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RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 11 August 2025 Shift 2 GK Questions – with answers & solutions

All 39 GK / GS questions asked in RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 on 11 August 2025 Shift 2, with correct answers and short solutions, subject-wise: Polity, Modern History, Economics, Current Affairs, Static GK, Geography.

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Subjects: Polity (5) · Modern History (2) · Economics (4) · Current Affairs (11) · Static GK (3) · Geography (6) · Chemistry (2) · Ancient History (2) · Computer (2) · Medieval History (1) · Physics (1)

Polity (5)

Local Government · 73rd Amendment - Panchayati Raj

Q1. How are the one-third reserved seats for women distributed across different categories in local bodies?

  1. (a) Only one-third of the general (unreserved) seats are reserved for women, excluding reserved-category seats.
  2. (b) One-third reservation applies only to leadership positions such as Sarpanch or Chairperson.
  3. (c) One-third of all seats, including those reserved for SC/ST/OBC categories, are reserved for women, allowing a seat to be reserved simultaneously for a woman and for an SC/ST/OBC candidate.
  4. (d) One-third reservation applies only to rural Panchayats and not to urban municipal bodies.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) One-third of all seats, including those reserved for SC/ST/OBC categories, are reserved for women, allowing a seat to be reserved simultaneously for a woman and for an SC/ST/OBC candidate.

Union, Territory and Citizenship · Citizenship Act - acquisition and loss

Q2. According to the Citizenship Act, how many years must a person ordinarily reside in India to apply for citizenship by naturalisation under general conditions?

  1. (a) 5 years
  2. (b) 10 years
  3. (c) 7 years
  4. (d) 12 years
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 12 years

Preamble, Features, Parts and Schedules · Salient features of the Constitution

Q3. What makes basic rules in the Constitution effective?

  1. (a) They are not enforced.
  2. (b) They are legally enforceable.
  3. (c) They are a secret.
  4. (d) They are based on popular customs only.
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) They are legally enforceable.

Amendments and Important Articles · Major constitutional amendments

Q4. Which of the following Amendments clarified that the President must act in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers?

  1. (a) 24ᵗʰ Amendment
  2. (b) 74ᵗʰ Amendment
  3. (c) 44ᵗʰ Amendment
  4. (d) 42ⁿᵈ Amendment
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 42ⁿᵈ Amendment

Local Government · 74th Amendment - urban local bodies

Q5. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides for the composition of Municipalities?

  1. (a) Article 243Q
  2. (b) Article 243X
  3. (c) Article 243S
  4. (d) Article 243R
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Article 243R

Modern History (2)

Socio-Religious Reform Movements · Prarthana Samaj and Satyashodhak Samaj

Q6. In which of the following Indian cities was the Prarthana Samaj, which believed in the spiritual equality of all castes, founded in the 19ᵗʰ century?

  1. (a) Kanpur
  2. (b) Jodhpur
  3. (c) Bombay
  4. (d) Mysore
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Bombay

Towards Independence and Partition · Integration of princely states

Q7. Which military operation was launched to integrate Hyderabad into India in 1948?

  1. (a) Operation Lotus
  2. (b) Operation Peace
  3. (c) Operation Polo
  4. (d) Operation Shield
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Operation Polo

Economics (4)

Industry and Infrastructure · LPG reforms of 1991

Q8. Globalisation influenced consumer choices in India. Which trend reflects the impact of globalisation on Indian consumers?

  1. (a) Monopolisation of FMCG
  2. (b) Decline in foreign goods
  3. (c) Wider availability of international brands
  4. (d) Less brand diversity
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Wider availability of international brands

Planning and NITI Aayog · Five-Year Plans - objectives and models

Q9. Which sector was given top priority under the Second Five-Year Plan of India (1956-61)?

  1. (a) Heavy and basic industries
  2. (b) Agriculture
  3. (c) Education and health
  4. (d) Small-scale industries
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Heavy and basic industries

Industry and Infrastructure · LPG reforms of 1991

Q10. Which Indian Prime Minister is closely associated with initiating the 1991 LPG reforms?

  1. (a) PV Narasimha Rao
  2. (b) Rajiv Gandhi
  3. (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  4. (d) Indira Gandhi
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) PV Narasimha Rao

Agriculture and Food Security · Agricultural credit and institutions (NABARD, KCC)

Q11. Agricultural credit has grown significantly since liberalisation, though distribution remains uneven. Which institution is the apex body for rural credit in India?

  1. (a) FCI
  2. (b) RBI
  3. (c) SIDBI
  4. (d) NABARD
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) NABARD

Current Affairs (11)

International Affairs and Summits · Summits and conferences

Q12. Who addressed the opening session of the 24ᵗʰ edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi in March 2025?

  1. (a) Amit Shah
  2. (b) Bhupender Yadav
  3. (c) Pralhad Joshi
  4. (d) Piyush Goyal
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Bhupender Yadav

National Affairs and Government Initiatives · Policies, laws and bills

Q13. In March 2025, the Lok Sabha passed the Bills of Lading Bill, modernising how many years of old colonial shipping law?

  1. (a) 175 years
  2. (b) 150 years
  3. (c) 120 years
  4. (d) 169 years
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 169 years

Sports - Current · Venues and hosts

Q14. Which country served as the host for the 2025 Asian Winter Games?

  1. (a) Japan
  2. (b) South Korea
  3. (c) Kazakhstan
  4. (d) China
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) China

Economy, Banking and Business · Business and corporate news

Q15. In May 2025, which Indian AI healthcare startup announced plans to go public within two years, aiming to expand its diagnostic tools for conditions like tuberculosis and stroke?

  1. (a) HealthifyMe
  2. (b) Qure.ai
  3. (c) 1mg
  4. (d) Niramai
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Qure.ai

International Affairs and Summits · Summits and conferences

Q16. The BIMSTEC Youth Summit 2025 was held in which city?

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

Answer: (d) Gandhinagar

Economy, Banking and Business · Business and corporate news

Q17. Which of the following US biotech companies opened a $200 million tech and innovation hub in 2025?

  1. (a) Biogen
  2. (b) Genentech
  3. (c) Amgen
  4. (d) Novavax
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Amgen

Books, Obituaries and Days - Current · Books released

Q18. Who has written the book ‘Parliament: Powers, Functions & Privileges; A Comparative Constitutional Perspective’, launched by the former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in January 2025?

  1. (a) Dr. Rajen Saikia
  2. (b) Dr. KS Chauhan
  3. (c) K Natwar Singh
  4. (d) MJ Akbar
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Dr. KS Chauhan

Defence and Security - Current · Military exercises - current

Q19. Which exercise did INS Shivalik complete just before joining RIMPAC in June 2024?

  1. (a) AUSINDEX
  2. (b) JIMEX
  3. (c) SLINEX
  4. (d) INDRA
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) JIMEX

Awards and Honours - Current · National awards - current

Q20. On the occasion of Republic Day 2025, the president of India conferred how many Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2024?

  1. (a) 23
  2. (b) 17
  3. (c) 09
  4. (d) 49
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 49

Appointments and Resignations · National appointments

Q21. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the 23ʳᵈ Law Commission of India in April 2025?

  1. (a) Justice (Retd.) Kurian Joseph
  2. (b) Justice (Retd.) AK Sikri
  3. (c) Justice (Retd.) Ranjan Gogoi
  4. (d) Justice (Retd.) Dinesh Maheshwari
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Justice (Retd.) Dinesh Maheshwari

Science, Technology and Space - Current · Technology launches and AI

Q22. Which of the following conducted India’s inaugural Agentic AI Hackathon in 2025?

  1. (a) Techvantage.ai
  2. (b) Bharat Innovation Lab
  3. (c) AI Nexus Foundation
  4. (d) DigitalNext AI
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Techvantage.ai

Static GK (3)

Personalities and Nicknames · Famous personalities and their fields

Q23. Hema Malini, who was appointed Member of Committee on the Empowerment of Women in April 2025, represents which parliamentary constituency?

  1. (a) Mathura
  2. (b) Agra
  3. (c) Meerut
  4. (d) Bareilly
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Mathura

Sports · Sports and famous players

Q24. Puja Tomar, the first Indian woman to achieve a victory in a UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fight in 2024, participates in which sport?

  1. (a) Judo
  2. (b) Boxing
  3. (c) Wrestling
  4. (d) Mixed Martial Arts
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Mixed Martial Arts

Space, Defence and Technology · Evacuation and humanitarian relief operations

Q25. Which of the following countries launched Operation Brahma for the earthquake in Myanmar?

  1. (a) India
  2. (b) Bhutan
  3. (c) Cambodia
  4. (d) Thailand
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) India

Geography (6)

India - Population and Census · Population density

Q26. Which of the following states recorded the second-highest population density in 2011 as per the Census of India?

  1. (a) Maharashtra
  2. (b) Madhya Pradesh
  3. (c) West Bengal
  4. (d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) West Bengal

Atmosphere and Climate · Humidity, clouds and precipitation

Q27. What type of rainfall occurs when air is forced to rise over a mountain barrier?

  1. (a) Convectional rainfall
  2. (b) Orographic rainfall
  3. (c) Cyclonic rainfall
  4. (d) Frontal rainfall
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Orographic rainfall

Environment and Protected Areas · Endangered species and IUCN

Q28. Which of the following options best describes the purpose of the Red Data Book?

  1. (a) A list of protected forest areas
  2. (b) A record of endangered plant and animal species
  3. (c) A compilation of forest conservation laws
  4. (d) A collection of tree species
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) A record of endangered plant and animal species

India - Location, Physiography and Neighbours · Neighbouring countries and border states

Q29. Which island nation lies to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands?

  1. (a) Sri Lanka
  2. (b) Andaman Islands
  3. (c) Maldives
  4. (d) Mauritius
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Maldives

India - Minerals, Energy and Industries · Textile and other industries

Q30. The location of cement plants is mainly governed by the availability of:

  1. (a) iron ore
  2. (b) limestone
  3. (c) cotton
  4. (d) bauxite
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) limestone

India - Drainage System · East-flowing peninsular rivers

Q31. Which of the following rivers is a peninsular river and flows eastward?

  1. (a) Tapti
  2. (b) Sabarmati
  3. (c) Mahanadi
  4. (d) Narmada
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Mahanadi

Chemistry (2)

Chemistry Miscellaneous · Chemists and their discoveries

Q32. Which two chemists are credited with developing the law of mass action in 1864, which states that the concentration of the reactants determines how quickly a chemical change occurs?

  1. (a) Cato M Guldberg and Peter Waage
  2. (b) Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch
  3. (c) Georg Brandt and Torbern Bergman
  4. (d) Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Humphry Davy
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Cato M Guldberg and Peter Waage

Metals and Non-metals · Metallurgy - extraction and refining

Q33. Which method used in metallurgy specifically describes the formation of metal oxides by heating carbonate ores?

  1. (a) Calcination
  2. (b) Carbonation
  3. (c) Calcification
  4. (d) Chlorination
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Calcination

Ancient History (2)

Post-Mauryan Period · Shakas and Parthians

Q34. The Shaka dynasty in India was founded by _____.

  1. (a) Nahapana
  2. (b) Menander I
  3. (c) Rudradaman I
  4. (d) Maues (Moga)
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Maues (Moga)

Buddhism, Jainism and Other Sects · Jain teachings, councils and sects

Q35. Which of the following is NOT a principle of Jainism?

  1. (a) Rejection of the doctrine of Karma
  2. (b) Practice of non-injury to living beings
  3. (c) The whole world, including stone and water, has life.
  4. (d) Monastic life is the only way to salvation.
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Rejection of the doctrine of Karma

Computer (2)

Computer Organisation and Hardware · Output devices

Q36. Which of the following devices is primarily used to convert digital signals into sound for audio output?

  1. (a) Microphone
  2. (b) Monitor
  3. (c) Printer
  4. (d) Speaker
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Speaker

Computer Fundamentals and History · Introduction and characteristics of computers

Q37. A computer system mainly includes which three components?

  1. (a) Monitor, USB, Light
  2. (b) Mouse, CPU, Mobile
  3. (c) Input, Processing, Output
  4. (d) CPU, Scanner, Air Conditioner
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Input, Processing, Output

Medieval History (1)

Bhakti, Sufi and Sikh Movements · Bhakti saints of North India (Kabir, Ramananda, Surdas, Tulsidas, Mirabai)

Q38. Who among the following was the renowned poet-saint of the Bhakti movement known for composing dohas (couplets)?

  1. (a) Bhasa
  2. (b) Bharavi
  3. (c) Kabir
  4. (d) Kalidasa
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Kabir

Physics (1)

Sound and Waves · Nature and types of waves (longitudinal, transverse)

Q39. Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

  1. (a) Water wave on surface
  2. (b) Sound wave in air
  3. (c) Light wave in vacuum
  4. (d) Radio wave during transmission
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Sound wave in air

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