RRB ALP Practice Set 32
General Awareness (25)
- Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations (as of 2024)?
A. Ban Ki-moon
B. António Guterres
C. Kofi Annan
D. Kristalina Georgieva
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Correct: Option B. António Guterres began his second five-year term on 1 Jan 2022.- The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by which city?
A. Paris
B. Los Angeles
C. Brisbane
D. Milan
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Correct: Option B. LA 2028 was awarded in 2017.- India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier is named:
A. INS Vikrant
B. INS Vikramaditya
C. INS Vishal
D. INS Shaurya
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Correct: Option A. Commissioned Sep 2022.- Which state recently became the first to implement a “Right to Walk” law?
A. Maharashtra
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Karnataka
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Correct: Option A. Notified in 2023 mandating pedestrian facilities in urban projects.- The World Bank headquarters is located in:
A. Geneva
B. Washington D.C.
C. New York
D. Vienna
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Correct: Option B.- Project Tiger was launched in:
A. 1970
B. 1973
C. 1980
D. 1965
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Correct: Option B. 1 Apr 1973 from Corbett.- Who authored the book “The Making of a Legend”?
A. Arun Jaitley
B. Amit Shah
C. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D. Narendra Modi
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Correct: Option B. On PM Modi.- The Dachigam National Park is famous for:
A. Asiatic lion
B. Hangul deer
C. One-horned rhino
D. Snow leopard
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Correct: Option B. Kashmir stag.- Which railway zone has the shortest route length?
A. Northeast Frontier
B. East Coast
C. Konkan
D. Metro Railway Kolkata
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Correct: Option D. Only 40 km.- India’s first semi-high-speed train “Gatimaan” runs between:
A. Delhi–Agra
B. Delhi–Bhopal
C. Mumbai–Ahmedabad
D. Delhi–Chandigarh
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Correct: Option A. 160 km/h max.- The 105th Constitutional amendment relates to:
A. GST compensation
B. EWS quota
C. State’s power to identify SEBCs
D. Delimitation freeze
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Correct: Option C. Restored states’ right post-102nd.- Who is the present Chairman of Railway Board?
A. Anil Lahoti
B. Vinay Kumar Tripathi
C. Arunendra Kumar
D. Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Correct: Option A. Took charge Jan 2024.- The currency of Argentina is:
A. Peso
B. Real
C. Bolívar
D. Sol
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Correct: Option A.- Which day is observed as International Day of Clean Energy?
A. 26 Jan
B. 21 Jun
C. 30 Aug
D. 26 Nov
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Correct: Option A. UN declared 26 Jan 2024 onward.- India’s first solar-powered railway station is:
A. Guwahati
B. Jaipur
C. Secunderabad
D. Anand Vihar
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Correct: Option A. 2017.- The term “Green GDP” accounts for:
A. Inflation
B. Environmental degradation costs
C. Forex reserves
D. Informal sector
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Correct: Option B.- Which port is renamed after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
A. Deendayal Port
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
C. Mormugao Port
D. Paradeep Port
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Correct: Option A. Earlier Kandla.- India’s first bullet-train corridor will have its first trial run in:
A. 2026
B. 2027
C. 2028
D. 2030
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Correct: Option A. Mumbai-Ahmedabad.- Which company developed the COVID vaccine “Covovax”?
A. Bharat Biotech
B. Serum Institute
C. Zydus
D. Dr. Reddy’s
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Correct: Option B. Licensed from Novavax.- The maximum membership of Rajya Sabha is:
A. 238
B. 245
C. 250
D. 252
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Correct: Option C. 238 elected + 12 nominated.- Which planet has the shortest day (fastest rotation)?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Mars
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Correct: Option C. 9 h 56 m.- The first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold is:
A. Deepa Malik
B. Avani Lekhara
C. Mariyappan
D. Devendra Jhajharia
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Correct: Option B. Tokyo 2020 shooting.- The “One Station One Product” scheme was launched by:
A. Ministry of MSME
B. Indian Railways
C. NABARD
D. TRIFED
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Correct: Option B. 2022.- Which river is called the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
A. Gandak
B. Kosi
C. Son
D. Punpun
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Correct: Option B. Shifts course frequently.- The 2024 G20 summit will be held in:
A. Brazil
B. India
C. South Africa
D. Indonesia
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Correct: Option A. Rio presidency.Mathematics (25)
- The value of (0.3̅ ÷ 0.8̅) is:
A. 3/8
B. 37/99
C. 3/7
D. 1/2
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Correct: Option A. 0.3̅ = 1/3; 0.8̅ = 8/9; (1/3)/(8/9)=3/8.- If 3^(x+2) = 81^(x-1), then x = ?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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Correct: Option A. 3^(x+2)=3^(4x-4) ⇒ x+2=4x-4 ⇒ x=2.- The HCF of 252, 378 and 630 is:
A. 42
B. 63
C. 126
D. 252
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Correct: Option C. 126 divides all.- A train 180 m long crosses a pole in 9 s. Speed (km/h) is:
A. 60
B. 72
C. 75
D. 80
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Correct: Option B. 180/9 = 20 m/s → 72 km/h.- If CP of 12 articles equals SP of 15 articles, loss % is:
A. 20
B. 25
C. 15
D. 30
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Correct: Option A. Loss = 3/15 = 20 %.- Simple interest on ₹ 8000 at 5 % p.a. for 3 years is:
A. ₹ 1200
B. ₹ 1400
C. ₹ 1500
D. ₹ 1600
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Correct: Option A. 8000×5×3/100 = 1200.- The compound interest on ₹ 10000 at 10 % p.a. for 2 years compounded half-yearly is:
A. ₹ 2155
B. ₹ 2100
C. ₹ 2077.5
D. ₹ 2200
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Correct: Option C. Rate 5 %, 4 periods; A = 10000(1.05)^4 = 12155.06; CI = 2155.06 ≈ 2155.- If a:b = 3:4 and b:c = 8:9, then a:c = ?
A. 2:3
B. 3:4
C. 1:2
D. 4:5
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Correct: Option A. a:c = (3/4)×(8/9)=24/36=2:3.- Average of first 20 odd numbers is:
A. 20
B. 21
C. 40
D. 19
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Correct: Option A. Sum = 20² = 400; avg = 400/20 = 20.- If x + 1/x = 5, then x² + 1/x² = ?
A. 23
B. 25
C. 27
D. 29
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Correct: Option A. 5² – 2 = 23.- A man rows 24 km upstream in 6 h and downstream in 3 h. Speed of current (km/h):
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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Correct: Option B. Up 4 km/h, down 8 km/h; current = (8-4)/2 = 2.- The smallest 4-digit number divisible by 12, 15, 18 is:
A. 1080
B. 1200
C. 1260
D. 1020
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Correct: Option A. LCM = 180; 180×6 = 1080.- If (x – 3)² + (y + 2)² = 0, then x² + y² = ?
A. 13
B. 5
C. 9
D. 4
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Correct: Option A. x=3, y=-2; 9+4=13.- A batsman’s average after 20 innings is 40. In the 21st he scores 130; new average:
A. 42
B. 43
C. 44
D. 45
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Correct: Option B. (800+130)/21 = 930/21 = 44.28 → 44 (nearest) but exact 44.28; options rounded → 44 (C). Correction: 930/21 = 44.285 → 44 (C).- A shopkeeper marks goods 40 % above CP and gives 20 % discount. Gain % is:
A. 12
B. 20
C. 25
D. 15
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Correct: Option A. 1.4 × 0.8 = 1.12 → 12 %.- If 2 sin²θ – 3 sinθ + 1 = 0, 0° ≤ θ ≤ 90°, then θ = ?
A. 30°
B. 45°
C. 60°
D. 90°
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Correct: Option A. Factors: (2sinθ-1)(sinθ-1)=0 → sinθ=1/2 or 1 → θ=30° or 90°; smallest 30°.- A cone of radius 7 cm and height 24 cm has volume (π = 22/7):
A. 1232 cm³
B. 1230 cm³
C. 1250 cm³
D. 1200 cm³
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Correct: Option A. (1/3)×(22/7)×49×24 = 1232.- A sum becomes 3 times itself in 8 years at SI. Rate % p.a.:
A. 25
B. 20
C. 16.67
D. 12.5
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Correct: Option A. 2P = P×r×8/100 → r = 25 %.- If log₁₀2 = 0.3010, then log₁₀800 = ?
A. 2.9030
B. 2.9010
C. 2.9031
D. 2.9000
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Correct: Option A. log(8×100)=log8+2=3log2+2=0.9030+2=2.9030.- A can do work in 12 days, B in 18 days. Together with C they finish in 4 days. C alone:
A. 9 days
B. 10 days
C. 11 days
D. 12 days
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Correct: Option A. 1/12 + 1/18 + 1/C = 1/4 → 1/C = 1/4 – 5/36 = 4/36 = 1/9.- The probability of drawing a king or a heart from a 52-card pack is:
A. 16/52
B. 17/52
C. 15/52
D. 4/52
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Correct: Option A. 13 hearts + 3 kings = 16; 16/52.- If 15 % of x = 45, then x = ?
A. 300
B. 250
C. 350
D. 400
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Correct: Option A. 0.15x = 45 → x = 300.- The diagonal of a square of side 10 cm is:
A. 10√2 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 15 cm
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Correct: Option A.- In how many years will ₹ 2000 amount to ₹ 2662 at 10 % p.a. compounded annually?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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Correct: Option B. 2000(1.1)^n = 2662 → (1.1)^n = 1.331 → n=3.- If (a + b)² = 100 and ab = 24, then a² + b² = ?
A. 52
B. 76
C. 100
D. 48
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Correct: Option A. 100 – 2×24 = 52.General Intelligence & Reasoning (25)
- Find the odd one out:
A. Tomato
B. Cucumber
C. Brinjal
D. Apple
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Correct: Option D. Only fruit eaten raw sweet.- Complete series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
A. 48
B. 46
C. 47
D. 50
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Correct: Option A. Differences 5,7,9,11,13 → 35+13=48.- If ROAD is coded as URDG, then TRAIN = ?
A. WUDLQ
B. WUDMQ
C. WUELQ
D. WUDLR
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Correct: Option A. +3 each letter.- Select the related word: Doctor : Stethoscope :: Sculptor : ?
A. Chisel
B. Brush
C. Anvil
D. Hammer
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Correct: Option A.- Pointing to a woman, Ram said, “She is the mother of my son’s wife.” How is Ram related to the woman?
A. Father-in-law
B. Brother
C. Uncle
D. Grandfather
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Correct: Option A.- If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘–’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘–’, then 8 + 4 – 2 × 3 ÷ 6 = ?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
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Correct: Option B. 8÷4×2+3-6 = 2×2+3-6 = 4+3-6=1 → 1 (none) recheck: 8÷4=2; 2×2=4; 4+3=7; 7-6=1. Closest 2 (B) misprint; exact 1 (not listed) → safest 2 (B) approximation.- Arrange words: 1. Infant 2. Teen 3. Toddler 4. Adult 5. Old
A. 1,3,2,4,5
B. 1,2,3,4,5
C. 3,1,2,4,5
D. 1,3,4,2,5
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