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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

Q4281.EconomyMedium

Under Section 110 of which Act were the smuggled cigarettes and the truck seized?

  1. A.Customs Act, 1962
  2. B.Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  3. C.Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
  4. D.Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003
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Correct answer: A. Customs Act, 1962

Section 110 of that Act lets a customs officer seize goods believed liable to confiscation, and it was used to take the 43.2 lakh foreign-origin cigarettes and the truck carrying them in Mizoram.

Q4284.NationalMedium

Under which law were the ganja consignment and the truck carrying it seized?

  1. A.Customs Act, 1962
  2. B.Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  3. C.Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003
  4. D.Explosives Act, 1884
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Correct answer: B. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Ganja is a narcotic drug, so the 591.3 kg recovered in Uttar Pradesh and the truck in which it travelled were both seized under that statute, which governs narcotic and psychotropic offences in India and allows the conveyance used in the crime to be taken as well.

Q4285.NationalMedium

Through which border crossing was the seized ganja consignment expected to enter Uttar Pradesh?

  1. A.Raxaul
  2. B.Sonauli
  3. C.Jogbani
  4. D.Banbasa
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Correct answer: B. Sonauli

The intelligence that set off the operation said the truck carrying ganja from Nepal would come into Uttar Pradesh through Sonauli, so officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence at Gorakhpur built their surveillance around that crossing, helped by teams at Lucknow, Patna and Varanasi.

Q4291.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements about genetic engineering:

1. The technique of genetic engineering involves creation of recombinant DNA, use of gene cloning and gene transfer.

2. Restriction enzymes cut DNA at specific locations.

3. Restriction enzymes split the entire double-stranded DNA into two strands.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Genetic engineering uses recombinant DNA, cloning and gene transfer, and restriction enzymes cut DNA at specific sites; but they do not unzip DNA into two strands, so statement 3 is wrong.

Q4293.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IEasy

Cholesterol is a type of

  1. A.carbohydrate
  2. B.protein
  3. C.lipid
  4. D.nucleic acid
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Correct answer: C. lipid

Cholesterol is a sterol, a kind of lipid (fat-like substance) that does not dissolve in water. Cholesterol is made mainly in the liver and also comes from animal foods such as eggs, meat and butter; plants do not contain it.

Q4294.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements regarding biodiversity conservation:

1. In situ conservation refers to conservation of species in their natural habitats.

2. Nature reserves are areas specifically designed for wildlife conservation.

3. Captive breeding of animals is an in situ conservation measure.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, but captive breeding is an ex situ measure, so statement 3 is wrong. In situ conservation protects plants and animals where they naturally live, along with their whole ecosystem.

Q4297.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about natural selection is not correct?

  1. A.Natural selection can only occur if there is no variation amongst members of the same species.
  2. B.Over time, natural selection can increase the frequency of adaptations that are favourable in a given environment.
  3. C.Species tend to overproduce beyond what the environment can support.
  4. D.Mutation, meiosis and sexual reproduction cause variation between individuals of a species.
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Correct answer: A. Natural selection can only occur if there is no variation amongst members of the same species.

Natural selection needs variation among members of a species; without variation there is nothing for nature to select, so statement A is the incorrect one.

Q4298.InternationalMedium

In the power sector, what does EHV stand for?

  1. A.Electrical Hybrid Voltage
  2. B.Extra High Voltage
  3. C.Efficient High Voltage
  4. D.Enhanced Hydro Voltage
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Correct answer: B. Extra High Voltage

Saudi Arabia listed cooperation on such transmission systems as one of its priorities in the meeting with the Indian power ministry.

Q4299.InternationalHard

Which of the following was NOT among the areas in which Saudi Arabia sought enhanced cooperation with India in this meeting?

  1. A.Extra High Voltage transmission systems
  2. B.Power requirements of emerging data centres
  3. C.Updating of grid codes
  4. D.Construction of nuclear power reactors
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Correct answer: D. Construction of nuclear power reactors

The Saudi side named four specific subjects for closer work, and the first three options are exactly three of them.

Q4300.InternationalMedium

The India-Saudi Arabia Electrical Interconnection initiative was reviewed in a virtual bilateral meeting led on the Indian side by which official?

  1. A.The Secretary, Ministry of Power
  2. B.The Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs
  3. C.The Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority
  4. D.The Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Correct answer: A. The Secretary, Ministry of Power

The correct answer is the Secretary, Ministry of Power, Pankaj Agarwal, who held the virtual bilateral meeting with his Saudi counterpart to review progress on the proposed cross-border link.