Sunday, January 2, 2011

Railways Recruitment Board Solved 2008 Paper

1. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected if the central part of the lens is covered by black paper?
(a) Remaining part of the lens will form no image
(b) The central position of the image is absent
(c) There will be no effect
(d) The full image will be formed with lessened brightness
Ans : (d)

2. The first fertilizer plant in India was established in
(a) Trombay
(b) Nangal
(c) Alwaye
(d) Sindri
Ans : (d)

3. The Olympic Games 2012 will be held in
(a) Moscow
(b) Paris
(c) New York
(d) London
Ans : (d)

4. Who discovered the solar system?
(a) Copernicus
(b) Kepler
(c) Aryabhatta
(d) Newton
Ans : (a)

5. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Vivekanand
(d) Dyanand Saraswati
Ans : (a)

6. The ratio of the redius and height of a cone is 5 : 12, respectively. Its volume is 23147cc. Find its slant height.
(a) 13cm
(b) 14cm
(c) 17cm
(d) 26cm
Ans : (a)

7. Ionic bond exists in
(a) Kcl
(b) H2O
(c) NH3
(d) Cl3
Ans : (a)

8. Atoms are electrically charged as
(a) Positive
(b) Negative
(c) Bi-positive
(d) Neutral
Ans : (d)

9. 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?
(a) 3/27
(b) 3/12
(c) 12
(d) 1
Ans : (c)

10. How many members are nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha?
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 10
(d) 20
Ans : (a)

11. The Parliamentary System in India has been taken from
(a) America
(b) Britain
(c) Australia
(d) Ireland
Ans : (b)

12. The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in
(a) 1901
(b) 1936
(c) 1957
(d) 1967
Ans : (d)

13. The first Asian Games were held in
(a) Manila
(b) Tokyo
(c) Jakarta
(d) New Delhi
Ans : (d)

14. The main factor of air pollution is
(a) Lead
(b) Copper
(c) Zinc
(d) Gold
Ans : (a)

15. A body is thrown vertically upward and it reaches 10m high. Find the velocity with which the body was thrown? (g = 9.8 m/s)
(a) 10 m/sec.
(b) 18 m/sec.
(c) 14 m/sec.
(d) 7 m/sec.
Ans : (c)

Railway Recruitment Board Chandigarh Solved 2009 Paper

Directions (1-3): Fill up the blanks with the appropriate words.

1. He persisted _________ doing things in a manner in which he had been doing them.
(A) on
(B) at
(C) about
(D) in
Ans : (A)

2. Mr. Jagdish is confident _________ his success.
(A) about
(B) of
(C) for
(D) regarding
Ans : (B)

3. An exhibition _________ the new trends in computer education was held in Delhi.
(A) into
(B) for
(C) of
(D) on
Ans : (C)

Directions (4-8): In the following questions choose the word that can be substituted for the given words.

4. That which cann’t be corrected
(A) Ineligible
(B) Ineluctable
(C) Insortable
(D) Incorrigible
Ans : (D)

5. A speech made for first time
(A) simultaneous
(B) drawn
(C) extempore
(D) maiden
Ans : (D)

6. A disease which spreads by contact
(A) infection
(B) contagious
(C) contiguous
(D) uxoring
Ans : (B)

7. One who believes easily
(A) sedulous
(B) credible
(C) assiduous
(D) credulous
Ans : (D)

8. A science which studies insects
(A) Entomology
(B) Epistemology
(C) Entymology
(D) Biology
Ans : (A)

Direction (9-11): Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word.
9. Sedentary
(A) Material
(B) Sluggish
(C) Slash
(D) Mischief
Ans : (B)

10. Gregarious
(A) Clumsy
(B) Pugnacious
(C) Turbulent
(D) Saciable
Ans : (D)

11. Pertinacious
(A) Stubborn
(B) Tremulous
(C) Stupid
(D) Stingy
Ans : (A)

Direction (12-15): Write word which is most opposite in meaning of the given word.

12. Radical
(A) Singular
(B) Unusual
(C) Normal
(D) Conservative
Ans : (D)

13. Obstinate
(A) Hoary
(B) Amenable
(C) Tenable
(D) Tender
Ans : (C)

14. Mention
(A) Impart
(B) Observe
(C) Attend
(D) Conceal
Ans : (D)

15. Pernicious
(A) Salutary
(B) Recondite
(C) Innocuous
(D) Disastrous
Ans : (C)

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)

Railways Recruitment Board Solved 2008 Paper

1. Who is the author of "Anandmath" ?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Bankim chandra Chattopadhyaya
(c) Sarojini Nayadu
(d) Jyotiba Phule
Ans : (b)

2. The time period of a seconds pendulum is
(a) 1 second
(b) 4 seconds
(c) 3 seconds
(d) 2 seconds
Ans : (d)

3. The second’s hand of a watch is 2 cm long. The velocity of its tip is
(a) 0.21 cm/sec.
(b) 2.1 cm/sec.
(c) 21 cm/sec.
(d) None of these
Ans : (a)

4. The filament of bulb is made of
(a) Tungsteh
(b) Iron
(c) Nichrome
(d) Carbon
Ans : (a)

5. In which of the following oxidation shows a positive oxidation state.
(a) CO
(b) N2O
(c) NO
(d) F2O
Ans : (d)

6. Choose the wrong statement :
(a) Single magnetic poles can exist
(b) Magnetic poles are always of equal strength
(c) Like poles repel each other
(d) None of these
Ans : (a)

7. The pH of a neutral solution at 250C is :
(a) 0
(b) 1.0
(c) 7.0
(d) 1.4
Ans : (c)

8. The glass used for making laboratory apparatus is :
(a) Pyrex glass
(b) Hard glass
(c) Soft glass
(d) Safety glass
Ans : (a)

9. Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium :
(a) Cryolite
(b) Feldspar
(c) Bauxite
(d) Azurite
Ans : (d)

10. The alkaline hydrolysis of oils or fats gives soap and :
(a) Glycerol
(b) Ethenol
(c) Glycol
(d) Ethanoic acid
Ans : (a)

11. Cell activities are controlled by :
(a) Chloroplast
(b) Nitochondria
(c) Cytoplasm
(d) Nucleus
Ans : (d)

12. Respiration is a :
(a) Catabolic process
(b) Anabolic process
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Ans : (a)

13. ‘Widal test’ is used for susceptibility of :
(a) Malaria
(b) Typhoid
(c) Cholera
(d) Yellow fever
Ans : (b)

14. The part of the plant which is responsible for carrying water and solutes from roots to various parts of plants is :
(a) Phloem
(b) Xylem
(c) Duodenum
(d) Sclercids
Ans : (b)

15. ‘Lieutenant’ in army is equivalent to following rank in navy :
(a) Lieutenant
(b) Sub Lieutanant
(c) Lieutenant Commander
(d) None of these
Ans : (b)