RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 2024 PYQs

Concept: Sponsorship news of IPL 2025.

1. In March 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) named City Union Bank (CUB) as its official banking partner for IPL 2025.
2. City Union Bank is a private-sector bank headquartered in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.

Yaad rakhein: SRH + CUB – both short forms are three letters.

Answer: (C) City Union Bank

Concept: Sex ratio = females per 1000 males.

1. As per Census 2011, Goa recorded the highest ST sex ratio (about 1046), followed by Kerala.
2. Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have large ST populations but lower ST sex ratios than Goa.

Yaad rakhein: Goa tops ST sex ratio; Kerala tops overall sex ratio (1084).

Answer: (B) Goa

Concept: India's island groups: Andaman & Nicobar (Bay of Bengal) and Lakshadweep (Arabian Sea).

1. Havelock (Swaraj Dweep), Neil (Shaheed Dweep) and Barren Island are in the Andaman group.
2. Minicoy is the southernmost island of Lakshadweep, separated from the rest by the Nine Degree Channel.

Yaad rakhein: Minicoy – Lakshadweep – Arabian Sea.

Answer: (D) Minicoy

Concept: COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in two parts.

1. It opened in Cali, Colombia (October–November 2024) but was suspended without full agreement.
2. The resumed session concluded in Rome, Italy, in February 2025, agreeing on a resource-mobilisation roadmap.

Yaad rakhein: Started in Colombia, concluded in Italy (Rome).

Answer: (C) Italy

Concept: Office shortcut for hyperlinks.

1. Ctrl + K opens the Insert Hyperlink dialog in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
2. Ctrl + N creates a new presentation; Alt + X is not the hyperlink shortcut.

Trick: K for linK.

Answer: (D) Ctrl + K

Concept: Duplicating vs moving text.

1. Copy (Ctrl + C) keeps the original and places a copy on the clipboard; Paste (Ctrl + V) inserts it.
2. Cut → Paste moves the text, removing it from the original place.

Yaad rakhein: Copy = duplicate, Cut = move.

Answer: (C) Copy → Paste

Concept: $\text{Pressure}=\frac{\text{Force}}{\text{Area}}$.

1. Force $=[ML{T}^{-2}]$, Area $=[L^2]$.
2. Pressure $=\frac{[ML{T}^{-2}]}{[L^2]}=[M{L}^{-1}{T}^{-2}]$.

Yaad rakhein: Pressure, stress and Young's modulus share $[M{L}^{-1}{T}^{-2}]$.

Answer: (D) $[M{L}^{-1}{T}^{-2}]$

Concept: Mauryan officials are described in Kautilya's Arthashastra.

1. Pradeshtri (Pradeshta) was the officer in charge of suppression of criminals (kantakashodhana) and supervision of district officials.
2. Senapati commanded the army; Dharmasthiya presided over civil courts; Mantri/Mahamantri were ministers.

Yaad rakhein: Pradeshtri → 'pradesh' level officer who checks crime.

Answer: (C) Officers responsible for suppression of criminals

Concept: Window control (system) menu.

1. Alt + Space opens the window's control menu (Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize, Close) even if the title bar is off-screen.
2. Alt + F4 closes the active window; Alt + F10 is not this menu.

Trick: Alt + Space, then M, lets you move a window with arrow keys.

Answer: (C) Alt + Space

Concept: Spacing between paragraphs vs between lines.

1. Paragraph Spacing (Spacing Before/After in the Paragraph dialog) sets the vertical gap above and below a paragraph.
2. Line Spacing controls gaps between lines inside a paragraph; Indentation controls left/right margins of text.

Yaad rakhein: Before/After = paragraph spacing.

Answer: (D) Paragraph Spacing

Concept: Tribal uprisings in the Chota Nagpur region.

1. The Tamar revolt (1789–1832) in Chota Nagpur was led by Bholanath Singh against land and revenue oppression.
2. Santhal revolt (1855–56) – Sidhu and Kanhu; Wahabi movement – Syed Ahmad of Rae Bareli; Farazi movement – Haji Shariatullah.

Yaad rakhein: Tamar – Bholanath; Santhal – Sidhu-Kanhu.

Answer: (C) Tamar Revolt

Concept: Landmark tax amendment.

1. The 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
2. It inserted Article 246A and Article 279A (GST Council); GST was rolled out on 1 July 2017.

Yaad rakhein: 101st Amendment = GST; GST Council = Article 279A.

Answer: (A) Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Concept: Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 – rural data finalised by the Ministry of Rural Development.

1. After automatic exclusion and automatic inclusion, about 8.72 crore rural households were graded on the deprivation criteria.
2. SECC data is used to identify beneficiaries for schemes such as PMAY-G and Ayushman Bharat.

Yaad rakhein: SECC rural households graded on deprivation: 8.72 crore.

Answer: (C) 8.72 crore

Concept: The President acts on the aid and advice of the Union Council of Ministers (Article 74).

1. Governors are appointed by the President under Article 155; Lieutenant Governors/Administrators under Article 239.
2. In both cases the decision is taken on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers headed by the PM.

Yaad rakhein: Article 74 – Council of Ministers aids and advises the President.

Answer: (B) The Union Council of ministers

Concept: Titles of freedom fighters from Assam.

1. Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, poet and freedom fighter, was honoured as 'Assam Kesari'.
2. Tarun Ram Phukan was called 'Deshabhakta'; Gopinath Bordoloi was 'Lokapriya'.

Yaad rakhein: Kesari = lion → Ambikagiri; Lokapriya → Bordoloi.

Answer: (A) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury

Concept: PMAY-Urban 2.0 (2024) supports EWS, LIG and MIG urban families without a pucca house.

1. Eligible: EWS (income up to ₹3 lakh), LIG (₹3–6 lakh) and MIG (₹6–9 lakh) families.
2. Families that received a house under any Central/State/UT government housing scheme in the last 20 years are NOT eligible.

Yaad rakhein: No double benefit – past 20-year housing beneficiaries are excluded.

Answer: (C) Families given housing by any government scheme in the past 20 years

Concept: Page orientation (Portrait/Landscape) is a page-setup option.

1. In MS Word 2019: Layout (Page Layout) tab → Orientation → Portrait or Landscape.
2. Review handles proofing; Insert → Page Number adds numbers; View → Print Layout only changes the view.

Yaad rakhein: Margins, Orientation, Size – all under Layout.

Answer: (A) Page Layout → Orientation

Concept: Natya Shastra classifies Indian instruments into four groups by how sound is produced.

1. Sushira Vadya – wind instruments; air blown into a hollow column (bansuri, shehnai).
2. Tata – stringed (sitar, veena); Avanaddha – membrane/percussion (tabla, mridangam); Ghana – solid idiophones (manjira, ghatam).

Yaad rakhein: Sushir = hollow (chhed wala) → hawa phoonk kar bajta hai.

Answer: (A) Sushira Vadya

Concept: Trade-remedy measures protect domestic industry from unfair imports.

1. Anti-dumping, anti-subsidy/countervailing and safeguard investigations are done by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR).
2. DGTR is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce); Finance Ministry only imposes the duty on its recommendation.

Yaad rakhein: DGTR → Commerce Ministry (investigates); Finance Ministry → notifies the duty.

Answer: (D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Concept: Urbanisation = share of a region's population living in urban areas.

1. As per Census 2011, NCT of Delhi had the highest urban share (about 97.5%), followed by Chandigarh (about 97.25%).
2. Among states, Goa (about 62%) was the most urbanised; Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu had more urban people in number, not percentage.

Yaad rakhein: Most urbanised overall – Delhi; most urbanised state – Goa; least – Himachal Pradesh.

Answer: (D) Delhi