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Anangsha Patra
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Updated on Mar 17, 2022 11:23 IST

The General Awareness section in RRB NTPC exam carries the maximum weightage. To prepare this section, candidates need to be aware of current affairs. Here are important topics for RRB NTPC General Awareness section.

Important Topics for RRB NTPC General Awareness

Important Topics for RRB NTPC General Awareness

RRB NTPC General Awareness section is the one where candidates can attempt the maximum number of accurate questions and increase the overall score count in the exam. The General Awareness section is considered to be the most scoring section. The aim of this section is to test candidates' awareness and knowledge regarding the events around the world. In the exam, maximum weightage has been given to the General Awareness section. Candidates must read newspapers and magazines to remain updated with the current events. Candidates should also make short notes of all the current affairs topics so that it will become easier while revision. For the ease of candidates, we have compiled important topics for the General Awareness section of the RRB NTPC exam .
Table of content
  • RRB NTPC 2022: Important Topics for General Awareness
  • RRB NTPC General Awareness Syllabus
  • Tips to prepare RRB NTPC General Awareness section
  • Types of RRB NTPC General Awareness Section
  • Important Topics for RRB NTPC General Awareness Section FAQs

RRB NTPC 2022: Important Topics for General Awareness

Questions in the General Awareness are usually asked from current events of national and international importance, games and sports, art and culture, history of India, common abbreviations, Indian polity, and governance, etc. Below are the major topics covered in RRB NTPC exam under the General Awareness section.

Category Topics Sub-Topics

Static Gk

History

Facts about Harappa Civilization

Name of the kings who built important ancient temples and institutions like Nalanda

Chronology of medieval India and their important systems

India’s freedom movement and their leaders

Geography

India and its neighbouring countries

Famous seaport and airport and their location

Important institutions of the world and India and their locations such as BRICS, World Bank, IMF, and RBI, etc.

Economy

The terminology of budget (such as National Income, GDP, Fiscal Deficit, and many more)

Five-year plan and its importance

Famous persons in the economy

Institutions and their importance such as RBI, SEBI,.

Polity

Supreme Court

Election of President and his functions

Important constitution bodies like CAG

Facts about parliament

Fundamental duties

Governor and his functions

State legislature

Major constitutional amendments and their importance

Official language

Emergency provisions

National political parties and their symbols

General Science

Biology

Important inventions and their inventor

Important and interesting facts about human body parts

Nutrition in animals and plants

Diseases and their causes like bacteria

Viruses and protozoa

Last four chapter of NCERT of Class 12 for environment

Chemistry

Chemical properties of the substance and their uses

SI units

The chemical name of important substances

Chemical change and physical change

Properties of gases

Surface chemistry

Chemistry in everyday life

Physics

Important inventions and their inventor

SI units

Motion

Sound

Light

Wave

Energy

Electricity

Current Affairs

Recent Developments

Sports

Awards

Politics

Finance and Banking sector

International Events

Miscellaneous

GK

Population census

Important books and their writers

State animals and symbols

Awards and their importance

Important days

Computer

Development of computers

Input and output devices

Memory

RRB NTPC General Awareness Syllabus

The General Awareness section is one of the most scoring sections. The RRB NTPC General awareness section can be classified into the following four major categories:

General Science: This section covers questions from Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Daily Science, etc.

Static GK: Questions from this topic are asked from Indian Politics, History, and Culture, Economy, Geography, etc.

Current Affairs: Questions are asked from topics such as recent development in Sports, Awards, Politics, Finance, and Banking sector, International happening, etc.

Miscellaneous: Questions are asked from topics such as National Schemes, Computers, Book Names and Authors, Logical Analysis, Important Days, etc.

Tips to prepare RRB NTPC General Awareness section

Below are few RRB NTPC preparation tips to ace the General Awareness section.

  • Read magazines and newspapers regularly
  • Instead of cramming, make short notes as it will help to remember the facts
  • Revision plays an important role in this section
  • Focus on the important topics
  • Dedicate one to two hours regularly for revising the General Awareness section

Also Read: How to prepare for RRB NTPC General Awareness section?

Types of RRB NTPC General Awareness Section

Candidates who constantly keep themselves abreast with all the latest issues and happening across the globe will be able to answer easily RRB NTPC General Awareness questions. Given below are a few examples of RRB NTPC GK questions asked in the exams:

  • How many Lok Sabha seats belong to Rajasthan?
  • In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called?
  • Hygrometer is used to measure?
  • How many players are there on each side in the game of Basketball?
  • Garampani sanctuary is located at?
  • For which disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

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Important Topics for RRB NTPC General Awareness Section FAQs

Q: What is General Awareness in RRB NTPC?

A: The General Awareness in RRB NTPC exam carries the maximum weightage. In CBT 1, this section carries 40 marks while in CBT 2 it carries 50 marks.

Q: Is Lucent GK enough for RRB NTPC?

A: You can refer to Lucent GK book for RRB NTPC General Awareness. However, you need to follow the news regularly for the events taking place across the globe.

Q: How many current affairs questions are asked in RRB NTPC?

A: In the first stage, CBT a total of 40 questions are asked, while in the second stage CBT a total of 50 questions are asked.

Q: Which are the topics for RRB NTPC General Awareness?

A: The topics for RRB NTPC General Awareness are Culture, Economic Scene, General Polity, Geography, History, Indian Constitution, Scientific Research and Sports. 
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Anangsha Patra
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A mass communication and journalism post-graduate, Anangsha has worked as a reporter and sub-editor and enjoys working in the education domain.
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