RRB NTPC UG Mock Test (PYQ) 18/08/2025 SHIFT-3
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. How many individuals were conferred the Padma Awards in 2025?
120
150
113
139
Q2. Which region witnessed the strongest violence and martial law enforcement during the Rowlatt Satyagraha?
Bihar
Bengal
Punjab
Gujarat
Q3. Which of the following indicators is NOT included in the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?
Years of Schooling
Electricity Access
Nutrition
Monthly Per Capita Expenditure
Q4. Announced in 2025, what type of engine is ISRO designing for Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV)?
LOX-Kerosene hybrid engine
Hydrogen-fueled engine
Cryogenic solid fuel engine
LOX-Methane engine
Q5. Which of the following government bodies is responsible for disaster response and management at the national level in India?
SDRF
IRDA
NDMA
NITI Aayog
Q6. What geographic feature primarily controls the eastern boundary of the Indian Desert?
Western Ghats
Satpura Hills
Aravalli Hills
Vindhya Range
Q7. Select the INCORRECT operating system used in computers and laptops.
Linux
Android
Windows
Unix
Q8. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was established to formalise inflation targeting. How many members constitute India’s MPC?
6
3
5
7
Q9. Which harmful social practice was banned in 1829 by Lord William Bentinck during the British rule in India?
Child marriage
Polygamy
Dowry
Sati
Q10. Which railway safety system did India begin implementing nationwide, covering 3,500 km in 2025 at a cost of ₹1,700 crore?
Nationwide Railway Safety System
Kavach Automatic Train Protection
Namo Bharat Signalling System
GPS-based Tracking System
Q11. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the rest of the Himalayan region?
Zaskar
Pir Panjal
Karakoram
Ladakh
Q12. Where was the 2025 Southeast Asia Regional Forum of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development held?
Jakarta, Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand
Manila, Philippines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Q13. Which of the following texts is considered the earliest Tamil grammar work?
Tolkappiyam
Silappadikaram
Manimekalai
Kural
Q14. What is the name of the principle which states that each point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary wavelets that spread in all directions and form a new wavefront?
Doppler’s Principle
Huygens’ Principle
Fermat’s Principle
Superposition Principle
Q15. Which company became the first in India to develop steel pipes for hydrogen transportation?
Hindalco Industries
Jindal Steel & Power
Tata Steel
SAIL
Q16. Who among the following became India’s first Grandmaster in chess in 1988?
Dibyendu Barua
Viswanathan Anand
R Praggnanandhaa
Pentala Harikrishna
Q17. Which of the following subjects is NOT under the control of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, according to the Constitution?
Public order
Electricity
Education
Public health
Q18. The Defence Ministry’s planned order for 500 Invar anti-tank guided missiles—valued at ₹2,000–3,000 crore—will be placed with which defence PSU?
Bharat Dynamics Limited
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.
Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd.
Bharat Electronics Limited
Q19. The 1962 Sino-Indian War was primarily fought over which geographical region?
Himalayan Border
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Deccan Plateau
Brahmaputra Valley
Q20. What is the time limit to receive information from a public authority under the RTI Act?
60 days
30 days
45 days
15 days
Q21. Employment patterns during 1947–1991 showed limited diversification. Which sector employed the largest share of India’s workforce throughout this period?
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Secondary sector
Services sector
Q22. What is the spatial resolution of the Bharat Forecasting System (BFS) launched in May 2025?
10 kilometres
3 kilometres
12 kilometres
6 kilometres
Q23. Where is Wadge Bank, the site of the hydrocarbon exploration project proposed in May 2025 under HELP and opposed by fishermen, located?
An offshore reef near the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal region
A deep-sea basin around 60 km west of Mumbai in the Arabian Sea
A coral atoll close to the Lakshadweep islands in the Indian Ocean
A submarine plateau about 80 km off the southern coast in the Indian Ocean
Q24. What does GUI stand for in an operating system context?
Graphical User Interface
Global Utility Interface
Graphical Unix Integration
General User Instruction
Q25. What is the name of the Super Expressway that links the metropolitan cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata?
Golden Quadrilateral
North-South Corridor
National Highway 44
East-West Corridor
Q26. Which of the following cities hosted the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention held in January 2025?
Bhubaneswar
Varanasi
Indore
Bengaluru
Q27. In 2025, which Indian regulatory body launched the ‘Digital India Financial Literacy Mission’ to enhance awareness about digital finance and online fraud prevention?
Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)
National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Q28. Which Australian plateau is formed by the solidification of molten lava?
Kimberley Plateau
Columbia and Snake Rivers Plateau
Patagonian Plateau
Malwa Plateau
Q29. Which of the following Articles deals with the amendment procedure of the Constitution?
Article 370
Article 208
Article 300
Article 368
Q30. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the legislative allocation of cooperative societies in the Constitution of India?
It is a subject in the State List.
It falls under the Residuary (Union) List.
It is a subject in the Union List.
It is a subject in the Concurrent List.
Q31. Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India?
Ninety-ninth Amendment Act, 2015
One Hundred and First Amendment Act, 2016
One Hundred and Second Amendment Act, 2018
One Hundredth Amendment Act, 2015
Q32. Who authored the book ‘PMO: Prime Minister’s Office through the Years’ that was released in May 2025?
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Manohar Lal Khattar
Nayab Singh Saini
Himanshu Roy
Q33. Which of the following is NOT a part of urban transport infrastructure?
Irrigation canals
Metro systems
Highways
Rail networks
Q34. Which of the following elements is classified as a lanthanoid group element?
Yttrium
Actinium
Scandium
Cerium
Q35. In May 2025, which ISRO mission failed to deploy its Earth observation satellite due to a third-stage anomaly in the PSLV-C61 rocket?
INSAT-3DS
RISAT-2BR2
EOS-09
Cartosat-3
Q36. What is the study of heredity and variation called?
Evolution
Mutation
Genetics
Biology
Q37. Which country became a full member of BRICS in January 2025?
Nigeria
Egypt
Indonesia
Argentina
Q38. In Jain religion, the Svetambara canon consists of how many Agamas?
6
12
35
45
Q39. The opening of which of the following canals intensified British control over India’s foreign trade?
Conolly Canal
Suez Canal
Buckingham Canal
Munak Canal
Q40. Which of the following Jain councils was held at Vallabhi (Gujarat) in 512 CE under the chairmanship of Devardhi Kshamasramana?
Third
Second
Fourth
First