Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Combined Pre. Examination Non-Technical Stage-I Held on 09-12-2012
1. The date 6 April, 1930 is known in Indian History for
(a) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
(b) First Round Table Conference
(c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(d) Jallianwala bagh Massacre
2. Who had founded the Independent League?
(a) Moti Lal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Ras Behari Bose
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Who is the author of the autobiography . The Indian Struggle?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Which one among the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of Indian Education?
(a) Wood’s Despatch
(b) Hunter Commission
(c) Sadler Commission
(d) Wardha Scheme
5. Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established?
(a) Bhadravati
(b) Bhilai
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) Burnpur
6. The introduction of local self-government in the modern period of India is associated with the administration of
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Dufferin
(d) Lord Canning
7. Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India?
(a) Diaz
(b) Vasco da Gama
(c) Francisco de Almeida
(d) Albuquerque
8. Who among the following Sultans built the fifth storeys of Qutub Minar?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
9. The largest planet in our solar system is
(a) Mars
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d) Butterfly
10. Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Venus
11. Which is second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?
(a) Iron
(b) Aluminium
(c) Copper
(d) Zinc
12. Which one of the following rivers does not represent antecedent drainage?
(a) Chenab
(b) Sutlej
(c) Ravi
(d) Subansiri
13. The deepest ocean in the world is
(a) the Indian Ocean
(b) the Atlantic Ocean
(c) the Pacific Ocean
(d) None of the above
14. The busiest and the most important route of the world is
(a) North Pacific Sea Route
(b) North Atlantic Sea Route
(c) South Atlantic Sea Route
(d) Indian Ocean Route
15. Which of the following is the longest river in the world?
(a) Amazon
(b) Nile
(c) Mississippi
(d) Danube
16. The concept of carbon credit originated from which one of the following?
(a) Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
(b) Kyoto Protocol
(c) Montereal Protocol
(d) G-8 Summit, Hciligendamm
17. The transition zone between two Ecosystems is called
(a) biome
(b) biotype
(c) ecotone
(d) sere
18. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up?
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Delhi
(d) Madras
19. When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?
(a) 1945
(b) 1950
(c) 1959
(d) 1962
20. The first finance commission was constituted in
(a) 1950
(b) 1951
(c) 1952
(d) 1954
21. 13th Finance Commission has been constituted under the chairmanship of
(a) Y S P Thorat
(b) Montek Singh Ahluwaliya
(c) C Rangrajan
(d) Vijay L Kelkar
22. Which one of the following is the subject of concurrent list?
(a) Police
(b) Criminal matters
(c) Radio and Television
(d) Foreign affairs
23. The distribution of finances between centre and states is done on the recommendation of
(a) Finance Ministry
(b) Finance Commission
(c) RBI
(d) NABARD
24. In India as per census 2011, sex ratio among children is declined from 927 (2001) to
(a) 915
(b) 916
(c) 914
(d) 919
25. In India, planned economy is based on
(a) Gandhian System
(b) Socialist System
(c) Capitalist System
(d) Mixed Economy System
26. GDP at factor cost is
(a) GDP minus indirect taxes plus subsidies
(b) GNP minus depreciation allowances
(c) NNP plus depreciation allowances
(d) GDP minus subsidies plus indirect taxes
27. Per Capita Income is obtained by dividing National Income by
(a) total population of the country
(b) total working population
(c) area of the country
(d) volume of the capital used
28. Structural unemployment arises due to
(a) deflationary conditions
(b) heavy industry bias
(c) shortage of raw material
(d) inadequate productive capacity
29. When was the Jawahar Rojgar Yojana launched?
(a) 1985
(b) 1987
(c) 1989
(d) 199
30. Who among the following is the world’s first woman cosmonant?
(a) Bachendri Rai
(b) Junko Tabei
(c) Valentina Tareshkova
(d) Sally Ride
31. Chandigarh was designed by
(a) Le corbousier
(b) Edward Lutyons
(c) Christopher wren
(d) Michelongo
32. Tom cruise is well known as a
(a) Film Actor
(b) Swimmer
(c) Management expert
(d) Fashion designer
33. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?
(a) Mohinder Singh
(b) Ajit Pal Singh
(c) Joginder Singh
(d) Mikha Singh
34. The Arjuna Award were instituted in the year
(a) 1965
(b) 1963
(c) 1961
(d) 1975
35. The Parliament of Japan is known as
(a) Assembly
(b) Key
(c) Senate
(d) Diet
36. India first took part in the Olympic Games in the year
(a) 1920
(b) 1928
(c) 1972
(d) 1974
37. The cloud float in the atmosphere because of their low
(a) temperature
(b) velocity
(c) pressure
(d) density
38. The change of a solid into vapour directly is called
(a) vaporization
(b) freezing
(c) melting
(d) sublimation
39. The audible frequency range of a human ear is
(a) 20 Hz to 200 Hz
(b) 2 Hz to 20 Hz
(c) 200 Hz to 2000 Hz
(d) 20 Hz to 20000 Hz
40. The wavelength of X-rays is of the order of
(a) 1 mm
(b) 1 cm
(c) 1 micron
(d) 1 angstrom
41. Who discovered wireless communications?
(a) Hertz
(b) Maxwell
(c) Marconi
(d) Newton
42. The place where the computer stores programs and data is called
(a) Backup
(b) Memory
(c) Storehouse
(d) Storage unit
43. Which one of the following fuels causes minimum environmental pollution
(a) Diesel
(b) Coal
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Kerosene
44. The chemical used as a ;fixer’ in photography is
(a) Sodium sulphate
(b) Sodium thiosulphate
(c) Ammonium persulphate
(d) Borax
45. Dog bite can cause rabies. Which among the following other animals can also cause rabies?
(a) Donkey
(b) Bat
(c) Horse
(d) Crocodile
46. The disease Athelet Food is caused by
(a) Bacteria
(b) Fungi
(c) Protozoa
(d) Nematod
47. Which of the following is a good source of vitamin E?
(a) Meat
(b) Ghee
(c) Yellow Yolk
(d) Fresh Vegetable
48. Bile’ stored in
(a) Gall bladder
(b) Duedenum
(c) Liver
(d) Spleen
49. Which one of the following presidents of India served for two terms?
(a) S Radhakrishnan
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Zakir Hussain
(d) V V Giri
50. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
(a) Nandini Satpathy
(b) Dr J Jayalalitha
(c) Sucheta Kriplani
(d) Mayawati
51. How long does a train 75 m long moving at 60 km/h take to pass another train100 m long, moving at 65 km/h in the opposite direction?
(a) 5.54 s
(b) 6.04 s
(c) 6.36 s
(d) 5.04 s
52. If Ram got 30% marks and failed by 15 marks and Mohan got 40% and scored 35 more than the pass marks. What is percentage necessary for passing?
(a) 40%
(b) 38%
(c) 33%
(d) 43%
53. A metal sphere of radius 5 cm is melted to make a cone with base of the same radius. What is the height of the cone?
(a) 10 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 5 cm
54. 5 kg of tea and 8 kg of sugar together cost Rs 172. The price of tea has risen by 20% and that sugar by 10%. Hence the same quantities of tea and sugar now cost Rs 199.20. What is the original price of tea per kg?
(a) Rs 18 per kg
(b) Rs 19 per kg
(c) Rs 20 per kg
(d) Rs 16 per kg
55. A sum of Rs 6100 was divided among 8 men, 10 women and 12 children in such a way that each man received 25% more than a woman and each woman received 25% more than a child. How much did each woman receive?
(a) Rs 203.68
(b) Rs 206.08
(c) Rs 206.68
(d) Rs 201.68
56. A person standing on the bank of river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of tree standing on the opposite bank is 60°. When he was 40 m away from the bank, he finds that the angle of elevation to be 30°. What is the height of the tree?
(a) 36.64 m
(b) 38.64 m
(c) 42.64 m
(d) 34.64 m
57. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 10% discount on the marked price. What price should he mark on an article that costs him Rs 900 to gain 10%?
(a) Rs 1050
(b) Rs 1100
(c) Rs 1150
(d) Rs 1000
58. Ram’s son’s age is 1/3 of Ram’s wife’s age. Ram’s wife’s age is 4/3 of Ram’s age and Ram’s age is 3/5 of Ram’s father’s age. Find the age of the son of Ram, if Ram’s father is 50 yr old.
(a) 8 yr
(b) 10 yr
(c) 12 yr
(d) 6 yr
59. From the top of a cliff 90 m high, the angels of depression of the top and bottom of a tower are observed to be 30° and 60° What is the height of the tower?
(a) 45 m
(b) 60 m
(c) 75 m
(d) 30 m
60. A and B deposited together Rs 2000 in a Bank at a rate of 5%. After 3 and 4 yr, A and B get equal amounts. What is the share of A?
(a) Rs 1034
(b) Rs 1054
(c) Rs 1084
(d) Rs 1024
61. A man spends one quarter of his income on food, one fifth of it on rent and remaining, which is Rs 231 on other commodities. Find his total income.
(a) Rs 410
(b) Rs 420
(c) Rs 460
(d) Rs 400
62. A tape recorder is sold for Rs 3500 cash, or Rs 1000 cash down payment and the balance in three equal easy instalments. If 
is the rate of interest compounded annually, find the amount of installment.
(a) Rs 1050.65
(b) Rs 1049.83
(c) Rs 1000.35
(d) Rs 1100.45
63. 16 men are able to complete a work in 12 days working 14 h a day. How long will 28 men working 12 h a day, take to complete the work?
(a) 5 days
(b) 6 days
(c) 8 days
(d) 4 days
64. The cost of making an article is divided between materials, labour and overheads in the ratio 3 : 4 : 1. If the material cost is Rs 22.50, find the cost of the article?
(a) Rs 60
(b) Rs 80
(c) Rs 100
(d) Rs 40
65. The area of rectangle is108 m2 and the ratio of length and width is 3 : 4, then find the value of AD
(a) 7.5 m
(b) 8 m
(c) 8.7 m
(d) 7 m
66. In the following circle if ∠BAT = 65°, then the value of ∠BDA is
(a) 60°
(b) 45°
(c) 65°
(d) Data inadequate
67. If x = 1 + √2 + √3, then the value of (2x4 – 8x3 – 5x2 + 26x – 28) is
(a) 6√6
(b) 0
(c) 3√6
(d) 2√6
68. If 
then the value of 
is
(a) 70
(b) 50
(c) 110
(d) 55
69. If l is the in-centre of ∆ ABC and ∠A = 60°, then the value of ∠BIC is
(a) 100°
(b) 120°
(c) 150°
(d) 110°
70. The least value of (4 sec2θ + 9 cosec2θ) is
(a) 1
(b) 19
(c) 25
(d) 7
71. The average of 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 102 is
(a) 46.5
(b) 50.5
(c) 38.5
(d) 42.5
72. The radius of a circle is 13 cm and xy is a chord which is at a distance of 12 cm from the centre. The length of the chord is
(a) 12 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 15 cm
Directions (Q. Nos. 73-75) The following bar diagram represents the use of different modes of travel to school by students in a certain locality of the town. Study the graph and answer the questions.
73. How many students are coming from that locality?
(a) 500
(b) 600
(c) 560
(d) 660
74. How many students use Bicycle and Rickshaw combined?
(a) 240
(b) 340
(c) 140
(d) 440
75. What is the percentage of students using Bus from that locality?
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 22%
76. There are three baskets of u nits. First basket has twice the number of fruits in the 2nd basket. Third basket has 3/4th of the fruits in the first. The average of the fruits in all the baskets in 30. What is the number of fruits in the first basket?
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 40
77. From my house 1 walked 5 km towards North. I turned right and walked 3 km. Again I went 1 km to the South. How far am I from my house?
(a) 7 km
(b) 6 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 5 km
78. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word REFORMATION
(a) REFRAIN
(b) MOTION
(c) REFRACT
(d) FORMAT
79. If in a certain language, PLAYER is coded as QNDCJX, then how SINGER will be coded in the same language?
(a) TKQKJX
(b) TKJKQX
(c) TKQKXJ
(d) TKQXJK
80. A statement is given followed by four alternative arguments. Select one which is most appropriate.
Statement White clothe are worn more often in summer because
(a) they are thin and cool
(b) they are bad absorbers of heat
(c) they can be easily washed
(d) they are easily available in summer
Directions (Q. Nos. 81-83) Select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives.
81. Procession : Route : : Earth : ?
(a) Space
(b) Sun
(c) Orbit
(d) Highway
82. LOCKER : KMNPBDJLDFQS : : LEFT : ?
(a) KNCDSGSU
(b) KMDFEGSU
(c) KMDFEGUS
(d) KMDEFGUS
83. 83 : 25 : : 29 : ?
(a) 44
(b) 49
(c) 40
(d) 63
Directions (Q. Nos. 84-86) Find the odd number/letter/number pair from the given alternatives.
84.
(a) Ladder
(b) Staircase
(c) Bridge
(d) Escalator
85.
(a) DHLP
(b) TXBF
(c) JNRV
(d) YBEH
86.
(a) 1
(b) 65
(c) 8
(d) 64
87. Insert the the correct missing number from the choices given below
2 cm 7 cm 9 cm 18 cm 36 cm 72 cm
157 150 141 123 87 ?
(a) 36
(b) 15
(c) 51
(d) 69
Directions (Q. No. 88) Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
88. (1) Noble (2) Nobilitary
(3) Noblesse (4) Nobility
(5) Nobble
(a) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
(c) 5, 2, 4, 1, 3
(d) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
89. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
an_nn_ana_na_nan_a
(a) annan
(b) aanan
(c) nanna
(d) naana
Directions (Q. No. 90) A series is given with two term missing. Choose the correct alternative to complete the series.
90. MN0ABCPQRDEFST ? ?
(a) GK
(b) UV
(c) GH
(d) UG
91. In a class Rajan got the 11th rank and he was 31st from the bottom of the list of boys passed. Three boys did not take the examination and one failed. What is the total strength of the class?
(a) 32
(b) 42
(c) 45
(d) 46
92. Rahul and Robin are brothers. Pramod is Robin’s father. Sheela is Pramod’s sister. Prema is Pramod’s niece. Shubha is Sheel’s granddaughter. How is Rahul related to Shubha?
(a) Brother
(b) Cousin
(c) Uncle
(d) Nephew
93. In a survey of a town, it was found that 65% of the people surveyed watch the news on TV, 40% read a newspaper and 25% read a newspaper and watch the news on TV. What per cent of the people surveyed neither watch the news on TV nor read newspaper?
(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 20%
(d) 15%
94. In the year 1996, the Republic day was celebrated on Friday. On which day was the Independence day celebrated in the year 2000?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Monday
(c) Friday
(d) Saturday
95. Mr and Mrs Gopal have 3 daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many persons are there in the family?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
Direction (Q. No. 96) Select the missing number from the given responses.
96. 
(a) 324
(b) 289
(c) 441
(d) 361
97. If ‘×’ means ‘addition’ ‘−’ means ‘division’, ‘÷’ means ‘subtraction’ and ‘+’ means ‘multiplication’, then which of the following equations is correct?
(a) 16 + 5 – 10 × 4 ÷3 = 9
(b) 16 – 5 × 10 ÷ 4 + 3 = 12
(c) 16 + 5 ÷ 10 × 4 – 3 = 9
(d) 16 × 5 ÷ 10 ÷ 4 – 3 = 19
98. Which diagram correctly represents the relationship between Human beings, Teachers, Graduates?
99. How many triangles are there in the given figure?
(a) 29
(b) 43
(c) 40
(d) 45
Direction (Q. No. 100) If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image or the given figure?
100.
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