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.
The Indian Space Research Organisation was formed in which year?
ISRO was formed on 15 August 1969, taking over the space work that had been carried on since 1962 by the Indian National Committee for Space Research.
Read the full explanation →What is the expansion of NASA?
NASA is the civilian space agency of the United States, established in 1958 after the launch of Sputnik, with its headquarters at Washington DC.
Read the full explanation →The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign was launched in January 2015 from which city of Haryana?
The national campaign Beti Bachao Beti Padhao was launched from Panipat on 22 January 2015 to check the decline in the child sex ratio and to promote the education of girls.
Read the full explanation →How many seats does the Legislative Assembly of Haryana have?
The Haryana Vidhan Sabha has ninety elected seats, and the state has a single chamber, so there is no Legislative Council.
Read the full explanation →The National Dairy Research Institute is located in which city of Haryana?
The National Dairy Research Institute at Karnal is the country's premier institution for research and teaching in dairy science, working on milk production, breeding, processing and animal health, and it is a deemed university under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Read the full explanation →The Surajkund International Crafts Mela is held every year in which district of Haryana?
The fair is held each February at Surajkund near Faridabad, beside the old stepped reservoir ascribed to the Tomar ruler Surajpal, from which the place takes its name.
Read the full explanation →Sultanpur National Park, well known for migratory birds, is located in which district of Haryana?
Sultanpur National Park lies at Sultanpur village in Gurugram district on the road to Jhajjar and is a shallow wetland where large numbers of birds gather in winter, among them flamingos, pelicans, storks and many kinds of duck.
Read the full explanation →Which bird is the state bird of Haryana?
It is a ground bird of the fields and scrub of the plains, recognised by its dark plumage with white spots and its loud call from the edge of a crop field.
Read the full explanation →Which is the highest point of Haryana?
Karoh stands in the Morni hills of Panchkula district, in the Shivalik range along the northern edge of the state, and is the highest point in Haryana.
Read the full explanation →The Third Battle of Panipat, fought in 1761, was between the Marathas and which power?
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in January 1761 between the Maratha army, led by Sadashivrao Bhau with Vishwasrao, and the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali, who had the support of the Rohillas and the Nawab of Awadh.
Read the full explanation →Rakhigarhi, the largest Harappan site in India, is situated in which district of Haryana?
Rakhigarhi lies in the Hisar district on the dry bed of an old river course, and its mounds spread over a larger area than any other Harappan site in India, which makes it the biggest in the country.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana?
He took office as the first Chief Minister when the state was created on 1 November 1966, and Dharma Vira was its first Governor.
Read the full explanation →The creation of Haryana as a separate state followed the recommendation of which commission?
The commission headed by Justice J. C. Shah was appointed in 1966 to decide how the Punjab should be divided on a linguistic basis, and its report fixed which districts and tehsils would go to Haryana, which would remain with Punjab and which would form Chandigarh and the hill areas…
Read the full explanation →Haryana was established as a separate state of India on which date?
On that day the Hindi speaking districts of the former Punjab were separated to form Haryana, which became the seventeenth state of India, while Chandigarh was made a union territory serving as the capital of both states.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following forts is included in the World Heritage Site called Hill Forts of Rajasthan?
The Hill Forts of Rajasthan were inscribed in 2013 as a serial site of six forts: Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore, Amber, Jaisalmer and Gagron.
Read the full explanation →Which of the Mountain Railways of India was the first to be inscribed on the World Heritage List?
This narrow gauge line in West Bengal, opened in the late nineteenth century and famous for its loops and zig zag reverses as it climbs to Darjeeling, was inscribed in 1999 and became the first railway property of India on the list.
Read the full explanation →Which advisory body evaluates cultural properties nominated for the World Heritage List?
When a country nominates a monument, a city or an archaeological site, ICOMOS studies the file, sends experts to the place and recommends to the World Heritage Committee whether it should be inscribed, referred back or rejected.
Read the full explanation →Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage Site inscribed in 1985, is famous for which animal?
Kaziranga National Park lies on the floodplain of the Brahmaputra in Assam and holds the largest population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros.
Read the full explanation →The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, known for their prehistoric paintings, are situated in which state?
The Bhimbetka rock shelters lie in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, in the foothills of the Vindhyan range south of Bhopal, and were inscribed in 2003.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian city was declared the country's first World Heritage City in 2017?
The Historic City of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in the fifteenth century on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati, was inscribed in 2017 and became the first city in India to enter the World Heritage List as a whole city.
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