RRB-ALP Past Paper Set 18_T1_10 PDF
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## RRB-ALP Set 18_T1_10 ### Question 1 Select the related word from the given alternatives. Transport: Goods :: Banks : - (1) Rupees - (2) Money - (3) Dollar - (4) Pounds ### Question 2 Which of the following causes damage to bridges, iron railings and all objects made of metals? - (1) Acidity...
## RRB-ALP Set 18_T1_10 ### Question 1 Select the related word from the given alternatives. Transport: Goods :: Banks : - (1) Rupees - (2) Money - (3) Dollar - (4) Pounds ### Question 2 Which of the following causes damage to bridges, iron railings and all objects made of metals? - (1) Acidity - (2) Reduction - (3) Corrosion - (4) Rancidity ### Question 3 Complete the series given in the Problem Figure with an appropriate option from the Answer Figures. #### Problem Figure [Diagram Description: Problem Figure shows three square boxes in a row. The first box is empty. The second box has a line in the middle of the box going from top to bottom. The third box is a question mark.] #### Answer Figures [Diagram Description: Answer Figures shows four square boxes in a row labeled A, B, C and D. Box A has a line going from top left corner to bottom right corner. Box B has a line going from top right corner to bottom left corner. Box C has a line going from top right to bottom left corner with a small circle in the middle of the line. Box D has a small circle in the middle of the box.] - (1) C - (2) A - (3) D - (4) B ### Question 4 An Odometer is an instrument used to measure _______ in automobiles. - (1) speed - (2) odour - (3) direction - (4) distance ### Question 5 'Freedom Trail' is a 2.5 mile long passage that offers a rich insight into the American Revolution. In which US city would you find this famous and historic trail? - (1) Boston - (2) Denver - (3) Connecticut - (4) Memphis ### Question 6 If the kinetic energy of a body becomes 256 times its initial value, then the new linear momentum will be - (1) the same as the initial value - (2) 8 times the initial value - (3) 16 times the initial value - (4) 32 times the initial value ### Question 7 Who took charge as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in 2017? - (1) Vivek Goenka - (2) Achal Kumar Jyothi - (3) Rajiv Mehrishi - (4) Ranjit Kumar ### Question 8 1<sup>st</sup> January 2018 was a Monday. Which of the following years will also start on a Monday? - (1) 2020 - (2) 2022 - (3) 2024 - (4) 2023 ### Question 9 Consider the given statements as true and decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements. #### Statements: - I. All studious students pass in exams. All studious students sleep well. #### Conclusions: - I. All who sleep well are studious students. - II. All who pass in exams sleep well. - (1) Only conclusion II follows. - (2) Only conclusion I follows. - (3) Both conclusions I and II follows. - (4) Neither conclusions I nor II follows. ### Question 10 The square root of 5776 is - (1) 76 - (2) 84 - (3) 64 - (4) 66 ### Question 11 Which of the following scientists had done some calculations for the fifth state of matter? - (1) CV Raman - (2) Homi Bhabha - (3) Vikram Sarabhai - (4) Satyendra Nath Bose ### Question 12 What day would it be on 15<sup>th</sup> March 2020? - (1) Tuesday - (2) Sunday - (3) Monday - (4) Saturday ### Question 13 Plasma is formed in the stars because of very - (1) low temperature - (2) high temperature - (3) high pressure - (4) low pressure ### Question 14 If 3/8 of the weight of a brick is 5/6 kg , then 3/4 of the weight of the brick will be - (1) 5/6 kg - (2) 5/8 kg - (3) 15/8 kg - (4) 21/20 kg ### Question 15 Which is the first metallic element in the Modern Periodic Table? - (1) H2 - (2) Na - (3) Li - (4) He ### Question 16 Select the option that depicts the following transparent sheet (Problem Figure) when folded at the dotted line shown. #### Problem Figure [Diagram Description: Problem Figure shows a square with two diagonal lines inside. Both lines have a circle in the middle. The middle is split into two halves with an arrow pointing to the top half with the two diagonals and circles pointing to the bottom half which is a question mark.] #### Options [Diagram Description: Options shows four square boxes in a row labeled A, B, C and D. Box A has two diagonal lines meeting in the centre. Box B has two diagonal lines meeting in the centre with a circle in the centre. Box C has two diagonals meeting in the centre and a circle in the middle of each diagonal. Box D has two diagonal lines meeting in the centre with a circle in the middle of each diagonal and a circle in the centre.] - (1) D - (2) C - (3) A - (4) B ### Question 17 A lemon kept in water in a glass tumbler appears to be bigger than its actual size when viewed from the sides. This is because of - (1) diffraction of light - (2) refraction of light - (3) internal reflection of light - (4) reflection of light ### Question 18 One of the roots of the equation *x*<sup>2</sup> - 4*x* + *k* = 0 is *x* = 3. The other root is - (1) *x* = -1 - (2) *x* = 1 - (3) *x* = 4 - (4) *x* = -4 ### Question 19 [Diagram Description: Venn Diagram shows two overlapping circles. The left circle is labeled Football, the right circle is labeled Cricket and the overlapping space is labeled Kabaddi. The football circle has an S with a line through it going from top left to bottom right. The overlapping space has a line going from top right to bottom left going through a Q, The cricket circle has a line going from top right to bottom left through a T, U and V. ] According to the given Venn diagram, the total number of students who play cricket as well as football and also all the 3 games is - (1) S + V - (2) S - (3) Q + V - (4) S + Q ### Question 20 Which of the following compounds has a double bond? - (1) Ethane - (2) Acetylene - (3) Methane - (4) Ethene ### Question 21 Consider the given statement to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement. #### Statement: - I. There is an increase in the price of essential commodities due to a strike by the transporters. #### Conclusions: - I. Government should buy their own vehicles to transport the essential goods. - II. Government should negotiate with transporters to withdraw the strike. - (1) Only conclusion I follows. - (2) Only conclusion II follows. - (3) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. - (4) Both conclusions I and II follow. ### Question 22 Choose the missing figure. [Diagram Description: Four circles in a row labeled A, B, C and D. Circle A has a circle with a half moon shape on top of the circle. The circle is white, and the half moon is a blue color. Circle B has a square. The square is a green color on the left, and on the right it is a yellow color. The question mark is in circle C. Circle D has a triangle. The triangle is a yellow color on top and a red color on the bottom.] - (1) A - (2) C - (3) B - (4) D ### Question 23 What is the time taken by a 180 m long train running at 54 km/h to cross a man standing on a platform? - (1) 10 sec - (2) 12 sec - (3) 11 sec - (4) 13 sec ### Question 24 In a certain code, if MIZZLY is written as ZIMYLZ and PUZZLE is written as ZUPELZ, then what will BUZZWORD be written as in the same code? - (1) BUZZDROW - (2) DROWZZUB - (3) ZZUBDROW - (4) WORDBUZZ ### Question 25 [Diagram Description: Graph shows the sales of different companies in the year 1999 and 1998. There is a bar for each company across both years. The companies are Samsung, Toshiba, Compaq and HP. ] The given chart represents the sales of different companies in the year 1999 and 1998. If the total sales in 1998 was 7890, which increased by 16.5% in 1999, then the total sales in the year 1999 is approximately - (1) 9911 - (2) 9191 - (3) 9119 - (4) 1919 ### Question 26 In the below series how many numbers are completely divisible by the number on right? 563248889266588343 - (1) 4 - (2) 5 - (3) 6 - (4) 3 ### Question 27 In the following series, one letter is missing as shown by the question mark (?). Select the missing letter from the given options. E, J, O, T, ? - (1) Z - (2) W - (3) Y - (4) X ### Question 28 Where was the 2017 World Rapid Fire Chess Championship played, in which Viswanathan Anand regained his title? - (1) Chennai - (2) Oslo - (3) Dubai - (4) Riyadh ### Question 29 Read the given question and decide which of the following arguments is/are strong. #### Statement: - I. Are stock markets sources of wealth creation? #### Arguments: - I. Yes, money multiplies in stock markets. - II. No, investments in stock markets are subjected to market risk. - (1) Only argument II is strong. - (2) Both arguments I and II are strong. - (3) Neither argument I nor II is strong. - (4) Only argument I is strong. ### Question 30 A fraction, when taken away from 1/3, gives 1/12. The fraction is - (1) 3/4 - (2) 1/9 - (3) 5/12 - (4) 1/4 ### Question 31 Shrenik switched on a bulb at 2:39:40 hours and switched it off on the same day at 12:30:34 hours. For how long was the bulb in switched-on mode? - (1) 9 hours 50 minutes 54 seconds - (2) 10 hours 09 minutes 06 seconds - (3) 9 hours 09 minutes 06 seconds - (4) 12 hours 40 minutes 06 seconds ### Question 32 As of February 2018, who is the Chief Minister of Kerala? - (1) Oommen Chandy - (2) Pinarayi Vijayan - (3) VS Achuthanandan - (4) AK Antony ### Question 33 Which of the following is an unsaturated Hydrocarbon? - (1) Butane - (2) Pentane - (3) Propane - (4) Ethyne ### Question 34 Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit. #### Statement: - I. During an election, the opposition party said, "look at the price rise in the last five years". #### Assumptions: - I. This time, give a chance to our party for power. - II. Prices will still rise if you choose the same party to be in power. - (1) Only assumption II is implicit. - (2) Only assumption I is implicit. - (3) Neither assumption I nor II is implicit. - (4) Both assumptions I and II are implicit. ### Question 35 Which component of the blood transports food, CO2 and nitrogenous waste? - (1) WBCs - (2) Blood platelets - (3) RBCs - (4) Plasma ### Question 36 What is the full form of GST? - (1) General Sales Tax - (2) Grand Sales Tax - (3) Goods Sales Tax - (4) Goods and Services Tax ### Question 37 Name the reddish brown gas evolved when Lead Nitrate is heated strongly. - (1) Di Nitrogen Oxide - (2) Nitric Oxide - (3) Nitrogen pentoxide - (4) Nitrogen di Oxide ### Question 38 Which one of the following female athletes is not a squash player? - (1) Anaka Alankamony - (2) Koneru Humpy - (3) Dipika Pallikal - (4) Joshna Chinappa ### Question 39 Energy possessed by an object by its position or configuration is called - (1) Potential energy - (2) Kinetic energy - (3) Nuclear energy - (4) Electrical energy ### Question 40 If the letters in the word 'UNIVERSAL' are arranged in the alphabetic order and each letter in the order is assigned a numerical value of 1, 2, 3, ... according to their position from the left, then the sum of the numerical values of the position of the consonants will be - (1) 32 - (2) 31 - (3) 30 - (4) 28 ### Question 41 Which of the following is not a characteristic of dicotyledonous plants? - (1) These plants have fibrous roots - (2) These plants have a tap root - (3) These plants have 2 cotyledons - (4) These plants have reticulate venation ### Question 42 Select the odd figure out of the given series. [Diagram Description: Five square boxes in a row labeled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Box 1 contains the shape of a rectangle. Box 2 contains two overlapping circles. Box 3 contains a rectangle with half a circle shape on the top. Box 4 contains two circles, one on top of the other. Box 5 contains an upside down triangle] - (1) 3 - (2) 2 - (3) 4 - (4) 5 ### Question 43 Who is the author of the Indian English Novel 'Sita: Warrior of Mithila' published in 2017? - (1) Rahul Mehta - (2) Robin Sharma - (3) Amish Tripathi - (4) Chetan Bhagat ### Question 44 The HCF of 20, 28 and 48 is - (1) 4 - (2) 8 - (3) 2 - (4) 1 ### Question 45 [Table Description: A table with five rows and four columns. The first row has the heading of "Stu/Sub" and then PCBM. The second row is W 70 90 50 85. The third row is X 55 80 95 60 . The fourth row is Y 60 20 90 40. The fifth row is Z 90 80 40 65. ] The given table represents the marks obtained by four students W, X, Y and Z in four subjects P, C, B and M with the maximum marks in each subject being 100. The average marks of the four students in P and C together (round to one decimal) is - (1) 69 - (2) 68.3 - (3) 68.2 - (4) 68.1 ### Question 46 Some books are arranged one above the other. If a book is at 18<sup>th</sup> position from the top and 5<sup>th</sup> position from bottom then the total number of books is - (1) 23 - (2) 21 - (3) 20 - (4) 22 ### Question 47 'Car' is related to 'Garage' in the same way as 'Hen' is related to - (1) Stable - (2) Coop - (3) Kennel - (4) Shed ### Question 48 [Diagram Description: A triangle with vertices A, B, and C, The triangle has a line drawn from C to AB so that line is parallel to the bottom of triangle A, B, C. The line from C is labeled D and where it intersects A, B is labeled E. There is a line perpendicular from E to C labeled F. There is a line perpendicular from D to B labeled G. There is a line perpendicular from A to C labeled H.] How many triangles are present in the below figure? - (1) 16 - (2) 19 - (3) 18 - (4) 17 ### Question 49 In a cricket match, the scores of the players are considered such that coefficient of variation of scores is 16 and mean is 25. Then the variance is - (1) 12 - (2) 8 - (3) 16 - (4) 4 ### Question 50 In a bag the ratio of red balls to green balls is 4:9. If 6 more green balls were added to the bag, the ratio of red balls to green balls would become 1:3. How many red balls are there in the bag? - (1) 9 - (2) 8 - (3) 12 - (4) 10 ### Question 51 The LCM of three numbers 16, 28 and 42 is - (1) 252 - (2) 168 - (3) 336 - (4) 2 ### Question 52 After 10 innings the average score per innings of a batsman was 52. After 12 innings the average rose to 54. If the batsman had scored 16 more runs in the 12<sup>th</sup> innings than in the previous one, how many runs did he score in the 11<sup>th</sup> innings? - (1) 54 - (2) 53 - (3) 56 - (4) 55 ### Question 53 Which Indian industrialist was recently elected as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)? - (1) Mukesh Ambani - (2) Lakshmi Mittal - (3) Anil Ambani - (4) Sunil Mittal ### Question 54 Thirty men can do a piece of work in 16 days working 8 hours a day. How many men are needed to complete the another work, which is twice the first one, in 10 days working 12 hours a day? The following are the steps involved in solving the above problem. Arrange them in sequential order. ### A) M<sub>2</sub> = (30x16x8x2)/ (x x 12 x 10) ### B) (30x16x8)/ (M<sub>2</sub>x 12x10) = (2/x) ### C) M<sub>1</sub>D<sub>1</sub>H<sub>1</sub> / M<sub>2</sub>D<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> = (W<sub>2</sub>/W<sub>1</sub>) ### D) M2 = 64 - (1) BACD - (2) ABCD - (3) CBAD - (4) ACBD ### Question 55 The speed of sound in air at 0°C is - (1) 331 m s<sup>-1</sup> - (2) 331 m.s - (3) 330 m.s - (4) 330 m s<sup>-1</sup> ### Question 56 Select the odd character out of the following series. OUETI - (1) 4 - (2) 1 - (3) 3 - (4) 2 ### Question 57 Select the option that will fit in the blank space in the given figure series. [Diagram Description: Four squares in a row. The first square contains a circle and the second square contains two circles. The third square contains two circles and the fourth square is a question mark.] - (1) - (2) - (3) - (4) ### Question 58 Biogas is produced from biomass by - (1) dry distillation - (2) fractional distillation - (3) anaerobic fermentation - (4) destructive distillation ### Question 59 The given symbol stands for a/an ______ in an electric circuit. [Diagram Description: A circle with a "W" inside and a point on either side of the circle] - (1) electric bulb - (2) battery - (3) plug key - (4) resistor ### Question 60 Prostate gland is present below - (1) the kidneys - (2) the scrotum - (3) the urinary bladder - (4) the penis ### Question 61 A pipe, working at full speed, can fill an empty cistern in 1 hour. However, during the first hour it worked at one-twelfth of its capacity, during the second hour at one-ninth of its capacity, during the third hour at one-sixth of its usual capacity, during the fourth hour at one-fourth of its usual capasity and during the fifth hour it was only one-third as efficient as it was supposed to be. A second pipe also displayed similar performance, but if it worked at full speed would have filled the empty cistern in 2 hours. Together with a drain pipe that drained water out of the tank at a constant rate, the empty cistern could be filled in 5 hours, all the three pipes working concurrently. How many hours will it take the drain pipe to empty the filled cistern if no other pipe was functioning during the time? - (1) 16 - (2) 15 - (3) 10 - (4) 12 ### Question 62 Select the option that depicts the correct mirror image for the given word. SMILE - (1) ГІГЕ - (2) प्र - (3) ELIMS - (4) ### Question 63 Select the odd word out of the given series. Tortoise Crab Frog Fish - (1) b - (2) d - (3) c - (4) a ### Question 64 A person bought an item for Rs. 1500 and sold it at a profit of 12%. What was the selling price of the item? - (1) Rs. 1662 - (2) Rs. 1680 - (3) Rs. 1620 - (4) Rs. 1800 ### Question 65 Who is the director of the film 'Poorna', which depicts the story of Poorna Malavath, the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest? - (1) Anurag Kashyap - (2) Ayan Mukherjee - (3) Rahul Bose - (4) Gautham Vasudeva Menon ### Question 66 Consider the given question and decide which of the following statements is sufficient to answer the question. #### What is the colour of the granite in the kitchen? #### Statements: - I. The colour of the granite is the colour of the wall. - II. The colour of the granite is very bright. - (1) Statement I alone is sufficient while statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the given question. - (2) Statement II alone is sufficient while statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the given question. - (3) Neither statement I nor statement II is sufficient to answer the given question. - (4) Both statements I and II are sufficient to answer the given question. ### Question 67 The embryo gets nutrition from the mother's blood with the help of a special tissue called - (1) Cervix - (2) Placenta - (3) Uterus - (4) Fallopian tube ### Question 68 When was India's capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi? - (1) 1912 - (2) 1911 - (3) 1910 - (4) 1905 ### Question 69 A rocket is launched to travel vertically upward with a constant velocity of 20 m s<sup>-1</sup>. After travelling for 35 seconds, the rocket develops a snag and its fuel supply is cut off. The rocket then travels like a free body. The height achieved by it is - (1) 800 m - (2) 700 m - (3) 720 m - (4) 680 m ### Question 70 30% of a number is 33. What is the number? - (1) 110 - (2) 105 - (3) 120 - (4) 115 ### Question 71 Name the Russian chemist who stated that the properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic masses? - (1) Mendeleev - (2) Markovnikov - (3) Zaitsev - (4) Zelinsky ### Question 72 The angle of elevation of the top of a hill at the foot of the tower is 60° and angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the hill is 30°. If the tower is 50 m high, what is the height of the hill? - (1) 150 m - (2) 120 m - (3) 100 m - (4) 180 m ### Question 73 Adithya got 78% marks in the examination. If he secured 663 marks, find the maximum marks. - (1) 800 - (2) 700 - (3) 750 - (4) 850 ### Question 74 Which of the following numbers is not composite? - (1) 109 - (2) 161 - (3) 203 - (4) 209 ### Question 75 [Diagram Description: Bar graph shows the sales of bikes in India as per the color in 2009. The colors are blue, green, golden, brown, black, silver, white, red and yellow. ] Based on the given data, determine the bikes of which colours will make a total sales of 55%? - (1) Green, silver, blue and red - (2) Brown, black, blue and golden - (3) Blue, green, gold, black and red - (4) Brown, black, red and golden