RRB Allahabad ESM Grade II Examination Held on 30-01-2011
1. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of
(a) Pt Shivkumar Sharma
(b) Ustad Amjad Ali khan
(c) Pt Ravi Shankar
(d) Ustad Zakir Hussain
2. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay award?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) TN Seshan
(c) Kiran Bedi
(d) Vinoba Bhave
3. Who among the following was the first lady Prime Minister in the world?
(a) Golda Meir
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Mary Eugenia Charles
(d) Shirimavo Bhandarnaike
4. Which among the following Indian artists is the winner of the Oscar Award?
(a) Dilip Kumar
(b) Bhanu Athaiya
(c) Shyam Benegal
(d) Rohini Hattangadi
5. Who is associated with the development of India’s Atomic Bomb?
(a) APJ Abdul Kalam
(b) Homi Bhabha
(c) Raja Ramanna
(d) Kastoorirangan
6. In acronym SAARC, ‘C’ stands for
(a) Committee
(b) Commonwealth
(c) Conference
(d) Cooperation
7. The International Court of Justice is located at
(a) Geneva
(b) Hague
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Vienna
8. Hina Rabbani Khar has been appointed the first female Foreign Minister of which of these Islamic countries?
(a) Iran
(b) Indonesia
(c) Oman
(d) Pakistan
9. Hina Rabbani Khar has been appointed the first female Foreign Minister of which of these Islamic countries?
(a) Iran
(b) Indonesia
(c) Oman
(d) Pakistan
10. In a certain code language ‘CAT’ is written as ‘DDY’. How will ‘BIG’ be written in that code?
(a) CML
(b) CJL
(c) CLL
(d) CNL
11. Traffic : Road
(a) Aeroplane : Aerodrome
(b) Roots : Tree
(c) Blood : Veins
(d) Car : Garage
12. Shield : Soldier
(a) Law : Court
(b) Stethoscope : Doctor
(c) Helmet : Rider
(d) Book : Author
13. Food : Hungry
(a) Thought : Politics
(b) Water : River
(c) Rest : Weary
(d) Wine : Intoxication
14. 12, 32, 72, 152, (…………)
(a) 312
(b) 325
(c) 515
(d) 613
15. 2, 15, 41, 80, (……….)
(a) 111
(b) 120
(c) 121
(d) 132
16. 8, 10, 14, 18, (……….), 34, 50, 66
(a) 24
(b) 25
(c) 26
(d) 27
17. Four girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Sikha is to the left of Reena. Manju is to the right of Reena. Rita is between Reena and Manju. Who would be second from the left in the photograph?
(a) Reena
(b) Shikha
(c) Manju
(d) Rita
18. A, B, C, D and E are five rivers. A is shorter than B but longer than E. C is the longest and D is little shorter than B and little longer than A. Which is the shortest river?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
19. Shyam is taller than Pradeep and Pradeep is equal to Anurag. But Anand is smaller than Suresh who is equal to Anurag. If Pradeeep is taller than Praveen, who is the tallest of all?
(a) Pradeep
(b) Praveen
(c) Suresh
(d) Shyam
20. One morning after sunrise, Reeta and Kavita were talking to each other face to face at Tilak Square. If Kavita’s shadow was exactly to the right of Reeta, which direction Kavita was facing?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) Data inadequate
(d) None of these
21. On evening before sunset, two friends Sumit and Mohit were talking to each other face to face. If Mohit’s shadow was exactly to his right side, which direction was Sumit facing?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) West
(d) Data inadequate
22. 
(a) 184
(b) 210
(c) 241
(d) 425
23. 
(a) 320
(b) 274
(c) 262
(d) 132
24. Which one of the following diagrams correctly represents the relationship among the classes : Tennis fans, Cricket players, Students?
25. 
26. 
27. What is the number of triangles in the following figure?
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16
28. The dimensional formula of angular frequency is same as that of
(a) frequency
(b) time period
(c) angle
(d) None of these
29. An object of mass m is projected vertically upwards. The rate of change of momentum of the object will be equal to
(a) mg
(b) mgh
(c) m2g
(d) m/g
30. There is no atmosphere on moon because
(a) it is closer to earth
(b) it revolves round the earth
(c) it gets light from the sun
(d) the escape velocity of gas molecule is smaller than their rms velocity
31. Equal masses of water and a liquid of density 2 are mixed together, then the mixture has a density of
(a) 2/3
(b) 4/3
(c) 3/2
(d) 3
32. A bag of sand of mass M is suspended by a roap. A built of mass m travelling with speed v gets embedded in it. The loss of kinetic energy is
(a) Mmv/(M + m)
(b) (M + m)/Mmv
(c) 
(d) 
33. Find the density of a block of wood that floats in water with 0.1 of its volume above water
(a) 0.9 g/cc
(b) 0.9
(c) 0.1 g/cc
(d) 0.1
34. The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a body of mass 1 g by 1 °C is called
(a) Specific heat
(b) Total energy
(c) Latent heat
(d) None of these
35. One gram of mater is completely converted into energy. Energy released is
(a) 9 × 1016 J
(b) 9 × 1013 J
(c) 9 × 1013 kJ
(d) 9 × 108 J
36. Which of the following produces more severe burns?
(a) Boiling water
(b) Steam
(c) Hot air
(d) Sun rays
37. The angle of minimum deviation measured with a prism is 30° and the angle of prism is 60°. The refractive index of the prism material is
(a) √2
(b) 2
(c) 3/2
(d) 4/3
38. The number of translational degrees of freedom for a diatomic gas is
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3
39. The kinetic energy per gram mol for a diatomic gas at room temperature is
(a) 3RT
(b) 5RT/2
(c) 3RT/2
(d) RT/2
40. Due to a point source of radiation, intensity is proportional to
(a) (amplitude)2
(b) (amplitude)3
(c) (amplitude)4
(d) (amplitude)5
41. Decibel is unit of
(a) intensity of light
(b) x-rays radiation capacity
(c) sound loudness
(d) energy of radiation
42. Two identical cells send the same current in 2 Ω resistance, whether connected in series or in parallel with each other. The internal resistance of cell should be
(a) 1 Ω
(b) 2 Ω
(c) 0.5 Ω
(d) 2.5 Ω
43. The electric field due to a dipole at a distance r on its axis is
(a) directly proportional to r3
(b) inversely proportional to r3
(c) directly proportional to r2
(d) inversely proportional to r2
44. Which of the following is a particle with 20 neutrons and 18 electrons?
(a) 17C37
(b) 18Ar38
(c) 19K39
(d) 16S36
45. A and B hold resistances as indicated in the figure. The effective resistance between A and B will be
(a) 3R Ω
(b) 2R Ω
(c) R Ω
(d) 9R Ω
46. Power alcohol is
(a) alcohol mixed with petrol
(b) alcohol mixed with kerosene
(c) alcohol mixed with sulphur
(d) alcohol mixed with ethane
47. Refractive index of diamond is
(a) 1.5
(b) 2.4
(c) 3.01
(d) 4.5
48. Which gas is used for preparing soda water?
(a) NO
(b) CO
(c) CO2
(d) SO2
49. A pipe closed at one end and open at the other will give
(a) all the harmonics
(b) all even harmonics
(c) all odd harmonics
(d) None of the harmonics
50. Which one of the following is a non-magnetic substance?
(a) Iron
(b) Nickel
(c) Cobalt
(d) Brass
51. Light travels at maximum speed in
(a) Vacuum
(b) Air
(c) Water
(d) None of these
52. Konark temple is located in
(a) Orissa
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Bihar
53. Which of the following have longchains of protein?
(a) Jute
(b) Cotton
(c) Silk and wool
(d) All of these
54. The lowest layer of atmosphere is called
(a) Mesosphere
(b) Ionosphere
(c) Troposphere
(d) Stratosphere
55. Which of the following is the smallest continent?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) Asia
56. The frequency of a light wave of wavelength 3000 Å is
(a) 1 × 1015 Hz
(b) 1 × 1014 Hz
(c) 3 × 1015 Hz
(d) 6 × 1014 Hz
57. Oxidation number of Chromium in K2Cr2O7 would be
(a) +6
(b) −6
(c) +3.5
(d) −2
58. The element which does not help in the conduction of electricity is
(a) S
(b) K
(c) Al
(d) Mg
59. Which one of the following is the least?
(a) √2
(b) ∛4
(c) √3
(d) ∛2
60. By how much does 5√7 – 2√5 exceeds 3√7 – 4√5?
(a) 5(√7 – 2√5)
(b) √7 + √5
(c) 2(√7 + √5)
(d) 7(√2 + √5)
61. The value of 
is
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) None of these
62. The quadratic equation whose roots are 
and 
is
(a) 4x2 + 16x + 9 = 0
(b) 4x2 – 16x – 9 = 0
(c) 4x2 – 16x + 9 = 0
(d) 4x2 + 16x – 9 = 0
63. If 
then x is
(a) 11
(b) 66
(c) 121
(d) 88
64. A student has to secure 35% marks to pass. He gets 650 marks and fails by 50 marks. The maximum marks is
(a) 1000
(b) 1500
(c) 2000
(d) 2200
65. A sum of Rs 1600 gives a simple interest of Rs 252 in 2 yr and 3 months. The rate of interest per annum is
(a) 
(b) 8%
(c) 7%
(d) 6%
66. The average of 30 results is 20 and the average of other 20 results is 30. What is the average of all the results?
(a) 24
(b) 48
(c) 25
(d) 50
67. A milkman has 75 L milk in one cane and 45 L in another. The maximum capacity of container which can measure milk of either container exact number of times, is
(a) 1 L
(b) 5 L
(c) 15 L
(d) 25 L
68. The factors of (8a3 + b3 – 6ab + 1) are
(a) (2a + b + 1) (4x2 + b2 – 1 – 2ab – b – a)
(b) (2a + b + 1) (4a2 + a2 + 1 – 2ab – b – 2a)
(c) (2a + b + 1) (4a2 + b2 + 1 – 2ab – b – 2a)
(d) None of the above
69. If n(C ∪ T) = 70, n(C) = 37 and n(T) = 35, Then, n(C ∩ T) is equal to
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 2
(d) 12
70. Average age of 6 sons of a family is 8 yr. Average age of sons together with t heir parents is 22 yr. If father is older than the mother by 8 yr. The age of mother (in years) is
(a) 44
(b) 52
(c) 60
(d) 68
71. If 
then x is equal to
(a) 4
(b) −4
(c) 1/4
(d) 2
72. ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at C. If ∠A = 60° and AB = 40 units, then the length of AC is
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 40
(d) None of these
73. Given that 16 cot θ = 12, then 
is equal to
(a) 7
(b) −7
(c) 1/7
(d) 2/7
74. The original price of TV set is Rs 8000. The price is discounted by 20% and then raised by 10%. What is new price?
(a) Rs 7000
(b) Rs 7020
(c) Rs 7040
(d) Rs 7060
75. If the ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 5 : 6, the gain percentage is
(a) 20%
(b) 
(c) 25%
(d) 30%
76. The length of a rectangle is halved while its breadth is tripled. What is the percentage change in area?
(a) 50% increase
(b) 50% decrease
(c) 25% increase
(d) 75% decrease
77. A starts a business with Rs 3500 and after 5 months. B joins with A as his partner. After one year the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B’s contribution in capital?
(a) Rs 8000
(b) Rs 8500
(c) Rs 9000
(d) Rs 7500
78. A sum of money doubles itself at compound interest in 15 yr. In how many years will it become eight times?
(a) 30
(b) 45
(c) 50
(d) 60
79. Renu’s mother was three times as old as Renu 5 yr ago. After 5 yr, she will be twice as old as Renu. Renu’s present age, in years is
(a) 35
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 15
80. The two consecutive positive odd integers, the sum of whose squares is 130 are
(a) 7, 9
(b) 9, 6
(c) 3, −5
(d) None of these
81. The ratio of the number of boys and girls of a school with 504 students is 13 : 11. What will be the new ratio if 12 more girls are admitted?
(a) 91 : 81
(b) 81 : 91
(c) 9 : 10
(d) 10 : 9
82. If 
the value of x is
(a) 2
(b) −2
(c) 1/2
(d) 1
83. A car travelling at a speed of 40 km/h can complete a journey in 9 h. How long will it take to travel the same distance at 60 km/h?
(a) 6 h
(b) 3 h
(c) 4 h
(d) 
84. The value of 
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) None of these
85. If both the radius and the height of a right circular cone are increased by 20%, its volume will be increased by
(a) 20%
(b) 40%
(c) 60%
(d) 72.8%
Directions (Q. Nos. 86-88) : Find out the part which has an error in the following sentence. If there is no error, your answer is (d).
86. If it was possible to / (a) get near where one of these eruptions took place, / (b) we could have a grand sight. / (c) No error. (d)
87. Neither he / (a) nor his brother can walk / (b) faster than me. / (c) No error. (d)
88. Two external men and / (a) yourself will correct / (b) the answer books. / (c) No error. (d)
Directions (Q. Nos. 89-91) : Fill in the blanks with approximate words.
89. ………….. do you think she is?
(a) Who
(b) Whom
(c) That
(d) Which
90. An ………….. is the one who leaves his country to settle in another.
(a) foreigner
(b) immigrants
(c) immigrant
(d) emigrant
91. Capital punishment means …………….
(a) simple imprisonment
(b) death sentence
(c) simple sentence
(d) None of the above
Directions (Q. Nos. 92-94) : In each of the following questions. Find out the alternative which means most nearly the same as the word given in capitals.
92. STATE
(a) Government
(b) Style
(c) Standard
(d) Condition
93. LONGED
(a) Returned
(b) Wished
(c) Delayed
(d) Desired very much
94. BEHAVIOUR
(a) Conduct
(b) Blessing
(c) Candid
(d) Cajole
Directions (Q. Nos. 95-97) : In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning of the word given in capital letters.
95. ENDEAVOUR
(a) Aims
(b) Idleness
(c) Purposes
(d) Intentions
96. CIVILIZED
(a) Primitive
(b) Uncivilized
(c) Barbarian
(d) Decent
97. SPONTANEOUS
(a) Effortless
(b) Consistent
(c) Laboured
(d) Persistent
Directions (Q. Nos. 98-100) : Choose the alternative which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
98. To mediate between two parties in a dispute.
(a) Interfere
(b) Interact
(c) Interrupt
(d) Intercede
99. The branch of medical science which deals with the problems of the old.
(a) Oncology
(b) Geriatrics
(c) Obstetrics
(d) Endocrinology
100. One who specializes in the study of birds.
(a) Biologist
(b) Naturalist
(c) Zoologist
(d) Ornithologist
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