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Railway GK Questions 2026

Static GK in railway exams starts with one shared block: Class 10 science. Every RRB exam on GK24 tests it. Group D has 25 questions on Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th CBSE level. JE has 30 in CBT-1 and another 15 on Physics and Chemistry in CBT-2. ALP tests General Science in CBT-1 and Basic Science and Engineering in CBT-2, and NTPC lists general science up to 10th inside General Awareness. Beyond science, the lists differ. NTPC names history and the freedom struggle, geography, polity, the economy, art and culture, environment, computers, abbreviations, transport systems in India, world organisations and government bodies. JE names geography, history and culture, polity, the economy and environmental issues, and adds computers and pollution control in CBT-2. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for railway exams in English and Hindi: General Science, History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Art and Culture, Environment, Computers and static GK, including Indian Railways. Each note is short facts and tables that can be revised in one sitting. Begin with the science notes, since they serve every railway exam, then add the static topics your exam lists, and test each note with its quiz.

Railway GK Questions with Answers

Q2481.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

The digestive enzymes are present in

  1. A.mitochondria
  2. B.vacuoles
  3. C.lysosomes
  4. D.ribosomes
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Correct answer: C. lysosomes

Lysosomes are small sacs bound by a membrane that are filled with digestive enzymes able to break down almost any material in the cell.

Q2482.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

Airbags work on the principle of a chemical reaction triggered by the impact producing a gaseous product that causes a sudden volume change. Which one among the following chemical conversions is responsible for this ?

  1. A.Sodium azide into nitrogen gas
  2. B.Solid carbon dioxide into gaseous carbon dioxide
  3. C.Carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide
  4. D.Sudden conversion of gaseous carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide
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Correct answer: A. Sodium azide into nitrogen gas

In a crash a sensor fires an igniter, and sodium azide breaks down almost instantly into sodium and a large volume of nitrogen gas that fills the bag.

Q2483.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Kerosene and petrol mixture can be best separated by

  1. A.Sublimation
  2. B.Separating funnel
  3. C.Fractional distillation
  4. D.Compressing and cooling
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Correct answer: C. Fractional distillation

Kerosene and petrol mix completely with each other, and their boiling points are close, so they are separated by fractional distillation.

Q2484.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

The elemental composition of diamond is

  1. A.Carbon and Hydrogen
  2. B.Carbon and Oxygen
  3. C.Pure Carbon
  4. D.Pure Silicon
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Correct answer: C. Pure Carbon

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon, made of carbon atoms alone and nothing else. In diamond each carbon atom is joined to four other carbon atoms by strong covalent bonds, forming a rigid three-dimensional network.

Q2486.Madhya PradeshHard

Which of the following is NOT a condition of eligibility under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana?

  1. A.The family should not hold more than five acres of land
  2. B.No member of the family should be an income-tax payer
  3. C.The beneficiary should have passed Class 12
  4. D.No member of the family should be in regular government service
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Correct answer: C. The beneficiary should have passed Class 12

Ladli Behna sets no educational condition at all; it is unconditional income support for adult women and its tests are of residence, age and family means only.

Q2487.Madhya PradeshEasy

Which scheme of the Government of Madhya Pradesh provides financial assistance for the marriage of daughters of poor families?

  1. A.Ladli Laxmi Yojana
  2. B.Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah / Nikah Yojana
  3. C.Mukhyamantri Jan Kalyan (Sambal) Yojana
  4. D.Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti Yojana
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Correct answer: B. Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah / Nikah Yojana

Running since 2006, it gives financial assistance for the marriage of daughters of poor families and holds community marriage ceremonies at which several couples are married together, which keeps the cost to the family low.

Q2488.Madhya PradeshMedium

The Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao Yojana launched by Madhya Pradesh in 2023 provides

  1. A.free pilgrimage for senior citizens
  2. B.marriage assistance to poor families
  3. C.on-the-job training with a monthly stipend for youth
  4. D.free coaching for civil services aspirants
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Correct answer: C. on-the-job training with a monthly stipend for youth

The Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao Yojana places young people aged about 18 to 29 as trainees in registered establishments and pays them a monthly stipend in the range of Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000 while they learn, so that training carries an income and the trainee is not forced to drop out.

Q2489.Madhya PradeshMedium

The Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana of Madhya Pradesh gives state assistance over and above which central scheme?

  1. A.PM-KISAN
  2. B.Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
  3. C.PM Kisan Maandhan Yojana
  4. D.Kisan Credit Card scheme
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Correct answer: A. PM-KISAN

Madhya Pradesh introduced the Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana in 2020 as a state top-up paid in instalments to farmers who are already eligible beneficiaries of the central PM-KISAN income support, so a farmer in the state receives both amounts and the state uses the central beneficiary list for verification.

Q2490.Madhya PradeshMedium

Payments under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana are credited to beneficiaries

  1. A.in cash at the gram panchayat office
  2. B.by cheque every quarter
  3. C.by direct benefit transfer on the 10th of every month
  4. D.once a year with the kharif subsidy
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Correct answer: C. by direct benefit transfer on the 10th of every month

The instalment goes straight into the woman's own Aadhaar-linked bank account by DBT, and the state fixed the 10th of the month as the transfer day so that the payment is predictable and can be tracked.

Q2491.Madhya PradeshMedium

Under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana, the annual family income of an eligible woman must be less than

  1. A.Rs 1 lakh
  2. B.Rs 2.5 lakh
  3. C.Rs 5 lakh
  4. D.Rs 8 lakh
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Correct answer: B. Rs 2.5 lakh

The scheme's means test sets the family's annual income ceiling below Rs 2.5 lakh, and alongside it no member of the family may be an income-tax payer or in regular government service, the family may not hold more than five acres of land, and it may not own a four-wheeler…

Q2492.Madhya PradeshEasy

Which department of the Government of Madhya Pradesh implements the Ladli Laxmi and Ladli Behna schemes?

  1. A.Department of Panchayat and Rural Development
  2. B.Department of Women and Child Development
  3. C.Department of Social Justice
  4. D.Department of School Education
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Correct answer: B. Department of Women and Child Development

Both schemes are run by this department, which uses its anganwadi network and project offices to register beneficiaries, verify eligibility and handle grievances, and both have their own portals under it.

Q2495.Madhya PradeshMedium

The final instalment of Rs 1,00,000 under the Ladli Laxmi Yojana is paid to the beneficiary when she

  1. A.is admitted to Class 11
  2. B.completes 18 years of age
  3. C.completes 21 years of age
  4. D.completes graduation
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Correct answer: C. completes 21 years of age

The lump sum of Rs 1,00,000 is released after the beneficiary completes 21 years, and two conditions attach to it: she must have passed Class 12 and she must not have been married before the age of 18.

Q2496.Madhya PradeshHard

Under the Ladli Laxmi Yojana, what is the total assured benefit payable to a registered girl?

  1. A.Rs 1,00,000
  2. B.Rs 1,18,000
  3. C.Rs 1,43,000
  4. D.Rs 2,00,000
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Correct answer: B. Rs 1,18,000

The state buys National Savings Certificates of Rs 6,000 a year for the first five years after registration, and these mature into a total assured benefit of Rs 1,18,000 that is released in stages linked to the girl's schooling: Rs 2,000 in Class 6, Rs 4,000 in Class 9, Rs…

Q2498.HaryanaHard

The Mera Pani Meri Virasat scheme of Haryana, launched in 2020, is aimed at

  1. A.providing free electricity to all farmers
  2. B.encouraging farmers to shift land out of paddy to conserve groundwater
  3. C.insuring crops against hailstorm damage
  4. D.linking every village to a canal
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Correct answer: B. encouraging farmers to shift land out of paddy to conserve groundwater

Launched in 2020, Mera Pani Meri Virasat offers an incentive per acre to farmers in blocks where groundwater has fallen sharply if they replace water-hungry paddy with crops such as maize, pulses, cotton or vegetables, or take up agroforestry; the aim is crop diversification to save the aquifer.

Q2500.HaryanaMedium

The Haryana Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act was enacted in which year?

  1. A.1998
  2. B.2003
  3. C.2005
  4. D.2012
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Correct answer: C. 2005

Haryana enacted its Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act in 2005, following the Twelfth Finance Commission's advice that states pass such laws to qualify for debt relief; the Act commits the state to keep its fiscal deficit within about 3 per cent of gross state domestic product, to eliminate the…

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