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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

Q7722.Indian PolityMedium

Which one of the following is a constitutional body?

  1. A.National Commission for Women
  2. B.National Commission for Minorities
  3. C.National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  4. D.National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
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Correct answer: C. National Commission for Scheduled Castes

The correct answer is C, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, which stands on Article 338 of the Constitution; its companion bodies for Scheduled Tribes and for Backward Classes stand on Articles 338A and 338B, the last inserted by the One Hundred and Second Amendment in 2018.

Q7723.Indian PolityHard

In matters involving the armed forces, the National Human Rights Commission may

  1. A.conduct its own investigation through its investigation wing
  2. B.only seek a report from the Central Government and then make recommendations
  3. C.summon the officers concerned and punish them
  4. D.direct the court martial to reopen the case
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Correct answer: B. only seek a report from the Central Government and then make recommendations

Section 19 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 carves out a special procedure for the armed forces: the Commission may either not proceed with the complaint or seek a report from the Central Government, and after receiving that report it may make its recommendations; the Government must inform…

Q7724.Indian PolityHard

Within what period of the alleged violation must a complaint reach the National Human Rights Commission for it to inquire into the matter?

  1. A.Six months
  2. B.One year
  3. C.Two years
  4. D.Three years
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Correct answer: B. One year

The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 bars the Commission from inquiring into any matter after the expiry of one year from the date on which the act constituting the violation of human rights is alleged to have been committed.

Q7725.Indian PolityMedium

Who heads the committee that recommends the appointment of the Chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission?

  1. A.The Chief Justice of India
  2. B.The President of India
  3. C.The Prime Minister
  4. D.The Union Home Minister
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Correct answer: C. The Prime Minister

The selection committee has six members: the Prime Minister as its head, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, and the Union Home Minister; the President then makes the appointment on…

Q7727.Indian PolityEasy

The National Human Rights Commission of India was constituted under which law?

  1. A.The Human Rights Commission Act, 1991
  2. B.The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  3. C.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
  4. D.The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952
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Correct answer: B. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

The Act began life as an ordinance in September 1993, and the Commission was constituted on 12 October 1993 with Justice Ranganath Misra, a former Chief Justice of India, as its first Chairperson.

Q7728.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC General Studies 2017 Official PapeMedium

The tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is _________.

  1. A.3 Years
  2. B.4 Years
  3. C.5 Years
  4. D.6 Years
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Correct answer: A. 3 Years

The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 reduced the term of the Chairperson and the members of the Commission from five years to three years, or until they attain the age of seventy, whichever is earlier, and it also made them eligible for reappointment.

Q7729.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 7 March 2019, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following is a non-constitutional body of India?

  1. A.Finance Commission
  2. B.State Human Right Commission
  3. C.Union Public Service Commission
  4. D.Election Commission
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Correct answer: B. State Human Right Commission

A State Human Rights Commission is created by Chapter V of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, an ordinary law of Parliament, so it is a statutory and not a constitutional body; Parliament could abolish it by amending that Act alone.

Q7730.Indian HistoryHard

Which committee of 1929 drew attention to the problem of wastage and stagnation in primary education in India?

  1. A.The Sadler Commission
  2. B.The Hartog Committee
  3. C.The Raleigh Commission
  4. D.The Wardha Committee
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Correct answer: B. The Hartog Committee

The correct answer is B, the Hartog Committee, which reported in 1929 that most children left school before becoming literate and that the hurried expansion of primary schools had produced wastage and stagnation; it recommended consolidation of existing schools rather than further expansion.

Q7731.Indian HistoryMedium

The journal 'Al-Hilal' was started by

  1. A.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  2. B.Mohammad Ali
  3. C.Syed Ahmed Khan
  4. D.Muhammad Iqbal
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Correct answer: A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

The correct answer is A, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who launched the Urdu weekly Al-Hilal and, when it was suppressed, followed it with Al-Balagh, using both to argue for Hindu-Muslim unity against the colonial government.

Q7732.Indian HistoryEasy

The newspapers 'Kesari' and 'Mahratta' were started by

  1. A.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  2. B.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. C.Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. D.Aurobindo Ghosh
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Correct answer: B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

The correct answer is B, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who published Kesari in Marathi and Mahratta in English from Pune and was tried for sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code for what he wrote in them.

Q7733.Indian HistoryMedium

The first Indian Education Commission of 1882 was headed by

  1. A.W. W. Hunter
  2. B.Michael Sadler
  3. C.Philip Hartog
  4. D.John Sargent
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Correct answer: A. W. W. Hunter

The correct answer is A, W. W. Hunter, who led the Indian Education Commission appointed in 1882 to review the working of Wood's Despatch; it urged attention to primary education given in the vernacular, the transfer of schools to local boards and support for private schools through grants.

Q7734.Indian HistoryHard

Who is known as the liberator of the Indian press?

  1. A.Lord Wellesley
  2. B.Lord William Bentinck
  3. C.Charles Metcalfe
  4. D.Lord Macaulay
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Correct answer: C. Charles Metcalfe

The correct answer is C, Charles Metcalfe, who as acting Governor-General repealed the Licensing Regulations of 1823 through the Press Act of 1835 and freed Indian newspapers from the need for a licence, earning the title of liberator of the Indian press.

Q7735.Indian HistoryEasy

The first newspaper published in India was

  1. A.The Bengal Gazette
  2. B.The Calcutta Gazette
  3. C.The Bombay Samachar
  4. D.The Indian Mirror
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Correct answer: A. The Bengal Gazette

The correct answer is A, the Bengal Gazette, also known as Hicky's Gazette or the Calcutta General Advertiser, started by James Augustus Hicky in 1780; its attacks on the officials of the Company led to its seizure.

Q7738.Indian HistoryMedium

Which Charter Act for the first time made the East India Company responsible for the education of Indians?

  1. A.Charter Act of 1793
  2. B.Charter Act of 1813
  3. C.Charter Act of 1833
  4. D.Charter Act of 1853
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Correct answer: B. Charter Act of 1813

The correct answer is B, the Charter Act of 1813, which required the Company to set aside not less than one lakh rupees a year for the revival and improvement of literature, the encouragement of the learned natives of India and the introduction of useful knowledge.

Q7740.Indian HistoryEasy

Which document is called the Magna Carta of English education in India?

  1. A.Macaulay's Minute of 1835
  2. B.Wood's Despatch of 1854
  3. C.The Hunter Commission Report of 1882
  4. D.The Sargent Plan of 1944
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Correct answer: B. Wood's Despatch of 1854

The correct answer is B, Wood's Despatch of 1854, sent by Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control, and called the Magna Carta of English education in India because it laid down a complete system: departments of public instruction in the provinces, universities in the presidency towns, a…