The Railways Recruitment Board is holding the second stage of the RRB NTPC exam 2017, i.e. Mains exams. Today was the 1st day of the exam which will take place from 17th January to 19th January 2017. Railways RRB Mains exam will take place in 3 shifts on all 3 days. This is the first time that the Railways RRB NTPC Mains exam is being held. This article will provide you the Railways RRB NTPC Mains Questions Asked 17th January 2017 from all 3 shifts.

Railways RRB NTPC Mains Questions Asked 17th January 2017 – 1st Shift (9:00 AM)

General Awareness:

1. Gandhara Art is developed in which era? – Between the 1st century BC and the 7th century AD.
2. At what place was the 8th BRICS Summit held? – Goa
3. How many states and UTs in India have a coastline? – 9 States and 4 UTs
4. Who is the current CEO of Niti Aayog? – Amitabh Kant
5. With which game is Bombela Devi associated? – Archery
6. At what place are Ajanta Caves situated? – Maharashtra
7. UN Day is celebrated on ________? – October 24
8. Beri-Beri is caused by the deficiency of which Vitamin? – Vitamin B
9. Who can remove the President of India? – Parliament
10. What kind of bill is the GST? – Constitutional Amendment Bill
11. The International renewable energy agency headquarter is located at?- Abu Dhabi
12. Who was the first Indian Woman to win the gold medal in Asian Awards? – Marry Kom
13. Which of the following is gold soluble in? – Aqua Regia
14. Cricket World Cup is organized by – International Cricket Council (ICC)
15. Which game Lalitha Babar belongs to? – Long Distance Runner
16. What is blue ray disc? – Storage Device
17. Who is the first Indian to go into the space? – Rakesh Sharma
18. What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in world’s richest persons? – 36th
19. Who won Arjun award in Kabaddi in 2015? – Manjeet Chiller
20. Among the following which is not a board game? – Bridge
21. Where is Mahabodhi Temple located? – Bihar, Bodhgaya
22. Who was the Governor General of India at the time of Sepoy Mutiny? – Charles Canning
23. Who founded Abhinav Bharat Society – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
24. Antonym of Idle – Busy
25. In which country is Mt. Helena located? – California
26. Name the Holy book of Judaism – Torah
27. What is the Full Form of GUI? – Graphical User Interface
28. Environment Protection Act was forced in which year? – 1986
29. In which layer of the atmosphere is Radio communication possible? – Ionosphere
30. Who discovered electron? – J.J. Thompson
31. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep? – 36
32. When did Simon Commission first come to India? – 3rd February 1928
33. Name the highest peak of south India? – Anamudi (Western Ghats)

• Reasoning

1. Complete the series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ? – 22
2. If C is the brother of D; D is the sister of E; E is the father of F, how F and C are related? – C is F’s uncle
3. One afternoon Rajat and Shina were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Shina’s shadow was exactly to the left of Rajat, which direction was Shina facing? – West

• Quants

1. sin x =4/5 then, cosec x+ cot x = ? – 2
2. Ratio of 2 numbers is 2:3. If HCF of the numbers is 20, find the LCM. – 120
3. If the difference between the selling price of an article at profit of 6% and 4% is Rs. 3, then the cost price of the article should be? – Rs. 150
4. A tradesman defrauds 10% in buying goods and also defrauds 10% in selling. His gain percentage is? – 21%
5. Given the radius as 6cm, find the surface area for a sphere. – 452.16 su.cm
6. Given the height of the cylinder as 2cm and the radius as 1cm for a cylinder, find its volume. – 6.28 cubic cm
7. Data Interpretation was a based on a table graph which discussed Cycle Production values.

Railways RRB NTPC Mains Questions Asked 17th January 2017 – 2nd Shift (12:00 PM)

• General Awareness

1. China, being a landlocked country, shares it border with how many countries? – 14
2. Where is the Tehri Dam situated? – Uttarakhand
3. Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of which vitamin? – Vitamin C
4. The Iron Pillar in Delhi was constructed under which ruler? – Chandragupta II

• Quants

1. B can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and F can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in how many days? – 9.6
2. F and G invest in a business in the ratio 5:2. If 6% of the total profit goes to charity and A’s share is Rs. 968, how much is the total profit? – 1441.7 (Assuming F is A)

• Reasoning

Railways RRB NTPC Mains Questions Asked 17th January 2017 – 3rd  Shift (4:00 PM)

• General Awareness

1. What is viticulture? – Study and production of grapes
2. Who discovered penicillin – Alexander Fleming
3. Hacking is a term related the most to which of the following? – Computers and Internet
4. Which number of Lok Sabha was formed during the 2014 elections? – 16th Lok Sabha elections
5. Celsius and Fahrenheit show the same temperature at – 40
6. Which of the following is also called Marsh gas – Methane
7. First international match was played between? – USA and Canada
8. Which of the following chemicals is called as saltpeter? – Potassium Nitrate
9. What was Maharana Pratap’s horse called? – Chetak
10. In which independence movement did Aruna Asif Ali hoist the flag? – Quit India Movement
11. The first amendment in the Indian constitution was made in – 1951
12. How many colors does Mars have? – Two (Phobos and Deimos)
13. Capital of Cyprus – Nicosia
14. Smallest Continent of the world? – Australia
15. Karnam Malleswari related to which game? – Weightlifting
16. Which of the following is the sorrow of Bengal? – Damodar River
17. Which boxer is also known as Real Deal? – Evander Holyfield
18. Kuchipudi belongs to which state? – Andhra Pradesh
19. When is the world TB day celebrated? – 24th March
20. Which constitutional amendment reduced the voting age to 18 years? – 61st
21. Who gave the slogan “do or die”? – Mahatma Gandhi
22. Establishment of the Panchayati Raj System was recommended by? – Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report 1957.
23. Pick the odd one out: external hard disk, CD, keyboard, digital camera? – Keyboard.