Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Patna Goods Guard (GG) Examination Held on 26-09-2010
1. What is the name of the in-house magazine to be published by the Railway, to be distributed to the passengers?
(a) Rail Vishwa
(b) Rail Bandhu
(c) Rail Mail
(d) Rail Patra
2. The author of the book ‘A’ Brief History of Time’ is
(a) Carl Sagan
(b) John Schwarz
(c) Mrehael Green
(d) Stephen Hawking
3. What is the title of APJ Abdul Kalam’s autobiography?
(a) Me and Missile
(b) My Memories
(c) Sky is the Limit
(d) Wings of Fire
4. The 191st member of UNO is
(a) Switzerland
(b) East Timor
(c) Swaziland
(d) Taiwan
5. Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Dehradun
(c) Vadodara
(d) Digboi
6. The first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest was
(a) Aarti Saha
(b) Asha Agarwal
(c) Bachendri Pal
(d) Reita Fariya
7. One Horse Power is equal to
(a) 736 watts
(b) 746 watts
(c) 748 watts
(d) 756 watts
8. When milk is churned, the cream separates from it due to the
(a) cohesive force
(b) centrifugal force
(c) frictional force
(d) gravitational force
9. The purest form of iron is
(a) steel
(b) cast iron
(c) pig iron
(d) wrought iron
10. Which of the following rights was described by Dr. BR Ambedkar as ‘The Heart and Soul of the Constitution?
(a) Right of Freedom of Religion
(b) Right to Property
(c) Right to Equality
(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
11. Economic survey is published by
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Planning Commission
(c) Government of India
(d) Indian Statistical Institute
12. The ‘Slack Season’ in the Indian Economy is
(a) March-April
(b) September-December
(c) January-June
(d) February-April
13. Inflation implies
(a) rise in budget deficit
(b) rise in money supply
(c) rise in general price index
(d) rise in prices of consumer goods
14. Which among the following formulates fiscal policy?
(a) RBI
(b) Finance Ministry
(c) SEBI
(d) Planning Commission
15. The World Bank and IMF gives respectively
(a) long term and short term credits
(b) short term and long term credits
(c) both long term credits
(d) both short term credits
16. ISO-9000 certificate is a stringent quality control standard for electronic goods that are essential for any Indian exporter to compete in international markets. It is issued by the
(a) Bureau of Indian Standards
(b) British Standards Institution
(c) UN Exports Agency
(d) International Organization for Standardization
17. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
(a) Mercury and Venus
(b) Venus and Mars
(c) Mercury and Pluto
(d) Venus and Neptune
18. ‘The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’. This is true of
(a) Uranus
(b) Neptune
(c) Saturn
(d) Mars
19. The temperature of the Sun’s outer surface is
(a) 6000000°C
(b) 6000°C
(c) 60°C
(d) 0°C
20. The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through the State of
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Nagaland
21. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of
(a) Asom Himalayas
(b) Kumaon Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas
(d) Punjab Himalayas
22. Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Vishakhapatnam
23. Which of the following river make Estuary?
(a) Narmada
(b) Ganga
(c) Yamuna
(d) Luni
24. Which of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity?
(a) Dal
(b) Chilka
(c) Wular
(d) Sambhar
25. Match the following
List I
(A) Alluvial Soil
(B) Black Soil
(C) Brown Soil
(D) Red soil
List-II
(1) Cotton
(2) Rice
(3) Tea
(4) Wheat
(a) A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D – 4
(b) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
(c) A – 3; B – 1; C – 2; D – 4
(d) A – 4; B – 1; C – 3; D – 2
26. Which is the most important divinity of Rig Veda?
(a) Marut
(b) Agni
(c) Shakti
(d) Varuna
27. The Second Battle of Tarain was fought between Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan in
(a) 1191
(b) 1192
(c) 1193
(d) 1194
28. Ashoka the Great, conquered Kalinga in the year.
(a) 261 BC
(b) 58 BC
(c) 261 AD
(d) 78 AD
29. Saka era started from
(a) 78 BC
(b) 78 AD
(c) 300 BC
(d) 124 AD
30. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built by
(a) Mauryas
(b) Nandas
(c) Khalijis
(d) Gupta
31. Where was the first cotton mill in India established?
(a) Surat
(b) Mumbai
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Coimbatore
32. Which of the following laid the foundation of the British Civil Service in India?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Canning
33. The system of open competitions through examination for entering the civil service was introduced in
(a) 1813
(b) 1833
(c) 1853
(d) 1858
34. Which of the following was the founder of ‘Prarthana Samaj’?
(a) Devendranath Tagore
(b) Mahadeo Govind Ranade
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) G K Devdhar
35. The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was adopted by
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
36. Delhi became the capital of India in
(a) 1910
(b) 1911
(c) 1916
(d) 1923
37. If a : b : c = 3 : 4 : 7, then the ratio (a + b + c) : c is equal to
(a) 2 : 1
(b) 14 : 3
(c) 7 : 2
(d) 1 : 2
38. If 
is equal to
(a) 5√2
(b) 2√5
(c) 4√2
(d) 4√5
39. The next number of the sequence 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, ……. is
(a) 60
(b) 64
(c) 68
(d) 72
40. 
is equal to
(a) 1/2n
(b) 1/5n
(c) 1/3n
(d) 1/n
41. 
is equal to
(a) 4
(b) 270
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/270
42. 
simplifies to
(a) 2√6
(b) 4√6
(c) 2√3
(d) 3√2
43. B got 20% marks less than A. What per cent marks did A got more than B?
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 12%
(d) 80%
44. Which of the following numbers is the greatest?
(a) √2
(b) ∛3
(c) ∜4
(d) 
45. [(50)3 + (−30)3 + (−20)3] is equal to
(a) 170000
(b) −15000
(c) 90000
(d) −90000
46. The present average age of a family of four members is 36 yr. If the present age of the youngest member of the family be 12 yr, the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member was
(a) 48 yr
(b) 40 yr
(c) 32 yr
(d) 24 yr
47. The average of 30 number is 12. The average of the first 20 of them is 11 and that of the next 9 is 10. The last number is
(a) 60
(b) 45
(c) 40
(d) 50
48. If the area of circle inscribed in a square is 9 π cm2, then the area of the square is
(a) 24 cm2
(b) 30 cm2
(c) 36 cm2
(d) 81 cm2
49. If the selling price of an article is doubled, then its loss per cent is converted into equal profit per cent. The loss per cent on the article is
(a) 
(b) 33%
(c) 
(d) 34%
50. A, B and C started a business by investing Rs 40500, Rs 45000 and Rs 60000 respectively. After 6 months C withdraw Rs 15000 while A invested Rs 4500 more. In annual profit of Rs 56100, the share of C will exceed that of A by
(a) Rs 900
(b) Rs 1100
(c) Rs 3000
(d) Rs 3900
51. A sells an article to B at a profit of 10%. B sells the article back to A at a loss of 10%. In this transaction
(a) A neither loses nor gains
(b) A makes a profit of 11%
(c) A makes a profit of 20%
(d) B loses 20%
52. In 40 L mixture of milk and water the ratio of milk to water is 7 : 1. In order to make the ratio of milk and water 3 : 1, the quantity of water (in litres) that should be added to the mixture will be
(a) 6
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
53. The court language of Mughals was
(a) Arabic
(b) Hindi
(c) Persian
(d) Urdu
54. Akbar’s land revenue system was known as
(a) Bandobast system
(b) Zabti system
(c) Todarmal’s revenue system
(d) All of the above
55. Din-i-Ilahi was accepted by
(a) Birbal
(b) Tansen
(c) Raja Mansingh
(d) Todarmal
56. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by
(a) Timur
(b) Zain-ul-Abidin
(c) Malik Kafur
(d) Hasan
57. The term ‘sufi’ is derived from
(a) a type of poetry
(b) a type of garment
(c) a language
(d) the name of a place
58. Which of these countries has announced one billion US dollar aid for the reconstruction of Nalanda University?
(a) Japan
(b) Singapore
(c) Malaysia
(d) China
59. Of the G8 economies, which country has performed the best over the past 10 yr?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) United States
(d) Russia
60. Which among the following ministries of India was recently making news for its controversial ‘Go and No Go Policy’?
(a) Ministry of Overseas Indians
(b) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(c) Ministry of External Affairs
(d) Ministry of Tourism
61. In which of these World Cups, South Africa wasn’t even able to reach the semi final of the ICC World Cup?
(a) 1992
(b) 2007
(c) 2003
(d) 1999
62. Ruby and sapphire are oxides of
(a) copper
(b) tin
(c) iron
(d) aluminium
63. The science of map-making is
(a) Cartography
(b) Geography
(c) Carpology
(d) Geology
64. The interval between two sessions of either House of parliament should not exceed
(a) three months
(b) six months
(c) nine months
(d) twelve months
65. Which of the following is known as Power house?
(a) Lysosome
(b) Ribosome
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Protoplasm
66. Which of the following is not a mosquito borne disease?
(a) Dengue fever
(b) Malaria
(c) Sleeping sickness
(d) Filariasis
67. The ligaments join
(a) muscle to muscle
(b) bone to bone
(c) muscle to bone
(d) None of the above
68. Element present in largest amount in human body is
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Oxygen
(d) Carbon
69. Which of the following carries oxygen from lungs to tissues in the body?
(a) RBCs
(b) Plasma
(c) WBCs
(d) None of these
70. The Red colour of blood is see to the presence of
(a) Haemoglobin
(b) Magnesium
(c) Plasma
(d) Oxygen
71. The ‘Battle of Ten King’s was fought on the banks of
(a) Asikini (Chenab)
(b) Parushni (Ravi)
(c) Vitasta (Jhelum)
(d) Vipas (Beas)
72. The great Hindu law-giver was
(a) Kapil
(b) Banabhatta
(c) Kautilya
(d) Manu
73. The Rig Veda consists of …….. hymns.
(a) 512
(b) 1024
(c) 1028
(d) 2000
74. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during
(a) 5000-3500 BC
(b) 3000-1500 BC
(c) 2500-1750 BC
(d) 1500-500 BC
75. ‘My Life’ is the autobiography of
(a) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
(b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Hillary Clinton
Directions (Q. Nos. 76 and 77) Arrange the following words in a meaningful order.
76. (1) Rain (2) Vaporization (3) Water (4) Condensation (5) Cloud
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
(b) 5, 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
(d) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1
77. (1) Travel (2) Destination (3) Payment (4) Reservation (5) Availability of Berth/Seat for reservation.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(b) 2, 3, 5, 4, 1
(c) 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
(d) 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
Directions (Q. Nos. 78-80) Find the missing numbers/letters/figure from the given responses.
78. 255, 366, 479, 684, ?
(a) 891
(b) 125
(c) 216
(d) 343
79. 25-K-8, 23-I-11, 21-G-14, 19-E-17, ?
(a) 17-F-9
(b) 19-C-17
(c) 17-C-20
(d) 20-D-17
80. 
Directions (Q. Nos. 81-85) In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If there is no error, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
81. On my request Jatin (a)/ introduced me to his friend (b)/ who is singer and scientist (c)/ No error (d)
82. The burglars were caught just as (a)/ they were about to (b)/ escape from the jail (c)/ No error (d)
83. The teacher drew (a)/ an attention of the boys (b)/ to the importance of regular practice (c)/ No error (d)
84. I am not wealthy (a)/ so I cannot afford (b)/ to buy a expensive car (c)/ No error (d)
85. The interviewer asked me (a)/ if I knew that Kalidas was the greater (b)/ then any other poet (c)/ No error (d)
Directions (Q. Nos. 86-88) In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.
86.
(a) Foreigner
(b) Forienor
(c) Foriegnor
(d) Foreiner
87.
(a) Exagerate
(b) Exadgerate
(c) Exaggerate
(d) Exeggerate
88.
(a) Acurrate
(b) Accurate
(c) Acurate
(d) Accuratte
Directions (Q. Nos. 89 and 90) In the following questions, choose the alternative which can be substituted for the sentence.
89. Custom of having many wives
(a) Bigamy
(b) Monogamy
(c) Polygamy
(d) Matrimony
90. An elderly unmarried woman
(a) Spinster
(b) Vandal
(c) Bachelor
(d) Adult
Directions (Q. Nos. 91 and 92) In the following questions, select the alternative which is most similar in meaning to word given in capitals.
91. FICTITIOUS
(a) Imaginative
(b) Unreliable
(c) Unreal
(d) Unbelievable
92. WEIRD
(a) Frightening
(b) Unpleasant
(c) Unnatural
(d) Beastly
Directions (Q. Nos. 93 and 94) In the following questions, select the one which is opposite in meaning to the given word in capitals.
93. AGONY
(a) Fear
(b) Ecstasy
(c) Bliss
(d) Pleasure
94. LEAP
(a) Immerse
(b) Sink
(c) Plunge
(d) Fall
Directions (Q. Nos. 95-100) In the following questions, choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blanks.
95. I once saw a man walking ….. a rope.
(a) over
(b) above
(c) on
(d) at
96. He was pale ……. fear.
(a) of
(b) from
(c) to
(d) with
97. Janta college is the oldest institution ……….. Jhansi.
(a) of
(b) in
(c) at
(d) from
98. He has lent his bicycle …… Arun.
(a) to
(b) for
(c) of
(d) by
99. He was elected chairman…… the Board.
(a) to
(b) of
(c) in
(d) for
100. The jury were divided …….. their opinions.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) to
(d) in
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