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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

Q5381.Reports & IndicesEasy

Which of these is NOT a parameter captured during a TRAI Independent Drive Test?

  1. A.Call Setup Success Rate
  2. B.Drop Call Rate
  3. C.Spectrum auction price
  4. D.Download and upload throughput
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Correct answer: C. Spectrum auction price

During an Independent Drive Test the regulator captures coverage gap, which is the share of samples with signal strength below the prescribed minimum for the technology in use, and for voice it records Call Setup Success Rate, Drop Call Rate, call setup time, call silence rate and speech quality on…

Q5383.Reports & IndicesMedium

Under which Licensed Service Area was the TRAI drive test in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands conducted?

  1. A.Tamil Nadu LSA
  2. B.West Bengal LSA
  3. C.Kolkata LSA
  4. D.Andhra Pradesh LSA
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Correct answer: B. West Bengal LSA

For telecom licensing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are grouped with West Bengal, and the drive test across South Andaman district and the coastal route from Port Blair to Havelock was conducted under that service area during August 2026, supervised by the regulator regional office at Kolkata.

Q5384.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which of the following was NOT among the five sovereign commitments outlined at the workshop?

  1. A.Energy independence
  2. B.Net-zero emissions and industrial decarbonisation
  3. C.Universal energy access
  4. D.Nuclear fuel self-sufficiency
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Correct answer: D. Nuclear fuel self-sufficiency

Professor R. R. Sonde of IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi, the Guest of Honour, outlined five sovereign commitments covering energy independence, economic development, net-zero emissions and industrial decarbonisation, universal energy access, and a clean environment.

Q5386.Science & TechnologyMedium

The 9th Workshop on Recent Advancements in Hydrogen Value Chain was organised by which centre?

  1. A.ARCI, the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
  2. B.National Institute of Solar Energy
  3. C.Central Power Research Institute
  4. D.National Physical Laboratory
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Correct answer: A. ARCI, the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials

It organised the workshop at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai to commemorate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, and about 150 delegates from academia, research institutes and industry attended.

Q5387.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which organisation is organising this edition of ESTIC?

  1. A.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  2. B.Indian Council of Medical Research
  3. C.Indian Space Research Organisation
  4. D.NITI Aayog
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Correct answer: A. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

The correct answer is the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, usually written as CSIR, which is organising this year edition of the conclave.

Q5389.Science & TechnologyMedium

What is the theme of ESTIC 2026?

  1. A.Science for self-reliance and sustainability
  2. B.Creative minds catalyzing science and empowering technology
  3. C.Innovation for a developed India
  4. D.Research, innovation and entrepreneurship for all
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Correct answer: B. Creative minds catalyzing science and empowering technology

Professor Abhay Karandikar, Member of NITI Aayog and the Chief Guest at the curtain-raiser, called the theme apt because it speaks of the creative minds that work on scientific innovations and then turn them into technologies that serve society.

Q5390.Science & TechnologyMedium

Where and when will ESTIC 2026 be held?

  1. A.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, from 20 to 22 October
  2. B.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 27 to 29 October
  3. C.Technology Bhawan, New Delhi, from 27 to 29 November
  4. D.Science City, Ahmedabad, from 15 to 17 October
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Correct answer: B. Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 27 to 29 October

The curtain-raiser announced that the second edition of the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave will be held there, and that this edition is being organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Q5392.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which of these was NOT launched by the Vice-President at the AIIA event?

  1. A.AYUSH Start-up Portal
  2. B.AyuDIVA facility
  3. C.Vamana App
  4. D.AYUSH Grid Portal
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Correct answer: D. AYUSH Grid Portal

At the inaugural ceremony the Vice-President inaugurated the AYUSH Start-up Portal, the AIIA-iCAINE website and the Ayurveda Digital Innovation and Venture Acceleration Facility, known by its short name AyuDIVA, and he launched the Vamana App together with the Panchakarma Assessment App.

Q5393.Summits & ConferencesMedium

KAUMARACON-2026 was an international conference on which branch of Ayurveda?

  1. A.Panchakarma
  2. B.Rasashastra
  3. C.Kaumarabhritya
  4. D.Shalya Tantra
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Correct answer: C. Kaumarabhritya

The theme of the third edition was Shaping the Future of Child Health: Global Perspectives, Research Innovations, and Clinical Frontiers in Kaumarabhritya, and the Vice-President said it reflected a shared duty to let every child grow up healthy and well nurtured.

Q5394.Summits & ConferencesEasy

Who inaugurated the third edition of KAUMARACON-2026 at the All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Vice-President of India
  3. C.The Prime Minister of India
  4. D.The Union Health Minister
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Correct answer: B. The Vice-President of India

The correct answer is the Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, who opened the conference in New Delhi and used the address to call for stronger scientific research into Ayurveda so that the efficacy of traditional practices is established and their acceptance abroad grows.

Q5395.DefenceMedium

What share of the defence modernisation budget has been earmarked for procurement from Indian industry?

  1. A.50 per cent
  2. B.60 per cent
  3. C.75 per cent
  4. D.90 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 75 per cent

Describing the reforms in defence procurement, the Raksha Mantri said that this share of the modernisation budget has been set aside for buying from Indian industries, and that domestic firms are given priority through the Defence Acquisition Procedure and the Buy Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured category.

Q5397.DefenceMedium

According to the Raksha Mantri, India annual defence production has risen to which level?

  1. A.Over Rs 1.78 lakh crore
  2. B.Over Rs 1.25 lakh crore
  3. C.Over Rs 2.45 lakh crore
  4. D.Over Rs 95,000 crore
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Correct answer: A. Over Rs 1.78 lakh crore

At the Defence Conclave the Raksha Mantri said defence production had reached a record of more than that figure, measured against Rs 40,000 crore in 2014, and that the sector is aiming at Rs 2 lakh crore this year and Rs 3 lakh crore by 2029.

Q5398.DefenceEasy

Which of the following is NOT part of the 5D Security Threat named by the Raksha Mantri at the Defence Conclave?

  1. A.Disinformation
  2. B.Deception
  3. C.Deterrence
  4. D.Destabilisation
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Correct answer: C. Deterrence

Speaking at a Defence Conclave in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh described the security landscape of the digital age as hybrid, high-tech and hyper warfare, and listed a 5D Security Threat made up of disinformation, destabilisation, disruption, deception and destruction.

Q5400.EconomyHard

What is the enhanced guarantee coverage available to women-led micro and small enterprises under the Credit Guarantee Scheme?

  1. A.75 per cent
  2. B.80 per cent
  3. C.85 per cent
  4. D.90 per cent
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Correct answer: D. 90 per cent

The scheme was framed to strengthen credit delivery to micro and small enterprises and to reach entrepreneurs who are unserved or underserved, and within it women-led units receive guarantee cover at that higher level together with a concession of 10 per cent on the guarantee fee.