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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

Q5321.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which of the following best describes how a computed tomography scanner produces its images?

  1. A.Strong magnetic fields align hydrogen nuclei in the body
  2. B.High frequency sound waves are reflected off tissue
  3. C.A rotating X-ray system with digital detectors, reconstructed by computer algorithms
  4. D.Radioactive tracers injected into the bloodstream are tracked
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Correct answer: C. A rotating X-ray system with digital detectors, reconstructed by computer algorithms

In a computed tomography machine the X-ray source turns around the patient while detectors record the radiation that passes through, and software then assembles those readings into cross-sectional pictures of the structures inside the body.

Q5322.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which company has been supported for the development of an indigenous 32-slice CT scanner?

  1. A.Panacea Medical Technologies Private Limited
  2. B.Bharat Electronics Limited
  3. C.Hindustan Antibiotics Limited
  4. D.HLL Lifecare Limited
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Correct answer: A. Panacea Medical Technologies Private Limited

Building on its strength in high precision imaging, the firm has taken up the design, development and deployment of a diagnostic scanner, and the agreement with the Board will fund that effort through to commercial sale.

Q5323.Science & TechnologyMedium

The Technology Development Board functions under which department?

  1. A.Department of Biotechnology
  2. B.Department of Science and Technology
  3. C.Department of Health Research
  4. D.Department of Pharmaceuticals
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Correct answer: B. Department of Science and Technology

The Board sits within that department and finances Indian enterprises that are developing and commercialising home grown technology, which is why it was the body to sign an agreement for an indigenous computed tomography scanner.

Q5324.Government SchemesMedium

Where was the regional orientation and review workshop on NMMSS held?

  1. A.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
  2. B.Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  3. C.Jaipur, Rajasthan
  4. D.New Delhi
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Correct answer: A. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

It was led by the Economic Adviser of the department, Ms A. Srija, and attended by the Joint Director of the Rashtriya Shiksha Kendra, who also serves as the State Nodal Officer for the scheme in that state, along with roughly forty District Nodal Officers and five Institute Nodal Officers…

Q5327.NationalMedium

Under the new NHAI system, the designs of critical highway structures will be independently checked mainly by:

  1. A.Empanelled IITs and reputed government technical institutions
  2. B.The Comptroller and Auditor General
  3. C.The Bureau of Indian Standards alone
  4. D.State public works departments
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Correct answer: A. Empanelled IITs and reputed government technical institutions

Under the procedure, three such institutions or firms are proposed from the authority panel and one or more is selected according to the needs of the project; the selected body examines the design on its own and submits observations and recommendations, which the contractor must act on before the authority…

Q5329.NationalEasy

From which date does the NHAI policy on independent checking of bridge designs take effect?

  1. A.1 November 2026
  2. B.1 December 2026
  3. C.1 January 2027
  4. D.1 April 2027
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Correct answer: B. 1 December 2026

From that date the requirement of independent verification applies to every new highway project awarded under the Engineering, Procurement and Construction model, the Hybrid Annuity Model and the Build-Operate-Transfer model, and also to projects in which design verification or proof checking had not yet begun.

Q5336.EconomyMedium

In the context of the NSTCC dashboards, what does SCOMET stand for?

  1. A.Strategic Commodities, Metals and Export Technologies
  2. B.Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies
  3. C.Specified Commercial Materials and Engineering Trade
  4. D.Security Controlled Materials, Equipment and Trade
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Correct answer: B. Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies

SCOMET is the list under which India regulates the export of dual-use and strategically sensitive items, and its dashboard is one of those placed on the command centre in the first phase, alongside the Importer Exporter Code, Advance Authorisation, Export Promotion Capital Goods, Certificate of Origin and restricted imports and…

Q5337.EconomyMedium

Which department has developed the National Strategic Trade Command Centre?

  1. A.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  2. B.Department of Commerce
  3. C.Department of Revenue
  4. D.Department of Economic Affairs
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Correct answer: B. Department of Commerce

The platform consolidates information on trade performance, export promotion schemes, regulatory approvals and application processing, and it is being run on existing digital infrastructure such as the systems of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and the Trade Connect ePlatform.

Q5338.EconomyEasy

Where was the National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC) launched?

  1. A.Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
  2. B.Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
  3. C.Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
  4. D.Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
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Correct answer: B. Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, inaugurated the National Strategic Trade Command Centre there, in the presence of the Commerce Secretary, Rajesh Agrawal, and the Director General of Foreign Trade, Lav Agarwal.

Q5340.NationalEasy

Who accepted Dr L. Murugan resignation from the Union Council of Ministers, and on whose advice?

  1. A.The Prime Minister, on the advice of the Cabinet
  2. B.The Vice-President, on the advice of the Prime Minister
  3. C.The President of India, on the advice of the Prime Minister
  4. D.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, on the advice of the President
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Correct answer: C. The President of India, on the advice of the Prime Minister

That is how the communique describes the step, and it follows the scheme of Article 75: Ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and hold office during the pleasure of the President, so only the President can accept a Minister resignation.