RRB NTPC UG Mock Test (GS PYQ) 22/08/2025 SHIFT-1
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. What is the condition for total internal reflection to occur?
Light must travel from a rarer medium to a denser medium at an angle of 90°
Light must travel from a denser to a rarer medium at an angle greater than the critical angle
Light must strike the boundary at 90° to the normal separating any two mediums of different refractive indices
The refractive indices of both media must be equal
Q2. What is ‘Google Beam’ introduced under Project Starline?
A language translation tool for real-time communication
An AI-powered video communication platform aiming to redefine virtual interactions
A new satellite launched by Google for global internet coverage
A hardware device for enhancing internet speed in rural areas
Q3. What was the main objective of India’s First Five Year Plan (1951–56)?
Growth of IT services
Privatisation of PSUs
Heavy industrialisation
Agricultural development
Q4. Who was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2025 for contributions to Indian cinema?
Aamir Khan
Shekhar Kapur
Mukesh Khanna
Subhash Ghai
Q5. Why is wheat grown in the north-western plains of India?
Because it lies close to the coastal water bodies
Because it receives heavy rainfall during the monsoon
Because the region has fertile alluvial soil and cool winters
Because the region has red soil with limited annual rainfall
Q6. Which of the following elements provides access to system settings, installed programs, and power options from the desktop?
Taskbar
File Explorer
Start Menu
Notification Area
Q7. What did the Supreme Court decide in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) about the powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution of India?
The President of India has the ultimate authority to approve or reject constitutional amendments independently
The Parliament cannot amend any part of the Constitution under any circumstances
The Parliament can amend the Constitution, but it cannot change or destroy its basic structure or essential features
The Parliament has unlimited power to amend any part of the Constitution, including the Fundamental Rights
Q8. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court uphold the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right in 2017?
Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India
Indira Sawhney vs. Union of India
Puttaswamy vs. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India
Q9. Which mode of transport is most suitable for transporting heavy and bulky goods over long distances?
Railways
Pipelines
Roadways
Airways
Q10. Which of the following best defines impulse in mechanics?
The product of mass and velocity
The product of force and the time for which it acts
The rate of change of momentum multiplied by the distance
The change in displacement over time
Q11. What was the other name of Chandragupta II, the renowned ruler of the Gupta dynasty?
Dhruvasena
Suryadeva
Karmaputra
Vikramaditya
Q12. Which of the following statements regarding the Ryotwari settlement is correct?
1. It was developed by Thomas Munro.
2. The settlement was made directly with the cultivators, not zamindars.
3. It was tested on a small scale in the annexed territories of Tipu.
4. Finding it successful, it was then applied in the Ganga plains.
Select the correct combination:
1. It was developed by Thomas Munro.
2. The settlement was made directly with the cultivators, not zamindars.
3. It was tested on a small scale in the annexed territories of Tipu.
4. Finding it successful, it was then applied in the Ganga plains.
Select the correct combination:
1 and 2 only
1 only
1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
Q13. Amir Khusrau is known for contributing to which two languages?
Sanskrit and Tamil
Bengali and Punjabi
Marathi and Gujarati
Persian and Hindavi
Q14. According to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, within how many days can an appeal be made in the High Court on the order of the Waqf Tribunal?
120 days
70 days
90 days
50 days
Q15. Which of the following players was named the Men’s Player of the Year at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Awards in May 2025?
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Sunil Chhetri
Sandesh Jhingan
Subhasish Bose
Q16. Jhumur, a traditional folk dance, originated in which of the following Indian states?
Assam
Punjab
Kerala
Gujarat
Q17. The Human Development Index emphasises people-centric development. Who is credited with creating the HDI alongside Amartya Sen?
Manmohan Singh
Jean Drèze
Kaushik Basu
Mahbub ul Haq
Q18. Which of the following Committees is a Standing Committee of the Parliament?
Delimitation Commission
Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G Spectrum
Select Committee on a Bill
Public Accounts Committee
Q19. Which of the following institutes proposed development of the world’s smallest semiconductor chip in 2025?
Indian Institute of Science
IIT Delhi
DRDO Research Lab
BARC
Q20. Which constitutional Articles ensure the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and High Courts for enforcing fundamental rights, including RTI?
Articles 51 and 356
Articles 14 and 15
Articles 21 and 39
Articles 32 and 226
Q21. How many Khelo India centres did the Delhi government propose to establish in June 2025?
Six
Eight
Two
Ten
Q22. What is the value of one roentgen (R) when expressed in SI units?
1.0×10⁻³ grays
2.58×10⁻⁴ coulombs per kilogram
1.6×10⁻¹⁹ coulombs
3.7×10¹⁰ disintegrations per second
Q23. The introduction of English education in India was promoted through which of the following documents?
Charter Act of 1813
Regulating Act
Macaulay’s Minute
Pitt’s India Act
Q24. Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Paleolithic people to move from place to place?
Failure of crops
Resource exhaustion
Movement of prey animals
Seasonal changes
Q25. Littoral forests are most associated with which kind of ecosystem?
Wetland ecosystem
Tundra ecosystem
Grassland ecosystem
Desert ecosystem
Q26. What was the main motive of British colonial rule in India?
Social development of India
Industrialisation of India
Welfare of Indian farmers
Economic exploitation of India
Q27. The Women’s Kabaddi World Cup scheduled for June 2025 was announced to be hosted in which location in India?
Ahmedabad
Rajgir
Kolkata
Chennai
Q28. What is the primary cause of southwest monsoon in India?
Tidal effects
Differential heating of land and sea
Westerly winds from the Atlantic
Local winds from the desert
Q29. On 25 April 2025, DRDO conducted a long-duration ground test of an active cooled scramjet subscale combustor. How long did this test last?
1,500 seconds
1,000 seconds
500 seconds
120 seconds
Q30. In which year was the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) launched?
1999
1994
1991
2003
Q31. Which of the following is responsible for causing convectional rainfall?
Cyclonic movements
Intense surface heating causing air to rise
Mountains forcing air to rise
Cold and warm air masses meeting
Q32. Which Article of the Indian Constitution states that Directive Principles are not enforceable by any court?
Article 36
Article 37
Article 38
Article 39
Q33. According to Article 335 of the Constitution of India, claims of SCs and STs shall be taken into consideration in matters of:
Taxation policies
Religious freedom
Land acquisition
Public employment
Q34. The 12th edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025 was published by:
The UN Counter-Terrorism Centre
The United Nations Office to Counter Terrorism
The Institute of Economics and Peace
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Q35. What is the name of India’s high-resolution weather forecasting system launched in May 2025?
National Weather Grid
Bharat Weather Network
Bharat Forecasting System
India Climate Monitor
Q36. Pondicherry was captured by the Dutch in 1693 but returned to the French by the Treaty of Ryswick in:
1741
1704
1699
1696
Q37. Which of the following is the most effective step for mitigating the impact of an earthquake?
Seismic zoning and earthquake-resistant buildings
Water harvesting
Flood barriers
Deforestation
Q38. Who introduced the Railways (Amendment) Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha in March 2025?
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Kiren Rijiju
Sarbananda Sonowal
Hardeep Singh Puri
Q39. Which keyboard button is used as a shortcut to rename a selected file or folder in Windows?
F5
F2
Ctrl
Esc
Q40. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha on 17 December 2024 amends how many Acts?
3
4
2
5