Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Guwahati Goods Guard (GG) Examination Held on 12-02-2006
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-8) In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
In the thirties and forties Geography was ….(1)… subject ins schools. Children spent hours tracing maps and …(2)… about strange places, peoples and customers. Harvard University …(3)… its Geography department after World War II. A string of leading universities in the United States ….(4)… the suit. Geography has been traced with the racist brush and no one wants to be …(5)… David S Leander, Professor of History and Economics at Harvard University makes a forceful …(6)… for Geography in his book “The Wealth and Poverty of Nations”. Geography, he argues, tells the unpleasant truth that nature Is unfair, unequal in its …(7)…. and that its unfairness are not easily ….(8)… For, Leander there is nothing racist in a Geography that temperature of the air, the volume or timing of rainfall or the topography.
1.
(a) resourceful
(b) decent
(c) boring
(d) famous
2.
(a) knowledge
(b) drawings
(c) ignored
(d) learned
3.
(a) established
(b) nurtured
(c) developed
(d) abolished
4.
(a) followed
(b) cleared
(c) prepared
(d) wore
5.
(a) learned
(b) contaminated
(c) neglected
(d) prepared
6.
(a) decision
(b) impeachment
(c) lesson
(d) plea
7.
(a) behaviour
(b) favours
(c) sources
(d) deal
8.
(a) sensed
(b) recycled
(c) over-ruled
(d) undress
9. Which of the following has the jurisdiction to hear about Fundamental Rights?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) High Court
(c) Subordinate Court
(d) (a) and (b)
10. Solar eclipse occurs when
(a) moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
(b) the Sun comes between the Earth and Moon
(c) the Earth comes between the Sun and Moon
(d) None of the above
11. What was the main occupation of the early Aryans in Rigvedic period?
(a) Sculpture
(b) Animal husbandry
(c) Agriculture
(d) Trade
12. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Goitre is caused due to deficiency of Vitamin D
(b) Diabetes is caused due to deficiency of Insulin
(c) Rickets is caused due to deficiency of Vitamin A
(d) Night blindness is caused due to deficiency of Iodine
13. Six coins of gold and silver of equal weights are melted and new cons are cast. The ratio of gold and silver in one of the coins is 2 : 1, in another two coins 3 : 5 and 7 : 5 in the remaining coins. What will be the ratio between gold and silver respectively in the news coins?
(a) 12 : 11
(b) 1 : 1
(c) 19 : 17
(d) 42 : 25
14. Which of the following contain less carbohydrate?
(a) Potato
(b) Maize
(c) Banana
(d) Pea
15. Where is Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary located which is full of flora, fauna and avian with surprising dangers?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Mizoram
(c) Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
16. The larges river island in the world, Majuli is located in which of the following districts of Assom?
(a) Jorhat
(b) Dibrugarh
(c) Dhemaji
(d) Tinsukia
17. A person canot see an object placed at a distance of less than 25 cm. The person suffers from
(a) Astigmatism
(b) Myopia
(c) Longsightedness
(d) None of the above
18. In photosynthesis, light
(a) is converted into kinetic energy
(b) is converted into chemical energy
(c) does not react with CO2 and water directly
(d) acts as a catalyst
19. Gandhiji gave the call “Do or Die” during
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Industrial Satyagraha
20. A black body emits
(a) radiations of all wavelengths
(b) no radiation
(c) radiation of one wavelength
(d) radiation of long wavelength
21. The depth of sea is measured in
(a) feet
(b) fathom
(c) nautical
(d) mile
22. Erie silk is produced by Philosemia Resina silk worm. The worm is cultured in the plant of
(a) castor
(b) oak
(c) papaya
(d) silk cotton
23. Which of the following rights is a political right?
(a) the right to be elected
(b) the right to life
(c) the right to have education
(d) the right to form association
24. Which of the following two places are connected by the road in India, which is constructed on the highest altitude in the world?
(a) Leh and Manali
(b) Jammu and Srinagar
(c) Sikkim and Darjeeling
(d) Srinagar and Leh
25. Which part of the camera is equivalent to the retina of human eye?
(a) Lens
(b) Film
(c) Aperture
(d) Shutter
26. The largest island of the Asian Continent is
(a) Indonesia
(b) Borneo
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Myanmar
27. When one ascends in the atmosphere the air becomes ……….. gradually?
(a) rarer
(b) dense
(c) hot
(d) obvious
28. During respiration carbohydrate disintegrated into
(a) Glycogen
(b) Carbon dioxide and water
(c) Oxygen and Carbon dioxide
(d) Glucose
29. When the door of refrigerator is opened in closed room, then
(a) room turns to be cooler
(b) the temperature of room falls
(c) the temperature of room is not affected
(d) the room becomes hotter gradually
30. Who is called the First Citizen of India?
(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Dr Br Ambedkar
31. Panini was a famous scholar of
(a) Language and grammar
(b) Ayurveda
(c) Astronomy
(d) Biology
32. Which of the following is not a mineral?
(a) Slate
(b) Limestone
(c) Coal
(d) Calcite
33. The state of rising prices due to as enhancement in the quantity of money is circulation, is termed as
(a) Inflation
(b) Deflation
(c) Demonetization
(d) Devaluation
34. Name the minerals that are essential for bone and teeth formation in human
(a) Calcium and Phosphorous
(b) Magnesium and Potassium
(c) Sodium and Iron
(d) Iodine and Sulphur
35. Ripe mangoes contains
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin E
36. In which one of the following places, the boiling point of water is the highest?
(a) Dead Sea
(b) Mt. Everest
(c) Nile Delta
(d) Sunderban Delta
37. The primary colours used in a colour TV are
(a) Green, Yellow, Violet
(b) Violet, Red, Orange
(c) Blue, Green, Red
(d) Blue, Green, Violet
38. Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?
(a) Freedom to manage religious affairs
(b) Free and compulsory education up to primary stage
(c) Prohibition of employment of children in factories
(d) None of the above
39. The chief merit of a federal government is that it
(a) Ensures a strong government at the centre
(b) Integrates national unity with regional autonomy
(c) Keeps a check on the multiparty
(d) is very less expensive
40. The first Assamese to becomes the President of India was
(a) Saiyeda Anowara Talmur
(b) Gopinath Bordoloi
(c) Fakharuddin Ali Ahmed
(d) Syed Abdul Malik
41. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List-I
(A) Amjad Ali Khan
(B) Ali Hussain
(C) Hari Prasad Chaurasia
(D) Alla Rakha
List-II
(1) Flute
(2) Sarod
(3) Tabla
(4) Shehnai
(a) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
(b) A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D – 3
(c) A – 2; B – 4; C – 1; D – 3
(d) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
42. A dentist’s mirror is a
(a) cylindrical mirror
(b) plane mirror
(c) convex mirror
(d) concave mirror
43. Which of the following is the largest producer of raw silk?
(a) Assam
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
44. The Gandhara School of Sculpture was a blend of
(a) Indian and Greek styles
(b) Indian and Persian styles
(c) Purely Indian in origin
(d) Indian and South East Asian style
45. Which one of the following languages is used in Tripura?
(a) Hindi
(b) Mizo
(c) Khasi
(d) Bangla
46. How many schedules are there in the Constitution of India?
(a) Eight
(b) Ten
(c) Twelve
(d) Fourteen
47. In which year was the capital of Assam shifted to Dispur from Shillong?
(a) 1974
(b) 1978
(c) 1985
(d) 1960
48. Identify the man-made element
(a) Carbon
(b) Gold
(c) Califorium
(d) Calcium
49. A man borrows Rs 200 at 5% compound interest. At the end of each year he pays back Rs 50. At the end of 4 yr he owes
(a) Rs 27.59
(b) Rs 28.10
(c) Rs 27.81
(d) Rs 28.14
50. The three temples, the Shivadol; the Vishnudol and the Devidol are situated at which place of Assam?
(a) Silghat
(b) Sibsagar
(c) Sadiya
(d) Sarthebari
51. In petrol, lead is not added now-a-days. This is because
(a) Unleaded petrol is cheap
(b) Unleaded petrol do not cause pollution
(c) Unleaded petrol is combustible
(d) Unleaded petrol increases speed
52. Virus causes the following disease in man
(a) Influenza
(b) Malaria
(c) Cholera
(d) Diarrhoea
53. Trade Mark can be defined as
(a) The name of the company manufacturing different models of the same article
(b) A mark on one commodity irrespective of the fact as to its manufacturer
(c) A private limited firm and its goods
(d) A mark on the articles by the manufacturer to distinguish his make from those of others
54. The term ‘cloning’ is related with
(a) Environment
(b) Genetics
(c) Space technology
(d) Trade
55. Onion is a
(a) Rhizome
(b) Bulb
(c) Tuber
(d) Corn
56. Digested foods is absorbed by
(a) Stomach
(b) Duodenum
(c) Ileum
(d) Rectum
57. The Industrial Revolution brought about
(a) Capitalizm
(b) Modern age
(c) Intellectual revolution
(d) Fascism
58. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I
(Disease)
(A) Black rust
(B) Stem rot
(C) White rust
(D) Early blight
List-II
(Crop)
(1) Rice
(2) Mustard
(3) Potato
(4) Wheat
(a) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2
(b) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
(c) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1
(d) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3
59. The planet nearest to the Earth is
(a) Jupiter
(b) Venus
(c) Mercury
(d) Mars
60. Hard water can be used
(a) In boilers
(b) In textile industry
(c) In paper industry
(d) In drinking
61. Who composed the State Anthem of Assam?
(a) Lakshminath Bezbaruah
(b) Gopinath Bordoloi
(c) Bhupen Hazarika
(d) Sankar Dev
62. A shopkeeper purchases 11 knives in Rs 10 and sells them at the rate of 10 knives for Rs 11. He earns a profit of
(a) 11%
(b) 15%
(c) 20%
(d) 21%
63. The pioneer of Indian Renaissance was
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Dadabhai Nauroji
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
64. The famous “Satriya dance” of Assam got national recognition in the year
(a) 1999
(b) 2000
(c) 2001
(d) 1998
65. Which of the following is the most important statement which shows the real greatness of Akbar as a ruler?
(a) He tried to encourage inter-religious marriages
(b) He set up a revenue system based on average crop estimates
(c) He established Din-e-Ilahi incorporating the principles of many religions
(d) He tried to unite India into a single nation
66. The Constitution of India came into force with effect from
(a) August 9, 1942
(b) August 15, 1947
(c) November 26, 1949
(d) January 26, 1950
67. The Assam Legislative Assembly consists of ………. members.
(a) 125
(b) 126
(c) 127
(d) 128
68. In order to prevent spreading of a communicable disease like Cholera, it is necessary to
(a) Control the population of mosquitoes
(b) Dry up all ponds in the neighbourhood
(c) Educate people to drink boiled water and not to eat exposed food
(d) Prevent other from coming in contact with the diseases person
69. Ras Leela, Yaosang, Lai Haraoba are the festivals of
(a) Assamese people
(b) Karbi people
(c) Manipur people
(d) Bodo people
70. Soils are usually formed by the process of
(a) Erosion
(b) Deposition
(c) Denudation
(d) Weathering
71. The official language of the Indian Union as recognized by the Constitution is
(a) Any one of the Indian languages given in the Eighth Schedule
(b) Hindi
(c) Sanskrit
(d) English
72. The Tigris river flows mainly through
(a) Turkey
(b) Syria
(c) Iraq
(d) Iran
73. “India is a secular State”. It means that the Indian State
(a) Favours irreligious citizens
(b) Favours the religions of the majority community
(c) Favours the religions of the minority community
(d) Favours no particular religion
74. Name of first Assamese women’s magazine is
(a) Priyo Sakhi
(b) Nandini
(c) Ghar Jeuti
(d) Chitralekha
75. The temple, which is called the “Khajuraho of Assam” is?
(a) Kamakhya
(b) Tirupati Balaji
(c) Madan Kamdeva
(d) Umananda
76. The first battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Humayun and Shershah
(b) Rana Sanga and Babur
(c) Akbar and Hemu
(d) Ibrahim Lodhi and Baur
77. A train travelling with constant speed crosses a 96 m long platform in 12 s and another 141 m long platform is 15 s. The length of the train and its speed are
(a) 84 m and 54 km/h
(b) 64 m and 54 km/h
(c) 64 m and 44 km/h
(d) 84 m and 60 km/h
78. The maximum gap period between the last sitting of any House of the Parliament and first sitting of that House can be of
(a) Three months
(b) Four months
(c) Five months
(d) Six months
79. Which among, the following countries followed the policy of apartheid?
(a) Britain
(b) South Africa
(c) West Germany
(d) East Germany
80. Land of the Blue Mountains, lies in the southern most outpost of the North Eastern States is
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Mizoram
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Tripura
Directions (Q. Nos. 81-85) These questions are based on the following pie-chart, which represents the portion of the wage earners engaged in various occupations in a city. Study this pie-chart and answer the questions given below.
81. If the average earning of a wage earner from ‘Personal Service’ was twice that from ‘Transportation’, the ratio of the total earnings from this occupation is
(a) 3 : 4
(b) 4 : 3
(c) 4 : 5
(d) 5 : 4
82. If the number of persons engaged in ‘Personal Service’ is 2160, the number of persons engaged in ‘Transportation’ will be
(a) 1456
(b) 2456
(c) 3456
(d) 5456
83. If the total number of wage earners increased by 10% and the n umber of wage earners engaged in ‘Commerce’ by 15% in the next year, the nearest central angle of ‘Commerce’ in a pie-chart for that year will be
(a) 120°
(b) 125°
(c) 130°
(d) 135°
84. If the total earning from ‘Commerce’ is twice that from-“Transportation’, the ratio of average wages in this occupation is
(a) 16 : 23
(b) 23 : 16
(c) 5 : 4
(d) 23 : 8
85. What per cent of wage earners in the city are engaged in ‘Manufacture’?
(a) 8.6
(b) 13.6
(c) 18.6
(d) 23.6
Directions (Q. Nos. 86-89) Find out the missing number/figure from the given responses.
86. 
87. 
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 4
88.
(a) 92
(b) 72
(c) 22
(d) 68
89.
90. Which of the following was 24th State of Indian Union?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Goa
(d) Sikkim
91. Find the missing number 15, 31, 64, 131, ?
(a) 266
(b) 256
(c) 196
(d) 524
92. How many squares are there in the following figure ?
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 14
93. In which of the following answer figures the question figure is embuded?
94. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
(a) Meghalaya-Shilong
(b) Manipur-Imphal
(c) Mizoram-Itanagar
(d) Nagaland-Kohima
95. Who among the following was t he first ICS from Assam?
(a) Anandram Dhekial Phukan
(b) Anand Barua
(c) Lakshminath Bezbarua
(d) Lambodar Bose
96. The Republic Day of India was celebrated on Friday in 1996. On which day it was celebrated in 2000?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Thursday
(d) Friday
97. Who among the following Assamese poets is famous as “Vivyogy Poet”?
(a) Chandra Kumar Agarwal
(b) Anand Chandra Agarwal
(c) Ambikagiri Roy Chaudhary
(d) Raghunath Chaudhary
98. The age of mother is three times the age of her son. Five years ago the age of son was 1/6th the age of his father. If his father is 5 yr older than his mother, what is the age of son?
(a) 15 yr
(b) 12 yr
(c) 10 yr
(d) 18 yr
99. In a certain code language GHOST is written as HOSTE. How will the Word HORSE be written in the same code language?
(a) ORSEF
(b) ORESF
(c) FORSE
(d) ORSEJ
100. The first Assamese book which won Jnanpith Award was?
(a) BehonaUlka
(b) Banfool Prithiveer
(c) Mrityunjaya
(d) Manchledha
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