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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

Q14341.Important DaysEasy

What is the theme of World Tourism Day 2026?

  1. A.Tourism and Green Investments
  2. B.Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism
  3. C.Rethinking Tourism for Rural Growth
  4. D.Tourism and Peace
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Correct answer: B. Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism

The day falls on 27 September and the theme chosen for this edition asks how digital innovation and artificial intelligence can change the way destinations are planned, promoted, managed and experienced by travellers.

Q14342.Static GKAsked in: RRB ALP · 21 Jan 2019, Shift 1Easy

Where is the famous temple of Angkor Wat located?

  1. A.Vietnam
  2. B.Cambodia
  3. C.Thailand
  4. D.Philippines
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Correct answer: B. Cambodia

Angkor Wat stands near Siem Reap in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world. It was built in the early twelfth century by King Suryavarman II of the Khmer empire as a temple of Vishnu, and it later became a Buddhist place of worship.

Q14347.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 13 Feb 2019, Shift 3Easy

Who is the Ex-Officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

  1. A.Opposition Leader in Rajya Sabha
  2. B.Speaker
  3. C.Vice President of India
  4. D.Prime Minister
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Correct answer: C. Vice President of India

Article 64 of the Constitution makes the Vice President the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and Article 89 repeats it.

Q14349.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 14 Feb 2019, Shift 1Medium

Ashoka appointed religious officials, known as:

  1. A.Dhamma-mahamatta
  2. B.Dhammadhiraja
  3. C.Dhammadhikari
  4. D.Dhammadhyaksha
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Correct answer: A. Dhamma-mahamatta

Ashoka created a new class of officers called Dhamma Mahamattas, mentioned in his fifth Rock Edict, in about the thirteenth year of his reign.

Q14350.Books & AuthorsAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 11 Feb 2019, Shift 2Medium

Identify the author of the book "Straight from the heart".

  1. A.Sachin Tendulkar
  2. B.Kapil Dev
  3. C.M.S. Dhoni
  4. D.Saurav Ganguly
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Correct answer: B. Kapil Dev

Straight from the Heart is the autobiography of Kapil Dev, the fast bowler who captained India to its first World Cup win in 1983 at Lord's. The book came out in 2004 and describes his rise from Chandigarh, the 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells and his years…

Q14353.GeographyAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 14 Feb 2019, Shift 3Easy

Sandstone is an example of:

  1. A.non-foliated rock
  2. B.sedimentary rock
  3. C.igneous rock
  4. D.metamorphic rock
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Correct answer: B. sedimentary rock

Sandstone forms when grains of sand carried by rivers, wind or waves settle in layers and are cemented together over long periods, which makes it a sedimentary rock.

Q14354.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 11 Feb 2019, Shift 1Easy

The attack by the third estate on the Bastille prison sparked the _______.

  1. A.Russian Revolution
  2. B.French Revolution
  3. C.Break up of Soviet Union
  4. D.The fall of Tsar
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Correct answer: B. French Revolution

The storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 marks the beginning of the French Revolution. French society then had three estates: the clergy first, the nobility second and everyone else, from peasants to merchants, in the third, which paid the taxes but had no privileges.

Q14355.Awards & HonoursAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 20 Feb, 2024, Shift 1Medium

Which Indian musician is the first singer to get the highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna?

  1. A.Zakir Hussain
  2. B.A.R. Rahman
  3. C.M.S. Subbulakshmi
  4. D.R.D. Burman
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Correct answer: C. M.S. Subbulakshmi

Subbulakshmi. Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, the Carnatic vocalist, received the Bharat Ratna in 1998 and was the first singer and the first musician of any kind to be given the award.