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RRB ALP GK Questions 2026

General Science is the knowledge section of RRB ALP under CEN 01/2026. The CEN defines it as Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of Class 10 level in CBT-1, and CBT-2 Part A adds Basic Science and Engineering: units and measurements, mass, weight and density, work, power and energy, speed and velocity, heat and temperature, basic electricity, levers and simple machines, engineering drawing, occupational safety and health, environment education and IT literacy. The notes on this page are GK24's topic-wise GK notes for RRB ALP, written as short facts, formulas and tables so that a topic can be revised in one sitting. Physics notes cover motion, force, gravitation, work and energy, sound, light, electricity and magnetism; Chemistry notes cover matter, atoms and molecules, chemical reactions, acids, bases and salts, metals and non-metals, carbon compounds and the periodic table; Life Sciences notes cover the cell, life processes, control and coordination, reproduction, heredity, diseases and the environment. Topics that appear in both CBT-1 General Science and CBT-2 Basic Science and Engineering, such as units, energy, heat and electricity, are marked so that one reading serves two papers. Each note ends with the previous-year questions asked on it, and the quizzes on this site draw from the same topics, so a weak quiz score points back to the note to reread.

RRB ALP GK Questions with Answers

Q483.General ScienceAsked in: RRB Group D · 22 Oct 2018, Shift 2Medium

Covalently bonded molecules have low melting and boiling points because:

  1. A.Intermolecular forces are medium
  2. B.Intermolecular forces are strong
  3. C.Intermolecular forces are very strong
  4. D.Intermolecular forces are weak
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Correct answer: D. Intermolecular forces are weak

Melting and boiling only have to break the weak forces between the molecules, not the strong bonds inside them, so little heat is needed.

Q485.General ScienceAsked in: RRB Group D · 16 Oct 2018, Shift 2Easy

Which of the following is combined to form Solder?

  1. A.Lead and copper
  2. B.Tine and iron
  3. C.Lead and iron
  4. D.Lead and tin
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Correct answer: D. Lead and tin

Solder is an alloy of lead and tin, usually in nearly equal parts. An alloy is a mixture of a metal with one or more other elements, made to gain a property the pure metal lacks.

Q487.General ScienceAsked in: RRB Group D · 4 Dec 2018, Shift 2Medium

5.5 kwh = ?

  1. A.14.0 × 10⁶ J
  2. B.19.8 × 10⁶ J
  3. C.14.4 × 10⁸ J
  4. D.14.4 × 10⁵ J
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Correct answer: B. 19.8 × 10⁶ J

One kilowatt hour is 3.6 × 10⁶ joule, so 5.5 kWh = 5.5 × 3.6 × 10⁶ = 19.8 × 10⁶ joule.

Q489.General ScienceAsked in: RRB ALP · 30 Aug 2018, Shift 1Easy

Mechanical energy is equal to:

  1. A.Kinetic energy + Chemical energy
  2. B.Kinetic energy + Potential energy
  3. C.Kinetic energy + Heat energy
  4. D.Kinetic energy + Electrical energy
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Correct answer: B. Kinetic energy + Potential energy

The mechanical energy of a body is the sum of the energy of its motion and the energy of its position.

Q493.General ScienceAsked in: RRB ALP · 30 Aug 2018, Shift 1Hard

A wooden block of mass m1 kg accelerates at 10 m/s² when a force of 5 N acts on it. Another block of mass m2 kg accelerates at 20 m/s² when the same force acts on it. If both the blocks are tied together and the same force acts on their combination, the acceleration will be about:

  1. A.6.67 m/s²
  2. B.1.67 m/s²
  3. C.5.67 m/s²
  4. D.4.67 m/s²
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Correct answer: A. 6.67 m/s²

Find each mass from F = ma, add the masses, then divide the same force by the total. The first block gives m1 = 5 ÷ 10 = 0.5 kg and the second gives m2 = 5 ÷ 20 = 0.25 kg.

Q497.Static GKAsked in: RRB ALP · 21 Jan 2019, Shift 3Easy

What is meant by ABS?

  1. A.Avoid brake system
  2. B.Actual brake system
  3. C.Anti-lock braking system
  4. D.Automatic brake system
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Correct answer: C. Anti-lock braking system

ABS stands for anti-lock braking system, a safety device that keeps the wheels from locking during hard braking.