Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Allahabad ESM Grade II Examination Held on 30-01-2011 Question Paper With Answer Key

RRB Allahabad ESM Grade II Examination Held on 30-01-2011

1. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of

(a)   Pt Shivkumar Sharma

(b)   Ustad Amjad Ali khan

(c)   Pt Ravi Shankar

(d)   Ustad Zakir Hussain

Answer: (c)

2. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award?

(a)   Indira Gandhi

(b)   TN Seshan

(c)   Kiran Bedi

(d)   Vinoba Bhave

Answer: (d)

3. Who among the following was the first lady Prime Minister in the world?

(a)   Golda Meir

(b)   Indira Gandhi

(c)   Mary Eugenia Charles

(d)   Shirimavo Bhandarnaike

Answer: (d)

4. Which among the following Indian artists is the winner of the Oscar Award?

(a)   Dilip Kumar

(b)   Bhanu Athaiya

(c)   Shyam Benegal

(d)   Rohini Hattangadi

Answer: (b)

5. Who is associated with the development of India’s Atomic Bomb?

(a)   APJ Abdul Kalam

(b)   Homi Bhabha

(c)   Raja Ramanna

(d)   Kastoorirangan

Answer: (b)

6. In acronym SAARC, ‘C’ stands for

(a)   Committee

(b)   Commonwealth

(c)   Conference

(d)   Cooperation

Answer: (d)

7. The International Court of Justice is located at

(a)   Geneva

(b)   Hague

(c)   Amsterdam

(d)   Vienna

Answer: (b)

8. Hina Rabbani Khar has been appointed the first female Foreign Minister of which of these Islamic countries?

(a)   Iran

(b)   Indonesia

(c)   Oman

(d)   Pakistan

Answer: (b)

9. Hina Rabbani Khar has been appointed the first female Foreign Minister of which of these Islamic countries?

(a)   Iran

(b)   Indonesia

(c)   Oman

(d)   Pakistan

Answer: (d)

10. In a certain code language ‘CAT’ is written as ‘DDY’. How will ‘BIG’ be written in that code?

(a)   CML

(b)   CJL

(c)   CLL

(d)   CNL

Answer: (c)

11. Traffic : Road

(a)   Aeroplane : Aerodrome

(b)   Roots : Tree

(c)   Blood : Veins

(d)   Car : Garage

Answer: (c)

12. Shield : Soldier

(a)   Law : Court

(b)   Stethoscope : Doctor

(c)   Helmet : Rider

(d)   Book : Author

Answer: (c)

13. Food : Hungry

(a)   Thought : Politics

(b)   Water : River

(c)   Rest : Weary

(d)   Wine : Intoxication

Answer: (c)

14. 12, 32, 72, 152, (…………)

(a)   312

(b)   325

(c)   515

(d)   613

Answer: (a)

15. 2, 15, 41, 80, (……….)

(a)   111

(b)   120

(c)   121

(d)   132

Answer: (d)

16. 8, 10, 14, 18, (……….), 34, 50, 66

(a)   24

(b)   25

(c)   26

(d)   27

Answer: (c)

17. Four girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Sikha is to the left of Reena. Manju is to the right of Reena. Rita is between Reena and Manju. Who would be second from the left in the photograph?

(a)   Reena

(b)   Shikha

(c)   Manju

(d)   Rita

Answer: (d)

18. A, B, C, D and E are five rivers. A is shorter than B but longer than E. C is the longest and D is little shorter than B and little longer than A. Which is the shortest river?

(a)   B

(b)   C

(c)   D

(d)   E

Answer: (d)

19. Shyam is taller than Pradeep and Pradeep is equal to Anurag. But Anand is smaller than Suresh who is equal to Anurag. If Pradeeep is taller than Praveen, who is the tallest of all?

(a)   Pradeep

(b)   Praveen

(c)   Suresh

(d)   Shyam

Answer: (d)

20. One morning after sunrise, Reeta and Kavita were talking to each other face to face at Tilak Square. If Kavita’s shadow was exactly to the right of Reeta, which direction Kavita was facing?

(a)   North

(b)   South

(c)   Data inadequate

(d)   None of these

Answer: (c)

21. On evening before sunset, two friends Sumit and Mohit were talking to each other face to face. If Mohit’s shadow was exactly to his right side, which direction was Sumit facing?

(a)   North

(b)   South

(c)   West

(d)   Data inadequate

Answer: (b)

22. 

(a)   184

(b)   210

(c)   241

(d)   425

Answer: (a)

23. 

(a)   320

(b)   274

(c)   262

(d)   132

Answer: (c)

24. Which one of the following diagrams correctly represents the relationship among the classes : Tennis fans, Cricket players, Students?

Answer: (a)

25. 

Answer: (b)

 26. 

Answer: (c)

27. What is the number of triangles in the following figure?

(a)   13

(b)   14

(c)   15

(d)   16

Answer: (c)

28. The dimensional formula of angular frequency is same as that of

(a)   frequency

(b)   time period

(c)   angle

(d)   None of these

Answer: (a)

29. An object of mass m is projected vertically upwards. The rate of change of momentum of the object will be equal to

(a)   mg

(b)   mgh

(c)   m2g

(d)   m/g

Answer: (a)

30. There is no atmosphere on moon because

(a)   it is closer to earth

(b)   it revolves round the earth

(c)   it gets light from the sun

(d)   the escape velocity of gas molecule is smaller than their rms velocity

Answer: (d)

31. Equal masses of water and a liquid of density 2 are mixed together, then the mixture has a density of

(a)   2/3

(b)   4/3

(c)   3/2

(d)   3

Answer: (b)

32. A bag of sand of mass M is suspended by a roap. A built of mass m travelling with speed v gets embedded in it. The loss of kinetic energy is

(a)   Mmv/(M + m)

(b)   (M + m)/Mmv

(c) 

(d) 

Answer: (c)

33. Find the density of a block of wood that floats in water with 0.1 of its volume above water

(a)   0.9 g/cc

(b)   0.9

(c)   0.1 g/cc

(d)   0.1

Answer: (a)

34. The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a body of mass 1 g by 1 °C is called

(a)   Specific heat

(b)   Total energy

(c)   Latent heat

(d)   None of these

Answer: (a)

35. One gram of mater is completely converted into energy. Energy released is

(a)   9 × 1016 J

(b)   9 × 1013 J

(c)   9 × 1013 kJ

(d)   9 × 108 J

Answer: (b)

36. Which of the following produces more severe burns?

(a)   Boiling water

(b)   Steam

(c)   Hot air

(d)   Sun rays

Answer: (b)

37. The angle of minimum deviation measured with a prism is 30° and the angle of prism is 60°. The refractive index of the prism material is

(a)   √2

(b)   2

(c)   3/2

(d)   4/3

Answer: (a)

38. The number of translational degrees of freedom for a diatomic gas is

(a)   6

(b)   5

(c)   4

(d)   3

Answer: (d)

39. The kinetic energy per gram mol for a diatomic gas at room temperature is

(a)   3RT

(b)   5RT/2

(c)   3RT/2

(d)   RT/2

Answer: (b)

40. Due to a point source of radiation, intensity is proportional to

(a)   (amplitude)2

(b)   (amplitude)3

(c)   (amplitude)4

(d)   (amplitude)5

Answer: (a)

41. Decibel is unit of

(a)   intensity of light

(b)   x-rays radiation capacity

(c)   sound loudness

(d)   energy of radiation

Answer: (c)

42. Two identical cells send the same current in 2 Ω resistance, whether connected in series or in parallel with each other. The internal resistance of cell should be

(a)   1 Ω

(b)   2 Ω

(c)   0.5 Ω

(d)   2.5 Ω

Answer: (b)

43. The electric field due to a dipole at a distance r on its axis is

(a)   directly proportional to r3

(b)   inversely proportional to r3

(c)   directly proportional to r2

(d)   inversely proportional to r2

Answer: (c)

44. Which of the following is a particle with 20 neutrons and 18 electrons?

(a)   17C37

(b)   18Ar38

(c)   19K39

(d)   ­16S36

Answer: (b)

45. A and B hold resistances as indicated in the figure. The effective resistance between A and B will be

(a)   3R Ω

(b)   2R Ω

(c)   R Ω

(d)   9R Ω

Answer: (d)

46. Power alcohol is

(a)   alcohol mixed with petrol

(b)   alcohol mixed with kerosene

(c)   alcohol mixed with sulphur

(d)   alcohol mixed with ethane

Answer: (a)

47. Refractive index of diamond is

(a)   1.5

(b)   2.4

(c)   3.01

(d)   4.5

Answer: (b)

48. Which gas is used for preparing soda water?

(a)   NO

(b)   CO

(c)   CO2

(d)   SO2

Answer: (c)

49. A pipe closed at one end and open at the other will give

(a)   all the harmonics

(b)   all even harmonics

(c)   all odd harmonics

(d)   None of the harmonics

Answer: (c)

50. Which one of the following is a non-magnetic substance?

(a)   Iron

(b)   Nickel

(c)   Cobalt

(d)   Brass

Answer: (d)

51. Light travels at maximum speed in

(a)   Vacuum

(b)   Air

(c)   Water

(d)   None of these

Answer: (a)

52. Konark temple is located in

(a)   Orissa

(b)   Kerala

(c)   Maharashtra

(d)   Bihar

Answer: (a)

53. Which of the following have longchains of protein?

(a)   Jute

(b)   Cotton

(c)   Silk and wool

(d)   All of these

Answer: (c)

54. The lowest layer of atmosphere is called

(a)   Mesosphere

(b)   Ionosphere

(c)   Troposphere

(d)   Stratosphere

Answer: (c)

55. Which of the following is the smallest continent?

(a)   Australia

(b)   Europe

(c)   Africa

(d)   Asia

Answer: (a)

56. The frequency of a light wave of wavelength 3000 Å is

(a)   1 × 1015 Hz

(b)   1 × 1014 Hz

(c)   3 × 1015 Hz

(d)   6 × 1014 Hz

Answer: (a)

57. Oxidation number of Chromium in K2Cr2O7 would be

(a)   +6

(b)   −6

(c)   +3.5

(d)   −2

Answer: (a)

58. The element which does not help in the conduction of electricity is

(a)   S

(b)   K

(c)   Al

(d)   Mg

Answer: (a)

59. Which one of the following is the least?

(a)   √2

(b)   ∛4

(c)   √3

(d)   ∛2

Answer: (d)

60. By how much does 5√7 – 2√5 exceeds 3√7 – 4√5?

(a)   5(√7 – 2√5)

(b)   √7 + √5

(c)   2(√7 + √5)

(d)   7(√2 + √5)

Answer: (c)

61. The value of  is

(a)   0

(b)   2

(c)   1

(d)   None of these

Answer: (a)

62. The quadratic equation whose roots are  and  is

(a)   4x2 + 16x + 9 = 0

(b)   4x2 – 16x – 9 = 0

(c)   4x2 – 16x + 9 = 0

(d)   4x2 + 16x – 9 = 0

Answer: (c)

63. If  then x is

(a)   11

(b)   66

(c)   121

(d)   88

Answer: (c)

64. A student has to secure 35% marks to pass. He gets 650 marks and fails by 50 marks. The maximum marks is

(a)   1000

(b)   1500

(c)   2000

(d)   2200

Answer: (c)

65. A sum of Rs 1600 gives a simple interest of Rs 252 in 2 yr and 3 months. The rate of interest per annum is

(a) 

(b)   8%

(c)   7%

(d)   6%

Answer: (c)

66. The average of 30 results is 20 and the average of other 20 results is 30. What is the average of all the results?

(a)   24

(b)   48

(c)   25

(d)   50

Answer: (a)

67. A milkman has 75 L milk in one cane and 45 L in another. The maximum capacity of container which can measure milk of either container exact number of times, is

(a)   1 L

(b)   5 L

(c)   15 L

(d)   25 L

Answer: (c)

68. The factors of (8a3 + b3 – 6ab + 1) are

(a)   (2a + b + 1) (4x2 + b2 – 1 – 2ab – b – a)

(b)   (2a + b + 1) (4a2 + a2 + 1 – 2ab – b – 2a)

(c)   (2a + b + 1) (4a2 + b2 + 1 – 2ab – b – 2a)

(d)   None of the above

Answer: (c)

69. If n(C ∪ T) = 70, n(C) = 37 and n(T) = 35, Then, n(C ∩ T) is equal to

(a)   4

(b)   8

(c)   2

(d)   12

Answer: (c)

70. Average age of 6 sons of a family is 8 yr. Average age of sons together with t heir parents is 22 yr. If father is older than the mother by 8 yr. The age of mother (in years) is

(a)   44

(b)   52

(c)   60

(d)   68

Answer: (c)

71. If  then x is equal to

(a)   4

(b)   −4

(c)   1/4

(d)   2

Answer: (a)

72. ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at C. If ∠A = 60° and AB = 40 units, then the length of AC is

(a)   30

(b)   20

(c)   40

(d)   None of these

Answer: (b)

73. Given that 16 cot θ = 12, then  is equal to

(a)   7

(b)   −7

(c)   1/7

(d)   2/7

Answer: (a)

74. The original price of TV set is Rs 8000. The price is discounted by 20% and then raised by 10%. What is new price?

(a)   Rs 7000

(b)   Rs 7020

(c)   Rs 7040

(d)   Rs 7060

Answer: (c)

75. If the ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 5 : 6, the gain percentage is

(a)   20%

(b) 

(c)   25%

(d)   30%

Answer: (a)

76. The length of a rectangle is halved while its breadth is tripled. What is the percentage change in area?

(a)   50% increase

(b)   50% decrease

(c)   25% increase

(d)   75% decrease

Answer: (b)

77. A starts a business with Rs 3500 and after 5 months. B joins with A as his partner. After one year the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B’s contribution in capital?

(a)   Rs 8000

(b)   Rs 8500

(c)   Rs 9000

(d)   Rs 7500

Answer: (c)

78. A sum of money doubles itself at compound interest in 15 yr. In how many years will it become eight times?

(a)   30

(b)   45

(c)   50

(d)   60

Answer: (b)

79. Renu’s mother was three times as old as Renu 5 yr ago. After 5 yr, she will be twice as old as Renu. Renu’s present age, in years is

(a)   35

(b)   10

(c)   20

(d)   15

Answer: (d)

80. The two consecutive positive odd integers, the sum of whose squares is 130 are

(a)   7, 9

(b)   9, 6

(c)   3, −5

(d)   None of these

Answer: (a)

81. The ratio of the number of boys and girls of a school with 504 students is 13 : 11. What will be the new ratio if 12 more girls are admitted?

(a)   91 : 81

(b)   81 : 91

(c)   9 : 10

(d)   10 : 9

Answer: (a)

82. If  the value of x is

(a)   2

(b)   −2

(c)   1/2

(d)   1

Answer: (b)

83. A car travelling at a speed of 40 km/h can complete a journey in 9 h. How long will it take to travel the same distance at 60 km/h?

(a)   6 h

(b)   3 h

(c)   4 h

(d) 

Answer: (a)

84. The value of 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d)   None of these

Answer: (a)

85. If both the radius and the height of a right circular cone are increased by 20%, its volume will be increased by

(a)   20%

(b)   40%

(c)   60%

(d)   72.8%

Answer: (d)

Directions (Q. Nos. 86-88) : Find out the part which has an error in the following sentence. If there is no error, your answer is (d).

86. If it was possible to / (a) get near where one of these eruptions took place, / (b) we could have a grand sight. / (c) No error. (d)

Answer: (a)

87. Neither he / (a) nor his brother can walk / (b) faster than me. / (c) No error. (d)

Answer: (c)

88. Two external men and / (a) yourself will correct / (b) the answer books. / (c) No error. (d)

Answer: (b)

Directions (Q. Nos. 89-91) : Fill in the blanks with approximate words.

89. ………….. do you think she is?

(a)   Who

(b)   Whom

(c)   That

(d)   Which

Answer: (a)

90. An ………….. is the one who leaves his country to settle in another.

(a)   foreigner

(b)   immigrants

(c)   immigrant

(d)   emigrant

Answer: (d)

91. Capital punishment means …………….

(a)   simple imprisonment

(b)   death sentence

(c)   simple sentence

(d)   None of the above

Answer: (b)

Directions (Q. Nos. 92-94) : In each of the following questions. Find out the alternative which means most nearly the same as the word given in capitals.

92. STATE

(a)   Government

(b)   Style

(c)   Standard

(d)   Condition

Answer: (d)

93. LONGED

(a)   Returned

(b)   Wished

(c)   Delayed

(d)   Desired very much

Answer: (d)

94. BEHAVIOUR

(a)   Conduct

(b)   Blessing

(c)   Candid

(d)   Cajole

Answer: (a)

Directions (Q. Nos. 95-97) : In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning of the word given in capital letters.

95. ENDEAVOUR

(a)   Aims

(b)   Idleness

(c)   Purposes

(d)   Intentions

Answer: (c)

96. CIVILIZED

(a)   Primitive

(b)   Uncivilized

(c)   Barbarian

(d)   Decent

Answer: (b)

97. SPONTANEOUS

(a)   Effortless

(b)   Consistent

(c)   Laboured

(d)   Persistent

Answer: (c)

Directions (Q. Nos. 98-100) : Choose the alternative which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

98. To mediate between two parties in a dispute.

(a)   Interfere

(b)   Interact

(c)   Interrupt

(d)   Intercede

Answer: (d)

99. The branch of medical science which deals with the problems of the old.

(a)   Oncology

(b)   Geriatrics

(c)   Obstetrics

(d)   Endocrinology

Answer: (b)

100. One who specializes in the study of birds.

(a)   Biologist

(b)   Naturalist

(c)   Zoologist

(d)   Ornithologist

Answer: (d)

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