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Railway RRB NTPC Exam 2016: GK Questions List of April 2

The Railway RRB NTPC exam 2016 continued on April 2 with candidates appearing for 3 shifts of online tests.The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) of each zone are conducting these test as part of the recruitment for 18000 jobs in Indian railways.Since many are fearing on how to prepare for RRB GK section, we are providing you with the GK questions asked on April 2, 2016 to help boost your confidence.

There is no change in the Railway RRB Exam pattern with everyone attending 100 questions only.Like we mentioned in RRB NTPC exam review, the difficulty level is only low & candidates need not worry over it.

Over the past few sessions, candidates are reporting of getting few questions with incorrect options to choose.Since they keep trying to arrive at a particular answer, precious time is lost.So take care of such situations while you appear for the exam.

Railway RRB NTPC Exam GK Questions (All Shifts)

Country got independence in 2011? South Sudan

Cultivation of saffron? Kashmir(in India) Iran (world)

Women participated all events in which Olympics? 1900 Games in Paris

Parliament in Delhi constructed by? Edwinn Lutyens, Herbert Baker

Srilanka got independence in which year? 4th Feb,1948

Ashoka was from which dynasty? Mauryan dynasty

Scientific name of Human Beings?  Homo sapiens

Recently creature which lives without water for 10 yrs? The Kangaroo Rat

Currency of Korea? South Korean won

Capital of Gujarat? Gandhinagar

First man to reach outer space? Yuri Gagarin

River Brahmaputra doesn’t flow in which country? Myanmar

In which cells Mitochondria doesn’t exists? Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells)

Periodic table invented by? Dmitri Mendeleev

X-ray was invented by? Roentgen

Fastest acting anti rabies vaccine was developed by which country? India

On which planet frozen water is found? Pluto

Planet with no moon? Venus

India’s first defence satellite? GSAT 7

Height of badminton net above ground level? 1.524 meter

Molecular formula for sugar? C12H22O11 (thanks to Jovial laskar for correction)

Which monument was built to commemorate the eradication of plague? Charminar

Father of Indian Space Programmes? Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

Which was first geostationary satellite launched in India? Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE) in 1981

First President of Indian National Congress? W.C. Bonnerjee

Jallianwala Bagh massacre was commanded by?  Colonel Reginald Dyer

Noble prize for peace was received by whom from India in 2014? Kailash Satyarthi

The term “Wood shot/Hairpin shot” is associated with which sport? Badminton

World’s first space tourist? Dennis Tito

Air conditioner was invented by? Willis Carrier

How many tastes buds are present in tongue? 5

Oldest oil reserve in India? Digboi

White desert of India? Rann of Kuch desert.

Kidney stone is caused by? Calcium Oxalate

Who introduced Orthodox Christianity in Russia? Vladimir

Which of following colour has least wavelength? Violet

Which thing was discovered by Alexander Fleming? Penicillin

Mughal dynasty was established by? Babar

What did Shiva Ayyadurai invent? E-mail

Color of Solid iodine? Purple

NACL means? Salt

Homosapiens means? Wise man

Which of following element is found in room temperature? Mercury

Name of Space X`s satellite to study extreme emissions? DSCOVR

What is tri colour ratio of Indian National Flag? 2:3 (Width : Length)

First woman President of Pakistan? Benazir Bhutto

National song of India was composed by? Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Tennis is played on which surface? Hard, Grass and Clay courts

Ramkhelia is folk dance of? Bihar (thanks to Mr.Lokesh for correction)

Name of NASA`s pluto mission? New Horizons

Last mauryan dynasty? Brihadratha

Jayakwadi Dam on which river? Godavari

If Ph value is below 7, what is it?Acidic

Venue of Rugby world cup 2019? Japan

Saffron is cultivated in India in? Jammu and Kashmir

Project tiger was introduced in year? 1973

Other name of Moss piglet?Tardigrade

On which planet frozen water is found? Pluto

How many bones a Infant baby have? around 300

Alexander Fleming discovered? Penicillin

Mughal dynasty was established by? Babar

Golden temple situated on which river? Rabi

2016 world economic forum summit held at? Davos (Switzerland)

1st Nobel prize for literature won by? Sully Prudhomme (French)

For more questions, check out our coverage of RRB NTPC GK Questions of previous days.

Do you remember of any other questions from your shift OR found a wrong answer in the above list? Feel free to say it loud in the comments.