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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

Q14301.EconomyMedium

Who represents India as its Governor at the Board of Governors of the AIIB?

  1. A.The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
  2. B.The Union Finance Minister
  3. C.The Union Commerce and Industry Minister
  4. D.The Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
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Correct answer: B. The Union Finance Minister

At the annual meeting of the AIIB Board of Governors the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs attends as India's Governor to the bank, and on this occasion she also leads a delegation of Ministry of Finance officials.

Q14303.EconomyMedium

India holds which position among the shareholders of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

  1. A.Largest shareholder
  2. B.Second largest shareholder
  3. C.Third largest shareholder
  4. D.Fifth largest shareholder
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Correct answer: B. Second largest shareholder

India is the second largest shareholder of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and the Union Finance Minister attends the annual meeting of its Board of Governors as India's Governor to the bank in that capacity.

Q14313.Indian EconomyAsked in: RRB NTPC · 28 Dec 2020, Shift 1Easy

The term 'Sericulture' is related to which of the following?

  1. A.Silk farming
  2. B.Fish farming
  3. C.Bird farming
  4. D.Bee farming
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Correct answer: A. Silk farming

Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms to produce raw silk. Mulberry or other host plants are grown, the worms are fed on the leaves until they spin cocoons, and the cocoons are then boiled and reeled into thread.

Q14314.Static GKAsked in: RRB NTPC · 28 Dec 2020, Shift 1Easy

Between which two cities does India's first semi high-speed train 'Vande Bharat Express' run?

  1. A.Puri and Howrah Junction
  2. B.Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central
  3. C.New Delhi and Varanasi Junction
  4. D.Hazrat Nizamuddin and Jhansi Junction
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Correct answer: C. New Delhi and Varanasi Junction

The first Vande Bharat Express was flagged off on 15 February 2019 on the New Delhi to Varanasi route. It was built at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai and was known as Train 18 while under development.

Q14315.Computer AwarenessAsked in: RRB NTPC · 06 Jun, 2025, Shift 2Medium

Consider a hierarchical file system. If a user attempts to delete a non-empty directory using a standard 'delete directory' command without any recursive options, what is the most likely outcome?

  1. A.The operating system will automatically delete all files and subdirectories within it.
  2. B.Only the directory structure will be removed, leaving the files and subdirectories orphaned.
  3. C.The operating system will prompt the user for confirmation to delete each item within the directory.
  4. D.The operating system will return an error indicating that the directory is not empty
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Correct answer: D. The operating system will return an error indicating that the directory is not empty

The plain remove-directory command is built to delete an empty folder only. In Windows it is rmdir, also written rd, and in Linux it is rmdir; both stop with a message such as "The directory is not empty" when anything is still inside.

Q14318.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB NTPC · 28 Dec 2020, Shift 1Easy

Which Sikh guru established the Khalsa Panth?

  1. A.Shri Guru Nanak ji
  2. B.Shri Guru Har Gobind ji
  3. C.Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji
  4. D.Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji
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Correct answer: D. Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji

The tenth and last human Guru of the Sikhs founded the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib on Baisakhi day in 1699.

Q14320.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 10 May 2022, Shift 1Medium

In India, appointments of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of a State are made by the _________.

  1. A.Chief Justice of the High Court
  2. B.Prime Minister
  3. C.President of India
  4. D.Governor of the State
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Correct answer: D. Governor of the State

Article 234 of the Constitution says that appointments of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of a state are made by the Governor, following rules framed after consulting the State Public Service Commission and the High Court of that state.

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