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.
The SI unit of potential difference is ______.
Potential difference is the work done to move a unit charge between two points, and its SI unit is the volt.
Read the full explanation →Electric devices like laundry iron, electric toaster, electric oven, electric kettle and electric heater are based on which effect of electric current?
An iron, toaster, oven, kettle and heater all turn electrical energy into heat when current flows through a coil of high resistance.
Read the full explanation →The problem of myopia in human eye can be corrected by using:
A concave lens spreads the light rays slightly before they enter the eye, so the image moves back onto the retina.
Read the full explanation →Which gland secretes adrenaline?
Adrenaline is made by the adrenal glands, which sit like caps on top of the two kidneys. It is released in fear, anger or sudden danger, so it is called the "fight or flight" hormone.
Read the full explanation →Which cell organelle is called the Master of the Cell?
The nucleus is called the master or control centre of the cell because it directs all the activities of the cell.
Read the full explanation →Brass is an alloy made of:
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, usually about 70 per cent copper and 30 per cent zinc. Adding zinc makes brass harder than pure copper, gives it a golden-yellow shine and helps it resist corrosion.
Read the full explanation →Which gas is released when bleaching powder is added to water?
Bleaching powder gives off chlorine when it reacts with water, and this chlorine does the bleaching and kills germs. Bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride, CaOCl2, made by passing chlorine gas over dry slaked lime, Ca(OH)2.
Read the full explanation →Lime water turns milky when carbon dioxide is passed through it. It is due to the formation of:
Carbon dioxide reacts with lime water to form calcium carbonate, which does not dissolve, and its fine white particles make the water look milky.
Read the full explanation →Name the vitamin whose deficiency causes excessive bleeding?
Vitamin K is needed to make the clotting proteins, so without it even a small cut keeps bleeding. The liver uses vitamin K to make prothrombin and other clotting factors that turn blood into a clot at a wound.
Read the full explanation →Which part of the brain regulates breathing?
The medulla oblongata is the breathing centre of the brain, which is why we keep breathing even while asleep. It is the lowest part of the hindbrain and joins the brain to the spinal cord.
Read the full explanation →The Great Stupa at Sanchi is an important site in which religion?
The Great Stupa at Sanchi, in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, is one of the oldest Buddhist monuments in India.
Read the full explanation →Ghoomar is a traditional as well as an enthusiastic folk dance of-
Ghoomar is a folk dance of Rajasthan performed by women in long, flared skirts called ghaghras, who spin gracefully in circles.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is related to Article 84 of the Constitution?
Article 84 lists who can become a Member of Parliament. A candidate must be a citizen of India, must make an oath or affirmation in the form set out in the Third Schedule before a person authorised by the Election Commission, must be at least 30 years old for the…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following Constitution Amendments empowers Parliament to establish common High court for two or more than two States?
The 7th Amendment of 1956 allowed Parliament to set up a common High Court for two or more states, or for states and a union territory, a power now found in Article 231.
Read the full explanation →The concepts no double jeopardy, no self incrimination and no ex post facto are mentioned under _____ of the Indian Constitution.
Article 20 gives protection in respect of conviction for offences, and it contains exactly these three safeguards.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following states is also known as the 'Molassis basin', which is made up of soft unconsolidated deposits?
The NCERT Class 11 geography book describes Mizoram as the 'Molassis basin', made up of soft, unconsolidated deposits.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the National Waterway 2 in India?
National Waterway 2 is the Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Sadiya in Assam, a stretch of 891 km declared in 1988.
Read the full explanation →What is the correct sequence of following mountain ranges of India from north to south?
1. Vindhya Range 2. Aravalli Range 3. Ajanta Range 4. Satpura Range
Going from north to south, the order is Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura and then Ajanta. The Aravalli Range runs across Rajasthan in the north-west and is among the oldest fold mountains in the world.
Read the full explanation →What was the name of the movement started in 1927 in Maharashtra, led by Dr. BR Ambedkar to access public resources such as water bodies, temples and schools?
On 20 March 1927 Dr B.R. Ambedkar led thousands of people to the Chavdar Tank at Mahad, in today's Raigad district of Maharashtra, and drank its water to assert the right of Dalits to use public water sources.
Read the full explanation →The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 took place in which of the following regions?
The Moplah (Mappila) Rebellion of 1921 broke out in the Malabar region of present-day Kerala, which was then a district of the Madras Presidency.
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