Railway Recruitment Board, Gorakhpur Diesel Assistant Driver’s Examination Held on 14-04-2002
1. Which actress got National Film award recently?
(a) Kajol
(b) Raveena Tondon
(c) Raaki
(d) Madhuri Dixit
2. What is ‘Wall Street”?
(a) Stock Exchange at Calcutta
(b) Stock Exchange at New York
(c) An Indian Township in Britain
(d) None of the above
3. Which of the following is not a country in Asia?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Romania
(d) Combodia
4. Independence is my birthnight and I shall get it’ was said by
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Lokanya Tilak
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
5. ‘Aram Haram Hai. This saying is related to
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
6. First Lady Governor of any state in India was
(a) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(b) Padmja Naidu
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Sarla Grewal
7. Who discovered the ‘Laws of floating bodies’?
(a) Newton
(b) Wright Brothers
(c) Galileo
(d) Archimedes
8. Which European city is situated on river Schelde?
(a) Brussels
(b) Vienna
(c) Antwerp
(d) Madrid
9. Which President’s award winning Malayalam film was directed by M.T. Vasudevan Nair?
(a) Kadambari
(b) Radha-Kalyanam
(c) Nirmalyam
(d) Sharda
10. Alauddin Khilji had enforced the price control policy to benefit
(a) soldiers
(b) traders
(c) peasants
(d) common man
11. The Indian Civil Service was introduced during the time of
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Dalhousie
12. Who was won Jnanpeeth Award for her book ‘Yama’?
(a) Amrita Preetam
(b) Mahadevi Verma
(c) Asha Poorna Devi
(d) Maheshwari Devi
13. The last ‘Nawab of Avadh’ was
(a) Sirajud-daula
(b) Asafuddaula
(c) Wajid Ali Shah
(d) Goonge Nawab
14. Mahaeshwar was capital of which Queen of Marathas?
(a) Laxmi Bai
(b) Ahilya Bai Holker
(c) Jija Bai
(d) Chand Bibi
15. Kodaikanal is located on which hill range?
(a) Palani
(b) Nilgiri
(c) Vindhyachal
(d) Aravali
16. Goa became India’s which state?
(a) 25th
(b) 24th
(c) 26th
(d) 27th
17. In which state would you find Jim Corbett National Park?
(a) Assam
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) None of these
18. Paper was introduced in India in the …. century .
(a) 12th
(b) 13th
(c) 14th
(d) 15th
19. ‘Kathak’ is the shastriya dance of which area?
(a) North India
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
20. In which year was the ‘All India Radio’ set up?
(a) 1947
(b) 1950
(c) 1927
(d) 1936
21. In India, the first television programme was broadcast in
(a) 1959
(b) 1965
(c) 1976
(d) 1957
22. Who is chairperson of National Women’s Organization?
(a) Leela Seth
(b) Mohini Giri
(c) Jayanti Patnaik
(d) Girija Vyas
23. Which Indian Satellite was declared by functional in the year 1997?
(a) INSAT-2C
(b) INSAT-2D
(c) INSAT-1C
(d) INSAT-1D
24. ‘Bihu’ is related to which state?
(a) Assam
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
25. In Air India, the first Indian woman to fly a plane is
(a) Saudamini Deshmukh
(b) Harpreet Ahleuwalia
(c) Niryat Rai
(d) Seema Kapoor
26. Where I s the ‘National Remote Sensing Agency’ situated?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Deharadun
(c) Shadnagar
(d) Chennai
27. ‘Prahar’ is a modern addition of
(a) ONGC
(b) Indian Air Force
(c) Indian Army
(d) Indian Navy
28. Who headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982?
(a) Dr V. K. Raina
(b) Dr. H. K. Gupta
(c) Dr. S. Z. Kasim
(d) Dr. D. R. Sengupta
29. Whose name is ‘Gajraj’?
(a) MIG-27
(b) Jaguar
(c) IL-76
(d) Miraj-2000
30. The height of Himalaya’s highest mountain peak ‘Mount Everest’ is
(a) 8200 m
(b) 8848 m
(c) 8500 m
(d) 9000 m
31. Which is the longest river in India?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Beas
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Ganga
32. Where I s the Siachin Glacier situated in India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Sikkim
33. Jharia mines are situated in which state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) Orissa
34. The standard time of India is the local time of which longitude?
(a) 81° East longitude
(b) 
(c) 84° East longitude
(d) 96° East Longitude
35. The new name of ‘Rajasthan Canal’ is :
(a) Gandhi Canal
(b) Indira Gandhi Canal
(c) Jawahar Canal
(d) Subhash Canal
36. ‘Sardar Sarovar’ project is under construction in which state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
37. 13th Asian Games was held in
(a) Hong Kong
(b) Singapore
(c) Bangkok
(d) Manila
38. When was the Nobel Prize started?
(a) 1901
(b) 1905
(c) 1934
(d) 1900
39. In the following, which is the oldest Smriti?
(a) Vishnu Dharma Shastra
(b) Manu Smriti
(c) Yagyavalka Smriti
(d) Narad Smriti
40. Name the Indian Winner of Athletics Gold I n Asian Games 1998.
(a) P. T. Usha
(b) Sunita Rani
(c) Yotirmayee Sikdar
(d) K. C. Rosakutty
41. “Van Mahotsav” was started by
(a) Maharshi Karve
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) K. M. Munshi
(d) Sanjay Gandhi
42. Who was the founder of daily “Nav Jeevan”?
(a) Sampoornanand
(b) J. L. Nehru
(c) Sucheta Kriplani
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
43. Who wrote “Dragon Seed”?
(a) Pearl S. Buck
(b) Shakespeare
(c) Shelley
(d) Keats
44. In which South American country does one find the Atacama Desert?
(a) Chile
(b) Peru
(c) Brazil
(d) Columbia
45. The Bahai Sect originated in
(a) India
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq
46. Which of the following ports has a free trade zone?
(a) Kandla
(b) Cochin
(c) Madras
(d) Tuticorin
47. The largest organ in the human body is:
(a) Brain
(b) Liver
(c) Kidney
(d) Heart
48. Who won the New York Marathon, in the Man Section, continuously in 1994 and 1995?
(a) Tegla Loroupe
(b) Germa Silva
(c) Carl Lewis
(d) Mike Powel
49. The first aircraft to fly around the world without refueling was
(a) Columbia
(b) Voyager
(c) Discover
(d) Challenger
50. Who wrote “Vande Matram”?
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) Sumitra Nandan Pant
(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(d) Vivekanand
51. A capacitor when connected across a 12 V battery, collects 24 micro-coulomb of charge with air as dielectric and 60 micro coulomb of charge when air is replaced by an oil. The relative permittivity (or dielectric constant) of the oil is
(a) 0.4
(b) 1.0
(c) 2.5
(d) 4.0
52. In comparison to the resistance of shunt, the resistance of ammeter is
(a) large
(b) less
(c) equal
(d) very much greater
53. The product of moment of inertia and angular acceleration is
(a) Force
(b) Torque
(c) Work
(d) Angular momentum
54. In which of the following, both ionic and covalent bonds are present?
(a) CH4
(b) KCl
(c) SO2
(d) NaOH
55. In a chemical reaction, KMnO4 is reduced to Mn++ in acidic medium. The equivalent weight of KMnO4 would be
(a) 1/2 of the molecular weight
(b) 1/5 of the molecular weight
(c) 1/3 of the molecular weight
(d) molecular weight
56. Which of the following represents correct decreasing order of activity?
(a) F > Cl > Br > I
(b) I > Br > Cl > F
(c) I > C. > Br > F
(d) F > I > Br > Cl
57. Two vectors having different magnitudes
(a) have their directions opposite
(b) may have their resultant zero
(c) cannot have their resultant zero
(d) None of the above
58. A body is just floating in a liquid (their densities are equal). If the body is slightly pressed down and released, it will
(a) start oscillating
(b) sink to the bottom
(c) come back to the same position immediately
(d) will remain in the new position
59. If logy x + logx y = y, x2 + y = 2, then the values of x, y are
(a) (3, 3)
(b) (−4, −4)
(c) (4, 8)
(d) (1, 1)
60. A particle of mass 4 m which is at rest explodes into three fragments. Two of the fragments, each of mass m are found to move with a sped v each in mutually perpendicular directions. The total energy released in the process is
(a) 
(b) mv
(c) 
(d) 
61. A light ray passes from air into a liquid and gets deviated by an angle of 15°. The angle of incidence is 60°. What is the refractive index of the liquid?
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
62. Electron volt is a unit of
(a) Power
(b) Potential difference
(c) Electronic charge
(d) Energy
63. A mark is made on the bottom of a beaker when it is empty and a microscope is focused on the mark. The microscope is then raised through 3 cm. To what height must water be poured in the beaker in order to b ring the mark again in focus ? (refractive index of water is 4/3)
(a) 4.0 cm
(b) 4.3 cm
(c) 9.0 cm
(d) 12.0 cm
64. If the following alphabet is written in the reverse order, which will be the fourth letter to the left of the fifteenth letter from the right?
A B C D E F GH I J K M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(a) D
(b) S
(c) R
(d) T
65. In a row of girls, if Sujata who is 10th from the left and Namarta who is 9th from the right interchange their places. Now, Sujata becomes 15th from the left. How many girls are there in the row?
(a) 16
(b) 19
(c) 22
(d) 23
66. How many 9’s are there in the following sequence which are preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 3?
6 9 3 7 6 9 6 3 9 6 4 6 9 4
7 6 6 6 9 3 6 7 6 9 2 9 6
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 2
67. Six students are sitting in a row. K is sitting between V and R. V is sitting next to M. M is sitting next to B who is sitting on the extreme left and Q is sitting next to R. Which two are sitting adjacent to V?
(a) R and Q
(b) K and R
(c) M and K
(d) Q and K
68. Mahesh is taller than Suresh; Sanyog is taller than Mahesh; Ramesh is taller than Sanyog; Puneet is tallest of all. If they stand according to their heights, who will be exactly in the middle?
(a) Ramesh
(b) Sanyog
(c) Suresh
(d) Mahesh
69. Oxidation number of Chromium in K2Cr2O7 would be
(a) +6
(b) −6
(c) +3.5
(d) −2
70. The element which does not help in the conduction of electricity is
(a) S
(b) K
(c) Al
(d) Mg
71. The copper sulphate can be stored in a container of metal
(a) Ag
(b) Al
(c) Fe
(d) Zn
72. If the pH of a solution is less than 7, the nature of the solution would be
(a) neutral
(b) acidic
(c) basic
(d) acidic and basic
73. A ray passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror makes an angle of incidence of
(a) 90°
(b) 0°
(c) 180°
(d) 60°
74. Heat radiation travels with the speed of
(a) sound
(b) light
(c) ultrasonic
(d) none of these
75. 50 g of ice at 0°C is mixed with 50 g of water at 20° The temperature of mixture will be:
(a) −10°C
(b) −35°C
(c) 10°C
(d) 0°C
76. The volume of the air bubbles increases in rising up from the bottom of a lake, the pressure on it, however
(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) remains unchanged
(d) is zero
77. A body weighs 100 g in air and 92 g in water. The volume of the body is
(a) 8 cc
(b) 16 cc
(c) 100 cc
(d) 92 cc
78. A balloon filled with hydrogen bursts when it rises up in air, because
(a) the weight of hydrogen increases
(b) pressure of air increases
(c) the pressure of hydrogen decreases
(d) pressure of air decreases
79. Examinations in five subjects P, Q, R S and T were conducted and students X, Y and Z wrote some of these. X wrote only two papers they are not written by either Y or Z. P and Q were written by two students each. Only one student wrote T and he wrote Q also. If Z wrote only two papers, then which subjects were written by Y?
(a) Only P and Q
(b) Only Q and T
(c) P, Q and T
(d) Q, T and R
80. If the given numbers are arranged in the descending order based on the sum of the digits of each number, which one will be in the middle?
842 641 961 479 715 216 523
(a) 961
(b) 715
(c) 523
(d) 317
81. Find the missing number in the given series
1438, 1429, 1417, 1402, ?
(a) 1384
(b) 1378
(c) 1392
(d) 1387
82. There are four friends : Divya, Sangeeta, Asha and Reeta.
(i) Divya is one year older than Sangeeta.
(ii) Sangeeta is two years older than Asha.
(iii) Reeta is an year o lder than Asha.
Who is the youngest of them all?
(a) Reeta
(b) Divya
(c) Sangeeta
(d) Asha
83. Two wires A and B of radii r and 3r are drawn from equal mass of copper. They are connected in series and an electric current is passed through them. The ratio of heat produced in A and B is
(a) 1 : 9
(b) 1 : 81
(c) 81 : 1
(d) 9 : 1
84. When a potential difference of 15 V is applied across a resistor, a current of 3 A flows through it. If the current is made to flow for 5 seconds, which one of the following conclusion drawn for the resistor is NOT correct?
(a) The charge passed in 15 coulomb
(b) The energy dissipated is 75 J
(c) The power dissipated is 45 W
(d) The resistance is of 5 W
85. A car of mass 1200 kg is brought to rest after applying brakes, from a speed of 72 km/h within 80 m. The retarding force that acted on the car is
(a) 200 N
(b) 300 N
(c) 2000 N
(d) 500 N
86. A boy whose mass is 50 kg climbs a vertical rope 6.0 m long in 1 minute. What is the boy’s power output during the climbing? (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 50 W
(b) 300 W
(c) 3000 W
(d) None of these
87. If coefficient of linear expansion of metal is α in Celsius scale of temperature measurement, what will be the numerical value of α, if instead of Celsius scale, Fahrenheit scale is used?
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
88. Two particles P and Q pass through a point A with velocity 15 m/s and 20 m/s respectively and move in the same direction with different acceleration. When P overtakes Q at B, the velocity of is 30 m/s. What is the velocity of Q at B?
(a) 30 m/s
(b) 25 m/s
(c) 45 m/s
(d) 35 m/s
89. The image formed by a convex mirror of focal length 30 cm is 1/4 of the size of an object. The distance of an object from the mirror is
(a) 30 cm
(b) 60 cm
(c) 90 cm
(d) 120 cm
90. One term in the following number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term
3, 4, 10, 32, 136, 685, 4116
(a) 4116
(b) 685
(c) 32
(d) 10
91. The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class?
(a) 48
(b) 44
(c) 42
(d) 40
92. In the following series, how many such odd numbers are there which are divisible by 3 and 5, then followed by odd numbers and then also followed by even numbers?
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45, 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Nil
93. In a class, there are 15 boys who are over 158 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourth of the boys and the total number of boys is two-third of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in that class?
(a) 24
(b) 18
(c) 12
(d) 10
94. Which of the following particles is unstable?
(a) Electron
(b) α-particle
(c) Proton
(d) Neutron
95. A block of mass 1 kg is at rest on horizontal table. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the table is 0.5. If g = 10 m/s2 the magnitude of force acting upward at an angle of 60° from horizontal that will just start the block moving is
(a) 6 N
(b) 5.36 N
(c) 70.6 N
(d) none of these
96. Three 20 ohm resistors are connected to form a triangle. The resistance between any two corners is
(a) 60 ohm
(b) 2 ohm
(c) 
(d) 
97. A body falling from a height of 10 m rebounds from the hard floor. It loses 20% of energy in the impact, how high will it rebound?
(a) 10 m
(b) 8 m
(c) 12 m
(d) None of these
98. The plates of parallel plate, capacitor are charged with a battery so that the plates of the capacitor have acquired the potential difference equal to emf of the battery. The ratio of energy supplied by the battery and energy stored with capacitor is :
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 4 : 1
99. A body weighs 121 grams and 125.44 grams on two different pans of a faulty balance. Its true weight will be
(a) 4.44 g
(b) 120.00 g
(c) 123.22 g
(d) 130.00 g
100. If load is W and effort is P, then mechanical advantage (MA) is
(a) P/W
(b) W/P
(c) P × W
(d) P2/W
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