RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-1 · 13 Oct 2025 · Shift 2 — सामान्य ज्ञान

To strengthen democracy by balancing rights with duties

Law Minister H.R. Gokhale argued that Fundamental Duties, added by the 42nd Amendment (1976), would remind citizens that rights must be balanced with duties, strengthening democracy. So the answer is balancing rights with duties.

The Planning Commission (1988-89) divided India into 15 agro-climatic regions based on soil, climate, topography and water resources. So the answer is 15.

Turkmenistan

The Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) opened on 5 August 2025 at Awaza, Turkmenistan. So the answer is Turkmenistan.

Lord Wellesley

Lord Wellesley (1798-1805) introduced the Subsidiary Alliance; Hyderabad was the first state to accept it in 1798. So the answer is Lord Wellesley.

Food Corporation of India

The Food Corporation of India was set up in 1965 under the Food Corporations Act, 1964 to procure, store and distribute foodgrains. FAO is a UN agency and APEDA deals with exports. So the answer is Food Corporation of India.

Vasudeva

Vasudeva Kanva, a minister of the last Shunga king Devabhuti, killed him around 73 BCE and founded the Kanva dynasty. Pushyamitra founded the Shunga dynasty. So the answer is Vasudeva.

Koppen Classification

Wladimir Koppen's scheme, based on temperature and precipitation tied to vegetation zones (A, B, C, D, E), is the most widely used climate classification. So the answer is Koppen Classification.

India's first state-of-the-art animal stem cell biobank and laboratory

In August 2025 Dr Jitendra Singh opened India's first state-of-the-art animal stem cell biobank and laboratory at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad. So the answer is the animal stem cell biobank and laboratory.

Organisation of village panchayats

Article 40, organisation of village panchayats, reflects Gandhi's idea of gram swaraj. Equal pay and livelihood are socialist principles; international peace is liberal-intellectual. So the answer is organisation of village panchayats.

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh launched the Uttar Pradesh Clean Air Plan (UCAP), described as India's first state-level clean air strategy based on scientific analysis and an airshed-based approach. It gives a 10-year roadmap to cut PM2.5 from sources such as household solid-fuel cooking, transport, industry and agriculture.

Surat (1907) and Madras (1908)

Rash Behari Ghosh presided over the Surat session (1907), where the Congress split, and the Madras session (1908). So the answer is Surat (1907) and Madras (1908).

Sikkim

Exercise 'Divya Drishti', a high-altitude demonstration of surveillance and sensor technology, was held by the Army's Trishakti Corps in Sikkim in July 2025. So the answer is Sikkim.

Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III

In Nicosia on 16 June 2025, PM Modi received the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III, named after Cyprus's first President Archbishop Makarios III. So the answer is Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Environment Programme to assess climate change science. So the answer is WMO and UNEP.

Canada

Inuvik lies on the Mackenzie River delta in Canada's Northwest Territories and serves as the gateway to the Western Arctic. So the answer is Canada.

Thermal

Thermal power, mostly coal-based, provides the largest share of India's installed capacity and generation, far ahead of hydro, nuclear and solar. So the answer is Thermal.

Professor Uma Kanjilal

Professor Uma Kanjilal was appointed IGNOU's first woman Vice Chancellor in July 2025. So the answer is Professor Uma Kanjilal.

The Kumbh Mela is held on the banks of the Narmada in Ujjain.

The Ujjain Kumbh (Simhastha) is held on the banks of the Shipra, not the Narmada. Prayagraj and Haridwar are on the Ganga and Nashik on the Godavari. So the answer is the Narmada-Ujjain statement.

29 July

International Tiger Day is observed on 29 July, agreed at the St Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010. So the answer is 29 July.

Court of Munsiff

The Munsiff's court is the lowest civil court and hears civil suits of small value; Subordinate Judges take larger suits, while Sessions and CJM courts are criminal. So the answer is Court of Munsiff.

To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired the national struggle for freedom

Article 51A(b) asks citizens to cherish and follow the noble ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom. Sovereignty is 51A(c) and public property 51A(i). So the answer is cherishing the ideals of the freedom struggle.

Article 8

Article 8 lets persons of Indian origin living abroad become citizens by registering with Indian diplomatic missions. Article 5 covers citizenship at commencement and Article 11 Parliament's power. So the answer is Article 8.

13 May 1952

The Rajya Sabha was constituted on 3 April 1952 and held its first session on 13 May 1952. So the answer is 13 May 1952.

Central Asia

The Shakas were nomadic Scythian tribes of Central Asia who, pushed by the Yuezhi, moved through Afghanistan into north-western India. So the answer is Central Asia.

Sawai Pratap Singh

Hawa Mahal was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh and designed by Lal Chand Ustad so royal women could watch the street unseen. So the answer is Sawai Pratap Singh.

Tajikistan

Tajikistan is separated from India by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor, so it has no direct border. Myanmar, Bhutan and Pakistan are land neighbours. So the answer is Tajikistan.

Chhattisgarh

By 2011-12 (Tendulkar method) data, Chhattisgarh had the highest poverty ratio, about 39.9%, ahead of Jharkhand (about 37%) and Bihar (about 33.7%). So the answer is Chhattisgarh.

Biomagnification

Biomagnification is the rise in concentration of persistent chemicals like DDT at each higher trophic level; bioaccumulation is build-up within one organism. So the answer is Biomagnification.