RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 29 August 2025 Shift 1 GK questions

Question 1

Who among the following sent a telegram on 6 August 1857 stating, 'Our men are cowed by the numbers opposed to them and the endless fighting. Every village is held against us, the zamindars have risen to oppose us'?

Accepted Answer

Lieutenant Colonel Tytler

Answer

Lord Cornwallis

Answer

Robert Clive

Answer

Lieutenant Colonel William Lambton

Question 2

During the Indus Valley Civilisation, the presence of jewellery made from precious metals and semi-precious stones in small-town settings supports the argument that ____.

Accepted Answer

there was strong social stratification

Answer

there was an equal access to material goods

Answer

only the elite had access to luxury items.

Answer

the civilisation was ruled by autocratic priest-kings

Question 3

Which of the following players completed 12,000 runs in T20 cricket and became eighth player to achieve the milestone in April 2025?

Accepted Answer

Rohit Sharma

Answer

MS Dhoni

Answer

Ravindra Jadeja

Answer

Virat Kohli

Question 4

Which acid was first created from inorganic materials by Hermann Kolbe in 1845?

Accepted Answer

Acetic Acid

Answer

Sulphuric acid

Answer

Citric Acid

Answer

Formic Acid

Question 5

In which of the following cities was the Paramhansa Mandali founded to work for the abolition of caste?

Accepted Answer

Bombay

Answer

Patna

Answer

Surat

Answer

Kanpur

Question 6

What is the name of the indigenous electric trainer aircraft initiative launched by India in March 2025 to promote green aviation?

Accepted Answer

E-HANSA

Answer

Green Hawk

Answer

Shakti

Answer

Vayu

Question 7

What is the name of the Indian Light Tank that achieved a major milestone in high-altitude firing trials in December 2024?

Accepted Answer

Zorawar

Answer

Vijayanta

Answer

Arjun

Answer

Bhishma

Question 8

Select the correct sequence of steps to create a new folder on the desktop?

Accepted Answer

Right-click Desktop → New → Folder

Answer

Right-click Taskbar → Select Folder → Press Enter

Answer

Open File Explorer → Right-click Desktop → New Folder

Answer

Click Start → Settings → New → Folder

Question 9

Which of the following groups of people is said to have migrated into the late Indus Valley era India from Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

Aryans

Answer

Shakas

Answer

Dravidas

Answer

Mesopotamians

Question 10

Which of the following is a private sector organisation in India?

Accepted Answer

TISCO

Answer

ONGC

Answer

Indian Railways

Answer

SAIL

Question 11

In which of the following years did the Government of Bengal pass the Calcutta Electric Lighting Act?

Accepted Answer

1895

Answer

1900

Answer

1904

Answer

1911

Question 12

The Right to Protection in respect of conviction for offences (including protection from double jeopardy and self-incrimination) is covered under:

Accepted Answer

Article 20

Answer

Article 23

Answer

Article 21

Answer

Article 22

Question 13

e-NAM is a key reform aimed at integrating agricultural markets in India. What is the primary goal of the e-NAM initiative?

Accepted Answer

Online trading of agricultural produce

Answer

Minimum wage guarantee

Answer

Crop insurance

Answer

Fertiliser subsidy

Question 14

Which type of weathering is primarily involved in the enrichment of bauxite and other ores?

Accepted Answer

Chemical weathering

Answer

Glacial weathering

Answer

Biological weathering

Answer

Mechanical weathering

Question 15

Article 6 deals with persons who migrated to India from _____.

Accepted Answer

Pakistan

Answer

Bangladesh

Answer

Nepal

Answer

Sri Lanka

Question 16

Which of the following transportation systems was primarily developed in India to serve colonial economic interests?

Accepted Answer

Railways

Answer

Metro rail

Answer

Inland waterways

Answer

Airways

Question 17

Western disturbances mainly affect the weather of which region in India?

Accepted Answer

North-West India

Answer

Eastern Ghats

Answer

Coastal Andhra Pradesh

Answer

Deccan Plateau

Question 18

Which of the following factors DOES NOT directly influence population distribution in India?

Accepted Answer

Official language

Answer

Soil fertility

Answer

Topography

Answer

Climate

Question 19

Which of the following States enjoys special provisions under Article 371A due to its unique customary law and land ownership practices?

Accepted Answer

Nagaland

Answer

Sikkim

Answer

Manipur

Answer

Mizoram

Question 20

According to the India Justice Report 2025, which two states have the highest share of women judges at the High Court level at 33%?

Accepted Answer

Sikkim and Telangana

Answer

Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

Answer

Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh

Answer

Uttar Pradesh and Odisha

Question 21

The Visuddhimagga, a key Buddhist text, was written by which of the following scholars?

Accepted Answer

Buddhaghosa

Answer

Vasubandhu

Answer

Nagarjuna

Answer

Aryadeva

Question 22

The Kailasa Temple at Ellora is an example of which of the following types of architecture?

Accepted Answer

Rock-cut architecture

Answer

Islamic architecture

Answer

Colonial architecture

Answer

Wooden architecture

Question 23

In April 2025, a tri-services all women circumnavigation sailing expedition, 'Samudra Pradakshina' flagged off from:

Accepted Answer

Mumbai

Answer

Durgapur

Answer

Madurai

Answer

Trivandrum

Question 24

Which area of the main stem and roots contains the spongy, soft parenchyma cells that carry and store nutrients for the plant?

Accepted Answer

Pith

Answer

Cortex

Answer

Metaxylem

Answer

Stele

Question 25

After amalgamation of 26 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in fourth phase of amalgamation, as notified by Department of Financial Services (DFS) in 2025, how many RRBs will be left in the country?

Accepted Answer

28

Answer

18

Answer

25

Answer

21

Question 26

When was the historic Paris Agreement on climate change adopted by world leaders during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21)?

Accepted Answer

2015

Answer

1999

Answer

2012

Answer

2005

Question 27

Christian Stalker is the Federal Chancellor of which country?

Accepted Answer

Austria

Answer

Sweden

Answer

Norway

Answer

Finland

Question 28

Which of following sports events was clinched by Indian pair Manush Shah and Diya Chitale in April 2025?

Accepted Answer

WTT Contender Tunis 2025

Answer

WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2025

Answer

WTT Contender Lagos 2025

Answer

United States Smash 2025

Question 29

Which of the following joint military exercises is conducted annually between the armies of India and Japan, with the sixth edition held near Mount Fuji in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Dharma Guardian

Answer

Maitree

Answer

Indra

Answer

Shakti

Question 30

Which programme was launched in 1953 to expand rural development more feasibly?

Accepted Answer

National Extension Service (NES)

Answer

Jawahar Rojgar Yojana

Answer

Training for Rural Youth for Self-Employment

Answer

Bharat Nirman Yojana

Question 31

Which of the following is the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs) delivered to the Indian Navy on 8 May 2025?

Accepted Answer

Arnala

Answer

Kadmatt

Answer

Kamorta

Answer

Kiltan

Question 32

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with Union Territories?

Accepted Answer

Article 239

Answer

Article 7

Answer

Article 1

Answer

Article 262

Question 33

Birch and Rhododendrons are found in which kind of forests?

Accepted Answer

Montane forests

Answer

Littoral and Swamp forests

Answer

Tropical Thorn forests

Answer

Tropical Evergreen and Semi Evergreen forests

Question 34

In 2025, ISRO sprouted which of the following seeds in space under microgravity conditions?

Accepted Answer

Cowpea seeds

Answer

Chickpea seed

Answer

Kidney bean seeds

Answer

Soya bean seeds

Question 35

Which organisation published the 2025 edition of the 'State of the World’s Nursing' report?

Accepted Answer

World Health Organization (WHO)

Answer

UNICEF

Answer

World Bank

Answer

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Question 36

During May 2025, the 4ᵗʰ Europe-Africa Forum was organised in which location?

Accepted Answer

Marseille

Answer

Lyon

Answer

Nice

Answer

Paris

Question 37

Who among the following presented the First Five-Year Plan on July 9, 1951?

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer

Purushottam Das Tandon

Answer

Rajendra Prasad

Question 38

The RTI Act empowers citizens of India to seek information from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Government departments

Answer

Non-governmental organisations

Answer

Foreign embassies

Answer

Private companies

Question 39

What does ASCII stand for?

Accepted Answer

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Answer

Auxiliary System for Communication and Interchange

Answer

Advanced Standard Coding in Information Industry

Answer

Automated System for Computer Information Interchange

Modern History (2)

Q1. Who among the following sent a telegram on 6 August 1857 stating, 'Our men are cowed by the numbers opposed to them and the endless fighting. Every village is held against us, the zamindars have risen to oppose us'?

Q2. In which of the following cities was the Paramhansa Mandali founded to work for the abolition of caste?

Ancient History (4)

Q3. During the Indus Valley Civilisation, the presence of jewellery made from precious metals and semi-precious stones in small-town settings supports the argument that ____.

Q4. Which of the following groups of people is said to have migrated into the late Indus Valley era India from Central Asia?

Q5. The Visuddhimagga, a key Buddhist text, was written by which of the following scholars?

Q6. The Kailasa Temple at Ellora is an example of which of the following types of architecture?

Current Affairs (11)

Q7. Which of the following players completed 12,000 runs in T20 cricket and became eighth player to achieve the milestone in April 2025?

Q8. What is the name of the indigenous electric trainer aircraft initiative launched by India in March 2025 to promote green aviation?

Q9. According to the India Justice Report 2025, which two states have the highest share of women judges at the High Court level at 33%?

Q10. In April 2025, a tri-services all women circumnavigation sailing expedition, 'Samudra Pradakshina' flagged off from:

Q11. Christian Stalker is the Federal Chancellor of which country?

Q12. Which of following sports events was clinched by Indian pair Manush Shah and Diya Chitale in April 2025?

Q13. Which of the following joint military exercises is conducted annually between the armies of India and Japan, with the sixth edition held near Mount Fuji in 2025?

Q14. Which of the following is the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs) delivered to the Indian Navy on 8 May 2025?

Q15. In 2025, ISRO sprouted which of the following seeds in space under microgravity conditions?

Q16. Which organisation published the 2025 edition of the 'State of the World’s Nursing' report?

Q17. During May 2025, the 4ᵗʰ Europe-Africa Forum was organised in which location?

Chemistry (1)

Q18. Which acid was first created from inorganic materials by Hermann Kolbe in 1845?

Static GK (2)

Q19. What is the name of the Indian Light Tank that achieved a major milestone in high-altitude firing trials in December 2024?

Q20. Which of the following transportation systems was primarily developed in India to serve colonial economic interests?

Computer (2)

Q21. Select the correct sequence of steps to create a new folder on the desktop?

Q22. What does ASCII stand for?

Economics (5)

Q23. Which of the following is a private sector organisation in India?

Q24. e-NAM is a key reform aimed at integrating agricultural markets in India. What is the primary goal of the e-NAM initiative?

Q25. After amalgamation of 26 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in fourth phase of amalgamation, as notified by Department of Financial Services (DFS) in 2025, how many RRBs will be left in the country?

Q26. Which programme was launched in 1953 to expand rural development more feasibly?

Q27. Who among the following presented the First Five-Year Plan on July 9, 1951?

Geography (6)

Q28. In which of the following years did the Government of Bengal pass the Calcutta Electric Lighting Act?

Q29. Which type of weathering is primarily involved in the enrichment of bauxite and other ores?

Q30. Western disturbances mainly affect the weather of which region in India?

Q31. Which of the following factors DOES NOT directly influence population distribution in India?

Q32. When was the historic Paris Agreement on climate change adopted by world leaders during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21)?

Q33. Birch and Rhododendrons are found in which kind of forests?

Polity (5)

Q34. The Right to Protection in respect of conviction for offences (including protection from double jeopardy and self-incrimination) is covered under:

Q35. Article 6 deals with persons who migrated to India from _____.

Q36. Which of the following States enjoys special provisions under Article 371A due to its unique customary law and land ownership practices?

Q37. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with Union Territories?

Q38. The RTI Act empowers citizens of India to seek information from which of the following?

Biology (1)

Q39. Which area of the main stem and roots contains the spongy, soft parenchyma cells that carry and store nutrients for the plant?