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RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 21 June 2025 Shift 3 GK Questions – with answers & solutions

All 38 GK / GS questions asked in RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 on 21 June 2025 Shift 3, with correct answers and short solutions, subject-wise: Polity, Current Affairs, Economics, Static GK, Geography, Modern History.

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Subjects: Polity (3) · Current Affairs (8) · Economics (3) · Static GK (4) · Geography (6) · Modern History (4) · Computer (5) · Ancient History (2) · Physics (1) · Biology (2)

Polity (3)

Constitutional and Non-Constitutional Bodies · Lokpal and Lokayukta

Q1. Which of the following correctly describes the composition of the selection committee for the Lokpal?

  1. (a) Prime Minister, Home Minister, Chief Justice of India, Attorney General, and Leader of the Opposition
  2. (b) Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, Chief Justice of India, and an eminent jurist nominated by the President
  3. (c) President, Prime Minister, Chief Election Commissioner, Lok Sabha Speaker, and a Jurist
  4. (d) Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, Leader of the Opposition, Vice-President, and a Cabinet Minister
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, Chief Justice of India, and an eminent jurist nominated by the President

Judiciary · Subordinate courts

Q2. Under which provision can the Governor extend judicial service rules to certain magistrates?

  1. (a) Article 234
  2. (b) Article 237
  3. (c) Article 233
  4. (d) Article 142
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Article 237

State Government · Advocate General

Q3. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution states about the appointment of the Advocate General for the State?

  1. (a) Article 163
  2. (b) Article 162
  3. (c) Article 164
  4. (d) Article 165
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Article 165

Current Affairs (8)

Awards and Honours - Current · International awards - current

Q4. What subject does 'To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause' by Benjamin Nathans explore, which earned it the Pulitzer for General Nonfiction?

  1. (a) Soviet dissident movement
  2. (b) American healthcare crisis
  3. (c) Environmental collapse
  4. (d) Rise of AI
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Soviet dissident movement

Awards and Honours - Current · Sports and film awards - current

Q5. Which of the following films won the Best Picture award at the 2025 Oscars?

  1. (a) Anora
  2. (b) Conclave
  3. (c) The Brutalist
  4. (d) Wicked
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Anora

Sports - Current · Cricket - current

Q6. What is the name of the 2025 tournament won by Vidarbha?

  1. (a) Ranji Trophy
  2. (b) Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
  3. (c) Vijay Hazare Trophy
  4. (d) Indian Premier League
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Ranji Trophy

Defence and Security - Current · Military exercises - current

Q7. In 2024, India hosted its first and largest multinational air combat exercise, marking a significant milestone in its defence diplomacy. What was the name of this exercise?

  1. (a) Exercise Shakti
  2. (b) Exercise Vayu Shakti
  3. (c) Exercise Tarang Shakti
  4. (d) Exercise Yudh Abhyas
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Exercise Tarang Shakti

Economy, Banking and Business · RBI and banking updates

Q8. Which Indian bank become the first to launch near-real-time, 24/7 programmable USD clearing capabilities using JP Morgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments platform in March 2025?

  1. (a) Indian Bank
  2. (b) Bandhan Bank
  3. (c) State Bank of India
  4. (d) Axis Bank
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Axis Bank

Sports - Current · Tournaments and winners

Q9. Who defeated Rudrankksh Patil and Arya Borse in the gold medal match of the 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team event at ISSF World Cup 2025?

  1. (a) A team from the USA
  2. (b) A team from Germany
  3. (c) A team from China
  4. (d) A team from Norway
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) A team from Norway

National Affairs and Government Initiatives · Court judgments and rulings - current

Q10. In the case of 'Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union of India (November 2024)', the Supreme Court dismissed a plea related to:

  1. (a) Uniform Civil Code for all Indian citizens
  2. (b) reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in jobs and education
  3. (c) constitutional validity of adding ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ to the Preamble
  4. (d) validity of Article 370 and special constitutional provisions
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) constitutional validity of adding ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ to the Preamble

Environment and Climate - Current · Environmental rules, campaigns and summits - current

Q11. On 24-25 February 2025, where did the International Conference on Carbon Markets Prakriti 2025 take place?

  1. (a) New Delhi
  2. (b) Chennai
  3. (c) Kolkata
  4. (d) Mumbai
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) New Delhi

Economics (3)

Money and Banking · RBI - history and functions

Q12. What is the maximum strength of the Deputy Governors of Reserve Bank of India, according to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934?

  1. (a) Five Deputy Governors
  2. (b) Four Deputy Governors
  3. (c) Two Deputy Governors
  4. (d) Three Deputy Governors
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Four Deputy Governors

Industry and Infrastructure · LPG reforms of 1991

Q13. Which of the following is/are correct regarding the agricultural sector post the reform period of 1991?1. Quantitative restrictions on imports of agricultural products to India were fully removed from April 2001.2. There was a huge increase in the import duties on agricultural products to India after 1991.3. Due to the export-oriented policy after 1991, there was a shift from production for the domestic market towards production for the export market, with more focus on cash crops than food grains.

  1. (a) Only 2 and 3
  2. (b) Only 1
  3. (c) Only 1 and 2
  4. (d) Only 1 and 3
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Only 1 and 3

Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development · Poverty - measurement and committees

Q14. Which of the following correctly differentiates between absolute poverty and relative poverty?

  1. (a) Absolute poverty is subjective; relative poverty is objective.
  2. (b) There is no difference between the two.
  3. (c) Absolute poverty is based on income inequality; relative poverty is not.
  4. (d) Absolute poverty uses a fixed threshold; relative poverty compares individuals within a society.
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Absolute poverty uses a fixed threshold; relative poverty compares individuals within a society.

Static GK (4)

Dances · Classical dances and their states

Q15. Jagoi and Cholom are the two main divisions of which of the following classical dance forms?

  1. (a) Odissi
  2. (b) Manipuri
  3. (c) Kuchipudi
  4. (d) Kathak
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Manipuri

Music and Musical Instruments · Folk music and songs by state

Q16. 'Maand' is the popular folk music of which state?

  1. (a) Uttar Pradesh
  2. (b) Rajasthan
  3. (c) Jharkhand
  4. (d) Maharashtra
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Rajasthan

Sports · National championships - venues and winners

Q17. Who were the defending champions at the 15ᵗʰ Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025?

  1. (a) Hockey Punjab
  2. (b) Hockey Haryana
  3. (c) Hockey Maharashtra
  4. (d) Hockey Jharkhand
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Hockey Jharkhand

Indian Railways · Railway projects and technology (Kavach, DFC, high-speed rail)

Q18. What is the length of the hyperloop test track launched by IIT Madras in 2025?

  1. (a) 10 km
  2. (b) 100 m
  3. (c) 422 m
  4. (d) 1 km
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) 422 m

Geography (6)

India - Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation · Seasons of India

Q19. During summer, the Thar Desert becomes a low-pressure zone due to which of the following?

  1. (a) Western disturbances
  2. (b) Frontal cyclones
  3. (c) Coastal humidity
  4. (d) Intense solar heating
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Intense solar heating

Environment and Protected Areas · National parks

Q20. Which of the following mountain ranges contains the 'Valley of Flowers' National Park?

  1. (a) Karakoram
  2. (b) Pir Panjal
  3. (c) Dhauladhar
  4. (d) West Himalaya
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) West Himalaya

India - Location, Physiography and Neighbours · Location, extent and Standard Meridian

Q21. What is the longitudinal extent of India?

  1. (a) 68°7′E to 97°25′E
  2. (b) 69°10′E to 96°15′E
  3. (c) 70°00′E to 95°30′E
  4. (d) 66°30′E to 98°00′E
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) 68°7′E to 97°25′E

India - Population and Census · Census 2011 - population and growth

Q22. According to the Census of India, what was the approximate decadal growth rate of India’s population during 2001-2011?

  1. (a) 21.3%
  2. (b) 14.9%
  3. (c) 25.6%
  4. (d) 17.6%
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 17.6%

India - Population and Census · Human settlements - rural and urban types

Q23. Which of the following physical factors influences the compactness of rural settlements in dry regions like Rajasthan?

  1. (a) Availability of water
  2. (b) Altitude
  3. (c) Soil fertility
  4. (d) Groundwater salinity
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Availability of water

India - Transport and Communication · Inland waterways

Q24. How many national waterways have been declared for development under the National Waterways Act, 2016?

  1. (a) 122
  2. (b) 100
  3. (c) 111
  4. (d) 150
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) 111

Modern History (4)

British Administration and Policies · Economic impact and drain of wealth

Q25. The Indian textile industry was subjected to discriminatory trade practices. Which of the following policies harmed the Indian textile industry under British rule?

  1. (a) Equal tariffs on imports and exports
  2. (b) Imposition of heavy duties on Indian exports to Britain
  3. (c) Free trade within India
  4. (d) Export subsidies
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Imposition of heavy duties on Indian exports to Britain

British Administration and Policies · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q26. Which of the following Acts allowed the Crown to take over governance from the East India Company?

  1. (a) Government of India Act, 1858
  2. (b) Charter Act, 1813
  3. (c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
  4. (d) Ilbert Bill, 1883
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Government of India Act, 1858

Socio-Religious Reform Movements · Prarthana Samaj and Satyashodhak Samaj

Q27. Jyotiba Phule was remembered on his birth anniversary on 11ᵗʰ April 2025 for which of the following major contributions to Indian society?

  1. (a) Leading the 1857 revolt
  2. (b) Writing the Indian Constitution
  3. (c) Launching India’s first cooperative bank
  4. (d) Founding the first girls’ school in India
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Founding the first girls’ school in India

Personalities, Newspapers, Books and Slogans · Freedom fighters and their titles

Q28. Which moderate leader, often referred to as the 'Grand Old Man of India,' became the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons and helped shape the early nationalist movement?

  1. (a) Rash Behari Ghosh
  2. (b) Pherozeshah Mehta
  3. (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Dadabhai Naoroji

Computer (5)

Computer Memory · Secondary storage devices

Q29. Where are files and folders typically stored in a computer?

  1. (a) Keyboard
  2. (b) Monitor
  3. (c) Hard drive
  4. (d) Printer
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Hard drive

MS Office and Productivity Tools · Keyboard shortcuts

Q30. Which of the following key combinations is used to paste copied content?

  1. (a) Ctrl + V
  2. (b) Ctrl + K
  3. (c) Ctrl + P
  4. (d) Ctrl + B
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Ctrl + V

Software, Operating Systems and Programming · Windows features and utilities

Q31. Which statement best explains why removing all desktop icons does NOT impact the functionality of the applications in Windows OS?

  1. (a) Desktop icons are system-critical files required to run applications.
  2. (b) The desktop is a virtual memory area where applications run in the background.
  3. (c) Desktop icons are only visual shortcuts and not the actual application files.
  4. (d) Windows OS duplicates all application files in the desktop directory.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Desktop icons are only visual shortcuts and not the actual application files.

Software, Operating Systems and Programming · Software licensing (open source, freeware, shareware)

Q32. Which of the following is an example of an open-source desktop Operating System?

  1. (a) Android
  2. (b) Windows 11
  3. (c) macOS
  4. (d) Linux Ubuntu
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Linux Ubuntu

Software, Operating Systems and Programming · File extensions and formats

Q33. What is the default file format for saving workbooks in newer versions of MS Excel (e.g., Excel 2019)?

  1. (a) .pdf
  2. (b) .xlsx
  3. (c) .csv
  4. (d) .xls
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) .xlsx

Ancient History (2)

Post-Gupta Period · Harshavardhana

Q34. Who defeated Harshavardhana on the Narmada frontier?

  1. (a) Narasimhavarman
  2. (b) Rajaraja Chola
  3. (c) Mahendravarman II
  4. (d) Pulakesin II
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Pulakesin II

Indus Valley Civilisation · Major sites and their locations

Q35. Which river is associated with the Mohenjo-daro site?

  1. (a) Ganga
  2. (b) Saraswati
  3. (c) Indus
  4. (d) Yamuna
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Indus

Physics (1)

Gravitation · Universal law of gravitation and G

Q36. Which force acts without physical contact and governs celestial body motion in mechanics?

  1. (a) Tension
  2. (b) Friction
  3. (c) Gravitational force
  4. (d) Spring force
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Gravitational force

Biology (2)

Diseases, Immunity and Health · Viral diseases

Q37. Why is the common cold rarely considered a lower respiratory tract infection?

  1. (a) The virus is destroyed in the alveoli.
  2. (b) It requires a vector for lower tract transmission.
  3. (c) Rhinoviruses only infect the upper respiratory tract.
  4. (d) Antibodies prevent it from entering the lungs.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Rhinoviruses only infect the upper respiratory tract.

Biology Miscellaneous · Biologists and their discoveries

Q38. For which discovery was Paul Ehrlich awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1908?

  1. (a) Theoretical basis for immunology
  2. (b) Penicillin for treating infections
  3. (c) Antibacterial effect of sulpha drugs
  4. (d) Use of azodyes in textiles
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Theoretical basis for immunology

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