GK (Mixed)

General knowledge questions for RRB Railway Exams covering Indian polity, geography, science, world affairs and current affairs.

25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following Companies/Corporations:

  1. Engineers India Ltd.
  2. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd.
  3. Rural Electrification Corporation
  4. Water and Power Consultancy Services
    Which of these are Public Sector Undertakings?
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 4
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Holding of elections for the Panchayats is decided by

  1. the Election Commission
  2. the State Government
  3. the District Magistrate
  4. the Union Government
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is connected to a galvanometer when it is converted into an ammeter?

  1. Low resistance in series
  2. High resistance in series
  3. Low resistance in parallel
  4. High resistance in parallel
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following are more in number in the world?

  1. Jains
  2. Jews
  3. Sikhs
  4. Zoroastrians
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The most literate Union Territory in India is

  1. Delhi
  2. Lakshadweep
  3. Chandigarh
  4. Pudduchery
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following was the eighth five year plan period in India?

  1. 1990 - 1995
  2. 1992 - 1997
  3. 1993 - 1998
  4. 1994 - 1999
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. Article 1
  2. Article 2
  3. Article 3
  4. Article 4
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following countries has the oldest operating oil refinery?

  1. Kuwait
  2. India
  3. Indonesia
  4. Venezuela
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The world's highest waterfall is in

  1. Brazil
  2. USA
  3. Venezuela
  4. Zambia
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A factory for the processing of monazite has been constructed at

  1. Alwaye
  2. Gopalpur
  3. Thumba
  4. Trombay
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Among the following languages, which one has the highest number of speakers in the world?

  1. English
  2. Hindi
  3. Portuguese
  4. Spanish
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Crayfish and silverfish actually belong to the phylum

  1. Arthropoda
  2. Amphibia
  3. Erachnida
  4. Mollusca
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Washing of peeled vegetables removes vitamin

  1. A
  2. C
  3. D
  4. E
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The political leader Ajit Panja, belongs to

  1. the Indian National Congress
  2. the Loktantrik Congress
  3. the Nationalist Congress Party
  4. the Trinamool Congress
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. expiratory reserve volume
  2. inspiratory reserve volume
  3. tidal volume
  4. vital capacity
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

United Nation's second world conference on ageing was held in April 2002 in

  1. Geneva
  2. Madrid
  3. Rome
  4. Vienna
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following has been awarded the Padma Bhushan?

  1. Robert D. Blackwill
  2. Bill Clinton
  3. Frank Pallone
  4. Christina Rocca
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Holding of elections for the Panchayats is decided by

  1. the Election Commission
  2. the State Government
  3. the District Magistrate
  4. the Union Government
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The song Bande Mataram was originally composed in

  1. Assamese
  2. Bengali
  3. Hindi
  4. Sanskrit
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following countries was never taken over by any European power as a colony?

  1. Brunei
  2. Indonesia
  3. Thailand
  4. Singapore
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is connected to a galvanometer when it is converted into an ammeter?

  1. Low resistance in series
  2. High resistance in series
  3. Low resistance in parallel
  4. High resistance in parallel
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the smallest constituency in terms of area?

  1. Chandani Chawk (Delhi)
  2. Sadar (Delhi)
  3. Northwest Kolkata
  4. South Mumbai
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The political leader Ajit Panja belongs to the

  1. Indian National Congress
  2. Loktantrik Congress
  3. Nationalist Congress Party
  4. Trinamool Congress
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The chemical name of common salt is

  1. sodium chloride
  2. sodium nitrate
  3. ammonium chloride
  4. calcium chloride
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With reference to the human consumption of alcohol, consider the following statements:

  1. Liver is able to synthesize fats from alcohol.
  2. Alcohol addiction results in the lowering of blood sugar.
  3. In the Cirrhosis of liver, the liver cells are replaced by fibrous tissue
  4. In the liver, alcohol is converted into acetic acid.
    Which of these statements are correct?
  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1 and 4
  4. 1, 2 and 3