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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

Q8801.Awards & HonoursEasy

Which is the highest peacetime gallantry award of India?

  1. A.Param Vir Chakra
  2. B.Ashoka Chakra
  3. C.Kirti Chakra
  4. D.Shaurya Chakra
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Correct answer: B. Ashoka Chakra

The peacetime gallantry awards run as the Ashoka Chakra, the Kirti Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra in descending order, and the Ashoka Chakra may be conferred on civilians as well as on members of the armed forces, which is what makes it relevant to a question on civilian bravery.

Q8802.Awards & HonoursMedium

Which ministry of the Government of India administers the Jeevan Raksha Padak awards?

  1. A.Ministry of Defence
  2. B.Ministry of Home Affairs
  3. C.Ministry of Women and Child Development
  4. D.Ministry of Culture
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Home Affairs

The correct answer is B, Ministry of Home Affairs, which administers the Jeevan Raksha Padak series along with the police, fire service, home guard and correctional service medals and the Kabir Puraskar.

Q8806.Art & CultureMedium

The Jahangiri Mahal is a structure inside which fort?

  1. A.Red Fort, Delhi
  2. B.Agra Fort
  3. C.Fatehpur Sikri
  4. D.Gwalior Fort
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Correct answer: B. Agra Fort

The Jahangiri Mahal is the large red sandstone palace within Agra Fort, built in Akbar's reign for the women of the household and later named after Jahangir; the Khas Mahal, the Sheesh Mahal and the Musamman Burj, where Shah Jahan passed his last years, stand in the same fort.

Q8807.Art & CultureMedium

Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajasthan is particularly known as:

  1. A.The birthplace of Maharana Pratap
  2. B.The birthplace of Rana Sanga
  3. C.The site of the Vijay Stambha
  4. D.A water fort surrounded by rivers
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Correct answer: A. The birthplace of Maharana Pratap

Kumbhalgarh, built by Rana Kumbha in the Aravalli hills, is remembered both as Maharana Pratap's birthplace and for its very long encircling wall, held to be among the longest in the world.

Q8812.Art & CultureEasy

The Golconda Fort is located in which present-day state?

  1. A.Karnataka
  2. B.Maharashtra
  3. C.Telangana
  4. D.Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: C. Telangana

Golconda, on the edge of Hyderabad, was the capital of the Qutb Shahi rulers before they moved down to the new city; it was the market through which the diamonds of the region were traded, and its acoustics are famous, a clap at the Fateh Darwaza being heard at the…

Q8813.Art & CultureMedium

The Hawa Mahal of Jaipur was built in 1799 by:

  1. A.Sawai Jai Singh II
  2. B.Sawai Pratap Singh
  3. C.Raja Man Singh I
  4. D.Maharaja Umaid Singh
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Correct answer: B. Sawai Pratap Singh

The correct answer is B, Sawai Pratap Singh, who had the Hawa Mahal built in 1799 as a screen of small windows and jharokhas through which the women of the household could watch the processions in the street below without being seen.

Q8815.Art & CultureMedium

Which is the largest fort in India by area?

  1. A.Chittorgarh Fort
  2. B.Kumbhalgarh Fort
  3. C.Gwalior Fort
  4. D.Mehrangarh Fort
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Correct answer: A. Chittorgarh Fort

The correct answer is A, Chittorgarh Fort, which spreads over the largest area of any fort in the country and holds within it palaces, tanks and temples as well as the Vijay Stambha and the Kirti Stambha.

Q8816.Art & CultureEasy

The Red Fort at Delhi was built by which Mughal emperor?

  1. A.Akbar
  2. B.Jahangir
  3. C.Shah Jahan
  4. D.Aurangzeb
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Correct answer: C. Shah Jahan

The correct answer is C, Shah Jahan, who built the Red Fort of red sandstone as the citadel of his new capital Shahjahanabad, completing it in 1648; the Diwan-i-Aam, the Diwan-i-Khas, the Rang Mahal and the Moti Masjid stand inside, and it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in…