Previous-year questions show what the RRBs actually ask in the General Awareness and General Science sections of the Junior Engineer exam, which the CEN describes only as a list of subject areas. Reading them shows the depth the RRBs expect: school-level science with everyday applications, polity questions on articles and constitutional bodies, history questions on the freedom struggle, geography questions on rivers, national parks and resources, and current affairs framed as a single fact. They also show that the same themes return across shifts and cycles with new options. This page gathers RRB JE previous-year questions from CBT-1 and CBT-2 as GK24 adds them, in English and Hindi, each with the correct answer, a short explanation and the topic it belongs to, so a question leads straight to the GK note that covers it. Use them in three passes: first untimed to learn the pattern, then timed to build speed, and a week later to revisit your mistakes. In the previous cycle the RRBs let candidates view the questions, responses and answer keys of both CBTs and raise objections, which is how recent papers become available. Combine the previous-year questions with the daily current affairs, GK notes and quizzes on this site, and the General Awareness sections stop being guesswork.
What is the thrust on unit area called?
Thrust is the force acting perpendicular to a surface, and the thrust acting on unit area of that surface is called pressure, so pressure = thrust ÷ area.
Read the full explanation →Ryder Cup is associated with which sport?
The Ryder Cup is a team golf tournament, played between teams representing the United States and Europe. It began in 1927 and is named after Samuel Ryder, the English seed merchant who donated the trophy.
Read the full explanation →1 gigabyte is equal to-
Computer storage is counted in powers of two, so each step up the ladder multiplies by 1024, and one gigabyte equals 1024 megabytes.
Read the full explanation →How much work is done in moving 2 Coulombs of charge across two points having a potential difference of 12 V?
Work done in moving a charge through a potential difference is W = Q × V, so W = 2 × 12 = 24 joule.
Read the full explanation →In MS - Excel, what is the shortcut key you can press to Select the entire row?
Pressing Shift together with the spacebar selects the whole row that holds the active cell, from column A right across to the last column of the grid.
Read the full explanation →The brain interprets the frequency of an emitted sound called -
Pitch is the characteristic of a sound by which the brain judges it as shrill or flat, and it is decided by the frequency of the wave.
Read the full explanation →The frequency of a sound wave is 50 Hz and its wavelength is 4 m. What is the distance travelled by the sound wave in 3 s?
The speed of a wave is the product of its frequency and its wavelength, so the speed here is 50 hertz multiplied by 4 metres, that is 200 metres per second.
Read the full explanation →A concave lens has a focal length of 15 cm. If the object is placed at 30 cm from the lens, what is the image distance?
By the sign convention the focal length of a concave lens is negative, so f is minus 15 centimetres, and the object distance measured against the direction of the incident light is minus 30 centimetres.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is dealt in Article 78 of the Constitution?
Article 78 makes it the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the Union and proposals for legislation; to furnish such information about them as the President may call for; and, if the President so…
Read the full explanation →The Great Stupa at Sanchi is an important site in which religion?
The Great Stupa at Sanchi, in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, is one of the oldest Buddhist monuments in India.
Read the full explanation →Ghoomar is a traditional as well as an enthusiastic folk dance of-
Ghoomar is a folk dance of Rajasthan performed by women in long, flared skirts called ghaghras, who spin gracefully in circles.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is related to Article 84 of the Constitution?
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…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following Constitution Amendments empowers Parliament to establish common High court for two or more than two States?
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.
Read the full explanation →The concepts no double jeopardy, no self incrimination and no ex post facto are mentioned under _____ of the Indian Constitution.
Article 20 gives protection in respect of conviction for offences, and it contains exactly these three safeguards.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following states is also known as the 'Molassis basin', which is made up of soft unconsolidated deposits?
The NCERT Class 11 geography book describes Mizoram as the 'Molassis basin', made up of soft, unconsolidated deposits.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the National Waterway 2 in India?
National Waterway 2 is the Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Sadiya in Assam, a stretch of 891 km declared in 1988.
Read the full explanation →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
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.
Read the full explanation →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?
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.
Read the full explanation →The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 took place in which of the following regions?
The Moplah (Mappila) Rebellion of 1921 broke out in the Malabar region of present-day Kerala, which was then a district of the Madras Presidency.
Read the full explanation →The first session of Indian National Congress took place at which of the following places?
The Indian National Congress held its first session in Bombay from 28 to 31 December 1885, at the Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College.
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