RRB NTPC UG Mock Test (GS PYQ) 21/08/2025 SHIFT-1
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. ‘Blossom Shower’ triggers the blossoming of the flowers of which crops in Kerala and nearby areas?
Tea
Coffee
Sunflower
Cotton
Q2. Which of the following helps in organizing files?
Naming files meaningfully
Not saving any files
Placing all files on the desktop
Saving all files in one folder
Q3. In India, the area under ‘Permanent Pastures and Grazing Lands’ is mostly owned by:
Cooperatives
Private companies
The Forest Department
Village Panchayats
Q4. In April 2025, which defence subsidiary signed a landmark defence MoU with Slovakia aimed at boosting India’s indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities?
NewSpace India Ltd
BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd
Airbornics Defence & Space Pvt Ltd
Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd
Q5. What is the primary purpose of introducing e-passports in India in May 2025?
To enhance security and prevent identity fraud
To reduce the cost of passport production
To increase the number of pages in the passport
To change the colour of the passport cover
Q6. Who has the authority to transfer judges of the High Courts in India?
President of India
Chief Minister of the State
Parliament of India
Chief Justice of India acting on behalf of the Supreme Court
Q7. Which of the following best explains why adult literacy varies significantly across Indian states?
Socio-economic and educational disparities
Unequal industrial development
Variations in population density
Different climate zones
Q8. Which Five Year Plan marked the beginning of the Green Revolution in India?
Third Five Year Plan
Second Five Year Plan
Fourth Five Year Plan
First Five Year Plan
Q9. Which of the following is NOT a state function or state variable in a thermodynamic system?
Pressure
Enthalpy
Work
Internal energy
Q10. In which location is the 17th edition of the India-Mongolia joint military Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT being conducted, as of 29 May 2025?
Umroi, Meghalaya
Thimphu, Bhutan
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Leh, Ladakh
Q11. Which physical feature marks the northeastern boundary of the Peninsular Block?
Aravalli Range
Malda fault
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Q12. Which of the following constitutional bodies was created to recommend appointments and transfers of judges in India?
National Judicial Appointments Commission
High Court Tribunal
Supreme Council of Judges
Central Judicial Commission
Q13. For her outstanding contributions towards films, which Indian filmmaker was honoured with the prestigious Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award by the French government in April 2025?
Mira Nair
Zoya Akhtar
Deepa Mehta
Payal Kapadia
Q14. The provision of early childhood care and education to children below six years of age was introduced by which Constitutional Amendment?
Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
Seventy-fourth Amendment Act, 1992
Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002
Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978
Q15. Mahadev Govind Ranade devoted his entire life to the _________.
Prarthana Samaj
Deva Samaj
Servants of India Society
Theosophical Society
Q16. What did the Supreme Court direct regarding the investigation of 171 alleged fake encounters in Assam?
Ordered the Assam Human Rights Commission to investigate
Dismissed the allegations
Declared the encounters justified
Ordered the Assam Human Rights Commission to transfer the cases to the CBI
Q17. Which of the following countries withdrew from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in April 2025?
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Austria
Hungary
Q18. Which of the following organisations is NOT related to the development of ‘DIGIPIN’, which was launched in 2025?
IIT Hyderabad
ISRO
DRDO
Department of Posts
Q19. Who among the following was conferred with the Padma Shri Award 2025 in the field of Literature and Education in April 2025?
Prof. Sushil Kumar Modi
Prof. Anil Kumar Boro
Prof. Nandamuri Balakrishna
Prof. M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Q20. Who was sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on 14 May 2025?
Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai
Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Q21. In which year was the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) initially constituted under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister of India by an executive order?
2005
2010
2007
2008
Q22. Which 2025 book by Pankaj Mishra examines Middle Eastern conflicts in a global context?
Beyond Borders
Global Turmoil
The World After Gaza
Echoes of the East
Q23. The luminous efficacy of monochromatic radiation of frequency 540×10¹² Hz, Kcd, is to be ____ when expressed in the unit lumen per watt.
641
679
655
683
Q24. In which of the following years was Burhan-ul-Mulk appointed the Nazim of Awadh?
1712
1732
1702
1722
Q25. Which of the following statements about the Council of Ministers is correct?
Ministers of State rank higher than Cabinet Ministers
Cabinet Ministers are a smaller group within the Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers is appointed by the Chief Justice
All members of the Council of Ministers are part of the Cabinet
Q26. Pitt’s India Act of 1784 established which of the following bodies?
Dual Government in Bengal
Indian Civil Services
Board of Control
Supreme Court at Calcutta
Q27. Which of the following elements is NOT generally found in proteins?
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Carbon
Hydrogen
Q28. The Green Revolution in India primarily led to an increase in the production of which crops?
Rice and Pulses
Wheat and Sugarcane
Wheat and Rice
Rice and Maize
Q29. The primary cause for the rise of Jainism and Buddhism was the religious unrest in India in the ______.
6th century BCE
5th century BCE
4th century BCE
7th century BCE
Q30. Developing countries have often experienced mixed outcomes from globalisation. Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of globalisation for developing economies?
Job creation
Transfer of technology
Unequal income distribution
Export growth
Q31. Which soil is acidic in nature and found in high rainfall areas?
Laterite soil
Red soil
Alluvial soil
Black soil
Q32. What is the primary goal of the ‘MILAN 2025’ naval exercise hosted by India?
To promote maritime cooperation among friendly navies
To build new submarines jointly with France
To launch new defence satellites
To train for desert warfare
Q33. While multitasking, which of the following best describes what happens when Alt + Tab is used repeatedly?
It locks the computer
It cycles through open applications in the order of last use
It opens the Task Manager
It closes the active window
Q34. Which trio of leaders is famously associated with the rise of Extremist ideology in Indian nationalism?
Lal-Bal-Pal
Gokhale-Tilak-Gandhi
Nehru-Gandhi-Patel
Aurobindo-Lajpat Rai-Gokhale
Q35. Yakshagana is a folk theatre form from which of the following states of India?
Tamil Nadu
Punjab
Karnataka
Gujarat
Q36. Which player was honoured with the 2025 Football Writers’ Association Men’s Footballer of the Year award?
Erling Haaland
Mohamed Salah
Harry Kane
Bukayo Saka
Q37. Which type of mountain range is formed by the uplifted folded sedimentary rocks?
Volcanic Mountains
Block Mountains
Fold Mountains
Residual Mountains
Q38. During the period of medieval Indian literature, which language began to decline as the dominant medium for Buddhist literary expression and scholarship?
Pali
Sanskrit
Apabhramsha
Prakrit
Q39. The RTI Act applies to which of the following in India?
Only Judiciary
Only Central Government
All Public Authorities
Only State Government
Q40. Which Indian institute developed a fluorescent sensor capable of detecting cyanide in water and human cells, using just a UV light source?
IIT Delhi
IIT Bombay
IIT Madras
IIT Guwahati