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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

Q12183.Indian PolityEasy

How many subjects are listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.18
  2. B.29
  3. C.31
  4. D.12
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Correct answer: B. 29

The Eleventh Schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992 and lists twenty-nine subjects, from agriculture and minor irrigation to poverty alleviation and public distribution, which a State legislature may devolve on the panchayats under Article 243G. The Schedule itself does not transfer power; it only marks the…

Q12184.Indian PolityAsked in: Delhi · 6 Oct 2018, Shift 2Medium

To establish which of the following objectives the 74th Amendment _______ was passed.

  1. A.District Council and holding elections for it
  2. B.Panchayat and conduct elections for it
  3. C.Municipal corporation and holding elections for it
  4. D.Gram Sabha and holding elections for it
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Correct answer: C. Municipal corporation and holding elections for it

The 74th Amendment Act of 1992 created Part IXA for urban local bodies, of which the municipal corporation is the largest form under Article 243Q. It also made regular elections compulsory by fixing a five-year term under Article 243U and by placing the conduct of municipal elections with the State…

Q12191.Indian HistoryHard

The Charter Act of 1833 is important because it:

  1. A.Created the office of Governor-General of India
  2. B.Established the Supreme Court at Calcutta
  3. C.Abolished the office of Secretary of State for India
  4. D.Introduced the Permanent Settlement
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Correct answer: A. Created the office of Governor-General of India

The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India with authority over the Bombay and Madras Presidencies, took away their power to make laws, and added a law member to the Council, a post first held by Lord Macaulay.

Q12192.Indian HistoryEasy

Who was the first Viceroy of India?

  1. A.Lord Dalhousie
  2. B.Lord Canning
  3. C.Lord Lytton
  4. D.Lord Ripon
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Correct answer: B. Lord Canning

The Government of India Act of 1858 ended the rule of the East India Company and transferred power to the British Crown, so the Governor-General was additionally styled Viceroy, the personal representative of the Crown.

Q12197.Indian HistoryEasy

The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced in 1793 by which Governor-General?

  1. A.Warren Hastings
  2. B.Lord Cornwallis
  3. C.Lord Wellesley
  4. D.Lord Dalhousie
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Correct answer: B. Lord Cornwallis

The Permanent Settlement, also called the Zamindari system, was introduced in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1793. It recognised the zamindars as owners of the land and fixed their revenue demand for all time, so that the state gained a certain income but lost any share in rising production.

Q12198.Indian HistoryEasy

Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?

  1. A.Robert Clive
  2. B.Lord Cornwallis
  3. C.Warren Hastings
  4. D.Lord William Bentinck
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Correct answer: C. Warren Hastings

The Regulating Act of 1773 changed the designation of the Governor of Bengal to Governor-General of Bengal and gave him a Council of four members, and Warren Hastings, who was already Governor, became the first to hold the new title.

Q12199.Indian HistoryEasy

The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year?

  1. A.1757
  2. B.1764
  3. C.1765
  4. D.1772
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Correct answer: B. 1764

The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 in present-day Bihar, where the Company's army under Hector Munro defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim of Bengal, Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.