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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

Q3863.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATEasy

Ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points. This is due to :

  1. A.the presence of strong electrostatic forces between ions in the crystal lattice.
  2. B.the weak intermolecular van der Waals forces.
  3. C.the presence of a 'sea of delocalized electrons'.
  4. D.lower lattice energy.
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Correct answer: A. the presence of strong electrostatic forces between ions in the crystal lattice.

. Oppositely charged ions in an ionic crystal pull on each other strongly from every side, so a great deal of heat is needed to break the lattice apart.

Q3864.Government SchemesHard

Consider the following statements about the SARAS Mela platform and select the correct option.

  • 1. The first National SARAS Mela was organised in Delhi in 1999 with about 65 beneficiaries.
  • 2. A total of 117 National SARAS Melas have been held so far, with annual sales of more than Rs 200 crore.

  1. A.Only 1 is correct
  2. B.Only 2 is correct
  3. C.Both 1 and 2 are correct
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2 are correct

The SARAS journey opened in 1999, when the first National SARAS Mela was organised in Delhi with roughly 65 beneficiaries, so the first statement holds.

Q3865.Government SchemesMedium

What is the enhanced target for Lakhpati Didis announced by the government in February 2026?

  1. A.Two crore
  2. B.Three crore
  3. C.Six crore
  4. D.Ten crore
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Correct answer: C. Six crore

The Lakhpati Didi initiative under DAY-NRLM moved up in stages, and in February 2026 the government announced a raised target of six crore Lakhpati Didis, a phase that puts weight on holding on to income gains and helping enterprises grow rather than only counting members.

Q3866.Government SchemesMedium

SARAS Melas are organised under which of the following missions?

  1. A.Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin
  2. B.Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission
  3. C.Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
  4. D.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
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Correct answer: B. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission

SARAS Melas are organised by the government under this mission, which is its flagship programme for cutting rural poverty and building women’s economic strength.

Q3868.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following is the name given by Indian Railways to the indigenously manufactured Train 18?

  1. A.Humsafar Express
  2. B.Vande Bharat Express
  3. C.Ananya Express
  4. D.Gatimaan Express
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Correct answer: B. Vande Bharat Express

Train 18, India's first indigenous semi-high-speed train set, was named Vande Bharat Express in January 2019. Train 18 was designed and built by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai and got its name because it was planned for 2018.

Q3869.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IEasy

The potential difference between the terminals of an electrical heating device is 40 V, when it draws a current of 2 A from the source. Which one of the following is the correct value of current drawn by the heating device if the potential is increased to 140 V?

  1. A.7 A
  2. B.5 A
  3. C.4 A
  4. D.2 A
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Correct answer: A. 7 A

By Ohm's law the heater's resistance is 40 V divided by 2 A, which is 20 ohms, so at 140 V it draws 140 divided by 20, or 7 A. Ohm's law states that, at constant temperature, the current through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across…

Q3870.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IEasy

Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ?

  1. A.B. R. Ambedkar
  2. B.Rajendra Prasad
  3. C.Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar
  4. D.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Correct answer: B. Rajendra Prasad

Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly on 11 December 1946 and presided over it until the Constitution was adopted.

Q3871.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Which one among the following statements related to human eye is correct?

  1. A.For a person suffering from short-sight defect, the image of a distant object is focused behind the retina.
  2. B.Short-sight defect can be corrected by a converging spectacle lens.
  3. C.For a person suffering from long-sight defect, the image of a near object is focused behind the retina.
  4. D.Long-sight defect can be corrected by a diverging spectacle lens.
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Correct answer: C. For a person suffering from long-sight defect, the image of a near object is focused behind the retina.

In long-sightedness (hypermetropia) the eye cannot see nearby objects clearly because their image is formed behind the retina.

Q3873.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements : 1. Areas where rainfall exceeds 250 cm 2. Annual temperature 25°C - 27°C 3. Average humidity exceeds 75% 4. Trees do not shed the leaves To which one of the following types of vegetation does the above represent ?

  1. A.Tropical wet evergreen
  2. B.Tropical semi evergreen
  3. C.Tropical moist deciduous
  4. D.Tropical dry evergreen
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Correct answer: A. Tropical wet evergreen

Very heavy rainfall, high and steady temperature, humidity above 75 per cent and trees that stay green all year are the marks of tropical wet evergreen forests.

Q3874.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which among the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha is/are correct? 1. It was during the course of his campaign against racialism in South Africa that Gandhiji first applied Satyagraha 2. The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are 'truth' and 'non-violence' 3. The Satyagrahi resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering on the opponent 4. In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

All four statements correctly describe Gandhi's method of Satyagraha. Gandhi first used Satyagraha in South Africa, beginning in 1906 in the Transvaal against the law forcing Indians to register and carry passes.

Q3875.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IEasy

When sunlight (white light) falls on a triangular glass prism, a band of colours called a spectrum is obtained. Which one among the following represents this effect appropriately?

  1. A.Reflection
  2. B.Diffraction
  3. C.Refraction
  4. D.Dispersion
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Correct answer: D. Dispersion

The splitting of white light into its seven component colours by a prism is called dispersion. White light is a mixture of colours, and glass bends each colour by a different amount because its refractive index depends on wavelength.

Q3876.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following is NOT decomposed by bacterial action ?

  1. A.Vegetable remains
  2. B.Plastic materials
  3. C.Animal carcasses
  4. D.Wastes of flowers
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Correct answer: B. Plastic materials

Ordinary plastics are non-biodegradable, so bacteria and fungi cannot break them down in any useful length of time. Most plastics, such as polyethylene, polypropylene and PVC, are long synthetic polymers made from petroleum.

Q3877.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

The working principle of refrigerator is based on the

  1. A.first law of thermodynamics
  2. B.second law of thermodynamics
  3. C.Planck's radiation law
  4. D.Rayleigh-Jeans law
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Correct answer: B. second law of thermodynamics

A refrigerator moves heat from a cold space to a warmer room, which never happens on its own, and the second law explains what it takes to make it happen.

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