1. Chauri Chaura incident took place on–
(a) February 5, 1922 (b) January 5, 1921 (c) March 5, 1923 (d) April 10, 1924
(Ans : a)
2. Rana Sangha was defeated by Babur in 1527 in the battle of–
(a) Panipat (b) Haldtghat (c) Chausa (d) Khanwa (Ans : d)
3. Treaty of Salbai took place in the year–
(a) 1780 (b) 1781 (c) 1782 (d) 1783 (Ans : c)
4. 'Ramacharitmanas' was written by–
(a) Tulsidas (b) Namdev (c) Gyandev (d) Kabir (Ans : a)
5. The famous Bengali novel 'Pather Dabi' was written by–
(a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (b) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Bibhuti Bhusan Bandyopadhyay (d) Rabindranath Tagore (Ans : b)
6. Freedom fighters Bhagat Singh. Rajguru and Sukhdev were executed on–
(a) 23rd August. 1931 (b) 23rd March. 1931 (c) 31st March. 1931 (d) 29th March. 1931 (Ans : b)
7. The last powerful and significant Gupta king who defeated the Hunas was–
(a) Kumaragupta (b) Chandragupta III (c) Mahagupta (d) Sikandragupta (Ans : d)
8. Who founded 'Khudai Khid-matgar' ?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad (b) Muhammad Barkatullah (c) Hakim Azmal Khan (d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Ans : d)
9. Who was the Venetian traveller to the Vijayanagar empire?
(a) Nicolo di Conti (b) Megasthenes (c) Vasco da Gama (d) IbnBatuta (Ans : a)
10. Whose clarion call to the nation was- 'Arise, Awake and Stop not till the goal is reached' ?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Dayananda Saraswati (c) Swami Vivekananda (d) Aurobindo Ghosh (Ans : c)
11. Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji in the year–
(a) 1929 (b) 1930 (c) 1931 (d) 1932 (Ans : b)
12. Who was the British Prime Minister when India achieved independence?
(a) Ramsay Macdonald (b) Winston Churchill (c) Clement Atlee (d) Stafford Cripps (Ans : c)
13. Poona Pact (1932) was between Gandhiji and–
(a) Vallabbhai Patel (b) Rajendra Prasad (c) Lord Irwin (d) B. R. Ambedkar (Ans : d)
14. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by–
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Jyotiba Phule (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Govind Ballabh Pant (Ans : b)
15. Who was the ninth Guru of the Sikhs?
(a) Guru Ramdas (b) Guru Govind Singh (c) Guru Teg Bahadur (d) Guru Amardas (Ans : c)
16. Vasco da Gama set foot on the Indian soil in the year–
(a) 1487 (b) 1488 (c) 1489 (d) 1498 (Ans : d)
17. Shivaji assumed the title 'Chatrapati' in the year–
(a) 1670 (b) 1672 (c) 1673 (d) 1674 (Ans : d)
18. Who was the proponent of 'Din-i-Ilahi' ?
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Jehangir (c) Humayun (d) Akbar (Ans : d)
19. Which Indian national leader was popularly known as 'Deshbandhu'?
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) Chittaranjan Das (c) Surendranath Banerjee (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Ans : b)
20. Who was the writer of Buddhacharita'?
(a) Vasumitra (b) Asvaghosha (c) Panini (d) Visakhdutta (Ans : b)
21. In which country is the volcanic mountain Mt Catopaxi situated?
(a) U.S.A. (b) Mexico (c) Italy (d) Ecuador (Ans : d)
22. What is the special branch of Geology by which earthquake is studied?
(a) Anthropology (b) Epilogy (c) Seismology (d) Earthology (Ans : c)
23. Northern half of Western Ghats is known as–
(a) Sahyadri (b) Malayadri (c) Satpura (d) Nilgiri (Ans : a)
24. Ranathambore wild life sanctuary is located in the state of–
(a) Gujrat (b) Assam (c) Karnataka (d) Rajasthan (Ans : d)
25. What type of mountain is the Andes?
(a) Block (b) Fold (c) Residual (d) Volcanic (Ans : b)
26. The river which is known as 'Sorrow of Bengal is–
(a) Mahanadi (b) Subarnarekha (c) Tista (d) Damodar (Ans : d)
27. The Hwang Ho plains in China is an example of–
(a) Erosional Plains (b) Structural Plains (c) Coastal Plains (d) Depositional Plains (Ans : d)
28. Which is the largest river of Peninsular India?
(a) The Krishna (b) The Kaveri (c) The Godavari (d) The Pennar (Ans : c)
29. Tributary joining the Ganga from the south is–
(a) Yamuna (b) Son (c) Tapi (d) Gomati (Ans : b)
30. The plateau of Malwa in India is one of the examples of–
(a) Piedmont Plateau (b) Continental Plateau (c) Intermontane Plateau (d) None of these (Ans : a)
31. The atmospheric layer which reflects radio-waves is called–
(a) Exosphere (b) Ionosphere (c) Stratosphere (d) Troposphere (Ans : b)
32. Alloys like brass and bronze are examples of which kind of mixture?
(a) Solid in Solid (b) Solid in Liquid (c) Solid in Gas (d) Gas in Solid (Ans : a)
33. Sulphur dioxide is an example of–
(a) Acidic oxide (b) Basic oxide (c) Neutral oxide (d) Amphoteric oxide (Ans : a)
34. The three primary colours are–
(a) Blue, Green and Red (b) Blue, Yellow and Red (c) Yellow, Orange and Red (d) Violet, Indigo and Blue (Ans : a)
35. The specific heat of water is–
(a) Zero (b) Half (c) Three fourth (d) One (Ans : d)
36. The reverberation of sound in a hall results due to continued–
(a) Reflection (b) Interference (c) Diffraction (d) Absorption (Ans : a)
37. In an electric kettle, water becomes hot by–
(a) Conduction (b) Radiation (c) Moving particles (d) Convection (Ans : d)
38. Galvanising is coating iron with–
(a) Nickel (b) Zinc (c) Chromium (d) Copper (Ans : b)
39. Among the following the compound used as a fertiliser is–
(a) Copper sulphate (b) Ammonium sulphate (c) Sodium sulphate (d) Aluminium sulphate (Ans : b)
40. Deficiency of iron causes–
(a) Nervous disorders (b) Heart diseases (c) Anaemia (d) Impairment of vision (Ans : c)
41. The constituents of German Silver are–
(a) Copper, Nickel, Tin (b) Copper and Silver (c) Copper, Nickel and Chromium (d) Copper, Nickel, Zinc (Ans : d)
42. First organic compound prepared in the laboratory was–
(a) Urea (b) Acetic acid (c) Ammonium sulphate (d) Calcium cynamide (Ans : a)
43. An astronaut in an earth satellite will observe sky as–
(a) Deep red (b) Sky blue (c) Deep blue (d) Black (Ans : d)
44. The chemical name of common salt is–
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Potassium chloride (c) Sodium carbonate (d) Potassium carbonate (Ans : a)
45. Relative humidity is measured by–
(a) Anemometer (b) Thermometer (c) Chronometer (d) Hygrometer (Ans : d)
46. A non-material kind of pollution is–
(a) Land pollution (b) Air pollution (c) Noise pollution (d) Water pollution (Ans : c)
47. The chemical name of vitamin B is–
(a) Riboflavin (b) Cobalamine (c) Ascorbic acid (d) Thiamin (Ans : d)
48. The process by which solids are transformed directly into the vapour state is known as–
(a) Distillation (b) Sedimentation (c) Decantation (d) Sublimation (Ans : d)
49. Temparature is measured by–
(a) Anemometer (b) Thermometer (c) Seismometer (d) Barometer (Ans : b)
50. S.I. unit of heat is–
(a) Faraday (b) Watt (c) Joule (d) Kelvin (Ans : c)
51. Vice-President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of–
(a) elected members of the Rajya Sabha (b) elected members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(c) the members of the parliament and state legislatures (d) the members of both Houses of the Parliament (Ans : b)
52. Capital of Peru is–
(a) Brasilia (b) Montevideo (c) Lima (d) Asuncion (Ans : c)
53. The highest court of appeal in India is–
(a) Parliament (b) High Court (c) Supreme Court (d) Vidhan Sabha (Ans : c)
54. The monetary unit of South Africa is–
(a) Pound (b) Dollar (c) Rand (d) Rupee (Ans : c)
55. Who has been appointed as Home Minister of India after the constitution of 16th Lok Sabha?
(a) Arun Jaitley (b) Ravi Shankar Prasad (c) Sushma Swaraj (d) Rajnath Singh (Ans : d)
56. Which country is called the 'low country' of the earth ?
(a) Spain (b) Holland (c) Italy (d) Hungary (Ans : b)
57. Which article of the Constitution of India deals with the procedure of its amendment?
(a) Article 360 (b) Article 362 (c) Article 368 (d) Article 367 (Ans : c)
58. The largest desert in the world is–
(a) Sahara (b) Gobi (c) Kalahari (d) Thar (Ans : a)
59. Who has been awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013 ?
(a) Amitabh Bachhan (b) Lata Mangeshkar (c) Gulzar (d) Saumitra Chatterjee (Ans : c)
60. Who was the first human being who went to space?
(a) Neil Armstrong (b) Yurt Gagarin (c) Rakesh Sharma (d) Edwin Aldrin (Ans : b)
61. Who has been awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013?
(a) Angela Markel (b) Dalai Lama (c) Sheikh Hasina (d) Hilary Clinton (Ans : a)
62. River Po flows through–
(a) Austria (b) Italy (c) Yugoslavia (d) France (Ans : b)
63. Which among the following is not a SAARC country?
(a) Myanmar (b) Bhutan (c) India (d) Maldives (Ans : a)
64. The supreme command of the defence forces in India is vested in the–
(a) President (b) Vice President (c) Prime Minister (d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Ans : a)
65. Who has been awarded Nobel Prize in literature in the year 2013 ?
(a) Pablo Neruda (b) Omar Pamuk (c) James Coetzee (d) Alice Munro (Ans : d)
66. As per 2011 census of India, which state has the highest population density ?
(a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Kerala (d) Uttar Pradesh (Ans : a)
67. Surya Kiran VI is–
(a) a temple (b) a navy exercise between U.S.A. and India (c) an army exercise between Nepal and India (d) a solar energy plant (Ans : c)
68. Who administers oath of office to the Vice-President of India?
(a) Chief Justice of India (b) President of India (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Prime Minister of India (Ans : b)
69. Which film has been awarded Oscar Academy Award in 2014 in the category of ' Best Picture'?
(a) Blue Jasmine (b) 12 Years a Slave (c) Gravity (d) Frozen (Ans : b)
70. Who is the author of the famous novel, "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?
(a) Pablo Neruda (b) Charles Dickens
(c) V.S. Naipaul (d) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
(Ans : d)
71. Total monthly income of two persons is Rs. 7500. They spend 90% and 80% of their incomes respectively. If the ratio of their monthly savings is 3:4, what are their monthly incomes?
(a) 5000, 2500 (b) 4000, 3500 (c) 5500, 2000 (d) 4500, 3000 (Ans : d)
72. A man can row upstream at 16 km/hr and downstream at 22km/hr. Find the man's speed in still water in km/hr.
(a) 19 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 18 (Ans : a)
73. The difference of simple interest of Rs. 1200 for 3 years and that of Rs. 800 for 4 years at some rate is Rs. 20. The rate percent per annum is–
(a) 2.5 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 10 (Ans : b)
74. A exceeds B by 40% and B is less than C by 20%, then A : C is–
(a) 28 : 25 (b) 26 : 25 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 3 : 1 (Ans : a)
75. If there be a loss of 20% on cost price, the rate of loss calculated on selling price would be–
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 30% (Ans : c)
76. The value of –2/3×3/(5/6»2/3 of 1¼)
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) ½ (d) 2/3 (Ans : a)
77. Two three digit numbers have their H.C.F. (Highest Common Factor) 29 and L.C.M. (Lowest Common Multiple) 4147. The sum of the numbers is–
(a) 966 (b) 696 (c) 669 (d) 666 (Ans : b)
78. In a school, 65% of the students passed in English, 55% in Mathematics and 40% passed in both the subjects in the last annual examination. If 20 students failed in both the subjects, find the total number of examinees in the school.
(a) 12 (b) 80 (c) 100 (d) 90 (Ans : c)
79. In a camp of 4,000 men there was provision for food for 190 days. After 30 days 800 men went away to other place. How many days will the rest of food provide for the remaining men?
(a) 100 (b) 160 (c) 200 (d) 220 (Ans : c)
80. In a certain type of brass, 25% is zinc and rest is copper. How much copper is present in 264 kg of this quality of brass?
(a) 198 kg (b) 202 kg (c) 66 kg (d) 132 kg (Ans : a)
81. Out of 3,650 villagers in a village, the ratio of number of adults to the number of minors is 7:3. Find the number of adults in the village.
(a) 2550 (b) 1095 (c) 2555 (d) 2600 (Ans : c)
82. How many seconds a caravan 120 metres long running at the rate of 10 m/s will take to pass a standing boy.
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 14 (Ans : b)
83. The number 72 is divided into two parts such that 20% of one part is equal to 25% of the other part. Find the two parts.
(a) 40, 32 (b) 50, 22 (c) 48, 24 (d) 60, 12 (Ans : a)
84. 15 labourers can plough 18 bighas of land in 5 days. If 10 labourers work for 10 days, then how much land will be ploughed?
(a) 20bighas (b) 12bighas (c) l8bighas (d) 24bighas (Ans : d)
85. The average of25 results is 18. The average of first 12 of them is 14 and that of last 12 is 17. The thirteenth result is–
(a) 28 (b) 78 (c) 72 (d) 85 (Ans : b)
86. P can do a piece of work. in 20 days and Q in 40 days. P begins the work and thereafter they work alternately on one on each day. On which day will the work be completed?
(a) 24th day (b) 25th day (c) 26th day (d) 27th day (Ans : d)
87. What is the least number which when lessened by 5 is divisible by 36, 48, 21 and 28?
(a) 1008 (b) 1003 (c) 1013 (d) 1018 (Ans : c)
88. The sum of the present ages of father and his son is 65 years. Ten years ago the ratio of their ages was 7:2. What will be the ratio of their ages ten years hence?
(a) 12:6 (b) 11:6 (c) 11:5 (d)12:7 (Ans : b)
89. What principal will amount to Rs. 747 in 6 years at the rate of 11 % per annum?
(a) 500 (b) 425 (c) 450 (d) 600 (Ans : c)
90. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 12. By mistake, he multiplied the number by 21 and got his answer 63 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was–
(a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 12 (Ans : a)
91. In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR is coded as 35; what will be the code of PAT in the same code?
(a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 39 (d) 41 (Ans : b)
92. If 'ghost' is coded as 'haste', then how will you code 'rose'?
(a) pose (b) dsep (c) oser (d) osep (Ans : d)
93. A man starts from his office and goes 3 km East. Then he turns to the left and again walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and walks 5 km. At what distance is he from the starting point?
(a) 3km (b) 4km (c) 6km (d) 7km (Ans : b)
94. The lowest number of 4 digits which is a perfect square is–
(a) 1000 (b) 1024 (c) 1089 (d) 1156 (Ans : b)
95. In a queue at the bus stop, A is 7th from the front and B is 9th from the end. When they both exchange their positions, A becomes 11th from the beginning. How many people are there in the queue?
(a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 21 (Ans : b)
Direction-(96-97) : select the pair which is different from the others.
96. (a) Chair and Table (b) Shirt and Trousers (c) Home and House (d) Pen and Inkpot (Ans : c)
97. (a) 21, 42 (b) 24, 48 (c) 37, 74 (d) 35, 28 (Ans : d)
98. In an examination. 70 percent of the students passed in auditing. 55 percent in accountancy and 40 percent in both the subjects. If 45 students had failed in both the subjects. the total number of students passed at least in one subject is–
(a) 300 (b) 250 (c) 255 (d) 270 (Ans : a)
99. Deepak is the brother of Naresh and Suresh is the father of Deepak. Ramesh is the brother of Anu and Anu is the daughter of Naresh. Who is the uncle of Ramesh?
(a) Deepak (b) Suresh (c) Naresh (d) None of these (Ans : a)
100. 49 : 81 : : 64 :?
(a) 36 (b) 100 (c) 121 (d) 144 (Ans : b)
Saturday, January 30, 2016
RRB Chandigarh Assistant Station Master (ASM) Exam General Knowledge Solved Paper
1. The governor of a state in India is responsible to–
(a) State Assembly (b) Lok Sabha (c) Prime Minister (d) President (Ans : d)
2. The first woman to climb on Mount Everest was–
(a) Dikki Dolma (b) Bachendri Pal (c) Junko Tabei (d) Santosh Yadav (Ans : c)
3. Which foreigner was given 'Bharat Ratna' in 1990?
(a) Nelson Mandela (b) Gorbachev (c) Margaret Thatcher (d) Bill Clinton (Ans : a)
4. The year 1998 was declared. which International year ?
(a) Deprieved children (b) Handicapped (c) Sports (d) Ocean (Ans : d)
5. Which among the following states in India has the lowest literacy rate among women?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Rajasthan (c) Gujarat (d) Bihar (Ans : d)
6. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?
(a) Dinar (b) Dollar (c) Rial (d) Rupiah (Ans : c)
7. Which river forms its delta in Odisha?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Narmada (d) Tapti (Ans : a)
8. Which town amongst the following is not the capital of any country?
(a) The Hague (b) Mexico (c) London (d) New York (Ans : d)
9. Amongst the following colours, which has the maximum wave-length?
(a) Yellow (b) Blue (c) Red (d) Green (Ans : c)
10. Which amongst the following is used to focus the ray of the sun?
(a) Ordinary glass (b) Convex glass (c) Convex lens (d) Concave glass (Ans : c)
11. Where was the third Centennary of Khalsa held?
(a) Anandpur Sahib (b) Amritsar (c) Chandigarh (d) Damdama Sahib (Ans : a)
12. According to 1991 census how many females were there per 1000 males ?
(a) 972 (b) 950 (c) 929 (d) 919 (Ans : c)
13. Which amongst the following is called the eternal city of the world?
(a) Athens (b) Berlin (c) Cairo (d) Rome (Ans : d)
14. Which amongst the following crop needs the maximum rain ?
(a) Sugar cane (b) Barley (c) Maize (d) Wheat (Ans : a)
15. Where is the National Defence Academy located?
(a) Dehradoon (b) Kharakwasla (c) Kirkee (d) Chennai (Ans : b)
16. Where is the Centre of Advanced Study established in 1965 located in India ?
(a) Chandigarh (b) New Delhi (c) Chennai (d) Shimla (Ans : d)
17. In which state in India teak wood is found in large quantities?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Assam (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar (Ans : c)
18. The first T.V. station was established in Delhi. Where was the second T.V. Station established in 1972?
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow (Ans : a)
19. Which Industry amongst the following is more labour intensive?
(a) Iron and Steel (b) Cloth Industry (c) Petroleum (d) Automobile (Ans : b)
20. Who founded Khalsa?
(a) Guru Nanak (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (c) Guru Hargobind (d) Guru Gobind Singh (Ans : d)
21. Due to the deficiency of which of the following, blood-deficiency is found amongst males?
(a) Folic Acid (b) Vitamin A (c) Vitamin B-12 (d) None of these (Ans : c)
22. Which amongst the following cars is the latest model to be launched by the TATA company?
(a) Cielo (b) Sierra (c) Indica (d) Uno (Ans : c)
23. Which amongst the following states is famous for its beautiful sea beach and is a centre for tourist attraction?
(a) Gujarat (b) Goa (c) Tamil nadu (d) West Bengal (Ans : b)
24. Which city was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Kingdom?
(a) Lahore (b) Amritsar (c) Ludhiana (d) Jammu (Ans : a)
(a) State Assembly (b) Lok Sabha (c) Prime Minister (d) President (Ans : d)
2. The first woman to climb on Mount Everest was–
(a) Dikki Dolma (b) Bachendri Pal (c) Junko Tabei (d) Santosh Yadav (Ans : c)
3. Which foreigner was given 'Bharat Ratna' in 1990?
(a) Nelson Mandela (b) Gorbachev (c) Margaret Thatcher (d) Bill Clinton (Ans : a)
4. The year 1998 was declared. which International year ?
(a) Deprieved children (b) Handicapped (c) Sports (d) Ocean (Ans : d)
5. Which among the following states in India has the lowest literacy rate among women?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Rajasthan (c) Gujarat (d) Bihar (Ans : d)
6. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?
(a) Dinar (b) Dollar (c) Rial (d) Rupiah (Ans : c)
7. Which river forms its delta in Odisha?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Narmada (d) Tapti (Ans : a)
8. Which town amongst the following is not the capital of any country?
(a) The Hague (b) Mexico (c) London (d) New York (Ans : d)
9. Amongst the following colours, which has the maximum wave-length?
(a) Yellow (b) Blue (c) Red (d) Green (Ans : c)
10. Which amongst the following is used to focus the ray of the sun?
(a) Ordinary glass (b) Convex glass (c) Convex lens (d) Concave glass (Ans : c)
11. Where was the third Centennary of Khalsa held?
(a) Anandpur Sahib (b) Amritsar (c) Chandigarh (d) Damdama Sahib (Ans : a)
12. According to 1991 census how many females were there per 1000 males ?
(a) 972 (b) 950 (c) 929 (d) 919 (Ans : c)
13. Which amongst the following is called the eternal city of the world?
(a) Athens (b) Berlin (c) Cairo (d) Rome (Ans : d)
14. Which amongst the following crop needs the maximum rain ?
(a) Sugar cane (b) Barley (c) Maize (d) Wheat (Ans : a)
15. Where is the National Defence Academy located?
(a) Dehradoon (b) Kharakwasla (c) Kirkee (d) Chennai (Ans : b)
16. Where is the Centre of Advanced Study established in 1965 located in India ?
(a) Chandigarh (b) New Delhi (c) Chennai (d) Shimla (Ans : d)
17. In which state in India teak wood is found in large quantities?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Assam (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar (Ans : c)
18. The first T.V. station was established in Delhi. Where was the second T.V. Station established in 1972?
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow (Ans : a)
19. Which Industry amongst the following is more labour intensive?
(a) Iron and Steel (b) Cloth Industry (c) Petroleum (d) Automobile (Ans : b)
20. Who founded Khalsa?
(a) Guru Nanak (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (c) Guru Hargobind (d) Guru Gobind Singh (Ans : d)
21. Due to the deficiency of which of the following, blood-deficiency is found amongst males?
(a) Folic Acid (b) Vitamin A (c) Vitamin B-12 (d) None of these (Ans : c)
22. Which amongst the following cars is the latest model to be launched by the TATA company?
(a) Cielo (b) Sierra (c) Indica (d) Uno (Ans : c)
23. Which amongst the following states is famous for its beautiful sea beach and is a centre for tourist attraction?
(a) Gujarat (b) Goa (c) Tamil nadu (d) West Bengal (Ans : b)
24. Which city was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Kingdom?
(a) Lahore (b) Amritsar (c) Ludhiana (d) Jammu (Ans : a)
Friday, January 29, 2016
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–
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)
(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)
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)
(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)
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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)
(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)
(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)
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