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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

Q5583.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Which one of the following is a cold ocean current ?

  1. A.Brazilian Current
  2. B.Gulf Stream
  3. C.North Equatorial Current
  4. D.California Current
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Correct answer: D. California Current

It flows south along the west coast of North America, carrying cold water from higher latitudes towards the equator. As a rule, currents moving from the poles towards the equator are cold, and those moving from the equator towards the poles are warm.

Q5585.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

Deficiency of iron causes

  1. A.Anaemia
  2. B.Scurvy
  3. C.Rickets
  4. D.Cholera
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Correct answer: A. Anaemia

Iron is needed to make haemoglobin, so too little iron means too little haemoglobin and a reduced ability of the blood to carry oxygen.

Q5586.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Rani told her friends that last year she did boating in four different lakes, namely, Loktak, Barapani, Kolleru and Pulicat. Which of the following States did she visit?

  1. A.Manipur, Meghalaya, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  2. B.Manipur, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  3. C.Mizoram, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  4. D.Mizoram, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: B. Manipur, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Loktak is in Manipur, Barapani in Meghalaya, Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh, and Pulicat on the Andhra Pradesh–Tamil Nadu border. Loktak is the largest freshwater lake in north-east India, famous for its floating islands of vegetation called phumdis; Keibul Lamjao, the only floating national park in the world, lies on it.

Q5592.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

Urea is produced by metabolism of

  1. A.Proteins
  2. B.Carbohydrates
  3. C.Lipids
  4. D.Both Proteins and Carbohydrates
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Correct answer: A. Proteins

Urea is the body's way of getting rid of the nitrogen that comes from breaking down proteins, and only proteins among these contain nitrogen.

Q5593.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKEasy

Which of the following sets of States shares boundary with Telangana?

  1. A.Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  2. B.Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
  3. C.Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
  4. D.Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
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Correct answer: D. Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra

Telangana is a landlocked state bordered by exactly these four states. Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014 as India's 29th state, with Hyderabad as its capital.

Q5594.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to saline soil in India is/are correct ? 1. They are rich in nitrogen. 2. They occur in arid and semi-arid regions, and in waterlogged and swampy areas. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

Saline soils are found in dry regions and in waterlogged or swampy areas, but they are poor in nitrogen, not rich in it.

Q5595.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

Why do plastics not degrade easily ?

  1. A.They have strong ionic bonds.
  2. B.They have strong covalent bonds.
  3. C.They have strong metallic bonds.
  4. D.They have very high melting points (> 500°C).
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Correct answer: B. They have strong covalent bonds.

Plastics are long chains of carbon atoms joined by strong covalent bonds, which water, air and most microbes cannot easily break.

Q5597.Reports & IndicesEasy

Which of these is NOT a parameter captured during a TRAI Independent Drive Test?

  1. A.Call Setup Success Rate
  2. B.Drop Call Rate
  3. C.Spectrum auction price
  4. D.Download and upload throughput
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Correct answer: C. Spectrum auction price

During an Independent Drive Test the regulator captures coverage gap, which is the share of samples with signal strength below the prescribed minimum for the technology in use, and for voice it records Call Setup Success Rate, Drop Call Rate, call setup time, call silence rate and speech quality on…

Q5599.Reports & IndicesMedium

Under which Licensed Service Area was the TRAI drive test in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands conducted?

  1. A.Tamil Nadu LSA
  2. B.West Bengal LSA
  3. C.Kolkata LSA
  4. D.Andhra Pradesh LSA
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Correct answer: B. West Bengal LSA

For telecom licensing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are grouped with West Bengal, and the drive test across South Andaman district and the coastal route from Port Blair to Havelock was conducted under that service area during August 2026, supervised by the regulator regional office at Kolkata.

Q5600.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which of the following was NOT among the five sovereign commitments outlined at the workshop?

  1. A.Energy independence
  2. B.Net-zero emissions and industrial decarbonisation
  3. C.Universal energy access
  4. D.Nuclear fuel self-sufficiency
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Correct answer: D. Nuclear fuel self-sufficiency

Professor R. R. Sonde of IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi, the Guest of Honour, outlined five sovereign commitments covering energy independence, economic development, net-zero emissions and industrial decarbonisation, universal energy access, and a clean environment.

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