Railway Recruitment Board Bhopal Supervisor Permanent Way (P-Way) Examination Held on 06-12-2009
1. The sum (53 + 63 …………. + 103) is equal to
(a) 2295
(b) 2425
(c) 2495
(d) 2925
2. (4)5 × (0.5)4 is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 1/8
(d) 1/32
3. The simplified form of (163/2 + 16−3/2) is
(a) 0
(b) 4097/64
(c) 1
(d) 16/4097
4. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4 and their HCF is 4. Their LCM is
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 24
(d) 48
5. What is the least number of square tiles required to pare the floor of 1 room 1.5 m 17 cm long and 9 m 2 cm broad ?
(a) 840
(b) 841
(c) 820
(d) 814
6. The average weight of 20 students in a class is increased by 0.75 kg when one of the student weighting 30 kg is replaced by a new student. Weight of the new student (in kg) is
(a) 35
(b) 40
(c) 45
(d) 50
7. In a school 70% of the students are girls. The number of boys are 510. Then the total number of students in the school is
(a) 850
(b) 1700
(c) 1830
(d) 1900
8. If 120 is 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be
(a) 20
(b) 120
(c) 480
(d) 720
9. If a man estimates his loss as 20% of the selling price, then loss percent is
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 40/3%
(d) 50/3%
10. Oranges are bought at 7 for Rs 3. At what rate per hundred must they he sold to gain 33% ?
(a) Rs 56
(b) Rs 60
(c) Rs 58
(d) Rs 57
11. A and B are partners in a business. A contributes 1/4 of the capital for 15 months and B received 2/3 of the profit. Find for now long B’s money was used?
(a) 1 yr
(b) 9 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 10 months
12. A father is 30 times older than his son. 18 yr later, he will be only thrice as old as his son. Father’s present age in years is
(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 45
13. Divide Rs 7500 among A, B and C such that A’s share is to B’s share is in ratio 5 : 2 and B’s share is to C’s share is in the ratio 7 : 13. How much will be B receive?
(a) Rs 1400
(b) Rs 3500
(c) Rs 2600
(d) Rs 7000
14. The ratio of copper and zinc in brass is 13 : 7. How much zinc will be there in 100 kg of brass?
(a) 20 kg
(b) 55 kg
(c) 35 kg
(d) 40 kg
15. If A, B and C earn Rs 150 per day while A and C earn Rs 94 per day and B and C earn Rs 76 per day, then C’s earning per day is
(a) Rs 56
(b) Rs 75
(c) Rs 20
(d) Rs 34
16. 10 men working 6 h a day can complete a work in 18 days. How many hours a day must 15 men work to complete the same work in 12 days ?
(a) 6
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 15
17. The simple interest on Rs 7300 from 11 May, 1987 to 11 September, 1987 at 5% per annum is
(a) Rs 123
(b) Rs 103
(c) Rs 200
(d) Rs 223
18. What sum of money must be given at simple interest for six months at 4% per annum in order to earn Rs 1500 interest?
(a) Rs 5000
(b) Rs 75000
(c) Rs 10000
(d) Rs 15000
19. A train is travelling at the rate of 45 km/h. How many seconds will it take to cover a distance of 4/5 km?
(a) 36
(b) 64
(c) 90
(d) 120
20. The radius of circular wheel is 1.75 cm. The number of revolutions it will make in travelling 11 km is (use π = 22/7)
(a) 800
(b) 900
(c) 1000
(d) 1200
21. If 
, then the value of (A + B)2 is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) None of these
22. 
is equal to
(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
23. If 
, then a is equal to
(a) 0
(b) −b
(c) b
(d) None of these
24. If α, β are the roots of a quadratic equation such that α + β = 24 and α – β = 8, then the equation is
(a) x2 – 24x – 128 = 0
(b) x2 + 24x + 128 = 0
(c) x2 + 24x – 128 = 0
(d) None of the above
25. 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
26. The side (in cm) of a right triangle are x – 1, x and x + 1. The area of triangle is
(a) 5 cm2
(b) 3 cm2
(c) 6 cm2
(d) None of these
27. If the polynomials (2x3 + ax2 + 3x – 5) and (x3 + x2 – 2x + a) leave the same remainder when divided by x – 2, then the value of a is
(a) −3
(b) −2
(c) 3
(d) 2
28. The factors of 4x3 + 23x2 – 41x – 42 are
(a) (2x – 7) (x + 7) (4x + 3)
(b) (x – 2) (x + 7) (4x + 3)
(c) (x – 2) (x + 7) (x + 4)
(d) None of the above
29. If sin B = 1/2, then 3 cos B – 4 cos3 B is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 3/4
(c) 0
(d) 
30. If sec α = 5/4, then 
is equal to
(a) 9/25
(b) 12/25
(c) 3/4
(d) 1/25
31. If sin x + sin2 x = 1, then the value ofcos2 x + cos4 x is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) None of these
32. One of the angle of a parallelogram is 55°. The remaining angles are respectively
(a) 105°, 125°, 55°
(b) 125°, 55°, 125°
(c) 125°, 125°, 55°
(d) 25°, 135°, 135°
33. The equation of straight line passing through the point of intersection of the straight line 3x – y + 2 = 0 and 5x – 2y + 7 = 0 and having infinite slope is
(a) x = 2
(b) x + y = 3
(c) x = 3
(d) x = 4
34. The number of proper subsets of (1, 2, 3) is
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 4
35. If n(A) = 20, n(B) = 10, n(A ∩ B) = 25, then n(A ∪ B) equals
(a) 55
(b) 30
(c) 5
(d) None of these
36. In a certain code language ‘TEACHER’ is written as ‘VGCEJGT’. How will ‘DULLARD’ be written in that code?
(a) FWNNCTF
(b) FWNNCSF
(c) FWNNBTE
(d) FWMNCTF
Directions (Q. 37-39) In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be selected from the given alternatives, having the same relationship with this word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternatives.
37. Sculptor : Statue : : Poet : ?
(a) Canvas
(b) Pen
(c) Verse
(d) Chisel
38. Man : Biography : : Nation : ?
(a) Leader
(b) People
(c) Geography
(d) History
39. Reading : Knowledge : : Work : ?
(a) Experience
(b) Engagement
(c) Employment
(d) Experiment
Directions (Q. 40-42) : In each of the following questions, various term of a letter series are given with one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.
40. b, e, d, f, ?, h, j, ?, i
(a) i, m
(b) m, i
(c) i, n
(d) j, m
41. AZ, CX, FU, ?
(a) IR
(b) IV
(c) JQ
(d) KP
42. AZ, GT, MN, ?, YB
(a) KF
(b) RX
(c) SH
(d) TS
43. Raman is facing North-West. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction, then 180° in the anti-clockwise direction and then another 90° in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now ?
(a) South
(b) South-West
(c) West
(d) South-East
44. Pointing to a woman, a man said, “The sister of her mother’s husband is my aunt.” How is he related to that woman?
(a) Nephew
(b) Father
(c) Uncle
(d) Brother
Directions (Q. 45-46) : Find the missing character in each of the following questions.
45. 
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 20
(d) 21
46. 
(a) 117
(b) 36
(c) 32
(d) 26
47. If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, what day will b e on the nineteenth day of the month ?
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Friday
Directions (Q. 48-49) : On the basis of the informations given below, answer the questions.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle facing the centre. B is sitting between G and D. H is third to the left of B and second to the right of A. C is sitting between A and G. B and E are not opposite to each other.
48. Who is third to the left of D?
(a) A
(b) E
(c) F
(d) None of these
49. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) C is third to the right of D
(b) A is sitting between C and F
(c) D and A are sitting opposite to each other
(d) E is sitting between F and D
50. Which one of the following diagrams correctly represents the relationship among the classes tennis fans, cricket players, students ?
51. In a queue of children, Kashish is fifth from the left and Mona is sixth from the right. When they interchange their places between them, Kashish becomes thirteenth from the left. What will be Mona’s position from the right?
(a) 4th
(b) 8th
(c) 14th
(d) 15th
52. The priest told the devotee. “The temple bell rings at regular intervals of 45 min. The last bell was run g 5 min ago. The next bell is due to ring at 7.45 am.” At what time did the priest give this information to the devotee?
(a) 7.40 am
(b) 7.05 am
(c) 7.00 am
(d) 6.55 am
Directions (Q. 53-54) : Each of the following questions consists of two sits of figures. (1), (2) (3), (4) constitute the problem set while figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) constitute the answer set. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and 2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by choosing a suitable figure from the answer set.
53. 
54. 
55. What is the number of straight lines in the following figure ?
(a) 11
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 17
56. A man is 180 cm tall and his eyes are 10 cm below the top of his head. In order to see his entire height, right from toe to head, he uses a plane mirror kept at a distance of 1 m from him. The minimum length of the plane mirror required is
(a) 180 cm
(b) 90 cm
(c) 85 cm
(d) 170 cm
57. A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting a
(a) high resistance in series
(b) high resistance in parallel
(c) low resistance in series
(d) low resistance in parallel
58. What is increased in a step-down transformer?
(a) Voltage
(b) Power
(c) Current
(d) Current density
59. Which one of the following is most abundant metallic element?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Iron
(c) Gold
(d) Silver
60. Which one of the following elements is used as a catalyst in the dehydration of vegetable oils?
(a) Pt
(b) Na
(c) Ru
(d) P
61. Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of
(a) potash alum
(b) lime
(c) sodium carbonate
(d) potassium permanganate
62. Anti-freeze is a mixture of
(a) acetic acid and water
(b) formic acid and water
(c) methyl alcohol and water
(d) ethyl alcohol and water
63. A constant power is supplied to a motion along a straight line. The distance described in time t is proportional to
(a) t1/2
(b) t−1/2
(c) t3/2
(d) t−3/2
64. Two force 25 N and 16 N act on a body of mass 1.0 kg. The minimum acceleration will be
(a) 25 ms−2
(b) 16 ms−2
(c) 9 ms−2
(d) 41 ms−2
65. A force of 
acts on a body for 19 s and produces a displacement of 
The power consumed is
(a) 2 W
(b) 6 W
(c) 19 W
(d) 38 W
66. The relation between kinetic energy K and linear momentum p of a particle is represented by
(a) K2 = 2mp
(b) 2K2 = mp
(c) p2 = 2mK
(d) 2mK = p
67. A thin uniform ring of radius R rolls down a plane inclined at 30° with the horizontal. The motion is without slip. The linear acceleration along the plane is
(a) g/4
(b) g/3
(c) g/2
(d) g
68. A raw egg and a half-boiled egg have identical sizes, shapes and masses. The ratio of the moments of inertia of the raw and the half-boiled egg about central axis is
(a) greater than one
(b) equal to one
(c) less than one
(d) zero
69. How many languages are in VIII Schedule of Indian Constitution?
(a) 18
(b) 20
(c) 22
(d) 24
70. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?
(a) Sachchidananada Sinha
(b) B R Ambedkar
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(d) P Upendra
71. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases is located at which of the following places?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Delhi
(c) Bangaluru
(d) Chandigarh
72. Kinetic energy depends
(a) on the mass of the moving body
(b) the velocity or speed of the moving body
(c) the pressure of the moving body
(d) both mass and velocity of the moving body
73. Rise of mercury in a barometer indicates
(a) fair weather
(b) storm
(c) rain
(d) ‘b’ and ‘c’
74. Which of the following is known as sucide bag ?
(a) Lysosome
(b) Ribosome
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Protoplasm
75. The hormone insulin is a
(a) Glycolipid
(b) Fatty acid
(c) Peptide
(d) Sterol
76. What happens to the level of mercury in the barometer tube when it is taken down a coal mine? It
(a) falls
(b) remains unaltered
(c) rises
(d) rises and then falls
77. ‘Ohm’ is the unit of
(a) resistance
(b) specific resistance
(c) conductivity
(d) None of the above
78. The largest contribution in India’s National Income is from
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) tertiary sector
(d) None of these
79. The ‘gilt-edged’ market deals in
(a) Worn and torn currency notes
(b) Bullion
(c) Government securities
(d) Corporate bonds
80. The Second Battle of Tarain was fought between Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan in
(a) 1191
(b) 1192
(c) 1193
(d) 1194
81. The International Court of Justice is located at
(a) Geneva
(b) Hague
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Vienna
82. The Chalisa or the Group of Forty was the nickname of
(a) Forty leading slave officers of Iltutmish
(b) Forty great scholars at the court of Iltutmish
(c) Turkish commanders of Iltutmish
(d) Turkish nobility created by Iltutmish
83. The highest peak in South India is
(a) Doda Betta
(b) Makurti
(c) Anaimudi
(d) None of these
84. The first woman to climb Mount Everest was
(a) Marie Jose Perec
(b) Florence Griffith Joyner
(c) Junko Tabei
(d) Jackie Joyner Kersee
85. Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Joan of Arc
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Florence Nightingale
Directions (Q. 86-88) : Find out the part which has an error in the following sentences. If there is no error, your answer is (d).
86. The issues are complex (a)/ and has been obscured (b)/ by other factors. (c)/ No error (d)
87. His benevolence and kindness (a)/ are admired (b)/ by his friends. (c)/ No error
88. Just to the North of India (a)/ is the Himalayas (b)/ that were once impregnable. (c)/ No error (d)
Directions (Q. 89-92) : Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
89. Propitious
(a) Favourable
(b) Similar
(c) Humble
(d) Versatile
90. Penury
(a) Destitution
(b) Digestive
(c) Pension
(d) Vigour
91. Affront
(a) Exile
(b) Contour
(c) Eruption
(d) Indignity
92. Amicable
(a) Nebulous
(b) Abominable
(c) Harmonious
(d) Delicate
Directions (Q. 93-95) : Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
93. Penchant
(a) Disinclination
(b) Lone
(c) Directness
(d) Lack of skill
94. Perfunctory
(a) Quick
(b) Slow
(c) Careful
(d) Loud
95. Transient
(a) Urgent
(b) Youthful
(c) Original
(d) Eternal
Directions (Q. 96-98) : Choose the alternative which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.\
96. To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings
(a) Meditation
(b) Retrospection
(c) Reflection
(d) Introspection
97. The custom of having many wives
(a) Monogamy
(b) Bigamy
(c) Polygamy
(d) Matrimony
98. To cause troops etc to spread out in readiness for battle
(a) Align
(b) Collocate
(c) Deploy
(d) Disperse
Directions (Q. 99-100) : In the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.
99.
(a) Argumant
(b) Arguemant
(c) Argument
(d) Arguement
100.
(a) Aproached
(b) Aproached
(c) Approched
(d) Approached
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