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RRB JE 2024 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in RRB JE 2024, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is related to Article 84 of the Constitution?

  1. A.Disqualification for membership
  2. B.Qualification for membership of Parliament
  3. C.Annual Financial Statement
  4. D.Ordinance making Power of President
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Correct answer: B. Qualification for membership of Parliament

Article 84 lists who can become a Member of Parliament. A candidate must be a citizen of India, must make an oath or affirmation in the form set out in the Third Schedule before a person authorised by the Election Commission, must be at least 30 years old for the…

Q4.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 2Medium

Which of the following Constitution Amendments empowers Parliament to establish common High court for two or more than two States?

  1. A.6th Constitutional Amendment Act
  2. B.8th Constitutional Amendment Act
  3. C.7th Constitutional Amendment Act
  4. D.9th Constitutional Amendment Act
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Correct answer: C. 7th Constitutional Amendment Act

The 7th Amendment of 1956 allowed Parliament to set up a common High Court for two or more states, or for states and a union territory, a power now found in Article 231.

Q7.GeographyAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 17 Dec 2024, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following is the National Waterway 2 in India?

  1. A.West Coast canal and Champakara and Udyogmandal canals
  2. B.East Coast canal and Matai river
  3. C.Kakinada canal (Kakinada to Rajahmundry)
  4. D.Brahmaputra river
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Correct answer: D. Brahmaputra river

National Waterway 2 is the Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Sadiya in Assam, a stretch of 891 km declared in 1988.

Q8.GeographyAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 3Medium

What is the correct sequence of following mountain ranges of India from north to south?

1. Vindhya Range 2. Aravalli Range 3. Ajanta Range 4. Satpura Range

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

Going from north to south, the order is Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura and then Ajanta. The Aravalli Range runs across Rajasthan in the north-west and is among the oldest fold mountains in the world.

Q9.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 17 Dec 2024, Shift 1Medium

What was the name of the movement started in 1927 in Maharashtra, led by Dr. BR Ambedkar to access public resources such as water bodies, temples and schools?

  1. A.Shahada Movement
  2. B.Bombay Peasants Revolt
  3. C.Kheda Satyagraha
  4. D.Mahad Satyagraha
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Correct answer: D. Mahad Satyagraha

On 20 March 1927 Dr B.R. Ambedkar led thousands of people to the Chavdar Tank at Mahad, in today's Raigad district of Maharashtra, and drank its water to assert the right of Dalits to use public water sources.

Q13.Environment & EcologyAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 2Easy

Why is the depletion of the ozone layer a concern for humans?

  1. A.It promotes plant growth.
  2. B.It leads to increased water pollution.
  3. C.It protects us from harmful radiation.
  4. D.It increases soil fertility.
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Correct answer: C. It protects us from harmful radiation.

The ozone layer shields us from the Sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, so when it thins, that protection is lost. It lies in the stratosphere, roughly 15 to 35 km above the Earth, and absorbs most of the UV-B and UV-C radiation.

Q15.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 17 Dec 2024, Shift 2Medium

What is the molecular formula of washing soda?

  1. A.NaHCO₃
  2. B.Na₂CO₃·10H₂O
  3. C.Na₂CO₃
  4. D.NaCl
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Correct answer: B. Na₂CO₃·10H₂O

Washing soda is sodium carbonate decahydrate: each unit of sodium carbonate holds ten molecules of water of crystallisation. It is made from common salt in steps: baking soda is heated to get anhydrous sodium carbonate, called soda ash, which is then recrystallised from water to give washing soda crystals.

Q16.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 17 Dec 2024, Shift 1Easy

Why are danger signals typically red in colour?

  1. A.Red light has a longer wavelength and is scattered the least, making it visible from a distance.
  2. B.Red light is more reflective than other colours.
  3. C.Red light is easier to produce artificially.
  4. D.The colour red is aesthetically pleasing.
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Correct answer: A. Red light has a longer wavelength and is scattered the least, making it visible from a distance.

Red has the longest wavelength in visible light, about 700 nm, so the tiny particles of air, fog, smoke and dust scatter it the least.

Q18.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following rules is used to determine the direction of the force on a current-carrying conductor in an electric motor?

  1. A.Ampere's Law
  2. B.Right-Hand Thumb Rule
  3. C.Fleming's Right-Hand Rule
  4. D.Fleming's Left-Hand Rule
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Correct answer: D. Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

It gives the direction of the force, and so of the motion, on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field, which is exactly what turns the coil of a motor.

Q19.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following reactions represents the combustion of methane?

  1. A.CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O
  2. B.CH₄ + Cl₂ → CH₃Cl + HCl
  3. C.CH₄ + O₂ → CO + H₂O
  4. D.CH₄ + H₂O → CO + H₂
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Correct answer: A. CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O

Combustion means burning in oxygen, and complete burning of methane gives carbon dioxide, water, heat and light. The equation is balanced: one carbon, four hydrogen and four oxygen atoms on each side.

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