RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 2024 PYQs

Concept: FIFA confirmed the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 men's World Cups at its Extraordinary Congress in December 2024.

1. 2034 FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia (sole bid, approved 11 December 2024).
2. 2030 edition: Morocco, Spain and Portugal (with centenary matches in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay).
3. Qatar already hosted in 2022, Russia in 2018, Brazil in 2014.

Yaad rakhein: 2022 Qatar → 2026 USA–Canada–Mexico → 2030 Morocco–Spain–Portugal → 2034 Saudi Arabia.

Answer: (A) Saudi Arabia

Concept: Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) = deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a year.

1. 'Infant' means a child below 1 year.
2. Deaths below 5 years are measured separately as Under-5 Mortality Rate.
3. So IMR counts deaths before reaching one year of age.

Yaad rakhein: Infant → 1 year; Child (U5MR) → 5 years; Neonatal → 28 days.

Answer: (B) one

Concept: India's first AI-powered Anganwadi was started in Maharashtra in 2025 under the state's early-childhood initiative.

1. Location: Waddhamna village, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.
2. It uses AI-based learning tools, smart boards and VR headsets to teach children aged 3–6.
3. It was started under Mission Bal Bharari (Nagpur district administration).

Yaad rakhein: AI Anganwadi → Nagpur (Waddhamna) – think 'Nagpur = zero-mile centre of India, first AI Anganwadi'.

Answer: (C) Waddhamna village, Nagpur district, Maharashtra

Concept: Article 358 suspends Article 19 automatically when a National Emergency (Art. 352) is declared on the ground of war or external aggression.

1. Art. 358: rights under Article 19 are suspended automatically – no separate order needed.
2. Art. 359: the President must issue an order to suspend enforcement of other rights (except Arts 20 & 21).
3. Art. 352 = National Emergency; Art. 356 = President's Rule.

Yaad rakhein: 358 → automatic (Art. 19 only); 359 → by Presidential order.

Answer: (D) 358

Concept: Chennai lies on the Coromandel Coast, the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu.

1. Chennai Port, one of India's oldest major ports, faces the Bay of Bengal.
2. Gulf of Mannar lies between south Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka (near Tuticorin/V.O. Chidambaranar Port).
3. Arabian Sea is on the west coast; Andaman Sea is east of the Andaman Islands.

Yaad rakhein: East coast ports (Kolkata, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Ennore) → Bay of Bengal.

Answer: (C) Bay of Bengal

Concept: Gatha Saptasati is a collection of 700 Prakrit (Maharashtri) love poems compiled in the Satavahana period.

1. It is attributed to the Satavahana king Hala.
2. Simuka (Srimukha) founded the dynasty; Gautamiputra Satakarni was its greatest conqueror.
3. Satakarni I performed Ashvamedha sacrifices but is not linked with this text.

Yaad rakhein: Hala → 'Hala ki Gatha' – 700 verses = Saptasati.

Answer: (B) Hala

Concept: On 3 June 2025, India won the election for President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), Brussels.

1. India's candidate (DARPG Secretary V. Srinivas) won 87 of 141 votes, defeating Austria.
2. IIAS is a Brussels-based body for public administration research, founded in 1930.
3. It is India's first presidency of IIAS (term 2025–2028).

Yaad rakhein: IIAS = Brussels; India's first presidency, beat Austria with 87 of 141 votes.

Answer: (D) International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)

Concept: World Wildlife Day is observed on 3 March (date of signing of CITES, 1973).

1. 2025 theme: 'Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet'.
2. 2024 theme: 'Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation'.
3. 'Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation' was the 2023 theme.

Yaad rakhein: 2025 → Finance (money for conservation).

Answer: (C) Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet

Concept: Essential maternal care covers antenatal check-ups, nutrition, immunisation and counselling for safe delivery and newborn care.

1. Iron–folic acid supplements prevent anaemia; tetanus (TT/Td) immunisation prevents maternal and neonatal tetanus.
2. Breastfeeding education is part of antenatal counselling.
3. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is an assisted-reproduction (infertility) technique, not maternal care.

Yaad rakhein: Maternal care starts after conception; IUI is a method to achieve conception.

Answer: (D) Intrauterine insemination (IUI)

Concept: The Sustainable Development Report 2025 was released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in June 2025.

1. India ranked 99th of 167 countries – first time in the top 100.
2. India's rank was 109 in 2024 and 112 in 2023.
3. Finland topped the index again.

Yaad rakhein: 2025 → 99 (entered top 100); Finland No. 1.

Answer: (C) 99

Concept: In August 2025, Army Chief Gen. Upendra Dwivedi inaugurated 'Agnishodh' at IIT Madras.

1. Agnishodh is the Indian Army Research Cell (IARC) at IIT Madras Research Park.
2. It links academic research and startups with Army needs (AI, drones, advanced manufacturing, etc.).
3. It supports the Army's 'Decade of Transformation' and Atmanirbharta in defence technology.

Yaad rakhein: Agni + Shodh (research) → Army research cell at IIT Madras.

Answer: (C) Agnishodh, the Indian Army Research Cell (IARC)

Concept: A direct tax is paid by the person on whom it is levied; an indirect tax is collected from buyers via sellers (burden shifts).

1. Income tax, corporate tax and capital-gains tax are direct taxes.
2. VAT is charged on sale of goods and passed on to consumers – an indirect tax (now largely replaced by GST).
3. GST, customs and excise are also indirect taxes.

Yaad rakhein: Tax on income/profit/wealth → direct; tax on goods/services/transactions → indirect.

Answer: (D) Value Added Tax (VAT)

Concept: Gharana is a lineage/school of style passed from guru to shishya, typical of Hindustani classical music.

1. Examples: Gwalior, Agra, Kirana, Jaipur–Atrauli, Patiala gharanas (vocal).
2. Carnatic (Karnataka) music follows a 'sampradaya'/composer-based tradition, not gharanas.
3. Folk music forms are not organised into gharanas.

Yaad rakhein: Gharana → North Indian (Hindustani) classical; also seen in Kathak dance.

Answer: (B) Hindustani Classical Music

Concept: The strip of sea margin that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide is the tidal (intertidal) zone.

1. It lies between the low-tide line and the high-tide line.
2. Organisms here (barnacles, crabs, mussels) tolerate alternate submergence and exposure.
3. Near-shore lies seaward of low tide; the shoreline is just the land–water boundary line.

Yaad rakhein: Inter-tidal = between tides.

Answer: (D) Tidal zone

Concept: Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22 July 2019 by GSLV Mk III-M1 from Sriharikota.

1. In July 2019 Narendra Modi was the Prime Minister (in office since 2014).
2. Chandrayaan-1 (2008) was launched when Dr Manmohan Singh was PM.
3. Chandrayaan-3 (2023) also flew under PM Modi.

Yaad rakhein: C-1 2008 → Manmohan Singh; C-2 2019 and C-3 2023 → Narendra Modi.

Answer: (D) Narendra Modi

Concept: In Excel, column width is measured in characters of the default (Normal style) font.

1. Maximum column width = 255 characters.
2. Default width ≈ 8.43 characters; maximum row height = 409 points.
3. 32,767 is the maximum number of characters a cell can hold – a different limit.

Yaad rakhein: Column width 255 (characters), row height 409 (points), cell text 32,767 (characters).

Answer: (B) 255 – number of characters in the default font that fit in a cell

Concept: Producers fix only a small part of incoming sunlight as chemical energy (photosynthesis).

1. Green plants capture about 1% of the solar energy falling on their leaves (NCERT).
2. About 10% of energy passes from one trophic level to the next (Lindeman's 10% law) – the tempting wrong option.
3. The rest is reflected, transmitted or lost as heat.

Yaad rakhein: 1% → sun to plants; 10% → level to level.

Answer: (B) $1\%$

Concept: Urbanisation is measured as the share of total population living in urban areas.

1. Urbanisation $=\frac{\text{urban population}}{\text{total population}}\times 100$
2. Population density = persons per sq km; growth rate = % change in population over time.
3. Crude birth rate = live births per 1,000 people per year.

Yaad rakhein: % in cities → urbanisation; per km² → density.

Answer: (C) Urbanisation

Concept: The OS keeps a data structure for every process to manage and switch between processes.

1. PCB = Process Control Block.
2. It stores process ID, state, program counter, CPU registers, scheduling and memory information.
3. It is used during context switching; 'Printed Circuit Board' is the hardware meaning of PCB, not the OS one.

Yaad rakhein: OS context → Process Control Block; electronics context → Printed Circuit Board.

Answer: (A) Process Control Block

Concept: Carlos Alcaraz won the 2025 Cincinnati Open (ATP Masters 1000) on 18 August 2025.

1. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, the defending champion, retired ill in the final when trailing 5-0.
2. It was Alcaraz's first Cincinnati title.
3. Alcaraz then beat Sinner again in the 2025 US Open final.

Yaad rakhein: Alcaraz–Sinner rivalry: Cincinnati 2025 final ended with Sinner retiring.

Answer: (C) Jannik Sinner