Railway Recruitment Board, Bhopal Junior Engineer-II Electrical Examination Held on 08-06-2008
1. ‘Demographer’ is related to ‘People’ in the same way as ‘Philatelist’ is related to
(a) Fossils
(b) Stamps
(c) Photography
(d) Music
2. ‘Eye’ is related to ‘See’ in the same way as ‘Ear’ is to
(a) Ring
(b) Sound
(c) Hear
(d) Smell
Directions (Q. 3-4) : The following questions consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four pair of words. Select the pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words.
3. Disease : Plague
(a) Tree : Leaf
(b) City : Crowd
(c) Reptile : Creep
(d) Bird : Lark
4. Milk : Cream
(a) College : Students
(b) Sugar : Sweet
(c) Clay : Pottery
(d) Fruit : Glucose
5. Starting from a point ‘M’ Harish walked 18 m towards South. He turned to his left and walked 25 m. He then turned to his left and walked 25 m. He, then turned to his left and walked 18 m. He again turned to his left and walked 35 m and reached a point ‘P’. How far is Harish from the point ‘M’ and in which direction ?
(a) 10 m East
(b) 10 m West
(c) 35 m west
(d) None of these
6. Shehnaz wants to go the market. She starts from her home which is in North and comes to the crossing. The road to her left ends in a park and straight ahead is the office complex. In which direction is the market to the crossing?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
Directions (Q. 7-8) : In each of the following question, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
7. 3, 10, 27, 4, 16, 64, 5, 25, 125
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 10
(d) 27
8. 24, 27, 31, 33, 36
(a) 33
(b) 31
(c) 27
(d) 24
Directions (Q. 9-13) : In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing, which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.
9. _aba_cabc_dcba_bab_a
(a) abdca
(b) cbadc
(c) abcdd
(d) cbdaa
10. a_cdaab_cc_daa_bbb_ccddd
(a) bdbda
(b) bddca
(c) bbcad
(d) bbdac
11. a_abbb_ccccd_ddccc_bb_ba
(a) abcda
(b) abdbc
(c) abdcb
(d) abcad
12. _bcdbc_dcabd_bcddc_dc_bd
(a) aaaaa
(b) ccccc
(c) bbbbb
(d) ddddd
13. adb_ac_da_cddcb_dbc_cbda
(a) bccba
(b) cbbaa
(c) ccbba
(d) bbcad
Directions (Q. 14-16) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.
(i) Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated in a circle facing the centre.
(ii) D is between B and G and F is between A and H.
(iii) E is second to the right of A.
14. Which of the following is A’s position?
(a) Left of F
(b) Right of F
(c) Between E and F
(d) Cannot be determined
15. Which of the following informations are not required to ascertain the position of C?
(a) (i)
(b) Either (ii) or (iii)
(c) (iii)
(d) All are required
16. Which of the following if C’s position?
(a) Between E and F
(b) Between G and E
(c) Second on the left of B
(d) None of the above
17. If AMERICA is coded as RAIMCEA, BRITAIN is coded as TBARIIN, then INDIA will be coded as
(a) DINIA
(b) DIINA
(c) DINAI
(d) IIDNA
18. If AMRITSAR is coded as MAIRSTRA< then CALCUTTA will be coded as
(a) ACLCTUAT
(b) LACTUCAT
(c) ACCLTUAT
(d) ACCLUTAT
Directions (Q. 19-20) : In each of the following question find which one word cannot be formed from the letters of the given words using each letter only once.
19. ORGANISATION
(a) NATION
(b) GRANT
(c) SATAN
(d) RECOGNISE
20. DISSEMINATION
(a) INDIA
(b) NATIONS
(c) ACTION
(d) MENTION
Directions (Q. 21-22) : Arrange the given words according to dictionary and choose the one that comes first.
21.
(a) Temple
(b) Tenant
(c) Terminate
(d) Temperature
22.
(a) Quarter
(b) Quarrel
(c) Qualify
(d) Quaver
Directions (Q. 23-28) : Following questions are based on the information given below. Read the information carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
(i) Seven students P, Q, R< S< T, U and V take a series of tests.
(ii) No two students get similar marks.
(iii) V always scores more than P.
(iv) P always scores more than Q.
(v) Each time either R scores the highest and T gets the least, or alternatively S scores the highest and U or Q scores the least.
23. If V is ranked fifth, which of these must be true ?
(a) S scores the highest
(b) R is ranked second
(c) T is ranked third
(d) Q is ranked fourth
24. If R gets the most, V should be ranked not lower than
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Fifth
25. If S is ranked second, which of the following can be true?
(a) P gets more than R
(b) V gets more than S
(c) P gets more than S
(d) U gets more than V
26. It S is ranked sixth and Q is ranked fifth, which of the following can be true?
(a) V is ranked fifth or fourth
(b) R is ranked seconds or third
(c) P is ranked second or fifth
(d) U is ranked third or fourth
27. If R is ranked second and Q is ranked fifth, which of these must be true ?
(a) S is ranked third
(b) P is ranked third
(c) V is ranked fourth
(d) T is ranked sixth
28. Information given in which of the statement is superfluous?
(a) (ii)
(b) (i)
(c) (iv)
(d) None is superfluous
Directions (Q. 29-30) : In each of the following question, four words are given, three of them are alike in a certain way so formed a group. Find the word which does not belong to the group.
29.
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Atharveda
(d) Ayurveda
30.
(a) Teeth
(b) Tongue
(c) Palate
(d) Chin
31. Q’s mother is the sister of R and daughter of S and N is the daughter of R and sister of M. How is ‘M’ related to S?
(a) Son
(b) Son’s Son
(c) Brother
(d) Data inadequate
32. Pointing to a women in photograph, Vijay said, “She is the daughter of the father of the sister of my brother”. How is that lady in photograph related to Vijay?
(a) Daughter
(b) Wife
(c) Grandmother
(d) None of these
Directions (Q. 33-35) : Find out the missing numbers.
33. 2, 9, 28, 65, ……..
(a) 121
(b) 195
(c) 126
(d) 103
(e) 96
34. 2, 6, 14, 26, ……., 62
(a) 52
(b) 54
(c) 44
(d) 42
(e) 50
35. 101, 100, ………, 87, 71, 46
(a) 92
(b) 88
(c) 89
(d) 96
(e) 99
36. If α, β are the roots of the equation x2 – px + q = 0, then 
is equal to
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) None of these
37. If 
then radius of the circle is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
38. The sum of the series 6 + 66 + …… + upto n terms is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) None of these
39. If the coefficient of x−7 and x−8 in the expansion of 
are equal, then n is equal to
(a) 56
(b) 55
(c) 45
(d) 15
40. If 
then A−1 is equal to
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
41. If A + B = 45°, then (cot A – 1) (cot B – 1) is equal to
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 4
42. If in a ∆ ABC, 
then the value of angle C is
(a) 30°
(b) 60°
(c) 45°
(d) 90°
43. If 
then a vlue of x is
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
44. The distance between the lines 3x + 4y = 9 and 6x + 8y = 15 is
(a) 3/2
(b) 3/10
(c) 6
(d) None of these
45. The value of k such that the equation 2x2 + 2y2 – 6x + 8y + k = 0, represents a point circle, is
(a) 0
(b) 25
(c) 25/2
(d) −25/2
46. 
is equal to
(a) tan−1 (x3) + c
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
47. 
(a) 0
(b) π/2
(c) π/4
(d) π/6
48. (x2 + xy) dy = (x2 + y2) dx is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) None of the above
49. 
is equal to
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
50. If nP4 = 12nP6, then the value of n is
(a) 9
(b) −1
(c) 10
(d) 8
51. If 
are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram, then the lengths of its diagonal are
(a) 7, √69
(b) 6, √59
(c) 5, √65
(d) None of these
52. If then 
the value of tan 2θ + sec 2θ is
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) None of these
53. In a ∆ABC, I f r1 = 36, r2 = 18 and r3 = 12, then the area of the triangle is
(a) 216
(b) 316
(c) 326
(d) None of these
54. 
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3√2
55. The eccentricity of ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
56. The solutions of sin x + sin 5x = sin 3 x in (0, π/2) are
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) None of these
57. If 
at x = π/4 is
(a) 0
(b) −1
(c) 1
(d) √2
58. The simplified value of 
is
(a) 2/99
(b) 1/25
(c) 1/50
(d) 1/100
59. If the radius of a circle increases by 6%, then by how much does the area of the circle increase ?
(a) 0.36%
(b) 3.6%
(c) 12.36%
(d) 6%
60. The value of 
is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 2√3
61. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts in 3 yr to Rs 2400 and in 4 yr to Rs 2520. The interest rate per annum is
(a) 5%
(b) 6%
(c) 10%
(d) 12%
62. The speeds of A and B are in ratio 3 : 4. If A takes 20 min more than B to reach the destination, the time taken by A to reach the destination is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 2h
(d) 
63. A starts business with Rs 3500 and after 5 months, B joins A as his partner. After a year, the profit is dived in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B’s contribution in the capital?
(a) Rs 8000
(b) Rs 8500
(c) Rs 9000
(d) Rs 7500
64. If two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% of a third number. What percent is the first number of the second number ?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40
65. In what time will the simple interest be 2/5 of the principal at 8 percent per annum ?
(a) 8 yr
(b) 7 yr
(c) 5 yr
(d) 6 yr
66. A can do 3/8 of the work in 9 days, B can do 5/6 of the work in 15 days, how long will they both working together take to do it?
(a) 10 days
(b) 11 days
(c) 72/7 days
(d) None of these
67. If a : b : c = 2 : 3 : 4, then 
is equal to
(a) 4 : 3 : 2
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 3 : 4 : 6
68. The selling price of Rs 24.60 per kg of rice fetches 23% gain. Total amount invested for the purchase of 23 kg of rice is
(a) Rs 400
(b) Rs 460
(c) Rs 480
(d) Rs 492
69. The total age of A and B is 12 yr more than that of total age of B and C. C is how many years younger than A?
(a) C is elder than A
(b) 24
(c) 12
(d) None of th ese
70. The product of two number is 12960 and their HCF is 36. How many pairs of such numbers can be formed ?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 2
71. The number of spheres of 6 cm diameter that can be made out of a metallic solid cylinder of diameter 4 cm and height 45 cm is
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
72. 
is equal to
(a) 1/2
(b) −3/2
(c) 2/3
(d) None of these
73. If two mutually exclusive events A and B are such that P(A) = 0.45 and P(B) = 0.35, then P(A or B) is equal to
(a) 0.5
(b) 0.05
(c) 0.25
(d) 0.8
74. If the position vectors of the points A and B are 
, then what is the position vector of the mind point of AB is equal to
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
75. If the moment of the force 
acting at (−1, 2, 1) about the point (4, λ, 2) is 
, then λ is equal to
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) −1
(d) 1
76. The eccentricity of the hyperbola x2 – y2 = 25 is
(a) √2
(b) 1/√2
(c) 2
(d) 1 + √2
77. The equation of an ellipse in the form 
given the eccentricity to be 2/3 and latusrectum 2/3 is
(a) 25x2 + 45y2 = 9
(b) 25x2 – 4y2 = 9
(c) 25x2 – 45y2 = 9
(d) 25x2 + 5y2 = 9
78. The range of the function sin (sin−1 x + cos−1 x) |x| ≤ 1 is
(a) [−1, 1]
(b) (−1, 1)
(c) {0}
(d) {1}
79. If the roots of the equation (p2 + q2) x2 – 2q(q + r)x + (q2 + r2) = 0 be real and equal, hen p, q, r will be in
(a) AP
(b) GP
(c) HP
(d) None of these
80. Derivative of 
with respect to tan−1 x is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
81. If ω is s cube root of unity, then (1 + ω – ω2) (1 – ω + ω2) is
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 4
82. Given that 
then 
is equal to
(a) 16.2205
(b) 16.2402
(c) 17.2205
(d) 155.2205
83. A tank can be filled in 10 h but owing to a leakage in its bottom it requires 5 h more to fill it. If the cistern is full, in what time
(a) 10 h
(b) 20 h
(c) 30 h
(d) 40 h
84. The average of 5 consecutive numbers is 18. The highest of these numbers will be
(a) 24
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 22
85. Differential coefficient to 
is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
Directions (Q. 86-89) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialization was no answer to the problems that plague one mass of India’s poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and eschew the glittering prizes that the twentieth century so temptingly offers. Such and idyllic and rural paradise did not appear to those who inherited the rains of political power.
86. Mahatma Gandhi’s views opposed industrialization of villages because
(a) it would take away the skill of the villagers.
(b) it would undermine self-sufficiency and destroy the beauty of life of the villager.
(c) it would help the poor and not the rich.
(d) it would affect the culture of the Indians.
87. The meaning of ‘the glittering prizes that the twentieth century so temptingly offers’ is
(a) replacement of rural by urban interests
(b) absence of violence and corruption
(c) pursuit of commercialized material culture
(d) complete removal of poverty
88. The basis of ‘an idyllic and rural paradise’ is
(a) self-sufficiency in food and clothes and simplicity of life cycle
(b) supporting those holding powerful political positions
(c) rapid industrialization of villages
(d) bringing to the villages the glittering prizes of t he twentieth century
89. Which of the following best illustrates the relationship between the phrases?
(i) ‘Eschew the glittering prizes’; and
(ii) ‘Idyllic and rural paradise’
(a) the meaning of (i) is directly opposite to (ii)
(b) (i) and (ii) are identical in meaning
(c) first of all you must have (ii) in order to do (i)
(d) unless you do (i), you cannot have (ii)
Directions (Q. 90-93) : In each of the following questions, choose the most appropriate alternative to fill in the blank.
90. True happiness consists ……… giving pleasure to others.
(a) for
(b) by
(c) in
(d) of
91. The meeting was presided …………. by the Prime Minister.
(a) on
(b) over
(c) at
(d) upon
92. He is definitely ………… .
(a) wrongly
(b) in wrong
(c) in a wrong
(d) in the wrong
93. She came ………….. with me to see the circus.
(a) along
(b) off
(c) after
(d) across
Directions (Q. 94-97) : In each of the following questions, choose the alternative which is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.
94. OBEISANCE
(a) Insult
(b) Obedience
(c) Indifference
(d) Disrespect
95. FATIGUE
(a) Weariness
(b) Sweating
(c) Tension
(d) Drowsiness
96. PERFIDY
(a) Debauchery
(b) Deceit
(c) Treachery
(d) Conceit
97. MASTICATE
(a) Devour
(b) Drink
(c) Chew
(d) Swallow
Directions (Q. 98-100): Choose the correctly spelt word.
98.
(a) Parlamentary
(b) Parliamentary
(c) Parlimentary
(d) Parliamentery
99.
(a) Astrinjent
(b) Estrinjent
(c) Astringent
(d) Estringent
100.
(a) Itinarary
(b) Itenerary
(c) Itinerary
(d) Itinarery
101. The structure of Quatab Minar was completed by
(a) Aram Shah
(b) Qutbuddin Aibak
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
102. Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk called
(a) Upagupta
(b) Vasubandhu
(c) Asvaghosha
(d) Ambhi
103. Jainism was divided into two sects known as
(a) Kapalika and Kalamukha
(b) Mahayana and Hinayana
(c) Ajivika and Nyaya Vaisesika
(d) Svetambara and Digambara
104. The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture was
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Akbar
105. Which of the following is the oldest monument ?
(a) Ajanta
(b) Qutab Minar
(c) Taj Mahal
(d) Khajuraho
106. Which State has the largest coastline in India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
107. The British law which provoked Mahatma Gandhi to crusade for the Asians in South Africa was called
(a) The Blacks Registration Act
(b) The Asiatic Registration Act
(c) The Coloured’s Licence Act
(d) The Apartheid Act
108. What was the important provision of the second Factory Act of 1891 ?
(a) Reduction in working hours for men
(b) Workmen’s compensation
(c) Provision of weekly holiday for all workers
(d) Regulation for worker’s wages
109. The position of the earth in its orbit. When it is the its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is
(a) Perihelion
(b) Apihelion
(c) Perigee
(d) Apogee
110. The climate best suited for horticulture is
(a) Equatorial
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Monsoon
(d) Tundra
111. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm could be
(a) Tehran
(b) Singapore
(c) Nagpur
(d) Moscow
112. Operation Blackboard aims at
(a) promoting adult literacy
(b) providing education to urban slum dwellers
(c) opening of new schools specially for female children
(d) providing primary education in an educationally backward area
113. When the Vice-President act as President. He gets the emoluments of the
(a) President
(b) Vice-President
(c) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(d) President in addition to what he
114. Disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President are settled
(a) in the Supreme Court
(b) by the Election Commission
(c) by a Parliamentary Committee
(d) in the Supreme Court of High Courts
115. Which of the following states has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary seats?
(a) Orissa
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
116. The first English newspaper in India was started by
(a) Dadbhai Naoroji
(b) J A Hickey
(c) Lord William Bentinck
(d) Rabindranath tagore
117. Which of the following personalities is credited with starting ‘Vana Mahotsava’ in 1950 ?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) K M Munshi
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) None of these
118. Nuclear fission is caused by the impact of
(a) proton
(b) electron
(c) neutron
(d) None of these
119. Which of the following is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors?
(a) Heavy water
(b) Cadmium
(c) Liquid sodium
(d) Graphite
120. The strategic aim of IRDP is
(a) to reduce unemployment
(b) to provide the required inputs for increasing agricultural productivity
(c) to provide more opportunities for rural employment and credit facilities at concessional rate of interest
(d) None of these
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