Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Patna Assistant Station Master Examination Held on 26-09-2010
1. Which one of the following is the central theme of ‘The Communist Manifesto’ written by Marx and Engels?
(a) Tools of Production
(b) Theory of State
(c) Abolition of State
(d) Class Struggle
2. Who is author of One Night @ the Call Centre?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Chetan Bhagat
(c) Anurag Mathur
(d) Robin Sharma
3. Which one of the following contains powerful oxidative enzymes and helps in removing toxic substances from cells?
(a) Plastids
(b) Lysosomes
(c) Dictyosomes
(d) Peroxisomes
4. Which one of the following a development expenditure?
(a) Irrigation expenditure
(b) Civil administration
(c) Debt services
(d) Grant-in-Aid
5. Which one of the following National Highways links Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Madurai?
(a) NH 5
(b) NH 7
(c) NH 9
(d) NH 11
6. Which one of the following enzymes is found in human saliva?
(a) Pepsin
(b) Ptyalin
(c) Renin
(d) Erepsin
7. Which one of following contributes the maximum earning in Indian Railway?
(a) Passenger earning
(b) Goods traffic earning
(c) Sundry earning
(d) Other Coach earning
8. Which one of the following glands produces insulin in human body?
(a) Liver
(b) Pancreas
(c) Spleen
(d) Pituitary
9. Which one of the following is a hereditary disease?
(a) Cataract
(b) Haemophilia
(c) Pellagra
(d) Osteoporosis
10. What is the number of neutral points for a bar magnet with its North pole pointing geographical North?
(a) Zero
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Infinite
11. What is the phenomenon of the moon to appear bigger in size as it approaches the horizon, called?
(a) Atmospheric refraction of light
(b) Diffraction of light
(c) Scattering of light
(d) Total internal reflection of light by water vapours
12. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the wavelengths of radiations?
(a) UV > Green > IR > Hard X-rays
(b) IR > Green > UV > Hard X-rays
(c) UV > Hard X-rays > IR > Green
(d) IR > Hard X-rays > Green > UV
13. Who among the following decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or not?
(a) Union Finance Minister
(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(d) President of India
14. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Lord Cornwallis : Subsidiary Alliance
(b) Lord Dalhousie : Permanent Settlement of Bengal
(c) Lord Lytton : Doctrine of Lapse
(d) Lord Curzon : Partition of Bengal
15. Which one amongst the following is nearest to the Sun?
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Mercury
(d) Venus
16. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Indus : Shyok
(b) Ganga : Gandak
(c) Godavari : Musi
(d) Krishna : Tungabhadra
17. Where is the Nanda Devi peak located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Sikkim
(d) Nepal
18. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I
(Place of 1857 Revolt)
(A) Lucknow
(B) Kanpur
(C) Bihar
(D) Rohilkhand
List II
(Leader of Revolt)
(1) Maulavi Ahmadullah
(2) Kunwar Singh
(3) Nana Sahib
(4) Beghum Hazrat Mahal
(a) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
(b) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
(c) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3
(d) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1
19. Disciples of which one of the leaders in Bengal during the Indian freedom struggle were called Young Bengal?
(a) Keshab Chandra Sen
(b) Henry Derozio
(c) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(d) Madhusudan Datta
20. Which of the following body estimation national income in India?
(a) RBI
(b) Planning commission
(c) Finance commission
(d) Central statistical organization
21. Who introduced HYV varieties of seed in India?
(a) JL Nehru
(b) Mahalanobis
(c) N. Borlaug
(d) V. Kurien
22. Which one of the following experiences the least annual range of temperature?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Arctic Circle
23. Among the following who was the earliest visitor to India?
(a) Alberuni
(b) Fa-Hien
(c) Hieun-Tsang
(d) Megasthanes
24. Kalhana’s well-known work ‘Rajatarangini’ is an important source material for the study of which one of the following?
(a) Ancient Kamarupa
(b) Post-Mauryan Magadha
(c) Medieval Rajasthan
(d) Early Medieval Kashmir
25. The king Pulakesin II belonged to which Dynasty?
(a) Cholas
(b) Cheras
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Chedis
26. The river Son is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Narmada
(d) Mahanadi
27. Sandstone is a
(a) extrusive igneous rock
(b) intrusive igneous rock
(c) metamorphic rock
(d) sedimentary rock
28. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Bran : Canada
(b) Hurricane : Caribbean Islands
(c) Tornado : South-East USA
(d) Typhoon : Philippines
29. Which one of the following chronological orders of the given dynasties of India is correct?
(a) Maurya – Nanda – Kanva – Sunga
(b) Nanda – Maurya – Sunga – Kanva
(c) Nanda – Maurya – Kanva – Sunga
(d) Maurya – Nanda – Sunga – Kanva
30. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi was the first to have p aid to his soldiers in cash?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(d) Firuz Tughlaq
31. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of passes when one travels along the Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim?
(a) Zozila – Nathula – Shipkila
(b) Nathula – Shipkila – Zozila
(c) Nathula – Zozila – Shipkila
(d) Zozila – Shipkila – Nathula
32. When did the Kisan Credit card (KCC) Schemes for the farmers started in India?
(a) 1995-1996
(b) 1998-1999
(c) 2005-2006
(d) 2007-2008
33. Who was the largest service chief minister in India?
(a) Bhajan Lal
(b) Chiman Bhai Patel
(c) Jyoti Basu
(d) Hiteshwar Saikia
34. Which one of the following fertilizers has the maximum percentage of nitrogen?
(a) Ammonium sulphate
(b) Urea
(c) Calcium cyanamide
(d) Calcium ammonium nitrate
35. Which one of the following is not contained in Portland cement?
(a) Ca3Al2O6
(b) Ca3SiO5
(c) Ca2SiO4
(d) Ca3(PO4)2
36. Which one of the following acids is used for etching glass?
(a) H2SO4
(b) HNO3
(c) HF
(d) HCl
37. Who is the auther of ‘Adhe-Adhure’?
(a) Mohan Rakesh
(b) Prem Chand
(c) Nirala
(d) Pant
38. Where is the National Academy of Agriculture Research management located?
(a) Dehraduri
(b) Hyderabad
(c) New Delhi
(d) Itanagar
39. While Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the term of the Lok Sabha can be extended for a period not exceeding?
(a) Six weeks
(b) Three months
(c) Six months
(d) One year
40. In the United Nations, who decides the quantum of contribution of each member to the income resources of the UN?
(a) Trusteeship Council
(b) Economic and Social Council
(c) Security Council
(d) General Assembly
41. Who among the following leaders was instrumental in the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
(a) PC Joshi
(b) Subhhash Chandra Bose
(c) Acharya Narendra Dev
(d) Ram Manohar Lohia
42. Which city will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
(a) Hambantota (Sri Lanka)
(b) Glasgow ( Scotland)
(c) Gold Cost (Australia)
(d) Wellington ( New Zealand)
43. Who was the Governor General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Dufferin
(d) Lord Hardinge
44. Which one of the following metals occurs in nature in free state?
(a) Gold
(b) Sodium
(c) Aluminium
(d) Copper
45. What is the colour of oxygen in solid state?
(a) Pale yellow
(b) Pale blue
(c) Light green
(d) Greenish yellow
46. A can do 1/6 of a work in 5 days and B can do 2/5 of the work in 8 days. In how many days, an both A and B together do the work?
(a) 12 days
(b) 13 days
(c) 15 days
(d) 20 days
47. The simplified value of 
is
(a) 0.075
(b) 0.705
(c) 0.750
(d) 7.500
48. A milk vendor has 21 L of cow milk, 42 L of toned milk and 63 L of double toned milk. If he wants to pack them in cans, so that each can contains same number o litres of milk and does not want to mix any two kinds of milk in a can, then the least number of cans required is
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 12
49. From a solid cylinder whose height is 12 cm and diameter 10 cm, a conical cavity of same height and same diameter of the base is hollowed out. The volume of the remaining solid is approximately (use π = 22/7)
(a) 942.86 cm3
(b) 314.29 cm3
(c) 628.57 cm3
(d) 450.76 cm3
50. After allowing a discount of 12% on the marked price of an article, it is sold for Rs 880. Find its marked price.
(a) Rs 1100
(b) Rs 2000
(c) Rs 1000
(d) Rs 2100
51. A trader marks his goods at 20% above the cost price. If he allows a discount of 5% for cash down payment, his profit per cent for such a transaction is
(a) 15
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 17
52. The length of the three sides of a right angled triangle are (x – 2) cm, x cm and (x + 2) cm, respectively. Then, the value of x is
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 4
(d) 0
53. If y% of 1 h is 1 min 12 s, then y is equal to
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 1/2
(d) 1/4
54. A number, on subtracting 15 from it, reduces to its 80%. What is 40% of the number?
(a) 75
(b) 60
(c) 30
(d) 40
55. If the annual income of A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 7 and the total annual income of A and C is Rs 800000, then the monthly salary of B (in Rs) is
(a) Rs 20000
(b) Rs 25000
(c) Rs 30000
(d) Rs 15000
56. The ratio of successful and unsuccessful examines in an examination in a school is 6 : 1. The ratio would have been 9 : 1, if 6 more examines had been successful. The total number of examinees is
(a) 140
(b) 120
(c) 200
(d) 160
57. B was born when A was 4 yr 7 months old and C was born when B was 3 yr 4 months old. When C was 5 yr 2 months old, then their average age was
(a) 8 yr 9 months
(b) 7 yr 3 months
(c) 8 yr 7 months
(d) 8 yr 11 months
58. Peter buys a table for Rs 450 and spends Rs 30 on its transportation. If he sells the table for Rs 600, his gain per cent will be
(a) 30%
(b) 25%
(c) 28%
(d) 24%
59. Two pipes can fill a cistern separately in 24 min and 40 min respectively. A waste pipe can drain off 30 L/min. If all the three pipes are opened, the cistern fills in one hour. The capacity (in litre) of the cistern is
(a) 800
(b) 400
(c) 600
(d) 500
60. A field is in the form of rectangle of length 18 m and width 15 m. A pit, 7.5 m long, 6 m broad and 0.8 m deep, is dug in a corner of the field and the earth taken out is evenly spread over the remaining area of the field. The level of the field raised is
(a) 12 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 16 cm
(d) 18 cm
61. The sum of five consecutive integers is b. Then, 
is equal to
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/2
(c) 4
(d) 2
62. A discount of 40% on the marked price of a trouser enables Ajit to purchase a shirt also which costs him Rs 320. How much did Ajit pay for the trouser?
(a) Rs 480
(b) Rs 540
(c) Rs 800
(d) Rs 400
63. The ratio of alcohol and water in 40 L of mixture is 5 : 3. 8 L of the mixture is removed and replaced with water. Now, the ratio of the alcohol and water in the resultant mixture is
(a) 1: 2
(b) 1 : 1
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 1 : 3
64. Ten years ago, the average age of P and Q was 20 yr. Average age of P, Q and R is 30 yr now. After 10 yr, the age of R will be
(a) 35 yr
(b) 40 yr
(c) 30 yr
(d) 45 yr
65. Water flows in a tank 150 m × 100 m at the base, through a pipe whose cross section is 2 dm by 1.5 dm, at the speed of 15 km/h. In what time will the water be 3 m deep?
(a) 100 h
(b) 120 h
(c) 140 h
(d) 150 h
66. If 
then the value of 
is
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
67. Two numbers are 30% and 40% more than the third number respectively. The first number is x% of the second. Then, x is equal to
(a) 
(b) 140
(c) 
(d) 
68. If a train runs at 40 km/h, it reaches its destination late by 11 min, but if it runs at 50 km/h, it is late by 5 min only. Find the correct time for the train to complete its journey
(a) 19 min
(b) 20 min
(c) 21 min
(d) 18 min
69. If 5 cos θ + 12 sin θ = 13, then tan θ is equal to
(a) 13/12
(b) 12/13
(c) 12/5
(d) 5/12
70. If the diameter of a sphere is decreased by 25%, its curved surface area will be decreased by
(a) 43.25%
(b) 43.50%
(c) 43.75%
(d) 44.25%
71. The external bisector of ∠ABC of ∆ ABC intersects the straight line through A and parallel to BC at the point D. If ∠ABC = 50°, then measure of ∠ADB is
(a) 65°
(b) 55°
(c) 40°
(d) 20°
Directions (Q. Nos. 72-75) The following bar graph depicts the result for B.Sc. students of a college for three years. Read the graph and answer questions based on this graph.
72. The number of students passed in 3rd division in 1984 was
(a) 165
(b) 75
(c) 70
(d) 65
73. The percentage of students failed in 1984, was
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 17%
74. The percentage of students passed is 1st division in 1982 was
(a) 20%
(b) 34%
(c) 
(d) 
75. The percentage of students passed in 1982 was
(a) 65%
(b) 70%
(c) 
(d) 
Directions (Q. Nos. 76-78) Select the related letters/words/numbers from the given alternatives.
76. 6 : 11 : : 11 : ?
(a) 6
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 30
77. Patrol : Security : : Insurance : ?
(a) Money
(b) Policy
(c) Savings
(d) Risk
78. 
(a) P/AF
(b) Q/AB
(c) P/AC
(d) R/AD
Directions (Q. Nos. 79 and 80) Select the one which is different from the other three responses.
79.
(a) ZKXJ
(b) CMAL
(c) TGRF
(d) FRTK
80.
(a) Heat
(b) Light
(c) Bulb
(d) Electricity
81. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
a_b_a_ _ n_bb_abbn
(a) abnabb
(b) bnbban
(c) bnbbna
(d) babban
82. Arrange the following in a meaningful/logical order
(1) Exhaust (2) Night
(3) Day (4) Sleep
(5) Work
(a) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4
(b) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
(c) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
(d) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4
83. Arrange the following words according to the dictionary
(1) Inventory (2) Involuntary
(3) Invisible (3) Invariable
(4) Investigate
(a) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
(b) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
(c) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
(d) 4, 1, 5, 3, 2
Directions (Q. Nos. 84 and 85) A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
84. 8, 24, 12, ?, 18, 54
(a) 28
(b) 36
(c) 46
(d) 38
85. AGMSY, CIOUA, EKQWC, ____, IOUAG, KQWCI
(a) GMSYE
(b) FMSYE
(c) GNSYD
(d) FMYES
86. If the day before yesterday was Sunday, what day will it be three days after the day after tomorrow?
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Saturday
87. A bus leaves Delhi with half the number of women as men. At Meerut, ten men get down and five women get in. Now, there are equal number of men and women. How many passengers boarded the bus initially at Delhi?
(a) 36
(b) 45
(c) 15
(d) 30
88. Only one meaningful word can b e formed by rearranging the letters of the given jumbled word. Find out that word.
MUSPOPAPOTIH
(a) METAMOPHIC
(b) PHILANTHROPIST
(c) HIPOCAMPUS
(d) HIPPOPOTAMUS
89. M is the son of P, Q is the grand-daughter of 0 who is the husband of P. How is M related to 0?
(a) Son
(b) Daughter
(c) Mother
(d) Father
90. In a row of boys, Srinath is 7th from left and Venkat is 12th from the right. If they interchange their positions, Srinath becomes 22nd from the left. How many boys are there in the row?
(a) 19
(b) 31
(c) 33
(d) 34
91. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word
IMPASSIONABLE
(a) IMPASSABLE
(b) IMPOSSIBLE
(c) IMPASSIVE
(d) IMPASSION
Directions (Q. No. 92) In question, one statement is given followed b y two assumptions I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to b e at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given assumptions, if any, follow from the given statements.
92. Statement Politicians become rich by the votes of the people.
Assumptions
(I) People vote to make politicians rich.
(II) Politicians become rich by their virtue.
(a) Only I is implicit
(b) Only II is implicit
(c) Both I and II are implicit
(d) Both I and II are not implicit
Direction (Q. No. 93) In question two statements P and Q are given flowed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.
93. Statements
(P) All men are women.
(Q) All women are crazy.
Conclusions
(I) All men are crazy
(II) All the crazy are men.
(III) Some of the crazy are men.
(IV) Some of the crazy are women.
(a) None of the conclusions follow
(b) All the conclusions follow
(c) Only I, III and IV follow
(d) Only II and III follow
94. If HOSPITAL is written as 32574618 in a certain code, how would POSTAL be written in that code?
(a) 752618
(b) 725618
(c) 725168
(d) 725681
95. If SPARK is coded as TQBSL, what will be the code for FLAME?
(a) GMBNF
(b) GNBNF
(c) GMCND
(d) GMBMF
96. After interchanging ÷ and +, 12 and 18, which one of the following equations becomes correct?
(a) (90 × 18) + 18 = 60
(b) (18 + 6) ÷ 12 = 2
(c) (72 ÷ 18) × 18 = 72
(d) (12 + 6) × 18 = 36
97. What is the number missing from the third target?
(a) 45
(b) 48
(c) 51
(d) 54
98. Little wooden cubes each with a side of one inch are put together to form a solid cube with a side of three inches. This big cube is then painted red all over on the outside. When the big cube is broken up into the
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 0
99. Find out which of the diagrams given in the alternatives correctly represents the relationship stated in the question.
Sharks, Whales, Turtles
100. How many triangles are there in the following figure?
(a) 11
(b) 13
(c) 9
(d) 15
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