28th Dec. to 13th Jan. 2021. RRB NTPC All Shift Exam General Awareness/ Current Affairs Questions

RRB NTPC All Shift Exam General Awareness/ Current Affairs Questions from 28th Dec. 2020 to 13th Jan. 2021.

RRB NTPC 2020-21 Exam Memory Based General Awareness (GA) Questions with Ans:-

RRB NTPC 2020 Exam will be conducted for around 28 lakh Candidates in Phase-II from 28th Dec. 2020 to 13th Jan. 2021.

✍ Which of the following is India’s longest Road Tunnel ?

Ans.:- Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel, also known as Syama Tunnel, and formerly as Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, J&K, India.

✍ On which date 1857 revolt started ?

Ans.:- 10th May 1857

✍National Technology Day is celebrated on:

Ans.:- May 11

✍Gandhisagar Dam is on which river?

Ans.:- Chambal River

✍Which of the following is India’s longest Highway tunnel  ?

Ans.:- Atal tunnel is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 ft. This 9.02 km long tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul & Spiti Valley throughout the year.

✍UNICEF Headquarters ?

Ans.:- New York, United States.

Who was the president of the Indian National Congress in 1924 ?

Ans.:- Mahatma Gandhi

✍Sambhar Lake is located in which State ?

Ans.:- The Sambhar Salt Lake, India’s largest inland salt lake, is located 80 km southwest of the city of Jaipur and 64 km northeast of Ajmer, Rajasthan.

✍ MGNREGA established on which date ?

Ans.:- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was notified through the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Notification dated September 7, 2005; it came into force on February 2, 2006 in 200 backward districts.

✍ Question related to Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana ?

Ans.:- Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a savings scheme launched back in 2015.

✍ Capital of Indonesia:

Ans.:- Jakarta

✍ Article 21 of the Indian Constitution is related to ?

Ans.:- Right to Life – No person can be discriminated against related to sex, gender, caste or religion. Every citizen of India has the right to life under Article 21.

✍ White Revolution related Question ?

Ans.:- White Revolution or Operation Flood started in the year 1970 and was aimed to create a nationwide milk grid. It was a rural development programmed initiated by NDDB – National Dairy Development Board of India.

✍ How many nuclear reactors in India till November 2020 ?

Ans;- 22 nuclear reactors

✍ MSP is decided by whom?

Ans.:- Based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Government of India, declares Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 22 crops before their sowing seasons.

22 nuclear reactorsWho is the ICC Cricketer of the year 2020 ?

Ans.:- Virat Kohli

✍ RBI Act ?

Ans.:- Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 is the legislative act under the RBI was formed. This act along with the Companies Act, which was amended in 1936, were meant to provide a framework for the supervision of banking firms in India.

✍ Simon Commission related Question ?

Ans.:- Conservative government under Stanley Baldwin to report on the working of the Indian constitution established by the Government of India Act of 1919. The commission consisted of seven members—four Conservatives, two Labourites, and one Liberal—under the joint chairmanship of the distinguished Liberal lawyer, Sir John Simon, and Clement Attlee, the future prime minister. Its composition met with a storm of criticism in India because Indians were excluded.

✍ Sardar Sarovar Dam is on which river ?

Ans.:- Narmada

✍ Where is the Headquarters of DRDO located  ?

Ans.:- New Delhi

✍ What is the full form of URL ?

Ans.:- Uniform Resource Locator

✍ Pokhran Test was held in which year ?

Ans.:- 1974

✍ Godavari River originates from-

Ans.:- Trimbakeshwar – The Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra about 80 km from the Arabian Sea at an elevation of 1,067 m. The total length of Godavari from its origin to outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,465 km.

✍ Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)Launched in ?

Ans.:- May 2015

 ✍ Sanchi Stupa made by:

Ans.:- Ashoka

✍When did Indian Hockey Team last won Gold medal in which Olympic ?

Ans.:- 29th July 1980

✍ Which of the following First Bank of India ?

.Ans.:- Bank of Hindustan

✍ How many nuclear weapons have been tested in India ?

Ans.:- 6 Devices fired and 3 Tests

✍ When the Indian Constitution did come into an amendment ?

Ans.:- 18 June 1951 – The formal title of the amendment is the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951.

✍ What was the name of the horse of Maharana Pratap Singh ?

Ans.:- Chetak

✍ First international cricket match was played between ?

Ans.:- The first ever international cricket was played between the USA and Canada in 1844 at the St George’s Cricket Club in New York

✍ Which river is known as Bengal’s sorrow?

Ans.:- Damodar River.

✍. Who gave the slogan “do or die”?

Ans.:- Mahatma Gandhi

✍ Karnam Malleswari is associated with which sport?

Ans.:- Weightlifting

✍ Golden Temple of Dambulla is situated in?

Ans.:- Sri Lanka

✍ Establishment of the Panchayati Raj System was recommended by:

Ans.:- Mahatma Gandhi

✍ World Tuberculosis (TB) Day:

Ans.:- March 24

✍ Capital of Cyprus:

Ans.:- Nicosia

✍ Yoga Day celebrated on:

Ans.:- 21st June

✍ First Indian lady to won gold in Asian Games:

Ans.:- Kamaljeet Sandhu

✍First Indian hockey player to awarded Padmashri:

Ans.:- Balbir Singh Dosanjh

✍ Capital of Denmark

Ans.:- Copenhagen

 ✍ When did Swami Vivekananda deliver his speech at the ‘World Religion Conference’ in Chicago ?

Ans.:- Between September 11 and 27, 1893, Swami Vivekananda delivered six speeches at Chicago.

✍D.M.K. party is founded by:

Ans.:- C. N. Annadurai

✍First Lok Sabha Speaker ?

Ans.:- Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

✍ How many players are there in a game of Kho Kho ?

Ans.:- 12 Players

✍ The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from?

Ans.:- Mundak Upanishad.

✍ Which is India’s Oldest Dam?

Ans.:- Kallanai Dam – The dam was constructed by King Karikala Chola of the Chola Dynasty in the 2nd century AD. The dam is located on the River Kaveri.

✍ January 4th is the Independence Day of which country?

Ans.:- Myanmar (Burma)

 ✍Rabindra nath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in which year ?

Ans.:- 1913

✍ Who was the 2015 French Open Winner  ?

Ans.:- Stan Wawrinka (Men’s Single) and Serena Williams (Women’s Single)

✍ Second largest country by land area:

Ans.:- China

✍ Where was the UN climate change meeting in 2019 held ?

Ans.:- IFEMA, Madrid, Spain

54. Number of Fundamental Duties ?

Ans.:- 11

✍  Who is the writer of “Origin of Species” ?

Ans.:- Charles Darwin

✍Arogya Setu App became live on play store on which date ?

Ans.:- 2nd , April 2020

✍. What is the currency of Iran?

Ans.:- Iranian Rial

✍ Tansen’s Maqbara is located at which place?

Ans.:- Gwalior

✍ Who is the father of Histology?

Ans.:- Marcello Malpighi

✍ First Woman Indian Railway Minister:

Ans.:- Mamta Banerjee

✍. Who is the Governor of Maharashtra?

Ans.:- Bhagat Singh Koshyari

 ✍ Full Form of LIFO:

Ans.:- Last in, first out (LIFO)

✍First Reorganization State Bill:

Ans.:- The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India’s states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines.

✍ Satyajit Ray Movie which is related to zamindari system:

Ans.:- Jalsaghar (1958)

✍ The Oldest Artificial Port on East Coast ?

Ans.:- Chennai – It is the second largest port in terms of volume of traffic handled and is the oldest artificial harbour on the east coast of India.

✍ Author of the book – ‘Shades of Saffron’:

Ans.:- Saba Naqvi

✍. International Dance Day:

Ans.:- 29th April

✍ Who is the Governor of Jharkhand?

Ans.:- Draupadi Murmu

✍. Salivary Glands are made up of:

Ans.:- The salivary glands are made of secretory units called acini, which are made up of acinar cells which could be serous or mucous

✍Sanchi Stupa is located in which city?

Ans.:- Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh

✍Father of Indian Cinema?

Ans.:- Dadasaheb Phalke ( Dhundiraj Govind Phalke )

✍Australian Open 2020 Women’s Champion:

Ans.:- Sofia Kenin

✍India’s Flag Bearer of Asian Games 2018:

Ans.:- Neeraj Chopra

✍Who was the Governor at the time of 1857 Revolt ?

Ans.:- Charles John Canning

✍What is the other name of Vitamin D ?

ANS.:- coli phenol

✍What is mean by bug ?

Ans.:- A software bug is an error, flaw or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways.( एक सॉफ्टवेयर बग एक कंप्यूटर प्रोग्राम या सिस्टम में एक त्रुटि, दोष या दोष है जो इसे गलत या अप्रत्याशित परिणाम उत्पन्न करने या अनपेक्षित तरीके से व्यवहार करने का कारण बनता है।)

✍What is the Capital of Australia ?

Ans.:- Canberra

✍Sagar Matha Mountain is in which Country ?

Ans.:- Nepal

✍Who is the Current President of CII?

Ans.:- Uday Kotak

✍Ratio of Length & Breadth of Indian National Flag:

Ans.:- 2 : 3

✍Surat Session of INC Related question.

Ans.:- In Surat Session (1907), Extremists wanted Rai or Tilak as a presidential candidate and Moderates supported Ghosh to be the President.

✍What is the Use of Acid & Base ?

✍ Where is the Headquarters of OPEC located ?

Ans.:- Vienna, Austria

✍Which of the following Maharashtra folk dance ?

Ans.:- Lavani

✍National Science Day is celebrated on which date ?

Ans.:- 28th February

✍Which is the Largest fresh water lake in the world ?

Ans.:- Lake Michigan–Huron

✍Shahrukh Khan came together with whom on Netflix ?

Ans.:- David Letterman

✍ Who is the inventor of WWW ?

Ans.:- Tim Berners-Lee

✍One question related to FORTRAN.

Ans.:- Fortran was originally developed by a team at IBM in 1957 for scientific calculations. Later developments made it into a high level programming language.

✍Who was the Winner of T20 World Cup 2007?

Ans.:- India

✍Who did the first heart transplant ?

Ans.:- Surgeon Christiaan Barnard

✍Who was the first female President of Congress?

Ans.:- Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress.

✍World Turtle Day:

Ans.:- May 23

✍Vitamin B12 related question:

Ans.:- ???????????

✍Which article has been removed from the Indian Constitution?

Ans.:- Article 370 of the Constitution of India is described as a “temporary provision” that grants the state of Jammu and Kashmir a special autonomous status within the Indian union.

✍In 1857 who initiated the Bareilly Revolution?

Ans.:- Khan Badur Khan Rohilla

✍Cinnabar is an ore of which metal?

Ans.:- Mercury

✍Smell of rotten egg chemical compound:

Ans.:- H2S – Hydrogen sulfide is a flammable, colorless gas with a characteristic odor of rotten eggs.

✍Which state government has introduced the 5T program during COVID-19 ?

Ans.:- Delhi

✍Which fuel is used for the Rocket?

Ans.:- Liquid Hydrogen

✍Full form ATP

Ans.:- Adenosine Triphosphate

✍Nobel Prize for Peace in 2019 was given to:

Ans.:- Abiy Ahmed Ali

✍Who is the author of the book named “Life of Pi”?

Ans.:- Yann Martel

✍World Organ Donation Day:

Ans.:- August 13

✍Who was the President of the University in 1902?

Ans.:- Thomas Franklin Kane

✍On 5th March 2020 which country made public transport free?

Ans.:- Luxembourg

✍FULL FORM OF CAG ?

Ans.:- Comptroller and Auditor General

✍Ambubachi Festival

Ans.:-The Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu mela held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, 

✍Founder of Hydrogen:

Ans.:- Henry Cavendish

✍Largest Cricket Stadium of India:

Ans.:- Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad

✍Dynamo Inventor:

Ans.:- Michael Faraday’s

✍India’s First Manned Space Flight:

Ans.:- Gaganyaan

✍ICICI bank CEO:

Ans.:- Sandeep Bakhshi

✍Nuakhai festival is celebrated in which state?

Ans.:- Odisha

✍Author of the Book – “Lowland”:

Ans.:- Jhumpa Lahiri

✍Youngest Loksabha MP:

Ans.:- Chandrani Murmu

✍UNGA Headquarter:

Ans.:- New York, United States

✍Valmiki National Park is in:

Ans.:- Bihar

✍The United Nations Sasakawa Award 2019:

Ans.:- Pramod Kumar Mishra – The United Nations Sasakawa Award is the most prestigious international award in the area of Disaster Risk Management.

✍Similipal Tiger Reserve is in:

Ans.:- Odisha

✍Lingaraj Temple:

Ans.:- Lingaraja Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha

✍ Which country is completed the first human trial vaccine for COVID-19?

Ans.:- Russia

✍ Bridge connecting Assam & Arunachal Pradesh:

Ans.:- Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, also referred to as the Bhupen Hazarika Setu, is a beam bridge in India, connecting the northeast states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

✍. Current CM of Goa:

Ans.:- Pramod Pandurang Sawant

✍ The Republic has been written by:

Ans.:- Plato

✍ Common Wealth Games 2022 will be hosted by which country?

Ans.:- Birmingham, England

 ✍Which state will organize Khelo Games?

Ans.:- Haryana will host the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games.

✍ Where is India’s biggest Rail Engine factory?

Ans.:- Chittaranjan, Asansol, West Bengal

✍In which year Battle of Ghaghra was fought between Afghanistan and Babar?

Ans.:- 1529

✍ How many Bytes are there in 1KB?

Ans.:- 1000

✍ Author of ‘Revolution 2020’:

Ans.:- Chetan Bhagat

✍Light of Asia is written by:

Ans.:- The Light of Asia, subtitled The Great Renunciation, is a book by Sir Edwin Arnold

✍ Arrow missile was launched by which country:

Ans.:- Israel

✍Which company created MS Office 2000?

Ans.:- Microsoft

 ✍ Chairman of 15th Finance commission:

Ans.:- NK Singh

✍ Which of the following is India’s 29th state?

Ans.:- Telangana

✍ The trackball is what type of device?

Ans.:- Pointing Device

✍ Who discovered Big Bang Theory?

Ans.:- Georges Lemaître

✍ In which year Sanchi Stupa was observed as UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Ans.:- – 1989

✍ Current Chief Minister of Kerala:

Ans.:- Pinarayi Vijayan

✍ Who is the Present Prime Minister of Japan?

Ans.:- Yoshihide Suga

✍ Present Governor of Telangana:

Ans.:- Tamilisai Soundararajan

✍ Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 given to:

Ans.:-  Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Mariyappan Thangavelu (Paralympic high jump), Manika Batra (Table Tennis), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling) and Rani Rampal (Hockey)

✍What type of tax is GST?

Ans.:- Indirect tax – GST is known as the Goods and Services Tax. It is an indirect tax which has replaced many indirect taxes in India such as the excise duty, VAT, services tax, etc.

✍ Founder of Indian National Congress:

Ans.:- Allan Octavian Hume (1885)

 ✍Launch Vehicle of Chandrayan-2:

Ans.:- GSLV MK III M1 – India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV MkIII-M1, successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft on July 22, 2019.

✍ Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is related to:

Ans.:- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is a skill development initiative scheme of the Government of India for recognition and standardisation of skills.

✍ Full form of HTTP:

Ans.:- Hypertext Transfer Protocol

✍Headquarters of International Court of Justice:

Ans.:- Hague – The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, is the main judicial organ of the UN. It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands).

✍ BIMSTEC member:

Ans.:- The BIMSTEC member-states are Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan.

✍Which country developed first COVID-19 Vaccine?

Ans.:- Russia – ‘Sputnik V’

✍Article Related to Election Commission in Indian Constitution:

Ans.:- Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of president of India and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission.( संविधान का अनुच्छेद 324 यह प्रावधान करता है कि संसद, राज्य विधानसभाओं, भारत के राष्ट्रपति के कार्यालय और भारत के उपराष्ट्रपति के चुनाव के लिए निर्वाचन की दिशा, निर्देशन और नियंत्रण चुनाव आयोग में निहित होंगे)

✍ Gobi Desert is part of which continent?

Ans.:- Asia

✍ Saddle Peak is situated in:

Ans.:- Andaman Islands

✍ Earth Day is celebrated on:

Ans.:- 22nd April

✍ Which is not permanent member of UN Security Council?

✍ Environment Protection Law was established in:

Ans.:- The Environment Protection Act, 1986 – It is an umbrella legislation designed to provide a framework for the coordination of central and state authorities established under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act.

✍Who is the Head of DRDO Head?

Ans.:- Satheesh Reddy, Head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

 ✍International Women’s Day is celebrated on:

Ans.:- March 8

✍ Commonwealth Youth Games 2021 was going to be hosted by:

Ans.:- The seventh Commonwealth Youth Games were scheduled to take place from August 1 to 7-  2021 in Trinidad and Tobago and is now postponed to 2023.

✍ Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is situated in:

Ans.:- Tamil Nadu – DescriptionKudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power station in India, situated in Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

✍ Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is related to?

Ans.:- Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a savings scheme launched back in 2015 as part of the Government initiative Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.

✍ Seven Sisters States of India:

Ans.:- The Seven Sister States is a popular term for the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura prior to inclusion of the state of Sikkim into the North Eastern Region of India.

✍ Total Ramsar Sites in India:

Ans.:- As of December 2020 there are 42 recognized Ramsar sites in India. Any wetland site which is listed under the Ramsar Convention is called as a Ramsar site.

✍ Who is the writer of ‘Rajatarangini’?

Ans.:- Kalhana, a Kashmiri, was the author of Rajatarangini (River of Kings), an account of the history of Kashmir.

✍ 55th jnanpith award was given to:

Ans.:- Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri

 ✍ Mountain pass connecting Jammu and Srinagar:

Ans.:- Banihal Pass, a mountain pass across the Pir Panjal Range at a maximum elevation of 2,832 m (9,291 ft

✍ In which year did Bengal Division was happened:

Ans.:- 1905, the partition separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas on 16 October 1905 after being announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India.

✍ 2nd Battle of Panipat was fought in:

Ans.:- The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, popularly called Hemu, the Hindu king who was ruling North India from Delhi, and the army of Akbar, on November 5, 1556.

✍ Who is the current Bihar Governor?

Ans.:- Phagu Chauhan

✍ Maximum number of Lok Sabha Seats:

Ans.:- 552, Maximum strength of the House is 552 members – 530 members to represent the States, 20 members to represent the Union Territories, and 2 members to be nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian Community.( 552, सदन की अधिकतम ताकत 552 सदस्य हैं – राज्यों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने के लिए 530 सदस्य, केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने के लिए 20 सदस्य, और 2 सदस्य एंग्लो-इंडियन समुदाय से राष्ट्रपति द्वारा मनोनीत किए जाएंगे )

✍ Who was First Tirthankar?

Ans.:-  Rishabhanatha, the first of the 24 Tirthankaras (“Ford-Makers,” i.e., saviours) of Jainism, a religion of India.

✍ IPL 2020 was hosted by which country?

Ans.:- UAE

✍ Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh:

Ans.:- Jai Ram Thakur

✍ Which is the Longest Highway of India?

Ans.:- National Highway 44 (NH 44) is the longest national highway in India with a length of 3,745 kilometres running from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the South.( राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 44 (NH 44) भारत का सबसे लंबा राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग है जिसकी लंबाई 3,745 किलोमीटर है जो उत्तर में श्रीनगर से दक्षिण में कन्याकुमारी तक चलती है।)

✍ Chikankari Embroidery associated with which Place of India?

Ans.:- Lucknow

✍ Prarthana Samaj was established in ?

Ans.:- 1867, Mumbai

 ✍ Vande Bharat Express runs between:

Ans.:- New Delhi and Varanasi

✍ Which state has the longest coastline in India?

Ans.:- Gujarat

✍ Who is the CEO of Microsoft ?

Ans.:- Satya Nadella

✍ Sabrimala Temple is located in ?

Ans.:- Kerala

✍Who has been the Youngest President of India?

Ans.:- The youngest President to assume office was Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who was inaugurated at the age of 64 years, 67 days.( पद ग्रहण करने वाले सबसे युवा राष्ट्रपति NEELAM SANJIVA REDDY थे, जिनका 64 वर्ष, 67 दिन की आयु में उद्घाटन किया गया था। )

✍ Khelo India 2020 was held in:

Ans.:- Guwahati, Assam, India

Ans.:-Vinegar, a diluted solution of acetic acid, has various household applications. It is primarily used as a food preservative.Citric acid is an integral part of lemon juice and orange juice. It can also be used in the preservation of food.

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