Indian Railway Grou Solved Paper 2013 1. Anushka Shankar is the daughter of which famous Indian? (a) Ravishankar (c) Mamta Shankar (b) Uday Shankar (@) Tanushree Shankar > (a) Anushka Shankar is an Indian sitar player and composer and daughter of Ravishankar and half sister of Norah Jones. 2. Who is the present Chief Minister of Uttarakhand? (a) Vijay Bahuguna (b) Akhilesh Yadav (6) Kamalapat Tripathi () jt Singh (a) Vijay Banuguna was sworn in as the Chief Minister of | Uttarakhand on 13 March, 2012. He is son of Late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, who was a freedom fighter and eminent politician in India, Vijay Bahuguna is first e Court Judge to become Chief Minist state 3. Who, among the following is the propagator of ‘Art of Living’? (2). S1iS1i Ravishankar (b) Swami Ramdev (6) Swami Agnivesh (4) Rajneesh 2 (a) ‘Tho Ant of Living Foundation is a volunteer based, humanitarian and educational Non-Government Organisations (NGO). It was founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravishankar 4, The mobile set Blackberry is manufactured by which company? (2) Nokia (o) Samsung (©) Motorola (@) RIM Based on Memory ‘D J Recruitment Exam Exam Date 08-12-2013 > (d) The mobile set Blackberry is manufactured by Blackberry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion Limited (RIM). The First Blackberry device, an E-mail pager was released in 1999. . Who is the present Governor of Himachal Pradesh? (a) Shivraj Pat (b) Urmila Singh (©) M& Narayanan (d) NN Vohra 2 (b) Urmila Singh is the current Governor of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, She was appointed Governor on January 25, 2010, . Fill up the blanks. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, . MLNA (@) OLPA (0) KLMA (6) LLMA (a) KLLA (a) eee ELPA gta iia (ELLA) yuna Ca 2 ZW . Electricity produced from falling water is called {@) geothermal power (b) thermal power {©} hydroolectricity (6) non-conventional energy D (c) Hydroetectricity is the term referring fo electricity generate by hydropower. In this, the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force af falling or flowing water.4 Indian Railway Group ‘D’ Recruitment Exam 8. Major plantations of rubber are found in (a) Malaysia (o) Canada (c) Alaska (d) Mexico > (a) Malaysia is the leading producer of natural rubber in the world. About 46% of the total world’s rubber is produced in Malaysia, The rubber plantation was started in Malaysia in 1877. 9, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with (@) China (b) Bhutan (0) Nepal (@) Myanmar > (c) Uvarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with Nepal. 10. Dehradun is a part of the (a) Himadri (b) Himachal (c) Shiwalik (d) Garhwal Mountain > (©) Debradun is @ part of the Shiwalik range (Outer Himalaya). 11. The Southern stretch of the Western coastal strip is referred to as (a) Kannad (b) Konkan (6) Souther Government (d) Malabar 2 (d) ‘The Malabar Coast is a long narrow coastline on the South-Western shore line of the mainland Indian sub-continent 12, The rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda meet at (2) Haticwar (o) Devaprayag (c) Dehradun (d) Gaumukh (b) The rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda meet at Devaprayag in Tehri Garhwal district in Utarakhand and take the name Ganga or Ganga's river. 13. The river Narmada has its source at (a) Satpura, (b) Brahmagiri (©) Amarkantak (d) Gangotri D(C) ‘The source of Narmada is a small bowl, known as the Narmada Xund, located at Amarkantak on the Amarkantak hill in the Anuppur district Madhya Pradesh 14, The word ‘monsoon’ is derived from the {a) Latin word (b) Sanskrit word (c) Urdu word (d) Arabic word © (d) Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation. ‘The English ‘monsoon’ came from Portugeuse Moncao, ultimately from Arabic word “Mawsim’. 15. El Nino is (a) awatm ocean current (0) acyclone (o) abird (d) a forest in Africa 2 (a) FINino isa band ofanomalously warm ocean water temperatures that periodically develops off the Western coast. of South America and can cause climatic changos across the Pacific Ocoan. 16. Pyorrhoea is a disease related to {@) tooth (b) gums (0) nose (@ mouth > (b) Pyorrhoea is the inflammation of the gums characterised by discharge of pus and loosening of teeth, It is a protozoan born disease 17. Which one of the metals mentioned below is aliquid? (a) Mercury (6) Sodium {6) Aluminium (@) Zinc D (a) Mercury (Hig) is liquid metal 18 Which gas is found dissolved in fizzy drinks? (a) Argon (b) Oxygen {c} Carbon dioxide (d) Carbon monoxide: D(C) Carbon dioxide gas (COz) is found dissolved in fizey drinks 19, Table salt is added while boiling vegetables as {@) itincreases boiling point of water (b) it decreases boiling point of water (c) itis tastier (d) to save excess use of salt D(a) Table salt is added while boiling vegetables as it increases boiling point of water20. al. 22, 23, 25. 26. Solved Paper 2013 5 The working of the human eye is like that of a (@) camera (b) telescope (©) microscope (@) periscope > (a) The individual components of the eye ‘work in a manner similar to a camera, Each part plays a vital role in providing clear vision, The cornea, behaves like a lens and iris and pupil act like the aperture of a Fill up the gap with proper group of alphabets. ‘MOQ, NPR, 00S, ... (@) PTR (6) PRT {c) GSU (@) PTT 2 (b) “ “ “4 (b) tat MOQ NPR cogs [PRT [Leva ples al aL ¥ a 7 Which one of the following will be same as its mirror image? (a) KOYTXOY (o) XYTOOYK (b) XOYTYOX (a) YTXYTXO. > (6) xovrvox ( XOYTYOX The word that can not be formed from the letters of ‘THOUSAND’ is (@) SAND (b) DATE (¢) HAND. (d) THOU > (b) DATE is the correct answer. Which among the following words will come last in a dictionary? (6) Deficient (6) Definition (b) Defiance (@) Defiant > (€) Definition is the correct answer Which of the following can be added as a prefix to each of ‘vision, phone scope’ to give meaningful words? (@) Tel (Tel (b) Tele (@) Allof these (b) Television, Telephone, Telescope Which of the following words when Tearranged will give the word ‘GRAPHIC? (a) APHICRG (b) HIPARGA (o) RGIPHIC (@) AHPCRA, D(a) GRAPHIC 21, A popular dance form of Jammu and Kashmiris (@) Garba (b) Chhau (©) Chakri (d) Bihu > (¢) The popular dance form of Jammu and Kashmir is Chakr 28. Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu is famous for (a) Olretinery (6) Atomic power station (6) Rice production (4) Hydel power station > (b) Madras Atomic Power Station located at Kalpakkam about 80 km, South of Chennai It is a comprehensive nuclear power production, fuel reprocessing and waste treatment facility that includes plutonium fuel fabrication for fast breeder reactor's, 29, The instrument used to obtain a magnified view of small objects is (@) telescope (b) macroscope (¢) microscope (@) stethoscope DMA scope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked. eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy. 30. ‘Otis’ is name associated with (@) telegraph (b) submarine (6) computer @ it > (d) ‘The Otis Elevator Company is the world’s largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems, _ principally \cusing on elevators and escalators. It unded in Yonkers, New York (USA) in 1853 by Elisha Otis. 31. The disease for which no vaccine has yet been developed is (a) AIDS {c) Measles > (a) As of 2013 there is no effective vaccine for HIV or AIDS. 32, The full name for LAN associated with computer networking is {@) Land Area Network () Local Area Network {c) Local and Nonlocal (d) Land and Network > (b) A Local Area Network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer lab or office building using network media, (b) Tetanus @ 7833. 35. 36. 37. 38, 6 Indian Railway Group ‘D’ Recruitment Exam ‘Mahabharata’ was written by (a) Maharshi Ved Vyas (b) Kalidasa (c) Valmiki (d) Tulsidas > (@) The Mahabharata is one ofthe two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Maharshi Ved Vyas The name of the eminent activist associated with Lokpal Bill is (a) Medha Patkar (b) Anna Hazare (©) Sonia Gandhi (d) Baba Amte > (b) Kishan Baburao Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency and investigate and punish official corruption, He started an indefinite hunger strike on 5 April, 2011 to exert pressure on the Indian Government to enact a stringent anti-corruption law. The Lokpal Bill, 2011 envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill. Zubin mehta, the Indian-born maestro is a a) vocalist (6) painter (c) musician (¢) poet 2 (©) Zubin Mehta is an Indian Parsi conductor of Western classical music, He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the main conductor for Valencia's Opera House. ‘Which of the following stadium is not in Delhi? (2) Chepauk Stadium (0) Shivaii Stadium (6) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (8) Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium > (a) The MA Chidambaram stadium in. Chennai is known as Chepauk Stadium. It is a cricket stadium and was established in the year 1916. ‘The acid that is present in curd is (@) hydrochloric acid (b) citric acia (©) succinic acd (@) lactic acid > (d) The acid that is present in curd is lactic acia. The time difference between IST and GMT is (@) Shours (b) Shours 15 minutes (©) Shours 30 minutes (d) 5 hours 45 minutes > (©) The time difference between IST and GMT is 5 hours and 30 minutes, IST is earliar than GMT. 39. The largest deltaic plain of the world is (a) Mesopotamian plain {b) Ganga-Branmaputra plan (c) Irrawaddy plain (3) Tigrs-Euphrates plain 2 (b) The Ganga-Brahmaputra plain is the largest deltaic plain of the world, It is approximately 350 km across at the Bay of Bengal. It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world, thus earning the nickname the Green Delta 40, Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river? (@) Yamuna (©) Narmada (6) Suto] (9) Bhagirathi > (b) The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam. in Gujarat. The project took from in 1979 as part of a development scheme to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity. 41, The dance form popular in North East India is {a) Lai Haroba_ (6) Parhaun {c) Root (@) Bhangra 2 (a) Lai Haroba is a Manipuri Festival and is associated with meiteis, celebrated to please traditional dities 42. CRIS stands for (a) Centre for Railway Internal Services {0} Contre for Raitway information Systems {@) Centre for Rail and Indian Stations {6) Centre for Ralvay International Services 2 (b) The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) is an autonomous organisation under the ministry of railways. It develops and manages the Information Technology Applications of the Indian Railways, 43. Narora Atomic Power Station is situated in (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Haryana (a) Narora is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh and in the district of Bulandshahr. Narora is 68 km from the district headquarters Bulandsbabr.Solved Paper 2013 7 44, Among the following wonders of the world, the one that is still surviving is (a) Pyramids of Egypt (6) Colossus of Rhodes (6) Pharos of Alexandria {@) Statue of Zeus at Olymoa 2 (a) ‘The Egyptian Pyramids aro ancient pyramid shaped masonry structures located in Egypt. There are 138 pyramids discovered as of 2008, Most were built as tombs for the country’s pharaohs. 45. Deficiency of iodine causes (@) Scuny (0) Goite (c) Anaemia (d) Rickets 2D (b) Goitre is a swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland, associated with a thyroid gland that is functioning properly or not 46. ‘Devdas’ is written by (@) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (b) Vikram Seth (c) Munshi Premchand (d) Rabindranath Tagore (a) The famous novel ‘Devdas’ is written by Bengali writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhayay in, 1917 47. ‘Court’ is the playing area for (a) badminton (b) lawn tennis (c) basketball (d) All of these 2 (d) court is the playing area for badminton, lawn tennis, basketball, net ball, kho-kho, kabadal ete 48. The term not associated with football is (a) forward (b) corner (©) pass (¢) penaty comer > (d) ‘the torm penalty corner is associated with hockey. 49. Which of the following university is an Open University? {a) Calcutta University (6) Mumbai University (©) IGNOU (d) Nalanda University 2 (c) The Indira Gandhi, National Open University (IGNOU) is a distance learning National University located at IGNOU road, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi. The university was established in 1985 with a budget of % 20 billion, 50. The word ‘epicenter’ is used to describe {a) marine waves (b) tsunami (©) earthquake (6) glacier D(C) ‘the epicentre is the point on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the hypocentre or focus, the point where an earthquake originates. 51. Which among the following states is the major producer of woollen goods in India? (@) Punjab (0) Haryana (c) Gujarat (@) Utar Pradesh D(a) Punjad is the major producer of ‘woollen goods in Inia, 52. Which of the following cities does not lie on the banks of Yamuna? (@) Deli (b) Ara (c) Mathura (d) Lucknow 2D (d) Lucknow city lies on the bank of Gomati river 53. Dudhwa National Park is situated in which state? (@) Haryana {b) Punjab (c) Machya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh 2 (d) The Dudhwa National Park is located on the Indo-Nepal border in the Lakhimpur Kheri District and covers an area of 490.3 km. The area was established in 1958 as a wildlife sanctuary. In 1987, the park was declared a Tiger Reserve. 54, The Harappa culture belonged to the (a) kton Age {b) Bronze Age (c) Copper Age: (d) Stone Age > (b) The Harappa culture belonged to the Bronze Age. The Harappans used bronze tools, bronze was mixing copper with tin 55. Who plundered the Somnath Temple in 1025 AD? (a) Mahamud of Ghazni (b) Mohammad Ghori (c) Chengiz Khan (d) Taimur Lung > (a) Mahamud of Ghazni plundered the Somnath Temple in 1025 AD, He led as many 17 expeditions into India during the years 1000-1208,8 Indian Railway Group ‘D’ Recruitment Exam 56. The first European who came to India were (@) British (o) French (©) Dutch (d) Portuguese © (d) Vasco-da-Gama (Portugal) was the first European, who discovered a new sea route from Europe to Asia via cape of good hope. He landed at Calicut on 21 May, 1498. 57. Who wrote ‘Tughlagnama’? (@) Amir Knusrao (©) Malik Mohammad Jaisi () Abul Fazal (@) None of > (a) Amir Khusrao was a famous musician, poet and author of Delhi Sultanat. He enjoyed the patronage of Balban, Alauddin above Khilji and Ghiyasuddin ‘Tughlag. His famous books are Tughlaq nama, Nuh-Siphir, Ayina-E-Sikandari, Hasht Bihisht, Tarikh-E-Alai, Laila-Majnu etc 58. Which one of the following will be same as its mirror image? (@) WTOTYW (&) woTTWy (© wyToTwy (@) woTTYw 2) wrtoraf wrrorm 59. The word that can not be formed from the letters of ‘DICTIONARY’ is (@) DICTION (bo) DAIRY (6) NATION (@) RAIN > (©) Word ‘NATION’ is the correct answer 60. Which among the following words will come 2nd in a dictionary? (a) Preside (b) Presidency (c) Presidentship (d) President Db) According to the dictionary presidency is the correct answer. 61. The right option which when prefixed with ‘serve, side, set’ gives meaningful words. ) Fre (b) Pre ©) Mind (d) Allof these > (b) Preserve, Preside, Preset 62. Which of the following words when rearranged will give the word ‘PRESENT? (2) REETEPS (b) REETNPS (q) PREENSL > (b) REETNPS 63. 66. The cost of 5 tables and 7 chairs is%3350 and the cost of 4 tables and 3 chairs is ¥ 1900. The cost of a chair is (a) 7300 (b) %250 (c) % 450 (o) 320 > (a) Let price of 1 table =x Lot price of 1 chair=%y According to the question, 5 x+7y =33500 i) 4x +3y = 1900 (ii) On multiply in Eq. (i) by 4 and in Eq. (ii) by5, 20 x+28y 20 x +15y Price of one chair is 300. ‘The cost of an article is € 350. If a salesman sells it at a profit of 14%, then the selling price of the article is fa) 399 (6) F995 (©) F459 (a) R984 D (a) Cost price of article = 7350 350x114 Solling price on 14% profit = 980 114 oP 700 = 399 A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had {a) 588 apples (c) 672 aplles 2 (d) Remaining apples = 420 60% apples = 420 420 (b) 600 apples (@) 700 apples 1% apple 0 420 100% apples = “2° x 100 = 700 apples ples = P Look at this series 36, 34, 30, 28, 24 ... What number should come next? (a) 20 (b) 22 (o) 23 () D(b)3s 34 «30 28 CattSolved Paper 2013 9 67. Look at this series 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... ‘What number should come next? @7 10 (12 2(b)7 108 19 12 si flor float 68, If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days, while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be (@) Adays (b) Sdays (c) 6days (d) 7 days D (a) 6 men and 8 boys can do a work =10 days 60 men and 80 boys can do a work =1day Similarly, 26 men and 48 boys can do a work =2 days 60 men + 80 boys = 52 men + 96 boys 8 men = 16 boys 1 men =2 boys 6 men +8 boys (4 men} can do a work =10 days 10 men can do a work 10 days 15 men + 20 boys (10 men) will complete the work = x days 25 men will complete the work = x days M, Dy = Mz Dy 10% 10 =25% x 100 _, Sea days 69. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is wt ot ot wt a i0 8 > (d) One day work of One day work of B= 20 ‘One day work of both 11443 7 += a 15°20 60 60 4 day work of both Remaining work = 70, Fill up the blanks. B,CD,........,BCD,,BsCD,BC,D BLD (0) BCzD (©) BLD (a) BCD, > (b) BCD, BC3D, BCD 4, BsC D, BCD 71. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% par annum simple interest. After 3yr he had to pay %5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was (a) %2000 (b) € 10000 (o) € 15000 (@ €20000 2 (€) Let amounat of loan =% x Simple interest = AmoUBtX Rate x Time 100 5409 = XX22*3 100 0 x 100 ae x= %15000 72. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What per cent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets? (a) 45% (452% 0) S48 (d) 58% ii ii > (b) Total run of boundaries =3X448x6 =12+48=60 Running between the wickets = 110 ~ 60 = 50 runs Per centag of running between the wickets = x 100 = 29 - 45> v6 00 n 73. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs? 625 (0) 65 — (@) 675 > (a) Total run in 10 overs 3,2 10 = 32 runs Remaining run in 40 overs = 282-32 @7 = 250 runs 250 :. Required run rate in 40 overs * 40 =6.2510 Indian Railway Group 7A. A grocer has a sale of ©6435, £6927, 6855, %7230 and % 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month, so that he gets an average sale of 6500? (@) 84991 (o) 85991 (© e601 (@) e991 > (a) Let total sell will be in 6 months = % x Total amou Average = —Totel amount S°* Number of months 6435 +6927 + 6855 + 7230 e500 = 185624 6 > 6500x 6= 34009+x 2 x= 39000-34009 =%4991 75. If 16% of x is same as 12% of 48, then x (a) 24 (bo) 96 (©) 32 (@) 40 > (b)16% of x = 12% of 48 48 _ 48x12 => x 76, Asum of money at simple interest amount to 2815 in 3 yrand to 854 in 4 yr. The sumis (@) £650 (&) F690 (@) F698. (@) F700 2 (€) Lot amount =tx Let interest rate = 1 3 Simple interest in 3 yr, fee 100 Simple interest in 4 yr a54- x =2%ex4 «i 100 On aividing £4. () by Ea. (i, Bis~x_ 3 asax 4 3260 ~ ax = 2562 ~ax : x= 588 71. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week his sale was of 392, what was his profit? (@) taro tr B1s— (o) &70 (a) % 88.25 Recruitment Exam > () Total sells in one week on 22.5% profit 392 2 100 25 _3920 1228 =3.2x 100 =% 320 Total profit = 392 ~ 320 =€ 72 78. Aman buysa cycle for® 1400 and sellsit at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle? ‘Total cost price 100 (a) % 1090 (b) F160 (c) B1190 (o) B1202 > (©) Cost price on 100% =% 1400 Selling price on 85% = 4499 x a5=e1190 100 79. Shyam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of @ 33. What was his percentage profit? (a) 3.8% (0) 45% (©) 5.6% (a) 6.5% D (€) Price of 20 dorzens toys = 20 x 375 = 7500 Price of 1 toy = 2800 20x12 =%31.25 Profit = 93 - 91.25 =€ 1.75 . Profit por cont = +75 x 100 = 56% 31.75 80. The percentage profit earned by selling an article for ® 1920 is equal in the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for ® 1280. At what price should the article he sold to make 25% profit? (a) €2000 (b) €2200 (6) ®24000 (6) Data inadequate > (a) Let cost price of article = Profit = 1920 - x 1280 + x =Loss Profit = Loss 1920 - x= 1280 + x 3200 = 2x x= 1600 Profit on 25% = 1600 x 222 = 000 100Solved Paper 2013 11 81. Banihal is an important mountain pass of which state? (@) Jammu and Kashmir (©) Himachal Pradesh (6) Utarakhand (a) Sikkim 2 (a) Banihal pass is a pass across the Pir Panjal Range at 2832 m maximum elevation, This mountain range separates the Kashmir Valley from the outer Himalaya and Plains to the South, The road from Jammu to Srinagar transversed Banihal Pass until 1856° when Jawahar tunnel was constructed under Banihal Pass. 82, Who founded the Gupta dynasty? (@) Chandragupta | (©) Sri Gupta (6) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (@ Samudra Gupta > (b) The Gupta dynasty was founded by Sri Gupta in the AD 3rd Century. He used the title of Maharaja 83. Who propounded the concept of zero and decimal system? (@) Aryabhatta (0) Varahaminia (6) Gharak (¢) Susheuta D(a) The concept of zero and decimal system was propounded by the famous Indian mathematician Aryabhata in AD 5th century 84, The Agra Fort was built by which Mughal ruler? (a) Babur (b) Akbar (©) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb D (b) Mughal Emperor Akbar constructed a series of forts, the most important being the Agra fort in AD 1565. This fortis built in Red sandstone 85. Which Mughal ruler was exiled to Rangoon after the Revolt of 1857? (@) Bahadur Shah 1 (0) Akbar (c) Shah Alam II (d) Bahadur Shah Zafar (d) Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Rangoon in AD 1858 after the Revolt of 1857, He died in AD 1862 86, When was the Battle of Buxar fought? (a) 1757 AD (b) 1760 AD (c) 1764. AD (d) 1768 AD D (c) The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764 AD between the Alliance of Mir Qasim, Shuja-Ud-Daula and Shah Alam I and East India Company 87, Aligarh Muslim University was founded by (a) Si Syed Ahmad khan (b) Maulana Azad (6) Badrudgin Tyabji {6} None of the above 2 (a) sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) established, The mohammedan Anglo oriental college at Aligarh in 1875, which later on become the Aligarh Muslim University, 88, Which Sikh Guru transformed the Sikhs into a body called Khalsa? (@) Guru Tegh Bahadur (b) Guru Govind Singh (c) Guru Angad (6) Guru Har Govind 2 (b) Guru Govind Singh (AD1675-1708) ‘was the 10th and last guru of the Sikhs He established the Khalsa Panth in AD 1699, 89, The Gandhara School of Art flourished during which period? (a) Maurya perod —_(b) Gupta period (©) Kushan period (@) Harsha period > (c) The Gandhara School of Art flourished during the Kushan and Shaka period, The influence on this art was mainly Hellenistic in context of style and Buddhist in context of religion 90. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of free India? {a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) Maulana Azad (@) Sardar Patel (6) Rajendra Prasad 2 (a) ©. Rajagopalachari (1948-1950) was the first Indian Governor-General of free India, He also the last Governor = General of India91. 92. 93. 95. 12. Indian Railway Group What is the maximum member strength of the Lok Sabha in India? (@) 530 (o) 540 (©) 550 (@) 552 > (d) The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha envisaged by the constitution is ‘552, Which is made up by election of upto '530 members to represent the states, upto 20 members to represent the Union Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the President ‘The Municipal Corporation is headed by (@) Chairperson (b) Councillor (0) Mayor (@) Collector > (¢) The Municipal Corporation is headed by the Mayor Who is the Commander of the Armed Forces in India? (a) President (b) Vice-president (c) Prime Minister (@) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court > (a) The President of India is the supreme commander of the defense forces of India. He appoints the Chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air force Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of UN Security Council? (a) USA (b) UK (©) France (a) Spain 2 (d) The Security Council of United Nations Comprises of five permanent members namely China, UK, Russia, France and USA and 10 non-permanent, members, elected for a term of 2 yr. Which of the following is not a type of cheque? (@} Crossed cheque (b) Blank cneque (6) Speed cheque (@) Bearer cheque > (€) Crossed cheque, Blank cheque and Bearer cheque are the types of Bank cheque. 96. 98. 100. Recruitment Exam AIM stands for {a) Any tme Money (0) All Time Money. (¢) Automated Teller Machine (d) Automatic Telling Machine 2 (¢) ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine. . Who is the current Chairman of the Planning Commission of India? {@) Montek Singh Anluwalia (b) Dr. Manmohan Singh (6) Pranab Mukherjee () Vinod Rai > (b) ‘The Ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission is the Prime Minister of India. It is a non-political and non-constitutional advisory body. Who is the present Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha? (a) Sushma Swaraj —(b) Arun Jaitley (¢) Meira Kumar (9) Naja Heptulla > (b) Arun Jaitley (BJP) is the present leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha. In Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj leading the opposition. . Dada Saheb Phalke Award is given by the Ministry of (a) Social Wettare (6) Corporate Attairs (c) Home Aairs (@) Information and Broadcasting > (d) The Dada Saheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema given anually by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of Indian Government it was instituted in 1968. Dr. Manmohan Singh is recently re-elected as a Rajya Sabha member from which state? (@) Punjab (©) Haryana (6) Dethi (6) Asom © (d) Dr, Manmohan Singh was first elected to the Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha in 1991 by the legislature of the state of Asom, and was re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2007 and 2013,