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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

Q1481.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements about Bipin Chandra Pal is correct?

  1. A.He was a member of the moderate group of Congress.
  2. B.He was a member of the extremist group of Congress.
  3. C.He was the Minister of Defence in the first Government of independent India.
  4. D.He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
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Correct answer: B. He was a member of the extremist group of Congress.

Bipin Chandra Pal was one of the leading Extremists, the "Pal" of the famous trio Lal-Bal-Pal. The trio were Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab, Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Maharashtra and Bipin Chandra Pal of Bengal.

Q1482.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Which of the following pairs of old names and new names of islands in India is/are correctly matched ? 1. Ross Island : Shaheed Dweep 2. Neil Island : Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep 3. Havelock Island : Swaraj Dweep Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Havelock Island was renamed Swaraj Dweep, but the names given for Ross Island and Neil Island have been swapped. On 30 December 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced new names for three islands of the Andaman and Nicobar group at Port Blair.

Q1484.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

Who among the following is the Chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax Council?

  1. A.The Prime Minister of India
  2. B.The Union Finance Minister
  3. C.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  4. D.The President of India
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Correct answer: B. The Union Finance Minister

Under Article 279A of the Constitution, the Union Finance Minister is the Chairperson of the GST Council. Article 279A was added by the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, which brought in the Goods and Services Tax.

Q1485.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

A microphone converts

  1. A.electrical signals to sound waves
  2. B.sound waves to electrical signals
  3. C.microwaves to sound waves
  4. D.sound waves to microwaves
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Correct answer: B. sound waves to electrical signals

A microphone is a transducer that changes the pressure variations of sound into a matching electrical signal. In a common dynamic microphone, sound waves make a thin diaphragm vibrate.

Q1488.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Which one among the following countries is the largest trading partner of India in external trade for the year 2015-2016 ?

  1. A.United States of America
  2. B.United Kingdom
  3. C.United Arab Emirates
  4. D.China
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Correct answer: D. China

In 2015-16 China was India's largest trading partner by total trade, that is exports plus imports. India's trade with China that year was about US$ 70 billion, but most of it was imports of electronics, machinery and chemicals, so India ran its largest bilateral trade deficit with China.

Q1489.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Light year is a measure of

  1. A.time
  2. B.distance
  3. C.total amount of light falling on the Earth in a year
  4. D.average intensity of light falling on the Earth in a year
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Correct answer: B. distance

A light year is the distance that light travels in empty space in one year, so despite the word "year" it measures length, not time.

Q1490.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATHard

Which of the following provision(s) of the Constitution of India became effective from 26th November 1949? 1. Elections 2. Citizenship 3. Emergency provisions 4. Appointment of the Judges Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The provisions on citizenship and elections came into force on 26 November 1949, the day the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution.

Q1491.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

The Theosophical Society was led by

  1. A.A. O. Hume
  2. B.Arthur Griffith
  3. C.Annie Besant
  4. D.Lord Dufferin
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Correct answer: C. Annie Besant

Annie Besant became the international president of the Theosophical Society in 1907 and led it until her death in 1933.

Q1495.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

The image of an object formed by a plane mirror is

  1. A.erect, real and larger.
  2. B.erect, virtual and same size.
  3. C.inverted, virtual and same size.
  4. D.inverted, real and smaller.
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Correct answer: B. erect, virtual and same size.

A plane mirror always forms an upright image of the same size as the object, and the image cannot be caught on a screen.

Q1496.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

According to the Forest Survey Report, 2021, area-wise which one of the following States has the largest forest cover in India?

  1. A.Odisha
  2. B.Madhya Pradesh
  3. C.Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D.Chhattisgarh
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Correct answer: B. Madhya Pradesh

The India State of Forest Report 2021 placed Madhya Pradesh first in India by total forest cover in area. The report is prepared every two years by the Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, using satellite data.

Q1498.NationalHard

What does IMCT, the team to be sent to the areas hit by Cyclone Arnab, stand for?

  1. A.Inter-Ministerial Central Team
  2. B.Integrated Monitoring and Control Team
  3. C.Inter-Ministerial Coordination Team
  4. D.India Meteorological Central Team
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Correct answer: A. Inter-Ministerial Central Team

The Home Minister said such teams would be sent soon after Cyclone Arnab to assess the impact of the disaster and to determine the further assistance the affected states and the Union Territory require.

Q1500.NationalEasy

In the wake of which cyclone did the Union Home Minister speak to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha and Chhattisgarh?

  1. A.Cyclone Montha
  2. B.Cyclone Arnab
  3. C.Cyclone Dana
  4. D.Cyclone Remal
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Correct answer: B. Cyclone Arnab

It was after this cyclone that the Union Minister of Home Affairs and of Cooperation, Amit Shah, telephoned the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha and Chhattisgarh and assured the three states and the Union Territory of every assistance to ease the hardship caused by the disaster.

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