500+ RRB NTPC BEST Questions 2024 General Awareness

Q1. Which Parent’s chromosome is used for sex determination test?

Answer: Father

Q2. The bio-gas used for cooking is a mixture of __.

Answer: Methane & Carbon dioxide

Q3. The yellow colour of the human faeces is a result of the pigment called ___.

Answer: Urobilin

Q4. Which air pollutant causes the most serious health hazards?

Answer: Sulphur dioxide

Q5. Vitamin K is required for the synthesis of ____.

Answer: Prothrombin

Q6. Which compound is used in anti – malarial drug?

Answer: Chloroquine

Q7. Dental cavities are caused because of the deficiency of?

Answer: Fluorine

Q8. What is the process of filtering blood through an artificial kidney called?

Answer: Dialysis

Q9. Which is the first vaccine injected into a newly born baby?

Answer: BCG

Q10. Food poisoning is caused by __.

Answer: Clostridium botulinum

Q11. Which hormone is used as an oral contraceptive?

Answer: Progesterone

Q12. The longest and largest bone in the human body is?

Answer: Femur

Q13. Which metal is present in haemoglobin?

Answer: Iron

Q14. What is the total number of Chromosomes found in the human gene?

Answer: 46

Q15. The PH value of human blood is?

Answer: 7.40

Q16. The plants, which grow under water stress conditions are called?

Answer: Xerophytes

Q17. During photosynthesis, Solar Energy is converted to ___.

Answer: Chemical energy

Q18. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?

Answer: Stapes

Q19. The study of Trees is called?

Answer: Dendrology

Q20. Who proposed the Theory of natural selection?

Answer: Charles Darwin

Q21. Turpentine oil is obtained from __.

Answer: Resin from Pines

Q22. Upper most layer of skin is called?

Answer: Epidermis

Q23. Which is the only element found in Chlorophyll?

Answer: Magnesium

Q24. What are Bryophytes ?

Answer: Amphibious Plants

Q25. Which component of the Cell is called it’s ‘Kitchen’?

Answer: Chloroplast

Q26. What is known as ‘Suicidal bags of cell’?

Answer: Lysosomes

Q27. What is systolic and diastolic pressure in a healthy man?

Answer: 120mm & 80mm

Q28. Dermatology is the study of?

Answer: Human Skin

Q29. Which chemical is popularly used in Rat poison?

Answer: White Phosphorus

Q30. What is the Dental formula of man?

Answer: 2123/2123

Q31. What is the name of first cloned sheep?

Answer: Dolly

Q32. ____ is the normal cholesterol level in human blood.

Answer: 180-200 mg/dL

Q33. A ____ is the smallest structural and functional unit of nervous system.

Answer: Neuron

Q34. 99% percentage of water is lost during transpiration, True or False?

Answer: TRUE

Q35. Which enzyme is present in all members of the animal kingdom except Protozoa?

Answer: Amylase

Q36. Zika virus is carried by ___ Mosquito

Answer: Aedes

Q37. Tomato contains which acid?

Answer: Oxalic Acid

Q38. Which animal respire without having blood in them?

Answer: Hydra

Q39. Which cells acting as phagocytes are present in the liver?

Answer: Kupffer cells

Q40. Which cell organelles function as the power house of a living cell?

Answer: Mitochondria

Q41. A bite of a mad dog causes –

Answer: Hydrophobia

Q42. Which disease is known as ‘silent killer’?

Answer: High Blood pressure

Q43. Human saliva contains the enzyme known as ____.

Answer: Ptyalin

Q44. Which gland disappears during old age?

Answer: Thymus

Q45. The insect responsible for the spread of Kala-azar is –

Answer: Sand Fly

Q46. ____ is known as the strongest natural fibre.

Answer: Silk

Q47. Which is known as graveyard of RBC’s ?

Answer: Spleen

Q48. The gland known as master gland in human body is the _.

Answer: Pituitary gland

Q49. The process of cell division is known as –

Answer: Mitosis

Q50. Which part of the Plant body acts as the carrier of food and other substances to all its parts?

Answer: Phloem

Q51. Which is the sweetest sugar?

Answer: Fructose

Q52. The hearing function is associated with which part of the Human Brain?

Answer: Temporal Lobe

Q53. Which major chemical compound is found in human kidney stones?

Answer: Calcium oxalate

Q54. Which metal is present in Insulin?

Answer: Zinc

Q55. Who explained about the blood circulation for the first time?

Answer: William Harvey

Q56. Alexander Fleming invented ____.

Answer: Penicillin

Q57. Who is credited for producing first man-made Gene in a lab?

Answer: Dr. Hargobind Khurana

Q58. Xerophthalmia is a disease caused by lack of which vitamin?

Answer: Vitamin A

Q59. Thirst, hunger and sleep are controlled by which part of the brain?

Answer: Hypothalamus

Q60. Alcohol affects which part of human brain?

Answer: Cerebellum

Q61. Which part of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?

Answer: Medulla Oblongata

Q62. Which part of the Human Eye changes it size based on the amount of Light?

Answer: Pupil

Q63. ___ is the plant which yields biodiesel or biofuel.

Answer: Jatropha Curcas

Q64. The part of the human eye which regulates the quantum of light entering is –

Answer: Iris

Q65. Which salt is found in bone in largest amount?

Answer: Calcium Phosphate

Q66. What is the name of the test done to diagnose cancer?

Answer: Biopsy Test

Q67. The vitamin which is considered to be The vitamin which is considered to be

Answer: Vitamin D

Q68. Intake of which vitamin is recommended to improve blood coagulation?

Answer: Vitamin K

Q69. Which is the tallest Buddha statue located?

Answer: Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

Q70. Who discovered the Nucleus?

Answer: Ernest Rutherford’s

Q71. Moplah revolt occurred at?

Answer: Malabar region of Kerala

Q72. Sun’s which layer is visible to us?

Answer: Photosphere

Q73. Who first calculated National Income in India?

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

Q74. The currency of Japan is?

Answer: Japenese Yen

Q75. Gol Gumbaz is located at?

Answer: Vijayapura

Q76. What is the salary of the Vice President of India?

Answer: ₹400,000 per month.

Q77. Who was the Viceroy when was Bengal Divided?

Answer: Lord Curzon

Q78. Which is India’s First National Park?

Answer: Jim Corbett National Park

Q79. Surat is situated on the bank of which river?

Answer: Tapti

Q80. When was the 2nd battle of Panipat fought?

Answer: 5 November 1556

Q81. Where was the commonwealth youth game held in 2020?

Answer: Edinburgh, Scotland

Q82. Environment day theme?

Answer: Biodiversity

Q83. Where is the Gobi Desert?

Answer: Mongolia

Q84. Bank Of Baroda is merged with which bank?

Answer: Vijaya Bank

Q85. Who won the US Open 2020 (Men)?

Answer: Dominic Thiem

Q86. What is the unit of distance?

Answer: Meter

Q87. Where is Saddle Peak or Saddle Hill located?

Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Q88. Measurement of substance?

Answer: Mole

Q89. What is the brain of the computer

Answer: CPU

Q90. Swaraj Mera Janamsidh Adhikar Ha is said by?

Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q91. When was Chandrayan 2 was launched?

Answer: 2019

Q92. international Mother Earth day is
observed on?

Answer: 22 April

Q93. Who is the author of Raj Tarangini?

Answer: Kalhana

Q94. Where is mukurthi national park?

Answer: Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu

Q95. Where is women’s day celebrated?

Answer: 8 Marc

Q96. When is Ozone Day observed?

Answer: 16 September

Q97. When was CPCB established?

Answer: 1974

Q98. Light year is an unit of ____.

Answer: Distance

Q99. Rukmini Devi Arundale is associated with which dance form?

Answer: Bharatanatyam

Q100. International Mother Earth day is observed on?

Answer: 22 April

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