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 Protection Force (RPF/RPSF) Exam Solved Question Paper (Exam Held On: 15-02-2015)

1. Which of these states has the longest international border ? 
(a) Nagaland (b) Mizoram (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Assam (Ans : c)

2. Which of these fabrics is named after a French dress maker? 
(a) Linen (b) Crepe (c) Georgette (d) Chiffon (Ans : c)

3. Who was the founder of Sikhism? 
(a) Guru Govind Singh (b) Guru Ramdass (c) Guru Nanak (d) Ranjeet Singh (Ans : c)

4. Who is the founder of Patna's famous Super 30 institute that coaches economically back- ward students for IIT JEE ? 
(a) Anurag Anand (b) Sushil Kumar (c) Anand Kumar (d) Nitish Kumar (Ans : c)

5. Shri Narendra Modi is the ……of India. 
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha (b) Prime Minister (c) Leader of Opposition (d) President (Ans : b)

6. National Unity Day is celebrated in India on. 
(a) 30th January (b) 29th August (c) 31st October (d) 2nd October (Ans : c)

7. Which continent is the Giraffe native to? 
(a) Australia (b) Africa (c) America (d) Asia (Ans : b)

8. Sumo is a traditional form of wrestling of which country ? 
(a) China (b) Japan (c)Vietnam (d) South Korea (Ans : b)

9. Amir Khusro was the famous poet in the court of. 
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Akbar (d) Sher Shah Suri (Ans : b)

10. Which of these medical conditions is classified into Type-1 and Type-2 ? 
(a) Diabetes (b) Hepatitis (c) Night Blindness (d) Common Cold (Ans : a)

11. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces? 
(a) Prime Minister (b) Vice-President (c) Chief of Army Staff (d) President (Ans : d)

12. The surface of which of these planets is not solid ? 
(a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury (Ans : a)

13. With which main ingredient is litti, a food item from Bihar. stuffed? 
(a) Onion (b) Potato (c) Vegetables (d) Gram Flour (Ans : d)

14. Which natural phenomenon conducts carbon dioxide fixation in plants? 
(a) Sunlight (b) Rain (c) Thunder (d) Cosmic Rays (Ans : a)

15. Other than cricket which game also has a striker? 
(a) Ludo (b) Kho- Kho (c) Carrom (d) Chess (Ans : c)

16. Islamic State is not waging a battle against– 
(a) Ukraine (b) Lebanon (c) Iraq (d) Syria (Ans : a)

17. Which of these places got its name from a local word for mangrove trees? 
(a) Vrindavan (b) Sunderbans (c) Mussoorie (d) Madhubani (Ans : b)

18. Name the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. 
(a) Babulal Marandi (b) Arjun Munda (c) Raghubar Das (d) Hemant Soren (Ans : c)

19. If you are in Red Fort, which city are you visiting? 
(a) Agra (b) Hyderabad (c) Jaipur (d) Delhi (Ans : d)

20. Which of these is Dot a port city on the Arabian Sea? 
(a) Panaji (b) Vishakhapatnam (c) Mumbai (d) Mangalore (Ans : b)

21. Which of these Asian countries is not landlocked? 
(a) Afghanistan (b) Laos (c) Mongolia (d) Cambodia (Ans : d)

22. Which was the first hill passenger railway opened in India in 1881 ? 
(a) Kalka Shimla Railway (b) Matheran Hill Railway (c) Nilgiri Mountain Railway (d) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (Ans : d)

23. What does CO stand for? 
(a) Carbon (b) Carbon monoxide (c) Coal (d) Carbon dioxide (Ans : b)

24. Raslila dance is associated with which God ? 
(a) Lord Shiva (b) Lord Ganesha (c) Lord Indra (d) Lord Krishna (Ans : d)

25. Which of the following is an Indian online retail company? 
(a) Alibaba Group (b) Amazon (c) eBay (d) Jabong (Ans : d)

26. For making which sweet is winter melon or white gourd soaked in sugar syrup? 
(a) Jalebi (b) Petha (c) Gulab Jamun (d) Murabba (Ans : b)

27. Which of these is an essential component of most acids? 
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Helium (d) Nitrogen (Ans : a)

28. Sir Creek is a disputed territory between India and. 
(a) Myanmar (b) Nepal (c) Pakistan (d) Bangladesh (Ans : c)

29. Which of these is essential to keep bones strong in the body? 
(a) Iodine (b) Zinc (c) Fats (d) Calcium (Ans : a)

30. How many different kinds of zodiac signs are there in Astrology ? 
(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 11 (Ans : a)

31. The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 has been awarded to– 
(a) Kailash Satyarthi (b) Barack Obama (c) Kailash Satyarthi and Tawakkul Karman (d) Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai (Ans : d)

32. The autobiography of which freedom fighter is titled 'Atmakatha' which he wrote during his prison time in Bankipore Jail in Patna? 
(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Ram Manohar Lohia (c) Lal Bahadur Shastri (d) Jayaprakash Narayan (Ans : a)

33. Which was the first element to be artificially produced? 
(a) Technetium (b) Francium (c) Einsteinium (d) Promethium (Ans : a)

34. Who was the host of TV show 'Big Boss 8' '? 
(a) Salman Khan (b) Amitabh Bachchan (c) Shah Rukh Khan (d) Amir Khan (Ans : a)

35. Which of the following is not a social networking website? 
(a) Facebook (b) hi5 (c) Wikipedia (d) Twitter (Ans : c)

36. In the Northern Hemisphere, around which date does the summer solstice occur? 
(a) 21st June (b) 22nd July (c) 23rd May (d) 31st March (Ans : a)

37. Which of these fruits is not rich in vitamin C ? 
(a) Orange (b) Kiwi (c) Lemon (d) Apple (Ans : d)

38. Deepika Kumari is associated with which sport ? 
(a) Shooting (b) Wrestling (c) Archery (d) Football (Ans : c)

39. Which of these countries is an archipelago? 
(a) Laos (b) Chile (c) Philippines (d) Argentina (Ans : c)

40. Flight 17, which was shot down over Ukraine was a scheduled international passenger flight to Kuala Lumpur from– 
(a) Amsterdam (b) Moscow (c) Paris (d) London (Ans : a)

41. Manik Sarkar is the Chief Minister of– 
(a) Assam (b) Tripura (c) West Bengal (d) Sikkim (Ans : b)

42. Kaziranga National Park is most famous for– 
(a) Swamp Deer (b) Wild Ass (c) One-homed Rhinoceros (d) Asiatic Lion (Ans : c)

43. Which was the last autonomous territory or protectorate to integrate with the Indian union? 
(a) Puducherry (b) Sikkim (c) Diu (d) Goa (Ans : b)

44. Which country will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games? 
(a) Argentina (b) Russia (c) Japan (d) Brazil (Ans : d)

45. Rann of Kutch is situated in which state? 
(a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra (Ans : c)

46. Which new university named after an ancient centre of learning in its vicinity, began its academic session in 2014 ? 
(a) Takshila (b) Nalanda (c) Pushpagiri (d) Vikramshila (Ans : b)

47. The sign for which mathematical function is the logo of the Red Cross society ? 
(a) Subtraction (b) Multiplication (c) Division (d) Addition (Ans : d)

48. Who was the ruling Governor General of India when the power was transferred from the East India Company to the British crown ? 
(a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Canning (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Mountbatten (Ans : b)

49. Wangchuck dynasty is the ruler of which country ? 
(a) Brunei (b) Indonesia (c) Myanmar (d) Bhutan (Ans : d)

50. Which of these Union Cabinet ministers have never served a the Chief Minister of any State or Union territory ? 
(a) Ram Vilas Paswan (b) D.V. Sadananda Gowda (c) Rajnath Singh (d) Sushma Swaraj (Ans : a) 

Railway Protection Force (RPF/RPSF) Exam Solved Question Paper (Exam Held On: 15-02-2015)

Directions (1-5) : Complete the following series each of which follows a certain pattern. 
1. 3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ?. 
(a) 162 (b) 183 (c) 192 (d) 147 (Ans : d)

2. 49, 121, 169, 289, ?. 
(a) 361 (b) 529 (c) 400 (d) 441 (Ans : a)

3. a_ccabc_a_cc_bcc 
(a) c b c b (b) b c b a (c) b a c b (d) b b c c (Ans : b)

4. _cbacb_dbad_adc_. 
(a) d a c b (b) b c a a (c) c c a a (d) c b d d (Ans : a)

5. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, ?. 
(a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 40 (Ans : c)

Directions (6-10) : In the following questions, find the odd one out. 
6. (a) Nepal (b) Germany (c) China (d) India (Ans : b)

7. (a) BY (b) CV (c) DW (d) AZ (Ans : b)

8. (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 9 (Ans : c)

9. (a) Snooker (b) Chess (c) Hockey (d) Billiards (Ans : c)

10. (a) IFG (b) QOP (c) XVW (d) ECD (Ans : a)

11. 24 : 36 :: ? : 72 
(a) 48 (b) 60 (c) 56 (d) 40 (Ans : a)

12. Convict : Jail : : Lawyer: ?
(a) Field (b) Hospital (c) Office (d) Court (Ans : d)

13. Rabies : Dog: : Ebola: ? 
(a) Fish (b) Mosquito (c) Cat (d) Bats (Ans : d)

14. If 26th January, 2015 is Monday what was the day on 26th January, 2011 ? 
(a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday (c) Thursday (d) Monday (Ans : b)

15. If 'a' means multiplication, 'b' means minus, 'c' means plus and 'd' means division, then 5a 3b 2c [4d 4] = ?.
(a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 14 (d) 12 (Ans : c)

16. GTU : JWX :: CMN : ? 
(a) FQR (b) FPQ (c) FPR (d) FOP (Ans : b)

17. The average of eleven numbers Is 30. If average of first ten numbers is 22 then what is the eleventh number? 
(a) 8 (b) 80 (c) 30 (d) 110 (Ans : d)

18. If 59 is added to a square of a number. the result is 900. What is the number? 
(a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 27 (Ans : c)

19. If C is to the West of A and B is to the South of A. in what direction is B with respect to C ? 
(a) NW (b) SE (c) NE (d) SW (Ans : b)

20. Deepa and Seema together do a work In 6 days. Deepa can complete the same work alone in 9 days. In how many days will Seema complete the work alone? 
(a) 18days (b) 3 days (c) 12 days (d) 15days (Ans : a)

21. The population of a city was 70,000. It increased by 8%. What is the population now? 
(a) 76,000 (b) 76,500 (c) 76,600 (d) 75,600 (Ans : d)

22. What will be the Highest Common Factor of 4.8 and 12 ? 
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 2 (Ans : b)

23. If CORRECTION is coded as DPSSFDWPO. How would EMOTION be coded ? 
(a) FPNUJPO (b) FNPUJOP (c) FNPUPOJ (d) FNPUJPO (Ans : d)

24. A motorcycle covers 60 km. in 3 hours. Its speed is doubled. What distance will it cover in the next 1 hour? 
(a) 360 km. (b) 40 km. (c) 60 km. (d) 120 km. (Ans : b)

25. 75 of 1/30 » 1/2 = ? 
(a) 1.25 (b) 2.5 (c) 12.5 (d) 5 (Ans : d)

26. Ramesh walks 25 metre towards North. He then turns left and walks for 20 metre. He then again turns left and walks for 25 metre. He then turns left and walks for 50 metre. How far is he from his starting position ? 
(a) 30 metre (b) 50 metre (c) 120 metre (d) 70 metre (Ans : a)

27. At what % of simple interest per annum will Rs. 400 amount to Rs. 520 in five years? 
(a) 6% (b) 5% (c) 5.5% (d) 24% (Ans : a)

28. The radius of a circular field is 31.5 metre. What is its circumference? 
(a) 198 metre (b) 154 metre (c) 237 metre (d) 110 metre (Ans : a)

29. The difference of cubes of two consecutive numbers is 127 What are the numbers? 
(a) 5 and 6 (b) 4 and 5 (c) 6 and 7 (d) 7 and 8 (Ans : c)

30. The length of a rectangular field is increased by 20% am breadth is decreased by 20% What is the per cent increase or decrease in its area ? 
(a) 20% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 1 % increase (d) No change (Ans : b)

31. Amar is twenty fourth in a queue starting from either end. How many persons are there in the queue? 
(a) 46 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 48 (Ans : c)

32. Ram moves 10 km towards East then moves 10 km right again moves 10 km right. In which direction is he now from the starting point ? 
(a) North (b) West (c) South (d) East (Ans : c)

33. 0.0050 » 0. 05 + 0.05 = ? 
(a) 0.15 (b) 0.05 (c) 0.16 (d) 0.50 (Ans : a)

34. A shirt priced at Rs. 1500 is being sold at a discount of 40% + 60%. What is its price after discount? 
(a) Rs. 0 (b) Rs. 1400 (c) Rs. 540 (d) Rs. 360 (Ans : d)

35. The sum of two digits of a number is 13. If 9 is subtracted from the number, the digits are interchanged. What is the number? 
(a) 76 (b) 87 (c) 78 (d) 67 (Ans : a)

36. The sum of four consecutive positive integers is 82, then the smallest one of them is– 
(a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 21 (Ans : b)

37. Raul moves 8 km towards West and then turns towards left and travels for 6 km. How far is Raul from his starting point and in which direction ? 
(a) NE 2 km (b) SE 14 km (c) NW 10 km (d) SW 10 km (Ans : d)

38. What is the Lowest Common Multiple of 2, 3 and 7 ? 
(a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 6 (Ans : a)

39. There are 1500 students in a school. 15% are Muslims, 7% Sikhs, 8% Christians and remaining are Hindus. How many Hindu students are there in the school ? 
(a) 1470 (b) 700 (c) 1050 (d) 1200 (Ans : c)

40. 20 dogs can eat 20 hens in 10 days. In how many days can 40 dogs eat 40 such hens? 
(a) 1 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 10 (Ans : d)

41. If BANGLE is coded as ELGNAB. How would SANDAL be coded ? 
(a) LADNSA (b) LANDAS (c) LADNAS (d) LADANS (Ans : c)

42. If Wednesday falls on 26th January, then what day will it be on the last day of January? 
(a) Friday (b) Monday (c) Sunday (d) Thursday (Ans : b)

43. 60% is equal to– 
(a) 6/9 (b) 9/10 (c) 3/5 (d) 7/9 (Ans : c)

44. Average height of a class of 12 students is 180 cm. The average decreases to 179 cm when the height of the class teacher is also added. What is the height of the teacher? 
(a) 168 cm (b) 167 cm (c) 179. 5 cm (d) 166 cm (Ans : b)

45. 3 - 1 + 3 × 6 » 3 - 1 = ? 
(a) 11 (b) - 3 (c) 7 (d) 9 (Ans : c)

46. Rishi earned Rs. 83.2 at compound rate of interest 8% per annum over two years. How much did he invest? 
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 500 (c) Rs. 540 (d) Rs. 503.2 (Ans : b)

47. If 1/4 of third-part of a number is equal to 5, then the number is– 
(a) 15 (b) 60 (c) 12 (d) 20 (Ans : b)

48. If × stands for division, » stands for subtraction, + stands for multiplication and - stands for addition. then 
6 × 2 + 2 – 4 + 2 = ? 
(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) 9 (Ans : d)

49. In a group of seven teams. each team plays against one another twice. How many total matches will be played in the group? 
(a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 28 (Ans : b)

50. A bus travels at a speed of 75 km/hr for 45 minutes and then travels at a speed of 90 km/hr for 45 minutes. What distance will it cover in one and a half hour? 
(a) 123.75 km (b) 165 km (c) 125 km (d) 82.5 km (Ans : a)

51. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers which are immediately preceded by an odd number but immediately followed by an even number? 
5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 7 4 3 4 9 6 
(a) Two (b) One (c) Four (d) Three (Ans : a)

52. 0.105 + 1.05 + 0.515 + 0.015 = ? 
(a) 1.685 (b) 1.675 (c) 1.75 (d) 1.785 (Ans : a)

53. Which is the largest fraction ? 
(a) 3/7 (b) 7/9 (c) 7/8 (d) 9/10 (Ans : d)

54. Average of 8 numbers is 42. If 9 is subtracted from each number then what is the new average? 
(a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 25 (d) 9 (Ans : a)

55. What is the ratio of 20 paise and Rs. 4? 
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 1 : 16 (c) 1 : 20 (d) 1 : 5 (Ans : c)

56. A shopkeeper sold a shirt for Rs. 728 at a loss of 9%. If he had sold for Rs. 792, what would have been the gain/loss per cent? 
(a) 8% loss (b) 9% profit (c) 1% loss (d) 8% profit (Ans : a)

57. Convert 9/10 into decimal. 
(a) 90 (b) 1.90 (c) 0.09 (d) 0.9 (Ans : d)

58. Shyam sold a bag for Rs. 598.9 at a gain of 13%. What was its cost price? 
(a) Rs. 550 (b) Rs. 530 (c) Rs. 585 (d) Rs. 500 (Ans : b)

59. In a certain code SEAT is coded as RDZS. How would READ be coded ? 
(a) QDZC (b) QDCZ (c) QDZE (d) QDZD (Ans : a)

60. What time will a runner take to run a distance of 8 km at a speed of 15 km/hr? 
(a) 35 minutes (b) 33 minutes (c) 31 minutes (d) 32 minutes (Ans : d)

61. If PERFECTION is coded as EFREPNOITC, how will IMPOSTER be coded? 
(a) OPIMRETS (b) OPMIRETS (c) OPMIERTS (d) OPMIREST (Ans : b)

62. The area of a square field is 196 sq. metre. What would be the length of the rope required to fence the field from any three sides? 
(a) 56 metre (b) 42 metre (c) 52 metre (d) 147 metre (Ans : b)

63. If 40% of a number is 184, then what is the value of 85% of the number? 
(a) 333 (b) 391 (c) 380 (d) 328 (Ans : b)

64. A TV is bought for Rs. 42,000 and sold for Rs. 49,140. What is the gain per cent? 
(a) 9% (b) 7.14% (c) 17% (d) 7% (Ans : c)

Directions (65-68) : The figure given below consists of three intersecting circles which represent set of players who play tennis, badminton and kabaddi. Each region in the figure is represented by a number.

65. How many players play Kabaddi?
(a) 48 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 43 (Ans : a)

66. Which number represents the set of players who play only Tennis?
(a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 18 (Ans : a)

67. Which number represents the set of players who play both tennis and badminton but not kabaddi? 
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 5 (Ans : b)

68. Which game is played by least number of players? 
(a) Tennis (b) Badminton (c) Kabaddi (d) All the three (Ans : a)

(Q. 69 : Ans : a)                                (Q. 70 : Ans : b)