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Subject general knowledge
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Organization rrb rrc ibps
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Exam Date 2008
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Question Paper

1. When a ray of light passes from an optically denser medium to a rarer medium, it
Remains undeviated

Bends towards normal

Bends away from normal

None of these

2. Who is the author of "Anandmath"

Rabindranath Tagore

Bankim chandra Chattopadhyaya

Sarojini Nayadu

Jyotiba Phule



3. Thimpu is the capital of

Nepal

Bhutan

Thailand

Myanmar


4. The time period of a seconds pendulum is

1 second

4 seconds

3 seconds

2 seconds


5. The nuclear fuel in the sun is

Helium

Uranium

Hydrogen

Oxygen


6. The second's hand of a watch is 2 cm long. The velocity of its tip is

0.21 cm/sec.

2.1 cm/sec.

21 cm/sec.

None of these


7. In diesel engine, ignition is caused by

Spark

Automatic starter

Compression

Friction


8. The mass-energy equivalence, relationship E mc2 was propounded by

Max Plank

Einstein

Newton

Hertz


9. The filament of bulb is made of

Tungsten

Iron

Nichrome

Carbon


10. Anti-knocking can be lessened by

Iso Octane

N Heptane

TEL

Benzene


11. In which of the following oxidation shows a positive oxidation state.

CO

N2O

NO

F2O


12. Which of the following is used in photography?

Silver Bromide

Sodium Bromide

Potassium Chloride

Sodium Sulphate


13. Which of the following is used in accumulator cell?

Copper

Iron

Lead

Zinc


14. Choose the wrong statement

Single magnetic poles can exist

Magnetic poles are always of equal strength

Like poles repel each other

None of these


15. Laws of electrolysis are given by:

Farady

Maxwell

Lenz

Bohr


16. Flemings left hand rule is used to fine out:

Direction of magnetic field due to flow of current

Direction of induced current due to effect of magnetic field

Direction of motion of a current carrying conductor in magnetic field

None of these


17. The pH of a neutral solution at 250C is

0

1.0

7.0

1.4


18. The raw material used for the manufacture of Portland cement is

Limestone and clay

Alumina, clay and gypsum

Gypsum and limestone

Gypsum and clay

19. CaOCI2 is the chemical formula for a compound commonly known as
Soda Ash

Lime

Bleaching Powder

Plaster of Paris


20. The glass used for making laboratory apparatus is

Pyrex glass

Hard glass

Soft glass

Safety glass


21. The iron produced in blast furnace is

Pig iron

Wrought iron

Stainless steel

Steel


22. Formation is a 40% solution of

Methanol

Methenal

Methanoic acid

None of these


23. Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium

Cryolite

Feldspar

Bauxite

Azurite


24. Rhombic monoclinic and plastic sulphur are:

Isomers

Isotopes

Allotropes

Hydrides of sulphur

25. The alkaline hydrolysis of oils or fats gives soap and
Glycerol

Ethenol

Glycol

Ethanoic acid


26. The sight of a delicious food usually makes month watery. It is a

Hormonal response

Neural response

Optic response

Olfactory response


27. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are normally found in

Parasitic plants

Epiphytic plants

Leguminous plants

Aquatic plants


28. Powdery mildew of wheat is caused by:

Bacteria

Virus

Fungi

Protozoans


29. Septic sore throat is caused by

Bacteria

Virus

Fungi

Protozoans


30. A person of blood group AB can give blood to

and

Only

and

All of these


31. Cell activities are controlled by

Chloroplast

Nitochondria

Cytoplasm

Nucleus


32. Which of the following helps eye to adjust the focal length of the eye lens

Cornea

Conjunctiva

Ciliary body

Iris


33. When pollen of a flower is transferred to the stigma of the same plant, pollination type is referred to as

Autogamy

Allogamy

Xenogamy

Geitonogamy


34. Respiration is a

Catabolic process

Anabolic process

Both of these

None of these


35. The structural and functional unit of kidneys are

Neurons

Nephrons

Medula

None of these


36. Which of the following enzymes is generally nor present in adult human

Renin

Pepsin

Trypsin

Amylopsin


37. The part of the plant which is responsible for carrying water and solutes from roots to various parts of plants is

Phloem

Xylem

Duodenum

Sclercids


38. 'Widal test' is used for susceptibility of

Malaria

Typhoid

Cholera

Yellow fever


39. Exchange of gases in plants takes place through

Stomata

Lenticels

Cuticle

All of these


40. 'Lieutenant' in army is equivalent to following rank in navy

Lieutenant

Sub Lieutanant

Lieutenant Commander

None of these


41. Pankaj Advani is associated with

Snooker

Golf

Shooting

Archery


42. Which city in the world is known as the forbidden city

Aberdeen

Jerusalem

Mecca

Lhasa


43. Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award carries a sum of

Rs. 3 lakns

Rs. 5 lakhs

Rs. 1 lakh

Rs. 7 lakhs


44. Who is known as 'Nightingale of India'

Asha Bhonsle

Begum Akhtar

Sarojini Naidu

Vijaylaxmi Pandit


45. Which one of the following is not included in the UNESCO's list of world heritage site

Kaziranga National Park

Qutab Minar

Champaner Pavagarh

None of these


46. Which of the following is not an electric resistant?

Lead

Ebonite

Charcoal

Lac


47. Which of the following is a complementary colour?

Blue

Yellow

Magenta

Yellow and Magenta


48. The velocity of sound increases in air by ……… for every degree Celsius increase of temperature.

60 m/sec.

0.61 m/sec.

60 ft/sec.

0.61 km/sec.


49. Henry is a unit of

Capacity

Magnetic field

Inductance

Frequency


50. The velocity of rotation of Earth is

28 km/min

30 km/min

25 km/min

39.5 km/min


51. What is Hubble?

Warship

Star

Telescope

Missile


52. Which acid is normally found in lemon and grape fruits?

Citric acid

Tartaric acid

Ascorbic acid

Lactic acid


53. At which temperature Fahrenheit and Celsius show same reading?

-400

00

-574.250

2730


54. Limestone is metamorphosed to form

Graphite

Quartz

Granite

Marble


55. Rift valley is formed by

Earthquake

Folding

Faulting

All of these


56. If a piece of ice at 00C is mixed with water at 00C, then

Whole ice melts

Some ice melts

No ice melts

Temperature decreases


57. Mettur Dam is built on the river

Krishna

Cauvery

Narmada

Mahanadi


58. Mahendra Giri peak is situated in the

Eastern Ghats

Western Ghats

Shiwaliks

Vindhyachal


59. In what time a sum will double itself at 20% per annum rate of interest?

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years


60. The famous Dilwara Temple is situated in

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Rajasthan


61. Pneumonia affects

Lungs

Tongue

Liver

Kidney


62. The chemical name of Vitamin A is

Retinol

Jhiamin

Biotic

Riboflavin


63. A 130m long train crosses a bridge in 30 seconds at 45 kmph. The length of the bridge is

200m

225m

245m

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

20%

60%

100%

120%


65. Atoms are electrically charged as

Positive

Negative

Bi-positive

Neutral


66. Ionic bond exists in

Kcl

H2O

NH3

Cl3


67. Which force is required to increase the momentum of an object to 40 kg m/s in 5 seconds?

2N

4N

8N

10N


68. The river that does not form delta is

Mahanadi

Tapti

Krishna

Cauvery


69. The ratio of the redius and height of a cone is 5 12, respectively. Its volume is 23147cc. Find its slant height.

13cm

14cm

17cm

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?

3/27

3/12

12

1


71. Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

B.N.Sarkar

Prithvi Raj Kapoor

Devika Rani

Kanan Devi


72. How many members are nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha?

12

15

10

20


73. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?

Raja Rammohan Roy

Aurobindo Ghosh

Vivekanand

Dyanand Saraswati


74. The Parliamentary System in India has been taken from

America

Britain

Australia

Ireland


75. The electric supply in India was first started in

Kolkata

Chennai

Mumbai

Darjeeling


76. Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of

Peace

Music and dance

Science technology

Fine arts


77. Who discovered the solar system?

Copernicus

Kepler

Aryabhatta

Newton


78. The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in

1901

1936

1957

1967


79. In India, the second largest in

Bengali

Urdu

Telugu

Marathi


80. The first Asian Games were held in

Manila

Tokyo

Jakarta

New Delhi


81. The Islam was established in

7th A.D.

5th A.D.

3rd B.C.

5th B.C.


82. The Olympic Games 2012 will be held in

Moscow

Paris

New York

London


83. The main factor of air pollution is

Lead

Copper

Zinc

Gold


84. The bauxite ore is found in

Musabani

Karnapura

Koderma

Palamu


85. The first fertilizer plant in India was established in

Trombay

Nangal

Alwaye

Sindri


86. Which of the following had strong navy?

Bahmani

Chalukya

Chola

Rashtrakuta


87. The last king of Maurya Dynastry was

Brihdarth

Kunal

Samprati

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?

Remaining part of the lens will form no image

The central position of the image is absent

There will be no effect

The full image will be formed with lessened brightness


89. The force between two parallel wires conducting current is used to define

Ampere

Coulomb

Volt

Newton


90. A body is thrown vertically upward and it reaches 10m high. Find the velocity with which the body was thrown? 9.8

10 m/sec.

18 m/sec.

14 m/sec.

7 m/sec.


91. The buoyancy depends on the

Depth of the fluid

Density of the fluid

Volume of the fluid

Weight of the fluid


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