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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

Q1122.Government SchemesMedium

Who is the Secretary of the Ministry of Ayush quoted on the Yoga for Unity and Yoga 365 campaign?

  1. A.Prataprao Jadhav
  2. B.Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
  3. C.Punya Salila Srivastava
  4. D.Rajiv Bahl
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Correct answer: B. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha

As Secretary in the Ministry of Ayush he said that yoga offers a simple and accessible means of improving physical and mental well being while building a sense of connection among individuals and communities, and that the Yoga 365 initiative encourages practice through the year so that preventive healthcare becomes…

Q1123.Government SchemesEasy

Which ministry carried the Yoga for Unity campaign on the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?

  1. A.Ministry of Home Affairs
  2. B.Ministry of Ayush
  3. C.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  4. D.Ministry of Culture
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Ayush

The ministry promoted the message of Yoga for Unity on National Unity Day, which falls on the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and spoke of the part yoga plays in national integration, social harmony and collective well being.

Q1125.NationalEasy

Who flagged off the Run for Unity held in New Delhi on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 2026?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.The Union Home Minister
  3. C.The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
  4. D.The Chief Minister of Delhi
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Correct answer: B. The Union Home Minister

Amit Shah, who holds the Home Affairs portfolio along with the Ministry of Cooperation, flagged off the Run for Unity in New Delhi on the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and also administered the Unity Pledge to citizens on the occasion.

Q1126.NationalMedium

According to the Union Home Minister, in how many days after independence did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel create an undivided India by integrating the princely states?

  1. A.562 days
  2. B.1,218 days
  3. C.1,947 days
  4. D.2,100 days
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Correct answer: B. 1,218 days

In his address at the Run for Unity the Home Minister said that when India became independent the world believed the country would fall apart, and that Sardar Patel did in just that many days what many thought impossible, joining numerous princely states and royal estates into one chain and…

Q1127.NationalEasy

By which date has the government set the target of making India completely free from drugs?

  1. A.31 December 2027
  2. B.31 December 2029
  3. C.15 August 2030
  4. D.31 March 2028
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Correct answer: B. 31 December 2029

Speaking after flagging off the Run for Unity in New Delhi on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, said a target has been set to free the country from drugs completely by that date, and that the creation of a drug-free India is…

Q1131.Books & AuthorsAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Who is the author of Manimekalai?

  1. A.Kovalan
  2. B.Sathanar
  3. C.Ilango Adigal
  4. D.Tirutakkatevar
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Correct answer: B. Sathanar

Manimekalai, one of the five great epics of Tamil literature, was written by Sithalai Sathanar, a grain merchant of Madurai, in the post-Sangam period.

Q1132.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Preamble of the Indian Constitution? 1. The Preamble by itself is not enforceable in a Court of Law. 2. The Preamble states the objectives which the Constitution seeks to establish and promote. 3. The Preamble indicates the source from which the Constitution derives its authority. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

All three statements describe the Preamble correctly. Statement 1 is correct: the Preamble is not a source of power and cannot by itself be enforced in a court; it is used to interpret the Constitution where the words of an Article are unclear.

Q1133.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

The Ryotwari experiment in land revenue was started by

  1. A.Henry Dundas
  2. B.Alexander Reed
  3. C.David Ricardo
  4. D.Mountstuart Elphinstone
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Correct answer: B. Alexander Reed

Captain Alexander Read (the name is also spelt Reed) began the Ryotwari experiment in 1792 in the Baramahal region, which the Company had taken from Tipu Sultan, with Thomas Munro as one of his assistants.

Q1134.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKEasy

Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

  1. A.Piyadassi
  2. B.Colin Mackenzie
  3. C.Alexander Cunningham
  4. D.James Prinsep
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Correct answer: D. James Prinsep

Prinsep, an official of the East India Company's mint and secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, deciphered the Brahmi script in 1837 and also made the key breakthrough in reading Kharoshthi.

Q1139.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

The tagline 'Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India' is associated with the logo for

  1. A.Archaeological Survey of India
  2. B.India Tourism Development Corporation
  3. C.Geological Survey of India
  4. D.Geographical Indications (GI) of India
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Correct answer: D. Geographical Indications (GI) of India

In November 2018 the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion of the Commerce Ministry launched a common logo for GI-tagged products with the tagline "Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India".

Q1140.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?

  1. A.The share of manufacturing sector has declined.
  2. B.The share of services sector has increased sharply.
  3. C.The share of agriculture has remained static.
  4. D.The share of services sector has declined.
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Correct answer: B. The share of services sector has increased sharply.

Since independence, and especially since the reforms of 1991, the services sector has grown faster than the rest of the economy and now produces more than half of India's gross value added.

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