Exam Details

Subject
Paper paper 2
Exam / Course
Department
Organization rrb south central railway (scr) - secunderabad
Position junior stenographer
Exam Date 11, January, 2015
City, State ,


Question Paper

1. 80% of 50% of 250% of 34

38


40


43


None of these

2. the difference between 40% of a number and 28% of the same number is 198. what is the number?


(A)1500


(B)1650


(C)1750


(D)1800


3. In an examination, 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420; the total number of examinees is

(A)567


(B)693


(C)1000


(D)1200


4. A man sold his horse for f19800 and gained 10%. The horse was bought for:


(A)Rs.18000


(B)Rs.17820


(C)Rs.18120


(D)Rs.18300


5. The value of an article was Rs.75. First its value was increased by 20% and then the increased value was decreased by 20%. What is the present value of the article?

(A)Rs.78


(B)Rs.74


(C)Rs.76


(D)Rs.72


6. The ratio of the ages of Meena and Meera is 4 3 and sum of their ages is 28 years. The ratio of their ages after 8 years will be

3











7. If 3 persons weave 168 shawls in 14 days, how many shawls will 8 persons weave in 5 days?




(B)105


(C)126


(D)160


8. Two trains 105m and 90m long run at the speeds of 45 km/hr and 72 km/hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. How much time do they take to cross each other?


Seconds


Seconds


Seconds


Seconds


9. Veena obtained Rs.8376 as simple interest on a certain sum at per annum after 6 years. The sum invested by her was:


(A)Rs.17180


(B)Rs.18110


(C)Rs.16660


(D)Rs.17450

10. The diagonal of a rectangle is 10 cm long and it is equal to twice the length of the rectangle. The area of the rectangle is

25cm2


40root3cm2


25root3cm2


10root3cm2

11. The vitamin associated with Rickets is

(A)Vitamin A


(B)Vitamin B


(C)Vitamin D


(D)Vitamin E


12. The north -western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of:

(A)South West monsoons


(B)Retreating monsoons


(C)North-East monsoons


(D)Westerly disturbances



13. Which is not a Kharif crop?

(A)Rice


(8)Wheat


(C)Paddy


(D)Cotton


14. Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right in India?


(A)Right to Equality


(B)Right against Exploitation


(C)Right to Property


Right to Freedom


15. Which is the master gland?


(A)Pituitary gland


(B)Adrenal Gland·


(C)Pancreas


(D)Thyroid


16. The sum of the squares of two numbers is 80 and the square of their difference is 36. The product of the two numbers is










(D)116


17. If 1/3.718=0.2689, then the value of 1/0.0003718 is


(A)0.2689


(B)2.689


(C)2689


(D)26890

18. 0.728 x 0.728-0.272 x 0.272/0.456=?

3


4


2


1


19. If then


7/8


1/3


2/3


4/3


20. In a family, average age of father and mother is 38 years, whereas the average age of father, mother and only daughter is 28 years. The age of the daughter is


years


years


years


years


21. A man travels 100 km towards South. From there he turns right and travels 50 km and again turns right to travel 50 km. Which direction is he from his starting point?

(A)North


(B)North -East


(C)South-West


(D)West


22. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's mother". How is the woman related to the man?

(A)Aunt


(B)Daughter


(C)Niece


(D)Sister


23. Which of the following words would appear in the middle if they are arranged as in the dictionary order?

Delude, Delirium, Defer, Demean, Delete

(A)Delude


(B)Delirium


(C)Defer


(D)Demean


24. If means' means means and means then

10 divide by

10


15


25


5


25. In an examination result, Rohit ranks sixteenth from the top and forty ninth from the bottom. Nine students did not appear in the examination. How many students are there in the class?










(D)None of these


26. Six persons E and F are standing in a circle. B is between D and C. A is between E and C. F is to the right of D. Who is between A and

B


C


D


E


27. If 'tee see pee' means 'Drink Fruit Juice', 'see kee lee' means 'Juice is Sweet' and 'lee ree mee' means is Intelligent', which word in that language means

(A)see


(B)kee


(C)lee


(D)pee


28. If the cook is called butler, butler is called manager, manager is called teacher, teacher is called clerk and clerk is called principal, then who will teach in the class?

(A)Cook


(B)Butler


(C)Teacher


(D)Clerk


29. Choose one from the alternative which is different from the others.














30. If GIVE is coded as 5137 and BAT is coded as 924, how is GATE coded?

(A)5427


(B)5247


(C)5724


(D)2547


31. Find the odd one out.

(A)Rose


(B)Lotus


(C)Marigold


Lily


32. Find the odd one out.













33. Paddy is related to Field in the same way as Steel is related to


(A)Mine


(B)Factory


(C)Iron


(D)Ore


34. There is certain relationship between first two words. Find out the words from the alternative which has similar relationship with third word.

Newspaper Press Cloth:?

(A)Tailor


(B)Textile


(C)Fibre


(D)Mill


35. Complete the Series.

A D C G

G


J


I


L

36. In the series given, some of the letters are missing, which are given in that order in one of the alternative. Choose the correct alternative.



(A)abba


(B)baab


(C)baba


(D)abab


37. In the series given, some of the letters are missing, which are given in that order in one of the alternative. Choose the correct alternative.

a-ba-bb-ab-a

(A)abab


(B)baab


(C)baba


(0)abbb


38. Complete the series.



(A)126


(B)128


(C)120


(D)130


39. Complete the series.















40. If ACTION is coded as ZXGRLM, then HEALTH will be coded in the same way as:


(A)SVZOGS


(B)TVZOGT


(C)RUZPGR


(D)QVGOZQ


41. Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialisation is not correct?


(A)Ustad Zakir Hussain Khan-Tabla


(B)Pt. Ravi Shankar -Sitar


(C)Hari Prasad Chaurasia -Flute


(D)M.S. Subbulakshmi -Dance


42. Who is World Chess Champion at present?

(A)Vishwanathan Anand


(B)Magnus Carlsen


(C)Vladimir Kramnik


(D)None of these


43. In the earth's atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure

(A)increases with height


(B)decreases with height


(C)remains constant with height


(D)first increases and then decreases with height .



44. Day and Nights are caused by

1 rotation of the earth on its axis

2 revolution of the earth around the sun

3 inclination of earth's axis


Only 1 is correct


1 and 2 are correct


2 and 3 are correct


All are correct


45. Which of the following is a cash crop?


(A)Maize


(B)Potato


(C)Rubber


(D)Gram


46. Bhim Sen Joshi is associated with

(A)Light music


(B)Vocal music


(C)Instrumental music


(D)Ghazals


47. Buland Darwaza is located in

(A)Hyderabad


(B)Bijapur


(C)Fatehpur Sikri


(D)Delhi


48. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'













49. Which of the following medals was won by India's No, 1 badminton player Saina Nehwal in London Olympics in 2012

(A)Gold


(B)Silver


(C)Bronze


(D)None of these


50. Which social reformer is associated with the abolition of Sati

(A)Dayanand Saraswati


(B)Swami Vivekananda


(C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy


(D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak



51. In the following sentences, you have to find out which part of sentence marked as and has an error. If there is no error, the answer is error' i.e.

'The Arabian Nights' have lots of interesting stories

for young readers. error


52. in the following questions first and last part of sentence is given as and Middle sentence is splitted in four parts S. You have to choose correct alternative having correct sequence so that to make meaningful sentence.

At the end of the assignment

the field worker

submitted his papers

for the work done by him

and also bills

to the office superintendent.

PQSR


QPRS


QSRP


RSQP


53. In the following question, part of sentence is bold underlined. There are four· alternatives given. One of them when replaces the part in bold make the sentence more meaningful/better. You have to choose that option. If there is no improvement, your answer will be i.e. No correction required.

To make him succeed, the correct thing to do is to punish him until he does not try.


(A)until he tries


(B)until he does try


(C)until he will not try


No correction required


54. In the following question, part of sentence is bold underlined. There are four· alternatives given. One of them when replaces the part in bold make the sentence more meaningful/better. You have to choose that option. If there is no improvement, your answer will be i.e. No correction required.

The houses in our street are more beautiful than on the main road.


(A)than that on the main road


than those on the main road


(C)than there on the main road


No correction required


55. In the following question, part of sentence is bold underlined. There are four· alternatives given. One of them when replaces the part in bold make the sentence more meaningful/better. You have to choose that option. If there is no improvement, your answer will be i.e. No correction required.

My mother is ill since two months.


(A)has been ill since


(B)has been ailing since


(C)has been ailing for


No correction required


56. Ramesh while working on Microsoft Word faces problem to perform particular steps. Which one of the following options of Microsoft Office Word gives the answer of his queries?

Edit


Insert


Tool


Help



57. Which type of icons cannot be deleted from the desktop?

(A)Folder icons


(B)System icons


(C)Program icons


(D)Document icons


58. Which of the following is spread sheet package.


Word


Power Point


(C)Windows


Excel


59. An operating system of a computer serves as a software interface between the user and

(A)Hardware


(B)Peripherals


(C)Memory


(D)Screen


60. The organised set of instructions to direct the computer in solving a problem is called

(A)Program


(B)Flow Chart


(C)Algorithm


(D)All of these


61. Choose the appropriate alternative which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/proverb.

To get into hot waters

be impatient


suffer a huge financial loss


get into trouble


be in a confused state of mind


62. Choose the appropriate alternative which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/proverb.

To spill the beans

reveal secret information


misbehave


keep secrets


talk irrelevant


63. Choose the appropriate alternative which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/proverb.

To hold somebody to ransom

keep captive and demand concession


humiliate somebody


offer bribe


blackmail and extract money


64. Choose the appropriate alternative which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/proverb.

A cock and bull story


true story


children story


story of animals


foolish and concocted story


65. Choose the appropriate alternative which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/proverb.

Once in a blue moon

(A)Once in a month


(B)Bi-weekly


rare occasions


(D)Every now and then


66. Choose the appropriate alternative which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/proverb.

To keep the ball rolling


earn more and more


work constantly


keep the conversation going


make the best use of


67. Choose the appropriate alternative which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/proverb.

Make both ends meet

(A)manage the business


(B)work hard


(C)earn enough


(D)control affairs



68. In the following sentences, you have to find out which part of sentence marked as and (D)has an error. If there is no error, the answer is error' i.e.

all standards he is a best soldier our military school
has produced so far.

69. In the following sentences, you have to find out which part of sentence marked as and (D)has an error. If there is no error, the answer is error' i.e.

Students should not take part party politics and political
demonstrations they interfere in serious study. No error


70. In the following sentences, you have to find out which part of sentence marked as and (D)has an error. If there is no error, the answer is error' i.e.

(A)Had I come to know about his difficulties

would have certainly helped.


71. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

PROHIBIT

Accept


Permit


Agree


Grant

72. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

INNOCENT

Sinful


Guilty


Deadly


Corruption

73. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

HARMONY

Hatred


Friction


Discord


Enmity

74. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

DORMANT

Active


Modern


Permanent


Transient


75. From the given alternatives choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

A person who does not believe in any religion

Philatelist


Rationalist


Atheist


Pagan

76. From the given alternatives choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Bringing about gentle and painless death from incurable disease

Suicide


Euphoria


Gallows


Euthanasia

77. From the given alternatives choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

One who cannot die

Stable


Immortal


Perpetual


Perennial


78. From the given alternatives choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Stealing from the writings of others

(A)Copying


(B)Reframing


(C)Reproducing


Plagiarism


79. From the given alternatives choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

A person pretending to be somebody he is not

Imposter


Liar


Rogue


Magician

80. From the given alternatives choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

A word no longer in use

Exotic


Primitive


Obsolete


Ancient


81. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

LETHAL

Unlawful


Deadly


Sluggish

Smooth


82. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

ABRIDGE

Abort


Span


Shorten


Cross



83. Pick the correct synonyms for the following.

PENCHANT

(A)Like


(B)Eagerness


(C)Disability


(D)Dislike


84. Pick the correct synonyms for the following.

ADVERSITY


(A)Crisis


(B)Misfortune


(C)Failure


(D)Helplessness


85. Pick the correct synonyms for the following.

STUBBORN

Easy


Obstinate


Willing


Pliable



86. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

INFINITE

Strange


Endless


Indefinite


Vague

87. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

EXPOSE

Open


Reveal


Declare


Conceal


88. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

MINOR

Heavy


Tall


Major


Big

89. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

OPAQUE

Misty


Covered


Clear


Transparent


90. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

SHALLOW

High


Hidden


Deep


Hollow


91. From the given alternatives choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.


A paper written in one's own handwriting


(A)Manuscript


(B)Scroll


(C)Parchment


(D)Transcript



92. In the following sentence, a blank space is given. Choose the correct alternative from the options which is most appropriate to fill the blank space.

If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ................... arrangements to go to the airport.

possible


alternate


another


alternative


93. In the following sentence, a blank space is given. Choose the correct alternative from the options which is most appropriate to fill the blank space.

The environment was...... to his work and that's why he succeeded.


(A)suitable


(B)confirming


(C)conducive


adequate


94. In the following sentence, a blank space is given. Choose the correct alternative from the options which is most appropriate to fill the blank space.

The organisers of the conference have...... the allegations made against them.

retorted


repulsed


rebuked


repudiated

95. In the following sentence, a blank space is given. Choose the correct alternative from the options which is most appropriate to fill the blank space.

The sun..... at six this morning.

arose


rose


aroused


raised

96. In the following sentence, a blank space is given. Choose the correct alternative from the options which is most appropriate to fill the blank space.

The matter would have become serious if...... action had not been taken.

deliberate


fast


hasty


timely


97. In the following sentence, a blank space is given. Choose the correct alternative from the options which is most appropriate to fill the blank space.

I..... a car to be absolutely necessary these days.

think


regard


consider


agree

98. In the following sentence, a blank space is given. Choose the correct alternative from the options which is most appropriate to fill the blank space.

These documents are of........ historical importance as they throw a lot of light on men and matters.

major


immense


terrific


high

99. In the following sentence, a blank space is given. Choose the correct alternative from the options which is most appropriate to fill the blank space.

Would you mind........ to the Principal how the trouble started?

talking


remarking


telling


explaining


100. Choose the appropriate alternative which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/proverb.

To frame a person


befool someone


make one appear guilty


praise someone


A narrow escape


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