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.
Who among the following is known as "Payyoli Express"?
The sprinter from Payyoli in Kerala's Kozhikode district earned the nickname Payyoli Express for her speed on the track.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following educational institutions established under the Union Ministry of Culture is promoting to preserve, protect and promote Lord Buddha's teaching and value of love, compassion and non-violence for developing good moral values and practices ?
It is a deemed university under the Union Ministry of Culture devoted to Pali language and Buddhist studies.
Read the full explanation →The Sanikatta Salt Works, known for Salt Satyagraha, is located in :
Sanikatta lies near Gokarna in the Uttara Kannada district of coastal Karnataka. Sanikatta is one of the oldest traditional salt pans on the west coast, where sea water is let into the fields at the mouth of the Aghanashini river and dried by the sun.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is involved in light independent reactions of photosynthesis?
The Calvin cycle fixes carbon dioxide into sugar without needing light directly, so it forms the light-independent (dark) reactions. Photosynthesis happens in two stages inside the chloroplast.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct? 1. The Assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies. 2. The elections were held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise. 3. The scheme of election was laid down by the Cabinet Delegation. 4. The distribution of seats was done on the basis of the Mountbatten Plan. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Constituent Assembly was chosen indirectly by the provincial assemblies under a scheme drawn up by the Cabinet Mission of 1946.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) are correct? 1. It began as the political wing of the Singh Sabhas in the late 19th century. 2. It was formed in 1920 as part of the upcoming Akali movement. 3. It was founded to reclaim control of the Sikh shrines from the government manipulated loyalist committees. 4. It formed the Akali Dal to coordinate groups (Jathas) to reclaim control of the shrines. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The SGPC was born in 1920 out of the Gurdwara reform (Akali) movement, not out of the Singh Sabhas of the nineteenth century.
Read the full explanation →Around twelfth century, Sufi Silsilas began to crystallize in different parts of the Islamic world to signify 1. continuous link between the master and disciple 2. unbroken spiritual genealogy to the Prophet Muhammad 3. the transmission of spiritual power and blessings to devotees Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A silsila stood for all three ideas: the master-disciple link, the chain back to the Prophet and the flow of blessings to followers.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following tissues is responsible for increase of girth in the stem of a plant?
Lateral meristems divide along the sides of the stem and root and add new cells that make them thicker. Meristems are groups of cells that keep dividing.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is the correct sequence of formation of the Commissions starting from the earliest?
The four bodies were set up in 1950, 1950, 1951 and 2004 in that order. The Election Commission was established on 25 January 1950, a day before the Constitution came into force, under Article 324.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of the new Parliament Building is based ?
The two chambers of the new Parliament House take their interior themes from India's national symbols. The Lok Sabha chamber is designed on the theme of the peacock, the national bird, and the Rajya Sabha chamber on the theme of the lotus, the national flower.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is an indigenous assault rifle developed by DRDO?
Ugram is a 7.62 mm assault rifle designed in India by DRDO for the armed forces and police. Ugram was developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, a DRDO laboratory, together with a private Hyderabad firm, Dvipa Armour India, and it was unveiled in January 2024.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements associated with Malaria : 1. Only the female Anopheles mosquitoes take human blood for reproduction 2. Plasmodium can pass across the placenta from mother to foetus Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Female Anopheles mosquitoes bite humans because they need blood to mature their eggs, and the malaria parasite can cross the placenta.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following Indian States : 1. Bihar 2. Rajasthan 3. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Haryana Which one of the following is the correct ascending order of the above States on the basis of percentage of State's population to total population of India (based on census 2011) ?
By Census 2011, Jammu and Kashmir had the smallest share of India's population among these four, then Haryana, then Rajasthan, and Bihar the largest.
Read the full explanation →If the absolute refractive indices of glass and water are 3/2 and 4/3 respectively, what will be the ratio of velocity of light in glass and water ?
The speed of light in a medium is inversely proportional to its refractive index, so the ratio of speeds is the inverse ratio of the refractive indices.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following sections of the Golden Quadrilateral Highway in India is the longest in terms of route distance ?
At about 1,684 km, the Kolkata–Chennai arm along the east coast is the longest of the four sides of the Golden Quadrilateral.
Read the full explanation →Where is Mekong Delta located ?
The Mekong river ends in a vast delta in southern Vietnam, where it splits into many channels before entering the South China Sea.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not an igneous rock ?
Dolomite is a sedimentary rock, not an igneous one; it forms from layers of carbonate deposits laid down in water.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following States in India has the longest coastline ?
Among the four states given, Tamil Nadu has by far the longest coastline, stretching from Pulicat Lake in the north to Kanyakumari in the south.
Read the full explanation →Who launched the Bardoli Satyagraha on 4th February, 1928 ?
He led the no-tax campaign of the peasants of Bardoli taluka in Gujarat against an unjust rise in land revenue.
Read the full explanation →Sunrise in eastern Arunachal Pradesh would be about how many hours before the sunrise in western Gujarat?
India stretches across about 30 degrees of longitude, and every degree makes a difference of four minutes in local time.
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