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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

Q3601.SportsMedium

How many medals did Ayush Verma win at his debut Asian Para Games, and of which kinds?

  1. A.One gold only
  2. B.Two: a gold and a bronze
  3. C.Two: a gold and a silver
  4. D.Three: a gold, a silver and a bronze
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Correct answer: B. Two: a gold and a bronze

Ayush Verma concluded his debut Asian Para Games campaign with two medals, the gold in the Men's Shot Put F53 event and the bronze in the javelin throw, and it was this pair that the Prime Minister's congratulatory message described as a wonderful demonstration of talent, versatility and determination.

Q3604.SportsMedium

Which record did Praveen Kumar break while winning the Men's High Jump T64 gold at the Asian Para Games 2026?

  1. A.The world record in the event
  2. B.The Games Record set by himself
  3. C.The Asian record held by another jumper
  4. D.The national record in the long jump
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Correct answer: B. The Games Record set by himself

The announcement of Praveen Kumar's gold said clearly that the magnificent jump with which he defended his title broke his own Games Record in the Men's High Jump T64 event, so the mark he improved was the one he had set at these Games earlier in his career.

Q3606.SportsMedium

What made India's result in the Men's Shot Put F46 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 notable?

  1. A.Indian athletes took every place on the podium
  2. B.India won its first ever medal in the event
  3. C.The event was held for the first time at the Games
  4. D.India won only the bronze medal in the event
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Correct answer: A. Indian athletes took every place on the podium

Sachin Khilari's gold was described as leading an all-Indian sweep of the podium in the Men's Shot Put F46 event, which means the gold, the silver and the bronze were all won by Indians; Mohd Yasser was the silver medallist.

Q3607.SportsMedium

Who won the silver medal behind Sachin Khilari in the Men's Shot Put F46 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?

  1. A.Praveen Kumar
  2. B.Ayush Verma
  3. C.Mohd Yasser
  4. D.Anubhav Choudhary
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Correct answer: C. Mohd Yasser

The silver medal in the Men's Shot Put F46 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 went to Mohd Yasser of India, who produced a season-best throw of his own, and the Prime Minister's congratulatory message noted that his improvement since the previous edition of the Games came from years…

Q3611.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IEasy

Which combination of three resistors R1, R2 and R3 has minimum total resistance? (Consider R1 = 1 Ω, R2 = 2 Ω and R3 = 3 Ω)

  1. A.When all are connected in parallel
  2. B.When all are connected in series
  3. C.When R1 and R2 are connected in parallel and R3 is in series of them
  4. D.When R1 and R3 are connected in parallel and R2 is in series of them
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Correct answer: A. When all are connected in parallel

In parallel the equivalent resistance is always smaller than the smallest single resistor, so here it falls below 1 Ω. For resistors in parallel, 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 = 1/1 + 1/2 + 1/3 = 11/6, so R = 6/11 Ω, about 0.55 Ω. Each extra parallel…

Q3613.Computer AwarenessAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IEasy

What is the correct term used for a set of wires used to connect different internal components of the computer system for the purpose of transferring data as well as addresses amongst them?

  1. A.Hub
  2. B.Port
  3. C.Router
  4. D.Bus
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Correct answer: D. Bus

A bus is the shared set of electrical lines on the motherboard that carries data, addresses and control signals between the CPU, memory and input-output devices.

Q3616.Computer AwarenessAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following is an application of Artificial Intelligence?

  1. A.Database management system
  2. B.Operating system
  3. C.Natural language processing
  4. D.Register
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Correct answer: C. Natural language processing

NLP is the branch of artificial intelligence that lets computers understand, interpret and produce human language. Artificial intelligence covers systems that perform tasks normally needing human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning and understanding speech or text.

Q3618.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following processes is not used for the production of hydrogen gas?

  1. A.Electrolytic process
  2. B.Water gas-steam process
  3. C.Liquefaction of coal gas
  4. D.Hydrolysis of calcium carbide
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Correct answer: D. Hydrolysis of calcium carbide

When calcium carbide reacts with water it gives acetylene (ethyne) gas and calcium hydroxide, not hydrogen. The reaction CaC₂ + 2H₂O → C₂H₂ + Ca(OH)₂ is the old method of making acetylene, once burnt in miners' lamps and still used for welding and for ripening fruit illegally.

Q3620.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

What are Airawat, Param Siddhi, Pratyush and Mihir?

  1. A.Super Computers of India
  2. B.Battle Tanks of India
  3. C.Supersonic Missiles of India
  4. D.Indian Naval Ships
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Correct answer: A. Super Computers of India

All four are high-performance computing systems built or installed in India for research, weather forecasting and artificial intelligence. PARAM Siddhi-AI was built by C-DAC under the National Supercomputing Mission and is installed at C-DAC, Pune.

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