Railway Exam Expected General Knowledge

1)The word 'epicentre' is used to describe?
Answer=Earthquake
(The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus,the point where an earthquake originates.It is the area of greatest damage)
2)Which of the following cities does not lie on the banks of Yamuna?
Answer=Lucknow
(Lucknow is located on the northwestern shore of Gomti river,which flows through it.It is the capital city of the state of Uttar pradesh)
3)The First Europeans who came to India were?
Answer=Portuguese
4)Sardar Sarovar dam is built on which river?
Answer=Narmada
(The sardar sarovar dam is a gravity dam on the narmada river,gujarat in india,It is the largest dam and part of the Narmada valley project)
5)The largest delta plain of the world is?
Answer=Ganga-Brahmaputra plain
6)The acid that is present in curd is?
Answer=Lactic acid
7)The word "monsoon" is derived from the?
Answer=Arabic word
8)Which gas is found dissolved in fizzy drinks?
Answer=Carbon dioxide
9)What is the maximum member strength of the Lok Sabha in India?
Answer=552
(The Constitution limits of Lok Sabha to a maximum of 552 members,It includes not more than 20 members representing people from Union Territories, and two appointed non-partisan members to represent the Anglo-Indian community)
10)Who was the first Indian governor-General of free India?
Answer=C.Rajagopalachari
11)Which sikh Guru transformed the sikhs into a body called Khalsa?
Answer=Guru govind Singh
12)The Gandhara school of Art flourished during which period?
Answer=Kushan period
(Gandhara art style flourished and achieved its peak during the kushan period,from the first to the fifth centuries.)
13)When was the Battle of Buxar fought?
Answer=1764 A.D
14)Who gave the title of "Sardar" to Ballabh Bhai Patel?
Answer=Mahatma Gandhi
(It was after the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 that Vallabhai patel began to be called Sardar by his colleagues and followers,it was at that time mahatma gandhi conferred him the title of "SARDAR")
15)Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British india?
Answer=Lord Hardinge
(Lord Hardinge was the Viceroy of india when the capital of india was transferred from calcutta to delhi in 1911)
16)The Daocheng Yading Airport is located in?
Answer=Tibet
17)The Asiatic society was established in calcutta by?
Answer=sir William Jones
18)How many members can be nominated to Rajya Sabha by the president?
Answer=12
19)Ashokan inscriptions were first decipherd by?
Answer=James Prinsep
20)which chola king successfully led expedition to the north to capture territories up to river ganges?
Answer=Rajendra Chola I
21)The most abundant element by number in the living system is?
Answer=Hydrogen(49.8% of living systems)
22)Project Tiger was introduced in?
Answer=1973
23)May 1 is celebrated as the labour day, This day is also celebrated as the formation day of which state?
Answer=Gujarat
24)Which river has nick name of Old ganga?
Answer=Godavari
25)The impeachment of the president can be intiated in?
Answer=Either House of Paliament
(The president of india can be removed from the office for violation of the constitution by impeachment.such a motion of impeachment can be intiated by any house of parliament in such a case one fourth of the members,of the house,intending to move such a motion have to serve a fourteen days notice in writing)