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Comprehensive General Awareness notes for RRB NTPC covering static GK and current affairs with Railway-specific content.
RRB NTPC General Awareness — Key Topics
1. Indian History — Quick Facts
- First Battle of Panipat (1526): Babur vs Ibrahim Lodi — beginning of Mughal Empire
- Battle of Plassey (1757): British victory over Siraj-ud-Daulah — start of British rule
- Sepoy Mutiny 1857: First war of independence
- Indian National Congress founded: 1885 by A.O. Hume
- Independence: 15 August 1947; Republic Day: 26 January 1950
2. Indian Geography
- Highest peak: Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) — in India; K2 is highest in India-administered Kashmir
- Longest river: Ganga (2,525 km); Longest river in India by total length: Indus
- Largest state by area: Rajasthan; Largest by population: Uttar Pradesh
- Tropic of Cancer passes through: Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, WB, Tripura, Mizoram
3. Railway GK — Must Know
- First railway in India: Mumbai to Thane (1853), 34 km
- Longest railway platform: Hubballi (Karnataka), 1507 m
- Fastest train: Vande Bharat (160 km/h operational speed)
- Indian Railways zones: 18 zones, Headquarters in various cities
- Railway Minister heads the Railway Board
- Railway Budget: Merged with Union Budget since 2017
4. Science — Key Concepts
- Newton's Laws of Motion: Inertia, F=ma, Action-Reaction
- Speed of light: 3 × 10⁸ m/s; Speed of sound in air: 343 m/s
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Deficiency causes Scurvy
- Vitamin D (Calciferol): Deficiency causes Rickets
- Ozone layer: Found in stratosphere (15–35 km altitude)