Indian Railways has started recruitment drive at entry level. This is a great opportunity for job aspirants as this organisation is known for employee benefits. The question paper will be based on three sections i.e. General Knowledge, Reasoning and Math. The aspirants are required to make command on these sections. Out of the three, General Knowledge section is most important to secure your seat. Through this article we are sharing important General Knowledge topics for RRB Group D exam.
There are certain topics which are very important as per analysis of previous exams. The source of preparation also matters a lot, therefore we have compiled a list of all important topics after a thorough analysis, and also we are providing topics wise sources to study:-
- Current Affairs and Static GK
| Topics | Source |
| Bodies of Government of India | Gradeup App – Static GK Notes |
| S.I. Units – Basic and Derived units | |
| International Organization – Like IMF, World Bank, EU, G20 etc. | |
| Olympic Games – Venues of previous and upcoming games | |
| Trophies and Cups – Recently completed tournaments. | |
| Places Associated With Sports | |
| Famous Tourist Spots of India | |
| Famous Sites Of World | |
| Wonders Of The World | |
| Pulitzer Prize | |
| Bharat Ratna | |
| Padma Awards | |
| Grammy Awards | |
| Jnanpith Award | |
| List of Jnanpith Awardees | |
| Asian Games | |
| Ramon Magsaysay Award | |
| Books By Indian Authors | |
| Current Affairs:- | Weekly GK Digest on Gradeup |
| Schemes announced by center and state | |
| New products launched by various government undertaking bodies | |
| Relations of Indian diplomates with other countries | |
| MOUs signed by Government and undertakings | |
| Books launched by famous celebrities | |
| Tournaments of various sports | |
| Awards in recent news | |
| National Current affairs |
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- Science:-
| Topic | Sub Topic | Source |
| Physics | Force and pressure – All important laws. | Physics Capsule of Gradeup |
| Friction – Meaning and Types | ||
| Gravitation – Keppler’s laws, Universal law of gravitation etc. | ||
| Solar system – Famous constellations | ||
| Mechanics (newton laws, centripetal, centrifugal forces, projectiles, angle of banking, potential & kinetic energy) | ||
| liquids (capillarity, surface tension, viscosity) | ||
| Sound- Units and important formulas | ||
| Heat – Laws, units and formulas | ||
| Light – Laws of reflection and facts related to images formation. | ||
| Electricity – Laws and theories. | ||
| Magnetism – Laws and formulas | ||
| satellites | ||
| Modern physics (atomic energy, radio activity, cosmic, x rays, visible spectrum.) | ||
| Chemistry | Acids, bases and salts – Formulas and laws related to it, equations etc. | Chemistry Capsule of Gradeup |
| Atoms and molecules – Definitions | ||
| Metals and non-metals – Definitions and examples. | ||
| Periodic table classification | ||
| carbon compounds(hydrocarbons, polymers) | ||
| Metallurgy – Important ores and minerals, names related to particular metals. | ||
| Physical and chemical changes | ||
| Bio molecules(carbohydrates, proteins, fats) | ||
| Nuclear reactions – Important nuclear reactions. | ||
| Biology | Cell structure – Organelles name and functions. | Biology Capsule of Gradeup |
| Living organisms classification | ||
| life processes of plants and animals (nutrition, digestion, respiration, circulatory system, blood, excretion) | ||
| Control & coordination(nervous system, eyes, ears) | ||
| Endocrine system & reproduction | ||
| Digestive enzymes | ||
| Hormones – Names and functions | ||
| Vitamins – Names functions and disease related to deficiency of vitamins. | ||
| Infectious diseases | ||
| Natural resources management(air, water, soil pollution, wetlands, forestry, wildlife) |
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- Social Studies:
In this section, only a few questions are expected. For the safer side, aspirants are advised to follow tips given below:
- Complete the basics of History, Geography, Polity and Economics.
- Practice questions from topic wise quizzes.
- Go through previous years questions.
These are the most important topics for RRB Group D exam. The aspirants must keep in mind some important tips while preparing for this exam:-
- Try to cover these topics in priority basis. The topics with more weightage should be covered first. Try to attempt as many quizzes as you can. If you keep on reading these topics without taking tests you may feel bore.
- Try to make mnemonics of important topics so that you can easily remember facts. As per a study, our associative memory helps us in remembering things after the age of 18. So try to associate things with well-known things, facts, objects or memories.
- Don’t spend more than required time on a particular topic, instead try to priorities sub topics of that topic.
- Success is achieved with consistent efforts. Try to study GA everyday instead of keeping it aside for last few days.
- Put more stress on previous year’s questions as Railways repeats questions.
- Discuss topics with others, it will help you getting clear in your doubts & highlight the area you need to work.
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