Skip to content
GK24

RRB NTPC GK Questions 2026

Static General Knowledge makes up the rest of the General Awareness section in RRB NTPC, and the notices name its topics: General Science and Life Science up to Class 10, History of India and the freedom struggle, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and the world, Indian Polity and Governance, Indian Economy, Art and Culture, Indian Literature, Monuments and Places, Flora and Fauna, Famous Personalities, the UN and other world organisations, environmental issues, Transport Systems in India, Important Government and Public Sector Organisations, Common Abbreviations, and Basics of Computers and Computer Applications. RRB frames these as short factual questions: the unit of a physical quantity, the year of a battle, the article of the Constitution, the river a city stands on, the full form of an abbreviation, the headquarters of an organisation. GK24's GK notes on this page cover each topic in English and Hindi, arranged the way the syllabus lists them, with the facts RRB tends to ask placed first. Work through one topic at a time, note the lists (national parks, dances, articles, schedules, awards), and pair each topic with its quiz on GK24 to check what has stayed with you.

RRB NTPC GK Questions with Answers

Q321.DefenceMedium

The 11th India-Egypt Joint Defence Committee meeting, referred to as the backdrop to this port call, was held in which city?

  1. A.New Delhi
  2. B.Cairo
  3. C.Safaga
  4. D.Sharm el-Sheikh
Show answer
Correct answer: B. Cairo

The eleventh sitting of the India-Egypt Joint Defence Committee took place in the Egyptian capital in April 2026, and it supplied an institutional framework for taking forward the defence commitments agreed under the Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation that the two countries signed in September 2022.

Q324.NationalEasy

The Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum will be developed at which location in New Delhi?

  1. A.Rashtrapati Bhavan complex
  2. B.North and South Block complex
  3. C.Red Fort complex
  4. D.Pragati Maidan complex
Show answer
Correct answer: B. North and South Block complex

The museum is being created through adaptive reuse of these historic buildings after government offices move out of them, so that their architectural and heritage character survives while they take on a new role as a public cultural institution.

Q330.EconomyHard

Since when has the subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilizers been governed by the Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme?

  1. A.01.04.2008
  2. B.01.04.2010
  3. C.01.04.2014
  4. D.01.04.2016
Show answer
Correct answer: B. 01.04.2010

From that date the subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilizers has been paid under the Nutrient Based Subsidy regime, in which the government fixes a per-kilogram subsidy on each nutrient rather than on each bag, and pays it to manufacturers and importers at notified rates.

Q333.DefenceMedium

What is the main propulsion change planned for INS Betwa during her refit?

  1. A.Her steam-based propulsion system will be replaced by a diesel-engine-based system
  2. B.Her diesel engines will be replaced by nuclear propulsion
  3. C.Her gas turbines will be replaced by a steam-based system
  4. D.Her diesel engines will be replaced by gas turbines
Show answer
Correct answer: A. Her steam-based propulsion system will be replaced by a diesel-engine-based system

This is precisely why the contract is called a refit and re-powering rather than a plain refit: the type of machinery that drives the frigate is itself being changed.

Q335.DefenceEasy

Which shipyard has been given the contract for the normal refit and re-powering of INS Betwa?

  1. A.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
  2. B.Cochin Shipyard Limited
  3. C.Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
  4. D.Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Show answer
Correct answer: B. Cochin Shipyard Limited

The Ministry of Defence signed the contract for the normal refit and re-powering of the frigate INS Betwa with Cochin Shipyard Limited, and the value of that contract is Rs 498.58 crore, described by the Ministry as approximately Rs 500 crore.

Q336.Government SchemesMedium

By which date has the Union Home Minister said the drug trade in the country will be uprooted?

  1. A.31 December 2029
  2. B.15 August 2030
  3. C.31 March 2028
  4. D.26 January 2032
Show answer
Correct answer: A. 31 December 2029

Speaking at the third national conference of the heads of the anti-narcotics task forces of the States and Union Territories in September of this year, the Union Home Minister said the country would collectively uproot the drug trade by that date, and he placed the protection of young people within…

Q338.Government SchemesMedium

Which article of the Constitution of India directs the State to work towards prohibiting intoxicating drinks and drugs injurious to health?

  1. A.Article 44
  2. B.Article 45
  3. C.Article 47
  4. D.Article 51A
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Article 47

It directs the State to endeavour to bring about prohibition of the consumption, except for medicinal purposes, of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health, and it is cited as the constitutional foundation of the anti-drug campaign and of the Ministry's work, which has run a scheme…

Q340.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which method was examined at the dialogue for the safe destruction of persistent organic pollutants such as DDT and PCB-contaminated material?

  1. A.Deep-well injection
  2. B.Open burning at landfill sites
  3. C.Cement kiln co-processing
  4. D.Ocean dumping in sealed drums
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Cement kiln co-processing

The technical session on persistent organic pollutants and hazardous waste, led by SINTEF's Chief Scientist Dr. Kare Helge Karstensen with Dr. Ramesh Kumar of CSIR-NEERI, looked at the ability of cement kilns to destroy hazardous organic contaminants under controlled high-temperature conditions, while fuel derived from waste takes the place of…