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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

Q1201.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKHard

Which of the following statements with regard to the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University are correct? 1. He charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the labouring poor. 2. He asserted that our salvation can come only through the farmers. 3. He highlighted the plight of the untouchables. 4. He promised to take up the cause of the mill owners of Ahmedabad. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

At the opening of Banaras Hindu University in February 1916, Gandhi criticised the elite for ignoring the poor and said India's salvation lay with its farmers.

Q1203.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKEasy

'Tejas' is the name of which one of the following?

  1. A.Main battle tank
  2. B.Nuclear submarine
  3. C.Light combat aircraft
  4. D.Aircraft carrier
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Correct answer: C. Light combat aircraft

Tejas is India's indigenous single-engine light combat aircraft built for the Indian Air Force. The Light Combat Aircraft programme was started in the 1980s to replace the ageing MiG-21 fleet.

Q1206.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about phloem is correct?

  1. A.Phloem transports water and minerals.
  2. B.Phloem transports photosynthetic products.
  3. C.Phloem is a simple tissue.
  4. D.Phloem gives support to the plant.
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Correct answer: B. Phloem transports photosynthetic products.

Phloem carries the sugars made in the leaves to every part of the plant that needs food. Phloem is a complex permanent tissue made of four kinds of cells: sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem parenchyma and phloem fibres.

Q1209.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which one among the following educational institutions established under the Union Ministry of Culture is promoting to preserve, protect and promote Lord Buddha's teaching and value of love, compassion and non-violence for developing good moral values and practices ?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla
  2. B.National Council of Educational Research & Training, New Delhi
  3. C.Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda
  4. D.IGNOU, New Delhi
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Correct answer: C. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda

It is a deemed university under the Union Ministry of Culture devoted to Pali language and Buddhist studies.

Q1212.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct? 1. The Assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies. 2. The elections were held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise. 3. The scheme of election was laid down by the Cabinet Delegation. 4. The distribution of seats was done on the basis of the Mountbatten Plan. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The Constituent Assembly was chosen indirectly by the provincial assemblies under a scheme drawn up by the Cabinet Mission of 1946.

Q1213.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKHard

Which of the following statements about the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) are correct? 1. It began as the political wing of the Singh Sabhas in the late 19th century. 2. It was formed in 1920 as part of the upcoming Akali movement. 3. It was founded to reclaim control of the Sikh shrines from the government manipulated loyalist committees. 4. It formed the Akali Dal to coordinate groups (Jathas) to reclaim control of the shrines. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The SGPC was born in 1920 out of the Gurdwara reform (Akali) movement, not out of the Singh Sabhas of the nineteenth century.

Q1214.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Around twelfth century, Sufi Silsilas began to crystallize in different parts of the Islamic world to signify 1. continuous link between the master and disciple 2. unbroken spiritual genealogy to the Prophet Muhammad 3. the transmission of spiritual power and blessings to devotees Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

A silsila stood for all three ideas: the master-disciple link, the chain back to the Prophet and the flow of blessings to followers.

Q1216.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKHard

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of formation of the Commissions starting from the earliest?

  1. A.Finance Commission, Planning Commission, Investment Commission, Election Commission
  2. B.Election Commission, Planning Commission, Finance Commission, Investment Commission
  3. C.Planning Commission, Election Commission, Finance Commission, Investment Commission
  4. D.Investment Commission, Finance Commission, Planning Commission, Election Commission
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Correct answer: B. Election Commission, Planning Commission, Finance Commission, Investment Commission

The four bodies were set up in 1950, 1950, 1951 and 2004 in that order. The Election Commission was established on 25 January 1950, a day before the Constitution came into force, under Article 324.

Q1217.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of the new Parliament Building is based ?

  1. A.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  2. B.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus
  3. C.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  4. D.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Peacock
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Correct answer: B. Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus

The two chambers of the new Parliament House take their interior themes from India's national symbols. The Lok Sabha chamber is designed on the theme of the peacock, the national bird, and the Rajya Sabha chamber on the theme of the lotus, the national flower.

Q1218.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Which one of the following is an indigenous assault rifle developed by DRDO?

  1. A.Heckler
  2. B.T91
  3. C.Tikka
  4. D.Ugram
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Correct answer: D. Ugram

Ugram is a 7.62 mm assault rifle designed in India by DRDO for the armed forces and police. Ugram was developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, a DRDO laboratory, together with a private Hyderabad firm, Dvipa Armour India, and it was unveiled in January 2024.

Q1219.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements associated with Malaria : 1. Only the female Anopheles mosquitoes take human blood for reproduction 2. Plasmodium can pass across the placenta from mother to foetus Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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

Female Anopheles mosquitoes bite humans because they need blood to mature their eggs, and the malaria parasite can cross the placenta.

Q1220.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Consider the following Indian States : 1. Bihar 2. Rajasthan 3. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Haryana Which one of the following is the correct ascending order of the above States on the basis of percentage of State's population to total population of India (based on census 2011) ?

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

By Census 2011, Jammu and Kashmir had the smallest share of India's population among these four, then Haryana, then Rajasthan, and Bihar the largest.