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 metals floats in cold water?
Its density is about 0.86 g/cm³, less than that of water, so it floats while it reacts. Potassium is an alkali metal, soft enough to cut with a knife.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements regarding cell wall composition :
1. Bacterial cell wall is made of peptidoglycan.
2. Fungal cell wall is made of cellulose.
3. Animals lack cell wall and have extracellular matrix made up of sugar and proteins.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Bacteria have peptidoglycan walls and animal cells have no wall, but fungal walls are made of chitin, not cellulose. Statement 1 is correct: peptidoglycan, also called murein, is a mesh of sugars cross-linked by short peptides; penicillin works by blocking its formation.
Read the full explanation →In a sexually reproducing organism, which one of the following statements is appropriate both for the parent and offspring?
Meiosis halves them in the gametes, and fertilisation restores them in the offspring. Each parent makes gametes by meiosis, so a human egg or sperm carries 23 chromosomes instead of 46.
Read the full explanation →What is the oxidation state of Vanadium in V₂O₅?
Two vanadium atoms must balance five oxide ions, each of charge −2, so each vanadium carries +5. In a neutral compound the oxidation states add up to zero.
Read the full explanation →The temperature at which "vapour pressure of the liquid in an open vessel becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure" is called
A liquid boils when its vapour pressure rises to match the pressure of the air above it. As a liquid is heated, more molecules escape as vapour and its vapour pressure climbs.
Read the full explanation →Which city hosted the two day CII Big Picture Summit 2026, at which the media and entertainment white paper was released?
The summit was held there over two days, and the Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Chanchal Kumar, addressed its inaugural session before also opening the WAVES Global Investor and Investee Meet in the same city.
Read the full explanation →According to the CII white paper, what size should India's media and entertainment sector reach by the early 2030s?
The white paper released by the Confederation of Indian Industry outlines a roadmap for India's media and entertainment sector to reach that size by the early 2030s, and it argues that faster reforms, stronger regional markets and measurable implementation are what would get the sector there.
Read the full explanation →Which industry body released the white paper 'The New Economics of Media and Entertainment'?
The white paper was released at the CII Big Picture Summit held in Mumbai, and it lays out a roadmap for the Indian media and entertainment sector along with calls for quicker reform, stronger regional markets and implementation that can be measured.
Read the full explanation →Sauj Jheel, one of the two wetlands added to the Ramsar list in October 2026, lies in which state?
When the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that India's Ramsar tally had reached 103, he identified Sauj Jheel as a wetland of Uttar Pradesh and Sukhna Wetland as a site in Chandigarh, offering his congratulations to both.
Read the full explanation →Sukhna Wetland, newly designated a Ramsar site, is located in which Union Territory?
Announcing the new designations, Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav named Sukhna Wetland, better known as Sukhna Lake, as a site in Chandigarh, and he congratulated Chandigarh along with Uttar Pradesh on the recognition.
Read the full explanation →After the addition of Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel, how many Ramsar sites does India have?
The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, announced on 15 October 2026 that the national tally of Ramsar sites had reached 103 once Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh were taken into the list.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the Mahila Kisan Diwas 2026 programme at the Dr B. R. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi?
The correct answer is Atish Chandra, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, who chaired the programme and addressed it on the contribution of women to agriculture and allied sectors, particularly in ensuring food security, sustaining rural livelihoods and managing natural resources.
Read the full explanation →Which book was released during the Mahila Kisan Diwas 2026 programme in New Delhi?
The book was released at the programme and is a compilation of inspiring success stories of women farmers, setting out their contributions, achievements, innovations and their path from struggle to success in agriculture and allied sectors.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of Mahila Kisan Diwas 2026?
That theme was announced for the observance held at the Dr B. R. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, and it draws attention to the part women play in raising productivity, promoting sustainable farming, conserving natural resources and contributing to rural prosperity.
Read the full explanation →The vision of Viksit Bharat @2047, referred to at the session, looks to India becoming a developed nation by which landmark?
The vision of Viksit Bharat @2047, articulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, envisages India as a developed nation by the hundredth year of its Independence, and the session on roads was explicitly aligned with it through the goals of supporting economic growth, improving connectivity, strengthening logistics efficiency and widening access…
Read the full explanation →Which two ministries, besides the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, took active part in the India-Japan Joint Working Group session on roads?
Their presence is logical rather than ceremonial, because a highway alignment, a railway corridor and a power transmission line often compete for the same land and the same clearances, so decisions taken on one affect the others.
Read the full explanation →Which session of the India-Japan Joint Working Group on the roads and road transportation sector was held in New Delhi on 15 October 2026?
The correct answer is the 12th session, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi and organised by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Read the full explanation →In the context of the Indian Coast Guard, what does the abbreviation M-SAR stand for?
It was the first of the areas listed for deeper cooperation at the 14th High Level Meeting, alongside Marine Pollution Response, Maritime Law Enforcement, capacity building and operational coordination.
Read the full explanation →Who led the Indian Coast Guard delegation at the 14th High Level Meeting with the Korea Coast Guard?
The correct answer is Inspector General T. Sashi Kumar, who led the Indian Coast Guard delegation on its official visit to the Republic of Korea.
Read the full explanation →Which city hosted the 14th High Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and the Korea Coast Guard?
The 14th High Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and the Korea Coast Guard was held in that Korean port city on 14 October 2026, during an official visit by the Indian delegation to the Republic of Korea that ran from 13 to 16 October 2026.
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