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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

Q15101.DefenceMedium

Under which DRDO scheme was the first high-value deep tech project agreement with a start-up signed for a 20 mK dilution refrigerator?

  1. A.Technology Development Fund
  2. B.Innovations for Defence Excellence
  3. C.Make-II Procedure
  4. D.Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme
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Correct answer: A. Technology Development Fund

DRDO signed the agreement for an indigenous 20 mK dilution refrigerator with the start-up Zero mK India Private Limited under the TDF scheme, and it is the first high-value deep tech project agreement the scheme has supported.

Q15104.General ScienceAsked in: Delhi · DSSSB PRT, 7 Mar 2022, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following pair of element – atomicity is correct?

I. Nitrogen – Diatomic

II. Sulphur – Polyatomic

  1. A.Only I
  2. B.Neither I nor II
  3. C.Both I and II
  4. D.Only II
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Correct answer: C. Both I and II

Atomicity is the number of atoms in one molecule of an element, and it is why we write nitrogen gas as N2 and not just N. Nitrogen gas exists as N2, two atoms joined by a strong triple bond, so it is diatomic, like oxygen, hydrogen and chlorine.

Q15108.General ScienceAsked in: Delhi · DSSSB Asst. Supdt., 20 Jul 2024, S1Easy

In the double-helix structure of human DNA, base Adenine forms two hydrogen bonds with which of the following bases to form a base-pair?

  1. A.Guanine
  2. B.Cytosine
  3. C.Thymine
  4. D.Histone
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Correct answer: C. Thymine

In DNA, adenine always pairs with thymine through two hydrogen bonds, and guanine pairs with cytosine through three. This is called complementary base pairing, and it is why one strand of DNA can be used to copy the other.

Q15109.Indian EconomyAsked in: Delhi · Delhi Police Const., 22 Nov 2023, S1Medium

GNP at market price is measured as:

  1. A.GDP at market price − Depreciation
  2. B.GNP at market price + subsidies
  3. C.GDP at market price + Net factor income from abroad
  4. D.NDP at factor cost + Net factor income from abroad
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Correct answer: C. GDP at market price + Net factor income from abroad

GDP counts everything produced within the country's borders, whoever produces it. GNP counts what is produced by the country's own normal residents, wherever they work.

Q15112.GeographyAsked in: Delhi · DSSSB TGT (Maths), 13 Nov 2025, S3Easy

Which Union Territory of India has separate administrative regions located on both the western and eastern coasts?

  1. A.Andaman and Nicobar Islands positioned south of the Bay of Bengal
  2. B.Puducherry with its units at Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam
  3. C.Lakshadweep with its coral islands dispersed in the Arabian Sea
  4. D.Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu situated near Gujarat coast
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Correct answer: B. Puducherry with its units at Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam

Puducherry is the only Union Territory spread over both coasts of India. Puducherry and Karaikal lie on the east coast within Tamil Nadu, Yanam lies on the east coast in Andhra Pradesh, and Mahe lies on the west (Malabar) coast within Kerala.

Q15115.GeographyAsked in: Delhi · DSSSB Asst. Supdt., 14 Jul 2024, S3Medium

Which of the following rivers demarcates the Nepal Himalayas?

  1. A.Sutlej and Dihang
  2. B.Sutlej and Kali
  3. C.Kali and Teesta
  4. D.Teesta and Dihang
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Correct answer: C. Kali and Teesta

The Himalayas, about 2,400 km long, are divided from west to east into regions marked by river valleys, and the Nepal Himalayas lie between the Kali in the west and the Teesta in the east.

Q15117.Indian PolityAsked in: Delhi · Delhi Police Const., 14 Nov 2023, S2Medium

Any dispute between the Government of India and one or more States or between the Government of India and any State or States comes under _______ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India.

  1. A.Advisory
  2. B.Appellate
  3. C.Exclusive Original
  4. D.Writ
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Correct answer: C. Exclusive Original

Under Article 131, disputes between the Government of India and one or more States, or between States, can be heard only by the Supreme Court and by no other court.

Q15118.Indian PolityAsked in: Delhi · Delhi Police Const., 02 Dec 2023, S2Medium

The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 has added a new Directive Principle of State Policy related to:

  1. A.Maternity Leave
  2. B.Child Labour
  3. C.Environment
  4. D.Cooperative Societies
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Correct answer: D. Cooperative Societies

The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011 added Article 43B, a new Directive Principle asking the State to promote the voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of cooperative societies.

Q15119.Indian PolityAsked in: Delhi · DSSSB Asst. Supdt., 14 Jul 2024, S3Medium

Under which of the following writs in the Indian Constitution, the court orders a lower court or any other authority to transfer a case pending before it to a higher authority or court?

  1. A.Prohibition
  2. B.Mandamus
  3. C.Quo warranto
  4. D.Certiorari
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Correct answer: D. Certiorari

Certiorari means 'to be certified' or 'to be informed'. By this writ a higher court orders a lower court or tribunal to send up a case pending before it, or quashes an order it has already passed, when there is lack of jurisdiction, excess of jurisdiction or an error of…