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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

Q14784.Computer AwarenessAsked in: RRB NTPC · 05 Jun, 2025, Shift 2Easy

What is the primary function of an operating system in a laptop?

  1. A.To type documents
  2. B.To run internet browsers only
  3. C.To manage hardware and software resources
  4. D.To edit videos
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Correct answer: C. To manage hardware and software resources

An operating system is the system software that loads when a laptop starts and then runs the machine: it shares out memory, decides which program gets the processor and for how long, keeps files and folders in order on the disk, talks to the keyboard, screen and printer through device…

Q14785.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 10 May 2022, Shift 1Easy

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution of India by the ________________.

  1. A.51st Amendment Act
  2. B.23rd Amendment Act
  3. C.42nd Amendment Act
  4. D.1st Amendment Act
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Correct answer: C. 42nd Amendment Act

The Fundamental Duties were written into the Constitution in 1976 by the 42nd Amendment, on the advice of the Swaran Singh Committee, and the idea was borrowed from the Constitution of the erstwhile Soviet Union.

Q14788.Indian EconomyAsked in: RRB NTPC · 16 June 2022, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is the correct explanation of the term 'Capital Receipts'?

  1. A.The receipts that do not lead to a claim on the government
  2. B.The receipts of the government which create liability or reduce financial assets
  3. C.The receipts of the grants given to state governments and other parties
  4. D.The receipts of the government which result in the reduction of financial liabilities
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Correct answer: B. The receipts of the government which create liability or reduce financial assets

In the Union Budget, money coming to the government is split into revenue receipts and capital receipts, and the test is exactly this one.

Q14789.Art & CultureAsked in: RRB NTPC · 13 June 2022, Shift 2Easy

The Sun temple at Konark, is popularly known as the __________.

  1. A.White Pagoda
  2. B.Black Pagoda
  3. C.Golden Pagoda
  4. D.Bronze Pagoda
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Correct answer: B. Black Pagoda

European sailors called the Konark Sun temple the Black Pagoda because its dark stone tower stood out on the Odisha coast and served them as a landmark, in contrast to the whitewashed Jagannath temple at Puri, which they called the White Pagoda.

Q14792.Books & AuthorsAsked in: RRB NTPC · 25 Mar, 2026, Shift 1Easy

A book published in 2025, authored by Narendra Modi and titled 'The Emergency Diaries – Years That Forged a Leader', is thematically associated with which of the following periods in Indian political history?

  1. A.1962–1965
  2. B.1989–1991
  3. C.1975–1977
  4. D.1969–1971
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Correct answer: C. 1975–1977

The book takes its title from the Emergency, which ran from 1975 to 1977, and recalls those years through the author's own experience of them.

Q14794.Computer AwarenessAsked in: RRB NTPC · 28 Dec 2020, Shift 1Easy

What is 'UBUNTU'?

  1. A.Malware
  2. B.Operating system
  3. C.External hard drive
  4. D.Web Browser
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Correct answer: B. Operating system

Ubuntu is a free, open-source operating system built on the Linux kernel and based on the Debian distribution. It was first released in 2004 by Canonical, and its name comes from a Nguni Bantu word of southern Africa meaning humanity towards others.

Q14795.General ScienceAsked in: RRB NTPC · 15 June 2022, Shift 1Easy

The statement that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces is related to:

  1. A.Archimedes' Principle
  2. B.Bernoulli's Principle
  3. C.Beer Lambert Law
  4. D.Pascal's Law
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Correct answer: A. Archimedes' Principle

It states that the upthrust on a body dipped fully or partly in a fluid equals the weight of the fluid the body pushes aside.

Q14796.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB NTPC · 13 Aug, 2025, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following Buddhist texts is often called the 'Gita of Buddhism' for its importance and teachings?

  1. A.Mahayana Sutra
  2. B.Dhammapada
  3. C.Vamsathapakasini
  4. D.Saddharmapundarīka Sūtra
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Correct answer: B. Dhammapada

The Dhammapada gathers the Buddha's teaching into 423 short verses arranged in 26 chapters, and because it holds the heart of the doctrine in verses anyone can remember, it is often called the Gita of Buddhism.

Q14799.Environment & EcologyAsked in: RRB NTPC · 28 Dec 2020, Shift 1Easy

In which year was The Environment (Protection) Act passed by the Parliament of India?

  1. A.1990
  2. B.1991
  3. C.1986
  4. D.1988
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Correct answer: C. 1986

Parliament passed the Environment (Protection) Act in 1986 and it came into force on 19 November 1986. It was enacted soon after the Bhopal gas tragedy of December 1984, when the country needed one general law to fill the gaps left by the earlier pollution laws.

Q14800.Government SchemesMedium

By which date must States and Union Territories allot targets to Project Implementation Agencies so that DDU-GKY 2.0 training can commence?

  1. A.30 September 2026
  2. B.31 October 2026
  3. C.31 December 2026
  4. D.31 March 2027
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Correct answer: B. 31 October 2026

The Ministry of Rural Development has fixed that day as the outer limit by which States and Union Territories are to finish allotting targets to their Project Implementation Agencies, so that batches can actually begin.