GK (Mixed)
General knowledge questions for RRB Railway Exams covering Indian polity, geography, science, world affairs and current affairs.
Questions
Consider the following Companies/Corporations:
- Engineers India Ltd.
- Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd.
- Rural Electrification Corporation
- Water and Power Consultancy Services
Which of these are Public Sector Undertakings?
- 1, 2 and 3
- 1 and 4
- 2, 3 and 4
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
Holding of elections for the Panchayats is decided by
- the Election Commission
- the State Government
- the District Magistrate
- the Union Government
Which one of the following is connected to a galvanometer when it is converted into an ammeter?
- Low resistance in series
- High resistance in series
- Low resistance in parallel
- High resistance in parallel
Who among the following are more in number in the world?
- Jains
- Jews
- Sikhs
- Zoroastrians
The most literate Union Territory in India is
- Delhi
- Lakshadweep
- Chandigarh
- Pudduchery
Which one of the following was the eighth five year plan period in India?
- 1990 - 1995
- 1992 - 1997
- 1993 - 1998
- 1994 - 1999
Which of the following Articles in the Indian Constitution deals with formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries and names of existing states?
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
Which one of the following countries has the oldest operating oil refinery?
- Kuwait
- India
- Indonesia
- Venezuela
The world's highest waterfall is in
- Brazil
- USA
- Venezuela
- Zambia
A factory for the processing of monazite has been constructed at
- Alwaye
- Gopalpur
- Thumba
- Trombay
Among the following languages, which one has the highest number of speakers in the world?
- English
- Hindi
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Crayfish and silverfish actually belong to the phylum
- Arthropoda
- Amphibia
- Erachnida
- Mollusca
Washing of peeled vegetables removes vitamin
- A
- C
- D
- E
The political leader Ajit Panja, belongs to
- the Indian National Congress
- the Loktantrik Congress
- the Nationalist Congress Party
- the Trinamool Congress
If a person first inspires with his utmost effort and then expires also with maximum effort, the volume of air breathed out is called the
- expiratory reserve volume
- inspiratory reserve volume
- tidal volume
- vital capacity
United Nation's second world conference on ageing was held in April 2002 in
- Geneva
- Madrid
- Rome
- Vienna
Who among the following has been awarded the Padma Bhushan?
- Robert D. Blackwill
- Bill Clinton
- Frank Pallone
- Christina Rocca
Holding of elections for the Panchayats is decided by
- the Election Commission
- the State Government
- the District Magistrate
- the Union Government
The song Bande Mataram was originally composed in
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
Which one of the following countries was never taken over by any European power as a colony?
- Brunei
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Singapore
Which one of the following is connected to a galvanometer when it is converted into an ammeter?
- Low resistance in series
- High resistance in series
- Low resistance in parallel
- High resistance in parallel
Which of the following is the smallest constituency in terms of area?
- Chandani Chawk (Delhi)
- Sadar (Delhi)
- Northwest Kolkata
- South Mumbai
The political leader Ajit Panja belongs to the
- Indian National Congress
- Loktantrik Congress
- Nationalist Congress Party
- Trinamool Congress
The chemical name of common salt is
- sodium chloride
- sodium nitrate
- ammonium chloride
- calcium chloride
With reference to the human consumption of alcohol, consider the following statements:
- Liver is able to synthesize fats from alcohol.
- Alcohol addiction results in the lowering of blood sugar.
- In the Cirrhosis of liver, the liver cells are replaced by fibrous tissue
- In the liver, alcohol is converted into acetic acid.
Which of these statements are correct?
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
- 2, 3 and 4
- 1 and 4
- 1, 2 and 3