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.
The inner lining of the human small intestine has numerous finger-like projections called :
Villi are tiny finger-like folds of the inner lining of the small intestine that greatly increase its surface for absorbing digested food.
Read the full explanation →India became a member of which one of the following in 2016?
India joined the MTCR as its 35th member on 27 June 2016. The MTCR was set up in 1987 by the G7 countries as an informal group that limits the spread of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles able to carry weapons of mass destruction.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following planets of our solar system has least mass?
Mercury is both the smallest and the least massive of the eight planets, with only about 5.5 per cent of the mass of the Earth.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following oxides shows both acidic and basic behaviour?
Zinc oxide is amphoteric: it reacts with acids as a base and with strong alkalis as an acid, giving a salt and water in both cases.
Read the full explanation →Calcium oxide reacts vigorously with water to produce slaked lime whose solution is used for white-washing walls. This slaked lime reacts with component (A) in air to form a thin layer of component (B) to give a shiny finish. What are the components (A) and (B)?
Slaked lime on the wall slowly absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and turns into a thin, shiny layer of calcium carbonate.
Read the full explanation →Chronologically arrange the following Indian-origin astronauts on the basis of their flying into space starting with the first: 1. Sunita Williams 2. Rakesh Sharma 3. Sirisha Bandla 4. Kalpana Chawla Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Rakesh Sharma flew in 1984, Kalpana Chawla in 1997, Sunita Williams in 2006 and Sirisha Bandla in 2021. Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian citizen in space on 3 April 1984, aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11, and told Indira Gandhi that India looked 'saare jahan se achha'.
Read the full explanation →Cheetahs were recently re-introduced to India from Africa. From which language is the name 'Cheetah' derived ?
The word comes from the Sanskrit 'chitraka', meaning the spotted or speckled one, and reached English through the Hindi 'cheeta'.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following countries does not share its territorial boundary with Ukraine ?
Lithuania lies on the Baltic Sea to the north of Belarus, and Belarus separates it completely from Ukraine.
Read the full explanation →What are the four human blood types in ABO blood group typing?
The ABO system sorts blood by the antigens present on the surface of red blood cells, and it has exactly these four groups.
Read the full explanation →A current through a horizontal power line flows in east to west direction. What will be the direction of magnetic field at a point directly below it when viewed from east end ?
Seen from the east end, the current flows away from the observer, and by the right-hand thumb rule the field lines around it are clockwise circles in a plane perpendicular to the wire.
Read the full explanation →PM MITRA Parks relate to which one of the following industries?
PM MITRA stands for PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks, a scheme of the Ministry of Textiles to build large, world-class textile parks.
Read the full explanation →The Headquarters of Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railway is located at
The Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways has its headquarters at Fairlie Place in Kolkata. Eastern Railway was formed in 1952 out of the East Indian Railway, one of the oldest railway companies in India, whose first train in the east ran from Howrah to Hooghly in 1854.
Read the full explanation →If some object is weighed when submerged in water, what will happen to its weight compared to its weight in air ?
When an object is weighed under water, the water pushes up on it with a buoyant force, so it seems lighter than in air; this reduced reading is its apparent weight.
Read the full explanation →The Superintendence, direction and control of elections in India is vested in
Article 324(1) vests the superintendence, direction and control of elections in the Election Commission, as a body. Under Article 324 the Commission conducts elections to Parliament, the State legislatures and the offices of President and Vice-President.
Read the full explanation →Article 352 of the Constitution of India contains provisions related to
Article 352 lets the President proclaim a national (general) emergency when the security of India or any part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following was named ICC's emerging player of the year 2018?
The Indian wicketkeeper-batter won the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award for 2018, after a debut year in Test cricket that included a century in England.
Read the full explanation →Aishwarya Pissay excels in which one of the following sports ?
Aishwarya Pissay is a motorcycle racer from Bengaluru who in 2019 became the first Indian to win a world title in motorsports, the FIM World Cup in Bajas for women.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements regarding Bleaching powder and D.D.T. is correct ?
Bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride, CaOCl₂, and DDT is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; chlorine is the one element common to both. Bleaching powder is made by passing chlorine gas over dry slaked lime.
Read the full explanation →When a light beam falls on a triangular glass prism, a band of colours is obtained. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?
The more a colour is slowed by glass, the higher the refractive index for it and the more it bends.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following metals is most commonly used for making filament of incandescent electric bulbs?
The filament of an incandescent bulb must glow white-hot without melting, and tungsten has the highest melting point of all metals, about 3,400 °C. An incandescent bulb works by the heating effect of electric current: the thin coiled filament gets so hot, around 2,500 °C or more, that it gives…
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