Railway (RRC) Eastern Railway Group ‘D’ Examination 2nd Sitting Held on 23-11-2014
1. What must be added to each term of ratio 7 : 11 so as to make it equal to 3 : 4?
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 6
2. 100 litres of a mixture contains 10% water and the rest milk. The amount of water that must be added so that the resulting mixture contains only 50% milk is-
(1) 70 litres
(2) 72 litres
(3) 78 litres
(4) 80 litres
3. Ratio of two numbers is 2 : 3 and their L.C.M. is 36. Find the two numbers.
(1) 12, 18
(2) 8, 12
(3) 18, 24
(4) 16, 24
4. Two kinds of tea are mixed in the ratio 2 : 5. The price of the mixed tea is Rs. 145 per kg. If the price of the first kind of tea is Rs. 140 per kg, what is the price of second kind of tea per kg?
(1) Rs. 147
(2) Rs. 146
(3) Rs. 148
(4) Rs. 150
5. A man plants 5184 orange trees in the garden and arranges them, so that there are as many rows as there are orange trees in a row. How many rows are there in the garden?
(1) 70
(2) 72
(3) 75
(4) 81
6. A train requires 7 seconds to pass a pole while it requires 25 seconds to cross a stationary train which is 378 metres long. Find the speed of the train.
(1) 75.6 km/hr
(2) 75.4 km/hr
(3) 76.2 km/hr
(4) 76.6 km/hr
7. A box has 210 coins of denomination one rupees and fifty paise only. The ratio of their respective values is 13 : 11. The number of one-rupee coins is-
(1) 65
(2) 66
(3) 77
(4) 78
8. The difference of two numbers is 45% of their sum. The ratio of the larger number to the smaller number is-
(1) 20:9
(2) 9:20
(3) 29:11
(4) 11:29
9. 30 carpenters working 6 hours a day can make 750 chairs in 12 days. How many days will it take for 24 carpenters working 9 hours a day to make 1125 similar chairs ?
(1) 18
(2) 15
(3) 16
(4) 20
10. P sells a bicycle to Q at a profit of 20% and Q sells to R at a profit of 25%. If R pays Rs. 225 for the bicycle, what did P pay for it?
(1) Rs. 150
(2) Rs. 175
(3) Rs. 200
(4) Rs. 125
11. A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs. 720 after 2 years and to Rs. 1020 after 7 years. The sum is-
(1) Rs. 500
(2) Rs. 600
(3) Rs. 700
(4) Rs. 710
12. On the basis of selling price of an article, the loss is calculated to be 25%. The percentage of loss on the basis of cost price is-
(1) 18
(2) 20
(3) 22
(4) 25
13. P and Q can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. P started the work alone and after 4 days, Q joined them till the completion of the work. How long did the work last ?
(1) 10 days
(2) 20 days
(3) 15 days
(4) 6 days
14. If 2 is added to both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, the fraction becomes 7/9. Also, if 3 subtracted from both the numerator and denominator of the fraction, the fraction becomes 1/2. What is t hat fraction?
(1) 5/7
(2) 9/11
(3) 11/13
(4) 15/17
15. The marked price of a watch is Rs. 1600. After two successive discounts, it is sold for Rs. 1224. If the rate of first discount is 10%, the rate of second discount is-
(1) 12%
(2) 15%
(3) 16%
(4) 18%
16. A boat goes 15 km upstream in 80 minutes. The speed of the stream is 5 km/hr. The speed of the boat in still water is-
(1) 17 km/hr
(2) 16 km/hr
(3) 15 km/hr
(4) 16.52 km/hr
17. Find the rate of interest if the amount after 2 years of simple interest on a capital of Rs. 1200 is Rs. 1440.
(1) 8%
(2) 9%
(3) 10%
(4) 12%
18. The average age of three girls is 20 years and their ages are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. The age of the youngest girl is-
(1) 4 years
(2) 8 years
(3) 12 years
(4) 5 years
19. The ratio of a two (2) digit number to the sum of its digits is 7 : 1. If the digit in the ten’s place is 1 more than the digit in the one’s place, then the number is-
(1) 65
(2) 43
(3) 32
(4) 21
20. The average of 30 numbers is 12. The average of the first 20 of them is 11 and that of the next 9 is 10. The last number is-
(1) 60
(2) 45
(3) 40
(4) 50
21. If UNITY is written as FMRGB in a certain code, how would TRANQUIL be written using the same code?
(1) GIZMJFRO
(2) TZMFJROM
(3) MJROIZBS
(4) GMPFZROI
22. If ‘CLOUD’ be coded as ‘59432’ and ‘RAIN’ as ‘1678’, how can ‘AROUND’ be coded?
(1) 614832
(2) 614382
(3) 641382
(4) 461382
Direction (23-27) : Select the related letters/word/number from t he given alternatives.
23. 19 : 37 :: 36 ?
(1) 52
(2) 51
(3) 46
(4) 43
24. House : Rent :: Capital : ?
(1) Interest
(2) Investment
(3) Country
(4) Money
25. 24 : 60 :: 120 : ?
(1) 160
(2) 220
(3) 300
(4) 108
26. Currency : Yen :: Nationality : ?
(1) person
(2) nation
(3) Indian
(4) patriotism
27. aBc ; fEd :: oPq ::
(1) TSR
(2) tSr
(3) TSr
(4) tsR
Direction (28-30) : Find the odd word/number/letters from the given alternatives.
28.
(1) car
(2) sledge
(3) cart
(4) bicycle
29.
(1) 1
(2) 16
(3) 81
(4) 243
30.
(1) 64
(2) 900
(3) 343
(4) 1000
31. The English weekly ‘Young India’ was started by :
(1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(2) M. K. Gandhi
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
32. The Kuka movement was founded in :
(1) U.P.
(2) Malabar
(3) Bihar
(4) Punjab
33. Ramakrishna Mission was founded in the year :
(1) 1887
(2) 1884
(3) 1897
(4) 1905
34. Who was the greatest ruler of Satavahana empire?
(1) Satkarni I
(2) Satkarni II
(3) Gautamiputra Satkarni
(4) Vasisthiputra Pulamayi
35. Both Gautama Buddha and Vardhamana Mahavira preached their doctrines during the reign of :
(1) Bindusara
(2) Ashoka
(3) Chandragupta Maurya
(4) Bimbisara
36. Who was the British person who presided over the session of Indian National congress in 1888?
(1) A.O. Hume
(2) George Yule
(3) William Jones
(4) Charles Wood
37. Who was the court poet of Prithvi Raj Chauhan?
(1) Harisena
(2) Chand Bardoi
(3) Ravikirti
(4) Banabhatta
38. Who was the Governor General when the revolt of 1857 took place ?
(1) Lord Dalhousie
(2) Lord Canning
(3) Lord Curzon
(4) Load Wellesley
39. Which freedom fighter was known as ‘Bagha Jatin’?
(1) Jatindranath Das
(2) Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
(3) Jatindranath Sanyal
(4) Jatindranath Mukherjee
40. Atmiya Sabha was founded by:
(1) Rammohun Roy
(2) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
(3) Devendranath Tagore
(4) Keshav Chandra Sen
41. Who was known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
(1) Vallabhbhai Patel
(2) Abul Kalam Azad
(3) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(4) Vinoba Bhave
42. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?
(1) Dharmapala
(2) Devpala
(3) Gopala
(4) Mahipala
43. On the bank of which river was the city of Vijaynagar located?
(1) Krishna
(2) Kaveri
(3) Godavari
(4) Tungabhadra
44. Among the following, who was the private secretary of Mahatma Gandhi for twenty five (25) years?
(1) Bhulabhai Desai
(2) Mahadev Desai
(3) Vinoba Bhave
(4) Vallabhbhai Patel
45. After ascending throne, Harsha Vardhana assumed the title of:
(1) Gunaraja
(2) Avanisimha
(3) Maharaja
(4) Siladitya
46. Ranjit Singh was the chief of :
(1) Nakai Misl
(2) Ahluwalia Misl
(3) Sukarchakya Misl
(4) Ramgarhia Misl
47. Naujawan Bharat Sabha was founded by :
(1) Bhagat Singh
(2) Rajguru
(3) Sukhdev
(4) Ramprasad Bismil
48. The titles ‘Parakesari’ and ‘Rajakesari’ were assumed by the kings of which dynasties?
(1) Pallava
(2) Paramara
(3) Pandya
(4) Chola
49. Which Chola King first conquered the whole of the island of Sri Lanka?
(1) Rajadhiraja I
(2) Vijayalaya
(3) Karikala
(4) Rajendra I
50. Who was the founder of Bahamani Kingdom?
(1) Alauddin Hasan
(2) Ismail Mukh
(3) Muhammad Shah II
(4) Gangoo
51. In which Indian state is Loktak Lake situated?
(1) Mizoram
(2) Assam
(3) Tripura
(4) Manipur
52. What is the metamorphic rock of sandstone?
(1) marble
(2) quartzite
(3) gneiss
(4) schist
53. In which Indian state is the Koyna Dam situated?
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Tamil Nadu
54. Magma that reaches Earth’s surface and then solidifies is known as :
(1) Granite
(2) Lava
(3) Quartz
(4) Silicates
55. The deepest of all the oceans in the word is :
(1) The Pacific Ocean
(2) The Atlantic Ocean
(3) The Indian Ocean
(4) The Arctic Ocean
56. In which course of the river, Ox-bow lakes are formed?
(1) Upper or Mountain Course
(2) Middle or Valley Course
(3) Lower or Plain Course
(4) None of these
57. The Alps belong to which type of mountrains?
(1) Fold
(2) Block
(3) Residual
(4) Volcanic
58. In which layer of the atmosphere, most of the weather phenomena take place?
(1) Mesosphere
(2) Ionosphere
(3) Stratosphere
(4) Troposphere
59. Limestone and Chalk are examples of :
(1) Igneous Rocks
(2) Mechanically Formed Sedimentary Rocks
(3) Organically Formed Sedimentary Rocks
(4) Metamorphic Rocks
60. On which river is the Dhunwadhar Waterfalls situated?
(1) Tapi
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Narmada
(4) Kaveri
61. Why thick brick walls are used in the construction of a cold storage?
(1) bricks are good conductors of heat
(2) bricks are cheaper compared to the other materials
(3) bricks are easily available
(4) bricks are bad conductors of heat
62. The instrument used in detecting small electric current is :
(1) Voltmeter
(2) Watt-meter
(3) Thermometer
(4) Galvanometer
63. Hydrogen atom contains proton, electrons and neutrons respectively as :
(1) 1, 0, 1
(2) 1, 1, 0
(3) 1 ,1, 1
(4) 0, 1, 0
64. On the Kelvin scale, the melting point of ice is :
(1) 0 K
(2) 273 K
(3) 373 K
(4) 100 K
65. Which of the following is a physical change?
(1) Rusting of iron
(2) Burning of a candle
(3) Boiling of an egg
(4) Boiling of water
66. The direction of heat flow between two objects depends on :
(1) their heat contents
(2) their masses
(3) their temperatures
(4) whether they are in solid, liquid or gaseous state
67. Which hormone controls the blood pressure?
(1) vasopressin
(2) oxytocin
(3) oestrogen
(4) testosterone
68. In a freezer, ice cubes will be formed more quickly in trays made of :
(1) rubber
(2) plastic
(3) aluminium
(4) wood
69. The heating element often used in an electric iron is :
(1) copper
(2) tungsten
(3) mica
(4) nichrome
70. It is not advisable to sleep under a tree at night because the trees release:
(1) Caron Dioxide
(2) Oxygen
(3) Carbon Monoxide
(4) Sulphur Dioxide
71. Which is the lightest element in the universe?
(1) Helium
(2) Hydrogen
(3) Nitrogen
(4) Silicon
72. Which of the following is known as laughing gas ?
(1) Nitric Oxide
(2) Nitrogen Dioxide
(3) Nitrogen Pentoxide
(4) Nitrous Oxide
73. An air bubble in water shines because of :
(1) dispersion
(2) reflection
(3) diffraction
(4) total internal reflection
74. The scientist who discovered the blood groups is :
(1) Landsteiner
(2) Lister
(3) William Harvey
(4) Pasteur
75. Ammonia gas is collected
(1) over hot water
(2) over cold water
(3) by upward displacement of air
(4) by downward displacement of air
76. Salts of nitric acid are called :
(1) nitrates
(2) nitrites
(3) hyponitrites
(4) cyanides
77. Involuntary muscles are controlled by the
(1) cerebrum
(2) cerebellum
(3) medulla oblongata
(4) spinal cord
78. Tetraethyl Lead (TEL) is added to petrol to :
(1) prevent freezing
(2) increase boiling point
(3) increase flash point
(4) increase anti-knocking rating
79. Cinnabar in an ore of :
(1) copper
(2) iron
(3) mercury
(4) lead
80. Which of the following is known as ‘master gland’?
(1) Thymus
(2) Islets of Langerhans
(3) Pituitary
(4) Thyroid
81. Who has taken over as the first women Chief Minister of Gujarat after the constitution of 16th Lok Sabha?
(1) Uma Bharati
(2) Sushma Swaraj
(3) Anandiben Patel
(4) Vasundhara Raje
82. Who has been appointed as the minister of Railway after the constitution of 16th Lok Sabha?
(1) Arun Jaitley
(2) Mallikarjun Kharge
(3) Ananth Kumar
(4) D. V. Sadananda Gowda
83. The President of India can resign by writing under his hand to the ______the India
Fill in t he blank with the correct alternative.
(1) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(2) Chief Justice
(3) Vice President
(4) Prime Minister
84. In cricket, two sets of wickets are :
(1) 18 yards apart
(2) 20 yards apart
(3) 22 yards apart
(4) 24 yards apart
85. India’s first satellite is named after :
(1) Aryabhatta
(2) Bhaskaracharya
(3) Barahamihira
(4) Sridharacharya
86. In which year did the first nuclear testing of India take place at Pokhran in Rajasthan?
(1) 1984
(2) 1974
(3) 1964
(4) 1954
87. What is the monetary unit of Japan?
(1) Dollar
(2) Pound
(3) Rial
(4) Yen
88. The members of the state legislative assemblies are elected for a period of :
(1) Two years
(2) Three Years
(3) Five Years
(4) Six Years
89. Robin Williams who passed away recently, was a famous _____?
Fill in the blank with correct alternative from the option given.
(1) Nobel winning author
(2) Actor and Comedian
(3) Economist
(4) Music Composer
90. What is the capital of Cuba?
(1) Suva
(2) Havana
(3) Nicosia
(4) Asuncion
91. How many players are there on each side in the game of Basketball?
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 7
92. The Ministry of Home Affairs of Government of India has set up a committee to look into the concerns of people of Northeastern states living in Delhi and other metropolitan cities. The committee is headed by :
(1) J. M. Lyngdoh
(2) M. P. Bezbaruah
(3) P. A. Sangma
(4) S. Padmanabhan
93. The minimum age of an Indian citizen to qualify for the Rajya Sabha is :
(1) Twenty Five
(2) Thirty
(3) Thirty Five
(4) Forty
94. Which of the following writs is issued by the Court in case of an illegal detention of a person?
(1) Habeas Corpus
(2) Mandamus
(3) Cartiorari
(4) Prohibition
95. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of independent India?
(1) T. N. Seshan
(2) M. S. Gill
(3) J. M. Lyngdoh
(4) Sukumar Sen
96. Who has been appointed as the National Security advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this year?
(1) Ajit Doval
(2) M. K. Narayanan
(3) Mukul Rohatgi
(4) Rajiv Mathur
97. India’s first atomic reactor was :
(1) Zerlina
(2) Dhurva
(3) Apsara
(4) Kamini
98. The Indian origin mathematician who recently won 2014 Fields Medal, widely considered highest awards in Mathematics is :
(1) Manjul Bhargava
(2) Satish Kulkarni
(3) Chandra Bhattacharya
(4) Srivatsa Acharya
99. The oath of office is administered to the Governor of any Indian State by the :
(1) Chief Justice of India
(2) Chief Minister of that State
(3) Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the State
(4) Chief Justice of the High Court of that State
100. How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship?
(1) Four times
(2) Five times
(3) Twice
(4) Thrice
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