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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

Q5021.NationalMedium

India's first riverine lighthouses are being set up on which river?

  1. A.Ganga, National Waterway-1
  2. B.Brahmaputra, National Waterway-2
  3. C.West Coast Canal, National Waterway-3
  4. D.Godavari, National Waterway-4
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Correct answer: B. Brahmaputra, National Waterway-2

Four riverine lighthouses, the first of their kind on an inland waterway in India, are being built at Pandu, Bogibeel, Silghat and Biswanath Ghat under a ₹74 crore project announced in March 2026.

Q5023.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Which one of the following is NOT true for bleaching powder?

  1. A.It is used as a reducing agent in chemical industries
  2. B.It is used for bleaching wood pulp in paper factories
  3. C.It is used for disinfecting drinking water
  4. D.It is used for bleaching linen in textile industry
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Correct answer: A. It is used as a reducing agent in chemical industries

Bleaching powder is an oxidising agent, not a reducing agent, so this statement is the false one. Bleaching powder, calcium oxychloride (CaOCl₂), is made by passing chlorine gas over dry slaked lime, Ca(OH)₂.

Q5024.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti movement is NOT correct?

  1. A.The Bhakti movement avoided traditions that promoted diversity
  2. B.In northern India, the Bhakti movement revolved around the worship of Rama and Krishna
  3. C.The Bhakti movement relied on the devotion of God, both with and without attributes
  4. D.While Tulsidas represented the tradition of devotion with attributes, Sant Kabir followed the path of devotion without attributes
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Correct answer: A. The Bhakti movement avoided traditions that promoted diversity

The Bhakti movement did not avoid diversity; it embraced many regional languages, sects and social groups, so this statement is the incorrect one.

Q5028.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATEasy

In a plant cell, which one of the following contains their own DNA ?

  1. A.Nucleus and Endoplasmic Reticulum
  2. B.Ribosome and Golgi apparatus
  3. C.Mitochondria and Chloroplast
  4. D.Chloroplast and Vacuoles
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Correct answer: C. Mitochondria and Chloroplast

Besides the nucleus, these are the only organelles of a plant cell that carry their own DNA. Mitochondria and chloroplasts have small circular DNA molecules and their own 70S ribosomes, so they can make some of their own proteins and divide on their own.

Q5038.Madhya PradeshMedium

Which of the following are the particularly vulnerable tribal groups of Madhya Pradesh?

  1. A.Bhil, Gond and Kol
  2. B.Baiga, Bharia and Sahariya
  3. C.Korku, Kol and Bhilala
  4. D.Gond, Baiga and Korku
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Correct answer: B. Baiga, Bharia and Sahariya

These three communities of the state are classed as particularly vulnerable tribal groups, a category identified by pre-agricultural practices, very low literacy, small and stagnant or declining numbers and relative isolation.

Q5039.Madhya PradeshEasy

The Bhil tribe is concentrated mainly in which districts of Madhya Pradesh?

  1. A.Jhabua, Alirajpur and Barwani
  2. B.Mandla, Dindori and Balaghat
  3. C.Rewa, Satna and Sidhi
  4. D.Sheopur, Shivpuri and Morena
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Correct answer: A. Jhabua, Alirajpur and Barwani

These western districts, with Dhar, Khargone and Khandwa, form the Bhil country of the state, a hilly tract where the tribe makes up a very large share of the people; Alirajpur and Jhabua have the highest proportion of tribal population in Madhya Pradesh and also its lowest literacy.