RPF SI PYQ 2015 PDF

General Knowledge Solved Paper 1. In India, which one of the following states has the largest inland saline wetland? a) Gujarat b) Haryana c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan Answer: Rajasthan 2. In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a a) Bat b) Kite c) Stork d) Vulture Answer: Bat 3....

General Knowledge Solved Paper 1. In India, which one of the following states has the largest inland saline wetland? a) Gujarat b) Haryana c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan Answer: Rajasthan 2. In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a a) Bat b) Kite c) Stork d) Vulture Answer: Bat 3. With reference to the mineral sources of India, consider the following pairs:Mineral 90% National Sources in 1. Copper — Jharkhand 2. Nickel — Orissa 3. Tungsten — Kerala Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: 2 only 4. The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are a) Dhrupad vocalists b) Kathak dancers c) Sarod maestros d) Tabla Players Answer: Dhrupad vocalists 5. Which State of India has recorded the highest rate of population growth in the last census (2001)? a) Gujarat b) Manipur c) Nagaland d) Haryana Answer: Nagaland 6. what is the maximum period during which Parliament may not meet? A. Six months B. One year C. Two years D. Three years Answer - A. Six months 7. Rajya Sabha can delay the Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha for a period not exceeding A. 9 days B. 14 days C. 15 days D. 30 days Answer - B. 14 days 8. Parliament consists of ? A. Prime Minister and other Ministers B. President, Prime Minister and other Ministers C. President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha D. President, Chief Justice and Lok Sabha Answer - C. President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha 9. Which country is known as the —Land of the Morning Calm— A. Japan B. Korea C. Taiwan D. Netherlands Answer - B. Korea 10. Country known as the Sugar Bowl of the World is A. Cuba B. India C. Burma D. Norway Answer - A. Cuba 11. Which of the following cows gives maximum milk yield ? A. Jersey B. Holstein C. Red Sindhi D. Sahiwal Answer - A. Jersey 12. The sculpture with the three faces of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh known as —Trimurti— appears in A. Ajanta caves B. Ellora caves C. Kalva caves D. Elephanta caves Answer - D. Elephanta caves 13. During Aurangzeb—s reign, which of the following were not included in his government ? A. Rajputs B. Pathans C. Marathas D. All of these Answer - C. Marathas 14. What was the important reason for the fall of Vijayanagar Empire ? A. Unity among the Muslim rulers B. Internal instability and weakness of Princes C. Moplah—s rebellion D. Economic bankruptcy Answer - A. Unity among the Muslim rulers 15. —Inquilab Zindabad— slogan was given by A. Chandra Shekhar Azad B. Subhash Chandra Bose C. Bhagat Singh D. Iqbal Answer - C. Bhagat Singh 16. —Red Shirts— movement aimed at A. To throw out Britishers from India B. To promote Communist organisational activities C. To promote trade union activities D. All of the above Answer - A. To throw out Britishers from India 17. Which of the following was not the outcome of Jallianwalah Bagh massacre ? A. Suspension of Gen. Dyer B. Change in Gandhiji—s outlook towards Britishers C. Temporary peace in Punjab D. Renunciation of British titles and positions by many Indians Answer - C. Temporary peace in Punjab 18. —Bijanti— government is compared to the Chola—s for A. Rural democracy B. Administrative system C. Land revenue collection system D. Display of wealth Answer - D. Display of wealth 19. Who evolved the national consciousness as a formal concept ? A. B.G. Tilak B. Mahatma Gandhi C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. Surendranath Bannerjee Answer - D. Surendranath Bannerjee 20. Why could British only succeed in trade and commerce in India ? A. Because of government backing B. Quality of merchandise C. Naval superiority D. All of the above Answer - C. Naval superiority 21. The Bhilai Steel Plant was set up with the collaboration of the U.S.S.R., the Rourkela Steel Plant with the collaboration of West Germany, the Durgapur Steel Plant was constructed with the collaboration of? A. Britain B. Japan C. U.S.A. D. Romania Answer - A. Britain 22. Who was the second President of the Indian Republic ? A. Dr. Zakir Hussain B. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad D. V. V Giri Answer - B. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 23. Who designed the city of Chandigarh ? A. Le Corbusier B. Jacob Epstein C. Rodhin Auguste D. Ferdinand M. V. De Lesseps Answer - A. Le Corbusier 24. The Muslims march seven times round the Kaaba as path of their Haj pilgrimage in the city of A. Riyadh B. Mecca C. Rabat D. Jeddah Answer - C. Rabat 25. Largest nationalised Bank in India is A. Central Bank of India B. Reserve Bank of India C. State Bank of India D. Bank of India Answer - C. State Bank of India  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 Directions (1-4): In each of the following questions, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 1. 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29,? (1) 31 (2) 39 (3) 43 (4) 47 2. AGMSY, CIOUA, EKQWC, ? , IOUAG, KQWCI (1) GMSYE (2) FMSYE (3) GNSYD (4) FMYES 3. 975, 864, 753, 642,? (1) 431 (2) 314 (3) 531 (4) 532 4. 8, 24, 12, ?, 18, 54 (1) 28 (2) 36 (3) 46 (4) 38 5. Ashok's mother was 3 times as old Ashok 5 years ago. After 5 years she will be twice as old as Ashok. How old is Ashok today? (1) 10 years (2) 15 years (3) 20 years 2  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (4) 25 years 6. M is the son of P. Q is the granddaughter of 0 who is the husband of P. How is M related to O? (1) Son (2) Daughter (3) Mother (4) Father 7. In a row of boys, Srinath is 7th from the left and Venkat is 12th from the right. If they interchange their positions, Srinath becomes 22nd from the left. How many boys are there in the row? (1) 19 (2) 31 (3) 33 (4) 34 8. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: Given: IMPASSIONABLE (1) IMPASSABLE (2) IMPOSSIBLE (3) IMPASSIVE (4) IMPASSION 9. Only one meaningful word can be formed by rearranging the letter of the given jumbled word. Find out that word. (1) METAMORPHIC (2) PHILANTHROPIST (3) HIPPOCAMPUS (4) HIPPOPOTAMUS 10. Which number is wrong in the given series? 1, 9, 25, 50, 81 (1) 1 3  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (2) 25 (3) 50 (4) 81 Directions (11-17): in each of the following questions find the odd word/ letters/number/figure from the given responses. 11. (1) Room (2) Chamber (3) Veranda (4) Cabin 12. (1) Mouth ORgan (2) Electric Guitar (3) Keyboard (4) Sonata 13. (1) A (2) I (3) D (4) E 14. (1) RNMP (2) HDCF (3) RPOQ (4) HDCF 15. (1) abcdE 4  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (2) ifghO (3) ApqrL (4) UlmnE 16. (1) 6243 (2) 2643 (3) 8465 (4) 4867 17. (1) 49-33 (2) 62-46 (3) 83-67 (4) 70-55 18. Petr walked 8 kms. west and turned right and walked 3 kms. The again he turned right and walked 12 kms. How far is he from the starting point? (1) 7 (2) 8 (3) 4 (4) 8 19. (1) 20 (2) 24 (3) 28 5  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (4) 32 20. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded. Question Figure: Answer Figure: 21. Fish : Scales : : Bear : ? (1) Feathers (2) Leaves (3) Fur (4) Skin 22. Writer : Pen : : ? (1) Needle (2) Artist : : Tailor Brush (3) Painter (4) Teacher : Canvas : Class 23. NUMERAL : UEALRMN : : ALGEBRA : ? (1)LRBAGEA (2) BARLAGE (3)LERAGBA (4) LERABGA 6  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 24. BDAC : FHEG : : NPMO : ? (1) RQTS (2) NTRC (3) TRQS (4) RTQS 25. FGID : OPQR : : BCDE : ? (1) KLMJ (2) KLMN (3) IUVW (4) STUW 26. PNLJ : IGLC : : VTRP : ? (1) QMKI (2) RSTU (3) QSRC (4) RPOM 27. 17 : 60 : : 20 : ? (1) 57 (2) 69 (3) 81 (4) 93 28. 6 : 64 : : 11 : ? (1) 144 (2) 169 (3) 121 (4) 124 29. 123 : 4 : : 726 ? 7  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (1) 23 (2) 26 (3) 14 (4) 12 Directions (30-35): In each of the following questions, find the odd number/letters/word from the given alternatives. 30. (1) Flute (2) Violin (3) Guitar (4) Sitar 31. (1) Prod (2) Sap (3) Jab (4) Thrust 32. (1) JKOP (2) MNST (3) CABD (4) OPWX 33. (1) CAFD (2) TSWV (3) IGLJ (4) OMRP 34. 8  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (1) 162 (2) 405 (3) 567 (4) 644 35. (1) 156 (2) 201 (3) 273 (4) 345 Directions (36-40): In each of the following questions, find the odd number/letters/word from the given alternatives 36. (1) Ladder (2) Staircase (3) Bridge (4) Escalator 37. (1) Talking (2) Walking (3) Sleeping (4) Running 38. (1) DWHS (2) BYDW (3) CWFS (4) EVJQ 39. 9  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (1) DHLP (2) TXBF (3) JNRV (4) YBEH 40. (1) 1 (2) 65 (3) 8 (4) 64 Directions (41-44) In each of the following questions a series is given with one/two terms missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 41. MNOABCPQRDEFST ?? (1) GK (2) UV (3) GH (4) UG 42. 5 9 ? = 84 8 6 4 = 56 7 3 7 = 70 (1) 4 (2) 7 (3) 5 (4) 6 43. 9, 8, 10, 16, 11, ?, 12, 64 (1) 28 (2) 36 10  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (3) 25 (4) 32 44. 34, 18, 10, ? (1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 6 45. Find the wrong number in the series. 7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342 (1) 28 (2) 63 (3) 124 (4) 342 Directions (46-47): In each of the following questions, select the missing number from the given responses. 46. 169 64 81 30 625 ? 49 50 1296 576 100 70 (1) 324 (2) 289 (3) 441 (4) 361 47. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 27 38 ? 11  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 (1) 49 (2) 50 (3) 51 (4) 52 48. The number of road accidents in a city is increasing month by the number of accidents in the month of June. Month Jan Feb March April May June No. of 4 8 16 28 44 ? accidents (1) 64 (2) 48 (3) 52 (4) 40 49. If '×' means 'addition' '-' means 'division', '÷' means 'subtraction' and '+' means 'multiplication', then which of the following equations is correct? (1) 16 + 5 - 10 × 4 ÷ 3 = 9 (2) 16 - 5 × 10 ÷ 4 + 3 = 12 (3) 16 + 5 ÷ 10 × 4 - 3 = 9 (4) 16 × 5 ÷ 10 ÷ 4 - 3 = 19 50. A man starts from a point, walks 8 km towards north, turns right and walks 12 km, turns left and walks 7 km, turn and walks 24 km towards south, turns right and walks 12 km. In which direction is he from the starting point? (1) North (2) South (3) West (4) East 12  Solved Practice Question Set on General Intelligence & Reasoning for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam, 2012 ANSWERS: 1 (4) 26 (1) 2 (1) 27 (2) 3 (3) 28 (2) 4 (2) 29 (4) 5 (2) 30 (1) 6 (1) 31 (2) 7 (3) 32 (3) 8 (3) 33 (2) 9 (4) 34 (4) 10 (3) 35 (1) 11 (3) 36 (3) 12 (4) 37 (3) 13 (3) 38 (3) 14 (3) 39 (4) 15 (3) 40 (2) 16 (4) 41 (4) 17 (4) 42 (4) 18 (4) 43 (4) 19 (3) 44 (4) 20 (1) 45 (1) 21 (3) 46 (1) 22 (3) 47 (3) 23 (4) 48 (1) 24 (4) 49 (1) 25 (2) 50 (2) 13