RRB NTPC UG Mock Test (GS PYQ) 22/08/2025 SHIFT-3
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. China deployed a sophisticated Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR) system near the __________ raising concerns over increased surveillance capabilities.
India-Bangladesh border
India-Nepal border
India-Bhutan border
India-Myanmar border
Q2. What is the correct order of the three-tier Panchayati Raj structure from bottom to top in India?
Panchayat Samiti – Gram Panchayat – Zila Parishad
Gram Sabha – Gram Panchayat – Zila Parishad
Gram Panchayat – Panchayat Samiti – Zila Parishad
Zila Parishad – Panchayat Samiti – Gram Panchayat
Q3. How did the Industrial Revolution alter the British economic interests in India?
From taxes to feudal rule
From plantations to nomadic life
From control to cultural ties
From trade to industry and raw material use
Q4. Which among the following South Indian kingdoms is known for the conquest that crossed the river Ganga in the north?
Pandyas
Pallava
Chalukya
Chola
Q5. Which chemical process results in the formation of plaque on copper, the rusting of iron and the blackening of silver?
Flocculation
Extrusion
Corrosion
Encapsulation
Q6. Which of the following sectors employed the largest share of India’s population before independence?
Industry
Agriculture
Services
Trade
Q7. Which type of rural settlement is most common in the northeastern states and Northern Plains of India?
Dispersed
Semi-clustered
Hamleted
Clustered
Q8. Which of the following players was awarded with National Sports Award 2024 in the field of Para-Badminton in January 2025?
Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan
Saina Nehwal
PV Sindhu
S Muralidharan
Q9. Which of the following correctly describes the impact of 1991 reforms on agricultural exports?
Export promotion was encouraged through de-regulation
Export restrictions were imposed to ensure food security
Agricultural exports were completely banned
Only wheat and rice were allowed for export
Q10. Which of the following are main subsystems of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?
Arithmetic Unit, Memory Unit and Output Unit
Control Unit, Arithmetic Unit and Logic Unit
Arithmetic Unit, Graphics Unit and Control Bus
Logic Unit, Input Unit and Storage Unit
Q11. Which law is most frequently applied when calculating the electric field, particularly when high symmetry is present?
Faraday’s Law
Coulomb’s Law
Gauss’s Law
Lenz’s Law
Q12. Which of the following refers to the newer and younger deposits of the floodplains in the Northern Plains of India, which are renewed almost every year and are therefore very fertile?
Terai
Bhangar
Kankar
Khadar
Q13. Which of the following athletes set a new record in triple jump with a 15.66 m leap at the 2025 Khelo India Youth Games in May 2025?
Qadir Khan
Animesh Kujur
Tushar Chaudhary
Sheikh Zeeshan
Q14. Which of the following groups is provided support under the One-Stop Centre (OSC) scheme?
Only women from a specific caste or religion
Only women working in government offices
Only married women in urban areas
All women and girls below 18 years of age affected by violence
Q15. Exercise Desert Hunt 2025, an integrated tri-service special forces exercise was conducted by the Indian Air Force at which of the following stations?
Air Force Station Jodhpur
Air Force Station Gandhinagar
Air Force Station Prayagraj
Air Force Station Agra
Q16. Who was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2025 for his leadership in Indian hockey?
Rupinder Pal Singh
PR Sreejesh
Manpreet Singh
Harmanpreet Singh
Q17. Which Amendment of the Citizenship Act introduced the provision that an illegal migrant cannot acquire citizenship by naturalisation or registration?
2015 Amendment
1986 Amendment
2005 Amendment
2003 Amendment
Q18. The Santhal Revolt of 1855–56 was against which groups along with the British officials?
Zamindars and moneylenders
French traders
Afghan invaders
Marathas and Nawabs
Q19. According to the report titled “India Revives ₹44,000 Crore Plan to Boost Defence Manufacturing”, published in 2025, what is the primary purpose of this plan?
Enhancing cyber defence capabilities
Safeguarding ports and trade routes
Developing fifth-generation fighter jets
Acquiring advanced radar systems
Q20. Which Act first recognised the political and administrative functions of the East India Company in India?
Charter Act 1813
Pitt’s India Act 1784
Government of India Act 1858
Regulating Act 1773
Q21. The government tracks the performance of eight core industries to monitor industrial activity. What is the approximate weight of the core industries in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
30%
40%
20%
45%
Q22. In which of the following years was the monetary policy framework moved towards flexible inflation targeting and a six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) constituted for setting the policy rate?
1992
2016
2013
1998
Q23. You want to create a file called “Notes.txt”. Which tool would you use?
Calculator
Paint
Windows Media Player
Notepad
Q24. The Indus River system includes all of the following rivers EXCEPT:
Sutlej
Godavari
Ravi
Jhelum
Q25. Where was the 2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Summit & Awards (GAISA) held?
Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre
Taj Palace, New Delhi
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
Q26. In May 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the permanent campus of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Nagpur. At which location did this ceremony take place?
Mouza Chicholi, Kamptee tehsil, Nagpur district
Swasthi Nivas, Nagpur
Vishwas Cell, Nagpur University
Subhash Nagar, Nagpur
Q27. Which of the following options best defines ‘Sustainable Development’?
Industrialisation without any restrictions
Maximising profits from natural resources
Using only renewable resources
Development that meets present needs without compromising future generations
Q28. The 2025 Sheikh Zayed Book Award recognised which author as the Cultural Personality of the Year?
Nairithi Konduru
Haruki Murakami
Sophie Elmhirst
Michael Crummey
Q29. In 2025, which state achieved a major infrastructure milestone with the support of Indo-foreign collaboration?
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Q30. Which ISRO mission, in collaboration with JAXA, aims to explore the Moon’s polar regions?
Chandrayaan-4
Lunar Polar Exploration Mission
Shukrayaan
Chandrayaan-5
Q31. In 2022, which of the following states made headlines for having discovered the oldest Iron Age site in the Indian subcontinent?
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Meghalaya
Q32. Which of the following authors penned the novel “Midnight’s Children,” famous for its fusion of historical narratives with elements of magical realism?
Rohinton Mistry
Vikram Seth
Arundhati Roy
Salman Rushdie
Q33. What types of climate and vegetation characterise the Taiga natural region?
Arid deserts with cactus
Cold climate with coniferous forests
Flood-prone swamp areas
Dense tropical vegetation
Q34. In May 2025, IBM and TCS partnered with Andhra Pradesh to build the “Quantum Valley Tech Park” in __________.
Srikakulam
East Godavari
Kakinada
Amaravati
Q35. One of the largest terminals in the world, Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), was inaugurated in which year with a capacity to handle up to 40 million passengers annually?
2010
2005
2020
2015
Q36. In angiosperms, which of the following organs represents the male reproductive part of a flower?
Gynoecium
Petals
Androecium
Sepals
Q37. Yakshagana is a folk theatre form from which of the following States of India?
Punjab
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Gujarat
Q38. The provisions for salaries and emoluments of constitutional authorities are mentioned in which Schedule?
Ninth Schedule
Second Schedule
Seventh Schedule
Third Schedule
Q39. Which state has special constitutional provisions to protect its tribal customs and laws under Article 371A?
Assam
Nagaland
Mizoram
Tripura
Q40. The world’s first Pandemic Agreement was adopted during which session of the World Health Assembly held in May 2025?
77th World Health Assembly
76th World Health Assembly
78th World Health Assembly
79th World Health Assembly