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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

Q12101.Important Days & DatesEasy

Engineers' Day is celebrated in India on 15 September on the birth anniversary of

  1. A.Sir M. Visvesvaraya
  2. B.Homi Bhabha
  3. C.Vikram Sarabhai
  4. D.A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Correct answer: A. Sir M. Visvesvaraya

Born on 15 September 1861, he was the engineer behind the Krishna Raja Sagara dam and the flood protection works at Hyderabad, served as the Diwan of Mysore and received the Bharat Ratna, and the day honours the profession through his name.

Q12103.Important Days & DatesMedium

National Fire Service Day on 14 April is observed in memory of the firemen who died in which incident?

  1. A.The Bombay dock explosion of 1944
  2. B.The Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984
  3. C.The Chennai floods
  4. D.The Calcutta market fire of 1970
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Correct answer: A. The Bombay dock explosion of 1944

A ship carrying explosives caught fire at the docks and blew up, and dozens of firemen died fighting the blaze; 14 April is kept in their memory and the week that follows is observed as fire service week to spread awareness of fire safety.

Q12105.Important Days & DatesMedium

Civil Services Day is observed in India on which date?

  1. A.14 April
  2. B.21 April
  3. C.1 July
  4. D.15 September
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Correct answer: B. 21 April

On this day in 1947 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the first batch of probationers of the administrative service at Metcalfe House in Delhi and described the services as the steel frame that would hold the country together, and the day is now marked with awards for excellence in public administration.

Q12106.Important Days & DatesHard

Police Commemoration Day, observed on 21 October, remembers the policemen killed in an ambush at which place?

  1. A.Hot Springs in Ladakh
  2. B.The Rann of Kutch
  3. C.The Tawang sector
  4. D.The Chambal ravines
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Correct answer: A. Hot Springs in Ladakh

A small patrol of the Central Reserve Police Force was ambushed there in October 1959 and several policemen were killed, and since then 21 October has been kept as the day on which the country remembers all police personnel who died on duty during the year.

Q12107.Important Days & DatesHard

Armed Forces Flag Day, on which funds are collected for the welfare of soldiers and their families, falls on which date?

  1. A.1 December
  2. B.4 December
  3. C.7 December
  4. D.16 December
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Correct answer: C. 7 December

Armed Forces Flag Day has been observed since 1949, when it was decided that the country should contribute to the welfare of serving personnel, veterans and the families of those killed in service, and small flags are distributed in return for contributions.

Q12109.Important Days & DatesMedium

Indian Air Force Day is observed on 8 October because on this day in 1932 the force was

  1. A.given its first fighter squadron
  2. B.officially raised
  3. C.renamed the Indian Air Force
  4. D.placed under an Indian chief
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Correct answer: B. officially raised

The Indian Air Force was constituted on 8 October 1932 and its first flight took to the air in the following year, which is why the day is kept as the anniversary of the force itself and is marked by a display at an air force station.

Q12110.Important Days & DatesMedium

Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 4 December to commemorate which event?

  1. A.The raising of the Indian Navy in 1934
  2. B.Operation Trident against Karachi harbour in the war of 1971
  3. C.The commissioning of the first Indian aircraft carrier
  4. D.The naval mutiny of 1946 at Bombay
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Correct answer: B. Operation Trident against Karachi harbour in the war of 1971

During the war of 1971 Indian missile boats struck Karachi harbour in an action that sank enemy vessels and set the oil installations on fire, and 4 December is kept as Navy Day in memory of it.