Railways Recruitment Board Solved 2008 Paper

1. The structural and functional unit of kidneys are :
(a) Neurons
(b) Nephrons
(c) Medula
(d) None of these
Ans : (b)

2. 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
Ans : (a)

3. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are normally found in :
(a) Parasitic plants
(b) Epiphytic plants
(c) Leguminous plants
(d) Aquatic plants
Ans : (c)

4. The iron produced in blast furnace is :
(a) Pig iron
(b) Wrought iron
(c) Stainless steel
(d) Steel
Ans : (a)

5. Which of the following is used in accumulator cell?
(a) Copper
(b) Iron
(c) Lead
(d) Zinc
Ans : (c)

6. The nuclear fuel in the sun is
(a) Helium
(b) Uranium
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Oxygen
Ans : (c)

7. 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
Ans : (c)

8. In diesel engine, ignition is caused by
(a) Spark
(b) Automatic starter
(c) Compression
(d) Friction
Ans : (c)

9. Which of the following is used in photography?
(a) Silver Bromide
(b) Sodium Bromide
(c) Potassium Chloride
(d) Sodium Sulphate
Ans : (a)

10. Laws of electrolysis are given by:
(a) Farady
(b) Maxwell
(c) Lenz
(d) Bohr
Ans : (a)

11. 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
Ans : (b)

12. Formation is a 40% solution of :
(a) Methanol
(b) Methenal
(c) Methanoic acid
(d) None of these
Ans : (b)

13. 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
Ans : (d)

14. Septic sore throat is caused by :
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(c) Both
(d) Protozoans
Ans : (c)

15. Which of the following helps eye to adjust the focal length of the eye lens :
(a) Cornea
(b) Conjunctiva
(c) Ciliary body
d) Iris
Ans : (c)

Railways Recruitment Board Solved 2008 Paper

1. Which of the following had strong navy?
(a) Bahmani
(b) Chalukya
(c) Chola
(d) Rashtrakuta
Ans : (c)

2. 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
Ans : (b)

3. The force between two parallel wires conducting current is used to define
(a) Ampere
(b) Coulomb
(c) Volt
(d) Newton
Ans : (a)

4. The bauxite ore is found in
(a) Musabani
(b) Karnapura
(c) Koderma
(d) Palamu
Ans : (d)

5. In India, the second largest in
(a) Bengali
(b) Urdu
(c) Telugu
(d) Marathi
Ans : (c)

6. Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of
(a) Peace
(b) Music and dance
(c) Science & technology
(d) Fine arts
Ans : (c)

7. Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
(a) B.N.Sarkar
(b) Prithvi Raj Kapoor
(c) Devika Rani
(d) Kanan Devi
Ans : (c)

8. The river that does not form delta is
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Tapti
(c) Krishna
(d) Cauvery
Ans : (b)

9. 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%
Ans : (d)

10. The famous Dilwara Temple is situated in
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
Ans : (d)

11. Limestone is metamorphosed to form
(a) Graphite
(b) Quartz
(c) Granite
(d) Marble
Ans : (d)

12. What is Hubble?
(a) Warship
(b) Star
(c) Telescope
(d) Missile
Ans : (c)

13. Which of the following is a complementary colour?
(a) Blue
(b) Yellow
(c) Magenta
(d) Yellow and Magenta
Ans : (d)

14. Who is known as ‘Nightingale of India’ :
(a) Asha Bhonsle
(b) Begum Akhtar
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Vijaylaxmi Pandit
Ans : (c)

15. Exchange of gases in plants takes place through :
(a) Stomata
(b) Lenticels
(c) Cuticle
(d) All of these
Ans : (d)