RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 2024 PYQs

Concept: The Kalinga War was fought by Ashoka in about 261 BCE; its bloodshed made him turn to Buddhism.

1. Ashoka became king around 268 BCE (coronation) and invaded Kalinga (coastal Odisha) about eight years later, i.e. 261 BCE.
2. Rock Edict XIII describes the huge loss of life in Kalinga and Ashoka's remorse, after which he adopted Buddhism and Dhamma.
3. So the war came before his conversion; its date is 261 BCE.

Yaad rakhein: Kalinga = 261 BCE; remember "2-6-1: war, regret, Dhamma".

Answer: (B) 261 BCE

Concept: In a PowerPoint text box, Enter inserts a new paragraph (new line).

1. Pressing Enter moves the cursor to a new line/paragraph inside the text box.
2. Tab indents (or demotes a bullet), Spacebar adds a space, Shift alone does nothing.
3. Shift + Enter gives a line break inside the same paragraph, but the basic key needed is Enter.

Yaad rakhein: Enter = new paragraph; Shift + Enter = line break in same bullet.

Answer: (B) Enter

Concept: Ashoka adopted Buddhism after the Kalinga War (c. 261 BCE).

1. The massacre in Kalinga (Odisha) filled Ashoka with remorse, recorded in Rock Edict XIII.
2. He then gave up conquest by war (Bherighosha) for conquest by Dhamma (Dhammaghosha).
3. Panipat battles were fought much later (1526, 1556, 1761); Takshashila/Taxila was a city, not his turning-point war.

Yaad rakhein: Kalinga → remorse → Buddhism → Dhamma.

Answer: (C) Battle of Kalinga

Concept: The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 made such sweeping changes that it is called the 'Mini-Constitution'.

1. Passed during the Emergency (Indira Gandhi govt.), it added 'Socialist', 'Secular' and 'Integrity' to the Preamble.
2. It added Fundamental Duties (Part IV-A, Art. 51A) and new DPSPs, and moved subjects like education and forests to the Concurrent List.
3. Because it amended so many parts, it is popularly known as the Mini-Constitution.

Yaad rakhein: 42nd = Mini-Constitution (1976); 44th (1978) undid many of its changes.

Answer: (A) Mini-Constitution

Concept: Afferent (sensory) neurons carry impulses towards the CNS; efferent (motor) neurons carry them away to muscles/glands.

1. Afferent neurons pick up signals from receptors (skin, eye, ear etc.) and send them to the brain/spinal cord.
2. Option (A) describes efferent/motor neurons; reflex integration is done by interneurons in the CNS.
3. So afferent neurons transmit sensory information from receptors to the CNS.

Trick: Afferent = Arrive at CNS; Efferent = Exit from CNS.

Answer: (D) Transmitting sensory information from receptors to the central nervous system

Concept: Indian teenager Anahat Singh won the women's title at the Indian Open 2025, a PSA Copper-level event held in Mumbai.

1. The Indian Open 2025 squash tournament (PSA Copper category) was played in Mumbai in April 2025.
2. Anahat Singh, one of India's top young squash players, won the women's singles crown there.
3. It was a PSA Copper event, not a Gold event, and not in Delhi or Chennai.

Yaad rakhein: Anahat – Indian Open 2025 – Mumbai – PSA Copper.

Answer: (A) Indian Open 2025 PSA Copper event in Mumbai

Concept: The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2025 was hosted by India in New Delhi on 25–27 April 2025.

1. The World Health Summit (based in Berlin) holds regional meetings in partner countries; the 2025 regional meeting came to India.
2. It was held in New Delhi, bringing together leaders in global health, science and policy.
3. Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai were not the venues.

Yaad rakhein: WHS Regional Meeting 2025 → New Delhi (25–27 April).

Answer: (C) New Delhi

Concept: The Telecommunications Act, 2023 replaced the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (and the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933).

1. Parliament passed it in December 2023; its main provisions were brought into force from 26 June 2024.
2. It modernises spectrum allotment, authorisation of telecom services, right of way and user protection.
3. The other names in the options are not real laws.

Yaad rakhein: Telegraph Act 1885 → Telecommunications Act 2023 (in force 2024).

Answer: (B) The Telecommunication Act, 2023

Concept: The Charter Act of 1853 cut the Court of Directors of the East India Company from 24 to 18.

1. It also introduced open competition for the Indian Civil Service and separated legislative from executive functions of the Governor-General's Council.
2. Six of the 18 directors were to be nominated by the Crown.
3. 1793 renewed the charter, 1813 ended trade monopoly (except tea, China), 1833 ended all trade.

Yaad rakhein: 1853: Directors 24 → 18 + ICS open competition – the last Charter Act.

Answer: (D) Charter Act of 1853

Concept: Chhattisgarh is surrounded only by Indian states and has no coastline or international border.

1. Chhattisgarh borders UP, Jharkhand, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
2. Rajasthan touches Pakistan, Assam touches Bhutan and Bangladesh, and Uttar Pradesh touches Nepal.
3. So only Chhattisgarh is landlocked with no international boundary.

Yaad rakhein: Interior states with no foreign border: MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Haryana.

Answer: (C) Chhattisgarh

Concept: In State of M.P. v. Balveer Singh (Feb 2025) the Supreme Court held that a child witness is a competent witness and there is no minimum age.

1. Under the evidence law, competency depends on the ability to understand questions and give rational answers, not on age.
2. If the child's testimony is voluntary, reliable and not tutored, it can be accepted and can even be the basis of conviction; corroboration is only a rule of prudence.
3. So minor inconsistencies or lack of adult corroboration do not make it inadmissible.

Yaad rakhein: Child witness: competent + voluntary + reliable + untutored = admissible.

Answer: (A) A child’s evidence is admissible if found voluntary, reliable and untutored.

Concept: National Safety Week is observed from 4 March (National Safety Council foundation day); the 54th edition in 2025 had the theme 'Safety & Well-being Crucial for Viksit Bharat'.

1. It is organised by the National Safety Council of India (set up on 4 March 1966).
2. The 2025 (54th) theme linked workplace safety and well-being to the goal of a developed India (Viksit Bharat).
3. The other options are not the 2025 theme.

Yaad rakhein: 54th NSW 2025 → Safety & Well-being → Viksit Bharat.

Answer: (C) Safety & Well-being Crucial for Viksit Bharat

Concept: Kuchipudi, the classical dance of Andhra Pradesh, is performed to Carnatic music.

1. South Indian classical dances (Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam) use the Carnatic system.
2. Kathak (North India) uses Hindustani music; Odissi uses Odissi music with Hindustani elements; Chhau is a folk-martial dance of eastern India.
3. Kuchipudi takes its name from a village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

Yaad rakhein: South-Indian dance → Carnatic music; North-Indian dance → Hindustani.

Answer: (B) Kuchipudi

Concept: Judicial review was first clearly established by the US Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison (1803).

1. Chief Justice John Marshall held that courts can strike down laws that conflict with the Constitution.
2. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) dealt with implied powers of Congress.
3. Kesavananda Bharati (1973) and Minerva Mills (1980) are later Indian cases on basic structure, which built on judicial review.

Yaad rakhein: Judicial review: born in USA – Marbury v. Madison, 1803.

Answer: (B) Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Concept: A dying declaration can alone support conviction if it is truthful and voluntary, but when it is surrounded by suspicion the court needs corroboration.

1. In Suresh v. State (March 2025) the Supreme Court held that a dying declaration that raises doubts (e.g. inconsistencies, doubtful mental fitness) should not be acted upon without corroborative evidence.
2. So dying declarations are neither inadmissible nor 'always reliable'; their weight depends on credibility.
3. Hence suspicious dying declarations require corroboration.

Yaad rakhein: Clean dying declaration → can stand alone; suspicious one → needs support.

Answer: (A) Suspicious dying declarations require corroborative evidence.

Concept: Under the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, applicants may prove their country of origin and date of entry with any one of a long list of documents, so no particular certificate is compulsory.

1. Documents such as a passport, visa/residential permit, Aadhaar, voter ID, ration card or land records are accepted to show identity, origin and entry before 31 December 2014.
2. A birth certificate is only one optional document in that list; it is not a mandatory requirement for applying.
3. Hence, among the options, the birth certificate is the document not required.

Yaad rakhein: CAA cut-off date: entry on or before 31 Dec 2014; for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan.

Answer: (D) Birth Certificate

Concept: Veteran Kannada film and theatre actor Anant Nag received the Padma Bhushan in 2025 in the field of Art.

1. Anant Nag has acted in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi and Malayalam films over five decades.
2. Acting/cinema awards are given under the Padma category 'Art'.
3. Literature, Public Affairs and Journalism do not match his work.

Yaad rakhein: Film actors, musicians, dancers → Padma in 'Art'.

Answer: (A) Art

Concept: Rapid combustion: a gas burns quickly with heat and light when a flame is brought near it.

1. LPG from the stove catches fire at once from the burning matchstick and produces heat and light quickly.
2. Spontaneous combustion starts on its own without an external flame (e.g. white phosphorus).
3. Slow combustion (e.g. respiration) occurs gradually without a flame.

Yaad rakhein: Gas stove / candle-style quick flame = rapid; phosphorus = spontaneous; fireworks = explosion.

Answer: (B) Rapid combustion

Concept: Windows key + I opens the Settings app in Windows 10 and 11.

1. Win + I → Settings (system, network, personalisation etc.).
2. Ctrl + Shift + Esc → Task Manager; Alt + Tab → switch windows; Win + S → Search.
3. So the correct shortcut for Settings is Windows key + I.

Yaad rakhein: I for the settings Icon (gear); S for Search.

Answer: (C) Windows Key + I

Concept: The 1991 Committee on the Financial System, headed by M. Narasimham (former RBI Governor), recommended liberalisation of the banking sector.

1. It suggested lowering SLR and CRR, deregulating interest rates and allowing private and foreign banks.
2. A second Narasimham Committee (1998) dealt with banking sector reforms and NPAs.
3. Kelkar Committee – tax reforms; Tendulkar – poverty estimation; Rangarajan – poverty / balance of payments.

Yaad rakhein: Narasimham = Naya Banking (1991 and 1998).

Answer: (B) Narasimham Committee