🔥RRB Group D 2026 | General Awareness Expected Paper - 7 | Important Questions | Shashank Sir

Main ideas, concepts, and lessons

1) Exam pattern + what to study (General Awareness/GK + Current Affairs)

• The instructor argues that GK in railways-style exams has shifted toward predictable questions formed from:
  • topics taught earlier, and
  • current affairs.
• Because many online teachers cover the same areas, such exams:
  • reduce emphasis on older-style GK, and
  • rely more on current affairs to create new questions.
• Key takeaway: students should study current affairs continuously for about one year, not only the last 3–4 months.
• The instructor stresses reading and revising from prior taught materials, including:
  • “Read the entire budget” (and related videos/classes mentioned)
  • Questions can be taken from events like summits/conferences, games, etc.

2) Daily class schedule and study routine (methodology/instructions)

The speaker provides a structured timetable:

• 10:00 AM — Reasoning class
• 3:00 PM — Maths Expected class
• 5:00 PM — Complete GK + Current Affairs class (every day)
• 7:00 PM — Science class

Nightly routine mentioned:

• Daily current affairs done “every day in the night”
• 9:00 PM — free class on the app
• PDFs for classes shared on Telegram (channel mentioned)

3) Preparation strategy (how to improve odds / mindset)

The instructor describes “three methods” people use to clear exams:

1. Some prepare less; when lucky questions appear, they pass.
2. Some prepare poorly and get demotivated/angry if they fail, blaming others.
3. Preferred strategy: consistent preparation, attending classes even after exams.

Core lesson of the preferred method:

• If a student keeps attending classes and learning despite failures, they accumulate knowledge and later succeed—especially when previously taught topics reappear.

4) Teaching via “expected questions” (question-answer style)

Throughout the session, the instructor rapidly practices fact-based GK/Current Affairs questions, often providing:

• the correct answer,
• a hint/mnemonic,
• and related follow-up questions (dates, full forms, definitions, locations, etc.).

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Detailed bullet list of instructions / methodologies presented (explicit)

• Study current affairs for ~1 year, not only the last few months.
• Don’t rely on attending only once or twice—keep revising and tracking topics.
• Follow consistent daily learning using the timetable:
  • 10:00 AM: Reasoning
  • 3:00 PM: Maths Expected
  • 5:00 PM: GK + Current Affairs
  • 7:00 PM: Science
• Follow the nightly content plan:
  • Daily current affairs in exam-pattern style
  • Free class at 9:00 PM on the app
  • Download PDFs from the mentioned Telegram channel
• Exam mindset:
  • Prepare expecting the paper to resemble the “taught pattern”
  • After failing once, keep attending classes for the next paper; consistency builds readiness
• Resource/action steps:
  • Join batches/offers to start from scratch if needed
  • Install “Quick Tricks by Science” app via Play Store (mentioned)
  • Use Telegram/PDFs for quick revision and practice

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Sample GK/Current Affairs content emphasized (main question themes)

A) Indian heritage & archaeology

• Ancient items returned by American officials:
  • Quantity: 657 books
  • Value: $14 million (approx. ₹1.4 crore)
  • Time range: 2nd century BC to 18th century AD
  • Authority/related body: ASI (Archaeological Survey of India)
• Follow-up asked: current Director of ASI
  • Answer given: Yaduveer Singh Rawat
• ASI: established in 1861

B) EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation)

• Platform launched: e-Pay receipt
• Purpose: streamline accounts; generate Unique Universal Account Number (UAN)
• EPFO act/rules: 1952 (year cited in the talk)
• Ministry cited: Ministry of Labour and Employment
• UAN full form: Universal Account Number
• Digits: 12 digits

C) Biodiversity

• “PMRC” expansion mentioned (question discussed as coming)
• 5-year biodiversity governance project:
  • Pilot for 5 years
  • States: Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya
• Biodiversity Act:
  • 2002 (year into force stated)
• National Biodiversity Authority (NBA):
  • Established: 2003
  • HQ: Chennai

D) Insurance for All / IRDAI

• Vision: “Insurance for All by 2047”
  • Coverage areas: life, health, property
• IRDAI:
  • IRDA act year: 1999
  • Establishment/year: 2000
  • Malhotra Committee referenced: 1993

E) Energy/climate and conferences

• First global conference on transition from fossil fuels:
  • Location: Santamaría (Santamaría), Colombia
  • Hosted by: Colombia and Netherlands
  • Participation: 57 countries

F) India environment & ports

• India’s first green methanol production plant:
  • Location: Kandla Port / Deendayal Port
  • Renamed: 2017
• Raw material weed:
  • Prosopis juliflora (spelling discussed)

G) Lithium and EV supply chain

• Europe’s first fully integrated lithium project:
  • Location: Kokkola (Finland)
  • Finland described as “land of thousand lakes”
• Battery-grade lithium hydroxide supply reduction from China mentioned

H) Anti-drug operations and constitutional points

• Operation Global Hunt
  • Agency: NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau)
  • Case discussed: drug smuggler Mohammed Salim Dola
  • NCB founded: 1986
  • Reporting: directly under the Home Ministry (speaker says “to Amit Shah ji”)
• NDPS Act
  • Year into force: 1985
  • Constitutional reference:
    • Article 47 (directive principles; prohibition of harmful drugs/intoxicants)
  • Article range mentioned: 36 to 51, with emphasis that Article 47 is in between

I) Golden Crescent / Golden Triangle

• Golden Crescent: Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
• Golden Triangle: Myanmar, Laos, Thailand

J) Artificial Intelligence policy (state)

• AI Policy 2026 approval:
  • State: Maharashtra
  • Spend: ₹10,000 crore
  • Jobs: 1.5 lakh jobs in 5 years
  • AI Centres of Excellence planned in Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur
• Central fund for India AI Mission 2024:
  • Amount cited: ₹10,324 crores

K) Banking/financial inclusion program

• Mission Saksham:
  • Objective: capacity building of urban cooperative banks
  • RBI governor mentioned: Sanjay Malhotra

L) Infrastructure and sports/other factuals

• Ganga Expressway
  • Uttar Pradesh: inaugurated between Meerut to Prayagraj
  • Length: 594 km
  • Villages mentioned: Bijauli (Meerut) and Juda(a)pur/Judapur (Prayagraj)
  • Districts covered: 12
• AIFF Elite Youth League 2025–26
  • Winner: Punjab FC
  • Runner-up: Zinc Football Academy
  • Winning margin: 3–0
• All India Football Federation founded: 1937

M) Transgender cricket umpire (legal recognition)

• First transgender cricket umpire: Ratika Shri
• Legal basis referenced:
  • NALSA vs Union of India (2014) for recognition of transgender as “third gender”
• Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act introduced: 2019

N) Tatya Tope archival discovery

• Rare handwritten letter of Tatya Tope (1857 revolution-related):
  • Discovered in Madhya Pradesh State Archives, Bhopal
  • Digitization/knowledge mission mentioned: Gyan Bharatam mission
• Tatya Tope’s original name: Ramchandra Pandurang Yawalkar
• References to events around 1857 and Bahadur Shah Zafar II

O) Judicial reforms

• First “paperless judicial state”:
  • Answer given: Sikkim
  • Digital hearings concept explained

P) FDI in insurance sector

• Insurance sector automatic route FDI limit raised:
  • Stated: 100% FDI
  • Mentioned reference: Foreign Exchange Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026

Q) Space/tech and satellites

• OptoSAR satellite
  • Built by Bengaluru-based startup Galaxy Eye
  • Type: optical + synthetic aperture radar
  • Name given: Mission Drishti and “world’s first OptoSAR”
  • Launch date referenced: 3 May 2026
  • Launch vehicle: Falcon 9
  • Launch location referenced: California
• Pixel and Sarvam “Pathfinder”
  • Mentioned: Pathfinder as first AI-powered orbital data centre satellite
• ISRO:
  • Instructor asks about “current director of ISRO” (no final name provided in subtitles)

R) IP 2026 film festival

• 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2026)
  • Festival director: Ashutosh Gowarikar
  • Theme: “Stories Without Borders”
  • Venue: Goa
• IFFI started: 1952 in Mumbai

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Speakers / sources featured (as mentioned in subtitles)

1. Shashank Sir (video title; main instructor)
2. Megha Vishal (participant/attendee)
3. Rainbow Shubham (participant/attendee)
4. Sahil Sir (referenced as “Maths by Sahil Sir”; Telegram channel name: “Maths Sahil Sir”)
5. Alka Nagia Arora (appointed Controller General of Defence Accounts – CGDA)
6. MSS Rajamouli (mentioned among options)
7. Ashutosh Gowarikar (mentioned; also stated as festival director)
8. Sanjay Leela Bhansali (mentioned among options)
9. Karan Johar (mentioned among options)
10. Narendra Modi (PM mentioned as inaugurator)
11. Sanjay Malhotra (RBI governor mentioned)
12. Amit Shah (speaker claims NCB reports “to Amit Shah ji”)
13. Ratika Shri (first transgender cricket umpire)
14. Yaduveer Singh Rawat (stated as current Director of ASI)
15. Pixel and Sarvam (startup mentioned in satellite context)
16. Galaxy Eye (startup mentioned in OptoSAR context)