Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Allahabad Traffic Apprentice (TA) & Commercial Apprentice (CA) Examination Held on 05-12-2010
1. Which state has the largest coastline in India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
2. Which state has smallest land area?
(a) Goa
(b) Nagaland
(c) Sikkim
(d) Tripura
3. The states which have common borders with China are
(1) Jammu and Kashmir
(2) Sikkim
(3) Arunachal Pradesh
(4) Himachal Pradesh
(a) 1, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on
(a) Palni hills
(b) Anaimalai mountain
(c) Nilgiri Mountain
(d) Cardamon hills
5. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?
(a) Manas
(b) Dhansiri
(c) Dihang
(d) Tsangpo
6. According to Kepler, the path of planets revolving around sun is
(a) Hyperbolic
(b) Parabolic
(c) Elliptical
(d) Circular
7. The best conductor of electricity is
(a) filtered hot water
(b) distilled water
(c) filtered water at room temperature
(d) salt water
8. Which of the following is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors?
(a) Heavy water
(b) Cadmium
(c) Liquid sodium
(d) Graphite
9. A body is stable if it has a
(a) broad base and a high centre of gravity
(b) broad base and a low centre of gravity
(c) narrow base and a high centre of gravity
(d) narrow base and a low centre of gravity
10. Which one of the following is the basis of modern periodic table?
(a) Atomic mass
(b) Atomic number
(c) Atomic size
(d) Atomic volume
11. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the first battle of Panipat in
(a) 1526
(b) 1536
(c) 1537
(d) 1541
12. Who among the following first divided his empire into Iqtas during the process of civil administration?
(a) Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Razia
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
13. The ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture was
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Akbar
14. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas during the reign of
(a) Jahangir
(b) Rama Raya
(c) Akbar
(d) Krishnadeva Raya
15. Alauddin Khalji introduced market reforms
(a) to administer his subjects well
(b) to easy the peasants’ living
(c) to maintain a large army economically
(d) to remove mediators
16. The sweetest sugar is
(a) sucrose
(b) glucose
(c) fructose
(d) lactose
17. DPT is a vaccine for
(a) diarrhoea, polio and typhoid
(b) diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus
(c) diarrhoea, polio and tetanus
(d) dipththeria, whooping cough and typhoid
18. Which one of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child?
(a) Protein analysis
(b) Chromosome counting
(c) Quantitative analysis of DNA
(d) DNA finger printing
19. The richest source of vitamin D is
(a) cod liver oil
(b) spinach
(c) milk
(d) cheese
20. Biopsy is
(a) an examination of body after death to determine the cause of death
(b) an assessment of life forms in an environment
(c) a psychological study of life in an artificial environment
(d) a medical diagnostic technique using cells and tissues
21. Which one of the following is the task of the Planning Commission?
(a) Preparation of the plan
(b) Implementation of the plan
(c) Financing of the plan
(d) (a) and (b)
22. ‘Devaluation’ means
(a) converting rupee into gold
(b) lowering of the value of one currency in comparison of some foreign currency
(c) making rupee dearer in comparison to some foreign currency.
(d) None of the above
23. Among Indian Economist who had done pioneering work on National Income?
(a) PN Dhar
(b) Jagdish Bhagwati
(c) VKRV Rao
(d) Prof. Shenoi
24. In India, the service tax was first introduced in the year
(a) 1998
(b) 1996
(c) 1994
(d) 1992
25. The headquarters of IMF and World Bank are located at
(a) Geneva and Montreal
(b) Geneva and Vienna
(c) New York and Geneva
(d) Both Washington DC
26. In case of President dies while in office, the Vice President can act as President for a maximum period of
(a) 2 yr
(b) 1 yr
(c) 3 months
(d) 6 months
27. The President can be removed by the way of impeachment which can be made only
(a) by the Supreme Court
(b) by the Rajya Sabha
(c) by the Members of Lok Sabha and Raja Sabha through impeachment
(d) cannot be impeached
28. The total number of members in a Legislative Council should not exceed that of a Legislative Assembly by
(a) 1/3
(b) 2/3
(c) 1/2
(d) 1/4
29. In Sindhi Language, the word Mohenjodaro means
(a) Mound of grains
(b) Mound of the dead
(c) Mound of the Iron
(d) None of the above
30. Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are in number.
(a) 96
(b) 105
(c) 108
(d) 112
31. The expounder of yoga philosophy is
(a) Patanjali
(b) Gautam
(c) Jaimini
(d) Shankaracharya
32. Brihadeshwar Shiva temple at Tanjore was build by the
(a) Cholas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Rastrakutas
33. Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which of the following rulers?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Harsha
34. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?
(a) Dr. BN Rao
(b) Dr. BR Ambedkar
(c) KM Munshi
(d) MC Setalvad
35. How many languages are in VIII Schedule of Indian Constitution?
(a) 18
(b) 20
(c) 22
(d) 24
36. The Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution
(a) contains provisions relating to election to Panchayats
(b) contains subjects over which Municipalities may have control
(c) contains recommendations relating to establishment of State Finance Commission
(d) was added by the 73rd Amendment Act
37. ‘Black Hole Episode’ was the main cause of
(a) Battle of Buxar
(b) Battle of Plassey
(c) Battle of Wandiwash
(d) Battle of Haldighati
38. The first European to come to India were
(a) British
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
39. India’s famous Peacock Throne and the diamond Koh-e-Noor were taken away by
(a) Ahmad Shah Abdali
(b) Mohammad Ghori
(c) Nadir Shah
(d) Robert Clive
40. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English?
(a) William Jones
(b) Charles Wilkins
(c) James Prinsep
(d) Sir Alexander Cunningham
41. The Saturn rings were discovered b y
(a) Copernicus
(b) Newton
(c) Galileo
(d) None of these
42. Ursa Minor is
(a) the name of an island
(b) a group of stars
(c) the name of a satellite
(d) the name of a star
43. Asteroids have their orbits between the planets
(a) Mercury and Venus
(b) Earth and Mars
(c) Mars and Jupiter
(d) Jupiter and Saturn
44. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by means in the Earth’s crust?
(a) Silicon
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon
(d) Calcium
45. What are Sun spots?
(a) Regions on earth without sinter climate
(b) Desert areas on the sun
(c) Dark patches on the surface of the sun which are cooler areas
(d) Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localized fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
46. Match the following regarding previous ICC Cricket World Cups.
World Cup Year
(A) 1975
(B) 1987
(C) 1992
(D) 2007
Host Nation(s)
(1) England
(2) India, Pakistan
(3) Australia, New Zealand
(4) West Indies
(a) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
(b) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
(c) A – 1; B – 2; C – 4; D – 3
(d) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3
47. A Bank opened in Special Economic Zone in India comes under which among the following?
(a) International Banking
(b) Domestic Banking
(c) Offshore Banking
(d) National banking
48. The Central Government has revised wages of agricultural labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The base wage is revised once in
(a) 2 yr
(b) 3 yr
(c) 4 yr
(d) 5 yr
49. The celebrated novel the Godfather’ was authored by
(a) John Milton
(b) Victor Hugo
(c) Mario Puzo
(d) Harold Robbins
50. Which Indian became the President of International Court of Justice?
(a) Justice HR Khanna
(b) Justice Ajit Ray
(c) Dr. Nagendra Singh
(d) Justice PN Bhagwati
51. Which is the earliest Engineering educational institution in India?
(a) Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
(b) ITT Kharagpur
(c) Roorkee Engineering College (IIT Roorkee)
(d) BHU (IIT), Varanasi
52. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)?
(a) Mian Tansen
(b) Baiju Bawara
(c) Amir Khusro
(d) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
53. Kalinga Award is given for
(a) Art
(b) Science
(c) Literature
(d) Sports
54. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated at which of the following places?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Puducherry
(d) Kanyakumari
55. Which State Government of India has instituted the Iqbal samman award?
(a) UP
(b) MP
(c) AP
(d) HP
56. The time in which Rs 2000 will amount to Rs 2420 at 10% per annum compound interest, is
(a) 5 yr
(b) 2 yr
(c) 3 yr
(d) 4 yr
57. The length of rectangle is three times of its width. If the length of the diagonal is 8√10 cm, then the perimeter of the rectangle is
(a) 24√10 cm
(b) 16√10 cm
(c) 64 cm
(d) 15√10 cm
58. A metallic hemisphere is melted and recast in the shape if a cone with the same base radius (R) as that of the hemisphere. If H is the height of the cone, then
(a) H = 2R
(b) 
(c) H = √3R
(d) H = 3R
59. Profit after selling a commodity for Rs 524 is the same as loss after selling it for Rs 452. The cost p rice of the commodity is
(a) Rs 480
(b) Rs 500
(c) Rs 488
(d) Rs 485
60. In what ratio must a grocer mix teas at Rs 60 a kg and Rs 65 a kg. So that by selling the mixture at Rs 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?
(a) 3 : 2
(b) 3 : 4
(c) 4 : 3
(d) 4 : 5
61. A man buys an article for Rs 80 and marks it as Rs 120. He then allows a discount of 40%. What is the loss or gain per cent?
(a) 10%, gain
(b) 12% , loss
(c) 10%, gain
(d) 10%, loss
62. A, B and C enter into a partnership by investing in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 4. After one year, B invests another Rs 270000 and C at the end of 2 yr also invests Rs 270000. At the end of 3 yr profits are shared in the ratio o f 3 : 4 : 5. How much was B’s initial investment?
(a) Rs 180000
(b) Rs 270000
(c) Rs 360000
(d) None of these
63. The LCM of two numbers is 1820 and their HCF is 26. If one number I s 130, then the other number is
(a) 70
(b) 1690
(c) 364
(d) 1264
64. The ratio of two number is 3 : 4 and their HCF is 4. Their LCM is
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 24
(d) 48
65. The value of 
is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
66. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 40% more than a third number. What per cent is the first number of
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 85
(d) 
67. A A’s salary is 25% higher than B’s salary. How much per cent is B’s salary lower than A’s?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 
68. 
(a) 4
(b) 0.4
(c) 0.04
(d) 0.004
69. If p = 999, then the value of 
(a) 1000
(b) 999
(c) 998
(d) 1002
70. The value of 
is
(a) 189
(b) 180
(c) 108
(d) 198
71. Which term of the sequence 
(a) 9th
(b) 8th
(c) 7th
(d) 5th
72. The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50000, then after 2 yr it will be
(a) 53,900
(b) 54,000
(c) 54,080
(d) 54,900
73. The product of LCM and the HCF of two number is 24. If the difference of the numbers is 2, then the greater of the numbers is
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
74. The ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere, which will exactly fit inside the cube, is
(a) 6 : π
(b) 4 : π
(c) 5 : 3π
(d) 4 : 3
75. The present ages and A and B are in the ratio 4 : 5 and after 5 yr they will be in the ratio 5 : 6. The present age of A is
(a) 10 yr
(b) 20 yr
(c) 25 yr
(d) 40 yr
76. In the following question, the number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is 5. Which of the following series is observes this rule?
(a) X D I P V
(b) X D K P V
(c) X D J O U
(d) X D J P V
77. How many squares are there in the given figure?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
78. Complete the given figure.
79. Find out the missing number.
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
Directions (Q. Nos. 80-82) In given questions, complete the series of numbers by choosing the correct answer from the four options mentioned below.
80. 3, 10, 20, 33, 49, 68, ?
(a) 75
(b) 85
(c) 90
(d) 91
81. 15, 31, 64, 131, ?
(a) 266
(b) 265
(c) 192
(d) 452
82. 11, 5, 20, 12, ? 26, 74, 54
(a) 36
(b) 38
(c) 40
(d) 42
83. 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 t he left of R. Find the members who are at the extreme?
(a) QZ
(b) XZ
(c) PR
(d) QY
Directions (Q. Nos. 84 and 85) A word given in Capital Letters is followed by four answer words. Out of these only one cannot be formed by using the letters of the given words. Find out that word.
84. INTEGRAL
(a) ENTREATY
(b) TRIANGLE
(c) RELATING
(d) ALERTING
85. RAPPROCHEMENT
(a) REPRESENT
(b) REPROACH
(c) PHANTOM
(d) CEMENT
Directions (Q. Nos. 86 and 87) In each of the following questions, a sentence is broken into several parts which have been jumbled up and marked as P, Q, R, S. Rearrange these parts into a meaningful sequence to produce the correct sentence.
86. It is a rule
(P) by anyone and admits
(Q) that must not
(R) of no variation
(S) be violated
(a) QSPR
(b) RQPS
(c) PSQR
(d) QPRS
87. All such students
(P) get success
(Q) who are honest and hard working
(R) and recognition
(S) in every walk of life
(a) QPRS
(b) SPRQ
(c) PRQS
(d) PSRQ
Directions (Q. Nos. 88 and 89) In the following sentences, a word or phrase is written in italicized letters. For each italicized part, four words/phrases are listed below each sentence. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the italicized part.
88. A posthumous award was given to the poet.
(a) Postal
(b) After death
(c) Creditable
(d) Literary
89. Some people are extremely fastidious in their choice of dress.
(a) Careless
(b) Pompous
(c) Careful
(d) Discriminating
Directions (Q. Nos. 90 and 91) In the following sentences, a word or phrase is written in italicized letters. For each italicized part, four words | phrases are listed below each sentence. Choose the word/phrase which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the italicized part.
90. Many snakes are innocuous.
(a) Poisonous
(b) Harmless
(c) Deadly
(d) Ferocious
91. Their family feud has taken ugly turn lately.
(a) Brotherhood
(b) Dispute
(c) Fraternal
(d) Quarrel
Directions (Q. Nos. 92 and 93) In each of the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
92. Murder of brother
(a) Patricide
(b) Homicide
(c) Fratricide
(d) Suicide
93. One who possesses many talents
(a) Exceptional
(b) Gifted
(c) Nubile
(d) Versatile
Directions (Q. Nos. 94-98) Read each of the following sentences carefully and find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error, your answer is (d).
94. He as well as you (a)/ are tired of (b)/ this long and troublesome affair. (c)/ No error (d)
95. He is working hard (a)/ with a view to complete (b)/ with Mohan. (c)/ No error (d)
96. The Ganga is for North India (a)/ what Krishna is (b)/ for South India. (c)/ No error (d)
97. It was by the mistake (a)/ that he caught (b)/ her hand. (c)/ No error (d)
98. First European sailor (a)/ to come to India in (b)/ modern times was Vasco-da-Gama. (c)/ No error (d)
Directions (Q. Nos. 99 and 100) In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.
99.
(a) Fullfill
(b) Fulfil
(c) Fulfill
(d) Fullfill
100.
(a) Recommand
(b) Recommend
(c) Reccomend
(d) Recomend
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