RRB Common Preliminary Examination (Non-Technical Group) 2012 General Awareness Solved Paper

1. Under Union Plan, with the purpose of requisition of land for nuclear plant, the following word is written in place of amendment in Atomic Energy Act?
(A) Jaitapur (B) Udpo (C) Kadan Kolam (D) Narauda (Ans : A)

2. Who won Men's singles title in this year's Wimbledon? 
(A) Roger Federer (B) Rafael Nadal (C) N. D. Rodick (D) None of these (Ans : A)

3. Recently, Oblapuram had been in news. It is situated in/at– 
(A) At the border of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. (B) Odisha (C) Tamilnadu (D) Kerala (Ans : A)

4. Who among the following won silver medal in shooting in recent Olympic games? 
(A) Gagan Narang (B) Vijay Kumar (C) Abhinav Bindra (D) Jaspal Rana (Ans : B)

5. Which of the following states is at the top in cement production ? 
(A) Rajasthan (B) Tamilnadu (C) Bihar (D) None of these (Ans : A)

6. Headquarters of South-Western Railway are located in– 
(A) Bengaluru (B) Hubli (C) Belgaum (D) Secunderabad (Ans : B)

7. Light year is– 
(A) Distance between the Earth and the Sun (B) Distance travelled by light in a year 
(C) Average distance between the Earth and the Moon (D) None of these (Ans : B)

8. Which country is at the top in cattle population ? 
(A) India (B) China (C) U.S.A. (D) Denmark (Ans : A)

9. Who among the following became twice the President of India ? 
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (C) Dr. Jakir Husain (D) Both (A) and (B) (Ans : A)

10. Which of the following was formerly a fundamental right and now it is only a legal right? 
(A) Cultural and Educational right (B) Right to property (C) Right against exploitation (D) Right to freedom and religion (Ans : B)

11. During the last 10 years, which of the following countries laid out the highest amount of money as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India? 
(A) U.S.A. (B) U.K. (C) China (D) Japan (Ans : A)

12. PAN is associated with income tax. What is the full form of PAN ? 
(A) Permanent Account Number (B) Payment Account Number (C) Pass Book Account Number (D) None of these (Ans : A)

13. How many types of emergencies are there in Indian Constitution? 
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (Ans : C)

14. Which is that country that organised World Cup Cricket jointly and won the World Cup? 
(A) England (B) West Indies (C) Australia (D) Sri Lanka (Ans : D)

15. Which of the following is taken as crop? 
(A) Coffee (B) Tea (C) Rubber (D) All these (Ans : D)

16. Who among the following was the first to be honoured with 'Bharat Ratna' ? 
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru (B) Govind Ballabh Pant (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) C. V. Raman (Ans : A)

17. Important folk dance of Nongkram is– 
(A) Khasion (B) Garo (C) Jention (D) Nagaon (Ans : A)

18. 'Natya Shastra', which is an important source of Indian classical dance, was written by– 
(A) Bharat Muni (B) Panini (C) Narad Muni (D) Bhartrihari (Ans : A)

19. The largest lake of Soft water of the world is– 
(A) Lake Superior (B) Lake Victoria (C) Hardraiswan (D) None of these (Ans : A)

20. An error in computer programming is termed as– 
(A) Big (B) Bit (C) Wires (D) None of these (Ans : A)

21. Physical structure of an adult human being is based on– 
(A) 204 bones (B) 206 bones (C) 208 bones (D) 214 bones (Ans : B)

22. In absence of atmosphere, the sky will appear– 
(A) Black (B) White (C) Blue (D) Red (Ans : A)

23. The following metal is used in storage batteries– 
(A) Iron (B) Copper (C) Zinc (D) Coating (Ans : D)

24. Who among the following is not appointed by the President of India ? 
(A) Chief Justice and the judges of High Courts (B) Governors of States 
(C) Chief Justice of India and the judges of the Supreme Court (D) Vice President of India (Ans : D)

25. Council of Minister is liable to– 
(A) Lok Sabha (B) Rajya Sabha (C) The Prime Minister (D) President (Ans : A)

26. AGMARK is– 
(A) A Cooperative Society of production of eggs (B) An organized barley market 
(C) A cooperative society of farmers (D) A quality guarantee Seal for consumable goods like eggs, ghee, etc. (Ans : D)

27. Where is Indian Institute of Science located? 
(A) New Delhi (B) Madras (C) Kharagpur (D) Bengaluru (Ans : D)

28. Author of the book entitled, 'Imagining India-Ideas for the New Century', is– 
(A) Chetan Bhagat (B) N. R. Narayanmurty (C) Nandan Neelkani (D) Montek Singh Ahluvalia (Ans : C)

29. The following is found in maximum quantity/number in Rajasthan– 
(A) Camels (B) Heat (C) Sand (D) Wind (Ans : C)

30. Who has started, 'Save Narmada Movement' in 1905 for the first time? 
(A) Baba Amte (B) Medha Patekar (C) Madhu Kamekar (D) Madhu Kodse (Ans : B)

31. Who was honoured with the title 'Lok-nayak' ? 
(A) Jay Prakash Narayan (B) A. G. Tikri (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Jawahar Lal Nehru (Ans : A)

32. Who had brought the Lauh Stambha in Delhi? 
(A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak (B) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq (C) Mohammad Gayasuddin (D) Mohammad Kasim (Ans : C)

33. Where will FIFA Cup Football be played next? 
(A) Argentina 2013 (B) Brazil 2013 (C) London 2013 (D) Mexico 2013 (Ans : B)

34. Which of the following is the deepest and the oldest lake of the world of fresh water? 
(A) Lake Titikaka (B) Lake Baikal (C) Lake Chilka (D) Lake Superior (Ans : B)

35. Inflorescence in Sunflower is of the type– 
(A) Spike (B) Capitulum (C) Bunch (D) Spadix (Ans : B)

36. Nirmochan is insects in controlled by– 
(A) Parahormone (B) Parathormone (C) Ecdysone (D) Ecotone (Ans : C)

37. Epicenter is related– 
(A) Earthquake (B) Fold (C) Interior of the Earth (D) Fault (Ans : A)

38. Which of the following fruits is the National Fruit? 
(A) Jack-Fruit (B) Apple (C) Mango (D) Banana (Ans : C)

39. Which of the following languages is spoken by highest number of people? 
(A) Chinese (B) Spanish (C) Urdu (D) English (Ans : A)

40. Tulsidas was the poet of which of the following? 
(A) Ramcharit Manas (B) Adi Grantha (C) Soorsagar (D) Bhagwat Puran (Ans : A)

41. Coins are studied in which of the following subjects? 
(A) Archaeology (B) Historiography (C) Numismatics (D) Epigraphy (Ans : C)

42. Dry ice is– 
(A) Ice-dust (B) Liquefied Nitrogen (C) Liquefied Hydrogen (D) Solid CO₂ (Ans : D)

43. Naynar was related to the following– 
(A) Vashnav Sect (B) Shaiv Sect (C) Jain Sect (D) Bhagwat Sect (Ans : B)

44. Name that Sufi Saint who was associated with Akbar– 
(A) Sheikh Muinuddin Chisti (B) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya (C) Sheikh Salim Chisti (D) Sheikh Farid (Ans : C)

45. Diwan-i-Khairait was set up as a separate department by– 
(A) Akbar (B) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq (C) Firoz Tughluq (D) Shershah (Ans : C)

46. Who is said to be the father of Kawwali? 
(A) Amir Khusro (B) Moihaz-e-Shiraz (C) Ziauddin Barni (D) Milal Shiraz (Ans : A) 

Railway Recruitment Non-Technical Cadre General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam Held On: 09-12-2012)

1. 'Blue Planet' What is? - Earth
2. What is the world's largest dam? - Grand Cooley Dam
3. Chinese traveler 'Fahien' whose reign came to India? - Chandragupta II
4. ninth Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur was killed, who had? - Aurangzeb
5. The civil disobedience campaign which was closed after the agreement? - Gandhi-Irwin Conference
6. How many medals won by India in 2012 London Olympics? - 6
7. Mahatma Gandhi 'Quit India Movement' was when? - 1942 AD.
8. Part IV of the Constitution of India, who tells us about? - Principles of State Policy Director
9. Dr Who. Ambedkar 'heart and soul of the constitution, "said? - Right to constitutional remedies
10. How does the non-member body chaired? - Council of states
11. According to the Constitution of India, which is a constitutional right, but not the fundamental rights - the right to property
12. On his return from South Africa, where Gandhi launched the first satyagraha? - Champaran
13. In which Indian state is the highest percentage of female literacy? - Kerala
14. 'fourth pillar' of what is signified? - Newspaper
15. 1829 AD. Abolition of sati was a factor in the cause? - Lord Bantink
16. International Trade in 'dumping' What does it mean? - Exporting goods at prices below actual production costs
17. Mansabdari system in Mughal rule was enforced by whom? - Akbar
18. What was the Chola king captured Sri Lanka? - Rajendra
19. What is the main functions of the Finance Commission in India? - Revenue distribution between the Centre and states
Tnjaur 20. Who was the major temple? - Rajaraja Chola
21. Which fundamental rights by constitutional amendment gave the director hegemony theory? - 42 th
22. India's president and vice president are vacant, their work Who will play? - Chief Justice of India
23. Puthvi polar diameter of the equatorial diameter is so small? - 43 km
24. Whose Richter scale is used to measure the intensity? - Earthquake
25. Two huge Terrain small strip of land connecting what is called? - Geo-treaty
26. Self particulate matter without the actual movement of heat transfer by what is called? - Conductivity
27. Which gas in Earth's atmosphere enormous quantities? - Nitrogen
28. What are rooted in alcohol? - Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
29. Which makes the red blood corpuscle? - bone marrow
30. What are rooted in human cell? - 46 chromosome
31. Which disease is caused by a virus? - chicken pox
32. What is the chemical name of quartz? - sodium silicate
33. 'tibia' is what is bone? - Legs
34. "barium meal" is used for what? - Nutrition umbilical X-ray
35. atom, molecule and which is not divisible by in Egypt? - Nuclear
Identify the four components of the cell 36. The cell is found in plant cells. But not in animal cells? - Koshik art
37. human blood to clot blood in the small Ckrikaaa generate what is known as a material? - Thrombocytopenia
38. What is the ingredients used in electric fabric? - Tungsten
39. vaseline coated needle in a horizontal position on water surface is gradually sunk, it appears to be floating. Whose example of this phenomenon? - Archimedes principle
40. In the light of the oil lamp oil rises because of whom? - Cell function
41. What is the ultrasonic waves? - Audio frequency to high frequency sound waves from spreading
42. measuring substances whose molecular weight can be calculated? - vapor density
43. 'Bofort' scale, who are used to measure? - wind speed
44. Lead chemical element symbol which is expressed? - Pb
45. Wood, brick, water and air in which it is medium through which sound travels fastest? - Brick