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Organization rrb north central railway (ncr) - allahabad
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Exam Date 2009
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1. What is the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir?

a) Indian laws are not applicable

b) It has its own constitution

c) It is not one of the integral parts of Indian Union

d) It is above Indian Constitution


2. The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the Constitution of

a) USA

b) Canada

c) Ireland

d) UK


3. Cash crops of India include-

a) paddy and jowar

b) maize, paddy and jowar

c) cotton and sugarcane

d) bajra and paddy


4. Almatti Dam is being constructed between which of the following pairs of states?

a) Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

b) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

c) Karnataka and Tamilnadu

d) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka


5. Which of the following two big cities are connected by Grand Trunk Road?

a) Kolkata Amritsar

b) Kolkata Ferozepur

c) Kolkata Mumbai

d) Kolkata Chennai


6. Which of the following transported commodities give maximum weight to Indian

a) coal

b) Cement

c) Fertilizers

d) Foodgrains

7. The Non-cooperation movement in 1920 was withdrawn-

a) because of Gandhiji's ill health

b) due to the extremist policy then adopted by the National Congress

c) on a fervent appeal from the government

d) because of violence at Chauri Chaura


8. Deepest mine in India is located at9.

a) Anantpur

b) Bellary

c) Kolar

d) Hospet


9. The new oil refinery in North India is being set up at-

a) Bhatinda

b) Panipat

c) Mathura

d) Udhampur


10. Next to Hindi, the language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is-

a) Urdu

b) Telugu

c) Bengali

d) Tamil


11. The Chief Minister of a State in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential Election if-

a) he himself is a candidate

b) he is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the Lower House of the State Legislature

c) he is a member of the Upper House of the State Legislature

d) he is caretaker Chief Minister


12. The abolition of the IAS the IPS recommended by the-

a) Dhebar Commission

b) Kalekar Commission

c) Kher Commission

d) Rajamannar Commission


13. Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river?

a) Indira Sagar Project

b) Maheshwar Hydel Power Project

c) Jobat Project

d) Koyna Power Project


14. a tribal community which is at the verge of extinction is the inhabitant of-

a) Santhal Pargana

b) Andaman Island

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Lakshdweep


15. Which one of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal?

a) A written and rigid Constitution

b) An independent Judiciary

c) Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre

d) Distribution of powers between the Centre and States


16. Which one of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?

a) A single citizenship

b) Three lists in the Constitution

c) Dual Judiciary

d) A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution


17. Which one of the following pairs of battles and the parties to the battles is correctly matched?

a) Haldighati Shershah Vs Maldeo

b) Kanwah Babar Vs Ibrahim Lodi

c) Tarain Prithviraj Chauhan Vs Mohd. Gori

d) Dharmet Shahjehan Vs Dara


18. Which one of the following is in the concurrent list in the Constitution of India?

a) Population control and family planning

b) Public health and sanitation

c) Capitation taxes

d) Treasure trove


19. Raja Rammohan Roy was not connected with-

a) the abolition of Sati

b) widow remarriage

c) women's education

d) Sanskrit education


20. The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age became possible because of-

a) growing grain

b) making fire

c) making wheels

d) learning a script


21. Which of the following can be abolished, but not dissolved?

a) Rajya Sabha

b) Municipal Bodies

c) State Legislative council

d) None of the above


22. Who was the first woman President of the General Assembly of UNO?

a) Vijay Laxmi Pandit

b) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

c) S. Bandarnaike

d) Sarojini Naidu


23. Which constitutes the maximum share of power generation in India?

a) Thermal Power

b) Hydro power

c) Atomic power

d) All the above have equal share


24. Name the place in Bangladesh which has been declared a 'World Heritage Site' by the UNESCO

a) Sundarban Mangrove

b) Chittagong

c) Dhaka

d) Barishal


25. Which of the following is the largest livestock (in number) in India?

a) Sheep

b) Goats

c) Buffaloes

d) Horses and Ponies


26. The largest coal deposit in India is in-

a) Godavari Valley

b) Brahmani Valley

c) Damodar Valley

d) Satpura Valley


27. The salient features of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of-

a) Trimurties

b) Nature

c) Pashupati

d) Mother goddess


28. "Tripitakas" are the sacred books of the-

a) Hindus

b) Muslims

c) Jains

d) Buddhists


29. Who was the ruler to the first adopt Pataliputra as his capital?

a) Chandragupta Maurya

b) Ashoka the great

c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

d) Kanishka


30. Who was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty?

a) Chandragupta Mourya

b) Ashoka

c) Bindusara

d) Skandagupta


31. The Anti Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in-

a) Kerala

b) Jammu and Kashmir

c) West Bengal

d) Tamil Nadu


32. Which of the following regions was not included in the empire of Ashoka?

a) Afghanistan

b) Bihar

c) Sri lanka

d) Kalinga


33. What was the rate of land Revenue in the Gupta Age?

a) One fourth of the product

b) One sixth of the product

c) One eighth of the product

d) Half of the product


34. The sitting of the House of the people may be terminated by-

a) adjournment

b) prorogation

c) dissolution

d) All of these


35. What was the Nalanda University world famous for?

a) Medical Science

b) Logic

c) Buddhist Philosophy

d) Chemical Science


36. Who prepares the Draft outline of Five Year Plans?

a) National Development Council

b) Ministry of Finance

c) Planning Commission

d) Governor of RBI


37. 'Man of Peace' is associated with38.

a) Ashoka the great

b) M.K. Gandhi

c) Hindu and Jain

d) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain


38. In India Political parties are given recognition by-

a) President

b) Law Commission

c) Speaker Lok Sabha

d) Election commission


39. Lotteries organised by the Government of a State come under-

a) The Union List

b) The State List

c) The Concurrent List

d) No list mentioned in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India


40. The caves and rock cut temples at Elora are


a) Buddhist

b) Buddhist and Jain

c)hindu and jain

d) hindu buddhist and jain


41. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal Period?

a) Gulbadan Begum

b) Noorjahan Begum

c) Jahanara Begum

d) Zebun nissah Begum


42. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion etc. (Article 15 of the Constitution of India is a Fundamental Right classifiable under-

a) The Right to Freedom of Religion

b) The Right against Exploitation

c) The Cultural and Educational Right

d) The Right to Equality


43. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the-

a) Harappan culture

b) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India

c) Vedic texts

d) Silver punch marked coins


44. The code of conduct of political parties during elections is prescribed by the-

a) President of India

b) Union Cabinet

c) Election Commission

d) Speaker (of LokSabha) in consultation with all the recognized political parties


45. parliament or a Sate Legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absence himself without permission from the session for-

a) 30 days

b) 60 days

c) 90 days

d) 120 days

The avowed purpose of the exact sciences is to establish complete intellectual control over experience in terms of precise rules which can be usually set out and empirically tested. Gold that ideal be fully achieved, all truth and all error could henceforth be ascribed them an exact theory of the universe, while who accept this theory would be believed of any occasion for exercising our personal judgement. We should only have to follow the rules faithfully. Classical mechanics approaches this ideal so closely that is often thought to have achieved it. But this leaves out of account the element of personal judgement involved in applying the formulae of mechanics to the facts of experience.


46 In exact sciences,

a) one does not find answers to all questions and problems.

b) one interprets the universe according to one's wish.

c) personal judgements are set aside in favour of a mechanical theory.

d) one reposes faith in actual experience.


47 The purpose of the exact sciences is to-

a) formulate principles which will help us to exercise our personal judgement.

b) make formal and testable rules which can help verify experience.

c) form opinions about our experience.

d) assert our intellectual superiority.


48 An exact theory of the universe is-
b) improbable

a) not desirable

c) yet to

d) possible

49 Classical mechanics-

a) has gained intellectual control over the world.

b) just falls short of achieving intellectual control over experience.

c) has formulated precise rules.

d) has formulated an exact theory of the universe.


50. We waited at the bus stop ...... the bus came.

a) while

b) unless

c) until

d) since


51. I will talk to him when ......

a) he would come

b) he has come

c) he will come

d) he comes


52. While strolling on Jan path, I chanced to meet ........ European.

a) an

b) the

c) a

d) one


53. He is being accused ........ theft.

a) of

b) for

c) to

d) about


54. I was informed on phone but no written information ...... so far.

a) has received

b) has been received

c) had been received

d) had received


55. In an annual examination Harish scores a total of 421 marks out of 675. What is his approximate percentage in the annual examination?

a) 56

b) 72

c) 92

d) 62


56. 20 men can complete a work in 40 days. When should 4 men leave so that the work may be finished in 48 days?

a) 4 days

b) 8 days

c) 6 days

d) 10 days


57. A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days. B and C together do it in 15 days. If A is twice as good a workman as C. Find in what time B alone will do it?

a) 20 days

b) 16 days

c) 24 days

d) 25 days


58. Sumit gets 10% more marks than Akbar. What percentage of marks does Akbar get less than Sumit?

a) 9

b) 10%

c)

d) 11


59. Find the least number which is divided by 12 and 15 leaves the reminder 1 in each case-

a) 359

b) 361

c) 181

d) 721


60. Two men together start on a journey in the same direction. They travel 9 and 15 km respectively daily. After travelling for 6 days the man travelling at 9 km/h doubles his speed and both of them finish the distance in the same time. Find the time taken by them to reach their destination?

a) 17 days

b) 18 days

c) 19 days

d) 22 days


61. The rate of interest on a sum of money is per annum for the first 2 years, for the next 3 years and per annum for the period beyond 5 years. what will be the simple interest on Rs.4,000 for 10 years?

a) Rs.1,296

b) Rs.7,200

c) Rs.1,320

d) None of these


62. By which of the following numbers 32 should be multiplied so thet the product may be perfect square?

a) 4

b) 3

c) 85

d) 2


63. The least number which must be subtracted from 1,300 to make it a perfect

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 6


64. B and C purchase a farm for Rs.10,000 of which A pays Rs.4,000. They sell it so as to gain in certain sum of which B gets Rs.275 and C Rs.175. Find share in the profit.

a) Rs.450

b) Rs.200

c) Rs.500

d) Rs.300


65. The average age of 5 students is taken today, it is 14 years. How much it will be if taken after 5 years?

a) 17 years

b) 19 years

c) 20 years

d) 25 years


66. The average age of a calss was 16 years. When 4 boys whose average age was 13 years and 6 months were admitted the class, average was 15 years 7 months. How many boys were there after the new admission?

a) 24

b) 16

c) 21

d) 29


67. A batsman has a certain average runs for 10 innings. In the 11th innings he scored 50 runs thereby increasing his average after 11th innings?

a) 11

b) 8

c) 10

d) 9


68. What is the value of 225 × 0.12 0.04 × 225

a) 180

b) 27

c) 18

d) 9


69. HCF of 143 and 481 is

a) 39

b) 3

c) 13

d) 37


70. What is the value of 7 3/4-12/91-84/7of1 3/4x2 2/3

a) 38 -79/81

b) -38 -89/91

c) -37 -89/91

d) 38 -89/91


71. The value of 22 51/3x1 is

a) 6

b)7

c) 6

d) 5


72. The square root of 1 88/441 is- is-

a) 1 8/21

b) 21/23

c) 1 2/21

d) 1 27/35


73. B and C enter into a partnership. A contributes -13 of the equal while B contributes as much as A and C together contribute. If the profit at the end of the year amounts to Rs.840. What would A receive?

a) Rs.280

b) Rs.420

c) Rs.120

d) Rs.600


74. A number when divided by 5 and 7 successively in order gives reminders 3 and 4 respectively. If it is divided by 105, the remainder will be-

a) 15

b) 38

c) 59

d) 71


75. What is the number whose 30% is 75?

a) 150

b) 280

c) 250

d) 350


76. The unit's digit in the sum of (264)102 (264)103 is

a) 0

b) 4

c) 6

d) 8


77. Bholanath saves 25% of his income, but due to dearness the expenses increased by 25% still he saves Rs.30. Find his income-

a) Rs.400

b) Rs.480

c) Rs.450

d) Rs.475


78. 18 binders bind 900 books in 10 days. How many binders will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days?

a) 14

b) 11

c) 55

d) 13


79. If B 3 B C 6 C D 12 19 then B C D is

a) 9 12 16 19

b) 9 12 18 19

c) 6 8 12 19

d) 3 4 8 19


80. A man's income from an investment of Rs.2,000 at a certain rate of simple interest together with the income from investing Rs.1,500 at higher for 4 years equals to Rs.620. The rate of interest at which invested Rs.2,000, is

a)

b)

c)

d) 5-12


81. A man borrowed Rs.4,000 at per annum compound interest. After 2 years he repaid Rs.2,210 and after 2 more years the balance with interest the amount he paid totally as interest was-

a) Rs.613

b) Rs.635.50

c) Rs.650

d) Rs.503


82. If the simple interest of a certain sum for 10 years is Rs.900 and the sum is trebled in 3 years, what is the sum?

a) Rs.360

b) Rs.150

c) Rs.225

d) Data inadequate


83. A man buys milk at a certain price and after mixing it with water sells it again at the same price. How many ml of water he mixes in a litre of milk if he makes a profit of

a) 200 ml

b) 20 ml

c) 250 ml

d) 150 ml


84. Ram sold a cow to Rahim at 20% profit. Rahim sold it to Robert at 25% profit. If Robert paid Rs.900, then Ram had purchased the cow (in rupees) for-

a) 600

b) 2000

c) 2500

d) 2400


85. Chatterjee bought a car and got 15% of its original price as dealer's discount. He, then sold it with 20% profit on his purchase price. What percentage profit did he get on the original price of the car?

a)

b) 12%

c)

d) 17%


86. Sunita goes 30 km towards North from a fixed point, then after turning to her right she goes 15 km. After this she goes 30 km after turning to her right. How far and in what direction is she from her starting point?

a) 45 km, East

b) 15 km, East

c) 45 km, West

d) 45 km, North


87. Kanchan goes 5 m towards East from a fixed point N and then 35 m after turning to her left. Again she goes 10 m after turning to her right. After this she goes 35 m after Turing to her right. How far is she from

a) 40 m

b) At N

c) 10 m

d) 15 m


88. How many 3s are there in the following number series, which are preceded by an odd number but not followed by an even number?

3425315213673182785391345235435

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four


89. If the numbers which are divisible by from 4 to 84 are written in reverse order, then which number will be at the 7th place?

a) 60

b) 28

c) 20

d) 32


90. If the numbers from 4 to 55 which are divisible by 3 and also the numbers which contain 3 as one of the digits, are removed, then how many numbers will be left?

a) 24

b) 23

c) 22

d) 25


91. At a railway station a man said to Swapna, "A train leaves for Muzuffarnagar after every 1.45 h. The last train has already left 50 min ago and the next train will leave at 5.15 pm." At what time this information was given to swapna?

a) 3.30

b) 2.40

c) 4.10

d) 4.20


92. pointing to a lady in the photograph Kaushal said "She is the daughter of the daughter of the only son of my grand father." How is the lady related to

a) Sister

b) Maternal aunt

c) Niece

d) Cousin


93. Pointing to Manju, Gaurav said, "She is the wife of the only son of my father's father." How is Manju related to Gaurav?

a) Mother

b) Sister

c) Aunt

d) Sister in law


94. Find out the word which does not belong to the group.

a) Printer

b) Author

c) Publisher

d) Reader


95. Find out the word which does not belong to the group.

a) Flok

b) Crowd

c) Herd

d) Team


96. Find out the word which does not belong to the group.

a) Jupiter

b) Sky

c) Star

d) Moon


97. fill the letter


a) U

b) W

c) T

d) V


98. fill the letter
Z,

a) E

b) J

c) F

d) D


99. In a row of girls, Nivedita is 15th from the left and Vimla is 23rd from the right. If they interchange their positions, then Nivedita becomes 18th from the left. Then at what position will Vimla be from the right?

a) 25th

b) 24th

c) 26th

d) 20th


100. If in a class of 37 students the places of Anuradha and Saroj are 10th and 16th respectively, what are their places from the last?

a) 28th and 22nd

b) 27th and 21st

c) 28th and 20th

d) 27th and 22nd


101. In a class of 65 boys the position of Mohan is 33rd. If the last boy is given the first position, then on this basis what is the position of Mohan?

a) 32nd

b) 33rd

c) 34th

d) Data inadequate


102. If means × means means ÷ and ÷ means then 16 × 2 ÷ 4 7 8

a)31

b) 29/2

c)43/2

d) 15


103. If means ÷, ÷ means means and × means then 64 8 ÷ 6 4 × 2

a) 34

b) 16

c) -14

d) 24


104. As 'Earthquake' is related to similarly Thundering' is related to what?

a) Earth

b) Sea

c) Fair

d) Sky


105. As 'Author' is related to similarly is related to what?

a) To night

b) To feel

c) To steal

d) To wander


106. As 'Magazine' is related to 'Editor' in the same way is related to what?

a) Hero

b) Director

c) Co actor

d) Vilian


107. If the second half of the following series is written in the reverse order, which will be the 7th letter to the left of 23rd letter from your left?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

a) L

b) Y

c) X

d) P


108. If the second half of the following series is written in the reverse order, then which will be the 18th letter to the left of 10th letter from your left?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

a) R

b) I

c) V

d) U


109. If BINARY is coded as DHPZTK, then how will KIDNAP be coded?

a) MKFPCQ

b) MHFPZQ

c) IKFMYO

d) MHFMCO


110. If RASCAL is coded QZRBZK, then how will SOLDER be coded?

a) RNMEDQ

b) RPKEDS

c) TPMEFS

d) RNKCDQ


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