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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

Q11341.General ScienceAsked in: RRB Group D · 18 Aug 2022, Shift 1Easy

Consider the below statements and identify the correct answer. Statement - I: If a substance loses oxygen during a reaction, it is said to be reduced. Statement - II: If a substance gains hydrogen during a reaction, it is said to be reduced.

  1. A.Both the statements are false.
  2. B.Statement - I is true, and Statement - II is false.
  3. C.Statement - I is false, and Statement - II is true.
  4. D.Both the statements are true.
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Correct answer: D. Both the statements are true.

Reduction means the loss of oxygen or the gain of hydrogen, so each statement states one half of the same definition.

Q11342.GeographyAsked in: RRB Group D · 4 Dec 2018, Shift 2Easy

Which of the following states does NOT share its border with Nepal?

  1. A.Uttarakhand
  2. B.Himachal Pradesh
  3. C.Bihar
  4. D.Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: B. Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh lies west of the Nepal border, so it touches China in the north but never Nepal. Five Indian states share a boundary with Nepal - Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim - and the border runs for about 1,751 kilometres.

Q11343.GeographyAsked in: Bihar · 30 Sept, 2023Easy

The theory that states "pieces of the Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle" is called

  1. A.the theory of continental drift
  2. B.the theory of Pangaea
  3. C.the theory of plate tectonics
  4. D.the theory of plate boundaries
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Correct answer: C. the theory of plate tectonics

Plate tectonics says the Earth's rigid outer shell is broken into plates that keep moving slowly, carried by convection currents in the mantle below.

Q11344.GeographyAsked in: Bihar · 45th BPSC Prelims (Held in 2002) OfficiaMedium

Which important industry is located at Muri?

  1. A.Aluminium manufacturing
  2. B.Copper manufacturing
  3. C.Steel manufacturing
  4. D.Chemical Fertilizers
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Correct answer: A. Aluminium manufacturing

Muri, a town in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand, has a large alumina refinery, so it is remembered as an aluminium centre.

Q11346.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 10 March, 2023, Shift 4Medium

Ruler of which dynasty built the famous Iron pillar in Delhi?

  1. A.Gupta
  2. B.Pallava
  3. C.Maurya
  4. D.Pushyabhuti
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Correct answer: A. Gupta

The iron pillar that now stands in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi carries a Sanskrit inscription in Brahmi script praising a king called Chandra, taken to be Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty, and it was raised in the fourth or early fifth century as a standard of…

Q11347.Important Days & DatesAsked in: SSC CHSL · 12 Oct 2020, Shift 1Easy

On which day is Constitution Day celebrated every year in India?

  1. A.2 October
  2. B.30 November
  3. C.15 October
  4. D.26 November
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Correct answer: D. 26 November

The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26 November 1949, and the Government of India declared that date Constitution Day, or Samvidhan Divas, in 2015, the year of the 125th birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar, who chaired the Drafting Committee.

Q11348.Static GKAsked in: SSC CHSL · 13 March, 2023, Shift 4Easy

Which Indian city is also known as Queen of Deccan?

  1. A.Ahmedabad
  2. B.Pune
  3. C.Amritsar
  4. D.Puducherry
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Correct answer: B. Pune

Pune stands on the Deccan plateau in Maharashtra, where the Mula and the Mutha meet, and it is called the Queen of the Deccan for its pleasant climate, its setting at the edge of the Sahyadri hills and its long standing as the seat of the Peshwas.

Q11353.Indian States & UTsAsked in: Bihar · 45th BPSC Prelims (Held in 2002) OfficiaEasy

The principal foodgrain crops of Bihar

  1. A.rice, wheat and maize
  2. B.sugarcane, tea and barley
  3. C.groundnut, coffee and wheat
  4. D.None of the above
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Correct answer: A. rice, wheat and maize

These three cereals take up most of Bihar's cropped area and give the state the bulk of its foodgrain output.

Q11354.Static GKAsked in: Bihar · BPSC AE Paper 3 (General Studies) 2012 OEasy

Who was the first woman Prime Minister in the world?

  1. A.Sirimavo Bandaranaike
  2. B.Benazir Bhutto
  3. C.Margaret Thatcher
  4. D.Indira Gandhi
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Correct answer: A. Sirimavo Bandaranaike

She took office in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, in July 1960 and so became the first woman anywhere in the world to head a government as Prime Minister.

Q11356.Government SchemesHard

How much has the Sixteenth Finance Commission recommended for Rural Local Bodies for the period 2026-31?

  1. A.Rs 2,35,236 crore
  2. B.Rs 3,35,236 crore
  3. C.Rs 4,35,236 crore
  4. D.Rs 5,35,236 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 4,35,236 crore

This is the amount the Sixteenth Finance Commission has recommended for Rural Local Bodies for the award period 2026-31, and it marks an increase of nearly 84 per cent over what the Fifteenth Finance Commission provided, with the annual per capita grant rising from about Rs 400 to nearly Rs…

Q11357.Government SchemesMedium

The Special Gram Sabhas held on Gandhi Jayanti marked the start of which campaign?

  1. A.Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas (People's Plan Campaign)
  2. B.Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
  3. C.Swachhata Hi Seva
  4. D.Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari
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Correct answer: A. Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas (People's Plan Campaign)

The correct answer is Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas, the title of the People's Plan Campaign for the year, under which Panchayats will prepare their Panchayat Development Plans for the financial year that follows.

Q11358.Government SchemesMedium

How many Special Gram Sabhas were held across India on Gandhi Jayanti in 2026?

  1. A.More than 1.42 lakh
  2. B.More than 2.42 lakh
  3. C.More than 3.42 lakh
  4. D.More than 4.42 lakh
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Correct answer: B. More than 2.42 lakh

That many Special Gram Sabhas were scheduled across the country on the GPDP Portal and the Panchayat NIRNAY Portal for Gandhi Jayanti, and they were attended by residents, elected representatives, Panchayat functionaries and officials.

Q11359.InternationalMedium

India and the Netherlands agreed to explore cooperation through a work plan in which sector?

  1. A.Fisheries sector
  2. B.Dairy sector
  3. C.Seed sector
  4. D.Poultry sector
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Correct answer: C. Seed sector

The two sides agreed to look at working together in the seed sector through a work plan that would name the key areas of cooperation and lay down a clear framework for effective implementation, and this was the new area taken up alongside the review of existing cooperation.