National Events (Railway)

Total Questions: 50

41. The fifth India International Science Festival (IISF) was held in November 2019 in: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Chennai
(2) New Delhi
(3) Kolkata
(4) Bengaluru

Correct Answer: (3) Kolkata

Solution:The 5th edition of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 was held at Kolkata from 5th to 8th November 2019.

• The four-day festival was themed, "RISEN- Research. Innovation and Science Empowering the Nation."

42. Where did President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurate the Festival of Innovation Entrepreneurship (FINE) on 15 March 2019? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Vadodara, Gujarat
(2) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(3) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
(4) Surat, Gujarat

Correct Answer: (2) Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Solution:The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on March 15,2019.

• He also presented the 10th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation Awards.

43. Startup India is a major initiative by the Government of India in which year was it launched? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) 2015
(2) 2016
(3) 2017
(4) 2014

Correct Answer: (2) 2016

Solution:Startup India is an initiative of the Government of India that was first announced by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during his speech in 15 August 2015

• It was launched in New Delhi on January 16, 2016.

44. Which of the following civic body has been declared best performing Municipal Corporation in India under PM Awas Yojna in December 2020? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Indore
(2) Hyderabad
(3) Vishakhapatnam
(4) Chennai

Correct Answer: (3) Vishakhapatnam

Solution:The Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation was, in December 2019, declared as the best performing municipal corporation in the country under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

• It was chosen under the annual awards for excellence by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

45. __________won the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2019 in the field of social service for his/her contribution to the environment. She/He is the youngest among all the award recipients. [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Eiha Dixit
(2) Angel Vijay Deokule
(3) Adrika Goyal
(4) Truptraj Atul Pandya

Correct Answer: (1) Eiha Dixit

Solution:Six-year old Eiha Dixit from Meerut won the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2019 for her contribution to the environment on 23 January 2019.

• Eiha extended her contribution to the environment by planting 500 samplings by herself

• The award was earlier known as the National Child Award.

46. Arrange the following states of India in the decreasing order of sugarcane production in 2019. [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

A. Karnataka

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

(1) C, A, B
(2) В, А, С
(3) A, B, C
(4) B, C, A

Correct Answer: (4) B, C, A

Solution:The correct decreasing order of state wise sugarcane production in 2019 is: Uttar Pradesh > Maharashtra > Karnataka.

• Uttar Pradesh is the leading sugarcane and sugar producing State in the country.

47. When was India's first semi-high speed train Vande Bhaat Express flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) 15th February 2019
(2) 15th December 2018
(3) 15th March 2019
(4) 15th January 2019

Correct Answer: (1) 15th February 2019

Solution:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 February 2019 flagged off India's first engine less train, the Vande Bharat Express, from the New Delhi Railway Station.

• The semi-high speed train is set to run between New Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed of 160 kilometre per hour.

• Vande Bharat Express is the rechristened version of indigenously manufactured Train 18.

48. Who among the following has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan in 2021? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Keshubhai Patel
(2) Sudarshan Sahoo
(3) Jagdish Chaudhary
(4) Sumitra Mahajan

Correct Answer: (2) Sudarshan Sahoo

Solution:Sudarshan Sahoo was honoured with Padma Vibhushan award 2021, for his exceptional and distinguished service in the field of art.

• He is a noted sculptor from Odisha.

49. Under the Clean India Mission, the Air Quality Index is a major initiative. When was it launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 13.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) October 2015
(2) September 2014
(3) October 2014
(4) September 2015

Correct Answer: (3) October 2014

Solution:The then Union Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change Prakash Javadekar launched 'The National Air Quality Index' (AQI) in New Delhi on 17 October 2014.

• The index constituted part of the Government's mission to introduce the culture of cleanliness.

50. As of Dec 2020 who was the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the Union Cabinet? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 14.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) Pralhad Joshi
(2) Mahendra Nath Pandey
(3) Arvind Ganpat Sawant
(4) Kiren Rijiju

Correct Answer: (1) Pralhad Joshi

Solution:Pralhad Joshi is the current union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs of India since 30 May 2019.

• He represents the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency of Karnataka.

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