RRB Group D 2025-26 21 August 2026 Shift 1 GK questions

Question 1

According to the QS World University Rankings 2026, which Indian institution emerged as the highest-ranked Indian institute globally by securing the 123rd position and improving from 150th rank in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)

Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

Answer

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)

Answer

Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (IISc Bengaluru)

Question 2

Who among the following became the champion of the 2026 Australian Open women’s singles tournament after defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final held at Melbourne Park, Australia?

Accepted Answer

Elena Rybakina

Answer

Coco Gauff

Answer

Iga Świątek

Answer

Mirra Andreeva

Question 3

In January 2026, the National Youth Day in India was observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which personality?

Accepted Answer

Swami Vivekananda

Answer

Rabindranath Tagore

Answer

Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer

Mahatma Gandhi

Question 4

Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change in May 2026?

Accepted Answer

Medha Vishram Kulkarni

Answer

Om Birla

Answer

Dr. Jitendra Singh

Answer

Sudheer Gupta

Question 5

In May 2026, which DRDO laboratory successfully conducted a long-duration test of the Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor, marking a breakthrough in hypersonic missile development?

Accepted Answer

Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL)

Answer

Research Centre Imarat (RCI)

Answer

Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL)

Answer

Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE)

Question 6

Which Indian state signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with SpaceX’s Starlink in February, 2026, to provide high-speed satellite internet to its remote and tribal regions?

Accepted Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Odisha

Answer

Rajasthan

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Maharashtra

Question 7

Which literary prize was jointly awarded in 2026 to author Yang Shuangzi and translator Lin King for the novel Taiwan Travelogue, marking the first work originally written in Mandarin Chinese to receive the honour?

Accepted Answer

International Booker Prize

Answer

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Answer

Women's Prize for Fiction

Answer

Nobel Prize in Literature

Question 8

Who won the Rahuri seat in the Maharashtra by-election 2026?

Accepted Answer

Akshay Kardile

Answer

Sharad Pawar

Answer

Sunil Tatkare

Answer

Devendra Fadnavis

Question 9

In April 2026, what was the name of the Cyber Security Awareness Training Programme launched by C-DAC, Hyderabad and Reliance Foundation to enable one million women across rural India to participate safely in the digital ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

e-SafeHER

Answer

Digital Suraksha Abhiyan

Answer

Cyber Sakhi Bharat

Answer

SafeNet Women

Question 10

What is the primary objective of India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by 2025–26?

Accepted Answer

Achieving up to 40% reduction in PM10 concentrations in targeted cities

Answer

Banning all diesel-operated public transport in urban regions

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Introducing carbon taxes on household electricity consumption

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Replacing thermal power plants with hydroelectric stations nationwide

Question 11

In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate Kaynes Semicon Plant in March 2026 to strengthen India’s semiconductor ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Andhra Pradesh

Answer

Uttar Pradesh

Answer

Karnataka

Question 12

Where was the 29th National Federation Senior Athletics Championships scheduled to be held in May 2026?

Accepted Answer

Ranchi

Answer

Bhubaneswar

Answer

Patna

Answer

Patiala

Question 13

In April 2026, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposed increasing the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha to which of the following limits?

Accepted Answer

850 members including Union Territories

Answer

650 members including Union Territories

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750 members including Union Territories

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950 members including Union Territories

Question 14

Which international platform did India host in New Delhi in November 2025 to reaffirm its commitment to "Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance" and regional cooperation for disaster resilience?

Accepted Answer

The Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM)

Answer

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Answer

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

Answer

The World Economic Forum (WEF)

Question 15

The increased allocation for PMAY-G in the Union Budget 2026–27 is primarily intended to support which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Construction of pucca houses for eligible rural families

Answer

Modernization of agricultural markets

Answer

Promotion of digital banking services

Answer

Expansion of rural railway infrastructure

Question 16

What strategic framework did the Central Board of Directors of the RBI approve during its March 2026 meeting in Patna?

Accepted Answer

Utkarsh 3.0

Answer

Payments Vision 2025

Answer

Utkarsh 2.0

Answer

National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (2026-29)

Question 17

In May 2026, which of the following international football events saw India’s men’s team compete with teams from Africa and the Caribbean in England?

Accepted Answer

Unity Cup

Answer

King's Cup

Answer

Inter Continental Cup

Answer

Merdeka Tournament

Question 18

Which Indian hockey player was named the Men's Player of the Year at the Hockey India 8th Annual Awards?

Accepted Answer

Hardik Singh

Answer

Vivek Sagar Prasad

Answer

Harmanpreet Singh

Answer

Mandeep Singh

Question 19

In March 2026, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) convicted and sentenced six private persons to imprisonment for two years with a fine of Rs. 10,000 each in a significant wildlife smuggling case involving illegal possession and trade of ________.

Accepted Answer

Tiger and leopard body parts

Answer

Jackal and elephant body parts

Answer

Tiger and rhinocerous body parts

Answer

Lion and rhinocerous body parts

Question 20

The 'Moonshot' project, launched by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in March 2026, primarily aims to develop which technology?

Accepted Answer

Brain co-processors

Answer

Quantum communication satellites

Answer

Reusable launch vehicles

Answer

AI-powered humanoid robots

Question 21

A photographer uses a concave lens of focal length 12 cm. The object is placed 18 cm from the lens. Using the sign convention, calculate the image distance (v)?

Accepted Answer

-7.2 cm

Answer

+7.2 cm

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+36 cm

Answer

-36 cm

Question 22

A dentist uses a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm to examine a patient's tooth. If the tooth is placed 5 cm from the mirror, what is the magnification produced?

Accepted Answer

1.33

Answer

1.67

Answer

0.5

Answer

0.75

Question 23

In a concave mirror, a ray parallel to the principal axis is incident. After reflection, the ray passes through:

Accepted Answer

The focus

Answer

The pole

Answer

Anywhere along the mirror

Answer

The center of curvature

Question 24

Select the correct option regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R).Assertion (A): The walls of veins are thinner than those of arteries.Reason (R): Veins carry blood under high pressure.

Accepted Answer

A is true, but R is false

Answer

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer

A is false, but R is true

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Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

Question 25

Why does biological magnification increase at higher trophic levels?

Accepted Answer

Chemicals are not degraded and accumulated at each trophic level

Answer

Energy increases at higher levels in food chain

Answer

Water content increases at each trophic level

Answer

Chemicals are degraded and accumulated only at higher trophic levels

Question 26

A researcher finds a plant group that does not need water for fertilisation and has seeds which are not enclosed in fruits. Which plant group is being described?

Accepted Answer

Gymnosperms

Answer

Bryophytes

Answer

Pteridophytes

Answer

Angiosperms

Question 27

Which of the following statements, correctly explains how smoking affects the respiratory system in humans?

Accepted Answer

Carbon monoxide in smoke combines with haemoglobin, reducing oxygen transport to tissues

Answer

Tar in tobacco strengthens the walls of alveoli

Answer

Smoking increases the surface area of alveoli for better gas exchange in the tissues

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Nicotine increases oxygen-carrying capacity of blood to various tissues

Question 28

Student A takes 20 seconds, while student B takes 40 seconds to complete the same amount of work. Which of the following statements is correct in connection to A and B?

Accepted Answer

Student A has double the power of Student B

Answer

Student B has double the power of Student A

Answer

Student B has done more work

Answer

Both students have the same power

Question 29

A technician is designing a solar power plant in central India. Understanding the value of the solar constant is necessary for planning the plant’s capacity as:

Accepted Answer

It indicates energy available before atmospheric loss

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It gives maximum possible temperature

Answer

It measures sunlight duration

Answer

It shows only atmospheric absorption

Question 30

Which characteristic is shared by all members of a homologous series?

Accepted Answer

They have similar chemical properties

Answer

They have the same molecular formula

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They have the same molecular mass

Answer

They have identical physical properties

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of coagulation in everyday life?

Accepted Answer

Adding vinegar in milk to form paneer

Answer

Separating pigments using chromatography

Answer

Extracting salt from sea water

Answer

Filtering sand from a mixture of water and sand

Question 32

Which of the following materials has the highest resistivity?

Accepted Answer

Manganin

Answer

Iron

Answer

Tungsten

Answer

Silver

Question 33

If a 2 kg ball initially at rest is pushed with a force of 8 N for 5 seconds, what is its velocity at the end of 5 seconds?

Accepted Answer

20 m/s

Answer

8 m/s

Answer

5 m/s

Answer

10 m/s

Question 34

A sample of water obtained from two different sources is found to contain hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 1:8 by mass. Which law is illustrated by this observation?

Accepted Answer

Law of constant proportions

Answer

Law of reciprocal proportions

Answer

Law of conservation of mass

Answer

Law of multiple proportions

Question 35

Given that metal X reacts with CuSO₄ but not with FeSO₄, and metal Y reacts with FeSO₄ but not with ZnSO₄, what is the correct order of decreasing reactivity for Zn, Fe, Cu, X, and Y?

Accepted Answer

Zn > Y > Fe > X > Cu

Answer

Cu > X > Fe > Y > Zn

Answer

Fe > X > Zn > Y > Cu

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Y > Zn > X > Fe > Cu

Question 36

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?Statement I: Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.Statement II: Covalent bonding usually occurs between metals and non-metals.

Accepted Answer

Only statement I is correct

Answer

Both statements I and II are incorrect

Answer

Both statements I and II are correct

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Only statement II is correct

Question 37

Which pigment is responsible for absorbing light during photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Chlorophyll

Answer

Carotene

Answer

Anthocyanin

Answer

Keratin

Question 38

What is the main difference between an addition and a substitution reaction in carbon compounds?

Accepted Answer

Addition reactions increase the number of atoms in a molecule

Answer

Addition reactions remove atoms from molecules

Answer

Addition reactions replace one atom with another

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Addition reactions occur only in saturated compounds

Question 39

A student measures the pH of four liquids: lemon juice (2), soap solution (9), water (7), and vinegar (3). Which is the most basic?

Accepted Answer

Soap solution (9)

Answer

Water (7)

Answer

Vinegar (3)

Answer

Lemon juice (2)

Question 40

Which situation does NOT correctly illustrate an action-reaction pair as per Newton's third law?

Accepted Answer

A car accelerating due to its engine

Answer

A hammer strikes a nail, nail pushes hammer back

Answer

A hand pushes a wall, wall pushes hand back

Answer

A foot kicks a ball, ball pushes foot back

Question 41

A constant force acts on an object and causes it to move in the same direction as the force. How is the work done by the force calculated?

Accepted Answer

Work is calculated by multiplying force and displacement

Answer

Work is calculated by dividing force by displacement

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Work is calculated by adding force and displacement

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Work is calculated by multiplying force and time

Question 42

Read the following statements are about epithelial tissue and select the most appropriate option.Statement A: Cells of epithelial tissue are tightly packed.Statement B: Fibrous basement membrane separates epithelium from underlying tissue.

Accepted Answer

Both Statement A and Statement B are correct

Answer

Statement A is incorrect and Statement B is correct

Answer

Statement A is correct and Statement B is incorrect

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Both Statement A and Statement B are incorrect

Question 43

Which of the following characteristics are correct for the cells of parenchyma?

Accepted Answer

Living, loosely organised with large intercellular spaces

Answer

Dead, loosely organised without intercellular spaces

Answer

Living, loosely organised without intercellular spaces

Answer

Dead, loosely organised with large intercellular spaces

Question 44

Which equation correctly represents a displacement reaction involving metals and their salt solutions?

Accepted Answer

Zn + CuSO₄ → ZnSO₄ + Cu

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Au + FeSO₄ → AuSO₄ + Fe

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Cu + ZnSO₄ → CuSO₄ + Zn

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Ag + MgSO₄ → AgSO₄ + Mg

Current Affairs (17)

Q1. According to the QS World University Rankings 2026, which Indian institution emerged as the highest-ranked Indian institute globally by securing the 123rd position and improving from 150th rank in 2025?

Q2. Who among the following became the champion of the 2026 Australian Open women’s singles tournament after defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final held at Melbourne Park, Australia?

Q3. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change in May 2026?

Q4. In May 2026, which DRDO laboratory successfully conducted a long-duration test of the Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor, marking a breakthrough in hypersonic missile development?

Q5. Which Indian state signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with SpaceX’s Starlink in February, 2026, to provide high-speed satellite internet to its remote and tribal regions?

Q6. Which literary prize was jointly awarded in 2026 to author Yang Shuangzi and translator Lin King for the novel Taiwan Travelogue, marking the first work originally written in Mandarin Chinese to receive the honour?

Q7. Who won the Rahuri seat in the Maharashtra by-election 2026?

Q8. In April 2026, what was the name of the Cyber Security Awareness Training Programme launched by C-DAC, Hyderabad and Reliance Foundation to enable one million women across rural India to participate safely in the digital ecosystem?

Q9. In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate Kaynes Semicon Plant in March 2026 to strengthen India’s semiconductor ecosystem?

Q10. Where was the 29th National Federation Senior Athletics Championships scheduled to be held in May 2026?

Q11. In April 2026, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposed increasing the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha to which of the following limits?

Q12. Which international platform did India host in New Delhi in November 2025 to reaffirm its commitment to "Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance" and regional cooperation for disaster resilience?

Q13. What strategic framework did the Central Board of Directors of the RBI approve during its March 2026 meeting in Patna?

Q14. In May 2026, which of the following international football events saw India’s men’s team compete with teams from Africa and the Caribbean in England?

Q15. Which Indian hockey player was named the Men's Player of the Year at the Hockey India 8th Annual Awards?

Q16. In March 2026, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) convicted and sentenced six private persons to imprisonment for two years with a fine of Rs. 10,000 each in a significant wildlife smuggling case involving illegal possession and trade of ________.

Q17. The 'Moonshot' project, launched by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in March 2026, primarily aims to develop which technology?

Static GK (1)

Q18. In January 2026, the National Youth Day in India was observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which personality?

Geography (2)

Q19. What is the primary objective of India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by 2025–26?

Q20. A technician is designing a solar power plant in central India. Understanding the value of the solar constant is necessary for planning the plant’s capacity as:

Economics (1)

Q21. The increased allocation for PMAY-G in the Union Budget 2026–27 is primarily intended to support which of the following?

Physics (8)

Q22. A photographer uses a concave lens of focal length 12 cm. The object is placed 18 cm from the lens. Using the sign convention, calculate the image distance (v)?

Q23. A dentist uses a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm to examine a patient's tooth. If the tooth is placed 5 cm from the mirror, what is the magnification produced?

Q24. In a concave mirror, a ray parallel to the principal axis is incident. After reflection, the ray passes through:

Q25. Student A takes 20 seconds, while student B takes 40 seconds to complete the same amount of work. Which of the following statements is correct in connection to A and B?

Q26. Which of the following materials has the highest resistivity?

Q27. If a 2 kg ball initially at rest is pushed with a force of 8 N for 5 seconds, what is its velocity at the end of 5 seconds?

Q28. Which situation does NOT correctly illustrate an action-reaction pair as per Newton's third law?

Q29. A constant force acts on an object and causes it to move in the same direction as the force. How is the work done by the force calculated?

Biology (7)

Q30. Select the correct option regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R).Assertion (A): The walls of veins are thinner than those of arteries.Reason (R): Veins carry blood under high pressure.

Q31. Why does biological magnification increase at higher trophic levels?

Q32. A researcher finds a plant group that does not need water for fertilisation and has seeds which are not enclosed in fruits. Which plant group is being described?

Q33. Which of the following statements, correctly explains how smoking affects the respiratory system in humans?

Q34. Which pigment is responsible for absorbing light during photosynthesis?

Q35. Read the following statements are about epithelial tissue and select the most appropriate option.Statement A: Cells of epithelial tissue are tightly packed.Statement B: Fibrous basement membrane separates epithelium from underlying tissue.

Q36. Which of the following characteristics are correct for the cells of parenchyma?

Chemistry (8)

Q37. Which characteristic is shared by all members of a homologous series?

Q38. Which of the following is an example of coagulation in everyday life?

Q39. A sample of water obtained from two different sources is found to contain hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 1:8 by mass. Which law is illustrated by this observation?

Q40. Given that metal X reacts with CuSO₄ but not with FeSO₄, and metal Y reacts with FeSO₄ but not with ZnSO₄, what is the correct order of decreasing reactivity for Zn, Fe, Cu, X, and Y?

Q41. Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?Statement I: Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.Statement II: Covalent bonding usually occurs between metals and non-metals.

Q42. What is the main difference between an addition and a substitution reaction in carbon compounds?

Q43. A student measures the pH of four liquids: lemon juice (2), soap solution (9), water (7), and vinegar (3). Which is the most basic?

Q44. Which equation correctly represents a displacement reaction involving metals and their salt solutions?