Modal paper for RRB exams, ASM General Knowledge Solved Paper

1. Which of the following countries is a land locked country in south America?
a. Ecuador
b. Peru
c. Uruguay
d. Bolivia
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2. Canary Islands belongs to
a. Norway
b. Spain
c. New Zealand
d. Portugal
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3. Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Saturn
d. Neptune
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4. Which of the following planets rotates clock wise?
a. Pluto
b. Jupiter
c. Venus
d. Mercury
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5. A difference of 1 degree in longitude at the Equator is equivalent to nearly
a. 101 km
b. 111 km
c. 121 km
d. 125 km
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6. The earliest known Indian script is
a. Mori
b. Devanagari
c. Brahmi
d. Kharosti
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7. How many times the preamble was amended
a. once
b. twice
c. thrice
d. four times
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8. The term socialist was added in the Preamble by the...amendment
a. 40th
b. 42nd
c. 44th
d. 49th
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9. The state with the lowest population in India is
a. Goa
b. Tripura
c. Mizoram
d. Sikkim
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10. Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three times so far?
a. Medame Curie
b. Linus Pauling
c. Alexender Flemming
d. International Committee of the Redcross
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11. The Finance Commission is appointed for every... year
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
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12. Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negative growth?
a. 1st plan
b. 2nd plan
c. 3rd plan
d. 4th plan
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13. Who is the founder of the Capital city of Agra?
a. Akbar
b. Babar
c. Sikinder Lodi
d. Mubarak Shah Sayyad
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14. The first tide generated electricity project was established at
a. Vizhinjam, Kerala
b. Mangalore, Karnataka
c. Paradeep, Orissa
d. Vishakapattanam
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15. National Institute of Oceanography is located in :
a. Calcutta
b. Chennai
c. Mangalore
d. Panaji
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16. The 2004 Olympics were held in :
a. Bangkok
b. Rome
c. Athens
d. Nagasaki
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17. 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
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18. The C. K. Nayudu Trophy is related to the sport of
a. cricket
b. Hockey
c. Football
d. Chess
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19. New York is situated on the river
a. Hudson
b. Thames
c. Danube
d. Tigris
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20. "The Woman of the Millennium" selected by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is
a. Margaret Thacher
b. Hillary Clinton
c. Chandrika Kumaratunga
d. Indira Gandhi
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21. The General Assembly of United Nations meets
a. Once a year
b. twice a year
c. thrice a year
d. Once in five years
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22. The "Common Wealth Games 2002" will be held in
a. Toranto
b. Manchester
c. Tokyo
d. Canberra
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23. All India Radio commenced operations in
a. 1926
b. 1936
c. 1945
d. 1947
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24. The "Killer Instinct" is written by
a. Sulakshan Mohan
b. M.K.Santanam
c. O.P.Sabharwal
d. Subash Jain
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25. The Secretary-General of UN is appointed by the
a. Security Council
b. Trusteeship Council
c. General Assembly
d. World Bank
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26. Postal Voting is other wise called:
a. external voting
b. secret voting
c. plural voting
d. proxy voting
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27. The Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS) consists of....republica?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13
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28. Which of the following harbours is considered as the world's finest natural harbour?
a. Sydney harbour
b. Toronto harbour
c. New Jersy harbour
d. Singapore harbour
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29. Who invented Radar?
a. Henrey Backquerel
b. Max Planck
c. Robert Watson Watt
d. Humphrey Davy
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30. Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in...
a. Trophical Evergreen Forests
b. Tropical most Decidous
c. Alpine forests
d. Trophical Thorn Forests
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31. The first country to legalise medically assisted suicide is
a. Switzerland
b. New Zealand
c. USA
d. Netherlands
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31. India's newsprint industry is mainly located in
a. Indore
b. Dehradun
c. Nepanagar
d. Nagpur
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32. The tomb of Babur is at
a. Kabul
b. Lahore
c. Multan
d. Larkhana
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33. The joint session of the two houses is presided by
a. the speaker
b. the president
c. chairman of Rajyasabha
d. none of these
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34. The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the
a. Greeks
b. Shakas
c. persians
d. Kushans
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35. The Simon Commission was appointed in
a. 1927
b. 1928
c. 1929
d. 1930
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36. Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year ?
a. 1972
b. 1973
c. 1974
d. 1975
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37. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?
a. Rajaraja Chola
b. Mahendra Varman
c. Narsimha Varman
d. Narsimha Chola
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38. The 189th member of United Nations is
a. Palau
b. Tuvalu
c. Soloman Islands
d. Nauru
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39. When was Burma separated from India
a. 1947
b. 1942
c. 1937
c. 1932
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40. Which of the following country has more than 55,000 lakes?
a. Poland
b. Denmark
c. Finland
d. Norway
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RRB Assistant Loco Pilot written exam Modal Paper :General English

RRB Assistant Loco Pilot written exam : General English



General English
(Exam Held on 4-3-2012)


Directions—(Q. 1 to 10) In the following passage there are blanks,
each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage, against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the
blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Once upon a time there was a river. He was …(1)… unfriendly. The river
lived alone, and refused to share his water with any fish, plant or
animal. Thus his life went on, sadly and filled with loneliness, for
many centuries.

One day, a little girl with a fish bowl came to the bank of this
river. In the bowl lived Scamp, her favourite little fish. The girl
was about to …(2)… to another country, and she wouldn't be able to
take Scamp with her. So she had decided to give Scamp his freedom.

When Scamp …(3)… into the river, he immediately felt the river's
loneliness. He tried talking to the river, but the river asked him to
go away. Scamp was a very happy little fish, and he wasn't going to
give up so …(4)…. He spoke to the river again, swam here and there,
and finally he started jumping in and …(5)… of the water. The river
felt tickled by all the jumping and splashing and …(6)… laughing.
After a while, this put the river in such a good mood that he started
talking to Scamp. Almost without knowing it, by the end of that day,
Scamp and the river and become very good friends.

The river spent that night …(7)… about how much fun it was to have
friends, and how much he had missed not having them. He asked himself
why he had never had them, but he couldn't remember. The next morning,
Scamp …(8)… the river with a few playful splashes and that was when
the river remembered why he had decided to be such an unfriendly
river. He remembered that he didn't like being tickled. He remembered
perfectly how he had told everyone to scoot and that he wasn't going
to …(9)… up with all that tickling.

But, remembering how sad and lonely he had felt for so many years, the
river realised that although it may sometimes be a bit inconvenient or
uncomfortable, it was always …(10)… to have friends, than being
lonely.

1. (A) so (B) total (C) very (D) extreme (E) full
Ans : (C)

2. (A) move (B) goes (C) visit (D) transferred (E) toured
Ans : (A)

3. (A) jump (B) fell (C) look (D) dives (E) slip
Ans : (B)

4. (A) long (B) sooner (C) nicely (D) easily (E) lazily
Ans : (D)

5. (A) in (B) beside (C) out (D) below (E) away
Ans : (C)

6. (A) stopped (B) started (C) felt (D) thought (E) heard
Ans : (B)

7. (A) forgetting (B) discuss (C) ignoring (D) thinking (E) gazing
Ans : (D)

8. (A) slept (B) woke (C) talked (D) irritate (E) splash
Ans : (C)

9. (A) live (B) stand (C) sit (D) light (E) put
Ans : (A)

10. (A) better (B) worse (C) sad (D) easy (E) happy
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 11 to 15) Each sentence below has a blank, each blank
indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

11. Meeta ……… many gifts on her birthday.
(A) get (B) pick (C) received (D) seen (E) have
Ans : (C)

12. Please ……… the website for all the updates.
(A) browsed (B) check (C) surfing (D) think (E) hacked
Ans : (B)

13. The garden was …… of flowers of different kinds.
(A) full (B) grow (C) crowd (D) held (E) smell
Ans : (A)

14. They have ………… us to find another alternative.
(A) tell (B) spoken (C) ask (D) advised (E) help
Ans : (D)

15. Pratik was …… for a bus.
(A) thinking (B) waiting (C) telling (D) reaching (E) jumping
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 16 to 25) Read each sentence to find out whether there
is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any,
will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the
answer. If there is No Error the answer is 'E'. (Ignore errors of
punctuation if any).

16. Meghalaya is (A) / also one of (B) / the north-eastern states (C)
/ of our country. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

17. Santosh has volunteered (A) / to help in organising (B) / the
Republic Day function (C) / about his locality. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

18. The actor's friends (A) / and family had (B) / decided to throw a
(C) / surprise party for him. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

19. Health experts since all (A) / over the country were (B) / invited
to attend the (C) / conference in the city. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

20. They had (A) / to mortgage their (B) / house in order to (C) /
bear these expenses. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

21. They had informed (A) / us that their (B) / Chennai trip was (C) /
cancel due to the strike. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

22. All the students (A) / had to attend for the (B) / industrial
visit as (C) / it was compulsory. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

23. The king was (A) / amused by the (B) / jester's response (C) / to
his question. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

24. The boy was (A) / accused of stealing (B) / money as well goods
(C) / from the shop. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

25. She was be asked to (A) / write a report about (B) / the meeting
that (C) / she attended yesterday. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 26 to 30) In each question below, four words printed in
bold type are given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of
these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or
inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that
is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of that word is
your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and
appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E) i.e., 'All
correct as your answer.'

26. She has presented (A) her views (B) in a very unique (C) fashion.
(D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

27. She misplaced (A) the book before (B) she could (C) reed (D) it.
All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

28. There were more (A) than five thousend (B) people (C) in the
auditorium. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

29. He has won many awards (A) for his research (B) in the field (C)
of ecnomics. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

30. Dadar is none (A) of the most (B) populated areas (C) in Mumbai
city. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 31 to 35) Rearrange the following six sentences (1),
(2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in proper sequence to form a meaningful
paragraph then answer the questions given below them.
(1) "Why waste time sharpening your weapons when there's no danger in
sight ?" said the fox, "You're being foolish".
(2) A wild boar was sharpening his tusks against a tree.
(3) "My tusks are my weapons," said the boar, "I am sharpening them so
that I can defend myself from any danger."
(4) Frightened by the boar's sharpened tusks, he turned towards the
fox instead and preyed on him.
(5) A fox passing by, asked him what he was doing.
(6) Just then a tiger appeared on the scene.

31. Which of the following should be the first sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 6 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 2
Ans : (E)

32. Which of the following should be the second sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 5 (B) 2 (C) 6 (D) 4 (E) 1
Ans : (A)

33. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 1
Ans : (E)

34. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 1 (E) 5
Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following should be the last (sixth) sentence in the
rearrangement ?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1 (E) 6
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 36 to 50) Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it. Certain words / phrases have been
printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the
questions.

A man called Ramaya lived in a small village. Despite being a nice
man, he did not have any friends. It was well known in the town that
anyone unfortunate enough to look at him first thing in the morning
would not be able to have food that day. That was why no one in the
town liked encountering Ramaya in the morning, if they could help it.
As soon as the king heard this rumour he decided to try it out
himself.

He summoned Ramaya to the palace and ordered him to sleep in a room
adjacent to his bedchamber. Ramaya had no choice but to follow the
king's order. He feared that the rumour would come true. The next
morning, the first thing the king did after waking up, was to take a
look at Ramaya. When the king reached the breakfast table, he saw that
the royal chef had forgotten to prepare his favourite dish. This
angered him and he refused to have breakfast. After finishing a few
important duties in the court, the king went to the dining hall for
lunch. The food arrived piping hot. The king had hardly picked up the
first morsel when he caught sight of a fly in the food. He left the
table in disgust and when the food was prepared again for him, he
found that he had lost his appetite. At the dinner table, an ignorant
minister started eating before the king had started. This offended the
king. He stormed out of the dining hall and refused to come back. As a
result, the king could not eat anything at all that day. The enraged
king was now convinced that Ramaya was really jinxed. He ordered that
Ramaya be hanged. In those days the king's word was the law. The
soldiers had no option but to take Ramaya to the gallows. While on
their way to the gallows, they met the court jester. He heard the
story from Ramaya. The jester felt that it was an unfair decision and
that none of this was Ramaya's fault. He came up with a plan to save
Ramaya from being hanged. He whispered something in Ramaya's ears.
Ramaya nodded before being whisked away.

It was mandatory to grant one last wish to the person who was being
hanged. When the soldiers asked Ramaya about his last wish, he asked
them to convey a message to the king. He also requested that he be
hanged only after hearing the king's response. "Tell the king that
while it may be true that anyone who sees my face first thing in the
morning does not get anything to eat that day, it's also true that if
anyone sees the king's face first thing in the morning, as I did, he
has to lose his life. So who's the greater jinx - the king or I ?"
said Ramaya.

On hearing the message, the king was stunned. He realised his
foolishness and ordered his soldiers to stop the execution. He
summoned Ramaya and offered him gifts. He also requested Ramaya not to
say anything about the incident to the public. He was sure that the
people of the village wouldn't take well to the idea of having a
jinxed person for a ruler. Ramaya agreed. When the villagers saw
Ramaya returning with the gifts, they assumed that the rumour was
false and that the king had given the gifts to Ramaya as compensation.
They were ashamed of their behaviour and swore that they would never
ignore Ramaya.

36. Why had the king summoned Ramaya ?
(A) He wanted to have Ramaya executed
(B) He wanted all the villagers to realize their mistake and be
friends with Ramaya
(C) He wanted to test the court jester's intelligence
(D) He wanted to see Ramaya's face, the first thing every morning
(E) He wanted to verify whether the rumour about Ramaya was true or false
Ans : (E)

37. According to the rumour, what would happen if someone saw Ramaya's
face, first thing in the morning ?
(A) That person would not get a chance to eat, the whole day
(B) That person would be executed by the king
(C) That person would eat the whole day
(D) That person would receive gifts from the king
(E) That person would become an outcast in the village
Ans : (A)

38. Why did the king refuse to eat breakfast ?
(A) The king had seen Ramaya's face, first thing in the morning
(B) The royal chef had forgotten to cook the king's favourite dish
(C) The royal chef had forgotten to prepare Ramaya's favourite dish
(D) One of the ministers had insulted the king at the breakfast table
(E) The king was on a diet
Ans : (D)

39. What did the king do when he caught sight of a fly in the food
during lunch ?
(A) He ignored it and finished the lunch
(B) He fired the chef and asked him to throw the food
(C) He simply left the dining hall in disgust
(D) He ordered his soldiers to kill Ramaya
(E) He asked his ministers to cook another meal
Ans : (C)

40. When was the king convinced that Ramaya was jinxed ?
(A) When he realised that he had not eaten the whole day after he had
seen Ramaya's face the first thing in the morning
(B) When he realised that each time he saw Ramaya, he fell sick
(C) When he heard the rumour that anyone who saw Ramaya's face first
thing in the morning would not get a chance to eat the whole day
(D) When he saw that the chef had not prepared his favourite dish on
the day he had seen Ramaya's face the first thing in the morning
(E) When the soldiers went to him with Ramaya's final wish
Ans : (A)

41. Which of the following is true according to the given passage ?
(A) Ramaya had many friends in the village
(B) The king had dinner on the day he saw Ramaya's face first thing in
the morning
(C) Ramaya told the villagers that the king was jinxed
(D) One of the ministers had started eating before the king during dinner
(E) None is true
Ans : (D)

42. Arrange the following incidents in a chronological order as they
occurred in the passage.
(1) The court jester met Ramaya
(2) Ramaya received gifts from the king
(3) Ramaya slept at the palace
(4) The villagers realised their mistake
(A) 1324 (B) 3214 (C) 3241 (D) 3142 (E) 3124
Ans : (E)

43. What was Ramaya's last wish ?
(A) He wanted to have a meal with the king
(B) He wanted to talk to the court jester
(C) He wanted to pass on a message to the king
(D) He wanted to speak to a minister
(E) Not mentioned in the passage
Ans : (C)

44. What was the king's request to Ramaya ?
(A) That Ramaya must accept that he is unlucky
(B) That Ramaya must tell the villagers that the king is very kind
(C) That Ramaya must not tell the villagers that a minister had
insulted the king
(D) That Ramaya must not tell the villagers about the incident
(E) That Ramaya must not tell anyone about the gifts he had received
Ans : (D)

45. Who helped save Ramaya from being hanged ?
(A) The court jester
(B) The king
(C) The soldiers
(D) The villagers
(E) The chef
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 46 to 48) Choose the word/group of words which is most
similar in the meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as
used in the passage.

46. Adjacent to
(A) Far away (B) Beside (C) Opposite to (D) Same as (E) Below
Ans : (B)

47. Caught sight of
(A) Searched for (B) Forgot about (C) Suddenly noticed (D) Held (E) Nabbed
Ans : (C)

48. Unfair
(A) Dark (B) Unhappy (C) Unaware (D) Unreasonable (E) Rational
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 49 and 50) Choose the word/group of words which is most
opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used
in the passage.

49. Refused
(A) Unused (B) Remembered (C) Agreed (D) Invited (E) Declined
Ans : (B)

50. Ordered
(A) Requested (B) Unplanned (C) Punished (D) Silenced (E) Explained
Ans : (A)

modal paper for RRB :RAILWAY GROUP D Exam

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Who amongst the following has never held post of the Governor of the RBI?
(1) C. Rangarajan
(2) l.K. Jha
(3) Manmohan Singh
(4) Bimal Jalan
(5) Usha Thorat
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2. Which of the following cannot be called as the direct effect(s) of ‘Rise
of the BRlCs’ on global/other powerful economy/ economies?
(A) Countries like China wish to learn more about outsourcing from India.
(B) lt has made countries to suffer from Sub-prime Crisis.
(C) EURO has become a powerful currency and many non-Euro countries are in
‘Swap Agreement' with various nations.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) All A,B & C
(5) None of these
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3. As per the reports published in the newspapers the banks, particularly public
sector banks are tying up with various rating agencies for providing a qualitative
assessment of the credit needs of the borrowers. Which amongst the following
is/are such credit rating agencies in India?
(A) CARE
(B) CRISIL
(C) ULIP
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) A and B only
(4) Only C
(5) All A, B and C
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4. ‘Sub Prime Lending’ is a term applied to the loans made to ......
(1) Those borrowers who do not have a good credit history.
(2) Those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets.
(3) Those who have a good credit history and are known to bank since 10 years.
(4) Those borrowers who are most preferred customers of the Bank.
(5) None of the above.
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5. As per the reports published in various journals and newspapers the ’small
borrowers’ in rural areas still prefer to take informal route for their credit needs. Which of
the following is the ‘informal route’ of credit in financial sector?
(1) Credit cards
(2) Loan against gold from financial institute
(3) Debit cards
(4) Money lender
(5) None of the above
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6. Basel-ll norms are associated with which of the following aspects of the banking industry?
(1) Risk management
(2) Manpower planning
(3) Retirement benefits for the employees
(4) Corporate Governance
(5) None of the above
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7. What is meant by ’Underwriting’, the term frequently used in financial sector?
(1) Under valuation of the assets.
(2) The Act of taking on a risk for a fee.
(3) Giving a Guarantee that a loan will not
become a bad loan.
(4) The act of permission to float an IPO.
(5) None of the above
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8. Which of the following is NOT a banking/finance related term?
(1) Credit wrap
(2) EMI
(3) Held to Maturity
(4) Exposure limit
(5) Diffusion
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9. Very often we read about the Doha Ministerial Conference 2001 in reference to
WTO negotiations. What were the major issues over which nations were of different
opinions ?
(A) Providing subsidy to agriculture.
(B) Export of patented drugs/medicines by developed nations.
(c) Restriction on natural movement of people from one nation to other.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Both A and C
(5) None of these
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10. A National Development Fund was created by the Govt. of India a few years ago. What
was the purpose of the fund?
(A) Boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare and
employment.
(B) Capital investments in selected profitable PSES to yield adequate returns
(c) To fund revision in pay structure of central Govt. employees.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Both A & B
(5) None of these
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11. Amongst the currency quotes USD/JPY,USD/Euro and USD/CAD, which one of the
following is referred as the base currency for quotes?
(1) US $
(2) JPY
(3) Euro
(4) CAD
(5) None of these
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12. Expand the term FLCC.
(1) Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling
(2) Financial Literacy Communication Centre
(3) Financial Literacy Call Centre
(4) Fiscal Literacy and Credit Counseling
(5) None ofthe above
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13. For which one of the following purposes, the Government has launched the Rajiv Awes
Yojana?
(1) To provide affordable houses to people living BPL
(2) To provide affordable houses to rural poor
(3) To provide affordable houses to minorities
(4) To provide affordable houses to slum dwellers and the urban poor
(5) None of the above
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14. What is a fiscal deficit?
(1) It is a gap between the values of the exports and imports
(2) lt is a gap between exports and imports minus external borrowings
(3) lt is a gap between total expenditure and total receipts of the Govt.
(4) lt is a gap between total receipts minus External Borrowing
(5) None of the above
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15. ln which one of the following countries, the rate of Income Tax is highest?
(1) US
(2) China
(3) Japan
(4) UK
(5) France
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16. Which one of the following organizations/agencies are involved in
drafting the Union Budget of India?
(1) The Planning Commission only
(2) The Comptroller and Auditor General only
(3) Administrative Ministries only
(4) (1) & (2) only
(5)All (1), (2) & (3)
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17. Which of the following is the book written by VS Naipaul?
(1) Magic Seeds
(2) My God Died Young
(3) The Sea
(4) My India
(5) None of the above
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18. Between 2004 and 2009, the Government has paid Rs 700 crores as penalty to World
Bank and other international agencies. For Which one of the following reasons this
Penalty was Paid?
(1) For prepayment of loans
(2) For delay in execution of projects
(3) For delay in payment of international debts
(4) For not using the loans approved by these agencies
(5) None of the above
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19 . Which of the following is NOT an economic empowerment scheme launched by the
Govt. of india for the benefit of various sections of society?
(1) STEP
(2) Swayamsidha
(S) KALPANA-1
(4) Swadhar
(5) All of these
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20. Which of the following is NOT a programme/agency of the Union Ministry of
Finance?
(1) Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) .
(2) National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG)
(3) Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO)
(4) Investment Commission
(5) Central Rural Sanitation programme
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21. Which of the following names/terms is NOT associated with the World Trade Organization
(WTO)?
(1) UNCTAD
(2) GATT
(3) GATS
(4) SEWA
(5) FTA
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22. Labour legislations in India have an important dimension of protection of women
from exploitation. Some special provisions are made for women in the work place.
Which of the following is NOT one such special provision?
(1) Equal pay for work of equal value
(2) Maternity protection
(3) Creche facility at the work place for infants
(4) No night shifts
(5) Cooked meals during day ‘shifts to be
provided by the employer
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23. Within the education sector the highest priority is given to which of the following
Govt. schemes?
(1) Technical education
(2) Primary education
(3) High school education
(4) Adult education
(5) None of the above
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24. The approach of ‘Micro-Credit’ or ‘Banking with the poor’ is comparatively a new concept
in the field of rural credit. This approach has been tried very successfully in which of the
following countries?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) lndia
(3) China
(4) Japan
(5) None of these
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25. The Govt. of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done
with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has
also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015, Which of the
following is NOT one of those goals?
(1) Improve mental health
(2) Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria
(3) Reduce marriageable age for males to 18yr
(4) Promote gender equality and empower women
(5) Achieve universal primary education
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Name the Bajaj Pulsar model which is priced below Rs.1 lakh.
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1. High pressure subtropical calm belts known as Horse Latitudes lies between
(a) 00 and 150
(b) 200 and 250
(c) 300 and 350
(d) None of these
Ans: ( c ) 300 and 350
2. Zimbobwe was formerly known as
(a) Rhodesia
(b) Mali
(c) Namibia
(d) Zanzibar
Ans: ( a ) Rhodesia
3. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
(a) Bonn - Danube
(b) Baghdad - Tigris
(c) Rome - Seice
(d) Paris - Tiber
Ans: ( b ) Baghdad - Tigris
4. The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is
(a) Kiel Canal
(b) Suez Canal
(c) Panama Canal
(d) None of these
Ans: ( a ) Kiel Canal
5. Which of the following rivers does not form any delta at its mouth ?
(a) Cauvery
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Godavari
(d) Tapti
Ans: ( d ) Tapti
6. Srinagar is situated on the bank of the river
(a) Ravi
(b) Sutlej
(c) Jhelum
(d) Chenab
Ans: ( c ) Jhelum
7. The Shompens are the tribal people of
(a) Andaman
(b) Nicobar
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) None of these
Ans: ( b ) Nicobar
8. Match the following
A. Manas I. Hangul
B. Dachigam II. Elephant
C. Mudumalai III. Tiger
D. Kaziranga IV. Rhinoceros
A B C D
(a) I II III IV
(b) III I II IV
(c) II IV III I
(d) I III IV II
Ans: ( b ) III I II IV
9. In India, Plan holiday was after
(a) China-India war of 1962
(b) Draught of 1966
(c) Pakistan war of 1971
(d) Pakistan war of 1965
Ans: ( b ) Draught of 1966
10. Which of the following is not a ?Free Trade Zone? ?
(a) Kandla
(b) Mumbai
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Trivandrum
Ans: ( d ) Trivandrum
11. The least perfect square number which is divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 is
(a) 900
(b) 1600
(c) 2500
(d) 3600
Ans: ( d ) 3600
12. A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes,
five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes are equal.
What is the total number of notes ?
(a) 60
(b) 90
(c) 75
(d) 45
Ans: ( b ) 90
13. In an organization, 40% of the employees are matriculates, 50% of
the remaining are graduates and remaining 180 are post-graduates. How
many employees are graduates ?
(a) 360
(b) 240
(c) 180
(d) 300
Ans: ( c ) 180
14. Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right ?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Mandamus
(c) Prohibition
(d) Certiorari
Ans: ( a ) Habeas Corpus
15. A common High Court for two or more States and/or Union
Territories may be established by the
(a) President
(b) Parliament by making law
(c) Governor of State
(d) Chief Justice of India
Ans: ( b ) Parliament by making law
16. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the
Constituent Assembly of India ?
(a) M. C. Setalvad
(b) K. M. Munshi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) B. N. Rau
Ans: ( d ) B. N. Rau
17. During the period of Renaissance, the new style of architecture
first developed in
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) England
(d) Germany
Ans: ( a ) Italy
18. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the
revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in
(a) The Madras Presidency
(b) Punjab
(c) Bombay-Karnataka
(d) East Bengal
Ans: ( d ) East Bengal
19. Who among the following were popularly known as Red Shirts ?
(a) Congress Socialists
(b) Members of Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Khudai Khidmatgars
(d) People led by Rani Gaidinliu
Ans: ( c ) Khudai Khidmatgars
20. The State in India having dry season for only 3 to 4 months every year is
(a) West Bengal
(b) Kerala
(c) Mizoram
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: ( c ) Mizoram
21. Which of the following is correctly matched ?
(a) Gulbarga - Karnataka
(b) Midnapur - Gujarat
(c) Wardha - Madhya Pradesh
(d) Cochin - Tamil Nadu
Ans: ( a ) Gulbarga - Karnataka
22. U Thant Award is given for
(a) Contribution to east-west understanding
(b) Community leadership
(c) Social service
(d) Journalism
Ans: ( c ) Social service
23. Bishop Desmond Tutu is the native of
(a) South Africa
(b) Cuba
(c) Tanzania
(d) Zambia
Ans: ( a ) South Africa
24. The first electric railway was opened in
(a) 1853
(b) 1885
(c) 1905
(d) 1925
Ans: ( d ) 1925
25. Machael Ferreira is associated with which of the following games ?
(a) Chess
(b) Snooker
(c) Golf
(d) None of these
Ans: ( b ) Snooker
26. The Lord of Rings : The Return of the King? won Oscar award in how
many categories ?
(a) 10
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 12
Ans: ( c ) 11
27. As per Census 2001, which of the following States has the lowest
density of population ?
(a) Manipur
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Nagaland
(d) Mizoram
Ans: ( d ) Mizoram
28. Which of the following is the latest Tank ?
(a) Akash
(b) Prithvi
(c) Arjun
(d) Bhim Ans: ( c ) Arjun
29. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ?
(a) Encephalitis - Brain
(b) Colitis - Colon
(c) Hepatitis - Liver
(d) Jaundice - Throat
Ans: ( d ) Jaundice - Throat
30. Which of the following type of clothes is manufactured by using
petroleum products ?
(a) Rayan Silk
(b) Terelyne
(c) Nylon
(d) Cotton
Ans: ( c ) Nylon
31. The function of haemoglobin in the body is
(a) Transport of oxygen
(b) Destruction of bacteria
(c) Prevention of anemia
(d) Utilization of iron
Ans: ( a ) Transport of oxygen
32. Which disease is more common among agricultural workers as
compared to urban population ?
(a) Lung?s disease
(b) Cirrhasis of liver
(c) Hookworm infection
(d) Cancer
Ans: ( c ) Hookworm infection
33. Biological fixation of nitrogen occurs most commonly in which of
the following crops ?
(a) Pulses
(b) Rice
(c) Wheat
(d) None of these
Ans: ( d ) None of these
34. Which one of the following grows under the tree ?
(a) Cabbage
(b) Bengal gram
(c) Peanuts
(d) Castor
Ans: ( c ) Peanuts
35. Which of the following is an example of a plant that bears seeds
but not fruits ?
(a) Cotton Plant
(b) Peepal tree
(c) Eucalyptus tree
(d) Pine tree
Ans: ( c ) Eucalyptus tree
36. Radioactive element which has been found to have large reserves in India is
(a) Uranium
(b) Thorium
(c) Radium
(d) Plutonium
Ans: ( b ) Thorium
37. The image formed on the retina of a human eye is
(a) Real and upright
(b) Real and inverted
(c) Imaginary and upright
(d) Imaginary and inverted
Ans: ( b ) Real and inverted
38. In increasing sequence, the major elements present in the human body are
(a) Calcium, iron, sodium, phosphorus
(b) Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur
(c) Calcium, iron, sodium, sulphur
(d) Calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron
Ans: ( a ) Calcium, iron, sodium, phosphorus
39. A light sensitive compound used in photography is
(a) Silver chloride
(b) Silver sulphide
(c) Silver bromide
(d) Silver oxide
Ans: ( c ) Silver bromide
40. Protective foods in our diet are
(a) Fats and vitamins
(b) Carbohydrates and minerals
(c) Vitamins and minerals
(d) Proteins and carbohydrates
Ans: ( d ) Proteins and carbohydrates
41. The ancient name of Bengal was
(a) Kamrupa
(b) Vasta
(c) Gauda
(d) Vallabhi
Ans: ( c ) Gauda
42. Ahilyabai was the queen of
(a) Gwaliar
(b) Malwa
(c) Jaipur
(d) Bijapur
Ans: ( a ) Gwaliar
43. Morish traveler, Ibn Batutah, came to India during the time of
(a) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(b) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(c) Balban
(d) Muhammed-bin-Tughluq
Ans: ( d ) Muhammed-bin-Tughluq
44. The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicates that the main
occupation of the people was
(a) Agriculture
(b) Cattle rearing
(c) Commerce
(d) Hunting
Ans: ( c ) Commerce
45. The Mahabalipuram temples were built by the king of Dynasty -
(a) Gupta
(b) Chola
(c) Pallava
(d) Kushana
Ans: ( c ) Pallava
46. The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in
(a) 1852
(b) 1853
(c) 1854
(d) 1855
Ans: ( b ) 1853
47. The first discourse of Buddha in Sarnath is called
(a) Mahabhiniskraman
(b) Mahaparinirvana
(c) Mahamastakabhisheka
(d) Dharmachakrapravartan
Ans: ( d ) Dharmachakrapravartan
48. The political and cultural center of the Pandyas was
(a) Vengi
(b) Madurai
(c) Kanchipuram
(d) Mahabalipuram
Ans: ( b ) Madurai
49. What is the correct chronological order of the dynasties in which
they invaded India ?
1. Huns 2. Kushanas
3. Aryans 4. Greeks
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1
(b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1
(d) 3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: ( b ) 3, 4, 2, 1
50. Who wrote Mitakshara, a book on Hindu law ?
(a) Nayachandra
(b) Amoghvarsa
(c) Vijnaneswara
(d) Kumban
Ans: ( c ) Vijnaneswara

Railway Recruitment Board Solved Paper English (2009)

Railway Recruitment Board Solved Paper English (2009)

(Correct Spelling)

1. (A) Comitment

(B) Comittment

(C) Committment

(D) Commitment

Ans : (D)

2. (A) Fullfil

(B) Fulfil

(C) Fulfill

(D) Fullfill

Ans : (B)

3. (A) Defendant

(B) Defendent

(C) Defandent

(D) Defandant

Ans : (A)

4. (A) Varstile

(B) Verstile

(C) Versatile

(D) Vorstyle

Ans : (C)

5. (A) Recomand

(B) Recommend

(C) Reconand

(D) Recomend

Ans : (B)

6. I always fall ……… old Friends in times of need.

(A) over

(B) through

(C) back on

(D) off

Ans : (C)

7. The party decided to take the shortest…… to its destination.

(A) root

(B) route

(C) distance

(D) direction

Ans : (B)

8. The girl was very pleased……… herself.

(A) in

(B) on

(C) over

(D) with

Ans : (D)

9. Because of deforestation birds are……… their nerting places.

(A) cooking

(B) conserving

(C) searching

(D) demanding

Ans : (C)

10. The thieves broke…… the museum to steal the painting.

(A) up

(B) side

(C) off

(D) into

Ans : (D)

11. Where was the battle of Plassey fought ?

(A) Karnal

(B) Haldighati

(C) Mysore

(D) Bengal

Ans : (D)

12. Who was the first Vice-President of India ?

(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(C) C. V. Raman

(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Ans : (A)

13. What was the reason behind the mutiny of 1857 ?

(A) Cartridge containing fat

(B) Frustration in soldiers

(C) Failure of British Government

(D) Administrative research

Ans : (B)

14. Which of the following is UHF ?

(A) 40 MHz

(B) 400 MHz

(C) 400 KHz

(D) 40 KHz

Ans : (B)

15. Mass of a particle is m and its momentum is p. Its kinetic energy will be—

(A) mp

(B) p2m

(C) p3m

(D) p2/2m

Ans : (D)

16. S. I. unit of power is 'watt'. It is equivalent to which of the following ?

(A) Kgms–2

(B) Kgm2s–2

(C) Kgm2s–3

(D) None of these

Ans : (C)

17. Who among the following cricketers scored the highest runs—

(A) Brien Lara

(B) Sanat Jaysurya

(C) Sachin Tendulkar

(D) Virendra Sehwag

Ans : (C)

18. Which is the oldest Veda ?

(A) Samveda

(B) Rigveda

(C) Yajurveda

(D) Atharvaveda

Ans : (B)

19. Who was the founder of Pakistan ?

(A) Mohammad Ali Jinna

(B) Liyaquat Ali Khan

(C) Gaffar Khan

(D) Benazir Bhutto

Ans : (A)

20. Who invented television ?

(A) J. L. Baird

(B) Lawrance

(C) Frederick Trechithic

(D) King Gillette

Ans : (A)

21. Who invented wireless ?

(A) Marconi

(B) Charles Caterin

(C) George Cayley

(D) Zenobe Gramme

Ans : (A)

22. Which of the following was the battle strategy of Shivaji against Mughals ?

(A) Alert army

(B) Large army

(C) Political monopoly

(D) Guerilla warfare

Ans : (D)

23. Find out the next term of the series—

1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ……

(A) 16

(B) 12

(C) 9

(D) 4

Ans : (A)

24. Which of the following cities is termed as the Pink city ?

(A) Jaipur

(B) Jodhpur

(C) Ajmer

(D) Delhi

Ans : (A)

25. Who wrote the Meghdoot ?

(A) Kalidas

(B) Vatsyayan

(C) Chanakya

(D) Premchand

Ans : (A)

26. Find out the missing term of the series—

11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41……

(A) 43

(B) 47

(C) 53

(D) 51

Ans : (B)

27. Which of the following is a creation of Maithili-Sharan Gupta ?

(A) Saket

(B) Urvashi

(C) Prempachisi

(D) Gatha

Ans : (A)

28. Which is the longest railwayline of the world ?

(A) Trans-Siberian

(B) Trans-Canadian

(C) Orient Railway line

(D) Railwayline from London to Paris

Ans : (A)

29. Which of the following states has the highest number of voters ?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Gujarat

Ans : (A)

30. Garaba folk dance belongs to which of the following states ?

(A) Manipur

(B) Assam

(C) Gujarat

(D) Orissa

Ans : (C)

(Nearest Meaning)

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31. Addicted—

(A) wild

(B) enhaneed

(C) sentenced

(D) incline

Ans : (D)

32. Bewilder—

(A) Cross

(B) Seize

(C) Puzzle

(D) Annoy

Ans : (C)

33. Destitute—

(A) Sick

(B) Poor

(C) thin

(D) Angry

Ans : (B)

34. Genteel—

(A) Clever

(B) Polite

(C) Hopeful

(D) Lovable

Ans : (B)

35. Camouflage—

(A) Deject

(B) Disappear

(C) Drown

(D) Conceal

Ans : (D)

36. A thing liable to be easily broken—

(A) Breakable

(B) Ductile

(C) Brittle

(D) Delicate

Ans : (C)

37. Animal living on land and in water—

(A) Ambiguous

(B) Pacify

(C) Amphibian

(D) Ambivalend

Ans : (C)

38. One who does not care for literature or and—

(A) Barbarian

(B) Philistine

(C) Primitive

(D) Literate

Ans : (B)

39. The following country is the winner of the last three world cricket coups—

(A) Pakistan

(B) India

(C) Australia

(D) Sri Lanka

Ans : (C)

40. Find the odd man out—

1, 5, 14, 30, 50, 55, 91

(A) 5

(B) 50

(C) 55

(D) 91

Ans : (B)

41. Find out wrong number in each sequence—

582, 605, 588, 611, 634, 617, 600

(A) 634

(B) 611

(C) 605

(D) 600

Ans : (A)

42. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the number by 52 and got the answer 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was—

(A) 12

(B) 15

(C) 25

(D) 32

Ans : (A)

43. Insert the missing number—

16, 33, 65, 131, 261, (……)

(A) 523

(B) 521

(C) 613

(D) 721

Ans : (A)

44. 3251 + 587 + 369 – ? = 3007

(A) 1250

(B) 1300

(C) 1375

(D) 1200

Ans : (D)

45. If 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs. 3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs cost Rs. 4000, then how much does a table cost ?

(A) Rs. 500

(B) Rs. 750

(C) Rs. 1000

(D) Rs. 1500

Ans : (C)

46. The sum of first five prime numbers is—

(A) 11

(B) 18

(C) 26

(D) 28

Ans : (D)

47. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their H. C. F. is 12. The numbers are—

(A) 4, 8, 12

(B) 5, 10, 15

(C) 10, 20, 30

(D) 12, 24, 36

Ans : (D)

48. Income of a company doubles after every one year. If the initial income was Rs. 4 lakhs, what would be the income after 5 years ?

(A) Rs. 1•24 crores

(B) Rs. 1•28 crores

(C) Rs. 2•52 crores

(D) Rs. 2•56 crores

Ans : (B)

49. Water boils at 212??F or 100?C and melts at 32?F or 0?C. If the temperature of a particular day is 35?C, it is equivalent to—

(A) 85?F

(B) 90?F

(C) 95?F

(D) 99?F

Ans : (C)

50. A Bazar has an average of 510 people on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of people per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is—

(A) 250

(B) 276

(C) 280

(D) 285

Ans : (D)

51. Kumar is older than Vishnu who is younger than Ashoka. Harsha is older than Anil but younger than Vishnu, Ashoka is younger than Kumar. Who is the youngest ?

(A) Kumar

(B) Ashoka

(C) Vishnu

(D) Anil

Ans : (D)

52. A station director starts from the radio station Jalandhar and drives 15 km towards west, turns, left and covers another 10 km and again turns, right and covers 18 km. In which direction is he driving ?

(A) South

(B) West

(C) South West

(D) North West

Ans : (B)

53. If TOM = 48 and DICK = 27, what is HARRY equal to ?

(A) 50

(B) 44

(C) 70

(D) 60

Ans : (C)

54. If UNDERSTAND is coded as 1234567823, how will START be coded ?

(A) 56781

(B) 83243

(C) 73652

(D) 67857

Ans : (D)

55. Foot is to hand as leg is to—

(A) Elbow

(B) Toe

(C) Finger

(D) Arm

Ans : (D)

56. Daughter is to father as niece is to—

(A) Nephew

(B) Cousin

(C) Uncle

(D) Mother

Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 57–60) Read the following information and give the answers. If you start running from a point towards North and after covering 4 kms you turn to your left and run 5 km and then again turn to your left and run 5 km and then turn to left again and run another 6 km and before finishing you take another left turn and run 1 km, then answer questions based on this information—

57. How many kms are you from the place you started ?

(A) 1 km

(B) 2 km

(C) 3 km

(D) 4 km

Ans : (A)

58. In which direction will you be running while finishing ?

(A) East

(B) West

(C) North

(D) South

Ans : (C)

59. After taking the second turn, in which direction will you be running ?

(A) East

(B) West

(C) North

(D) South

Ans : (D)

60. From the finishing point if you have to reach the point from where you started in which direction will you have to run ?

(A) East

(B) West

(C) North

(D) South

Ans : (B)

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51. Where is the headquarters of Western Railway situated?
(a) Mumbai (Church Gate) (b) Mumbai (V.T)
(c) Secundrabad (d) Guwahati
: A

52. Where is Railway Museum situated?
(a) Mumbai (b) Calcutta (b) Bangalore (d) New Delhi
: D

53. The administration and management of India Railways is under the
control of
(a) Union Government (b) Railway Board
(c) Railway Ministry (d) All of the above
: B

54. Railways have been classified in how many sections on the basis of
speed?
(a) Two (b) Four (c) Five (d) Six
: C

55. When was the Indian Railway Act passed?
(a) 1890 (b) 1853 (c) 1905 (d) 1951
: A

56. How many Finance Commissioners are there in the Railway Board?
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
: A

57. Number of Executive Members in the Railway Board is
(a) Four (b) Five (c) Six (d) Seven
: B

58. When was the Railway Board established?
(a) 1904 (b) 1905 (c) 1906 (d) 1907
: B

59. Creep is the
(a) longitudinal movement of rail
(b) diagonal movement of rail
(c) horizontal movement of rail
(d) vertical movement of rail
: A

60. Suburban railway use
(a) 1500V, DC (b) 440V, three phase AC
(c) 660V, three phase AC (d) 3.3V, three phase AC
: A

61. Diesel locomotives are manufactured in India at
(a) Ajmer (b) Jabalpur (c) Varanasi (d) Bangalore
: C

62. C.T.C. stands for
(a) Critical Track Control (b) Critical Traffic Channeliser
(c) Centralized Traffic Control (d) None of these
: C

63. Generally the rail sections used in India are
(a) flat-footed (b) bull-headed
(c) double-headed (d) all the above are correct
: A

64. Generally the rail sections used in India are
(a) flat-footed (b) bull-headed
(c) double-headed (d) all the above are correct
: A

65. What is the breadth of broad-gauge line?
(a) 1m (b) 762m (c) 1.676m (d) 1.5m
: C

66. Which is the fastest train in India?
(a) Kerala express (b) Himasagar express
(c) Shatabdi express (New Delhi-Bhopal)
(d) Netravati express
: C

67. Where is the headquarters of Konkan Railway?
(a) Mangalore (b) Belapur (c) Ratnagiri (d) Goa
: B

68. The excess of ..... in the blood may cause heart attack.
(a) Blood urea (b) Blood Protein (c) Cholesterol (d) Blood sugar
: C

69. Where is the wheel and axle plant located?
(a) Perambur (b) Kapurthala (c) Patiala (d) Bangalore
: D

70. Which of the following instrument is used to measure relative
humidity?
(a) Barometer (b) Hydrometer (c) Hygrometer (d) Manometer
: C

71. The electrode at positive potential is called
(a) anode (b) cathode
(c) positive terminal (d) none of the above
: A

72. In arc welding, the temperature of the arc is of the order of
(a) 3500C (b) 35000C (c) 4500C (d) 45000C
: B

73. In a ball bearing steel balls are made of
(a) cast iron (b) carbon steel
(c) stainless steel (d) carbon chrome steel
: D

74. Action of steam in steam turbines is
(a) static (b) dynamic (c) pressure (d) both a & b
: B

75. A long column fails by
(a) crushing (b) tension (c) shearing (d) buckling
: D

76. Motor recommended for locomotive drive is
(a) dc series motor (b) dc shunt motor
(c) dc compound motor (d) Synchronous motor
: A

77. The following is an exothermic process
(a) fission (b) fusion (c) both (d) none of these
: D

78. The efficiency of transmitting power will be maximum in case of
(a) rope drive (b) open belt drive
(c) V-belt drive (d) Chain drive
: D

79. Weight of rail used for metre gauge is
(a) 24.8 to 29.8 kg (b) 30 to 33 kg
(c) 44.7 kg (d) 52 kg
: A

80. Indian railway system has been divided into
(a) four railway zones (b) six railway zones
(c) eight railway zones (d) 16 railway zones
: D

81. At which temperature both the Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers
give the same
reading
(a) -400 �(b) +40� (c) 00 �(d) 1000
: A

82. At 270C a gas occupies one litre space. If the volume is doubled
at the same pressure,
the temperature will be
(a) 540C (b) 3000C (c) 3270C (d) 6000C
: C

83. The atomic number and atomic weight of an Isotope of carbon are 6
and 4 respectively.
What is the no. of neutrons in the nucleus
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 10
: C

84. The material of permanent magnet should be
(a) Semi-magnetic (b) ferro-magnetic
(c) Paramagnetic (d) Non-magnetic
: B

85. The refractive index of glass is 1.5. The velocity of light in
vacuum is C. The velocity of light in glass is
(a) 3/2 (b) C (c) C/2 (d) 2C/3
: D

86. What is the network based anti-collision device developed by
Konkan Railways?
(a) Raksha Kavach (b) Suraksha (c) New hope (d) Banish
: A

87. Iron is extracted from
(a) haematite (b) cryolite (c) azurite (d) lepidolite
: A

88. Gold is soluble in
(a) HCl (b) H2SO4 (c) HNO3 (d) aqua regia
: D

89. A chemical change occurs when
(a) iron rusts (b) iron magnetized
(c) iron is heated (d) iron melts
: A

90. Liver cells manufacture
(a) amylopsin (b) maltase (c) lipase (d) bile
: D

91. Blood vessels that carry blood from heart to different parts of
body are known as
(a) arteries (b) veins (c) nerves (d) none of these
: A

92. Chromosomes are made up of
(a) DNA (b) RNA (c) RNA + proteins (d) DNA + proteins
: D

93. Water-gas is same as
(a) steam (b) CO2 and steam
(c) CO and H2 (d) CO2 & H2
: C

94. Study of bird is called
(a) ornithology (b) virology
(c) physiology (d) pathology
: A

95. Colour of light is determined by its
(a) velocity in air (b) frequency
(c) amplitude (d) none of these
: C

96. In vacuum, the speed of light depends upon
(a) wave length (b) frequency
(c) intensity (d) none of these
: D

97. On increasing temperature, the viscosity of a gas
(a) decreases (b) increases
(c) remains unchanged (d) none of these
: A

98. CuSo4 solution turns
(a) Red litmus blue (b) Phenolphthalein solution pink
(c) Blue litmus red (d) None of these
: B

99. Buoyancy depends on
(a) Depth to which the body is immersed
(b) Shape of the body (c) Mass of body
(d) Mass of liquid displaced
: D

100.All liquid surfaces tend to contract. This phenomenon is due to
(a) Viscosity (b) Thermal expansion
(c) Surface tension (d) Diffusion
: C

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101.The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of a falling body is
(a) Constant at all points�(b) Maximum at the beginning
(c) Minimum at the beginning (d) Maximum at the middle
: A

102.Detonating signals are used
(a) for noisy engines (b) during foggy and cloudy weather (c) for deaf
drives (d) n
now, used in 19th century.
: B

103.Which of the following is expected to have shorter life
(a) diesel engine (b) steam engine (c) electric engine (d) shunting
engine
: A

104.Cross head and guides form a
(a) lower pair (b) turning pair (c) sliding pair (d) higher pair
: C

105.The dryness fraction of steam within a turbine is not allowed to
fall below
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.9 (c) 0.95 (d) 0.99
: B

106.A ball bearing can not be provided for
(a) low speed shafts (b) variable speed shafts
(c) variable load shafts (d) auto mobile gear shafts.
: D

107.The first Indian Railway line was opened in 1853 from
(a) Asansol to Calcutta (b) Bombay to Thane (c) Bombay to Baroda (d)
Bombay to Pune
: B

108.Maintenance requirements are least in case of
(a) Electric locomotives (b) Steam locomotives (c) Diesel locomotives
: A

109.In 2003, the Indian railway completed
(a) 200 years (b) 150 years (c) 125 years (d) 100 years
: B

110.What is Palace on Wheels
: a tourist special train

111.Where is the Rail Coach Factory located
(a) Bangalore (b) Kolkatha (c) Kapurthala (d) Chennai
: C

112.Jayanthi Janatha Express run between
: Kanyakumari � Mumbai

113.Island express runs between
: Kanyakumari � Bangalore

114.The acceleration rate of trains on suburban service is
: 0.4 to 6.5 km/hr

115.Vanadium steel is normally used in the manufacture of
(a) Magnetism (b) Ball bearing (c) Axles and Springs (d) Railway
switches and crossi
: C

116.Jim-crow is used to
(a) Sound the sleeper for packing (b) Lift the sleeper
(c) Bend the rail (d) Lift
: A

117.The point up to which the new railway track laid at any time is
(a) Terminal (b) Base (c) station (d) Rail head
: D

118.Which of the following train has the longest run time
(a) Bhopal-Shatabdi Express (b) Kurla-Patna Express (c) Himasagar
Express (d) NavyugExpress
: C

119.When was the first Railway line opened in India
: 1853

120.Which is related to I.C. engine only
(a) Carburetor (b) Distributor (c) Spark plug (d) Atomizer
: D

121.Rail sleepers providing the best rigidity of track is
(a) Cast Iron (b) Wooden (c) R.C.C (d) All of the above
: C
122.Hammer blow in locomotives cause
(a) Uniform speed (b) Pulsating torque (c) Tendency to lift wheels
from rails (d) Unspeed
: C

123.The state in which the highest Railway Bridge is at
: Jammu & Kashmir

124.Give the designation of the highest officer on the Southern
Railway
: General Manager

125.The breadth of the Indian Railways broad gauge is
(a) 1.67 m (b) 1.87 m (c) 2.00 m (d) 1.33 m
: A

126.Which is the longest Railway platform in India
: Kharagpur

127.Railway was first introduced in India by which Viceroy
: Lord Dalhousie

128.Longest railway bridge
: The Dehrion - Sone railway bridge over the river Sone in Bihar

129.Longest railway tunnel
: Kharbude tunnel on konkan railway, connecting Mumbai with Goa

130.Railway section with maximum tunnels and bridges
: Kalka - simla route

131.A substance used as a fire-extinguisher under the trade name of
Pyrene is
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Chloroform (c) Carbon tetrachloride (d)
Bleaching powder
: C

132.On the Kelvin scale , the melting point of ice is
(a) 0 K (b) 273 K (c) 373 K (d) 100 K
: B

133.A bolometer is used to measure
(a) The quantity of heat energy in a body (b) Thermal radiation's
quantitatively (c) High temperature (d) The intensity of sound
: B
134.The height above sea level is measured with the instrument
(a) Magnetometer (b) Hypsometer (c) Crescograph (d) Gravimeter
: B

135.Longest day is
(a) July 23 (b) June21 (c) August 1 (d) April 1
: B

136.The non-metal which has shining appearance is.....
(a) Sulphur (b) Phosphorous (c) Iodine (d) Bromine
: C

137.Monazite is an ore of .....
(a) Uranium (b) Radium (c) Thorium (d) Rubidium
: C

138.Anti-knocking agent is ....
(a) ethyl alcohol (b) butane (c) acetone (d) tetra ethyl lead
: D

139.Which of the following compounds are responsible for acid
rain ....
(a) NO2 (b) SiO2 (c) SO2 (d) CO
: B

140.Marsh gas is .....
(a) Ethane (b) Methane (c) Butane (d) Pentane
: B

141.The colour of light is regulated by ...
(a) Amplitude (b) Wave length (c) Intensity (d) Frequency
: B

142.One horsepower is equal to ....
(a) 760 watt (b) 746 watt (c) 756 watt (d) 740 watt
: B

143.Cinabar is the ore of ....
(a) Iron (b) Uranium (c) Mercury (d) Aluminium
: C

144.Green Vitroil is ......
(a) Ferrous Sulphate (b) Nitrous Sulphate (c) Ammonium Sulphate (d)
Sodium Sulphate
: A
145.In which of the following is phosphorous found?
(a) Onion (b) Meat (c) Mango (d) Yolk of egg
: A

146.Which amongst the following is a green house gas?
(a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Nitrogen
: C

147.Which among the following is the most permanent element?
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Glass (d) Uranium
: C

148.The World AIDS Day is celebrated on
(a) July 31 (b) August 5 (c) December 1
(d) December 31 (e) None of these
: C

149.The World Population Day is observed on
(a) June 5 (b) June 25 (c) June 30 (d) July 11
: D

150.In which among the following is cryogenic engines are used
(a) in navy ships (b) in frost free refrigerators
(c) in rocket technology (d) none of these
: C