Railway (RRC) Hajipur Group ‘D’ Examination 1st Sitting Held on 06-05-2012
1. Silicate which is also called Sima or Silica of Magnesium is abundant in
(1) Crust
(2) Core
(3) Centre
(4) Ocean floor
2. Magma which is extruded upto the earth’s surface is called
(1) Granite
(2) Lava
(3) Quartz
(4) Silicate
3. Tides occurs in sea due to
(1) Gravitation of moon
(2) Spherical surface of earth
(3) Gravitation of earth
(4) Pull exerted on earth by the gravity of the moon and sun
4. Which of the following ocean currents is known as warm current?
(1) Benguela Current
(2) Canary Current
(3) Gulf Stream
(4) West wind drift
5. Which of the following ocean currents is not a warm current?
(1) Benguela Current
(2) Gulf Stream
(3) Kurosivo Current
(4) British Columbian Current
6. In which of the following States Simplipal Bioreserve is located?
(1) Punjab
(2) Delhi
(3) Odisha
(4) West Bengal
7. India does not share physical boundaries with which of the following countries?
(1) Burma (Myanmar)
(2) Pakistan
(3) China
(4) Nepal
8. Tropical grasslands with tall trees are found mainly in
(1) South America
(2) Africa
(3) Central America
(4) Australia
9. The capital of Morocco is
(1) Muscat
(2) Managua
(3) Ulan Bator
(4) Robat
10. Which of the following rivers in the world contains maximum water volume?
(1) Amazon
(2) Nile
(3) Mississippi Missauri
(4) None of these
11. In which of the following seasons frequent tropical cyclones occur in Bay of Bengal?
(1) Autumn season
(2) After summer
(3) Winter season
(4) Rainy season
12. The Strait of Malacca separates
(1) Sumatra and Malaysia
(2) Java and Brunei
(3) Sumatra and Java
(4) Malaysia and Brunei
13. Bauxite is an important ore of
(1) Aluminium
(2) Zinc
(3) Copper
(4) Mica
14. Argentina is located in
(1) Asia
(2) Europe
(3) Africa
(4) South America
15. Which of the following Latitudes passes through India?
(1) Equator
(2) Arctic Circle
(3) Tropic of Capricorn
(4) Tropic of Cancer
16. Rihand Dam is situated in the state of
(1) Bihar
(2) Punjab
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra
17. Through which of the following Indian States Tropic of Cancer does not pass?
(1) Odisha
(2) Gujarat
(3) West Bengal
(4) Rajasthan
18. Where is ‘Film and TV Institute of India located?
(1) Pimpri (Maharashtra)
(2) Pune (Maharashtra)
(3) Rajkot (Gujarat)
(4) Perambur (Tamil Nadu)
19. Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for
(1) Sports goods
(2) Copper mines
(3) Coal mines
(4) Gold mines
20. Where is Amarnath located?
(1) Jammu and Kashmir
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) None of these
21. Which of the following Vitamins helps in blood clotting?
(1) Vitamin A
(2) Vitamin B
(3) Vitamin C
(4) Vitamin K
22. Entamoeba gingivalis is found in
(1) Intestine
(2) Large intestine
(3) In posterior lobe of oral cavity
(4) Intestine and Large intestine
23. A normal human contains ______litres of blood.
(1) 5 – 6
(2) 3 – 4
(3) 8 – 10
(4) 10 – 12
24. Which of the following blood groups is referred to as universal donor?
(1) O
(2) AB
(3) A
(4) B
25. The stimulation is caused by
(1) Pituitary gland
(2) Thyroid gland
(3) Adrenal gland
(4) Salivary gland
26. Accupressure is a method of treatment in which
(1) Herbs are used to get rid of pain
(2) Certain body parts are pierced with needle to get rid of pain
(3) Operation is done to get rid of pain
(4) None of these
27. Femur is a bone which is found in
(1) Skull
(2) Arm
(3) Leg
(4) Face
28. Murrah is high yielding variety of
(1) Cow
(2) Hen
(3) Buffalo
(4) Sheep
29. Select the suitable answer
Oxygen : Burning : : Carbon dioxide : ?
(1) Liberating
(2) Foaming
(3) Extinguishing fire
(4) Explosion
30. Pointing towards a lady a man said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife”. How this lady is related to the man?
(1) Sister of mother
(2) Grandmother
(3) Mother-in-law
(4) Sister of Father-in-law
31. In a certain code language MADRAS is written as NBESBT. How will BOMBAY be written in that code?
(1) CPNCBX
(2) CPNCBZ
(3) CPOCBZ
(4) CQOCBZ
32. Find the odd one
(1) 147
(2) 579
(3) 135
(4) 257
33. If 17th January of a year falls on Monday then what day will be on 19th June in that year?
(February is of 28 days)
(1) Sunday
(2) Monday
(3) Tuesday
(4) Wednesday
34. Looking at the photograph of a man, Harsh said, “His mother is wife of the son of my father”. I have no brothers and sisters. Harsh was looking at the photograph of
(1) His son
(2) His cousin
(3) His nephew
(4) Uncle
35. 491109 – 62835 = 5014 + ?
(1) 423250
(2) 424250
(3) 423260
(4) 424260
36. 1506 × 1506 = ?
(1) 2268036
(2) 2278036
(3) 2178036
(4) 2368036
37. If a and b are odd numbers, then which of the following will be an even number?
(1) a + b
(2) a + b + 1
(3) ab
(4) ab + 2
38. 
(1) 13/16
(2) 15/16
(3) 17/26
(4) 25/26
39. 48.95 – 32.006 = ?
(1) 16.089
(2) 16.35
(3) 16.89
(4) 16.944
40. 138.009 + 341.981 – 146.305 = 123.6 + ?
(1) 120.085
(2) 120.85
(3) 220.085
(4) None of these
41. 3640 ÷ 14 × 16 + 340 = ?
(1) 0.70
(2) 3525
(3) 4480
(4) None of these
42. Evaluate 
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
43. 0.2 + 0.02 – 0.2 ÷ 0.2 × (0.2 × 0.2) is equal to
(1) 0.04
(2) 0.2
(3) 0.36
(4) 1
44. 
(1) 8
(2) 576
(3) 49
(4) 24
45. 
(1) 14
(2) 16
(3) 16.6
(4) 18.8
46. The average of four numbers A, B, C and D is 40. The average of another four numbers A, B, E and F is also 40. Which of the following expressions is correct?
(1) (A + B) ≠ (C + D)
(2) (C + D) = (E + F)
(3) (C = E or F) and (D = F or E)
(4) C = E and D = F
47. Among three digits, the first digit is double of the second digit and half of the third digit. If the average of the three digits is 56 then what is the difference between the first and third digits?
(1) 12
(2) 20
(3) 24
(4) 48
48. (0.5% of 640) × (1.3% of 350) = ?
(1) 12.56
(2) 13.44
(3) 14.44
(4) 14.56
49. (0.08% of 363 + 0.6% of 241) × 500 = ?
(1) 84.62
(2) 86.82
(3) 845.2
(4) 868.2
50. What is 3% of 5% ?
(1) 15%
(2) 1.5%
(3) 0.15%
(4) None of these
51. Amit sold on umbrella for Rs. 680 at a loss of 15%. What is the cost price of umbrella?
(1) Rs. 782
(2) Rs. 800
(3) Rs. 578
(4) None of these
52. A man sold two flutes for Rs. 12 each. He earns a profit of 20% on one flute and incurs a loss of 20% on the other. In the whole transaction
(1) He will not earn profit nor will incur loss
(2) Profit of Re. 1
(3) Loss of Re. 1
(4) Profit of Rs. 2
53. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 625 is equal to the loss incurred when it is sold for Rs. 435. What is the cost price of that article?
(1) Rs. 520
(2) Rs. 530
(3) Rs. 540
(4) Rs. 550
54. A can do a work in 10 days while B takes 15 days to complete that work. How many days will they take to do the same work if both work together?
(1) 5 days
(2) 6 days
(3) 8 days
(4) 9 days
55. An express train moves at the average speed of 100 kmph and stops for 3 minutes after covering a distance of 75 km. How long will it take to cover a distance of 600 km?
(1) 6 hours 21 minutes
(2) 6 hours 24 minutes
(3) 6 hours 27 minutes
(4) 6 hours 30 minutes
56. A speed of 14 metre per second is equal to
(1) 28 kmph
(2) 46.6 kmph
(3) 50.4 kmph
(4) 70 kmph
57. Find the principal which will earn Rs. X as simple interest at X% in X years.
(1) Rs. X
(2) Rs. {100/X}
(3) Rs. 100X
(4) Rs. {100/X2}
58. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breath is 10 cm. When the length is increased to 25 cm, what will be its breadth if the area is kept the same?
(1) 7 cm
(2) 7.1 cm
(3) 7.2 cm
(4) 7.3 cm
59. The ratio between the ages of two persons is 5 : 7. 16 years ago the ratio between their ages was 3 : 5. What are their present ages?
(1) 30 years and 44 years
(2) 35 years and 52 years
(3) 40 years and 56 years
(4) 45 years and 60 years
60. In which year paper currency was started in India?
(1) 1861
(2) 1542
(3) 1601
(4) 1680
61. Which of the following ports is a natural harbor?
(1) Kandla
(2) Paradeep
(3) Tuticorin
(4) Mumbai
62. The remains of Indus Valley civitisation found in Ropar are located near the modern city of
(1) Chandigarh
(2) Lucknow
(3) Amritsar
(4) Ludhiana
63. The period of Later Vedic period in Indian history corresponds to
(1) 1500 BC – 1000 BC
(2) 1200 BC – 800 BC
(3) 600 BC – 100 BC
(4) 1000 BC – 600 BC
64. Who among the following propounded eight-fold path?
(1) Kabirdas
(2) Buddha
(3) Shankarachrya
(4) Mahavir
65. Who among the following founded the Gupta dynasty?
(1) Chandragupta I
(2) Chandragupta II
(3) Samudragupta
(4) Kumargupta
66. Indicate the chronological order of the following foreign travelers who visited India.
(i) Thomas Roe
(ii) Fa-Hien
(iii)Hiuen-Tsang
(1) (i) (ii) (iii)
(2) (ii) (i) (iii)
(3) (ii) (iii) (i)
(4) (iii) (i) (ii)
67. Who among the following was great Mathematician and astronomer?
(1) Aryabhatta
(2) Banabhatta
(3) Dhanvantari
(4) Vetalbatiya
68. In which year Alexander invaded India?
(1) 356 BC
(2) 340 BC
(3) 326 BC
(4) 323 BC
69. The words used by which of the following authors in 13th century implied the same meaning as were used by Babur in the 16th century?
(1) Amir Khusrau
(2) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(3) Ziauddin Barani
(4) Milal-i-Siraj
70. Who among the following was the first woman Sultan of Delhi Sultanate?
(1) Ghazia
(2) Razia
(3) Sazia
(4) None of these
71. In which year Gyasuddin Tughlaq founded the rule of Tughlaq dynasty?
(1) 1230
(2) 1305
(3) 1320
(4) 1390
72. Mughals, the descendants of Mongol, were originally inhabitants of
(1) Central India
(2) Central Europe
(3) Central Asia
(4) None of these
73. Humayun Tomb in Delhi was built by the great Mughal Emperor
(1) Akbar
(2) Jehangir
(3) Shahjahan
(4) Aurangzeb
74. Which of the following arts is called calligraphy?
(1) Beautiful paintings
(2) Beautiful writing
(3) Beautiful poem
(4) Beautiful architecture
75. Where is the Rajarajeswar temple located?
(1) Mysore
(2) Ellora
(3) Tanjavur
(4) Ennore
76. In which year Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was born?
(1) 1869
(2) 1879
(3) 1889
(4) 1890
77. In which year Mahatma Gandhi launched Dandi March?
(1) 1929
(2) 1930
(3) 1931
(4) 1932
78. “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it,” this slogan was given by
(1) Lala Lajpat Ray
(2) Lokmany Tilak
(3) Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Sardar Patel
79. Who among the following led the peasant’s movement in Bihar in 1930?
(1) CR Das
(2) Swami Sahajanand
(3) Muzaffar Ahmad
(4) Rajendra Prasad
80. Who wwas the author of ‘Neel Darpan’?
(1) Sharatchandra Chatterji
(2) Bankimchandra Chatterji
(3) Rabindranath Tagore
(4) Deenbandhu Mitra
81. Who among the following Indian criticized the “Drain of Wealth Theory” in the British House of Commons for the first time?
(1) Dadabhai Nauroji
(2) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(3) Mohammed Ali Zinnah
(4) Shyamji Krishna Verma
82. Who among the following British Governor General abolished the Sati system in India?
(1) Lord Hastings
(2) Lord Wellesely
(3) Lord William Bentick
(4) Sir Charles Metcalfe
83. Who among the following defined Democracy as the the government of the people, for the people and by the people?
(1) Rosa Parx
(2) Abraham Lincoln
(3) George Washington
(4) None of these
84. What is the minimum prescribed age for the people eligible for panchayat election?
(1) 21 years
(2) 18 years
(3) 25 years
(4) 30 years
85. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended the structure of Panchayati Raj as
(1) Two tier
(2) Three tier
(3) Four tier
(4) As per local requirements
86. Which of the following Amendment to the Constitution gave supremacy to Directive Principles of State Policy over Fundamental Rights?
(1) 44th
(2) 42nd
(3) 40th
(4) 25th
87. What is the implication of Judicial Review by the Supreme Court?
(1) Review of its own judgements
(2) Micro view of the legal system of the country
(3) To examine the Constitutional validity of the provisions of the concerned law
(4) Periodic review of the Constitution
88. Who among the following appoints Chief Minister of a State?
(1) President
(2) Prime Minister
(3) Council of Ministers
(4) Governor
89. A Judge of High Court can practice as a lawyer after retirement upto which level and where?
(1) Only in lower Court
(2) Equivalent Courts
(3) As he wishes
(4) Equivalent or a higher Court
90. The Judge of Supreme Court retires after completion of
(1) 56 years
(2) 54 years
(3) 60 years
(4) 65 years
91. Who among the following is exofficio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
(1) President
(2) Vice-President
(3) Prime Minister
(4) None of these
92. Which of the following planets is referred to as ‘watery planet’?
(1) Mercury
(2) Earth
(3) Mars
(4) Jupiter
93. What is the main cause of tides?
(1) effect of gravity of the sun and the moon on ocean water
(2) high speed of breeze and the ocean surface
(3) development of high pressure belt in a particular area
(4) None of these
94. Which of the following is now not considered as a planet of our solar system?
(1) Pluto
(2) Jupiter
(3) Mars
(4) None of these
95. On which ay summer solstice occurs in southern hemisphere?
(1) 22nd December
(2) 23rd September
(3) 21st June
(4) 21st March
96. Which of the following natural satellite of the Earth?
(1) Mars
(2) Moon
(3) Venus
(4) Neptune
97. Rajdhani Express running between Delhi and Howrah passes through
(1) Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, Bangal (West Bengal)
(2) Delhi, Punjab, Bihar, West Bengal
(3) Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal
(4) Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
98. Geetanjali Express runs between ____and______.
(1) Howrah, Puri
(2) Howrah, Jammu
(3) Howrah, Mumbai
(4) Howrah, Jaipur
99. Where is the headquarters of southern naval command located?
(1) Kochi
(2) Vishakhapatnam
(3) Chennai
(4) Tuticorin
100. Which of the following is the oldest paramilitary force in the country?
(1) CRPF
(2) BSF
(3) CISF
(4) Assam Rifles
101. Where is the headquarters of eastern naval command located?
(1) Mumbai
(2) Vishakhapatnam
(3) Kochi
(4) None of these
102. Which of the following is the National Song of India?
(1) Vande Mataram
(2) Sare Jahan Se Achchha
(3) Jan-Gan-Man
(4) None of these
103. Who among the following was the first Vice-President of India?
(1) Dr. Radhakrishnan
(2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(3) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(4) G. S. Pathak
104. Which of the following is the National Bird of India?
(1) Peacock
(2) Bulbul
(3) Parrot
(4) None of these
105. Where is the regional headquarters of South Eastern Railway located?
(1) Kolkata
(2) Kharagpur
(3) Malegaon
(4) Adra
106. Where is the Railway Staff College located?
(1) Baroda
(2) Ahemdabad
(3) Jaipur
(4) Lucknow
107. Where is Kochi port located?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Kerala
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Andhra Pradesh
108. Where is the famous Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport located?
(1) Guwahati
(2) New Delhi
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Mumbai
109. What is the full form of ASLV?
(1) Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
(2) Auxiliary Satellite Launch Vehicle
(3) Additional Satellite Launch Vehicle
(4) None of these
110. Where is Corbett National Park located?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Bihar
(4) Rajasthan
111. Which of the following musical instruments is played by V Doreswamy Iyengar?
(1) Flute
(2) Veena
(3) Sitar
(4) Sarod
112. Bharatnatyam dance was originated in
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Kerala
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Uttar Pradesh
113. Who among the following is the first Indian woman to swim across the seven seas of world?
(1) Aarti Saha
(2) Bula Choudhury
(3) Santosh Yadav
(4) Bachendri Pal
114. The first Indian automobile company to produce one crore vehicles is
(1) Maruti Suzuki
(2) Tata Motors
(3) Hyundai
(4) Mahindra
115. Which of the following films bagged the Best Film awards at the 12th IIFA film awards?
(1) Dabangg
(2) My Name is Khan
(3) Band Baja Baraat
(4) The Dirty Picture
116. Who among the following was the first President of the United States of America?
(1) Abraham Lincoln
(2) William Henry Harrison
(3) Thomas Jefferson
(4) George Washington
117. Who was the first human to set foot on moon?
(1) Yuri Gagarin
(2) Allan B Shepherd
(3) Alexi Aarkhovic Leonov
(4) Neil Armstrong
118. Who was the first Indian bowler to take hat-trick in Test cricket?
(1) Kapil Dev
(2) Madanlal
(3) Harbhajan Singh
(4) Chetan Sharma
119. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Jungle Book’?
(1) Rudyard Kipling
(2) Mark Twain
(3) George Orwell
(4) None of these
120. Who among the following was Defence Minister of India in February 2012?
(1) Sr Pranab Mukherjee
(2) Sri Sharad Pawar
(3) Sri P Chidambaram
(4) Sri A K Antony
121. Which of the following rivers is referred to as ‘Bengal’s Sorrow’?
(1) Hubli river
(2) Brahmaputra river
(3) Damodar river
(4) Swarnrekha river
122. Which of the following is the capital of Chhattisgarh?
(1) Bilaspur
(2) Raipur
(3) Durg
(4) Raigarh
123. Which of the following is the capital of New Zealand?
(1) Auckland
(2) Christ Church
(3) Wellington
(4) Hamilton
124. Which of the following is the currency of China?
(1) Yuan
(2) Yen
(3) Lira
(4) Rial
125. ‘White Revolution’ is associated with high production of
(1) Meat
(2) Foodgrain
(3) Egg
(4) Milk
126. Orchid is produced in India in
(1) Northern plain
(2) Western region
(3) Humid region
(4) Cold and Valley region
127. A vehicle moves with the acceleration of 2 m per second square metre. What will be its velocity after 4 seconds?
(1) 2m per second
(2) 8m per second
(3) 4m per second
(4) 6m per second
128. Why a tank recoils after firing?
(1) Conservation of energy
(2) Air pushes back
(3) As per the first Law of Motion of Newton
(4) As per the third Law of Motion of Newton
129. A piece of ice is floating in glass of water. What will happen when ice melts?
(1) the level of water increases
(2) the level of water decreases
(3) the level of water remains the same
(4) the level of water will first increase and then it will decrease
130. A hammer when lifted, it will have
(1) only kinetic energy
(2) gravitational potential energy
(3) Electrical energy
(4) Sound energy
131. Which of the following lenses is used to correct short sightedness?
(1) Convex lens
(2) Concave lens
(3) Cylindrical lens
(4) None of these
132. Which of the following metals was first discovered by ancient humans?
(1) Fe
(2) Cu
(3) Pb
(4) Ag
133. CNG means
(1) Cold Natural Gas
(2) Combined Natural Gas
(3) Compressed Natural Gas
(4) Coal Natural Gas
134. Acid is always kept in a container made up of
(1) plastic
(2) glass
(3) metal
(4) clay
135. What is found in hard water?
(1) Calcium
(2) Aluminium
(3) Sodium
(4) Chlorine
136. Which of the following acids occurs in tea?
(1) Uric acid
(2) Maliec acid
(3) Lactic acid
(4) Tannic acid
137. Find the missing number in the following series :
1, 9, 25, 49, ?, 121
(1) 64
(2) 81
(3) 91
(4) 100
138. Find the missing number in the following series :
0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, ?
(1) 0.9
(2) 0.82
(3) 1
(4) 0.95
139. Find the missing number in the following series :
5760, 960, ?, 48, 16, 8
(1) 120
(2) 160
(3) 192
(4) 240
140. Find the wrong number in the following series :
69, 55, 26, 13, 5
(1) 5
(2) 13
(3) 26
(4) 55
141. Find the wrong number in the following series :
2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000
(1) 5
(2) 10
(3) 50
(4) 5000
142. Find the wrong number in the following series :
8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386
(1) 14
(2) 48
(3) 98
(4) 194
143. Select the most appropriate answer
A camera always has a
(1) lens
(2) Reel
(3) Flash
(4) Photograph
144. Select the most appropriate answer
An animal will have
(1) eyes
(2) four feet
(3) horn
(4) natural tendency
145. Which of the following does not belong to the group of others?
(1) Parrot
(2) Koel
(3) Vulture
(4) Duck
146. Which of the following does not belong to the group of others?
(1) Cave
(2) Hut
(3) Shed
(4) Nest
147. Which of the following does not belong to the group of others?
(1) Parrot
(2) Bat
(3) Crow
(4) Bird
148. Rohan moves 3 km towards north. He turns to his left and moves 2 km. He again turns let and moves 3 km. Now he turns to his left and moves 3 km. How far is he from the starting point?
(1) 1 km
(2) 2 km
(3) 3 km
(4) 5 km
149. Select the most appropriate answer
Study : Knowledge : : Work : ?
(1) Experience
(2) Marriage
(3) Job
(4) Experiment
150. Select the most appropriate answer
Thief : House : : Sea Pirates : ?
(1) Sea
(2) Ship
(3) Sailor
(4) A Team of Sailors
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