RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 2024 PYQs

Concept: Kerala temple shrines are classified as nirandhara (no inner passage) and sandhara (with an inner circumambulatory passage between two walls).

1. The Neeramankara Mahadeva Temple at Nemam (Thiruvananthapuram) has a sanctum surrounded by an inner ambulatory passage.
2. Such a double-walled shrine is called the Sandhara type.
3. Sarvatobhadra (open on four sides) and Mandapa are not the classification used for this shrine.

Yaad rakhein: Sandhara = 'sa + andhara' → with an inner passage (pradakshina path) inside the walls.

Answer: (C) Sandhara type

Concept: The Labour Bureau's 6th Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey (2016-17) reported employment rates by skill/vocational training status.

1. For women who had received vocational training, the employment rate was 36.2%.
2. It was much lower than that of trained men, showing the gender gap in converting skills into jobs.

Yaad rakhein: 6th EUS → trained women employment rate 36.2%.

Answer: (A) 36.2%

Concept: QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) holds regional Higher Ed Summits on university rankings and higher education.

1. The QS Higher Ed Summit: Middle East in April 2025 was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
2. It discussed internationalisation, rankings and future of higher education in the Gulf region.

Yaad rakhein: QS Middle East Summit, April 2025 → Kuwait City.

Answer: (C) Kuwait City, Kuwait

Concept: Two files in the same folder cannot have the same name and extension.

1. When you rename a file to a name already used in that folder, Windows does not merge or overwrite silently.
2. It shows a message that a file with this name already exists and asks you to choose another name.
3. Automatic numbering like 'Document (2)' happens when copying/pasting, not in this rename case.

Yaad rakhein: Same folder + same name = not allowed → error message.

Answer: (C) Windows displays an error: "A file with this name already exists."

Concept: The gutter margin is an additional margin in Page Setup reserved for binding.

1. Gutter adds extra space to the side (or top) margin so text is not hidden when pages are bound.
2. Header space is controlled by the header distance; all-side blank space is the normal margin.

Yaad rakhein: Gutter = binding space (like the gutter between book pages).

Answer: (C) Extra space added for document binding

Concept: Effective Revenue Deficit = Revenue Deficit − grants for creation of capital assets.

1. The concept was introduced in the Union Budget 2011-12.
2. It recognises that some revenue spending (grants to states for capital assets) actually creates assets.
3. It was later given statutory backing through the FRBM Act amendment of 2012.

Yaad rakhein: ERD → Budget 2011-12 (Pranab Mukherjee).

Answer: (D) 2011-12

Concept: The OECD Global Debt Report 2025 highlighted refinancing risk in member countries.

1. Nearly 45% of OECD sovereign debt is due to mature by 2027 and must be refinanced, often at higher interest rates.
2. It also noted record sovereign and corporate bond borrowing in 2024.

Yaad rakhein: OECD debt maturing by 2027 ≈ 45% (almost half).

Answer: (B) 45%

Concept: Neptunium (Np, atomic number 93) is the first transuranic element, discovered in 1940 by McMillan and Abelson.

1. Trace amounts of neptunium occur naturally in uranium ores such as pitchblende, formed by neutron capture in uranium.
2. It is radioactive (unstable) and chemically reactive.
3. Mendeleev died in 1907, long before its discovery, so it was not known in his time.

Yaad rakhein: Np comes after U (92) – named after Neptune, the planet after Uranus.

Answer: (A) It is a naturally occurring element found in pitchblende.

Concept: Part IXA (Articles 243P–243ZG) of the Constitution deals with Municipalities (74th Amendment, 1992).

1. Article 243W lays down the powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, including the 18 subjects of the Twelfth Schedule.
2. These powers are exercised by urban local bodies such as Municipal Corporations.
3. Panchayats are covered by Article 243G (Eleventh Schedule).

Yaad rakhein: 243G → Panchayats; 243W → Municipalities.

Answer: (B) Municipal Corporations

Concept: Under the Digital Agriculture Mission (AgriStack), each farmer gets a unique digital Farmer ID linked to land records.

1. As of 28 March 2025, about 4.85 crore Farmer IDs had been generated, as informed by the government in Parliament.
2. The Farmer Registry is one of the three registries of AgriStack, along with the Crop Sown Registry and Geo-referenced village maps.

Yaad rakhein: AgriStack Farmer IDs (March 2025) ≈ 4.85 crore.

Answer: (A) 4.85 crore

Concept: The Ramsar Convention gives Ramsar Awards for wetland conservation, including the 'Wetland Wise Use' category.

1. Jayshree Vencatesan, co-founder of Care Earth Trust (Chennai), became the first Indian to receive the Ramsar Award for Wetland Wise Use.
2. She is known for work on Pallikaranai marsh and wetlands of Chennai.
3. Medha Patkar, Vandana Shiva and Sunita Narain are activists in other environmental areas.

Yaad rakhein: Ramsar Wise Use award → Jayshree Vencatesan (Care Earth Trust).

Answer: (C) Jayshree Vencatesan

Concept: The Thar Desert has tropical thorn forests with drought-resistant trees.

1. Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) is found throughout the plains of the Thar and is the state tree of Rajasthan.
2. It fixes nitrogen and gives fodder (loong) and pods (sangri); the Bishnoi community protects it.
3. Sal and Teak are deciduous-forest trees of wetter regions.

Yaad rakhein: Khejri = 'Kalpavriksha of the desert'.

Answer: (A) Khejri

Concept: The 73rd Amendment created a three-tier Panchayati Raj: village, intermediate (block) and district levels.

1. Zila Parishad is the apex tier and governs/coordinates the entire district.
2. Block Samiti (Panchayat Samiti) works at the block level; Gram Panchayat at the village level.
3. Gram Sabha is the assembly of all village voters, not a tier.

Yaad rakhein: Gram → Block → Zila (bottom to top).

Answer: (A) Zila Parishad

Concept: Physiological density $=\frac{\text{total population}}{\text{net cultivated (arable) area}}$.

1. It shows the pressure of population on agricultural land.
2. Arithmetic density, in contrast, uses total land area.

Yaad rakhein: Physiological → physical food land → arable land.

Answer: (A) unit of arable land

Concept: The World Trade Organization replaced GATT (1947) after the Uruguay Round and Marrakesh Agreement (1994).

1. WTO was established on 1 January 1995, headquartered in Geneva.
2. India is a founding member; 2001 is the year China joined and the Doha Round began, which makes it a tempting wrong choice.

Yaad rakhein: GATT 1947 → Marrakesh 1994 → WTO 1995.

Answer: (A) 1995

Concept: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports runs Fit India campaigns to promote fitness.

1. Fit India Sundays on Cycle was launched on 17 December 2024 by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
2. It promotes cycling every Sunday as a sustainable, pollution-free and inclusive fitness activity across the country.

Yaad rakhein: Sunday + Cycle → December 2024 movement.

Answer: (D) Fit India Sundays on Cycle

Concept: Stage 1 of the Archery World Cup 2025 was held in Auburndale, Florida (USA) in April 2025.

1. India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav won gold in the compound mixed team event.
2. Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das are recurve archers, so option (D) cannot be a compound team.

Yaad rakhein: Compound mixed gold 2025 Stage 1 → Jyothi + Rishabh.

Answer: (C) Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav

Concept: The National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) was approved by the Union Cabinet in November 2024 as a centrally sponsored scheme.

1. Statement 1 is wrong: its total outlay till 2025-26 is ₹2,481 crore (Centre ₹1,584 crore + States ₹897 crore), not ₹1,000 crore.
2. Statement 2 is correct: about 10,000 Bio-input Resource Centres (BRCs) are to be set up to provide ready-to-use natural farming inputs.
3. It targets 7.5 lakh hectares through 15,000 clusters.

Yaad rakhein: NMNF outlay ₹2,481 crore; BRCs = 10,000.

Answer: (C) Only 2

Concept: Page-level settings are grouped under the Page Setup group of the Layout tab.

1. Layout tab → Margins, Orientation, Size, Columns, Breaks.
2. Home has font/paragraph formatting; Insert adds objects; Review has spelling and track changes.

Yaad rakhein: Margins–Orientation–Size = Layout (older versions: Page Layout).

Answer: (D) Layout

Concept: Jus soli = citizenship by place of birth; jus sanguinis = citizenship by descent (blood).

1. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 provided that a person born in India on or after 3 December 2004 is a citizen only if both parents are Indian, or one is Indian and the other is not an illegal migrant.
2. Thus birth alone was no longer enough – India moved more strictly towards jus sanguinis.
3. India does not allow dual citizenship (OCI is not citizenship).

Yaad rakhein: Soli = soil (birth place); Sanguinis = blood (parents).

Answer: (D) Jus sanguinis (by blood)