The General Awareness section carries the maximum weightage in the RRB NTPC exam. To score good marks, candidates must stay updated with all the recent events of both national and international importance. Here are a few tips on how to prepare for the General Awareness section.
How to Prepare for RRB NTPC General Awareness?
How to Prepare for RRB NTPC General Awareness?: The General Awareness section is one of the most scoring sections in RRB NTPC and carries the maximum marks. To prepare for the RRB NTPC General Awareness section, candidates should read newspapers and magazines to stay updated with current affairs. Candidates should watch the news to increase their knowledge of current affairs. Take notes of news on climate change, political steps, governance, historial inventions, scientific inventions, economy, polity, science and technology, and sports, etc. Stay updated with national and international events. Candidates must take one or two mock tests for RRB NTPC exam to increase speed and accuracy. Static GK forms an important part of the General Awareness section and invests 30 to 45 minutes daily on Current Affairs. For RRB NTPC General Awareness, candidates need to remember a lot of information and revise daily. Allocate at least one hour daily for RRB NTPC General Awareness. Candidates must prepare topics such as information on books and authors, countries, capitals and currencies, awards, honours and recognition, etc. Candidates must also have knowledge of physics, chemistry, and biology. In this article, we have discussed tips on how to prepare for RRB NTPC General Awareness.
Q: Is RRB NTPC exam tough?
Q: Is the RRB NTPC exam tough?
Q: How to prepare RRB NTPC GK section?
GK section has the maximum weightage in RRB NTPC exam. Candidates can prepare this section by reading newspaper, magazines and watching news channels. They need to be updated with all the recent happenings. In CBT 1, a total of 40 questions are asked and in CBT 2 total of 50 questions are asked. The tips and tricks to prepare for RRB NTPC GK section are given below:
- Go through the Previous Years’ Papers
- Try to be inquisitive about important things happening around you
- You should maintain a dairy of important notes
- Practice quizzes in your leisure time
- Attempt mock test
Q: How can I prepare the RRB NTPC Mathematics section?
Q: What are the general tips and tricks to crack RRB NTPC exam?
Few general tips and tricks to crack RRB NTPC exam are given below:
- To crack the exam, candidates must have a concrete RRB NTPC study plan
- Candidates must make a habit of solving previous years’ question papers and RRB NTPC mock tests to improve speed and accuracy
- Candidates must develop a habit of reading to improve their General Awareness section
- Instead of cramming, candidates must make their own notes
- Candidates must practice important topics and strengthen their weak areas
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Q: Which is the best mathematics book for RRB NTPC?
Q: How to prepare for RRB NTPC and which book is the best for preparation?
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
The importance of RRB NTPC answer key is given below:
- With the help of the answer key, candidates can calculate the probable score even before the declaration of RRB NTPC result
- By calculating the probable score, candidates can know their chances of selection for the next round of the selection proces
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 2 weeks ago
The RRB NTPC Computer-Based Test 1 is the first step in the selection process for various non technical positions under the Indian Railways. The exam pattern and syllabus must be known well to prepare efficiently.
Exam Pattern for RRB NTPC CBT 1
Total Duration: 90 minutes; 120 minutes for PwBD candida
Contributor-Level 9
Answered a month ago
RRBs will announce separate exam dates for RRB NTPC graduate and undergraduate posts. RRB NTPC exam dates for graduate and undergraduate posts will be announced soon.
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
RRB NTPC application status is released so that candidates can know whether their application forms have been rejected or accepted for the exam. Based on the application status, candidates are issued admit cards for appearing in the exam.
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
RRB NTPC syllabus is the same for graduate and undergraduate posts. However, the difficulty level vary for two posts. The syllabus for graduate posts is more comprehensive and vast. RRB NTPC syllabus for undergraduate posts is bit easier.
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
The distribution of questions in the RRB NTPC CBT 2 exam is given below.
| Sections | No. of Questions |
| Mathematics | 35 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 35 |
| General Awareness | 50 |
| Total | 120 |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
The distribution of questions in the RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam is given below.
| Sections | No. of Questions |
| Mathematics | 30 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 |
| General Awareness | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
The structure of RRB NTPC exam pattern for CBT 2 is given below.
| RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2024 [Stage-2] | |||
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Mathematics | 35 | 35 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 35 | 35 | |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
The structure of RRB NTPC exam pattern for Stage 1 is given below.
| RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2024 [Stage-1] | |||
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 | 30 | |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
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Beginner-Level 4
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