Railway Recruitment Board Examination : Loco Pilot & technician Genera; Knowledge sample Questions

RRB Assistant Loco Pilot & Technician

Model Paper - I

General knowledge, Reasoning, Arithmetic

1. A lunar eclipse occurs when?

1. The moon comes between the sun and the earth.
2. The earth comes between the Sun and the moon.
3. The Sun comes between the earth and the moon.
4. None.

2. Who introduced famous 20 point input-output programme?

1. Rajiv Gandhi 
2. Indira Gandhi
3. P.V.Narasimha Rao 
4. None

3. The Nanvakkal is famous in?

1. Sericulture 
2. Piggory
3. Poultry 
4. None

4. How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?

1. 205 
2. 206 
3. 207 
4. 212

5. The Agricultural University is it?

1. Coimbatore 
2. Salem 
3. Sivaganga 
4. None

6. In Tamil Nadu Bird Sanctuary is situated at?

1. Mudumalai 
2. Vedanthangal
3. Mundanthurai 
4. None

7. The famous lion reserve is situated at?

1. Gir sanctuary 
2. Hazaribagh Park
3. Corbett Park 
4. None

8. Who out of the following had abolished Zajiya on Hindus?

1. Aurangzeb 
2. Jahangir 
3. Shah Jahan 
4. Akbar

9. Sound cannot travel through?

1. Vacuum 
2. Hydrogen gas 
3. Water 
4. Steel

10. Which planet is the nearest to the Sun?

1. Earth 
2. Venus 
3. Pluto 
4. Mercury

11. Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?

1. Pellagra 
2. Small-pox 
3. Filariasis 
4. None

12. The density of water is higher at?

1. 4° C 
2. 0°C 
3. -4°C 
4. -273°C

13. Which one of the following regulates & co-ordinates the group movement of skeletal muscles?

1. Cerebrum 
2. Cerebellum 
3. Spinal cord 
4. Medulla

14. Chemical equations can be written on the basis of

1. Law of constant proportion 
2. Law of multiple proportions
3. Law of reciprocal proportion 
4. None

15. Trimuthis festival is annually held at

1. Tanjore 
2. Tirurayar
3. Tiruavares 
4. Kumbakonam

16. If the side of a square is increased by 25% then how much percent does its area get increased?

1. 125 
2. 156.25 
3. 50 
4. 56.25

17. If the circumference of a circle is 44 meters, then its area in m2

1. 145 
2. 154 
3. 308 
4. 462

18. The height of a cylinder in 14cm and its curved surface area is 264 sq.cm. The Volume of the cylinder is

1. 308 cm2 
2. 396 cm3 
3. 1848 m3 
4. 1232 cm3

19. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angles in a day?

1. 24 
2. 48 
3. 22 
4. 44

20. Which letter will be the sixth to the right of the eleventh letter from the right end of the English alphabet?

1. K 
2. V 
3. J 
4. U

21. What number is opposite “3”?

1. 1 
2. 2
3. 5 
4. 4

22. COOK – BAT = 21, then CANE – HAD =?

1. 9 
2. 11 
3. 10 
4. 15

23. Pointing out to a person a man said to a woman. ‘’His mother is the only daughter of your father’’. How as the woman related to the person?

1. Aunt 
2. Brother 
3. Cousin 
4. Mother

Direction (24-27): Read the following information and Answer the questions.
Five persons namely P, Q, X, Y and Z are sitting in a park. ‘P’ is the mother of ‘X’ who is wife of ‘Z’. ‘Y’ is brother of ‘P’ and ‘Q’ is the husband of ‘P’.
24. How is P related to Z?

1. Mother 
2. Aunt
3. Mother-in-law 
4. None

25. How is Y related to Q?

1. Brother 
2. Brother-in-law
3. Cousin 
4. Uncle

26. How is X related to Q?

1. Daughter 
2. Niece 
3. Aunt 
4. Mother

27. How is Q related to Z?

1. Brother-in-law 
2. Father
3. Father-in-law 
4. None

28. In 12 hours the hands of the clock will coincide and at 90° for how many times?

1. 22 
2. 11 
3. 32 
4. 33

29. 15, 30, 60, 105, _____?

1. 160 
2. 175 
3. 150 
4. 165

30. Find out wrong Number?
16, 23, 26, 64, 100, 144

1. 36 
2. 16 
3. 25 
4. 144

31. Who invented the law of gravitational force?

1. Einstein 
2. C.V. Raman 
3. Newton 
4. None

32. Energy generated by turbine blade is?

1. P.E. 
2. P.E. + K .E 
3. K.E 
4. None

33. What is the purpose of tempering for hardened steel?

1. To harden the steel 
2. To soften the steel
3. To change the structure 
4. To strengthen the steel

34. Leg vice is sued for _____ operations?

1. Smithy 
2. Forging 
3. Casting 
4. Welding

35. Rainbow has elliptical shape due to?

1. Reflection 
2. Refraction 
3. Rare Fraction 
4. None

36. When bullet is fired, which law is applied to riffle?

1.  Newton’s 3rd law 
2. Law of conservation
3. c.law of thermodynamics 
4. All of the above

37. A motorist moving in a straight direction he contains ______ energy?

1. Potential only 
2. Kinetic + Potential Energy
3. Kinetic energy only 
4. None

38. Sound travel is faster in?

1. Air 
2. Vacuum 
3. Cast Steel 
4. Aluminum

39. Pilot tube is used to measure?

1. Velocity of a gas 
2. Pressure of fluid
3. Quantify of flow 
4. Velocity of fluid in open Channels

40. Air conditioning means?

1. To control the condition of air
2. To control the movement of air
3. To maintain pleasingness
4. All of the above

41. In motor vehicles which type of mirror used?

1. Concave 
2. Convex
3. Both above
4. Plane

42. Why coolant is used in lathes?

1. To increase the cutting action 
2. To decrease heat loss
3. To remove chips 
4. All of the above

43. In simple indexing the crank movement is given by?

1. 24/N 
2. 24/N+N/40
3. 40/N 
4. 40/N = n1/N1 ± n2/N2

44. Usually shafts are made with?

1. Cast iron 
2. H.S.S.
3. M. S 
4. All of the above

45. Angle plates are used in conjunction with a ____ when holding surface of the work piece should be kept horizontal?

1. Chuck 
2. Face plate
3. Mandrel 
4. Rests

46. Number of taps used for making a complete thread in the hole is?

1. Single tap only 
2. Two taps
3. Three taps 
4. None

47. Cutting edges of the reamers are called?

1. Lands 
2. Flutes
3. Heal 
4. All of the above

48. Slip gauges are sometimes used for accurate setting of the?

1. Tail stock 
2. Carriage
3. Tool part 
4. All of the above

49. Thermal stress in a bar is directly proportional to?

1. Its cross sectional area 
2. It’s Volume
3. Change in temperature 
4. None

50. Which type of radiation is liberating form the sun?

1. Fission 
2. Fusion
3. Both Above
4. None

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Railway Recruitment Board Examination

General Awareness Sample Questions

Q.1.When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?

1. 1982
2. 1989
3. 1984
4. 1992

Q.2.Shatabadi Express train was started in

1. 1984
2. 1988 
3. 1990 
4. 1985

Q.3.At which of the following places Diesel Component Works is established?

1. Jamshedpur
2. Patiala 
3. Perambur
4. Varanasi

Q.4.Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?

1. Central Railway 
2. Northern Railway 
3. Eastern Railway
4. Western Railway

Q.5.The railway station situated in the extreme south is

1. Chennai 
2. Cochin 
3. Kanyakumari 
4. Trivandrum

Q.6.A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called

1. dock platform
2. passenger platform 
3. island platform 
4. goods platform

Q.7.When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?

1. 1952
2. 1950 
3. 1951
4. 1954

Q.8. In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established?

1. 1954
2. 1957 
3. 1959
4. 1967

Q.9. Railway Staff College is situated at

1. Bangalore
2. Secundrabad
3. Chennai 
4. Vadodara

Q.10.Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organization situated?

1. Lucknow
2. Bangalore
3. Pune
4. New Delhi

Q.11.Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?

1. South-Central Railway - Secunderabad 
2. Central railway - Bhopal
3. South Railway - Chennai
4. North Railway - New Delhi

Q.12.Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?

1. from Calcutta to Delhi
2. From Mumbai to Thane 
3. From Mumbai to Surat 
4. From Mumbai to Madras

Q.13.When was the first train in Indian started?

1. 1851 
2. 1852 
3. 1853 
4. 1854

Q.14.In which Governor-General's reign railway lines in India was established?

1. Lord William Bentick
2. Lord Cornwallis 
3. Lord Kenning 
4. Lord Dalhousie

Q.15.A station where the rail lines end, is called

1. junction station
2. way-side-station 
3. block station
4. terminal station

Q.16.How much distance was traveled by first train of India?

1. 33 km 
2. 36 km 
3. 34 km
4. 46 km

Q.17.What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail lines?

1. First 
2. Second 
3. Third 
4. Fourth

Q.18.What is the length of North-Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?

1. 4300 Km
2. 3700 Km
3. 4290 km
4. 5298 km

Q.19.The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at

1. Mumbai (V.T)
2. Guwahati
3. Gorakhpur
4. New Delhi

Q.20.When was the North-Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established?

1. 15th Jan, 1958 
2. 15th Jan, 1955 
3. 2nd Jan, 1956
4. 14th April, 1952

Q.21.The headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is

1. Calcutta
2. Maligaon (Guwahati) 
3. Chennai
4. Gorakhpur

Q.22.In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?

1. Mumbai
2. Delhi
3. Calcutta
4. Chennai

Q.23.General Manger is responsible for

1. Railway Board
2. Railway Ministry 
3. Both railway Board and Railway Ministry
4. None of these

Q.24.The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at

1. Mumbai (V.T)
2. Chennai 
3. Secundrabad
4. Mumbai (Central)

Q.25.The headquarters of Northern Railway is at

1. New Delhi
2. Guwahati
3. Gorakhpur
4. Mumbai (V.T)

Q.26.The headquarters of South Railways is situated at

1. Calcutta
2. Chennai
3. Delhi
4. Mumbai

Q.27.In which institution the training of electric work is being given?

1. Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering 
2. Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
3. Railway Staff College
4. Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering

Q.28.Who invented the railway engine?

1. Charles Babbage
2. Isaac Newton 
3. James Watt
4. George Stephenson

Q.29.Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Inst situated?

1. Nasik
2. Baroda
3. Jamalpur
4. Pune

Q.30.Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?

1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. West Bengal
4. Tamil Nadu

Q.31.The zone with the minimum length is

1. North-Eastern Railway 
2. North-Eastern Frontier Railway
3. South-East Railway
4. South-Central Railway

Q.32.Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?

1. Pune
2. Chennai
3. Nasik
4. Secandrabad

Q.33.How many training institutions of Railways are in India?

1. Three
2. Four
3. Five 
4. Six

Q.34.What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?

1. First 
2. Second 
3. Third 
4. Forth

Q.35.Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?

1. Broad gauge
2. Meter gauge 
3. Narrow gauge
4. Special gauge

Q.36.Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?

1. Jammutavi
2. Amritsar 
3. Pathancoat
4. Guwahat

Q.37.How many institutions do give suggestions for railways technology?

1. One 
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Q.38.Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at

1. Perambur
2. Varanasi
3. Kapurthala
4. Bangalore

Q.39.The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in

1. 1974
2. 1961
3. 1971
4. 1973

Q.40.The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the following
places?

1. Kapurthala
2. Chittranjan
3. Perambur
4. Bangalore

Q.41.Indian Railways which is the largest of the Public Sector Enterprises, is divided in many regions?

1. 7
2. 9 
3. 8
4. 10

Q.42.Besides Mahrashtra,Karnataka & Goa,which of the following is the fourth State fo Konakan Railway Project?

1. Kerala 
2. Tamil Nadu 
3. Gujarat 
4. Andhra Pradesh

Q.43.Palace On Wheels train was inaugurated in

1. 1988
2. 1972
3. 1982
4. 1965

Q.44.When was the Central Railway established?

1. 5th Nov 1951
2. 14th Nov 1951 
3. 14th April 1951
4. 16th August, 1951

Q.45.Rajasthan is under which of the following railway zones?

1. Northern region
2. Western region 
3. North-Western region
4. Central Region

Q.46.The largest national enterprise of India is

1. Indian Railway
2. Indian Shipyard 
3. Airways
4. None of these

Q.47.The first locomotive which was manufactured in Chittranjan on

1. November 1950 
2. October 1950 
3. September 1949
4. October 1954

Q.48.Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?

1. Chittranjan
2. Kapurthala
3. Bangalore
4. Perambur

Q.49.When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?

1. 1965 
2. 1963 
3. 1967
4. 1965

Q.50.Where is the headquarters of Central Railway situated?

1. Mumbai (V.T)
2. Mumbai (Church Gate) 
3. Gwalior
4. Gorakhpur

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Railway Recruitment Board Examination

RRB General Awareness Model Solved Question

1. When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?

• 1982 
• 1989 
• 1984 
• 1992

2. Shatabdi Express train was started in

• 1984 
• 1988 
• 1990 
• 1985

3. At which of the following places Diesel Component Works is established?

• Jamshedpur 
• Patiala 
• Perambur 
• Varanasi

4. Which Zone is the largest in Indian Railways?

• Central Railway 
• Northern Railway 
• Eastern Railway 
• Western Railway

5. The railway station situated in the extreme south is

• Chennai 
• Cochin 
• Kanyakumari 
• Trivandrum

6. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called

• dock platform 
• passenger platform 
• island platform 
• goods platform

7. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?

• 1952 
• 1950 
• 1951 
• 1954

8. In which year Research, Design and Standard organization was established?

• 1954 
• 1957 
• 1959 
• 1967

9. Railway Staff College is situated at

• Bangalore 
• Secundrabad 
• Chennai 
• Vadodara

10. Where is the Research, Design and Standard Organization situated?

• Lucknow 
• Bangalore 
• Pune 
• New Delhi

11. Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?

• South-Central Railway - Secunderabad
• Central railway - Bhopal
• South Railway - Chennai
• North Railway - New Delhi

12. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?

• From Calcutta to Delhi 
• From Mumbai to Thane
• From Mumbai to Surat 
• From Mumbai to Madras

13. When was the first train in Indian started?

• 1851 
• 1852 
• 1853 
• 1854

14. In which Governor-General’s reign railway lines in India were established?

• Lord William Bentick 
• Lord Cornwallis
• Lord Kenning 
• Lord Dalhousie

15. A station where the rail lines end, is called

• junction station 
• way-side-station
• block station 
• terminal station

16. How much distance was traveled by first train of India?

• 33 km 
• 36 km 
• 34 km 
• 46 km

17. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail lines?

• First 
• Second 
• Third 
• Fourth

18. What is the length of North-Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?

• 4300 Km 
• 3700 Km 
• 4290 km 
• 5298 km

19. The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at

• Mumbai (V.T) 
• Guwahati 
• Gorakhpur 
• New Delhi

20. When was the North-Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established?

• 15th Jan, 1958 
• 15th Jan, 1955
• 2nd Jan, 1956 
• 14th April, 1952

21. The headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is

• Calcutta 
• Maligaon (Guwahati)
• Chennai 
• Gorakhpur

22. In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?

• Mumbai 
• Delhi 
• Calcutta 
• Chennai

23. General Manger is responsible for

• Railway Board 
• Railway Ministry
• Both railway Board and Railway Ministry
• None of these

24. The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at

• Mumbai (V.T) 
• Chennai
• Secundrabad 
• Mumbai (Central)

25. The headquarters of Northern Railway is at

• New Delhi 
• Guwahati 
• Gorakhpur 
• Mumbai (V.T)

26. The headquarters of South Railways is situated at

• Calcutta 
• Chennai 
• Delhi 
• Mumbai

27. In which institution the training of electric work is being given?

• Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
• Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
• Railway Staff College
• Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering

28. Who invented the railway engine?

• Charles Babbage 
• Isaac Newton
• James Watt 
• George Stephenson

29. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Institute situated?

• Nasik 
• Baroda 
• Jamalpur 
• Pune

30. Metro Railway is functioning in which of the following Indian States?

• Gujarat 
• Maharashtra 
• West Bengal 
• Tamil Nadu

31.The zone with the minimum length is

• North-Eastern Railway
• North-Eastern Frontier Railway
• South-East Railway
• South-Central Railway

32. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?

• Pune 
• Chennai 
• Nasik 
• Sikandrabad

33. How many training institutions of Railways are in India?

• Three 
• Four 
• Five 
• Six

34. What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?

• First 
• Second 
• Third 
• Forth

35. Which of the gauges is used in the hilly areas?

• Broad gauge 
• Meter gauge
• Narrow gauge 
• Special gauge

36. Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?

• Jammutavi 
• Amritsar 
• Pathancoat 
• Guwahat

37. How many institutions do give suggestions for railways technology?

• One 
• Two 
• Three 
• Four

38. Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at

• Perambur 
• Varanasi 
• Kapurthala 
• Bangalore

39. The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in

• 1974 
• 1961 
• 1971 
• 1973

40. The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the following places?

• Kapurthala 
• Chittranjan 
• Perambur 
• Bangalore

41. Indian Railways which is the largest of the Public Sector Enterprises, is divided in how many regions?

• 7
• 9 
• 8
• 10

42. Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourth State for Konakan Railway Project?

• Kerala 
• Tamil Nadu 
• Gujarat 
• Andhra Pradesh

43. Palace On Wheels train was inaugurated in which year?

• 1988 
• 1972 
• 1982 
• 1965

44. When was the Central Railway established?

• 5th Nov 1951 
• 14th Nov 1951
• 14th April 1951 
• 16th August, 1951

45. Rajasthan is under which of the following railway zones?

• Northern region 
• Western region
• North-Western region 
• Central Region

46. The largest national enterprise of India is

• Indian Railway 
• Indian Shipyard
• Airways 
• None of these

47. The first locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan on

• November 1950 
• October 1950
• September 1949 
• October 1954

48. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?

• Chittranjan 
• Kapurthala 
• Bangalore 
• Perambur

49. When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?

• 1965 
• 1963 
• 1967 
• 1965

50. Where is the headquarters of Central Railway situated?

• Mumbai (V.T) 
• Mumbai (Church Gate)
• Gwalior 
• Gorakhpur

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