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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

Q9021.NationalEasy

Who will inaugurate the second regional workshop of Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026 at Guwahati?

  1. A.The Governor of Assam
  2. B.Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam
  3. C.Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel
  4. D.The Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission
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Correct answer: B. Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam

The correct answer is Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam, who will open the workshop in Guwahati, where stakeholders from all eight States of the North Eastern region are gathering along with heads and faculty of government training institutes, subject experts and industry partners.

Q9023.NationalMedium

Sadhana Shrinkhla (Series) 2026, whose second regional workshop is being held at Guwahati, is organised by which body?

  1. A.NITI Aayog
  2. B.Capacity Building Commission
  3. C.Union Public Service Commission
  4. D.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
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Correct answer: B. Capacity Building Commission

The Commission is running this nationwide series of four regional workshops to help turn civil service training institutions into capacity building institutions under the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building.

Q9024.AppointmentsMedium

For how long have the newly appointed Members of the DWBDNC Governing Body been appointed?

  1. A.Two years from the date of joining
  2. B.Three years from the date of joining, or until further orders
  3. C.Five years from the date of joining
  4. D.Until they attain the age of 65 years
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Correct answer: B. Three years from the date of joining, or until further orders

That is the term on which the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment appointed the two Members to the Governing Body of the Board.

Q9025.AppointmentsEasy

DWBDNC, which swore in two new Governing Body Members, works for which group of communities?

  1. A.Scheduled Tribes living in forest areas
  2. B.De-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities
  3. C.Transgender persons and beggars
  4. D.Safai karamcharis and manual scavengers
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Correct answer: B. De-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities

The Board's very name is the Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities, and the oath taken by its Members includes a pledge to do right by every person belonging to these groups in line with the Board's Terms of Reference.

Q9026.AppointmentsMedium

Who administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Members of the Governing Body of the DWBDNC?

  1. A.The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
  2. B.Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.The Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes
  4. D.The Cabinet Secretary
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Correct answer: B. Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The correct answer is Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, who holds the post of Chairman of the Board as well and therefore swore in the two new Members at the Ministry's office.

Q9027.Science & TechnologyHard

TTT-DHTD was developed by researchers from which set of institutions?

  1. A.IIT Madras, IISc Bengaluru and CSIR-NCL Pune
  2. B.S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Institute of Nano Science and Technology and SRM University, Amaravati
  3. C.TIFR Mumbai, IISER Pune and BARC
  4. D.IIT Kanpur, JNCASR and ARCI Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Institute of Nano Science and Technology and SRM University, Amaravati

The first two are institutions of the Department of Science and Technology, and the team was led by Dr. Pradip Pachfule, Prof. Ramendra Sundar Dey and Prof. Ranjit Thapa respectively, with the findings published in the journal Science Advances.

Q9029.Science & TechnologyEasy

The newly developed metal-free catalyst TTT-DHTD is designed to replace which costly metal used in clean-energy devices?

  1. A.Palladium
  2. B.Platinum
  3. C.Iridium
  4. D.Ruthenium
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Correct answer: B. Platinum

Many clean-energy technologies, and hydrogen fuel cells in particular, depend on platinum to speed up the oxygen reduction reaction, and because it is one of the rarest and most expensive metals available, its cost and limited supply stand in the way of large-scale use.

Q9030.Government SchemesMedium

Which three groups will together form the JOSH Teams?

  1. A.ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and ANMs
  2. B.Class-I Officers, MY Bharat Volunteers and NCC Cadets
  3. C.Panchayat members, NSS volunteers and Scouts
  4. D.District Collectors, Red Cross volunteers and NYKS workers
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Correct answer: B. Class-I Officers, MY Bharat Volunteers and NCC Cadets

This combination is the heart of the design, because it joins administrative leadership with the youth reach of the MY Bharat platform of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the cadet network of the Ministry of Defence.

Q9031.Government SchemesMedium

In its first phase, the JOSH Teams initiative will be rolled out across how many districts and States?

  1. A.35 districts in 9 States
  2. B.45 districts in 10 States
  3. C.55 districts in 11 States
  4. D.75 districts in 15 States
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Correct answer: C. 55 districts in 11 States

The first phase of the squads has been planned on that scale, with the work concentrated at the block, ward and community level so that information about tuberculosis reaches people where they live and work rather than staying inside health facilities.

Q9032.Government SchemesEasy

What does JOSH stand for in the newly launched JOSH Teams for tuberculosis elimination?

  1. A.Joint Squad for Health
  2. B.Youth Organisation for Sanitation and Health
  3. C.Joint Outreach Scheme for Hospitals
  4. D.Jan Outreach Squad for Hygiene
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Correct answer: A. Joint Squad for Health

That is the expansion of the acronym used by the Union Health Ministry for the squads being launched at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, which bring Class-I Officers, MY Bharat Volunteers and NCC Cadets together for community work against tuberculosis.

Q9033.EconomyMedium

Under Article 7.1 of TEPA, how much foreign direct investment do the EFTA states aim to bring into India within ten years of the agreement entering into force?

  1. A.20 billion US dollars
  2. B.50 billion US dollars
  3. C.75 billion US dollars
  4. D.100 billion US dollars
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Correct answer: B. 50 billion US dollars

The article in question asks the EFTA states to aim at increasing foreign direct investment from their investors into India by that amount within ten years of the pact starting, and then by a further fifty billion dollars during the five years that follow.

Q9034.EconomyMedium

On which date did the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) come into force?

  1. A.1 October 2024
  2. B.1 April 2025
  3. C.1 October 2025
  4. D.1 October 2026
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Correct answer: C. 1 October 2025

That is the day the partnership agreement between India and the four EFTA states entered into force, which is why leaders from all the member countries gathered in the Indian capital in early October to mark its completion of one year and to discuss the road ahead.

Q9035.EconomyEasy

Which four countries form the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), India's partner in the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA)?

  1. A.Austria, Denmark, Finland and Sweden
  2. B.Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
  3. C.Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Ireland
  4. D.Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland
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Correct answer: B. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

These are the four member states of the European Free Trade Association, and leaders of all four were in New Delhi to mark the first year of the agreement with India.

Q9037.Government SchemesEasy

Under which initiative were trees planted during the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign?

  1. A.Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam
  2. B.Kabaad se Kala
  3. C.Swachh Paathshala - Yuva for Swachhata
  4. D.Safai Mitra Suraksha evam Samman Shivir
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Correct answer: A. Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam

Environmental sustainability formed an important part of the drive, and tree plantation was carried out under this initiative, with the concluding plantation at NIFT Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.

Q9038.Government SchemesHard

Who led the concluding tree plantation activity of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 at NIFT Delhi?

  1. A.The Union Minister of Textiles
  2. B.The Director General of NIFT
  3. C.Secretary (Textiles), Smt Neelam Shami Rao
  4. D.The Development Commissioner for Handlooms
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Correct answer: C. Secretary (Textiles), Smt Neelam Shami Rao

The release records that the final plantation activity took place at NIFT Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and was led by her, with senior officials of the ministry joining, under the Shramdaan call Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath.

Q9039.Government SchemesMedium

Over which period was the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign organised?

  1. A.From 15 August to 2 October 2026
  2. B.From 17 September to 2 October 2026
  3. C.From 1 September to 30 September 2026
  4. D.From 2 October to 31 October 2026
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Correct answer: B. From 17 September to 2 October 2026

The Ministry of Textiles says it took part in the campaign over exactly these dates, with its organisations, institutions and field formations joining in, and that the drive culminated on the closing date, which is observed as Swachh Bharat Diwas and as the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Q9040.Reports & IndicesMedium

Which development is cited as strengthening the importance of environmental accounting in the new strategy document?

  1. A.Recognition of natural resource accounting in the System of National Accounts 2025
  2. B.The launch of a national carbon credit exchange
  3. C.A new chapter on green growth in the Economic Survey
  4. D.The merger of the National Statistical Office with the Central Statistics Office
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Correct answer: A. Recognition of natural resource accounting in the System of National Accounts 2025

The release says that developments under that system, particularly the way natural resource accounting is now recognised within the national accounting framework, strengthen the importance of environmental accounting, and that the subjects in the roadmap will help in understanding the links between natural resources, the economy and the environment while…