GK Questions asked in Railway RRB NTPC Exam - 2 April 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here are the General Awareness questions asked in today’s (02/04/2016) Railway RRB Exam 2016. This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. All the Best. We will add more questions shortly. 

1. Cultivation of saffron is done in which state? - Jammu and Kashmir

2. Study of organisms and their environment? - Ecology

3. The image formed on the retina of human eyes is? - Real and inverted

4. Which country got Independence in 2011? - South Sudan

5. Capital of Gujarat? - Gandhinagar

6. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in which year? - 1919

7. Who designed the building of the Indian Parliament? - Sir Edwin Lutyens

8. The king Ashoka belonged to which dynasty? - Maurya dynasty

9.  In which Olympic year did women participated in all events for first time? - 2012 London Olympics

10. Periodic Table of elements was invented by? - Dmitri Mendeleev

11. First man who reached outer space? - Yuri Gagrin

12. If we double the resistance of wire, the effect on voltage would be? - Voltage would get decrease

13. Sri Lanka got Independent in which year? - 1948

14. The term "Wood shot/Hairpin shot" is associated with which sport? - Badminton

15. From where our Indian Constitution has borrowed Emergency provision? - Germany

16. Which planet has no satelites? - Mercury and Venus

17. Which monument was built by Shah Jahan in Delhi? - Jama Masjid

18. Which recently discovered creature lives without water for 10 years? - Kangaroo Rat

19. River Brahmaputra doesn't flows in which country? - Myanmar

20. X-rays was discovered by? - Wilhelm Roentgen

21. Currency of Korea? - South Korean Won

22. Fastest acting anti-rabies injection was developed by which country? - India

23. What is minimum age required to become Prime Minister of nation? - 25 years

24. NaCl is what (Options: Salt, Water, Sugar and one more option)? - It's a salt

25. In which cells Mitochondria doesn't exists? - Erythrocytes (red blood cells)

26. Which country would host 2019 Rugby World Cup? - Japan

27. Air conditioner was invented by? - Willis Carrier
28. Which monument was built to commemorate the eradication of plague? - Charminar
29. Father of Indian Space Programmes? - Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
30. Which was first geostationary satellite launched in India? - Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE) in 1981
31. Molecular formula for sugar? - C12H22011
32. Height of badminton net above ground level? - 1.524 meter
33. Which of following colour has least wavelength? - Violet
34. Which of following element is found in room temperature? - Bromine
35. Who introduced Orthodox Christianity in Russia? - Vladimir
36. Kidney stone is caused by? - Calcium Oxalate
37. Noble prize recipient of India in 2014 for peace? - Kailash Satyarthi
38. First President of INC? - W.C. Bannerjee
39. Mughal dynasty was established by? - Babar
40. Which thing was discovered by Alexander Fleming? - Penicillin
41. White desert in India? - Rann of Kuch desert
42. Oldest oil reserves in India? - Digboi
43. How many tastes buds are present in tongue? - 5
44. How many bones a Infant baby have? - Around 300
45. On which planet frozen water is found? - Pluto
46. Tennis is played on which surface? - Hard, Grass and Clay courts.
47. National song of India was composed by? - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
48. First woman President of Pakistan? - Dr. Fehmida Mirza

49. What is tri colour ratio of Indian National Flag? - Width : Length = 2:3

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GK Questions asked in Railway RRB NTPC Exam - 29 March 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here are the General Awareness questions asked in today’s (29/03/2016) Railway RRB Exam 2016. This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. All the Best. 

1. Radar full form? - Radio Detection And Ranging

2. What is tomato? - Fruit

3. Which person holds the record of winning maximum gold in olympics? - Michael Phelps

4. Chandrashekhar Limit is applied to? - Mass

5. Lemur are found in? - Madagascar

6. Bhimbetka caves are approximately how many years old? - 30,000 years

7. Chemical name of Baking soda? - Sodium Bicarbonate

8. Chief Justice of India retirement age? - 65 years

9. Kamarup kingdom is in which state? - Assam

10. No. of medals for India in 2012 Olympics? - 6 medals

11. Who gives oath to the President? - Chief Justice of India

12. Tallest building in world? - Burj Khalifa

13. SPM full form? - Suspended Particulate Matter

14.  Which language is used in ideographs? - China and Japan

15. Berlin wall demolished in which year? - 1989

16. Zika virus spread by? - Aedes mosquito

17. Father of geometry? - Euclid

18. 2015 TIME person of the year? - German Chancellor Angela Merkel

19. Which river flows through Karnataka and TN? - Kaveri

20. DPT full form? - Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus

21. Oscar winner director from India? - Satyajit Ray

22. Swej nahar is in which country? - Egypt(Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea)

23. What is graphene? - Allotrope of carbon.

24. What is umami? - 5th basic taste of tongue

25. Highest grand slams winner male? - Roger Federer

26. Aurum is which metal? - Gold

27. Which team won the maximum football world cup? - Brazil

28. Last Mughal emperor? - Bahadur Shah Zafar

29. Environment day is observed on? - 5 June

30. Which is landlocked country? - Kyrgyzstan

31. Quit India Revolution date? - 8 August 1942

32. Currency of Thailand? - Thai baht

33. Din-i-illahi founder? - Mughal emperor Akbar

34. Granite is an example of which rock? - Igneous rock

35. Smallest bone in human body? - Stapes

36. Name of father of Subhash chandra bose? - Janakinath Bose

37. Organ that can grow and regenerate? - liver

38. Which country invented paper? - China

39. Unesco headquarters? - Paris

40. Gases Causing greenhouse effect? - water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone.

41. Interpol headquarters? - Lyon, France

42. 'Tee' term associated with which sports? - Golf

43. Who is Chief justice of India? - Justice TS Thakur

44. Who is known as semant(Frontier)  Gandhi? - Khan Abdul Gaffar khan

45. National song of India is written by? - Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

46. Where is Kunchilal water falls? - Karnataka

47. Largest non polar desert in the world? - Sahara

48. Where is the island of Sychelles located? - Mahe

49. Land locked country? - Liechtenstein in Central Europe, surrounded by Switzerland and Austria

50. Pollination by wind is called? - Anemophily or wind pollination

51. Brightest star in our sky? - Sirius A

52. A Passage to Infinity: Medieval Indian Mathematics from Kerala and Its Impact written by? - George Gheverghese Joseph

53. Mangalyan launched from which place? - Sriharikota

54. RBI was Nationalised in which year? -  1949

55. Queen berry rules in which game? - Modern boxing

56. A Deep crack in glacier is called? - Crevasse

57. Largest fresh water lake in India? - Lake Baikal

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Useful GK Questions for Railway RRB Exam 2016 (Non Technical)

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful General Knowledge (GK) Questions useful and expected in the upcoming Railway RRB Exam 2016 (Non Technical) scheduled to start on 28 March 2016 for selection of Assistant Station Master, Goods Guard, Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Traffic Assistant, Senior Time Keeper etc. Attempt quiz & share your reviews. 

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1)  The Finance Commission is appointed for every ____ year?

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

2) National Institute of Oceanography is located at?

(A) Calcutta

(B) Chennai

(C) Mangalore

(D) Panaji

3)  The C. K. Nayudu Trophy is related to which sport?

(A) cricket

(B) Hockey

(C) Football

(D) Chess

4) All India Radio commenced operations in?

(A) 1926

(B) 1936

(C) 1945

(D) 1947

5) The joint session of the two houses is presided by?

(A) the speaker

(B) the president

(C) chairman of Rajyasabha

(D) none of these

6) Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet

(A) Mercury

(B) Venus

(C) Saturn

(D) Neptune

7) The earliest known Indian script is

(A) Mori

(B) Devanagari

(C) Brahmi

(D) Kharosti

8) How many times the preamble was amended

(A) once

(B) twice

(C) thrice

(D) four times

9) The state with the lowest population in India is

(A) Goa

(B) Tripura

(C) Mizoram

(D) Sikkim

10) The Simon Commission was appointed in

(A) 1927

(B) 1928

(C) 1929

(D) 1930

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Quiz Questions on Railway Budget 2016-17 for Exams

Hi Aspirants..Here are some useful and expected questions from Rail Budget 2016-17 presented in Parliament by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in Parliament on 25 February 2016. 

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1) What was the theme of the Railway Budget 2016-17?

(A) Kayakalp

(B) Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen

(C) Ham Sath Karen

(D) None of these

2) Name the Railway Minister who presented the Rail Budget 2016-17 in Parliament?

(A) Venkaiah Naidu

(B) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

(C) J P Nadda

(D) Suresh Prabhu

3) Antyodaya Express superfast was announced in Rail Budget 2016-17 for?

(A) Cancer Patients

(B) Long Distance Travellers

(C) Financially Backward Sections

(D) For unreserved passengers

4) Name the unreserved coaches with potable water facility and higher number of mobile charging points announced in Rail Budget 2016-17?

(A) Deen Dayalu coaches

(B) Humsafar coaches

(C) Tejas coaches

(D) Mithra Seva coaches

5) Passenger fares and Freight fares were hiked by ____ % in Rail Budget 2016-17?

(A) 5 %

(C) 10 %

(C) 2 %

(D) No hike

6) Name the fully air-conditioned third AC service with an optional service for meals announced in Rail Budget 2016-17?

(A) Tejas

(B) UDAY

(C) Vikalp

(D) Humsafar

7) Name the new train announced that will operate at speeds of 130 kmph and above and shall showcase the future of train travel in India including onboard services such as local cuisine, entertainment, WiFi, etc?

(A) Tejas

(B) UDAY

(C) Vikalp

(D) Humsafar

8) Name the brand of Overnight double-decker express on the busiest routes announced in Rail Budget 2016-17?

(A) Tejas

(B) UDAY

(C) Vikalp

(D) Humsafar

9) ____ per cent sub-quota for women will be provided under all reserved categories as announced in Rail Budget 2016-17?

(A) 15 %

(B) 25 %

(C) 33 %

(D) 50 %

10) SMS service named ____ was announced in Rail Budget 2016-17 for Cleanliness in railway coaches?

(A) Clean my Coach

(B) Swachh Yatra, Swachh Bharat

(C) Clean my Travel

(D) Safe - Clean Coach

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen

Note: Means Overcoming challenges – Reorganize, Restructure Rejuvenate Indian Railways

2) Ans. (D) Suresh Prabhu

3) Ans. (D) For unreserved passengers

4) Ans. (A) Deen Dayalu coaches

5) Ans. (D) No hike

6) Ans. (D) Humsafar

7) Ans. (A) Tejas

8) Ans. (B) UDAY

Note: UDAY (Utkrisht Double-Decker Air-conditioned Yatri) Express

9) Ans. (C) 33 %

10) Ans. (A) Clean my Coach

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Expected GK Questions for Railway RRB Exam 2016

Hi Apsirants..Here are some expected General Knowledge Questions useful for upcoming Railway RRB Exam 2016 Non-Technical for selection of Assistant Station Master, Goods Guard, Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Traffic Assistant, Senior Time Keeper etc. Attempt quiz & share your reviews. 

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1) Which of the following facts is wrong?

(a) First Postal Stamp was issued in India in October, 1854

(b) First Postal Stamp was issued in May, 1840 in England

(c) Pin code system was started from 15 August 1982

(d) Six digit Pin code system in India was started on 15 August 1972

2) In case of disagreement over an ordinary bill between the two House of Parliament, the bill will

(a) be set to the President of India for assent

(b) be lapsed

(c) be moved in a joint sitting of the Parliament

(d) be referred to the Supreme Court

3) The book “Namesake’ is written by?

(A) Jhumpa Lahiri

(B) Amitava Ghosh

(C) Bhavana Chauhan

(D) Kiran Desai

4) Which amendment to the Constitution of India made the Right to Education a fundamental right for children in the age group of 6-14 Years?

(A) 83rd

(B) 86th

(C) 91st

(D) 94th

5) Which Article of the Constitution empowers amendment in the Constitution of India?

(A) Article 368

(B) Article 356

(C) Article 357

(D) Article 359

6) The uprising of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of  Independence by

(A) S. N. Sen

(B) R. C. Mazumdar

(C) B. G. Tilak

(D) V. D. Savarkar

7) Who was the first Indian Woman president of the Indian National Congress?

(A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

(B) Annie Besant

(C) Vijaylakshmi Pandit

(D) Sarojini Naidu

8) From which Constitution did our Constitution borrow the concept of Directive Principles of the State Policy?

(A) Canada

(B) Ireland

(C) United Kingdom

(D) Germany

9) Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission of India?

(A) K. C. Pant

(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(C) C. Rangarajan

(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru

10) The confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi take place at

(A) Devaprayag

(B) Rudraprayag

(C) Allahabad

(D) Varanasi

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Complete Current Affairs Questions PDF: December 2015

Hi Aspirants..Here is the much awaited full Current Affairs PDF of December 2015. Here we have covered all the important happenings held during the month of December 2015 useful for all upcoming exams including Railway RRB Non Technical Exam 2016, LIC AAO Exam 2016 and other exams by SSC, UPSC, SBI, SSC etc. This free PDF contains 243 questions which is enough for your preparation when it comes to Current Affairs for the month of December 2015. 

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Traditional GK for Railway RRB Exam 2016 and LIC AAO 2016

Hi Aspirants..In this post we are sharing with you some traditional GK questions expected to be asked in the upcoming two major competitive exams ie.Railway RRB Exam 2016 and LIC AAO 2016. Railway exam include Assistant Station Master, Goods Guard, Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Traffic Assistant, Senior Time Keeper etc. We have added the questions in our quiz program so that you can easily study. Attempt the quiz to check answers and your score. 

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1) Who is the author of the book “ The Three Mistakes In My life”?

(a) Chetan Bhagat

(b) Amrita Pritam

(c) Jhumpa Lahiri

(d) Ruskin Bond

2) Which gas emitted by power stations causes acid rain?

(a) Sulphur dioxide

(b) Helium

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Carbon dioxide

3) Which city will host the 2022 common Wealth Games (CWG)?

(a) Montreal

(b) Colombo

(c) Durban

(d) Glasgow

4) Name the two research stations maintained by Indian in Antarctica.

(a) Sagar Nidhi kand Yamunotri

(b) None of these

(c) Maitri and Bharti

(d) Gangotri and Himadri

5) An example of hormone is

(a) Renin

(b) Oxytocin

(c) Peprin

(d) Cytosine

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6) To reduce tooth decay most toothpastes contain a

(a) Fluoride

(b) Iodide

(c) Chloride

(d) Bromide

7) The part of brain which controls emotional reaction in our body is

(a) Cerebrum

(b) Meaninges

(c) Thalamus

(d) Hypothalamus

8) Hydraulic brakes work on the principal of

(a) Newton’s law

(b) Bhernoulli’s theorem

(d) Thomson’s law

(c) Pascal’s law

9) Which of the following colour of light deviates least through the prism?

(a) green

(b) violet

(c) red

(d) yellow

10) If the President wants to resign, he shall address his letter of resignation to

(a) Vice-President of India

(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(c) Chief Justice of India

(d) Prime Minister of India

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