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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

Q3102.NationalMedium

Which body of the Ministry of Home Affairs is running the Civil Defence Master Trainer programme with the Indian Army?

  1. A.National Disaster Response Force
  2. B.National Disaster Management Authority
  3. C.Directorate General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards
  4. D.Bureau of Police Research and Development
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Correct answer: C. Directorate General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards

The announcement states that this directorate of the Ministry of Home Affairs, working in coordination with the Indian Army, is undertaking the pilot initiative to strengthen Civil Defence preparedness through specialised training of Master Trainers.

Q3103.NationalEasy

How many Civil Defence Master Trainers are to be trained by the Indian Army in the first phase of the new joint initiative?

  1. A.300
  2. B.600
  3. C.1,200
  4. D.6,000
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Correct answer: B. 600

The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that in the first phase a total of 600 Civil Defence Master Trainers, 50 from each participating State or Union Territory, are proposed to be trained by the second week of November 2026 through a three-day specialised programme at designated Indian Army training…

Q3106.DefenceEasy

Which Indian Navy ship took part in Exercise INDRA 2026 with the Russian Federation Navy?

  1. A.INS Shivalik
  2. B.INS Sahyadri
  3. C.INS Talwar
  4. D.INS Tabar
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Correct answer: B. INS Sahyadri

The Ministry of Defence said that Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri departed Vladivostok in the Russian Federation on 20 October 2026 after the bilateral naval exercise INDRA 2026 between the Indian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy was completed, so Sahyadri is the Indian warship tied to this edition of the…

Q3108.NationalEasy

What is the period of Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.1 to 15 October 2026
  2. B.2 to 31 October 2026
  3. C.15 October to 15 November 2026
  4. D.2 to 31 December 2026
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Correct answer: B. 2 to 31 October 2026

The drive is conducted through that month under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, and it is meant both to speed up the disposal of pending matters and to improve cleanliness in government offices.

Q3109.NationalMedium

Special Campaign 6 in central ministries is being conducted under the aegis of which department?

  1. A.Department of Expenditure
  2. B.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  3. C.Department of Personnel and Training
  4. D.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
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Correct answer: B. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

It is the nodal department for Special Campaign 6, fixing targets activity by activity and collecting what each ministry achieves, and the photographs taken before and after each cleanliness drive are uploaded to its portal.

Q3110.NationalMedium

Which campaign did Swami Chinmayananda begin to take the Upanishads and Vedanta to ordinary people?

  1. A.Gita Gyana Yagna
  2. B.Satyarth Prakash Abhiyan
  3. C.Vedanta Padyatra
  4. D.Dharma Jagaran Yatra
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Correct answer: A. Gita Gyana Yagna

Swami Chinmayananda launched it so that the Upanishads, Vedanta and the scriptures would reach people in ordinary life rather than remain with a few scholars, and the Prime Minister described this effort as an important chapter in India's cultural and spiritual revival.

Q3113.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which of the following was NOT named as a research area of the new C-DOT Centre of Excellence?

  1. A.Very large-scale MIMO systems
  2. B.Post-quantum communication
  3. C.Deep-sea mining equipment
  4. D.AI-native communication networks
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Correct answer: C. Deep-sea mining equipment

The Centre of Excellence at IIT (BHU), Varanasi has been given a brief in communication technology: wireless communications, quantum technologies, cybersecurity and communication systems driven by artificial intelligence, with advanced research in 5G Advanced and 6G technologies, very large-scale Multiple-Input Multiple-Output systems, sensing merged with communication, AI-native networks and devices…

Q3114.Science & TechnologyMedium

C-DOT, which signed the agreement for the new Centre of Excellence, works under which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  2. B.Ministry of Communications
  3. C.Ministry of Education
  4. D.Ministry of Science and Technology
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Communications

The Centre for Development of Telematics, or C-DOT, is the research and development centre of the Department of Telecommunications, which is a department of the Ministry of Communications, and it is in that capacity that it signed the agreement for a Centre of Excellence at IIT (BHU), Varanasi.

Q3116.Sports GKAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following pairs with regard to sports awards : 1. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award : For the most spectacular and outstanding performance by a sportsperson over period of last four years 2. Arjuna Award : For the lifetime achievement by a sportsperson 3. Dronacharya Award : To honour eminent coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams 4. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar : To recognize the contribution made by sportspersons even after their retirement How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.Only three
  4. D.All four
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Correct answer: B. Only two

Pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched, while pairs 2 and 4 describe other awards. The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour, is given for the most spectacular and outstanding performance by a sportsperson over the previous four years, so pair 1 is correct.

Q3117.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO 1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission 2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA 3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: C. 1 and 3 only

Mangalyaan is the popular name of ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission, and India reached Mars orbit on its first attempt, but it was not the second country to do so.

Q3118.Reports & IndicesHard

Under the revised design, how many Second Stage Strata will there be and how many households will be canvassed in each First Stage Unit?

  1. A.Four rural and five urban strata, with 14 households per First Stage Unit
  2. B.Five rural and four urban strata, with 12 households per First Stage Unit
  3. C.Three rural and three urban strata, with 16 households per First Stage Unit
  4. D.Four rural and four urban strata, with 15 households per First Stage Unit
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Correct answer: A. Four rural and five urban strata, with 14 households per First Stage Unit

A new Second Stage Stratum based on digital platform work is being introduced because experience showed that the earlier arrangement did not capture an adequate number of such workers, while the rest of the stratum structure and composition is retained.

Q3119.Reports & IndicesMedium

From which month will the modified sampling design and schedule of the Periodic Labour Force Survey take effect?

  1. A.January 2025
  2. B.January 2026
  3. C.January 2027
  4. D.April 2027
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Correct answer: C. January 2027

The modified sampling design, the changed estimation procedure and the revised schedule all take effect from that month, when fresh samples for the two-year period 2027-2028, known as Panel 6, will be drawn from an updated sampling frame.

Q3120.Reports & IndicesEasy

Which body conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey in India?

  1. A.The Reserve Bank of India
  2. B.The National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  3. C.NITI Aayog
  4. D.The Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Correct answer: B. The National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

That office has been conducting the Periodic Labour Force Survey since 2017, and the survey has steadily widened to meet the demand for labour market statistics that arrive sooner and can be broken down further.

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