Railway (RRC) Eastern Railway Group ‘D’ Examination 1st Sitting Held on 16-11-2014
1. The sum of the H.C.F. and L. C. M. of two number is 680 and the L. Cm. M. is 84 times the H. C. F. If one of the n umbers is 56, the other is –
(1) 84
(2) 12
(3) 8
(4) 96
2. The average score of a class of 40 students is 52. What will be the average score of the rest of the students if the average score of 10 of the students is 61.
(1) 50
(2) 47
(3) 48
(4) 49
3. A tape recorded is sold for Rs. 935 at a profit of 10%. What would have been the actual profit or loss if it had been sold for Rs. 810.
(1) loss of Rs. 40
(2) profit of Rs. 40
(3) loss of Rs. 35
(4) profit of Rs. 35
4. A job can be completed by 12 men in 12 days. How many extra days will be needed to complete the job if 6 men leave after working for 6 days?
(1) 3
(2) 6
(3) 12
(4) 24
5. Two pipes fill a tank in 40 minutes and 30 minutes respectively and a third pipe can empty it in 20 minutes. If the three pipes are open together, the tank will fill in
(1) 60 minutes
(2) 120 minutes
(3) 90 minutes
(4) 45 minutes
6. 6 pens and 14 exercise books cost Rs. 162.5 pens and 8 exercise books cost Rs. 102. The ratio of the cost of 1 pen to that of 1 exercise book is –
(1) 10 : 3
(2) 2 : 3
(3) 3 : 2
(4) 5 : 6
7. A : B = 3 : 4, B : C = 5 : 7 and C : D = 8 : 9, then A : D is –
(1) 3 : 7
(2) 7 : 3
(3) 21 : 10
(4) 10 : 21
8. The sum of the digits of certain two-digit number is 9. If 9 is added to the number, the digits are reversed. The number is –
(1) 36
(2) 27
(3) 45
(4) 18
9. A boat goes 8 km in one hour along the stream and 2 km in one hour against the stream. The speed (in kmph) of the stream is –
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
10. A train passes a man standing on a platform in 8 seconds and also crosses the platform which is 264 metres long in 20 seconds. The length (in metres) of the train is –
(1) 188
(2) 176
(3) 175
(4) 96
11. The ratio of present ages of two brothers is 1 : 2 and 5 years back, the ratio was 1 : 3. What will be the ratio of their ages after 5 years?
(1) 1 : 4
(2) 2 : 3
(3) 3 : 5
(4) 5 : 6
12. If 3 men and 5 women take 26 days to do a work, how long will 7 men and 10 women take to do the same work?
(1) 6 days
(2) 7 days
(3) 8 days
(4) 13 days
13. In a mixture of 45 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1. Some water was added to the mixture so that in the resultant mixture the ratio of milk and water became 1 : 2. How much water (in litres) was added to the mixture?
(1) 10
(2) 21
(3) 35
(4) 45
14. In a 1 km race, P beat Q by 56 metres or 7 seconds. Find P;’s time over the course.
(1) 2 minutes
(2) 118 seconds
(3) 113 seconds
(4) 110 seconds
15. The incomes of M and N are in the ratio 3 : 2 and their expenditures are in the ratio 5 : 3. If each saves Rs. 1000. them M’s income is –
(1) Rs. 3000
(2) Rs. 4000
(3) Rs. 6000
(4) Rs. 9000
16. Tapas bought a bat with 20% discount on marked price. He sold the bat for Rs. 1200 with a profit of Rs. 80. The marked price of the bat was –
(1) Rs. 2400
(2) Rs. 1600
(3) Rs. 1400
(4) Rs. 1250
17. The value of a machine depreciates uniformly at 10% every year. If present value of the machine is Rs. 1000, its value after 2 years will be –
(1) Rs. 900
(2) Rs. 800
(3) Rs. 810
(4) Rs. 980
18. Find the principal which amounts to Rs. 3000 at 10% per annum simple interest after 5 years.
(1) Rs. 1500
(2) Rs. 1000
(3) Rs. 2000
(4) Rs. 2500
19. A bus completes a journey in 15 hours at a speed of 72 kmph. In order to cover the same distance in 12 hours, the speed of the bus must b e increased by-
(1) 16 kmph
(2) 17 kmph
(3) 18 kmph
(4) 19 kmph
20. The average of three numbers is 77. The first number is twice the second and the second n umber is twice the third. The first number is –
(1) 33
(2) 66
(3) 77
(4) 132
21. B is D’s mother and C is D’s daughter. H is E’s daughter whose wife is D. How is C related to E?
(1) E is C’s Father
(2) E is C’s Brother-in-law
(3) E is C’s Uncle
(4) E is C’s Cousin Brother
22. Ten persons went to a hotel for taking meals. Nine (9) of them spent Rs. 15 each while the tenth spent spent Rs. 9 more than the average expenditure of all the ten. The total money spent by them was –
(1) Rs. 150
(2) Rs. 135
(3) Rs. 175
(4) Rs. 160
23. Of the six members of a panel sitting in a row, X is to the left of Q but on the right of P. Y is on the right of Q but is on the left of Z, Z is to the left of R. Find the members who are at the extreme?
(1) QZ
(2) XZ
(3) PR
(4) QY
24. In a certain code, CLOCK is coded as KCOLC. How is STEPS written in that code ?
(1) SPEST
(2) SPSET
(3) SPETS
(4) SEPTS
25. A number is greater than its 2/5th by 24. What is the number?
(1) 40
(2) 64
(3) 36
(4) 48
Directions (26-30) : Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
26. Study : Knowledge :: Work : ?
(1) Experiment
(2) Service
(3) Experience
(4) Appointment
27. FIRST : RIFTS ::GHOST : ?
(1) OGHST
(2) OHGST
(3) OHGTS
(4) OGHTS
28. ZYX : ABC :: WVU : ?
(1) DEF
(2) EFG
(3) HIJ
(4) DFG
29. GT : HS :: KP : ?
(1) PQ
(2) RS
(3) LO
(4) LM
30. DE : 45 :: BC : ?
(1) 34
(2) 56
(3) 43
(4) 23
31. Swami Vivekananda addressed Chicago Parliament of Religious in the year
(1) 1890
(2) 1892
(3) 1891
(4) 1893
32. Freedom fighter Aurobindo Ghosh was defended in the Alipore Bomb case by :
(1) Bipin Chandra Pal
(2) Motilal Nehru
(3) Chitta Ranjan Das
(4) Bhulabhai Desai
33. Who founded Sanskrit College at Varanasi in the year 1792?
(1) Jonathan Duncan
(2) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(3) William Jones
(4) Tej Bahadur Sapru
34. In which year did the Battle of Haldiaghat take place?
(1) 1574
(2) 1575
(3) 1576
(4) 1578
35. Treaty of Bassein took place in the year :
(1) 1802
(2) 1807
(3) 1809
(4) 1805
36. Who was the Governor General of India when Regulating Act of 1773 was passed?
(1) Lord Cornwallis
(2) Lord Wellesley
(3) Lord Amherst
(4) Warren Hastings
37. The Saka Era started from :
(1) 78 A.D.
(2) 58 B.C.
(3) 59 A. D.
(4) 59 B. C.
38. Nana Saheb’s commander in chief during the revolt of 1857 was-
(1) Azimullah
(2) Tantia Tope
(3) Birjis Qadir
(4) Kunwar Singh
39. The famous book ‘Satyartha Prakash’ was written by :
(1) Swami Dayanad Saraswati
(2) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(3) V. D. Savarkar
(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
40. The National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ is included in the novel :
(1) Gora
(2) Durgeshnandini
(3) Godan
(4) Ananda Math
41. Forward Bloc was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year :
(1) 1937
(2) 1938
(3) 1939
(4) 1940
42. Who defeated Harsha Vardhana?
(1) Devapala
(2) Kumaragupt
(3) Pulakesin II
(4) Bhoja
43. The fourth Buddhist council took place during the reign of :
(1) Kanishka
(2) Ashoka
(3) Bimbisara
(4) Samudragupta
44. ‘A post-dated cheque on a falling bank’ – who said this in which context ?
(1) M. K. Gandhi on Cripp’s Proposals
(2) Jawaharlal Nehru on Cripp’s Proposals
(3) M. K. Gandhi on Cabinet Mission Plan
(4) M. A. Jinnah on Cabinet Mission Plan
45. The most important God in the Rigvedic period was :
(1) Agni
(2) Rudra
(3) Varuna
(4) Indra
46. Thomas Roe visited India During the reign of which Mughal emperor ?
(1) Akbar
(2) Shah Jahan
(3) Aurangzeb
(4) Jahangir
47. Indian Association in the year 1876 was founded by :
(1) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
(2) Keshav Chandra Sen
(3) Womesh Chandra Banerjee
(4) Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose
48. The court poet of Pulakesin II was :
(1) Harisena
(2) Ravikirti
(3) Kalhana
(4) Bhavabhuti
49. Gautam Buddha spread his religion in the language of :
(1) Sanskrit
(2) Magadhi
(3) Pali
(4) Sauraseni
50. ‘Rajtarangini’ was written by :
(1) Harisena
(2) Banabhatta
(3) Kalhana
(4) Kalidasa
51. The opint on the earth’s surface vertically above the place of origin of an earthquake located inside the earth is called the –
(1) Seispoint
(2) Epipoint
(3) Focus
(4) Epicentre
52. The main river of Bhutan is :
(1) Sankosh
(2) Dhansiri
(3) Subarnarekha
(4) Rangit
53. The zone separating the two layers of Atmosphere Troposphere and Stratosphere is known as :
(1) Mesopause
(2) Tropopause
(3) Ionopause
(4) Exosphere
54. Gorges are formed in the _____ course of a river.
Fill in the blank with the options given.
(1) Middle
(2) Lower
(3) Upper
(4) Dual
55. Gir national park is famous for
(1) Tiger
(2) Deer
(3) Elephant
(4) Lion
56. Victoria Falls is located in
(1) South Africa
(2) Congo
(3) Brazil
(4) U.S.A
57. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in the state of
(1) Sikkim
(2) Assam
(3) Manipur
(4) Meghalaya
58. Kalbaisakhi is the wind blowing in the hot weather season in the state of
(1) West Bengal
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Haryana
(4) Odisha
59. The Black Forest is an example of which type of mountain?
(1) Fold
(2) Block
(3) Volcanic
(4) Residual
60. Fertile black soil, most suitable for the cultivation of cotton is known as
(1) Bhangar
(2) Bhabar
(3) Lom
(4) Regur
61. Water has maximum density at :
(1) 0°C
(2) −15°C
(3) 4°C
(4) 15°C
62. The ‘universal donor’ belongs to the blood group :
(1) A
(2) B
(3) AB
(4) O
63. The difference between musical sound and noise is due to :
(1) musical instruments
(2) wave lengths
(3) pitch
(4) intensity
64. Heat and smoke in a kitchen are transferred through the chimney by
(1) conduction
(2) suction
(3) convection
(4) radiation
65. When a source of sound waves moves towards an observe at rest, the p itch of the note heard by the observer is higher. This phenomenon is known as
(1) Doppler effect
(2) Resonance
(3) Accoustics
(4) Reverberation
66. Vinegar is the trade name of
(1) chloroform
(2) acetic acid
(3) phenol
(4) carbon tetrachloride
67. The hormone that helps childbirth by contracting the uterus is
(1) thyroxine
(2) insulin
(3) oxytocin
(4) calcitonin
68. The science of cryogenics deals with
(1) high temperature
(2) low temperature
(3) molecular biology
(4) biotechnology
69. The valency of carbon in the organic compound is always :
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
70. The image of an object formed on the retina of the human eye is
(1) virtual and upright
(2) virtual and inverted
(3) real and inverted
(4) real and upright
71. When two human beings talk on the moon
(1) they hear each other with lower frequency
(2) they hear each other with higher frequency
(3) they hear each other as on earth
(4) they cannot hear each other at all
72. The normal systolic blood pressure is
(1) 140
(2) 120
(3) 180
(4) 80
73. The simplest hydrocarbon is
(1) Benzene
(2) Methane
(3) Butane
(4) Propane
74. Out of the following, which is the nonmagnetic substance?
(1) Iron
(2) Nickel
(3) Cobalt
(4) Copper
75. Methylated spirit is a mixture of
(1) methyl alcohol and acetic acid
(2) methyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol
(3) ethyl alcohol and pyridine
(4) methyl alcohol and pyridine
76. Which of the following is baking soda?
(1) Na2CO3 . 10H2O
(2) NaHCO3
(3) Na2CO3.H2O
(4) NH4Cl
77. Which one of the following is essential for blood clotting?
(1) Red Blood Corpuscles
(2) White Blood Corpuscles
(3) Platelets
(4) Lymph
78. Light from the Sun reaches earth in nearly
(1) 16 minutes
(2) 8 minutes
(3) 4 minutes
(4) 2 minutes
79. When an object is placed between two parallel mirrors, the number of images formed will be
(1) eight
(2) two
(3) thirty two
(4) infinite
80. Dialysis is used when there is malfunction of
(1) heart
(2) lungs
(3) liver
(4) kidneys
81. Who has been appointed as the eighth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on February 1, 2014?
(1) Vijaya Bahuguna
(2) Harish Rawat
(3) N. D. Tewari
(4) Vijay Tiwari
82. Who has become the first Woman President of Indian Journalists Association?
(1) Sushma Singh
(2) Nalini Singh
(3) Mrinalini Pandey
(4) Aditi Khanna
83. Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari are known as
(1) writs
(2) sermons
(3) homilies
(4) bills
84. The 38th Parallel separates :
(1) North Vietnam from South Vietnam
(2) Hungary from Austria
(3) South Korea from North Korea
(4) Afghanistan from Pakistan
85. Which country is known as the “Gift of the Nile”?
(1) Sudan
(2) Congo
(3) Egypt
(4) South Africa
86. The character of Mickey Mouse was created b y
(1) Graham Greene
(2) Walt Disney
(3) R. K. Laxman
(4) Gore Vidal
87. Who has been appointed as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force in December, 2013?
(1) A. Y. Tipnis
(2) Subrata Saha
(3) Arup Raha
(4) V. L. Kapur
88. The Advocate General of a State is appointed by
(1) Chief Minister
(2) Chief Justice of High Court
(3) Governor
(4) Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
89. The higher civil honour in India is
(1) Vishisht Seva Medal
(2) Param Vir Chakra
(3) Padma Vibhusan
(4) Bharat Ratna
90. The only land-locked country, among the following in South-East Asia is
(1) Laos
(2) Thailand
(3) Malaysia
(4) Cambodia
91. Which of the following planet is known as the earth’s twin?
(1) Mars
(2) Saturn
(3) Uranus
(4) Venus
92. Who has taken over as Chairman of 20th Law Commission of India in the year 2013?
(1) Justice Umesh Shah
(2) Justice Arjit Pasayat
(3) Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
(4) Justice Leela Seth
93. How many maximum number of members of Anglo-Indian Community may be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha as per Indian Constitution?
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 2
94. Which Article of the Indian constitution asks the State to organize village panchayats?
(1) Article 39
(2) Article 40
(3) Article 41
(4) Article 42
95. Who is the author of the famous book. “Discovery of India”?
(1) Sarojini Naidu
(2) M. K. Gandhi
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) Vallabhbhai Patel
96. Who has been appointed as the Governor of West Bengal after formation of the 16th Lok Sabha?
(1) M. K, Narayanan
(2) Vijaya Malhotra
(3) Kesari Nath Tripathi
(4) Venkiah Naidu
97. To whom is attributed the famous quote, “Child is the father of the man”?
(1) William Shakespeare
(2) William Wordsworth
(3) P. B. Shelley
(4) John Keats
98. Durand Cup is associated with the sport
(1) Hockey
(2) Cricket
(3) Football
(4) Kabadi
99. The first Law Officer of Government of India is known as
(1) Attorney General
(2) Comptroller and Auditor General
(3) Advocate General
(4) Solicitor General
100. Which among the following is a modern battle tank?
(1) Akash
(2) Bhim
(3) Arjun
(4) Prithvi
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