RRB Frequently Asked Questions: Railway zones

Indian Railway zones and Headquarters for Quick Reference

Northern Railway =>> Delhi

Eastern Railway =>> Kolkata

Southern Railway =>> Chennai
 
Western Railway =>> Mumbai

Central Railway =>> Mumbai

North Eastern Railway =>> Gorakhpur

North East Frontier Railway =>> Maligaon, Guwahati

South Eastern Railway =>> Kolkata

South Central Railway =>> Secunderabad

South Western Railway =>> Hubli

North Western Railway =>> Jaipur

West Central Railway =>> Jabalpur

North Central Railway =>> Alahabad

South East Central Railway =>> Bilaspur

East Coast Railway =>> bhuvaneshvar

East Central Railway =>> Bhuvaneshwar


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Did you know, Which organ affects Bright's Disease ?

RRB General Knowledge: Science questions 2018

Biology Questions for RRB, Kerala PSC, Fireman EXAMS.
Science questions are very important in Upcoming Railway exams. More will be added soon.


1. Which are the diseases caused by Bacteria ?
Ans: Tuberculosis
Diphtheria
Whooping cough
Cholera
Leprosy(Hansen's disease)
Tetanus
Plague
Typhoid
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis


2. Which are the diseases caused by Virus ?
Ans: Chickenpox
Mumps
Measles
Poliomyelitis
Rabies
AIDS


3. Which are the diseases caused by Protozoans ?
Answer: Amoebic dysentery
Malaria
African Sleeping Sickness
Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis)

4. Which are the diseases caused by Fungus ?
Answer: Athlete's foot
Ringworm


5. What is the full form of ELISA?
Answer: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay


6. Which disease is known as 'Grave's disease' ?
Answer: Exophthalmic goitre



# 7. Which virus cause Swine Flu ?
Answer: H1N1

# 8. Which Virus causes Bird Flu ?
Answer: H5N1



# 9. Which Mosquito is the Vector of Malaria ?
Answer: Female Anopheles Mosquito

# 10. Which Mosquito is the Vector of Filaria ?
Answer: Culex Mosquito



# 11. Minamata disease caused by Mercury poisoning
# 12. Itai Itai disease caused by Cadmium poisoning


13. When was the first test tube baby Louise Brown borne ?
Answer: 25 July 1978

 14. Who was the first test tube baby in india?
Answer:Durga(second in world)

14. Which day is observed as World Population Day ?
Answer: July 11 (birth of the 7 billionth baby)


15. Which organ affects Bright's Disease ?
Answer: Kidney



*Which organ is affected by Tuberculosis?
Answer: Lungs

*What parts of the body are affected by Diphtheria?
Answer: Throat and nose 

*Which organ is affected by Whooping cough?
Answer:  Respiratory tract

*Which organ is affected by Cholera disease?Answer: Intestine 

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Where is Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary situated ?
Answer: Goa

Where is Salim Ali National Park situated ?
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Current Affairs Questions 2016

Included  2016 events related gk and current affairs questions 

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1.Who is the present Union Railway minister?
    Answer: Suresh Prabhu

2. The venue for 2016 SAARC summit (19th)  ?
    Answer: Islamabad (Pakistan)

3. Venue for 2016 Olympics ?
     Answer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4. UN Observes 2016 as ________?
     Answer: International Year of Pulses


5 . Who was recently appointed as Chairman of Competition Commission of India?
Answer: Devender Kumar Sikri

6. What is the full form for ASBA that was recently in news ?
Answer: Application Supported by Blocked Amount (Introduced by SEBI for applying to IPO - initial public offers )

7. Who will be the chief guest at 2016 Republic day parade?
Answer: French President Francois Hollande

8.Who is the First Lady chief minister in jammu and kashmir?
Answer: Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed

9. First railway university will be in which state?
Answer: Gujarath( Vadodra )


10. Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog ( National Institution for Transforming India)?
Answer : Arvind Panagariya

11..er: Andrew Wiles( Brittan )

19. which is the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Venue ?
Answer: India

20. The eighth BRICS Summit(2016) will be held in which country?
Answer: India(Goa)


21. India's first Semi high speed train?
Answer: Gatimaan running between Delhi and agra


22. Newly elected assam chief minister?
Answer: Sarbanada Sonowal(BJP)

23. Newly elected kerala chief minister?
Answer: pinarayi vijayan 



24. which state is linked with jat protest?
Answer: Hariyana

*25. 2016  jnanpith award winner?
Answer: Shankha Ghosh (Bengali poet)

*26. who won  2016 miss world ?
Answer:  Stephanie Del Valle(Puerto Rico)

Questions from RIO Olympics 2016

26*.What is the mascot of 2016 Rio Olympics ?
 Answer: Vinicius and Tom 

27. Who was the flag bearer for India in the 2016 Rio Olympics ?
Answer:  Abhinav Bindra

28.Indian player who won silver medal in badminton at Rio Olympics 2016  ?
Answer: P V Sindhu

29.Indian player who won bronze medal in wrestling at Rio Olympics 2016  ?
Answer: Sakshi malik

30. The youngest Indian who won Olympic medal ?
Answer : P V Sindhu

31.Which country won highest number of medals in Rio Olympics 2016?
Answer: United states (Total 121 medals)

*32. Where is the venue for 2020 olympics?
Answer: Tokyo  


*33. 2016 rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners?
Answer: Sindhu(badminton), Sakshi malik(wrestling), Dipa  Karmakar(gymnastics), Jitu Rai(shooting)

*34.Where is the venue for 2018 Asian games ?
Answer: Indonesia


*35. Newly elected prime minister of United Kingdom?
Answer: Theresa may


*36. Who wrote the book "Aranyer Adhikar"?
Answer: Mahasweta devi(Bengali writer recently passed away.Other important books "Titu Mir , Hajar Churashir Maa")


37*. Who is the recently appointed Governor of Reserve Bank of India  ?
Answer: Urjit Patel

38*. Where is the venue for 2016 G20- summit?
Answer: Hangzhou, China

39*  Where is the venue for Asean summit 2016?
Answer: Lavos

40*. Who wrote the the book " One Indian girl"?
Answer: Chetan bhagath

Nobel prize 2016

41* who won 2016 nobel prize in medicine ?

Answer: Yoshinori ohsumi 

42*. Who is the winner of 2016 Nobel prize in physics  ?
Answer:David thouless,Duncane haldane, Michael kosterlitz

43*. Who is the winner of 2016 Nobel prize in chemistry  ?
Answer: Fraser Stoddart, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Ben Feringa 

44*.Who won 2016 Nobel prize in Literature  ?
Answer:Bob Dylan 

45*. Who is the winner of 2016 Nobel peace prize
Answer: Juan Manuel Santos(President of Colombia )

46* who are the winners of  2016 Nobel prize in economics?
Answer: Oliver Hart &  Bengt Holmstrom

    

 

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General knowledge questions :Folk Dances

Important Regional (folk) Dances and States in India


Bihu - Assam

* Sattriya - Assam


Ottam Thullal - Kerala


* Kathakali - Kerala


Yakshagana - Karnataka


Bhangra - Punjab


Tamasha - Maharashtra


Koli - Maharashtra


Nautanki - Uttar Pradesh


Garba - Gujarat


Chau dance - Orissa ,Bihar


Cheraw (Bamboo Dance) - Mizoram

 

Kummi - Tamil Nadu

 
Bharatanatyam  -  Tamil Nadu
  

Lahoo Dance - Meghalaya


Kalbelia - Rajasthan ( UNESCO heritage list)



*Koodiyattam-kerala( UNESCO heritage list)
 
Kuchipudi - Andhra pradesh


Kottam - Andhra pradesh


  
Important GK Questions about Dance


1. Which place did bharatanatyam originate?
Answer: Tamil Nadu


2. Which dance is associated with the personality Rukmini Devi Arundale ?
Answer: Bharatanatyam


3. Which dance is known as the "Ballet of East" ?
Answer: Manipuri


4. Which dance is based on Geethagovindam wrote by Jayadevan ?
Answer: Odissi dance


5. Which place did Kuchipudi dance originate?
Answer: kuchipudi village in Andhra Pradesh


6. Which dance is associated with the personality Siddhendra Yogi ?
Answer: Kuchipudi dance


7. Where did  the dance Kathak originate?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh


* 8. What is the total number of classical dances in India ?
Answer: 8


* 9. Which state has most number of classical dances ?
Answer: Kerala (Kathakali,Mohiniyattam)


* 10. Which dance form was originated in majuli island ?
Answer: Sattriya

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Current affairs latest gk questions 2015

Included  2015 events related gk and current affairs questions 

 

  These current affairs Questions are useful for  UPSC ,bank and PSC exams , SBI clerk, RRB, Postal Assistant. use this questions for Quick reference .

All the questions are updated as on 30/12/15

 1. Newly appointed BCCI President ?

Answer:  anurag thakur (appointed on 23-5-2016)

2. who was recently appointed as chief of industrial corridor project (Delhi- mumbai)?
Answer: Alkesh Sharma

3. Recently selected Nepal prime minister?
Answer: Khadga Prasad Oli

4. Which country launched missile named "Imad" ?
Answer: Iran 

5. who is the 2015 booker prize winner ? 
Answer: Marlon James (Jamaica)

6. who wrote the book "A Brief History of Seven Killings" ?
Answer: Marlon James

7. Who is Miss India 2015 winner ? 
Answer : Aditi Arya 

8. which team won copa america 2015?
Answer: chile

*9. Nepal's recently elected  president  (first women president for nepal)?
Answer:  Bidhya Devi Bhandari 

10. Who is the Recently selected prime minister of Nepal ?
Answer: K.P. Sharma Oli

10. The economically diverse region of MENA nations refers to which  countries?
Answer: Middle East and North Africa

11. which country was affected by Typhoon "Koppu" ?
Answer : philippines 

12. which country recently built Zam Hydropower Station on river Brahmaputra?
Answer: china (dam located at tibet)
 
13. 2015 WTA womens doubles winners ?
 Answer: Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza

14. Venue for G20 summit 2015?
Answer: Turkey

15.  2015 Third India–Africa Forum Summit was held at ___________ ?
Answer: New Delhi

16. Who was recently appointed as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations  ?
Answer: Syed Akbaruddin

17. Recently elected  Bihar chief minister ?
Answer: Nitish Kumar  

*18. Recently appointed Canada prime minister ?
Answer: Justin Trudeau 

*19. who is the Newly appointed  argentina president?
Answer: Mauricio Macri

*20. which country recently tested  nuclear capable ballistic missile named "Shaheen 1A" ? 
Answer: Pakistan 

*21. who is  Miss Universe 2015 ?

Answer: Pia Wurtzbach from Philippines

*22. Who is Miss world 2015?

Answer: Mireia Lalaguna from Spain

*23. Which year is celebrated as "International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies"?
   Answer: 2015

*24. Which year is celebrated as "International Year of Soils "?
Answer: 2015 

*25. Who is the Jnanpith Award 2014 winner? 
Answer: Bhalchandra Nemade (Marathi Novelist)

*26. Who is the First women president of  mauratious ?
Answer: Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (Elected on 2015)

*27. which nation won 2015 SAFF CUP ?
Answer: India 

*28. The venue for  2015 SAFF CUP ( South Asian Football Federation ) ?
Answer: kerala(India)
 

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2015Nobel prize winners

2015 physics Nobel prize winner : Takaaki Kajita(Japan) and Arthur B. McDonald(Canada)

2015 Chemistry Nobel prize winner : Tomas Lindahl(sweden), Paul Modrich(US) and Aziz Sancar(Turkey)

2015 Nobel prize  for Physiology or Medicine : Youyou Tu(China), William C. Campbell(Ireland) and Satoshi Omura(Japan)


2015 Nobel prize for Literature : Svetlana Alexievich(Ukraine)

2015 Nobel peace prize: National Dialogue Quartet 

2015 Economic peace prize: Angus Deaton(UK)

2015 grandslam winners

Grandslam is the four major tennis tournaments Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open

2015 Australian Open men's winner : Novak Djokovic
Australian Open women's winner: Serena Williams
Australian Open mixed Doubles  winner: Leander Paes  & Martina Hingis

2015 French Open  men's winner : Stan Wawrinka
French Open  women's winner : Serena Williams 

2015 Wimbledon men's winner :  Novak Djokovic
Wimbledon women's winner :  Serena Williams
Wimbledon women's double winners : Sania Mirza  & Martina Hingis
Wimbledon mixed Doubles  winner: Leander Paes  & Martina Hingis


2015 US Open men's winner : Novak Djokovic
US Open women's winner : Flavia Pennetta 
US Open women's double winners : Sania Mirza  & Martina Hingis
US Open mixed Doubles  winner: Leander Paes  & Martina Hingis

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Gk questions

1. what is known as king of hobbies
Answer: philately

2. Vijay Hazare Trophy is related to which sports item ?
Answer: Cricket

RRB Important General knowledge question

Indian Railway Important GK questions ( updated on 2025)


First railway minister of India?
Answer: Jhon Mathai

1. Where is Railway Staff College situated ?
Answer: Baroda


2. What is the width of Broad gauge rail ?
Answer: 1.676


3. Which is the First Electric Train in India ?
Answer: Deccan Queen (Kalyan - Pune)


4. When did Life Line Express (Jeevan Rekha) Started ?
Answer: In 1991


5. Which year is declared as "Year of Rail Users" by the Indian Railways ?
Answer: 1995


6. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel in India?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)



7. Which is the Longest Railway platform in the World ?
Answer: Hubballi Junction in India


8. Which is the train running between India and Bangladesh ?
Answer: Maitree Express, Bandhan Express


9. Which are the states have no Railway ?
Answer: Sikkim (building new railway lines)


10. Which is the Worlds oldest working steam locomotive engine (train) ?
Answer: Fairy Queen runs in India


11.  What is the width of Narrow gauge rail ?
Answer: 0.762


12. Where is the Headquarters of Konkan railway ?
Answer: Bilapur


13. Which is the fastest train in India ?
Answer: Vande Bharat Express


14. In which year Indian Railway board established ?
Answer: 1905


15. Which is the first Railway station in India ?
Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria terminal)


* 16. Who is the first Indian to present Railway Budget  ?
Answer: John Mathai


* 17. Who is the first railway minister in India ?
Answer: John Matthai 


* 18. Who is the first lady Railway minister of India ?
Answer: Mamta Benergy


* 19. Which is the highest railway station in India ?
Answer: Ghum railway station


* 20. Which is the longest Railway bridge in India ?
Answer: Bogibeel Bridge assam


* 21. What is the slogan of Indian Railway ?
Answer: lifeline of the nation


* 22. Where is the Museum of Indian Railway situated?
Answer:  Chanakyapuri (New Delhi)

* 23. first indian double-decker train coach factory situated?
Answer: Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

*24. which is  the longest train route in India?
Answer: Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express

*25. khulna kolkata train runs between which countries?
Answer: India and Bangladesh 

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RRB Technical Grade 3 Exam Previous Questions

RRB Technical Grade 3 Exam Method for Preparation.


So many visitors are asking for guidelines to study RRB technical exam (grade 3). Till yesterday I didn't know about the question pattern of RRB technical Exam. But Today I wrote an exam, So I will share some Important points. I can't give all the questions because they taken back the question paper after the exam. I will give some, which I remember.

RRB Technical Grade 3 Exam Questions Asked on 16/12/2012

Mathematics is the One you need to concentrate because 60% questions are from maths and Mental ability. One who prepare maths very well have better chance to get in Rank List, because gk questions are simple. You should study the following area (Asked in 16/12/2012 RRB Technical Grade 3 ) before going to exam.

LCM and HCF, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Distance, Problems on Train (this is a sure question), Time and Work (Sure question), Simple and Compound Interest, Problems on age (sure question) and questions on triangle, rectangle etc.

There is only Two Current Affairs question asked on RRB technical exam (grade 3).

that is

* 1. Who is the present Supreme Court Chief Justice of India ?
Answer: P. Sathasivam


2. Mary Kom is related to which Sports ?
Answer: Boxing


General knowledge questions asked in the RRB technical exam (grade 3) is very simple , I will share some questions that I remember. There may be some changes in questions.


1. Which Planet is known as Red Planet ?
Answer: Mars


2. Where did Gautama Budha delivered his first sermon ?
Answer: Saranath


3. Where is Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary situates ?
Answer: Assam


4. Newton's Second laws equations ?
 Answer: Force = Mass x Acceleration


5. Full form of ROM ?
Answer: Read Only Memory


6. Header and Footer is included in which menu  (Ms office) ?
Answer: Insert


7. What is the Minimum age to participate in Rajya sabha ?
Answer:  30 Years


8. Koli is the Folk dance of ______ State ?
Answer: Maharashtra


9. 2012 London Olympics is held in which city ?
Answer: London



Technical Questions asked in the RRB technical exam (grade 3).


1. Ammeter is used to measure ?
Answer: Current


2. In a battery, sulfuric acid has a specific density of 1.2, then the Battery is ____ ?
Answer: Fully Charged


If I remember more, I will update it. If you know any please comment ....

Did you know which Indian place is known as Scotland of East ?

RRB Expecting gk questions 2018

GK question and answers about Indian Railway


1. Which is the train runs in India for commemorate the birth centenary of Mother Teresa ?
Answer:  Mother Express


2. Which is the train runs in India for commemorate the150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda ?
Answer:  Vivek Express (Vivek Express is the longest running train in india, Himsagar Express is the second longest)

3. Which is the train runs in India for commemorate the150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore ?
Answer:  Sanskriti Express


* 4. Which is the train proposed for honouring the Women ?
Answer: Mathrubhumi



*5. Which is the train proposed for honouring the Jawans ?
Answer: Janmabhumi Express


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Indian Railway's Important building units


1. chitharanjan locomotive works - West Bengal (chitharanjan)


2. Integral Coach Factory (ICF)- Chennai (Perumbur)


3. Rail Coach Factory (RCF) - Kapurthala


4 . Rail wheel factory - Yelahanka (Bangalore)


5. Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works - Patiala (Punjab)


6. Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) - Varanasi


* 7. Double Decker Rail Coach Factory - Kapurthala

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Latest General Awareness Questions 2012 : Current Affairs RRB

Important and Expecting General Awareness ( Current Affairs ) question for RRB, General Awareness question ( Current Affairs ) for SBI clerk and Postal Assistant exam, 2012


1. What is the new name of Big Ben tower in London ?
Answer: Elizabeth tower


2. Who is the new President of All Indian Tennis Association ?
Answer: Anil Khanna


3. Who is the new President of Egypt ?
Answer: Muhammad Murzi


4. Which country will host the 2016 Euro Cup?
Answer: France


5. Who won the Golden Boot in 2012 Euro Cup ?
Answer: Fernando Torres (Spain)


6. Who is elected as Best player of 2012 Euro cup ?
Answer: Andres Iniesta


7. Who is the new president of Mexico ?
Answer: Enrique Pena Nieto


8. Who is the new prime minister of Greece ?
Answer: Antonis Samaras


9. Who is the first amputee to compete in Olympics ?
Answer: Oscar Pistorius


10. Who is appointed as new President of World Bank on 16th April 2012 ?
Answer: Jim Yong Kim


11. Who is crowned as Miss India 2012 ?
Answer: Vanya Mishra


12. Who is crowned as Miss World 2012 ?
Answer: Yu Wenxia (China)














13. Who won the 73 rd PGA Tour title 2012 ?
Answer: Tiger Woods


14. Who is the First woman Space traveler of China ?
Answer: Liu Yung


15. Which Indian Won the Ramon Magsaysay Award ?
Answer: Kulendei Francis


16. Who is newly appointed as UN Special Envoy for Syria replacing Kofi Annan ?
Answer: Lakhdar Brahmini 


 17. Who is the present President of Pakistan ?
Answer: Asif Ali Zardar

18. Who is the present Prime Minister of Pakistan ?
Answer: Raja Pervaiz Asharaf


19. Who is the present President of Nepal ?
Answer: Ram Baran Yadav

20. Who is the present Prime Minister of Nepal ?
Answer: Baburam Bhattari


21.What is the name of new book written by Shashi Tharoor ?
Answer: Pax Indica


22. Who is the first Indian origin to became Supreme Court chief justice of Singapore ?
Answer: Sundaresh Menon (kerala)


23. Which are the satellites put into orbit by PSLV-21 as ISRO's 100th mission ?
Answer:  SPOT-6 (French earth observation satellite) and Proiteres (Japanese micro satellite )


24. Who the first Muslim and Youngest Minister of Norway (newly appointed) ?
Answer: Hadia Tajik  ( Norwegian Culture Minister)

25. Which Country host the ICC World T20 tournament ?
Answer: Sri Lanka


* 26.  Who won Indian Grand Prix 2012 ?
Answer: Sebastian Vettel


* 27. Who won the Denmark Open Badminton Super Series Premiere 2012 ?
Answer: Saina Nehwal


* 28.  What is the name of newly released autobiography of  Saina Nehwal ?
Answer: Playing to win

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