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.
Which one of the following materials is not an allotrope of carbon ?
Fly ash is the fine powdery residue left after coal is burnt in thermal power stations; it is a mixture of oxides, not a pure form of carbon.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements about fertilizers is not correct?
Urea, CO(NH₂)₂, contains carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen; it has no phosphorus at all and is a nitrogenous fertilizer. Urea carries about 46% nitrogen, the highest of the common solid fertilizers, which is why it is the most widely used fertilizer in India.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements about X-rays is not true ?
X-rays are not used in radar; radar works with microwaves, which have wavelengths of a few centimetres. X-rays lie between ultraviolet rays and gamma rays in the electromagnetic spectrum, with wavelengths from about 10 nm down to 0.01 nm, so about 1 Å (0.1 nm) is typical.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is NOT an example of organic compound?
It is an inorganic salt made of the ammonium ion and the cyanate ion, with no carbon–hydrogen bonds. Ammonium cyanate is famous in chemistry because in 1828 Friedrich Wöhler heated it and obtained urea.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following pairs of reactions and properties : Reaction — Property I. Fe(s) + 2HCl(aq) → FeCl₂(aq) + H₂(g) — Fe is reductant II. Zn(s) + CuSO₄(aq) → ZnSO₄(aq) + Cu(s) — Cu is being reduced III. Br₂(l) + 2I⁻(aq) → 2Br⁻(aq) + I₂(s) — Br₂ is reductant IV. CH₄(g) + 2O₂(g) → CO₂(g) + 2H₂O(l) — C atom in CH₄ is oxidized Which of the above pairs are correct?
Pairs I, II and IV describe the electron transfer correctly; pair III calls bromine a reductant when it is the oxidant.
Read the full explanation →Coconut oil upon hydrolysis with potassium hydroxide gives :
Boiling an oil or fat with an alkali splits it into glycerol and the salts of its fatty acids; with potassium hydroxide those salts are potassium salts.
Read the full explanation →Match the athlete with the sport in which the medal was won on 20 October 2026.
He won bronze in the Men’s Shot Put F11 event at the Asian Para Games 2026, and the Prime Minister said the achievement reflected his courage, his preparation and his dedication.
Read the full explanation →Pradeep Kumar’s silver at the Asian Para Games 2026 was notable because
Pradeep Kumar finished second in the Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event at the Asian Para Games for the second time in a row, and on this occasion the medal came with a personal best as well.
Read the full explanation →Which two Indian athletes won medals in the Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?
Both stood on the podium in the same Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event on 20 October 2026, Pradeep Kumar taking the silver and Ayush Verma the bronze, and each of them recorded a personal best.
Read the full explanation →Which statement about the Union Home Minister’s Ludhiana address is correct?
The correct answer is that he asked people to report the drug trade on the Narcotics Control Bureau’s toll-free helpline, saying that the government would act on the information the public provided.
Read the full explanation →At the Ludhiana Vijayadashami event attended by the Union Home Minister, the effigy of Ravana that was burnt symbolised what?
The effigy burnt by Amit Shah at Ludhiana on 20 October 2026 was described as the symbolic Ravana of chitta, which let the festival’s central idea, the victory of good over evil, carry a message about the drug trade in Punjab.
Read the full explanation →By which date did Union Home Minister Amit Shah say Punjab would be freed of the drug trade?
Speaking at the Vijayadashami festival in Ludhiana on 20 October 2026, the Union Home Minister said the resolve taken that day was to free the whole of Punjab from the drug trade by that date and to make the state drug-free, and he described it as the greatest tribute possible…
Read the full explanation →What is common to the two Indian para shooting medals won on 20 October 2026?
Manish Narwal took the silver in the men’s event and Shrishti Arora the bronze in the women’s event, so the distance, the weapon and the class code are identical and only the section and the colour of the medal differ.
Read the full explanation →Shrishti Arora’s bronze medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 is notable for which reason?
Shrishti Arora secured the bronze in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event on 20 October 2026 while competing at the Games for the first time, and the Prime Minister described the medal as a wonderful beginning, saying he was confident she would continue to make the nation proud.
Read the full explanation →Manish Narwal won which medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 and in which event?
Manish Narwal finished second in that event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and the Prime Minister called it an impressive performance, adding that the shooter kept setting himself apart through his focus and his commitment.
Read the full explanation →Which pair correctly matches the player with the event in which the bronze medal was won on 20 October 2026?
She took the bronze there at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and that medal was the first individual one she had added to her record at these Games.
Read the full explanation →Sonalben Patel’s bronze at the Asian Para Games 2026 was significant for which reason?
Sonalben Patel won bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 3 event on 20 October 2026, and the medal was described as the first individual one she had added to her achievements at the Asian Para Games, which implies that her earlier record there rested on other kinds of competition.
Read the full explanation →Jehan Dorab Madan won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 in which event?
Jehan Dorab Madan won bronze there on 20 October 2026 at the Asian Para Games 2026, and the Prime Minister, congratulating him, said India’s para table tennis contingent was continuing to make the nation proud and that the result reflected the player’s passion and his skills.
Read the full explanation →What was common to the para table tennis bronze medals won by Prachi Pandey and Baby Sahana Ravi on 20 October 2026?
Prachi Pandey’s bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 6 event and Baby Sahana Ravi’s bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 9 event both came the first time each of them competed at the Asian Para Games, and each medal was also a first of its kind for India, one in…
Read the full explanation →Baby Sahana Ravi’s bronze at the Asian Para Games was significant because it was India’s first medal in which category?
Baby Sahana Ravi won bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 9 event and in doing so recorded India’s first-ever medal in the standing category at the Asian Para Games.
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