RRB NTPC (Tier-1) SOLVED Paper "CEN-03-2015" (held on 31/03/2016 Shift -2) - General Awareness

Q1. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was founded by

a. Subash Chandra Bose
b. Vinayad Damodar Savarkar
c. Jayaprakash Narayan
d. Bhagat Singh

Q2. Three freedom fighters including Bipin Chandra Pal were popularly known as Lal-Bal-Pal. Who were the other two?

a. Subhash Chandra Bose & Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak & Lala Lajpat Rai
c. Lala Lajpat Rai & Bhagat Singh
d. Ram Prasad Bismil & Bhikaiji Cama

Q3. Which one of the following cities, is the first list of 20 proposed smart cities under the smart cities Mission’ released by the Union Government in January 2016?

a. Guwahati
b. Mumbai
c. Vadodara
d. Kolkata

Q4. ‘Gallon’ is commonly used

a. To refer to speed.
b. To refer to a container.
c. As a measure of volume.
d. To express containers in terms of barrel.

Q5. Which one of the following countries does not have football as their national sport?

a. Ghana
b. Hungary
c. Argentina
d. Mauritius

Q6. Kurukshetra, the famous battle field mentioned in Mahabharata was located near

a. Rawalpindi
b. Meerut
c. New delhi
d. Ambala city

Q7. The most active ingredient in bleaching powder is

a. Iodine
b. Calcium hypochlorite
c. Nitric acid
d. Ammonium sulphate

Q8. Cricketer Virat Kohli was honoured with Arjuna Award in the year

a. 2011
b. 2012
c. 2013
d. 2014

Q9. The instrument used to determine the rotation speed of a shaft is called

a. Speedometer
b. Tachometer
c. Anemometer
d. Chronometer

Q10. Slave Dynasty was founded by

a. Qutbuddin Aibak
b. Mahmud Ghazni
c. Muhammad Ghori
d. Razia Sultana

Q11. Exobiology refers to

a. Life in outer space.
b. Life of animals.
c. Life of plants.
d. Life of human beings on earth.

Q12. Study of earth is known as

a. Ecology
b. Biology
c. Ethology
d. Geology

Q13. When did Bangladesh become an independent parliamentary democracy?

a. December, 1971
b. January, 1972
c. March, 1972
d. February, 1972

Q14. A person with blood group AB

a. Can donate blood to persons with blood group A, B and O.
b. Is called universal blood donor.
c. Can receive blood from any group.
d. Is neither a universal recipient nor a donor.

Q15. Under the Indian Constitution, legislative powers are vested with the

a. President
b. Prime Minister
c. Union Council of Ministers
d. Parliament

Q16. When a person can see only nearby objects, the condition is called

a. Hypermetropia
b. Astigmatism
c. Myopia
d. Retinopathy

Q17. Cultivation is difficult on red soil because

a. Its water holding capacity is less.
b. It is highly contaminated.
c. Biological components do not mix with it.
d. It is red in colour.

Q18. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) focusses on

a. Solutions to global development challenges.
b. Developing nations.
c. Under-developed nations.
d. Developed nations.

Q19. One Gigabyte=? (in decimal value)

a. 1000 bytes
b. 10002 bytes
c. 10003 bytes
d. 10004 bytes

Q20. The annual award of ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’ is given to

a. Individuals only
b. Institutions only
c. Individuals and institutions
d. Group of institutions

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Q21. Which country among the following is the smallest in terms of area?

a. Brazil
b. India
c. Canada
d. Russia

Q22. Why does a piece of cloth, which appears green in sunlight, appear black when it is viewed under red light?

a. The cloth completely absorbs red colour wavelength.
b. It is due to refraction.
c. It is the effect of scattering of light.
d. It is due to parallax error.

Q23. Hirakud reservoir is built across the river

a. Sutlej
b. Godavari
c. Mahanadi
d. Narmada

Q24. Which of the following authority is elected on the basis of proportional representation in India?

a. Prime minister
b. President
c. Governor
d. Lok Sabha Speaker

Q25. How many players, on each side, are required for the game of volleyball?

a. 6
b. 8
c. 5
d. 7

Q26. AC is converted in to DC by a

a. Condenser
b. Rectifier
c. Amplifier
d. Filter

Q27. If SELFIE = LXEYBX, then PHYSICS= _________

a. LARLBVL
b. LARLBJL
c. LARBLJL
d. LARBLVL

Q28. ‘Grand Slam’ refers to winning certain major tennis tournaments in a single calendar year. The name of the tournaments are

a. Australian open, French open and US open and Wimbledon
b. Australian open, French open, us open and Wimbledon
c. French open, US open, and Wimbledon
d. French open, US Wimbledon and Olympic

Q29. With effect from 1st April 2010, banks have been allowing interest on saving account balance on

a. Annual basis
b. Half yearly basis
c. Quarterly basis
d. Daily basis

Q30. Which of the following statement is true?

a. Global warming and climate change are two different issues.
b. Global warming will reduce the, annual build-up of glacier ice.
c. Global warming may cause sea levels to go down.
d. Global warming may cause contraction of deserts.

Q31. Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam?

a. The Scientific Indian
b. Encisioning An Empowered Nation
c. My Country, My Life
d. Ignited Minds

Q32. ZIKA virus which damages the brain of the foetus is

a. Mosquito borne
b. Water borne
c. Air borne
d. Food borne

Q33. The name of the space shuttle, which carried the Indian born Kalpana Chawla into space was

a. Columbia
b. Challenger
c. Atlantis
d. Endeavour

Q34. Prostate in human body is a

a. Connective tissue
b. Gland
c. Membrane
d. Muscle

Q35. Find the odd one out.

a. NaCL
b. Na2CO3
c. H2O
d. He

Q36. Din-i-llahi was promoted by

a. Babur
b. Bahadur shah
c. Akbar
d. Hurnayun

Q37. In which year was RBI nationalized?

a. 1969
b. 1947
c. 1949
d. 1974

Q38. Which is the largest fresh water lake in the World?

a. Lake Victoria
b. Lake Erie
c. Lake Superior
d. Lake Ontario

Q39. Which of the following is the name of a medieval Indian book on mathematics?

a. Vastushastra
b. Leelavati
c. Panchadashi
d. Roopmati

Q40. Which of the following is reared for its fleece/fiber?

a. Alpaca
b. Alabama
c. Apache
d. Alluvial

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