Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Guwahati Traffic Apprentice (TA) Examination Held on 08-05-2005
1. In the following figure if ∠PQA = 20°, then find the value of ∠
(a) 120°
(b) 40°
(c) 20°
(d) 70°
2. If AD : CB = 2 : 3 and OA : OC = 4 : 7,t hen find OD : OB.
(a) 4 : 7
(b) 12 : 14
(c) 7 : 4
(d) None of these
3. The area of rectangle is 108 m2 and the ratio of length and width is 3 : 4, then find the value of AO.
(a) 7.5 m
(b) 8 m
(c) 8.7 m
(d) 7 m
4. In the following figure find the value of ∠
(a) 80°
(b) 60°
(c) 20°
(d) 40°
5. In the following circle if ∠BAT = 65°, then the value of ∠BDA is
(a) 60°
(b) 45°
(c) 65°
(d) Data inadequate
Directions (Q. Nos. 6-15) In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These number are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which suits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
We are in the first decade of the new millennium. In the first decade of the last century, sanitation was a difficult affair in villages. The people were not (6) to do anything themselves (7) the field labourers were not ready to do their own scavenging. But our people did not (8) heart easily. They (9) their energies on (10) a village ideally clean. They (11) the roads and the courtyards, cleared out the wells, filled up the pools nearby and lovingly (12) the villagers to raise volunteers from (13) themselves. Our team succeeded in their mission so much that in some villages people were so (14) that they even prepared roads to (15) our cars to go from place to place.
6.
(a) Prepared
(b) Tempted
(c) Engaged
(d) Reluctant
7.
(a) Exceptionally
(b) Only
(c) Even
(d) Because
8.
(a) Lend
(b) Console
(c) Lose
(d) Treat
9.
(a) Conserved
(b) Wasted
(c) Dispensed
(d) Concentrated
10.
(a) Washing
(b) Spotting
(c) Making
(d) Disinfecting
11.
(a) Dug
(b) Swept
(c) Paved
(d) Concreted
12.
(a) Declined
(b) Compelled
(c) Resisted
(d) Persuaded
13.
(a) Enrolling
(b) Preparing
(c) Convincing
(d) Relying
14.
(a) Generous
(b) Lethargic
(c) Enthusiastic
(d) Courteous
15.
(a) Enable
(b) Feel
(c) Drive
(d) Push
Directions (Q. Nos. 16-20) Each of the questions below consists of a word/group of words printed in bold, followed by four choice (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the word or the group of words or the expression which is the right meaning of the word in place of the question.
16. The strike was instigated by the rival firm.
(a) alleviate
(b) increase
(c) provoke
(d) seduce
17. Because of public resentment, the king had to rescind his order.
(a) retain
(b) precluded
(c) cancel
(d) profound
18. She tried to pay the check with a spurious ten dollar
(a) fake
(b) false
(c) scanty
(d) cheat
19. She suffered from pernicious
(a) very nexus
(b) loss of
(c) hanker
(d) very destructive
20. Your mankish signs fill me with disgust.
(a) insipid
(b) tasteful
(c) fake
(d) true
Directions (Q. nos. 21-25) Each of the questions below consists of a word/group of words printed in bold, followed by four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the word opposite to the right meaning of the word in the place of the question.
21. Many people are eccentric in their nature.
(a) anomalous
(b) whimsical
(c) particular
(d) regular
22. She had a sardonic smile on her lips.
(a) spurious
(b) winsome
(c) fake
(d) vulgar
23. His intrinsic nature attracts me.
(a) sardonic
(b) winsome
(c) fake
(d) vulgar
24. I got impunity by the lord’s mercy.
(a) punishment
(b) take to task
(c) covered
(d) None of these
25. I strongly dissent from what the last speaker has said.
(a) favour
(b) oppose
(c) against
(d) agree
Directions (Q. Nos. 26-30) Study the following table carefully and answer these questions.
26. What was the ratio of average sales for state B and C?
(a) 31 : 25
(b) 26 : 29
(c) 29 : 26
(d) 29 : 24
27. What was the percentage increase in total sales from 1998 to 2003?
(a) 19.8
(b) 16.8
(c) 17.8
(d) 20.8
28. The total sales in the year 2003 was what per cent of total sales in the year 2000?
(a) 93.63
(b) 93.33
(c) 106.80
(d) 92.65
29. In state E in which of the following years the percentage rise/fall in sales was highest as compared to the previous year?
(a) 2001
(b) 2002
(c) 1999
(d) 2000
30. If in the year 1998, the cost of production per thousand was Rs 1.8 lakh, then in the given stats what was the cost of average sales in the same year?
(a) Rs 786 lakh
(b) Rs 78600 lakh
(c) Rs 786000 lakh
(d) Rs 7860 lakh
Directions (Q. Nos. 31-35) Study the following table carefully and answer these questions.
31. How many marks did D get in all subjects taken together ?
(a) 490
(b) 449.8
(c) 499.9
(d) 480
32. What average percentage of marks did all students get in subject T?
(a) 65.67
(b) 49.37
(c) 66.33
(d) 65.47
33. What percentage of marks did B get in all subjects?
(a) 67.83
(b) 70.02
(c) 65.64
(d) 72.51
34. Marks obtained by A in the subjects P, Q and R together is approximately, what per cent of the marks obtained by F in the subjects S, T and U together?
(a) 35
(b) 75
(c) 93
(d) 115
35. In the subject Q, what is the average percentage of marks obtained by 6 students together out of 80?
(a) 68
(b) 62
(c) 77
(d) 88
36. Compute the number of bricks.
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 10
(d) 6
37. What is the height of the Qutab Minar?
(a) 188 ft
(b) 238 ft
(c) 388 ft
(d) 488 ft
38. Who formed the Home Rule League?
(a) Lalal Lajpat Rai
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
39. In which movement Mahatma Gandhi was on fast in March 1919?
(a) Jalianwala Bagh massacre
(b) Chauri-chaura massacre
(c) Against Rowllat Act
(d) Non-cooperation Movement
40. Who gave the slogan Dilli Chalo?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
41. ‘Vitamin’ does not help in
(a) Formation of enzymes in tissues
(b) Metabolism
(c) Protection from diseases
(d) Digestion
42. Which of the following is not contaminated water borne disease?
(a) Typhoid
(b) Jaundice
(c) Cholera
(d) Filariasis
43. The valuable element for the human being which is not found in solar system is
(a) Oxygen
(b) Water
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Sodium chloride
44. Which of the following take part in the election of the President?
(a) Members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
(b) Members of the Lok Sabha
(c) Members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
(d) Memebrs of the Rajya Sabha and the Vidhan Sabha
45. What is cooking gas?
(a) Methane and Butane
(b) Ethane and Propane
(c) Propane and Butane
(d) Propane and Methane
46. Which of the following produces high sound?
(a) Chimpanzee
(b) Monkey
(c) Gorilla
(d) Tiger
47. The slogan ‘Swaraj is my birth right’ is related to
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lalal Lajpat Rai
(d) Rabindra Nath Tagore
48. Which of the following is not an alloy?
(a) Steel
(b) Brass
(c) Copper
(d) Bronze
49. Indigenous fruit is
(i) Mango (ii) Grapes
(iii) All citrus fruits (iv) Banana
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) Only (iv)
(d) None of these
50. A car driver sees the object behind by the help of
(a) plane mirror
(b) convex mirror
(c) cylindrical mirror
(d) None of these
51. The ‘Elephanta waterfall’ is situated in
(a) Manipur
(b) Assam
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Mizoram
52. Saffron is produced in
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Mizoram
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
53. The lunar eclipse is caused when
(a) the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
(b) the Sun comes between the Moon and the Earth
(c) the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
(d) None of the above
54. When a paper card is drawn from below the glass of water, water remains at rest. It is due to
(a) third law of motion
(b) inertia
(c) friction
(d) None of the above
55. The weight of a badminton corque is
(a) 4.74-5.51 g
(b) 4.74-651 g
(c) 7.74-8.51 g
(d) None of these
56. When was the Nagaland formed a state?
(a) 1973
(b) 1983
(c) 1963
(d) 1961
57. Ozone protects us from
(a) α-rays
(b) β-rays
(c) ultra violet rays
(d) γ-rays
58. Which of the following helps in burning?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Carbon
(d) Oxygen
59. In which year the first electric train was started in India?
(a) 1925
(b) 1928
(c) 1935
(d) 1965
60. India’s land area is what per cent of total land area of the world?
(a) 2.42
(b) 3.5
(c) 16.4
(d) 19.2
61. Haemoglobin contains
(a) Copper
(b) Iron
(c) Cobalt
(d) Nickel
62. What is Mriana Trench?
(a) The largest bay of the world
(b) A city in USA
(c) The deepest point of the ocean
(d) None of the above
63. Match the following
List I
(A) Kaziranaga National Park
(B) Simlipal Park
(C) Gir National Park
(D) Corbett National Park
List II
(1) Elephant
(2) Leopard
(3) One horned rhinoceros
(4) Lion
(a) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
(b) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D – 1
(c) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
(d) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2
64. Mahatma Gandhi made the experiment with Satyagraha firstly at
(a) Bardoli
(b) Champaran
(c) Dandi
(d) South Africa
65. Two stations A and B are 100 km apart. A train starts from A to B at the speed of 20 km/h at 10 am. Another train starts from B to A at 10 am on the same day at 30 km/h. When will they meet?
(a) 1 : 00 pm
(b) 2 : 00 pm
(c) 11 : 00 am
(d) 12 : 00 noon
66. The average marks of 120 students in an examination is 35. If the average marks of passed students be 39 and that of failed students be 15, then what is the number of successful students?
(a) 100
(b) 120
(c) 110
(d) 150
67. The end of a long bone is connected to another bone by
(a) ligament
(b) tendon
(c) cartilage
(d) muscle
68. Iron is found most in
(a) banana
(b) green vegetables
(c) milk
(d) apple
69. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
Project State
(a) Hirakud Odisha
(b) Jaldhara Paschim Banga
(c) Tehri Dam Uttar Pradesh
(d) Vyas Punjab
70. If 
then what is the value of 
(a) 1
(b) 4/9
(c) 5/9
(d) 2
71. Milk of Magnesia is
(a) MgO
(b) Mg(OH)2
(c) Cu2O
(d) HgBr
72. Which of t he following vitamins is stored in liver?
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin D
(d) Vitamin K
73. Electric mercury contains
(a) mercury at low pressure
(b) mercury at high pressure
(c) neon and mercury
(d) None of the above
74. The angle formed between the hands of a watch at 2 : 30 is
(a) 115°
(b) 105°
(c) 110°
(d) 120°
75. Hydrophyte is called
(a) plant without water
(b) plant without soil
(c) plant without carbon dioxide
(d) None of the above
76. National Design Institute is situated at
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Ahemdabad
(d) Hyderabad
77. Match the following
List I
(A) Himsagar Express
(B) Raj – dhani Express
(C) Shatabdi Express
(D) Bullet Express
List II
(1) Fastest speed 140 km/h
(2) Air conditioned and high speed
(3) Magnetic train
(4) Largest distance covered
(a) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
(b) A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D – 3
(c) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2
(d) A – 1; B – 3; C – 2; D – 4
78. 5/12 of which sum of will be equal to 
of Rs 100?
(a) Rs 750
(b) Rs 800
(c) Rs 1000
(d) Rs 900
79. Who appoints the Prime Minister of India?
(a) President
(b) Members of Parliament
(c) Citizens of India
(d) Parliament
80. International standard 411 has been determined to which of the following things?
(a) Pencil
(b) Rubber
(c) Sharpener
(d) Pen
81. In a row of 16 children, when Anil is shifted two places from left, then he is at 7th place from the left. What was his original position in the row from t he right end?
(a) 7th
(b) 8th
(c) 9th
(d) 10th
82. Independence Day 15 August, 1999 was on Thursday. In 1993 It was celebrated on
(a) Monday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Sunday
(d) Friday
83. The highest waterfall of India ‘Jog’ is situated in the state
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Paschim Banga
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra
84. ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas’ is celebrated on
(a) 1 January
(b) 31 December
(c) 25 November
(d) 9 January
85. Which of the following is a star?
(a) Moon
(b) Earth
(c) Sun
(d) Venus
86. A is the son of B. C is the brother of A. D is the son of C. How is A related to D?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Father
(c) Maternal father
(d) Uncle
87. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
4 5 7 11 ?
(a) 18
(b) 16
(c) 19
(d) 20
88. A goldsmith is related to jewellery in the same way as architect is related to
(a) picture
(b) justice
(c) implements
(d) building
89.
What will replace the question mark (?)?
(a) 41
(b) 91
(c) 65
(d) 97
90. In a certain symbolic language, ROBUST is coded as QNATRS. In the same language how ZXCMP will be coded?
(a) YWBLO
(b) YYBNO
(c) AYNDQ
(d) AWDLQ
91. In a classroom the number of boys is three times the number of girls. Which of the following numbers does not represent the total number of students in the classroom?
(a) 40
(b) 42
(c) 44
(d) 48
92. Find the odd man out.
(a) 32 : 15
(b) 86 : 42
(c) 56 : 26
(d) 74 : 36
93. Kiran walked 15 km to the West from her house and then turned left and walked 20 km. Then, she turned to the East and walked 25 km and in the end she turned left for 20 km. How far is she now from her home?
(a) 15 km
(b) 10 km
(c) 25 km
(d) 20 km
Directions (Q. Nos. 94-99) In each of the following questions there are three elements. These three elements can be related to one another or not. Every group of elements can fit in anyone of the diagrams (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to find that group of elements of each question fits in which diagram. The number of the diagram is your answer.
94. Lady, mother, children
95. Truck, water boat, luggage
96. Carrot, vegetable, food
97. Honesty, cleverness, taste
98. House, table, lantern
99. School, teacher, field
100. Skin infected disease is
(a) ringworm
(b) roundworm
(c) cholera
(d) None of the above
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