RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 2024 PYQs

Concept: The Economic Survey 2024-25 uses PLFS (Periodic Labour Force Survey) data to describe the nature of employment in India.

1. Share of self-employed workers rose from 52.2% in 2017-18 to 58.4% in 2023-24.
2. Correspondingly, the share of regular wage/salaried and casual workers declined, showing a shift towards self-employment and entrepreneurship.

Yaad rakhein: Self-employed ≈ "58" – more than half, close to three-fifths of the workforce.

Answer: (B) 58.4%

Concept: India’s easternmost inhabited border area lies in Arunachal Pradesh near the India–China–Myanmar trijunction.

1. Kibithu (Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh) on the Lohit river is the easternmost village/border point of India.
2. Nathu La (Sikkim) and Lipulekh (Uttarakhand) are passes much further west; Rohtang is an interior pass in Himachal Pradesh.

Yaad rakhein: Kibithu – "first sunrise" region of India, along with Dong in Anjaw district.

Answer: (D) Kibithu

Concept: ISRO Chairman also serves as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission.

1. Dr V Narayanan, earlier Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), took charge as ISRO Chairman in January 2025.
2. He succeeded S Somanath; K Sivan and G Madhavan Nair are former chairmen.

Yaad rakhein: Narayanan – cryogenic/liquid propulsion expert, LPSC Valiamala.

Answer: (A) V Narayanan

Concept: Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Maintenance Tribunals can order eviction, but only when needed.

1. In Samtola Devi vs State of UP (March 2025), the Supreme Court held that eviction of a child/relative is not mandatory in every case; it is ordered only if necessary to protect the senior citizen.
2. Tribunals do have power to order eviction when warranted, and senior citizens can seek maintenance even after transferring property.
3. Hence the statement "eviction is mandatory in every case" is incorrect.

Yaad rakhein: Court’s line: eviction is a discretionary remedy, not an automatic penalty.

Answer: (B) Eviction of a child or relative is mandatory in every case of neglect under the Act.

Concept: CSE and Down To Earth publish the annual "State of India’s Environment" report.

1. The 2025 edition was released on 26 February 2025 at CSE’s Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), Nimli, Alwar – in Rajasthan.
2. It is released during the Anil Agarwal Dialogue held at the same campus.

Yaad rakhein: CSE’s training campus = Nimli (Alwar), Rajasthan.

Answer: (B) Rajasthan

Concept: Earth rotates ${360}^{\circ }$ in 24 h, so each $1^{\circ }$ of longitude = 4 minutes; places to the east are ahead in time.

1. Difference $={97}^{\circ }{30}^{\prime }-{82}^{\circ }{30}^{\prime }={15}^{\circ }$
2. Time difference $=15\times 4=60$ minutes
3. The place is east of IST meridian, so add: 12:00 noon + 1 h = 1:00 PM

Trick: ${15}^{\circ }$ = 1 hour. East → add (Gain), West → subtract (Lose): "East Gains, West Loses".

Answer: (D) 1:00 PM

Concept: ASCII is a character-encoding standard that assigns numeric codes to letters, digits and symbols.

1. ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
2. Standard ASCII uses 7 bits (128 characters); e.g. "A" = 65, "a" = 97.

Yaad rakhein: Last word is "Interchange" – it exists so computers can exchange text.

Answer: (D) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Concept: Article 243A (added by the 73rd Amendment) makes the Gram Sabha a constitutional body; its meeting frequency is set by State laws.

1. State Panchayati Raj Acts, following the standard guideline, require the Gram Sabha to meet at least twice a year.
2. Many states prescribe more meetings (e.g. four), but "at least twice" is the minimum norm.

Yaad rakhein: Gram Sabha = all registered voters of the village; minimum two meetings a year.

Answer: (A) At least twice in a year

Concept: Srjanam is an automated biomedical-waste conversion rig developed by CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram (launched 2025).

1. It disinfects pathogenic biomedical waste (blood, urine, sputum, lab disposables) and converts it into a safe soil additive.
2. Its aim is to avoid incineration and the toxic emissions it causes – so it reduces environmental hazards.

Yaad rakhein: Srjanam = "creation": waste → useful soil enricher, no burning.

Answer: (B) To reduce environmental hazards by eliminating incineration

Concept: The Indo-Gangetic plain is a depositional plain formed in a depression in front of the rising Himalayas.

1. When the Himalayas rose, a shallow trough/geosyncline (foredeep) formed between them and the Peninsular (Deccan) block.
2. Rivers from the Himalayas and the Peninsula filled this trough with alluvium, creating the Great Plain.

Yaad rakhein: Plain = filled-up trough (Tethys remnant/foredeep) – alluvial deposition.

Answer: (C) A shallow trough or geosyncline

Concept: The Maitrakas ruled Saurashtra (Gujarat) from Valabhi, founded by Senapati Bhatarka.

1. Bhatarka’s son Dronasimha issued the earliest known Maitraka land grant, dated 183 of the Gupta era = 502 CE.
2. Dronasimha was the first to take the title Maharaja; Guhasena and Shiladitya were later rulers, Dharapatta a younger brother.

Yaad rakhein: Order: Bhatarka → Dharasena I → Dronasimha (first Maharaja, 502 CE grant) → Dhruvasena I.

Answer: (C) Dronasimha

Concept: Class I cities have population of 1 lakh or more; their rapid growth comes mainly from in-migration.

1. Rural–urban migration (push: low farm income; pull: jobs, services) is the biggest contributor to growth of large Class I cities.
2. Natural increase is a smaller share for these cities; religion or government jobs are not the main drivers.

Yaad rakhein: Bigger the city, stronger the pull of migrants.

Answer: (D) migration from rural areas

Concept: A speed limit is a speed (e.g. 80 km/h), and speed = distance ÷ time.

1. Dimension of speed $=[\text{L}][\text{T}{]}^{-1}$, i.e. length over time.
2. "Time over length" would be the reciprocal (pace), not speed.

Yaad rakhein: Look at the unit: km/h = length ÷ time.

Answer: (B) Length over time

Concept: The 1st Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) was set up on 5 January 1966 to review public administration.

1. Morarji Desai was its first chairman; after he became Deputy PM in 1967, K. Hanumanthaiya took over.
2. Sarkaria Commission (1983) – Centre–State relations; 1st Finance Commission (1951) – K.C. Neogy.

Yaad rakhein: 1966 → 1st ARC → Morarji Desai; 2005 → 2nd ARC → Veerappa Moily.

Answer: (A) 1^st Administrative Reforms Commission

Concept: Gupta inscriptions name many specialised officers.

1. Ranabhandagarika – officer in charge of military stores (army supplies).
2. Mahapratihara – chief of palace guards; Vishayapati – head of a district (vishaya); Pilupati – head of the elephant corps.

Trick: Rana = war + Bhandagara = storehouse → war-store officer.

Answer: (D) Ranabhandagarika

Concept: Rashtriya Gokul Mission (launched December 2014) works to develop and conserve indigenous bovine breeds and raise milk productivity.

1. It funds breed improvement, artificial insemination, sex-sorted semen and IVF – boosting yield, which helped India reach about 239 million tonnes of milk.
2. The White Revolution (Operation Flood, 1970) is the historical base, but the recent productivity push is credited to the Rashtriya Gokul Mission.

Yaad rakhein: Gokul → cows → indigenous breeds → more milk.

Answer: (A) Rashtriya Gokul Mission

Concept: Print Preview shows the worksheet exactly as it will appear on paper before printing.

1. It shows page breaks, margins, orientation, headers/footers and scaling.
2. In Excel 2019 it appears in File → Print (shortcut Ctrl + F2); it is not meant for editing or saving.

Yaad rakhein: Preview = "see before you print" – saves paper.

Answer: (B) To view how the sheet will look when printed

Concept: The 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia ran from 10 May to 23 November 2025.

1. Curated by Carlo Ratti, its theme was "Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective."
2. It explored how natural, artificial and collective intelligence can help architecture adapt to a changing climate.

Yaad rakhein: Three words – Natural, Artificial, Collective – one "intelligence".

Answer: (A) Intelligence: Natural. Artificial. Collective

Concept: The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes honoured Reuters for its investigative series "Fentanyl Express".

1. Reuters staff traced how cheap chemicals from China fuel the illegal fentanyl trade – even buying the precursors themselves to show how easy it was.
2. The series won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.

Yaad rakhein: Fentanyl Express → Reuters (news agency) → Pulitzer 2025.

Answer: (B) Reuters

Concept: Lauren Roberts’ young-adult fantasy series is "The Powerless Trilogy".

1. Book 1: Powerless (2023); Book 2: Reckless (2024); Book 3: Fearless (2025).
2. The story follows Paedyn Gray, an Ordinary posing as an Elite, and Prince Kai Azer.

Yaad rakhein: Order: Powerless → Reckless → Fearless (P-R-F).

Answer: (D) Fearless