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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

Q15381.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 20 Mar 2023, Shift 2Easy

_______ was the first governor-general of Bengal.

  1. A.Warren Hastings
  2. B.William Bentinck
  3. C.Charles Metcalfe
  4. D.John Shore
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Correct answer: A. Warren Hastings

The Regulating Act of 1773 created the post of Governor-General of Bengal, and Warren Hastings, then Governor of Bengal, became the first holder from 1774 to 1785, with a council of four and a Supreme Court at Calcutta set up in 1774.

Q15382.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 05 Jul 2024, Shift 4Hard

Which among the following Chola emperors defeated the Pandya king Maravarman Rajsimha II in the battle of Vellore?

  1. A.Rajaraja I
  2. B.Parantaka I
  3. C.Rajendra I
  4. D.Vijayalaya
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Correct answer: B. Parantaka I

Parantaka I (907 to 955 CE), son of Aditya I, crushed the Pandya king Maravarman Rajasimha II and his Sri Lankan allies at the battle of Vellur, or Vellore, around 915 CE, and took the title Maduraikonda, 'captor of Madurai'.

Q15385.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 20 Mar 2023, Shift 3Hard

Which Article of the Indian constitution states that 'The Council of States shall, as soon as may be, choose a member of the Council to be Deputy Chairman thereof and, so often as the office of Deputy Chairman becomes vacant, the Council shall choose another member to be Deputy Chairman thereof'?

  1. A.Article 14
  2. B.Article 89
  3. C.Article 377
  4. D.Article 370
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Correct answer: B. Article 89

Article 89 covers the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.

Q15387.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 09 Mar 2023, Shift 4Medium

Article 2 of the Indian constitution is related with __________.

  1. A.Admission or establishment of new states
  2. B.Alteration of areas of existing states
  3. C.Alteration of names of existing states
  4. D.Name and territory of the Union
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Correct answer: A. Admission or establishment of new states

Article 2 lets Parliament admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

Q15390.Sports GKAsked in: SSC CGL · 03 Dec 2022, Shift 4Medium

ASIAD is regulated by __________.

  1. A.International Olympic Council
  2. B.Commonwealth Games Federation
  3. C.Indian Olympic Council
  4. D.Olympic Council of Asia
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Correct answer: D. Olympic Council of Asia

ASIAD is the short name for the Asian Games, the continent's multi-sport event held every four years, and it is run by the Olympic Council of Asia, OCA, headquartered in Kuwait City.

Q15394.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC CGL · 09 Sep 2024, Shift 1Easy

In which year was Project Tiger launched in India?

  1. A.1985
  2. B.1973
  3. C.1972
  4. D.1970
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Correct answer: B. 1973

Project Tiger was launched on 1 April 1973 by the Government of India under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, from Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, to save the Bengal tiger and its habitat.

Q15397.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · 08 Dec 2022, Shift 2Medium

The atomic number of lead is __________.

  1. A.81
  2. B.78
  3. C.82
  4. D.79
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Correct answer: C. 82

Lead has 82 protons in its nucleus, so its atomic number is 82. Its symbol is Pb, from the Latin plumbum, the root of the word "plumber", because Roman water pipes were made of lead.

Q15398.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · 07 Mar 2020, Shift 3Easy

'Torr' is a unit of ________.

  1. A.Power
  2. B.Pressure
  3. C.Energy
  4. D.Force
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Correct answer: B. Pressure

The torr is a unit of pressure named after Evangelista Torricelli, the Italian scientist who invented the mercury barometer in 1643.

Q15399.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · 16 Aug 2021, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?

  1. A.Vitamin K
  2. B.Vitamin C
  3. C.Vitamin A
  4. D.Vitamin D
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Correct answer: B. Vitamin C

Vitamins fall into two groups: the water-soluble ones, which are vitamin C and the whole B-complex, and the fat-soluble ones, A, D, E and K. Vitamin C is ascorbic acid, found in citrus fruits, amla, guava and tomatoes; its deficiency causes scurvy, with bleeding gums and slow healing of wounds.

Q15400.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC CGL · 26 Jul 2023, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is an example of revenue receipt of the government?

  1. A.Receipts from sale of shares of public sector companies
  2. B.Recovery of loans
  3. C.GST collected by the government
  4. D.Borrowings from public
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Correct answer: C. GST collected by the government

A revenue receipt is money the government gets without creating a liability for itself or selling off an asset; tax collections such as GST, income tax and excise, and non-tax income such as interest, dividends and fees, all fall in this class.