Railway Recruitment Board, Kolkata Diesel/Electrical Assistant Loco Pilot Examination Held on 06-02-2005
1. The nominal head of Commonwealth countries is
(a) Queen of England
(b) Pope
(c) Secretary-General of the United Nations
(d) President of the United States
(e) None of the above
2. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Sir Ronald Ross discovered the cause of malaria
(b) Vasco de Gama discovered the sea route to Indian in 15th century
(c) Edward Jenner discovered vaccination
(d) Henry Cavendish discovered oxygen
(e) Marc Polo was a famous inventor who travelled China
3. Lignite is a type of
(a) marble
(b) sand
(c) Iron
(d) coal
(e) manganese
4. The line joining the places located at the same height from sea level is called
(a) Typing system
(b) Drugs for malaria
(c) Antibiotics
(d) Printing press
(e) Computer
5. The line joining the p laces located at the same height from sea level is called
(a) Isobars
(b) Longitudes
(c) Latitudes
(d) Isopleths
(e) Equator
6. Which of the following States of Indian is main producer of bauxite?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) All of these
7. Which of the following cities of India is famous for trade of diamond?
(a) Jaipur
(b) Surat
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bangalore
(e) None of the above
8. 2010 Commonwealth Games will be organized in
(a) United States of America
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) Pakistan
(e) India
9. There are four animals in the national emblem of India. The three animals are lion, elephant and horse. The fourth animal is
(a) Tiger
(b) Deer
(c) Bull
(d) Bear
(e) Leopard
10. Which of the following Articles deals with the Amendment of Indian Constitution?
(a) 356
(b) 368
(c) 372
(d) 370
(e) 352
11. If the ratio between the number of boys and girls is 5 : 8 respectively and the number of girls is 40, then to calculate the number of boys we use the ratio
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
(e) None of these
12. Simlipal National Park is located in
(a) Bihar
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Orissa
(d) Kerala
(e) Rajasthan
13. Mukesh has to pack 10 fruits per box. He has 178 apples and 121 oranges. How many boxes will be required to pack these fruits without mixing?
(a) 13
(b) 18
(c) 30
(d) 31
(e) 32
14. Ben deposited Rs 4000 in a saving account at the rate of 5.5% per annum simple interest. How much interest will be obtained in one year?
(a) Rs 22
(b) Rs 55
(c) Rs 110
(d) Rs 220
(e) Rs 80
15. How many times Gandhiji was elected the President of Indian National Congress?
(a) Once
(b) Two times
(c) Four times
(d) Three times
(e) Eight times
16. Amir Khusro was the court poet of
(a) Firoz Tughlaq
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Balban
(d) Alauddin Khilji
(e) None of these
17. What was the name of prevalent currency in the Mauryan Empire?
(a) Pana
(b) Tola
(c) Kakni
(d) Dinar
(e) None of these
18. The imaginary line on the surface of the Earth which is parallel to 180° meridian is called
(a) International Date Line
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Equator
(d) Prime Meridian
(e) None of the above
19. The sleepers used by Indian Railway on railway tracks is/are
(a) Wooden sleeper
(b) Steel sleeper
(c) Cast sleeper
(d) Iron sleeper
(e) All of these
20. Bow and Arrow is the symbol of
(a) Telugu Desam
(b) DMK
(c) Janta Dal
(d) Bharatiya Janta Party
(e) None of the above
21. Who among the following was not a ruler of Maurya dynasty?
(a) Ajatsatru
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka
(d) Brihadratha
(e) None of the above
22. The largest producer of rubber in India is
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Assam
(e) Andhra Pradesh
23. Information is transmitted within cells by
(a) RNA
(b) DNA
(c) Ribosome
(d) Mitochondria
(e) None of these
24. Which of the following is ferromagnetic?
(a) Nickel
(b) Bismuth
(c) Aluminium
(d) Quartz
(e) None of these
25. Which of the following organs of human body is mainly affected by typhoid?
(a) Stomach
(b) Kidney
(c) Lungs
(d) Intestines
(e) None of the above
26. Which of the following ports is situated in the Western Coast of India?
(a) Kandla
(b) Mumbai
(c) Mangalore
(d) All of these
(e) None of the above
27. Justice UC Banerji Committee is probing
(a) Godhra carnage of 2002
(b) Illegal immigration in India
(c) Babri Masjid incident
(d) Bhopal Gas tragedy
(e) Destruction caused by tsunami
28. Where is tomb of Humayun?
(a) Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Fatehpur Sikri
(d) Kabul
(e) None of these
29. Which of the following is the brightest planet in the solar system?
(a) Mars
(b) Mercury
(c) Saturn
(d) Venus
(e) None of these
30. The present President of the World Bank, James D Wolfensohn is the citizen of
(a) United States of America
(b) Britain
(c) France
(d) Canada
(e) None of the above
31. A mixture of oil and water contains 35% oil by weight, 25 grams of water is added to 100 grams of such a mixture. What percentage of oil by weight is there in the new mixture?
(a) 15%
(b) 25%
(c) 28%
(d) 30%
(e) None of these
32. Roza can eat 32 rosagulla in one hour. Her sister Leela needs three hours to eat the same number. How much will they take to eat 32 rosagullas together?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 90 min
(c) 75 min
(d) 45 min
(e) none of these
33. Which of the following numbers fits into the blank space marked with question mark?
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 18
34. The point of concurrence of the three medians of a triangle is called the ……… of the triangle.
(a) locus
(b) median
(c) orthocentre
(d) chord
(e) centroid
35. The country with the largest land mass is
(a) United States
(b) China
(c) Canada
(d) Australia
(e) Russia
36. If all Betas are Gammas, all Gammas are Alphas, and all Thetas are Gammas, then it follows that
(a) all Thetas are Betas
(b) some Thetas are Betas
(c) all Gammas are Thetas
(d) all are true
(e) none of is true
37. In the sequence of letters given below which letters out of the given options fill the blanks to maintain the sequence?
A B B D C F D H E.
(a) F, I
(b) J, F
(c) J, K
(d) F, G
(e) E, F
38. HIV infection is necessary for having AIDS means
(a) if you have AIDS you have HIV
(b) if you have HIV you have AIDS
(c) if you don’t have AIDS then you don’t have HIV
(d) either you have HIV or you have AIDS
(e) none of the above
39. Which of the following is least like the other four?
(a) Horse
(b) Kangaroo
(c) Cow
(d) Deer
(e) Donkey
40. A cube of white material is painted black on all its surfaces. If it is cut into 125 smaller cubes of the same size, how many cubes will have two sides painted black?
(a) 8
(b) 22
(c) 44
(d) 16
(e) None of these
41. In one meal Raja always eats one vegetarian dish out of Potato, Beans and Peas, one dish of cereal out of rice and chapatti, and one non-vegetarian dish out of chicken, mutton and fish. How many combinations can he have of vegetarian, cereal and non-vegetarian dishes?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 15
(e) 18
42. If y = (x + 3)2, then (−2x – 6)2 is equal to
(a) −4y2
(b) −2y2
(c) −4y
(d) 2y
(e) 4y
43. There are four vacant seats in a cinema hall. How many combinations are there for the number of ways four people can sit on those seats?
(a) 12
(b) 14
(c) 18
(d) 24
(e) None of these
44. Pi is a
(a) rational number
(b) irrational number
(c) prime number
(d) surd
(e) None of these
45. If the same functions are applied to reach the results in each of the 3 sets of figures below, which number will fit into the question mark below?
(a) 40
(b) 24
(c) 36
(d) 30
(e) None of these
46. Anna is 5 times as old as Rita. In 2 years Anna will be 3 times as old and in 6 years twice as old. How old will Anna be in 7 years?
(a) 17 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 21 years
(d) 32 years
(e) 8 years
47. If 10 people can paint 60 houses in 120 days, 5 people can paint 30 houses in
(a) 15 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 60 days
(d) 120 days
(e) None of these
48. Select the correct figure to fit into the blank space (?) out of the given options.
49. Seth and Guru each have a collection of balls, Seth tells Guru that if he would give him four of his balls they would have equal numbers. But if Guru takes 4 (four) balls from him. Guru would have twice as many. How many balls does Seth have?
(a) 20
(b) 28
(c) 32
(d) 40
(e) 18
50. Four of the transport forms given below share something in common. Which is the old-man out?
(a) Cycle
(b) Aeroplane
(c) Helicopter
(d) Scooter
(e) Car
51. If log x + log y = log(x + y), then
(a) x = y
(b) xy = 1
(c) 
(d) 
(e) 
52. If the radius of a sphere is doubled, its surface area is increased by
(a) 50%
(b) 75%
(c) 100%
(d) 200%
(e) None of these
53. A trader marks his goods 20% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15%. His percentage gain is
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 5%
(d) 10%
(e) 15%
54. The number of images that can be observed between two parallel mirrors is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 6
(e) Infinite
55. How many faces are there in an octagonal prism?
(a) 10
(b) 7
(c) 9
(d) 8
(e) None of these
56. A baseball team has nine players. After winning a game each player shook hands with each f the others just one. How many times did the players shake hands?
(a) 36
(b) 81
(c) 72
(d) 45
(e) None of these
57. Which of the following is not a mammal?
(a) Dolphin
(b) Tiger
(c) Human
(d) Crocodile
(e) Rat
58. 
Which of the given options fits correctly in the blank space to complete the pattern of numbers in each of the three sets above?
(a) 8
(b) 18
(c) 16
(d) 24
(e) 12
59. A car company sold 150 cars in a special 6-day sale. Each day the company sold 6 more than the previous day. How many cars were sold on the 6th day?
(a) 60
(b) 40
(c) 50
(d) 35
(e) 70
60. 
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 1
(e) None of these
61. If x = ya, y = zb and z = xc, then the value of abc is
(a) 7
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 0
(e) None of these
62. If 
is equal to
(a) 1/7
(b) 7
(c) 14
(d) 21
(e) None of these
63. The value of is 
(a) 0.11
(b) 1.1
(c) 0.011
(d) 1.01
(e) None of these
64. Given the sequence of numbers in the first row, which number fits correctly in the bracket in the second line?
(a) 27
(b) 43
(c) 36
(d) 32
(e) 58
65. The vital constituent of blood which helps clotting is
(a) Platelets
(b) Plasma
(c) Haemoglobin
(d) Serum
(e) Rh factor
66. Which device mixes air and petrol (gas) for the internal combustion engine?
(a) Carburettor
(b) Choke
(c) Crankshaft
(d) Cylinder
(e) Gear
67. Hormones are controlled by which of the following human body systems?
(a) Endocrine system
(b) Circulatory system
(c) Immune system
(d) Reproductive system
(e) Digestive system
68. Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet (having ha hard surface)?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Earth
(e) Jupiter
69. Watt-hour is the unit of
(a) energy
(b) power
(c) current
(d) potential
(e) None of these
70. If the linear momentum of a particle is doubled, its kinetic energy will be :
(a) doubled
(b) quadrupled
(c) halved
(d) remain same
(e) None of these
71. The device use for converting A.C. from higher voltage to lower voltage or vice versa is called
(a) transmitter
(b) commutator
(c) alternator
(d) transformer
(e) generator
72. The least distance of distinct vision for a normal eye is
(a) 10 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 45 cm
(d) 25 cm
(e) 50 cm
73. The colour of light which travels through glass with the minimum speed is
(a) red
(b) violet
(c) green
(d) yellow
(e) None of these
74. If two electrically charged bodies are connected by a wire, electric current will not flow if
(a) both have the same capacity
(b) both have the same temperature
(c) both have the same amount of charge
(d) both have the same potential
(e) None of the above
75. Which civilian award is shaped like ‘peepul leaf’?
(a) Padma Shree
(b) Arjuna
(c) Dronacharya
(d) Bharat Khel Ratna
(e) Bhart Ratna
76. Which of the following is an example of class-I lever?
(a) Pliers
(b) Net cracker
(c) Tongs
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
77. Which of the following is an example of class-I lever?
(a) Pliers
(b) Net cracker
(c) Tongs
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
78. ‘Hubble’ is
(a) an electric car
(b) the nearest star
(c) a space telescope
(d) a nuclear powered aeroplane
(e) a floppy disk
79. One complete set of positive and negative values of an alternating quantity is known as a
(a) phase
(b) time period
(c) frequency
(d) cycle
(e) None of these
80. The velocity ratio of a screw jack is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 2 πpl
(d) 
(e) None of these
81. If the load and effort are W and P respectively, then the mechanical advantage (M.A.) is
(a) P/W
(b) P × W
(c) W/P
(d) P2/W
(e) None of these
82. 60° is equal to
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
(e) None of these
83. Solder is an alloy of
(a) Brass and copper
(b) Aluminium and brass
(c) Aluminium and zinc
(d) Tin and lead
(e) None of the above
84. When the length of a pendulum in a clock I s increased, then
(a) the period increases and the clock loses time
(b) the period increases and clock gains time
(c) the period decreases and the clock loses time
(d) the period decreases and the clock gains
(e) the period remains constant and the clock maintains correct time
85. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(I) Solids generally expand on melting
(II) Ice contracts on melting
(III) Density of ice is less than that of water
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) I and II
(e) I, II and III
86. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(I) A concave mirror never forms an erect, real image
(II) A convex mirror never from an erect, real image
(III) A concave mirror never forms a virtual image
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) I and III
(e) I, II and III
87. Biogas mainly contains
(a) Methane
(b) Ethane
(c) Hydrogen
(d) CO
(e) Hydrogen sulphide
88. Two resistances of 3Ω and 6Ω respectively are connected to a battery of 18 V in series. The current passing through the circuit is
(a) 2 A
(b) 3 A
(c) 6 A
(d) 9 A
(e) 1 A
89. Echoes are due to
(a) Refraction of sound waves
(b) Polarization of sound waves
(c) Diffraction of sound waves
(d) Reflection of sound waves
(e) None of the above
90. The force that causes a spring to eventually return to its normal length is called
(a) potential force
(b) gravitational force
(c) spring force
(d) restoring force
(e) kinetic force
91. An air-conditioning system regulates
(a) temperature
(b) humidity
(c) air velocity
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
92. When a neutral metal sphere is charged by contact with a positively charged glass rod, the sphere
(a) loses electrons
(b) gains electrons
(c) loses protons
(d) gains protons
(e) there is no change
93. The amount of work done against friction to slide a box in a straight line across a uniform, horizontal floor depends most on the
(a) time taken to move the box
(b) distance box is moved
(c) speed of the box
(d) direction of the box’s motion
(e) None of the above
94. If the sum of all the forces acting on a moving object is zero, the object will
(a) slow down and stop
(b) change direction of its motion
(c) accelerate uniformly
(d) continue moving with constant velocity
(e) decelerate uniformly
95. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the sentence below
Since the culprit was caught, the search was called ………
(a) out
(b) away
(c) off
(d) in
(e) over
96. The phrase “To sit on the fence’ means
(a) to be lazy
(b) to look down upon others
(c) to love nature
(d) to meditate
(e) to remain neutral
97. Complete the proverb choosing the correct option
Better late than ……….
(a) ever
(b) too early
(c) on time
(d) never
(e) worse
98. Choose the correct spelling of the word
(a) mischievious
(b) mischeivious
(c) mischievous
(d) mischeivous
(e) misschievious
99. ‘The Guide’ is a novel written by
(a) R. K. Narayan
(b) Mulk Raj Anand
(c) Ravindranath Tagore
(d) V. S. Naipaul
(e) Amrita Pritam
100. Choose the correct option to fill the blank in the sentence below
He insisted ……… seeing the documents.
(a) of
(b) to
(c) for
(d) on
(e) at
101. The phrase below can be summed up in a single word. Choose from options given below’
‘Unable to pay one’s debts
(a) extravagant
(b) miserly
(c) mercenary
(d) affluent
(e) insolvent
102. LTTE is a militant organization active in
(a) Pakistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Israel
(e) Iraq
103. The famous player Sania Mirza is the leading personality in the games of
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Athletics
(d) Badminton
(e) Tennis
104. Recently, the International Film Festival was organized in India in
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bangalore
(c) Goa
(d) Pune
(e) Mumbai
105. In binary number system 111 represents
(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 10
(e) None of these
106. If 
then n = ?
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 7
(d) 28
(e) None of these
107. Which of the following cities is referred to as “City of Destiny”?
(a) Pune
(b) Kolkata
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Port Blair
108. Which of the following is called “Light of Asia”?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Gautam Buddha
(c) Maoste Tung
(d) Akbar
(e) Dalai Lama
109. Scalar is a type of physical entity having magnitude but lacking
(a) Unit
(b) Mass
(c) Direction
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
110. If a web-site address in the Internet reads as : ‘[email protected]’, then the ‘mars.org’ stands for
(a) member name
(b) server
(c) domain name
(d) range name
(e) search engine name
111. ‘World Wide Web’ contains kind of information?
(a) Text only
(b) Pictures only
(c) Audio and text only
(d) Text and pictures only
(e) Text, pictures and audio
112. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland are together called
(a) Netherlands
(b) Scandinavia
(c) Balkan
(d) Australasia
(e) Slovakia
113. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is a distinguished player of the
(a) Sitar
(b) Sarod
(c) Violin
(d) Tabla
(e) Veena
114. The first Indian to swim across the English Channel was
(a) Arati Saha
(b) Koneru Humpy
(c) Mihir Sen
(d) Anita sod
(e) Nafisa Ali
115. The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State was
(a) Sucheta Kriplani
(b) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
(c) Nandini Satpathy
(d) Sarojini Naidu
(e) Raj Kumar Amrit Kaur
116. Like the Guiness Book of World Records we have the
(a) Manorama Record Book
(b) The Himalaya Book
(c) The Tata Book of Records
(d) The Limca Book of Records
(e) The Book Epic Records
117. ‘Glaucoma and Trachoma’ are diseases of the
(a) neck
(b) ears
(c) brain
(d) eyes
(e) liver
118. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(a) Hukum Singh
(b) G. V. Mavlankar
(c) M. A. Ayenger
(d) G. S. Dhillon
(e) Radha Raman Singh
119. Each interior angle of a regular hexagon measures
(a) 80°
(b) 90°
(c) 120°
(d) 240°
(e) None of these
120. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India envisages special status for the State of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Article 14
(b) Article 70
(c) Article 370
(d) Article 99
(e) Article 272
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