RRB NTPC Trending Topics of General Awareness as per CBT 1 and CBT 2 (May Shifts)

By Ashwini Shivhare|Updated : June 3rd, 2022

RRB NTPC is a widely popular exam for the recruitment of candidates in Indian Railways among students and for the RRB NTPC 2022 CBT-2 Exam the Railway Recruitment Board has activated the link of the City and Date Intimation slip of 8-regions of RRB and Admit Card link for CBT 2 - Level 2, 3 and 5 will be activated soon.

RRB NTPC CBT-2 for levels 2, 3 and 5 examination is scheduled from 12th-17th June 2022. Candidates who already had taken the exam in previous shifts categorically pointed out, that a good number of questions were repeated in the General Awareness Section. Owing to the uncertainty of the General Awareness section and the vast syllabus, It proves really beneficial to revise the questions from the earlier shifts. 

In this article, we bring to you trending topics and questions from the General Awareness section. Aspirants should go through these questions before going to the exam hall. 

Trending Topics of General Awareness from CBT-2: 

General Awareness is basically divided into 2-3 important categories namely, Static GK, General Science, Current Affairs and miscellaneous. Some of the important topics that are generally asked in the RRB NTPC CBT-2 exam from the General Awareness section are as follows:

Static GK

HistoryGeographyEconomyPolity
Name of the kings who built important ancient temples and institutions like NalandaImportant institutions of the world and India and their locations such as BRICS, World Bank, IMF, RBI, etc.

The terminology of budget (such as National Income, GDP, Fiscal Deficit, and many more)

Supreme Court

Election of President and his functions

Important constitution bodies like CAG

Facts about parliament

Fundamental duties

Governor and his functions

State legislature

Facts about Harappa Civilization

 

Major constitutional amendments and their importance

India and its neighbouring countries

Five-year plan and its importance

Official language

Chronology of medieval India and their important systems

Famous seaport and airport and their location

 

Famous persons in the economy

Emergency provisions

India’s freedom movement and their leaders

Institutions and their importance such as RBI, and SEBI.

National political parties and their symbols

General Science

Physics ChemistryBiology
Important inventions and their inventor

Chemical properties of the substance and their uses

Important inventions and their inventor 

SI units
MotionSI units
Sound

The chemical name of important substances 

Important and interesting facts about human body parts
LightChemical change and physical changeNutrition in animals and plants
WaveProperties of gases

Diseases and their causes like bacteria 

EnergySurface chemistryViruses and protozoa
ElectricityChemistry in everyday lifeLast four chapters of NCERT of Class 12 for environment

 

ComputerCurrent AffairsMiscellaneous 
Memory

Sports

Important days
Input and output devicesAwardsAwards and their importance
Development of computersPoliticsState animals and symbols
Finance and Banking sectorImportant Books and their writers
International EventsPopulation census

Important questions based on important topics in the General Awareness section: 

Majorly many questions from the Sports, Folk Dances, Books & Authors and articles from Polity, Census were asked. For you all we are going to list a few of the questions below:   

Sports:

1) C.K Naidu Trophy is associated with which sport?

  • Hockey
  • Football
  • Cricket
  • Badminton

2) Who is the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2021?

     Ans: Mirabai Chanu

3) How many players were awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Award in 2021?

     Ans: 12

Polity:

1) Which laws were taken as models for the Vernacular Press Act, 1878?

  • Irish Press Laws
  • English Press Laws
  • Indian Press Laws
  • American Press Laws

2) Article 229 is related to?

    Ans: Officers and servants and the expenses of High Courts

3) Article 182

    Ans: The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council.

4) Article 352 of the Indian constitution deals with?

    Ans: National Emergency

Awards & Honors  

1) Who won the booker prize 2021?

    Ans. Damon Galgut

2) When did the Sahitya Academy award start?

    Ans.1954

3) How many players were awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Award in 2021?

    Ans:12

Population Census 

1) Which state in India has Least Population? (Options: Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Goa)

2) In which state ST population was not counted in the 2011 census.?

    Ans: There is no ST population in 3 States (Delhi NCR, Punjab and Haryana) and 2 UTs (Puducherry and Chandigarh), as no Scheduled Tribe is notified.

Folk Dances &  Songs

1) Which of the following is not an Indian folk dance? (Options: Bihu, Bhangra, Garba, Mohiniattam)

    Ans. Mohiniattam

Books & Authors

1) Which work of Kalidas tells the tale of Kartikeya the son of Shiva?

    Ans: Kumarasambhava

2) Who won the Booker Prize 2021?

    Ans: Damon Galgut


Other important questions that are asked in the examination are as follows: 

  • M.s Subbulakshmi belongs to which state (Ans: Tamil Nadu)
  • Brahmaputra called in Tibet (Ans:Tsangpo)
  • Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in the year? (Ans: 1931)
  • In which century Konark temple was built (Ans:13th Century)
  • First factory of British east India company in Bengal (Ans: Hariharpur on the Mahanadi delta)
  • In which state ST population was not counted in the 2011 census.? (Ans: There is no ST population in 3 States (Delhi NCR, Punjab and Haryana) and 2 UTs (Puducherry and Chandigarh), as no Scheduled Tribe is notified.)
  • Who is the current Chief Justice of India? (Ans: N.V. Ramana)
  • Who is the current Governor of Punjab? (Ans. Banwarilal Purohit)
  • Who invaded India in 712 AD? (Ans: Muhammad bin Qasim)
  • Which device is used to connect the web server to the internet?
  • Where was the first Grain ATM set up in India? (Ans: Gurugram,Haryana)
  • In which country childbirth rate is minimum
  • Who among the following does not come under RTI? (Ans: Attorney General)
  • One question related to MS-EXCEL
  • Which country produces maximum ethanol? (Ans: The United States)
  • The first geological park in India will be built in? (Ans:Lamheta, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh)

Trending Topics of General Awareness from CBT-1: 

  • GI Tags
    • Chikankari is famous in which city in India?
      Ans: Lucknow
  • World Geography (Continents, deserts, Rivers)
    • Gobi Desert is in which continent?
      Ans: Asia
    • Which of the following pair of countries are landlocked countries of South America?
      Ans: Paraguay and Bolivia
  • Indian Geography (Rivers, Tributaries, Dams, Mountain Passes)
    • Which state has the longest mainland coast?
      Ans: Gujarat
    • Which pass connects Leh and Sri Nagar?
      Ans: Zoji La
    • Which is the longest national highway in India?
      Ans: NH-44
    • Which state has the longest coastline in India?
      Ans: Gujarat
    • Which is India's highest mountain peak?
      Ans: K-2, 8611 metres
  • National and International Organizations and their heads and headquarters 
    • The international high court is located in?
      Ans: Hague
    • Who is the current DRDO Chairman?
      Ans: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
    • Where is the HQ of BARC?
      Ans: Trombay
    • Where is the headquarters of UNDP?
      Ans: New York, USA
    • Where is the Headquarters of ICC?
      Ans: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    • Governor of RBI during the time of Demonetisation?
      Ans: Urjit Patel
  • Current Governors, CMs, Secretary
    • Who is the current Bihar governor?
      Ans: Phagu Chauhan
    • Who is the current chief minister of Himachal Pradesh?
      Ans: Jairam Thakur
    • Who is the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
      Ans: Smt. Anandiben Patel
  • Polity (Amendments, President (Tenure and list), PM (Tenure and list), Schedules, Parts, Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties)
    • Fundamental Duties were added in the constitution through which constitutional
      amendment?
      Ans: 42nd Amendment Act in 1976
    • Sharda Act - Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
    • What is the salary of Vice President?
      Ans: Rs. 4,00,000 per month
  • The operating system, Input and Output Devices, Software, Web etc
    • Ubuntu comes under what?
      Ans: Operating system
    • URL: Full Form?
      Ans: Uniform Resource Locator
    • Which part is called the brain of a computer?
      Ans: CPU
  • Famous Battles, Sikh Gurus
    • Which Sikh guru founded Khalsa?
      Ans: Guru Gobind Singh
    • Which Sikh guru started Panj Pyare?
      Ans: Guru Gobind Singh
  • State and its Folk Paintings
    • What is Pattachitra art?
      Ans: the style of painting, art forms of Odisha
  • Famous Ancient and modern books
    • Rajtarangani is written by?
      Ans: Kalhan
    • Author of Gita Govinda?
      Ans: Jayadeva
    • Who wrote Humanyun Nama?
      Ans: Gulbadan Begum
  • Chemical Formula of various compounds
    • Lime Water Formula
      Ans: Ca(OH)2
  • Biomolecules
  • Organ and Organ system
    • Name of the outer membrane of Brain?
    • Bile is secreted by which organ?
      Ans: Liver
  • World Heritage Sites in India
    • Sanchi Stupa was declared as a World Heritage site in which year?
      Ans: 1989
  • Sports (Events, Terminologies, Awards, Famous Sports Personalities of the World)
    • Where was Khelo India Games 2020 held?
      Ans: Guwahati
    • Where did the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 were held?
      Ans: Guwahati, Assam
    • Who won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2020?
      Ans: Rohit Sharma, Monica Batra, Vinesh Phogat, Mariyappan
    • Which is the winning team of IPL 2020?
      Ans: Mumbai Indians
  • List of Important Days & Dates 2020 and their themes (National & International): Month-Wise
    • What is the theme world environment day 2020?
      Ans: Time for Nature
  • Famous Temples in India
    • Sabrimala temple is in which state?
      Ans: Kerala
  • SI units and Scientific Instruments
    • What is the unit of amount of substance?
      Ans: mole
    • If the mass of an object on earth is 60 kg then what is its mass on the moon?
  • Awards and their Fields
    • 55th Jnanpith Award is given to whom?
      Ans: Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboodri
    • Nobel Prize in Economics 2020?
      Ans: Robert B. Wilson and Paul Milgrom
    • Which award is related to the Music?
      Ans: Grammy Awards

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Trending Topics of General Awareness from CBT-1:

  • Sessions of Indian National Congress and Independence Movement
    • Which of the following was not the president of INC?
      Ans: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    • Who was the president of the INC 1929 session at Lahore?
      Ans: Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, (Poorna Swaraj Resolution was passed)
    • Which movement started by Gandhi ji after returned from Africa?
      Ans: Champaran
  • Indian Geography(Rivers and tributaries, Himalayan Passes, Mountain ranges)
    • Bhupen Hazarika belonged to which state?
      Ans: Assam
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks (State and the animal famous animals)
    • What is the Gir forest famous for?
      Ans: Asiatic Lions
    • Maximum no of tigers are found in which national park?
      Ans: Kanha National Park
    • South Button Island National Park is located in?
      Ans: Andaman and Nicobar island
  • Medieval History (Temple and its architecture)
    • Brihadishvara Temple is located at which place?
      Ans: Thanjavur
  • International Organisations (Headquarters, Members, name of Head)
    • HQ of WHO?
      Ans: Geneva, Switzerland
    • HQ of International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
      Ans: Hague (Netherlands)
    • Which of the following is not part of the United Nations?
  • World Geography(Falls, Rivers, Mountain Ranges, countries and their capital)
    • Victoria Falls is situated on which river?
      Ans. Zambezi River
  • Indian Geography 
    • Idukki Dam is on which river?
      Ans: Periyar
    • Which Railway line is parallel to Arabian sea?
      Ans:
      Konkan Railways - passes through 3 states of India – Goa, Maharashtra and
      Karnataka.
    • Wular lake is in?
      Ans: Jammu & Kashmir
  • Polity (Important articles, firsts head national bodies and institutions)
    • Article on Legislative assembly.
      Ans: Article 128
    • Article by which SC has a power to issue writs on the enforcement of fundamental
      right?
      Ans: Article 32 and Article 226
    • Which article is related to Governor?
      Ans: Articles 153 - There shall be a Governor for each state
    • Who can become chairman of the human rights commission?
      Ans: Retired Chief Justice of India
    • Which article is related to Rajya Vidhan Parishad?
      Ans: Article 169- Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States
    • Who became the Prime Minister of India in 1977?
      Ans:
      Morarji Desai became the PM, led the government formed by the Janata
      Party.
    • Who was the Vice-President of India during the period 1977 to 1979?
      Ans: B. D. Jatti, was the fifth Vice President of India, serving from 1974 to 1979
  • Awards and recipient 
    • Who won the best actress oscar 2020?
      Ans: Renee Zellweger for “Judy.”
    • Who among the following got Padma Vibhushan 2020?
      Ans: 7 Padma Vibhushan in 2020- George Fernandes, Arun Jaitley, Anerood
      Jugnauth, Mary Kom, Chhannulal Mishra, Sushma Swaraj and Vishwesha Teertha.
    • Who got the 2019 Man Booker prize?
      Ans: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo Win the 2019 Booker Prize.
      - Margaret Atwood for her novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' and
      Bernardine Evaristo for her novel 'Girl, Women, Other
  • Books and authors 
    • Playing it my way is authored by?
      Ans: Sachin Tendulkar
  • Sports Events 
    • How many times did India reach the finals of ICC ODI?
      Ans: 3
    • Who won the gold medal in the 2018 commonwealth games in Boxing?
      Ans: Boxer Vikas Krishan wins gold in the 75kg category at Commonwealth Games.
    • 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships Location?
      Ans: Manila, Philippines.
    • Who won the orange cap in IPL 2020?
      Ans: KL Rahul (Kagiso Rabada ends with Purple Cap)
  • Government schemes (from the last five years)
    • Mission Indradhanush is related to?
      Ans: Immunisation scheme 
    • Full form of DIKSHA?
      Ans: Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing
    • Sukanya Samridhi Yojana?
      Ans:
      Savings scheme launched back in 2015 as part of the Government initiative
      Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
    • Ujwala scheme is related to the?
      Ans: launched in 2015 to dispense LPG connection
  • Space and science technology (Missiles, ISRO, DRDO, Nuclear tests)
    • The second nuclear test in India year?
      Ans: 1998, Pokhran-II tests
    • When was Chandrayaan 1 launched?
      Ans: 22 October 2008
  • Computer (Full forms and founders)
    • Full form of COBOL?
      Ans: Common Business Oriented Language
    • Who invented the computer?
      Ans: Charles Babbage
    • Who developed the C language?
      Ans: Dennis Ritchie
  • Famous Festivals and Days  
    • Earth Day?
      Ans: April 22
    • National Voters' Day?
      Ans: January 25
    • Where is the elephant festival celebrated?
      Ans: Jaipur

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