RRB Technician Grade III 2024, 2025 PYQs

Concept: India's women's team won the gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships held in Shah Alam, Malaysia, in February 2024.

1. India beat Thailand 3–2 in the women's final.
2. It was India's first-ever title at this championship.
3. PV Sindhu, Anmol Kharb and the doubles pair Treesa Jolly–Gayatri Gopichand were key players.

Yaad rakhein: BATC 2024 – Shah Alam – India women – first gold.

Answer: (B) India

Concept: The EdelGive-Hurun India Philanthropy List 2024 was topped by Shiv Nadar, founder and chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies.

1. Shiv Nadar and family donated about ₹2,153 crore in FY 2023-24.
2. Mukesh Ambani (Reliance) and family were second.
3. Bajaj family was third; Azim Premji (Wipro) was also in the top list.

Yaad rakhein: Shiv Nadar (HCL) – India's most generous person on the Hurun list.

Answer: (C) HCL Technologies

Concept: The mascot of the 4th Khelo India Winter Games 2024 (Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir) was a snow leopard named "Sheen-e She" (Shan).

1. The snow leopard is the state animal of Ladakh.
2. Ice events were held in Leh, Ladakh, and snow events in Gulmarg, J&K.

Yaad rakhein: Winter Games in Ladakh → snow leopard mascot.

Answer: (D) Snow leopard

Concept: At the 70th National Film Awards (presented in October 2024), "Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography" won the Best Book on Cinema award.

1. Authors: Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Parthiv Dhar.
2. The awards were presented by President Droupadi Murmu on 8 October 2024.
3. Mithun Chakraborty received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the same ceremony.

Yaad rakhein: Kishore Kumar biography – Bhattacharjee & Dhar.

Answer: (C) Anirudha Bhattacharjee

Concept: In early November 2024, air quality in the region worsened due to stubble burning and calm winds.

1. On 9 November 2024, Chandigarh recorded the highest AQI among the cities of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, in the "very poor" range.
2. Chandigarh, despite large green cover, repeatedly recorded worse air than Punjab and Haryana cities that week.

Yaad rakhein: AQI 301–400 = very poor; 401–500 = severe.

Answer: (B) Chandigarh

Concept: In January 2024, Samir Kumar Sinha took charge as Director General (Acquisition) in the Ministry of Defence.

1. He is a 1994-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
2. The DG (Acquisition) heads capital procurement of defence equipment for the armed forces.

Yaad rakhein: DG (Acquisition), MoD, Jan 2024 – Samir Kumar Sinha.

Answer: (C) Samir Kumar Sinha

Concept: On 26 September 2024, PM Modi dedicated three indigenous PARAM Rudra supercomputers, built under the National Supercomputing Mission.

1. They were installed at Pune (GMRT), Delhi (IUAC) and Kolkata (S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences).
2. Of the given options, only Kolkata is one of these sites.
3. The Kolkata system supports research in physics, earth sciences and cosmology.

Yaad rakhein: PARAM Rudra sites: Pune, Delhi, Kolkata.

Answer: (D) Kolkata

Concept: Raigad Fort in Maharashtra was the capital of the Maratha kingdom, where Shivaji Maharaj was crowned Chhatrapati in 1674.

1. Raigad is part of "Maratha Military Landscapes of India", India's nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List for 2024-25.
2. The nomination covers 12 forts, including Raigad, Pratapgad, Shivneri and Gingee.

Yaad rakhein: Shivneri – birthplace of Shivaji; Raigad – coronation (1674).

Answer: (A) Raigad Fort

Concept: In November 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the "Union Nari Shakti" branches of Union Bank of India.

1. These special branches serve women entrepreneurs with credit, guidance and financial services.
2. The launch took place in Bengaluru.

Yaad rakhein: Nari Shakti branches → Union Bank of India.

Answer: (C) Union Bank

Concept: On 18 June 2024, at the PM Kisan Sammelan in Varanasi, PM Modi awarded certificates to Krishi Sakhis under the Krishi Sakhi Convergence Programme (KSCP).

1. KSCP is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Rural Development under the Lakhpati Didi programme.
2. Krishi Sakhis are trained rural women who act as para-extension workers for farmers.
3. The 17th instalment of PM-KISAN was also released at the same event.

Yaad rakhein: Varanasi, June 2024 – Krishi Sakhi certificates + 17th PM-KISAN instalment.

Answer: (A) Varanasi

Concept: In November 2024, IIT Ropar (Punjab) unveiled a completely mechanical knee rehabilitation device.

1. Traditional Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machines run on motors and electricity.
2. IIT Ropar's device works purely mechanically — no electricity, batteries or motors.
3. It aims at low-cost post-surgery knee rehabilitation, useful in remote areas.

Yaad rakhein: IIT Ropar → Rupnagar, Punjab.

Answer: (B) IIT Ropar

Concept: The Union Budget 2024-25 (23 July 2024) announced the Prime Minister's package for employment and skilling.

1. It comprises 5 schemes and initiatives.
2. Target: 4.1 crore youth over 5 years.
3. Central outlay: ₹2 lakh crore (including employment-linked incentive and internship schemes).

Trick: 5 schemes, 5 years, 4.1 crore youth, ₹2 lakh crore.

Answer: (A) Five

Concept: On 3 October 2024, the Union Cabinet granted classical language status to five more languages.

1. New: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali.
2. Earlier six: Tamil (2004), Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia.
3. Total classical languages now: 11.

Trick: Malayalam and Odia were already classical — eliminate options containing them.

Answer: (C) Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali

Concept: The book 'Sri Rama in Tamilagam – An Inseparable Bond' was launched in September 2024 by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, R. N. Ravi.

1. The book highlights Lord Rama's links with Tamil land and literature.
2. The theme (Tamilagam = Tamil land) points to Tamil Nadu.
3. It was released at Raj Bhavan, Chennai.

Trick: 'Tamilagam' in the title → Tamil Nadu Governor.

Answer: (B) Tamil Nadu

Concept: PM Modi and President Xi Jinping held an informal conversation at the 15th BRICS Summit, Johannesburg (August 2023).

1. Modi raised concerns over unresolved issues along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.
2. Both leaders agreed to direct officials to intensify efforts for expeditious disengagement and de-escalation.
3. So the outcome was a commitment to de-escalate border tensions.

Yaad rakhein: BRICS 2023 → Johannesburg, South Africa (15th summit).

Answer: (C) A commitment to de-escalate tensions along the contested border

Concept: The 4th Khelo India Winter Games (2024) were held in two legs.

1. First leg: Leh, Ladakh (February 2024) — ice hockey and ice skating.
2. Second leg: Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir — snow sports like skiing.
3. So the first leg was in Ladakh.

Trick: Ice events → Leh (Ladakh); snow events → Gulmarg (J&K).

Answer: (B) Ladakh

Concept: Bihar has the highest proportion of multidimensionally poor people among Indian states.

1. Bihar's MPI headcount (2019-21) is about $34\%$, versus about $15\%$ for India.
2. Bihar holds about $9\%$ of India's population, so its share of India's poor ≈ $9\%\times \frac{34}{15}\approx 20\%$.
3. This lies in the 16%–25% band.

Yaad rakhein: Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, UP and MP are the states with the highest poverty ratios.

Answer: (D) Between 16% and 25%

Concept: In March 2024, IIT Madras hosted a FIDE-rated Rapid Chess Tournament on its campus in Chennai.

1. FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) is the world governing body of chess.
2. A FIDE-rated event gives official rating points to players.
3. IIT Madras is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu — a major chess hub of India.

Yaad rakhein: FIDE headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland; founded 1924.

Answer: (A) IIT Madaras

Concept: 'Swachh Diwali Shubh Diwali' is a campaign of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).

1. It urges citizens to keep surroundings clean during the festival.
2. It promotes sustainable choices — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, avoiding single-use plastic, buying local eco-friendly products.
3. So its key objective is cleanliness and sustainability during Diwali.

Yaad rakhein: Swachh Bharat Mission launched on 2 October 2014.

Answer: (B) Promoting cleanliness and sustainability during Diwali

Concept: Recent Indian additions to the UNESCO World Heritage List and their states:

1. Ramappa (Kakatiya Rudreshwara) Temple, 2021 → Telangana (1-A).
2. Santiniketan, 2023 → West Bengal (2-B); Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, 2023 → Karnataka (3-C).
3. Charaideo Moidams (Ahom burial mounds), 2024 → Assam (4-D).

Trick: Here the lists are matched in straight order: A-B-C-D.

Answer: (C) 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - D