Railway Recruitment Board, Gorakhpur Electrical Signal Maintains (P-Way) Examination Held on 09-11-2003
1. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of
(a) Delhi
(b) Madras
(c) Agra
(d) Mysore
2. Who was the successor of Shivaji?
(a) Shivaji-II
(b) Sahu-II
(c) Ramraja
(d) Shambhaji
3. The practice of ‘Sati’ was declared illegal by
(a) Lord Bentinck
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Ram Mohan Roy
4. The Rawlatt Act was passed in
(a) 1919 AD
(b) 1917 AD
(c) 1915 AD
(d) 1913 AD
5. Muslim League first demanded partition of India in
(a) 1906
(b) 1916
(c) 1940
(d) 1946
6. Who among the following is Ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission?
(a) Finance Minister
(b) Vice-President
(c) Planning Minister
(d) Prime Minister
7. Two persons are nominated by the President of India to be members of Lok Sabha to represent the
(a) Anglo-Indian
(b) Indian-Christians
(c) Buddhists
(d) Parsees
8. The Governors of the states are responsible for their conduct under the Constitution to the
(a) Chief Minister of the State
(b) Prime Minister of the Union
(c) State Legislative Assembly
(d) President
9. The main source of India’s National Income is
(a) agriculture
(b) tourism
(c) industry
(d) none of these
10. Who is responsible for formulation of Five Year Plan in India?
(a) Central Government
(b) National Development Council
(c) State Government
(d) Planning Commission
11. The currency of Iran is
(a) Dinar
(b) Riyal
(c) Yen
(d) Peso
12. When was the New Liberalized Industrial Policy announced in India?
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) 1992
13. The biggest Public Sector Undertaking in the country is
(a) Roadways
(b) Railways
(c) Shipways
(d) Airways
14. National Defence Academy is situated at
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Dehradun
(c) Pune
(d) Mumbai
15. The richest source of Vitamin-A is
(a) egg
(b) apple
(c) banana
(d) orange
16. The deficiency of vitamin-C causes
(a) rickets
(b) beri-beri
(c) night blindness
(d) scurvy
17. The first atomic reactor of India is known as
(a) Trombay
(b) Apsara
(c) Agni
(d) Nag
18. The 14th Asian Games was held at Busan in
(a) North Korea
(b) South Korea
(c) Japan
(d) Taiwan
19. Thomas Cup is related to
(a) Badminton
(b) Golf
(c) Football
(d) none of these
20. Prakash Padukone is associated with
(a) Long Jump
(b) Cricket
(c) Basket-ball
(d) Badminton
21. Jawaharlal Nehru award is for
(a) Government service
(b) Literary work
(c) Social work
(d) International Under-standing
22. Which Indian was elected as President of General Assembly of UNO?
(a) Aruna Asaf Ali
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) V. K. Krishna Menon
(d) Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
23. The famous Khajuraho caves are situated in
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Chhattisgarh
24. Who is known as ‘Saint of Gutters’?
(a) Baba Amite
(b) B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Mother Teresa
25. Which of the following was composed by Jayadeva?
(a) Lilavati
(b) Gita Govind
(c) Ganitasara
(d) Harivamsa
26. Who was director of film ‘Daml’?
(a) Satyajit Ray
(b) Prakash Jha
(c) B. R. Chopra
(d) Mrinal Sen
27. Hawa Mahal is in which of the following cities?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Lucknow
(d) Jaipur
28. The longest passenger rail route in India links
(a) Thiruvananthapuram and Jammu Tawi
(b) Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati
(c) Jammu Tawi and Guwahati
(d) Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi
29. The next number in series 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, (?) is
(a) 92
(b) 91
(c) 81
(d) 78
30. ‘Clue’ is related to ‘Mystery’ as ‘Warning’ is related to
(a) Disaster
(b) Precaution
(c) Risk
(d) Danger
31. Amit is son of Rahul. Sarika, Rahul’s sister has son Sonu and a daughter Rita. Raja is the maternal uncle of Sonu. How is Rita related to Raja?
(a) Sister
(b) Daughter
(c) Niece
(d) None of these
32. Five friends A, B, C, D, E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B. C is sitting next to D. D is not sitting with E. E is on the left end of bench. C is on second position from right. A is on the right side of B and to the right side of E. A and C are sitting together. Where is A sitting?
(a) Between B and D
(b) Between D and C
(c) Between E and D
(d) Between B and C
33. Lakshman went 15 km to the West from my house, then turned left and walked 20 km. He then turned East and walked 25 km and finally turning left covered 20 km. How far was he from my house?
(a) 5 km
(b) 10 km
(c) 40 km
(d) 80 km
34. Which figure will best suit the relationship in the given class?
Engineers, Human beings, Rats
35. In the figure: A-represents students studying Chemistry, B-students studying Physics and C-students studying Mathematics.
What does the shaded portion represent?
(a) Students who study Chemistry and Physics
(b) Students who study Physics and Mathematics
(c) Students who study Chemistry and Mathematics
(d) Students who study Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics
36. How many I’s are there in the following sequence which are immediately preceded by 9 but not immediately following by 7?
7 1 9 1 1 7 1 8 9 1 7 1 2 1 3 1 4 5 7 1 3 9 1 7
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
37. Find the missing number:
(a) 86
(b) 88
(c) 120
(d) 90
38. Introducing a man, a woman said, “His father-in-law’s father is my father-in-law.” How is man related to woman?
(a) Husband
(b) Son
(c) Nephew
(d) Son-in-law
39. Which of the following is the largest planet of Solar system?
(a) Earth
(b) Saturn
(c) Jupiter
(d) Uranus
40. Which of the following is the smallest continent?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) Asia
41. Konark temple is located in
(a) Orissa
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Bihar
42. The lowest layer of atmosphere is called
(a) Mesosphere
(b) Ionosphere
(c) Troposphere
(d) Stratosphere
43. The latitude of South Pole is
(a) 70°
(b) 80°
(c) 90°
(d) 100°
44. Megasthenes was at the court of
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harsh
(d) None of the above
45. Who is said to be the author of the ancient Hindu Law?
(a) Valmiki
(b) Vashishtha
(c) Manu
(d) Panini
46. When did Alexander invade India?
(a) 298 BC
(b) 323 BC
(c) 305 BC
(d) 327 BC
47. The famous ruler of Kushan Dynasty was
(a) Kanishka
(b) Bindusara
(c) Harsha Vardhana
(d) Prithviraj Chauhan
48. Harsha Vardhan reigned during
(a) 8th century AD
(b) 9th century AD
(c) 7th century AD
(d) none of these
49. Bahadur Shah-II was exiles by the British and sent to
(a) Bangkok
(b) Andaman and Nicobar
(c) Lhasa
(d) Rangoon
50. The capital of Chalukyas was at
(a) Halebid
(b) Srirangam
(c) Badami
(d) Madurai
51. tan 70° is equal to
(a) tan 50° + tan 20°
(b) 2 tan 50° + tan 20°
(c) tan 50° + 2 tan 20°
(d) 2 tan 50° + 2 tan 20°
52. The value of cos 52° + cos 68° + cos 172° is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) −1
(d) −1/2
53. 
is equal to
(a) sin A cos B
(b) cos A cos B
(c) tan A tan B
(d) 0
54. The angle of elevation of the Sun, when the length of the shadow of a pole is √3 times the height of the pole, is
(a) 30°
(b) 45°
(c) 60°
(d) 75°
55. Which one of the following is true? Where AM = Arithmetic Mean, GM = Geometric Mean and HM = Harmonic Mean
(a) (AM) (GM) = (HM)2
(b) (AM) (HM) = 2(GM)2
(c) (HM) (GM) = (AM)2
(d) (AM) (HM) = (GM)2
56. If every side of a triangle is doubled, the area of the new triangle is K times the area of the old one, K is equal to
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) √2
57. A wire is in the form of a circle of radius 28 cm. The side of the squre into which it can be bent is
(a) 
(b) 44 cm
(c) 2π cm
(d) (π + 28) cm
58. A cube of 15 cm edge is immersed completely in a rectangular vessel containing water. If the dimensions of the base of vessel are 20 cm × 15 cm, the rise in water level is
(a) 12.5 cm
(b) 11.25 cm
(c) 22.5 cm
(d) 16 cm
59. The slant height of a right circular cone is 10 m and its height 8 m. Find the area of its curved surface:
(a) 80 π m2
(b) 60 π m2
(c) 40 π m2
(d) 30 π m2
60. In the figure given below, find ∠QSR
(a) 50°
(b) 65°
(c) 70°
(d) 75°
61. If 3(x – y) = 27 and 3(x + y) = 243, x is equal to
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 6
62. If one root of the equation x2 – 6kx + 5 = 0 is 5. The value of k is
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) −1
(d) −1/2
63. One root of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is the square of the other, if
(a) a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
(b) b3 + a2c + ac2 = 3 abc
(c) a2 + b2 + c2 = 2abc
(d) b2c + c2a + a2b = abc
64. The shaded region of the figure represents
(a) A ∩(B ∩ C)
(b) (A ∩ C) ∩ B
(c) (A ∪ B) ∩ C
(d) (A ∩ B) ∪ C
65. A ball is projected horizontally with a velocity of 5 m/s from the top of a building 19.6 mm high. How long will the b all take to hit the ground?
(a) √2 sec
(b) 2 sec
(c) √3 sec
(d) 3 sec
66. A gun of mass 5 kg, fires a bullet of mass 10−2 kg with a speed of 500 m/s. The ratio of the kinetic energy of the bullet to that of the gun is
(a) 0.5 × 103
(b) 1 × 103
(c) 1.5 × 10−3
(d) 2.0 × 10−3
67. A body weights W newton o the surface of the earth. Its weight at a height equal to half the radius of the earth will be
(a) W/2
(b) 2W/3
(c) 4W/9
(d) W/4
68. A block of wood floats in liquid with four-fifths of its volume submerged. If the relative density of wood is 0.8, what is the density of the liquid in units of kg/m3?
(a) 750
(b) 1000
(c) 1250
(d) 1500
69. The SI unit of viscosity is
(a) poise
(b) pascal
(c) poiseuille
(d) none of these
70. The kinetic energy of a body of mass 3 kg and momentum 2 Ns is
(a) 1 J
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 4 J
71. If a sphere is rolling, the ratio of its rotational energy to the total energy is given by
(a) 7 : 10
(b) 2 : 5
(c) 10 ; 7
(d) 2 : 7
72. 300 g of water at 25°C is added to 100 g of ice at 0° The final temperature of the mixture is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) −5°C
(d) 0°C
73. The dimensions of the coefficient of thermal conductivity are
(a) ML−1T−2K−1
(b) ML−2T−3K−1
(c) ML−1T−1K−1
(d) MLT−3K−1
74. The length of a simple pendulum is increased by 44%. What is the percentage increase in its time period?
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 40%
(d) 44%
75. 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
76. In the circuit shown in figure the charge on capacitor C1 is
(a) more than the charge on C3
(b) less than the charge on C3
(c) same as the charge on C3
(d) there will be no charge on C3
77. Four point charges +q, +q, −q, −q are placed at the corners, A, B, C and D of a square of side a respectively. The electric potential at the centre O of the square is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 0
78. In the circuit shown in figure the reading of ammeter A is
(a) 0.2 A
(b) 0.4 A
(c) 0.6 A
(d) 0.8 A
79. Which one of the following is a non-magnetic substance?
(a) Iron
(b) Nickel
(c) Cobalt
(d) Brass
80. Transformers are used in
(a) DC circuits only
(b) AC circuits only
(c) both AC and DC circuits
(d) integrated circuits
81. Two electric bulbs for the same voltage have powers of 200 W and 100 W. If their respective resistances are R1 and R2, then
(a) R1 = 2R2
(b) R2 = 2R1
(c) R2 = 4R1
(d) R1 = 4R2
82. A heating coil is labeled 100 W, 200 V. The coil is cut in two equal halves and both pieces are joined in parallel to the same source. The energy liberated now per second is
(a) 200 J
(b) 400 J
(c) 25 J
(d) 50 J
83. The number of t urns in the primary and the secondary coils of a transformer are 1000 and 3000 respectively. If 80 volt AC is applied to the primary coil, then the potential difference per turn of the secondary coil would be
(a) 240 V
(b) 2400 V
(c) 0.24 V
(d) 0.08 V
84. When a wave is reflected from a mirror, there is change in its
(a) amplitude
(b) frequency
(c) wavelength
(d) velocity
85. What will be the colour of the sky as seen from the earth, if there were no atmosphere?
(a) Black
(b) Blue
(c) Orange
(d) Red
86. The refractive indices of water find glass are 4/3 and 3/2 respectively. What will be the refractive index of water with respect to glass?
(a) 2
(b) 9/8
(c) 8/9
(d) 0.5
87. A 2.0 cm tall object is placed 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. How far is the image from the mirror?
(a) 10 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 30 cm
(d) 40 cm
88. A plano-concave lens is made of glass of refractive index 1.5 and the radius of curvature of the curved face is 50 cm. The power of lens is
(a) −1.0 D
(b) −0.5 D
(c) +1.0 D
(d) +0.5 D
89. Who discovered the neutron?
(a) Chadwick
(b) Rutherford
(c) Fermi
(d) Einsteir
90. The greatest possible length which can be used to measure exactly the lengths 7 m, 3 m 85 cm, 12 m 95 cm is
(a) 15 cm
(b) 25 cm
(c) 35 cm
(d) 42 cm
91. If 
then the value of 
is
(a) 3/7
(b) 1
(c) 
(d) 2
92. In an electron between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes. 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was
(a) 2700
(b) 2900
(c) 3000
(d) 3100
93. When the p rice of fans was reduced by 20%, the number fans sold is increase by 40%. What was the effect on the sales in rupees?
(a) 12% increase
(b) 12% decrease
(c) 30% increase
(d) 40% decrease
94. A man, on tour, travels first 160 km at 64 km/h and the next 160 km at 80 km/h. The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is
(a) 35.55 km/h
(b) 71.11 km/h
(c) 36 km/h
(d) 72 km/h
95. A train speeds, past a pole in 15 seconds and speeds past a platform of 100 metres length in 25 seconds. The length of train is
(a) 200 m
(b) 150 m
(c) 50 m
(d) data inadequate
96. A tree increases annually by 1/8th of its height. By how much will it increase after 2 years, if it stands today 64 cm high?
(a) 72 cm
(b) 74 cm
(c) 75 cm
(d) 81 cm
97. A rectangle has 15 cm as its length and 150 cm2 as its area. Its area is increased to 
the original area by increasing only its length. Its new perimeter is
(a) 50 cm
(b) 60 cm
(c) 70 cm
(d) 80 cm
98. How many spherical bullets can be made out of a lead cylinder 28 cm high and 6 cm radius, each bullet being 1.5 cm in diameter?
(a) 1729
(b) 1927
(c) 1792
(d) 1972
99. In the first quadrant, which one of the following is true?
(a) cos θ increases when θ increases
(b) cos θ decrease when θ increases
(c) cos θ remains constant
(d) cos θ does not depend on θ
100. In the given figure, tan θ is equal to :
(a) 4/3
(b) 3/4
(c) √3/2
(d) 2/√3
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