Questions of General Knowledge for RRB NTPC CBT 2 MAINS preparation
1. Which one of the following is not considered harmful to the society?
a. Untouchability
b. Dowry system
c. Adult franchise
d. Child Marriage
2. If a political party is treated as a recognized political party in _____ or more states, it shall be known as a 'National Party' throughout the whole of India.
a. 4
b. 2
c. 1
d. 3
3. Space research does not include the discipline ________.
a. Biology
b. Physics
c. Earth science
d. Human culture
4. One of the condition for recognition of a political party as a State party in India is that it secures at least ____% of the valid votes polled at the last general election in the State to the Legislative Assembly.
a. 5
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6
5. St. Peter's Square is located in which of the following places?
a. Vatican City
b. Athens
c. Washington
d. Berlin
6. Germanium is a commonly used -
a. Insulator
b. Moderator
c. Semi - conductor
d. conductor
7. Which of the following is a non - food crop?
a. Coffee
b. Fiber crops
c. Oil seeds
d. Sugarcane
8. In general, physical classification of states of matter does not include the ______ state.
a. Solid
b. Colloidal
c. Gaseous
d. Liquid
9. Which among the following was not declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
a. Kalka Shimla Railway line
b. Matheran Hill Railwway
c. Nilgiri Mountain Rail
d. Darjeeling Himalayan Railways
10. What do we call those who study the Earth and its land, features and inhabitantsas?
a. Historians
b. Farmers
c. Geographers
c. Biographers
11. Lala Lajpat Rai Hailed from.
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Punjab
c. West Bengal
d. Andhra Pradesh
12. The Indian Railway Board Act was passed in the year.
a. 1937
b. 1966
c. 1905
d. 1890
13. MS Word is an example of :
a. Compiler
b. Application software
c. System software
d. Operating system
14. In science, which of the following is not the property of a mixture?
a. The constituents of a mixture retain their properties.
b. It can be separated by physical methods.
c. Its composition is fixed.
d. It is formed by two or more elements or compounds.
15. States Reorganization Commission was constituted in the year ______.
a. 1955
b. 1954
c. 1956
d. 1953
16. Which of the following is not a children welfare scheme?
a. Right to education
b. Inclusive education for the disabled at secondary stage
c. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
d. Swayamsiddha
17. Chlorofluorocarbons are not used in ________.
a. Mixer and grinders
b. Packing materials
c. Air conditioners
d. Refrigerators
18. Which of the following states does not have the Indian Elephant as its State animal?
a. Assam
b. Karnataka
c. Kerala
d. Jharkhand
19. The source of the Sanskrit phrase 'Satyameva Jayate' lies in the _______.
a. Mundaka Upanishad
b. Agam Literature
c. Bible
d. Tripitaka
20. A formula in MS Excel starts with a ______ symbol.
a. @
b. #
c. +
d. =
21. Choose the best option and fill up the blank: 'Ethnic' group of people, more appropriately refers to people with a _________.
a. shared culture
b. same nationality
c. same behaviour
d. same genetic identity
22. Which one of the following is not an omnivore?
a. Ant
b. Rat
c. Bear
d. Snake
23. 'NITI' in NITI Aayog stands for:
a. National Institution for Tracking Indians
b. National Institution for Transforming India
c. National Index of Transcending Indian
d. National Institute of Transforming India
24. CD - ROM is a ________.
a. Microprocessor
b. Storage medium
c. MP3 file
d. Magnetic disk
25. Which one of the following is not an energy converter?
a. Steam engine
b. Plain glass
c. Solar panel
d. Electric iron
26. Archery is the national sport of which one of the following countries?
a. China
b. Bhutan
c. Japan
d. Turkey
27. FDI stands for:
a. Federal Department of Investigation
b. Federal Department of Investment
c. Foreign Direct Investment
d. Forest Development Index
28. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
a. 1905
b. 1920
c. 1915
d. 1910
29. Ben Kingsley is associated with which of the following:
a. Scientific research
b. Space travel
c. Motion pictures
d. Pop music
30. Speeds greater than the speed of speed of sound in air are known as:
a. Solar
b. Ultrasonic
c. Infrasonic
d. Supersonic
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ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION
1. Option (c) : Untouchability, dowry system and child marriage are considered as social evils produce hinderance to the progress of society,while adult franchise means that the right to vote should be given to all adult citizens without the discrimination of caste, class, colour, religion or sex.
2. Option (a) : A registered party is recognized as a National Party only if it gets recognition as State Party in four or more states.
3. Option (d) : Space research is study done in outer space using scientific equipment, It includes the use of space technology for a broad spectrum of research disciplines, including Earth science, material science, biology, medicine and physics.
4. Option (d) : State in India is that it secures at least 6 % of the valid votes polled at the general election in the state to the Legislative Assembly
5. Option (a) : St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the Papal enclave inside Rome in Italy.
6. Option (c) :Germanium is used as semi - conductor in transistors and various other electronic devices. Historically, the first decade of semiconductor electronics was based on germanium.
7. Option (b) : An industrial crop, also known as non - food crop, is a crop grown to produce goods for manufacturing for example of fibre for clothing, rather than food.
8. Option (b) : Four states of matter are solid, liquid, gas and plasma. Whereas colloidal system is type of dispersed system which is liquid in most cases with small insoluble particles dispersed in that phase.
9. Option (b) : Kalka - Shimla railway (2008), Nilgiri mountain railway (2005) has been designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site while the claims of Matheran Hill Railway are pending acceptance by the international body.
10. Option (c) : Geography is the field of science devoted to the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants and the phenomena of earth and the one who study it is geographer.
11. Option (b) : Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian Punjabi author and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian Independence Movement. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari.
12. Option (c) : The Indian Railway Board Act was passed in 1905. It led to the formation of Railway Board that was vested with powers and functions of the Central Government and was authorized to make general rules for the operation of railways.
13. Option (b) : Microsoft word is a popular word processing application software that is included in the software suite of applications called Microsoft Office.
14. Option (c) : A mixture is a material containing two or more elements or compounds in any proportion and the compounds of which can be separated by by simple mechanical means.
15. Option (d) : The States Reorganization Commission was a body constituted by the Central Government of India in 1953 to recommend the reorganization of the state boundaries.
16. Option (d) : Swayamsidha scheme is an integrated women empowerment programme (IWEP) that was launched by the Government in 2001.
17. Option (a) : Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are nontoxic, nonflammable chemicals containing atoms of carbon, chlorine and fluorine. They are used in the manufacture of aerosol sprays, packing materials, as refrigerants in air conditioning.
18. Option (a) : Elephant is the State animal and symbol of Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala and Odisha. The Indian one - horned rhinoceros is the State animal and symbol of Assam.
19. Option (a) : Satyameva Jayate is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad. It is inscribed in script at the base of the national emblem.
20. Option (d) : A formula in MS Excel starts with ( = ) sign.
21. Option (a) : 'Ethnic' group of people, refers to people with a shared culture.
22. Option (d) : Ants, rats and bears are considered as omnivores. An omnivore is one who consumes both plant and animals. Snakes are not omnivores.
23. Option (b) : 'NITI' in NITI Aayog stands for National Institution for Transforming India. It came into being on 1 January 2015.
24. Option (b) : A CD ROM is a optical compact disc which contains data. It stands for "Compact Disc Read Only Memory".
25. Option (b) : Steam engine, solar panel and electric iron are examples of energy converter. Plain glasses are a non crystalline amorphous solid that is often transparent.
26. Option (b) : Archery is the national sport of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It was declared the national sport in 1971, when Bhutan became a member of the United Nations.
27. Option (c) : FDI stands for Foreign Direct Investment. It is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country.
28. Option (c) : After over 21 years of stay in South Africa, Gandhi returned to India on 9 January, 1915. with his wife Kasturba.
29. Option (c) : Ben Kingsley is an English actor who has made his mark in Hollywood movies. He is known for his starring role as Mohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film Gandhi, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
30. Option (d) : Supersonic travel is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 1).
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