Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Recruitment of Women Candidates 2030 Posts at South Central Railway, Secunderabad

Applications are invited from eligible Women Candidates for filling up the posts of Constable in Railway Protection Force/ Railway Protection Special Force South Central Railway, Secunderabad.

Constable (Women): 2030 Posts
  1. Railway Protection Force (RPF): 1827 Posts
  2. Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF): 203 Posts

Qualification: Matriculation or equivalent from a recognised Board/ University. Educational certificate other than State Board/ Central Board should be accompanied with Government of India notification declaring that such qualifications is equivalent to Matriculation/ 10th pass for services under Central Government. Candidates must possess the requisite qualification before the last date of submission of application. 

Age (As on 01/07/16): 25 years

Pay Scale: Pay Band of Rs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs.2,000/- plus usual allowances as admissible to Central Government Employees from time to time. 

Written Test:
  • Written examination will be conducted for those candidates who are found eligible after scrutiny.
  • The written examination will be on OMR based Answer Sheets which will comprise of 120 multiple choice objective type questions of one mark each.
  • The test will be of 90 minutes duration. The question paper shall be of matriculation standard.
  • The question paper will consist of 50 questions on General Awareness, 35 questions on Arithmetic and 35 questions on General Intelligence and Reasoning.
  • Candidates will be required to answer all questions and will be awarded 01 [one] mark for each correct answer.
  • 1/3 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
  • No mark will be awarded or deducted for questions not attempted.

Physical Measurements: An applicant must have the following physical standards :-
Category
Height - [cms]
UR / OBC
157
SC / ST
152

For Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras, Kumaonese and other categories specified by Govt.** 155

PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST [PET] AND PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TEST [PMT] 
Only those candidates who qualify in the written examination will be called for PET and PMT to the extent of 10 times the number of vacancies in each category. 
Event
Female
Number of chances
800 meters
03 min 40 sec
One
Long Jump
12 feet
Two
High Jump
03 feet
Two


How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only. 

Important Dates:
  • Opening date of online registration- Jan 30, 2016
  • Closing date of online registration- March 01, 2016 (17:00 Hrs)

Monday, February 1, 2016

VARIOUS RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD EXAMS PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

RRB BHUBANESWAR (EXAM HELD ON: 16-02-2014)

1. The number of molecules present in a gram molecule called? - Avogadro number
2. What is the value of Avogadro's number? - 6.023 × 1023
3. What is called sodium bicarbonate? - Baking soda
4. Sodium carbonate is called? - Skip soda or soda ash or soda Soul
5. This substance, which changes the rate of a chemical reaction, what is called? - Catalyst
6. fixed ratio of two or more elements made up what is known as substance? - Compound
7. The periodic table of the elements (long) How many groups? - 18
8. periodic table of the elements (long) is the periodic How much? - 7
9. Who was the discovery of the atomic number? - Mosle the
10. The Constitution of India in the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes and scheduled castes and tribes have special provisions under which section? - Section 15
11. What lesson fundamental right given to citizens by the Constitution and which are outlined in paragraphs? - Chapter III, Article 12 to 32
12. Fundamental rights in the Supreme Court amended the relevant Ndhi win the respect o the dispute was who he was and what e. Was? - Shankaree offerings Case 1951 AD.
13. untouchability  in Chapter III of the Constitution, which under Article does his? - Article 17
14. What right has been removed from the category of fundamental rights Muln? - Property rights
15. Parliament relating to the fundamental rights established by the amendment to the Articles? - Amendment 24
16. The fundamental rights mentioned in the Constitution is the right to modify whom? - Parliament 

RRB SECUNDERABAD (EXAM HELD ON: 13-03-2014)
1. Who acts as the guardian of fundamental rights? - Supreme and High Court
2. The atomic bomb is based on what? - On nuclear fission
3. hydrogen bomb is based on what? - Nuclear fusion
4. Solid carbon dioxide is called? - Dry ice
5. Which is the hardest substance found in nature does? - Diamond
False 6. What is gold? - Iron sulfide
7. Who is marsh gas major Rck? - Methane
8. What is a lead pencil? - Graphite
9. Whose ore rock salt? - Sodium
10. What is the formula of plaster of Paris? - [CaSO4] 2H2O
11. What is found in coffee? - Caffeine, a purine
12. What is the pH of pure water? - 7
13. What is the pH of the milk? - 6.6
14. What is used to extinguish the fire? - carbon dioxide
15. The fundamental duties mentioned article of the Constitution which has been in? - Article 51 (A)
16. The purpose of the Directive Principles of State Policy is to establish what kind of state? - Welfare state
17. Directive Principles of State Policy which country was taken from? - Ireland
18. The concept of the welfare state, which under the Constitution is mentioned in the article? - 99
19. Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution which are described in chapter? - IV
20. Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution which are mentioned in the article? - From 36 to 51
21. What is the purpose of the Directive Principles of State Policy? - Achieve economic independence economic

RRB CHANDIGARH (EXAM HELD ON: 18-05-2014)
1. Which gas to the surface of silver is black? - Ozone
2. 'Galena' Whose ore? - Lead
3. What is the purest water? - Rain
4. What is pure water? - Nostalgic
5. What is the Chinese chemical terms? - Sucrose
6. heavy water whose oxide is it? - Of Druteriam
7. What gas smells like rotten fish? - Ozone gas
8. What kind of gas smells rotten eggs? - Hydrogen sulfide gas
9. Who bronze alloy? - Copper and tin
10. What is the flower of zinc? - Zinc oxide
11. Which gas is released from coal mines? - methane gas
12. What is used to make artificial flavoring? - Ethyl acetate
13. fruit juices which acid is used to preserve? - Formic acid
14. Whose blood is used to stop the flow? - Ferric chloride
15. A gas at normal atmospheric pressure, the volume of a gram molecule is? - 22.4 liters
16. Period in which human beings? - Playosin era

RRB GHORAKHPUR (EXAM HELD ON: 28-10-2014)
1. What period was at the origin of life? - Pre-Cambrian
2. Who is called the father of medicine? - Hippocrates
3. How many bones are in the adult human body? - 206
4. Who is the custodian of the Constitution? - Supreme Court
5. Who is the world's fastest flying bird? - Baz
6. All animals found on earth who runs the fastest? - Cheetah
7. Who 'Father of heredity is called? - Joan Gregor Mendl's
8. sour milk is by whom? - Bacteria
9. What determines the sex of the baby? - Father of chromosomes
10. What changes in blood pressure while sleeping? - Curves
11. Ecology (Ecology) is related to whom? - Organisms and the environment from Shsambndhon
12. What work does the camel his hump use? - To store fat
13. Which vitamin is sunlight? - vitamin D
14. Who made the cell membrane? - Protein and lipid
15. If the mother and the father's blood type is A, then their children will be blood group? - A
16. The parents of the children whom the properties are transferred? - By chromosome
What part of the impurities in the blood are visiting 17. Chen? - In the kidneys
18. What is the socialist state? - Is the socialist state, which tends to focus on the interests of all of society, all the physical means of production are owned by society and the Samparnu is not any inequality
19. As noted in the preamble of the Constitution "democratic" under the word of how democracy is conceived? - Samaki both the political and democratic approach to governance that is not only democracy but also to society Loktntratk
20. Why is the Republic of India to the Union? - Head of the republic is elected and is elected for a set period of India

RRB ALLAHABAD (EXAM HELD ON: 18-05-2015)
1. Who 'suicide bag is called? - To lysosomes
2. What part of the body from excessive drinking is affected? - Liver
3. Which organ in the body, blood bank community that work? - Spleen (Spleen)
4. India's first successful heart transplant is the Sren Who? - Dr. P. Venugopal
5. Which part of the body is building Pitta? - Hepatic
6. Who is the father of homeopathy as Ddhti? - Hainimn
7. What is used to make bread? - Yeast
8. What was the name of the first test-tube baby? - Luis
9. Which disease from lack of oxygen? - Haipokgia
10. What part of the body heat is Nimayn? - From a part of the brain called the hypothalamus
The edible part of the plant turmeric 11. What happens? - Rhizome
12. What amount is the highest in spinach leaves? - Iron
13. What does quinine from the bark of the tree? - Cinchona belladonna
14. Sericulture is related to whom? - For the production of raw silk from silkworms raise
15. What does the plant fiber and Khady fruit? - banana
16. Which law is the first rule of India was built by the British Parliament? - Government of India Act (The Government of India Act), 1858
17. The Government of India Act of the British Parliament, which in 1858 had passed away? - The company is unable to run rule in India and Indians in the Indian government's cooperation
18. What rule was abolished by the Act of the company? - Government of India Act 1858, by

19. Which act by the British government after the country's first organized association of Indians in the administration? - Indian Council Act (The Indian Council's Act), 1861

RRB AZMEER (EXAM HELD ON: 01-11-2015)
1. Central Sugarcane Research Institute (C.S.R.I.) Where? - Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
2. Central Cotton Research Institute (C.C.R.I.) Where? - Nagpur
3. Production of pulses is highest in Indian state? - Uttar Pradesh
4. 'Tikka' which fruit is related to disease? - peanut
5. 'Green Bali' disease which is associated with the harvest? - Millet
6. 'Operation Flood' is related to whom? - Dairy development
7. Who is composed of cellulose? - Glucose
8. World Forestry Day is celebrated? - March 21
9. Chipko movement is related to whom? - From green to stop cutting trees
10 'Marino' What breed? - Sheep
11. Ranikhet disease is associated with? - From poultry
12. Which milk is heating Pashchuraij? - 62 ° C on
13. Which gas released during plant photosynthesis occurs? - Oxygen
14. When did the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly? - December 9, 1946 to
15. Who was the president of the Constituent Assembly temporary? - Dr. Sacchidanand Sinha
16. Who was the permanent President of the constitution possible? - Dr. Rajendra Prasad
17. The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee to whom was made? - Dr. BR Ambedkar
18. The Indian Constituent Assembly who had submitted proposals aimed at? - Jawaharlal Nehru
19. Who Nehru Report was presented? - Pt. Motilal Nehru
20. Mantegu-Chelmsford Reforms Act (Montagu Chelmsford Reforms Act) was passed which year? - 1919 AD.
21. Marley-Minto Reforms Act (Morley-Minto Reforms Act) was passed which year? - 1909 AD.
22. diarchy in provinces which were under the Act apply? - Government Act (The Government of India Act), 1909
23. Who is the smallest bird in the world? - Cuba's Hrming bird

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Railway Recruitment Cell Group ‘D’ Exam Solved Paper (Exam Held on: 09-11-2014)

1. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu is NOT the Cabinet Minister of – 
(a) Urban Development (b) Shipping (c) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (d) Parliamentary Affairs (Ans : b)

2. Sushri Uma Bharati is NOT the Cabinet Minister of – 
(a) Water Resources (b) River Development (c) Drinking Water and Sanitation (d) Ganga Rejuvenation (Ans : c)

3. Which Army was headed by Subhash Chandra Bose ? 
(a) Indian National Army (b) Light Brigade (c) Foreign Legion (d) Bengal Regiment 

(Ans : a)

4. Among the following' which one is incorrectly matched ? 
(1) National Pension Scheme- Contribution Pension System (2) National Literacy Mission Programme - Adult Education 
(3) Midday Meal Scheme - Lunch to School Children 
(4) Indira Awas Yojana - Free Housing Scheme to La- dies 
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (Ans : d)

5. Which of the following disease is NOT caused by Bacteria ? 
(a) Tuberculosis (b) Typhoid (c) Measles (d) Leprosy (Ans : c)

6. Oral Rehydration Therapy' is recommended for– 
(a) Tuberculosis (b) Typhoid (c) Tetanus (d) Cholera (Ans : d)

7. 'Money Plant' is the ATM network of which Indian Bank? 
(a) Bank of Baroda (b) Karnataka Bank (c) State Bank of India (d) Central Bank of India (Ans : b)

8. 'Just do it' is a famous punchline from which Global Brand? 
(a) Adidas (b) Puma (c) Nike (d) Reebok (Ans : c)

9. Which Bill was finally passed by the Parliament in December, 2013 after massive protest by public activist Anna Hazare? 
(a) Lokpal (b) Jan Lokpal (c) Lokpal and Lokayukta Act (d) Jan Lokayukta (Ans : c)

10. According to which Article of the Constitution of India, do the citizens have the Right to know the information about candidate's assets and liabilities? 
(a) Article 21 (b) Article 30 (a) (c) Article 19 (a) (d) Article 14 (Ans : c)

11. Find the incorrect match– 
(A) Special Status of Kashmir - Article 370 (B) Fundamental Rights - Article 12-35 
(C) Directive Principles of States Policy - Article 36-50 (D) Fundamental Duties of the Citizen - Article 90 
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (Ans : d)

12. Which of the following is NOT a programming language? 
(a) Java (b) Basic (c) Microsoft ASP (d) Turing (Ans : c)

13. ISP stands for– 
(a) Internet Service Provider (b) Internet Survey Period (c) Integrated Service Provider (d) Internet Security Protocol (Ans : a)

14. Which of the following Railway Stations was formerly known as Victoria Terminus? 
(a) Churchgate Railway Station (b) Mumbai Central (c) Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (d) Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (Ans : d)

15. What is the name of Chief of Army Staff? 
(a) General V K Singh (b) General Bikram Singh (c) General Dalbir Singh Suhag (d) General Thimayya (Ans : c)

16. A corked bottle full of water when frozen will break because– 
(a) Glass is a bad conductor of heat (b) The volume of water increases on freezing 
(c) The bottle contracts on freezing (d) The volume of water decreases on freezing (Ans : b)

17. In India, Gene bank of Wheat is located at– 
(a) IARI, New Delhi (b) Ludhiana (c) Kanpur (d) Karnal (Ans : d)

18. What is the centre of an Atom called?
(a) Proton (b) Nucleus (c) Neutron (d) Electron (Ans : b)

19. Which of the following acids is used in a car battery ? 
(a) Hydrochloric acid (b) Sulphuric arid (c) Nitric acid (d) Carbonic acid (Ans : b)

20. 'OECD' stands for– 
(a) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (b) Opportunity for Economic Cooperation and Development 
(c) Organization for Economic Conference and Development (d) Organization for Environmental Cooperation and Development (Ans : a)

21. Where is the Indus Civilization city 'Lothal' located? 
(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Haryana (Ans : a)

22. Among the following name the State where density of population is the lowest ? 
(a) Meghalaya (b) Mizoram (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim (Ans : c)

23. What causes wind to defect toward left in the Southern Hemisphere ? 
(a) Temperature (b) Magnetic field (c) Rotation of the earth (d) Pressure (Ans : c)

24. Which one of the following is located in the Bastar Region? 
(a) Bandhavgarh National Park (b) Dandeli Sanctuary (c) Rajaji National Park (d) Indravati National Park (Ans : d)

25. In which State 'Guru Shikhar Peak' is located ? 
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra (Ans : a)

26. Mughal Painting reached its highest level of progress during the reign of– 
(a) Akbar (b) Aurangzeb (c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan (Ans : c)

27. Because Pluto is now no longer a planet, the planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is– 
(a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) mercury (d) Uranus (Ans : b)

28. Expand the term 'EMI' as used in banking/finance sector ? 
(a) Easy Monthly Installment (b) Equal Monthly Investment (c) Equated Monthly Installment (d) Equated Mortgage Investment (Ans : c)

29. At which of the following cities the Head office of Reserve Bank of India is located? 
(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Dehradun (Ans : a)

30. Name the person, who captained Marylebone Cricket Club XI that played during the celebration of bi-centenary of Lord's cricket ground. 
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Shane Warne (c) Rahul Dravid (d) Aaron Finch (Ans : a)

31. Who won 'Dronacharya Awards' for year 2014 in the field of Wrestling? 
(a) Mahabir Prasad (b) N. Lingappa (c) Gurcharan Singh Gogi (d) G. Manoharan (Ans : a)

32. Who got 'Dhyanchand Awards' for year 2014 in Hockey? 
(a) Gurmail Singh (b) K. P. Thakkar (c) Zeeshan Ali (d) Mahabir Prasad (Ans : a)

33. The largest 'Buddhist Temple' in the world is located in– 
(a) India (b) Indonesia (c) Japan (d) China (Ans : b)

34. In which language were Buddhist Literatures written? 
(a) Sanskrit (b) Prakrit (c) Hindi (d) Pali (Ans : d)

35. Shivaji Rao Gaikwad is the real name of which famous actor? 
(a) NTR (b) Chiranjeevi (c) Rajnikanth (d) Nagarjuna (Ans : c)

36. 'Make in India' Brand campaign was launched by the Prime Minister to– 
(a) To promote youth development (b) To promote industry 
(c) To promote large scale manufacturing in India (d) To promote massive weapon manufacturing Programme (Ans : c)

37. From which one of the following chambers of human heart is the oxygenated blood pumped into aorta ? 
(a) Right Atrium (b) Right Ventricle (c) Left Atrium (d) Left Ventricle (Ans : d)

38. Mineral impurities in blood is removed by– 
(a) Lungs (b) Kidney (c) Spleen (d) Liver (Ans : b)

39. Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated by sudden fall in barometer reading ? 
(a) Stormy weather (b) Calm weather (c) Cold and dry weather (d) Hot and sunny weather (Ans : a)

40. Which country has world's largest railway network ? 
(a) India (b) China (c) USA (d) USSR (Ans : c)

41. Who was an Italian traveller to India ? 
(a) Niketin (b) Fitch (c) Terry (d) Marco Polo (Ans : d)

42. Which of the following Writs is said to be a guarantor of personal freedom ?
(a) Mandamus (b) Quo Warranto (c) Habeas Corpus (d) Certiorai (Ans : c)

43. Which monument was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar? 
(a) Qutub Minar (b) Red Fort (c) Charminar (d) Fatehpur Sikhri (Ans : d)

44. Which State in India has the lowest number of females in comparison to males ? 
(a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Haryana (Ans : d)

45. How many Lok Sabha seats come under the State of Haryana? 
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11 (Ans : c)

46. Which noted English actor, film director, who directed movie Gandhi and died recently? 
(a) Robin Williams (b) Richard Attenborough (c) Robin Attenborough, (d) Richard Williams (Ans : b)

47. What has been the promised investment by Japan to India in the recently concluded Bilateral Summit? 
(a) $ 20 billion (b) $ 25 billion (c) $ 30 billion (d) $ 35 billion (Ans : d)

48. Shri Narendra Modi is NOT holding the portfolio of– 
(a) Personnel (b) Public Grievances and Pensions (c) Department of Atomic Energy (d) Overseas Indian Affairs (Ans : d)

49. Which Schedule of the Constitution contains powers, authorities and responsibilities of Panchayati Raj ? 
(a) Eighth (b) Ninth (c) Eleventh (d) Twelfth (Ans : c)

50. 'Motion of Thanks' is given by the Indian Parliament to– 
(a) Some MP does a very good work (b) Some citizen does a very good work for the country 
(c) Prime Minister does a very good work for the country 
(d) President of India after he addresses both Houses of the Parliament together (Ans : d)

51. Which of the following countries is NOT a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council ? 
(a) USA (b) UK (c) France (d) Spain (Ans : d)

52. The current Lok Sabha constituted after the General Election is– 
(a) 13th Lok Sabha (b) 14th Lok Sabha (c) 15th Lok Sabha (d) 16th Lok Sabha (Ans : d)

53. Attorney General of India is appointed by– 
(a) Parliament (b) Law Minister (c) President (d) Chief Justice of Supreme Court (Ans : c)

54. For writing the Punjabi language, which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script? 
(a) Guru Angad (b) Guru Amar Das (c) Guru Ram Das (d) Guru Arjan (Ans : a)

55. During the Non-Cooperation Movement, which award did Gandhiji return ? 
(a) Knighthood (b) Rai Bahadur (c) Kaiser-e-Hind (d) Hind Kesari (Ans : c)

56. Who founded the famous 'Ghadar Party' in America in 1913 ? 
(a) Madame Cama (b) Lala Hardayal (c) Rash Behari Bose (d) Chandrashekhar Azad (Ans : b)

57. The tissue which connects bone to bone is– 
(a) Ligament (b) Tendon (c) Adipose (d) Marrow (Ans : a)

58. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution? 
(a) Right to freedom of religion (b) Right to property (c) Right to equality (d) Right to Constitutional remedies (Ans : d)

59. 'Labour Day' is celebrated on– 
(a) 1 May (b) 1 June (c) 1 January (d) 1 March (Ans : a)

60. 'Madhubani' a style of folk painting, is popular in which of the following States in India? 
(a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan (Ans : a)

61. Word Processing, Spread-sheet and Photo-editing are examples of– 
(a) Application software (b) System software (c) Operating system software (d) Platform software (Ans : a)

62. A_is approximately one billion bytes. 
(a) Bit (b) Kilobyte (c) Gigabyte (d) Megabyte (Ans : c)

63. The process of transferring one files from Internet to your computer is called– 
(a) Downloading (b) Uploading (c) Fast Internet Date Protocol (d) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Ans : a)

64. Name the Company that on 26 April, 2014 completed the acquisition of Nokia's Mobile handset business. 
(a) Microsoft based in the US (b) Oracle based in the US (c) Adobe Systems based in the US (d) SAP based in Germany (Ans : a)

65. Name the founder of Leela Group of Hotels, who died on 17 May, 2014 in Mumbai at the age of 91. 
(a) Captain Krishna Nair (b) Captain G. Gopinath (c) N. Krishna Moorthy (d) Vikas Seth (Ans : a)

66. Name the former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel known as the Grand Old Man of Steel, who died on 16 May, 2014. 
(a) Russi Mody (b) Ratan Tata (c) JRD Tata (d) B. Muthuraman (Ans : a)

67. Name the State that recently established Women Helpline in each district. 
(a) Delhi (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Bihar (d) Haryana (Ans : b)

68. Who became the first Chief Minister of Telangana ? 
(a) Chandrababu Naidu (b) Jagan Mohan Reddy (c) Y S Vijaymala (d) Chandrasekhar Rao (Ans : d)

69. The ratio of width of the National Flag to its length is– 
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2 (Ans : c)

70. Where is 'Leaning Tower' located ? 
(a) London (b) Cairo (c) Kabul (d) Pisa (Ans : d)

71. Which of the following pair is correctly matched? 
(1) Arthashastra - Kautilya (2) Mein Kampf – Abul Fazal 
(3) Animal Farm - Babur (4) Divine Comedy - Karl Marx 
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (Ans : a)

72. Who has written the book "The Accidental Prime Minister" ? 
(a) K Natwar Singh (b) Vinod Rai (c) Sanjaya Baru (d) Tavleen Singh (Ans : c)

73. Who amongst the following was involved in the Alipore Bomb case? 
(a) S. N. Banerjee (b) Bipin Chandra Pal (c) Jatin Das (d) Aurobindo Ghosh (Ans : d)

74. The title 'Punjab Kesari' was conferred upon ? 
(a) Ranjit Singh (b) Bhagat Singh (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Sardar Baldev Singh (Ans : c)
 



75. A student has to score 30% marks to get through. If he gets 30 marks and fails by 30 marks. Find the maximum marks set for the examination. 
(a) 180 (b) 210 (c) 200 (d) 220 (Ans : c)

76. A candidate scores 25% and fails by 60 marks, while an another candidate who scores 50% marks, get 40 marks more than the mini- mum required marks to pass the examination. Find the maximum marks of the examination– 
(a) 360 (b) 380 (c) 400 (d) 420 (Ans : c)

77. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father's age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's age will be– 
(a) 12 years (b) 14 years (c) 18 years (d) 20 years (Ans : d)

78. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is– 
(a) 2% (b) 2. 02% (c) 4% (d) 4. 04% (Ans : d)

79. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turnod through– 
(a) 1450 (b) 1500 (c) 1550 (d) 1600 (Ans : c)

80. An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes– 
(a) 10% (b) 10.25% (c) 10.5% (d) 10.75% (Ans : c)

81. (10 - 3) (10 + 3) = ? 
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 210 (d) 6 (Ans : a)

82. Rajesh walked 25 m towards south. Then he turned to his left and walked 20 m. He then turned to his left and walked 25 m. He again turned to his right and walked-15 m. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction? 
(a) 35 m East (b) 35 m North (c) 30 m West (d) 45 m East (Ans : a)

83. A lent Rs. 600 to B for 2 years and Rs. 150 to C for 4 years and received Rs. 90 from both as interest. Find out rate of interest, simple interest being calculated. 
(a) 5% (b) 7% (c) 8% (d) 9% (Ans : a)

84. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit? 
(a) 70% (b) 80% (c) 90% (d) None of the above (Ans : d)

85. A sum of Rs. 468. 75 was lent out at simple interest and at the end of 1 year 8 months the total amount was Rs. 500. Find the rate of interest per annum. 
(a) 4% (b) 5% (c) 6% (d) 7% (Ans : a)

86. Rs. 800 amounts to Rs. 920 in 3 years at simple interest. If the interest rate is increased by 3% to how much would it amount? 
(a) Rs. 892 (b) Rs. 829 (c) Rs. 992 (d) Rs. 929 (Ans : c)

87. Amit said, "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother". How is Amit related to the girl? 
(a) Brother (b) Grandfather (c) Husband (d) Father-in-Law (Ans : d)

88. Pointing towards a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother. " How is the woman related to the man ? 
(a) Mother (b) Grandmother (c) Sister (d) Daughter (Ans : a)

89. In a coding system, PEN is written by as NZO and BARK as CTSL. How can we write PRANK? 
(a) CSTZN (b) NSTOL (c) NTSLO (d) NZTOL (Ans : b)

90. If TEACHER is coded a LMKJNMP, then how will HEART be coded ? 
(a) NMAPL (b) NMPKL (c) NPKML (d) NMKPL (Ans : d)

91. Find the relationship as expressed in the given pair– 
Calendar : Dates : : Dictioruuy :? 
(a) Vocabulary (b) Language (c) Words (d) Book (Ans : a)

92. Find the relationship as expressed in the given pair– 
Circle : Circumference : : Square : ? 
(a) Volume (b) Area (c) Diagonal (d) Perimeter (Ans : d)

93. Find the relationship as expressed in the given pair– 
Breeze : Cyclone : : Drizzle : ? 
(a) Earthquake (b) Storm (c) Flood (d) Downpour (Ans : d)

94. Find the relationship as expressed in the given pair– 
Import : Export : : Expenditure : ? 
(a) Deficit (b) Revenue (c) Debt (d) Tax (Ans : b)

95. Find the missing number– 
24, 60, 120, 210, ? 
(a) 300 (b) 336 (c) 420 (d) 525 (Ans : b)

96. Find the missing number– 
3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ? 
(a) 147 (b) 162 (c) 183 (d) 192 (Ans : a)

97. Arrange the following words according to Dictionary arrangement– 
1. Epitaxy 2. Episode 3. Epigene 4. Epitome 
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 3, 2, 4, 1 (c) 3, 2, 1, 4 (d) 4, 2, 1, 3 (Ans : c)

98. Fresh grapes contain 80% water while dry grapes contain 10% water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg, what is the total weight when it was fresh? 
(a) 1000 kg (b) 1100 kg (c) 1125 kg (d) 1225 kg (Ans : c)

99. A seller allows a discount of 5% on a watch. If he allows a discount of 7% he earns Rs. 15 less in the profit. What is the marked price? 
(a) Rs. 697.5 (b) Rs. 712.5 (c) Rs. 750 (d) Rs. 817.5 (Ans : c)

100. An Aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 2/3 hours, it must travel at a speed of– 
(a) 300 kmph (b) 360 kmph (c) 600 kmph (d) 720 kmph (Ans : d)
 

RRC Eastern Railway Group ‘D’ exam Solved Paper (Exam Held on: 09-11-2014)

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)