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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

Q4943.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATEasy

A non-volatile solid solute may be separated from a solution by which of the following processes? I. Evaporation II. Crystallization Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.I only
  2. B.II only
  3. C.Both I and II
  4. D.Neither I nor II
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Correct answer: C. Both I and II

A solid that does not vaporise stays behind when the solvent is removed, whether the solvent is boiled off or the solid is made to crystallise out.

Q4944.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements : Statement-I : Marine animals remain alive in winter and move near the bottom of lakes despite frozen water on the surface. Statement-II : The density of water is maximum at 4°C and water at the bottom of lakes remains warm in winter. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I.
  2. B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I.
  3. C.Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is not correct.
  4. D.Statement-I is not correct, but Statement-II is correct.
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Correct answer: A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I.

Because water is densest at 4°C, the bottom of a lake stays liquid and relatively warm while the surface freezes, so aquatic animals survive there.

Q4945.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IEasy

Bronze is an alloy of copper and

  1. A.nickel
  2. B.iron
  3. C.tin
  4. D.aluminium
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Correct answer: C. tin

Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, usually about 88 parts copper to 12 parts tin. Adding tin makes copper harder, stronger and easier to cast, and bronze also resists corrosion well.

Q4949.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. A.Ajanta Caves lie in the gorge of Waghora river.
  2. B.Sanchi Stupa lies in the gorge of Chambal river.
  3. C.Pandu-lena Cave Shrines lie in the gorge of Narmada river.
  4. D.Amaravati Stupa lies in the gorge of Godavari river.
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Correct answer: A. Ajanta Caves lie in the gorge of Waghora river.

The Ajanta caves are cut into a horseshoe-shaped cliff above the Waghora river in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra.

Q4950.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IEasy

In India, the use of carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos is viewed with apprehension. These chemicals are used as

  1. A.pesticides in agriculture
  2. B.preservatives in processed foods
  3. C.fruit-ripening agents
  4. D.moisturising agents in cosmetics
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Correct answer: A. pesticides in agriculture

Carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos are all insecticides sprayed on crops, and all are highly toxic. Carbofuran is a carbamate; methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos are organophosphates.

Q4951.NationalMedium

Kaumarabhritya, the subject of KAUMARACON 2026, is the branch of Ayurveda that deals with which field?

  1. A.Surgery
  2. B.Child health
  3. C.Toxicology
  4. D.Geriatric care
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Correct answer: B. Child health

Kaumarabhritya is Ayurvedic paediatrics, and the conference named after it was devoted to advancing child healthcare through Ayurveda. The sessions covered Ayurvedic paediatric education, regulatory frameworks, traditional practices and scope for collaboration between countries, and a round-table examined policy, education and research in the discipline.

Q4952.NationalMedium

An Academic Chair in Ayurveda is to be set up under an international MoU signed by AIIA Goa with which university?

  1. A.Maharishi International University, United States
  2. B.University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  3. C.University of Melbourne, Australia
  4. D.Heidelberg University, Germany
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Correct answer: A. Maharishi International University, United States

The international agreement was signed between AIIA Goa and that university, which is located at Fairfield in the state of Iowa, and it provides for an Academic Chair in Ayurveda in the university’s Department of Physiology and Health.

Q4953.NationalMedium

On its 10th Foundation Day, the All India Institute of Ayurveda signed Memorandums of Understanding with which two organisations?

  1. A.Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth and Arogya Bharati
  2. B.The National Medical Commission and Arogya Bharati
  3. C.Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth and the Indian Council of Medical Research
  4. D.The Ministry of Ayush and the National Medical Commission
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Correct answer: A. Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth and Arogya Bharati

Both agreements were signed at the Foundation Day ceremony to strengthen cooperation between institutions and the sharing of knowledge in Ayurveda.

Q4954.NationalEasy

Which foundation day was marked by the All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, as KAUMARACON 2026 concluded?

  1. A.5th Foundation Day
  2. B.10th Foundation Day
  3. C.15th Foundation Day
  4. D.25th Foundation Day
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Correct answer: B. 10th Foundation Day

The All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi celebrated ten years of work in Ayurveda teaching, research, clinical care and international collaboration, and the day fell on the concluding day of KAUMARACON 2026, the three-day international conference on Kaumarabhritya organised by the institute.

Q4955.DefenceHard

HMS Sutherland, the Royal Navy ship in KONKAN-26, is a frigate of which class, built mainly for which role?

  1. A.Type 45 class, air defence
  2. B.Duke class, anti-submarine warfare
  3. C.River class, offshore patrol
  4. D.Astute class, mine warfare
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Correct answer: B. Duke class, anti-submarine warfare

HMS Sutherland, the ship the Royal Navy deployed for KONKAN-26, is described as a Duke-class anti-submarine warfare frigate, and anti-submarine warfare was indeed one of the areas the two navies practised during the sea phase.

Q4960.Important Days & DatesAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

August 12 is celebrated as

  1. A.the World Environment Day
  2. B.the World No-Tobacco Day
  3. C.the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
  4. D.the International Youth Day
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Correct answer: D. the International Youth Day

The United Nations marks 12 August every year as International Youth Day. The UN General Assembly endorsed the day in 1999, on the recommendation of the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth held in Lisbon in 1998, and it was first observed in 2000.