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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

Q3921.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : 1. Potassium carbonate is a salt of a weak acid and a weak base. 2. Ammonium nitrate is a salt of a strong acid and a weak base. 3. Ammonium acetate is a salt of a weak acid and a weak base. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A.1 and 3 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 2 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: B. 2 and 3 only

Potassium carbonate comes from a strong base and a weak acid, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are right.

Q3924.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKEasy

The hydrogen bomb and the uranium bomb are based, respectively on

  1. A.nuclear fusion and fission
  2. B.fission and thermonuclear fusion
  3. C.geothermal fission and fusion
  4. D.geothermal fusion and fission
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Correct answer: A. nuclear fusion and fission

A hydrogen bomb fuses light hydrogen nuclei, while a uranium bomb splits heavy uranium-235 nuclei. In nuclear fission a heavy nucleus such as uranium-235 absorbs a neutron and splits into two lighter nuclei, releasing energy and two or three more neutrons.

Q3927.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

Which one of the following is a saprophyte ?

  1. A.Cuscuta
  2. B.Rhizopus
  3. C.Spirogyra
  4. D.Grass
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Correct answer: B. Rhizopus

Rhizopus, the bread mould, feeds on dead and decaying organic matter, which is exactly what a saprophyte does. A saprophyte gets its food by releasing digestive enzymes onto dead matter such as stale bread, fruit or leaf litter and then absorbing the simple nutrients that result.

Q3928.NationalMedium

Who was felicitated by the Defence Minister at the diaspora event in Dushanbe on 20 October 2026?

  1. A.An Indian ambassador to Tajikistan
  2. B.Prof Habibullo Rajabov, an Indologist
  3. C.A Tajik defence official
  4. D.A visiting Indian film director
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Correct answer: B. Prof Habibullo Rajabov, an Indologist

He was honoured at the Dushanbe event for his contribution to Hindi literature and education, including a detailed study of philology, and he is described as the first recipient of the Padma Shri from Tajikistan, which is the detail most likely to be asked.

Q3929.NationalHard

What did Rajnath Singh say about the growth in UPI transaction value?

  1. A.From Rs 7,000 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 314 lakh crore in 2025-26
  2. B.From Rs 70,000 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 140 lakh crore in 2025-26
  3. C.From Rs 7,000 crore in 2018-19 to Rs 95 lakh crore in 2025-26
  4. D.From Rs 1,000 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 500 lakh crore in 2025-26
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Correct answer: A. From Rs 7,000 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 314 lakh crore in 2025-26

The Defence Minister used this comparison in Dushanbe to show how far India has moved towards a less-paper and less-cash economy, and he described the country as a global hub for real-time digital payments.

Q3931.NationalMedium

According to Rajnath Singh’s address in Dushanbe, India’s defence exports have reached a record figure of:

  1. A.Rs 21,083 crore
  2. B.Rs 38,424 crore
  3. C.Rs 46,210 crore
  4. D.Rs 52,500 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 38,424 crore

Speaking to the Indian diaspora in Dushanbe on 20 October 2026, the Defence Minister said defence exports had touched that record level, and in the same breath he put defence production at Rs 1.80 lakh crore, so the two figures are best learnt as a pair because an examiner can…

Q3933.SportsMedium

Hokato Hotozhe Sema won his bronze medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 in which event?

  1. A.Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53
  2. B.Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54
  3. C.Men’s Shot Put F56/F57
  4. D.Men’s Shot Put F11
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Correct answer: C. Men’s Shot Put F56/F57

Hokato Hotozhe Sema took the bronze there on 20 October 2026, and the Prime Minister noted that the throw improved on what he had produced at the previous edition of the Games, calling it a sign of passion and dedication.

Q3935.SportsMedium

Which Indian athlete won the bronze medal in the Women’s 200m T12 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on her debut at the Games?

  1. A.Preeti Pal
  2. B.Simran
  3. C.Tejalben Damor
  4. D.Deepthi Jeevanji
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Correct answer: C. Tejalben Damor

She took the bronze in the Women’s 200m T12 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and because she was competing at these Games for the first time, the Prime Minister described the result as a debut to cherish and praised the promise such a performance…

Q3936.SportsMedium

What made Simran’s gold in the Women’s 200m T12 at the Asian Para Games 2026 particularly significant?

  1. A.It was her first international medal
  2. B.She improved on her silver from the previous edition and set a new record
  3. C.She won without facing any competition
  4. D.It was the only medal India won that day
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Correct answer: B. She improved on her silver from the previous edition and set a new record

Simran had finished second in this event at the last Asian Para Games, and at the Asian Para Games 2026 she finished first with a record-breaking run, so the result combines a move up the podium between editions with a faster time.

Q3940.SportsMedium

Pranav Soorma won gold at the Asian Para Games 2026 with a throw that set which record?

  1. A.A Games Record
  2. B.A new Asian Record
  3. C.A world record
  4. D.A national record
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Correct answer: B. A new Asian Record

Pranav Soorma won the Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53 gold at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and the Prime Minister described the achievement as historic precisely because the winning throw went past the best mark previously recorded in the continent in that class.