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RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 8 August 2025 Shift 3 GK Questions – with answers & solutions

All 40 GK / GS questions asked in RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 on 8 August 2025 Shift 3, with correct answers and short solutions, subject-wise: Static GK, Modern History, Computer, Current Affairs, Ancient History, Biology.

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Subjects: Static GK (4) · Modern History (3) · Computer (2) · Current Affairs (10) · Ancient History (3) · Biology (3) · Polity (5) · Geography (5) · Economics (4) · Physics (1)

Static GK (4)

Sports · Other sports and tournaments (tennis, chess, badminton, etc.)

Q1. In 2025, which city in France hosted the French Open tennis tournament?

  1. (a) Lyon
  2. (b) Paris
  3. (c) Nice
  4. (d) Marseille
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Paris

Festivals, Fairs, Paintings and Crafts · Painting styles and schools

Q2. __________ serves as the conventional base material for the art form known as Kalamkari.

  1. (a) Wood
  2. (b) Metal
  3. (c) Paper
  4. (d) Cloth
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Cloth

Organisations and Headquarters · Regional groupings (SAARC, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, SCO, G20)

Q3. A free trade arrangement of the SAARC countries, the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), came into force in which year?

  1. (a) 2018
  2. (b) 2000
  3. (c) 2006
  4. (d) 2010
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) 2006

Static GK Miscellaneous · Miscellaneous facts

Q4. Decathlon, which set up its first outlet in India in Bengaluru in 2009, is a ___________.

  1. (a) French sports goods retailer
  2. (b) Chinese sports goods retailer
  3. (c) German sports goods retailer
  4. (d) Swedish sports goods retailer
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) French sports goods retailer

Modern History (3)

Personalities, Newspapers, Books and Slogans · Freedom fighters and their titles

Q5. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' and promoted Indian economic nationalism?

  1. (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  2. (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. (c) Surendranath Banerjee
  4. (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Dadabhai Naoroji

Socio-Religious Reform Movements · Social reform laws (sati, widow remarriage, child marriage)

Q6. In which of the following years was the Bengal Sati Regulation enacted?

  1. (a) 1818
  2. (b) 1858
  3. (c) 1837
  4. (d) 1829
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 1829

Peasant, Tribal and Civil Uprisings · Early civil and tribal revolts

Q7. The association of Devi Choudhurani and Bhawani Pathak with the Faqir-Sanyasi Rebellion in India indicates which of the following?

  1. (a) The movement was dominated by upper-caste elites.
  2. (b) Only tribal groups led such resistances in Bengal.
  3. (c) The rebellion had cross-religious and gender participation.
  4. (d) The rebellions had a purely religious character.
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) The rebellion had cross-religious and gender participation.

Computer (2)

Computer Memory · Primary memory (RAM, ROM and their types)

Q8. What is the main function of RAM in a computer?

  1. (a) To control the printer
  2. (b) To provide temporary storage for running programs
  3. (c) To store permanent data
  4. (d) To process graphics
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) To provide temporary storage for running programs

Software, Operating Systems and Programming · Windows features and utilities

Q9. To change the desktop wallpaper, which option would you choose?

  1. (a) Settings > Ease of Access
  2. (b) Settings > Personalization
  3. (c) Settings > Apps
  4. (d) Settings > Devices
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Settings > Personalization

Current Affairs (10)

Defence and Security - Current · Defence acquisitions and indigenous systems

Q10. Which Indian Light Tank (ILT) has achieved a major feat in December 2024 by firing multiple rounds at various ranges at an altitude of over 4200 m?

  1. (a) Yuvraj
  2. (b) Amar
  3. (c) Zorawar
  4. (d) Dhruv
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Zorawar

Science, Technology and Space - Current · Research breakthroughs - current

Q11. In 2025, which of the following institutes developed the paper-based technology 'Freshness Keeper' to extend the freshness of cut flowers?

  1. (a) IIT Madras
  2. (b) IIT Bombay
  3. (c) Indian Institute of Horticulture Research
  4. (d) CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute

Books, Obituaries and Days - Current · Days and themes - current year

Q12. What was the official theme of India’s 76ᵗʰ Republic Day Parade held on January 26, 2025?

  1. (a) Har Ghar Tiranga: Unity in Diversity
  2. (b) Viksit Bharat: Innovation & Inclusion
  3. (c) Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas
  4. (d) Digital Bharat: Future Forward
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas

International Affairs and Summits · Global events and elections

Q13. In 2025, which two countries were involved in renewed tensions over the South China Sea, prompting international concern about maritime security?

  1. (a) USA and Iran
  2. (b) China and Philippines
  3. (c) India and Pakistan
  4. (d) Russia and Ukraine
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) China and Philippines

Awards and Honours - Current · National awards - current

Q14. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, conferred which Jnanpith Award on the Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya in May 2025?

  1. (a) 48ᵗʰ
  2. (b) 58ᵗʰ
  3. (c) 52ⁿᵈ
  4. (d) 62ⁿᵈ
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 58ᵗʰ

Science, Technology and Space - Current · Research breakthroughs - current

Q15. Which Indian institution has developed an affordable device that is capable of rapidly separating plasma from blood and purifying water, priced at ₹1,000?

  1. (a) IIIT-Allahabad
  2. (b) IIT Hyderabad
  3. (c) IIT Kanpur
  4. (d) IISc Bangalore
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) IIIT-Allahabad

Science, Technology and Space - Current · Health and medical research

Q16. Which novel macrolide antibiotic, highlighted in a December 2024 PIB factsheet, is being positioned as India’s first indigenous drug against community‑acquired pneumonia?

  1. (a) Pretomanid
  2. (b) Lefamulin
  3. (c) Nafithromycin
  4. (d) Delafloxacin
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Nafithromycin

Defence and Security - Current · Defence acquisitions and indigenous systems

Q17. Which indigenously developed missile was successfully test fired by DRDO and Indian Navy on 26 March 2025?

  1. (a) Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile
  2. (b) Short-Range Sea-to-Surface (Coast) Missile
  3. (c) Short-Range Anti-Tank Missile
  4. (d) Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile

Defence and Security - Current · Military exercises - current

Q18. The inaugural edition of India's first major naval exercise 'AIKEYME' was held off the coast of which African country in April 2025?

  1. (a) Tanzania
  2. (b) Kenya
  3. (c) Seychelles
  4. (d) Comoros
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Tanzania

Sports - Current · Tournaments and winners

Q19. In which of the following shooting events (in distance) did Simranpreet Kaur Brar win silver medal in the women’s category at ISSF World Cup 2025, Lima?

  1. (a) 75 m
  2. (b) 25m
  3. (c) 100 m
  4. (d) 50 m
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 25m

Ancient History (3)

Ancient Art, Culture and Science · Stupas and chaityas

Q20. What is a notable characteristic of the carvings found at the entrances of the Sanchi Stupa?

  1. (a) Mauryan royal figures
  2. (b) Buddha's post-enlightenment life
  3. (c) Jataka story narratives
  4. (d) Mythical creatures like yakshas and kinnaras
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Jataka story narratives

Post-Mauryan Period · Satavahanas

Q21. During the Satavahanas kingdom, what did the terms ‘ahara’ or ‘rashtra’ refer to?

  1. (a) A district
  2. (b) A temple land
  3. (c) A tax officer
  4. (d) A capital city
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) A district

Mauryan Empire · Mauryan administration and economy

Q22. Who were the Voharikas in the judicial structure of the Magadha period?

  1. (a) Local tax collectors
  2. (b) Lawyer-Judges
  3. (c) Military generals
  4. (d) Judges in village assemblies
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Lawyer-Judges

Biology (3)

Reproduction · Flower structure and sexual reproduction in plants

Q23. Which of the following organs represents the female reproductive part of a flower in angiosperms?

  1. (a) Androecium
  2. (b) Stamen
  3. (c) Gynoecium
  4. (d) Petal
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Gynoecium

Human Physiology - Respiration, Circulation and Excretion · Disorders of the respiratory, circulatory and excretory systems

Q24. In which chronic disease do the inner walls of the lungs' air sacs, called alveoli, become damaged, causing them to eventually burst?

  1. (a) Cystic fibrosis
  2. (b) Arrhythmias
  3. (c) Dyspepsia
  4. (d) Emphysema
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Emphysema

Heredity and Evolution · Chromosomes, genes and DNA

Q25. When did the Hershey-Chase experiment provide solid evidence that DNA, not proteins, is the genetic material?

  1. (a) 1957
  2. (b) 1952
  3. (c) 1946
  4. (d) 1950
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1952

Polity (5)

Constitutional and Non-Constitutional Bodies · UPSC and State PSCs

Q26. Which body is entrusted with recruiting India’s civil servants on the basis of merit?

  1. (a) The Election Commission of India
  2. (b) The President’s Secretariat
  3. (c) State Governments through District Boards
  4. (d) The Union Public Service Commission
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) The Union Public Service Commission

Special Provisions, Official Language and Miscellaneous Provisions · Union Territories administration

Q27. Under Article 239 of the Constitution, a Union Territory is administered by:

  1. (a) the Governor of an adjacent State
  2. (b) the Parliament of India
  3. (c) the Prime Minister of India
  4. (d) the President of India
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) the President of India

Judiciary · Subordinate courts

Q28. Who is the head of the civil administration of a district court in India?

  1. (a) District Judge
  2. (b) Chief Judicial Magistrate
  3. (c) Registrar General of the High Court
  4. (d) District Collector
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) District Judge

Union Executive · Council of Ministers and Cabinet

Q29. Cabinet minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu was related to which ministry in May 2025, who was named in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leaders list 2025?

  1. (a) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  2. (b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  3. (c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  4. (d) Ministry of Civil Aviation
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Ministry of Civil Aviation

DPSP and Fundamental Duties · Socialistic principles

Q30. Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs the State to promote the welfare of the people?

  1. (a) Article 47
  2. (b) Article 38
  3. (c) Article 42
  4. (d) Article 43
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Article 38

Geography (5)

India - Drainage System · Lakes of India

Q31. Barapani Lake of Shillong is also known as ________.

  1. (a) Haflong Lake
  2. (b) Shilloi Lake
  3. (c) Umiam Lake
  4. (d) Jaisamand Lake
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Umiam Lake

World Geography · World resources, industries and cities

Q32. [October 2024] Mongla Port, recently seen in the news for strategic development and trade ties, is located in which country?

  1. (a) Bangladesh
  2. (b) India
  3. (c) Myanmar
  4. (d) Sri Lanka
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Bangladesh

Lithosphere - Earth's Interior and Landforms · Volcanoes and volcanic landforms

Q33. Volcanoes are often found in which type of plate boundary?

  1. (a) Convergent and divergent boundaries
  2. (b) Transform boundaries only
  3. (c) Divergent boundaries only
  4. (d) Convergent and transform boundaries only
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Convergent and divergent boundaries

Environment and Protected Areas · Biodiversity hotspots

Q34. Which range is known for its rich biodiversity and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

  1. (a) Western Ghats
  2. (b) Chotanagpur plateau
  3. (c) Satpura Range
  4. (d) Eastern Ghats
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Western Ghats

India - Transport and Communication · Inland waterways

Q35. Which of the following rivers is associated with National Waterway 10 (NW-10)?

  1. (a) Chambal river
  2. (b) Amba river
  3. (c) Yamuna river
  4. (d) Brahmaputra river
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Amba river

Economics (4)

Agriculture and Food Security · Agricultural policies and missions

Q36. In which of the following years was the National Seeds Policy launched?

  1. (a) 2018
  2. (b) 2007
  3. (c) 2010
  4. (d) 2002
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) 2002

Planning and NITI Aayog · Planning Commission and NDC

Q37. Which of the following correctly describes the Planning Commission of India?

  1. (a) A constitutional commission chaired by the Chief Justice of India.
  2. (b) A statutory body created by an Act of Parliament in 1950.
  3. (c) A constitutional body established by an Article of the Constitution.
  4. (d) An extra-constitutional advisory body created by a government resolution in 1950.
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) An extra-constitutional advisory body created by a government resolution in 1950.

Government Schemes and Economic Reports · Social welfare schemes

Q38. Which government initiative primarily focuses on improving human development by ensuring healthcare and nutrition for women and children?

  1. (a) Poshan Abhiyaan
  2. (b) Skill India Mission
  3. (c) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
  4. (d) Digital India
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Poshan Abhiyaan

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

Q39. Which sectors were emphasised in the Eighth Five-Year Plan for employment generation?

  1. (a) Animal husbandry, fishery, horticulture and rural industries
  2. (b) Automotive and steel industries
  3. (c) Banking and finance
  4. (d) IT and software services
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Animal husbandry, fishery, horticulture and rural industries

Physics (1)

Sources of Energy · Tidal, wave, ocean thermal and geothermal energy

Q40. Which renewable energy source is dependent on the gravitational pull of the moon?

  1. (a) Tidal energy
  2. (b) Wind energy
  3. (c) Solar energy
  4. (d) Biomass energy
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Tidal energy

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