RRB NTPC 29 March 2016 Shift 03 || Stage 01 || English Notes
01. ST market is the only option to buy grocery in any one city. A healthy business place to buy is one where competition is characterized by competition and not by monopoly . Which of the following is the correct conclusion?
(A) ST market is a family owned
(B) ST market is a supermarket.
(C) ST market has a monopoly in the city.
(D) ST market is preferred by city rights people
Answer :- ST market has a monopoly in the city.
02. A moving object is essentially ______
(A) Kinetic energy
(B) potential energy
(C) Mechanical energy
(D) Heat energy
Answer :- Kinetic energy
03. Which one of the following does computing in a personal computer?
(A) CPU
(B) Motherboard
(C) RAM
(D) BIOS
Answer :-CPU does computing in a personal computer
04. Who among the following is not awarded with Bharat Ratna ?
(A) Bhimsen Joshi
(B) A. R. Rahman
(C) Lata Mangeshkar
(D) M. S. subbulakshmi
Answer :- A. R. Rahman
M. S. Subbulakshmi was awarded in 1998, Lata Mangeshkar in 2001 and Bhimsen Joshi in 2008.
A. R. Rahman, is an Indian music director, singer and music producer. He has been awarded Padma Shri from the Government of India.
The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India.
05. Which one of the following is not a greenhouse gas ?
(A) Ozone
(B) Nitrous Oxide
(C) Water vapor
(D) Hydrogen
Answer :- Hydrogen
The various greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbon, ozone, nitrous oxide, and water vapor.
06. In which year Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai were jointly given the Nobel Peace Prize?
(A) 2012
(B) 2013
(C) 2014
(D) 2015
Answer :- 2014
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was shared, in two equal parts, between Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai.
07. The pressure inside the cabin of an aircraft flying at high altitude is
(A) Same as outside.
(B) less than outside
(C) more than outside
(D) Normal atmospheric pressure at sea level.
Answer:- more than outside
08. Which one of the following is not a common cause of cancer?
(A) Environmental factors
(B) genetic mutation
(C) genetic modification
(D) Transmission
Answer:- Transmission
09. Who was the chief guest on the occassion of 69th Independence Day celebrations of India?
(A) President of France
(B) President of China
(C) Prime Minister of Bhutan
(D) President of the United States of America
Answer :- President of the United States of America
Barack Obama was the chief guest.
20. Which is the second longest river of India?
(A) Narmada
(B) Yamuna
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Godavari
Answer :- Godavari
22. The 103rd Indian Annual Science Congress was organized in____?
(A) Bangalore
(B) Mysore
(C) New Delhi
(D) Lucknow
Answer :- Mysore
The 103rd Indian Science Congress was inaugurated in the morning of January 3, 2016 at university of Mysore by Shri. Narendra Modi, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India,
23. The first Indian to win a badminton medal in the Olympic Games was
(A) Syed Modi
(B) Prakash Padukone
(C) Pullela Gopichand
(D) Saina Nehwal
Answer :- Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal has an Olympic bronze medal (London 2012).
24. 'Cow' has been declared as the Personality of the Year 2015 by
(A) Microsoft
(B) Google
(C) Yahoo India (Yahoo India)
(D) Facebook
Answer :- Yahoo India (Yahoo India)
25. Who hosted the Cricket Cricket World Cup 2015?
(A) England
(B) New Zealand
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand and Australia
Answer :- New Zealand and Australia
26. Biotechnology means
(A) Technical study of bacteria.
(B) Technical study of chemicals in the body
(C) Infusion of technology in the field of human anatomy
(D) use of living things in industrial processes
Answer :- Infusion of technology in the field of human anatomy
27. The statement that 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. By whom has it been said?
(A) Lyndon Johnson
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) Neil Armstrong
(D) John F Kennedy
Answer :- Neil Armstrong
28. Which of the following agents is good for the purification of drinking water?
(A) Catalytic agent
(B) reducing agent
(C) Sterilizing agent
(D) Oxidizing agent
Answer :- Oxidizing agent
29. In which year the Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force?
(A) 2004
(B) 2005
(C) 2006
(D) 2007
Answer :- 2005
30. In which Indian city is the Victoria Memorial Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Delhi
Answer :- Kolkata
31. Who is called 'Bismarck of India'?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Lokmanya Tilak
Answer :- Vallabhbhai Patel
32. In which year Rupee 'R' was adopted by the Government of India?
(A) 2009
(B) 2010
(C) 2011
(D) 2012
Answer :- 2010
33. The 2015 Women's Doubles World Champion declared by the International Tennis Federation is
(A) Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza
(B) M. Sands and L. safarova
(C) Serena Williams and Venus Williams
(D) Sara Irani and Robry Visi
Answer:- Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza
34. Full name of BIOS
(A) Binary interchange operation
(B) Basic Input Output System
(C) Beginner's Input, Operation Symbol
(D) Basic Interface Oriented Service
Answer :- Basic Input Output System
35. With which country India has the longest border?
A) Pakistan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
Answer :- Bangladesh
36. Russian Sukhoi 24 (SU-24) aircraft was shot down in November 2015 by?
(A) Soria
(B) North Korea
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Turkey
Answer :- Turkey
37. What is the name of the spacecraft to be done by ISRO for 2019-20 to study the Sun?
(A) Surya
(B) Aditya
(C) Ravi
(D) Bhaskar
Answer :- Aditya
38. Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress in pre-independence India?
(A) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Madam Cama
Answer :- Annie Besant
39. Which of the following statements about Glucometer is correct?
(A) It is a medical device
(B) It is a non-medical device.
(C) It is used to measure the level of oxygen 1 in the air.
(D) It is used to measure the level of nitrogen in the air.
Answer :- it is a medical device
40. The GST Bill introduced in the Parliament in 2015 is
(A) a financial bill
(B) Not an economic bill.
(C) A Constitution Amendment Bill
(D) an ordinary bill.
Answer :- A Constitution Amendment Bill
41. When is the World No Tobacco Day No-Tobacco Day celebrated?
(A) 1st May
(B) 31st May
(C) 1st June
(D) 30 June
Answer :-:31st May
42. World Environment Day is celebrated on _______.
(A) 5 April
(B) 31 May
(C) 5 June
(D) 15 July
Answer :- 5 June
43. Bhimbetka, a world heritage site located in Madhya Pradesh (MP) is famous for
(A) For forests
(B) mountain ranges
(C) for the Rock shelter
(D) springs
Answer :- for the Rock shelter
44. In which year was the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), Mangalyaan launched?
(A) 2012
(B) 2013
(C) 2014
(D) 2015
Answer :- 2013
45. Which one of the following gases is not colorless and odorless.
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Chlorine
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Oxygen
Answer :- Chlorine
46. When the human body temperature falls below normal body temperature by about 2.3-5°F, how is this condition known?
(A) Fever
(B) Hyperthermia
(C) Hypothermia
(D) Hyperpyrexia
Answer :- Hypothermia
47. Which process is debugging?
(A) To roll out a software program.
(B) to modify a software program.
(C) To check for errors in a software program.
(D) To change the design structure of a program.
Answer :- To check for errors in a software program.
48. The code name of Indo-Pakistan Kargil War is...
(A) Operation Blue Star
(B) Operation Vijay
(C) Operation Viraat
(D) Operation Kargil
Answer :- Operation Vijay
49. The Zika virus, known as the cause of neurological congenital disorders, is spread by?
(A) Rat bite
(B) bitten by a mosquito
(C) snake bite
(D) monkey bite
Answer :- bitten by a mosquito
50. 'Aakash' developed by DRDO is
(A) Surface-to-air missile system.
(B) Surface to surface missile system.
(C) Air-to-surface missile system.
(D) No missile system.
Answer :- Surface-to-air missile system.
51. Osteoporosis disease is related to which organ ?
A) Muscle
B) Bone
C) Heart
D) Eye
Answer:- Bone
