RRB Group D PYQ Set 2

  1. In which year was the first-ever Indian Railways electric train run between Bombay Victoria Terminus and Kurla?
  • 1925
  • 1932
  • 1947
  • 1951
AnswerCorrect: Option A. The first electric train in India ran on 3 Feb 1925 on the 16 km stretch between Bombay VT and Kurla on 1·5 kV DC.
  1. The book “The India Way” is authored by
  • S. Jaishankar
  • Narendra Modi
  • Amit Shah
  • Arun Jaitley
AnswerCorrect: Option A. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar wrote “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World”.
  1. Which of the following is India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine?
  • Covishield
  • Covaxin
  • Sputnik V
  • Corbevax
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Covaxin (BBV152) was wholly developed by Bharat Biotech-ICMR and is India’s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine.
  1. The “Dadasaheb Phalke Award” for 2020 was conferred on
  • Rajinikanth
  • Amitabh Bachchan
  • Akshay Kumar
  • Ajay Devgn
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Superstar Rajinikanth received the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2021 for 2020.
  1. The world’s longest river cruise “MV Ganga Vilas” was flagged off between which two places?
  • Varanasi–Dibrugarh
  • Kolkata–Guwahati
  • Patna–Jorhat
  • Allahabad–Kolkata
AnswerCorrect: Option A. MV Ganga Vilas covers 3,200 km from Varanasi (UP) to Dibrugarh (Assam) over 51 days.
  1. Which state launched the “Mission Shakti” campaign for women’s safety?
  • Maharashtra
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Odisha
  • Rajasthan
AnswerCorrect: Option B. UP government’s “Mission Shakti” aims at zero-tolerance towards crimes against women.
  1. The “World Environment Day” 2023 host country was
  • India
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Sweden
  • Pakistan
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Côte d’Ivoire hosted WED 2023 with the theme “Solutions to Plastic Pollution”.
  1. India’s first “Bamboo-Diversity Park” was inaugurated in
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Meghalaya
  • Nagaland
AnswerCorrect: Option B. The 300-ha park at Chandardinga, Assam, conserves 150 bamboo species.
  1. A train 180 m long crosses a pole in 9 seconds. Its speed is
  • 60 km/h
  • 70 km/h
  • 72 km/h
  • 75 km/h
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Speed = 180 m / 9 s = 20 m/s → 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
  1. If 3x+2 = 81, then x equals
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
AnswerCorrect: Option B. 3x+2 = 34 ⇒ x+2=4 ⇒ x=2.
  1. The compound interest on ₹4,000 at 10% p.a. for 1½ years compounded half-yearly is
  • ₹ 630.50
  • ₹ 661.50
  • ₹ 630
  • ₹ 661
AnswerCorrect: Option B. A = 4000(1+0.05)³ = 4630.5; CI = 4630.5 – 4000 = ₹ 630.5.
  1. The HCF of 324, 360 and 144 is
  • 36
  • 18
  • 72
  • 12
AnswerCorrect: Option A. 324 = 2²·3⁴; 360 = 2³·3²·5; 144 = 2⁴·3² → HCF = 2²·3² = 36.
  1. A shopkeeper marks goods 40% above cost price and gives 20% discount. His gain % is
  • 12%
  • 15%
  • 20%
  • 25%
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Let CP = 100, MP = 140, SP = 140 × 0.8 = 112 → 12% gain.
  1. The average of five consecutive odd numbers is 27. The largest number is
  • 29
  • 31
  • 33
  • 35
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Numbers: 23,25,27,29,31 → largest 31.
  1. If 12 men can reap 80 hectares in 16 days, then how many hectares can 16 men reap in 20 days?
  • 100
  • 120
  • 133.33
  • 150
AnswerCorrect: Option C. H ∝ M·D ⇒ 80/16·12 = H/20·16 ⇒ H = 80 × 20×16 / 16×12 = 400/3 = 133.33 ha.
  1. Find the odd one out: 121, 169, 289, 361
  • 121
  • 169
  • 289
  • 361
AnswerCorrect: Option C. All are perfect squares of primes 11²,13²,17²,19²; but 289 is 17² and not odd among them—however, 361 is 19² and 289 is the only one whose digit-sum is 19, others 4,16,10—hence 289 is considered odd pair.
  1. If M → 13, THEN, then what is the code for RAIL?
  • 18-1-9-12
  • 18-5-9-15
  • 19-1-9-11
  • 19-2-10-12
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Simple alphabetical position: R=18, A=1, I=9, L=12.
  1. Pointing to a lady, Ram said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” How is the lady related to Ram?
  • Sister
  • Mother
  • Aunt
  • Niece
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Grandfather’s only son → Ram’s father; daughter of that son → Ram’s sister.
  1. Which number will replace the question mark: 3, 8, 18, 38, ?
  • 58
  • 68
  • 78
  • 88
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Pattern ×2+2: 3×2+2=8; 8×2+2=18; 18×2+2=38; 38×2+2=78.
  1. In a certain code, ROAD is written as URDG. How is LINE written?
  • O L Q H
  • O L P G
  • O L Q G
  • O M Q H
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Each letter +3: L+3=O, I+3=L, N+3=Q, E+3=H → O L Q H.
  1. The chemical formula of baking soda is
  • Na₂CO₃
  • NaHCO₃
  • NaCl
  • NaOH
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Sodium bicarbonate is NaHCO₃.
  1. Which part of human brain controls respiration?
  • Cerebrum
  • Cerebellum
  • Medulla oblongata
  • Hypothalamus
AnswerCorrect: Option C. Medulla oblongata regulates involuntary actions like breathing.
  1. The SI unit of electric charge is
  • Ampere
  • Coulomb
  • Volt
  • Ohm
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Charge is measured in Coulombs.
  1. The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is termed
  • Fermentation
  • Oxidation
  • Esterification
  • Hydrogenation
AnswerCorrect: Option A. Yeast converts sugar to ethanol by fermentation.
  1. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
  • Gallium
  • Mercury
  • Sodium
  • Aluminium
AnswerCorrect: Option B. Mercury (Hg) is the only metal liquid at 25 °C.
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