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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

Q4663.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct about diamond and graphite?

  1. A.Diamond and graphite have similar physical and chemical properties.
  2. B.Diamond is hard but graphite is smooth and slippery.
  3. C.Diamond and graphite are both non-conductors of electricity.
  4. D.Both diamond and graphite have similar structures.
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Correct answer: B. Diamond is hard but graphite is smooth and slippery.

Both are pure forms of carbon, but their atoms are arranged differently, which gives them opposite physical properties. Diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon.

Q4664.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

The force with which the Earth attracts an object is called:

  1. A.Weight of the object
  2. B.Mass of the object
  3. C.Density of the object
  4. D.Magnitude of the object
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Correct answer: A. Weight of the object

Weight is the gravitational force with which the Earth pulls an object towards its centre. Weight is given by W = mg, where m is the mass and g is the acceleration due to gravity, about 9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface.

Q4666.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

'Plum Pudding Model' for an atom was proposed by

  1. A.Antoine Lavoisier
  2. B.Robert Boyle
  3. C.Ernest Rutherford
  4. D.J. J. Thomson
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Correct answer: D. J. J. Thomson

Thomson proposed in 1904 that an atom is a sphere of positive charge with electrons embedded in it, like plums in a pudding or seeds in a watermelon.

Q4668.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKEasy

In which one of the following physiological processes, excess water escapes in the form of droplets from a plant?

  1. A.Transpiration
  2. B.Guttation
  3. C.Secretion
  4. D.Excretion
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Correct answer: B. Guttation

Guttation is the loss of water in the form of liquid droplets from the edges and tips of leaves. Guttation happens mostly at night or early in the morning, when the soil is moist and the air is humid, so transpiration is slow.

Q4669.Indian States & UTsAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Pakyong Airport is located in

  1. A.Sikkim
  2. B.Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C.Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D.Mizoram
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Correct answer: A. Sikkim

Pakyong Airport, near Gangtok in the Pakyong district of Sikkim, is the first and only airport of the state. The airport was built by the Airports Authority of India and inaugurated by the Prime Minister in September 2018, with commercial flights starting in October 2018.