RRB NTPC Practice Set 64
General Awareness
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Who among the following was the first Governor-General of independent India?
- A) Lord Mountbatten
- B) C. Rajagopalachari
- C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer
Correct: Option B. Explanation: C. Rajagopalachari became the first Indian Governor-General in 1948 after Lord Mountbatten, the last British Viceroy, left. -
The World Food Programme (WFP) is headquartered in
- A) Rome
- B) Geneva
- C) New York
- D) Vienna
Answer
Correct: Option A. WFP is based in Rome, Italy. -
Which Indian state has the largest forest cover as per the 2021 India State of Forest Report?
- A) Arunachal Pradesh
- B) Madhya Pradesh
- C) Chhattisgarh
- D) Odisha
Answer
Correct: Option B. Madhya Pradesh has 77,493 km² forest cover, highest among states. -
The “Dadasaheb Phalke Award” for 2020 was conferred on
- A) Rajinikanth
- B) Amitabh Bachchan
- C) Asha Bhosle
- D) Mohanlal
Answer
Correct: Option A. Rajinikanth received the award in 2021 for 2020. -
Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Election Commission?
- A) 324
- B) 356
- C) 352
- D) 368
Answer
Correct: Option A. Article 324 vests superintendence, direction & control of elections in ECI. -
The currency of Argentina is
- A) Peso
- B) Real
- C) Lev
- D) Krona
Answer
Correct: Option A. Argentine Peso. -
India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine is
- A) Covaxin
- B) Covishield
- C) Sputnik V
- D) ZyCoV-D
Answer
Correct: Option A. Covaxin (BBV152) by Bharat Biotech-ICMR. -
Which river is also called “Sorrow of Bihar”?
- A) Kosi
- B) Gandak
- C) Son
- D) Damodar
Answer
Correct: Option A. Kosi changes course frequently causing floods. -
The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by
- A) Australia
- B) Canada
- C) Scotland
- D) India
Answer
Correct: Option A. Victoria, Australia. -
“Project Tiger” was launched in
- A) 1973
- B) 1965
- C) 1980
- D) 1992
Answer
Correct: Option A. 1 April 1973 from Jim Corbett NP. -
Who authored the book “The Discovery of India”?
- A) Abul Kalam Azad
- B) Jawaharlal Nehru
- C) Mahatma Gandhi
- D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer
Correct: Option B. Written during 1942-46 Ahmednagar jail. -
The largest island in the world (by area) is
- A) Madagascar
- B) Borneo
- C) Greenland
- D) New Guinea
Answer
Correct: Option C. Greenland (2.16 million km²). -
Which Indian bank was the first to issue “Green Bonds” internationally?
- A) SBI
- B) EXIM Bank
- C) Yes Bank
- D) Axis Bank
Answer
Correct: Option B. EXIM Bank issued India’s first sovereign green bond in 2015. -
The satellite “GSAT-30” was launched by India using which foreign launch vehicle?
- A) Ariane-5
- B) Falcon-9
- C) Soyuz
- D) Vega
Answer
Correct: Option A. Ariane-5 from Kourou, 2020. -
Which state passed the first law against “Love Jihad” in 2020?
- A) Uttar Pradesh
- B) Madhya Pradesh
- C) Haryana
- D) Uttarakhand
Answer
Correct: Option A. UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Ordinance, Nov 2020. -
The “Gaganyaan” mission aims to carry astronauts to
- A) Moon
- B) Mars
- C) Low-Earth Orbit
- D) Geostationary Orbit
Answer
Correct: Option C. 400 km LEO for 3-7 days. -
The headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is located in
- A) Manila
- B) Bangkok
- C) Jakarta
- D) Singapore
Answer
Correct: Option A. Manila, Philippines. -
Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in India?
- A) 42nd
- B) 44th
- C) 61st
- D) 73rd
Answer
Correct: Option C. 61st Amendment, 1988. -
The “Kutir Jyoti” scheme is associated with
- A) Rural electrification
- B) Housing for poor
- C) LPG connections
- D) Rural roads
Answer
Correct: Option A. Launched 1988-89 for BPL households. -
Which Indian city is known as the “Silicon Valley of India”?
- A) Hyderabad
- B) Pune
- C) Bengaluru
- D) Chennai
Answer
Correct: Option C. Bengaluru hosts major IT firms. -
The “Dandi March” started on
- A) 12 March 1930
- B) 8 August 1942
- C) 26 Jan 1930
- D) 15 Feb 1931
Answer
Correct: Option A. 12 March 1930, 240 miles to Dandi. -
Which country is not a member of SAARC?
- A) Myanmar
- B) Maldives
- C) Bhutan
- D) Nepal
Answer
Correct: Option A. Myanmar is observer, not member. -
The “Panchsheel” principles were signed between India and
- A) China
- B) Nepal
- C) Sri Lanka
- D) USSR
Answer
Correct: Option A. 1954 Sino-Indian agreement. -
India’s first “Defence University” is established in
- A) Gurgaon
- B) Pune
- C) Hyderabad
- D) Bengaluru
Answer
Correct: Option A. Indian National Defence University at Binola, Gurugram. -
The Nobel Prize 2022 in Literature was awarded to
- A) Annie Ernaux
- B) Abdulrazak Gurnah
- C) Louise Glück
- D) Peter Handke
Answer
Correct: Option A. French author Annie Ernaux.
Mathematics
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The value of (0.0081) ÷ (0.09)² is
- A) 1
- B) 0.9
- C) 0.1
- D) 10
Answer
Correct: Option A. (0.09)² = 0.0081 ⇒ 0.0081/0.0081 = 1. -
A train 200 m long passes a pole in 10 s. Its speed is
- A) 20 m/s
- B) 72 km/h
- C) both A & B
- D) 36 km/h
Answer
Correct: Option C. 200/10 = 20 m/s = 72 km/h. -
If x + 1/x = 5, then x² + 1/x² =
- A) 23
- B) 25
- C) 27
- D) 29
Answer
Correct: Option A. Squaring: x²+1/x² + 2 = 25 ⇒ x²+1/x² = 23. -
The simple interest on ₹ 4,000 for 2 years at 5% p.a. is
- A) ₹ 400
- B) ₹ 500
- C) ₹ 200
- D) ₹ 800
Answer
Correct: Option A. SI = PRT/100 = 4000×5×2/100 = 400. -
The LCM of 24, 36 and 60 is
- A) 180
- B) 360
- C) 720
- D) 120
Answer
Correct: Option B. 360 is smallest divisible by all. -
A shopkeeper marks goods 40% above CP and gives 20% discount. His gain % is
- A) 12%
- B) 20%
- C) 28%
- D) 8%
Answer
Correct: Option A. Let CP=100, MP=140, SP=140×0.8=112 ⇒ 12% gain. -
If 3^(x+1) = 81, then x =
- A) 3
- B) 4
- C) 2
- D) 5
Answer
Correct: Option A. 81 = 3⁴ ⇒ x+1=4 ⇒ x=3. -
The average of first 10 odd numbers is
- A) 10
- B) 11
- C) 9
- D) 12
BETA
