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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

Q4182.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Dinitrogen (N₂) and dioxygen (O₂) are the main constituents of air but they do not react with each other to form oxides of nitrogen because

  1. A.the reaction requires initiation by a catalyst
  2. B.oxides of nitrogen are unstable
  3. C.the reaction is endothermic and requires very high temperature
  4. D.the stoichiometry of N₂ and O₂ in air is not ideal for the reaction to take place
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Correct answer: C. the reaction is endothermic and requires very high temperature

Nitrogen and oxygen combine only when a lot of energy is supplied. The nitrogen molecule is held by a very strong triple bond, so breaking it takes much energy, and the reaction N₂ + O₂ → 2NO absorbs heat.

Q4185.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?

  1. A.James Hargreaves
  2. B.John Kay
  3. C.Richard Arkwright
  4. D.Humphry Davy
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Correct answer: B. John Kay

He patented the flying shuttle in England in 1733. The flying shuttle let a single weaver send the thread across the loom by pulling a cord, so wider cloth could be woven much faster.

Q4186.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

A positive charge is moving towards south in a space where magnetic field is pointing in the north direction. The moving charge will experience :

  1. A.a deflecting force towards north direction.
  2. B.a deflecting force towards east direction.
  3. C.a deflecting force towards west direction.
  4. D.no deflecting force.
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Correct answer: D. no deflecting force.

The charge moves exactly opposite to the field, and a magnetic field exerts no force on a charge moving along its line.

Q4187.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATEasy

Which one of the following about different frictional forces is correct?

  1. A.Kinetic friction > Static friction > Rolling friction
  2. B.Static friction > Rolling friction > Kinetic friction
  3. C.Static friction > Kinetic friction > Rolling friction
  4. D.Static friction > Kinetic friction = Rolling friction
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Correct answer: C. Static friction > Kinetic friction > Rolling friction

It takes most force to start an object moving, less to keep it sliding and least to keep it rolling.

Q4190.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Red blood cells (RBCs) have

  1. A.no nucleus, no mitochondria and no endoplasmic reticulum
  2. B.nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum
  3. C.nucleus, mitochondria but no endoplasmic reticulum
  4. D.no mitochondria but endoplasmic reticulum is present
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Correct answer: A. no nucleus, no mitochondria and no endoplasmic reticulum

Mature human red blood cells lose these organelles as they develop. Red blood cells are made in the red bone marrow and push out their nucleus and other organelles before entering the blood.

Q4191.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

A ball balanced on a vertical rod is an example of

  1. A.stable equilibrium
  2. B.unstable equilibrium
  3. C.neutral equilibrium
  4. D.perfect equilibrium
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Correct answer: B. unstable equilibrium

The slightest push makes the ball fall off and it does not come back. A body is in unstable equilibrium when a small displacement lowers its centre of gravity, so the forces acting on it move it further away instead of back.

Q4192.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following is an organic acid?

  1. A.Hydrochloric acid
  2. B.Nitric acid
  3. C.Acetic acid
  4. D.Sulphuric acid
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Correct answer: C. Acetic acid

It is a carbon compound with a carboxyl group, so it is an organic acid. Acetic acid (ethanoic acid, CH₃COOH) contains the –COOH group typical of carboxylic acids.

Q4194.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about the cleansing action of soap is not true?

  1. A.The oil and dirt gets collected in the centre of the micelle.
  2. B.Soap micelles scatter light.
  3. C.Soaps are ammonium salts of long chain carboxylic acids.
  4. D.Soap forms insoluble precipitates with the calcium and magnesium ions in hard water.
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Correct answer: C. Soaps are ammonium salts of long chain carboxylic acids.

Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain carboxylic (fatty) acids, not ammonium salts. A soap molecule has a long hydrocarbon tail that mixes with oil and an ionic head that faces water.

Q4195.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following is not a feature of agriculture in India?

  1. A.Subsistence agriculture
  2. B.Pressure of population on agriculture
  3. C.Dependence upon Monsoon
  4. D.Predominance of cash crops
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Correct answer: D. Predominance of cash crops

Indian farming is dominated by food crops, not cash crops. Most of India’s cropped area is under food grains such as rice, wheat, millets and pulses, grown largely to feed the farm family and the country.

Q4198.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Which of the following statements are correct about the electrical resistance and resistivity of a wire? 1. Both quantities depend on the area of cross-section of the wire 2. Both depend on the temperature 3. Resistance of the wire is directly proportional to the resistivity of the wire 4. Resistivity of the wire is directly proportional to the length of the wire Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Both quantities change with temperature, and resistance is directly proportional to resistivity, while resistivity does not depend on the wire’s size.

Q4199.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which one of the following statements regarding simple pendulum is correct? Simple pendulum has a time period independent of amplitude :

  1. A.only for small amplitudes because then the net force on its bob is independent of its displacement.
  2. B.for any amplitude because the net force on the bob is always proportional to its displacement.
  3. C.for any amplitude because the net force on the bob is independent of its displacement.
  4. D.only for small amplitudes because then the net force on its bob is proportional to its displacement.
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Correct answer: D. only for small amplitudes because then the net force on its bob is proportional to its displacement.

The restoring force on the bob is mg sin θ. For small angles sin θ is almost equal to θ, so the force becomes proportional to the displacement and points back towards the mean position.

Q4200.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

Which one among the following is correct for a person suffering from myopia?

  1. A.The person can see near objects clearly
  2. B.The person can see distant objects clearly
  3. C.The person cannot distinguish colours
  4. D.The person can neither see near objects nor distant objects clearly
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Correct answer: A. The person can see near objects clearly

Myopia is short-sightedness: near objects look sharp but distant ones look blurred. In a myopic eye the eyeball is too long or the eye lens is too curved, so light from a distant object comes to a focus in front of the retina instead of on it.

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