GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS FOR ALL RAILWAY EXAMS

1. When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?
(A) 1982 (B) 1989 (C) 1984 (D) 1992 (Ans : C)

2. Shatabdi Express train was started in–
(A) 1984 (B) 1988 (C) 1990 (D) 1985 (Ans : B)

3. At which of the following places Diesel Component Works is established?
(A) Jamshedpur (B) Patiala (C) Perambur (D) Varanasi (Ans : B)

4. Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?
(A) Central Railway (B) Northern Railway 
(C) Eastern Railway (D) Western Railway (Ans : C)

5. The railway station situated in the extreme south is–
(A) Chennai (B) Cochin (C) Kanyakumari (D) Trivandrum (Ans : C)

6. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called–
(A) dock platform (B) passenger platform 
(C) island platform (D) goods platform (Ans : C)

7. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?
(A) 1952 (B) 1950 (C) 1951 (D) 1954 (Ans : B)

8. In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established?
(A) 1954 (B) 1957 (C) 1959 (D) 1967 (Ans : B)

9. Railway Staff College is situated at–
(A) Bangalore (B) Secundrabad (C) Chennai (D) Vadodara (Ans : D)

10. Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated?
(A) Lucknow (B) Bangalore (C) Pune (D) New Delhi (Ans : A)

11. Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?
(A) South-Central Railway - Secunderabad
(B) Central railway - Bhopal
(C) South Railway - Chennai
(D) North Railway - New Delhi (Ans : B)

12. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?
(A) From Calcutta to Delhi (B) From Mumbai to Thane
(C) From Mumbai to Surat (D) From Mumbai to Madras (Ans : B) 

13. When was the first train in Indian started?
(A) 1851 (B) 1852 (C) 1853 (D) 1854 (Ans : C)

14. In which Governor-General’s reign railway lines in India were established?
(A) Lord William Bentick (B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Kenning (D) Lord Dalhousie (Ans : D)

15. A station where the rail lines end, is called
(A) junction station (B) way-side-station
(C) block station (D) terminal station (Ans : D)

16. How much distance was traveled by first train of India?
(A) 33 km (B) 36 km (C) 34 km (D) 46 km (Ans : C)

17. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail lines?
(A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Fourth (Ans : D)

18. What is the length of North-Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?
(A) 4300 Km (B) 3700 Km (C) 4290 km (D) 5298 km (Ans : B)

19. The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at–
(A) Mumbai (V.T) (B) Guwahati (C) Gorakhpur (D) New Delhi (Ans : C)

20. When was the North-Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established?
(A) 15th Jan, 1958 (B) 15th Jan, 1955
(C) 2nd Jan, 1956 (D) 14th April, 1952 (Ans : A)

21. The headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is–
(A) Calcutta (B) Maligaon (Guwahati)
(C) Chennai (D) Gorakhpur (Ans : B)

22. In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?
(A) Mumbai (B) Delhi (C) Calcutta (D) Chennai (Ans : C)

23. General Manger is responsible for–
(A) Railway Board (B) Railway Ministry
(C) Both railway Board and Railway Ministry (D) None of these (Ans : A)

24. The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at–
(A) Mumbai (V.T) (B) Chennai
(C) Secundrabad (D) Mumbai (Central) (Ans : C)

25. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at–
(A) New Delhi (B) Guwahati (C) Gorakhpur (D) Mumbai (V.T) (Ans : A)

26. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at–
(A) Calcutta (B) Chennai (C) Delhi (D) Mumbai (Ans : B)

27. In which institution the training of electric work is being given?
(A) Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
(B) Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
(C) Railway Staff College
(D) Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (Ans : B)

28. Who invented the railway engine?
(A) Charles Babbage (B) Isaac Newton
(C) James Watt (D) George Stephenson (Ans : D)

29. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Insttitue situated?
(A) Nasik (B) Baroda (C) Jamalpur (D) Pune (Ans : C)

30. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C) West Bengal (D) Tamil Nadu (Ans : C)

31.The zone with the minimum length is
(A) North-Eastern Railway (B) North-Eastern Frontier Railway
(C) South-East Railway (D) South-Central Railway (Ans : B)

32. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?
(A) Pune (B) Chennai (C) Nasik (D) Sikandrabad (Ans : A)

33. How many training institutions of Railways are in India?
(A) Three (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six (Ans : C)

34. What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?
(A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Forth (Ans : B)

35. Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?
(A) Broad gauge (B) Meter gauge
(C) Narrow gauge (D) Special gauge (Ans : C)

36. Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?
(A) Jammutavi (B) Amritsar (C) Pathancoat (D) Guwahat

37. How many institutions do give suggestions for railways technology?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (Ans : B)

38. Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at–
(A) Perambur (B) Varanasi (C) Kapurthala (D) Bangalore (Ans : B)

39. The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in–
(A) 1974 (B) 1961 (C) 1971 (D) 1973 (Ans : C)

40. The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the following places?
(A) Kapurthala (B) Chittranjan (C) Perambur (D) Bangalore (Ans : C)

41. Indian Railways which is the largest of the Public Sector Enterprises, is divided in how many regions?
(A) 7(B) 9 (C) 8(D) 10 (Ans : B)

42. Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourth State for Konakan Railway Project?
(A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Gujarat (D) Andhra Pradesh (Ans : A)

43. Palace On Wheels train was inaugurated in which year?
(A) 1988 (B) 1972 (C) 1982 (D) 1965 (Ans : C)

44. When was the Central Railway established?
(A) 5th Nov 1951 (B) 14th Nov 1951 (C) 14th April 1951 (D) 16th August, 1951 (Ans : A)

45. Rajasthan is under which of the following railway zones?
(A) Northern region (B) Western region
(C) North-Western region (D) Central Region (Ans : B)

46. The largest national enterprise of India is–
(A) Indian Railway (B) Indian Shipyard
(C) Airways (D) None of these (Ans : A)

47. The first locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan on–
(A) November 1950 (B) October 1950
(C) September 1949 (D) October 1954 (Ans : A)

48. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?
(A) Chittranjan (B) Kapurthala (C) Bangalore (D) Perambur

49. When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?
(A) 1965 (B) 1963 (C) 1967 (D) 1965 (Ans : D)

50. Where is the headquarters of Central Railway situated?
(A) Mumbai (V.T) (B) Mumbai (Church Gate)
(C) Gwalior (D) Gorakhpur (Ans : A)

Railway Recruitment Cell (Delhi) Group ‘D’ Exam., 2014 Solved Paper (Exam Held on 23-11-2014)

1. Which party emerged as the third largest party in the recently declared results of General Election 2014 ? 
(A) Indian National Congress (B) Bahujan Samaj Party 
(C) AIADMK (D) Trinamool Congress (Ans : C)

2. Who is the current Cabinet Minister of Human Resource Development Ministry in GOI (as on 19 Oct., 2014) ? 
(A) Maneka Gandhi (B) Sushri Uma Bharati 
(C) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla (D) Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani (Ans : D)

3. Name the State that recently launched ‘Amma Salt’ under the social welfare scheme in the State ? 
(A) Goa (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala (D) West Bengal (Ans : B)

4. Which important parallel of latitude passes through the middle of India? 
(A) Tropic of Cancer (B) Tropic of Capricorn 
(C) Arctic Circle (D) Antarctic Circle (Ans : A)

5. What does ‘Vitamin K’ do ? 
(A) Assists in blood cloting (B) Converts fat to muscle 
(C) Produces serotonin (D) None of these (Ans : A)

6. Which of the following diseases are transmitted from one person to another? 
1. AIDS 2. Cirrhosis 3. Hepatitis B 4. Syphilis 
Select the correct answer using the code given below– 
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 3 and 4 only 
(C) 1 and 2 only (D) 2, 3 and 4 only (Ans : B)

7. In a common pencil what does ‘HB’ stand for? 
(A) Heavy Bound (B) Hard Black (C) Harry Brown (D) Heavy Bold (Ans : B)

8. Who killed the Sikh Guru Arjun Dev? 
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Babur (D) Aurangzeb (Ans : D)

9. Which Article of the Constitution explains Equality before the Law? 
(A) Article 10 (B) Article 14 (C) Article 18 (D) Article 156 (Ans : B)

10. Who was the elected President of Constituent Assembly? 
(A) Dr. Sachidanand Sinha (B) Rajendra Prasad 
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) B. R. Ambedkar (Ans : B)

11. ‘Sharda Act’ deals with– 
(A) Widow Remarriage (B) Child Marriage 
(C) Inter-caste Marriage (D) Polygamy (Ans : B)

12. Maximum strength of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively are– 
(A) 542 and 250 (B) 552 and 250 (C) 542 and 275 (D) 540 and 240 (Ans : B)

13. What does ‘AC and DC’ stand for in the electrical field ? 
(A) Atlantic City and District of Columbia 
(B) Alternating Current and Direct Current 
(C) A Rock Band from Australia 
(D) Averagem Current and Discharged Capacitor (Ans : B)

14. Match the manufacturing units with their locations– 
(a) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (b) Integral Coach Factory 
(c) Wheel and Axle Plant (d) Rail Coach Factory 
1. Tamilnadu 2. Punjab 3. West 8engal 4. Karnataka 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
(A) 3 4 1 2 
(B) 2 1 4 3 
(C) 3 1 4 2 
(D) 3 1 2 4 (Ans : C)

15. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Defence? 
(A) General (B) Chief of defence staff 
(C) President of India (D) Prime Minister of India (Ans : C)

16. The splitting of different colours of light in prism is called– 
(A) Refraction of light (B) Diffraction of light 
(C) Dispersion of light (D) Reflection of light (Ans : C)

17. Optical fiber works on the principle of– 
(A) Scattering (B) Interference (C) Total internal reflection (D) Refraction (Ans : C)

18. What is the first element on the Periodic Table? 
(A) Hydrogen (B) Oxygen (C) Nitrogen (D) Carbon (Ans : A)

19. Which of the following is the chief constituent of vinegar? 
(A) Oxalic acid (B) Formic acid (C) Citric acid (D) Acetic acid (Ans : D)

20. UNESCO stand for– 
(A) United Nations Environment, Scientific and Cultural Organization 
(B) United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization 
(C) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 
(D) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Children Organization (Ans : C)

21. The statue of ‘Gomateshwara’ at Sravanabelagola was built by– 
(A) Chandragupta Maurya (B) Kharvela 
(C) Amoghavarsha (D) Chamundaraya (Ans : D)

22. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ? 
(Dam/Lake to River)– 
(A) Govind Sagar Lake – Sutlej 
(B) Kolleru Lake – Cauvery 
(C) Ukai Reservoir – Tapti 
(D) Wullar Lake – Jhelum (Ans : B)

23. Which one of the following rivers does NOT originate in India? 
(A) Beas (B) Chenab (C) Ravi (D) Sutlej (Ans : D)

24. In India the period of the monsoon season starts and ends between the months of– 
(A) March to September (B) May to December 
(C) June to September (D) None of these (Ans : C)

25. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists– 
(Geographic feature to Country) 
List-I 
(a) Great Victoria Desert (b) Grand Canyon 
(c) Lake Winnipeg (d) Southern Alps 
List-II 1. Australia 2. Canada 3. New Zealand 4. USA 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
(A) 1 2 4 3 
(B) 1 4 2 3 
(C) 3 2 4 1 
(D) 3 4 2 1 (Ans : B)

26. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat? 
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Shah Jahan (D) Aurangzeb (Ans : B)

27. Name the galaxy in which the Earth is a planet of ? 
(A) Andromeda (B) Ursa Major (C) Ursa Minor (D) Milky Way (Ans : D)

28. India occupied which place in terms of largest economy in the recent World Bank Report in Purchasing Power Parity? 
(A) Third Largest Economy (B) Fourth Largest Economy 
(C) Fifth Largest Economy (D) Second Largest Economy (Ans : A)

29. Name the bank that was included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 or 21 May, 2014. 
(A) Neelachal Gramya Bank (B) Bharatiya Mahila Bank 
(C) Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank (D) Purvanchal Gramin Bank (Ans : B)

30. Name the winner of 2014 Wimbledon Tennis Open in Men’s Singles Category. 
(A) Roger Federer (B) Novak Djokovic (C) Noah Rubin (D) Vasek (Ans : B)

31. The Kabaddi League Team which won the inaugural STAR Pro- Kabaddi League Tournament is ? 
(A) U Mumba (B) Patna Pirates (C) Jaipur Pink Panthers (D) Telugu Titans (Ans : C)

32. Name the Indian who on 28 April, 2014 won the prestigious Gold-man Environmental Prize for the year 2014 that is commonly called as the Green Nobel. 
(A) Helen Holden (B) Ramesh Agrawal 
(C) Rudi Putra (D) Suren Gazaryan (Ans : B)

33. Who is the author of the immortal Indian epic poem “Mahabharata” ? 
(A) Sage Veda Vyasa (B) Sage Valmiki 
(C) Sage Vasishta (D) Sage Yagnavalkya (Ans : A)

34. What is considered as the traditional ancient name of the “Hindu” religion? 
(A) Sanatana Dharma (B) Puratana Dharma (C) Vaishnavism (D) Shaivism (Ans : A)

35. Music Director R. D. Burman is also known as– 
(A) Rocky (B) Pancham (C) Chichi (D) Chintu (Ans : B)

36. Which film got the highest number of awards in different categories in the IIFA Awards 2014? 
(A) Chennai Express (B) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 
(C) Shaadike Side Effects (D) Aashiqui 2 (Ans : B)

37. The longest bone in the human body is– 
(A) Stapes (B) Humerus (C) Ulna (D) Femur (Ans : D)

38. White Blood Cells acts in which manner? 
(A) As a defence against infection (B) A source of energy 
(C) For clotting blood (D) As a medium for oxygen transport from lung to tissues (Ans : A)

39. India’s Permanent Research Station ‘Dakshin Gangotri’ is located at– 
(A) Antarctica (B) Indian Ocean (C) Himalayas (D) Arabian Sea (Ans : A)

40. Solar energy is generated due to– 
(A) Fusion reactions (B) Fission reactions 
(C) Combustion reactions (D) Chemical reactions (Ans : A)

41. ‘Al-Beruni’ the famous traveller came to India during the reign of– 
(A) Mohamrnad-bin-Tughlak (B) Ghyasuddin Tughlak 
(C) Feroz Shah Tughlak (D) Allauddin Khilzi (Ans : *)

42. What is the retirement age of Supreme Court Judge? 
(A) 60 years (B) 62 years (C) 65 years (D) 68 years (Ans : C)

43. Which Temple dedicated to the Sun-God is shaped like a Chariot? 
(A) Sun Temple, Konark (B) Lotus Temple, New Delhi 
(C) Surya Pahar Temple, Assam (D) Jagannath Temple, Puri (Ans : A)

44. Which among the following is the least populated State in India? 
(A) Sikkim (B) Goa (C) Manipur (D) Mizoram (Ans : A)

45. ‘Zero Hour’ in the parliament begins from ? 
(A) 10 am (B) 12 Noon (C) 1 pm (D) 11 am (Ans : B)

46. Who is the current Chairperson of National Commission for Woman? 
(A) Manjulatha Kalanidhi (B) Mamta Sharma 
(C) Lalitha Kumaramangalam (D) Mohini Giri (Ans : C)

47. What is the name of American Journalist killed by ISIS-a terrorist organization? 
(A) James Anderson (B) James Foley 
(C) William Hague (D) David Cawthorne Haines (Ans : B)

48. Name the Scheme launched by the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi to help the poor open bank accounts? 
(A) Pradhan Mantri Dhan Jan Yojana (B) Pradhan Mantri Bank Yojana 
(C) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (D) Gramin Samridhi Yojana (Ans : C)

49. Who has never been the “Leader of Opposition” in Lok Sabha ? 
(A) Rajiv Gandhi (B) Sonia Gandhi 
(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (D) Arun Jaitley (Ans : D)

50. Rashtrapati Nilayam (President’s Place) is located at– 
(A) New Delhi (B) Kolkata (C) Shimla (D) Hyderabad (Ans : D)

51. The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period of– 
(A) Two years (B) One years (C) Three years (D) Four years (Ans : A)

52. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by– 
(A) Elected members of the Legislative Council (B) The people 
(C) Lok Sabha (D) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly (Ans : D)

53. Who presides over the meetings of Lok Sabha ? 
(A) Prime Minister (B) President (C) Vice President (D) Speaker (Ans : D)

54. Who is the current Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha ? 
(A) Jaswant Singh (B) Ghulam Nabi Azad 
(C) Arun Jaitley (D) Manmohan Singh (Ans : B)

55. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was called as ‘Mahatma’ by– 
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Motilal Nehru 
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Rabindra Nath Tagore (Ans : D)

56. Who of the following assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, the Governor of Punjab responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? 
(A) Udham Singh (B) Khudiram Bose 
(C) Madanlal Dhinqra (D) Ramprasad Bismil (Ans : A)

57. Times of India’ media Company was founded by– 
(A) Bennett, Coleman and Company (B) A. H. Wheeler 
(C) Goenka (D) G. D. Birla (Ans : A)

58. The members of Panchayats are– 
(A) Nominated by the district officer (B) Elected by electorates of respective territorial constituencies 
(C) Nominated by local self govt. minister (D) Nominated by BDO (Ans : B)

59. ‘World Environmental Day’ is celebrated on– 
(A) 2 June (B) 3 June (C) 4 June (D) 5 June (Ans : D)

60. In which State is the religious festival ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ celebrated with great enthusiasm? 
(A) Rajasthan (B) Gujarat (C) Maharashtra (D) Madhya Pradesh (Ans : C) 

Railway Recruitment Cell (Gorakhpur) Group ‘D’ (First Shift) Exam Solved Paper (Exam Held on 2-11-2014)

1. Which of the following made Delhi a capital for the first time? 
(A) Tomara Rajputs (B) Chauhans 
(C) Gahadwalas (D) Pallavas (Ans : A)

2. Who became the Prime Minister of India after the assassination of Indira Gandhi? 
(A) Rajiv Gandhi (B) P. V. Narsimha Rao 
(C) Morarji Desai (D) Chaudhary Charan Singh (Ans : A)

3. Which of the following Mughal emperors defeated the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodhi ? 
(A) Akbar (B) Babur (C) Humayun (D) Aurangzeb (Ans : B)

4. Who was a ‘Mansabdar’ under the Mughal rule? 
(A) An Islamic priest (B) An attendant to the emperor 
(C) An administrative official of the empire (D) The carrier of letters and messages (Ans : C)

5. Who was the guru of Mira Bai ? 
(A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (B) Sant Ravidas 
(C) Surdas (D) Ramananda (Ans : B)

6. Odissi is a classical dance form of– 
(A) Odisha (B) Kerala 
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh (Ans : A)

7. To which religion is the word ‘lama’ associated? 
(A) Sikhism (B) Jainism 
(C) Buddhism (D) Hinduism (Ans : C)

8. Which of the following was the main reason of defeat of Nawab Sirajuddaula at the battle of Plassey? 
(A) His army was not well equipped 
(B) The English were better fighters 
(C) One of his Commanders, Mir Zafar did not fight 
(D) The English soldiers out numbered that of Nawab (Ans : C)

9. In 1922 the British implemented a new system of tax collection in Awadh. The revenue of a ‘Mahal’ was fixed by survey and one person was made responsible to pay the tax for the entire ‘Mahal’. What was the ‘Mahal’ ? 
(A) A village (B) A paragana 
(C) A district (D) A province (Ans : A)

10. What was the aim of Munda uprising? 
(A) To oust the British 
(B) To oust the zamindars 
(C) To oust the banias 
(D) To oust all outsiders and to establish Munda Raj (Ans : D)

11. When were the powers of East India Company to administer India transferred to British Crown? 
(A) Just before the rebellion of 1857 
(B) In 1858 after the rebellion of 1857 
(C) After the battle of Plassey 
(D) In the year 1935 (Ans : B)

12. What was the impact on local cloth manufacturing industry of the trade with East India Company? 
(A) It declined 
(B) It flourished 
(C) A particular type of the industry flourished while the other declined 
(D) There was no impact (Ans : A)

13. A candidate appearing for a post in Central Government may opt to take examination in– 
(A) English, Hindi or any of the scheduled languages 
(B) English or Hindi only 
(C) English, Hindi or any of the regional languages 
(D) Any of the Indian or foreign languages (Ans : A)

14. Where is Swat valiey situated? 
(A) South India (B) Bangladesh (C) Pakistan (D) Myanmar (Ans : C)

15. What is Ebola ? 
(A) A computer software 
(B) A computer virus 
(C) A deadly virus affecting human beings 
(D) A deadly virus affecting domestic cattle (Ans : C)

16. Out of which state has the Telangana state been carved out? 
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka (C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh (Ans : D)

17. What is kaliari ? 
(A) A form of painting (B) A vocal music form 
(C) A martial art (D) An ancient literature (Ans : C)

18. The electricity measuring instruments installed in our houses, commonly known as Meter is basically– 
(A) Ammeter (B) Volt meter (C) Energy meter (D) Potential meter (Ans : C)

19. If Kerala = 6, Karnataka = 9, Uttar Pradesh = 12, what is Uttara-khand equal to ? 
(A) 16 (B) 15 (C) 11 (D) 10 (Ans : C)

20. The velocity of sound in air depends upon– 
(A) Frequency of the sound (B) Wavelength of the sound 
(C) Density of the air (D) Intensity of the sound (Ans : C)

21. What is photosynthesis? 
(A) The synthesis of images using multimedia 
(B) Quick succession of images to make the moving images 
(C) Process of food formation by plants 
(D) The process of creating fake photographs (Ans : C)

22. Which of the following is known as Vitamin C ? 
(A) Citric acid (B) Acetic acid (C) Lactic acid (D) Ascorbic acid (Ans : D)

23. In what manner does the heat from the Sun reach us ? 
(A) By conduction (B) By convection 
(C) By radiation (D) By all the three methods (Ans : C)

24. Which of the following states is the largest producer of manganese in India? 
(A) Bihar (B) Jharkhand 
(B) West Bengal (D) Odisha (Ans : D)

25. Hazira-Jagdishpur pipe line is used for transportation of– 
(A) Gas (B) Coal dust mixed in water 
(C) Petroleum (D) Water (Ans : A)

26. What is the relation between the Indian Standard Time (IST) and the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) ? 
(A) IST is 5½ hours ahead of GMT (B) GMT is 5½ hours ahead of IST
(C) IST is 12 hours ahead of GMT (D) GMT is 12 hours ahead of IST (Ans : A)

27. To which part of the ancient super continent did India belong? 
(A) Angaraland (B) Gondwanaland 
(C) Great Grassland (D) None of the above (Ans : B)

28. Which of the following states have a common capital? 
(A) Punjab and Haryana (B) Rajasthan and Haryana 
(C) Punjab and Rajasthan (D) Haryana and Himachal Pradesh (Ans : A)

29. The main mineral constituent of the earth’s crust which is below the oceans are– 
(A) Silica and magnesium (B) Silica and alumina 
(C) Nickel and manganese (D) Copper and iron (Ans : B)

30. Which of the following countries has highest number of Medical Colleges? 
(A) China (B) USA (C) India (D) Germany (Ans : C)

31. Which of the following Indian states has Gold mines? 
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Karnataka 
(C) Jharkhand (D) Chhattisgarh (Ans : B)

32. What is subsistence farming? 
(A) Farming for earning cash using modern tools and fertilizers 
(B) Farming based on monsoon 
(C) Conventional farming to meet the needs of the farmer and his family 
(D) Farming of crops by rotation (Ans : C)

33. In the very beginning the Vedas were in the following form– 
(A) Memorized by the Rishis and transmitted to disciples word by word 
(B) Written on stone tablets 
(C) Written on the Bhoj-Patra 
(D) Written on ordinary paper (Ans : A)

34. In the ancient times, a Vihara meant– 
(A) A Buddhist monastery (B) The king’s palace 
(C) The school of learning (D) Shelters for the army (Ans : A)

35. In whose reign the famous Kalinga war was fought? 
(A) Kharvelas (B) Chalukyas (C) Pandyas (D) Cholas (Ans : *)

36. The famous play of Sanskrit, Abhigyan Shakuntalam depicts the story of Shakuntala and a king. What was the name of the king? 
(A) Dushyanta (B) Pururava (C) Shantanu (D) Dilip (Ans : A)

37. To which dynasty did the famous king Prithvi Raj Chauhan belong? 
(A) Pratihara (B) Chandela (C) Gahadwala (D) Chauhan (Ans : D) 

38. Why was the only woman Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate removed from throne only after four years of rule?
(A) She was not an able ruler 
(B) Nobles of the court wanted to become Sultans 
(C) The nobles did not like her independent rule 
(D) The nobles were lured by another ruler (Ans : C)

39. What was the extent of tax on agriculture during the reign of Alauddin Khalji ? 
(A) 10% (B) 30% (C) 50% (D) 80% (Ans : D)

40. Which of the following emperors was called Khurram before his ascendency to the throne? 
(A) Akbar (B) Jehangir 
(C) Shah Jahan (D) Bahadur Shah Zafar (Ans : C)

41. Who wrote Ain-e-Akabari ? 
(A) Amir Khusrau (B) Birbal (C) Abul Fazl (D) Todarmal (Ans : C)

42. Where is the famous Jagannatha temple situated? 
(A) Bhubaneshwar (B) Cuttack (C) Puri (D) Rajgriha (Ans : C)

43. Where was the capital of the Maratha empire under the Peshwas? 
(A) Mumbai (B) Poona (C) Pandharpur (D) Singhgarh (Ans : B)

44. Where did Vasco da Gama land in India? 
(A) Calicut (B) Cochin (C) Kolkata (D) Madras (Ans : A)

45. Where was Tipu Sultan killed defending his fort ? 
(A) Calicut (B) Shrirangapattanam (C) Arcot (D) Bangalore (Ans : B)

46. The Indian farmers were forced to cultivate indigo by the British. What was the use of indigo? 
(A) Used in preparation of the drugs (B) Used in wine industry 
(C) Used in preparation of soaps (D) Used in dyeing cloths (Ans : D)

47. What was the reason of discontent of Indian princes and nobility at the time of rebellion of 1857 ? 
(A) Excessive taxes imposed by the company 
(B) Unjust curtailment of their rights and privileges 
(C) Company’s total neglect of the peasantry 
(D) Company’s disregard for Indian religions (Ans : B)

48. What was the city of Machlipatanam known for in the early British period? 
(A) For its good quality fish (B) For its port trade 
(C) Strategically important city (D) A great centre of learning (Ans : B)

49. Who among the following formulated the policy of modern education in India? 
(A) Sir Jones (B) Lord Macaulay (C) Warren Hastings (D) Curzon (Ans : B)

50. Who can vote in a Parliamentary General Election? 
(A) Any citizen of India above the age of 18 
(B) Any male citizen of India above the age of 18 and any female citizen above the age of 21 
(C) Any male citizen of India above the age of 21 and any female citizen above the age of 18 
(D) Any citizen of India above the age of 21 (Ans : A)

51. Where is the High Court situated in Uttar Pradesh? 
(A) Lucknow (B) Kanpur (C) Allahabad (D) Varanasi (Ans : C)

52. What is the term for which the Lok Sabha Speaker remains in office? 
(A) 5 years (B) 6 years
(C) During the period of the Lok Sabha (D) As long as the President desires (Ans : C)

53. Who is the US Secretary of State ? 
(A) Barack Obama (B) John Kerry (C) George Bush (D) Bill Clinton (Ans : B)

54. Which of the following makes a real image? 
(A) Concave lens (B) Convex lens (C) Convex mirror (D) Plain lens (Ans : B)

55. What will be the next number in the series 1, 1, 2, 3, 5,….. ? 
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (Ans : C)

56. What is the major reason for lower humidity in the air in winter season? 
(A) Lesser evaporation in winter (B) Formation of dew 
(C) Inadequate sunshine (D) Drop in atmospheric pressure (Ans : B)

57. If an explosion takes place at a distance of 1 km, you will hear its sound approximately after– 
(A) 6 seconds (B) 5 seconds (C) 4 seconds (D) 3 seconds (Ans : D)

58. Which of the following does not prepare its own food ? 
(A) Cactus (B) Ferns (C) Algae (D) Fungi (Ans : D)

59. Which of the following is found in the common aerated cold drinks? 
(A) Hydrochloric acid (B) Acetic acid (C) Citric acid (D) Carbonic acid (Ans : D)

60. High concentration of alkaline salts turns the soil infertile. Such soils are called– 
(A) Kankar (B) Usar (C) Banjar (D) Alluvial (Ans : B)

61. Which of the following is used as fuel in the Nuclear Power Plants? 
(A) Uranium (B) Titanium (C) Coal (D) Sodium (Ans : A)

62. Which of the mountain ranges roughly divides our country in Northern and Southern parts? 
(A) Vindhya range (B) Aravali range (C) Deccanplateau (D) Annamalai hills (Ans : A)

63. Celestial bodies which have their own heat and light are called– 
(A) Stars (B) Satellites (C) Planets (D) Comets (Ans : A)

64. Which of the Vedas is the oldest? 
(A) Rigveda (B) Atharvaveda 
(C) Yajurveda (D) All the Vedas were compiled at the same time (Ans : A)

65. Which of the following processes explains the occurrence of earth-quakes more appropriately? 
(A) Release of enormous energy stored in the rocks under pressure due to sudden breakage 
(B) Sudden waves in the molten magma in the earth’s core 
(C) Explosions caused due to chemical reactions inside the earth 
(D) Sudden pull exerted by the heavenly bodies like sun and moon (Ans : B)

66. Where do tropical rain forests occur? 
(A) In the areas of heavy rainfall and adequate sunshine 
(B) In the areas of low rainfall and adequate sunshine 
(C) At the higher altitude of Himalayan ranges 
(D) At the lower altitude of Himalayan ranges (Ans : A)

67. Which of the following is an effective method of arresting erosion of the soil? 
(A) Construction of dams (B) Forestation 
(C) Linking of the rivers (D) Erection of low height walls (Ans : B)

68. Which of the following does hot belong to the group? 
(A) Nile (B) Danube (C) Alps (D) Volga (Ans : C)

69. Which of the following is the India’s highest mountain peak? 
(A) Everest (B) Nanda Devi (C) Kanchenjunga (D) Nanga Parbat (Ans : C)

70. About 12000 years ago, major climatic changes took place leading to the present day environment. Which of the following is correct in this regard ? 
(A) The climate became relatively warmer 
(B) The climate became relatively cooler 
(C) The dinosaurs could not endure the change and became extinct 
(D) Atmospheric pressure suddenly became tolerable (Ans : A)

71. Which of the following is true about the ancient Magadha kingdom? 
(A) Bimbisara and Ajatshatru were two powerful rulers of the kingdom 
(B) It came into existence only in 9th century AD 
(C) The kingdom was adjacent to Gandhar 
(D) No ruler of the kingdom ever indulged in religious activities (Ans : B)

72. Who among the following is accredited with the preparation of grammar for the Sanskrit Language? 
(A) Panini (B) Charaka (C) Kanad (D) Krishna Dwaipayan Vyas (Ans : A)

73. The sacred book of Hindus, “Bhagawad Gita” is included in– 
(A) Mahabharata (B) Manusmriti (C) Vedas (D) Upnishads (Ans : A)

74. Who was Amir Khusrau ? 
(A) A poet (B) A warrior (C) Ruler of Persia (D) Ruler of Afghanistan (Ans : A) 

RPF /CPSF Constable Exam 2013 Solved Paper

1. Mahatma Gandhi where your Dundee trip was initiated?
(A) Dundee (b) the Sabarmati (c) Champaran (d) South Africa (Ans: b)

2. Which of the famous Jallianwala Bagh incident took place in the city?
(A) Patiala (b) Chandigarh (c) Amritsar (d) Jalandhar (Ans: c)

3. 'Inqualab live' Who gave the slogan of?
(A) Subhas Chandra Bose (b) Sardar Bhagat Singh (c) Chandrashekhar Azad (d) Muhammad Iqbal (Ans: b)

4. Which of the following is the river falls into the Arabian Sea?
(A) Kaveri (b) Krishna (c) Godavari (d) Indus (Ans: d)

5. From the perspective of the area is the largest state of India which?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra (Ans: b)

6. 'Zoom' is?
(A) a sort of tribal dance (b) A type of plantation
(C) a type of wind (d) the type of festival (Ans: b)

7. "The heart of the Indian Constitution," stated which of the following?
(A) religious freedom (b) the right to equality
(C) Right to Constitutional Remedies (d) Preamble (Ans: c)

8. President's rule in the state constitution, which is levied under Article?
(A) Article -352 (b) of Article -356 (c) of Article -360 (d) of Article -370 (Ans: b)

9. A Bill is a Money Bill or not, who it describes?
(A) President (b) Speaker (c) Prime Minister (d) Vice President (Ans: b)

10. Who among the following Bhoodan movement was started?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Vinova Bhave (c) Bllbbai Sardar Patel (d) JP (Ans: b)

11. Start date of the fiscal year in India is-
(A) 1 March (b) 1 January (c) 1 April (d) 1 November (Ans: c)

12. Which of the following is the Bank of the private sector?
(A) Vijaya Bank (b) Syndicate Bank (c) Indian Overseas Bank (d) the Unit Trust of India (Ans: d)

13. India's national income to estimate what's the job?
(A) Planning Commission (b) Ministry of Finance (c) National Development Council (d) The Central Statistical Organisation (Ans: d)

14. The speed of a supersonic aircraft that is-
(A) equal to the movement of sound (b) At the sound moves
(C) sound moves over (d) movement of light equivalent (Ans: c)

15. 'light years' Which of the following is the unit?
(A) move (b) energy, (c) the distance (d) Time (Ans: c)

16. Forms measurement of pure gold
(A) 18-carat (b) 20 carats (c) 22 carat (d) 24 carat (Ans: d)

17. 2010 E. In the Commonwealth Games which of the following will be in town?
(A) Manchester (b) Kuala Lumpur (c) New Delhi (d) Sydney (Ans: c)

Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Bulmr 18. In which city was born?
(A) Jaipur (b) Kanpur (c) Mumbai (d) Motihari (Ans: b)

19. where Gautama Buddha gave his teachings?
(A) Bodh Gaya (b) Lumbini (c) Kushinagar (d) Sarnath (Ans: d)

20. Which of the following rule to the Chinese traveler Xuanzang visited India?
(A) Chandragupta II (b) Samudragupta (c) Harsha (d) Kanishka (Ans: c)

21. Who was the establishment of Khalsa Panth?
(A) Raja Ranjit Singh (b) Guru Gobind Singh (c) Guru Tegh Bahadur (d) of Guru Nanak Dev (Ans: c)

22. Third Battle of Panipat was among whom-whom?
(A) the Mughal and British (b) the Afghan and French (c) the Afghans and the Marathas (d) Fenc and British (Ans: b)

23. Who was the Arya Samaj founded?
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Swami Vivekananda (d) Keshvcndra Sen (Ans: c)

24. Which of the following is part of administrative policy?
(A) truth (b) Efficiency (c) neutrality (d) All of the above (Ans: b)

25. Which of the following IAS framework of the model is derived from the country?
(A) United States (b) Great Britain (c) Russia (d) Canada (Ans: d)

26. In 2005, the 'right to information', the person who is leading in the convention?
(A) Sunderlal Bahuguna (b) Medha Patekar (c) Rajendra Singh (d) Aruna Roy (Ans: d)

27. Which of the following is the state's sex ratio over 1000?
(A) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) HP (Ans: a)

28. How much per year in the 11th Five Year Plan has set a target of job creation?
(A) 5 million (b) 10 million (c) 15 million to (d) 1 million (Ans: d)

29. Which of the following is the agency district cooperative credit system?
(A) The State Co-operative Banks (b) Central Cooperative Bank (c) Apex Bank (d) Regional Rural Banks (Ans: b)

30. Governor (Governor) who makes the swearing?
(A) Prime Minister (b) Chief (c) the Chief Justice of the High Court, (d) the President (Ans: c)

31. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration where it is located?
(A) Gurgaon (b), New Delhi (c) Mussoorie (d) Nainital (Ans: c)

32. In India, District Collector (DC) When was the creation of the post?
(A) 1892 e. (B) 1872 e. (C) 1972 e. (D) 1792 e. (Ans: d)

33. Which of the following pay commission has been set up recently?
(A) fourth (b) the fifth (c) sixth (d), seventh (Ans: c)

34. Which of the following elections by the Election Commission is not?
(A) President (b) Vice President (c) CM (d) None of these (Ans: c)

35. Which bank First Imperial Bank "was known?
(A) Reserve Bank of India (b) State Bank of India
(C) Punjab National Bank (d) Exim Bank (Ans: b)

36. "Wind laughing, 'What is that?
(A) a public undertaking (b) Siberian duck (c) a well-known bird sanctuary (d) a boat (Ans: a)

37. Which city with a population over 10 million people living in slums or settlements is the lowest number of?
(A) Delhi (b) Greater Mumbai (c) Bangalore (d) Patna (Ans: c)

38. The President of the Lok Sabha, which is nominated for 2 people from the community?
(A) Buddhist monks (b) find Rsion (c) Anglo-Indians (d) None of these (Ans: c)

39. Investment Commission (Commission appropriation) Which of the following are the chairman?
(A) Mukesh Ambani (b), Tata (c) Joy M (d) Hassan Azim Premji (Ans: b)

40. Who is India's largest software company?
(A), Wipro (b) Infosys (c) TCS (D) Satyam (Ans: b)

41. In India, people living below the poverty line is set to identify the many parameters?
(A) 10 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 16 (Ans: b)

42. NASSCOM (NASSCOM) Which of the following are the president?
(A) Dewang Mahato (b) Kiran Karnik
(C) v. Ramalingam Raju (d) Laxmi Narayan (Ans: d)

43. Who was the president of the Indian National Congress, the first Muslim?
(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (b) Badruddin Tyabji
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) Abul Kalam Azad (Ans: b)

44. Which of the following at the end of his life, Ramakrishna Mission Swami revolutionary terror had become?
(A) A Rbind Ghosh (b) Hem Kanungo (c) Ajit Singh (d) Jtindranath Bandyopadhyay (Ans: d)

45. When does the minimum distance between the Sun and Earth?
(A) 22 September (b) 21 June (c) 21 September (d) 3 January (Ans: d)

46. ​​"Midnight Sun" can be found to the situation in the region?
(A) tropical regions (b) warm temperate zone
(C) the northern and southern polar regions (d) the time of the solar eclipse anywhere (Ans: c)

47. America's resident redneck people what is known?
(A) Buschmann (b) Alpine (c) Amerind (d) Mastijo (Ans: c)

48. Which of these 'Madyamika School of Philosophy' was the founder of?
(A) Asng (b) Bsubnd (c) Nagarjuna (d) Nagsen (Ans: c)

49. Which is the novel written by Premchand?
(I) Premasry (ii) four chapters (iii) amphitheater (iv) Godaan
(A) i, ii and iv (b) i and iv (c) i, iii and iv (d) ii and iii (Ans: c)

50. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Justice Movement - Northern India (b) Kayasthas movement - Karnataka
(C) lingayat Movement - South (d) Namsudra movement - Bengal (Ans: d)

General Knowledge Practice Questions for RRB Exams

1. Who has been named ICC World Cup 2015 Ambassador? 
(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Allan Robert Border 
(C) Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (D) Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (Ans : A)

2. Central statistics Office has revised the base year of consumer Price Index– 
(A) from 2010 = 100 to 2012 = 100 
(B) from 2004 – 05 = 100 to 2011-12 = 100 
(C) from 2004–05 = 100 to 2012-13 = 100 
(D) From 2010 = 100 to 2014 = 100 (Ans : A)

3. Which of the following is associated with the protection and development of women? 
(A) CEDAW (B) PWDVA 
(C) BBBP (D) All of the above (Ans : D)

4. Bombay stock exchange is going to establish a Global Stock Exchange at– 
(A) Gandhinagar (Gujarat) (B) Mumbai (Maharashtra) 
(C) New Delhi (D) Jaipur (Rajasthan) (Ans : A)

5. India’s first Hi-Speed Rural Broadband Network -NOFN has been commissioned in– 
(A) Vaishali district Bihar (B) Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh 
(C) Idukki district, Kerala (D) Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh (Ans : C)

6. Wholesale Price Index based inflation rate was reported (–) 2.06 per cent in February 2015. 
Which of the following factors played a key role in contain demand pressure? 
(A) Tight monetary policy adopted by RBI (B) Huge buffer stocks against any external shock 
(C) Volatility in the value of rupee under check (D) All of the above (Ans : D)

7. Average age in India is highest in the state of during 2001-2011. 
(A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Punjab (Ans : A)

8. Maternal mortality in India now (2014) accounts for ……….of all deaths and ……….of all female deaths in the 15 to 49 years age group. 
(A) 0.55% and 4% (B) 2.54% and 6.5% 
(C) 3.21% and 7.3% (D) 4.25% and 8.9 % (Ans : A)

9. India’s bilateral trade with China in 2014 remained to the tune of– 
(A) $ 65 billion (B) $ 70 billion 
(C) $ 80 billion (D) $ 85 billion (Ans : B)

10. Which of following factors helped moderate headline inflation during 2014? 
(A) Persistent decline in crude prices (B) Softness in global prices of tradables 
(C) Softness in global prices of edible oils and coal (D) All of the above (Ans : D)

11. Which of the following geographical region of India is ahead in demographic transition? 
(A) Northern Region (B) Southern Region 
(C) Eastern Region (D) Western Region (Ans : B)

12. Which of the following changes has not been made in the monetary policy w.e.f. January 15, 2015 ? 
(A) Repo rate has been reduced from 8.00 per cent to 7.75 per cent 
(B) Reverse Repo rate has been reduced from 7.00 per cent to 6.75 per cent 
(C) Bank Rate has been reduced from 9.00 per cent to 8.75 per cent 
(D) Cash Reserve Ratio has been increased from 4.00 per cent to 4.25 per cent (Ans : D)

13. RBI’s deadline to exchange pre-2005 currency notes is– 
(A) January 1, 2015 (B) April 1, 2015 
(C) March 31, 2015 (D) June 30, 2015 (Ans : D)

14. What is ‘Pink Sheet’ ? 
(A) IMF’s Data sheet on current account deficits (B) RBI’s Monetary Policy norms 
(C) World Bank Commodities Price Data (D) None of the above (Ans : C)

15. Which of the following statement is wrong about AYUSH ? 
(A) Ayush represents Indian System of Medicine 
(B) It includes Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturapathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy 
(C) Department of Ayush has been elevated to full-fledged ministry from 9 November, 2014 
(D) Ayush is a part of National Health Mission (Ans : D)

16. The cricketer, who scored fastest century-in just 31 balls-in one day international test match is– 
(A) South African batsman AB de Villiers (B) Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi 
(C) West Indian batsman Corey Anderson (D) Indian Batsman Yuva Raj Singh (Ans : A)

17. Consider the following statements, based on a Mckinsey report, and choose the correct code given below– 
Statement 
1. India’s 29 states, eight high performing ones in terms of GDP per capita will account for over half the GDP growth in the coming decade. 
II. 49 metropolitan clusters in 183 districts, most of them in the west and the south, will account for 77 per cent of India’s GDP growth. 
(A) Only I is correct (B) Only II is correct 
(C) I and II are correct (D) Neither I nor II is correct (Ans : C)

18. S. Mahendra Dev Committee has observed that the terms of trade between agriculture and non-agriculture during 2004-05 and 2013-14– 
(A) Has been favourable for agriculture (B) Has been unfavourable for agriculture 
(C) Has not changed (D) Has been inconclusive in nature (Ans : A)

19. Project ‘Maryadaa’ is associated’ with– 
(A) Education of girls (B) Making the village open defecation free 
(C) Making all the women of the village educated and self-reliant (D) None of the above (Ans : B)

20. Who has been named the brand ambassador of the campaign ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao: programme launched in January 2015 ? 
(A) Rekha (B) Madhuri Dixit 
(C) Hema Malini (D) Kareena Kapoor (Ans : B)

21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Parhao’ programme on January 22, 2015 from– 
(A) Panipat, Haryana (B) Cwalior, Madhya Pradesh 
(C) Bikaner, Rajasthan (D) Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (Ans : A)

22. Which of the following factor / factors has/have created demand pressure on protein items and eggs, meat and fish ? 
I. Substantial increases in minimum support prices of food grains. 
II. Launch of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme 
III. High growth rates in rural income / wages. 
The correct code is– 
(A) Only III is correct (B) I and II are correct 
(C) II and III are correct (D) I, II and III are correct (Ans : D)

23. Mawlynnong Village in Meghalaya is in the news recently. The reason being– 
(A) It has been awarded the Asia’s Cleanest village award in 2014-15 
(B) All the houses in the village have sanitary toilet
(C) All the houses in the Village use clean energy for cooking 
(D) The village is situated on Indo-Bangladesh border (Ans : A)

24. What is so uncommon about ‘Mann Ki Baat’ ? 
(A) Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the US President Mr. Barack Obama shared their thoughts together on fourth episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’ on All India 
(B) The first Mann Ki Baat programme was broadcast on the occasion of Vijayadashami on October 3, 2014 
(C) The second Mann Ki Baat programme was broadcast on November 2, 2014 
(D) The third Mann Ki Baat programme was broadcast on December 14, 2014 (Ans : A)

25. Which of the following districts have been shortlisted for the United Nations global award for public service? 
(A) Gaya, Bihar (B) Chittur, Andhra Pradesh 
(C) Nadia, West Bengal (D) Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu (Ans : C)

26. The revamped National Food Security Mission is being implemented from 2014-15 in–
(A) 619 districts of 28 states (B) 640 districts of 29 states 
(C) 540 districts of 22 states (D) 200 districts of 11 states (Ans : A)

27. Which of the following statement is wrong? 
(A) Certificate of Deposit is issued by Scheduled Commercial Banks 
(B) Commercial paper is issued by Companies 
(C) Recurring Deposite Schemes are operationalise only in Post Offices 
(D) KDR is a time Deposits scheme of Canara Bank (Ans : C)

28. Recently a high level committee under the chairmanship of……….has suggested to downsize the coverage of population under National Food Security Act from current 67 per cent to 40 per cent. 
(A) Shanta Kumar (B) Ashok Lahiri 
(C) Deepak Parikh (D) Ashok Gulati (Ans : A)

29. US President Barack Obarna specifically mentioned three Indians in his address at Delhi’s SIRI Fort Audotorium on January 27, 2015. Who amongst the following is not in them ? 
(A) Film Star Shah Rukh Khan (B) Athlete Milkha Singh 
(C) Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi (D) Space scientist Kasturi Rangan (Ans : D)

30. Certain initiatives were announced in budget 2014-15 for the sustainability and adoptability of Indian agriculture. 
I. The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. 
II. Neeranchal. 
III. The national adaptation fund for climate change. 
IV. Soil health card to every former. 
The correct code is – 
(A) Only I and II are correct (B) Only II and III are correct 
(C) I, II and III are correct (D) I, II, III and IV are correct (Ans : D)

31. What is MUDRA? 
(A) A form of Money (B) A port on West Coast 
(C) Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (D) None of the above (Ans : C)

32. Recently R. K. Laxaman died on January 26, 2015. He was a leading of India. 
(A) Play Back Singer (B) Cartoonist 
(C) Space Scientist (D) Kathakali dancer (Ans : B)

33. Base year for the estimation of national income has been changed from– 
(A) 1999-2000 to 2009-10 (B) 2004-05 to 2009-10 
(C) 2004-05 to 2011-12 (D) 2004-05 to 2012-13 (Ans : C)

34. Economic cost of food grains to the food corporation consists of– 
I. Minimum support price including bonus. 
II. Procurement incidentals. 
III. Cost of distribution. 
The correct code is– 
(A) Only I is correct (B) I and II are correct 
(C) I, II and III are correct (D) II and III are correct (Ans : C)

35. Which of the following companies tied themselves with CII to set up smart cities? 
(A) Hitachi India and Siemens (B) L&T and Reliance Industries 
(C) Tata sons and BHEL (D) None of the above (Ans : A)

36. As per the latest estimates of national income which of the following statements is wrong? 
(A) GDP at factor cost has now been done away with 
(B) GDP at market prices will be the basis for ascertaining national income 
(C) The Indian economy recorded 6. 9 per cent growth in 2013-14 
(D) Henceforth Gross Value Added (GVA) will replace GDP at factor cost 
(Ans : D)

37. Which one is the top most banking brand of the world ? 
(A) HSBC (UK) (B) China Construction Bank (China) 
(C) Wells Forgo (US) (D) HCBC (China) (Ans : C)

38. India has emerged as a significant agre-exporter in a few crops/ products. Which of the following group of crops I products is not in this list? 
(A) Cotton and Rice (B) Meat and oil meals 
(C) Wheat and Eggs (D) Pepper and Sugar (Ans : C)

39. Using India’s new GDP series, the IMF expects growth to pick up ……….per cent in 2014-15. 
(A) 6.5% (B) 7.2% 
(C) 7.5% (D) 7.9% (Ans : B)

40. Which of the following is India’s top most banking brand? 
(A) ICICI Bank (B) HDFC Bank 
(C) SBI (D) Bank of Baroda (Ans : C)