Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Solved Question Paper

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Solved Question Paper

  1. When a ray of light passes from an optically denser medium to a rarer medium, it
    (a) Remains undeviated (b) Bends towards normal
    (c) Bends away from normal (d) None of these
  2. Who is the author of “Anandmath” ?
    (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankim chandra Chattopadhyaya
    (c) Sarojini Nayadu (d) Jyotiba Phule
  3. Thimpu is the capital of –
    (a) Nepal (b) Bhutan
    (c) Thailand (d) Myanmar
  4. The time period of a seconds pendulum is
    (a) 1 second (b) 4 seconds
    (c) 3 seconds (d) 2 seconds
  5. The nuclear fuel in the sun is
    (a) Helium (b) Uranium
    (c) Hydrogen (d) Oxygen
  6. The second’s hand of a watch is 2 cm long. The velocity of its tip is
    (a) 0.21 cm/sec. (b) 2.1 cm/sec.
    (c) 21 cm/sec. (d) None of these
  7. In diesel engine, ignition is caused by
    (a) Spark (b) Automatic starter
    (c) Compression (d) Friction
  8. The mass-energy equivalence, relationship E = mc2 was propounded by
    (a) Max Plank (b) Einstein
    (c) Newton (d) Hertz
  9. The filament of bulb is made of
    (a) Tungsten (b) Iron
    (c) Nichrome (d) Carbon
  10. Anti-knocking can be lessened by(a) Iso Octane (b) N Heptane
    (c) TEL (d) Benzene
  11. In which of the following oxidation shows a positive oxidation state.
    (a) CO (b) N2O
    (c) NO (d) F2O
  12. Which of the following is used in photography?
    (a) Silver Bromide (b) Sodium Bromide
    (c) Potassium Chloride (d) Sodium Sulphate
  13. Which of the following is used in accumulator cell?
    (a) Copper (b) Iron
    (c) Lead (d) Zinc
  14. Choose the wrong statement :
    (a) Single magnetic poles can exist
    (b) Magnetic poles are always of equal strength
    (c) Like poles repel each other
    (d) None of these
  15. Laws of electrolysis are given by:
    (a) Farady (b) Maxwell
    (c) Lenz (d) Bohr
  16. Flemings left hand rule is used to fine out:
    (a) Direction of magnetic field due to flow of current
    (b) Direction of induced current due to effect of magnetic field
    (c) Direction of motion of a current carrying conductor in magnetic field
    (d) None of these
  17. The pH of a neutral solution at 250C is :
    (a) 0 (b) 1.0
    (c) 7.0 (d) 1.4
  18. The raw material used for the manufacture of Portland cement is :
    (a) Limestone and clay (b) Alumina, clay and gypsum
    (c) Gypsum and limestone (d) Gypsum and clay
  19. CaOCI2 is the chemical formula for a compound commonly known as      a) Soda Ash (b) Lime (c) Bleaching Powder (d) Plaster of Paris
  20. The glass used for making laboratory apparatus is  a) Pyrex glass (b) Hard glass
    (c) Soft glass (d) Safety glass
  21. The iron produced in blast furnace is :
    (a) Pig iron (b) Wrought iron
    (c) Stainless steel (d) Steel
  22. Formation is a 40% solution of :
    (a) Methanol (b) Methenal
    (c) Methanoic acid (d) None of these
  23. Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium :
    (a) Cryolite (b) Feldspar
    (c) Bauxite (d) Azurite
  24. Rhombic monoclinic and plastic sulphur are:
    (a) Isomers (b) Isotopes
    (c) Allotropes (d) Hydrides of sulphur
  25. The alkaline hydrolysis of oils or fats gives soap and :
    (a) Glycerol (b) Ethenol
    (c) Glycol (d) Ethanoic acid
  26. The sight of a delicious food usually makes month watery. It is a :
    (a) Hormonal response (b) Neural response
    (c) Optic response (d) Olfactory response
  27. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are normally found in :
    (a) Parasitic plants (b) Epiphytic plants
    (c) Leguminous plants (d) Aquatic plants
  28. Powdery mildew of wheat is caused by:
    (a) Bacteria (b) Virus
    (c) Fungi (d) Protozoans
  29. Septic sore throat is caused by :
    (a) Bacteria (b) Virus
    (c) Fungi (d) Protozoans
  30. A person of blood group AB can give blood to :
    (a) ‘A’ and ‘B’ (b) Only ‘AB’
    (c) ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘O’ (d) All of these
  31. Cell activities are controlled by :
    (a) Chloroplast (b) Nitochondria
    (c) Cytoplasm (d) Nucleus
  32. Which of the following helps eye to adjust the focal length of the eye lens :
    (a) Cornea (b) Conjunctiva
    (c) Ciliary body (d) Iris
  33. When pollen of a flower is transferred to the stigma of the same plant, pollination type is referred to as :
    (a) Autogamy (b) Allogamy
    (c) Xenogamy (d) Geitonogamy
  34. Respiration is a :
    (a) Catabolic process (b) Anabolic process
    (c) Both of these (d) None of these
  35. The structural and functional unit of kidneys are :
    (a) Neurons (b) Nephrons
    (c) Medula (d) None of these
  36. Which of the following enzymes is generally nor present in adult human :
    (a) Renin (b) Pepsin
    (c) Trypsin (d) Amylopsin
  37. The part of the plant which is responsible for carrying water and solutes from roots to various parts of plants is :
    (a) Phloem (b) Xylem
    (c) Duodenum (d) Sclercids
  38. Widal test’ is used for susceptibility of :
    (a) Malaria (b) Typhoid
    (c) Cholera (d) Yellow fever
  39. Exchange of gases in plants takes place through :
    (a) Stomata (b) Lenticels
    (c) Cuticle (d) All of these
  40. Lieutenant’ in army is equivalent to following rank in navy :
    (a) Lieutenant (b) Sub Lieutanant
    (c) Lieutenant Commander (d) None of these
  41. Pankaj Advani is associated with :
    (a) Snooker (b) Golf
    (c) Shooting (d) Archery
  42. Which city in the world is known as the forbidden city :
    (a) Aberdeen (b) Jerusalem
    (c) Mecca (d) Lhasa
  43. Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award carries a sum of :
    (a) Rs. 3 lakns (b) Rs. 5 lakhs
    (c) Rs. 1 lakh (d) Rs. 7 lakhs
  44. Who is known as ‘Nightingale of India’ :
    (a) Asha Bhonsle (b) Begum Akhtar
    (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Vijaylaxmi Pandit
  45. Which one of the following is not included in the UNESCO’s list of world heritage site :
    (a) Kaziranga National Park (b) Qutab Minar
    (c) Champaner Pavagarh (d) None of these
  46. Which of the following is not an electric resistant?
    (a) Lead (b) Ebonite
    (c) Charcoal (d) Lac
  47. Which of the following is a complementary colour?
    (a) Blue (b) Yellow
    (c) Magenta (d) Yellow and Magenta
  48. The velocity of sound increases in air by ……… for every degree Celsius increase of temperature.
    (a) 60 m/sec. (b) 0.61 m/sec.
    (c) 60 ft/sec. (d) 0.61 km/sec.
  49. Henry is a unit of
    (a) Capacity (b) Magnetic field
    (c) Inductance (d) Frequency
  50. The velocity of rotation of Earth is
    (a) 28 km/min (b) 30 km/min
    (c) 25 km/min (d) 39.5 km/min
  51. What is Hubble?
    (a) Warship (b) Star
    (c) Telescope (d) Missile
  52. Which acid is normally found in lemon and grape fruits?
    (a) Citric acid (b) Tartaric acid
    (c) Ascorbic acid (d) Lactic acid
  53. At which temperature Fahrenheit and Celsius show same reading?
    (a) -400 (b) 00
    (c) -574.250 (d) 2730
  54. Limestone is metamorphosed to form
    (a) Graphite (b) Quartz
    (c) Granite (d) Marble
  55. Rift valley is formed by
    (a) Earthquake (b) Folding
    (c) Faulting (d) All of these
  56. If a piece of ice at 00C is mixed with water at 00C, then
    (a) Whole ice melts (b) Some ice melts
    (c) No ice melts (d) Temperature decreases
  57. Mettur Dam is built on the river
    (a) Krishna (b) Cauvery
    (c) Narmada (d) Mahanadi
  58. Mahendra Giri peak is situated in the
    (a) Eastern Ghats (b) Western Ghats
    (c) Shiwaliks (d) Vindhyachal
  59. In what time a sum will double itself at 20% per annum rate of interest?
    (a) 2 years (b) 3 years
    (c) 4 years (d) 5 years
  60. The famous Dilwara Temple is situated in
    (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
    (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
  61. Pneumonia affects
    (a) Lungs (b) Tongue
    (c) Liver (d) Kidney
  62. The chemical name of Vitamin A is
    (a) Retinol (b) Jhiamin
    (c) Biotic (d) Riboflavin
  63. A 130m long train crosses a bridge in 30 seconds at 45 kmph. The length of the bridge is
    (a) 200m (b) 225m
    (c) 245m (d) 250m
  64. By selling an article at some price a person gains 10%. If the article is sold at twice of the price, the gain percent will be
    (a) 20% (b) 60%
    (c) 100% (d) 120%
  65. Atoms are electrically charged as
    (a) Positive (b) Negative
    (c) Bi-positive (d) Neutral
  66. Ionic bond exists in
    (a) Kcl (b) H2O
    (c) NH3 (d) Cl3
  67. Which force is required to increase the momentum of an object to 40 kg m/s in 5 seconds?
    (a) 2N (b) 4N
    (c) 8N (d) 10N
  68. The river that does not form delta is
    (a) Mahanadi (b) Tapti
    (c) Krishna (d) Cauvery
  69. The ratio of the redius and height of a cone is 5 : 12, respectively. Its volume is 23147cc. Find its slant height.
    (a) 13cm (b) 14cm
    (c) 17cm (d) 26cm
  70. 27 students took part in a debate of a college. What is the probability that at least 3 of them have their birth days in the same month?
    (a) 3/27 (b) 3/12
    (c) 12 (d) 1
  71. Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
    (a) B.N.Sarkar (b) Prithvi Raj Kapoor
    (c) Devika Rani (d) Kanan Devi
  72. How many members are nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha?
    (a) 12 (b) 15
    (c) 10 (d) 20
  73. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
    (a) Raja Rammohan Roy (b) Aurobindo Ghosh
    (c) Vivekanand (d) Dyanand Saraswati
  74. The Parliamentary System in India has been taken from
    (a) America (b) Britain
    (c) Australia (d) Ireland
  75. The electric supply in India was first started in
    (a) Kolkata (b) Chennai
    (c) Mumbai (d) Darjeeling
  76. Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of
    (a) Peace (b) Music and dance
    (c) Science & technology (d) Fine arts
  77. Who discovered the solar system?
    (a) Copernicus (b) Kepler
    (c) Aryabhatta (d) Newton
  78. The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in
    (a) 1901 (b) 1936
    (c) 1957 (d) 1967
  79. In India, the second largest in
    (a) Bengali (b) Urdu
    (c) Telugu (d) Marathi
  80. The first Asian Games were held in
    (a) Manila (b) Tokyo
    (c) Jakarta (d) New Delhi
  81. The Islam was established in
    (a) 7th A.D. (b) 5th A.D.
    (c) 3rd B.C. (d) 5th B.C.
  82. The Olympic Games 2012 will be held in
    (a) Moscow (b) Paris
    (c) New York (d) London
  83. The main factor of air pollution is
    (a) Lead (b) Copper
    (c) Zinc (d) Gold
  84. The bauxite ore is found in
    (a) Musabani (b) Karnapura
    (c) Koderma (d) Palamu
  85. The first fertilizer plant in India was established in
    (a) Trombay (b) Nangal
    (c) Alwaye (d) Sindri
  86. Which of the following had strong navy?
    (a) Bahmani (b) Chalukya
    (c) Chola (d) Rashtrakuta
  87. The last king of Maurya Dynastry was
    (a) Brihdarth (b) Kunal
    (c) Samprati (d) Salishuk
  88. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected if the central part of the lens is covered by black paper?
    (a) Remaining part of the lens will form no image
    (b) The central position of the image is absent
    (c) There will be no effect
    (d) The full image will be formed with lessened brightness
  89. The force between two parallel wires conducting current is used to define
    (a) Ampere (b) Coulomb
    (c) Volt (d) Newton
  90. A body is thrown vertically upward and it reaches 10m high. Find the velocity with which the body was thrown? (g = 9.8 m/s)
    (a) 10 m/sec. (b) 18 m/sec.
    (c) 14 m/sec. (d) 7 m/sec.
  91. The buoyancy depends on the
    (a) Depth of the fluid (b) Density of the fluid
    (c) Volume of the fluid (d) Weight of the fluid
ANSWERS:

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a) 11. (d) 12. (a)
13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (a) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (d)
24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (c) 29. (a & b) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (a)
35. (b) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (d) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (a) 51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (a) 54. (d) 55. (c) 56. (c) 57. (b) 58. (a) 59. (d) 60. (d) 61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (d) 65. (d) 66. (a) 67. (c) 68. (b) 69. (a) 70. (c) 71. (c) 72. (a) 73. (a) 74. (b) 75. (d) 76. (c) 77. (a) 78. (d) 79. (c) 80. (d) 81. (a) 82. (d) 83. (a) 84. (d) 85. (d) 86. (c) 87. (a) 88. (d) 89. (a) 90. (c) 91. (b)

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