Railways Recruitment Board Malda-TC Solved 2008 Paper

1. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters?(A) Tab
(B) Spacebar
(C) Enter
(D) Backspace
Ans : (C)

2. Find the root value of 36.1 / 102.4—(A) 61 / 34
(B) 19 / 31
(C) 19 / 32
(D) 19 / 33
Ans : (C)

3. The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at—(A) Geneva
(B) New York
(C) Rome
(D) Washington
Ans : (B)

4. Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI?(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Dilip Vengasarkar
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Chetan Chauhan
Ans : (B)

5. Bismillah Khan is related to—(A) Tabla
(B) Sarod
(C) Flute
(D) Shehnai
Ans : (D)

6. Oscar prize is related to—(A) Literature
(B) Films
(C) Science
(D) Music
Ans : (B)

6. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?(A) It is the cheapest means of transportation
(B) The chief source of income is transportation of goods
(C) It is the only largest employer
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

7. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at—(A) Abu Road
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Ajmer
(D) Jaipur
Ans : (D)

8. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class withing the reach of a common man?(A) August Kranti
(B) Jan Shatabdi
(C) Garib Rath
(D) Sampark Kranti
Ans : (C)

9. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors—(A) AB
(B) A
(C) O
(D) B
Ans : (C)

10. AIDS stands for—(A) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome
(B) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome
(C) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(D) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome
Ans : (C)

11. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease?(A) Dengue fever
(B) Malaria
(C) Filariasis
(D) Goitre
Ans : (D)

12. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent—(A) Tetanus
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Typhoid
(D) Filariasis
Ans : (A)

13. In banking ATM stands for—(A) Automated Tallying Machine
(B) Automatic Teller Machine
(C) Automated Totalling Machine
(D) Automated Transaction of Money
Ans : (B)

14. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?(A) Manipur
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (B)

15. Mahatma Gandhi was born in—(A) Wardha
(B) Porbander
(C) Sabarmati
(D) Ahmedabad
Ans : (B)

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General knowledge of india - 21

1. PIN code started in India in the year…. a. 1962
b. 1964
c. 1968
d. 1972
2. You would associate the establishment of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) with.
a. Subramaniam Bharti
b. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Gobind Vallabh Pant
3. Who presides the Lok Sabha?
a. Prime Minister
b. President
c. Vice President
d. Speaker
4. Who discovered Aspirin?
a. Alexander Fleming
b. Felix Hoffmann
c. Robert Koch
d. Joseph Lister
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the sacred texts of Buddhism called Tripitakas?
a. Suttapitaka
b. Vinayapitaka
c. Dharmapitaka
d. Gyanapitaka
6. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio {number of females per thousand males}?
a. West Bengal
b. Haryana
c. Punjab
d. Uttar Pradesh
7. Which of the following is the oldest printed book of the world?
a. The Gutenberg Bible
b. Hiraka Sutra
c. Les Hommes de bonne Volante
d. Old King Cole
8. This personality was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award in the year 1958. Can you name him from the given options?
a. CD Deshmukh
b. Mother Teresa
c. Acharya Binoba Bhave
d. Jaya Prakash Narayan
9. Who is known as the father of Geometry?
a. Pythagoras
b. Euclid
c. Euler
d. None of these
10. Rovers cup is associated with …
a. Hockey
b. Football
c. Cricket
d. Golf
11. This Indian state is the least densely populated state. Name it from the given options.
a. Sikkim
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Manipur
12. What is the approximate age of the earth?
a. 3.8 billion years
b. 4.2 billion years
c. 4.6 billion years
d. 4.8 billion years
13. Which Indian state was the first one to implement the Panchayati Raj in the whole state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat
14. This personality is NOT the winner of Nobel Prize.
a. Kofi Annanb
b. Mother Teresac
c. VS Naipaul
d. Richard Nixon
15. The largest state of India (in terms of area) is…
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
16. The line of equator does no pass through…
a. Kenya
b. Somalia
c. Uganda
d. Egypt
17. National Institute of Oceanography is based in …
a. Mumbai
b. Chennai
c. Panaji
d. Kochi
18. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is a famous work of …
a. Dada Bhai Naoroji
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. AO Hume
d. BG Tilak
19. The first ancient Olympic games took place in the year
a. 476 BC
b. 576 BC
c. 676 BC
d. 776 BC
20. When one crosses the International Date Line from west to east, then the date is said to be set back by…
a. one hour
b. twelve hours
c. one day
d. None of these
21. Equinoxes occur when
a. the days are longer than the nights
b. the nights are longer than the days
c. the nights and days are equal in length
d. the difference between the length of nights and days is the highest
22. Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of United Nation’s Security Council?
a. Russia
b. China
c. France
d. Germany
23. You would associate the theory of ‘Laissez Faire’ with …
a. JK Galbraith
b. JM Keynes
c. Adam Smith
d. David Ricardo
24. Wealth of Nations is authored by….
a. Adam Smith
b. JK Galbraith
c. JM Keynes
d. None of these
25. This personality is considered, as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi. Can you identify him from the given options?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c. Dadabhai Naoroji
d. Mahadev Gobind Ranande

ANSWERS:
1.- d. 1972
2.-b. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
3. d. Speaker
4. b. Felix Hoffman
5. d. Gyanapitaka
6. b. Haryana
7. b. Hiraka Sutra
8. c. Acharya Binoba Bhave
9. b. Euclid
10. b. Football
11. b. Arunachal Pradesh
12. c. 4.6 billion years
13. c. Rajasthan
14. d. Richard Nixon
15. b. Rajasthan
16. d. Egypt
17. c. Panaji
18. a. Dada Bhai Naoroji
19. d. 776 BC
20. c. one day
21. c. the nights and days are equal in length
22. d. Germany
23. c. Adam Smith
24. a. Adam Smith
25. b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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General knowledge of india - 20

General Knowledge

Q1.	What is the popular name of Sodium Chloride ? (A) Epsom Salt (B) Common Salt (C) Baking Soda (D) Washing Soda
Q2.	'Satyameva Jayate', the national motto of India, has been teken from which Upanishad ? (A) Kena (B) Katha (C) Mundaka (D) Aitareya
Q3.	On the banks of which river is the city of Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir, situated ? (A) Ravi (B) Tawi (C) Tapti (D) Gomti
Q4.	How do we better know social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the founder of leprosy rehabilitation center 'Anandvan' in Maharashtra ? (A) Baba Amte (B) Vinoba Bhave (C) Swami Ramdev (D) Swami Agnivesh
Q5.	Which passenger train service connects Kolkata (India) with Dhaka (Bangladesh) ? (A) Thar Express (B) Samjhauta Express (C) Maitreyi Express (D) Himsagar Express
Q6.	To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as 'Sandrokottos' ? (A) Bindusara (B) Ashok the Great (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Dasaratha Maurya
Q7.	In 1998, which internet search engine company was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin ? (A) Google (B) Alta Vista (C) Yahoo (D) Lycos
Q8.	'By God's Decree', 'Cricket my style' and 'Straight from the Heart' are the autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ? (A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Ajit Wadekar (C) Sandeep Patil (D) Kapil Dev
Q9.	On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ? (A) Sea of Waves (B) Sea of Clouds (C) Sea of Serenity (D) Sea of Tranquility
Q10.	Due to its ability to dissolve glass, which acid is not kept in glass container ? (A) Nitric Acid (B) Sulphuric Acid (C) Hydrochloric Acid (D) Hydrofluoric Acid

Answers :

Q1.    (B) Common Salt
Q2.    (C) Mundaka
Q3.    (B) Tawi
Q4.    (A) Baba Amte
Q5.    (C) Maitreyi Express
Q6.    (C) Chandragupta Maurya
Q7.    (A) Google
Q8.    (D) Kapil Dev
Q9.    (D) Sea of Tranquility
Q10.   (D) Hydrofluoric Acid

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