RRB NTPC - 28.03.2016 - Shift 01 || Stage 01 || Previous year General Awareness paper in English ||
01. Who built the Konark temple?
(A) King Kuloshunga
(B) Narasimha Dev I
(C) Vishnugopa
(D) Mahipal
Answer :- Narasimha Dev I
02. To find the atomic weight of an element .. With which of the following is the atomic weight of that element compared?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbon
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Nitrogen
Answer :- Carbon
03. Whose successor was Emperor Ashoka?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Bindusara
(C) Sushim
(D) Dasharatha
Answer :- Bindusara
04. Who gave the slogan 'Do or Dle' during the freedom struggle of India?
(A) Veer Savarkar
(B) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Subramanya Bharati
Answer :- Mahatma Gandhi
05. Who invented penicillin?
(A) lan Fleming
(B) Alexander Fleming
(C) Stephen Hawking
(D) Alexander Graham Bell
Answer :- Alexander Fleming
06. What is the desert associated with thar desert in Pakistan called?
(A) Gobi
(B) Cholistan
(C) Sukkur
(D) Mirpur
Answer :- Cholistan
07. When was the Indian Constitution first amended?
(A) 1949
(B) 1951
(C) 1952
(D) 1953
Answer :- 1951
08. Which boxer is known by the nickname 'The Real Deal'?
(A) Mike Tyson
(B) Mohammed Ali
(C) Evander Holyfield
(D) Joe Louls
Answer :- Evander Holyfield
09. Kuchipudi dance style originated from which part of India?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Orissa
Answer :- Andhra Pradesh
10. Which of the following is an example of a unicellular organism?
(A) Protozoa
(B) Anthropods
(C) Echinoderms
(D) Annelids
Answer :- Protozoa
11. 'Which river is known as' Sorrow of Bengal'?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Hooghly
(C) Bhagirathi
(D) Damodar
Answer :- Damodar
12. What was the name of Maharana Pratap's horse?
(A) Bulbul
(B) Chetak
(C) Hayagreeva
(D) Clouds
Answer :- Chetak
13. Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
(A) 1919
(B) 1921
(C) 1923
(D) 1916
Answer :- 1919
14. Which was the first satellite to orbit our moon?
(A) Luna 2
(B) Luna 10
(C) Apollo 10
(D) Apollo 11
Answer :- Luna 10
15. Which two teams played the first official international cricket match?
(A) England and Australia
(B) England and West Indies
(C) United States (USA) and Canada
(D) Australia and India
Answer :- United States (USA) and Canada
16. Protected Residues of Plants and Organisms, The study of animals, or signs, of other ancient times is called the science of
(A) Anthropology
(B) Archaeoloy
(C) Paleontology
(D) Pharmacology
Answer :- Paleontology
17. Which of the following is also called Marsh Gas?
(A) Propane
(B) Ethane
(C) Methane
(D) Butane.
Answer :- Methane
18. Which is the smallest continent?
(A) Australia
(C) Africa
(B) Antarctica
(D) South America
Answer :- Australia
19. In BRICS, which country does the letter 'B' represent?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Belgium
(C) Brazil
(D) Bahrain
Answer :- Brazil
20. 2014, Lok Sabha elections were held.
(A) 16th
(B) 19th
(C) 14th
(D) 23rd
Answer :- 16th
21. Which is the capital of Cyprus?
(A) Nicosia
(B) Polis
(C) Lamaca
(D) Araddipou
Answer :-Nicosia
22. Where is Aruna Asaf Ali remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag?
(A) During the Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) During the Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) During the Swaraj movement
(D) During the Quit India Movement
Answer :- During the Quit India Movement
23. Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away recently. Who was she?
(A) Film actress
(B) Scientist
(C) Classical dancer
(D) Playback Singer (Playback Singer)
Answer :- Classical dancer
24. Who is considered to be the executive head in India?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(D) Governor
Answer :- Prime Minister
25. When did Vasco de Gama come to India?
(A) 1492
(B) 1498
(C) 1948
(D) 1857
Answer :- 1498
26. How many moons of the planet Mars?
(A) 1
(B) 22l
(C) 3
(D) 4
Answer :- 2
27. Where can the Golden Temple of Dambulla be found?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Indonesia
(D) Melesia
Answer :- Sri Lanka
28. Karam Malleswari is related to which game?
(A) Tennis
(B) Swimming
(C) Athletics
(D) Weightlifting
Answer :- Weightlifting
29. In which state are the famous kailash temple located ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer :- Maharashtra
30. Who is considered the inventor of thermoscope?
(A) Galileo Galilei
(B) Copernicus.
(C) Isaac Newton
(D) J.R. Kepler
Answer :- Galileo Galilei
31. Our eyes have (lens) work
(A) Covering the eyes
(B) Sending images of images to the brain
(C) Changing the focus distance of the eye
(D) Protecting eyes from injury.
Answer :- Changing the focus distance of the eye
32. What does hacker mean?
(A) A person who sells goods on the roadside pavement or in the streets.
(B) A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.
(C) A person who sells only computers online.
(D) The person who records the phone call.
Answer :- A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.
33. What is the shape of the earth?
(A) complete Sphere
(B) Mostly Flattened
(C) full circle
(D) Flattened round / roughly Sphere
Answer :- Flattened round
34. When is Tuberculosis TB celebrated?
(A) 28 March
(B) 24 March
(C) 24 May
(D) 28 May
Answer :- 24 March
35. Which one of the following is not a memorial to a dead person?
(A) Bibi Ka Maqbara
(B) Taj Mahal
(C) Charminar
(D) Itmad ud Daula
Answer :- Charminar
