Railways Recruitment Board Solved 2008 Paper

1. Powdery mildew of wheat is caused by:
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(c) Fungi
(d) Protozoans
Ans : (c)

2. Which city in the world is known as the forbidden city :
(a) Aberdeen
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Mecca
(d) Lhasa
Ans : (d)

3. Pankaj Advani is associated with :
(a) Snooker
(b) Golf
(c) Shooting
(d) Archery
Ans : (a)

4. Which of the following is not an electric resistant?
(a) Lead
(b) Ebonite
(c) Charcoal
(d) Lac
Ans : (a)

5. 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
Ans : (d)

6. Henry is a unit of
(a) Capacity
(b) Magnetic field
(c) Inductance
(d) Frequency
Ans : (c)

7. 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.
Ans : (b)

8. At which temperature Fahrenheit and Celsius show same reading?
(a) -400
(b) 00
(c) -574.250
(d) 2730
Ans : (a)

9. Which acid is normally found in lemon and grape fruits?
(a) Citric acid
(b) Tartaric acid
(c) Ascorbic acid
(d) Lactic acid
Ans : (a)

10. 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
Ans : (c)

11. Rift valley is formed by
(a) Earthquake
(b) Folding
(c) Faulting
(d) All of these
Ans : (c)

12. 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
Ans : (d)

13. Mahendra Giri peak is situated in the
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Shiwaliks
(d) Vindhyachal
Ans : (a)

14. Pneumonia affects
(a) Lungs
(b) Tongue
(c) Liver
(d) Kidney
Ans : (a)

15. 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
Ans : (c)