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.
In how many ways Indian citizenship can be acquired?
The Citizenship Act of 1955 lays down five ways of acquiring Indian citizenship: by birth, by descent, by registration, by naturalisation and by incorporation of territory.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a part of the 'Sutta Pitaka'?
The Sutta Pitaka is the basket of the Buddha's discourses and is divided into five collections called Nikayas: Digha, Majjhima, Samyutta, Anguttara and Khuddaka.
Read the full explanation →When was Awadh annexed by Lord Dalhousie?
Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in February 1856, in the last month of his term as Governor General.
Read the full explanation →Bos mutus is the scientific name for:
Bos mutus is the scientific name of the wild yak, the long haired bovine of the high cold plateaus of Ladakh, Tibet and the Karakoram, which grazes above four thousand metres and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Read the full explanation →The wetland of Ashtamudi is located in:
Ashtamudi is a backwater lake in Kollam district of Kerala and the second largest estuarine system in the state after Vembanad.
Read the full explanation →'Sardeshmukhi' in the Maratha regime was a:
Sardeshmukhi was a levy of one tenth, that is ten per cent, of the land revenue, which the Marathas claimed in territory outside their own kingdom.
Read the full explanation →In which of the following states of India is the 'Ambubachi Mela' held every year ?
The Ambubachi Mela is held every year at the Kamakhya temple on Nilachal hill in Guwahati, Assam.
Read the full explanation →The first President of the All India Trade Union Congress was ____.
The All India Trade Union Congress was formed in Bombay in October 1920 and Lala Lajpat Rai was elected its first President, with Dewan Chaman Lall as the first General Secretary.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the Sessions of the Parliament?
Article 85 of the Constitution deals with the sessions of Parliament, its prorogation and the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Read the full explanation →The first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service is ____________.
M S Subbulakshmi, the Carnatic vocalist from Madurai, received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1974 in the category of public service, the first Indian musician to be honoured by that award.
Read the full explanation →The famous musician Ustad Sultan Khan is associated with which musical instrument?
Ustad Sultan Khan was one of the best known sarangi players of recent times.
Read the full explanation →Who was the President of India when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister?
Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister on 31 October 1984, the day his mother Indira Gandhi was assassinated, and Giani Zail Singh, who was President from 1982 to 1987, administered the oath.
Read the full explanation →Which membrane-bound cell organelle consisting of a small sac-like structure surrounded by single membranes serves as the cell's digestive system, allowing material taken from outside the cell to degrade and digest obsolete components of the cell?
The lysosome is a small sac bound by a single membrane that is filled with digestive enzymes, so it breaks down food particles taken into the cell and clears out worn out parts of the cell itself.
Read the full explanation →'Ashta Mahasthana' refers to the eight significant places associated with the life of the Buddha. Which among the following is NOT one of those?
Raigad is the hill fort in Maharashtra that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj made his capital, and it has nothing to do with the Buddha.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the famous sitar player Pt. Ravi Shankar awarded the Bharat Ratna?
Pandit Ravi Shankar received the Bharat Ratna in 1999, along with Amartya Sen and Gopinath Bordoloi.
Read the full explanation →Laxmipriya Mohapatra was associated with which of the following classical dances of India?
Laxmipriya Mohapatra was an Odissi dancer from Odisha and one of the first women to perform the form on stage in its modern revival.
Read the full explanation →The UNNATI portal, which anchors the transformation of training institutes, connects more than how many training institutions?
UNNATI, the Unified New-Age National Training Initiative portal, brings more than 900 training institutions on to a single platform, and the implementation of the transformation framework is anchored there.
Read the full explanation →In which city does the Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026 regional workshop series begin on 29-30 September 2026?
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu, graces the inaugural event in the presence of the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, and officials and training institutes from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry take part.
Read the full explanation →Which body is organising Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026, the series of regional consultations on training institutes?
The Commission is running Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026, a nationwide series of regional consultative engagements meant to carry the transformation of government Training Institutes under Mission Karmayogi into competency-driven Capacity Building Institutions.
Read the full explanation →On which date did the Government of India approve the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)?
The government approved PM-MKSSY on that date as a sub-scheme meant to formalise the fisheries sector and to manage the risks its farmers carry, and the aquaculture insurance push described on 28 September 2026 is its Component 1-B. Delivery runs through the National Fisheries Digital Platform so that the incentive…
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