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.
On which day of the National Postal Week was the Digital Detox Campaign held?
Philately means the collection and study of postage stamps, so a campaign built around stamped postcards fitted the theme of the day.
Read the full explanation →The Digital Detox Campaign of the Department of Posts was organised in collaboration with which airline?
The Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications worked with this airline for the campaign, under which travellers on selected flights were given specially designed digital detox kits containing postcards.
Read the full explanation →Which two processes were combined in the new filter to break down dyes?
The filter breaks down dyes using light and mechanical vibration at the same time. The vibrations create a piezoelectric polarisation in the material, which holds back the recombination of the electrons and holes generated by light and therefore raises the formation of reactive species that attack dye molecules.
Read the full explanation →How much methylene blue did the new membrane decolorise under combined light and ultrasonic excitation?
Under light and ultrasonic excitation applied together, the membrane of polylactic acid and zinc oxide removed the colour of 98.6 per cent of methylene blue in that time.
Read the full explanation →Which natural material was used to synthesise the zinc oxide nanoparticles in this work?
The nanoparticles were synthesised in the laboratory of Aviru Kumar Basu using an extract of turmeric, in which naturally occurring compounds such as curcumin, flavonoids and phenolic compounds worked as the reducing and stabilising agents.
Read the full explanation →Which institute developed the machine learning aided filter for treating dye contaminated wastewater?
Its researchers held zinc oxide nanoparticles, prepared from a natural source, inside porous nanofibres of biodegradable polylactic acid and then applied light along with mechanical shaking to break down dyes in water.
Read the full explanation →Which existing mission's capacity building framework has been extended to Adi Karmayogi Volunteers?
Its capacity building framework, which until now focused on civil servants, has been extended through this agreement to Adi Karmayogi Volunteers and to other functionaries who implement tribal development schemes on the ground.
Read the full explanation →How many Adi Sewa Kendras have been registered on the portal so far under the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan?
Going by what the states have reported on the portal, that many Adi Sewa Kendras stand registered, along with 1,22,072 Adi Karmayogi Volunteers.
Read the full explanation →Which four states are expected to complete the in-person training of Adi Karmayogi Volunteers by 31 October 2026?
These four states were placed first in the queue for the three day in-person training of volunteers, which State Administrative Training Institutes are to design and deliver along with state tribal welfare departments, and they are expected to finish it by the end of October.
Read the full explanation →The Ministry of Tribal Affairs signed its capacity building MoU with which organisation?
Karmayogi Bharat will host, run and maintain the platform, bring learners on board and provide technical support, analytics and progress reports, while the ministry owns the subject matter and will fix the target groups, the competencies and the content.
Read the full explanation →Which body set up the National Culture Fund that is a party to this agreement?
The National Culture Fund was established by that ministry to make partnerships possible between the government and the corporate sector for conserving and promoting India's tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and this agreement is an example of that purpose at work.
Read the full explanation →At which of the three sites in the agreement is the work planned in the North Bazaar and South Bazaar areas?
The projects there take in the historic North Bazaar and South Bazaar areas, where development work is proposed over a stretch of about 270 metres in the first and about 250 metres in the second.
Read the full explanation →How much financial support has HAL approved in principle for the heritage conservation projects?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited accorded in-principle approval for financial support of this amount, to be used over the financial years 2026-27 to 2028-29, and the spending forms part of the company's corporate social responsibility effort.
Read the full explanation →Which three heritage sites are covered by the memorandum of agreement signed by HAL, NCF and ASI?
The agreement signed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the National Culture Fund and the Archaeological Survey of India covers conservation and development work at Hampi in Karnataka, the Taj Mahal at Agra in Uttar Pradesh and Bekal Fort in Kerala.
Read the full explanation →Which Act governs the auction of India's offshore mineral blocks?
This framework is meant to keep the allotment of sea bed mineral resources transparent and to push systematic exploration of the country's offshore potential.
Read the full explanation →Which institution is the transaction adviser for the offshore mineral block auction?
The correct answer is SBI Capital Markets Limited, which acts as the transaction adviser and explained the policy framework, the auction process and the bidding requirements at the outreach programme.
Read the full explanation →What is the total area of the two offshore mineral blocks offered for auction?
Sewell Rise-01 accounts for 632 square kilometres of that area and West Sewell Ridge-01 for the remaining 1,000 square kilometres, so the two blocks together make up the figure asked for.
Read the full explanation →The two offshore mineral blocks offered for auction by the Ministry of Mines lie in which sea?
The two blocks put up for auction, Sewell Rise-01 and West Sewell Ridge-01, both lie in the Andaman Sea, and both hold polymetallic nodules and crusts.
Read the full explanation →By when are One Nation One Port Process reforms to be implemented at all ports, as decided by the 21st MSDC?
The Council resolved that the One Nation One Port Process reforms, which include One Nation One Documentation, port process re-engineering and inter-ministerial process reforms, must be in place at every port by March 2027.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation developed the Shipbuilding Project Credit Risk Insurance Policy announced at the 21st MSDC meeting?
Two credit risk insurance products for shipyards were announced at the meeting under the National Shipbuilding Mission, both framed under the Shipbuilding Development Scheme.
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