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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

Q1121.Sports GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Who among the following has won the Singles Title in Wimbledon Tennis Championship (Women) in the year 2019?

  1. A.Karolina Pliskova
  2. B.Simona Halep
  3. C.Serena Williams
  4. D.Naomi Osaka
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Correct answer: B. Simona Halep

Halep of Romania won the 2019 Wimbledon women's singles title by beating Serena Williams in the final. Halep won the final 6-2, 6-2 in just 56 minutes, one of the most one-sided Wimbledon finals of recent times.

Q1123.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

Which one of the following polymers does not contain glucose units?

  1. A.Glycogen
  2. B.Starch
  3. C.Cellulose
  4. D.Rubber
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Correct answer: D. Rubber

Natural rubber is a polymer of isoprene, a hydrocarbon, and contains no sugar units at all. Natural rubber is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis; its monomer isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) has the formula C5H8.

Q1124.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

Lead nitrate on heating gives

  1. A.PbO2 and NO2
  2. B.PbO and NO2
  3. C.PbO and NO
  4. D.PbO2 and NO
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Correct answer: B. PbO and NO2

Lead nitrate decomposes on heating into lead(II) oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. The balanced equation is 2Pb(NO3)2 → 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2.

Q1125.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Who is the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, who also serves as Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education?

  1. A.Dr Himanshu Pathak
  2. B.Dr Ismahane Elouafi
  3. C.Dr M L Jat
  4. D.Dr Trilochan Mohapatra
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Correct answer: C. Dr M L Jat

While announcing the event he recalled the association of more than five decades between India and CGIAR and said the Indian priority would be South-South cooperation and the sharing of farm innovations with the Global South, especially African countries.

Q1128.InternationalMedium

Who co-chaired the 19th India-BLEU Joint Economic Commission on behalf of India?

  1. A.The Foreign Secretary
  2. B.The Finance Secretary
  3. C.Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal
  4. D.The Commerce and Industry Minister
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Correct answer: C. Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal

He led the Indian side at the session in Luxembourg on 29 October 2026 and shared the chair with Filip Vanden Bulcke, Director-General for Geo-Economy and Economic Diplomacy in Belgium, and Henri Schumacher, Secretary General of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade.

Q1129.InternationalMedium

In the India-BLEU Joint Economic Commission, what does the abbreviation BLEU stand for?

  1. A.Baltic and Levant Economic Union
  2. B.Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
  3. C.Belarus-Lithuania Economic Union
  4. D.Benelux Labour and Enterprise Union
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Correct answer: B. Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union

The union ties the two neighbouring countries into one economic arrangement, and India engages with them jointly through a Joint Economic Commission whose nineteenth session met in Luxembourg on 29 October 2026.

Q1131.Government SchemesEasy

Which department conducts the nationwide Digital Life Certificate campaign for pensioners?

  1. A.Department of Posts
  2. B.Department of Financial Services
  3. C.Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare
  4. D.Department of Telecommunications
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Correct answer: C. Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

It notified the guidelines for the drive in an office memorandum dated 13 August 2026 and it is running the fifth edition from 1 to 30 November 2026.

Q1136.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

The valency of phosphorus is

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

Phosphorus has five electrons in its outer shell and shows two common valencies, 3 and 5. Phosphorus, atomic number 15, has the electronic configuration 2, 8, 5.

Q1137.Sports GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about the ICC under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup, 2024 is/are correct? 1. Australia won this title for the 4th time. 2. It was organised in South Africa. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Australia beat India in the final at Benoni, South Africa, in February 2024 to win their fourth Under-19 title. The 2024 tournament was first allotted to Sri Lanka but was moved to South Africa by the ICC.

Q1138.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

Who among the following were awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024? 1. Shri Gukesh D 2. Shri Harmanpreet Singh 3. Shri Praveen Kumar 4. Ms. Manu Bhaker Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. B.1 and 4 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 4 only
  4. D.2 and 3 only
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Correct answer: A. 1, 2, 3 and 4

All four athletes received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for 2024, presented by the President in January 2025. The Khel Ratna is India's highest sporting honour.

Q1139.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. A.Single celled eukaryotes belong to Kingdom Protista
  2. B.Yeast, a fungus is multicellular
  3. C.The fungi constitute a unique kingdom of heterotrophs
  4. D.Ascomycetes, a saprophytic fungi is multicellular or rarely unicellular
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Correct answer: B. Yeast, a fungus is multicellular

This statement is false, because yeast is one of the few fungi that are unicellular. In Whittaker's five-kingdom system, fungi form a separate kingdom.