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RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 13 August 2025 Shift 3 GK Questions – with answers & solutions

All 40 GK / GS questions asked in RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 on 13 August 2025 Shift 3, with correct answers and short solutions, subject-wise: Polity, Current Affairs, Biology, Geography, Static GK, Economics.

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Subjects: Polity (5) · Current Affairs (13) · Biology (1) · Geography (7) · Static GK (1) · Economics (2) · Chemistry (2) · Modern History (3) · Ancient History (2) · Computer (2) · Medieval History (1) · Physics (1)

Polity (5)

Judiciary · Subordinate courts

Q1. Which of the following correctly describes a key function of Subordinate Courts in India?

  1. (a) Resolve civil and criminal disputes at the district level
  2. (b) Draft laws for the State
  3. (c) Interpret international treaties
  4. (d) Review decisions of High Courts
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Resolve civil and criminal disputes at the district level

Special Provisions, Official Language and Miscellaneous Provisions · Services under the Union and States (All India Services)

Q2. Which platform provides online learning for civil servants under Mission Karmayogi in India?

  1. (a) ePathshala
  2. (b) SWAYAM
  3. (c) iGOT Karmayogi
  4. (d) NISG Portal
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) iGOT Karmayogi

Fundamental Rights · Right against Exploitation (Articles 23-24)

Q3. Which Fundamental Right protects citizens from being forced into labour or human trafficking?

  1. (a) Right against Exploitation
  2. (b) Right to Freedom
  3. (c) Right to Equality
  4. (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Right against Exploitation

Judiciary · Judicial reforms and e-courts

Q4. The National eCourts Project, launched by the Department of Justice, is primarily aimed at:

  1. (a) digitising and upgrading district and subordinate courts
  2. (b) creating new Central Administrative Tribunals
  3. (c) building new court complexes in rural areas
  4. (d) establishing a nationwide telecom system for police
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) digitising and upgrading district and subordinate courts

Fundamental Rights · Right to Property and Article 300A

Q5. Which Article of the Constitution states, 'no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law'?

  1. (a) Article 368
  2. (b) Article 2
  3. (c) Article 111
  4. (d) Article 300A
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Article 300A

Current Affairs (13)

National Affairs and Government Initiatives · National events and launches

Q6. Which Indian institute introduced two new BTech programs in Computational Engineering and Mechanics and Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering, starting from the academic year 2025-26?

  1. (a) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  2. (b) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  3. (c) Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  4. (d) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Indian Institute of Technology Madras

International Affairs and Summits · Summits and conferences

Q7. What declaration was made at the 2025 Global Media Dialogue on media ethics and AI?

  1. (a) AI-TRUST Code
  2. (b) TRUTH Pact
  3. (c) NEUTRALITY Charter
  4. (d) WAVES Declaration
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) WAVES Declaration

Reports, Indices and Rankings · National indices and rankings

Q8. As per the first Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) report released in April 2025, which two states are leading with the highest number of “front runner” panchayats?

  1. (a) Meghalaya and Nagaland
  2. (b) Assam and West Bengal
  3. (c) Gujarat and Telangana
  4. (d) Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Gujarat and Telangana

Defence and Security - Current · Military exercises - current

Q9. Which of the following Indian naval platforms took part in the Indo-Oman naval exercise Naseem-Al-Bahr held in October 2024?

  1. (a) INS Shivalik and P-8I aircraft
  2. (b) INS Vikrant and MiG-29K fighter jets
  3. (c) INS Trikand and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft
  4. (d) INS Kolkata and Sea Guardian drone
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) INS Trikand and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft

State News · State firsts

Q10. Which of the following states introduced India’s first AI Powered Real Time Forest alert system in May 2025?

  1. (a) Tamil Nadu
  2. (b) Madhya Pradesh
  3. (c) Jharkhand
  4. (d) Karnataka
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Madhya Pradesh

International Affairs and Summits · Bilateral agreements and visits

Q11. On 23 April 2025, the Indian Government announced the suspension of which treaty/agreement with Pakistan citing national security concerns?

  1. (a) Indus Waters Treaty
  2. (b) Non-Nuclear Aggression Agreement
  3. (c) Tashkent Declaration
  4. (d) Simla Agreement
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Indus Waters Treaty

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

Q12. In which of the following cities was the Army Commanders Conference held in April 2025?

  1. (a) Pune
  2. (b) Jodhpur
  3. (c) New Delhi
  4. (d) Chandigarh
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) New Delhi

Appointments and Resignations · National appointments

Q13. Who took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force on 2 May 2025?

  1. (a) Air Marshal Anil Chopra
  2. (b) Air Marshal SP Dharkar
  3. (c) Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
  4. (d) Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari

State News · State political developments

Q14. In 2025, which region in India witnessed Kuki groups demanding the maintenance of buffer zones to manage ethnic tensions?

  1. (a) Nagaland
  2. (b) Manipur
  3. (c) Mizoram
  4. (d) Assam
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Manipur

International Affairs and Summits · Global events and elections

Q15. JD Vance was sworn in as the ________ Vice President of the United States in 2025.

  1. (a) 50ᵗʰ
  2. (b) 48ᵗʰ
  3. (c) 51ˢᵗ
  4. (d) 49ᵗʰ
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) 50ᵗʰ

Awards and Honours - Current · National awards - current

Q16. Which eminent violinist from Karnataka was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2025 for his outstanding contributions to Indian classical music?

  1. (a) Anant Nag
  2. (b) Lakshminarayana Subramaniam
  3. (c) Ricky Kej
  4. (d) Gangubai Hangal
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

Economy, Banking and Business · Financial regulators (SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA) - current

Q17. In which Indian city was the First International Research Conference on Pension (IRCP) inaugurated in April 2025?

  1. (a) Uttar Pradesh
  2. (b) Kerala
  3. (c) New Delhi
  4. (d) Mumbai
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) New Delhi

Sports - Current · Records and achievements

Q18. In 2025, who became the youngest Indian to summit Mt. Everest and to complete the Seven Summits challenge?

  1. (a) Vishwanath Padakanti
  2. (b) Malavath Purna
  3. (c) Krushnaa Patil
  4. (d) Arjun Vajpai
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Vishwanath Padakanti

Biology (1)

Diseases, Immunity and Health · Health organisations and programmes

Q19. When was the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) launched by the Government of India?

  1. (a) 12 April 2005
  2. (b) 12 April 2004
  3. (c) 8 March 2004
  4. (d) 26 January 2006
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) 12 April 2005

Geography (7)

Environment and Protected Areas · Environmental conventions and protocols (Montreal, Kyoto, Paris, CBD)

Q20. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was adopted at a Conference of Plenipotentiaries in which year?

  1. (a) 2003
  2. (b) 2002
  3. (c) 2001
  4. (d) 2000
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) 2001

India - Drainage System · Water resources and water-body census

Q21. What is the primary reason for overexploitation of groundwater in Punjab and Haryana?

  1. (a) Government restrictions on surface water use
  2. (b) Presence of sandy soils with poor water retention
  3. (c) Excessive use of water for domestic consumption
  4. (d) Cultivation of water-intensive crops like paddy
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Cultivation of water-intensive crops like paddy

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

Q22. The western cyclonic disturbances that enter the Indian subcontinent from the west and the northwest during the winter months originate from which of the following regions?

  1. (a) Black Sea
  2. (b) North Atlantic Ocean
  3. (c) Baltic Sea
  4. (d) Mediterranean Sea
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Mediterranean Sea

Lithosphere - Earth's Interior and Landforms · Earthquakes and seismic waves

Q23. What is the correct order of arrival of seismic waves at a seismograph after an earthquake?

  1. (a) P-waves, surface waves, S-waves
  2. (b) S-waves, P-waves, surface waves
  3. (c) P-waves, S-waves, surface waves
  4. (d) Surface waves, P-waves, S-waves
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) P-waves, S-waves, surface waves

India - Transport and Communication · Expressways and corridors

Q24. India's highway network is one of the largest in the world. Which scheme focuses on the development of highways, particularly in economic corridors?

  1. (a) PM Gram Sadak Yojana
  2. (b) BharatNet
  3. (c) Bharatmala Pariyojana
  4. (d) Sagarmala
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Bharatmala Pariyojana

India - Drainage System · Drainage patterns, basins and river terminology

Q25. Which drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree and is common in rivers of the northern plains?

  1. (a) Trellis
  2. (b) Radial
  3. (c) Dendritic
  4. (d) Centripetal
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Dendritic

India - Agriculture · Irrigation in India

Q26. Which of the following projects is designed to provide irrigation to Rajasthan’s desert areas?

  1. (a) Chambal Project
  2. (b) Indira Gandhi Canal
  3. (c) Hirakud Project
  4. (d) Kosi Project
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Indira Gandhi Canal

Static GK (1)

Monuments and Heritage · Temples and religious places

Q27. Which Chandela ruler is credited with the construction of the Kandariya Mahadev Temple situated in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India?

  1. (a) Vidyadhara
  2. (b) Yashovarman
  3. (c) Dhanga
  4. (d) Kirttivarman
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Vidyadhara

Economics (2)

External Sector and International Economic Organisations · WTO

Q28. India has been a World Trade Organization (WTO) member since _____.

  1. (a) 2000
  2. (b) 2005
  3. (c) 1990
  4. (d) 1995
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 1995

Inflation · Inflation targeting

Q29. When was the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement (MPFA) signed between the Government of India and the Reserve Bank?

  1. (a) 20 February 2015
  2. (b) 20 April 2018
  3. (c) 8 December 2007
  4. (d) 14 August 2010
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) 20 February 2015

Chemistry (2)

Matter and its States · Plasma and Bose-Einstein condensate

Q30. In 1995, physicists Eric Cornell and Carl Wieman created the first Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) using which isotope?

  1. (a) Sodium-23
  2. (b) Thorium-232
  3. (c) Rubidium-87
  4. (d) Caesium-133
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Rubidium-87

Metals and Non-metals · Alloys and their composition

Q31. Why is an alloy considered a mixture even though it cannot be separated by physical methods?

  1. (a) It is formed only by non-metals.
  2. (b) It contains only one type of element in vapor form.
  3. (c) It shows the properties of its constituents and can have variable composition.
  4. (d) Alloys are always magnetic because they contain metals with a fixed composition.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) It shows the properties of its constituents and can have variable composition.

Modern History (3)

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

Q32. The Dutch East India Company established its first factory in India in _________.

  1. (a) Goa
  2. (b) Pondicherry
  3. (c) Calicut
  4. (d) Petapuli
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Petapuli

British Administration and Policies · Constitutional Acts under British rule

Q33. In which of the following years were the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms introduced by the British Government in India to gradually establish self-governing institutions?

  1. (a) 1923
  2. (b) 1919
  3. (c) 1931
  4. (d) 1944
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1919

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

Q34. What key emotion did the Extremists aim to arouse in people against British colonial rule?

  1. (a) Fear
  2. (b) Loyalty
  3. (c) Sympathy
  4. (d) Indignation
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Indignation

Ancient History (2)

Buddhism, Jainism and Other Sects · Buddhist teachings and texts

Q35. Which of the following Buddhist texts is often called the 'Gita of Buddhism' for its importance and teachings?

  1. (a) Saddharmapundarīka Sūtra
  2. (b) Mahayana Sutra
  3. (c) Vamsathapakasini
  4. (d) Dhammapada
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Dhammapada

Post-Gupta Period · Harshavardhana

Q36. The Vardhan dynasty, was also known by which of the following names?

  1. (a) Nanda dynasty
  2. (b) Maurya dynasty
  3. (c) Pushyabhuti dynasty
  4. (d) Gupta dynasty
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Pushyabhuti dynasty

Computer (2)

MS Office and Productivity Tools · Keyboard shortcuts

Q37. How can you access menus in the menu bar in Windows?

  1. (a) Press F5 to open the menu bar.
  2. (b) Press Alt and the letter underlined in the menu title to access a menu.
  3. (c) Press Ctrl + M to open the menu.
  4. (d) Right-click on the title bar to open the menu bar.
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Press Alt and the letter underlined in the menu title to access a menu.

MS Office and Productivity Tools · Keyboard shortcuts

Q38. In most software applications, what does Ctrl + S do if pressed multiple times?

  1. (a) Updates the saved file without creating a new one
  2. (b) Deletes the previous version
  3. (c) Reverts the document
  4. (d) Saves a new copy each time
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Updates the saved file without creating a new one

Medieval History (1)

Delhi Sultanate · Sultanate administration and iqta system

Q39. Which department, headed by Dabir-i-Khas, handled royal correspondence and official communication during the Delhi Sultanate?

  1. (a) Diwan-i-Riyasat
  2. (b) Barid-i-Mumalik
  3. (c) Diwan-i-Arz
  4. (d) Diwan-i-Insha
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Diwan-i-Insha

Physics (1)

Physics Miscellaneous · Scientific instruments and their uses

Q40. What is the name of the medical instrument used to listen to internal body sounds, especially from the heart and lungs?

  1. (a) Stethoscope
  2. (b) Barometer
  3. (c) Colonoscope
  4. (d) Endoscope
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Stethoscope

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