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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

Q14130.Books & AuthorsAsked in: Delhi · 10 July 2021, Shift 1Easy

Who is the first ever Indian recipient of a Nobel Prize?

  1. A.Rabindranath Tagore
  2. B.Mother Teresa
  3. C.Amartya Sen
  4. D.CV Raman
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Correct answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore

He was the first Indian and also the first person from Asia to be awarded a Nobel Prize in any category, and the prize brought Indian writing to the notice of readers across Europe.

Q14135.Awards & HonoursMedium

The Academy Awards are presented every year by which organisation?

  1. A.The British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  2. B.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. C.The Recording Academy
  4. D.The Directorate of Film Festivals
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Correct answer: B. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Its members vote on the awards, the first ceremony was held in 1929 for the films of 1927 and 1928, and the golden statuette given to a winner is universally called the Oscar.

Q14137.Awards & HonoursMedium

The Palme d'Or is the highest award of which film festival?

  1. A.Berlin Film Festival
  2. B.Venice Film Festival
  3. C.Cannes Film Festival
  4. D.Toronto Film Festival
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Correct answer: C. Cannes Film Festival

Its highest award is the Palme d'Or, the Golden Palm, given to the best film of the main competition, and below it comes the Grand Prix, which Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light won in 2024.

Q14140.Awards & HonoursMedium

Bhanu Athaiya won her Academy Award in which category?

  1. A.Best Actress
  2. B.Best Costume Design
  3. C.Best Original Score
  4. D.Best Documentary
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Correct answer: B. Best Costume Design

Bhanu Athaiya designed the costumes for Gandhi, the film Richard Attenborough made in 1982, and shared the Academy Award of 1983 in that category with the British designer John Mollo.