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1 RRB NTPC Question Paper & Answers held on 28 th March 2016 Morning Shift 1) Maha Rana pratap singh s Horse Name? Chetak 2) Karnam Malleswari related to which game? Weightlifting. 3) How many moons does mars have? 2 (Phobos and Deimos). 4) Kuchipudi belongs to which state? Andhra Pradesh. 5) Rowlatt act in which year? ) World TB day? 24 March. 7) Who gave the slogan "Do or die"? Mahatma Gandhi. 8) When did Indian constitution came into first amendment? ) Golden temple of dambulla is present in?? Sri lanka 10) Cyprus capital? Nicosia 11) Odd one out (external hard disk, cd, keyboard, digital camera)? Keyboard. 12) First international cricket match was played between?? Aus vs. Eng. 13) Sorrow of bengal? Damodar River. 14) Establishment of the panchayati Raj System was recommended by? Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report 1957.

2 15) When did Swami Vivekanand delivered his speech in 'World Religion Conference' in Chicago city? ) What is Viticulture? Production of grapes. 17) The words Satyameva jayate inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from? Mundak Upanishad 18) By which Constitutional Amendment the voting age was reduced from 21 years to 18 years? 61st Amendment. 19) Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, President s rule was imposed for the first time in? PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India between 1948 and 1956.) 20) The Political parties got the constitutional recognition for the first time in the year? ) The Khurda Road division,odisha of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has set a target to install biotoilets in 2,000 train coaches during as part of? Swachh Bharat Mission. 22) Mrinalini Sarabai is related with? Dance 23). Konark Temple made by? King Narasimhadeva I 24). Smallest Continent of world? Australia. 25). Marsh Gas? Methane 26). Name of 1st satellite on space? Sputnik 1. 27). Aruna Asif Ali hoisted flag in which movement? Quit India Movement. 28). Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming.

3 29). Which of following chemicals is called as saltpeter? Potassium Nitrate. 30). Which boxer is known as 'Real Deal'? Evander Holyfield. 31). Which number of Lok Sabha was formed during 2014 election? 16th. 32). When did Vasco da Gama reach India? May 20 33). First amendment of Constitution of India was made in? ). Railway Staff College situated in? Vadodara 35). First Indian Artificial Satellite? Aryabhatta 36). 3rd Panipat war held between? - Durrani Empire Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan and The Maratha Empire Balavil Baji Rao 37). DRDO established in the year? ). India's longest canal? - Indira Gandhi Canal RRB NTPC Questions & Answers held on 28 th March 2016 Afternoon Shift 1.Capital of Denmark? Copenhagen 2.Yoga day celebrated on? June 21 3.January 4th Independence day of which country? Burma winter session Olympic game venue? PyeongChang, South Korea 5.India s Oldest dam? Kallanai Dam, also known as Grand Anicut. It still serves the people of Tamilnadu, India. 6.First indian lady to won gold in asian games? Kamaljeet Sadhu 7.First indian hockey player to awarded padma shri? Balbir Singh Dosanjh

4 8.Rabindnath tagore got noble prize in which year? Ethanol is obtained from? Cerials 10.No. of fundamental duties? French open winner? Stan Wawrinka(Men), Serena Williams(Women) 12.How many players in kho kho? largest country in respect of land area? Canada 14.U.N climate change meeting held in which place? Paris 15.Ajanta and ellora cave is located in which state? Maharashtra 16.Smallest planet? Mercury 17.Group of dolphin is called? School or Pod 18.Polio vaccine is developed by? Jonas Edward SalK 19.Name of dog who first goes to space? Laika 20.Father of space research? Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai 21.DMK party is founded by whom? C.N.Annadurai 22.First Lok sabha speaker?

5 Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar 23.Instrument to detect object under water? Sonar 24.Study of birds is called? Ornithology 25.First governer general of free india? Lord Mountbatten 26.Buddha attained enlightenment at? Bodh Gaya 27.Another name of computer chip? Microchip 28. Most abundant element? Oxygen 29. Disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin A? Xerophthalmia (Night Blindness), Xerosis Conjunctiva, Xerosis Cornea and Bitot's Spots 30. When did Nobel Prizes awarded for the first time? 1901 DEC 10 (The prizes in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were first awarded in 1901) 31. The most number of Oscar Awards winner? Walt Disney 32. Router means? A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks 33. Largest population Country? China 34. Which country has largest area? Russia 35. ALU full form? Arithmetic Logic Unit 36. PSLV full form?

6 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle 37. Which country gifted statue of liberty to America? France RRB NTPC Question Paper 28th March 2016 Evening 3 rd Shift 1) Thomas Cup Related to? Badminton 2) Dadasaheb phalke award 2015 Sashi Kapur 3) Colour Of octopus blood? Blue 4) Other name of chanakya? Kautilya, vishnu guptha 5) 2014 miss universe? Palunana vega (Colombiya) 6) which metal is noble? Gold 7) Who has given Droncharya award 2015? Naval Singh, Anup singh, Harbans singh, Swatantar raj,singh nihar Ameen 8) Elephanta Caves Situated in? Raigad (Dist) Maharastra 9) Biggest Mammal? Blue whale 10) Who invented bramh samaj? Raj Ram Mohan Rai 11) Rial is currency of which country? Soudi Arabia 12) Which river originates from western ghat? Kaveri 13) which city of Australia densely populated

7 Sydney 14) Other name of chanakya? Vishnu gupta, Kautilya 15) Earths water cycle powered by? Sun 16) Energy of sun by which process? Nuclear fusion 17) 20 equinox means? 20 Faces 18) Father of rabindra nath Tagore? Debendranath tagore 19) Titanic belongs to which country? UK And Ireland 20) Indian Institute of science situated at? Bangalore 21) Current Chief Justice India? T. S. Thakur 22) Oscar for best animated feature film 2015? Big Hero 6 23) New name of Bharatpur National Park? Keoladeo Ghana National Park 24.real currecncy of which country? Brazil 25.Ongc hq? Uttarakhand 26. Who won 2015 Miss Universe? Pia Wurtzbach 27. Subhash Chandra Bose father Name? Janakinath Bose

8 28. Which soils absorbs less water? Clay soils 29. Dadasaheb Phalke Award first winner - Devika Rani 30. Height of the Everest Mountain? 8,848 m. 31. World Food Day is celebrated on? October 16

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