RRB Group D Previous Year Paper (Held on: 17 Aug 2022 Shift 1)(English)

1. Which of the following reactions is NOT an example of neutralisation reaction?

H₃PO₄ + 3KOH → K₃PO₄ + 3H₂0
CaO + H₂O → Ca(OH)₂
HNO₃ + KOH → KNO₃ + H₂O
Ca(OH)₂ + H₂CO₃ → CaCO₃ + 2H₂O

2 . An amount of ₹1,344 is divided among three persons in the ratio of 3:45. The difference between the largest and the smallest shares in the distribution is:

₹260
₹236
₹248
₹224

3 . Where can we find waste products in a plant cell shown in the following figure?

Region shown by arrow 1
Region shown by arrow 4
Region shown by arrow 3
Region shown by arrow 2

4 . Avina has tuitions for six subjects – Maths, English, Computer Science, Physics, Biology and Chemistry, each on a different day of a week from Monday and ending on Saturday of the same week, but not necessarily in this order. Only three subject tuitions are scheduled between Computer Science and Physics tuitions. Only Chemistry tuition is scheduled between Maths and English tuitions. Biology tuition is on Monday. Physics tuition is on the day immediately after the Maths tuition which is on Friday. Which subject’s tuition is scheduled on Wednesday?

Physics
Biology
Chemistry
English

5 . From the numbers 367, 489, 514, 632 and 728, if 2 is added to the first digit of each of the numbers, how many new numbers will be thus formed whose sum of all digits will be divisible by three? (Example- 697- First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7)

Two
four
One
Three

6 . In a triad the middle element has:

atomic mass equal to the of sum of the first and third elements
double the atomic mass of the first element
double the atomic mass of the third element
average atomic mass of the first and third elements

7 . In which of the following infections does the virus go to the immune system and damages its function?

Cancer
Malaria
HIV-AIDS
Typhoid

8 . An astronaut from the moon’s surface will observe the sky as:

blue
white
black
red

9 . Which of the following terms is used for the expression ‘C’ in the consumption function?

Average propensity to consume
Autonomous Consumption
Marginal propensity to consume
Induced consumption

10 . Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number, the fourth number is related to the third number. 28:2::126:4::65:?

7
3
5
6

11 . Which of the following enzymes in the saliva breaks down starch which is a complex molecule to give simple sugar?

Salivary trypsin
Salivary pepsin
Salivary amylase
Salivary lipase

12 . Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? a) Methanoic acid is secreted by Nettle plant leaves. b) Acetic acid is found in vinegar. c) Tooth decay starts when mouth pH is lower than 5.5. d) Bacteria present in the mouth produces base by degradation of the remaining food particles present in the mouth.

a
b
c
d

13 .

cot A
tan A
cos A
sec A

14 . Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 48, 52, 26, 30, 15, ?

18
17
19
20

15 .

5323/9990
2661/4990
2659/4995
5333/9990

16 . The sum of the present ages of Ram, Nikhil and Aswin is 111 years. Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 2:3:4. What is the present age (in years) of Nikhil?

16
28
37
44

17 . Most popularly celebrated in Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Parsi New Year is known as______and marks the beginning of the Iranian calendar.

Navreh
Bestu Varas
Nowruz
Losoong

18 . Five runners are standing in a straight row facing the east. Runner K is standing at the first position and M is at the end position. L is standing to the immediate left of N, and N is standing to the immediate left of M. P is standing third to the left of M. Who is standing to the immediate left of P?

M
L
K
N

19 . The state of Rajasthan regained its lost greenery due to which canal?

Sirhind Canal
Munak Canal
Agra Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal

20 . Which of the following components are necessary for photosynthesis?

Oxygen, water, sunlight and chlorophyll
Carbon dioxide, water, sunlight and oxygen
Carbon dioxide, water, sunlight and chlorophyll
Carbon dioxide, water, Oxygen and chlorophyll

21 . If the volume of a solid cube is 216 cm³, then its total surface area (in cm²) is_______.

216
38
36
6

22 . Deomali Peak is in which of the following states of India?

Odisha
Rajasthan
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka

23 . Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 17, 19, 21, 19, 25, 19, ?

29
30
27
32

24 . The smallest 1-digit number to be added to the 6-digit number 234492 so that it is completely divisible by 11 is:

7
6
4
5

25 .

Only (a) and (b)
Only (a) and (c)
Only (a)
All of (a), (b) and (c)

26 . The Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award is given in the field of________.

Atomic Energy Research
Medical Science Research
Health and Physical Education Research
Space Science, Technology and Research

27 . Dialysis is the procedure done to remove the waste products from the blood when the normal functioning of kidneys is affected. The steps of dialysis are given below but not in the proper order. Which option shows the correct sequence of these steps? a) Line to vein b) Patient’s blood passed through a tank with dialysing fluid c) Line from artery d) Waste products from the blood pass into dialysing fluid e) Dialysing fluid has same osmotic pressure as blood except the wastes

c—b—d—a—e
c—b—e—d—a
a—c—d—b—e
a—b—c—d—e

28 . As of March 2022, who is the Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj?

Mansukh L Mandaviya
Giriraj Singh
Dharmendra Pradhan
Pralhad Joshi

29 . The speed of a bus increases by 4 km/h after every two hours. If the bus covers a distance of 80 km in the first two hours, then the total distance covered by the bus in 10 hours will be:

470 km
440 km
460 km
480 km

30 . Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of students surveyed regarding types of snacks they like to have in the college canteen.

How many students like both Samosa and Burger?

23
31
18
13

31 . Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the fourth number is related to the third number and the second number is related to the first number. 17:38:23:50:12:?

28
35
33
39

32 . if ‘+’ means ‘-‘, ‘-‘ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 2-4×25+13÷2=?

-0.5
-1
0.5
3

33 . Ashish sold a cow to Bipin for Rs. 5,000 by losing 20%. Bipin sold it to Kasim at that price which would have given Ashish a profit of 15%. What is Bipin’s gain in this transaction?

Rs. 1,250.00
Rs. 2,187.50
Rs. 937.50
Rs. 2,100.00

34 . Refer to the following letter, number, symbol series and answer the question that follows. (Left) 4 # 0 $ 5 T F 8 % U 2 P A & F Ø 3 @ T 4 ¥ 1 # H (Right) How many such symbols are there in the above series each of which is immediately followed by a vowel and also immediately preceded by a number?

2
3
4
1

35 . If each of the letters in the word MIRACLE is arranged in alphabetical order, then how many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is third from the left and the one which is third from the right in the new arrangement?

Three
Four
Six
Five

36 . If 16: y:: y: 25, find the positive value of y.

15
10
18
20

37 . The value of x in the proportion equation 5:12:: 9 : x is:

21.6
21.4
20.6
20.4

38 . Six boxes, A, B, C, P, U and V, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. B is the top-most box, and C is immediately below B. There are only two boxes between B and V. There are only three boxes between P and C. There is only one box below U. Which box is kept immediately below U?

V
A
C
P

39 . Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the separation of judiciary from the executive?

53
50
52
51

40 . Two statement are given below, followed by four conclusions given in the options. Find out which conclusion is true based on the given statements. Statement: A > C = B, M >N>O>P>Q = A

41 . Amongst six girls-A, C, F, H, J and K, each has a different height. They are standing in the ascending order of their heights, shortest in the front and tallest at the back. C is at the beginning of the queue. There is only one person taller than F. H is immediately taller than A. Both C and H are shorter than K. There is only one other person between A and C. If H and F are at the fourth and the fifth places from the start of the queue, respectively in the queue, then who is second from the beginning of the queue?

J
A
K
C

42 . In this question, a group of numbers/symbols is coded using letters as per the table given below and the conditions which follow. The correct combination of codes following the conditions is your answer.

Conditions: (i) If the first element is a symbol and the last is a number, the codes for these two (the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged. (ii) If the first element is an odd number and the last is an even number, the first and the last elements are to be coded as © (iii) If both the second and the third elements are perfect squares, the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element. Question: 7%9#2

Q©AD©
©D©QA
©AD©Q
©QAD©

43 . The ages of Ram and Sita are in the ratio 5:8. Three years later the sum of their ages will be 58 years. The present age of Ram is:

21 years
22 years
20 years
25 years

44 . If the curved surface area of a right circular cylinder is 880 cm² and the diameter of its base is 7 cm, then the height (in cm) the cylinder is_______. Take π = 22/7

28
14
40
20

45 . In this question, a group of numbers symbols is coded using letters as per the table given below and the conditions which follow. The correct combination of codes following the conditions is your answer.

Conditions: (i) If both first and fourth elements are even numbers, the third element is to be coded as the code for the third element (ii) If both second and third elements are perfect squares, the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element Which one of the following would be the code for %94#2?

MBZKP
MZZKP
MZBKP
MBZPK

46 . As per the report of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) titled ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2021’, India is the world’s______arms importer globally.

second largest
largest
third largest
fourth largest

47 .

20
10
16
8

48 . In the given letter-cluster pairs, the first letter-cluster is related to the second letter cluster following a certain logic. Study the given pairs carefully, and from the given options, select the pair that follows the same logic. TSRA: ZIHG OLEV: EVOL

CRVF: VEIX
KVRA: ZIEQ
JPMN: ONKQ
ARNI: RMIZ

49 . The discriminant of a quadratic equation is 0. The quadratic equation has:

no real roots
two distinct real roots
three distinct real roots
two equal real roots

50 . A group of numbers/symbols is coded using letters as per the table given below and the conditions which follow. The correct combination of codes following the conditions is your answer.

Conditions: (i) If the first element is a symbol and the last element is a number, the codes for these two (the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged. (ii) If the first element is an odd number and the last element is an even number, the first and last elements are to be coded as . (iii) If both the second and third elements are perfect squares, the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element. What will be the code for 3 & % 46?

WGCXM
©GCX©
©GCX#
WQLT©

51 .

1:7
9:1
1:14
7:1

52 . The functional group which has more than one oxygen atom is:

Alcohol
Aldehyde
carboxylic acid
Ketone

53 . Which river of Rajasthan had dried up but revived with efforts of the villagers assisted by Tarun Bharat Sangh, an NGO?

Luni River
Arvari River
Saraswati River
Bhagirathi River

54 . AD is the altitude of an isosceles triangle ABC in which AB = AC. Which of the following is true for AD?

AD bisects ∠C
AD bisects ∠ B
AD does not bisect ∠ A
AD bisects ∠ A

55 .

-2
-4
-3
-1

56 . Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? MSN15, QWR18, UAV21, YEZ24,?

CID27
DBC27
DNS31
CJL31

57 . Why should we human beings reduce our dependence on petroleum products?

Petroleum needs to be refined
Petroleum needs to be imported
Petroleum is very expensive
Amount of petroleum is finite

58 . What was the historic contribution of the community of Amrita Devi Bishnoi in Rajasthan in the 1700s?

They dug several ponds to capture rainwater and stopped desertification of the region.
They planted thousands of Khejri trees and stopped desertification of the region.
They set up the first wildlife sanctuary to protect deer from hunters.
They laid down their lives to stop the cutting down of trees growing in their region.

59 . The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finalised a Central Contracts list for the 2022-23 season for Indian cricketers. Which of the following senior players has lost the Grade A status in 2022?

Virat Kohli
Chateshwar Pujara
Rohit Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah

60 . What is the quadratic equation whose roots are 2 and -1/2 ?

2x² – 3x – 4 = 0
2x² – 3x – 1 = 0
2x²-3x-2 = 0
2x² – 3x – 3 = 0

61 . The limit of ‘Shishu’ loan that is granted under Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency (MUDRA) is_______.

Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 5 lakh
up to Rs. 50,000
Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh
up to Rs. 50 lakh

62 . If ‘+’ means ‘-‘, ‘-‘ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 17÷3-2+12×4 = ?

21
20
18
15

63 . The value of raw material and the value of final products manufactured by five people are shown in the following graph. Study the graph and answer the question.

Which manufacturer among the following has the maximum percentage increase in the value of final product as compared to the value of raw material, and by how much (approx.)?

Harsh, 33%
Fatima, 25%
Fatima, 33%
Harsh, 25%

64 . The British introduced the concept of_________ in 1850, which significantly influenced the structure of the Indian economy

waterways
airways
roadways
railways

65 . Find the smallest natural number that can be divided by the first five 2-digit positive even numbers without leaving a remainder.

5560
5120
5340
5040

66 . The mode of 5, 18, 6, 7, 6, 2, 3, 4, 24, 2, 7, 21, 2, 81 is:

6
7
81
2

67 . Eight boxes, J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q, are kept in a vertical pattern, one over the other but not necessarily in the same order). L is placed at the bottommost position. Q is at the third place from the top and N is just below J. Only two boxes are placed between Q and M. K is placed somewhere between M and N and O is just below Q. Which box is placed at the second position from the bottom?

N
M
J
P

68 . Ramadan is the_______month of the Islamic calendar and the holy month of fasting.

ninth
eighth
seventh
tenth

69 . If x – 1/x = 5 then the value of x⁴ + 1/x⁴ is:

727
827
927
627

70 . Six actors are sitting in a line facing the north. A is sitting at the first position, and G is sitting third to the right of A. H is sitting to the immediate right of G. F is sitting second to the right of A. L is sitting to the immediate right of A. S is sitting at the end of the line. Who is sitting to the immediate right of L?

H
F
S
G

71 . Which of the following is NOT a constitutional body of the Government of India?

Comptroller and Auditor General
Election Commission
NITI Aayog
Union Public Service Commission

72 . A wholesaler sells a tin of oil at Rs. 540 and bears a loss of 10%. Now, if he decides to sell another tin of oil with same cost at Rs. 696, his profit percentage in the sale of second tin will be equal to:

15%
18%
16%
12%

73 . Which of the following goals does NASA hope to achieve by launching the HelioSwarm research mission?

Improving the understanding of the dynamics of the Sun
Improving the understanding of MARS
Improving the understanding of Ionosphere
Understanding the intense seasonal episodes of Pluto

74 . How many molecules of hydrogen sulphide are required to balance the given chemical equation? SO₂+ H₂S → 3S+ 2H₂O

Four
Three
Two
One

75 . Suppose a human hair is 30.0 µm thick. If Reshmi uses a concave mirror of focal length 25 cm and obtains an image of the hair of 60 cm thickness, then the hair should be placed in front of the mirror at:

60 cm
50 cm
40 cm
25 cm

76 . Which of the following groups in the Modern Periodic Table have NO metallic element?

17
15
16
14

77 . As of August 2022, under which Mission has the Government of India subsumed the Child Protection Services Scheme of 2017?

Poshan
Bachpan
Vatsalya
Indradhanush

78 . A needle is placed at a distance 2.5f from the pole of a convex mirror of focal length f. The linear magnification is:

2/7
3/7
1/7
4/7

79 . Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: 1. All cashews are jaggery. 2. No food is jaggery. 3. Some walnuts are food. Conclusions: I. Some walnuts are cashews. II. Some walnuts are jaggery. III. No food is cashew.

Only conclusion III follows
All conclusions follow
Only conclusions II and III follow
Only conclusions I and II follow

80 . The magnitude of force acting on the arms of an armature is maximum when the length of the arms is_______.

at an angle of 45° to the magnetic field
perpendicular to the magnetic field
parallel to the magnetic field
at an angle of 60° to the magnetic field

81 . Two wires are of the same length and the same resistance, but the ratio of their cross-sectional areas is 1: 8. The ratio of their resistivities will be:

1:8
3:8
8:1
8:3

82 . Ajay starts from his office and drives 3 km towards the east. He then takes a right tum, drives 4 km, tums left, and drives 5 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 3 km and stops at a shop. Which direction should he drive now in order to reach his office from that shop? (All turns are 90° turns only)

North
South
North-west
South-east

83 . A commutator is used to change the direction of current in the coil of________.

AC generator only
DC generator only
DC Motor Only
DC motor and DC generator both

84 . Read the given statement and the arguments carefully and select the appropriate answer from the given options. Statement: India still needs gender equality programmes to make people aware about this. Arguments: I. People still believe boys are better than girls. II. Gender discrimination has vanished from our society.

II weakens while I strengthens the statement.
Both I and II strengthen the statement.
Both I and II weaken the statement.
I weakens while II strengthens the statement.

85 . Smaller particles scatter the light of______ and_______ colour the most; on the other hand, larger particles scatter the light of______and______colour the most.

red, orange; green, yellow
violet, blue; red, orange
violet, blue; green, yellow
red, orange; violet, blue

86 . The given bar graph shows the exports and imports of Company A over a period of time. Study the bar graph and answer the question that follows. The numbers 1 to 6 in the graph represent the years from 2001 to 2006.

For how many years are the exports at least 10% higher than the imports?

2
3
4
1

87 . A number is increased by 30% and then decreased by 40%. The net increase or decrease percentage is:

22% decrease
32% increase
44% decrease
34% increase

88 . Answer the question asked on the basis of the letter, number and symbol series given below. (Left) E 5% H V 7 8 L M # @ A 6 3 F & S 4 Z (Right) How many such letters are there in the above series, which are immediately preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a number?

2
1
0
3

89 . In India, the Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP) has been under implementation since_______.

2001-02
1991-92
1989-90
1994-95

90 . Who among the following was appointed the head coach of Indian Cricket Team in November 2021?

VVS Laxman
Anil Kumble
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid

91 . Which of the following metals is the least reactive, as per the reactivity series of metals?

Lead
Zinc
Magnesium
Iron

92 . Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. (Left) E B Y T F R D C S W E R F V Y H N E C S R F C A R W (Right) If every odd placed letter in the above series is dropped, which letter would appear at the seventh place from the left?

V
Y
F
H

93 . When was Tamil declared a classical language of India?

2007
2005
2004
2006

94 . What are the main products in the process of neutralisation reaction?

CO₂ and salt
H₂O and salt
O₂ and salt
N₂ and salt

95 . In March 2022, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till which period?

September 2022
September 2024
September 2023
September 2025

96 . If three resistors of 3 0, 20 and 60 are connected in series combination with a 9 V battery, then the potential difference across the 60 resistor will be:

2.4 V
1.6 V
9 V
4.9 V

97 . Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question that follows. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of people who have coffee, tea, and ice cream.

How many people have all three i.e. Ice cream, Tea as well as Coffee?

2
5
6
9

98 . At present, a man is 50 years old and his daughter is 22 years old. The man will be twice as old as his daughter after________years.

6
5
18
9

99 . The first ‘Home Rule League’ was founded by_______.

Bipin Chandra Pal
Surendranath Tagore
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

100 . Consider two wires of the same material, but the ratio of their cross-sectional areas is 2: 5 and the ratio of their lengths is 7: 5. If the same amount of current is flowing through them when they are connected to two batteries with voltages V1 and V2, respectively, then V1: V2 is:

7:5
7:2
2:5
2:7

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