Railway (RRC) Hajipur Group ‘D’ Examination 2nd Sitting Held on 06.05.2012
1. The August Kranti Rajdhani Express runs between which of the following two terminal stations?
(1) New Delhi – Howrah
(2) New Delhi – Chennai
(3) New Delhi – Mumbai
(4) New Delhi – Hyderabad
2. In which of the following states of India, the roadways is the longest?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Punjab
3. Under how many commands Indian Navy has been formed?
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) Five
4. When was Border Security Force formed?
(1) 1947
(2) 1950
(3) 1960
(4) 1965
5. Which of the following is/are included in fighter contingent of Indian Air Force?
(1) Mig-21 variant
(2) Mig 23S, Mig-25 S, Mig-27S, Mig-29S
(3) Jaguar
(4) All of the above
6. Which of the following is the highest airfield of India?
(1) Bhutar
(2) Pantnagar
(3) Chusul
(4) Barapani
7. Who served longest as the President of Indian republic?
(1) Dr. Jakir Hussain
(2) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(4) V. V. Giri
8. Which of the following is the national flower of India?
(1) Sunflower
(2) Rose
(3) Lotus
(4) Marigold
9. The headquarters of North Eastern Frontier Railway is located at
(1) Melegaon
(2) Kolkata
(3) Dispur
(4) Tejpur
10. In which year was the Shatabadi Express started ?
(1) 1969
(2) 1972
(3) 1988
(4) 1977
11. Railway Coach Factory is located at
(1) Perambur
(2) Yelhanka
(3) Patiala
(4) Kapurthala
12. Which of the following is the oldest English daily (newspaper) of India?
(1) The Times of India
(2) The Telegraph
(3) The Hindustan
(4) The Hindu
13. The first experimental satellite launched by India was
(1) Aryabhatta
(2) Bhaskara-I
(3) Rohini
(4) INSAT
14. Where is Vedathangal bird sanctuary located?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Kerala
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Karnataka
15. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is an exponent of
(1) Sarod
(2) Tabla
(3) Violin
(4) Sitar
16. Mrinalini Sarabhai represents which of the following dance styles?
(1) Bharatnatyam
(2) Kathak
(3) Kuchipudi
(4) Manipuri
17. Who is the first Indian to scale Mount Everest?
(1) Nawang Gombu Sherpa
(2) K. D. Jadhav
(3) Bachendri Pal
(4) Tensing Norgey
18. In which city was first Automated Teller Machine (ATM) started?
(1) Kolkata
(2) Mumbai
(3) New Delhi
(4) Chennai
19. Who is the lead actress in the movie ‘Black’?
(1) Kajol
(2) Kareena Kapoor
(3) Rani Mukherjee
(4) Vidya Balan
20. Which of the following is the first woman I.A.S. officer?
(1) Ujjavala Rao
(2) Anna George Malhotra
(3) Kiran Bedi
(4) Kornelia Sorabjee
21. Who is the first Indian cricketer who scored first Triple Century in international cricket?
(1) Sachin Tendulkar
(2) Virender Sehwag
(3) Rahul Dravid
(4) Sunil Gavaskar
22. Which of the Indian cricketers was detected cancer affected during February 2012?
(1) Sachin Tendulkar
(2) Sunil Gavaskar
(3) Saurav Ganguly
(4) Yuvraj Singh
23. Who composed ‘Abhigyan Shakuntalam’?
(1) Kalidas
(2) Tulsidas
(3) Banbhatta
(4) Tulsidas
24. Who was the central Health and Family Welfare Minister in February 2012?
(1) Mr. Gulam Nabi Azad
(2) Mr. Subodhkant Sahay
(3) Mr. C.P. Joshi
(4) Mr. Anand Sharma
25. Which of the following is the largest country of the world in territorial area?
(1) Russia
(2) Canada
(3) China
(4) U.S.A
26. Which of the following is the capital of Andaman & Nicobar?
(1) Port Midas
(2) Vendor
(3) Port Blair
(4) Bombu Flate
27. The capital of Afghanistan is
(1) Hayarat
(2) Kandhar
(3) Kabul
(4) Multan
28. The currency of Japan is
(1) Yen
(2) Yuan
(3) Rupatya
(4) Rial
29. Vermain Composting is performed with the use of which of the following organisms?
(1) Earthworm species
(2) Amoeba
(3) Frog
(4) Lizard
30. Which of the following has no blood but breathes?
(1) Cockroach
(2) Earthworm
(3) Fish
(4) Hydra
31. Unit of acceleration is
(1) metre/second
(2) metre-second
(3) metere/second2
(4) None of these
32. A man is sitting in a moving train facing the engine. He tosses a coin that falls behind him. The train is moving
(1) forward with uniform velocity
(2) backward with uniform velocity
(3) forward with acceleration
(4) forward with retardation
33. A wooden block floats in water. What will happen in the case of alcohol?
(1) It will float with higher part above
(2) It will remain same
(3) It will sink
(4) It will float submerged
34. The unit of power is
(1) Watt/second
(2) Joule
(3) Kilo joule
(4) Watt
35. Camera is an optical instrument that uses
(1) Convex lens
(2) Concave lens
(3) Cylindrical lens
(4) None of these
36. The purest form of iron is
(1) steel
(2) stainless steel
(3) cast iron
(4) wrought iron
37. To detect leakage in LPG, the chemical substance used is
(1) Iso-butance
(2) Ethyl Mercaptan
(3) Thayol
(4) Ethyl Chloride
38. Sour milk contains which of the following acids?
(1) Tartaric acid
(2) Citrus acid
(3) Acetic acid
(4) Lactic acid
39. Which of the following gases in air reacts with maximum number of metals?
(1) Hydrogen
(2) Oxygen
(3) Helium
(4) Carbondioxide
40. Which of the following gases is used in the manufacturing of plastic?
(1) Methane
(2) Butane
(3) Helium
(4) Ethylene
41. Which number will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following numbers series ?
4, 7, 12, 19, 28, ?
(1) 30
(2) 36
(3) 39
(4) 49
42. Which number will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following numbers series?
1, 4, 10, 22, 46, ?
(1) 64
(2) 86
(3) 94
(4) 122
43. Which number will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
1, 2, 6, 7, 21, 22, 66, 67, ?
(1) 70
(2) 134
(3) 201
(4) 301
44. Find the wrong number in the sequence :
196, 169, 144, 121, 101
(1) 101
(2) 121
(3) 169
(4) 196
45. Find the wrong number in the sequence :
6, 15, 35, 77, 165, 337
(1) 35
(2) 77
(3) 165
(4) 337
46. Find the wrong number in the sequence :
10, 26, 74, 218, 654, 1946, 5834
(1) 26
(2) 74
(3) 218
(4) 654
47. Choose the most suitable answer choice :
Which of the following trees always have?
(1) branches
(2) leaves
(3) fruits
(4) root
48. Choose the most suitable answer choice :
A mountain always has
(1) ranges
(2) peak
(3) snow
(4) valley
49. Choose he odd one out :
(1) Lake
(2) Pond
(3) Pool
(4) Brook
50. Choose the odd one out :
(1) Plateau
(2) Star
(3) Mountain
(4) Forest
51. Choose the odd one out :
(1) January
(2) February
(3) April
(4) August
52. Namita walks 14 metre towards west, later turns right and walks 14 metre. Again she turns to the left and walks 10 metre. Again turning to the left she walks 14 metre. The distance (in metre) between the starting point and the finishing point is :
(1) 10
(2) 24
(3) 28
(4) 38
53. Select the most appropriate answer :
Porcupine : Rodent : : Mildew : ?
(1) Fungus
(2) Germ
(3) Insect
(4) Pathogen
54. Select the best alternative :
Ornithologist : Birds : : Anthropologist : ?
(1) Plant
(2) Animal
(3) Mankind
(4) Environment
55. Select the most appropriate answer :
Pigeon : Peace : : White Flag : ?
(1) Friendship
(2) Victory
(3) Surrender
(4) War
56. Pointing to Rita, Nikhil aid, “I am the only son of the son of her mother”. How is Rita related to Nikhil?
(1) Aunt/mother’s sister
(2) Niece
(3) Mother
(4) Cousin
57. In a certain code, FISH is written as EHRG. How will JUNGLE be written in the same code?
(1) ITMFKD
(2) ITNFKD
(3) KVOHMF
(4) TIMFKD
58. Choose the odd one out in the group :
(1) 5698
(2) 4321
(3) 7693
(4) 4232
59. If it was Monday on day after Yesterday. The day after tomorrow will be
(1) Saturday
(2) Friday
(3) Sunday
(4) Thursday
60. Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, “His mother’s brother is the father of my son Ashish.” How is Kapil related to Shilpa?
(1) Wife’s sister
(2) Nephew
(3) Aunt/Mother’s sister
(4) Niece
61. 5986 – 2340 = 1496 + ?
(1) 2150
(2) 1150
(3) 2140
(4) 1970
62. 1499 × 1499 = ?
(1) 19501
(2) 1900501
(3) 2247001
(4) 2204701
63. Which is the smallest 5-digit number that is divisible by 41?
(1) 10045
(2) 10004
(3) 10041
(4) 10025
64. Which of the following will have the maximum number of divisors?
(1) 99
(2) 101
(3) 176
(4) 182
65. 792.02 + 101.32 – 306.76 = ?
(1) 586.58
(2) 893.34
(3) 997.11
(4) 1200.10
66. 3889 + 12.952 – ? = 3854.002
(1) 47.095
(2) 47.752
(3) 47.932
(4) 47.95
67. 
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
68. 
(1) 63
(2) 69
(3) 96
(4) None of these
69. The simplified form of 3034 – (1002 ÷04) is :
(1) 2543
(2) 2984
(3) 2903
(4) 3029
70. 
(1) 129
(2) 119
(3) 121
(4) None of these
71. 
(1) 0.002
(2) 0.02
(3) 0.2
(4) None of these
72. 
(1) 0.048
(2) 0.084
(3) 0.48
(4) 0.84
73. The average of six numbers is 30. If the average of first four numbers is 25, and that of last three number sis 35, then what three numbers is 35, then what will be the fourth number?
(1) 25
(2) 30
(3) 35
(4) 40
74. 23% of 8040 + 42% of 545 = ?% of 3000
(1) 56.17
(2) 63.54
(3) 69.27
(4) 71.04
75. ?% of 8745 = 5159.55
(1) 47
(2) 49
(3) 54
(4) None of these
76. If 31% of a number is 46.5, the number is
(1) 150
(2) 155
(3) 160
(4) 165
77. A book seller sells a book at a profit of 10%. If he had bought at 4% less and sold at Rs. 6 more, he would have gained 
. What is the cost price of the book?
(1) Rs.130
(2) Rs. 140
(3) Rs. 150
(4) Rs. 160
78. Ravi buys toffees at the rate of two toffees for Rs. 1 and sells at five for Rs. 1. His loss per cent is
(1) 120%
(2) 90%
(3) 30%
(4) 60%
79. Raman buys a geyser at 9/10 of the marked price and sell at 8% more than the marked price. The gain per cent is
(1) 8%
(2) 10%
(3) 18%
(4) 20%
80. A man can do a job in 15 days. His father can complete the work in 20 days and his other son will take 25 days to do the job. If all three work together, the job will be completed in
(1) less than 6 days
(2) 6 days
(3) approximately 6.4 days
(4) more than 10 days
81. Of the two buses. the first bus covers a distance of 300 km in 
and the second takes 9 hours to cover a distance of 450 km. The ratio of their speeds will be
(1) 2 : 3
(2) 4 : 3
(3) 4 : 5
(4) 8 : 9
82. In what time will a 110 metre long train running at 72 kmph cross a 132 metre long bridge?
(1) 9.8 seconds
(2) 12.1 seconds
(3) 12.42 seconds
(4) 14.3 seconds
83. Reena borrows Rs. 1200. The rate of interest is same as the number of years the money has been borrowed for. If she gives Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the stipulated period, the rate of interest p.c.p.a. will be
(1) 3.6
(2) 6
(3) 18
(4) Cannot be determined
84. If the breath of a rectangular field is 60% of its length and its perimeter be 800 metre, what will be the area of the field?
(1) 18750 sq. metre
(2) 37500 sq. metre
(3) 40000 sq. metre
(4) 48000 sq. metre
85. Fifteen years hence, the age of a man will be four times of his age 15 years ago. His present age is
(1) 10 years
(2) 15 years
(3) 20 years
(4) 25 years
86. One rupee coin in India was for the first time cast in
(1) 1542
(2) 1601
(3) 1809
(4) 1677
87. Samjhauta Express runs between
(1) Delhi and Islamabad
(2) Kandla and Karachi
(3) Howarah and Dhaka
(4) Atari and Amritsar
88. A snowstorm with very strong winds in polar region is called
(1) Typhoon
(2) Tornedo
(3) Blizzard
(4) Polar wind
89. Limestone is
(1) Intrusive Igneous rocks
(2) Metamorphic rocks
(3) Extrusive Igneous rocks
(4) Sedimentary rocks
90. When the earth reaches the point of perihelion, then
(1) It is nearest to the moon
(2) It is nearest to the moon and the sun both
(3) It is farthest from the sun
(4) It is nearest to the sun
91. Indian Standard Time leads Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) by
(1) 2 hours
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
92. Ina country of monsoon, which of the following is abundantly found?
(1) dense tropical temporary forests
(2) dense desert plants
(3) dense tropical permanent green forests
(4) Tropical humid Deciduous forest
93. Which of the following is not a land conservation system ?
(1) Contour ploughing
(2) Strip Cropping
(3) Over grazing
(4) Terrance farming
94. In which types of forests we get trees of softwood and hardwood?
(1) Temperate evergreen forest
(2) Deciduous forest
(3) Tropical grassland forest
(4) None of these
95. Prairies is a temperate grassland of
(1) USA
(2) Eurasia
(3) China
(4) South Africa
96. Which of the following is the largest ocean with respect to its extension?
(1) Atlantic Ocean
(2) Indian Ocean
(3) Pacific Ocean
(4) Arctic Ocean
97. Which of the following countries is known as ‘Land of Thunderbolt’?
(1) Taiwan
(2) Tibet
(3) Bhutan
(4) Japan
98. Which of the following countries is not ‘land locked’?
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Myanmar
(3) Nepal
(4) Mongolia
99. The longest river in the world is
(1) Nile
(2) Ganges
(3) Amazon
(4) Mississipi Misouri
100. The biggest wool producing nation in the world is
(1) India
(2) Russia
(3) USA
(4) Australia
101. The Tropic of Capricorn is located
(1) at 23° 27ʹ north of equator
(2) at 23° 27ʹ south of equator
(3) at 66° 30ʹ north of equator
(4) at 66° 30ʹ south of equator
102. The southern extreme far point of India is located in
(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Small Andaman
(4) Great Nicobar
103. Which of the following is known “Rock Garden”?
(1) Bangaluru
(2) Chandigarh
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Lucknow
104. The oldest oil refinery in India is located in
(1) Haldia
(2) Digboi
(3) Baroda
(4) Mumbai
105. Where are wheels and axles for railways manufactured?
(1) Bangaluru
(2) Chennai
(3) Varanasi
(4) Nowhere in India
106. The capital of Jharkhand is
(1) Raipur
(2) Dehradun
(3) Ranchi
(4) None of these
107. Which of the following rivers flows through Haryana?
(1) Ghaghar
(2) Ravi and Chenab
(3) Ganges
(4) Saraswati and Mahanadi
108. The cause of leprosy is
(1) Monocytis
(2) TMV
(3) Salmonella
(4) Mycobacterium
109. The cause of Typhoid fever is
(1) Giardia
(2) Clostridium
(3) Schistosoma
(4) Salmonella
110. The number of chromosomes in the nuclei of human being i s
(1) 44
(2) 48
(3) 46
(4) 23
111. The largest muscle in human body lies in
(1) hands
(2) hip
(3) neck
(4) leg
112. The short-sightedness can be rectified by
(1) convex lens
(2) concave lens
(3) convex-concave lens
(4) concavo-concave lens
113. Ricket is a disease of
(1) bones
(2) liver
(3) muscles
(4) blood
114. In a paddy field, water fern that is used as green manure, is
(1) Salvinia
(2) mucor
(3) aspergilus
(4) Azola
115. Which of the following nutrients is not supplied by chemical fertilizers?
(1) Phosphorus
(2) Potassium
(3) Iron
(4) Nitrogen
116. In the following, which place of Indus Valley is located on the bank of Indus?
(1) Harappa
(2) Mohenjodaro
(3) Lothal
(4) Alamgirpur
117. The great law provider in ancient India was
(1) Panini
(2) Manu
(3) Kautilya
(4) None of these
118. Lord Buddha got Nirvana at
(1) Bodh Gaya
(2) Sarnath
(3) Kushinagar
(4) Lumbini
119. The main capital in Sarnath was under the suzerainty of
(1) Chandragupta
(2) Ashoka
(3) Kanishk
(4) Harsha
120. Which of the following temples was built by Cholas?
(1) Shore temple – Mahabalipuram
(2) Brihadeshwar temple – Thanjavur
(3) Sun temple – Konark
(4) Meenakshi temple – Madurai
121. Hieun Tsang saw Jainism developing in
(1) Odisha
(2) Kashmir
(3) Bengal
(4) Bihar
122. Lord Mahavir died at the age of
(1) 58 years
(2) 64 years
(3) 72 years
(4) 82 years
123. Who built Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya?
(1) Gopal
(2) Devpal
(3) Dharma Pal
(4) Ashoka
124. Two chief cities under the rule of Chauhan, were
(1) Delhi and Mevar
(2) Mevar and Kannauj
(3) Indraprastha and Kannauj
(4) None of these
125. Who was the only muslim lady to occupy the throne of Delhi?
(1) Nurjahan
(2) Raziya Sultan
(3) Mumtaj Mahal
(4) Hamidabanu Begum
126. Babar was succeeded by his son
(1) Humayun
(2) Jahangir
(3) Akbar
(4) Balban
127. Nurjahan was the queen of which famous king of Mughal empire?
(1) Akbar
(2) Aurangzeb
(3) Shahjahan
(4) Jahangir
128. The gardens of Mughal period were also known as
(1) Do-baag
(2) Teen-baag
(3) Char-baag
(4) None of these
129. In 1498 Vasco de Gama landed at
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kochin
(3) Calicut
(4) Goa
130. The East India Company was formed in
(1) 1580
(2) 1600
(3) 1620
(4) 1606
131. India became ‘sovereign democratic’ in
(1) 1947
(2) 1949
(3) 1950
(4) 1948
132. The first to establish trade relations with India were
(1) Dutch
(2) English
(3) Portuguese
(4) French
133. The Political Guru of the father of nation was
(1) Madan Mohan Malviya
(2) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(3) Dadabhai Naoroji
(4) None of these
134. At the death of Gandhiji who said, “Light has gone from our lives’?
(1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(2) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(3) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(4) Lord Mountbatten
135. Who wrote ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?
(1) R. C. Dutta
(2) Dadabhai Naoroji
(3) D. R. Gadgil
(4) B. N. Ganguly
136. Who founded Ramkrishna Mission?
(1) Ramkrishna Paramhans
(2) Swami Vivekananda
(3) Ram Mohan Roy
(4) Radhakant Dev
137. Who is responsible for coining the concept of democratic government?
(1) Greek
(2) British
(3) French
(4) American
138. In which of the following states, Panchayati Raj was first implemented?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Gujarat
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Bihar
139. The second tier of Panchayati Raj System is called
(1) Zila Parishad
(2) Taluka Panchayat
(3) Panchayat Samiti
(4) Gram Sabha
140. Who is called the framer of Indian Constitution?
(1) B. N. Rau
(2) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(3) N. G. Ayenger
(4) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
141. The Chief Justice of High Courts and other justices are appointed by
(1) President
(2) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(3) Governor of the state concerned
(4) Chief Minister of the state concerned
142. The Chief Secretary of the state heads
(1) Civil services
(2) Public services
(3) Public objectives
(4) Civil security
143. The Chief Justice of Supreme Court is administered the oath of office by
(1) Union Law Minister
(2) Chief Justice of India
(3) President
(4) Prime Minister
144. Lok Sabha secretariat comes under the control of
(1) Home Ministry
(2) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(3) President of India
(4) Lok Sabha Speaker
145. What is the minimum age required for a candidate for the post of President of India?
(1) 25 years
(2) 21 years
(3) 30 years
(4) 35 years
146. Halley’s comet appears once in
(1) 24 years
(2) 32 years
(3) 76 years
(4) 84 years
147. The earth’s axis of rotation is inclined at an angle of ______with the plane of the orbit of the earth around sun.
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 90°
(4) 47°
148. Days and nights are caused by
(1) rotation of earth on its axis
(2) revolution of earth
(3) rotation and revolution of earth
(4) None of these
149. On 21 June, the daylight at the North Pole is seen for
(1) Zero hour
(2) 12 hours
(3) 18 hours
(4) 24 hours
150. International Date Line is at
(1) 180° E longitude
(2) 180° W longitude
(3) 90° E longitude
(4) 90° W longitude
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