RPF SI PYQ Set 3
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The ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ is implemented by which Union Ministry?
a) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
b) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
c) Ministry of Women & Child Development
d) Ministry of Rural DevelopmentAnswer
Correct: Option a. The RVY is a Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment scheme providing free assistive devices to senior citizens of BPL category. -
Which Indian state shares the shortest border with Bhutan?
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) SikkimAnswer
Correct: Option b. Assam has about 267 km boundary with Bhutan—the shortest among the four states. -
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted across three countries; which one listed below is NOT among them?
a) USA
b) Mexico
c) Canada
d) MoroccoAnswer
Correct: Option d. The 2026 event is jointly hosted by USA, Canada & Mexico; Morocco is not involved. -
The term “Net Asset Value (NAV)” in mutual funds is declared on every:
a) Working day
b) Monday
c) Month-end
d) Quarter-endAnswer
Correct: Option a. SEBI mandates declaration of NAV by 9 p.m. on every business day. -
Who was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Athletics?
a) P. T. Usha
b) Anju Bobby George
c) Karnam Malleswari
d) Hima DasAnswer
Correct: Option a. P. T. Usha received the inaugural Khel Ratna (1991-92) for athletics. -
The constitutional provision that empowers Parliament to admit a new state into the Union of India is:
a) Article 2
b) Article 3
c) Article 4
d) Article 131Answer
Correct: Option a. Article 2 deals with admission or establishment of new states. -
‘Project Tiger’ was launched in India in the year:
a) 1968
b) 1973
c) 1978
d) 1983Answer
Correct: Option b. Project Tiger began on 1 April 1973 from Corbett NP. -
The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) proposed to come up in:
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) KeralaAnswer
Correct: Option a. The underground lab is planned in Bodi West Hills, Theni district, TN. -
A shopkeeper marks his goods 40 % above cost price and allows a discount of 20 %. His gain percent is:
a) 12 %
b) 16 %
c) 20 %
d) 24 %Answer
Correct: Option a. Let CP = 100 → MP = 140 → SP = 140 × 0.8 = 112 → Profit 12 %. -
A train 200 m long passes a pole in 20 seconds. How long will it take to pass a 400 m long platform?
a) 30 s
b) 40 s
c) 50 s
d) 60 sAnswer
Correct: Option c. Speed = 200/20 = 10 m/s; total distance = 200 + 400 = 600 m → time = 600/10 = 60 s. -
The average of 11 numbers is 50. If the average of first 6 numbers is 49 and that of last 6 numbers is 52, then the sixth number is:
a) 50
b) 54
c) 56
d) 58Answer
Correct: Option c. Sum 11 = 550; sum first 6 = 294; sum last 6 = 312; 6th = 294 + 312 – 550 = 56. -
A sum becomes ₹ 1,210 in 2 years at 10 % compound interest. The principal is:
a) ₹ 900
b) ₹ 950
c) ₹ 1,000
d) ₹ 1,050Answer
Correct: Option c. P(1.10)² = 1210 → P = 1210/1.21 = 1000. -
If 3^(x+2) = 81, then x equals:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4Answer
Correct: Option b. 81 = 3⁴ → x+2 = 4 → x = 2. -
A circular ground of radius 70 m is to be fenced with 3 rounds of wire. The total length of wire required is approximately: (π = 22/7)
a) 1,320 m
b) 1,320 cm
c) 440 m
d) 880 mAnswer
Correct: Option a. 1 round = 2πr = 440 m → 3 rounds = 1,320 m. -
In a certain code language “ROAD” is written as “TQCF”. How is “RAIL” written in that code?
a) TCKN
b) TCTN
c) SCKN
d) TBKMAnswer
Correct: Option a. Pattern +2,+2,+2,+2 → R→T, O→Q, A→C, D→F; so RAIL → TCKN. -
Choose the odd one out:
a) Copper
b) Iron
c) Aluminium
d) BrassAnswer
Correct: Option d. Brass is an alloy (Cu-Zn); others are pure metals. -
Which figure will replace the question mark in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, ?, 37
a) 24
b) 26
c) 28
d) 30Answer
Correct: Option b. Pattern n²+1: 1²+1=2, 2²+1=5… 5²+1=26. -
If ‘A + B’ means A is father of B, ‘A – B’ means A is sister of B, then which of the following means P is grandfather of R?
a) P + Q – R
b) P – Q + R
c) P + Q + R
d) P – Q – RAnswer
Correct: Option c. P+Q → P father of Q; Q+R → Q father of R; thus P grandfather of R. -
A man walks 8 km North, turns right and walks 6 km, then turns right and walks 8 km. How far is he from the start?
a) 6 km
b) 10 km
c) 12 km
d) 14 kmAnswer
Correct: Option a. Forms rectangle; final position 6 km East of start → straight distance 6 km. -
Which mirror is used in the head-lights of cars?
a) Plane
b) Convex
c) Concave
d) NoneAnswer
Correct: Option c. Concave mirror produces powerful parallel beam when bulb is at focus. -
The pH of human blood normally lies close to:
a) 6.8
b) 7.0
c) 7.4
d) 8.0Answer
Correct: Option c. Blood pH is tightly regulated around 7.4 (slightly alkaline). -
Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?
a) Momentum
b) Force
c) Work
d) VelocityAnswer
Correct: Option c. Work is scalar (dot product); others are vectors. -
The gas with the highest percentage in LPG is:
a) Methane
b) Butane
c) Ethane
d) PropaneAnswer
Correct: Option b. LPG chiefly contains butane (≈ 60 %) and propane (≈ 40 %). -
Which vitamin is synthesized by human skin when exposed to sunlight?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin KAnswer
Correct: Option b. UV-B converts 7-dehydrocholesterol to Vitamin D₃ in skin. -
The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol by yeast is termed:
a) Pasteurization
b) Fermentation
c) Distillation
d) SterilizationAnswer
Correct: Option b. Anaerobic yeast respiration produces ethanol + CO₂, called fermentation.
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