Railway Recruitment Board, Kolkata Assistant Station Master (ASM) Examination Held on 18-06-2006
1. 
(a) 5.9375
(b) 4.2968
(c) 2.1250
(d) 2
2. Two numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37% respectively. How much percent is the second number less than the first?
(a) 15%
(b) 10%
(c) 25%
(d) 20%
3. In an election between two candidates, a candidate who gets 40% of total votes is defeated by 298 votes. Find the total number of votes recorded.
(a) 1360
(b) 1490
(c) 1520
(d) 1602
4. Divide Rs 680 among A, B and C such that A gets 2/3 of what B gets and B gets 1/4 of what C gets
(a) Rs 75, Rs 325, Rs 280
(b) Rs 80, Rs 120, Rs 480
(c) Rs 90. Rs 210, Rs 380
(d) Rs 100. Rs 200, Rs 380
5. A tree increases annually by 1/8th of its height. By how much will it increase after 
if it stands today 8 m high?
(a) 10.75 m
(b) 15.60 m
(c) 11.85 m
(d) 12.25 m
6. The perimeter of a circular field and square field are equal. If the area of the square field is 12100 m2, the area of the circular field will be
(a) 15500 m2
(b) 15400 m2
(c) 15200 m2
(d) 15300 m2
7. 15 boys earn Rs 900 in 5 days. 20 boys will earn in 7 days :
(a) Rs 1680
(b) Rs 1590
(c) Rs 1780
(d) Rs 1880
8. The circumference of a circle whose diameter is 42 cm is
(a) 122 cm
(b) 142 cm
(c) 132 cm
(d) 112 cm
9. The denominator of a fraction 1 more than its numerator. If 1 is deducted from both the numerator and the denominator the fraction becomes equivalent to 0.5. The fraction is
(a) 3/4
(b) 4/5
(c) 7/8
(d) 2/3
10. The length of a hall is 5 m more than its breadth. If the area of the floor of the hall is 84 m2, its length and breadth are
(a) 20 m and 10 m
(b) 8.4 m and 10 m
(c) 12 m and 7 m
(d) 8.4 m × 9.5 m
11. Ram bought 1600 eggs at Rs 3.75 a dozen. He sold 900 of them at 2 for Re 1 and remaining at 5 for Rs 2. His per cent gain or loss is:
(a) 40%
(b) 45%
(c) 42%
(d) 46%
12. Moham bought 20 dining tables for Rs 12000 and sold them at a profit equal to selling price of 4 dining tables. The selling price of 1 dining table is
(a) Rs 700
(b) Rs 750
(c) Rs 725
(d) Rs 775
13. A shopkeeper offers his customers 10% discount and still makes a profit of 26%.. What is the actual cost of him of an article marked Rs 280?
(a) Rs 175
(b) Rs 200
(c) Rs 225
(d) Rs 215
14. The average weight of 8 men is increased by 1.5 kg hen one of the men, who weighs 65 kg is replaced by the new man. The weight of new man is
(a) 70 kg
(b) 74 kg
(c) 76 kg
(d) 77 kg
15. In how many years will a sum of money double itself at 18.75% per annum simple interest?
(a) 6 years 2 months
(b) 4 years 5 months
(c) 5 years 4 months
(d) 6 years 5 months
16. Anita borrowed Rs 400 for her friend at the rate of 12% per annum for 
years. The interest paid by her is
(a) Rs 110
(b) Rs 115
(c) Rs 120
(d) Rs 125
17. How much would a sum of Rs 16000 amount to in 2 years time at 10% per annum compound interest, interest being paid half yearly?
(a) Rs 19448
(b) Rs 17423
(c) Rs 19880
(d) Rs 18973
18. Chotu and Nitu can plough a field in 4 days. Nitu alone, can Plough the field in 6 days. In how many days will Chotu, alone plough the field?
(a) 12 days
(b) 14 days
(c) 10 days
(d) 15 days
19. In what time would a cistern be filled by three pipes whose diameters are 1 cm, 
, 2 cm running together, when the largest alone will fill it in 61 minutes, the amount of water flowing in by each pipe, being proportional to the square of its diameter?
(a) 30 min
(b) 40 min
(c) 36 min
(d) 25 min
20. If the interest is payable annually, then the principal on which the compound interest is Rs 331 in 3 years at the rate of 10% p.a. is given by
(a) Rs 900
(b) Rs 1000
(c) Rs 1020
(d) Rs 1100
21. The capital of Norway is
(a) Copenhegan
(b) Oslo
(c) Bern
(d) Brussels
22. The capita of Syria is
(a) Tripoli
(b) Khartoom
(c) Damascus
(d) none of these
23. The Olympic Flag was introduced in
(a) 1912
(b) 1920
(c) 1916
(d) 1928
24. The capital of Mizoram is
(a) Kohima
(b) Aizawl
(c) Imphal
(d) Shilong
25. The first Grand Slam Tennis Tournament of the year is
(a) Italian open
(b) US open
(c) French open
(d) Australian open
26. When did India win a Hockey Gold Medal in Olympics last?
(a) 1984
(b) 1980
(c) 1988
(d) 1992
27. Which one of the following famous cricketers has represented two countries in cricket test matches?
(a) Grahame Pollock
(b) Eddie Barlow
(c) Jasu Patel
(d) Kepler Wessels
28. ‘Chris Evert’ was a famous player of
(a) Hockey
(b) Cricket
(c) Volleyball
(d) Tennis
29. The normal temperature of human body in Kelvin Scale is
(a) 290
(b) 310
(c) 300
(d) 305
30. Which one of the following is used in welding industry?
(a) Methane
(b) Ethane
(c) Acetylene
(d) Benzene
Directions (Q. 31 to 33) : Each sentence is divided into four parts. Choose which part has a mistake.
31. He told me that if the had (A)/ time he will be visiting (B)/ Kolkata as well (C)/ as Mumbai (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
32. One of the great (A)/ problem of mythology (B)/ is to differentiate between (C)/ facts and fiction (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
33. The is the real reason (A)/ why I have opted (B)/ for such undramatic (C)/ uncontentious subject matter (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Directions (Q. 34 and 35) : Choose the correct spelling of the word.
34.
(a) Sumptous
(b) Saneptous
(c) Sumptious
(d) Sumptuous
35.
(a) Sagacious
(b) Sagascious
(c) Sagasious
(d) Sagacius
Directions (Q. 36 to 40) : Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the key word.
36. VINDICTIVE
(a) Lively
(b) Strategic
(c) Revengeful
(d) Fear
37. FOSTER
(a) Rear
(b) Promoting
(c) Become
(d) Begin
38. WEIRD
(a) Unnatural
(b) Beastly
(c) Ghostly
(d) Wived
39. RICKETY
(a) Ramshackle
(b) Lively
(c) Lovely
(d) Firm
40. SLENDER
(a) Long
(b) Week
(c) Tender
(d) Thin
41. A student goes to school at the rate of and reaches 6 minutes late. If he travels at the speed of 3 km/h he is 10 minutes early. What is the distance of the school?
(a) 5 km
(b) 4 km
(c) 7 km
(d) 2 km
42. How much time will a train 171 m long take to cross a bridge 229 m long if its is running at speed of 45 km/h?
(a) 30 s
(b) 35 s
(c) 32 s
(d) 40 s
43. How much water must be added to a bucket which contains 40 L of milk at cost price Rs 3.5 per litre so that the cost of milk reduces to Rs 2 per litre?
(a) 25 litres
(b) 28 litres
(c) 35 litres
(d) 30 litres
44. If the diagonal of a rectangle is 17 cm long and the perimeter of the rectangle is 46 cm, the area of the rectangle is
(a) 100 cm2
(b) 110 cm2
(c) 120 cm2
(d) 150 cm2
45. The total cost of flooring a room at Rs 8.50 per square metre is Rs 510. If the length of the room is 8 m, its breadth is
(a) 7.5 m
(b) 8.5 m
(c) 10.5 m
(d) 12.5 m
46. A field in the form of a parallelogram has base 150 metres and altitude 80 metres. The cost of watering the field at the rate of 50 paise per square metre is
(a) Rs 5,000
(b) Rs 6,000
(c) Rs 7,000
(d) Rs 3,500
47. A square park has each side 100 m. At each corner of the park, there is a flower bed in the form of a quadrant of radius 14 m as shown in the figure. The area of the remaining part of the park is (Take π = 22/7)
(a) 9384 m2
(b) 9290 m2
(c) 9150 m2
(d) 9050 m2
48. A rectangular water reservoir contains 42000 litres of water. If the length of reservoir is 6 m and breadth of the reservoir is 3.5 m, then the depth of the water in the reservoir will be
(a) 2 m
(b) 5 m
(c) 6 m
(d) 8 m
49. 
(a) 0.0006
(b) 0.49
(c) 0.01
(d) 0.1
50. 40 ÷ 20 – (−4.2) = ?
(a) 497.8
(b) 5.786
(c) 947
(d) 8.22
Directions (Q. 51 to 55) : Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the key word.
51. CHIDE
(a) Praise
(b) Affirm
(c) Halter
(d) Negate
52. ENDEARING
(a) Long
(b) Odious
(c) Unfriendly
(d) Irritating
53. BOISTEROUS
(a) Huge
(b) Small
(c) Quiet
(d) Calm
54. BESTOW
(a) Given
(b) Bad
(c) Accept
(d) Take away
55. PERENNIAL
(a) Belonging to oneself
(b) Tempting
(c) Occasional
(d) Perishable
Directions (Q. 56 to 60) : Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.
56. Fate smiled ……….. him in all his venture.
(a) upon
(b) in
(c) to
(d) on
57. It is difficult for me to part ……….. my belongings.
(a) from
(b) with
(c) in
(d) of
58. You cannot deprive him ……… his right
(a) upon
(b) with
(c) in
(d) of
59. Hard worked has taken toll ………. his health.
(a) upon
(b) with
(c) of
(d) on
60. We must always try to live life ……… dignity
(a) with
(b) by
(c) in
(d) of
61. “Long ago we have made a tryst with destiny.”
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of the Independence of India in 1947
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru on the first anniversary of Independence day
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad on first Republic day
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru on the morning of 26th January, 2950
62. General Dyer who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre was shot dead by
(a) Sohan Singh Bhanka
(b) VVS Iyer
(c) Mohal Lal Dhingara
(d) Udham Singh
63. When was the monopoly of East Indian Company in trade brought under the control of the British Crown?
(a) 1793
(b) 1783
(c) 1773
(d) 1795
64. Buland Darwaza is associated with which of the following buildings?
(a) Taj Mahal
(b) Red Fort
(c) Fathehpur Sikri
(d) Sikandra
65. The Konkan Coast stretches between
(a) Goa and Cochin
(b) Goa and Mumbai
(c) Goa and Daman
(d) Goa and Diu
66. Kanchipuram is in which of the following states?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
67. The Tropic of Cancer passes near which of the following cities?
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Bhopal
(d) Srinagar
68. The waters between India and Sri Lanka is known as :
(a) Palk Strait
(b) Gulf of Indus
(c) Cook Strait
(d) Thomas Strait
69. India has
(a) socialist economy
(b) mixed economy
(c) capitalistic economy
(d) rural economy
70. National Stock Exchange is situated in
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Delhi
71. Which one of the following pollutes air of big cities?
(a) Copper
(b) Lead
(c) Chromium
(d) Copper oxide
72. What is ‘Zero’ hour?
(a) When proposal of opposition is considered in parliament
(b) Rest hour
(c) When matters of utmost importance are raised in Parliament
(d) When food is eaten in Lok Sabha
73. The Lok Sabha is called in session for atleast how many times in a year?
(a) Twice
(b) Four times
(c) Six times
(d) Three times
74. Raja Ravi Verma was a
(a) Famous king
(b) Tabla maestro
(c) Classical singer
(d) Painter
75. Who is the propounder of ‘Art of Living’?
(a) Sri Ravishankar
(b) Satya Sai Baba
(c) Gurudev
(d) Maharshi Mahesh Yogi
76. Who is the second President of India?
(a) VV Giri
(b) Zakir Hussein
(c) S. Radhakrishnan
(d) Fakharuddin Ali Ahmed
77. Who elects the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(a) Parliament
(b) People
(c) Members of the Lok Sabha
(d) Party in Majority in the Lok Sabha
78. When is called the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament?
(a) To elect President
(b) To elect Vice-President
(c) To pass Constitution Amendment Bill
(d) To discuss and pass a bill on which there is dissent between both the Houses
79. Gelda Mayer was a woman Prime Minister of
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Israel
80. How many members are nominated in the Rajya Sabha by the President of India?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 15
(d) 12
Directions (Q. 81 to 84) : Which figure from answer figures will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
81. 
82. 
83. 
84. 
85. In a certain language, POPULAR is coded as QPQVMBS, which word has the code GBNPVT?
(a) FRAMES
(b) FARMES
(c) FAMOUS
(d) FARMER
86. In a certain language, REFRIGERATOR is coded as ROTAREGIRFER, which word would be coded as NOITINUMMA?
(a) AMMUNITION
(b) AMNOTUTION
(c) AMONOTION
(d) ANOMOOTIOn
87. If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 and MORALE is coded as 296137, how is the word ALLOCHRE coded in, that language?
(a) 19943785
(b) 13394567
(c) 16693895
(d) 13396875
88. The chairman of the selection committee came 10 min before 1.30 pm in the interview room. He came 20 min earlier than other members who came 30 min late. What was the scheduled time of interview?
(a) 12.10 pm
(b) 12.20 pm
(c) 12.30 pm
(d) 12.40 pm
89. Ramu is 48 years old. Robin is 6\ years younger than Ramu and 14 years older than Rohit Krishna, the youngest sister of Rohit is 15 years younger than Rohit. The age of Krishna is :
(a) 13 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 14 years
(d) 12 years
Directions (Q. 90 to 92) : In each of the following letter series some of the letters are missing which are given in that c order as one of a alternative below. Choose the correct alternative.
90. _ _ aba_ _ ba_ab
(a) abbba
(b) abbab
(c) baabb
(d) bbaba
91. _bbca_bcca_ac_a_cb
(a) abcba
(b) acbab
(c) bacab
(d) bcaab
92. c_baa_aca_cacab_acac_bca
(a) acbaa
(b) bbcaa
(c) bccab
(d) cbaac
Directions (Q. 93 and 94) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
93. Melt : Liquid : : Freeze : ?
(a) Ice
(b) Condense
(c) Solid
(d) Force
94. Eye : Myopia : : Teeth : ?
(a) Pyorrhoea
(b) Cataract
(c) Trachoma
(d) Eczema
95. Find the number of cubes in the following figure?
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
Directions (Q. 96 to 100) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
96. 144, 121, 100, 81, ?
(a) 75
(b) 65
(c) 70
(d) 64
97. AE, FJ, KO, ?
(a) PT
(b) PU
(c) PV
(d) PF
98. 4, −8, 16, −32, 64, ?
(a) −192
(b) 192
(c) −128
(d) 128
99. QDXM : SFYN : : UIOZ : ?
(a) PAQM
(b) LPWA
(c) QNLA
(d) WKPA
100. Rocket : fuel : : ?
(a) Man : Energy
(b) Machine : Oil
(c) Current : Electricity
(d) River : Water
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