RRB NTPC UG Mock Test (GS PYQ) 02/09/2025 SHIFT-1
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Which of the following sectors was the primary focus of India’s First Five-Year Plan (1951–56)?
Industry and Infrastructure
Defence and Security
Services and Education
Agriculture and Irrigation
Q2. Which year was the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana launched?
2014
2013
2016
2015
Q3. Which Indian university showcased India’s first fully automated vegetable sapling transplanter at the Ente Keralam exhibition, held in May 2025 at Marine Drive, Kochi, as part of the Kerala government’s fourth-anniversary celebrations?
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M)
Kerala Agricultural University
Q4. Which of the following local winds is known to bring rain to Tamil Nadu during winter?
Northeast monsoon
Jet stream
Southwest monsoon
Nor’wester
Q5. Which fault in the Peninsular Plateau is known for recurrent seismic activity?
Vindhya Fault
Malda Fault
Bhima Fault
Narmada Fault
Q6. At the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Championships Finals held in Doha, who emerged as the men’s singles champion?
Ma Long
Wang Chuqin
Fan Zhendong
Lin Gaoyuan
Q7. Which reform movement in Kerala focused on the upliftment of the backward castes through education and social equality?
Kayastha Sabha
Singh Sabha
Arya Samaj
SNDP Sabha
Q8. Which of the following minerals is essential for oxygen transport in the blood?
Calcium
Zinc
Iron
Magnesium
Q9. Which authority can dissolve the Council of Ministers at the state level?
Prime Minister
President
High Court
Governor
Q10. Who among the following laid the foundation stone of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) in 1985?
Rajiv Gandhi
Gulzari Lal Nanda
Jawaharlal Nehru
Morarji Desai
Q11. Which of the following government initiatives was launched in 1973 to conserve a key apex predator and its ecosystem in India?
Project Rhino
Project Elephant
Project Tiger
Project Asiatic Lion
Q12. The energy produced by using the heat from the Earth’s interior is called:
Biomass energy
Tidal energy
Geothermal energy
Solar energy
Q13. Which of the following metals is used as a catalyst in the Haber process for ammonia synthesis?
Platinum
Nickel
Copper
Iron
Q14. Which of the following Articles deals with the rights of citizenship at the commencement of the Indian Constitution?
Article 7
Article 10
Article 11
Article 5
Q15. On which date did Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurate the WAVES 2025, India’s first-of-its-kind World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, held at Mumbai?
20 April 2025
1 May 2025
1 April 2025
4 May 2025
Q16. In April 2025, the Supreme Court reinterpreted which Article of the Constitution to direct amendment in KYC digital norms to ensure access for ‘persons with disabilities’?
Article 14
Article 21
Article 25
Article 30
Q17. Which of the following Ministries is responsible for granting Indian citizenship by naturalisation?
Ministry of Law and Justice
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Home Affairs
Q18. Who was appointed as the Director General of Defence Estates (DGDE) in June 2025?
Shailendra Nath Gupta
Vikram Singh Rathore
Anil Choudhary
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Q19. Following the Pahalgam attack in April 2025, India suspended which treaty with Pakistan?
Indus Waters Treaty
Tashkent Agreement
Simla Agreement
Lahore Treaty
Q20. What is the name of the first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) inducted into the Indian Navy in May 2025?
INS Tushil
INS Arighaat
INS Arnala
INS Garuda
Q21. Rapid industrialisation was a hallmark of India’s early planning efforts. Which Five-Year Plan laid the foundation for India’s public sector steel plants?
First Plan
Fifth Plan
Fourth Plan
Second Plan
Q22. Which of the following is NOT a role of the President of India?
Passing bills into laws
Appointing the Prime Minister
Summoning and dissolving the Parliament
Conducting elections
Q23. Which of the following is the genome-edited rice variety launched by India in 2025?
Basmati Gold
Super Rice 21
DRR Rice 100
Shakti Rice
Q24. The 2025 edition of the Sheila Bharat Ram Theatre Festival took place at which of the following locations?
Kamani Auditorium, Delhi
India Habitat Centre, Delhi
National School of Drama, Delhi
Shri Ram Centre of Performing Arts, Delhi
Q25. What is the correct way to copy a file or folder using the Drag and Drop method?
Select the file → Press Ctrl + C → Drop it into the Recycle Bin
Select the file in the right pane → Drag it to a folder in the left pane → Drop it there
Right-click the file → Drag it to the desktop → Press Delete
Double-click the file → Drag it back into the same folder
Q26. Which institute of ICAR developed India’s first genome-edited rice variety DRR Rice 100 (Kamla)?
ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack
Q27. Which of the following is the conjugate base of HCl?
OH⁻
H₃O⁺
Cl⁻
Cl⁺
Q28. Land revenue systems under British rule varied regionally. Which land revenue system was primarily followed in Bombay and Madras Presidencies?
Ryotwari
Mahalwari
Jagirdari
Zamindari
Q29. Who was the first Portuguese governor in India, sent in 1505 to establish naval supremacy?
Albuquerque
Nino-da-Cunha
De Souza
De Almeida
Q30. When was the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty founded by Nagabhatta I in the region of Malwa?
6th century
10th century
12th century
8th century
Q31. How can you permanently delete a file in MS Windows so that it DOES NOT go to the Recycle Bin?
Right-click on the file and press ‘Shift + Delete’
Right-click on the file and Press Ctrl + D
Drag the file to the Recycle Bin
Right-click on the file and select ‘Delete’
Q32. Who was honoured with the Humanitarian Award at the 72nd Miss World Festival, held in May 2025, for philanthropic work during the Covid pandemic?
Akshay Kumar
Sonu Sood
Amitabh Bachchan
Shah Rukh Khan
Q33. Who assumed charge as the 18th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) on 1 June 2025?
Lt General Rajesh Mehta
Lt General Vijay Kumar Singh
Lt General Anil Chatterjee
Lt General Dinesh Singh Rana
Q34. Which of the following classical theatre forms is associated with Karnataka and features dance-drama with colourful costumes?
Bhavai
Jatra
Yakshagana
Kathakali
Q35. What is the name of the herbal cream developed by CSIR-CIMAP for treating psoriasis released in May 2025?
Herbaloid
DermaHerb
PsoriaCIM
SkinCure
Q36. Which of the following was the biggest armed resistance to colonialism in the 19th century in India?
Sepoy Mutiny
First Anglo-Maratha War
Quit India Movement
Battle of Buxar
Q37. Among which of the following powers did the ‘Tripartite Struggle’ take place during the 8th and 9th centuries?
Cholas, Chalukyas and Satavahanas
Pandyas, Pallavas and Cholas
Rashtrakutas, Cholas and Vardhanas
Palas, Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas
Q38. In 2025, India assumed the chairmanship of which international body focused on productivity and sustainability during a meeting held in Jakarta?
APEC for the 2025–26 term
ASEAN Council for Economic Growth (ACEG)
Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) for the 2025–26 term
SAAP till the 2026 term
Q39. Which gas was least abundant in the early atmosphere?
Water vapour
Free oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Q40. What was the official mascot of the 2025 National Games?
Tejaswini
Mauli
Gajasimha
Shikhar