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RRB NTPC sets 90 General Awareness questions for 90 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
This is the most scoring section per minute because there is nothing to work out — you either know it or you do not. Banking and current affairs of the last six months dominate, so a steady daily habit beats last-minute cramming, and static facts (polity, history, geography) fill the rest.
How much General Awareness is worth in each RRB NTPC stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Based Test 1 | 40 | 40 | — | 40% |
| Computer Based Test 2 | 50 | 50 | — | 42% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the RRB NTPC pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.
Modern History · solved example
The Dandi March, or Salt Satyagraha, was led by Mahatma Gandhi in the year:
Solution
Gandhi began the Dandi March on 12 March 1930, walking to the coast to make salt in defiance of the salt law, which launched the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Indian Geography · solved example
Which state has the longest coastline in India?
Solution
Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state. Andhra Pradesh has the longest on the east coast.
Indian Geography · solved example
Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Solution
Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is the largest freshwater lake in India. Chilika, in Odisha, is the largest brackish-water lagoon.
Banking Awareness · solved example
The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year:
Solution
The RBI was established on 1 April 1935 under the RBI Act, 1934, and was nationalised in 1949.
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Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.
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General Awareness shows up in every RRB NTPC mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
RRB NTPC CEN 06/2025 (graduate) and CEN 07/2025 (undergraduate) cycles sets 90 General Awareness questions for 90 marks, split across 40 in the Computer Based Test 1 and 50 in the Computer Based Test 2.
Yes. RRB NTPC deducts one third of a mark for each wrong answer, General Awareness included, so unsure guesses cost you. One third of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
The RRB NTPC syllabus lists Current events of national and international importance, Indian history and the freedom struggle, Indian geography and physical features, Indian polity and the Constitution, Indian economy and basic terminology, General science and life science up to class 10 and more. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
Every General Awareness question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the RRB NTPC mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.