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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

Q14341.General ScienceAsked in: Rajasthan · 26 Dec 2020Medium

Permanent magnet type instrument may be used for -

  1. A.A.C. only
  2. B.D.C. only
  3. C.Impulse quantities
  4. D.A.C. and D.C. both
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Correct answer: B. D.C. only

only. In a permanent magnet moving coil instrument the coil is pivoted in the field of a permanent magnet, so the deflecting torque is proportional to the current itself and not to its square.

Q14342.General ScienceAsked in: Rajasthan · 16 Dec, 2018Medium

For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacenter should be-

  1. A.Below the center of gravity
  2. B.Below the center of buoyancy
  3. C.Above the center of buoyancy
  4. D.Above the center of gravity
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Correct answer: D. Above the center of gravity

When a floating body tilts a little, the centre of buoyancy shifts to the centre of the newly displaced water, and the vertical drawn through it cuts the original axis of the body at a point called the metacentre.

Q14343.Computer AwarenessAsked in: Rajasthan · RSSB Informatics Assistant 2018 OfficialMedium

A network security system that protects network resources by filtering messages at the application layer is:

  1. A.Packet Filter Firewall
  2. B.Proxy Firewall
  3. C.Stateful inspection Firewall
  4. D.Next-Gen Firewall
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Correct answer: B. Proxy Firewall

A proxy firewall, also called an application gateway, stands between the client and the server as a stand-in for both, opens each message and filters it at the application layer, so it can read a URL, a command or an attachment before passing the request on.

Q14346.Indian PolityAsked in: Rajasthan · 6th Jan 2019Medium

Under which Article of the Constitution of India, the Governor can reserve a Bill for the consideration of the President?

  1. A.Article 169
  2. B.Article 200
  3. C.Article 201
  4. D.Article 257
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Correct answer: B. Article 200

When a bill passed by a state legislature is presented to the Governor, Article 200 gives four courses: give assent, withhold assent, return the bill for reconsideration if it is not a money bill, or reserve it for the consideration of the President.

Q14347.Government SchemesMedium

Which initiative, under which young people spread the anti-drug message in their own languages and creative forms, was singled out for praise?

  1. A.Yuva Sankalp Yatra
  2. B.Nasha-Mukti Ka Sandesh
  3. C.Swasth Yuva Abhiyan
  4. D.Sandesh Se Samadhan
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Correct answer: B. Nasha-Mukti Ka Sandesh

This is the strand of the campaign in which young volunteers take the warning against substance abuse into their own communities, speaking in their own languages and using their own forms of creative expression, and it was praised for exactly that reason.

Q14348.Government SchemesMedium

Which two volunteer bodies anchor the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Abhiyan?

  1. A.Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and the Bharat Scouts and Guides
  2. B.Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) and the National Service Scheme
  3. C.National Cadet Corps and the National Skill Development Corporation
  4. D.Atal Innovation Mission and the National Youth Parliament
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Correct answer: B. Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) and the National Service Scheme

Volunteers of these two bodies work alongside schools, colleges, universities and various social and spiritual organisations to run pledge ceremonies and awareness programmes under the campaign, and the competitions that feed it are hosted on the MY Bharat platform.

Q14350.DefenceHard

The MAHASAGAR vision, under which India framed this deployment, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Maritime Highway for Security and Growth Across Regions
  2. B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
  3. C.Maritime Alliance for Harmony, Security and Growth in Asian Regions
  4. D.Mission for Advancement of Harbours, Shipping and Growth Across Regions
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Correct answer: B. Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions

The Ministry of Defence placed the participation of INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish at Subic Bay within the Act East Policy and within this MAHASAGAR vision, which describes how India wants security and growth to advance together across the wider maritime neighbourhood.

Q14351.DefenceMedium

Which navy hosted the ADMM-Plus maritime security joint cooperation activity, and which country co-chaired it?

  1. A.Indonesian Navy, with Australia as co-chair
  2. B.Philippine Navy, with Japan as co-chair
  3. C.Vietnam Peoples Navy, with India as co-chair
  4. D.Royal Thai Navy, with the Republic of Korea as co-chair
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Correct answer: B. Philippine Navy, with Japan as co-chair

The activity opened at Naval Operating Base Subic on 21 September 2026 with the Philippine Navy as host, and Japan shared the chair of this Experts Working Group session on maritime security.

Q14352.DefenceMedium

Which two Indian Navy ships took part in the 23rd ADMM-Plus maritime security joint cooperation activity at Subic Bay?

  1. A.INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt
  2. B.INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish
  3. C.INS Delhi and INS Satpura
  4. D.INS Talwar and INS Trikand
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Correct answer: B. INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish

INS Sahyadri is a frontline stealth frigate and INS Kulish is a missile corvette, and the two sailed to Subic Bay in the Philippines for the Experts Working Group activity on maritime security, whose closing ceremony was held on 25 September 2026.

Q14355.DefenceEasy

What is the theme of Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026?

  1. A.Shakti Through the Skies
  2. B.Power in Partnership
  3. C.Partners in Flight
  4. D.Strength in Unity
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Correct answer: B. Power in Partnership

This is the declared theme of the second edition of the multilateral air exercise, which the Indian Air Force is conducting from 26 September to 12 October 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur.

Q14356.NationalMedium

According to the Vice-President, how many new AIIMS have been established, against how many earlier?

  1. A.Eight new AIIMS, against two earlier
  2. B.Fifteen new AIIMS, against three earlier
  3. C.Twelve new AIIMS, against one earlier in New Delhi
  4. D.Twenty new AIIMS, against five earlier
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Correct answer: C. Twelve new AIIMS, against one earlier in New Delhi

While describing how medical education has widened over the previous twelve years, the Vice-President recalled that the country once had a single AIIMS, located in New Delhi, and said that twelve new institutions of that kind have since been set up.

Q14357.NationalMedium

Which two facilities inaugurated at the institute did the Vice-President describe as significant for keeping medical education aligned with technological progress?

  1. A.Telemedicine and organ transplant units
  2. B.Robotic Surgery and Computer-Aided Diagnosis
  3. C.Nuclear medicine and genome sequencing labs
  4. D.Trauma care and burns treatment centres
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Correct answer: B. Robotic Surgery and Computer-Aided Diagnosis

The Vice-President said the graduating doctors are entering healthcare at an extraordinary time, with artificial intelligence, robotics, digital health, advanced imaging and precision medicine changing the sector, and in that setting he called the opening of these two facilities significant.

Q14359.NationalEasy

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan was the chief guest at the 15th Graduation Day Ceremony of which institution?

  1. A.Government Medical College, Kozhikode
  2. B.Sree Uthradom Thirunal Academy of Medical Sciences
  3. C.Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
  4. D.Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
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Correct answer: B. Sree Uthradom Thirunal Academy of Medical Sciences

In his address he spoke of the place the institution holds in the healthcare and medical education landscape of Keralam, and welcomed the opening there of Robotic Surgery and Computer-Aided Diagnosis facilities.

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