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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

Q1646.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATMedium

CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of

  1. A.National Security Guard
  2. B.Central Industrial Security Force
  3. C.Railway Protection Force
  4. D.Central Reserve Police Force
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Correct answer: C. Railway Protection Force

CORAS, the Commando for Railway Security, is the special commando unit raised by the RPF of Indian Railways in 2019.

Q1648.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Spherical mirror formula relating an object distance 'u', image distance 'v' and focal length of mirror 'f' may be applied to a plane mirror when

  1. A.focal length goes to infinity.
  2. B.focal length goes to zero.
  3. C.image distance goes to zero.
  4. D.image distance goes to infinity.
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Correct answer: A. focal length goes to infinity.

A plane mirror is a spherical mirror of infinite radius of curvature, so its focal length f = R/2 is also infinite.

Q1651.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

The valency of an element depends upon the

  1. A.total number of protons in an atom
  2. B.mass number of an atom
  3. C.total number of neutrons in an atom
  4. D.total number of electrons in the outermost shell of an atom
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Correct answer: D. total number of electrons in the outermost shell of an atom

Valency is the combining capacity of an atom, and it is decided by the valence electrons it gains, loses or shares to complete its outer shell.

Q1652.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

The Indian Railways have gone in for qualitative improvements since independence. Which of the following have taken place in recent years ?

1. Gauge conversion

2. Track electrification

3. Automatic signals

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

Gauge conversion, electrification of tracks and automatic signalling have all been part of the modernisation of Indian Railways. Gauge conversion: under Project Unigauge, started in 1992, metre-gauge and narrow-gauge lines have been steadily converted to broad gauge (1,676 mm) so that trains can run through without transhipment.

Q1653.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following clouds is a rain-bearing cloud?

  1. A.Cumulus cloud
  2. B.Stratus cloud
  3. C.Nimbus cloud
  4. D.Cirrus cloud
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Correct answer: C. Nimbus cloud

The word nimbus means rain cloud: these dark, thick clouds bring steady rain or snow. Nimbus clouds form at low to middle heights and are so dense that sunlight hardly passes through them, which is why they look dark grey or black.

Q1659.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about the Tashkent Agreement is correct ?

  1. A.It was an agreement between India and the Soviet Union.
  2. B.It was an agreement between India and Pakistan.
  3. C.It was an agreement that led to the formation of Bangladesh.
  4. D.It was an agreement between India and Mongolia.
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Correct answer: B. It was an agreement between India and Pakistan.

The Tashkent Agreement was signed on 10 January 1966 by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri of India and President Ayub Khan of Pakistan to end the war of 1965.