Railway Recruitment Board Solved Paper English (2009)

Railway Recruitment Board Solved Paper English (2009)
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1. (A) Comitment
(B) Comittment
(C) Committment
(D) Commitment
Ans : (D)
2. (A) Fullfil
(B) Fulfil
(C) Fulfill
(D) Fullfill
Ans : (B)
3. (A) Defendant
(B) Defendent
(C) Defandent
(D) Defandant
Ans : (A)
4. (A) Varstile
(B) Verstile
(C) Versatile
(D) Vorstyle
Ans : (C)
5. (A) Recomand
(B) Recommend
(C) Reconand
(D) Recomend
Ans : (B)
6. I always fall ……… old Friends in times of need.
(A) over
(B) through
(C) back on
(D) off
Ans : (C)
7. The party decided to take the shortest…… to its destination.
(A) root
(B) route
(C) distance
(D) direction
Ans : (B)
8. The girl was very pleased……… herself.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) over
(D) with
Ans : (D)
9. Because of deforestation birds are……… their nerting places.
(A) cooking
(B) conserving
(C) searching
(D) demanding
Ans : (C)
10. The thieves broke…… the museum to steal the painting.
(A) up
(B) side
(C) off
(D) into
Ans : (D)
11. Where was the battle of Plassey fought ?
(A) Karnal
(B) Haldighati
(C) Mysore
(D) Bengal
Ans : (D)
12. Who was the first Vice-President of India ?
(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) C. V. Raman
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans : (A)
13. What was the reason behind the mutiny of 1857 ?
(A) Cartridge containing fat
(B) Frustration in soldiers
(C) Failure of British Government
(D) Administrative research
Ans : (B)
14. Which of the following is UHF ?
(A) 40 MHz
(B) 400 MHz
(C) 400 KHz
(D) 40 KHz
Ans : (B)
15. Mass of a particle is m and its momentum is p. Its kinetic energy will be—
(A) mp
(B) p2m
(C) p3m
(D) p2/2m
Ans : (D)
16. S. I. unit of power is ‘watt’. It is equivalent to which of the following ?
(A) Kgms–2
(B) Kgm2s–2
(C) Kgm2s–3
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
17. Who among the following cricketers scored the highest runs—
(A) Brien Lara
(B) Sanat Jaysurya
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Virendra Sehwag
Ans : (C)
18. Which is the oldest Veda ?
(A) Samveda
(B) Rigveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Ans : (B)
19. Who was the founder of Pakistan ?
(A) Mohammad Ali Jinna
(B) Liyaquat Ali Khan
(C) Gaffar Khan
(D) Benazir Bhutto
Ans : (A)
20. Who invented television ?
(A) J. L. Baird
(B) Lawrance
(C) Frederick Trechithic
(D) King Gillette
Ans : (A)
21. Who invented wireless ?
(A) Marconi
(B) Charles Caterin
(C) George Cayley
(D) Zenobe Gramme
Ans : (A)
22. Which of the following was the battle strategy of Shivaji against Mughals ?
(A) Alert army
(B) Large army
(C) Political monopoly
(D) Guerilla warfare
Ans : (D)
23. Find out the next term of the series—
1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ……
(A) 16
(B) 12
(C) 9
(D) 4
Ans : (A)
24. Which of the following cities is termed as the Pink city ?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Ajmer
(D) Delhi
Ans : (A)
25. Who wrote the Meghdoot ?
(A) Kalidas
(B) Vatsyayan
(C) Chanakya
(D) Premchand
Ans : (A)
26. Find out the missing term of the series—
11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41……
(A) 43
(B) 47
(C) 53
(D) 51
Ans : (B)
27. Which of the following is a creation of Maithili-Sharan Gupta ?
(A) Saket
(B) Urvashi
(C) Prempachisi
(D) Gatha
Ans : (A)
28. Which is the longest railwayline of the world ?
(A) Trans-Siberian
(B) Trans-Canadian
(C) Orient Railway line
(D) Railwayline from London to Paris
Ans : (A)
29. Which of the following states has the highest number of voters ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat
Ans : (A)
30. Garaba folk dance belongs to which of the following states ?
(A) Manipur
(B) Assam
(C) Gujarat
(D) Orissa
Ans : (C)
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31. Addicted—
(A) wild
(B) enhaneed
(C) sentenced
(D) incline
Ans : (D)
32. Bewilder—
(A) Cross
(B) Seize
(C) Puzzle
(D) Annoy
Ans : (C)
33. Destitute—
(A) Sick
(B) Poor
(C) thin
(D) Angry
Ans : (B)
34. Genteel—
(A) Clever
(B) Polite
(C) Hopeful
(D) Lovable
Ans : (B)
35. Camouflage—
(A) Deject
(B) Disappear
(C) Drown
(D) Conceal
Ans : (D)
36. A thing liable to be easily broken—
(A) Breakable
(B) Ductile
(C) Brittle
(D) Delicate
Ans : (C)
37. Animal living on land and in water—
(A) Ambiguous
(B) Pacify
(C) Amphibian
(D) Ambivalend
Ans : (C)
38. One who does not care for literature or and—
(A) Barbarian
(B) Philistine
(C) Primitive
(D) Literate
Ans : (B)
39. The following country is the winner of the last three world cricket coups—
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) Australia
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans : (C)
40. Find the odd man out—
1, 5, 14, 30, 50, 55, 91
(A) 5
(B) 50
(C) 55
(D) 91
Ans : (B)
41. Find out wrong number in each sequence—
582, 605, 588, 611, 634, 617, 600
(A) 634
(B) 611
(C) 605
(D) 600
Ans : (A)
42. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the number by 52 and got the answer 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was—
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 25
(D) 32
Ans : (A)
43. Insert the missing number—
16, 33, 65, 131, 261, (……)
(A) 523
(B) 521
(C) 613
(D) 721
Ans : (A)
44. 3251 + 587 + 369 – ? = 3007
(A) 1250
(B) 1300
(C) 1375
(D) 1200
Ans : (D)
45. If 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs. 3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs cost Rs. 4000, then how much does a table cost ?
(A) Rs. 500
(B) Rs. 750
(C) Rs. 1000
(D) Rs. 1500
Ans : (C)
46. The sum of first five prime numbers is—
(A) 11
(B) 18
(C) 26
(D) 28
Ans : (D)
47. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their H. C. F. is 12. The numbers are—
(A) 4, 8, 12
(B) 5, 10, 15
(C) 10, 20, 30
(D) 12, 24, 36
Ans : (D)
48. Income of a company doubles after every one year. If the initial income was Rs. 4 lakhs, what would be the income after 5 years ?
(A) Rs. 1•24 crores
(B) Rs. 1•28 crores
(C) Rs. 2•52 crores
(D) Rs. 2•56 crores
Ans : (B)
49. Water boils at 212??F or 100?C and melts at 32?F or 0?C. If the temperature of a particular day is 35?C, it is equivalent to—
(A) 85?F
(B) 90?F
(C) 95?F
(D) 99?F
Ans : (C)
50. A Bazar has an average of 510 people on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of people per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is—
(A) 250
(B) 276
(C) 280
(D) 285
Ans : (D)
51. Kumar is older than Vishnu who is younger than Ashoka. Harsha is older than Anil but younger than Vishnu, Ashoka is younger than Kumar. Who is the youngest ?
(A) Kumar
(B) Ashoka
(C) Vishnu
(D) Anil
Ans : (D)
52. A station director starts from the radio station Jalandhar and drives 15 km towards west, turns, left and covers another 10 km and again turns, right and covers 18 km. In which direction is he driving ?
(A) South
(B) West
(C) South West
(D) North West
Ans : (B)
53. If TOM = 48 and DICK = 27, what is HARRY equal to ?
(A) 50
(B) 44
(C) 70
(D) 60
Ans : (C)
54. If UNDERSTAND is coded as 1234567823, how will START be coded ?
(A) 56781
(B) 83243
(C) 73652
(D) 67857
Ans : (D)
55. Foot is to hand as leg is to—
(A) Elbow
(B) Toe
(C) Finger
(D) Arm
Ans : (D)
56. Daughter is to father as niece is to—
(A) Nephew
(B) Cousin
(C) Uncle
(D) Mother
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 57–60) Read the following information and give the answers. If you start running from a point towards North and after covering 4 kms you turn to your left and run 5 km and then again turn to your left and run 5 km and then turn to left again and run another 6 km and before finishing you take another left turn and run 1 km, then answer questions based on this information—
57. How many kms are you from the place you started ?
(A) 1 km
(B) 2 km
(C) 3 km
(D) 4 km
Ans : (A)
58. In which direction will you be running while finishing ?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
Ans : (C)
59. After taking the second turn, in which direction will you be running ?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
Ans : (D)
60. From the finishing point if you have to reach the point from where you started in which direction will you have to run ?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
Ans : (B)

How to Get Lucky-Positive Attitude

How to Get Lucky-Positive Attitude


For centuries, people have recognized the power of luck and have done whatever they could to try seizing it. Take knocking on wood, thought to date back to pagan rituals aimed at eliciting help from powerful tree gods. We still do it today, though few, if any, of us worship tree gods. So why do we pass this and other superstitions down from generation to generation? The answer lies in the power of luck.

Live a Charmed life
To investigate scientifically why some people are consistently lucky and others aren't, I advertised in national periodicals for volunteers of both varieties. Four hundred men and women from all walks of life -- ages 18 to 84 -- responded.

Over a ten-year period, I interviewed these volunteers, asked them to complete diaries, personality questionnaires and IQ tests, and invited them to my laboratory for experiments. Lucky people, I found, get that way via some basic principles -- seizing chance opportunities; creating self-fulfilling prophecies through positive expectations; and adopting a resilient attitude that turns bad luck around.

Open Your Mind
Consider chance opportunities: Lucky people regularly have them; unlucky people don't. To determine why, I gave lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to tell me how many photos were inside. On average, unlucky people spent about two minutes on this exercise; lucky people spent seconds. Why? Because on the paper's second page -- in big type -- was the message "Stop counting: There are 43 photographs in this newspaper." Lucky people tended to spot the message. Unlucky ones didn't. I put a second one halfway through the paper: "Stop counting, tell the experimenter you have seen this and win $250." Again, the unlucky people missed it.

The lesson: Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they're too busy looking for something else. Lucky people see what is there rather than just what they're looking for.

IAS TOPPERS ANSWERS

IAS TOPPERS ANSWERS

Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?

A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)

Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take

four men to build it?

A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank Opted for IFS)

Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples

and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?

A. Very l arge hands. (Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)

Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?

A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand.

(UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)

Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?

A. No Probs , He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)

Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?

A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)

Q. What looks like half apple ?

A: The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper )

Q. What can you never eat for breakfast ?

A: Dinner.

Q. What happened when wheel was invented ?

A: It caused a revolution.

Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?

A: Liquid (UPSC 33Rank )

Below are the Interview Questions, which were asked in HR Round.....

No one will GET second chance to impress....

Very very Impressive Questions and Answers..... ...

Question 1:

You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night,

it's raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see

three people waiting for a bus:

An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

An old friend who once saved your life.

The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that

there could only be one passenger in your car?

This is a moral/ethical dilem ma that was once ac tually used as part of a

job application.

* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus

you should save her first;

* or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and

this would be the perfect chance to! pay him back.

* However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming

up with his answer. Guess what was his answer?

He simply answered:

"I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to

the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner

of my dreams."

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought

limitations. Never forget to "Think Outside of the Box."

Question 2:

What will you do if I run away with your sister?"

The candidate who was selected answered " I will not get a better match

for my sister than you sir"

Question 3:

Interviewer (to a student girl candidate) - What is one morning you woke

up & found that you were pregnant.

Girl - I will be very excited and take an off, to celebrate with myhusband.

Normally an unmarried girl will be shocked to hear this, but she managed

it well. Why I should think it in the wrong way, she said later whenasked

Question 4:

Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived

kept before the candidate, then he asked what is before you?

Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea"

He got selected.

You know how and why did he say "TEA" when he knows very well that coffee

was kept before.

(Answer: The question was "What is before you (U - alphabet) Reply was

"TEA" ( T - alphabet)

Alphabet "T" was before Alphabet "U"

Question 5:

Where Lord Rama would have celebrated his "First Diwali"?

People will start thinking of Ayodya, Mitila [Janaki's place], Lanka

etc...

But the logic is, Diwali was a celebrated as a mark of Lord Krishna

Killing N arakasura. In Dusavata ar, Krishnavatha ar comes after

Raa mavatha ar.

So, Lord Rama would not have celebrated the Diwali At all!

Question 6:

The interviewer asked to the candidate "This is your last question of the

interview. Please tell me the exact position of the center of this table

where u have kept your files."

Candidate confidently put one of his finger at some point at the table

and told that this was the central point at the table.

Interviewer asked how did u get to know that this being the central point

of this table, then he answers quickly that

"sir u r not likely to ask any more question, as it was the last question

that u promised to ask....."

And hence, he was selected as because of his quick-wittedness. .......

This is What Interviewer expects from the Interviewee. ...
"THINK OUT OF BOX"

ALWAYS ALLOW THE BOSS TO SPEAK FIRST

A junior manager, a senior manager and their boss
are on their way to a meeting.
On their way through a park, they come across a wonder lamp. They rub the lamp and a ghost appears.

The ghost says,
"Normally, one is granted three wishes but as you are three,
I will allow one wish each"

So the eager senior manager shouted,
"I want the first wish. I want to be in the Bahamas, on a fast boat and have no worries."
Pufffff. and he was gone.
Now the junior manager could not keep quiet and shouted "I want to be In Florida with beautiful girls, plenty of food and cocktails." Pufffff. and he was also gone.

The boss calmly said,
"I want these two idiots back in the office after lunch at 12.35pm."



MORAL OF THE STORY IS:
"ALWAYS ALLOW THE BOSS TO SPEAK FIRST"