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RRB Group D 2018 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in RRB Group D 2018, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q101.GeographyAsked in: RRB Group D · 23 Sep 2018, Shift 1Medium

The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is built on the river __________.

  1. A.Ganga
  2. B.Jhelum
  3. C.Beas
  4. D.Chambal
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Correct answer: D. Chambal

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam stands on the Chambal at Rawatbhata in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. It is one of the four structures of the Chambal Valley Project: Gandhi Sagar Dam upstream in Madhya Pradesh, then Rana Pratap Sagar, Jawahar Sagar and the Kota Barrage in Rajasthan.

Q102.GeographyAsked in: RRB Group D · 29 Oct 2018, Shift 2Easy

Shillong is the capital of ________.

  1. A.Tripura
  2. B.Meghalaya
  3. C.Nagaland
  4. D.Assam
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Correct answer: B. Meghalaya

Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, the hill state whose name means abode of the clouds. Meghalaya was carved out of Assam and became a full state on 21 January 1972, the same day as Manipur and Tripura.

Q103.GeographyAsked in: RRB Group D · 1 Oct 2018, Shift 2Easy

Nainital lake is situated in the state of __________.

  1. A.Assam
  2. B.Himachal Pradesh
  3. C.Uttarakhand
  4. D.Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: C. Uttarakhand

Nainital, the eye-shaped lake, lies in the Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand at a height of about 1,938 metres. The town grew around it after the British trader P. Barron reached the lake in 1841, and it became the summer capital of the United Provinces.

Q105.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB Group D · 11 Dec 2018, Shift 2Easy

The period between _____ is known as the period of Delhi Sultanate.

  1. A.1106 AD and 1326 AD
  2. B.1606 AD and 1826 AD
  3. C.1206 AD and 1526 AD
  4. D.1006 AD and 1326 AD
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Correct answer: C. 1206 AD and 1526 AD

The Delhi Sultanate began in 1206, when Qutb-ud-din Aibak became the first sultan after the death of Muhammad Ghori, and ended in 1526, when Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat.

Q110.General ScienceAsked in: RRB Group D · 9 Oct 2018, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following options is NOT true of RBCs?

  1. A.Size - 7.5 μm
  2. B.Function - Transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide
  3. C.RBCs count can be determined by an instrument called haemocytometer
  4. D.Shape - Amoeboid or circular
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Correct answer: D. Shape - Amoeboid or circular

A red blood cell is a biconcave disc, thin in the middle and thick at the edge, not an amoeboid cell.

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