General Awareness For Railway NTPC Exam 2016

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Q.1. Who used the term ‘rupee’ during his rule in India?
(A) Balban (B) Sher Shah Suri
(C) Babar (D) Shahjahan

Q.2. Whose signature are imprinted on two rupee note?
(A) Finance Ministry (B) Government of India
(C) Governor of RBI (D) Finance Secretary 
Q.3. Which among the following buildings were not built by Qutubdin Aibak?
(A) Qutub Minar (B) Alai Darwaza 
(C) Adai din ka Jhopda (D) Qutub ul islam Masjid 
Q.4. Which is the largest salt water lake in the world?
(A) Caspian Sea (B) Veictoria Lake 
(C) Baikal Lake (D) Paigang Lake 
Q.5. ‘Brown Revolution is-
(A) Growth of fodder industry 
(B) Growth of sea products 
(C) Growth of milk and milk products 
(D) Growth of food processing and soft drinks industries in India.
Q.6. Which one of the following is not a function of the central bank in an economy?
(A) Controlling monetary policy 
(B) Controlling government spending 
(C) Dealing with foreign exchange 
(D) Acting as a banker's bank 
Q.7. A balloon filled with helium rises in air because-
(A) The balloon is weightless 
(B) Air exerts an upward force on the balloon
(C) Helium is less dense than air 
(D) Helium pushes down on the air below the balloon
Q.8. Who among the following is not a recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
(A) Tapan Sinha (B) Soumitra Chatterjee 
(C) Dilip Kumar (D) Rajesh Khanna 
Q.9. The three tier Panchayat Raj System in India was proposed by the-
(A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee 
(B) Ashok Mehta Committee 
(C) Royal Commission 
(D) None of these 
Q.10. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
(A) Mercury (B) Mars 
(C) Venus (D) Neptune 
Q.11. Persons suffering from myopia are advised to use-
(A) Convex lens (B) Concave lens 
(C) Plano-convex lens (D) Plano-concave lens 
Q.12. A light year is a unit of -
(A) Time (B) Distance 
(C) Speed of light (D) Intensity of light 
Q.13. Which of the following imparts a blue colour to glass?
(A) Iron oxide (B) Cobalt oxide 
(C) Copper oxide (D) Nickel oxide 
Answers
Q.1.(B) Sher Shah Suri used the term ‘Rupee’ during his rule in India.
Q.2.(C) The Governor of RBI, signature are imprinted on ‘Two Rupee Note’
Q.3.(B) Qutub Minar, Adai-din ka Jhopda and Qutub-ul-Islam masjid are the buildings which were built by Qutub din Aibak.
Q.4.(D) Paigang lake is the largest salt water lake in the world.
Q.5.(D) ‘Brown Revolution’ is growth of food processing and soft drinks industries in India.

Q.6.(B) Controlling Government spending is not a function of central bank in an economy.
Q.7.(C) A helium balloon rises in the air because the density of helium is less then the density of the air around it. 
Q.8.(D) Rajesh Khanna is not a recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. 
1994 – Dilip Kumar 
2006 – Tapan Sinha
2011 - Soumitra Chatterjee 

Q.9.(A) Constituted in the year 1956 Balwant Roy Mehta Samiti firstly recommended to establish Panchayati Raj which was accepted. 

Q.10.(C) Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System. 
Mercury is the second densest planet after earth.
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and the second smallest planet in the solar system. 
Q.11.(B) Persons suffering from myopia are advised to use concave lens. 
Q.12.(B) A light year is a unit of distance 
Q.13.(B) The cobalt oxide imparts a blue colour to glass.

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