RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 18 August 2025 Shift 2 GK questions

Question 1

What was the total number of medals won by India at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Turin, Italy?

Accepted Answer

33

Answer

36

Answer

34

Answer

31

Question 2

What was the name of the bilateral naval exercise held between India and Russia in the Bay of Bengal and Chennai from 28 March to 2 April 2025?

Accepted Answer

INDRA

Answer

SHAKTI

Answer

VARUNA

Answer

BRAHMA

Question 3

Which law provides for reservation in education and employment to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)?

Accepted Answer

103ʳᵈ Constitutional Amendment

Answer

102ⁿᵈ Constitutional Amendment

Answer

104ᵗʰ Constitutional Amendment

Answer

100ᵗʰ Constitutional Amendment

Question 4

Which Indian organisation is organising a three-day cultural event at New York's Lincoln Center in September 2025 to showcase Indian arts and heritage?

Accepted Answer

Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre

Answer

Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Answer

Sangeet Natak Akademi

Answer

National School of Drama

Question 5

Which cutting‑edge cancer treatment, jointly developed by IIT‑Bombay and Tata Memorial Centre, received DCGI clearance for Phase‑1 trials in December 2024?

Accepted Answer

CAR‑T cell therapy

Answer

siRNA nanotherapy

Answer

Oncolytic viral therapy

Answer

CRISPR‑Cas9 gene editing

Question 6

In which of the following years did Sri Aurobindo resign from his post in Baroda and move to Calcutta, where he soon became one of the leaders of the Nationalist movement?

Accepted Answer

1906

Answer

1916

Answer

1914

Answer

1910

Question 7

The UN Ocean Conference 2025 is scheduled to be held in which city?

Accepted Answer

Nice, France

Answer

Sydney, Australia

Answer

Lisbon, Portugal

Answer

Vancouver, Canada

Question 8

What is the most common cause of tsunamis?

Accepted Answer

Undersea earthquakes

Answer

Volcanic eruptions only

Answer

Excessive rainfall and flooding

Answer

Cyclones and high tides

Question 9

Which of the following can have higher optical density but lower mass density?

Accepted Answer

Turpentine

Answer

Water

Answer

Germanium

Answer

Glass

Question 10

Which sector witnessed the slowest growth during the period of 1947 to 1991?

Accepted Answer

Agricultural sector

Answer

Industrial sector

Answer

Infrastructure sector

Answer

Service sector

Question 11

Which Constitutional Amendment granted constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj system in India?

Accepted Answer

73ʳᵈ Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992

Answer

42ⁿᵈ Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976

Answer

97ᵗʰ Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011

Answer

74ᵗʰ Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992

Question 12

Which airline launched its Centre of Digital Innovation in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Air India

Answer

Akasa Air

Answer

Go First

Answer

Vistara

Question 13

The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode, has developed a light-coloured turmeric variety named:

Accepted Answer

IISR Surya

Answer

IISR Sona

Answer

IISR Suraj

Answer

IISR Pitambar

Question 14

Who among the following compiled the Mrga-pasi-sastra in the 13ᵗʰ century, which provided an account of beasts and birds of hunting?

Accepted Answer

Hamsadeva

Answer

Akbar

Answer

Jahangir

Answer

Mansur

Question 15

What is the percentage of urban population in India according to Census 2011?

Accepted Answer

31.2%

Answer

39.40%

Answer

35.3%

Answer

36.4%

Question 16

Which ministry releases the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 to assess the performance of states and union territories in school education?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Education

Answer

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Question 17

Who among the following was proclaimed as the leader of the revolt by the rebels during the First War of Independence, 1857, against British oppression?

Accepted Answer

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Answer

Shah Alam II

Answer

Nana Saheb

Answer

Rani Laxmibai

Question 18

The popular folk art of Phad painting is traditionally associated with which of the following Indian states?

Accepted Answer

Rajasthan

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Madhya Pradesh

Answer

Maharashtra

Question 19

What is the term used for a substance that reduces the rate of a chemical reaction?

Accepted Answer

Inhibitor

Answer

Catalyst

Answer

Reactant

Answer

Product

Question 20

Which sector dominated India’s national income before independence?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Answer

Industry

Answer

Banking

Answer

Trade and transport

Question 21

Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy is stated under Article 48A of the Indian Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Protection and improvement of the environment

Answer

Legal aid for weaker sections

Answer

Organisation of village panchayats

Answer

Raising the level of nutrition

Question 22

Which of the following steps correctly describes how to rename a file or folder using the File menu?

Accepted Answer

Select the file/folder → Click File → Rename → Type new name → Press Enter

Answer

Open the folder → Click View → Rename → Type new name

Answer

Select the folder → Press Delete → Type new name

Answer

Right-click the folder → Select Copy → Rename

Question 23

In which of the following volumes of Akbar Nama, Akbar’s administration, household, army, the revenues and the geography of his empire is discussed by Abul Fazl?

Accepted Answer

Only third volume

Answer

Only first volume

Answer

Both second and third volume

Answer

Both first and second volume

Question 24

Which of the following is a common feature of Dravidian temples?

Accepted Answer

Gopuram

Answer

Flat roof

Answer

Pillar-less halls

Answer

Shikhara

Question 25

India achieved a historic milestone by winning the presidency of which international organisation for the first time through a ballot process?

Accepted Answer

International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)

Answer

World Health Organization (WHO)

Answer

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Answer

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Question 26

As per the Census of India data, the overall population density of India in 2011 was:

Accepted Answer

382 persons/km²

Answer

500 persons/km²

Answer

450 persons/km²

Answer

325 persons/km²

Question 27

Which of the following correctly describes India's foreign trade structure at the time of independence?

Accepted Answer

Export of raw materials and import of manufactured goods

Answer

High exports of finished goods

Answer

Balanced trade

Answer

Complete trade isolation

Question 28

What was India’s rank on the World Press Freedom Index in 2025, showing improvement from the previous year?

Accepted Answer

151ˢᵗ

Answer

165ᵗʰ

Answer

140ᵗʰ

Answer

159ᵗʰ

Question 29

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 amended which Act to address issues and challenges in the regulation and management of waqf properties?

Accepted Answer

Waqf Act, 1995

Answer

Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923

Answer

Wakf Act, 1954

Answer

Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1930

Question 30

Which of the coastal plain is called the 'Hexadeltaic region' or the 'Gift of Six Rivers'?

Accepted Answer

Coastal plain of Odisha

Answer

Coastal plain of Karnataka

Answer

Coastal plain of Tamil Nadu

Answer

Coastal plain of Andhra Pradesh

Question 31

Miriyala Apparao, recipient of the Padma Shri (posthumous) in 2025, a pioneering figure in the field of Burrakatha (traditional storytelling), belonged to which Indian state?

Accepted Answer

Andhra Pradesh

Answer

Kerala

Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Question 32

In humans, which blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all the body parts?

Accepted Answer

Arteries

Answer

Capillaries

Answer

Venules

Answer

Veins

Question 33

Which shortcut key combination is used to save a file quickly?

Accepted Answer

Ctrl + S

Answer

Ctrl + F

Answer

Ctrl + C

Answer

Ctrl + V

Question 34

What is the tenure of a Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) member?

Accepted Answer

6 years or till they attain the age of 65 years

Answer

4 years or till they attain the age of 60 years

Answer

No fixed tenure

Answer

5 years or till they attain the age of 65 years

Question 35

Which of the following Indian states has the highest elevation point in India (excluding POK)?

Accepted Answer

Sikkim

Answer

Uttarakhand

Answer

Himachal Pradesh

Answer

Arunachal Pradesh

Question 36

The Regulating Act of 1773 stipulated that a Supreme Court be established in Calcutta with one Chief Justice and _________.

Accepted Answer

three additional justices

Answer

six additional justices

Answer

four additional justices

Answer

two additional justices

Question 37

Which of the following was a key feature of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir before its abrogation in 2019?

Accepted Answer

Parliament needed the state government's concurrence to legislate on Union List matters for Jammu and Kashmir.

Answer

Jammu and Kashmir had no representation in the Lok Sabha.

Answer

The provisions of the Directive Principles of State Policy were fully enforceable in the state.

Answer

Jammu and Kashmir could not be included in the First Schedule of the Constitution.

Question 38

Which Indian philanthropist organised a cultural extravaganza at New York's Lincoln Center in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Nita Ambani

Answer

Sudha Murthy

Answer

Kiran Nadar

Answer

Sangita Jindal

Question 39

The Mediterranean region is best known for which type of vegetation?

Accepted Answer

Scrub and drought-resistant trees

Answer

Deciduous forests

Answer

Coniferous forests

Answer

Mangroves

Current Affairs (11)

Q1. What was the total number of medals won by India at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Turin, Italy?

Q2. What was the name of the bilateral naval exercise held between India and Russia in the Bay of Bengal and Chennai from 28 March to 2 April 2025?

Q3. Which Indian organisation is organising a three-day cultural event at New York's Lincoln Center in September 2025 to showcase Indian arts and heritage?

Q4. Which cutting‑edge cancer treatment, jointly developed by IIT‑Bombay and Tata Memorial Centre, received DCGI clearance for Phase‑1 trials in December 2024?

Q5. The UN Ocean Conference 2025 is scheduled to be held in which city?

Q6. Which airline launched its Centre of Digital Innovation in 2025?

Q7. India achieved a historic milestone by winning the presidency of which international organisation for the first time through a ballot process?

Q8. What was India’s rank on the World Press Freedom Index in 2025, showing improvement from the previous year?

Q9. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 amended which Act to address issues and challenges in the regulation and management of waqf properties?

Q10. Miriyala Apparao, recipient of the Padma Shri (posthumous) in 2025, a pioneering figure in the field of Burrakatha (traditional storytelling), belonged to which Indian state?

Q11. Which Indian philanthropist organised a cultural extravaganza at New York's Lincoln Center in 2025?

Polity (5)

Q12. Which law provides for reservation in education and employment to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)?

Q13. Which Constitutional Amendment granted constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj system in India?

Q14. Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy is stated under Article 48A of the Indian Constitution?

Q15. What is the tenure of a Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) member?

Q16. Which of the following was a key feature of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir before its abrogation in 2019?

Modern History (3)

Q17. In which of the following years did Sri Aurobindo resign from his post in Baroda and move to Calcutta, where he soon became one of the leaders of the Nationalist movement?

Q18. Who among the following was proclaimed as the leader of the revolt by the rebels during the First War of Independence, 1857, against British oppression?

Q19. The Regulating Act of 1773 stipulated that a Supreme Court be established in Calcutta with one Chief Justice and _________.

Geography (6)

Q20. What is the most common cause of tsunamis?

Q21. What is the percentage of urban population in India according to Census 2011?

Q22. As per the Census of India data, the overall population density of India in 2011 was:

Q23. Which of the coastal plain is called the 'Hexadeltaic region' or the 'Gift of Six Rivers'?

Q24. Which of the following Indian states has the highest elevation point in India (excluding POK)?

Q25. The Mediterranean region is best known for which type of vegetation?

Physics (1)

Q26. Which of the following can have higher optical density but lower mass density?

Economics (4)

Q27. Which sector witnessed the slowest growth during the period of 1947 to 1991?

Q28. Which ministry releases the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 to assess the performance of states and union territories in school education?

Q29. Which sector dominated India’s national income before independence?

Q30. Which of the following correctly describes India's foreign trade structure at the time of independence?

Biology (2)

Q31. The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode, has developed a light-coloured turmeric variety named:

Q32. In humans, which blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all the body parts?

Medieval History (2)

Q33. Who among the following compiled the Mrga-pasi-sastra in the 13ᵗʰ century, which provided an account of beasts and birds of hunting?

Q34. In which of the following volumes of Akbar Nama, Akbar’s administration, household, army, the revenues and the geography of his empire is discussed by Abul Fazl?

Static GK (1)

Q35. The popular folk art of Phad painting is traditionally associated with which of the following Indian states?

Chemistry (1)

Q36. What is the term used for a substance that reduces the rate of a chemical reaction?

Computer (2)

Q37. Which of the following steps correctly describes how to rename a file or folder using the File menu?

Q38. Which shortcut key combination is used to save a file quickly?

Ancient History (1)

Q39. Which of the following is a common feature of Dravidian temples?

Q4. Which cutting‑edge cancer treatment, jointly developed by IIT‑Bombay and Tata Memorial Centre, received DCGI clearance for Phase‑1 trials in December 2024?