RRB Technician Grade III 2024, 2025 PYQs

Concept: The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is released by Transparency International (Berlin), scoring 180 countries from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

1. In CPI 2023 (released January 2024), India ranked 93rd out of 180.
2. India's score was 39.
3. Denmark topped the index; Somalia was at the bottom.

Yaad rakhein: CPI 2023: India 93rd, score 39; Denmark 1st.

Answer: (B) 93^rd

Concept: The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024 seeks to replace the Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925.

1. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 9 August 2024 by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal.
2. It deals with the responsibilities, liabilities and rights of carriers of goods by sea.

Yaad rakhein: Shipping-related Bills of 2024 also include the Bills of Lading Bill and Merchant Shipping Bill.

Answer: (B) 9 August 2024

Concept: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI fixes the repo rate – the rate at which RBI lends to banks.

1. On 9 October 2024 the MPC, chaired by Governor Shaktikanta Das, kept the repo rate unchanged at $6.5\%$.
2. It was the tenth time in a row the rate was held; the stance was changed to 'neutral'.

Yaad rakhein: The MPC has $6$ members, headed by the RBI Governor.

Answer: (A) 6.5%

Concept: Sagar Defence Engineering is a Pune-based maker of unmanned systems.

1. It partnered with DRDO to develop India's first underwater-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
2. The project is supported under DRDO's Technology Development Fund for naval use.

Yaad rakhein: DRDO = Defence Research and Development Organisation, under the Ministry of Defence.

Answer: (A) DRDO

Concept: The Director General (DG) heads the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

1. Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh became DG NCC in 2022 and held the post in October 2024.
2. Bikram Singh, Dalbir Singh Suhag and Manoj Pande were Army Chiefs, not DG NCC.

Yaad rakhein: NCC was formed in 1948; motto: 'Unity and Discipline'.

Answer: (D) Gurbirpal Singh

Concept: The FIA Motorsport Games 2024 were held in Valencia, Spain, in October 2024.

1. Rivaan Dev Preetham won a race in the Formula 4 Cup there.
2. He thus became the first Indian to win a race at the FIA Motorsport Games.

Yaad rakhein: Narain Karthikeyan was India's first Formula 1 driver; Jehan Daruvala races in Formula 2.

Answer: (B) Rivaan Dev Preetham

Concept: The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) works under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

1. In the Union Budget 2024-25, ₹23 crore was allocated to the NFDC.
2. NFDC promotes Indian cinema and supports film production and festivals.

Yaad rakhein: Union Budget 2024-25 was presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on 23 July 2024.

Answer: (A) 23 crore

Concept: Moidams are mound-burials of the Ahom kings at Charaideo in Assam.

1. They were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 46th session held in New Delhi in July 2024.
2. It became India's 43rd World Heritage Site and the first cultural site from the North-East.

Yaad rakhein: Other Assam sites: Kaziranga and Manas National Parks (natural).

Answer: (C) Assam

Concept: Neeraj Chopra is India's javelin thrower.

1. Tokyo 2020 – gold medal ($87.58\text{m}$).
2. Paris 2024 – silver medal ($89.45\text{m}$).
3. He is the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win medals at consecutive Olympics.

Yaad rakhein: Manu Bhaker (shooting) won two medals at a single Olympics – Paris 2024.

Answer: (A) Neeraj Chopra

Concept: 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' is a nationwide tree plantation campaign.

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched it on World Environment Day, 5 June 2024, by planting a peepal tree in Delhi.
2. It urges every citizen to plant a tree in honour of their mother.

Yaad rakhein: World Environment Day 2024 theme focused on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.

Answer: (B) Shri Narendra Modi

Concept: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory body set up in 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act.

1. On 9 September 2024 the NHRC stressed that safety and social audits of cities and institutions be carried out.
2. Such audits help identify gaps in ensuring women's safety in India.

Yaad rakhein: NHRC is headquartered in New Delhi; its chairperson is a retired Chief Justice or judge of the Supreme Court.

Answer: (C) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

Concept: In 2024 the Union Cabinet approved 'Vigyan Dhara', a unified central sector scheme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

1. It merges three umbrella schemes: Science and Technology Institutional and Human Capacity Building; Research and Development; Innovation, Technology Development and Deployment.
2. Aim: strengthen S&T capacity, research, innovation and technology development in the country.

Yaad rakhein: Vigyan Dhara = DST's three schemes in one 'stream'.

Answer: (C) Vigyan Dhara

Concept: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the national mission for financial inclusion, was launched on 28 August 2014.

1. From 28 August 2014 to 28 August 2024: $2024-2014=10$ years.
2. It provides zero-balance bank accounts with RuPay debit card and accident insurance cover.

Yaad rakhein: PMJDY anniversary falls on 28 August every year.

Answer: (B) 10 years

Concept: '2024: The Election that Surprised India' is written by senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai.

1. The book analyses the 2024 Lok Sabha general election and its unexpected results.
2. Rajdeep Sardesai earlier wrote '2014: The Election That Changed India' and '2019: How Modi Won India'.

Yaad rakhein: Sardesai's election trilogy: 2014, 2019, 2024.

Answer: (A) Rajdeep Sardesai

Concept: TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India) was set up in 1987 under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

1. Its main aim is to market tribal products – handicrafts, handlooms and minor forest produce – and empower tribal people.
2. It runs 'Tribes India' outlets and supports schemes like Van Dhan Vikas Kendras.

Yaad rakhein: TRIFED → 'M' for Marketing of tribal products.

Answer: (A) facilitate the marketing of tribal products and empower tribal people

Concept: Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men's 50m Rifle 3-Positions at the Paris 2024 Olympics – India's first-ever Olympic medal in this event.

1. He is from Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
2. India won 3 shooting bronzes at Paris 2024: Manu Bhaker (10m air pistol), Manu Bhaker–Sarabjot Singh (mixed team), Swapnil Kusale (50m 3P).

Yaad rakhein: All of India's 6 medals at Paris 2024: 1 silver (Neeraj Chopra) + 5 bronze.

Answer: (D) Swapnil Kusale

Concept: Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched ADITI 2.0 challenges and DISC 12 at DefConnect 4.0 in New Delhi on 7 October 2024.

1. Both are under iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) of the Ministry of Defence.
2. ADITI: Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX – supports deep-tech defence innovation.
3. DISC: Defence India Start-up Challenge.

Yaad rakhein: iDEX + ADITI + DISC → Ministry of Defence (Rajnath Singh).

Answer: (C) Shri Rajnath Singh

Concept: Deepthi Jeevanji set a world record in the women's T20 400m (55.07 s) at the World Para Athletics Championships 2024 in Kobe, Japan, winning gold.

1. T20 is the category for athletes with intellectual impairment.
2. She later won bronze in the same event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
3. She hails from Telangana.

Yaad rakhein: Kobe 2024 → Deepthi Jeevanji, world record, T20 400m.

Answer: (A) World Para Athletics Championships

Concept: In October 2024, the Sahitya Akademi organised a two-day Birth Centenary Symposium on Punjabi writers Prabhjot Kaur and Colonel Narinder Pal Singh.

1. Prabhjot Kaur was a noted Punjabi poet and a Sahitya Akademi Award winner.
2. Colonel Narinder Pal Singh was a Punjabi novelist and writer.
3. Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, was set up in 1954.

Yaad rakhein: Sahitya Akademi – est. 1954, New Delhi; awards in 24 languages.

Answer: (B) October

Concept: Alok Shukla, an environmental activist from Chhattisgarh, won the Goldman Environmental Prize 2024 (Asia).

1. He led the campaign that saved about 4.45 lakh acres of Hasdeo Arand forests from coal mining.
2. The Goldman Prize is often called the 'Green Nobel'.
3. Ajay Banga – World Bank President; Gary Ruvkun – Nobel (Medicine) 2024; Karpoori Thakur – Bharat Ratna 2024.

Yaad rakhein: Goldman Prize = 'Green Nobel'; Alok Shukla – Hasdeo Arand.

Answer: (C) Alok Shukla