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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

Q104.Science & TechnologyHard

From which date are the remaining provisions of the DPDP Act, covering Data Principals’ rights and the Board’s penalty powers, scheduled to take effect?

  1. A.13 November 2026
  2. B.1 April 2027
  3. C.13 May 2027
  4. D.13 May 2028
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Correct answer: C. 13 May 2027

The law is being brought into force in stages. The stage that has just opened is the registration of Consent Managers, which took effect from 13 November 2026 and is served by the portal dpbi.gov.in.

Q105.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which body registers Consent Managers and will publish the list of those registered?

  1. A.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
  2. B.Data Protection Board of India
  3. C.Competition Commission of India
  4. D.National Payments Corporation of India
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Correct answer: B. Data Protection Board of India

A Consent Manager is by definition an entity registered with this Board, and it is the Board that will test each application against the eligibility conditions, register the companies that qualify and place the list of registered Consent Managers on its website for the public to see.

Q107.Science & TechnologyEasy

The Consent Manager registration framework that came into effect in November 2026 is part of which law?

  1. A.The Information Technology Act, 2000
  2. B.The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
  3. C.The Right to Information Act, 2005
  4. D.The Aadhaar Act, 2016
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Correct answer: B. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

The framework for registering Consent Managers is a part of this Act, and it began to operate from 13 November 2026, with the working detail supplied by the DPDP Rules, 2025.

Q108.NationalMedium

How was the contraband concealed inside the parcel intercepted by the DRI?

  1. A.Inside hollowed-out books packed with the garments
  2. B.In two plastic pouches hidden in each of the four sides of the carton
  3. C.Stitched into the lining of the clothes in the parcel
  4. D.In a false bottom under the shipping label
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Correct answer: B. In two plastic pouches hidden in each of the four sides of the carton

This detail is the heart of the case. The parcel had been declared as Kleren, that is, clothes, and when the carton was first opened, ordinary household garments were indeed found stuffed inside, exactly as the declaration promised.

Q109.NationalMedium

Under which law were the eight packets of the pink powdery substance seized?

  1. A.The Customs Act, 1962
  2. B.The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  3. C.The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
  4. D.The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
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Correct answer: B. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

All eight packets recovered from the sides of the shipping carton tested positive for amphetamine, and they were seized under the relevant provisions of that Act, which is the central law dealing with narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and with trafficking in them.

Q111.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The Living Roots Originals initiative, highlighted at the festival, has been developed with which organisation?

  1. A.Sahitya Akademi
  2. B.National Book Trust
  3. C.Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS)
  4. D.Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Correct answer: C. Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS)

At the valedictory session, Smt. Ranjana Chopra, Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, described Living Roots Originals as an initiative developed in collaboration with IPRS to recognise and protect the creative rights of tribal musicians and performers.

Q112.Summits & ConferencesMedium

How many languages were represented at the National Tribal Literary Festival, and how many of them were tribal languages?

  1. A.19 languages, of which 15 were tribal languages
  2. B.23 languages, of which 27 were tribal languages
  3. C.27 languages, of which 23 were tribal languages
  4. D.31 languages, of which 22 were tribal languages
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Correct answer: C. 27 languages, of which 23 were tribal languages

Summing up the two-day festival at the valedictory session, Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao, a former Secretary of the Sahitya Akademi, counted that many languages in the readings and discussions and noted how many of them were tribal tongues.

Q113.Summits & ConferencesEasy

What was the theme of the National Tribal Literary Festival that concluded in New Delhi?

  1. A.Tribal Art and Craft of Bharat
  2. B.From Oral Tradition to Contemporary Tribal Literature
  3. C.Languages of the Forest
  4. D.Tribal Pride and National Development
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Correct answer: B. From Oral Tradition to Contemporary Tribal Literature

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs organised the two-day National Tribal Literary Festival at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, and it closed on 13 November 2026 under exactly that theme, which framed every session of the programme.

Q114.InternationalMedium

Who will co-chair the 7th India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee session along with Union Minister Piyush Goyal?

  1. A.Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade
  2. B.Egypt's Minister of Petroleum
  3. C.The President of Afreximbank
  4. D.The Prime Minister of Egypt
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Correct answer: A. Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade

The correct answer is Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh, who will co-chair the session in Cairo on 15 November 2026 with Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.

Q117.Government SchemesMedium

Which organisation buys Minor Forest Produce at the notified Minimum Support Price under the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission?

  1. A.NABARD
  2. B.TRIFED
  3. C.NSTFDC
  4. D.Food Corporation of India
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Correct answer: B. TRIFED

It purchases non-timber forest produce at the pre-determined Minimum Support Price whatever the ruling market price may be, working through a network of state implementing agencies that includes tribal development cooperatives and forest development corporations.

Q118.Government SchemesMedium

Minimum Support Price has been notified for how many items of Minor Forest Produce under the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission?

  1. A.57 items
  2. B.67 items
  3. C.87 items
  4. D.97 items
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Correct answer: C. 87 items

Minimum Support Price stands notified for that many kinds of minor forest produce under the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission, which is what allows a tribal collector to be paid a pre-fixed rate even when traders in the local market offer less.

Q120.Science & TechnologyMedium

How many medals did Indian students win at this year's International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Vietnam?

  1. A.Three gold and two silver
  2. B.Four gold and one silver
  3. C.Two gold and three bronze
  4. D.Five gold
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Correct answer: B. Four gold and one silver

Five students from India took part in this year's edition of the olympiad, held in Vietnam, and four of them returned with gold medals while the fifth won a silver medal, a result the Prime Minister called a matter of pride for the whole country.