Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Important Days of the Year

January

1 January New Year Day

Road Safety Week

Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
8 January African National Congress Foundation Day
9 January NRI Day
11 January APSRTC Establishment Day

Death anniversary of Lai Bahadur Shastri
12 January National Youth Day (Birth day of Swami Vivekanand)
15 January Army Day
21 January Manipur Day

Meghalaya Day

Tripura Day
23 January Desh Prem Divas

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
25 January Himachal Pradesh Day

National Tourism Day
26 January Indian Republic Day

Jammu & Kashmir Day
  International Customs Day
28 January Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
30 January Martyr's Day, Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day

World Leprosy Eradication Day

Sarvodaya Day

February


2 February National day of Srilanka

World Wetlands Day
5 February Kashmir Day (Organized by Pakistan)
13 February Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
14 February St. Valentine's Day
24 February Central Excise Day
28 February National Science Day

March


3 March National Defence Day
4 March National Security Day
8 March International Women's Day

Mothers Day
9 March CISF Raising Day
12 March Mauritius Day; Central Industrial Security Force Day
13 March No Smoking Day
15 March World Consumer Rights Day, World Disabled Day
16 March National Vaccination Day
17 March St. Patricks Day
18 March Ordnance Factories Day (India)
19 March World Disabled Day
21 March World Forestry Day
  International Day for th eElimination of Racial Discrimination
22 March World Water Day
23 March World Meteorological Day
24 March World TB Day
26 March Bangladesh Liberation Day
27 March World Stage Artists Day
31 March Financial Year Ending

April


1 April Orissa Day

Fools Day
3 April World Austism Day
5 April National Maritime Day, International Day for Mine Awareness
7 April World Health Day , WHO started in this day in 1948
8 April World Tradition Day
13 April Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
14 April B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day; Fire Extinguishing Day
17 April World Haemophilia Day
18 April World Heritage Day
21 April Secretaries' Day, National Civil Services Day
22 April World Earth Day
23 April World Books and Copyright Day

Easter Day
24 April World Lab Animals Day
25 April National Administrative Professionals Day
29 April World Intellectual Property Day

May


1 May Gujarat Statehood Day

Workers' Day (International Labour Day) (May Day)

Maharastra Statehood Day
3 May International Energy Day

International Sun Day

World Press Freedom Day
4 May Coal Miner's Day
5 May World Athletics Day
7 May National Institute of Sports Founder's Day
8 May World Red Cross Day
9 May World Thalassaemia Day
11 May National Resurgence Day

National Technology Day
12 May International Nurses Day, World Hypertension Day
13 May International Criminal Court Day

National Solidarity Day
15 May International Family Day
16 May Sikkim Day
17 May World Telecommunications Day
20 May World Metrology Day
21 May Anti Terrorism Day
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity
24 May Commonwealth Day
25 May World Thyroid Day
28 May Official Language Day

Telugu People's Self-respect Day
29 May International Mount Everest Day (Designated by Nepal)
30 May Goa Statehood Day
31 May World No Tobacco Day

June


1 June International Children's Day, World Milk Day
3 June World Naturist Day
4 June International Day for Innocent Children, Victims of Aggression
5 June World Environment Day
14 June World Blood Donere Day
21 June Hugging Day

World Music Day
23 June International Olympic Day
26 June International Anti - Drugs Day

International Day against Drug Abuse and illicit Trafficking
27 June World Diabetes Day

July


1 July Architecture Day

Doctor's Day

International Jokes Day

Vana Mahotsav Week 1-7
2 July World Sports Journalists Day
4 July American Independence Day
6 July World Zonnosis Day
7 July International day of Co-Operatives
11 July World Population Day
20 July Man Walks on the Moon
26 July Kargil Victory Day

August


1 August World Breast-feeding Week
3 August Hiroshima Day

Liberation Day
6 August Hiroshima Day
8 August World Senior Citizen's Day
9 August August Kranti Divas

International day of Solidarity with the strugleof Women in South Africa

International day of the world'sIndigenous People

Nagasaki Day

Quit India Movement Day
10 August Dengue Prevention Day
12 August International Youth Day

Librarians Day
13 August Left Hander's Day
14 August Pakistan's Independence Day
15 August India's Independence Day

West Bengal Day
18 August Day of the World's Indigenous People
19 August World Photography Day
20 August Sadbhavna Divas

World Mosquito Day
24 August Kolkata's Birth Day

Sanskrit Day
26 August Women's Equality Day
29 August National Sports Day

Sports Day (Dhyanchand's birthday)

Telugu Language Day
30 August Small Industry Day

September


1 September Nutrition Week 1-7
2 September Coconut Day
4 September Minority Welfare Day
5 September Teacher's Day
7 September Forgiveness Day
8 September International Literacy Day (UNESCO)

World Literacy Day
10 September Haryana Statehood Day

Punjab Statehood Day
13 September World Flowers Day
14 September Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
15 September Engineers Day

International Day of Democracy
16 September World Ozone Day
18 September International Day of Peace
21 September Biosphere Day

World Alzheimer's Day
22 September Girl Child Week 22-26, Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
24 September Girl Child Day

World Heart Day
25 September Social Justice Day
26 September CSIR Foundation Day, Day of the Deaf
27 September World Tourism Day
28 September Gunners Day

October


1 October International Day for the Elderly (UN)

International Music Day

National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
2 October Gandhi Jayanti, International Non-violence Day

Human Rights Protection Day

Prisoner's Day

World Ostony Day

World Wide Life Week (2-8)
3 October World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
4 October International Mental Health Health Week (4-10)

World Animal Welfare Day

World Space Week(4-10)
5 October World Habitat Day; World Teacher's Day
6 October World Wildlife Day
8 October Indian Air force Day

Rapid Action Force Raising Day
9 October National Postal Week(9-14)

World Postal Day
10 October World Disaster Reduction Day (2nd Wednes Day)

World Mental Health Day; National Post Day
12 October World Sight Day
13 October World Arthritis Day

World Calamity Control Day (UN)
14 October World Standards Day
15 October World White Cane Day

World White cane day (guiding the blind)
16 October World Anaesthesiologists Day

World Food Day
17 October International Poverty Eradication Day
20 October National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
21 October Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day

Police Commemoration Day
24 October Disarmament Week(24-30)

United Nations Day
27 October Infantry Day
30 October World Thrift day
31 October Halloween Day

National Integration Day

November


1 November Andhra Pradesh Formation Day

Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab States Formation Day
5 November International Week of Science and Peace (5-11)
7 November Infant Protection Day; World Cancer Awareness Day
9 November Legal Services Day

Pravasiya Bharatiya Divas/Legal Services Day

Uttaranchal State Formation Day
10 November Forest Martyrs Day

Transport Day
11 November Armistice Day

Education Day
12 November National Broadcasting Day
14 November Children's Day, World Diabetics day

Cooperative Week

National Book Week

National Land Resources Conservation Week (14-20)

National Library Week

Universal Children's Day

World Diabetes Day
15 November Jharkhand State Formation Day

New Born Week (15-21)

Thanks Giving Day
16 November International Day for Tolerance

National Press Day

Pharmacy Week (16-22)
17 November Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniversary

National Epilepsy Day
18 November Territorial Army Day
19 November National Integration Day, Citizen's Day

World Heritage Week (19-25)
20 November Universal Children's dAy (UN), Africa Industrilisation Day
21 November World Fisheries Day

World Hello Day

World Television Day
25 November International Day against Violence against Women
26 November Law Day, National Law Day
29 November international Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People

 

December


1 December Border Security Force (BSF) Raising Day

Nagaland Day

World AIDS Day
2 December International Day for Abolition of Slavery (UNO)
3 December International Day of Disabled Persons

World Conservation Day
4 December Chemical Disaster Prevention Day

Navy Day
5 December International Volunteers Day
6 December Armed Forces Day, Civil Defence Day
7 December Armed Forces Flag Day

International Civil Aviation Day
8 December Home Guards Raising Day

Submarine Day
9 December National Immunization Day
10 December Human Rights Day

International Childrens Day of Broadcasting
11 December UNICEF Day
12 December Assam Rifles Raising Day
14 December National Energy Conservation Day
16 December Vijay Divas
17 December Pensioner's Day
18 December International Migrants Day

Minorities Rights Day (India)
19 December Goa's Liberation Day
22 December Mathematics Day
23 December Kisan Divas (Farmer's day)
24 December National Consumer Day
25 December X-Mas Day
26 December Boxing Day
28 December Central Reserve Police Force Anniversary
29 December International Day for Biological Diversity


World Marriage Day: February 2nd Sunday
World Kidney Day: March 2nd Thursday
Commonwealth Day: March 2nd Monday
World Asthma Day: May 1st Tuesday
World Laughter Day: It takes place on the first Sunday in May. World Laughter Day was created in 1998 by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement.
Mother's Day: May 2nd Sunday
Father's Day: June 3rd Sunday
International Friendship Day: August 1st Sunday
World Sight Day: October 2nd Thursday

RRB GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Consider the following statements :
1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India has doubled.
Which of the statements given abova is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)
2. Consider the following statements :
 1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth.
 2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during that year.
 Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)
3. Consider the following statements :
 1. The National' School of Drama was set up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959.
 2. The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
4. Consider the following statements :
 1. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime Ministership of Lai Bahadur Shastri.
 2. The Members for CAT are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)
5. Consider the following statements :
1. The Baglihar. Power Project had been constructed within the parameters of the Indus Water Treaty.
2. The project was completely built by the Union Government with loans from Japan and the World Bank.
Which of the statements given above is/arc; correct,?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)
6. Consider the following statements :
 1. The Governor of Punjab is concurrently the Administrator of Chandigarh.
 2. The Governor of Kerala is concurrently the Administrator of Lakshadweep.
 Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)
7. Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning :
 1. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasised on the establishment of heavy industries.
 2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialisation.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
8. Consider the following statements:
 1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum Support Prices for 32 crops.
 2. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the National Food Security Mission.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)
9. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India?
(a) Japan
(b) USA
(c) Nepal
(d) Britain
Ans: (c)
10. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it?
(a) 123 Pact with USA
(b) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia
(c) Heavy Water deal with Iran
(d) Border talks with China
Ans: (a)
11. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country?
(a) Inflation
(b) Sensex
(c) Human Development Index
(d) SLR
Ans: (c)
12. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency?
(a) ECGC
(b) SEBI
(c) SIDBI
(d) Axis Bank
Ans: (b)
13. Which of the following political theories advocates the withering in a new society in which there will be no state and no classes?
(a) Liberalism
(b) Democratic Socialism
(c) Marxism
(d) Fabian Socialisn
Ans:(c)
14. Which of the following writs is issued to a lower court or tribunal to prevent the latter from exceeding its jurisdiction or usurping a jurisdiction that it does not possess?
(a) Prohibition
(b) Mandamus
(c) Habeas Corpus
(d) Certiorari
Ans: (a)
15. Which one of the following Articles Provide "Right to Equality"?
(a) Article-14
(b) Article-19
(c) Article-20
(d) Article-18
Ans:(a)
16. Which one of the following brings out the publication called "Energy Statistics" from time to time?
(a) Central Power Research Institute
(b) Planning Commission
(c) Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
(d) Central Statistical Organization
Ans: (d)
17. Which one of the following Constitutes limitation upon the concept of 'judicial Review' in India?
(a) Rule of Law
(b) Due Process
(c) Procedure established by law
(d) Equal Protection of law
Ans:(c)
18. Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments states that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of
(a) 90th
(b) 91st
(c) 92nd
(d) 93rd
Ans: (b)
19. Which one of the following is correct about the expenses of a State Public Service Commission?
(a) Budget of the state
(b) Public Account of the state
(c) Consolidated Fund of India
(d) Consolidated Fund of State
Ans:(d)
20. Which one of the following is the proper authority to effect deprivation of some of the fundamental rights of the armed forces?
(a) The Parliament of India
(b) The President of India
(c) The Defence Ministe
(d) The Council of Ministers
Ans:(a)
21. Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety?
(a) Ministry of Science and Technology
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(d) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ans: (c)
22. Which sector contributes the maximum share in National income of India?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) All the above have equal share
Ans:(c)
23. Who among the following is known as the guardian of the Public Purse in India?
(a) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
(b) The President
(c) The Minister of Finance
(d) The Parliament
Ans: (a)
24. Who among the following is the chairman of National Commission on Farmers?
(a) Sharad Pawar
(b) M S Swaminathan
(c) Man Mohan Singh
(d) P G Bhatol
Ans:(b)
25. Who among the following is the Chairman of the Steering Committee to oversee the functions of the National Authority, Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)?
(a) The President
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The National Security Adviser
(d) The Cabinet Secretary
Ans:(d)
26. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Parliament
(d) Chief Justice of India
Ans: (a)
27. Who headed the committee appointed on Kargil War?
(a) Gen. V. P. Malik
(b) Gen. S. K. Sinha
(c) K. Subramanyam
(d) K. C. Panth
Ans:(c)
28. Who is tha following participate in the election of the president of india but not in his impeachment?
(a) The nominated members of the Parliament and State Legislatures
(b) The members of Rajya Sabha
(c) The elected members members of the State Legislative Assemblies
(d) The members of the State Legislative Councils
Ans:(c)
29. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and above?
(a) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India
(b) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance
(c) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(d) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance
Ans: (c)
30 Who presides over the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha?
(a) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(b) The Vice-President
(c) The President
(d) The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Ans:(a)
31. Who restored the Judicial Review power of Judiciary under Indian Constitution
(a) High Court
(b) Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
(c) District Court
(d) Supreme Court of India
Ans:(d)
32. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(a) President
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(d) Prime Minister
Ans: (a)
33. With reference to I ho United Nations, consider the following statements :
1. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States.
2. It is elected by a 2/3 majority of The General Assembly for a 3-year term.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)
34. With reference to Lok Adalats, consider the following statements:
1. An award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a degree of a civil court and no appeal lies against thereto before any court.
2. Matrimonial/Family disputes are not covered under Lok Adalat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)
35. With reference to the scheme launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements:
1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:(b)
36. With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India provides that all Cabinet Ministers shall be compulsorily the sitting members of Lok Sabha only.
2. The Union Cabinet Secretariat operates under the direction of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)
37. With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements :
1. The Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are created by the Prime Minister on the advice of the Cabinet Secretary.
2. Each of the Ministries is assigned to a Minister by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)
38. With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements :
1. The number of Ministries at the Centre on 15th August 1947 was 18.
2. The number of Ministries at the Centre at present is 36.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)
39. With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt?
(a) Review of Centres-States relations
(b)  Review of Delimitation Act
(c)  Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues
(d)  Price-reforms in the oil sector
Ans: (d)
40. India enacted an important event of Indian National Movement celebrating the seventy- fifth anniversary. Which was it?
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Delhi Chalo Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Non – Cooperation Movement
Ans: (c)
41. Which of the following is the economic growth percentage projected in the 11th Five Year Plan draft that was approved by the Planning Commission in November 2007?
(a) 8%
(b) 9%
(c) 9.5%
(d) 10%
Ans: (b)
42. Liberhan Commission has been appointed to deal with which one of the following?
(a) Anti-Sikh Riots, 1984
(b)Demolition of Babri Masjid
(c)Godhra Incident
(d) Mumbai Communal Riots
Ans: (b)
43. Which of the following has been selected for best parliamentarian of the year award 2007?
(a) Priya Ranjan Das Munshi
(b) Mani Shankar Aiyyar
(c) P.Chidambaram
(d) Sushama Swaraj
Ans: (a)
44. What does the 93rd Constitutional Amendment bill deal with?
(a) Inclusion of Bodo, Dogri,Maithili and Santhali , languages in the Eighth  Schedule
(b) Inclusion of service tax levied  by Union and collected and appropriated by the Union and the States in the Seventh Schedule
(c)Free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years
(d) No reservation in Panchayats need to be made in favour of Scheduled Castes in Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (d)
46. Consider the following statements:
1. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs constitutes Consultative Committees of Members of both the house of Parliament.
2.The main purpose of these committees is to provide a forum for formal discussions between the Government and Members of Parliament on policies and programmes of the Government.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b)2 only
(c) Both 1and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
47. Which of the following is the correct definition of the term commercial paper ?
(1) It is nothing but the popular name of the judicial stamp papers used to register financial transactions.
(2) It is one of the instrument through which corporate raise debt from the market.
(3) It is the name of the “Certificate of Deposits” provided by the banks to its retail customers.
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Only (3)
(d) Both (1) & (2)
Ans: (b)
48. Consider the following statements:
1.Union Executive consists of the President and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head.
2.The President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office.
3.Executive power of the Union is vested in the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d) 2 only
Ans: (c)
49. The Govt. of India has taken a decision to open more IITs during the year 2008-09. These IITs will be in which of the following groups of States?
(a) Bihar,Rajasthan,Andhra Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh,Orissa,Karnataka
(c) Karnataka,Tamilnadu,Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh,Bihar
Ans: (a)
50. Which one of the following industries is not recommended by Investment commission as national thrust Area?
(a)Tourism
(b) Information Technology
(c) Agro-processing
(d) Textiles
Ans: (b)

RRB GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Who is the author of the books ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’?
(a) Anna Sewell
(b) Voltaire
(c) Fyodor Dostoevsky
(d) Jane Austen
Answer: (d)
2. Author of the book ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’
(a) J. K. Rowling
(b) Jack London
(c) Jules Verne
(d) George Orwell
Answer: (c)
3. Amrita Pritam's work "A Revenue Stamp" is
(a) A book of stories
(b) A novel
(c) A biography
(d) An autobiography
Answer: (d)
4. Author of the book ‘Crime and Punishment’.
(a) Fyodor Dostoevsky
(b) Vatsyayana
(c) Niccolo Machiavelli
(d) Nathaniel Hawthorne
Answer: (a)
5. Author of the book Gulliver's Travels.
(a) P G. Wodehouse
(b) Rod Barker
(c) Saul Bellow
(d) Jonathan Swift
Answer: (d)
6. Author of the book Sherlock Holmes.
(a) Seymour Hersh
(b) Arthur Koestler
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Arthur Conan Doyle
Answer: (d)
7. Author of the books 5 Weeks in a Balloon & 80,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
(a) Jules Verne
(b) Alexander Dumas
(c)Jules Verne
(d) Charles Dickens
Answer: (a)
8. Author of the books The Three Musketeers and The Legend of Monte Cristo.
(a) Alexandre Dumas
(b) Albert Camus
(c) Arthur Stanley Eddington
(d) Aldous Huxley
Answer: (a)
9. 'Beyond time' is the book written by
(a) Namita Gokhale
(b) Ruskin Bond
(c) William Balrymple
(d) None of these
Answer: (d)
10. Mulk Raj Anand is the author of
(a) The Post Office
(b) Gora
(c) India Wins Freedom
(d) Coolie
Answer: (d)
11. The "Killer Instinct" is written by
(a) Sulakshan Mohan
(b) M.K.Santanam
(c) O.P.Sabharwal
(d) Subash Jain 
Answer: (c)
12. The book ‘Vish Vriksha’ was written by:
(a) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
(b) Annie Basant
(c) Tulsidas
(d) Kalidas
Answer: (a)
13. The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is:
(a) The Ramayana
(b) The Mahabharata
(c) The bible
(d) Guru Granth Sahib
Answer: (c)
14. Which of the following in the book/play written by Maithili Sharan Gupt?
(a) Saket
(b) Satyartha Prakash
(c) Shakuntala
(d) Savitri
Answer: (a)
15. Who authored the 'Gitanjali', an anthology of poems?
(a) Sumitranandan Pant
(b) Makhanlal Chaturvedi
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Maithili Sharan Gupt
Answer: (c)
16. Who is the author of the book Superstar India?
(a) Arun Shourie
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Shobha De
(d) Salman Rushdie
Answer: ( c )
17. ‘Travelling Through Conflict’ is a book written by _____.
(a) Hamid Ansari
(b) Cherie Blair
(c) Balraj Krishna
(d) Salman Rushdie
Answer: (a)
18. Author of the book ‘Candide’.
(a) Anna Sewell
(b) Voltaire
(c) Fyodor Dostoevsky
(d) Voltaire
Answer: (d)
19. Author of the book Frankenstein.
(a) Mary Shelley
(b) W.M. Thackeray
(c) Charlotte Bronte
(d) Jules Verne
Answer: (a)
20. Author of the book Robinson Crusoe.
(a) Daniel Defoe
(b) Johanna Spyri
(c) Lewis Carroll
(d) Rudyard Kipling
Answer: (a)
21. Author of the book Wuthering Heights.
(a) Charlotte Bronte
(b) Omar Khayyam
(c) Joyce Kilmer
(d) Gaston Leroux
Answer: (a)
22. Author of the books The Prince and the Pauper, The Great Expectation, The Adventure of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn.
(a) James A. Michener
(b) Stephen King
(c) George Byron
(d) Mark Twain
Answer: (d)
23. Authors of the book Tales From Shakespeare.
(a) Charles And Mary Lamb
(b) Gaurav C. Samant
(c) Benazir Bhutto
(d) Charles Dickens 
Answer: (a)
24. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I                                          List II
(Book)                                      (Author))
A. In custody                            1. Amartya Sen
B. Sea of Poppies                      2. Amitav Ghosh
C. The Argumentative Indian      3. Anita Desai
D. Unaccustomed Earth             4. Jhumpa Lahiri
Code:
      A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 1 2 4
Answer: (c)
25. She wrote the famous poem "Trees".
(a) Joyce Kilmer
(b) Alexander Dumas
(c) Jonathan Swift
(d) Robert Louis Stevenson
Answer: (a)
26. The book ‘Satyartha Prakash’ was written by:
(a) Swami Dayanand
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Kalidas
Answer: (a)
27. The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:
(a) The Bible
(b) The Hirake Sutra
(c) The Ramayana
(d) The Mahabharata
 Answer: (b)
28. Which of the following book was written by Tulsidas:
(a) Vinay Patrika
(b) Ramcharitmanas
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Yashodhara
Answer: (c)
29. Who amonst the following is the author of the book 'Freedom from Fear'?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Aung San Suukyi
(c) Taslima Nasreen
(d) Benazir Bhutto
Answer: (b)
30. Who is the author of the book ‘Harry Potter’ and the ‘Half-Blood Prince’?
(a)Mark Twain
(a) J. K. Rowling
(c) William Shakespeare
(d) Jules Verne
Answer: (a

RRB GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
(a) Property Tax
(b) House Tax
(c) Land Tax
(d) Vehicle Tax
Answer: (c)
2. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his age?
(a) 18 years or above
(b) 19 years or above
(c) 21 years of above
(d) Minimum 25 years
 Answer: (c)
3. Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted?
(a) To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities
(b) To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure
(c) To frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms
(d) To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget
Answer: (b)
4. Among the following who was the Speaker in two Lok Sabhas?
(a) Rabi Ray
(b) Shivraj Patil
(c) P. A. Sangma
(d) G. M. C. Balyogi
Answer: (d)
5. As per Economic Survey 2006-07 India’s share in World Export has been ______.
(a) 0.5 %
(b) 0.75 %
(c) 1 %
(d) 1.25 %
Answer: (d)
6. Attorney General of India is Appointed by
(a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(b) Parliament
(c) Law Minister
(d) President
Answer: (b)
7. By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company Abolished?
(a) Regulating Act of 1773
(b) Charter Act of 1813
(c) Charter Act of 1833
(d) Charter Act of 1853
Answer: (c)
8. Consider the following statements:
 1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium.
 2. Kerala's monazito sands contain Uranium.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
Answer: (b)
9. Consider the following:
 1. Fringe Benefit Tax
 2. Interest Tax
 3. Securities Transaction Tax
 Which of the above is/are Direct Tax/Taxes?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
10. During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected?
(a) Third
(b) Fourth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth
Answer: (c)
11. First share market in India was established in—
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
Answer: (b)
12. Future of Indian Culture rests mostly on -
(a) Relevance to the present society.
(b) Equalitarianism in society
(c) Elimination of conservative trends in Indian Society.
(d) Eliminating European influences
Answer: (c)
13. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:
(a) 1 month
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 1 year
Answer: (c)
14. In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following:
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Delhi
Answer: (b)
15. In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Minister of Water Resources
(c) Minister of Environment and Forests
(d) Minister of Science and Technology
Answer: (a)
16. In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) JP Morgan : Financial Services Chase
(b) Roche Holding : Financial Services AG
(c) WL Ross & : Private Equity Co. Firm
(d) Warburg Pincus : Private Equity Firm
Answer: (b)
17. In the context of Indian defence, consider the following statements :
 1. The Shourya missile flies with a speed of more than 8 Mach.
 2. The range of Shourya missile is more than 1600 km.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
18. In the group of nations, India is presently having how much of the SDR (accordinf to the latest report at the Singapore meet)
(a) 3297
(b) 3900
(c) 3456
(d) 3100
Answer: (a)
19. In the latter half of the year 2008, which one of the following countries pulled out of Commonwealth of Independent States?
(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Belarus
(c) Georgia
(d) Kazakhstan
Answer: (c)
20. In which Session of the Congress was the resolution passed stating that "there should be equality before law irrespective of caste, creed or sex"?
(a) Calcutta Session, 1906
(b) Lucknow Session, 1916
(c) Lahore Session, 1929
(d) Karachi Session, 1931
Answer: (d)
21. In which year Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into force?
(a) 2005
(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008
Answer: (b)
22. 'National Human Right Commission' is a
(a) Statutory body
(b) Constitutional body
(c) Quasi-Judicial body
(d) Extra-constitutional and Extra Statutory body
Answer: (a)
23. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether
(a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
(c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste /tribe social group
(d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Answer: (a)
24. Provincial Autonomy was a significant feature of
(a) The Government of India Act, 1935
(b) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
(c) The Government of India Act, 1919
(d) The Government of India Act, 1909
Answer: (a)
25. Right to Information Act was passed in the year
(a) 2001
(b) 2002
(c) 2004
(d) 2005
Answer: (b)
26. Select the one which is not the responsibility of Gram Sabha under the Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
(a) To recommend projects to the Gram Panchayat and prepare list of possible works
(b) To receive applications for work and issue a dated receipt
(c) To monitor the execution of works within the Gram Panchayat
(d) To conduct regular social audits of all the projects taken up with in the Gram Panchayat
Answer: (b)
27. Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the Constitution of India?
(a) Planning Commission
(b) Finance Commission
(c) Election Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission
Answer: (a)
28. Shankarlal Guru Committee was associated with—
(a) Agricultural Marketing
(b) Agriculture Production
(c) Public Distribution System
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
29. Survey of India is under the Ministry of
(a) Defence
(b) Environment and Forests
(c) Home Affairs
(d) Science & Technology
Answer: (d)
30. The - Finance Commission headed by Vijay Kelkar, on December 30, 2009, submitted its five-year roadmap for fiscal consolidation to the Union Government.
(a) 11th
(b) 12th
(c) 13th
(d) 14th
Answer: (c)
31. The Abbreviation NAEP stands for
(a) National Atomic Energy Planning
(b) National Adult education Programme
(c) National Authority on Engineering Projects
(d) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project
Answer: (b)
32. The Abbreviations PSLV stands for
(a) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle
(b) Polarised Source Laser Viewing
(c) Precise Source Locating Vision
(d) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Answer: (d)
33. The Concept of 'Popular Sovereignty' refers to the power of the
(a) People as a whole
(b) electorates Only
(c) State
(d) Legal Power Of the Judiciary
Answer: (a)
34. The Finance Commission is appointed for every______ year.
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Answer: (c)
35. The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of……
(a) World Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) Prime Minister Rahat Kosh
(d) Reserve Bank of India
Answer: (d)
36. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of
(a) January
(b) February
(c) March
(d) Last month of the year
Answer: (b)
37. The government of ______, on December 8, 2009, unveiled $81 billion of new stimulus spending to keep the world's second-biggest economy from lurching back into recession.
(a) USA
(b) Great Britain
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) Japan
Answer: (d)
38. The Government of India is planning to open Rail Link between Sealdah to Devpura. Devpura is locatd in ______
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) Pakistan
Answer: (b)
39. The 'Inter-State Council' is provided by the
(a) President of India
(b) Parliament
(c) Constitution of India
(d) Planning Commission
Answer: (c)
40. The joint session of the two houses is presided by
(a) the speaker
(b) the president
(c) chairman of Rajyasabha
(d) none of these
Answer: (a)
41. The number of Zonal Councils in India is—
(a) Five
(b) Four
(c) Seven
(d) Eight
Answer: (a)
42. The Supreme Court has interpreted constitutional right to education as
(a) Fundamental right under directive principles
(b) Right to life
(c) Right to equality
(d) Right to Employment
Answer: (a)
43. The Treaty of Bassein(1802) was signed between:
(a) Madhav Rao and the British
(b) Balaji Rao II and the British
(c) Mahadji Scindia and the British
(d) Holkar and the British
Answer: (b)
44. The wheel of Saranath pillar denotes -
(a) Revolution
(b) Justice
(c) Dharmachakra Pravartan
(d) Dhamma
Answer: (c)
45 The World Bank, in December 2009, extended its support to the Rajasthan Government for four projects pertaining to -.
(a) Livelihood
(b) Water resources and rural roads
(c) Agricultural competitiveness
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d)
46. Under the administration of which- one of the following is the Department of Atomic Energy?
(a) Prime Minister's Office
(b) Cabinet Secretariat
(c) Ministry of Power
(d) Ministry of Science and Technology
Answer: (a)
47. Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negative growth?
(a)  1st plan
(b) 2nd plan
(c) 3rd plan
(d) 4th plan
Answer: (c)
48. Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced Changes in the 'Advisory Jurisdiction' of the Supreme Court?
(a) Fifth Amendment Act
(b) Seventh Amendment Act
(c) Forty-fourth Amendment Act
(d) Forty- Second Amendment Act
Answer: (b)
49. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services?
(a) SAT
(b) NET
(c) PAN
(d) VAT
Answer: (d)
50 ‘Lakshya’ which is part of Indian Defence System is :
(a) Surface to air missile
(b) Missile firing submarine
(c) Multi-barrel rocket system
(d) Pilotless target aircraft

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

MMRCL,Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited Recruitment


MMRC is inviting applications from eligible candidates for recruitment of following posts  in planning,Design,Comstruction,Operation & Maintainence for Urban Rail/Guided mass transit systems:
  • Director (Electrical & Systems)
  • Joint Director (Operation & Maintainence)
  • Joint Director(Security & Safety)
  • Dy.Director ( Transportation Planning)
  • Dy.Director ( Town Planning)
  • Dy.Director ( Civil)
  • Dy.Director ( Electrical)
  • Dy.Director ( Rolling Stock)
  • Dy.Director ( Signalling)
  • Dy.Director ( Telecommunications)
Last Date of Application: 21-08-2011
Educational Qualifications:
  • Graduate in ECE/Electrical/Mechanical/Civil/Architecture Engineering
  • Post Graduate degree or diploma in Traffic & Transportation Engineering
Age Limit: Not exceeding 50 years.
 For Detailed Advertisement CLICK HERE

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Sportsperson Recruitment in Southern Railway

The Railway Recruitment Cell, Chennai invites application from outstanding Sports persons, for recruitment in Group ‘C' posts in Southern Railway, against Sports Quota against Talent Scouting quota for the year 2011- 2012, in the games/ events.
Name of the Post & Number of Vacancies
Sl. No.
Games/ Events
Discipline
No. of posts & Grade Pay
Rs 1900 & above
Rs 1800
1
Athletics- Men
Decathlon
-
2
2
Athletics- Women
110M, 200M, 800M, Pole Vault
3
1
3
Basketball- Men
Pivot, Ball Handler and Forwards
-
2
4
Basketball- Women
Pivot, Ball Handler and Forwards
1
-
5
Boxing- Men
49Kg, 52Kg, 56Kg, 64Kg, 69Kg, 75Kg, 81Kg, 91Kg, +91Kg
2
1
6
Chess- Men

1
-
7
Cricket- Men
Batsman, Bowler and All Rounder
-
3
8
Cricket- Women
Top Order Batswomen, Off Spinner, Left arm spinner
1
2
9
Cycling- Men
1 Track Cyclist
1
-
10
Golf- Men

-
1
11
Powerlifting- Men
60Kg, 67.5Kg, 75Kg, 100Kg
1
1
12
Table Tennis- Men
Singles
-
1
13
Volleyball- Men
Attacker, Setter, Blocker, Libro
2
-
14
Waterpolo- Men
1 Goal Keeper, 2 Forward
-
3
15
Weightlifting- Men
56Kg, 69Kg, 85Kg, 105Kg
-
1


Total
12
18
 Important Dates
  • Opening date for sending application: 30 July 2011
  • Last date for receipt of application: 29 August 2011 till 5 pm
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
  • For posts with Grade Pay Rs 1800/ 1900/ 2000: 10th pass or ITI or equivalent
  • For posts with Grade Pay Rs 2400/ 2800/ 4200: Graduation in any discipline
Persons, if appointed to the category of Clerk - cum - Typist should acquire Typing proficiency of 30 words per minute in English or 25 words per minute in Hindi within a period of 4 years from the date of appointment and till such time their appointments to this category will be provisional.
Specific Grade Pay of post in Pay Band Rs 5,200-20,200 and place of posting will be decided by the Southern Railway administration at the time of offering appointment to the selected candidates based on the following;
  • Availability of posts
  • Educational qualifications
  • Sports achievements
  • Minimum qualifying marks obtained in the recruitment process
Age Limit: 18 years to 25 years on the ‘Date of the Trials'
In case of Sportsperson having outstanding sports achievements, the lower and upper age relaxation may be granted in exceptional cases with the approval of Railway Board.
Period of Reckoning Sports Achievements
The sports achievements shall be in the immediate previous two years and sports persons shall be an active player.
  • The sports achievements on or after 1 April 2009 shall only be considered for appointment
  • For this purpose, the concluding day of the Championship shall be taken into account.
Selection Procedure: Appointments against sports quota under Talent Scouting shall be given only after trials and interview.
How to Apply
Application in the prescribed format, complete in all respects along with all the enclosures should be sent to the following address, in a cover, duly super scribing, "APPLICATION FOR RECRUITMENT AGAINST SPORTS QUOTA (TALENT SCOUTING) FOR THE YEAR 2011-2012".
The Assistant Personnel Officer/ Recruitment,
Railway Recruitment Cell, Southern Railway, 
III Floor, No. 5, Dr P.V. Cherian Crescent Road, 
Egmore, Chennai- 600 008.
For more details, please Click Here

Diesel Locomotive Works Recruitment of Classical Harmonium Player and Classical Vocal

Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) was set up in August 1961 as a green field project in technical collaboration with ALCO, USA for manufacture of Diesel Electric Locomotives. It invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment in the discipline of Classical Harmonium Player and Classical Vocal North Indian Sangeet (Khayal Shaili)
Name of the Discipline
  • Classical Harmonium Player
  • Classical Vocal North Indian Sangeet (Khayal Shaili)
Important Dates
  • Opening date for sending application: 30 July 2011
  • Last date for receipt of application: 20 August 2011 till 12.45 pm
Age Limit: 18 years and 30 years as on 1 July 2011
Pay Scale: Pay Band Rs 5200- 20,200 + Grade Pay Rs 1900 along with other benefits and allowances
Application Fee: The application fee for Unreserved/ OBC candidate is Rs 40. The payment should be made in favour of "FA & CAO" DLW/ Varanasi through Indian Postal Order.
No fee will be charged from SC/ ST/ Widow women.
Selection Procedure: The candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria will have to go through the following tests.
  • Screening Test
  • Written Test
  • a) Objective type question on Arts & Music
  • b) General Awareness
  • c) General Arithmetic
  • Assessment of talent in the relevant field
  • Practical Demonstration
  • Testimonial Prizes, etc
How to Apply
Application in the prescribed format with a recent passport size photograph pasted thereon bearing full signature of the candidates and enclosed documents should be sent to the following address, in a cover, duly super scribing, "Application for recruitment in Cultural Quota 2011-12".
General Manager/ Personnel,
Recruitment Section,
DLW/ Varanasi- 221 004

North Central Railway Recruitment of Male & Female Vocal Singer

The North Central Railway, Allahabad, is known as the Workhorse of Indian Railways which spreads across three divisions viz Allahabad, Jhansi, and Agra. It invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment in the discipline of Male and Female Vocal Singer (classical base with ability to sing Light music and Folk music).
Name of the Discipline
  • Male Vocal Singer (classical base with ability to sing Light music and Folk music): 1 vacancy
  • Female Vocal Singer (classical base with ability to sing Light music and Folk music): 1 vacancy
Important Dates
  • Opening date for sending application: 1 July 2011
  • Last date for receipt of application: 30 August 2011 till 6 pm
  • Last date for receipt of application (from far flung areas): 14 September 2011
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification: The candidate should have a minimum qualification of matriculation or equivalent examination passed with 50% aggregate or higher qualification from any recognised board. The condition of 50% marks is not applicable for those with higher qualification.
Essential Qualification: Possession of degree/ diploma certificate in music from Government recognised institution.
Desirable
  • Experience in the field and performances given on AIR/ Doordarshan etc
  • Prizes at national level
Age Limit: 18 years and 30 years as on 1 January 2012. Relaxation in age as per rules laid by Government of India.
Pay Scale: Pay Band Rs 5200- 20,200 + Grade Pay Rs 1900 along with other benefits and allowances
Application Fee: The application fee for Unreserved/ OBC candidate is Rs 40. The payment should be made in favour of FA & CAO, North Central Railway, Allahabad payable at Allahabad through Indian Postal Order.
No fee will be charged from SC/ ST/ Widow women.
Selection Procedure: The candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria will have to go through the following tests.
  • Written Test (Objective type questions): 50 marks
  • Assessment of talent in the relevant field on the basis of Practical Demonstration: 35 marks
  • Prizes at national level: 15 marks
How to Apply
Application in the prescribed format with a recent passport size photograph pasted thereon bearing full signature of the candidates and enclosed documents should be sent to the following address, in a cover, duly super scribing, "Application for recruitment against Cultural Quota for the year 2011-12".
Dy. Chief Personnel Officer/ IR,
North Central Railway, Personnel Branch,
‘B' Block, GM's Office,
Allahabad (UP)- 221 004
For more details, please CLICK HERE

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Western Railway Sports Quota Recruitment

Western Railway
Office of the Senior SportsOfficer,
Western Railway Sports Association,
HeadquarterOffice, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020
Recruitment of Sportspersons against Sports Quota on Western Railway for the year 2011-12

Applications are invited from eligible sports persons for the following sports disciplines for Group C and Group D posts on Western Railwas
    1. Group C : 03 posts in PB 1 Rs. 5200-20200 Grade pay 2400 / 2800
    • Qualification :Graduate
    2. Group C : 09 Posts in PB 1 Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay 1900 / 2000
    • Qualification :Minimum SSC / Matriculate
    3. Group D : 14 posts in PB-1 Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs.1800/-
    • Qualification :Same as Above post

Sports Disciplines : Athletics , Cricket (Men) , Volleyball , Kabaddi , Weightlifting , Football (Men)

Age Limit : Minimum 18 years and maximum 25 years as on01.01.2012.

Last Date for receipt of application : 29.08.2011


    Application in prescribed format along with 2 passport size photos should be addressed to Sr. Sports Officer, Western Railway Sports Association, Headquarter Office, Churchgate, Mumbai-400 020

For More Detail , Application form download ,Please visit http://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,461,491

Website : www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in

Thursday, July 28, 2011

North Central Railway Sports Quota Recruitment


North Central Railway
Headquarters Office, Personnel Department, Allahabad - 211033.

Applications in the prescribed formatare invited from sports persons for recruitment in Gr. C posts against Sports Quota 2011-12 on North Central Railway
    1. Group C : 16 Posts
    • Pay Scale : PB-1 Rs. 5200-20200 + GP 2400 / 2800 / 1900 / 2000 / 1800
    • Qualification : For the post having GP Rs. 1800 - Pass in Matric or ITI or its equivalent , For GP Rs. 1900 & 2000 - Pass in Matric with 50 % or higher education, For GP Rs. 2400 (Technical) : Pass 10 + 2 in Higher Secondary in Science i.e. Maths or Physics or equivalent , For GP Rs. 2800 : A university Degree or its equivalent
    • Disciplines :
        1. Badminton (M) - 02 2. Cricket (M) - 02 3. Cricket (W) - 01 4. Hockey (W) - 08 5. Football (M) - 01 6. Wrestling (M) - 02
    • Age Limit : 18 - 25 years as on 01.01.2012
Last Date for receipt of application : 30.08.2011
14.09.2011 (for candidates from Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshdweep Islands)


  • Application Fee : Postal Order or DD drawn in favour of FA & CAO / NCR paybale at Allahabad . For or the post having GP Rs. 2400- 2800 : Rs. 60, For the post having GP Rs. 1800, 1900 & 2000 : Rs. 40.


  •     Application complete in all respects should be sent to Assistant Personnel Officer / IR., North Central Railway, Headquarters office, Saraswati Block, Subedarganj, Allahabad -211033

    For More Detail , Application form download ,Please visit http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,527,711

    Website : http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in

    Tuesday, July 19, 2011

    RRB PRACTICE QUESTION PAPER


    1. The Supreme Court of India enjoys—
    (A) Original jurisdictions
    (B) Advisory jurisdictions
    (C) Appellate and advisory jurisdictions
    (D) Original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions
    2. Who attended the Congress of Oppressed Nationalists at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the National Congress ?
    (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
    (B) Mahatma Gandhi
    (C) Dr. Ansari
    (D) Motilal Nehru
    3. Who amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian Civil Service through an open competitive examination ?
    (A) William Bentinck
    (B) Dalhousie
    (C) Mayo
    (D) Ripon
    4. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organising the agrarian movement in Punjab ?
    (A) 1905
    (B) 1907
    (C) 1909
    (D) 1911
    5. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar ?
    (A) Minto I
    (B) William Bentinck
    (C) Hastings
    (D) Auckland
    6. The Khajli Sultans of Delhi were—
    (A) Mongols
    (B) Afghans
    (C) Turks
    (D) A Jat tribe
    7. The ‘Arya Samaj’ was founded by—
    (A) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    (B) Swami Vivekananda
    (C) Keshav Chandra Sen
    (D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
    8. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912, but, on its being banned by the Government, he founded the Al-Balagh in—
    (A) 1913
    (B) 1914
    (C) 1915
    (D) 1916
    9. High Courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in—
    (A) 1935
    (B) 1919
    (C) 1892
    (D) 1862
    10. Who was the first Woman President of Indian National Congress ?
    (A) Sarojini Naidu
    (B) Sucheta Kripalani
    (C) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
    (D) Annie Besant
    11. Arabs were defeated in 738 A. D. by—
    (A) Pratiharas
    (B) Rashtrakutas
    (C) Palas
    (D) Chalukyas
    12. Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th century ?
    (A) Prarthana Samaj
    (B) Brahmo Samaj
    (C) Arya Samaj
    (D) Rama Krishna Mission
    13. The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted—
    (A) Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit
    (B) Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
    (C) Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
    (D) Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
    14. In India, the irrigation of agricultural land is carried out maximum by—
    (A) Canals
    (B) Wells
    (C) Tubewells
    (D) Tanks
    15. The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing sizes are—
    (A) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
    (B) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
    (C) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
    (D) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
    16. Which of the following produces maximum crude petroleum in India at present ?
    (A) Assam
    (B) Gujarat
    (C) Off-shore Bombay High
    (D) Coastal Tamil Nadu
    17. India is one of the largest producers of manganese are in the world along with—
    (A) China and Russia
    (B) Brazil and Russia
    (C) Australia and U.S.A.
    (D) South Africa and U.S.A.
    18. The ‘Chipko Movement’ is related to—
    (A) Wildlife preservation
    (B) Forest conservation
    (C) Scientific agriculture
    (D) Deforestation
    19. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary ?
    (A) Cauvery
    (B) Krishna
    (C) Narmada
    (D) Ganga
    20. Baltora glacier is located in—
    (A) Karakoram ranges
    (B) Pamir plateau
    (C) Shivalik
    (D) Alps
    21. The largest producer of world’s mica is—
    (A) U.S.A.
    (B) U.K.
    (C) Canada
    (D) India
    22. The International Date Line is the—
    (A) 180° Longitude
    (B) 88½° East Longitude
    (C) Equator
    (D) 0° Longitude
    23. Which of the following countries has highest percentage of land under cultivation ?
    (A) China
    (B) U.S.A.
    (C) Canada
    (D) India
    24. Aryabhata was launched from—
    (A) Sriharikota
    (B) Mahe
    (C) Chandipur
    (D) Daman
    25. How for does the Exclusive Economic Zone of a country extend from her coast ?
    (A) 120 km
    (B) 220 km
    (C) 320 km
    (D) 420 km
    26. In which of the following groups, animals bear no teeth ?
    (A) Peacock, Ostrich, Tortoise
    (B) Owl, Loris, Crow
    (C) Alligator, Turtle, Tortoise
    (D) Turtle, Kiwi, Cow
    27. Jaundice is a symptom of disease of—
    (A) Kidney
    (B) Liver
    (C) Pancreas
    (D) Thyroid
    28. The vaccination against small pox involves the introduction of—
    (A) Killed germs
    (B) Weakened germs
    (C) Live antibodies
    (D) Activated germs
    29. Deficiency of Vitamin B6 in man causes—
    (A) Rickets
    (B) Scurvy
    (C) Beri-beri
    (D) Anaemia
    30. Which is the national flower of India ?
    (A) Rose
    (B) Lotus
    (C) Lily
    (D) Sunflower
    31. First successful heart transplantation was done by—
    (A) D. S. Paintal
    (B) C. N. Barnard
    (C) D. Shetty
    (D) P. K. Sen
    32. Yellow Fever is transmitted by—
    (A) Aedes
    (B) Anopheles
    (C) House-fly
    (D) Culex
    33. Which one of the following is a major green house gas ?
    (A) Carbon dioxide
    (B) Chloro fluorocarbon
    (C) Carbon monoxide
    (D) Freon
    34. In atmosphere the lowermost layer is—
    (A) Troposphere
    (B) Exosphere
    (C) Ionosphere
    (D) Strato sphere
    35. Washing of peeled vegetables removes the vitamin—
    (A) A
    (B) C
    (C) D
    (D) E
    36. Pasteurisation is the process in which milk is heated to—
    (A) 60° C for 10 minutes
    (B) 63° C for 20 minutes
    (C) 63° C for 30 minutes
    (D) 72° C for 10 minutes
    37. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer from the code given below :
    List-I (Discoverer)
    (A) Jenner
    (B) Watson
    (C) Landsteiner
    (D) Flemming
    List-II (Discoveries)
    1. Blood grouping
    2. Penicillin
    3. Vaccination
    4. Double helix
    Codes :
    (A) (B) (C) (D)
    (A) 3 1 2 4
    (B) 3 4 2 1
    (C) 3 4 1 2
    (D) 3 2 4 1
    38. Which of the following is most elastic ?
    (A) Rubber
    (B) Wet clay
    (C) Steel
    (D) Plastic
    39. The first ever robot spacecraft to probe planet Venus was named—
    (A) Galileo
    (B) Magellan
    (C) Newton
    (D) Challenger
    40. A man with colour blindness will see red as—
    (A) Yellow
    (B) Blue
    (C) Green
    (D) Violet
    41. Comets revolve around the—
    (A) Earth
    (B) Venus
    (C) Sun
    (D) Jupiter
    42. When a person walking in bright Sunlight enters a dark room, he is not able to see clearly for a little while because—
    (A) The eye muscles cannot immediately adjust the focal length of the eye lens
    (B) The retina retains the bright images for sometime and becomes momentarily insensitive
    (C) The iris is, unable to contract the pupil immediately
    (D) The iris is unable to dilate the pupil immediately
    43. The swing of a spinning cricket ball in air can be explained on the basis of—
    (A) Sudden change in wind direction
    (B) Buoyancy of air
    (C) Turbulance caused by wind
    (D) Bernoulli’s theorem
    44. The freezer in a refrigerator is fitted near the top—
    (A) To keep it away from hot compressor which is nearer to the bottom
    (B) Because of convenience
    (C) It facilitates convection currents
    (D) To minimise power consumption
    45. The chemical name of ‘Common salt’ is—
    (A) Sodium chloride
    (B) Sodium nitrate
    (C) Ammonium chloride
    (D) Calcium chloride
    46. Denatured spirit is ethanol mixed with—
    (A) Petrol
    (B) Kerosene
    (C) Water
    (D) Pyridine
    47. The metal, which is a constituent of vitamin B12 is—
    (A) Iron
    (B) Magnesium
    (C) Zinc
    (D) Cobalt
    48. The most abundant inert gas in the atmosphere is—
    (A) Helium
    (B) Neon
    (C) Argon
    (D) Krypton
    49. Which metal is extracted from sea water ?
    (A) Potassium
    (B) Magnesium
    (C) Aluminium
    (D) Beryllium
    50. Precentage of lead in lead pencils is—
    (A) 0
    (B) 31 – 66
    (C) 40
    (D) 80

    ANSWERS:
    1. (D) 2. (A)
    3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A)
    8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (D) 11. (A) 12. (B)
    13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (A)
    18. (B) 19. (D) 20. (A) 21. (D) 22. (A)
    23. (D) In India cultivated land is nearly 55% while in USA it is only 44%.
    24. First Indian satellite Aryabhata was launched on April 19, 1975 by the Soviet rocket, Cosmodrome (Soviet Union).
    25. (C) 26. (A) 27. (B)28. (C) 29. (D)
    30. (B) 31. (B) 32. (A) 33. (A) 34. (A)
    35. (B) 36. (C) 37. (C)38. (C) 39. (B)
    40. (C) 41. (C) 42. (B)43. (D)44. (C)
    45. (A) 46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (C)49. (B)
    50. (A)