Top 50 GK Questions for Railways Exams — Most Repeated

Top 50 Most Repeated GK Questions for Railways

These questions have appeared multiple times across RRB NTPC, Group D, ALP, and other Railways exams. Mastering these gives you an edge.

Indian History (10 Questions)

Q1. Who was the founder of the Maurya dynasty?

✅ Chandragupta Maurya (with the help of Chanakya/Kautilya)

Q2. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?

✅ 1757 (between Siraj-ud-Daulah and British East India Company)

Q3. Who started the Quit India Movement?

✅ Mahatma Gandhi, on 8 August 1942

Q4. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?

✅ Amritsar, Punjab (13 April 1919)

Q5. Who was the first Governor General of independent India?

✅ Lord Mountbatten

Q6. The Dandi March was associated with which movement?

✅ Civil Disobedience Movement (Salt Satyagraha, 1930)

Q7. Who founded the Indian National Congress?

✅ A.O. Hume, in 1885

Q8. The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 started from which place?

✅ Meerut

Q9. Who gave the slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan"?

✅ Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q10. Swaraj Party was founded by?

✅ C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru (1923)

Indian Geography (10 Questions)

Q11. Which is the longest river in India?

✅ Ganga (2,525 km)

Q12. The highest peak in India?

✅ K2/Godwin Austen (8,611m) or Kangchenjunga (8,586m, highest within Indian borders)

Q13. Which state has the longest coastline in India?

✅ Gujarat

Q14. Chilika Lake is located in which state?

✅ Odisha

Q15. Which soil is best for cotton cultivation?

✅ Black soil (Regur soil)

Indian Polity (10 Questions)

Q16. How many fundamental rights are there in the Indian Constitution?

✅ 6 (originally 7; Right to Property was removed by 44th Amendment)

Q17. Who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

✅ Vice President of India

Q18. Article 370 was related to which state?

✅ Jammu & Kashmir (now abrogated)

Q19. The Panchayati Raj system was introduced by which constitutional amendment?

✅ 73rd Constitutional Amendment, 1992

Q20. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?

✅ President of India

Science & Technology (10 Questions)

Q21. What is the chemical formula of water?

✅ H₂O

Q22. Which vitamin is produced by sunlight?

✅ Vitamin D

Q23. What is the unit of electric current?

✅ Ampere

Q24. Which gas is used in fire extinguishers?

✅ Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

Q25. The hardest natural substance is?

✅ Diamond

Economy & Current Affairs (10 Questions)

Q26. RBI was established in which year?

✅ 1935

Q27. GST was implemented from which date?

✅ July 1, 2017

Q28. What is the full form of GDP?

✅ Gross Domestic Product

Q29. Who is known as the father of the Indian space program?

✅ Vikram Sarabhai

Q30. ISRO headquarters is located in?

✅ Bengaluru, Karnataka

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