Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Secunderabad Assistant Station Master Examination Held on 13-06-2010
1. The author of ‘Business @ Speed of Thought’ is
(a) Dick Fransis
(b) John Gray
(c) Bill Gates
(d) David Baldexi
2. The International Court of Justice is located at
(a) Geneva
(b) Hague
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Vienna
3.Match the following
List I
(A) Vikram Sarabhai Space
(B) Application Centre
(C) National Remote Sensing Agency ISRO Telemetry
(D) Tracking and Command Network
List II
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Thiruvananthapuram
(5) Hassan
(a) A – 4; B – 2; C – 3; D – 1
(b) A – 1; B – 3; C – 5; D – 2
(c) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2
(d) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
4. Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Joan of Arc
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Florence Nightingale
5. Moortidevi Award was instituted by
(a) Human Resource Ministry, Union Govt.
(b) Sahitya Akademi
(c) Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Trust
(d) Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan
6. Which of the following is the latest from India to be recognized by the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee for its ‘outstanding universal value?
(a) Siliguri-Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
(b) Mahabodhi temple complex at Bodhgaya
(c) Kalka-shimla railways
(d) Red fort
7.The outermost layer of Sun is called
(a) convection zone
(b) photosphere
(c) chromosphere
(d) corona
8. Grasses are almost absent in
(a) tropical moist deciduous forest
(b) tropical dry evergreen forest
(c) tropical semi-evergreen forest
(d) tropical wet-evergreen forest
9. Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign?
(a) Bahadur Shah
(b) Jahandar Shah
(c) Farrukhsiyar
(d) Mohammad Shah
10. Vande Matram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
(a) 1886
(b) 1892
(c) 1896
(d) 1904
11. During which viceroy, Queen Victoria was crowned with ‘Kaiser-Hind’ in Delhi Durbar?
(a) Hastings
(b) Lytton
(c) Elgin
(d) Lord Minto
12. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Phoenix Ashram
(b) Vishwa Bharati
(c) Sevagram Ashram
(d) Sabarmati Ashram
13. In a landmark move, which of these State governments has set u a Savarna Aayog, a commission to identify the deprived and underprivileged families among upper castes?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
14. Which of these countries has been added in the BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China)
(a) South Korea
(b) Venezuela
(c) South Africa
(d) Russia
15. Since 1992, one player has been declared as ‘Man of the Tournament’ at the end of the ICC World Cup finals. Which of these players has not been the ‘Man of the Tournament?
(a) Glenn McGrath
(b) Lance Klusener
(c) Ricky Ponting
(d) Sanath Jayasuriya
16. India h s singed a tax treaty with the British Virgin Islands for exchange of information to check tax evasion and money laundering. British Virgin Islands are situated in which of these seas?
(a) Caribbean Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) Arabian Sea
17. Which of the following appointments is not made b y the President of India?
(a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Chief of the Air Force
(d) Chief of the Army
18. Who among the following has the power to form a new state within the Union of India?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Parliament
19. Which of t he following Chief Justices of India has acted as President of India?
(a) M Hidayatullah
(b) P B Gajendra Gadkar
(c) P N Bhagwati
(d) All of the above
20. The largest committee of Parliament of India is
(a) Public Accounts Committee
(b) Estimates Committee
(c) Committee on Public Undertakings
(d) Joint Parliamentary Committee
21. Which one of the following countries has the longest international boundary with India?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Bhutan
(c) China
(d) Pakistan
22. Kanchipuram is in which of the following states?
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
23. The Sivasmudram Falls is on
(a) River Cauvery
(b) River Subernarekha
(c) River Indravati
(d) None of the above
24. Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern India which flow into Arabian Sea?
(a) Chambal and Betwa
(b) Damodar and Mahanadi
(c) Narmada and Tapti
(d) Krishna and Cauveri
25. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
(a) Block mountains
(b) Fold mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Residual mountains
26. Which of the following has the least penetrating power?
(a) Alpha particles
(b) Beta particles
(c) Gamma rays
(d) All have the same penetrating power
27. Optic fibres are mainly used for which of the following?
(a) Communication
(b) Weaving
(c) Musical instruments
(d) Food industry
28. ‘Ohm’ is the unit of
(a) resistance
(b) specific resistance
(c) conductivity
(d) None of the above
29. Which of t he following is good nuclear fuel?
(a) Uranium-238
(b) Neptunium-239
(c) Throrium-236
(d) Plutonium-239
30. Rocket works on the principle of
(a) conservation of mass
(b) conservation of energy
(c) conservation of momentum
(d) None of the above
31. Who laid the foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India?
(a) Mohammad Qasim
(b) Qutubuddin Aibak
(c) Ghiasuddin Balban
(d) Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
32. Who among the following, destroyed the group of Forty Nobles?
(a) Bahram Shah
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Razia
(d) Balban
33. The Delhi Sultanate virtually ended due to the invasion of
(a) Changez Khan
(b) Babur
(c) Nadir Shah
(d) Timor
34. The part of Delhi where Aibak laid the foundation of the first so called ‘Seven cities’ of medieval Delhi, was
(a) Mehrauli
(b) Shahjahanabad
(c) Din Panah
(d) Hauz Khas
35. In which region of India was the Suharawadi order of Sufism popular?
(a) Delhi and Bihar
(b) Delhi and Doab region
(c) Punjab and Sind
(d) Around Ajmer
36. In which of the following industries is the maximum number of women employed in India?
(a) Textile
(b) Jute
(c) Tea
(d) Coal
37. Which of the following committees was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector?
(a) Rekhi Committee
(b) Nadkarni Committee
(c) Malhotra Committee
(d) Chelliah Committee
38. Which of the following is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India?
(a) Industrial Finance Corporation
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Industrial Development Bank of India
(d) Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
39. Alpha-keratin is a protein present in
(a) blood
(b) skin
(c) wool
(d) eggs
40. Which of the following is the largest part of the brain?
(a) Cerebrum
(b) Medula
(c) Thalmus
(d) Ceribrum
41. Calcium content is maximum in
(a) bajra
(b) maize
(c) sorghum
(d) wheat
42. Cirrhosis is a disease that affects
(a) heart
(b) liver
(c) brain
(d) lungs
43. Which of the following has been found useful in keeping cholesterol level down?
(a) Tulsi
(b) Turmeric
(c) Garlic
(d) Serpentina
44. During sleep a man’s blood pressure
(a) increases
(b) deceases
(c) remains constant
(d) fluctuates
45. In Rigvedic society, which of the following was unknown?
(a) Polygamy
(b) Purdah system
(c) Polyandry
(d) Child marriage
46. Which of the following features are common to Jainism and Buddhism?
(1) Denial of the authority of Vedas
(2) Condemnation of animal sacrifice
(3) Pursuing severe ascetism
(4) Existence of soul
(5) Rejection of existence of God
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(d) 1, 4 and 5
47. Which of the following was not a kingdom in ancient India?
(a) Avanti
(b) Vatsa
(c) Hampi
(d) Kosala
48. Which of the following is known as Indian Napolean?
(a) Chandragupta Vikramditya
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
49. Who among the following is credited with the invention of Algebra?
(a) Aryabhatta
(b) Bhaskara
(c) Apastamba
(d) Medhatithi
50. The images in the temple of Angkorvat are those of
(a) Buddha
(b) Hindu deities
(c) Tirthankaras
(d) Cambodian Kings
51. The Khajuraho shrines built by Chandella rulers are dedicated to
(a) Vishnu and Shiva
(b) Indra and Varun
(c) Shiva and Parvati
(d) Vishnu and Brahma
52. Which of the following was not one of the features of Government of India Act, 1935?
(a) Provincial autonomy
(b) Dyarchy of centre
(c) Bicameral Legislature
(d) All India federation
53. Who Presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?
(a) Sacchidananda Sinha
(b) B R Ambedkar
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(d) P Upendra
54. Who decides about the reasonableness of the restrictions placed on Fundamental Rights?
(a) Parliament
(b) President
(c) Courts
(d) Special Tribunal
55. What does the Ninth Schedule contain?
(a) Subjects on which State Legislature cannot legislate
(b) Laws which are protected from judicial scrutiny
(c) Provisions regarding defecting legislators
(d) List of religions in India
56. If the compound interest on certain sum for two consecutive years is Rs 220 and Rs242, then the rate of interest per annum is
(a) 8%
(b) 10%
(c) 11%
(d) 12%
57. If the amount is 2.25 times of the sum after 2 yr at compound interest (compound annually), the rate of interest per annum is
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 45%
(d) 50%
58. A man covered a certain distance at a speed of 5 km/h and returned at a speed of 3 km/h. Find the average speed in whole journey.
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 3 km/h
(d) 4 km/h
59. Ratio of milk to water in a mixture is 5 : 1. 5 L of water is added to mixture and ratio becomes 5 : 2. Find the quantity of milk in initial mixture.
(a) 22 L
(b) 23 L
(c) 25 L
(d) 27 L
60. 12 sphere are of the same size are made from melting a solid cylinder of 16 cm diameter and 2 cm height. The diameter of each sphere is
(a) 2 cm
(b) 4 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) √3 cm
61. Some articles were bought at 6 for Rs 5 and sold at 5 for Rs 6. Gain is
(a) 5%
(b) 6%
(c) 30%
(d) 44%
62. A trades man sold an article at a loss of 20%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs 100, there would have been a gain of 5%. The cost of the price of the article was
(a) Rs 200
(b) Rs 25
(c) Rs 400
(d) Rs 250
63. When a discount of 12% on the marked Price of an article is allowed, the article is sold for Rs 264. The marked price of an article is
(a) Rs 300
(b) Rs 276
(c) Rs312
(d) Rs 325
64. A person borrows Rs 5000 for 2 yr at 4% per annum single interest. He immediately lends to another person at 
per annum for 2 yr. His gain in the transaction per year is
(a) Rs 112.50
(b) Rs 450.00
(c) Rs 244.53
(d) Rs 150.00
65. A, B and C enter into a partnership. A initially invests Rs 25 lac and adds another Rs 10 lac after one year, B initially invests Rs 35 lac and withdraws Rs 10 lac after 2 yr and C invests Rs 30 lac. In what ratio should be profits be divided at the end of three years?
(a) 20 : 19 : 18
(b) 10 : 10 : 9
(c) 20 : 20 : 19
(d) 19 : 19 : 18
66. On selling 17 balls at Rs 720 there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is
(a) Rs 45
(b) Rs 50
(c) Rs 60
(d) Rs 55
67. The value of (0.98)3 + (0.01)3 + 3 ×98 × 0.02 – 1 is
(a) 1.98
(b) 1.09
(c) 1
(d) 0
68. The x = 0.5 and y = 0.2., then the value of √6 × (3y)x is
(a) 1.0
(b) 0.5
(c) 0.6
(d) 1.1
69. Which is the least number which when doubled will be exactly divisible by 12, 18, 21 and 30?
(a) 2520
(b) 1260
(c) 630
(d) 196
70. The product of two numbers is 4107, if the HCF of the numbers is 37, the greatest number is
(a) 185
(b) 111
(c) 107
(d) 101
71. A shopkeeper marks his goods 30% above his cost price but allows a discount of 10% at the time of sale. His gain is
(a) 21%
(b) 20%
(c) 18%
(d) 17%
72. Two trains of equal length, running in opposite directions, pass a pole in 18 s and 12 s. The trains will cross each other in
(a) 14.4 s
(b) 15.5 s
(c) 18.8 s
(d) 20.2 s
73. Two men start together from the same place in the same direction to go round a circular path. If one takes 10 min and the other takes 15 min to make one complete round they will meet after
(a) 30 min
(b) 33 min
(c) 40 min
(d) 45 min
74. The sum of first 50 odd natural number is
(a) 1000
(b) 1250
(c) 5200
(d) 2500
75. Half of 1 per cent, written as a decimal, is
(a) 0.2
(b) 0.02
(c) 0.005
(d) 0.05
Directions (Q. Nos. 76-78) Find the missing and
76. 
(a) 58
(b) 74
(c) 47
(d) 82
77. 3 + 9 = 31
15 + 12 = 45
18 + 9 = 36
12 + 27 = ?
(a) 94
(b) 14
(c) 49
(d) 53
78. 13 : 19 : : : 127 : ?
(a) 151
(b) 167
(c) 181
(d) 201
Directions (Q. Nos. 79 and 80) Select the related letter/word/number/figure from given alternatives.
79. DE : 10 : : HI : ?
(a) 17
(b) 20
(c) 36
(d) 46
80. 
Directions (Q. Nos. 81-85) Read each of the following sentences carefully and find out whether there is any grammatical error. The error, if any, will be in one of the parts (a), (b) or (c). If there is no error, the answer is (d).
81. I like reading more than
(a) (b)
to play games, No error
(c) (d)
82. As soon as I shall reach New Delhi
(a)
I shall send you the file
(b)
You have asked for, No error
(c) (d)
83. I now realize that it is, none other
(a)
than I who is to blame
(b)
for yesterday’s incident.
(c)
No error
(d)
84. He went to England to work as a doctor
(a)
but returned back
(b)
as he could not endure the weather there.
(c)
No error
(d)
85. Young children should not sit close
(a)
to the T.V. set
(b)
as it affects on their eyes, No error
(c) (d)
Directions (Q. Nos. 86-90) In each of the following questions, a word has been written in four different ways, out of which only one is correctly spelt. Find out the correctly spelt word.
86.
(a) Efflorascence
(b) Efflorescence
(c) Efllorescence
(d) Eflorescence
87.
(a) Exemple
(b) Exampel
(c) Example
(d) Exampal
88.
(a) Argumant
(b) Arguemant
(c) Argument
(d) Arguement
89.
(a) Aproched
(b) Aproached
(c) Approched
(d) Approached
90.
(a) Scripture
(b) Scriptur
(c) Skripture
(d) Scripcher
Directions (Q. Nos. 91-95) Each of the following idioms/phrases is followed by four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses its meaning.
91. To kick the bucket
(a) To be angry
(b) To hurt yourself
(c) To die
(d) To hurt somebody
92. To call on
(a) To criticize
(b) To visit
(c) To abuse
(d) To consider
93. To play of old scores
(a) To take revenge
(b) To pay you debt
(c) To be punished
(d) To mee tan old friend
94. To come home to
(a) To repent
(b) To resist
(c) To be happy
(d) To understand
95. To be in high sprits
(a) To be talkative
(b) To be uncontrollable
(c) To be cheerful
(d) To be drunk
Directions (Q. Nos. 96-100) In each of the following questions out of the four alternative, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
96. One who does not care for literature or art
(a) Barbarian
(b) Illiterate
(c) Primitive
(d) Philistine
97. A government run by a dictator
(a) Theocracy
(b) Autocracy
(c) Democracy
(d) Oligarchy
98. One who acts only for money
(a) Misogynist
(b) Solvent
(c) Mercenary
(d) Fanatic
99. A speech or poem recited at the end of a play
(a) Epilogue
(b) Prologue
(c) Extempore
(d) Catalogue
100. Waking in sleep
(a) Somniloquism
(b) Somanbulism
(c) Obsession
(d) Hallucination
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