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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

Q15182.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 12 Jan 2020Easy

Which of the following Act provided for communal representation in British India?

  1. A.Indian Councils Act, 1892
  2. B.Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
  3. C.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
  4. D.Govt. of India Act, 1935
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Correct answer: B. Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909

The Indian Councils Act of 1909, known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, first gave Muslims separate electorates, in which only Muslim voters could elect Muslim members.

Q15184.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 19 Jun 2022Medium

Which was the first State to be merged under Dalhousie’s “Doctrine of Lapse”?

  1. A.Jaitpur
  2. B.Sambalpur
  3. C.Jhansi
  4. D.Satara
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Correct answer: D. Satara

Satara was the first state annexed under Lord Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse, in 1848. Under this policy, if the ruler of a dependent state died without a natural male heir, the state lapsed to the East India Company, and an adopted son could not inherit the throne.

Q15185.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 16 Feb 2025Easy

The date 6 April 1930 is well known in the history of India because this date is related to:

  1. A.The Quit India Movement
  2. B.The Partition of Bengal
  3. C.The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
  4. D.The Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct answer: D. The Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi

On the morning of 6 April 1930 Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt on the beach at Dandi and broke the salt law, and with that the Civil Disobedience Movement began.

Q15187.Environment & EcologyAsked in: Haryana · HSSC Police Constable, 25 Aug 2024Easy

What does the Red Data Book keep a record of?

  1. A.Extinct species
  2. B.Endangered species
  3. C.Common species
  4. D.Invasive species
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Correct answer: B. Endangered species

The Red Data Book is the source book that keeps a record of endangered animals, plants and fungi, so that governments and conservationists know which living species face the greatest risk of dying out.

Q15188.Environment & EcologyAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 26 Jul 2025, Shift 2Easy

Match the following.

National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries: a. Corbett National Park, b. Sunderbans National Park, c. Bandhavgarh National Park, d. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary

States: i. West Bengal, ii. Uttarakhand, iii. Rajasthan, iv. Madhya Pradesh

  1. A.a - iii, b - i, c - iv, d - ii
  2. B.a - iv, b - i, c - iii, d - ii
  3. C.a - iii, b - iv, c - ii, d - i
  4. D.a - ii, b - i, c - iv, d - iii
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Correct answer: D. a - ii, b - i, c - iv, d - iii

Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is India's oldest national park; it was set up in 1936 as Hailey National Park and in 1973 became the first reserve under Project Tiger.

Q15189.General ScienceAsked in: Haryana · HSSC Police Constable, 25 Aug 2024Easy

One ampere is equal to ________.

  1. A.one coulomb per second
  2. B.one volt per second
  3. C.one joule per coulomb
  4. D.one second per coulomb of charge
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Correct answer: A. one coulomb per second

Electric current is the rate of flow of electric charge, written as I = Q/t, so one ampere flows when one coulomb of charge passes through a cross-section of a conductor in one second.

Q15193.General ScienceAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

Which of the following groups of diseases consists of genetic diseases?

  1. A.Sickle cell anaemia, AIDS, Down syndrome
  2. B.AIDS, Hepatitis B, Cancer
  3. C.Haemophilia, Hepatitis B, Colour blindness
  4. D.Sickle cell anaemia, Haemophilia, Down syndrome
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Correct answer: D. Sickle cell anaemia, Haemophilia, Down syndrome

All three are genetic disorders, caused by changes in genes or chromosomes and passed on through birth, not by germs.

Q15194.General ScienceAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

During expiration, air will leave the lungs when the pressure inside the lungs is

  1. A.equal to the atmospheric pressure
  2. B.less than the atmospheric pressure
  3. C.more than the atmospheric pressure
  4. D.when the diaphragm contracts
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Correct answer: C. more than the atmospheric pressure

Air always moves from a region of higher pressure to one of lower pressure, so it flows out of the lungs only when the pressure inside them rises above that of the outside air.

Q15195.Indian EconomyAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 6 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

'Maharatna', 'Navratna' and 'Miniratna' are classifications of what in India?

  1. A.Special Economic Zones
  2. B.Civilian awards
  3. C.Public sector undertakings
  4. D.Mineral-rich areas
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Correct answer: C. Public sector undertakings

Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna are status tags that the Government of India gives to central public sector enterprises on the basis of their size, profits and performance.

Q15196.Indian EconomyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 12 Sep 2021Easy

A proportion of the total deposits and reserves of the commercial banks is to be kept with the central bank (RBI). Which one of the following represents this proportion?

  1. A.Statutory Liquidity Ratio
  2. B.Cash Reserve Ratio
  3. C.Minimum Reserve System
  4. D.Reverse Repo Rate
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Correct answer: B. Cash Reserve Ratio

The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the share of a bank's deposits that it must keep with the Reserve Bank of India in cash, and the bank earns no interest on this money.

Q15197.Indian EconomyAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 5 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

Which of the following is generally not considered a result of globalisation?

  1. A.Foreign direct investment
  2. B.Multilateral trade agreements
  3. C.Outsourcing
  4. D.Tariff barriers
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Correct answer: D. Tariff barriers

Globalisation means the growing integration of countries through trade, investment, technology and the movement of people, and it works by lowering barriers to trade, not by raising them.

Q15198.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Hard

Match List I with List II:

List I: a. Iron ore mine, b. Copper mine, c. Bauxite mine, d. Mica mine

List II: i. Balaghat, ii. Amarkantak plateau, iii. Gua and Noamundi, iv. Nellore

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv
  2. B.a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
  3. C.a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
  4. D.a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
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Correct answer: C. a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv

Gua and Noamundi, in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, are well-known iron ore mines of the Singhbhum–Keonjhar belt, which feeds steel plants such as the one at Jamshedpur.

Q15199.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

When the given rivers are arranged by length from the longest to the shortest, what is the correct order?

  1. A.Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna
  2. B.Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapi
  3. C.Narmada, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna
  4. D.Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, Mahanadi
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Correct answer: B. Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapi

The Godavari, about 1,465 km long, is the longest river of peninsular India and is called the Dakshin Ganga; it rises at Trimbakeshwar near Nashik in Maharashtra.

Q15200.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

In terms of population size (Census 2011), the correct order of Indian states (from highest to lowest population) is

  1. A.Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal
  2. B.Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Bihar
  3. C.Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar
  4. D.Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
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Correct answer: D. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal

According to Census 2011, these were India's four most populous states in exactly this order. Uttar Pradesh had about 19.98 crore people, which was 16.5 per cent of India's total population of about 121 crore.