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Top 50 General Knowledge Questions Answers for Railway Examinations


Here in this post “Top 50 General Knowledge Questions Answers for Railway Examinations 2018” for upcoming examination of Indian Railway for any post.


So we have given below the general science and general awareness questions for Indian railways exams 2018 preparations as below.


Read now and increase your General knowledge and General science level.


Question No.1 Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air?
– Peat.


Question No.2 Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterized by abnormal increase of which cells?
– White blood cells.


Question No.3 How many subjects are in the Union list?
– 97 subjects.


Question No.4 Which instrument used for recording earthquake waves?
– Seismograph.


Question No.5 Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India?
– Tropical moist deciduous forest.


Question No.6 The Matatila multipurpose project is located in which state?
– Uttar Pradesh.


Question No.7 In which country was Buddhism first propogated outside India?
– Srilanka.


Question No.8 How is Manimekalai is looked?
– As the Odyssey of Tamil.


Question No.9 Why was the Panchayati Raj System adopted?
– Decentralise the power of democracy.


Question No.10 In the colorful diamond, Why are different colors present?
– Due to Impurities.


Question No.11 What is the  country through with both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
– Brazil.


Question No.12 From where did the Quit India Movement started?
– Bombay on August 8, 1942.


Question No.13 UN establish the UN Conference on Trade and Development in which year?
– 1964.


Question No.14 Which Gupta King is famous for his courageous stand against the Hunas?
– Skanda Gupta.


Question No.15 Which game is associated with Davis Cup?
– Tennis.


Question No.16 What is the short upper part of the human intestine next to the stomach?
– Duodenum.

Question No.17 Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism?
– Kanishka.

Question No.18 Highest Plateau in the world?
– Pamir Plateau.

Question No.19 How many Gold Medals did India win at the 11th Asian Games?
– ONE.

Question No.20 Biggest lake of India?
– Chilka Lake.

Question No.21 What is meant by ‘Underwriting’, the term frequently used in financial sector?
– Under the valuation of the assets.

Question No.22 ‘Caldera’ is associated with which thing?
– Volcanoes.

Question No.23 Under the leadership of which Guru did the Sikh become a political and military force?
– Guru Gobind Singh ji.

Question No.24 Which part of plant is important for the life cycle of plant?
– Flower.

Question No.25 During which reign was the East India Company founded in London?
– Akbar.


Question No.26 Which decisive battle was fought during the Third Carnatic War between the English and the French?
– Wandiwash.

Question No.27 Gum Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which dance form?
– Kathak.

Question No.28 By which committee were Mandai Panchayats recommended?
– Ashok Mehta Committee.

Question No.29 Which city is associated with the river Mekong?
– Phnom-Penh.

Question No.30 Which is purest form of iron?
– Wrought Iron.

Question No.31 In which policy India opted for ‘Mixed Economy’?
– Industrial Policy of 1948.

Question No.32 By whom was the ‘Shahnama’ written?
– Firdausi.

Question No.33 Longest national Highway in India?
– NH 7.

Question No.34 Among South Asian countries which one is the Maternal Mortality Ratio Per One Thousand Live Births, lowest?
– Bangladesh.

Question No.35 Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which game?
– Shooting.

Question No.36 By whom was Insulin discovered?
– Dr. F.G. Banting.

Question No.37 The karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries?
– China-Pakistan.

Question No.38 Which latitude passes through India?
– Tropic of Cancer.

Question No.39 Who propounded that ‘destiny determines everything’ man is powerless?
– Ajivakas.

Question No.40 Author of novel ‘Gone with the Wind’?
– Charles Dickens.


Question No.41 Which mammal rolls itself into ball at the time of danger?
– Hedgehog.

Question No.42 Which Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare?
– Kalidas.

Question No.43 Which Mughalemperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple?
– Akbar.

Question No.44 What does Oxidation involve?
– Loss of electrons.

Question No.45 When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished?
– During 2500-1750 B.C.

Question No.46 What are the main channels of our knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilization?
– Archaeological excavations.

Question No.47 The UN declared 2001 as which International Year?
– International Year of Volunteers.

Question No.48 Agra Founded in 1504 by whom?
– Sikandar Lodi.

Question No.49 By which impact is Nuclear fission is caused?
– Neutron.

Question No.50 How many chamber are found in the heart of frog?
– Three.

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