RRB NTPC exam is scheduled to take place from June onward.We hope that you are well prepared for this RRB NTPC battle. As you all know that General awareness is an important and scoring section in RRB NTPC exam.
Mission NTPC: General Awareness Quiz : Day #2
So you should revise this section very well. Here we are also providing you some important questions of general awareness for RRB NTPC. So start practising these questions and take your preparation to the next level.
1) Ghoomar is the popular folk dance of-
a) Punjab
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans. (c)
Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of Bhil tribe performed to worship Goddess Sarasvati which was later embraced by other Rajasthani communities. The dance is chiefly performed by veiled women who wear flowing dresses called ghaghara.
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2) In which state is the World Heritage Site ‘Basilica of Bom Jesus’ located?
a) Goa
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
Ans. (a)
Churches and convents of Old Goa is the name given by UNESCO to a set of religious monuments located in Goa Velha (or Old Goa), in the state of Goa, India, which were declared a World Heritage Site in 1986. Goa was the capital of Portuguese India and Asia and an evangelization center from the sixteenth century.
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3) Which art form was Mrinalini Sarabhai associated with?
a) Pattachitra
b) Tanjore Painting
c) Bharatnatyam
d) Madhubani
Ans. (c)
Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical(Bharatnatyam) dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder and director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts.
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4) Maanch is a folk dance from –
a) Haryana
b) Kerala
c) Assam
d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (d)
Maanch dance is a lyrical folk ballet originating from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It hails from the Malwa region of the state. It is a distinct form of a folk dance from the other folk dances of the state.
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5) The most popular folk dance of Tamil Nadu-
a) Karagam
b) Koodiyattam
c) Yakshagana
d) Kathakali
Ans. (a)
Karagam is a most popular folk dance form that is accompanied by the music. The villagers in praise of the rain goddess “Mari Amman” and river goddess “Gangai Amman perform this dance as a part of their custom .In this dance, balancing of water pot on the head is done beautifully.
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6) Siachen glacier is located near to which of the following valley?
a) Nubra Valley
b) Doon Valley
c) Silent Valley
d) Neelam valley
Ans. (a)
Nubra Valley lies about 150 km north of Leh where the rivers, Shyok and Siachan, meet to form a large valley. This valley separates the Ladakh from the Karakoram Ranges and the famous Siachen Glacier located to the north of the valley.
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7) ‘Sardar Sarovar Dam’ is on which of the following rivers?
a) Krishna
b) Godavari
c) Narmada
d) Mahanadi
Ans. (c)
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat in India. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam. The foundation stone of the project was laid out by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 5 April 1961. The dam was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 September 2017.
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8) Murud Janjira Fort situated in Maharashtra, is surrounded on all sides by:
a) Paddy fields
b) Trees
c) Gardens
d) Water
Ans. (d)
Murud Janjira Fort is situated on an island just off the coastal village of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra; Janjira is considered one of the strongest marine forts in India. It is surrounded on all sides by Water.
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9) According to Dr. Ambedkar which Article is the most important article of Indian constitution?
a) Article 21
b) Article 24
c) Article 32
d) Article 256
Ans. (c)
Article 32 provides the right to Constitutional remedies which means that a person has right to move to Supreme Court (and high courts also) for getting his fundamental rights protected. Article 32 makes the Supreme Court the defender and guarantor of the fundamental rights. Article 32 was called the “soul of the constitution and very heart of it” by Dr. Ambedkar.
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10) The first Parliamentary Forum on Youth was constituted in__________?
a) 1985
b) 2006
c) 2008
d) 2010
Ans. (b)
It was constituted in 2006, and it’s main function is to devise strategies to leverage the vast youth capital in India
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