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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

Q1661.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following National Parks of India are declared as World Heritage by UNESCO? 1. Keoladeo National Park 2. Sundarbans National Park 3. Kaziranga National Park 4. Ranthambore National Park Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Keoladeo, Sundarbans and Kaziranga national parks are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, while Ranthambore National Park is not one in its own right.

Q1662.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the ultraviolet light is not correct?

  1. A.It is an electromagnetic wave.
  2. B.It can travel through vacuum.
  3. C.It is a longitudinal wave.
  4. D.Its wavelength is shorter/smaller than that of visible light.
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Correct answer: C. It is a longitudinal wave.

Ultraviolet light is an electromagnetic wave, and all electromagnetic waves are transverse, not longitudinal. In an electromagnetic wave, the electric and magnetic fields vibrate at right angles to each other and to the direction in which the wave travels, which is the mark of a transverse wave.

Q1666.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about the properties of neutrons is not correct?

  1. A.Neutron mass is almost equal to proton mass.
  2. B.Neutrons possess zero charge.
  3. C.Neutrons are located inside the atomic nuclei.
  4. D.Neutrons revolve around the atomic nuclei.
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Correct answer: D. Neutrons revolve around the atomic nuclei.

Neutrons sit inside the nucleus with protons; it is the electrons that move around the nucleus. The neutron was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932, and he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for it in 1935.

Q1667.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

We are given three copper wires of different lengths and different areas of cross-section. Which one of the following would have highest resistivity?

  1. A.Copper wire of 50 cm length and 1 mm diameter
  2. B.Copper wire of 25 cm length and 0.5 mm diameter
  3. C.Copper wire of 10 cm length and 2.0 mm diameter
  4. D.All the wires would have same resistivity
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Correct answer: D. All the wires would have same resistivity

Resistivity is a property of the material and its temperature, not of the wire's shape, so every copper wire has the same resistivity.

Q1669.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

The 'Durand Line' is a border demarcation that separates which of the following countries ?

  1. A.Afghanistan and Iran
  2. B.Afghanistan and Pakistan
  3. C.India and Pakistan
  4. D.Afghanistan and China
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Correct answer: B. Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Durand Line is the roughly 2,640 km boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was fixed in 1893 by an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary of British India, and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan, to mark the limits of their spheres of influence.

Q1672.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

Blue Helmets are

  1. A.United Nations Peacekeepers
  2. B.Violent Non-State Actors
  3. C.Civil Society Organisations
  4. D.Environmental Organisations
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Correct answer: A. United Nations Peacekeepers

UN peacekeeping troops wear light blue helmets or berets, which is why they are called the Blue Helmets. Peacekeepers are military, police and civilian personnel sent by member countries to serve in missions authorised by the UN Security Council.

Q1673.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to the Preamble to the Constitution of India are correct ? 1. The word 'secular' comes before the word 'socialist'. 2. The word 'justice' comes before the word 'equality'. 3. The word 'fraternity' comes after the word 'liberty'. Select the answer using the code 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: B. 2 and 3 only

The Preamble reads 'Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic', so 'socialist' comes before 'secular', while the order of ideals is justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.

Q1674.EconomyHard

The proposed India Ship Technology Center is intended to serve as a national platform for which of the following?

  1. A.Ship design, research, testing and training
  2. B.Registration of foreign-flagged vessels
  3. C.Auctioning of port concessions
  4. D.Marine insurance and claims settlement
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Correct answer: A. Ship design, research, testing and training

During the meeting with the President of the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute, the minister described the centre as a national platform for exactly these functions, adding that testing and certification carried out within India, with Korean technical expertise, would help Indian-made marine equipment meet international standards and prepare Indian…

Q1676.EconomyMedium

Which country reaffirmed support for India's bid to win European Union recognition for its ship-recycling yards?

  1. A.South Korea
  2. B.Cyprus
  3. C.Greece
  4. D.Malta
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Correct answer: B. Cyprus

Its Shipping Deputy Minister, Marina Hadjimanolis, met the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, at Busan and repeated her country's backing for India's effort to secure European Union recognition for eligible Indian ship-recycling facilities.

Q1677.Summits & ConferencesHard

Which new centre was launched on the first day of the ARISE Cities Forum 2026?

  1. A.Centre for Urban Water Security
  2. B.Centre for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Integrated Transportation
  3. C.Centre for Coastal Resilience Studies
  4. D.Centre for Municipal Finance Reform
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Correct answer: B. Centre for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Integrated Transportation

It was launched during the inaugural and technical sessions on the first day of the forum.

Q1678.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The Delhi Declaration adopted at the ARISE Cities Forum will be presented at which global meeting?

  1. A.COP31 in Antalya, Turkiye
  2. B.COP30 in Belem, Brazil
  3. C.The G20 Summit in Johannesburg
  4. D.The World Urban Forum in Cairo
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Correct answer: A. COP31 in Antalya, Turkiye

The Delhi Declaration on Local Action for Global Climate Goals 2026 is the outcome document of the forum, and it will be adopted on 28 October 2026 before being carried to the climate conference at Antalya.

Q1679.Summits & ConferencesMedium

At which venue did the second ARISE Cities Forum open?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  2. B.India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
  3. C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  4. D.Yashobhoomi, Dwarka
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Correct answer: B. India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

The two-day forum opened there on 27 October 2026 and is organised by ICLEI South Asia with the National Institute of Urban Affairs, with support from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Q1680.SportsMedium

Which was a first in the India-New Zealand Under-20 Rugby Series at Rajgir?

  1. A.A rugby match played under floodlights in India
  2. B.Two mixed-team matches with players of both nations on the same side
  3. C.The first rugby World Cup qualifier hosted by India
  4. D.The first women's rugby match played in Bihar
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Correct answer: B. Two mixed-team matches with players of both nations on the same side

The programme had four Rugby Sevens matches in all, and two of them were mixed-team fixtures in which national players from India and New Zealand played alongside one another as teammates rather than as opponents.