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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

Q9302.Environment & EcologyMedium

Which is the oldest formally established zoo in India, opened in 1876?

  1. A.National Zoological Park, Delhi
  2. B.Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata
  3. C.Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad
  4. D.Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai
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Correct answer: B. Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata

The correct answer is B, the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata, opened to the public in 1876 and therefore the oldest formally established zoo in the country.

Q9303.Environment & EcologyMedium

The Central Zoo Authority was constituted under which law?

  1. A.Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
  2. B.Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
  3. C.Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  4. D.Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
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Correct answer: A. Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

The amendment of 1991 inserted the provisions on zoos into that Act, and the Central Zoo Authority was constituted in 1992 to recognise zoos, prescribe standards for animal housing, upkeep and veterinary care and coordinate conservation breeding; a zoo without its recognition cannot operate.

Q9304.Environment & EcologyEasy

Which of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?

  1. A.Biosphere reserve
  2. B.Wildlife sanctuary
  3. C.National park
  4. D.Botanical garden
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Correct answer: D. Botanical garden

Ex-situ conservation means keeping a species, or only its germplasm, outside its natural habitat, which is what a botanical garden, a zoo, an aquarium, a seed bank, a gene bank or a conservation breeding centre does.

Q9305.Indian PolityHard

Consider the following statements about the appointment of the Chief Justice of India and identify the correct ones.

1. The Constitution expressly provides that the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed Chief Justice of India.
2. The convention of appointing the senior-most judge was set aside in 1973 and again in 1977.
3. The outgoing Chief Justice of India recommends the name of his successor.

  1. A.Only 1 and 2
  2. B.Only 2 and 3
  3. C.Only 1 and 3
  4. D.All of 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: B. Only 2 and 3

Statement 1 is wrong: the Constitution nowhere says that the senior-most judge must become Chief Justice of India; seniority is a convention and the Memorandum of Procedure records it, not Article 124.

Q9306.Indian PolityMedium

Under which Article can the President transfer a judge from one High Court to another?

  1. A.Article 219
  2. B.Article 221
  3. C.Article 222
  4. D.Article 224
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Correct answer: C. Article 222

The correct answer is C, Article 222, which empowers the President to transfer a judge from one High Court to any other High Court after consultation with the Chief Justice of India; by the collegium practice laid down in the Third Judges Case, the Chief Justice forms that opinion with…

Q9307.Indian PolityMedium

Which of the following is a qualification for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of India?

  1. A.Five years of practice as an advocate of a High Court
  2. B.Ten years of service as a judge of a High Court
  3. C.Five years as a judge of a High Court
  4. D.Completion of 45 years of age
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Correct answer: C. Five years as a judge of a High Court

Article 124(3) requires a citizen of India who either has been a judge of a High Court for at least five years, or has been an advocate of a High Court for at least ten years, or is in the opinion of the President a distinguished jurist.

Q9308.Indian PolityEasy

What is the age of retirement of a judge of a High Court, and which amendment fixed it?

  1. A.60 years, fixed by the original Constitution
  2. B.62 years, raised by the Fifteenth Amendment Act, 1963
  3. C.65 years, raised by the Fifteenth Amendment Act, 1963
  4. D.65 years, fixed by the original Constitution
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Correct answer: B. 62 years, raised by the Fifteenth Amendment Act, 1963

Article 217(1) originally fixed the retirement age of a High Court judge at 60 years, and the Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment Act of 1963 raised it to 62.

Q9309.Indian PolityHard

The Fourth Judges Case of 2015 struck down the Ninety-ninth Constitutional Amendment by what majority, and which judge dissented?

  1. A.3:2, Justice Kurian Joseph dissenting
  2. B.4:1, Justice J. Chelameswar dissenting
  3. C.5:0, with no dissent
  4. D.4:3, Justice Madan Lokur dissenting
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Correct answer: B. 4:1, Justice J. Chelameswar dissenting

A five-judge Constitution Bench held that the Ninety-ninth Amendment and the NJAC Act violated the independence of the judiciary, which is part of the basic structure, mainly because the Union Law Minister and two eminent persons would sit on a body selecting judges.

Q9310.Indian PolityHard

Who among the following was NOT a member of the National Judicial Appointments Commission as provided by Article 124A?

  1. A.The Chief Justice of India
  2. B.The Union Minister of Law and Justice
  3. C.The Attorney General of India
  4. D.Two eminent persons nominated by a committee
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Correct answer: C. The Attorney General of India

Article 124A gave the National Judicial Appointments Commission six members: the Chief Justice of India as ex officio chairperson, the two next senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, and two eminent persons nominated by a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Chief…

Q9312.Indian PolityMedium

After the Third Judges Case of 1998, the collegium that recommends appointments to the Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of India and how many other judges?

  1. A.Two senior-most judges
  2. B.Three senior-most judges
  3. C.Four senior-most judges
  4. D.Five senior-most judges
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Correct answer: C. Four senior-most judges

The Second Judges Case of 1993 required the Chief Justice of India to form his opinion in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues, so the first collegium had three members.

Q9313.Indian PolityMedium

In which case did the Supreme Court first hold that the word "consultation" in Article 124 does not mean "concurrence"?

  1. A.S. P. Gupta v. Union of India (1981)
  2. B.Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (1993)
  3. C.The Third Judges Case (1998)
  4. D.Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
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Correct answer: A. S. P. Gupta v. Union of India (1981)

The Court there read "consultation" literally, holding that the Chief Justice of India's opinion was not binding on the government, which therefore kept the final say in appointments.

Q9314.Indian PolityEasy

Under which Article of the Constitution are the judges of the Supreme Court of India appointed?

  1. A.Article 122
  2. B.Article 124
  3. C.Article 127
  4. D.Article 217
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Correct answer: B. Article 124

Article 124(1) establishes the Supreme Court, and Article 124(2) provides that every judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with such judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as the President may deem necessary; its…

Q9315.Indian HistoryMedium

The twin epics Silappadikaram and Manimekalai were composed respectively by

  1. A.Ilango Adigal and Sattanar
  2. B.Thiruvalluvar and Tolkappiyar
  3. C.Sattanar and Ilango Adigal
  4. D.Avvaiyar and Kapilar
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Correct answer: A. Ilango Adigal and Sattanar

Silappadikaram, the story of the anklet, is attributed to Ilango Adigal, who tradition calls the brother of the Chera king Senguttuvan, and Manimekalai, which continues the story in a Buddhist setting, is attributed to Sattanar, also known as Chithalai Chathanar.

Q9316.Indian HistoryHard

Consider the following statements about the Sangam Age and identify the correct ones.

1. Rock Edicts of Ashoka mention the Cholas, Pandyas, Satiyaputras and Keralaputras.
2. The works of all three Sangams have survived.
3. The Kalabhra invasion is associated with the close of the Sangam Age.

  1. A.Only 1 and 2
  2. B.Only 1 and 3
  3. C.Only 2 and 3
  4. D.All of 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: B. Only 1 and 3

Statement 1 is correct, because Rock Edicts II and XIII of Ashoka name the Cholas, Pandyas, Satiyaputras and Keralaputras as peoples on the southern frontier of the Mauryan empire, and this is the firmest early date available for the chapter.

Q9317.Indian HistoryHard

Which Roman-period port of the Tamil country, excavated near modern Puducherry, has yielded Arretine ware and amphorae?

  1. A.Muziris
  2. B.Korkai
  3. C.Arikamedu
  4. D.Tondi
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Correct answer: C. Arikamedu

The correct answer is C, Arikamedu, on the Ariyankuppam river near modern Puducherry, where excavation uncovered Roman pottery including Arretine ware, amphora sherds that once held wine and oil, and the remains of warehouses, marking it as a trading station of the first centuries of the Christian era.