RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 2024 PYQs

Concept: Writs are orders (habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, quo warranto) issued to protect rights.

1. Article 226 empowers every High Court to issue writs for Fundamental Rights and also 'for any other purpose' (legal rights) – an original jurisdiction.
2. Article 32 gives the same power to the Supreme Court, only for Fundamental Rights.
3. Article 245 deals with the extent of laws made by Parliament and State Legislatures; Article 231 with a common High Court for two or more states.

Trick: Supreme Court = 32, High Court = 226 – the HC's writ power is wider than the SC's.

Answer: (A) Article 226

Concept: La Perouse is a French-led multilateral maritime exercise in the Indo-Pacific.

1. Statement 1 is correct: India joined the 4th edition (January 2025) with the guided-missile destroyer INS Mumbai.
2. Statement 2 is wrong: it was held in the Straits of Malacca, Sunda and Lombok, not in Indian waters near Andaman.
3. Statement 3 is correct: participation fits India's SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) vision.
4. Statement 4 is wrong: it is multilateral – France, Australia, USA, UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, India and others took part.

Yaad rakhein: La Perouse = French-led, multi-nation, Indonesian straits.

Answer: (A) Only 1 and 3

Concept: Michael Madhusudan Dutt began his career writing poetry in English.

1. His first major work, the long English poem The Captive Ladie (1849), tells the story of Prithviraj Chauhan and Samyukta.
2. He later turned to Bengali and wrote Meghnad Badh Kavya (1861) in blank verse (amitrakshar chhanda).
3. The other titles are not his works.

Yaad rakhein: Madhusudan: English start – The Captive Ladie; Bengali peak – Meghnad Badh Kavya.

Answer: (C) The Captive Lady

Concept: Raslila is the dance-drama of Krishna's life, especially his love for Radha and the gopis.

1. Raslila is performed in the Braj region (Mathura–Vrindavan) of Uttar Pradesh; Manipuri Raas also depicts the same theme.
2. Kalbelia is a snake-charmer community dance of Rajasthan; Giddha is a Punjabi women's folk dance; Matki is a pot-balancing dance of Madhya Pradesh (Malwa).

Yaad rakhein: Ras = Radha-Krishna; Braj = Raslila.

Answer: (A) Raslila

Concept: 'Great Place to Work' certification is given by the Great Place to Work Institute on the basis of employee surveys about workplace culture.

1. In December 2024, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the Maharatna steel PSU, was certified as a Great Place to Work.
2. The recognition highlighted its employee-friendly policies and trust-based work culture.

Yaad rakhein: SAIL – steel PSU, 'Great Place to Work' certified in Dec 2024.

Answer: (A) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

Concept: In Word 365, Home tab → Bullets drop-down opens the Bullet Library.

1. The Bullet Library lets you pick a bullet style and, via 'Define New Bullet', choose any symbol/picture and change its font size and colour.
2. Line Spacing changes the gap between lines; Format Painter copies formatting; 'List Style' is not the bullet-customisation feature.

Yaad rakhein: Bullets ▾ → Bullet Library → Define New Bullet.

Answer: (C) Bullet Library

Concept: WTO (1995, Geneva) is the global body for rules of international trade.

1. Statement 1: WTO covers goods (GATT), services (GATS) and intellectual property (TRIPS) – correct.
2. Statement 2: it works to cut tariff and non-tariff barriers and give members better market access – correct.
3. Statement 3: India honoured its commitments by removing quantitative restrictions on imports (fully by 2001) and lowering tariffs – correct.

Yaad rakhein: WTO trio: GATT (goods), GATS (services), TRIPS (IPR).

Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3

Concept: Van Gujjars are a forest-dwelling, buffalo-herding pastoral community of the Uttarakhand–Himachal Shivaliks.

1. They spend winters in the Shivalik/terai forests and migrate in summer with their buffaloes to high-altitude pastures (bugyals).
2. Bhils are mainly in MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat; Tharus live in the terai and are settled farmers; Gaddis are shepherds (sheep and goats) chiefly of Himachal Pradesh.

Yaad rakhein: Van = forest + Gujjar = herder → forest-based buffalo herding.

Answer: (D) Van Gujjar

Concept: Muhammad bin Tughlaq set up a separate agriculture department called Diwan-i-Kohi.

1. It gave loans (taqavi) to peasants to bring more land under cultivation and improve crops in the Doab.
2. Diwan-i-Qaza – justice; Diwan-i-Wizarat – finance/revenue (wazir); Diwan-i-Risalat – religious affairs/appeals.

Yaad rakhein: Kohi → Krishi (agriculture) – Muhammad Tughlaq.

Answer: (A) Diwan-i-Kohi

Concept: The Asian U-18 Athletics Championships 2025 were held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia (April 2025).

1. India's Nishchay won the silver medal in the boys' shot put with a throw of 19.59 m.
2. The other options give positions/distances that did not happen.

Yaad rakhein: Nishchay – silver – 19.59 m (Dammam 2025).

Answer: (C) Silver medal with a throw of 19.59 metres

Concept: NPS Vatsalya was launched on 18 September 2024 (announced in Budget 2024-25).

1. Parents/guardians open and contribute to an NPS account for a minor child (minimum ₹1,000 a year).
2. At 18, the account converts into a regular NPS (Tier I) account – a savings-cum-pension plan for children.
3. It does not replace NPS and is not for senior citizens or unorganised workers (those are other schemes such as PM-SYM).

Yaad rakhein: Vatsalya = affection for a child → NPS for minors.

Answer: (A) To offer a savings-cum-pension plan exclusively for minors

Concept: NITI Aayog released the SDG India Index 2023-24 in July 2024; India's overall score rose to 71.

1. Among Union Territories the composite scores ranged from 65 to 77.
2. Chandigarh topped the UTs with 77; states ranged from 57 (Bihar) to 79 (Kerala and Uttarakhand).

Yaad rakhein: UTs 65–77, States 57–79, India 71.

Answer: (D) 65 to 77

Concept: The policy stance signals the RBI's future direction on interest rates.

1. In its April 2025 policy, the RBI MPC changed its stance from 'neutral' to 'accommodative' amid global uncertainty (US tariffs) and low inflation.
2. It also cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.00%.
3. Accommodative = readiness to cut rates or hold them, to support growth.

Yaad rakhein: April 2025: neutral → accommodative, repo 6.00%.

Answer: (C) Accommodative

Concept: Cement output is a core-sector indicator closely linked to infrastructure and housing activity.

1. In FY24, cement production in India grew by about 7%, driven by the government's push on roads, railways and housing (PMAY).
2. India is the world's second-largest cement producer after China.

Yaad rakhein: Cement – core sector, India No. 2 producer; FY24 growth ≈ 7%.

Answer: (D) 7%

Concept: Alauddin Khilji introduced market control reforms to keep prices low for his large army.

1. He appointed a Shahna-i-Mandi (superintendent of the market) to enforce fixed prices.
2. Other officials: Diwan-i-Riyasat (head of market department) and barids/munhiyans (spies) reported to the Sultan.
3. Ulugh Khan was Balban's title before becoming Sultan; he was not linked to market reforms.

Yaad rakhein: Market reforms = Alauddin Khilji (Shahna-i-Mandi, Diwan-i-Riyasat).

Answer: (C) Alauddin Khilji

Concept: A break in the monsoon is a dry spell of a week or more in the middle of the rainy season.

1. It occurs when the monsoon trough shifts north to the Himalayan foothills, so rain stops over central India.
2. Cross-equatorial surges strengthen rainfall; an easterly trough or subtropical jet interference is not the standard explanation for the pause.

Yaad rakhein: Monsoon trough near Himalayas → break; back to normal → active spell.

Answer: (D) Break in monsoon

Concept: CORAL (Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences) is a centre of IIT Kharagpur.

1. Its study found that rising surface (ground-level) ozone is significantly reducing yields of crops such as wheat, rice and maize in India.
2. Surface ozone forms from NOx and VOCs in sunlight and damages plant tissues.

Yaad rakhein: CORAL → IIT Kharagpur; ozone up → crop yields down.

Answer: (A) IIT Kharagpur

Concept: Recycle Bin is a temporary holding folder for files deleted from the hard disk.

1. A deleted file still occupies disk space and can be brought back: right-click it → Restore returns it to its original location.
2. It is removed permanently only when the bin is emptied or Shift + Delete is used.
3. Option C describes permanent deletion; files in the bin are not locked.

Yaad rakhein: Shift + Delete skips the Recycle Bin.

Answer: (D) The file can be restored by right-clicking it and selecting the 'Restore' option.

Concept: The first Indian National Army (INA) was formed in 1942 from Indian POWs captured by Japan in Malaya/Singapore.

1. It was organised by Captain Mohan Singh with the help of Japanese officer Fujiwara and Rash Behari Bose's Indian Independence League.
2. After differences with the Japanese it was dissolved; in 1943 Subhas Chandra Bose revived and led it.
3. Shah Nawaz Khan was an INA officer tried in the Red Fort trials (1945).

Yaad rakhein: INA: idea – Mohan Singh (1942); leadership – Netaji (1943).

Answer: (B) Mohan Singh

Concept: UNESCO holds an International Conference of NGOs every two years with its official NGO partners.

1. The 2024 conference (UNESCO HQ, Paris) had the theme 'Building Capacity for Action'.
2. It focused on strengthening NGOs' ability to act on education, science, culture and communication goals.

Yaad rakhein: UNESCO NGO Conference 2024 → 'Capacity for Action'.

Answer: (C) Building Capacity for Action