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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

Q15344.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CPO · 10 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

Whose law states that at a junction in an electric circuit, the sum of the currents flowing into the junction is equal to the sum of the currents flowing out of the junction?

  1. A.Michael Faraday
  2. B.Georg Simon Ohm
  3. C.Victor Francis Hess
  4. D.Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
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Correct answer: D. Gustav Robert Kirchhoff

This is Kirchhoff's first law, the current law or junction rule, which he stated in 1845. It says the total current entering a junction equals the total current leaving it, because charge cannot pile up or vanish at a point.

Q15352.GeographyAsked in: SSC CPO · 10 Nov 2022, Shift 2Hard

With reference to rice cultivation, which pair(s) of state and type of crop is/are correctly matched?

I. Punjab – subsistence crop

II. Odisha – commercial crop

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

Both pairs are reversed: in Punjab rice is a commercial crop, while in Odisha it is a subsistence crop. The same crop can be commercial in one state and subsistence in another; it depends on why the farmer grows it.

Q15353.GeographyAsked in: SSC CPO · 9 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

Select the correct statement regarding Indian monsoon.

  1. A.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause very low rainfall during the summer and heavy rainfall in the winter.
  2. B.A monsoon is a sudden change in temperature. It can cause moderate rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.
  3. C.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause heavy rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.
  4. D.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause moderate rainfall during the summer and no rain in winter.
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Correct answer: C. A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause heavy rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.

That is exactly what the Indian monsoon is. The word monsoon comes from the Arabic mausim, meaning season, and describes winds that reverse direction with the season.

Q15355.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CPO · 27 Jun 2024, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following Governor-Generals of British India was in favour of free press and repealed the press regulations of 1823?

  1. A.Lord Lytton
  2. B.Lord Metcalfe
  3. C.Lord Ripon
  4. D.Lord Ellenborough
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Correct answer: B. Lord Metcalfe

As acting Governor-General, Sir Charles Metcalfe repealed the licensing regulations of 1823 through the Press Act of 1835, so he is called the 'Liberator of the Indian Press'.

Q15356.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CPO · 3 Oct 2023, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following Governor Generals, under the British rule in India, professionalised, bureaucratised and Europeanised the administration of East India Company?

  1. A.Lord Canning
  2. B.Lord Cornwallis
  3. C.Warren Hastings
  4. D.Lord Dalhousie
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Correct answer: B. Lord Cornwallis

As Governor-General from 1786 to 1793 he turned the Company's corrupt trading staff into a paid, rule-bound civil service. He raised salaries, banned private trade and presents, and set up a graded service promoted by seniority, which is why he is called the father of the civil services in India.