RRB Group D 2025-26 14 August 2026 Shift 1 GK questions

Question 1

Which ISRO mission detected the effects of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) on the Moon’s exosphere, marking a global first in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Chandrayaan-2

Answer

Chandrayaan-3

Answer

Chandrayaan-1

Answer

Aditya-L1

Question 2

As per the Union Budget 2025-26 announcement, in which state is a greenfield airport to be established?

Accepted Answer

Bihar

Answer

Odisha

Answer

Rajasthan

Answer

Haryana

Question 3

The Market Access Support (MAS) Scheme, launched in December 2025, was introduced primarily to strengthen which area of economic activity?

Accepted Answer

Promote exports and support MSME exporters

Answer

Increase agricultural procurement for farmers

Answer

Provide urban housing subsidies for migrants

Answer

Expand universal rural health insurance

Question 4

In which state was the 24th National Junior Athletics Federation Competition held from April 24 to 26, 2026?

Accepted Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Maharashtra

Question 5

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had developed a comprehensive framework and guidelines for Space Cyber Security in collaboration with which organisation during the DefSat Conference & Expo 2026 held in New Delhi?

Accepted Answer

Satcom Industry Association-India

Answer

NewSpace India Limited

Answer

Antrix Corporation Limited

Answer

Indian Space Research Organisation

Question 6

Who had authored the book “Tides of Time: Bharat’s History through Murals in Parliament” unveiled by Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Sudha Murty

Answer

Amish Tripathi

Answer

Devdutt Pattanaik

Answer

Shashi Tharoor

Question 7

As part of India’s Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme, which organisation conducted crew module recovery trials in the Bay of Bengal in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Answer

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Answer

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

Answer

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)

Question 8

Which cricket team defeated Haryana in the final to claim their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Jharkhand

Answer

Punjab

Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Rajasthan

Question 9

Who had won the silver medal in women’s singles at the Baoji China Masters Super 100 badminton event held at Baoji City Gymnasium in May 2026?

Accepted Answer

Shriyanshi Valishetty

Answer

An Qi Yuan

Answer

Unnati Hooda

Answer

Malvika Bansod

Question 10

Who is the author of the book 'General Brasstacks: The Sundarji story' published in January 2026?

Accepted Answer

Probal Dasgupta

Answer

Arjun Subramaniam

Answer

Srinath Raghavan

Answer

Shiv Kunal Verma

Question 11

India renewed the Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation in March 2026 for collaboration on pollution control, waste management, circular economy, and climate action with which country?

Accepted Answer

Finland

Answer

Sweden

Answer

Norway

Answer

Denmark

Question 12

On May 11, 2026, the Government of India notified the rollout of the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 from July 1, 2026. It replaced which earlier rural employment law?

Accepted Answer

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005

Answer

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Answer

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana

Answer

National Rural Livelihood Mission

Question 13

Which landmark achievement in hypersonic technology did the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announce in May 2026?

Accepted Answer

The successful long-duration ground test of an actively cooled scramjet combustor

Answer

The induction of a hypersonic variant of the BrahMos missile

Answer

The launch of the first operational hypersonic cruise missile

Answer

The signing of a technology transfer deal with the US for hypersonic engines

Question 14

Which institution was honored with the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026 in the Institutional Category for exceptional work in disaster management?

Accepted Answer

Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority

Answer

National Disaster Response Force

Answer

Indian Red Cross Society

Answer

National Institute of Disaster Management

Question 15

Which theme was adopted for the World Governments Summit, 2026, that brought together governments, international organizations, thought leaders, and private sector leaders to identify innovative solutions for future challenges?

Accepted Answer

Shaping Future Governments

Answer

Empowering Modern Governments

Answer

Strengthening Sustainable Governments

Answer

Reinventing Digital Governments

Question 16

What triggered the 2025 India–Pakistan crisis?

Accepted Answer

Terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir

Answer

Diplomatic expulsion of ambassadors

Answer

Suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty

Answer

Cross-border artillery fire

Question 17

Which weightlifter had won the gold medal in the men’s 65-kilogram category at the Commonwealth Youth Weightlifting Championships conducted in Samoa during April 2026?

Accepted Answer

Sunil Singh

Answer

Abhinob Gogoi

Answer

Harjinder Kaur

Answer

Jeremy Lalrinnunga

Question 18

According to the Global Terrorism Index 2026 published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), which country had ranked first following a rise in terrorism-related fatalities?

Accepted Answer

Pakistan

Answer

Iraq

Answer

Afghanistan

Answer

India

Question 19

Where was Exercise Vayushakti-26 conducted in February 2026?

Accepted Answer

Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer

Answer

Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

Answer

Kachchh, Gujarat

Answer

Leh, Ladakh

Question 20

According to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2025, published by Transparency International, what was India’s rank among 182 countries?

Accepted Answer

91st

Answer

96th

Answer

102nd

Answer

84th

Question 21

On a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal straight line above the time axis indicate about the motion of the object?

Accepted Answer

Constant velocity

Answer

Increasing velocity

Answer

Constant acceleration

Answer

Changing direction

Question 22

Why can humans NOT hear the sound produced by a bat?

Accepted Answer

The frequency of bat sounds is above 20,000 Hz.

Answer

The frequency of bat sounds is below 20 Hz.

Answer

The sound travels only in water.

Answer

The sound is too loud for humans.

Question 23

Which of the following changes will most likely reduce the clarity of an echo in a large room?

Accepted Answer

Adding thick curtains to the walls

Answer

Painting the walls a light colour

Answer

Installing smooth ceramic tiles

Answer

Making the room larger

Question 24

Which of the following organs is most commonly affected by smoking tobacco products?

Accepted Answer

Lungs

Answer

Pancreas

Answer

Intestine

Answer

Brain

Question 25

What do methane, ethane and propane represent in the study of carbon compounds?

Accepted Answer

Chains containing increasing carbon atoms

Answer

Chains containing single carbon atom

Answer

Chains containing aromatic carbon atoms

Answer

Chains containing mixed metal atoms

Question 26

When an object is placed at 2F₁ of a convex lens, where is the image formed?

Accepted Answer

At 2F₂

Answer

At infinity

Answer

At F₂

Answer

Between F₂ and 2F₂

Question 27

What does the fact that movement in a plant occurs away from the point of touch suggest about plant coordination?

Accepted Answer

Signal transmission

Answer

Photosynthesis

Answer

Growth stimulation

Answer

Water absorption

Question 28

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

Pb – Lead

Answer

Fe – Fluorine

Answer

Ag – Argon

Answer

Au – Aluminum

Question 29

A student accidentally spills a small amount of dilute sulfuric acid on the laboratory table. The teacher suggests adding sodium bicarbonate powder to neutralize the acid.Which product confirms that a neutralization reaction has occurred?

Accepted Answer

Formation of carbon dioxide and salt

Answer

Formation of oxygen gas

Answer

Formation of hydrogen gas

Answer

Formation of metal oxide

Question 30

A student observes green mats growing on rocks in a damp forest. They have rhizoid-like structures but lack true roots. Which class do these plants most likely represent?

Accepted Answer

Bryophyta

Answer

Thallophyta

Answer

Gymnosperm

Answer

Pteridophyta

Question 31

What form of energy does a glowing bulb emit?

Accepted Answer

Light energy

Answer

Sound energy

Answer

Chemical energy

Answer

Gravitational energy

Question 32

A chemist is designing a synthetic route for a new medicine and must select a carbon compound as the starting material. Which property of carbon allows it to form a wide variety of organic molecules suitable for this task?

Accepted Answer

Carbon's ability to form four strong covalent bonds

Answer

Carbon's ability to lose electrons easily

Answer

Carbon's ability to attract electrons strongly

Answer

Carbon's ability to form double bonds with oxygen

Question 33

Identify the correct statement regarding the reaction of sodium carbonate and dilute HCl.

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide is released.

Answer

Hydrogen is released.

Answer

Chlorine is released.

Answer

Carbon monoxide is released.

Question 34

Which of the following phenomena is explained by Bohr’s model?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen line spectrum

Answer

Diffraction of neutron

Answer

Diffraction of proton

Answer

Rutherford scattering

Question 35

The measure of an image's clarity is called _________, whereas _________ is the brightness difference between object parts.

Accepted Answer

resolution, contrast

Answer

contrast, resolution

Answer

illumination, magnification

Answer

magnification, illumination

Question 36

A diver jumps off a diving board into a pool. At the moment just before entering the water, which statement best applies according to the law of conservation of energy?

Accepted Answer

The diver’s loss in potential energy equals the gain in kinetic energy

Answer

The diver’s total energy increases during the fall

Answer

The diver loses energy during the fall to the surroundings

Answer

The diver’s potential energy stays the same throughout

Question 37

In a tug-of-war, Team A pulls Team B with a force of 300 N. According to Newton's Third Law, what force does Team B exert on Team A?

Accepted Answer

300 N in the opposite direction

Answer

150 N in the same direction

Answer

600 N in the opposite direction

Answer

300 N in the same direction

Question 38

When a metal reacts with a dilute acid, hydrogen gas is released. What is the compound formed along with hydrogen gas called?

Accepted Answer

Salt

Answer

Water

Answer

Oxide

Answer

Base

Question 39

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Break down dead remains of organisms

Answer

Convert light energy into chemical energy

Answer

Synthesize organic substances from inorganic substances

Answer

Bring about the death of plants

Question 40

Which of the following graphs best represents Ohm’s Law for a resistor at constant temperature?

Accepted Answer

A straight line graph passing through the origin when current is plotted against voltage

Answer

A straight line graph not passing through the origin when current is plotted against voltage

Answer

A horizontal line graph when current is plotted against voltage

Answer

A curved line graph passing through the origin when current is plotted against voltage

Question 41

Complete the analogy.Light Microscope: Visible Light:: Electron Microscope: ________.

Accepted Answer

Electron Beam

Answer

Laser Light

Answer

X rays

Answer

Ultraviolet Light

Question 42

Who was the first scientist to use the term 'element'?

Accepted Answer

Robert Boyle

Answer

Antoine Lavoisier

Answer

John Dalton

Answer

JJ Thomson

Question 43

A student classifies animals in a diagram by both activity time (day/night) and visible characteristics. Which statement best shows what combining these criteria demonstrates about scientific classification?

Accepted Answer

It allows for multiple perspectives

Answer

It creates unique groups

Answer

It eliminates overlaps

Answer

It always focuses on genetics

Question 44

What is the primary reason water moves into the phloem tissue after sucrose is actively loaded into it in plants?

Accepted Answer

The increase in osmotic pressure draws water into the phloem

Answer

Pressure equalizes between phloem and xylem tissues

Answer

Increased ATP usage raises the temperature in the phloem

Answer

Water moves to phloem due to root pressure buildup

Question 45

A technician reverses the direction of current in a conductor placed in a magnetic field. According to Fleming's Left Hand Rule, what will happen to the direction of force on the conductor?

Accepted Answer

The force direction will reverse

Answer

The force direction will remain unchanged

Answer

The force will always increase

Answer

The force will disappear

Current Affairs (19)

Q1. Which ISRO mission detected the effects of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) on the Moon’s exosphere, marking a global first in 2025?

Q2. The Market Access Support (MAS) Scheme, launched in December 2025, was introduced primarily to strengthen which area of economic activity?

Q3. In which state was the 24th National Junior Athletics Federation Competition held from April 24 to 26, 2026?

Q4. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had developed a comprehensive framework and guidelines for Space Cyber Security in collaboration with which organisation during the DefSat Conference & Expo 2026 held in New Delhi?

Q5. Who had authored the book “Tides of Time: Bharat’s History through Murals in Parliament” unveiled by Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan in 2026?

Q6. As part of India’s Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme, which organisation conducted crew module recovery trials in the Bay of Bengal in 2026?

Q7. Which cricket team defeated Haryana in the final to claim their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title in 2025?

Q8. Who had won the silver medal in women’s singles at the Baoji China Masters Super 100 badminton event held at Baoji City Gymnasium in May 2026?

Q9. Who is the author of the book 'General Brasstacks: The Sundarji story' published in January 2026?

Q10. India renewed the Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation in March 2026 for collaboration on pollution control, waste management, circular economy, and climate action with which country?

Q11. On May 11, 2026, the Government of India notified the rollout of the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 from July 1, 2026. It replaced which earlier rural employment law?

Q12. Which landmark achievement in hypersonic technology did the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announce in May 2026?

Q13. Which institution was honored with the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026 in the Institutional Category for exceptional work in disaster management?

Q14. Which theme was adopted for the World Governments Summit, 2026, that brought together governments, international organizations, thought leaders, and private sector leaders to identify innovative solutions for future challenges?

Q15. What triggered the 2025 India–Pakistan crisis?

Q16. Which weightlifter had won the gold medal in the men’s 65-kilogram category at the Commonwealth Youth Weightlifting Championships conducted in Samoa during April 2026?

Q17. According to the Global Terrorism Index 2026 published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), which country had ranked first following a rise in terrorism-related fatalities?

Q18. Where was Exercise Vayushakti-26 conducted in February 2026?

Q19. According to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2025, published by Transparency International, what was India’s rank among 182 countries?

Economics (1)

Q20. As per the Union Budget 2025-26 announcement, in which state is a greenfield airport to be established?

Physics (11)

Q21. On a velocity-time graph, what does a horizontal straight line above the time axis indicate about the motion of the object?

Q22. Why can humans NOT hear the sound produced by a bat?

Q23. Which of the following changes will most likely reduce the clarity of an echo in a large room?

Q24. When an object is placed at 2F₁ of a convex lens, where is the image formed?

Q25. What form of energy does a glowing bulb emit?

Q26. The measure of an image's clarity is called _________, whereas _________ is the brightness difference between object parts.

Q27. A diver jumps off a diving board into a pool. At the moment just before entering the water, which statement best applies according to the law of conservation of energy?

Q28. In a tug-of-war, Team A pulls Team B with a force of 300 N. According to Newton's Third Law, what force does Team B exert on Team A?

Q29. Which of the following graphs best represents Ohm’s Law for a resistor at constant temperature?

Q30. Complete the analogy.Light Microscope: Visible Light:: Electron Microscope: ________.

Q31. A technician reverses the direction of current in a conductor placed in a magnetic field. According to Fleming's Left Hand Rule, what will happen to the direction of force on the conductor?

Biology (6)

Q32. Which of the following organs is most commonly affected by smoking tobacco products?

Q33. What does the fact that movement in a plant occurs away from the point of touch suggest about plant coordination?

Q34. A student observes green mats growing on rocks in a damp forest. They have rhizoid-like structures but lack true roots. Which class do these plants most likely represent?

Q35. What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Q36. A student classifies animals in a diagram by both activity time (day/night) and visible characteristics. Which statement best shows what combining these criteria demonstrates about scientific classification?

Q37. What is the primary reason water moves into the phloem tissue after sucrose is actively loaded into it in plants?

Chemistry (8)

Q38. What do methane, ethane and propane represent in the study of carbon compounds?

Q39. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Q40. A student accidentally spills a small amount of dilute sulfuric acid on the laboratory table. The teacher suggests adding sodium bicarbonate powder to neutralize the acid.Which product confirms that a neutralization reaction has occurred?

Q41. A chemist is designing a synthetic route for a new medicine and must select a carbon compound as the starting material. Which property of carbon allows it to form a wide variety of organic molecules suitable for this task?

Q42. Identify the correct statement regarding the reaction of sodium carbonate and dilute HCl.

Q43. Which of the following phenomena is explained by Bohr’s model?

Q44. When a metal reacts with a dilute acid, hydrogen gas is released. What is the compound formed along with hydrogen gas called?

Q45. Who was the first scientist to use the term 'element'?

Q26. The measure of an image's clarity is called _, whereas _ is the brightness difference between object parts.