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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

Q12542.Art & CultureAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 27 Feb, 2024, Shift 4Medium

The languages spoken in Jharkhand and parts of central India mainly belong to which of the following language family?

  1. A.Indo-European family
  2. B.Austro-Asiatic family
  3. C.Tibeto-Burman family
  4. D.Dravidian family
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Correct answer: B. Austro-Asiatic family

The tribal languages of Jharkhand and the neighbouring belt of central and eastern India, namely Santali, Mundari, Ho and Kurukh's neighbours in the Munda group, belong to the Austro-Asiatic family, whose Indian branch is called Munda.

Q12544.Art & CultureAsked in: Delhi · 11 Nov 2019, Shift 3Easy

Which of the following is not a language family existing in India?

  1. A.Tibeto-Burman
  2. B.African-Asian
  3. C.Dravidian
  4. D.Austro-Asian
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Correct answer: B. African-Asian

There is no language family by that name in India. The Afro-Asiatic family, which the name echoes, covers Arabic, Hebrew and the Berber and Cushitic languages of West Asia and North Africa, and no Indian language belongs to it.

Q12545.Sports GKMedium

The dimensions of a volleyball court are:

  1. A.18 metres by 9 metres
  2. B.28 metres by 15 metres
  3. C.13.4 metres by 6.1 metres
  4. D.23.77 metres by 8.23 metres
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Correct answer: A. 18 metres by 9 metres

A volleyball court is a rectangle 18 metres long and 9 metres wide, divided into two square halves of 9 metres by 9 metres by the centre line, above which the net is fixed at 2.43 metres for men and 2.24 metres for women.

Q12547.Sports GKEasy

The standard distance of a marathon race is:

  1. A.40.000 kilometres
  2. B.41.195 kilometres
  3. C.42.195 kilometres
  4. D.45.195 kilometres
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Correct answer: C. 42.195 kilometres

The distance was fixed after the London Olympic Games of 1908, where the course was lengthened to finish in front of the royal box, and it has been the standard ever since.

Q12554.Sports GKAsked in: SSC CGL · 05 Dec 2022, Shift 1Easy

Pivoting is related to which of the following sports?

  1. A.Hockey
  2. B.Volleyball
  3. C.Badminton
  4. D.Basketball
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Correct answer: D. Basketball

Pivoting is the legal turn in which a player holding the ball keeps one foot fixed on the floor, the pivot foot, and steps around with the other foot; it lets a player face the basket or protect the ball without being called for travelling.

Q12556.Sports GKAsked in: Delhi · 23 Oct 2019, Shift 3Easy

The term offside trap is used in -

  1. A.Football
  2. B.Badminton
  3. C.Tennis
  4. D.Table Tennis
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Correct answer: A. Football

An offside trap is a defensive tactic in which the defenders move up the field together at the right moment so that an attacking player is left beyond the last defender when the ball is played forward, and the referee then gives offside.

Q12558.Important Days & DatesMedium

The year 2025 was declared as the International Year of:

  1. A.Glaciers' Preservation
  2. B.Plant Health
  3. C.Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
  4. D.Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development
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Correct answer: A. Glaciers' Preservation

The General Assembly declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, to draw attention to the melting of glaciers that feed rivers such as the Ganga, the Indus and the Brahmaputra and to the risk this carries for water supply and for floods.

Q12559.Important Days & DatesHard

The year 2011 was observed as the International Year of:

  1. A.Biodiversity
  2. B.Forests
  3. C.Youth
  4. D.Cooperatives
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Correct answer: B. Forests

The year 2011 was the International Year of Forests, observed to show how forests support water, soil, climate and the livelihood of people who live in and around them; the same year was also the International Year of Chemistry.

Q12560.Important Days & DatesHard

The years 2022 to 2032 have been declared by the United Nations as the International Decade of:

  1. A.Indigenous Languages
  2. B.Healthy Ageing
  3. C.Ocean Science
  4. D.Water for Sustainable Development
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Correct answer: A. Indigenous Languages

After the International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019 showed how many languages are close to disappearing, the General Assembly set aside the ten years from 2022 to 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, with UNESCO as the lead agency.