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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

Q542.Government SchemesHard

Under Special Campaign 6, the number of e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and producers enrolled on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) rose from 38 to:

  1. A.More than 75
  2. B.More than 100
  3. C.More than 200
  4. D.More than 500
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Correct answer: C. More than 200

Building on the e-waste focus of the previous campaign, Special Campaign 6 worked with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards and the recycling industry to link government offices with authorised recyclers, refurbishers and producers.

Q543.Government SchemesMedium

Which ministry earned the highest revenue from scrap disposal during Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.Ministry of Coal
  2. B.Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
  3. C.Ministry of Defence (Department of Military Affairs)
  4. D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

It was followed by the Department of Military Affairs with ₹88.96 crore, the Ministry of Coal with ₹61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with ₹34.81 crore.

Q545.Government SchemesEasy

Which department was the nodal department for Special Campaign 6, held in October 2026?

  1. A.Department of Personnel and Training
  2. B.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  3. C.Department of Expenditure
  4. D.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Correct answer: B. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

DARPG was the nodal department for Special Campaign 6, which ran from 2 to 31 October 2026 to institutionalise Swachhata and reduce pendency in government offices, and it compiled the results reported by ministries on the campaign portal.

Q546.NationalMedium

Which pledge formed part of the activities of MY Bharat's 'Know Your Vote' campaign?

  1. A.Swachhata Pledge
  2. B.Loktantrik Pledge
  3. C.Nasha Mukt Bharat Pledge
  4. D.Fit India Pledge
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Correct answer: B. Loktantrik Pledge

The 'Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad: Know Your Vote' campaign was about electoral awareness and responsible participation in democracy, so its activities included quizzes, question-and-answer sessions, the Loktantrik (democratic) Pledge and registration on the MY Bharat portal.

Q548.NationalEasy

The 'Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad: Know Your Vote' campaign, which ended in November 2026, was organised by which ministry through MY Bharat?

  1. A.Ministry of Law and Justice
  2. B.Ministry of Education
  3. C.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  4. D.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

The ministry ran the campaign through Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), its platform for young people, from 26 October to 5 November 2026, and held 536 Yuva Samvads in 31 States and Union Territories.

Q549.NationalMedium

What was the theme of the national exercise 'VAJRA-SAT'?

  1. A.One Health, One Future
  2. B.Detect Early, Confirm Fast, Contain Together
  3. C.Healthy Animals, Prosperous Farmers
  4. D.Prevent, Prepare, Protect
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Correct answer: B. Detect Early, Confirm Fast, Contain Together

The theme sums up the three stages that the 83 participants from 25 States, three Union Territories and national institutions worked through in simulated outbreak scenarios: early detection of the disease, quick confirmation in the laboratory, and joint containment through movement control, emergency vaccination readiness, risk communication and coordination among…

Q550.NationalMedium

Which ICAR institute, based in Bengaluru, coordinated the VAJRA-SAT exercise with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying?

  1. A.ICAR-National Institute of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
  2. B.ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute
  3. C.ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics
  4. D.ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute
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Correct answer: C. ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying ran VAJRA-SAT in coordination with this institute, and its Director, Dr. Baldev R. Gulati, spoke on the changing epidemiological picture of FMD SAT-1 and on risk-based surveillance and early warning.

Q551.NationalEasy

The national tabletop exercise 'VAJRA-SAT', held in November 2026, was aimed at preparedness against which disease?

  1. A.Lumpy Skin Disease
  2. B.Foot-and-Mouth Disease serotype SAT-1
  3. C.African Swine Fever
  4. D.Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
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Correct answer: B. Foot-and-Mouth Disease serotype SAT-1

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and ICAR-NIVEDI organised VAJRA-SAT in Bengaluru on 4 and 5 November 2026 to test how India would detect, confirm and contain this serotype, which has not been reported in the country but has spread from Africa to parts of West Asia.

Q552.Government SchemesHard

Which State or Union Territory recorded the largest reduction in child marriage prevalence between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?

  1. A.Assam
  2. B.Bihar
  3. C.Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  4. D.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Correct answer: C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The backgrounder on Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat says this Union Territory registered the largest reduction in the prevalence of child marriage between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6, a fall of 10.1 percentage points.

Q553.Government SchemesMedium

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced which earlier law?

  1. A.Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
  2. B.Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
  3. C.Special Marriage Act, 1954
  4. D.Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
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Correct answer: A. Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced it and changed the legal approach from merely restraining child marriage to prohibiting it, with stronger protection and relief for victims.

Q556.Government SchemesMedium

Which department of the Government of India runs the Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign for pensioners?

  1. A.Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare
  2. B.Department of Financial Services
  3. C.Department of Personnel and Training
  4. D.Department of Expenditure
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Correct answer: A. Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare

It sits in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and its Secretary, Nivedita Shukla Verma, spoke at the launch of DLC Campaign 5 on 6 November 2026.

Q557.Government SchemesEasy

During the first five days of DLC Campaign 5, the share of Digital Life Certificates generated through face authentication rose to nearly what level?

  1. A.61 per cent
  2. B.70 per cent
  3. C.80 per cent
  4. D.90 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 80 per cent

Dr Jitendra Singh said that face authentication adoption surged from 61 per cent to nearly 80 per cent in the first five days of the campaign compared with the same period last year, which he read as rising trust among pensioners in technology.

Q560.Government SchemesHard

BODH, presented at the November 2026 review of AB PM-JAY and ABDM, is a platform for which purpose?

  1. A.Settling health insurance claims between hospitals and insurers
  2. B.Benchmarking health AI models using Indian datasets
  3. C.Detecting fraud in hospital claims
  4. D.Creating ABHA health accounts
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Correct answer: B. Benchmarking health AI models using Indian datasets

BODH stands for the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI. It was presented by Prof. Phaneendra Yalavarthy of TANUH, IISc Bengaluru, at the National Health Authority's review meeting in Kolkata on 5–6 November 2026.