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.
How many islands of Lakshadweep are inhabited?
Lakshadweep is made up of thirty-six islands, reefs and submerged banks, of which ten are inhabited: Kavaratti, Agatti, Amini, Kadmat, Kiltan, Chetlat, Bitra, Andrott, Kalpeni and Minicoy.
Read the full explanation →On which island of Lakshadweep do the people speak Mahl, written in the Thaana script?
Minicoy, the southernmost island of Lakshadweep, stands apart in language and culture from the rest of the territory.
Read the full explanation →The Nine Degree Channel separates which two of the following?
The Nine Degree Channel runs between Minicoy, the southernmost island of Lakshadweep, and the main body of the group to its north, where Kalpeni lies.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest island of Lakshadweep by area?
Andrott, spread over about 4.9 square kilometres, is the largest island of Lakshadweep and also the closest to the Kerala coast.
Read the full explanation →What is the capital of the union territory of Lakshadweep?
Kavaratti is the capital and administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep, the seat of the Administrator appointed by the President, and the island where the naval base INS Dweeprakshak was commissioned in 2012.
Read the full explanation →The liquidity coverage ratio introduced under the Basel III framework requires a bank to hold high-quality liquid assets sufficient to meet its net cash outflows over a stress period of
The liquidity coverage ratio asks a bank to hold enough unencumbered high-quality liquid assets, mainly cash, balances with the central bank and government securities, to survive thirty calendar days of a severe stress scenario without fresh funding.
Read the full explanation →A sub-standard asset of a bank is reclassified as a doubtful asset when it has remained sub-standard for a period exceeding
Asset classification moves in steps. An account that stays overdue beyond ninety days becomes a non-performing asset and is first called sub-standard; once it has remained sub-standard for more than twelve months it is reclassified as doubtful, and it is called a loss asset when the bank or its auditors…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is shown as a contingent liability, that is, as an off-balance-sheet item, in a bank's accounts?
A guarantee becomes a payment only if the customer fails to perform, so it is not added to the totals of the balance sheet; Form A shows guarantees, letters of credit, acceptances and forward exchange contracts separately as contingent liabilities, and bills for collection appear as a contra item.
Read the full explanation →The capital to risk-weighted assets ratio that the Reserve Bank of India requires scheduled commercial banks to maintain as a minimum is
The capital to risk-weighted assets ratio, or CRAR, is Tier 1 plus Tier 2 capital divided by risk-weighted assets, and the Reserve Bank of India requires Indian scheduled commercial banks to keep it at a minimum of nine per cent, with a capital conservation buffer of 2.5 per cent of…
Read the full explanation →A loan account is classified as a non-performing asset when the interest or instalment remains overdue for more than
Under the income recognition and asset classification norms followed by banks in India, a term loan becomes a non-performing asset when interest or an instalment of principal remains overdue for more than ninety days.
Read the full explanation →Under which Schedule of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 are the forms of a bank's balance sheet and profit and loss account prescribed?
Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 requires every banking company to prepare, as on the last working day of its accounting year, a balance sheet and a profit and loss account in the forms set out in the Third Schedule to the Act.
Read the full explanation →A bank's credit-deposit ratio is obtained by dividing
The credit-deposit ratio, usually written as the CD ratio and given in per cent, shows how much of every hundred rupees of deposits a bank has lent out.
Read the full explanation →Net interest income of a bank is calculated as
Net interest income, written as NII, is the core earning of a bank: the interest it collects on advances and investments less the interest it pays on deposits and borrowings.
Read the full explanation →The CASA ratio of a bank is the proportion of which of the following to its total deposits?
CASA is short for current account and savings account, and the CASA ratio is current plus savings deposits divided by total deposits, shown as a percentage.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following items appears on the liabilities side of a commercial bank's balance sheet?
A deposit is money the bank owes back to the depositor, so it is a claim on the bank and is shown under liabilities in Form A of the Third Schedule to the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, along with capital, reserves and surplus, borrowings and other liabilities and provisions.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following pairs of city and founder is correctly matched?
The Rathore chief founded Jodhpur in 1459 and raised the Mehrangarh fort above it, which is why the state of Marwar is also called the land of the Rathores.
Read the full explanation →Shahjahanabad, the walled city known today as Old Delhi, was built by Shah Jahan from which year?
Shah Jahan began his new capital on the Yamuna in that year, shifting the court from Agra, and it took shape as the walled city of Shahjahanabad with the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid and the avenue of Chandni Chowk.
Read the full explanation →The city of Agra was founded in 1504 by:
The correct answer is B, Sikandar Lodi, the second ruler of the Lodi dynasty, who founded Agra on the Yamuna in 1504 and made it his capital so that he could keep a closer watch on the chiefs of the east and the Rajputs of the south.
Read the full explanation →The city of Vijayanagara was founded in 1336 by:
The correct answer is B, Harihara and Bukka, the two brothers of the Sangama family who founded both the city and the empire of Vijayanagara on the Tungabhadra in 1336; its ruins at Hampi in Karnataka are a World Heritage Site.
Read the full explanation →Jamshedpur, the steel city of Jharkhand, is named after:
The correct answer is A, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the founder of the Tata group, after whom the steel town built by his company on the Subarnarekha in the first years of the twentieth century is named; it is also called Tatanagar, which remains the name of its railway station.
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