Top RRB NTPC GK Questions & Answers (Hindi/English) | 2026 Preparation

General Awareness is the backbone of the RRB NTPC selection process. Based on the official RRB NTPC exam pattern, the GK section carries the highest weightage with 40 questions in CBT 1 and 50 questions in CBT 2. To help you stay ahead of the competition, we have compiled the most important GK questions for the RRB NTPC 2026 exams to help you easily clear the cut-off.

RRB NTPC 2026 GK Questions

Explore our top 40 handpicked GK and General Awareness questions tailored for the RRB NTPC 2026 recruitment drive.

Q1. Who was the founding visionary of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

(a) Vikram Sarabhai
(b) Satish Dhawan
(c) Dr Homi J Bhabha
(d) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer: (A) Vikram Sarabhai 

Q2. Renowned musician Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman is famously associated with which musical instrument?

(a) Sitar
(b) Guitar
(c) Dhol
(d) Mridangam
Answer: (D) Mridangam

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Q3. In which year did Michael Faraday discover electromagnetic induction, the core principle behind modern transformers and generators?

(a) 1853
(b) 1820
(c) 1875
(d) 1831
Answer: (D) 1831

Q4. Which port was established as a satellite facility to reduce traffic congestion at the Mumbai Port?

(a) New Mangalore Port
(b) Marmagao Port
(c) Deendayal Port Authority
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Answer: (D) Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Q5. Select the correct matching of the following Biosphere Reserves with their states:
Biosphere Reserves States
1. Nokrek a. Meghalaya
2. Panna b. Madhya Pradesh
3. Manas c. Assam

(a) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
(b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
(c) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
(d) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
Answer: (D) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c

Q6. Market equilibrium is characterized by:
(A) Market demand = market supply
(B) Absence of excess supply in the market

(a) Neither (A) nor (B)
(b) Only (A)
(c) Both (A) and (B)
(d) Only (B)
Answer: (C) Both (A) and (B) 

Q7. Match the economic concepts in Column A with their accurate definitions in Column B.

Column A	Column B
a. Devaluation	1. Decline in market exchange rate
b. Depreciation	2. Contraction of domestic currency
c. Deflation	3. Foreign exchange rationing
d. Exchange control	4. Contraction of imports
	5. Official reduction in currency's external value

(a) a-5, b-1, c-2, d-3
(b) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
(c) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
(d) a-5, b-3, c-2, d-1
Answer: (A) a-5, b-1, c-2, d-3.

Q8. Which of these is NOT a core pillar of the National State Policy 2024 strategic framework?

(a) Technological Intervention
(b) Restriction on Private Sector Engagement
(c) Strong Professional Sports Governance, Implementation and Monitoring
(d) National Framework and Regulatory Bodies
Answer: (B) Restriction on Private Sector Engagement

Q9. A vehicle slows from 40 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 seconds. Calculate the car's acceleration.

(a) 4m/s²
(b) -4m/s²
(c) 12m/s²
(d) 2m/s²
Answer: (B) -4 m/s²

Q10. 'Tsang Po' and 'Jamuna' are alternate names for which major river?

(a) Indus
(b) Ganga
(c) Narmada
(d) Brahmaputra
Answer: (D) Brahmaputra

Q11. Which sector is not categorized as a major industry by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion?

(a) Electricity
(b) Jute
(c) Fertilizers
(d) Crude Oil
Answer: (B) Jute

Q12. Which articles of the Indian Constitution govern the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

(a) Articles 300 to 320
(b) Articles 330 to 338
(c) Articles 210 to 219
(d) Articles 315 to 323
Answer: (D) Articles 315 to 323

Q13. Who was appointed as the Viceroy of India, succeeding Lord Wavell in February 1947?

(a) Lord Willingdon
(b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) Lord Irwin
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: (D) Lord Mountbatten

Q14. In which state is the 'Rottela Panduga' (Roti Festival) celebrated?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (C) Andhra Pradesh

Q15. Which committee proposed the addition of Fundamental Duties to the Indian Constitution?

(a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(b) Sarkaria Committee
(c) Swaran Singh Committee
(d) Raja Mannar Committee
Answer: (C) Swaran Singh Committee

Q16. Where is the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium located?

(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Jamshedpur
(c) Ranchi
(d) Rourkela
Answer: (D) Rourkela

Q17. Which Indian state experienced the most significant transformation due to the Green Revolution?

(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Punjab
Answer: (D) Punjab

Q18. Which Dravidian language did the Odisha government recommend for inclusion in the Eighth Schedule on July 10, 2023?

(a) Tulu
(b) Kodagu
(c) Kui
(d) Malto
Answer: (C) Kui

Q19. Calculate the BMI of an individual weighing 50 kg with a height of 1.5 m.

(a) 25.0 kg/m²
(b) 22.2 kg/m²
(c) 16.6 kg/m²
(d) 18.0 kg/m²
Answer: (B) 22.2 kg/m²

Q20. Kinetic energy depends on which of the following factors?
i) Mass of the body
ii) Square of the velocity
iii) Pressure

(a) Only (iii)
(b) Both (i) and (ii)
(c) Only (i)
(d) Both (ii) and (iii)
Answer: (B) Both (i) and (ii)

Q21. The Brahmo Samaj was originally established under the name:

(a) Veda Samaj
(b) Prarthana Samaj
(c) Arya Samaj
(d) Brahmo Sabha
Answer: (D) Brahmo Sabha

Q22. Mahavir Jayanti marks the birth of Lord Mahavira, the _____ Tirthankara of Jainism.

(a) 25th
(b) 26th
(c) 23rd
(d) 24th
Answer: (D) 24th

Q23. Who was the first to propose a mathematically predictive heliocentric model of the solar system?

(a) Pierre-Simon Laplace
(b) Immanuel Kant
(c) Galileo Galilei
(d) Nicolaus Copernicus
Answer: (D) Nicolaus Copernicus

Q24. Who established the Indore Gharana?

(a) Bhimsen Joshi
(b) Ustad Amir Khan
(c) Tansen
(d) Ustad Ghaghe Khuda Baksh
Answer: (B) Ustad Amir Khan

Q25. Evaluate the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
(A) The first battle of Panipat was a decisive turning point in Indian history.
(R) It established the Mughal empire by defeating local rulers.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A.
(b) A is true, R is false.
(c) R is true, A is false.
(d) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
Answer: (A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
 

Q26. Which water body separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands?

(a) Eight Degree Channel
(b) Nine Degree Channel
(c) Ten Degree Channel
(d) Eleven Degree Channel
Answer: (C) Ten Degree Channel

Q27. Approximately what percentage of solar energy is captured by terrestrial green plants?

(a) 10 percent
(b) 5 percent
(c) 100 percent
(d) 1 percent
Answer: (D) 1 percent

Q28. Which writ is issued by a higher court when a lower court exceeds its jurisdiction?
jurisdiction?

(a) Quo Warranto
(b) Habeas Corpus
(c) Certiorari
(d) Prohibition
Answer: (D) Prohibition

Q29. India's first satellite, ________________, was successfully launched by ISRO.

(a) ScatSat
(b) Aryabhatta
(c) Bhaskara
(d) Resourcesat
Answer: (B) Aryabhatta

Q30. What is the IUPAC name for CH₃NH₂?

(a) Propan-1-amine
(b) Methanamine
(c) 2-Methyl propan-1-amine
(d) Ethanamine
Answer: (B) Methanamine

Q31. Which of the following is not a component of Carnatic music?

(a) Varnam
(b) Dhrupad
(c) Pallavi
(d) Charana
Answer: (B) Dhrupad

Q32. Who secured the Purple Cap in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (2024)?

(a) T Natarajan
(b) Jasprit Bumrah
(c) Kuldeep Yadav
(d) Harshal Patel
Answer: (D) Harshal Patel

Q33. Which initiative acts as a roadmap for child protection priorities aligned with the SDGs?

(a) Mission Suraksha
(b) Mission Vardan
(c) Mission Vatsalya
(d) Mission Arpan
Answer: (C) Mission Vatsalya

Q34. Which Indian state boasts the highest number of large dams?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Rajasthan
Answer: (A) Maharashtra

Q35. Identify the case where the two terms do not have the same meaning:

(a) Nominal GDP and GDP at current prices
(b) The base period and the reference period
(c) Changes in real GDP and the GDP deflator
(d) Real GDP and GDP at constant prices
Answer: (C) Changes in real GDP and the GDP deflator

Q36. Medini Rai, Hasan Khan, and Mahmud Lodi allied with Rana Sanga to fight which Mughal ruler?

(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Humayun
Answer: (A) Babur

Q37. Which Article grants minorities the right to establish and manage educational institutions of their choice?

(a) Article 26
(b) Article 24
(c) Article 32
(d) Article 30
Answer: (D) Article 30

Q38. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 authorizes the ______________ to establish authorities for pollution prevention.

(a) State Governments
(b) Central Government
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Local Municipalities
Answer: (B) Central Government

Q39. Match the biochemical terms with their properties:
Column A | Column B
a. Glucose | Best organic substrate for respiration
b. Yeast | Uses nutrients for fermentation
c. Glycolysis | Glucose converts into pyruvic acid
d. Intermediate | Substance in glucose breakdown

(a) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c.
(b) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a.
(c) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d.
(d) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b
Answer: (B) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

Q40. Why is the cyclic structure of glucose referred to as a 'pyranose' structure?

(a) Pyran is a non-cyclic compound.
(b) Pyran is a cyclic compound containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms.
(c) Furan is a non-cyclic compound.
(d) Furan is a cyclic compound.
Answer: (B) Pyran is a cyclic organic compound, with one oxygen atom and five carbon atoms in the ring

Q41. In which year did the split in the Indian National Congress take place?

(a) 1901
(b) 1905
(c) 1903
(d) 1907
Answer: (d) 1907

Q42. Badruddin Tyabji was the President of the Indian National Congress in which year?

(a) 1887
(b) 1888
(c) 1885
(d) 1886
Answer: (a) 1887

Q43. When was the Indian National Congress founded?

(a) 1890
(b) 1858
(c) 1885
(d) 1872
Answer: (c) 1885

Q44. Who presided over the 1915 session of the Indian National Congress?

(a) Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
(b) Ambica Charan Mazumdar
(c) Bhupendra Nath Bose
(d) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Answer: (a) Satyendra Prasanna Sinha 

Q45. The 1925 Indian National Congress session was hosted in which city?

(a) Kanpur
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Delhi
(d) Nagpur
Answer: (a) Kanpur 

Q46. How many delegates were present at the second session of the Indian National Congress?

(a) 434
(b) 628
(c) 212
(d) 190
Answer: (a) 434

Q47. Under whose presidency did the Congress demand 'Complete Independence' in 1929?

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Chitta Ranjan Das
Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q48. In which session did George Yule preside as Congress President in 1888?

(a) Calcutta
(b) Allahabad
(c) Madras
(d) Bombay
Answer: (b) Allahabad

Q49. When did the Karachi session pass the resolution regarding India's future Constitution?

(a) 1921
(b) 1931
(c) 1930
(d) 1940
Answer: (b) 1931

Q50. Who was elected Congress President in 1938 and 1939?

(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: (a) Subhash Chandra Bose

Q51. Who presided over the 1923 special session, becoming the youngest president at 35?

(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(b) Ram Manohar Lohia
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q52. Who was the Congress President at the time of Indian independence in 1947?

(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) J. B. Kripalani
Answer: (d) J.B. Kripalani 

Q53. At which session was the national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' first performed?

(a) Calcutta
(b) Lahore
(c) Belgaum
(d) Tripuri
Answer: (a) Calcutta

Q54. The 1921 Moplah Revolt took place in which modern-day state?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (c) Kerala

Q55. Who founded the All India Forward Bloc in 1939 after exiting the Congress leadership?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: (d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Q56. Where was the All-India Kisan Sabha established in 1936?

(a) Lucknow
(b) Lahore
(c) Amritsar
(d) Delhi
Answer: (a) Lucknow

Q57. Who first articulated the 'Drain of Wealth' theory regarding India's colonial economy?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) R. C. Dutt
(c) S. N. Banerjee
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: (d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Q58. Who was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Services?

(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Satyendra Nath Tagore
(d) Surendra Nath Banerjee
Answer: (c) Satyendra Nath Tagore

Q59. In which year was the Hindu Mahasabha founded?

(a) 1917
(b) 1915
(c) 1925
(d) 1910
Answer: (b) 1915

Q60. Who wrote 'Anand Math,' the source of the anthem 'Vande Mataram'?

(a) Abanindranath Tagore
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Q61. Who remarked, "English education has enslaved us"?

(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi

Q62. Who led the Moplah uprising?

(a) Alluri Sitarama Raju
(b) Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji
(c) Birsa Munda
(d) Baba Ramchandra
Answer: (b) Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji

Q63. Who was the founder of the Forward Bloc?

(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: (c) Subhas Chandra Bose

Q64. Which reformer was affectionately known as 'Lokhitwadi'?

(a) Balshastri Jambhekar
(b) Dadoba Pandurang
(c) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
(d) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Answer: (d) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Q65. Who established the Asiatic Society in Calcutta in 1784?

(a) Jonathan Duncan
(b) William Jones
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Charles Eyre
Answer: (b) William Jones

Q66. Who established the Social Service League in Bombay?

(a) M. N. Roy
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Narayan Malhar Joshi
(d) Mahadev Govind Ranade
Answer: (c) Narayan Malhar Joshi

Q67. Who was responsible for the Hindi calligraphy of the original Indian Constitution?

(a) S. N. Mukherjee
(b) Prem Behari Narain Raizada
(c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya
(d) Nand Lal Bose
Answer: (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya

Q68. The structural design of the Indian Constitution is largely influenced by which Act?

(a) 1909
(b) 1935
(c) 1947
(d) 1919
Answer: (b) 1935

Q69. When was the Constitution of India formally adopted?

(a) 1947
(b) 1949
(c) 1950
(d) 1948
Answer: (b) 1949

Q70. Who moved the 'Objective Resolution' that later evolved into the Preamble?

(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) J. B. Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: (c) Jawaharlal Nehru