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All 40 GK / GS questions asked in RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2024-25 on 23 June 2025 Shift 1, with correct answers and short solutions, subject-wise: Geography, Medieval History, Current Affairs, Polity, Modern History, Ancient History.

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Subjects: Geography (5) · Medieval History (1) · Current Affairs (10) · Polity (5) · Modern History (4) · Ancient History (4) · Economics (3) · Physics (1) · Computer (5) · Biology (1) · Chemistry (1)

Geography (5)

India - Agriculture · Horticulture and plantation crops

Q1. Which of the following crops is associated with plantation agriculture in India?

  1. (a) Bajra
  2. (b) Tea
  3. (c) Wheat
  4. (d) Cotton
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Tea

Environment and Protected Areas · Tiger reserves and Project Tiger

Q2. In May 2025, the management of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) was in talks with TRAFFIC − a joint initiative between World Wildlife Fund and the International Union of Conservation of Nature − to obtain a sniffer dog for ______________.

  1. (a) Betla National Park
  2. (b) Kanha National Park
  3. (c) Periyar National Park
  4. (d) Gir National Park
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Betla National Park

India - Location, Physiography and Neighbours · Coastal plains

Q3. The Western Coastal Plains are narrower and lie between which features?

  1. (a) Himalayas and Indian Ocean
  2. (b) Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal
  3. (c) Vindhya Range and Arabian Sea
  4. (d) Western Ghats and Arabian Sea
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Western Ghats and Arabian Sea

India - Population and Census · Population density

Q4. Which of the following river basins supports the highest population concentration in India?

  1. (a) Godavari Basin
  2. (b) Ganga Basin
  3. (c) Narmada Basin
  4. (d) Brahmaputra Basin
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Ganga Basin

India - Population and Census · SC and ST population

Q5. According to 2011 census of India, which of the following states/union territories was observed as absence of tribal population?

  1. (a) Punjab
  2. (b) Odisha
  3. (c) Maharashtra
  4. (d) Kerala
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Punjab

Medieval History (1)

Delhi Sultanate · Sultanate architecture

Q6. The famous building 'Qutub Minar' has been built under which style of architecture?

  1. (a) Mamulek Style
  2. (b) Seljuk Style
  3. (c) Sharqi Style
  4. (d) Mughal Style
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Mamulek Style

Current Affairs (10)

Awards and Honours - Current · National awards - current

Q7. In December 2024, which government project won the SKOCH Award for excellence in forest management?

  1. (a) Nagaland Forest Management Project
  2. (b) Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana
  3. (c) Social Forestry Schemes of Madhya Pradesh
  4. (d) Green India Mission
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Nagaland Forest Management Project

Books, Obituaries and Days - Current · Books released

Q8. Who is the author of the 2025 novel Dream Count?

  1. (a) Dan Brown
  2. (b) Philip Pullman
  3. (c) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  4. (d) Ocean Vuong
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Books, Obituaries and Days - Current · Books released

Q9. Who among the following wrote the book 'Breaking Rocks and Barrier'?

  1. (a) Sudipta Sengupta
  2. (b) Pankaj Mishra
  3. (c) Arun Shourie
  4. (d) Soumitra Chatterjee
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Sudipta Sengupta

Defence and Security - Current · Military exercises - current

Q10. What type of aircraft did the Indian Air Force contingent include in Exercise INIOCHOS-25?

  1. (a) Only Su-30 MKI fighters
  2. (b) Su-30 MKI fighters, IL-78 aerial refuelers and C-17 transport aircraft
  3. (c) Only IL-78 aerial refuelers
  4. (d) Only C-17 transport aircraft
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Su-30 MKI fighters, IL-78 aerial refuelers and C-17 transport aircraft

State News · State elections and results

Q11. Regarding the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, which of the following statements are correct?
1. The BJP won more than 100 seats.
2. The Congress improved its seat tally compared to 2019.
3. The Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) secured more seats than the Uddhav faction.
4. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance was successful in forming the government.

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

Answer: (a) Only 1 and 3

International Affairs and Summits · Summits and conferences

Q12. Where was the 2024 G20 Summit held?

  1. (a) New Delhi, India
  2. (b) Johannesburg, South Africa
  3. (c) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  4. (d) Rome, Italy
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sports - Current · Records and achievements

Q13. What significant announcement did Vandana Katariya, who holds the record for the most international caps in Indian women’s hockey history, make in April, 2025?

  1. (a) Her participation in the upcoming Olympics
  2. (b) Her appointment as the captain of the Indian women's hockey team
  3. (c) Her decision to join a new hockey team
  4. (d) Her retirement from international hockey
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Her retirement from international hockey

Defence and Security - Current · Defence personnel, firsts and ceremonial events

Q14. Which Indian naval ship visited Port Louis, Mauritius, in March 2025 to participate in the 57ᵗʰ National Day celebrations?

  1. (a) INS Chennai
  2. (b) INS Kolkata
  3. (c) INS Vikrant
  4. (d) INS Imphal
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) INS Imphal

International Affairs and Summits · Summits and conferences

Q15. Which Edition of the European Political Community Summit was held in November 2024?

  1. (a) 7ᵗʰ
  2. (b) 6ᵗʰ
  3. (c) 4ᵗʰ
  4. (d) 5ᵗʰ
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 5ᵗʰ

State News · State elections and results

Q16. In the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections, how many seats were won by the winning party/coalition and what is the name of the party/coalition?

  1. (a) 56 seats, JMM-led NDA alliance
  2. (b) 50 seats, Indian National Congress (INC)
  3. (c) 56 seats, JMM-led alliance INDIA
  4. (d) 45 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) 56 seats, JMM-led alliance INDIA

Polity (5)

Union, Territory and Citizenship · Citizenship provisions (Articles 5-11)

Q17. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law?

  1. (a) Article 11
  2. (b) Article 14
  3. (c) Article 5
  4. (d) Article 10
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Article 11

Constitutional and Non-Constitutional Bodies · UPSC and State PSCs

Q18. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution states about the duty of Union Public Service Commission to present its report annually to the President of India?

  1. (a) Article 322
  2. (b) Article 321
  3. (c) Article 324
  4. (d) Article 323
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Article 323

Fundamental Rights · Right to Freedom of Religion (Articles 25-28)

Q19. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides a right to profess, practice and propagate religion?

  1. (a) Article 26
  2. (b) Article 23
  3. (c) Article 25
  4. (d) Article 24
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Article 25

Local Government · Gram Sabha and three-tier structure

Q20. Which of the following is NOT an elected position under the Panchayati Raj system in India?

  1. (a) Pradhan
  2. (b) Panchayat Secreatary
  3. (c) Zila Pramukh
  4. (d) Sarpanch
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Panchayat Secreatary

Local Government · Gram Sabha and three-tier structure

Q21. In the three-tier structure of the Panchayati Raj system in India, which body is elected at the grassroots level?

  1. (a) Block Samiti
  2. (b) Zila Parishad
  3. (c) Gram Panchayat
  4. (d) Panchayat Samiti
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Gram Panchayat

Modern History (4)

British Administration and Policies · Land revenue systems (Permanent, Ryotwari, Mahalwari)

Q22. British land revenue policies were deeply exploitative. Under which system were landlords required to pay a fixed revenue regardless of crop yield?

  1. (a) Zamindari
  2. (b) Ryotwari
  3. (c) Mahalwari
  4. (d) Indian revenue system
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Zamindari

Advent of Europeans and British Expansion · Dutch, Danish and French

Q23. In which year did the Dutch East India Company establish its factory at Petapuli on the North Coromandel Coast?

  1. (a) 1532
  2. (b) 1606
  3. (c) 1699
  4. (d) 1457
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1606

Rise of Nationalism and Indian National Congress · Extremists - leaders and methods

Q24. Which prominent Indian freedom fighter was imprisoned in Mandalay Jail, Burma?

  1. (a) Mahatma Gandhi
  2. (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  4. (d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Peasant, Tribal and Civil Uprisings · Early civil and tribal revolts

Q25. Which of the following tribal communities was primarily involved in the Chuar Rebellion in the Jungle Mahals region?

  1. (a) Bhumji
  2. (b) Kols
  3. (c) Khasis
  4. (d) Bhils
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Bhumji

Ancient History (4)

Indus Valley Civilisation · Major sites and their locations

Q26. Which ancient civilisations flourished in the Thar Desert area about 5000 years ago?

  1. (a) Egyptian Civilisation
  2. (b) Babylonian Civilisation
  3. (c) Greek Civilisation
  4. (d) Indus Valley Civilisation
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Indus Valley Civilisation

Post-Gupta Period · Hiuen Tsang

Q27. The Chinese traveler who visited Harsha’s court was:

  1. (a) Fa-Hien
  2. (b) I-Tsing
  3. (c) Hiuen Tsang
  4. (d) Hao
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Hiuen Tsang

Post-Mauryan Period · Shunga and Kanva dynasties

Q28. Which dynasty replaced the Shungas in Magadha?

  1. (a) Kushanas
  2. (b) Guptas
  3. (c) Kanvas
  4. (d) Satavahanas
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Kanvas

Sources and Prehistoric India · Palaeolithic Age

Q29. Which of the following caves contain rock cut paintings dating back to the stone age era?

  1. (a) Barabar caves
  2. (b) Ajanta caves
  3. (c) Ellora caves
  4. (d) Bhimbetka caves
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Bhimbetka caves

Economics (3)

Planning and NITI Aayog · Planning Commission and NDC

Q30. The Planning Commission was established to steer India's five year plans. Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission of India?

  1. (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. (b) BR Ambedkar
  3. (c) Rajendra Prasad
  4. (d) CD Deshmukh
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

Industry and Infrastructure · LPG reforms of 1991

Q31. Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the outcomes of globalisation in the Indian economy?
1. The opening of the economy has led to a rapid decrease in foreign direct investment and foreign exchange reserves.
2. The post-1991 India witnessed a steep decline in its GDP on a continual basis for two decades.
3. The growth of GDP increased from 5.6% during 1980-91 to 8.2% during 2007-12.

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

Answer: (b) Only 3

Industry and Infrastructure · Make in India, Startup India and PLI

Q32. Start-up culture has grown rapidly in India after the liberalisation. Which ministry leads the implementation of the Start-up India initiative?

  1. (a) Ministry of Skill Development
  2. (b) Ministry of MSME
  3. (c) Ministry of Finance
  4. (d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Physics (1)

Electricity · Heating effect of current and Joule's law

Q33. Which of the following materials is most suitable for making filaments in electric bulbs?

  1. (a) Copper
  2. (b) Iron
  3. (c) Aluminium
  4. (d) Tungsten
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Tungsten

Computer (5)

Software, Operating Systems and Programming · Windows features and utilities

Q34. Which method allows you to create a new text file inside a specific folder in Windows?

  1. (a) Open the folder and right-click → New → Text Document
  2. (b) Start a new task from Task Manager.
  3. (c) Restore a file from the Recycle Bin.
  4. (d) Press Ctrl + F while in the folder.
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Open the folder and right-click → New → Text Document

MS Office and Productivity Tools · MS PowerPoint

Q35. When initiating a new presentation in MS PowerPoint, which of the following is the most accurate description of the 'Design Ideas' feature's primary function?

  1. (a) To automatically translate the presentation content into multiple languages
  2. (b) To suggest various pre-designed templates and layouts based on the content on the current slide
  3. (c) To automatically populate slides with relevant content based on the presentation topic
  4. (d) To provide real-time collaboration tools for multiple users working on the same presentation simultaneously
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) To suggest various pre-designed templates and layouts based on the content on the current slide

MS Office and Productivity Tools · MS PowerPoint

Q36. When you reuse slides from another presentation in MS PowerPoint 365, which of the following options ensures the imported slides retain their original formatting?

  1. (a) Click 'Keep Source Formatting' in the Reuse Slides pane
  2. (b) Copy and paste the slides
  3. (c) Import slides as images to lock their look
  4. (d) Apply the destination theme after inserting
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Click 'Keep Source Formatting' in the Reuse Slides pane

Software, Operating Systems and Programming · Windows features and utilities

Q37. In Windows 11 OS, which command interpreter helps to manage computer's drives (disks, partitions, volumes, or virtual hard disks)?

  1. (a) gpedit.msc
  2. (b) regedit
  3. (c) msconfig
  4. (d) diskpart
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) diskpart

MS Office and Productivity Tools · MS Excel

Q38. What is the purpose of Print Preview in MS Excel 365?

  1. (a) To edit cell formulas before printing
  2. (b) To convert the spreadsheet into a PDF
  3. (c) To delete unnecessary rows/columns
  4. (d) To check how the spreadsheet will appear on paper and adjust layout/formatting
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) To check how the spreadsheet will appear on paper and adjust layout/formatting

Biology (1)

Heredity and Evolution · Chromosomes, genes and DNA

Q39. Which of the following organisms has the smallest DNA length listed?

  1. (a) Bacteriophage λ
  2. (b) Human haploid cell
  3. (c) φ X174 phage
  4. (d) Escherichia coli
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) φ X174 phage

Chemistry (1)

Chemical Reactions and Equations · Oxidation, reduction and redox reactions

Q40. Which of the following is a disproportionation reaction?

  1. (a) 2Na + Cl₂ → 2NaCl
  2. (b) Cu + HNO₃ → Cu(NO₃)₂ + NO₂ + H₂O
  3. (c) Zn + HCl → ZnCl₂ + H₂
  4. (d) Cl₂ + H₂O → HCl + HOCl
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Cl₂ + H₂O → HCl + HOCl

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