RRB JE Previous Year Questions Set 5
General Awareness
- Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
- A. Sarojini Naidu
- B. Indira Gandhi
- C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
- D. Sucheta Kriplani
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Correct: Option A. Sarojini Naidu became the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh (then United Provinces) in 1947.
- The world’s largest solar park (as on Dec 2023) is located in which Indian state?
- A. Rajasthan
- B. Gujarat
- C. Karnataka
- D. Tamil Nadu
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Correct: Option C. Pavagada Solar Park, Karnataka, has an installed capacity of 2,050 MW.
- Which of the following is not a monetary policy tool used by RBI?
- A. Repo Rate
- B. Cash Reserve Ratio
- C. Open Market Operations
- D. Customs Duty
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Correct: Option D. Customs Duty is a fiscal tool under the Union Finance Ministry.
- The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by
- A. Brisbane
- B. Los Angeles
- C. Paris
- D. Milan
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Correct: Option B. Los Angeles will host the 2028 Games; Paris hosts 2024, Brisbane 2032.
- India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier is
- A. INS Vikramaditya
- B. INS Vishal
- C. INS Vikrant
- D. INS Viraat
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Correct: Option C. INS Vikrant (IAC-1) was commissioned in Sep 2022.
- ‘Project Tiger’ was launched in
- A. 1972
- B. 1973
- C. 1974
- D. 1975
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Correct: Option B. Launched on 1 April 1973 from Jim Corbett NP.
- Which railway zone has the longest route kilometers in India?
- A. Northern
- B. Western
- C. Central
- D. South Eastern
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Correct: Option A. Northern Railway ~7,000 route km.
- The currency of Argentina is
- A. Peso
- B. Real
- C. Sol
- D. Bolivar
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Correct: Option A. Argentine Peso.
Mathematics
- If 3^(x+2) = 81, then x equals
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Correct: Option B. 3^(x+2)=3^4 → x+2=4 → x=2.
- A train 150 m long crosses a pole in 6 s. The speed of the train is
- A. 25 m/s
- B. 30 m/s
- C. 90 km/h
- D. 25 km/h
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Correct: Option A. Speed = distance/time = 150/6 = 25 m/s.
- The ratio of ages of A and B is 4 : 5. After 8 years the ratio becomes 6 : 7. Present age of A is
- A. 12 yr
- B. 16 yr
- C. 20 yr
- D. 24 yr
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Correct: Option B. Let 4x, 5x; (4x+8)/(5x+8)=6/7 → x=4 → A=16 yr.
- The least perfect square divisible by 6, 8 and 15 is
- A. 3600
- B. 900
- C. 144
- D. 324
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Correct: Option A. LCM(6,8,15)=120; 120×30=3600=60².
- A man sells two watches for ₹ 990 each. On one he gains 10 % and on the other loses 10 %. His overall gain/loss percent is
- A. 1 % gain
- B. 1 % loss
- C. No loss no gain
- D. 2 % loss
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Correct: Option B. When SP same & gain/loss % same, always 1 % loss.
- Simple interest on ₹ 800 for 3 years at 5 % per annum is
- A. ₹ 120
- B. ₹ 140
- C. ₹ 160
- D. ₹ 180
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Correct: Option A. SI = PRT/100 = 800×3×5/100 = ₹ 120.
- If x + 1/x = 5, then x² + 1/x² is
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Correct: Option A. Square both sides: x²+1/x²+2=25 → x²+1/x²=23.
Reasoning
- Find the odd one out:
- A. Tomato
- B. Cucumber
- C. Brinjal
- D. Potato
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Correct: Option D. Potato is a modified stem (tuber), others are fruits/botanical berries.
- Complete the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?
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Correct: Option C. Pattern n²+1: 1²+1, 2²+1… 6²+1=37.
- If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is READER coded?
- A. TGGZGT
- B. TGFGTU
- C. TGHGTF
- D. TGHGTG
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Correct: Option A. Each letter +2, +3, +4… R+2=T, E+4=G… → TGGZGT.
- A clock shows 3 : 15. The angle between the hands is
- A. 0°
- B. 7.5°
- C. 15°
- D. 22.5°
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Correct: Option B. |30×3 – 5.5×15| = |90-82.5|=7.5°.
- Statement: All pens are pencils. Some pencils are erasers.
Conclusion:
I. Some pens are erasers.
II. All erasers are pens.
- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Both I & II follow
- D. Neither I nor II follows
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Correct: Option D. Neither conclusion necessarily follows from the Venn diagram.
General Science
- Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
- A. Velocity
- B. Force
- C. Work
- D. Momentum
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Correct: Option C. Work has only magnitude, no direction.
- The pH of human blood is approximately
- A. 6.8
- B. 7.0
- C. 7.4
- D. 8.0
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Correct: Option C. Slightly alkaline, 7.35–7.45.
- The unit of electric conductance is
- A. Ohm
- B. Siemens
- C. Coulomb
- D. Farad
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Correct: Option B. Siemens = 1/ohm.
- Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
- A. Gallium
- B. Mercury
- C. Caesium
- D. Bismuth
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Correct: Option B. Mercury (Hg) is liquid at 25 °C.
- Photosynthesis occurs in which cell organelle?
- A. Mitochondria
- B. Ribosome
- C. Chloroplast
- D. Golgi body
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Correct: Option C. Chloroplast contains chlorophyll.
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