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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

Q6461.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Let an electric current of 1.5 A flow through an incandescent lamp in a circuit. What is the amount of charge that flows through it in 10 ms?

  1. A.0.015 C
  2. B.0.15 C
  3. C.1.5 C
  4. D.15 C
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Correct answer: A. 0.015 C

Charge equals current multiplied by time, so Q = 1.5 A × 0.010 s = 0.015 C. Electric current is the rate at which charge flows, I = Q/t, so the charge that passes in a given time is Q = I × t. One ampere means one coulomb of…

Q6462.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IEasy

In which organism did Gregor J. Mendel conduct the experiment to explain principles of inheritance ?

  1. A.Groundnut
  2. B.Garden Pea
  3. C.Four O'clock plant
  4. D.Fruit fly
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Correct answer: B. Garden Pea

Mendel worked out the laws of inheritance by crossing garden pea plants, Pisum sativum. Gregor Johann Mendel, an Austrian monk, carried out his hybridisation experiments between 1856 and 1863 in the monastery garden at Brno and published the results in 1866.

Q6463.Science & TechnologyMedium

The capacity building programme on urban service delivery at Mussoorie is organised by NCGG under which department?

  1. A.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  2. B.Department of Personnel and Training
  3. C.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  4. D.Department of Expenditure
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Correct answer: A. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

The National Centre for Good Governance works under this department and organises the Capacity Building Programme on Urban Service Delivery for Civil Servants of Multiple Countries, held at Mussoorie from 12 to 23 October 2026.

Q6465.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which BHASHINI platform provided real-time English to Spanish translation at the NCGG programme in Mussoorie?

  1. A.Shrutlekh
  2. B.Anuvaad
  3. C.Vaani
  4. D.Samvaad
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Correct answer: A. Shrutlekh

During the ice-breaking session of the capacity building programme on urban service delivery, the Digital India BHASHINI Division deployed Shrutlekh to translate speech as it was spoken, working in both directions between English and Spanish so that delegates from Spanish-speaking countries could take part without a language barrier.

Q6467.Summits & ConferencesMedium

India became the first G20 nation to source 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels. When did it reach this mark?

  1. A.November 2021
  2. B.November 2019
  3. C.March 2023
  4. D.August 2015
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Correct answer: A. November 2021

Under the Paris Agreement, India committed in 2015 to meeting 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030, and the Prime Minister told the forum that the country touched that level in November 2021 itself, nine years ahead of the deadline, becoming the first G20…

Q6468.Summits & ConferencesEasy

In which city was the Bloomberg New Economy Forum held when it came to India for the first time?

  1. A.Mumbai
  2. B.New Delhi
  3. C.Bengaluru
  4. D.Gandhinagar
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Correct answer: B. New Delhi

The Bloomberg New Economy Forum, which gathers business leaders, policymakers and delegates from many countries for discussions on the economy, technology, energy and global affairs, was held in India for the first time, and the Prime Minister addressed the gathering in the national capital.

Q6472.Government SchemesMedium

In the term 'Ashtalakshmi', used for India's North East, 'ashta' refers to which of the following?

  1. A.The eight states of the region
  2. B.Eight border districts of the region
  3. C.Eight major rivers of the region
  4. D.Eight autonomous tribal councils
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Correct answer: A. The eight states of the region

The North East is described as the country's Ashtalakshmi, the eightfold form of prosperity, with each of its eight states standing for one form of that wealth.

Q6474.Government SchemesEasy

Which Union ministry runs the Ashtalakshmi Darshan Programme?

  1. A.Ministry of Culture
  2. B.Ministry of Education
  3. C.Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
  4. D.Ministry of Tourism
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Ashtalakshmi Darshan is that ministry's own youth-contact initiative: it brings students from states outside the region into the eight north-eastern states so that they meet the region's culture, institutions and development work directly.

Q6480.Madhya PradeshHard

The Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal, set up in 1969, gave its award in which year?

  1. A.1972
  2. B.1975
  3. C.1979
  4. D.1987
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Correct answer: C. 1979

The tribunal was constituted in 1969 under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act to settle the sharing of the Narmada, and it delivered its award in 1979, dividing the river's water among Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and fixing the height and the rehabilitation terms of the Sardar Sarovar.