RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 1 September 2025 Shift 2 GK questions

Question 1

In which of the following years was the National Telecom Policy (NTP), that envisaged the objective of one public call office (PCO) for every 500 persons in the urban areas, formulated?

Accepted Answer

1994

Answer

1999

Answer

1997

Answer

1992

Question 2

Gandhiji gave a call for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in which of the following years?

Accepted Answer

1919

Answer

1922

Answer

1930

Answer

1915

Question 3

Which of the following elements belongs to the s-block of the periodic table?

Accepted Answer

Calcium

Answer

Iron

Answer

Uranium

Answer

Chlorine

Question 4

Vembanad Lake, India’s longest lake facing severe degradation, is located in which state?

Accepted Answer

Kerala, known for its backwaters and lagoons

Answer

Odisha, famous for Chilika Lake ecosystem

Answer

Assam, home to the Brahmaputra river basin

Answer

West Bengal, near the Sundarban mangrove forests

Question 5

Which key is used to rename a file or folder in Windows?

Accepted Answer

F2

Answer

F5

Answer

ESC + N

Answer

CTRL + N

Question 6

Who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Baby Reindeer at the BAFTA TV Awards held at London's Royal Festival Hall in May 2025?

Accepted Answer

Jessica Gunning

Answer

Helena Bonham Carter

Answer

Lesley Manville

Answer

Olivia Colman

Question 7

In 2025, which State/UT's police launched the 'Shishtachar' squad to keep a check on sexual harassment of women in public places?

Accepted Answer

Delhi

Answer

Haryana

Answer

Puducherry

Answer

Maharashta

Question 8

Which of the following Articles deals with the Right against Exploitation?

Accepted Answer

Articles 23–24

Answer

Articles 29–30

Answer

Articles 31–32

Answer

Articles 25–28

Question 9

Which of the following influential poets was renowned for employing ultabasi (also written as ulatbansi), a distinctive poetic style characterised by paradoxes and enigmas?

Accepted Answer

Kabir

Answer

Agyeya

Answer

Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen

Answer

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

Question 10

Which of the following is a reason for the uneven distribution of rainfall in India during the southwest monsoon?

Accepted Answer

Mountain ranges influence wind direction and intensity.

Answer

Monsoon winds blow equally everywhere.

Answer

Southern states alone receive all rainfall.

Answer

The Himalayas stop all monsoon rainfall.

Question 11

Who among the following Mughal rulers is considered to be the last powerful Mughal ruler?

Accepted Answer

Aurangzeb

Answer

Shah Jahan

Answer

Dara Shukoh

Answer

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Question 12

Which Article was inserted into the Constitution by the 103ʳᵈ Amendment Act to provide for EWS reservation?

Accepted Answer

Article 15(6) and 16(6)

Answer

Article 21C and 22A

Answer

Article 18A and 19A

Answer

Article 14A and 16A

Question 13

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in collaboration with which of the following universities, organised the symposium ‘India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilient Future’ at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in March 2025?

Accepted Answer

Harvard University

Answer

University College London

Answer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Answer

University of Toronto

Question 14

The Faraizi Movement was a religious reform movement of the 19ᵗʰ century in _______.

Accepted Answer

Bengal

Answer

Rajasthan

Answer

Maharashtra

Answer

Gujarat

Question 15

What is one key benefit of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) model shared at the BRICS meeting in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Reducing financial exclusion

Answer

Increasing tax rates

Answer

Exporting digital gadgets

Answer

Promoting space exploration

Question 16

On which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam constructed?

Accepted Answer

Satluj

Answer

Yamuna

Answer

Ravi

Answer

Ganga

Question 17

Which of the following elements has the largest atomic radius?

Accepted Answer

Rb

Answer

Li

Answer

K

Answer

Na

Question 18

Unemployment reflects the inability of the economy to provide jobs to those willing to work. Which organisation conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in India?

Accepted Answer

NSO (National Statistical Office)

Answer

NITI Aayog

Answer

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Answer

RBI (Reserve Bank of India)

Question 19

Which of the following is a classification of economic activities undertaken by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) in India?

Accepted Answer

National Industrial Classification-1998

Answer

Classification Code of India-2000

Answer

Industrial Classification Structure-2005

Answer

National Code for Agriculture and Industrial Classification-2009

Question 20

In which year was the Second Pay Commission appointed in India?

Accepted Answer

1957

Answer

1950

Answer

1962

Answer

1965

Question 21

Which of the following statements is correct about Article 323B of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

It permits tribunals for matters like taxation, land reforms, and labour disputes.

Answer

It allows the creation of tribunals only for the armed forces.

Answer

It restricts tribunals to environmental cases only.

Answer

It empowers states to establish tribunals for local governance.

Question 22

According to the 2025 report by McKinsey & Company and BoF, by what percentage is India's ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNWI) population expected to grow by 2028?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

30%

Answer

40%

Answer

60%

Question 23

What is the function of the Alt + F4 shortcut?

Accepted Answer

Closes the current window or application

Answer

Opens a new window

Answer

Refreshes the browser

Answer

Saves the document

Question 24

Which of the following subjects falls under the Concurrent List?

Accepted Answer

Criminal law

Answer

Banking

Answer

Defence

Answer

Police

Question 25

Which country retained the top spot for the second consecutive year in the Henley Passport Index released in January 2025?

Accepted Answer

Singapore

Answer

South Korea

Answer

Japan

Answer

Germany

Question 26

The Centre of Excellence on 'Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G' inaugurated at IIT‑Madras in July 2024, functions under which umbrella programme?

Accepted Answer

Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCoE)‑India

Answer

SAMARQAND

Answer

MeitY FutureNET

Answer

IN-SPACe

Question 27

Which foreign trade relation was badly affected when Byzantium learned silk production in the 6ᵗʰ century CE?

Accepted Answer

Indo-Byzantine trade

Answer

Indo-Roman trade

Answer

Indo-Persian trade

Answer

Indo-Arab trade

Question 28

Which of the following is an example of plasticity in plants?

Accepted Answer

Heterophylly

Answer

Phototropism

Answer

Vernalisation

Answer

Photoperiodism

Question 29

What was a major challenge faced by the Indian manufacturing sector after liberalisation?

Accepted Answer

Increased competition from cheaper imports

Answer

Shortage of raw materials

Answer

Decline in capital inflow

Answer

High industrial licensing fees

Question 30

Who among the following is a famous Indian classical dancer known for popularising Bharatanatyam globally?

Accepted Answer

Rukmini Devi Arundale

Answer

Hema Malini

Answer

Sonal Mansingh

Answer

Mallika Sarabhai

Question 31

Buddha Purnima was celebrated on which date in 2025?

Accepted Answer

12 May

Answer

23 March

Answer

19 February

Answer

10 April

Question 32

Which eminent Kathak dancer from Gujarat was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2025 for her outstanding contributions to Indian classical dance?

Accepted Answer

Kumudini Lakhia

Answer

Mallika Sarabhai

Answer

Rukmini Devi

Answer

Sonal Mansingh

Question 33

In 2025, which organisation has developed a new nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane for high-pressure seawater desalination?

Accepted Answer

Defence Research & Development Organisation

Answer

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Answer

Indian Institute of Science

Answer

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

Question 34

Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions the Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President?

Accepted Answer

Article 74

Answer

Article 76

Answer

Article 85

Answer

Article 80

Question 35

Which river rises in the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh (3,900 m) in the Uttarkashi district?

Accepted Answer

Bhagirathi river

Answer

Chenab river

Answer

Yamuna river

Answer

Son river

Question 36

Climatic maps are primarily based on data related to:

Accepted Answer

temperature and rainfall

Answer

population growth

Answer

industrial zones

Answer

soil moisture content only

Question 37

In which year was India’s first operational six-lane expressway, the approximately 95 km long Mumbai–Pune Expressway, inaugurated?

Accepted Answer

2002

Answer

2000

Answer

1998

Answer

2004

Question 38

In 2025, the United Nations called for peace talks between which two countries after missile exchanges intensified their long-standing conflict?

Accepted Answer

Israel and Iran

Answer

India and Sri Lanka

Answer

North Korea and South Korea

Answer

Russia and Ukraine

Question 39

Which Indian ministry has put in the public domain the Draft National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports (NCAAFS) 2025 for inviting comments and suggestions from the general public and stakeholders, as part of the consultation process in March 2025?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Question 40

Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy is provided under Article 40 of the Indian Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Organisation of village panchayats

Answer

Provision for a uniform civil code

Answer

Promotion of cottage industries in rural areas

Answer

Organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry

Geography (7)

Q1. In which of the following years was the National Telecom Policy (NTP), that envisaged the objective of one public call office (PCO) for every 500 persons in the urban areas, formulated?

Q2. Vembanad Lake, India’s longest lake facing severe degradation, is located in which state?

Q3. Which of the following is a reason for the uneven distribution of rainfall in India during the southwest monsoon?

Q4. On which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam constructed?

Q5. Which river rises in the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh (3,900 m) in the Uttarkashi district?

Q6. Climatic maps are primarily based on data related to:

Q7. In which year was India’s first operational six-lane expressway, the approximately 95 km long Mumbai–Pune Expressway, inaugurated?

Modern History (2)

Q8. Gandhiji gave a call for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in which of the following years?

Q9. The Faraizi Movement was a religious reform movement of the 19ᵗʰ century in _______.

Chemistry (2)

Q10. Which of the following elements belongs to the s-block of the periodic table?

Q11. Which of the following elements has the largest atomic radius?

Computer (3)

Q12. Which key is used to rename a file or folder in Windows?

Q13. What is one key benefit of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) model shared at the BRICS meeting in 2025?

Q14. What is the function of the Alt + F4 shortcut?

Current Affairs (10)

Q15. Who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Baby Reindeer at the BAFTA TV Awards held at London's Royal Festival Hall in May 2025?

Q16. In 2025, which State/UT's police launched the 'Shishtachar' squad to keep a check on sexual harassment of women in public places?

Q17. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in collaboration with which of the following universities, organised the symposium ‘India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilient Future’ at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in March 2025?

Q18. According to the 2025 report by McKinsey & Company and BoF, by what percentage is India's ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNWI) population expected to grow by 2028?

Q19. Which country retained the top spot for the second consecutive year in the Henley Passport Index released in January 2025?

Q20. Buddha Purnima was celebrated on which date in 2025?

Q21. Which eminent Kathak dancer from Gujarat was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2025 for her outstanding contributions to Indian classical dance?

Q22. In 2025, which organisation has developed a new nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane for high-pressure seawater desalination?

Q23. In 2025, the United Nations called for peace talks between which two countries after missile exchanges intensified their long-standing conflict?

Q24. Which Indian ministry has put in the public domain the Draft National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports (NCAAFS) 2025 for inviting comments and suggestions from the general public and stakeholders, as part of the consultation process in March 2025?

Polity (7)

Q25. Which of the following Articles deals with the Right against Exploitation?

Q26. Which Article was inserted into the Constitution by the 103ʳᵈ Amendment Act to provide for EWS reservation?

Q27. In which year was the Second Pay Commission appointed in India?

Q28. Which of the following statements is correct about Article 323B of the Constitution?

Q29. Which of the following subjects falls under the Concurrent List?

Q30. Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions the Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President?

Q31. Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy is provided under Article 40 of the Indian Constitution?

Medieval History (2)

Q32. Which of the following influential poets was renowned for employing ultabasi (also written as ulatbansi), a distinctive poetic style characterised by paradoxes and enigmas?

Q33. Who among the following Mughal rulers is considered to be the last powerful Mughal ruler?

Economics (3)

Q34. Unemployment reflects the inability of the economy to provide jobs to those willing to work. Which organisation conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in India?

Q35. Which of the following is a classification of economic activities undertaken by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) in India?

Q36. What was a major challenge faced by the Indian manufacturing sector after liberalisation?

Static GK (2)

Q37. The Centre of Excellence on 'Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G' inaugurated at IIT‑Madras in July 2024, functions under which umbrella programme?

Q38. Who among the following is a famous Indian classical dancer known for popularising Bharatanatyam globally?

Ancient History (1)

Q39. Which foreign trade relation was badly affected when Byzantium learned silk production in the 6ᵗʰ century CE?

Biology (1)

Q40. Which of the following is an example of plasticity in plants?

Q37. The Centre of Excellence on 'Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G' inaugurated at IIT‑Madras in July 2024, functions under which umbrella programme?