RRB RPF Constable General Awareness Syllabus

The General Awareness section of the RRB RPF Constable CBT 2027 carries 50 questions and 50 marks -- the highest weightage of any section in the RPF Constable paper. It covers current affairs, Indian Railways, Indian history, geography, polity, economy, art and culture, science and technology, sports, and RPF-specific legal and administrative knowledge. General Awareness cannot be prepared overnight and requires consistent daily revision over several months.

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Detailed General Awareness Syllabus

The following topic areas are consistently tested in RPF Constable General Awareness. The RPF Acts and Indian Railways sections are unique to this examination and should receive dedicated preparation time.

Current Affairs

•        National Events: major Government of India policy decisions; Union Budget highlights; constitutional amendments; landmark Supreme Court judgments from the past 12 to 18 months

•        International Events: major bilateral and multilateral agreements; UN resolutions; G20; BRICS; SCO; global summits; geopolitical developments affecting India

•        Government Schemes: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana; PM Jan Dhan Yojana; Ayushman Bharat; Jal Jeevan Mission; Digital India; Startup India; PLI schemes; Make in India; new schemes announced in current cycle

•        Appointments: Chief Justice of India; RBI Governor; CAG; Chief Election Commissioner; Union Ministers; new Chief Ministers and Governors; heads of international organisations (UN, World Bank, IMF, WTO)

•        Awards and Honours: Bharat Ratna; Padma Vibhushan; Padma Bhushan; Padma Shri; Nobel Prizes (all categories); Booker Prize; Pulitzer; national sports awards (Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya, Dhyan Chand)

•        Sports: cricket (ICC events, Test and ODI rankings, milestone achievements); Olympics; Commonwealth Games; Asian Games; Football (FIFA, AFC); Badminton; Wrestling; Athletics; Hockey; kabaddi

•        Science and Technology: ISRO missions (launch vehicles PSLV, GSLV, LVM3; satellites; interplanetary missions Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1); DRDO developments; 5G rollout; semiconductor policy; AI policy; digital payments (UPI milestones)

•        Indian Railways History and Administration: first train in India (1853, Bombay to Thane); nationalisation (1951); Railway Board; Ministry of Railways; 21 railway zones and their headquarters cities