RRB NTPC UG Mock Test (PYQ) 12/08/2025 SHIFT-1
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Which of the following Articles deals with the citizenship of people of Indian origin residing outside India?
Article 8
Article 11
Article 7
Article 9
Q2. The Indian handicraft industry suffered significant decline under colonial economic policies. What was a major reason for the decline of Indian handicrafts during British rule?
Environmental degradation
Rise of Indian industry
Influx of machine-made British goods
Lack of domestic demand
Q3. Which of the following countries does NOT share a land border with India?
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
China
Myanmar
Q4. What is the primary goal of the Indian government’s Bhashini project?
To create a multilingual AI platform for real-time translation among Indian languages
To establish a national database of dialects
To develop a new programming language for Indian developers
To digitise ancient Indian manuscripts
Q5. What was India’s Human Development Index (HDI) value in the 2025 UNDP report?
0.690
0.676
0.685
0.700
Q6. Which desktop element in Windows displays system notifications, date and time, and background apps status?
File Explorer
Notification Area
Start Menu
Control Panel
Q7. Article 323B of the Constitution of India (added by the 42nd Amendment) empowers the Parliament to establish tribunals for adjudication of matters related to certain subjects. Which of the following matters is specifically covered under Article 323B?
Matters such as taxation, foreign exchange, land reforms, etc., which can be assigned to tribunals by legislation
Appointment of Supreme Court judges
Recruitment and service conditions of public servants (civil services)
Only industrial disputes between employers and workers
Q8. Which sector(s) employed the largest share of the working population in India on the eve of independence?
Secondary sector
Primary sector
Both tertiary and secondary sectors
Tertiary sector
Q9. Impulse is defined as _________.
Rate of change of force
Change in displacement
Product of mass and velocity
Product of force and time
Q10. The First Battle of Panipat was fought in 1526, replacing the Lodi Dynasty with Mughal rule in India. It was fought between Ibrahim Lodi and _____.
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Babar
Q11. Which state government introduced the Drone Promotion and Utilisation Policy, 2025?
Madhya Pradesh
Jharkhand
Punjab
Odisha
Q12. Which leader played the most crucial role in integrating princely states into India post-independence?
BR Ambedkar
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Q13. Which of the following was the objective of the law enacted in 1856 in India?
Banning of child labour
Abolition of caste system
Temple entry for Shudras
Legalising widow remarriage
Q14. What was the theme of the IIAS-DARPG India Conference held in New Delhi in February 2025?
Digital Transformation in Governance – Empowering Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile
Next Generation Administrative Reforms – Empowering Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile
Innovations in Public Policy
Strengthening Federal Structures
Q15. Which Act first created the position of a Governor-General of India with civil and military authority?
Charter Act 1833
Regulating Act
Government of India Act 1858
Pitt’s India Act
Q16. Which level of government generally legislates on matters such as police, public health and agriculture in India?
Union Government
State Legislatures
Inter-State Council
Local Bodies
Q17. In which northeastern state was the Hornbill Festival held with record participation in December 2024?
Nagaland
Meghalaya
Manipur
Assam
Q18. By what year is the India-UK FTA expected to be fully implemented?
2027
2025
2030
2026
Q19. Which version of the skill development scheme, launched by the government and implemented from FY 2022 to 2026, aims to provide free training to rural youth in India?
Skill India 3.0
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2.0
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana 2.0
Q20. Which Indian relay team set a national record in the 4×100m event at the National Relay Carnival 2025?
Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta H, Amiya Mallick
Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta H, Amlan Borgohain
Srabani Nanda, Dutee Chand, Hima Das, Archana Suseendran
Amiya Mallick, Mohammed Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Rajesh Ramesh
Q21. Which of the following is a small hand-held pointing device that controls the two-dimensional movement of the cursor on a screen?
Mouse
Scanner
Touchscreen
Keyboard
Q22. Article 6 of the Constitution pertains to the citizenship of persons who migrated to India from which of the following territories?
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Q23. Which of the following administrative features was common to both Pallava and Pandya kingdoms?
Rule by elected monarchs
Division of the kingdom into Mandalams and Nadus
Abolition of land revenue taxes
Village assemblies were called Sabha and Ur
Q24. How many total Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015?
15
16
17
18
Q25. Which of the following is a feature of the Eastern Coastal Plain of India?
Wider and formed by alluvial deposits
Presence of numerous estuaries
Located between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea
Narrow and rocky
Q26. Which of the following Indian organisations successfully conducted the combat firing of the Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM) in May 2025?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Indian Air Force
Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Navy
Indian Space Research Organisation and Indian Army
Bharat Dynamics Limited and Indian Coast Guard
Q27. Kathputli is a traditional puppet show of which of the following Indian states?
Rajasthan
Assam
Odisha
Kerala
Q28. As per the Ministry of Agriculture data from 1950–51 to 2014–15, which land use category in India has shown a declining trend?
Net sown area
Forest area
Barren and wasteland
Area under non-agricultural use
Q29. In which year did André-Marie Ampère publish his magnum opus ‘Mathematical Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena Deduced Solely from Experiments’?
1833
1827
1818
1811
Q30. Harold C. Urey was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934:
For discovery in the chemistry of the transuranium elements
For the discovery of heavy hydrogen
For the discovery and development of conductive polymers
For the development of density-functional theory
Q31. Which of the following instruments is primarily used by the RBI for monetary policy implementation in the post-1991 reform era?
Repo rate
Export incentives
Tariff rates
Direct taxes
Q32. Which economic system dominated India on the eve of independence (in 1947)?
Import substitution industrialisation
Colonial agrarian economy
Global free market
Socialist planned economy
Q33. Which of the following is a discretionary power of the President of India?
Dissolving the Lok Sabha without advice
Appointing the Chief Justice of India
Appointing a Prime Minister when no party has a clear majority
Giving assent to a Money Bill
Q34. The Gulf of Mannar lies between:
Mainland India and Andaman Islands
India and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka and Maldives
India and Maldives
Q35. What is the purpose of the ‘Melt and Pour’ rule introduced in the DMI&SP Policy 2025?
Importing partially processed steel and finishing it domestically qualifies as “domestic”
Steel exports must include documentation of Indian melting processes
Steel used in government-funded projects is completely manufactured in India
Biometric authentication is required at smelting plants for traceability
Q36. Which important Sikh festival is on 5 November 2025?
Baisakhi
Lohri
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Holi
Q37. Which film won the Best Picture award at the 25th IIFA Awards in 2025?
Article 370
Laapataa Ladies
Stree 2
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Q38. Which Indian space tech startup along with Google launched India’s first private satellite constellation?
Shiprocket
Udaan
Livspace
Pixxel
Q39. The government initiative known as KIRTI (Khelo India Rising Talent Identification) was inaugurated in ______.
2023
2024
2025
2022
Q40. Which Indian city was announced by the global governing body WPA as the host of the 2025 Para Athletics World Championships?
New Delhi
Chennai
Bengaluru
Mumbai