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RRB NTPC 2026 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in RRB NTPC 2026, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q1.GeographyAsked in: RRB NTPC · 24 Mar, 2026, Shift 2Medium

When was the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan (PMJUGA) started?

  1. A.2022
  2. B.2025
  3. C.2024
  4. D.2023
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Correct answer: C. 2024

The Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan was announced in the Union Budget of 2024-25 and approved by the Union Cabinet in 2024 as a mission to saturate tribal-majority villages and aspirational blocks with basic facilities such as housing, roads, water, electricity, health and education, working through the convergence of…

Q3.Indian EconomyAsked in: RRB NTPC · 25 Mar, 2026, Shift 1Medium

During the 1990–91 balance of payments crisis, India's foreign exchange reserves were sufficient to finance imports for only:

  1. A.three months
  2. B.two weeks
  3. C.one month
  4. D.one week
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Correct answer: B. two weeks

By the middle of 1991 India's foreign exchange reserves had fallen to about one billion dollars, enough to pay for only about two weeks of imports, and the country stood close to default on its external payments.

Q4.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 19 Jun, 2026, Shift 3Medium

Article 350B of the Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of which of the following?

  1. A.Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities
  2. B.Special Officer for Scheduled Castes
  3. C.Special Officer for Women and Children
  4. D.Special Officer for Other Backward Classes
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Correct answer: A. Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities

Article 350-B provides that there shall be a Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities appointed by the President, and the post is known in practice as the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities.

Q5.General ScienceAsked in: RRB NTPC · 18 Mar, 2026, Shift 2Easy

Mayonnaise is prepared by the process of:

  1. A.Caramelisation
  2. B.Emulsification
  3. C.Maillard reaction
  4. D.Oxidation
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Correct answer: B. Emulsification

Mayonnaise is an emulsion: very small droplets of oil are beaten into a watery liquid of egg yolk with vinegar or lemon juice, and the droplets stay spread out instead of separating into a layer.

Q6.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 19 Jun, 2026, Shift 2Medium

Which Constitutional Article established the office of Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities?

  1. A.Article 350-B
  2. B.Article 315-B
  3. C.Article 338-A
  4. D.Article 348-A
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Correct answer: A. Article 350-B

The Seventh Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956 inserted this article on the recommendation of the States Reorganisation Commission and created the office of the Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities, known in practice as the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities.

Q8.Books & AuthorsAsked in: RRB NTPC · 20 Jun, 2026, Shift 2Medium

Who among the following wrote the book 'The World After Gaza'?

  1. A.Dr. S Jaishankar
  2. B.Dr. Aishwarya Pandit
  3. C.Pankaj Mishra
  4. D.Amitabh Kant
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Correct answer: C. Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra is an Indian essayist and novelist who writes on politics, history and ideas, and The World After Gaza is his book on how the conflict in West Asia is read differently in the West and in the formerly colonised world.

Q9.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 22 Mar 2026, Shift 3Medium

What is the maximum total duration for which President’s Rule can continue in a State under Article 356, subject to parliamentary approvals and constitutional conditions?

  1. A.Up to three years
  2. B.Up to two years
  3. C.Up to four years
  4. D.Up to one year
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Correct answer: A. Up to three years

Once approved by Parliament, President's Rule lasts six months and can be extended by fresh approval for six months at a time, but never beyond three years in all.

Q10.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 8 May 2026, Shift 2Medium

'Effect of Proclamation of Emergency' is explicitly provided in which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Article 353
  2. B.Article 350
  3. C.Article 256
  4. D.Article 252
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Correct answer: A. Article 353

While a National Emergency is in force, it extends the executive power of the Union to giving directions to any State on the manner in which its executive power is to be exercised, and it allows Parliament to make laws on any matter, even one in the State List.

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 7 May 2026, Shift 2Easy

Article 141 of the Indian Constitution declares that the law laid down by the Supreme Court is binding on ____.

  1. A.State governments
  2. B.All courts within the territory of India
  3. C.Only High Courts
  4. D.All tribunals except civil courts
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Correct answer: B. All courts within the territory of India

Article 141 says the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.

Q14.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 18 Mar 2026, Shift 2Medium

What is the main difference between a Cabinet Minister and a Minister of State with independent charge?

  1. A.A Ministry of State is included in Cabinet meetings but does not exercise any significant powers.
  2. B.A Minister of State with independent charge may head a ministry without being under a Cabinet Minister.
  3. C.A Minister of State with independent charge does not exercise any significant powers.
  4. D.A Minister of State with independent charge does not hold any specific responsibilities.
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Correct answer: B. A Minister of State with independent charge may head a ministry without being under a Cabinet Minister.

The Council of Ministers has three ranks. Cabinet Ministers head the most important ministries and sit in the Cabinet.

Q17.Books & AuthorsAsked in: RRB NTPC · 25 Mar, 2026, Shift 1Easy

A book published in 2025, authored by Narendra Modi and titled 'The Emergency Diaries – Years That Forged a Leader', is thematically associated with which of the following periods in Indian political history?

  1. A.1962–1965
  2. B.1989–1991
  3. C.1975–1977
  4. D.1969–1971
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Correct answer: C. 1975–1977

The book takes its title from the Emergency, which ran from 1975 to 1977, and recalls those years through the author's own experience of them.

Q18.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 17 Mar 2026, Shift 3Medium

The Preamble primarily serves as which of the following?

  1. A.A schedule to the Constitution
  2. B.A guiding principle for interpretation
  3. C.A financial guideline
  4. D.An enforceable part of law
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Correct answer: B. A guiding principle for interpretation

The Preamble is not enforceable in a court of law: it is neither a source of power for the legislature nor a limit on its powers.

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