Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai Supervisor P-Way/ESM-III Examination Held on 20-8-2006
1. In which century was the Bahmani kingdom founded?
(a) 15th
(b) 14th
(c) 13th
(d) 16th
2. When was the battle of Buxar fought?
(a) 1764
(b) 1766
(c) 1767
(d) 1761
3. The property of matter, that prevents it to come into motion, is called-
(a) equilibrium
(b) momentum
(c) inertia
(d) acceleration
4. Maximum length of a border of which of the following states is adjacent to that of other states?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
5. Chola-period is mostly known for which of the following?
(a) Gramsabha
(b) Battle against Rashtrakuta
(c) Trade with Ceylon
(d) Development of Tamil Culture
6. Megasthenes was the ambassador of the following
(a) Seleucus
(b) Alexander
(c) Darius
(d) Greek
7. Which of the following is the oldest dynasty?
(a) Maurya
(b) Gupta
(c) Kushan
(d) Kanva
8. What was the main effect of vedic culture on Indian History?
(a) Progress of metaphysics
(b) Development of Sanskrit
(c) Solidification of race
(d) None of the above
9. Minimum age of the candidate for contesting Lok Sabha election is
(a) 25 years
(b) 21 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years
10. Loss of efficiency of machine is caused by which of the following?
(a) Shortage of force
(b) Friction
(c) Lack of distance
(d) None of these
11. Chief Justice of High Court is appointed by :
(a) President
(b) Governor
(c) Chief Justice of India
(d) President, at the advice of Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the concerned state
12. Title of Vikramaditya was adopted by
(a) Ashok
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kanishka
(d) Samudragupta
13. Monthly, salary of President of India is
(a) Rs 10,000
(b) Rs 8000
(c) Rs 15,000
(d) Rs 50,000
14. Under the medium restructuring programme, the state governments are allowed to get loan from the international financial institutions like World Bank and Asian Development Bank
(a) to help to get acquainted with new techniques
(b) to change their high investment loan into low one
(c) to help the country to increase foreign exchange reserve
(d) None of the above
15. Which important event took place in the history of India in the year 1526?
(a) The first battle of Panipat
(b) The second battle of Panipat
(c) Defeat of Humayun at the hands of She Shah Suri
(d) None of the above
16. All the following are Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution except
(a) the right to equality
(b) the right against exploitation
(c) the right to adequate means of livelihood
(d) the right of freedom of religion
17. The Rigveda contains
(a) rituals to be adopted by people
(b) hymns in honour of the gods
(c) yagnas to be peformed
(d) history of the vedic period
18. In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Apabhramsa
(c) Prakrit
(d) Pali
19. The principle that distinguishes Jainism from Buddhism is the
(a) practice of the eight-fold path
(b) rejection of the infallibility of the Vedas
(c) attribution of a soul to all beings and things
(d) belief in rebirth
20. The total number of members is the Legislative Council of a State cannot exceed
(a) one-fourth of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly
(b) one-third of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly
(c) one-sixth of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly
(d) no such limit has been fixed
21. With whose reign is the Gandhara School of Art associated?
(a) Kanishka
(b) Chandragupta Vikramditya
(c) Harsha
(d) Ashoka
22. Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the
(a) 42nd amendment
(b) 40th amendment
(c) 39th amendment
(d) 36 amendment
23. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is
(a) 500
(b) 525
(c) 542
(d) 552
24. How many languages have been recognized by the Constitutions?
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 22
25. On the basis of the size and composition of external debt, World Bank has classified India as
(a) a less indebted country
(b) a moderately indebted country
(c) a heavily indebted country
(d) a severely indebted country
26. India’s tax effort measured as tax to GDP ratio is at present around
(a) 8%
(b) 12%
(c) 16%
(d) 32%
27. Shivaji died in the year
(a) 1676
(b) 1677
(c) 1678
(d) 1680
28. Chelliah Committee (1992-93) recommended that in income tax there should be
(a) higher rates
(b) broader spread between minimum and maximum rates
(c) minimum incentives
(d) maximum incentives
29. In which country did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India?
(a) 4th century AD
(b) 5th century AD
(c) 6th century AD
(d) 7th century AD
30. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 5
31. Money bills can be introduced in the State Legislature with the prior consent of
(a) the Speaker
(b) the Chief Minister
(c) the Governor
(d) the President
32. Hydrogenation of oils has as its goal
(a) separation of fatty acids
(b) raising of the melting point
(c) polymerization
(d) esterification
33. 15 ppm is the same as
(a) 15 graims per gallon of water
(b) 15 graims per litre of water
(c) 15 milligrams per litre of water
(d) 15 pounds per ton of water
34. To be eligible for election as President of India a person must have completed the age of
(a) 35 years
(b) 40 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 25 years
35. Buddha lived approximately at the same time as
(a) Confucius
(b) Moses
(c) Prophet Mohammad
(d) Hammurabi
36. The division of Mauryan society into seven classes was particularly mentioned in
(a) Kautilya’s Arthasatra
(b) Ashokan edicts
(c) The Purnas
(d) The Indica of Megasthenes
37. The first railway line in the India was opened in the year
(a) 1833
(b) 1853
(c) 1857
(d) 1861
38. The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because
(a) it was urban
(b) it had a pictographic script
(c) it had an agricultural economy
(d) it extended up to the Narmada Valley
39. All the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization are correct, except
(a) the Indus Valley Civilization was an advanced Urban Civilization
(b) iron was not known to the people
(c) it is difficult to say to which race the people belonged
(d) the people knew nothing about agriculture
40. A dual economy means
(I) The existence of black money and white money.
(II) The existence of agriculture and industry.
(III) The existence of commercial agriculture with subsistence farming
(IV) Modern industry and commercial agriculture co-existing with subsistence farming and traditional handicrafts.
(a) I only
(b) I. II and IV
(c) II, III and IV
(d) All of these
41. The Planning Commission of India is
(a) a statutory body
(b) an advisory body
(c) a constitutional body
(d) an independent and autonomous body
42. Which of the following statements is not true about Nagara style or architecture?
(a) Early Gupta style
(b) Cruciform plan and the Rekha
(c) Shikhara (tower)
(d) Buddhist influence
43. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
(a) mound of the living
(b) mound of the great
(c) mound of the dead
(d) mound of the survivor
44. Acute shortage of capital, technological backwardness and lack of skilled manpower have greatly obstructed the economic development of India. These are
(a) political factors
(b) economic factors
(c) social factors
(d) none of these
45. Which of the following States/Union Territory has a Legislative Assembly consisting of only 30 members?
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Mizoram
(c) Goa
(d) All of these
46. Tripitakas are the sacred books of the
(a) Jains
(b) Hindus
(c) Muslims
(d) Buddhists
47. The Attorney-General of India is appointed b y
(a) the Chief Justice of India
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) the President of India
(d) the UPSC
48. The energy exerted by a tennis racket as it strikes the ball is
(a) kinetic energy
(b) inertia
(c) potential energy
(d) mass energy
49. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha
(a) 6 members
(b) 9 members
(c) 12 members
(d) 15 members
50. Which book was written by Dadabhai Naoroji on Indian poverty and economy under British rule?
(a) Indian Economy under British Raj
(b) British Rule and Economic Drain of India
(c) Poverty and Un-British rule in India
(d) Economic Drain and Poverty of India
51. Which of the following States/Union Territories have a common High Court?
(a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(b) Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
(d) Assam and Bengal
52. The most controversial amendment passed during the emergency was
(a) 43rd
(b) 41st
(c) 42rd
(d) 44th
53. The union cabinet is responsible to
(a) the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha
(b) the President of India
(c) the Lok Sabha only
(d) the Electorate
54. What I s the percentage of India’s population to the World population?
(a) 6 per cent
(b) 16 per cent
(c) 26 per cent
(d) 36 per cent
55. Phobia involving fear of open spaces and crowded places is
(a) Agoraphobia
(b) Acrophobia
(c) Claustrophobia
(d) Schizophrenia
56. The universities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay were founded in the year
(a) 1845
(b) 1854
(c) 1857
(d) 1861
57. The Governor of a State in India is
(a) directly elected by the people of the State
(b) appointed by the Prime Minister
(c) appointed by the President
(d) appointed by the State Chief Minister
58. The total number of members of the Legislative Council can in no case be less than
(a) 40
(b) 60
(c) 50
(d) no minimum strength has been fixed
59. In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by T’ang empror?
(a) Rajaraja I
(b) Rajendra I
(c) Harsha
(d) Parantaka I
60. The paintings of Ajanta depict stories of the
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Jatakas
(d) Panchatantra
61. Who were the contemporaries of Kanishka?
(a) Kamban, Banabhatta, Asvagosha
(b) Nagarjuna, Asvagosha, Vasumitra
(c) Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Nagarjuna
(d) Asvagosha, Kamban
62. Buddha’s preachings were mainly related to
(a) belief in one god
(b) practice of rituals
(c) purity of thought and conduct
(d) idol worship
63. A substance which radiates light when heated to a high temperature is said to be
(a) Luminescent
(b) Incandescent
(c) Fluorescent
(d) Phosphorescent
64. The most important cause of the downfall of the Vijayagar empire was
(a) rivalries within the empire
(b) unity among the Muslim rulers of Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmednagar
(c) rebellion of the Hindu deduatories
(d) weak successors of Krishadevaraya
65. Mahabalipuram was established by the
(a) Pallavas
(b) Pandyas
(c) Cholas
(d) Chalukyas
66. A significant victory for the developing countries on the issue of TRIPS at the Doha Meet was
(a) postponement of the issue of labour standards
(b) special dispensation for least developed countries
(c) power to grant exemption from patent regime in the interest of public health
(d) discussion on implementation issues
67. Jaideva, the famous author of Gita Govinda was the court poet of
(a) Harsha (7th cent AD)
(b) Prithviraj Chauhan (12th cent AD)
(c) Lakshmanasena of Benal (12th-13th cent AD)
(d) None of the above
68. The right to vote in India is given to all people on the basis of
(a) education
(b) age
(c) property
(d) religion
69. Who founded for matthas in the four corners of India?
(a) Shankaracharya
(b) Ramanujacharya
(c) Bhaskaracharya
(d) Madhvacharya
70. The maximum strength of the Legislative Assembly of a State is
(a) 450
(b) 500
(c) 400
(d) 525
71. Purushasukta is found in the
(a) Bhagavad Gita
(b) Rigveda
(c) Manusmriti
(d) Atharava Veda
72. Which of the following is a base?
(a) K2SO4
(b) NaCl
(c) H3PO
(d) NaOH
73. Mughal painting flourished during the reign of
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
74. Kautilya’s Arthasastra is a book in :
(a) economic relations
(b) principles and practice of statecraft
(c) foreign policy
(d) duties of the king
75. The Indus Valley Civilization specialized in
(a) town planning
(b) architecture
(c) craftsmanship
(d) all of these
76. Which of the following principal UN institutions is not based in New York?
(a) Ecosec
(b) Trusteeship Council
(c) ICJ
(d) Secretariat
77. Shivaji was crowned in the year
(a) 1664
(b) 1666
(c) 1670
(d) 1674
78. Which among the following is/are not members of Gulf Co-operation Council?
(I) Kuwait (II) Bahrain
(III) Iran (IV) Yemen
(a) II and III
(b) III and IV
(c) IV only
(d) I, III and VI
79. Which of the following is not one of the Fundamental Rights?
(a) Right to freedom of religion
(b) Right to freedom of thought and expression
(c) Right to equality
(d) Right to equal pay for equal work for man as well as woman
80. The Third Vehicle in Buddhism was known as
(a) Mahasanghika
(b) Zen
(c) Vajrayana
(d) None of these
81. Which cement is expected to have the highest compressive strength after 72 hours?
(a) Rapid hardening cement
(b) Super sulphated cement
(c) High alumina cement
(d) Ordinary Portland cement
82. A beam of uniform strength will have
(a) same shear force throughout the beam
(b) same bending moment throughout the beam
(c) same deflection throughout the beam
(d) same bending stress at every section along its longitudinal axis
83. The behavior of concrete under instantaneous load is
(a) elastic
(b) plastic
(c) anelastic
(d) viscoelastic
84. The rail sections commonly used in India are
(a) bull headed
(b) double headed
(c) the section
(d) flat footed
85. The contour lines having different elevations an intersect only in case of
(a) plane ground
(b) valley
(c) river bed
(d) an overhanging cliff
86. To keep water safe against pythogenic bacteria the residual chlorine should remain between
(a) 0.01 to 0.02 ppm
(b) 0.05 to 0.2 ppm
(c) 0.2 to 0.5 ppm
(d) 0.5 to 1 ppm
87. ‘Streams get self-purified in relatively shorter time in summer as compared to winter’. It is mainly due to
(a) atmospheric humidity effect
(b) atmospheric temperature effect
(c) both of above factors
(d) none of the above factors
88. In a two-way slab the lifting of corners occurs due to
(a) heavy shear load at mid span
(b) resultant shear force at the ends
(c) zero moment at the centre
(d) torsional moment on the slab
89. The area of the shear force diagram is equal to
(a) bending moment at the point
(b) shear force at the point
(c) shear force at the supports
(d) load at the point
90. Hydraulically and economically, the best section of drains for large flow is
(a) rectangular
(b) square
(c) circular
(d) v-shaped
91. Compaction of soil
(a) decreases void ratio
(b) decreases dry density and increases voids ratio
(c) decreases shear strength and increases porosity
(d) increases shear strength as well as porosity
92. Oil and grease from sewage can b e removed by
(a) supplying oxygen
(b) chlorination
(c) filteration
(d) floation tanks
93. The best method of applying water to sandy undulating area is
(a) Free flooding
(b) Sub irrigation
(c) Furro method
(d) Sprinkler irrigation
94. For national highway, the maximum speed in mountainous terrain is
(a) 120 km/h
(b) 100 km/h
(c) 80 km/h
(d) 50 km/h
95. Trussed bridges are generally constructed as
(a) through bridges
(b) deck bridges
(c) semi through bridges
(d) any of the above
96. The average liquid content of sewage is usually
(a) 95 to 99 per cent
(b) 75 to 80 per cent
(c) 65 to 75 per cent
(d) Less than 50 per cent
97. The average life of concrete roads is taken as
(a) 10 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 50 years
98. Reynold’s number is the ratio of
(a) inertia force to pressure force
(b) surface tension force to pressure force
(c) inertia force to viscous force
(d) elastic force to gravity force
99. The BOD test is an indirect measure of ….. of waste water. The suitable words for the blank are
(a) the volatile-acid content
(b) the organic content
(c) the dissolved solids
(d) the suspended solids
100. A bridge having its floor supported at the top of structure is called
(a) through bridge
(b) submersible bridge
(c) deck bridge
(d) floating bridge
101. For which type of sewage the self cleaning velocity of the sewer will be least?
(a) Rounded pebbles (12 mm to 15 mm)
(b) Coarse sand
(c) Fine sand
(d) Fine clay and silt
102. What is the initial hardening period of quick cement?
(a) 5 seconds
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 5 hours
(d) 5 days
103. Alluvial soil is transferred by which of the following?
(a) Air
(b) Water
(c) Gravity
(d) Ice
104. How is rivet specified?
(a) By diameter of the hole
(b) By length of stick
(c) By width of the top
(d) By the product : length of the stick and diameter
105. What is the percentage of asbestos fibres in the sheets of cement asbestos?
(a) 0.1 to 1%
(b) 1 to 5%
(c) 15 to 20%
(d) 40 to 50%
106. Which of the following is the main factor that affects the porosity of soil?
(a) Size of the particles
(b) Soil status
(c) Clay soil
(d) Absorbed water into the ground
107. In cement concrete road, allowed camber is ……….
(a) 1 in 20 to 1 in 24
(b) 1 in 30 to 1 in 38
(c) 1 in 48 to 1 in 60
(d) 1 in 60 to 1 in 72
108. The carbon percentage of carbon steel is
(a) 0.5 to 0.9%
(b) 0.9 to 1.1%
(c) 0.2 to 0.7%
(d) 0.10 to 1.5%
109. There is the deflection of 10 mm in centre of the R CC beam, which is bearing the load uniformly. If both the ends of the beam are tied, what would be the deflection in the centre?
(a) 50 mm
(b) 25 mm
(c) 8 mm
(d) 2 mm
110. According to Stoke’s law the speed, on which a particle remains out of suspension and other factors are constant, depends on which of the following?
(a) Weight of the particle
(b) Shape of the particle
(c) Size of the particle
(d) All of the above
111. In accordance with Khosla’s creep principle, the value of critical gradient for stability of some structure on a canal should be
(a) 1
(b) 0.88
(c) 0.7
(d) 0.5
112. Which chemical is used to control the growth of algae in some pond?
(a) Alum
(b) Copper sulphate
(c) Milk of Magnesia
(d) Bleaching Powder
113. Top (apex) line of the moulded roof is called
(a) ridge
(b) apex
(c) top
(d) head
114. What should be the maximum size of the riser of the stairs of some public building?
(a) 15 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 25 cm
(d) 30 cm
115. Generally, what is the detention period for the active consumption factor?
(a) 1 to 2 hours
(b) 3 to 6 hours
(c) 8 to 12 hours
(d) 12 to 13 hours
116. Following pump is, normally, used for cleaning the sewage
(a) plunger pump
(b) turbine pump
(c) centrifugal pump
(d) lifting pump
117. What should be the width of national highways?
(a) 12 m
(b) 9.5 m
(c) 7.5 m
(d) 6 m
118. No liquid can sustain its liquid form at
(a) 0°C
(b) zero pressure
(c) zero viscosity
(d) absolute zero degree temperature
119. Which type of floor is recommended for milk production plant?
(a) Concrete
(b) Tile
(c) PVC
(d) Marble
120. Allowed slump for concrete pillars is
(a) 175-200
(b) 75-175
(c) 50-75
(d) 20-50
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