Railway (RRC) Eastern Railway Kolkata Group ‘D’ Examination 1st Sitting Held on 02-11-2014
1. A dog is passed by a train in 8 seconds. Find the length of the train if its speed is 36 km/hr.
(1) 90 m
(2) 85 m
(3) 80 m
(4) 70 m
2. If the ratio of the ages of Maya and Chhaya is 6 : 5 at present, and fifteen years from now, the ratio will get changed to 9 : 8, then find Maya’s present age.
(1) 24 years
(2) 30 years
(3) 18 years
(4) 33 years
3. ‘A’ and ‘B’ together can do a piece of work in 36 days. If ‘A’ alone does the work for the last 10 days, it is completed in 40 days. ‘B’ alone can do the work in :
(1) 45 days
(2) 60 days
(3) 75 days
(4) 90 days
4. Four numbers in the ratio 1 : 3 : 4 : 7 add up to give a sum of 105. Find the value of the biggest number.
(1) 42
(2) 35
(3) 49
(4) 63
5. What is the smallest number which when increased by 3 is divisible by 27, 35, 25 and 21?
(1) 4722
(2) 4725
(3) 4728
(4) 4731
6. Successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 30% is equivalent to a single discount of –
(1) 60%
(2) 49.6%
(3) 40.5%
(4) 36%
7. A boy was asked to multiply a certain number by 53. By mistake, he multiplied it by 35 and got is answer less than the correct one by 1206. The number to be multiplied was –
(1) 76
(2) 74
(3) 72
(4) 67
8. If A : B = 2 : 3 and B : C = 4 : 5, find A : B : C
(1) 8 : 6 : 9
(2) 8 : 12 : 15
(3) 6 : 9 : 15
(4) 8 : 6 : 15
9. Divide Rs. 680 among P, and R such that gets 2/3rd of what Q gets and Q gets 1/4th of what R gets. Determine the share of R.
(1) Rs. 480
(2) Rs. 300
(3) Rs. 420
(4) Rs. 360
10. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two numbers are 12 and 336 respectively. If one of the numbers is 84, the other is –
(1) 36
(2) 48
(3) 72
(4) 96
11. The number of digits in the square root of 1166400 will be –
(1) 5
(2) 3
(3) 6
(4) 4
12. A merchant has 50 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% gain and the rest at 18%. He gains 14% on the whole. Find the quantity sold at 18% profit.
(1) 30 kg
(2) 25 kg
(3) 20 kg
(4) 15 kg
13. Simplify : 1 ÷[1 + 1 ÷{1 + 1 ÷ (1 + 1 ÷ 2)}]
(1) 8/5
(2) 6/5
(3) 5/8
(4) 3/2
14. A householder deposited Rs. 1200 with a bank and after few years, received Rs. 1800 from the bank. If the bank pays 10% simple interest per annum, for how many years was the money kept in the bank?
(1) 5
(2) 4
(3) 10
(4) 6
15. A cask contains a mixture of 49 litres of honey and water in the proportion 5 : 2. How much water must be added to it so that ratio of honey to water may b e 7 : 4.
(1) 3.5
(2) 6
(3) 7
(4) 8
16. If each side of a square is increased by 10%, its area will be increased by :
(1) 10%
(2) 21%
(3) 44%
(4) 100%
17. 75% of a number when added to 75 is equal to that number. What is that number?
(1) 100
(2) 200
(3) 300
(4) 400
18. The length, breadth and height of a room are respectively 5 metres, 4 metres and 3 metres. The length of the longest bamboo stick that can be entirely into the room, is :
(1) 5 m
(2) 60 m
(3) 7 m
(4) 5√2 m
19. The average age of 24 students and the principal is 15 years. When the principal’s age is excluded, the average age decreases by 1 year. What is the age of the principal ?
(1) 38
(2) 40
(3) 39
(4) 41
20. 12 cows together eat 756 kg of grass in 7 days. How much grass will be eaten by 15 cows in 10 days?
(1) 1500 kg
(2) 1200 kg
(3) 1350 kg
(4) 1400 kg
21. In a certain code language, if PEOPLE is written as PLPOEE, how is TREND coded in that language?
(1) TREDN
(2) DNERT
(3) NDETR
(4) TNERD
22. In a certain code, 3466 is coded as ROPE, 15526 is coded as APPLE, then how is 54613 coded?
(1) RPPEO
(2) ROPEA
(3) POEAR
(4) PARED
For questions 23 to 26, find the odd word / letters / number pair from the given alternatives.
23.
(1) Troop
(2) Group
(3) Mob
(4) Class
24.
(1) Tomato
(2) Potato
(3) Carrot
(4) Onion
25.
(1) 131
(2) 256
(3) 196
(4) 225
26.
(1) ANBP
(2) CPDQ
(3) FSGT
(4) IVJW
27. Architect : Building : : Sculptor : ?
(1) Museum
(2) Stone
(3) Chisel
(4) Statue
28. Ice : Coldness :: Earth : ?
(1) Weight
(2) Gravitation
(3) Jungle
(4) Sea
29. 7, 9, 13, 21, ?
(1) 31
(2) 35
(3) 32
(4) 37
30. 25, 20, 15, 10, ?
(1) 8
(2) 5
(3) 0
(4) 7
31. Freedom fighter Khudiram Bose was executed on :
(1) 11th August, 1908
(2) 31st March, 1911
(3) 11th August, 1911
(4) 29th March, 1931
32. Who founded the Swaraj Party?
(1) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
(2) Surendranth Banerjee
(3) Hakim Azmal Khan
(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
33. Which national leader was popularly known as ‘Lokmanya’?
(1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(2) Chittaranjan Das
(3) Bipin Chandra Pal
(4) Surendranath Banerjee
34. Which king of Delhi Sultanate transferred the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
(1) Iltutmish
(2) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(3) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(4) Balban
35. The first Tirkankara according to Jain tradition was :
(1) Hemchandra
(2) Stulbahu
(3) Rishavadeva
(4) Augisara
36. Who was the Governor General of India when the custom of ‘Sati’ was prohibited?
(1) Wellesley
(2) Amherst
(3) William Bentinck
(4) Hastings
37. Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate?
(1) Meher – Unnisa
(2) Mumtaz Mahal
(3) Sultana Raziya
(4) None of these
38. Who was the first and only Indian Governor General who succeeded Lord Mountbatten?
(1) Vallabhbhai Patel
(2) Rajendra Prasad
(3) Sachchidananda Sinha
(4) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
39. Urdu weekly ‘Al Hilal;’ was started by :
(1) Syed Ahmed Khan
(2) Badruddin Tyabji
(3) Abul Kalam Azad
(4) Abdul Ghfar Khan
40. Who among the following was the editor of ‘Hindu Patriot’?
(1) Aurobindo Ghosh
(2) Sisirkumar Ghosh
(3) Rajsekhar Basu
(4) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
41. Quit India Movement took place in the year –
(1) 1939
(2) 1940
(3) 1941
(4) 1942
42. How many hymns are there in the Rigveda?
(1) 1000
(2) 1028
(3) 1058
(4) 1035
43. Shivaji was born in :
(1) Poona
(2) Raigarh
(3) Purandhar
(4) Shivner
44. Who among the following was associated with ‘Sarvodaya’ and ‘Bhoodan’ movement?
(1) Ram Manohar Lohia
(2) Rajendra Prasad
(3) Vinoba Bhave
(4) Bhulabhai Desai
45. Second Battle of Panipat took place in the year :
(1) 1526
(2) 1536
(3) 1546
(4) 1556
46. The Third Buddhist Council was held at –
(1) Pataliputra
(2) Kashmir
(3) Kannauj
(4) Allahabad
47. Permanent Revenue Settlement took place in Bengal and Bihar in the year-
(1) 1792
(2) 1793
(3) 1791
(4) 1794
48. First Battle of Tarain took place in the year :
(1) 1191
(2) 1192
(3) 1193
(4) 1194
49. Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
(1) Bahadur Shah I
(2) Akbar II
(3) Shah Alam II
(4) Bahadur Shah II
50. Which Chinese traveler visited India during the time of Harsha Vardhana?
(1) Megasthenes
(2) Hieun Tsang
(3) I – Tsing
(4) Fa – Hien
51. The highest peak of the Western Ghats is
(1) Doda – Betta
(2) Gurusikhar
(3) Anaimudi
(4) Kodaikanal
52. The oldest mountain system in India is the
(1) Aravallis
(2) Karakoram
(3) Vindhyas
(4) Western Ghats
53. Which of these rivers has inland drainage?
(1) Sabarmati
(2) Luni
(3) Narmada
(4) Tapi
54. Nuclear power station Uttar Pradesh is located at :
(1) Agra
(2) Narora
(3) Noida
(4) Mathura
55. Which among the following is the capital of more than one state?
(1) Kolkata
(2) Patna
(3) Lucknow
(4) Chandigarh
56. The river Krishna has its origin near_____
Fill in t he blank with option given.
(1) Gormukh
(2) Nasik
(3) Mahabaleshswar
(4) Mysore
57. The hot, dry, dusty local wind of the Sahara Desert is known as :
(1) Sirocco
(2) Mistral
(3) Chinook
(4) Harmattan
58. Kaziranga wild life sanctuary is famous for :
(1) Lions
(2) Tigers
(3) One – horned rhinocerous
(4) Deers
59. Diego Garcia is an island in the
(1) Arabian Sea
(2) Indian Ocean
(3) Atlantic Ocean
(4) South Pacific Sea
60. During which course of the river, meanders are formed?
(1) Upper or mountain course
(2) Middle or valley course
(3) Lower of plain course
(4) None of these
61. Conversion of oils into solid fat is known as :
(1) Oxygenation
(2) Nitrogenation
(3) Hydrogenation
(4) Fatogenation
62. The S.I. unit of Pressure is –
(1) Pascal
(2) Dyne
(3) Joule
(4) Watt
63. Which of the following is responsible for geotropic response in the plants?
(1) Gibberellin
(2) Cytokinin
(3) Abcisic acid
(4) Auxin
64. Herbivores are :
(1) Primary consumers
(2) Secondary consumers
(3) Tertiary consumers
(4) Decomposers
65. The mode of travel of heat energy from the sun across the empty space beyond the earth’s atmosphere is known as :
(1) Conduction
(2) Convection
(3) Radiation
(4) Absorption
66. How many bones are there in the human body ?
(1) 187
(2) 287
(3) 206
(4) 306
67. Which among the following is the unit of Electric Power?
(1) Calorie
(2) Joule
(3) Watt
(4) Faraday
68. The Chemical formula of white vistriol is :
(1) ZnSO4 ∙ 7H2O
(2) FeSO4 ∙ 7H2O
(3) MgSO4 ∙ 7H2O
(4) CaSO4 ∙ 2H2O
69. Vessels leaving the heart are :
(1) Veins
(2) Arteries
(3) Capillaries
(4) Lymph ducts
70. Which of the following is used in fuel to propel rockets?
(1) Petrol
(2) Kerosene
(3) Hydrazine
(4) Alcohol
71. What are the respiratory organs in scorpions?
(1) Gills
(2) Trachea
(3) Lungs
(4) Booklungs
72. In a storm, the roofs of some houses are carried away. This is in accordance with :
(1) Law of inertia
(2) Bernoulli’s theorem
(3) Principal of Archimedes
(4) Pascal’s law
73. The hormone secreted when one is frightened is :
(1) Pituitarin
(2) Thyroxine
(3) Adrenaline
(4) Parathormone
74. Wind speed is measured by
(1) Anemometer
(2) Tachometer
(3) Barometer
(4) Seismometer
75. Which noble gas is present in the largest quantity in the atmosphere ?
(1) Xenon
(2) Redon
(3) Neon
(4) Argon
76. Blood is :
(1) Acidic
(2) Alkaline
(3) Neutral
(4) Like a buffer
77. Which of the following is not s supporter of combustion?
(1) Oxygen
(2) Air
(3) Hydrogen
(4) Chlorine
78. Which of the following will liberate CO2 when heated ?
(1) Sodium Carbonate
(2) Sodium Bicarbonate
(3) Potassium Carbonate
(4) Rubidium Carbonate
79. The muscles that are responsible for breathing are –
(1) Voluntary
(2) Involuntary
(3) Cardiac
(4) Skeletal
80. ‘Each action has an equal and opposite reaction’ – this is known as :
(1) Newton’s First Law
(2) Newton’s Second Law
(3) Newton’s Third Law
(4) Newton’s Fourth Law
81. At present, the longest railway platform in India is in :
(1) Kharagpur
(2) Patna
(3) Gorakhpur
(4) Bhopal
82. The boundary line between U.S.A. and Canada is known as :
(1) 39th Parallel
(2) 20th Parallel
(3) 49th Parallel
(4) 17th Parallel
83. Articles 36 to 51 of the Indian Constitution is known as :
(1) Fundamental Rights
(2) Preamble
(3) Directive Principles of State Policy
(4) Fundamental Duties
84. What is the largest continent?
(1) Europe
(2) Asia
(3) South America
(4) North America
85. Armed Forces Medical College is located at :
(1) Shimla
(2) Mumbai
(3) Pune
(4) Nasik
86. Sulphur is readily soluble in :
(1) Water
(2) Alcohol
(3) Carbon – di – sulphide
(4) Sodium chloride solution
87. Which planet of the solar system is known as the ‘Red Planet’?
(1) Venus
(2) Earth
(3) Uranus
(4) Mars
88. To develop scientific temper and spirit of inquiry is included in which part of Indian Constitution?
(1) Fundamental Rights
(2) Union List
(3) Fundamental Duties
(4) Preamble
89. ‘India Wins Freedom’ was authored by :
(1) Jawaharlal Nehru
(2) J. B. Kripalini
(3) Vallabhbhai Patel
(4) Abul Kalam Azad
90. The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad are linked together by the
(1) Ranji Sagar
(2) Hussain Sagar
(3) Nizam Sagar
(4) Nagarjuna Sagar
91. Which, among the following animals has the largest intestine ?
(1) Cow
(2) Lion
(3) Monkey
(4) Tiger
92. Who has been appointed 23rd Chief Minister of Bihar in this year?
(1) Nitish Kumar
(2) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(3) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(4) Sushil Kumar Modi
93. Who among the following can preside over a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Indian Parliament?
(1) President of India
(2) Prime Minister
(3) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(4) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
94. High Court Judges are appointed by :
(1) Governor
(2) President of India
(3) Chief Justice of India
(4) Chief Minister of the State
95. Which of the following is a surface – to – surface missile?
(1) Nag
(2) Trishul
(3) Prithvi
(4) Vayu
96. As per 2011 census of India, the state with lowest population density is :
(1) Mizoram
(2) Nagaland
(3) Sikkim
(4) Arunachal Pradesh
97. The High Court of Gujarat is located at :
(1) Vadodara
(2) Gandhinagar
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Surat
98. Campos is a grassland found in :
(1) Siberia
(2) North America
(3) South America
(4) India
99. To be elected to the Office of President of India, what should be the age of an Indian citizen?
(1) Thirty
(2) Thirty five
(3) Forty
(4) Fifty
100. Capital of Australia is :
(1) Bogota
(2) Perth
(3) Brisbane
(4) Canberra
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