RRB Chandigarh Assistant Station Master (ASM) Exam General Knowledge Solved Paper

1. The governor of a state in India is responsible to– 
(a) State Assembly (b) Lok Sabha (c) Prime Minister (d) President (Ans : d)

2. The first woman to climb on Mount Everest was– 
(a) Dikki Dolma (b) Bachendri Pal (c) Junko Tabei (d) Santosh Yadav (Ans : c)

3. Which foreigner was given 'Bharat Ratna' in 1990? 
(a) Nelson Mandela (b) Gorbachev (c) Margaret Thatcher (d) Bill Clinton (Ans : a)

4. The year 1998 was declared. which International year ? 
(a) Deprieved children (b) Handicapped (c) Sports (d) Ocean (Ans : d)

5. Which among the following states in India has the lowest literacy rate among women? 
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Rajasthan (c) Gujarat (d) Bihar (Ans : d)

6. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia? 
(a) Dinar (b) Dollar (c) Rial (d) Rupiah (Ans : c)

7. Which river forms its delta in Odisha? 
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Narmada (d) Tapti (Ans : a)

8. Which town amongst the following is not the capital of any country? 
(a) The Hague (b) Mexico (c) London (d) New York (Ans : d)

9. Amongst the following colours, which has the maximum wave-length? 
(a) Yellow (b) Blue (c) Red (d) Green (Ans : c)

10. Which amongst the following is used to focus the ray of the sun? 
(a) Ordinary glass (b) Convex glass (c) Convex lens (d) Concave glass (Ans : c)

11. Where was the third Centennary of Khalsa held? 
(a) Anandpur Sahib (b) Amritsar (c) Chandigarh (d) Damdama Sahib (Ans : a)

12. According to 1991 census how many females were there per 1000 males ? 
(a) 972 (b) 950 (c) 929 (d) 919 (Ans : c)

13. Which amongst the following is called the eternal city of the world? 
(a) Athens (b) Berlin (c) Cairo (d) Rome (Ans : d)

14. Which amongst the following crop needs the maximum rain ? 
(a) Sugar cane (b) Barley (c) Maize (d) Wheat (Ans : a)

15. Where is the National Defence Academy located? 
(a) Dehradoon (b) Kharakwasla (c) Kirkee (d) Chennai (Ans : b)

16. Where is the Centre of Advanced Study established in 1965 located in India ? 
(a) Chandigarh (b) New Delhi (c) Chennai (d) Shimla (Ans : d)

17. In which state in India teak wood is found in large quantities? 
(a) Rajasthan (b) Assam (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar (Ans : c)

18. The first T.V. station was established in Delhi. Where was the second T.V. Station established in 1972? 
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow (Ans : a)

19. Which Industry amongst the following is more labour intensive? 
(a) Iron and Steel (b) Cloth Industry (c) Petroleum (d) Automobile (Ans : b)

20. Who founded Khalsa? 
(a) Guru Nanak (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (c) Guru Hargobind (d) Guru Gobind Singh (Ans : d)

21. Due to the deficiency of which of the following, blood-deficiency is found amongst males? 
(a) Folic Acid (b) Vitamin A (c) Vitamin B-12 (d) None of these (Ans : c)

22. Which amongst the following cars is the latest model to be launched by the TATA company? 
(a) Cielo (b) Sierra (c) Indica (d) Uno (Ans : c)

23. Which amongst the following states is famous for its beautiful sea beach and is a centre for tourist attraction? 
(a) Gujarat (b) Goa (c) Tamil nadu (d) West Bengal (Ans : b)

24. Which city was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Kingdom? 
(a) Lahore (b) Amritsar (c) Ludhiana (d) Jammu (Ans : a) 

RRB Allahabad TC and CC Exam Solved Paper (Exam Held On: 27-08-2013)

1. The Parliament consists of the– 
(a) Two houses of the parliament (b) Two houses of the parliament including elected and nominated members 
(c) Two houses of the parliament and speaker (d) None of these (Ans : d)

2. Ribosome's main activity is– 
(a) Regulate cell division (b) Regulate cell function (c) Protein synthesis (d) Secretion of hormone (Ans : c)

3. Synovial fluid is found in the– 
(a) Muscle (b) Kidney (c) Liver (d) Joints (Ans : d)

4. The donor of AB blood group can donate to recipient of blood group– 
(a) A (b) B (c) AB (d) O (Ans : c)

5. Filariasis is a disease caused by– 
(a) worms (b) fungus (c) bacteria (d) protozoa (Ans : a)

6. Lack of vitamin B complex causes– 
(a) Beriberi (b) Scurvy (c) Pellagra (d) Rickets (Ans : c)

7. Leukaemia is a form of–  
(a) deficiency disease (b) deformity of body (c) viral infection (d) cancer (Ans : d)

8. The National calendar based on the Saka era began on– 
(a) AD 58 (b) AD 376 (c) AD 78 (d) AD 606 (Ans : c)

9. Udayagiri rock-cut-caves are located in– 
(a) Assam (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa (Ans : d)

10. Li Keiqiang is the– 
(a) Vice president of Communist Party of China (b) President of Taiwan 
(c) Prime Minister of China (d) None of these (Ans : c)

11. Abel Prize is given for major contribution in– 
(a) Astrophysics (b) Mathematics (c) Genetics (d) Architecture (Ans : b)

12. The King's Speech is– 
(a) a book (b) an autobiography (c) an award winning film (d) None of these (Ans : c)

13. The International Monetary Fund is located in– 
(a) Geneva (b) New York (c) London (d) Washington (Ans : d)

14. Michael Phelps. the Olympic swimmer has secured __ Olympic swimming medals. 
(a) 22 (b) 18 (c) 15 (d) None of these (Ans : a)

15. Cairn India is known for the production of– 
(a) Milk products (b) Information Technology related products (c) Petroleum gas/oil (d) Genetically modified cotton (Ans : c)

16. If C is older than A but younger to B and D is younger to E but older than C then which of the following can definitely be concluded? 
(a) E is the eldest of all (b) B is the eldest of all (c) D is older than B (d) A is the youngest of all (Ans : d)

17. A is 5km to the south-west of B and B is 5km to the south-east of C. If D is 3km to the north of C then D is to the– 
(a) north-east of A (b) south of A (c) north of A (d) north-west of A (Ans : c)

18. Amri. a Harappan site, is located in the province of– 
(a) Sind (b) Rajasthan (c) Gujarat (d) Baluchistan (Ans : d)

19. The invasion of Alexander took place in north-west India in 326 B. C. in the period of– 
(a) Ajata Shatru (b) Nandas (c) Chandra Gupta Maurya (d) Shishunaga (Ans : b)

20. The system of payment of salary to the troops was decreed by– 
(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Iltutmish (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Balban (Ans : d)

21. Lord William Bentinck was the governor general during the period 
(a) 1848-56 (b) 1813-24 (c) 1828-35 (d) 1841-44 (Ans : c)

22. The Montague-Chelmsford reform was passed in the year– 
(a) 1908 (b) 1918 (c) 1919 (d) 1916 (Ans : c)

23. Clement Attlee's announcement proclaimed in the Parliament– 
(a) Limited voting powers to Indians (b) Formation of Cabinet Mission (c) British decision to quit India (d) None of these (Ans : c)

24. The Singalila National Park is located in the state of– 
(a) West Bengal (b) Manipur (c) Sikkim (d) Orissa (Ans : a)

25. Muga variety of silk is native to the state of– 
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Bihar (Ans : c)

26. Large Natural gas deposits have been recently discovered in the state of– 
(a) West Bengal (b) Orissa (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan (Ans : d)

27. What is the formula of Sodium Zincate? 
(a) NaZnO₂ (b) Na₂ZnO₂ (c) NaZn₂O₂ (d) Na₃ZnO₂ (Ans : b)

28. Bronze is an alloy. It's constituents are– 
(a) Cu, Zn, Pb (b) Cu, Zn, Sn (c) Cu, Zn, Ni (d) Cu, Zn (Ans : b)

29. Which compound (given below) is not a peroxide? 
(a) Na₂O₂ (b) H₂O₂ (c) BaO₂ (d) PbO₂ (Ans : d)

30. In Bayer's process the Bauxite ore (for purification) is digested in– 
(a) KOH (b) NaOH (c) H₂SO₄ (d)Na₂CO₃ (Ans : b)

31. The magnitude of a vector is never– 
(a) Zero (b) Unity (c) Negative (d) Positive (Ans : c)

32. The force of attraction or repulsion between charges follows– 
(a) Square law (b) Inverse square law (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these (Ans : c)

33. Ratio of mass of proton and electron will be– 
(a) 1836 (b) 1/1836 (c) 1 (d) 0 (Ans : a)

34. In a circuit containing inductance and resistance– 
(a) e.m.f. leads the current (b) current leads the e.m.f. (c) current and e.m.f. are in phase (d) e.m.f. lags the current (Ans : b)

35. Which location does not have an oil refinery ? 
(a) Numaligarh (b) Kochi (c) Pantpat (d) Agra (Ans : d)

36. Gulbarga is located in the state of– 
(a) Maharashtra (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Madhya Pradesh (Ans : c)

37. Black soil is not found in– 
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh (Ans : c)

38. Right to Equality of Opportunity in Employment is enshrined in Article– 
(a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 16 (Ans : d)

39. The candidate for the office of the President must have qualification required for the– 
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Member of Parliament (c) Rajya Sabha (d) MLA (Ans : a)

40. The term of the Governor of a state is– 
(a) 4 years (b) 5 years (c) 6 years (d) None of these (Ans : b)

41. The Appropriation Act allows the Government to withdraw money from– 
(a) Contingency Fund of India (b) Consolidated Fund of India (c) Reserve Bank of India (d) None of these (Ans : b)

42. The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction of any dispute/decision– 
(a) Regarding clarification of constitution (b) About Constitutionality of a legislative act 
(c) Between government of India and one or more states (d) None of these (Ans : c) 

43. Find the missing number in the following table– 

1	2	9
3	4	?
5	6	341

(a) 19 (b) 35 (c) 91 (d) 121 (Ans : c)

44. A, B and C are statements such that if both A and B are true then C is false. Further A is always true. Then– 
(a) B is always false (b) if C is true then B is false (c) C is always true (d) if C is false then B is true (Ans : d)

45. The reverse order arrangements of the following words impromptu, impudent, improvise, imprudent in a dictionary will be– 
(a) impudent, imprudent, impromptu, improvise (b) imprudent, impudent, improvise, impromptu 
(c) impudent, improvise, imprudent, impromptu (d) impudent, imprudent, improvise, impromptu (Ans : d)

46. If (a + 1/a)² = 3, then the value of a³ +1/a³ is– 
(a) 0 (b) 9 (c) 3√3 (d) √3 (Ans : a)

47. If x² – 6x + 1 = 0, then x² + 1/x² = 
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 34 (Ans : d)

48. A fraction is such that when 5 is added to the numerator then its value is 1, again when 6 is added to the denommator then the value is 1/2. The fraction is– 
(a) 16/21 (b) 13/18(b) 11/16 (d) 18/23 (Ans : c)

49. The two sequences 1. 4, 16, 64, ..... and 5, 20, 80, 320, ..... are used to form a new sequence as follows : 
1, 5, 4, 20, 16, 80, 64, 320, ..... 
Then the number immediately preceding the number 1048576 is the new sequence is– 
(a) 20480 (b) 1310720 (c) 130720 (d) 262144 (Ans : b)

50. The volumes of three kinds of materials are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 7 and the weights of equal volumes of the three materials are in the ratio 5 : 2 : 6. If they are mixed to form a material of 65 kg then the weight of the 2nd material in the mixture is– 
(a) 8 kg (b) 23 kg (c) 15 kg (d) 42 kg (Ans : a)
Hints : Required ratio = 3 × 5 : 4 × 2 : 6 × 7
= 15 : 8 : 42 

51. The Indian cricket team is to be selected out of fifteen players, five of them are bowlers. In how many ways the team can be selected so that the team contains at least three bolwers? 
(a) 1260 (b) 1620 (c) 1250 (d) 1200 (Ans : a)

52. A invested Rs. 10,000 for 9 months and B invested Rs. 18,000 for some times in a business. If the profits of A and B are equal, then the period of time for which B's capital was invested is– 
(a) 6 months (b) 5 months (c) 4 months (d) 3 months (Ans : b)

53. 50 workers can complete a job in 6 days working 8 hours a day. If 40 workers are employed to complete the job in 20 days then the number of hours they should be working per day is– 
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 3 (Ans : d)

54. The marked price of televisions is Rs. 24,000. A retailer bought it after getting successive discounts of 20 per cent and 10 per cent respectively. Then the retailer bought it at– 
(a) Rs. 17,280 (b) Rs. 18,280 (c) Rs. 12,780 (d) Rs. 19,280 (Ans : a)

55. A man worked 14 hours a day for the first 2 days, 12 hours a day for the next 3 days but did not work on the sixth day. Then on the average how much did he work in the first six days ? 
(a) 10 hours 4 minutes (b) 9 hours 40 minutes (c) 10 hours 40 minutes (d) 11 hours 40 minutes (Ans : d)
Hints : Required average 
= (2×14+3×12/6) hours 
= 70/6 = 11 hours 40 minutes 

56. The number of straight lines that can be drawn in a plane with 23 given points, assuming that no three of them are collinear is– 
(a) 253 (b) 46 (c) 2.23! (d) 21! (Ans : a)

57. In a mixture of syrup and water there is 60 per cent syrup. If 5 litres of syrup is added then there is 35 per cent water in the mixture. The initial quantity of mixture was– 
(a) 40 litres (b) 35 litres (c) 30 litres (d) 32 litres (Ans : b)

58. The number of four-digit numbers greater than or equal to 4321 that can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 allowing for repetition of digits is– 
(a) 360 (b) 310 (c) 131 (d) 311 (Ans : d)

59. In a class party arranged for 43 students, 26 liked both ice-cream and cold drinks, 7 disliked ice cream and 4 disliked both. Then the number of students who liked ice-cream is– 
(a) 26 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 30 (Ans : c)
Hints : Required number of students 
= 43 – 7 – 4 = 32 

60. A man swim at 5 km per hour velocity in still water. He takes 75 minutes to swim from position A to the position B and back in a river when it is flowing at 1 km per hour. The distance between A and B is– 
(a) 6 km (b) 5 km (c) 2.5 km (d) 3 km (Ans : d)

61. 22 boys are standing in front of Kunal in a queue. 12 boys are standing to the back of Rohit in the same queue. If total number of boys is 30 then the number of boys standing in between Kunal and Rohit is– 
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 5 (Ans : b)

62. In the following sequence of alphabets 
a a b a b a a b a b a a a b b a b a b b a a a a 
the number of a's in between 7th a from left and 7th a from right is– 
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 2 (Ans : a)

63. If A stands for '+', B stands for '–', C stands for '×' and D for '÷' 'then 1/2A 1/3B 1/4C 1/5D 1/6 = 
(a) 0 (b) 17/30 (c) 8/15 (d) 13/15 (Ans : c)

64. If 1st July, 1977 was a Friday then 1st July 1970 was a– 
(a) Wednesday (b) Thursday (c) Sunday (d) Tuesday (Ans : a)

65. If 'A + B' stands for 'A is the father of B', 'A – B' stands for 'A is the brother of B', 'A × B' stands for 'A is the wife of B' and 'A ÷ B' stands for 'A is the sister of B' then 'P + Q ÷ R' means– 
(a) P may be father of R (b) R is sister of P (c) R may be father of P (d) R is sister of Q (Ans : a)

66. In a certain code language '278' means 'run very fast', '853' means 'come back fast' and '376' means 'run and come' then 'back' may be represented by the digit– 
(a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 6 (Ans : c)

67. If X is a player then X must be stout. This statement can be deduced from– 
(a) only players are stout (b) none but the stout men are players (c) all stout men are players (d) some players are stout (Ans : d)

68. Find the odd one out. 
(a) Kitchen (b) Psychology (c) Campaign (d) Utensil (Ans : c)

69. Natural: Artificial : : Spontaneous : ? 
(a) calculated (b) impromptu (c) instinctive (d) free of all (Ans : a)

70. The sum of all the natural numbers between 301 and 501 (including 301 and 501) which are divisible by 7 is– 
(a) 11277 (b) 12571 (c) 15171 (d) 11571 (Ans : d)

71. 5 pencils and 4 erasers cost Rs. 13 whereas 9 pencils and 5 erasers cost Rs. 19. Then the price of 6 pencils and 3 erasers is– 
(a) Rs. 9 (b) Rs. 12 (c) Rs. 15 (d) Rs. 18 (Ans : b)

72. Let a₁, a₂,..... a₇ be arbitrary different positive integers, taking one value at a time from 1. 2,....., 7. The number (a₁ - 1) (a₂ – 2) ..... (a₇ – 7) 
(a) is odd if non-zero (b) is necessarily 0 (c) is even if non-zero (d) is always ≤ 0 (Ans : b)

73. Consider the natural number 88935. Then the least natural number by which we can divide or multiply the number to make it a square number is– 
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 15 (d) None of these (Ans : c)

74. There is a path, 1m wide, outside a rectangular field of 16m length and 11m breadth. Then the total area of the path is– 
(a) 58 m (b) 58 sq. m (c) 36 sq. m (d) 28 sq. m (Ans : b)

75. A two digit is such that when it is divided by the largest single digit prime number leaves remainder 4. If the difference of the two digits is 4 then the number is– 
(a) 73 (b) 25 (c) 53 (d) 95 (Ans : d)

76. A train runs at the speed of 72 km per hour. The distance between any two stations is 42 km and the train stops at each stations for 5 minutes. Then the time taken by train to go 350 km is–  
(a) 6 hours 31 minutes 40 seconds (b) 5 hours 31 minutes (c) 5 hours 31 minutes 40 seconds (d) 5 hours 30 minutes 40 seconds (Ans : c)

Directions (77-81) : Five students Ajit. Arjun , Chandrima. Debu, Shashi have total five books on subjects Physics. Chemistry. Mathematics. Biology and Statistics written by authors Goyal. Kappor, Hansa, Sen and Basu. Each student has only one book on one of five subjects and each author can write only one book. Goyal is the author of the Physics book which is not owned by Shashi or Ajit. Debu owns the book written by Basu. Chandrtrna owns the Mathematics book. Shashi has the Statistics book which is not written by Kapoor. Biology book is written by Sen. 

77. Chemistry book is owned by– 
(a) Debu (b) Arjun (c) Ajit (d) Debu or Arjun (Ans : a)

78. Mathematics book is written by– 
(a) Hansa (b) Kapoor (c) Basu (d) Data inadequate (Ans : b)

79. Who is the owner of the book written by Hansa ? 
(a) Arjun (b) Shashi (c) Ajit (d) Chandrima (Ans : b)

80. The correct combination of subject and author is– 
(a) Chemistry - Basu (b) Statistics - Sen (c) Mathematics - Basu (d) Chemistry - Kapoor (Ans : a)

81. The incorrect combination of subject, student and author is– 
(a) Biology - Ajit - Sen (b) Statistics - Shashi - Hansa (c) Physics - Arjun - Goyal (d) Mathematics - Chandrtma - Hansa (Ans : d)

82. What is the least number which when increased by 13 is divisible by each of 42, 36 and 45 ? 
(a) 1273 (b) 1247 (c) 1207 (d) 2507 (Ans : b)

83. When 1 is added to 13/15th part of 7/8 then it is equal to n-th part of 13/7 . Then n = 
(a) 1560/1477 (b) 1211/560 (c) 1477/1560 (d) 7/120 (Ans : a)

84. The ratio of the present age of a man and his wife is 4 : 3 and 4 years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 9 : 7. If the ratio of their ages at the time of their marriage was 13 : 9, how many years ago were they married ? 
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 9 (Ans : c)

85. The average height of 35 students in a class is 4'2". Three students of average height 4'10" moved to new section while 6 students of total height 33'4" joined the class, The average height of the students in the class is now 
(a) 4'6" (b) 5' (c) 4'4" (d)4'8" (Ans : c)

86. If 16 sheep or 12 horses eat the grass of a field in 20 days then in how many days will 5 sheep and 4 horses eat it ? 
(a) 30 30/31 (b) 3 30/31 (c) 31 (d) 29 (Ans : a)

87. The smallest positive integer n with 24 divisors, considering 1 and n as divisors, is– 
(a) 420 (b) 240 (c) 360 (d) 480 (Ans : c)

88. The diagonal of a rectangular field is 50m and one of the sides is 48m. If the cost of cutting the grass of the field is Rs. 24 per square metre then the total cost of cutting all grass of the rectangular field is– 
(a) Rs. 8,420 (b) Rs. 16,128 (c) Rs. 16,218 (d) Rs. 15,128 (Ans : b)

89. The ratio of the ages of X and Y three years ago was 4 : 5 and that after three years will be 5 : 6. Then the sum of the ages of X and Y is– 
(a) 60 years (b) 64 years (c) 72 years (d) 58 years (Ans : a)

90. A virus inside a human organ can triple itself at every second. Then the ratio of the number of viruses at 28 seconds and 30 seconds is– 
(a) 9 : 1 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 1 : 9 (d) 14 : 15 (Ans : c)

91. Look at the word APPROXIMATION. Which of the following words can be formed by using the alphabets in the given word. 
(a) NATION (b) PAPER (c) PROXIMATE (d) TOXIN (Ans : d)

92. In a certain language "Raja and Rani" is written as "ni mo chi" and "Rani of Jhansi" is written as "mo ko lo" then "Raja of Jodhpur" may be cod- ed as– 
(a) chi ko so (b) chi mo so (c) ni ko lo (d) chi ni so (Ans : a)

93. There are 7 pentagons and hexagons in a chart. If the total number of sides is 38 then the number of pentagons is– 
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4 (Ans : d)

94. Find the odd one out. 
(a) Physiology (b) Analogy (c) Psychology (d) Sociology (Ans : b)

95. Grass: Lawn : : Tree: ? 
(a) Field (b) Forest (c) Pasture (d) Farm (Ans : b)

96. If JRURLVDN represents HOSPITAL in a code language then DOCTOR is represented by– 
(a) FREURT (b) FRDVRT (c) FREVRT (d) FRFVRT (Ans : c)

97. Bimal is older than Chand but younger to Anil. Dipak is younger to Emon but older than Chand. If Anil is younger to Emon then which of the following can definitely be concluded? 
(a) Emon is the eldest and Blmal is the youngest (b) Dipak is the youngest of all 
(c) Bimal is younger than Dipak (d) Chand is the youngest and Emon is the eldest (Ans : d)

98. Starting from his house Arun moves 5km to the north east and then 4km towards south. He now moves 3km towards east and then moves 8 km towards north to reach his friend's house. Then his friend's house is– 
(a) 5 km north-east of Arun's house (b) 10 km south-east of Arun's house 
(c) 10 km north-east of Arun's house (d) 10 km north-west of Arun's house (Ans : c)

99. 32 boys are standing in front of X in a queue. Y is standing in the 19th position from the back in the same queue. If total number of boys is 45 then the number of boys standing in between X and Y is– 
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 4   (Ans : b)

100. If '+' stands for '÷', '–' stands for '+', '×' for '+' and '÷' for '×' then 4 + 4 × 2 ÷ 2 × 8 = 
(a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 2 (Ans : c)

Indian Railway General Knowledge Questions for RRB Exams

1. From where the first Jan Shatabdi express was started? 
(a) Bombay (b) Delhi (c) Calcutta (d) Madras (Ans : a)

2. In which year, the first Air conditioned coach was started? 
(a) 1930 (b) 1933 (c) 1936 (d) 1939 (Ans : c)

3. In which part of the country the first Air conditioned coach was manufactured? 
(a) Bombay (b) Pune (c) Bihar (d) Madras (Ans : a)

4. When was the construction work for the first Railway line started? 
(a) 1821 (b) 1819 (c) 1823 (d) 1824 (Ans : a)

5. When was the first train of the world started? 
(a) 1820 (b) 1823 (c) 1825 (d) 1829 (Ans : c)

6. When did the big revolution happened in the history of Railway? 
(a) 1801 (b) 1814 (c) 1815 (d) 1851 (Ans : b)

7. Mr John chapman, Major White and Vorat came together to form which company? 
(a) E.R.R (b) G.I.R (c) England railway (d) The Great Indian peninsula railway company (Ans : d)

8. Where did Chapman form the committee? 
(a) Glassgo (b) London (c) Edimbara (d) Lords (Ans : b)

9. What was the main source of earning of railways? 
(a) goods fair (b) passenger fair (c) catering (d) None of these (Ans : a)

10. On 16th April, 1853 in Bombay which station was decorated to welcome the people? 
(a) Boribandar (b) Thane (c) Kurla (d) Dadar (Ans : a)

11. What was the total duration of distance covered by first Railway engine? 
(a) 1 hour (b) 1.2 hour (c) 57 minutes (d) 50 minutes (Ans : c)

12. What was the number of compartments in the first railway engine? 
(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 14 (Ans : d)

13. How many members did the rail- way board had? 
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6 (Ans : c)

14. When was the B.B.C.I. locomotive get started ? 
(a) Jamalpur (b) Parel (c) Boriville (d) Hyderabad (Ans : b)

15. Which company made the first engine in India? 
(a) G.I.P (b) B.B.C.I (c) E.R.R (d) East India Company (Ans : a)

16. When did the Queen Victoria started to rule over the India? 
(a) 1885 (b) 1857 (c) 1858 (d) 1859 (Ans : c)

17. How many rail companies were existing during the year 1886 ? 
(a) Two (b) Four (c) Five (d) Eight (Ans : d)

18. How many rail lines were constructed upto the year 1886 ? 
(a) Twelve (b) Five (c) Seven (d) Nine (Ans : a)

19. Which system was suggested as most suitable for the area of low population and low transport by the engineers? 
(a) Broad gauge (b) Metre gauge (c) Narrow gauge (d) Wide gauge (Ans : c)

20. When was the first Metre gauge loco made ? 
(a) 1895 (b) 1893 (c) 1897 (d) 1890 (Ans : a)

21. What was the result of the consideration of fixing the width of gauge? 
(a) 5 feet (b) 3.5 feet (c) 3 feet (d) 4.5 feet (Ans : b)

22. When was the Delhi-Metro Rail Started? 
(a) Jan. 2003 (b) Nov. 2002 (c) Dec. 2002 (d) Oct. 2002 (Ans : c)

23. When was the construction work of Victoria terminus completed? 
(a) 1888 (b) 1885 (c) 1890 (d) 1887 (Ans : a)

24. How much money were invested in the construction of Victoria terminus ? 
(a) 10 lakhs (b) 15lakhs (c) 16 lakhs (d) 20 lakhs (Ans : c)

25. When did the railway board form? 
(a) 1901 (b) 1905 (c) 1903 (d) 1904 (Ans : b)

26. How many members were in Railway Board? 
(a) Three (b) Five (c) Four (d) Six (Ans : a)

27. When did the government purchase G.I.P. Railway? 
(a) 1895 (b) 1899 (c) 1897 (d) 1900 (Ans : d)

28. When was the rail budget separated from general budget? 
(a) 1924 (b) 1926 (c) 1935 (d) 1949 (Ans : a)

29. When was the E.I.R. and G.I.P. companies were adopted by the government? 
(a) 1924 (b) 1925 (c) 1928 (d) 1932 (Ans : b)

30. In which year the proposal was passed for electrification of rail route from Kalyan to Birar ? 
(a) 1919 (b) 1921 (c) 1923 (d) 1925 (Ans : a)

31. On which station of Madras, the first electric train run ? 
(a) Madras beach to Tamabaram (b) Madras beach to Addyar (c) Madras beach to Madurai (d) Addyar to Madurai (Ans : a)

32. When was the Burma separated from India? 
(a) 1931 (b) 1935 (c) 1937 (d) 1947 (Ans : c)

33. When did the earning of railway decrease due to market depression? 
(a) 1930 (b) 1931 (c) 1932 (c) 1933 (Ans : b)

34. When did North-East Frontier Railway organise ? 
(a) 1955 (b) 1958 (c) 1960 (d) 1966 (Ans : b)

35. When did South-Central Railway organise? 
(a) 1960 (b) 1966 (c) 1955 (d) 1957 (Ans : b)

36. By which railway Sindhia-Nijarn-Dhaulpur met? 
(a) Northern railway (b) Central railway (c) G.I.P. (d) Eastern railway (Ans : c)

37. When did the first ignition engine develop ?
(a) 1890 (b) 1897 (c) 1900 (d) 1904 (Ans : b)

38. When was diesel engine started in America ? 
(a) 1925 (b) 1926 (c) 1929 (d) 1931 (Ans : a)

39. When was diesel engine introduced in passenger train ? 
(a) 1930 (b) 1934 (c) 1936 (d) 1939 (Ans : b)

40. When did the manufacturing of steam engine close? 
(a) 1970 (b) 1971 (c) 1972 (d) 1973 (Ans : c) 

Railway General Knowledge for all Exams

1. Where is the head office of South Western Railways? (Railway joint preliminary examination non-technical)
(A) to Bangalore (b) Hubli (c) difficile (d) Secunderabad (Ans: b)

2. Rajadani Express is Prichal? (Railway guard)
(A) only the river between Delhi and the state capitals (b) only between New Delhi and the state capitals
(C) only Delhi and important towns (d) only between New Delhi and Mumbai and Kolkata and Chennai (Ans: b)

3. ..... railroad and telegraph service began in the period. (Goods railway guard)
(A) Lord Canning (b) Lord Ripon (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Minto (Ans: c)

4. Which of the following in the train got to the ISO-9001 quality certification? (Secunderabad railway guard Goods)
(A) Bhopal Express (b) Malwa Express (c) Bina passenger (d) Amrkntk Express (Ans: a)

5. Indian Railways broad gauge (Broad gauge) is the width, Anumanit- (Secunderabad railway guard Goods)
(A) 2.00 m (b) 1.87 m (c) 1.67 m (d) 1.33 m (Ans: c)

6. How many Indian railway network is divided into zones and working boards? (Ajmer Railway Goods / E RC)
(A) 16 Zone and Division 67 (b) 9 zone and 60 zone
(C) 14 Zone and Division 67 (d) None of the above (Ans: a)

7. RRB is not located where? (Ajmer Railway Goods Guard / E RC)
(A) in Chennai (b) in Allahabad (c) in Gorakhpur (d) in New Delhi (Ans: d)

8. Which of the following is the fastest moving train? (Muzaffarpur railway Station Assistant Master)
(A) crown Skspres (b) Rajdhani (c) GT Express (d) Shatabdi Express
(Ans: d)

9. Where recently wheel and spindle Indian Railways has decided to set up the factory? (Muzaffarpur railway Station Assistant Master)
(A) Dpra (b) Hrnaut (c) Jamalpur (d) Darbhanga (Ans: a)

10. Konkan Railway Corporation's headquarters is located? (Railway Chennai A SM / Goods Guard)
(A) in Bangalore (b) in Panjim (c) New Mumbai (d) in Vasco-de-Gama (Ans: c)

11. Ooty in Tamil Nadu ..... mountain rail link connects. (Railway Chennai ASM / Goods Guard)
(A) Coimbatore (b) Mettupalym (c) Kodaikanal (d) Accord (Ans: a)

12. "August Kranti Express between which is moving? (Railway Chennai ASM / Goods Guard)
(A) The Delhi-Mumbai (b) Delhi-Guwahati (c) The Delhi-Ahmedabad (d) The Delhi-Kolkata (Ans: a)

13. In 2000, near the bridge over Kdalundi a major train accident took place. The location between the following: the (Railway Chennai ASM / Goods Guard)
(A) Shoranur and Kalikar (b) Gnglar and Centnanur (c) Calicut and Centnanur (d) Palagat and Shoranur (Ans: c)

14. The first Rajdhani Express from where-to-go where? (Assistant Ranchi railway station master)
(A) in Delhi Howrah (b) Agra (c) in Delhi, Bhopal (d) from Delhi to Guwahati (Ans: a)

15. Why is pulling the chain to stop the train? (Railway Mahendrugat Goods guard / E RC; railway traffic Mahendrugat Aprentis)
(A) by pulling the chain brake pull the engine and the train stops
(B) the chain is dragging the vacuum is broken and the air starts flowing in faster and takes the brakes?
(C) chain Kichanne alarm to indicate to the driver and he applies the brakes
(D) engine automatically brakes are engaged (Ans: b)

16. The first electric railway was opened was a (Railway Gorakhpur ASM / Goods Guard)
(A) 1853 in (b) 1885 in (c) 1905 to (d) 1925 in (Ans: d)

17. Which of the following states Konkan Railway Group has benefited from the most? (Railway Malda Assistant Station Master)
(A) Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala (b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra (d) of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu (Ans: a)

18. In 1853 the first railway line between Mumbai and Thane, whose tenure was Vichhai? (Allahabad railway traffic Aprentis)
(A) Lord Henstigs (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Minto (Ans: c)

19. Which of the following train got ISO-9001 quality certification? (Secunderabad Railway Commercial Aprentis)
(A) Bhopal Express (b) Malwa Express (c) Bina passenger (d) Amrkntk Express (Ans: a)

20. Indian Railways broad gauge (Broad gauge) is the width, allowing (Secunderabad Railway Commercial Aprentis)
(A) 2.00 m. (B) 1.87 m. (C) 1.67 m. (D) 1.33 m. (Ans: c)

21. Currently, the sleeper whose railways are built? (Railway Malda TA / CA Recruitment Examination)
(A) wood (b) of iron (c) Purwdavit concrete (d) None of the above (Ans: c)

22. Where is the headquarters of the South-Western Railway? (Railway Malda TA / CA Recruitment Examination)
(A) to Bangalore (b) Hubli (c) Hyderabad (d) Chennai (Ans: b)

23. E-that cutting (e-Ticketing) Who has the right to sell the railways? (Railway Malda TA / CA Recruitment Examination)
(A) IRCTC (b) Rail-Tail (c) IRCON (d) RITES (Ans: a)

24. Which of the following has the reservation is 50% discount? (Railway Malda TA / CA Recruitment Examination)
(A) government doctor (b) specific to cancer
(C) To participate in the conference to the doctor
(D) Head of SSC and UPSC exams participating candidates (Ans: d)

25. In the 2014 budget, the first Indian Railways 'semi bullet train' drive of the pilot, whose maximum velocity ..... km / hour was. (Railway cell Ahmedabad Group D)
(A) 180 (b) 200 (c) 160 (d) 220 (Ans: c)
26. Power train operating in India which began in the year? (Guwahati railway traffic Aprantis)
(A) 1925 (b) 1928 (c) 1935 (d) 1965 (Ans: b)

27. What began during rail operations in India? (Railway traffic Aprantis Bangalore)
(A) Lord Curzon (b) Lord William Bantink (c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Lord Dalhousie (Ans: d)

28. How many areas in the Indian Railways? (Railway traffic Aprantis Bangalore)
(A) 14 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 9 (Ans: c)

29. South-Western Railway is the headquarters? (Railway traffic Aprantis Bangalore)
(A) in Bangalore (b) in Hubli (c) in Chennai (d) Secunderabad (Ans: b)

30. Shatabdi Express "runs on the occasion of the centenary of the following? (Railway traffic Aprantis Bangalore)
(A) Establishment of the Indian National Congress (b) the birth of Gandhi
(C) the birth of Jawaharlal Nehru (d) the introduction of the railway network in India (Ans: c)

Railway joint preliminary examination non-technical (Stage I) General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam held on: 02-12-2012)

1. Law of Floating 'Who was the principle? - Archimedes
2. The Constitution of India, India's second name? - India
3. electron, proton, neutron and Pojitron What is the largest of these particles? - Electron
4. West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in which the state "Jharkhand" is not adjacent to? - Madhya Pradesh
5. Who was the architect of the Mughal? - Ustad Ahmad Lahori
6. Sfur Pshcyta of boiling milk is? - 100 ° C
7. is the largest producer of crude oil? - Saudi Arab
8. What is the approximate circumference of the Earth? - 40 232
9. 'Shiva Kashi' (TN) is famous for that? - Fireworks
10 'Kampan' whom were in court? - Kullotng
11. 'Himalaya' What is the highest peak? - Mount Everest
12. The period between planting and harvesting is greatest? - Sugarcane
13. Location Diwali is celebrated in summer? - Italy
14. 'black hole' is? - Compressed with intense gravity stretch star
15. Which vitamin 'D' is found? - Fish liver oil
16. When India last won an Olympic gold medal in hockey? - 1980 AD.
Train 17. The second battle was between whom? - Mohammad Ghori and between Prithviraj Chauhan
18. Myanmar, Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, the SAARC member countries which do not? - Myanmar
19. What is the father of geometry? - To Euclid
20. Who was the guru of Swami Vivekananda? - Ramakrishna
21. Where it is found mostly in India rubber plant? - Kerala and Karnataka
22. Which sector is concerned Nandlal Bose? - With light music
23. What is the name of Japan's currency? - Yen
24. The 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 which were 366 days in the year? - 2000
25. What is the longest river in the world? - Indigo
26. Where is the world's largest desert? - support
27. Where Charminar is located? - Hyderabad
28. Which is the smallest planet? - Pluto
29. World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters is located where? - In Geneva
30. In the national flag marked Ashok Chakra Tillion (Spokes) What is the number? - 24
31. UNICEF headquarters is located where? - in New York
32. India's largest state in terms of area, what is? - Rajasthan
33. partition of India and Pakistan which took place under the plan? - Mountbatten Plan
34. Who is considered the father of India's economic liberalization? - Dr. Manmohan Singh
35. How is the economy in India? - Mixed Economy
36. Saint Kabir who was a disciple? - Ramanand
37. opium, from which part of the plant is built? - flower
38. What is the study of celestial bodies? - Astronomy
39. What rivers come from the Western Ghats? - Tapi, Godavari and Cauvery
40. What is the largest river in the world? - Amazon
41. Who appoints the governor? - President
42. Monasteries, temples and stupas which is related to religion? - Buddhism
43. DNA is associated with? - RNA from
44. What is the relationship of the dying star? - Asteroids
45. Akeshhwar faith in what is related to religion? - Buddhism

R.R.C. Group - D (Gorakhpur) Exam General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam Held on 16-11-2014)

1. If the densities of a solid and a liquid are same, then the solid will– 
(A) Float (B) Sink (C) Remain in equilibrium (D) None of the above (Ans : C)

2. A person standing in front of a tall building hears the echo of his sound after 2 seconds. What is the approximate distance of the building? 
(A) 400 m (B) 666 m (C) 512 m (D) 632 m (Ans : B)

3. What will a temperature of 32° Fahrenheit correspond to on the Celsius scale? 
(A) 100°C (B) 273°C (C) 0°C (D) – 4°C (Ans : C)

4. What is the freezing temperature of water on Kelvin scale? 
(A) 0 K (B) 273 K (C) 373 K (D) – 273 K (Ans : B)

5. What is a light year ? 
(A) Unit of measuring distance (B) Unit of measuring time 
(C) Unit of measuring speed of light (D) The year having 28 days in February (Ans : A)

6. An electric potential will be generated across a copper coil– 
(A) If a strong magnet is brought near it (B) If a strong magnet is moved away from it 
(C) If the coil is brought near a strong magnet (D) All of the above (Ans : D)

7. Which of the following is an example of a cartilage? 
(A) Ribcage (B) Jaw bone (C) Ear bone (D) Teeth (Ans : C)

8. Which of the following stimulus generally cause movement in plants? 
(A) Light (B) Touch (C) Gravity (D) All of these (Ans : A)

9. Deficiency of which of the following minerals causes goitre? 
(A) Phosphorus (B) Iron (C) Sodium (D) Iodine (Ans : D)

10. Which of the following is true about a bacteria cell ? 
(A) It is basically a plant cell (B) It is basically an animal cell 
(C) It can be either a plant cell or an animal cell (D) It is neither a plant cell not an animal cell (Ans : D)

11. Which of the following needs another living cell to multiply? 
(A) Bacteria (B) Virus (C) Fungus (D) Algae (Ans : B)

12. A solution of pH value 10 is– 
(A) A basic solution (B) An acidic solution (C) A neutral solution (D) Cannot be said definitely (Ans : A)

13. Which of the following liquids expands on cooling and contracts on heating within the temperature range of 0°C to 4°C? 
(A) Water (B) Alcohol (C) Mercury (D) Petroleum (Ans : A)

14. What are antibiotics? 
(A) Chemicals which can kill bacteria (B) Chemicals which can kill viruses 
(C) Chemicals which can kill both bacteria and viruses (D) Chemicals which immunize human cells (Ans : A)

15. Which of the following is a polymer? 
(A) Bronze (B) Steel (C) Plastic (D) Glass (Ans : C)

16. Who has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha ? 
(A) Speaker (B) Prime Minister (C) President (D) Parliament (Ans : C)

17. Who is the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha ? 
(A) Prime Minister (B) Speaker (C) President (D) Vice-President (Ans : D)

18. What is the minimum age for becoming the Governor of a State? 
(A) No age limit (B) 35 years (C) 30 years (D) 25 years (Ans : B)

19. What is one of the minimum qualifications for becoming a judge of the Supreme Court ? 
(A) 5 years practice in High Court (B) 10 years practice in High Court 
(C) 15 years practice in High Court (D) 20 years practice in High Court (Ans : B)

20. Who presides over the sessions of the Lok Adalats? 
(A) Retired judges (B) District Judge (C) Tehsildar (D) District Magistrate (Ans : A)

21. What is the term RAM associated with the computers? 
(A) Random Access Memory (B) Read Access Memory 
(C) Real Advance Memory (D) Rechargeable Advance Memory (Ans : A)

22. What is a computer virus? 
(A) A type of virus which eats computer parts (B) A harmful computer program 
(C) A harmful computer part (D) A damaged computer part (Ans : B)

23. What is the purpose of fuses provided in the electrical circuits? 
(A) To melt and break the circuit in case of accidental high currents (B) To regulate voltage in case of accidental high currents 
(C) To bye-pass sudden high voltage (D) None of the above (Ans : A)

24. In which of the following continents is Somalia situated ? 
(A) Asia (B) Europe (C) Australia (D) Africa (Ans : D)

25. What are Dakshin Gangotri and Maitree ? 
(A) India's permanent stations in Antarctica (B) Indian Peace Keeping Missions 
(C) Hill Stations in Himalayas (D) Currents in the Indian ocean (Ans : A)

26. What is khadar ? 
(A) Deposits made by the rivers at their mouth (B) Low hills in the southern part of Himalayas 
(C) Low hills in the eastern part of Himalayas (D) The flood plains of the rivers in the Northern plains (Ans : D)

27. Thai Ghat, Bhor Ghat and Pal Ghat are the passes in the– 
(A) Eastern Ghats (B) Western Ghats (C) Himalayas (D) Vindhya range (Ans : B)

28. Which of the following is a coral island ? 
(A) Andaman and Nicobar (B) Sundarbans (C) Lakshadweep (D) Sri Lanka (Ans : C)

29. Why are a large number of peninsular rivers seasonal? 
(A) Because of the scant rainfall (B) They do not receive water except during rainy season 
(C) Their water percolates down because of rocky beds (D) Their catchment areas are very small (Ans : B)

30. Between whom the Indus Water Treaty was signed for water sharing? 
(A) India and China (B) India and Pakistan (C) India and Afghanistan (D) India and Nepal (Ans : B)

31. Where is Wular lake situated? 
(A) Kashmir (B) Bangladesh (C) West Bengal (D) Odisha (Ans : A)

32. In which of the following countries is the Thar desert ? 
(A) India (B) Pakistan (C) South Africa (D) Sudan (Ans : A)

33. Which of the following places has the highest variation in the day and night temperatures? 
(A) Coastal region of Kerala (B) Coastal region of Tamil Nadu 
(C) Hilly region of Kashmir (D) Desert region of Rajasthan (Ans : D)

34. Which of the following is correct about Jyotirao Phule ? 
(A) He was opposed to the injustices of the caste system (B) He was opposed to the custom of Sati 
(C) He was in favour of caste system (D) He supported child marriage (Ans : A)

35. Which of the American Presidents coined the slogan "Government of the people, by the people, for the people" ? 
(A) George Washington (B) Abraham Lincoln (C) J. F. Kennedy (D) Eisenhower (Ans : B)

36. Who among the following coined the slogan "Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it" ? 
(A) Lala Lajpat Ray (B) Bipin Chandra Pal (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Subhash Chandra Bose (Ans : C)

37. Who among the following renounced his Knighthood after the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre? 
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Subhash Chandra Bose (Ans : A)

38. Which of the following leaders was instrumental in the merger of princely States in the Union of India? 
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Vallabh Bhai Patel (D) C. Rajagopalachary (Ans : C)

39. What are the two main ethnic groups of Sri Lanka? 
(A) Tamil and Sinhalese (B) Telugu and Tamil (C) Telugu and Sinhalese (D) Kannada and Sinhalese (Ans : A)

40. Which of the following crops was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilization? 
(A) Barley (B) Wheat (C) Rice (D) Potato (Ans : B)

41. Which of the following was the first stage as per the Ashrama system? 
(A) Sanyasa (B) Vanaprastha (C) Brahmacharya (D) Grihastha (Ans : B)

42. Which of the following relations are correct? 
(A) Gautam Buddha-Sakya Prince (B) Mahavira-Sakya Prince 
(C) Gautam Buddha-Lichchhavi Prince (D) None of the above (Ans : A)

43. What was the main role of vaishyas under the Varna system in the ancient India? 
(A) Waging wars (B) Collecting taxes for the kings (C) Trade and agriculture (D) Serving the other three varnas (Ans : C)

44. Which of the following was not a major city of the Mauryan empire? 
(A) Pataliputra (B) Taxila (C) Ujjain (D) Rameshwaram (Ans : D)

45. Who was called a griha pati in the Northern parts of the ancient India ? 
(A) Husband of the eldest woman in the house (B) The head servant of the Icing's household 
(C) The eldest member of the family (D) Small independent land owner (Ans : C)

46. In which year did the rebellion against the rule of East India Company took place? 
(A) 1957 (B) 1857 (C) 1947 (D) 1847 (Ans : B)

47. Around 13th century which of the present States was called Gauda ? 
(A) Karnataka (B) Kerala (C) West Bengal (D) Bihar (Ans : C)

48. Which of the following Mughal Rulers became rulers at the ages of 12 and 13 years? 
(A) Akbar and Babur (B) Babur and Humayun (C) Akbar and Humayun (D) Akbar and Aurangzeb (Ans : A)

49. Which of the following princes rebelled against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ? 
(A) Karnran (B) Jahangir (C) Shah Jahan (D) Akbar (Ans : D)

50. Which of the following is true about the Mughal emperor Akbar? 
(A) He received education in Iran (B) He was illiterate 
(C) He received education within the palace (D) He became a scholar by self study (Ans : B)

51. What is the parliament of Nepal called? 
(A) Rajya Sabha (B) Rashtriya Sabha (C) Rashtriya Lok sabha (D) Rashtriya Panchayat (Ans : D)

52. Which of the following matters does not fall in the Union List? 
(A) Communication (B) Foreign affairs (C) Public health (D) Banking (Ans : C)

63. Who presents the budget for the Ministry of Defence? 
(A) Minister for defence (B) Minister for Railways (C) Union Finance Minister (D) Prime Minister (Ans : C)

54. What is 'Kaal Baisakhi' ? 
(A) A sea current (B) A rain storm (C) A desert wind (D) A dry winter wind (Ans : B)

55. Which of the following is not a mammal? 
(A) Rabbit (B) Mouse (C) Whale (D) Frog (Ans : D)

56. To which state does the classical dance form Mohiniattam' belong? 
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala (D) Karnataka (Ans : C)

57. Which of the following components of blood plays a major role in stopping bleeding from a wound in human body? 
(A) Red blood cells (B) White blood cells (C) Platelets (D) Plasma (Ans : C)

58. Which of the following is not a source of protein? 
(A) Meat (B) Milk (C) Rice (D) Pulse (Ans : C)

59. Which of the following can be nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President ? 
(A) A member of the minority community (B) A member of the tribal community 
(C) A member of Anglo-Indian community (D) A person with outstanding achievement in any walk of life (Ans : D)

60. Which of the following is true about the Prime Minister of India ? 
(A) He has to be a member of Lok Sabha (B) He has to be a member of Rajya Sabha 
(C) He has to be a member of either Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha 
(D) He need not be an MP but he will have to become an MP within six months time (Ans : D)

61. Which of the following countries is partly in Asia and partly in Europe? 
(A) China (B) Russia (C) Iran (D) Mangolia (Ans : C)

62. Which of the following is true about Bible? 
(A) It is sacred to Christians (B) It is sacred to Jews 
(C) It is sacred to Christians and Jews (D) It is sacred to Christians, Jews and Parsis (Ans : C)

63. Who was Joan of Arc ? 
(A) A peasant girl who led French army against invading England (B) A high priestess of Catholic Church 
(C) A French poetess (D) An ancient French scientist (Ans : A)

64. Which of the following equipments is used for measuring atmospheric pressure? 
(A) Hydrometer (B) Hygrometer (C) Barometer (D) Barograph (Ans : C)

65. Which of the following countries is known as the land of rising Sun? 
(A) China (B) Egypt (C) Japan (D) Thailand (Ans : C)

66. If a magnetic compass is taken to the North pole– 
(A) It will point towards south (B) It will point towards north 
(C) It will point upwards (D) It will remain in whatever direction it is kept (Ans : B)

67. What is the latitude of the equator? 
(A) 0° (B) 90° North (C) 90° South (D) 45°(Ans : A)