 29 What does the logo of Eco Mark
Constitution?
consist of ?
Ans. Fundamental Rights are suspended
Ans. Green dot (according to given options)
during Emergency

Q. 30 How do the energy is measured that

Q. 24 Which gas is a greenish yellow gas at
humans consume?
room temperature ?
Ans. Calories
Ans. Chlorine

We can measure the energy people use

Chlorine is a greenish yellow gas at room
during various activities by measuring their
temperature and atmospheric pressure. It is
oxygen use. (See Figure 2.) Approximately
two and a half times heavier than air.
20 kJ of energy are produced for each liter
of oxygen consumed, independent of the
type of food.
Q. 25 One question from “C. Rangarajan
committee” was asked. Q. 31 Who gave the slogan of “Sampurna
Kranti”?

Ans. Jaiprakash Narayana

Q. 26 Who is the writer of the ” Changing
India” book?

Ans. Manmohan Singh Q. 32 Which site of Indus Valley ccivilization

is known as “the mound of the dead”?

Ans. Mohenjo-daro
Q. 27 The Moon mission of China has been
named after which place?

Ans. Chengdu (City in China) The name Mohenjo-daro is reputed to

signify “the mound of the dead.” The
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archaeological importance of the site was Ans. Anaerobic Process of Yeast (according
first recognized in 1922, one year after the to given options)
discovery of Harappa. Subsequent
excavations revealed that the mounds
contain the remains of what was once the Fermentation is the most common method
largest city of the Indus civilization. for producing fuel ethanol. The most
common ethanol production processes
today use yeast to ferment the starch and
RRB NTPC 11 March 2021 sugars in corn, sugar cane, and sugar beets.
Morning Shift GK Questions Corn is the main feedstock for fuel ethanol
Q. 1 What is the correct full form of “FCCB”? in the United States because of its
abundance and low price.
Ans. Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
(FCCB)
Note – The yeast simply switches from
aerobic respiration (requiring oxygen) to
A foreign currency convertible bond (FCCB)
anaerobic respiration (not requiring
is a type of convertible bond issued in a
oxygen) and converts its food without
currency different from the issuer’s
oxygen in a process known as fermentation.
domestic currency.

Q. 4 “Kalbeliya dance” is performed in which

Q. 2 “World Hygiene Day” is observed every
state of India?
year on-
Ans. Rajasthan
Ans. 05 May

Kalbeliya dance is a folk dance performed in

Celebrated every year on 5 May, Hand
the Rajasthan state of India. It is one of the
Hygiene Day mobilizes people around the
most sensuous dance forms. The dance is
world to increase adherence to hand
mainly performed by the Kalbeliya
hygiene in health care facilities, thus
community.
protecting health care workers and patients
from infections.

Q. 3 What process makes ethanol? Q. 5 Who of the following was awarded with
Padma Vibhushan for spirituality in 2021?
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Ans. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Q. 9 Which country is top in the Happiness

Index in 2020 ?
The renowned Islamic scholar Maulana
Wahiduddin Khan has been conferred with Ans. Finland
the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second
highest civilian award, for his contribution
to spirituality. For the third year in a row, Finland has
placed at the top of the list as the happiest
Q. 6 “Mission Indradhanush” was started
country in the world, with Denmark coming
from which state of India?
in second, followed by Switzerland, which
Ans. Uttar Pradesh pushed Norway out of the top three this
year.

201 districts were covered in the first

phase. Of these, 82 districts are in the states Q. 10 One Gigabytes equals to –
of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and
Ans. 1024 Megabytes
Madhya Pradesh.

Q. 7 Where is “Vinson Massif” mountain

located? Q. 11 Which networking is a group of
computers that links together with equal
Ans. Antarctica
permissions and responsibilities for
processing data.

Vinson Massif is a large mountain massif in Ans. In Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

Antarctica that is 21 km long and 13 km
wide and lies within the Sentinel Range of
the Ellsworth Mountains. It overlooks the In peer-to-peer (P2P) networking, a
Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the group of computers are linked together
Antarctic Peninsula. The massif is located with equal permissions and responsibilities
about 1,200 kilometres from the South Pole. for processing data. Unlike traditional
client-server networking, no devices in a
P2P network are designated solely to serve
Q. 8 Who is called the “Father of Civil or to receive data.
Services” in India?
Q. 12 What is the correct full form of NDC?
Ans. Lord Cornwallis
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Ans. National Development Council Q. 15 Which degree channel separates the

Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands?

Ans. Ten Degree Channel

The National Development Council (NDC)
or Rashtriya Vikas Parishad is the apex body
for decision creating and deliberations on
The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that
development matters in India, presided over
separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar
by the Prime Minister.
Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal.
The two sets of islands together form the
Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and
Q. 13 Which of the following banks started
Nicobar Islands.
the YONO Cashless Deposit Schemes?

Ans. The State Bank of India (SBI)

Q. 16 Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri
located?
The State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest
Ans. Sasaram
bank, has recently launched YONO Cash.
YONO (You Only Need One), the digital
banking app of the bank, was introduced as
The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is situated in
a one-stop solution for banking,
Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar state in
investment, insurance, and lifestyle needs.
India. It is located on the Grand Trunk Road,
which was built by him. It is an exquisite
mausoleum that was built in memory of
Q. 14 Which country is the largest producer
Emperor Sher Shah Suri, a Pathan from
of wine in the world?
Bihar.
Ans. Italy

Q. 17 Which has the greatest concentration

Italy was the leading producer of wine in of hydrogen ions?
2019, and had the highest export volume of
Ans. PH4 (according to given options)
wine in that year, at 21.6 million hectoliters.
The other two top winer producers were
also the top exporters. Spain exported 21.3
Q. 18 Find odd one out –
million hectoliters and France, 14.2 million.
Options – Boundary , Pitch, Umpire, Ground
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Ans. Umpire (Answer may change) Q. 23 Who of the following published the
Sambad Kaumudi?

Ans. Ram Mohan Roy

Q. 19 Book : Writer :: Cricket : ?

Ans. Player (according to given options

Sambad Kaumudi was a Bengali weekly
newspaper published from Kolkata in the
Q. 20 One question from National Highways first half of the 19th century by Ram Mohan
was asked. Roy. It was a noted pro-Reformist
publication that actively campaigned for the
abolition(stop) of the Sati Pratha.
Q. 21 Who of the following started the first
printed newspaper in India?

Ans. James Augustus Hicky Q. 24 Where is the Space Applications

Centre (SAC) situated in India ?

Ans. Ahmedabad
As free thought and freedom of expression
swept across the world, an Irishman called
James Augustus Hicky gave Calcutta and Space Applications Centre (SAC) at
India its first printed newspaper in 1780. Ahmedabad is spread across two campuses
Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, according to the having multi-disciplinary activities. The core
young American scholar Andrew Otis, was a competence of the Centre lies in
four-page weekly newspaper priced at ₹1. development of space borne and airborne
instruments / payloads and their
applications for national development and
Q. 22 Which political party was founded by
societal benefits.
Kanshi Ram?
Q. 25 “Dhamek Stupa” is related to which
Ans. The Bahujan Samaj Party
Dynasty?

Ans. The Maurya Dynasty

The Bahujan Samaj Party was founded on
the birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar, 14
April 1984, by Kanshi Ram, who named Dhamek Stupa is a massive stupa located at
former schoolteacher Mayawati, as his Sarnath, 13 km away from Varanasi in the
successor of BSP in 2001. state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Stupas
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originated as pre-Buddhist tumuli, in which more than Rs 10 lakh crore. TCS share
ascetics were buried in a seated position, closed 7.30% higher at Rs 2706 against
called chaitya. previous close of Rs 2,522 on BSE.

Market cap of TCS at the time of close stood

at Rs 10.15 lakh crore.
Q. 26 Where is the headquarters of ICAO
located?

Ans. Montreal, Canada. Q. 29 What is the excretory organ for

cockroaches and insects ?

Ans. Malpighian tubules

Its headquarters is located in the Quartier
International of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Malpighian tubules constitute the excretory

organs of cockroach and other insects.
Q. 27 What is the shortcut key for “Paste
Nephridia are the most generally found
special”?
excretory organs in earthworms. Flame cells
Ans. Ctrl+Alt+V, or Alt+E+S are the platyhelminth excretory organs. A
gizzard is present in certain insects’ food
tube, helping to break food particles.
After you’ve copied the data, press
Ctrl+Alt+V, or Alt+E+S to open the Paste
Special dialog. Tip: You can also select Q. 30 How many banks were nationalized in
Home > Paste > Paste Special. 1980?

Ans. six
Q. 28 Which of the following companies
became the second Indian IT Indian firm to
Forty Years Ago, April 16, 1980: In a surprise
scale a market cap of more than Rs 6000
move, the government promulgated an
crore?
ordinance, nationalising six scheduled
Ans. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) commercial banks. In a surprise move, the
government promulgated an ordinance,
nationalising six scheduled commercial
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) became
banks.
the second Indian IT Indian firm after
Reliance Industries to scale a market cap of
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Railway NTPC Exam 11-03-2021 Ans. Pawan Hans Limited

Evening Shift GK Asked Questions
Q. 1 Which is the deepest trench in the
Indian Ocean? Pawan Hans Limited is a premier Public
Sector Organization and is engaged in
Ans. Java Trench
providing helicopter support service to the
Oil sector in Offshore Exploration, Operate
in hilly and inaccessible areas and make
The Deep Dive Site, Java Trench, the verified
available charter flights for promotion of
deepest point in the Indian Ocean,
travel and tourism apart from setting up of
measured to be 7,192 meters/23,596 feet.
Helicopters, Helipads, helicopter
maintenance training school and National
Q. 2 Where was Saint Kabir born? Institute of Aviation safety and services.

Ans. Kabir, (born 1440, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Q. 5 One question from the “Vidul Temple”
India—died 1518, Maghar), iconoclastic was asked.
Indian poet-saint revered by Hindus,
Muslims, and Sikhs.
Q. 6 What was GT Road called during the
Mauryan period?
Q. 3 “Peptic Ulcer” disease is caused by – Ans. Uttarapatha
Ans. Bacteria

Chandragupta Maurya of the Mauryan

The most common causes of peptic ulcers Empire in ancient India, built his highway
are infection with the bacterium along this ancient route called Uttarapatha
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and long- in the 3rd century BC, extending it from the
term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory mouth of the Ganges to the north-western
drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Advil, frontier of the Empire.
Motrin IB, others) and naproxen sodium
(Aleve). Stress and spicy foods do not cause
Q. 7 Which was the first Computer in the
peptic ulcers.
world ?

Ans. Electronic Numerical Integrator and

Q. 4 Which one of the following helicopters Computer
companies provides tourism in hilly areas?
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Article 348 (1) of the Constitution of India

provides that all proceedings in the
The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical
Supreme Court and in every High court shall
Integrator and Computer) was the first
be in English Language until Parliament by
electronic programmable computer built in
law otherwise provides.
the U.S. Although the ENIAC was similar to
the Colossus, it was much faster, more
flexible, and it was Turing-complete.
Q. 11 In which session did the Congress
Q. 8 What is the reason for Champaran declare Poorna Swaraj?
Satyagraha?
Ans. Lahore session
Ans. Farmers were compelled to grow
indigo with barely any payment for it.
The Indian National Congress, on 19
December 1929, passed the historic 'Purna
The causes of the Champaran Satyagraha Swaraj' – (total independence) resolution –
are rooted in two facts. Firstly, the at its Lahore session. A public declaration
introduction of synthetic dye, the demand was made on 26 January 1930 – a day which
of indigo decreased which led the the Congress Party urged Indians to
zamindars or planters to shred off their celebrate as 'Independence Day'.
burden by increasing the rent burden on the
Q. 12 ………. Lok Sabha was formed by the
peasants, which added to the existing plight
members elected in the 2019 Indian general
of the peasants.
election.

Ans. The 17th

Q. 9 Which country has PM Modi first visited
after the general elections of 2019?
The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the
Ans. Maldives
members elected in the 2019 Indian general
election.[1] Elections, all across India, were
conducted in seven phases from 11 April
Q. 10 What is article Article 348 (1)?
2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election
Ans. Language of Supreme Court and High Commission of India. Counting started
Court officially on the morning of 23 May 2019
and the results were declared on the same
day.
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Q. 13 Who of the following was conferred

India’s second highest civilian award, the
Pantographs are used for reducing or
Padma Vibhushan?
enlarging engineering drawings and maps
Ans. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo and for guiding cutting tools over complex
Abe paths.

Q. 17 Who of the following was the chief

guest on the Republic day 2021?
Balasubramaniam, former Japanese
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Islamic Ans. None of the above
scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan have
been conferred India's second highest
civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan. Q. 18 Which of the following can be
classified into the Public Sector?
Q. 14 What energy does a generator convert
into- Options – Macroratna, Miniratna,
Maharatna, Nanoratna
Ans. Mechanical energy into Electric energy
Ans. Maharatna

Q. 15 Who of the following is related to

Pandvani style? Q. 19 Which one of the following organs of
UNO is not located in New York?
Ans. Teejan Bai
Ans. International Court of Justice

Teejan Bai is an exponent of Pandvani , a

traditional performing art form, from It is the only one of the six principal organs
Chhattisgarh in which she enacts tales from of the United Nations not located in New
the Mahabharata with musical York (United States of America).
accompaniments. She has been awarded
the Padma Shri in 1987, and Padma
Q. 20 India is not a member of –
Bhushan in 2003 besides 1995 Sangeet
Natak academy award in 1995. Ans. ASEAN

Q. 16 Which of the following is used in CAD

application? Q. 21 Who started the “Great
Ans. Pantographs topographical” for the first time in India?
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Ans. According to given options Second Round Conference opened on

September 7, 1931. Gandhi represented
Indian National Congress and Sarojini
Q. 22 What does ‘S’ stand for in “HTTPS”? Naidu represented Indian women. Madan
Ans. Secure Mohan Malaviya, Ghanshyam Das Birla,
Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail Diwan of
Mysore, S K Dutta and Sir Syed Ali Imam
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. were other people that attended the
conference.

Q. 23 What type of company is “TATA” ?

Q. 27 When was the use of English language
Ans. Private Sector
stopped as an official language by the
Constitution?
Q. 24 Which bank was merged with Bank of Ans. 1965 (15 years after enactment of the
Baroda? Indian Constitution)
Ans. Dena Bank ( according to given
options)
According to the Constitution, the use of
English for official purposes was to stop in
In a first three-way amalgamation, Vijaya 1965.
Bank and Dena Bank were merged with
Bank of Baroda from April 1, 2019.
Q. 28 What is Ozone?

Ans. Trioxygen
Q. 25 One question from molecules was
asked.
Q. 29 Find odd one out –

Q. 26 Who of the following women Options – Cricket, Hockey, Football, Tennis

participated in the second Round Table Ans. Tennis
Conference with Gandhiji?

Ans. Sarojini Naidu

Q. 30 Which of the following institutions
promotes industry in India?
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Ans. Industrial Development Bank of India Lonar Lake lies within the only known
(According to given options) extraterrestrial impact crater found within
the great Deccan Traps, a huge basaltic
formation in India. The lake was initially
The main functions of IDBI are discussed believed to be of volcanic origin, but now it
below – is recognized as an impact crater. Lonar
Lake was created by the impact of either a
comet or of an asteroid.
(i) To provide financial assistance to
industrial enterprises. (ii) To promote
institutions engaged in industrial
development. ADVERTISEMENTS: (iii) To
RRB NTPC 12 March 2021 GK
provide technical and administrative Asked Questions Morning Shift
assistance for promotion.
Q. 1 Akbar was crowned in which state of
India?
Q. 31 Who was the viceroy of India during Ans. Punjab
the Dandi March?

Ans. Lord Irwin

In Kalanaur, Punjab, the 14-year-old
Akbar was enthroned by Bairam Khan on a
On 2 March 1930 Gandhi wrote to the newly constructed platform, which still
Viceroy, Lord Irwin, offering to stop the stands. He was proclaimed Shahanshah
march if Irwin met eleven demands, (Persian for "King of Kings"). Bairam Khan
including reduction of land revenue ruled on his behalf until he came of age.
assessments, cutting military spending, Q. 2 When was the “National anthem”
imposing a tariff on foreign cloth, and adopted?
abolishing the salt tax.
Ans. 24 January 1950

Q. 32 Which is the crater lake in India?

The National Anthem of India Jana-gana-
Ans. Lonar Lake mana, composed originally in Bengali by
Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its
Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly
as the National Anthem of India on 24
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January 1950. It was first sung on 27 Ans. Bacteria

December 1911 at the Kolkata Session of
the Indian National Congress.
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a type of
bacterium called Mycobacterium
Q. 3 What is the upper atmosphere layer of tuberculosis. It’s spread when a person with
the Earth called? active TB disease in their lungs coughs or
sneezes and someone else inhales the
Ans. Exosphere (according to given options)
expelled droplets, which contain TB
bacteria.
Exosphere. Although some experts
consider the thermosphere to be the
Q. 8 When was Amar Jawan Jyoti, an Indian
uppermost layer of our atmosphere, others
memorial constructed?
consider the exosphere to be the actual
"final frontier" of Earth's gaseous envelope. Ans. 1971

Q. 4 Who of the following posthumous CMs

received the Padma Vibhushan 2021?
Amar Jawan Jyoti (Flame of the immortal
Ans. Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) – soldier) is an Indian memorial constructed
Public Affairs – Assam after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 to
commemorate the martyred and unknown
soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who
Q. 5 Who can declare a national emergency died during the war.
in India?
Q. 9 “Harappa”is located on the bank of
Ans. President of India which river?

Ans. The Ravi river

Q. 6 What is the correct full form of
UNESCO?
Q. 10 Which Indian state has the highest
Ans. United Nations Educational, Scientific number of International Airports in India?
and Cultural Organization.
Ans. Kerala

Q. 7 Tuberculosis is caused due to –

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Kerala with 4 International Airports tops the ten-act Sanskrit drama attributed to
list of the highest number of International Śūdraka.
Airports in the country.
Q. 16 Which one of the following is not
Paleolithic?

Q. 11 Who won the “Padma Vibhushan” for Ans. Chalcolithic Period

Music in 2019?

Ans. Shri Budhaditya Mukherjee — Art-

Q. 17 Which one of the following rivers flow
Music-Sitar — West Bengal
into the Bay of Bengal?

Ans. The Kaveri (Cauvery)

Q.12 One question from the Make in India
Scheme was asked.
A number of large rivers—the Mahanadi,
Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri (Cauvery) on
Q. 13 Sequence the following rulers the west and the Ganges (Ganga) and
according to their invasion to India – Brahmaputra on the north—flow into the
Bay of Bengal. The Andaman and Nicobar
Ans. Mahmud of Ghazni , Mu’izz ad-Din
groups, which are the only islands, separate
Muhammad Ghori , Changez Khan, Taimur
the bay from the Andaman Sea.
Ali
Q. 18 One question from physics (Force and
velocity) was asked.
Q. 14 Which one of the following is not a
storage device?
Q. 19 Who is called the father of
Ans. According to given options
Geography?

Ans. Eratosthenes
Q. 15 Who wrote the Mricchakatika book?

Ans. Śudraka
Eratosthenes, the ancient Greek scholar, is
called the “father of geography”. He was the
Mricchakatika also spelled Mṛcchakaṭikā, first one to use the word geography and he
Mricchakatika, Mricchakatika, or also had a small-scale notion of the planet
Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart) is a that helped him to determine the
circumference of the earth.
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Ans. “Beat Plastic Pollution”

Q. 20 Which of the following was used in the

second generation computer?
Q. 26 What is called the outermost layer of
Ans. Transistor (according to given options) the Sun?

Ans. Photosphere

Q. 21 Who of the following players did not

play ICC world cup 2019?
The inner layers are the Core, Radiative
Ans. Yuvraj Singh Zone and Convection Zone. The outer layers
are the Photosphere, the Chromosphere,
the Transition Region and the Corona. …
Q. 22 Which of the elements are found in Photosphere – The photosphere is the
banking powder? deepest layer of the Sun that we can
Ans. Sodium, Hydrogen, Carbon, Oxygen observe directly.

Q. 23 What is the correct sequence of the Q. 27 Who is called the father of Binary
following events? Arithmetic?

Ans. Non cooperation movement, Chauri Ans. Gottfried Leibniz

Chaura, Quit India movement

The modern binary number system goes

Q. 24 Who of the following prepared Article back to Gottfried Leibniz who in the 17th
370? century proposed and developed it in his
article Explication de l’Arithmétique Binaire
Ans. Ayyangar
[1] . Leibniz invented the system around
1679 but he published it in 1703.
Ayyangar was the chief drafter of Article 370
which granted local autonomy to the state
Q. 28 Where is the saltwater crocodile found
of Jammu and Kashmir.
in India?

Ans. Andaman & Nicobar Island (According

Q. 25 What was the theme of “World to given options)
Environment Day 2018”?
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Q. 1 Where was Mahatma Gandhi on 15

August, 1947 when India became
The saltwater crocodile is found in the
independent?
eastern states of Odisha, West Bengal,
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The Ans. Calcutta
largest specimen was found in Odisha, and
reached 7.0 m (23.0 ft). Its population
numbers about 300. On August 15, 1947, Mahatma Gandhi
was in Calcutta to bring peace to that great
city and to the whole of Bengal, where for
Q.29 What was the rank of India in the FDI over a year, Muslims and Hindus had been
index 2019? thirsty for each other's blood.

Ans. 9th Q. 2 “Cheraw Bamboo dance” is performed

in which state of India?

Ans. Mizoram
India received USD 51 billion in foreign
investment in 2019 and was the world’s 9th
largest recipient of foreign direct
Cheraw dance is a traditional cultural dance
investments (FDI) in 2019, according to a
performed in Mizoram, India, consisting of
report by the UN’s trade body.
mostly six to eight people holding a pair of
bamboo staves on another horizontally
placed bamboo on the ground.
Q. 30 Hiuen Tsang visited India during the
reign of – Q. 3 When did the Revolt of 1857 begin?

Ans. Harshavardhana Ans. 10 May 1857

Hiuen Tsang was the Chinese traveler who The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the
visited India in Ancient Times between AD form of a mutiny of sepoys of the
627-643. He visited India during the reign of Company's army in the garrison town of
Harshavardhana who came to admire him Meerut, 40 mi northeast of Delhi.
for his deep devotion towards Buddhism.
Q. 4 When was the Battle of Chausa fought?

Ans. 26 June 1539

Railway NTPC Exam 12-03-2021
Evening Shift Questions
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The Battle of Chausa was a notable military Q. 9 Who of the following was not awarded
engagement between the Mughal emperor, with Bharat Ratna for the first time?
Humayun, and the Afghan, Sher Shah Suri.
Ans. Visvesvaraya
It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10
miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day
Bihar, India. Q. 10 How many states of India share their
boundaries with Bangladesh?

Q. 5 Which department has been assigned Ans. Five

to Pratap Chandra Sarangi, an MP in
Odisha?
Five Indian states – Assam, West Bengal,
Ans. Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Tripura share
Fisheries. borders with Bangladesh. West Bengal
having the highest length of border shares
2,217 km with Bangladesh.
He has been assigned the Ministry of
MSME and Animal Husbandry, Dairying and
Fisheries. Q. 11 Which department of the SAARC has
Q. 6 Which one of the following countries is been set up in India?
not a member of BIMSTEC? Ans. Disaster Management
Ans. Maldives

The South Asian Association of Regional

Q. 7 Which one of the following is an output Cooperation (SAARC) Disaster Management
device? Centre (SDMC-IU) has been set up at
Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management
Ans. (Monitor, Plotter, Printer) (according to
(GIDM) Campus, Gandhinagar, Gujarat,
given pair of options)
India.

Q. 8 Which one of the following is not an

Q. 12 In which year did the Kakori
operating system?
conspiracy case take place?
Ans. Intel (according to given options)
Ans. August 9, 1925
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Kakori Conspiracy, also called Kakori Q. 16 Find odd one out –

Conspiracy Case or Kakori Train Robbery,
Options – Cheese, Butter, Cream, Chocolate
armed robbery on August 9, 1925, of a train
in what is now central Uttar Pradesh state, Ans. Chocolate
north-central India, and the subsequent
court trial instituted by the government of
Q. 17 Which one of the following National
British India.
Parks is not located in Assam?

Ans. Dampa Tiger Reserve or National Park

Q. 13 Which state of India does not share its
Dampa Tiger Reserve or Dampha Tiger
boundary with Manipur?
Reserve is a tiger reserve of western
Ans. Meghalaya Mizoram, India.

Q. 14 “Madhubani Painting” is associated Q. 18 One question from ISRO was asked.

with which of the following states?

Ans. Bihar
Q. 19 Which lens is used in Myopia?

Ans. Concave lens

Q. 15 When we eat food, the body’s
digestive system breaks down dietary
protein into – Shortsightedness is corrected using a
concave (curved inwards) lens which is
Ans. Amino Acids
placed in front of a myopic eye, moving the
image back to the retina and making it
When you eat food, the body’s digestive clearer. Longsightedness is corrected using
system breaks down dietary protein into a convex (outward facing) lens.
individual amino acids, which are absorbed
and used by cells to build other proteins
Q. 20 Green Revolution : Agricultural ::
and a few other macromolecules, such as
White Revolution : ?
DNA. Let’s follow the path that proteins take
down the gastrointestinal tract and into the Ans. Milk
circulatory system.
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Q. 21 Who is the “Player of the Series” in the Education a fundamental right for children
Australia vs India test series in 2021? between 6-14 years.

Ans. Pat Cummins (Aus)

Q. 25 One question from Tribes found in

Andaman & Nicobar was asked.
Q. 22 When did the UNO adopt the concept
of sustainable development?

Ans. September 2015 Q. 26 Who designed the symbol of Indian

Rupee?

Ans. Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam

On 1 January 2016, the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development —
Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam is an Indian
adopted by world leaders in September
academic and designer noted for his design
2015 at an historic UN Summit — officially
of the Indian rupee sign. His design was
came into force.
selected from among five short listed
symbols. According to Kumar, the design is
based on the Indian tricolour.
Q. 23 Bread : Slice :: ?
Q. 27 One question from the candle was
Ans. Pizza : Bite
asked.

Q. 24 In which amendment to the

Q. 28 Which one of the following is not a
constitution of India was article 21A
public sector bank?
inserted into the constitution?
Ans. South Indian Bank
Ans. The 86th amendment to the
constitution

Q. 29 “Birju Maharaj” is associated with

which dance?
The 86th amendment to the constitution of
India in 2002, provided Right to Education Ans. kathak
as a fundamental right in part-III of the
Constitution. The same amendment
inserted Article 21A which made Right to
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Birju Maharaj, in full Brijmohan Nath Mishra Ans. Airport Authority of India (AAI)
Maharaj, (born February 4, 1937), Indian
dancer, a master of the kathak form and a
leading exponent of the Kalka-Bindadin List of Navaratna companies –
gharana (community of musicians sharing a
distinctive musical style) of Lucknow.
Sl.No Navaratna companies

1 Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

Q. 30 How many biodiversity hotspots are
there in India?
2 Container Corporation of India Limited
Ans. 4 biodiversity hotspots

3 Engineers India Limited (EIL)

It hosts 4 biodiversity hotspots: the
Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Indo-
Burma region and the Sundaland (Includes
4 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
group of Islands). These hotspots have
numerous endemic species.
5 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
(MTNL)
Q. 31 When magnesium burns, it reacts with
the oxygen found in air to form a powdery
ash called – 6 National Aluminium Company (NALCO)
Ans. Magnesium oxide.

7 National Buildings Construction

The ribbon burns with a bright white light. Corporation (NBCC)
Intense heat is also produced in this
reaction. Here, when magnesium burns, it
8 NationCal Mineral Development
reacts with the oxygen found in air to form
Corporation (NMDC)
a powdery ash called magnesium oxide.

9 NLC India Limited (NLCIL)

Q. 32 Which one of the following is not a
Navaratna company?
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10 Oil India Limited (OIL) 5th India International Science Festival to

be held in Kolkata from 5th to 8th
November, 2019. The 5th edition of India
11 Power Finance Corporation (PFC) International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 will
be held at Kolkata from 5th to 8th
November, 2019.
12 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
Q. 3 Which state of India received the award
of best performing state in the
13 Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) implementation of PM Awas Yojana?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

14 Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)

Uttar Pradesh received the award of best

RRB NTPC 13 March 2021 CBT performing state in the implementation of
Morning Shift Questions this scheme. Madhya Pradesh and Andhra
Pradesh were ranked second and third while
Q.1 Who was the grandfather of the great
Tripura got the first award among all north-
Ashoka?
eastern states.
Ans. Chandragupta Maurya.
Q. 4 Who is the longest serving Prime
Minister of India?
Emperor Ashoka was the ruler of the Indian Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru
Maurya Empire. Emperor Ashoka ruled the
Indian subcontinent. Emperor Ashoka was
born in 304 BC Took place in Pataliputra. India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Emperor Ashoka’s father was King remains the longest -serving prime minister
Bindusara, mother Shubhadrangi and of India so far.
grandfather Chandragupta Maurya.

Q. 5 When was the Reserve Bank of India

Q. 2 In which city the 5th India International established?
Festival was held?
Ans. April 1, 1935
Ans. Kolkata
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The Reserve Bank of India was set up on

the basis of the recommendations of the
Q. 10 Who of the following has not been
Hilton Young Commission. The Reserve
cricket wicketkeeper of India?
Bank of India Act, 1934 (II of 1934) provides
the statutory basis of the functioning of the Ans. According to given options
Bank, which commenced operations on
April 1, 1935.
Q. 11 What is the mass number of tritium
Q. 6 Which is the national plant of India? which is an isotope of hydrogen?
Ans. Ficus bengalensis or Banyan tree Ans. 3

Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, whose Tritium, (T, or 3H), the isotope of hydrogen
branches root themselves like new trees with atomic weight of approximately 3. Its
over a large area. The roots then give rise to nucleus, consisting of one proton and two
more trunks and branches. Because of this neutrons, has triple the mass of the nucleus
characteristic and its longevity, this tree is of ordinary hydrogen.
considered immortal and is an integral part
of the myths and legends of India.
Q. 12 What is the dimensional formula of
Q. 7 “Ubuntu” is associated with which of
force?
the following –
Ans. M1 L1 T-2
Ans. Linux

Thus, the dimensions of force are, 1 in mass,

Q. 8 Sequence the following events –
1 in length and – 2 in time. Dimensional
Ans. Non Cooperation movement, Dandi formula of force is = [M1 L1 T-2]
March, Gandhi – Irwin pact, Quit India Dimensional equation of force is [force] =
movement [M1 L1 T-2] As discussed above you can find
the dimensions of any given physical
quantities.
Q. 9 Sequence the following presidents of
India –

Ans. Zakir Husain, V. V. Giri, Neelam Sanjiva Q. 13 The words Satyameva Jayate has been
Reddy, Giani Zail Singh taken from –
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Ans. Mundaka Upanishad

Q. 18 When was the “Swachh Bharat Yojana”

launched?
The words Satyameva Jayate from
Mundaka Upanishad, meaning 'Truth Alone Ans. October 2014
Triumphs', are inscribed below the abacus in
Devanagari script.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Slogans: Swachh
Q. 14 Swine flu is caused due to –
Bharat Abhiyan, also popularly known as
Ans. Virus Swachh Bharat Yojana, got launched by PM
Narendra Modi on 2nd October 2014. It
aimed to make India clean and open
Q. 15 When was the “Startup India initiative” defecation free by 2nd October 2019, the
launched? 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Ans. 2016

Q. 19 Which one of the following is not a

Launched on 16th January, 2016, the unit of force?
Startup India Initiative has rolled out several Ans. Joule (According to given options)
programs with the objective of supporting
entrepreneurs, building a robust startup
ecosystem and transforming India into a Q. 20 When did Vande Bharata Express
country of job creators instead of job start?
seekers.
Ans. 15 February 2019

Q. 16 One question from the network used

The Vande Bharata Express was flagged off
in offices was asked.
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15
Ans. Intranet February 2019 and the train commenced its
commercial run on 17 February. Since then,
it is running with 80 per cent to 100 per cent
Q. 17 When did Ravindranath Tagore capacity and on an average earns Rs 7 crore
receive the Nobel Prize? in a month, the official added.
Ans. 1913
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Q. 21 Who of the following was awarded Q. 25 Which one of the following is not an
with the “Padma Vibhushan 2021”? airborne disease ?

Ans. Sudarshan Sahoo Ans. Cholera (According to given options)

Sudarshan Sahoo, sculptor was born in Puri Q. 26 Kidney : Urine :: Lungs : ?

in 1939.He was awarded India’s second
Ans. CO2
highest civilian award the Padma Vibhushan
in 2021. When Shree Sahoo developed
Sudarshan Crafts Museum, Puri in 1977. Q. 27 One question from the Natural Gas
pipeline was asked.

Q. 22 Which one of the following is not a

metalloid? Q. 28 Which article provides for a Council of
Ans. Germanium Ministers which shall aid the President in the
exercise of the President’s functions.

Ans. Article 74
Q. 23 Where was the National school of
Drama established?

Ans. New Delhi Article 74 of the Constitution of the

Republic of India provides for a Council of
Ministers which shall aid the President in the
National School of Drama (NSD), exercise of the President’s functions.
educational institution in New Delhi
founded in 1959 for the study of theatre and
providing training in acting, stagecraft, and Q. 29 Which one of the following options is
related subjects. It is considered the correct –
foremost school of its kind in India. Ans. 1 MB = 210 or 1024 KB

Q. 24 One question from the Gaganyan Q. 30 Where is the headquarters of the

mission was asked. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
located?

Ans. Madrid, Spain

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Manu came up with a stellar show to win

gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol,
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
becoming the youngest gold medallist for
is the United Nations agency responsible for
India in shooting.
the promotion of responsible, sustainable
and universally accessible tourism. UNWTO
Headquarters are based in Madrid, Spain
Q. 3 What is the objective of the PM-KUSUM
since 1976.
scheme?

Ans. Increasing farmers’ income, providing

a reliable source for irrigation and de-
dieselise the farm sector.

Railway NTPC Exam 13-03-2021

Evening Shift Memory Based Government has approved Pradhan Mantri
Questions
Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan
Q. 1 Which is the largest freshwater lake in Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme with an
India? objective of increasing farmers’ income,
Ans. Wular Lake provide reliable source for irrigation and de-
dieselise the farm sector. Administrative
approval of the Scheme was issued on
Wular Lake is the largest freshwater lake in 08.03.
India and lies in the Kashmir Valley, 40 km
northwest of Srinagar City in the Northwest
of India. With a size of 189 sq. km, Wular Q. 4 Which countries were the Allies power
Lake is also one of the largest freshwater in World War II?
lakes in Asia. Ans. The Allies—France, Great Britain, the
United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a
lesser extent, China.
Q. 2 Who won the gold medal in shooting
2018?

Ans. Manu Bhaker World War II, also called Second World War,
conflict that involved virtually every part of
the world during the years 1939–45. The
Manu Bhaker won shooting gold, Heena principal belligerents were the Axis
Sidhu silver at 2018 Commonwealth Games. powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and
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the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United Q. 8 Where does digestion begin and end in
States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser humans?
extent, China.
Ans. In mouth with chewing and ends in the
small intestine

Q. 5 Which part of the human body is J-

shaped?
Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing
Ans. stomach and ends in the small intestine. As food
passes through the GI tract, it mixes with
digestive juices, causing large molecules of
The stomach is a J-shaped organ in the food to break down into smaller molecules.
upper belly (abdomen). It’s part of the
digestive system. It’s between the end of the
food pipe (esophagus) and the start of the Q. 9 Which one of the following statements
first part of the small bowel (duodenum). is correctly matched?

Ans. Abhinav Bindra – Shooting

Q. 6 Which type of computers are Laptop,

Desktop, PC?
Q. 10 One question from satellites launched
Ans. Micro Computer NASA was asked.

Q. 7 Who gave the title “Mahatma” to Q. 11 Which is the highest peak of the
Gandhiji? Hindukush?

Ans. Rabindranath Tagore Ans. Naw Shakh

Mohandas Gandhi’s title “Mahatma” Q. 12 Who was the UN secretary-general

from 1997 to 2006?
According to some authors, Rabindranath
Tagore is said to have used this title for Ans. KOFI A. ANNAN
Gandhi on 6 March 1915.

KOFI A. ANNAN of Ghana, the seventh

Secretary-General of the United Nations,
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served from 1997 to 2006 and was the first Ans. Bank of Baroda
to emerge from the ranks of United Nations
staff.
State-run Bank of Baroda on Sunday said it
has completed integration of 3,898
Q. 13 Ram Nath Kovind took the oath as the branches of erstwhile Vijaya Bank and Dena
……. President of India? Bank with itself. In a first three-way
amalgamation, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank
Ans. 14th
were merged with Bank of Baroda from
April 1, 2019.
Ram Nath Kovind took the oath as the 14th
President of India on 25 July 2017. He is the
Q. 17 The part of the Himalayas between
first leader from Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Tista and Dihang rivers is known as _
Sangh to occupy the Office of President of
Himalayas.
India.
Ans. Assam Himalayas

Q. 14 What is the SI unit of Radioactivity?

Q. 18 Who was appointed the youngest
Ans. Becquerel (Bq)
brand ambassador of UNICEF in 2018?

Ans. Hima Das

The number of decays per second, or
activity, from a sample of radioactive nuclei
is measured in becquerel (Bq), after Henri – To inspire and gather the support of
Becquerel. One decay per second equals India’s 253 million adolescents towards the
one becquerel. An older unit is the curie, cause of children and young people,
named after Pierre and Marie Curie. UNICEF India appoints Asian Games Gold
medallist Hima Das as the country’s first
ever Youth Ambassador today in New Delhi.
Q. 15 One question from sources of Indian
Constitution was asked.
Q. 19 Who of the following designed the
“National Flag”?
Q. 16 “Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank” were
Ans. Pingali Venkayya
merged into –
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Ans. Jodhpur

Gandhi first proposed a flag to the Indian

National Congress in 1921. The flag was
Q. 23 Day : Night :: Sky : ?
designed by Pingali Venkayya.
Ans. The Earth

Q. 20 The name “United Nations”, coined by

President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was the Q. 24 Which one of the following museums
president of – is located in Kerala?

Ans. United States Ans. Napier Museum (according to given

options)

The name “United Nations”, coined by

United States President Franklin D. Q. 25 What did DRDO Prepare to diffuse the
Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration Bomb?
by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during Ans. Daksh
the Second World War, when
representatives of 26 nations pledged their
Governments to continue fighting together Daksh is a battery-operated remote-
against the Axis Powers. controlled robot on wheels that was created
with a primary function of bomb recovery.

Q. 21 Which award did “The Soul of a New

Machine” book win? Q. 26 One question from a hoofs animal was
asked.
Ans. Pulitzer Prize

Q. 27 Which of the following events

The book won the 1982 National Book
occurred first in history ?
Award for Nonfiction and a Pulitzer Prize for
General Non-Fiction. Ans. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (according
to given options)

Q. 22 Find odd one out –

Q. 28 One question from the name of
Options – Shimla, Patna, Jodhpur, Kohima
cyclones was asked.
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Ans. According to given options black granite during the reign of

Narasimhadeva-I.

In Australia, a cyclone is called a willy-willy.

Storms forming in the North Atlantic, RRB NTPC 14 March 2021
central North Pacific, and eastern North Morning Shift Questions
Pacific are known as hurricanes. … Storms Q. 1 Which state has the longest state
originating in the South Pacific and Indian highway?
Ocean are tropical cyclones, a term that can
Ans. Maharashtra
also be used more generally to describe all
these storms.
As of 31 March 2016, the total length of
state highways was 176,166 km. As of 31
Q. 29 What was the first online newspaper
March 2016, Maharashtra has the largest
in India ?
share in the total length of SH roads
Ans. The Hindu (22.14%), followed by Karnataka (11.11%),
Gujarat (9.76%), Rajasthan (8.62%) and
Tamil Nadu (6.67%).
“The Hindu” is the first E-newspaper in India
which was launched in 1996. The e-Paper
has been developed by Summit Information Q. 2 International Yoga Day is celebrated
Technologies Ltd. every year on –

Ans. 21st June

Q. 30 Which one of the following is correctly
matched?
Q. 3 Which railway in India was declared as
Ans. Black Pagoda – Konark Sun Temple a UNESCO World Heritage site?

Ans. The Kalka–Shimla Railway (according

to given options)
Konark is a medium town in the Puri district
in the state of Odisha, India. It lies on the
coast by the Bay of Bengal, 60 kilometres
Three railways, the Darjeeling Himalayan
from the capital of the state, Bhubaneswar.
Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and
It is the site of the 13th-century Sun Temple,
the Kalka–Shimla Railway, are collectively
also known as the Black Pagoda, built in
designated as a UNESCO World Heritage
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Site under the name Mountain Railways of The movement was led by Abdul Ghaffar
India. The fourth railway, the Matheran Hill Khan, known locally as Bacha Khan, Badshah
Railway, is on the tentative list of UNESCO Khan, or Sarhadi Gandhi.
World Heritage Sites.
Also called Surkh Posh or “Red Shirts” or
Q. 4 Write the following events according to “red-dressed”, this was originally a social
correct sequence – reform organisation focusing on education
and the elimination of blood feuds; it was
Ans. Champaran Satyagraha, Non-
known as the Anjuman-e-Islah-e Afghania
Cooperation Movement, Quit India
(society for the reformation of
Movement,
Afghans/Pashtoons).

Q. 5 When was the first census conducted in

Q. 8 The first generation computers are
India ?
based on –
Ans. 1872
Ans. Vacuum tubes

A systematic and modern population

Q. 9 Who of the following was not awarded
census, in its present form was conducted
with the Padma Vibhushan 2021?
non synchronously between 1865 and 1872
in different parts of the country. This effort Ans. SP Balasubramaniam (according to
culminating in 1872 has been popularly given options)
labeled as the first population census of
India However, the first synchronous census
in India was held in 1881. Q. 10 When did India become a member of
SCO?
Q. 6 Where is the headquarters of RBI
located? Ans. 2005

Ans. Mumbai
India became an Observer of this
Organisation in 2005. During its
Q. 7 The Red Shirt movement is associated
participation as an Observer, both the CHS
with –
and CHG meetings were attended by Indian
Ans. Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Ministers of External Affairs or Ministers of
Power (keeping in view the high reserves of
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energy—oil, gas, coal, and uranium—in

several SCO countries).
Article 170 provides that the Legislative
While India got full membership of SCO in Assembly of a State shall consist of not
2017. more than 500 and not less than 60
members.

Q. 11 Who composed the Mahabharata in

Sanskrit? Q. 15 When did the first synchronous census
in India was held –
Ans. Krishna-Dwaipayan Vyasa
Ans. 1881

Krishna-Dwaipayan Vyasa, himself a

character in the epic, composed it; as, Q. 16 Which organization works in Leh –
according to tradition, he dictated the Ladakh area for road construction?
verses and Ganesha wrote them down. At
Ans. Border Roads Organisation
100,000 verses, it is the longest epic poem
ever written, generally thought to have
been composed in the 4th century BCE or The sources said various road projects are
earlier. being expedited for movement of troops to
various key areas like Daulat Beg Oldie as
well as Depsang along the Line of Actual
Q. 12 Who of the following has not been a
Control in eastern Ladakh. The Border
member of Loksabha?
Roads Organisation is also working on
Ans. Man Mohan Singh another crucial road connecting Ladakh
with Depsang plains.

Q. 13 One question from the official

language (Hindi) was asked. Q. 17 Which of the following softwares is
used for Classroom Presentation?

Ans. PowerPoint
Q. 14 What is the maximum number of
elected members in the state assembly in
article 170?
PowerPoint is very presenter-driven, much
Ans. 500 like a classroom that is teacher directed.
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Sway can be used to create interactive monastery. Hooke also reported seeing
presentations that don’t necessarily need a similar structures in wood and in other
presenter. PowerPoint has many layout plants.
options; Sway has three. Similarly,
Q. 21 What is the mass ratio of NH3
PowerPoint has thousands of templates;
(Ammonia)?
Sway is limited.
Ans. 14:3

Q. 18 Which river flows in Dadra and Nagar

Haveli? Q. 22 In which district was Mahatma Gandhi
informed about the Champaran
Ans. According to given options
Satyagraha?

Ans. Lucknow (UP)

Q. 19 Who wrote the play Tughlaq?

Ans. Tughlaq (play)

Q. 23 Where is the headquarters of Indira
Gandhi Center for Atomic Research located?

Tughlaq is a 1964 Indian Kannada language Ans. Tamil Nadu

play written by Girish Karnad. The thirteen-
scene play is set during the reign of
Muhammad bin Tughlaq. It was first staged Q. 24 In which month does the General
in Urdu in 1966, as a student production at Assembly of UNO start?
National School of Drama. Most famously, it Ans. Third Tuesday of September
was staged at Purana Qila,Delhi in 1972.

The General Assembly meets annually in a

Q. 20 How did Hooke discover the first cell? regular session that opens on the third
Ans. In cork tissue Tuesday of September, and runs until the
following September.

Hooke had discovered plant cells --

more precisely, what Hooke saw were the Q. 25 The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal
cell walls in cork tissue. In fact, it was Hooke Puraskar 2021 was awarded to –
who coined the term "cells": the boxlike cells Ans. 32 children
of cork reminded him of the cells of a
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Arunachal Pradesh. It lies on the McMahon

Line.
The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
2021 was awarded to 32 children with
exceptional abilities and outstanding
Q. 3 “Paika dance” is performed in which
accomplishments in the fields of scholastic,
state of India?
innovation, arts & culture, sports, social
service and bravery. Ans. Jharkhand state of India

Paika dance is also practiced in the

Jharkhand state of India. This form is done
only by the male members of the society. In
Railway NTPC 14 March 2021 Jharkhand while doing this dance men risk
Phase-V Evening Shift Questions their lives to perform it.
Q. 1 Who gave the word “Pakistan” for the
first time?
Q. 4 Who was the second person in the
Ans. Choudhry Rahmat Ali
world to land on the Moon?

Ans. Aldrin
In 1932, Choudhry Rahmat Ali moved to a
house in Cambridge, on 3 Humberstone
Road. It was in one of the rooms of this Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on
house that he is said to have written the July 21, 1969 (UTC), nineteen minutes after
word ‘Pakstan’ for the first time. Armstrong first touched the surface.
Armstrong and Aldrin became the first and
second people, respectively, to walk on the
Q. 2 Which of the following passes connects Moon.
India, China and Myanmar?.

Ans. Diphu Pass

Q. 5 What is the difference between
Fundamental rights and DPSPs?

Diphu Pass is a mountain pass around the Ans. Fundamental Rights are justiciable, as
area of the disputed tri-point borders of they can be enforced, whereas the directive
India, China, and Myanmar. Diphu Pass is principles are non-justiciable.
also a strategic approach to eastern
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Q. 9 Which hormones encourage plant

cells?
Fundamental Rights are justiciable, as they
can be enforced, whereas the directive Ans. Auxin
principles are non-justiciable, in that, they
are not enforceable in the court of law.
While fundamental rights establish political Q. 10 When was the Lahore Resolution
democracy, directive principles set social passed?
and economic democracy. Ans. 22–24 March 1940

Q. 6 Which of the following was The resolution for the establishment of a

incorporated in Indian in the 44th separate homeland for the Muslims of
constitution amendment? British India passed in the annual session of
Ans. Right to property (article 300 a) the All India Muslim League held in Lahore
on 22–24 March 1940 is a landmark
document of Pakistan’s history.
Q. 7 Who is the acting minister in Lok
Sabha?
Q. 11 “Light Year” is used to measure –
Ans. According to given options
Ans. Distance

Q. 8 Kofi Annan is associated with which

country? Q. 12 One question from scheme was asked.

Ans. Ghana
Q. 13 When was TISCO established?

Kofi Annan was born in Kumasi, Ghana, on Ans. 26 August 1907 at Jamshedpur,
8 April 1938. He is married to Nane and Jharkhand, India.
between them they have three children and
five grandchildren. He died on the 18th of
Q. 14 Which hormone stop growth in
August 2018 at the age of 80 in hospital in
plants?
Bern, Switzerland, after a brief illness.
Ans. Abscisic acid
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The last hormone we will look at is called Q. 19 How many countries were in the UN
abscisic acid, which is a hormone produced in 1945?
in leaves, stems and roots that has the
Ans. 50 Countries
opposite effects of other hormones.
Abscisic acid is also called ABA. It most
notably inhibits growth. The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by
the representatives of the 50 countries.
Poland, which was not represented at the
Q. 15 Where all deleted files will be stored
Conference, signed it later and became one
in computer?
of the original 51 Member States.
Ans. Recycle Bin

Q. 20 Who gave the preamble of Indian

If you delete a file or folder from the Constitution?
desktop or from the hard disk, it goes into
Ans. Pt. Nehru
the Recycle Bin. The Recycle Bin, located on
your desktop, is a temporary storage area
for deleted files. In its seventy years of history, the Preamble
came to be known as an adaptation of the
Objectives Resolution that Nehru had
Q. 16 Writer : Pen :: Animal : ?
proposed and successfully passed in the
Ans. According to given options Assembly. While Ambedkar enjoyed being
the ‘Father of the Constitution’, the
Preamble’s authorship was primarily
Q. 17 Find odd one out – attributed to Nehru.
Options – Cow, Buffalo, Cat, Goat

Q. 21 One question from “Asiatic Cheetah”

Q. 18 Which of the following nuclear plants was asked.
is located in Uttar Pradesh?

Ans. Narora Nuclear Plant Q. 22 In 2019, Shashi Tharoor received the

Sahitya Academy Award for which book?

Ans. An Era of Darkness

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Q. 26 Who of the following founded the

WWW?
In 2019, Shashi Tharoor received the Sahitya
Academy Award for his book An Era of Ans. Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Darkness in a non-fiction category in
English language.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World
Wide Web in 1989. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a
Q. 23 Who is called the father of modern British computer scientist.
Genetics?

Ans. Gregor Mendel

Q. 24 “Ezra cup” is associated with which RRB NTPC 15 March 2021 GK

sports? Questions Morning Shift
Ans. Polo Q.1 When was Kolkata Metro started?

Ans. 24th October 1984

The Ezra Cup is a popular polo tournament
conducted annually in India by the Calcutta
The first metro line in India was completed
Polo Club. It is claimed that it is the first
on 24th October 1984, a stretch of about 3.4
official polo trophy in history.
km between Esplanade and Bhowanipur
(Netaji Bhavan), thrown open for the Public.
The Metro Railway, Kolkata was constructed
Q. 25 When were the caves of ‘Bhimbetka’
progressively from 1972 to 2013.
discovered?

Ans. 1958
Q. 2 Ramsar Convention is related to –

Ans. Wetlands
Dr V. S. Wakankar (one of the most
renowned archeologists), discovered these
caves in 1958. The word ‘Bhimbetka’,
The Convention on Wetlands of
derived from ‘Bhim Baitka’.
International Importance, more commonly
known as the Ramsar Convention, is an
international agreement promoting the
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conservation and wise use of wetlands. It is Deputy Speaker of the House of the People
the only global treaty to focus on a single and the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman
ecosystem. of the Council of States and the Speaker etc.

Q. 3 What is Article 17 in Right to equality? Q. 6 When was the battle of Haldighati

fought?
Ans. Abolition of Untouchability
Ans. 18 June 1576

Untouchability is abolished and its practice

in any form is forbidden. The enforcement The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought
of any disability arising out of on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and
Untouchability shall be an offence archers supporting the Rana of Mewar,
punishable in accordance with law. Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal emperor
Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.

Q. 4 Where will the Olympics Games 2024

(summer) be held? Q. 7 Mouse,……… is an input device?

Ans. Paris Ans. Scanner

The Session of the International Olympic Q. 8 Where is the headquarters of NEERI

Committee (IOC) meeting in Lima, Peru, located?
elected Paris as host city of the Games of
Ans. Nagpur
the XXXIII Olympiad 2024 and Los Angeles
as the host city of the Games of the XXXIV
Olympiad 2028. “Congratulations to Paris CSIR-NEERI is functioning with
2024 and Los Angeles 2028. Headquarters at Nagpur and five Zonal
Laboratories located at Mumbai, Kolkata,
Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Q. 5 What does the Second Schedule of
Indian Constitution relate to –

Ans. The second schedule contains Q. 9 Which pass connects Kullu -Manali?
provisions of salary of the President, Ans. Rohtang pass
Governors of States, Speaker and the
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A molecule of sucrose (C12H22O11) has 12

carbon atoms, 22 hydrogen atoms and 11
It is a high mountain pass (elevation 3,980
oxygen atoms. The subscripts also indicate
m (13,058 ft)) on the eastern end of the Pir
the ratios of the elements. A dozen CO2
Panjal Range of the Himalayas around 51
molecules have one dozen carbon atoms
km (32 mi) from Manali. … It connects the
and two dozen oxygen atoms.
Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys
of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Q. 14 Which of the following has the highest

density?
Q. 10 Which one of the following is a
Maharatna Company? Ans. Platinum

Ans. BHEL

Q. 15 Which country is the largest producer

of Uranium?
Q. 11 “August Revolution” is related to –
Ans. Kazakhstan
Ans. Quit India Movement

Kazakhstan produces the largest share of

Q. 12 Which vitamin is rich in cobalt?
uranium from mines (42% of world supply
Ans. Vitamin B12 from mines in 2019), followed by Canada
(13%) and Australia (12%).

Cobalt is a major part of the structure of

vitamin B12. Therefore, if you get enough Q. 16 One question from “EMISAT Satellite”
vitamin B12, you will also get enough was asked.
cobalt. Adults need about 0.0015mg (1.5
micrograms) of vitamin B12 a day.
Q. 17 Durand Cup is associated with which
sports?
Q. 13 How many atoms of carbon are in
Ans. Football
sucrose?

Ans. 12
The Durand Cup is a prestigious football
tournament of India and is the oldest
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tournament in Asia and 3rd oldest in the

world after Football Association Cup of
Babur had taken the Tulugama warfare
England and Scotland Football Association
method from the Ujabekon. In the battle of
Cup.
Panipat, Babar’s artillery was led by two
qualified Turkish officers named Ustad Ali
and Mustafa Khan.
Q. 18 Which article deals with the ordinance
making power of the President?

Ans. Article 123 Q. 22 Who won the “All England Open

Badminton Championships 2019”?

Ans. Kento Momota

Article 123 deals with the ordinance making
power of the President. President has many
legislative powers and this power is one of
Q. 23 In which field did Muhammad Yunus
them. He can only promulgate the
win the Nobel Prize?
ordinance under these circumstances:
When both the houses or either of the Ans. Nobel Peace Prize
house is not in session.

Q. 24 One question from Lysosomes was

Q. 19 Find odd one out – asked.

Options – Dhaka, Kathmandu, Karanchi,

Thimphu Q. 25 Where was the G-7 summit 2019 held?
Ans. Karanchi Ans. France

Q. 20 To whom did Akbar give the title of Q. 26 Ten Nibble equals to –

the “Zarrin Qalam”?
Ans. 40 Bits
Ans. Muhammad Husayn al-Katib Kashmiri

Q. 27 Which one of the following is not a

Q. 21 Who adopted the policy of the GST slab?
Tulugama battle?
Ans. 10%
Ans. Babur
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western Telangana state, southern India.

From 1518 to 1591 it was the capital of the
Q. 28 When was NHAI established?
Quṭb Shāhī kingdom (1518–1687), one of
Ans. 1988 five Muslim sultanates of the Deccan.

National Highways Authority of India Q. 2 Where was the COP -25 summit held?
(NHAI) was constituted by an Act of
Ans. Chile
Parliament in 1988 under the administrative
control of the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways NHAI has been set up as a
The UN Climate Change Conference COP
Central Authority to develop, maintain and
25 (2 – 13 December 2019) took place under
manage the National Highways entrusted to
the Presidency of the Government of Chile
it by the Government of India.
and was held with logistical support from
the Government of Spain.

Q. 29 What is the unit for measuring ozone Q. 3 Where is Kakrapar Nuclear Plant
concentration? located?

Ans. Dobson Unit Ans. Gujarat

The Dobson Unit is the most common unit Q. 4 Where is the headquarters of Bharat
for measuring ozone concentration. Electronics Limited located?

Ans. Bengaluru

Railway NTPC Exam 15-03-2021 Q. 5 What is ore of Lead?

Evening Shift Questions
Ans. Galena
Q. 1 Where is Golconda located?

Ans. Telangana
Galena, also called lead glance, is the
natural mineral form of lead(II) sulfide (PbS).
Golconda, also spelled Golkonda or It is the most important ore of lead and an
Golkunda, historic fortress and ruined city important source of silver. Galena is one of
lying 5 miles (8 km) west of Hyderabad in
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the most abundant and widely distributed through the National Apprenticeship
sulfide minerals. Promotional Scheme (NAPS).

Q. 6 “PARAM – 8000” was launched in which Q. 11 Where will Asian Games 2022 be held?
year?
Ans. Hangzhou (China)
Ans. 1991

Q. 12 What is the SI Unit of Pressure?

Q. 7 Which one of the following slogans is
Ans. Pascal
not correctly matched ?

Ans. Do or Die – Bhagat Singh

Q. 13 What is the unit to measure the speed
of the CPU?
Q. 8 The Champaran Satyagraha is related
Ans. gigahertz
to –

Ans. Indigo Farming

The clock speed measures the number of
cycles your CPU executes per second,
Q. 9 Which one of the following books has measured in GHz (gigahertz). A “cycle” is
been authored by ” Abul Kalam Azad”? technically a pulse synchronized by an
internal oscillator, but for our purposes,
Ans. India Wins Freedom
they’re a basic unit that helps understand a
CPU’s speed.
Q. 10 SHREYAS Scheme is related to –

Ans. Higher Educatio Q. 14 Article – 21 is related to –

Ans. Article 21 of the Constitution

Scheme for Higher Education Youth in guarantees life and personal liberty to all
Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) is a persons.
central government scheme for providing
industry apprenticeship opportunities to
It guarantees the right of persons to life
the general graduates exiting in April 2019
with human dignity. Therein are included, all
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the aspects of life which go to make a Options – Admiral, Colonel, General,

person's life meaningful, complete and Brigadier
worth living.
Ans. Admiral
Q. 15 Which one of the following
statements is correct regarding article “51-
A”? Q. 20 Where is the YellowStone National
Park located?
Ans. According to given options
Ans. USA

Q. 16 Who coined the term “Byte”?

Q. 21 Which one of the following is an
Ans. Werner Buchholz
example of Sublimation?

Ans. Iodine
Q. 17 Where is Sri Padmanabhaswamy
temple situated?
Q. 22 One question from Amoeba was
Ans. Thiruvananthapuram
asked.

The Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu

Q. 23 Which one of the following is not a
temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, the
member of BIMSTEC?
state capital of Kerala, India. The name of
the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Ans. Srilanka
Malayalam translates to “The City of Lord
Ananta”, (City of the Divine Serpent)
Q. 24 Which of the following states does not
referring to the deity of the
share its boundary with Maharashtra?
Padmanabhaswamy temple.
Ans. Odisha

Q. 18 Fullerene is the allotrope of –

Q. 25 Who of the following has been
Ans. Carbon
appointed as the new advocate of
Sustainable Development Goal?
Q. 19 Find odd one out – Ans. Actress Dia Mirza
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shared the prize with Michel Mayor and

Didier Queloz for their discovery of an
Indian actress Dia Mirza and Alibaba chief
exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star. ... Peebles
Jack Ma are among the 17 global public
has described himself as a convinced
figures appointed by UN Secretary-General
agnostic.
Antonio Guterres as the new advocates to
drive action and solidify global political will Q. 3 Who said the slogan, ‘Swaraj is my
for the ambitious Sustainable Development birthright and I shall have it’?
Goals (SDGs).
Ans. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak

RRB NTPC 19 March 2021

Morning Shift Questions Lokmanya Tilak’s slogan ‘Swaraj is my birth
right and I shall have it’ caught the
Q. 1 Which device is used to connect the
imagination of a country fighting to free
Internet via telephone lines?
itself from colonial rule. Lokmanya Bal
Ans. Modem Gangadhar Tilak died on August 1, 1920 in
Mumbai.

A digital subscriber line (DSL) modem is a

device used to connect a computer or Q. 4 Who of the following got Rajiv Gandhi
router to a telephone line which provides Khel Ratna award in 2019?
the digital subscriber line service for
Ans. Bajrang Punia (According to given
connection to the Internet, which is often
options)
called DSL broadband.

National Sports Awards -2019 announced

Q. 2 James Peebles was awarded half of the
Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik to get Rajiv
Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 for –
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Ans. Theoretical discoveries in physical
cosmology.
Q. 5 How long is the term for each non-
permanent member in UNO ?
Peebles was awarded half of the Nobel
Ans. Two years
Prize in Physics in 2019 for his theoretical
discoveries in physical cosmology. He
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The non-permanent members are elected

for two-year terms — so every year, the
Q. 9 Who invented Paper?
General Assembly elects five non-
permanent members out of the total 10. Ans. Cai Lun

Q. 6 When did Gandhiji return from South

Africa? The Han dynasty Chinese court official Cai
Ans. January 9, 1915 Lun (c. 50–121 CE) is credited as the inventor
of a method of papermaking (inspired by
wasps and bees) using rags and other plant
After over 21 years stay in South Africa, fibers in 105 CE.
Gandhi returned to India on January 9, 1915
with his wife Kasturba. He had been in
London the previous year to treat a severe Q. 10 What is LOGO in the computer?
bout of pleurisy, a lung inflammation. His Ans. Computer Programming Language
doctors advised him to return to India to
escape the English winter.
Logo is a simple computer programming
language which can be used to control
Q. 7 Which state of India has been devices. For example, a small robot known
incorporated in Article 371a? as a turtle can be moved around the floor
Ans. Nagaland using a logo. Logo is often used with a
screen turtle, which is an object on the
screen used to simulate how a turtle moves
Q. 8 “Electric Charge” is measured by which around the floor.
device?

Ans. Electrometer
Q. 11 What is the tenure of judges in the
International Court of Justice?

An electrometer is an electrical instrument Ans. Nine years

for measuring electric charge or electrical
potential difference. There are many
different types, ranging from historical Q. 12 What was the first satellite of India?
handmade mechanical instruments to high- Ans. Aryabhatta spacecraft
precision electronic devices.
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Q. 17 Which one of the following

statements is not correctly matched?
The Aryabhatta spacecraft, named after the
famous Indian astronomer, was India’s first Ans. Nilgiri – Karnataka
satellite; it was completely designed and
fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet
Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar on Q. 18 Which railway station has the highest
April 19, 1975. number of platforms?

Ans. Howrah Railway Station

Q. 13 Where did Gautam Budhha obtain his

enlightenment? Howrah Railway Station is the busiest
Ans. Bodh Gaya railway station in terms of passenger
volume per day and its 23 platforms are
serving more than a million passengers.
According to Buddhist tradition, he Howrah Junction also has the largest
obtained his enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, number of railway platforms in India and
gave his first sermon in Sarnath, and died in one of the busiest railway platforms too.
Kushinagar.

Q. 19 What is the shape of the great bath of

Q. 14 One question from the “INSAT Mohenjo Daro?
satellite” was asked.
Ans. Rectangular

Q. 15 Which one of the following

The Great Bath was the most impressive
statements is not correctly matched?
building structure found in the citadel of
Ans. Jelepla – Jammu Kashmir Mohenjodaro. It is rectangular in shape just
like a swimming pool. It was made of baked
bricks. A layer of tar and bitumen was used
Q. 16 Which of the following institutions to make it watertight.
funded for the second phase of Mumbai
Metro?
Q. 20 Sonal Mansingh is associated with
Ans. Asian Development Bank
which dance?
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Ans. Bharatanatyam Jafar, the commander of Nawab’s army, Siraj

lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757.

Sonal Mansingh (born 30 April 1944) is an

Indian classical dancer and Guru Q. 3 The Arun and Barun rivers are the
Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. tributary of which river?
She has been nominated by the President of
Ans. Kosi river
India to become a Member of parliament,
Rajya Sabha.
The Barun River is a tributary of the Arun
River and is part of the Kosi river system in
RRB NTPC 21 March 2021
Morning Shift Questions pdf Nepal.

Q.1 Which is the smallest Dwarf Planet in

the solar system ? Q. 4 Who was the mission director during
Ans. Ceres ( according to given options) Chandrayaan – 2?

Ans. Ritu Karidhal

Hygiea is the smallest dwarf planet in the

solar system, as researchers report in Nature Vanitha and her team were responsible for
Astronomy, taking the position from Ceres, all the systems on Chandrayaan-2, whose
which has a diameter of 950 kilometers. lander failed to soft-land on Moon on
Pluto is the largest dwarf planet, with a September 7, while Ritu, whose team was
diameter of 2,400 kilometers. responsible for the mission, continues to be
MD for Chandrayaan-3.

Q. 2 Who of the following cheated

Sirajuddaula in the battle of Plassey? Q. 5 The temples built in north India are
Ans. Mir Jafar made of which style?

Ans. Nagara style (according to given

options)
Siraj succeeded his maternal grandfather,
Alivardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in
April 1756 at the age of 23. Betrayed by Mir Q. 6 What is the molecular Mass of water?
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Ans. 18.01528 g/mol ( Formula – H2O) The Nobel Prize in Physics 1922 was
awarded to Niels Henrik David Bohr “for his
services in the investigation of the structure
Q. 7 Who has been the chairperson of the of atoms and of the radiation emanating
National Commission for Backward Classes from them.”
in 2020?

Ans. Dr. Bhagwan Lal Sahni

Q. 12 In which state of India is the rooftop
rainwater harvesting made legally
Q. 8 One question from Periodic Table was compulsory?
asked. Ans. India Tamil Nadu

Q. 9 Which one of the following is not India. Tamil Nadu was the first state to make
correctly matched? rainwater harvesting compulsory for every
Ans. UNEP – Geneva building to avoid groundwater depletion.
The project was launched in 2001 and has
been implemented in all rural areas of Tamil
Q. 10 Which one of the following is Nadu.
invertebrates?

Ans. Arthropoda (According to given

Q. 13 What type of economy is privately
options)
owned?

Ans. Capitalism market economy

Invertebrates are animals that neither
possess nor develop a vertebral column
derived from the notochord. Capitalism is an economic system in which
the means of production are privately
owned. is an economic system in which the
Q. 11 Who got the Nobel Prize for the means of production are privately owned.
discovery of “Structure of Atoms” in 1922? By means of production, we mean
everything—land, tools, technology, and so
Ans. Niels Henrik David Bohr
forth—that is needed to produce goods and
services.
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Q. 19 Who of the following launched India’s

first-ever CNG tractor?
Q. 14 Which of the following two countries
developed the Barak missile? Ans. Nitin Gadkari

Ans. India and Israel

Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari

launched India's first-ever Compressed
Currently, there are three variants of the
Natural Gas (CNG) tractor on Friday. Here's
Barak-8 system. The first one is called Barak
all you need to know about India's first-ever
8 AMD/LRSAM, which is a naval air defence
CNG tractor.
system, originally designed for the Israeli
Navy and currently used by other countries Q. 20 Which is called the Long Haul
including India. network?

Ans. Wide Area Network (WAN)

Q. 15 India’s first Nuclear Plant was

developed with the association of –
Q. 21 Which one of the following
Ans. USA statements is wrong ?

Ans. Mars – 4 Moons (according to given

options)
Q. 16 Find odd one out –

Options – Mammals, Aves, Amphibians,

Q. 22 In which constitution amendment
Ans. Amphibians
Delhi was declared as the national capital ?

Ans. The Sixty-ninth Amendment .

Q. 17 Which one of the following
statements is wrong ?
69th. Insert articles 239AA and 239AB. 1
Ans. One EB = 1024 TBs
February 1991. To provide for a legislative
assembly and council of ministers for
Q. 18 Who of the following introduced the ” National Capital Territory of Delhi. Delhi
Paramountcy Doctrine”? continues to be a Union Territory.

Ans. Lord Canning

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Q. 23 Which one of the following is the Earth's axial tilt (also known as the obliquity
smallest according to classification of of the ecliptic) is about 23.5 degrees. Due to
animals? this axial tilt, the sun shines on different
latitudes at different angles throughout the
Ans. Species (according to given options)
year.

Q. 3 Where is the headquarters of SAARC

Q. 24 National Consumer day is observed located?
every year on –
Ans. Kathmandu (Nepal)
Ans. 24th October

Q. 4 Who was appointed as the president of

2021 Asian Cricket Council(ACC)?

Ans. Jay Shah

RRB NTPC 21-03-2021 Evening
Shift Questions pdf
Q. 5 Who was the youngest brand
Q. 1 Jim Corbett National Park was opened
ambassador of UNICEF in 2018?
for the conservation of which animal?
Ans. Hima Das
Ans. Bengal tiger

Q. 6 What is found between the Nucleus

Chital in Corbett National Park,
and cell membrane?
Uttarakhand, India. The park was
established mainly for the protection of the Ans. cytoplasm
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris); it is there
that India’s Project Tiger was established in
1973 to provide havens for tigers in the In eukaryotic cells, which have a nucleus, the
country’s national parks. cytoplasm is everything between the
plasma membrane and the nuclear
envelope.
Q. 2 How many degrees the earth is tilted
on its axis.
Q. 7 How many colours are there in 16 bits?
Ans. 23.5 degrees
Ans. 65536
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remit or commute the sentence of any

person convicted of any offence.
When all 16 bits are used, one of the
components (usually green, see below) gets
an extra bit, allowing 64 levels of intensity
Q. 12 Laboratory : Manual :: Library 😕
for that component, and a total of 65536
available colors. Ans. according to given options

Q. 8 When was “The Bengal Gazette

newspaper started? Q. 13 Who was the chief Justice of India
Ans. 1779 before Ranjan Gogoi?

Ans. Dipak Misra

Q. 9 Who of the following founded the

Maratha newspaper? Q. 14 The “Hope mission” is associated with
Ans. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak which country?

Ans. The United Arab Emirates

Q. 10 Bile juice is a fluid that is made and

released by – The United Arab Emirates' Hope mission
Ans. Liver has returned its first picture of Mars. The
spacecraft entered into an orbit around the
Red Planet on Tuesday, making the UAE the
Bile is a fluid that is made and released by first Arab nation in history to have a
the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile scientific presence at Earth's near
helps with digestion. It breaks down fats neighbour.
into fatty acids, which can be taken into the
Q. 15 What was the old name of Babur?
body by the digestive tract.
Ans. Zahir-ud-din

Q. 11 Article 72 of Indian Constitution is

related to – Q. 16 The Suez Canal connects –

Ans. Article 72 empowers the President the Ans. The Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites
or remissions of punishment or to suspend,
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The Suez Canal connects the

Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, making
Q. 23 The Jain Temple of Dilwara is
it the shortest maritime route to Asia from
associated with –
Europe.
Ans. Adinatha
Q. 17 Where is the headquarters of
Redcross located?

Ans. Geneva (Switzerland) Q. 24 The Hudson River paases through

which city?

Ans. New York

Q. 18 Which one of the following is not a
classical dance?

Ans. According to given options Q. 25 Find odd one out –

Ans. According to given options

Q. 19 Find odd one out –

Options – Ohm, Pascal, Time, Volt Q. 26 When was the “One Stop Shop
Scheme”?
Ans. Time
Ans. July 2020

Q. 20 When was the service tax introduced

in India for the first time? Q. 27 Who coined the term ” Homo sapiens?

Ans. 1994 Ans. Carl Linnaeus

Q. 21 Which institution launched the “SHRI Q. 28 Who is known as the father of Indian
SHAKTI” satellite? Railways?

Ans. Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering Ans. Lord Dalhousie

&Technology?

Q. 29 How long does it take Sunlight to

Q. 22 Which of the following countries do reach the Earth?
not share its boundary with India? Ans. 8 minutes and 20 seconds
Ans. Tajikistan
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On October 17, 1940, the Father of the

Nation, Mahatma Gandhi had chosen
Sunlight travels at the speed of light.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave as the first satyagrahi
Photons emitted from the surface of the
(proponent of satyagraha) to start personal
Sun need to travel across the vacuum of
satyagraha (movement which meant
space to reach our eyes. The short answer is
holding to the truth) and Jawaharlal Nehru
that it takes sunlight an average of 8
as the second.
minutes and 20 seconds to travel from the
Sun to the Earth. Q. 4 ‘Citrus Canker” disease is caused by –

Ans. Bacteria
RRB NTPC 27th March 2021
Morning Shift GK Questions
Citrus canker, caused by the bacterium
Q. 1 When was “Right to property” removed
Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, affects the
from the list of fundamental rights?
leaves, twigs and fruit of citrus plants
Ans. 1978 (The 44th Amendment) causing the leaves to drop and unripe fruit
to fall to the ground. All types of citrus are
affected by the disease. Citrus canker is
The 44th Amendment of 1978 removed the most severe in hot, wet areas.
right to property from the list of
fundamental rights. A new provision, Article
300-A, was added to the constitution, which Q. 5 Which one of the following is not a
provided that “no person shall be deprived scalar quantity?
of his property save by authority of law”.
Ans. Force (according to given options)

Q. 2 What is the correct full form of LED?

Q. 6 Which one of the following rivers does
Ans. Light Emitting Diode not origin from the Western Ghats?

Ans. Tapi river

Q. 3 Who was the second Satyagrahi of

individual Satyagraha in 1940?
Q. 7 Harappa civilization is located on the
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru bank of which river?

Ans. Ravi River (according to given options)

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Options – Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, Moon

Q. 8 When was the “First Five year plan” Ans. Moon

launched?

Ans. 1951
Q. 14 The Hemavati river is a tributary of
which river?

Q. 9 When was the “National Green Tribunal Ans. Kaveri

(NGT)” formed?

Ans. 18 October, 2010

The Hemavati is a river in Karnataka,
southern India, an important tributary of the
Kaveri.
Q. 10 Bauxite ore is the world’s primary
source of – Q. 15 One question from ISRO was asked.

Ans. Aluminum

Q. 16 When was the Vijayanagar empire

established?
Bauxite ore is the world’s primary source of
aluminum. The ore must first be chemically Ans. 14th century
processed to produce alumina (aluminum
oxide). Alumina is then smelted using an
electrolysis process to produce pure When Muhammad Tughlaq was losing his
aluminum metal. power in Deccan, the two Hindu princes,
Harihar and Bukka founded an independent
kingdom in the region between the river
Q. 11 Bangladesh : Kabaddi :: Volleyball : ? Krishna and Tungabhadra in 1336.

Ans. Nepal

Q. 17 Which film won the best film award in

the 91st Academy Awards?
Q. 12 Which one of the following is an
output device? Ans. Green book

Ans. Printer (according to given options)

Q. 18 International Day of Girl Child

celebrated on –
Q. 13 Find odd one out –
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Ans. 11th October Ans. 2004

Q. 19 Find odd one out – Q. 24 Who of the following take part in the
election of the President of India?
Options – Thimphu, Agartala, Koihima,
Aizawl Ans. Members of Parliament

Ans. Thimphu

Q. 25 Which mirror is used in case of

Shaving?
Q. 20 Which of the following dances is a
story play? Ans. Concave mirror

Ans. Kathakali

A concave mirror is used in the case of

shaving mirror because when the concave
Kathakali (Malayalam: കഥകളി) is a
mirror is placed very close to the object, a
major form of classical Indian dance. It is a
magnified and virtual image is obtained.
“story play” genre of art, but one
distinguished by the elaborately colorful Q. 26 What is the rank of India in Global
make-up, costumes and face masks that the Innovation index 2020?
traditionally male actor-dancers wear. Ans. 48th

Q. 21 When did the nationalisation of RBI Q. 27 Who is the writer of “A brief History of
banks take place? Time”?
Ans. 1949 Ans. Stephen Hawking

Q. 22 Older alluvial soils is called – Q. 28 Who was the first woman to walk in
Ans. Bangar space?

Ans. Kalpna Chawla

Q. 23 One question from the biodiversity

plan was asked.? Q. 29 What is the distance between the Sun
and the Earth?
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Ans. According to given options

Q. 30 Who is called the Shakespeare of

India? 27 March 2021 Evening Shift RRB
Ans. Kalidas NTPC Questions
Q. 1 Which of the following buildings was
built by Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens?
Q. 31 Where has Fast Breeder Reactor been
Ans. India Gate
established?

Ans. Kalpakkam, India

India Gate, an important monument of the
city, is a memorial built in commemoration
The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) of more than 80,000 Indian soldiers who
is a 500 MWe fast breeder nuclear reactor were killed during World War I. The
presently being constructed at the Madras monument is an imposing 42 meters high
Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam, India. arch and was designed by the famous
The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic architect Edwin Lutyens. India gate was
Research (IGCAR) is responsible for the earlier named All India War Memorial.
design of this reactor.

Q. 2 The Manipuri dance is dedicated to

Q. 32 Who of the following joined the all which God?
round table conference?
Ans. Krishna
Ans. Br. Ambedkar

Themes are generally taken from episodes

Ambedkar, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Sir Tej in the life of Krishna, the pastoral god.
Bahadur Sapru, V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, Sir Manipuri-style performance of Indian
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, K. T. Paul and classical dance. Raslila, a dance-drama
Mirabehn are key participants from India. By based on scenes from the life of Krishna,
the 1930s, many British politicians believed performed in the manipuri style, India.
that India needed to move towards
dominion status.
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Q. 3 How many atoms of carbon are there Q. 7 Which One question from Word
in glucose? Formatting was asked.

Ans. 6 carbon atoms

Q. 8 Which article of the Indian Constitution

is related to “Right to life”?
This molecule of the sugar glucose consists
of 6 carbon atoms bonded together as a Ans. Article 21
chain with additional atoms of oxygen and
hydrogen.
Article 21 of this part states that “No person
shall be deprived of his life or personal
Q. 4 The Chauri Chaura incident is related to liberty except according to the procedure
which district? established by law”, and this is known as the
Right to Life and Personal Liberty.
Ans. Gorakhpur district

Q. 9 Find odd one out –

The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 4
February 1922 in Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur Options – Hour, Minute, Second, Time
district of the United Province, British India
Ans. Time
(present-day Uttar Pradesh, India).

Q. 10 When was the word ‘UNO” coined?

Q. 5 Find odd one out –
Ans. 1 January 1942
Options – Sowing, Harvesting , Weeding,
Rain

Ans. Rain The name “United Nations”, coined by

United States President Franklin D.
Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration
Q. 6 What is the correct full form of GEO? by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during
the Second World War, when
Ans. Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
representatives of 26 nations pledged their
(according to given options)
Governments to continue fighting together
against the Axis Powers.
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Q. 11 The director General of WTO, Ngozi

Okonjo-Iweala belongs to which country?
Q. 16 Which city will host Asian Youth
Ans. Nigeria Women Handball Championship 2019?

Ans. Jaipur

WTO members made history today (15

February) when the General Council agreed
Jaipur will host the 8th Asian Youth Women
by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Handball Championship in which 10 teams,
of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh
including defending champions South
Director-General. When she takes office on
Korea, will be participating.
1 March, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the
first woman and the first African to be
chosen as Director-General. Q. 17 What is the main work of Phloem in
plants?

Q. 12 Which one of the following is not a Ans. Transport of Glucose and Sucrose
member of SAARC? (according to given options)

Ans. Iran (according to given options)

Phloem is the vascular plant tissue
responsible for the transport and
Q. 13 Which is the world’s largest salt
distribution of sugars produced by the
desert?
photosynthesis.
Ans. Thar Desert

Q. 18 ‘AAKASH” is a type of Missile-

Q. 14 The Suez Canal is associated with
Ans. Surface to Air
which country?

Ans. Egypt
Q. 19 Which shortcut key is used for
formatting the paragraph in MS Word?
Q. 15 What is the chemical name of
Ans. Ctrl + M
Propane?

Ans. The chemical formula for propane is

C3H8.
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In Microsoft Word and other word Q. 25 Which one of the following is included
processor programs, pressing Ctrl + M in the world list of biosphere reserves of
indents the paragraph. If you press this Unesco?
keyboard shortcut more than once, it
Ans. Sundarban Biosphere reserves.
continues to indent further.

Q. 20 One question from dance was asked.

Q. 26 Which animal is the source of the
world’s lightest wool?
Q. 21 Who is the vice chairman of NITI
Ans. Chiru
Aayog 2020?

Ans. Dr. Rajiv Kumar

Q. 27 Which slogan was given by Muslim
League in 1943?
Dr. Rajiv Kumar is Vice Chairman, NITI
Ans. Divide and Quit
Aayog, in the rank and status of a Cabinet
Minister. He also serves as the Chancellor of
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Divide and Quit slogan by all india muslim
Pune. league in Lahore,1943.
Q. 22 What is the dimension of 2000 rupee
note?
Q. 28 Who was the leader in Lucknow
Ans. 66 mm × 166 mm during the revolt of 1857?

Ans. Begum Hazrat Mahal’s

The colour of the note is magenta and the
size is 66 mm × 166 mm.
During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, from
Q. 23 One question from the five year plan 1857 to 1858, Begum Hazrat Mahal's band
was asked. of supporters, led by Raja Jalal Singh,
rebelled against the forces of the British;
later, they seized control of Lucknow and
Q. 24 Where is Liquid Hydrogen Refuel of
she declared her son, Birjis Qadr, as the ruler
ISRO located?
(Wali) of Awadh.
Ans. According to given options
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