Rail : Loco Pilot Exam Gk

1. Glycogen is


1. Protein


2. Starch


3. Sugar


4. Salt


2. Which of the following metals is lighter than water?


1. Aluminum


2. Sodium


3. Magnesium


4. Manganese


3. The sweet smell in fruits is due to


1. Alcohols


2. Ketones


3. Esters


4. Aldeydes


4. The acid contained in vinegar is            


1. Citric acid


2. Oxalic acid


3. Picric acid


4. Acetic acid


5. the philosophy or Upanishads emphasizes on    


1. bhakti


2. gyan


3. karma


4. tapa


6. ‘Indira Gandhi Gold Cup’ is related to


1. cricket


2. football


3. hockey


4. golf


7. The state in which Ghana Bird Sanctuary is located is


1. Rajasthan


2. Madhya Pradesh


3. Orissa


4. Gujrat


8. The only state in India producing saffron is


1. Himachal Pradesh


2. Punjab


3. Haryana


4. Jammy and Kashmir


9. The source of the river Satluj is in


1. Kashmir


2. Himachal Pradesh


3. Tibet


4. Ladakh


10. Which of the following plants shows immediate touch reactions


1. Radish


2. Potato


3. Mimosa


4. Oleander


11. Which of the following is the largest living bird?


1. Eagle


2. Peacock


3. Ostrich


4. Kiwi


12. Surat is located on the banks of


1. Tapti


2. Narmada


3. Godavari


4. Yamuna


13. Buddha delivered his first sermon at


1. Vaishali


2. Sarnath


3. Kashir


4. Patliputra


14. Goiter is caused by the deficiency of


1. Vitamin A


2. Vitamin C


3. Proteins


4. Iodine


15. Which of the following diseases creates immunity in human body?


1. Small pox


2. Jaundice


3. Tuberculosis


4. Diabetes


16. The Golden Temple is associated with


1. Sikhism


2. Buddhism


3. Jainism


4. Hinduism


17. Who presides over the meetings of Rajya Sabha?


1. The president


2. The vice president


3. The speaker


4. The deputy speaker


18. Golden Leopard award is given in the field of


1. Literature


2. Film


3. Architecture


4. Medicine


19. Who is known as ‘Saint of Gutters ’?


1. Baba Amete


2. B.R. Ambedkar


3. Mahatma Gandhi


4. Mother Teresa


20. The deficiency of Vitamin C cause


1. Rickets


2. Beri beri


3. Night blindness


4. Scurvy


21. The first atomic reactor of India is known


1. trombay


2. apsara


3. agni


4. nag


22. Thomas cup is related to


1. Badminton


2. Golf


3. Football


4. Cricket


23. The lowest layer of atmosphere is called


1. Mesosphere


2. Ionosphere


3. Troposphere


4. Stratosphere


24. ‘Quit India Movement’ was started in


1. 1940


2. 1942


3. 1944


4. 1945


25. Which of the following is a Metamorphic Rock?


1. Marble


2. Limestone


3. Granite


4. Coal

Answer

1.b

2.b

3.c

4.a

5.b

6.c

7.a

8.d

9.c

10.c

11.c

12.a

13.b

14.d

15.a

16.a

17.b

18.b

19.d

20.d

21.b

22.a

23.c

24.b

25.a

Rail Examination 2

1. The year 1919 is associated in the iNdian history with-

a.Change of capital form kilkata to delhi

b.Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy

c. Partition of Bengal

d.Khilafat Movement

2. Which Place in india has been named 'Mini Switzerland'?

a.Shimla

b.Darjeeling

c.Ooty

d.Khajjar in Himachal Pradesh

3. Heavy water is chemically known as-

a.Deuterium oxide

b.Hydrogen oxide

c.Uranium Oxide

d.none of these

4. The first month of the indian national calender-

a.Ashara

b.Chiaitra

c.Vaishakha

d.Madha

5. The Sardar Saroal project is located on the river-

a.Narmada

b.Tapti

c.Krishna

de.Mahanadi

6. In which year Indira Gandhi was elected Prime Minister of India?

a.1955

b.1966

c.1967

d.1968

7. "Maitri" is the name of a -

a.Ship

b.Newspaper

c.Antarctic station

d.Jumbo jet

8. Which one of the following groups of states is asociated with cauvery water dispute?

a.Kerala & Tamil

b.Kerala & Karnataka

c. Karnataka & Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka & A.P

9. Which dance style was highly adorned by the Mughal Emperors

a.Kathakali

b. Kuchipudi

c. Bharat Natyam

d.Kathak

10. Rash leela dance is highly favorite in the state of -

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Manipur

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

Answer

1.b

2.d

3.a

4.c

5.b

6.a

7.b

8.c

9.d

10.a

Rail Group D Exam

1.      Who were the leaders of the indigo Revolt, one of the famous peasant movements in Bengal, in 1859?

Ans:  Bishnu and Digamber Biswas

2.      In which year and where did the first split of the Congress take place?

Ans:  in 1907 at Surat

3.      Who is the author of the well-known book, the argumentative India?

Ans:  Professor Amartya Sen, the only Indian economist to win the Noble Prize.

4.      Which day is observed as world intellectual property Day?

Ans: 26 April

5.      What is modem?

Ans: Modem is a device that allows computer users to communicate with one another over telephone lines

6.      With which state is Bihu, one of the famous folk dances, also called tribal dance associated?

Ans: Assam

7.      Who introduced the concept of disinvestment?

Ans: John Maynard Keynes. He was the most influential British economist of early 20^th centrury who wrote The General Theory of Employment, interest and money.

8.      What causes an eclipse of the moon?

Ans: when the earth comes between the moon and the sun, the rays of the sun are cut

9.      Which layer of atmosphere is responsible fo the deflection of radio waves?

Ans: Ionosphere

10.  What is the shifting cultivation of India called?

Ans: the shifting cultivation of India is called Jhum

11.  which state in India is often called as the land of the God (Dev Bhoomi) because of its various holy places and abundant shrines

Ans: Uttarakhand

12.  How many banks were nationalized on July 19, 1969?

Ans: Fourteen banks were nationalized on July 19, 1969 (Eight more banks were nationalized on April 15, 1980)

13.  Who invented fountain pen in 1884?

Ans: Lewis E. Waterman of USA

14.  Who is called the “Father of Chemistry”?

Ans: Robert Boyle

15.  What is the present name of Northern Rhodesia?

Ans: Zambia

16.  Who was known as ‘Maid of Orleans’?

Ans: Joan of Arc

17.  In which year was Arjuna Awards instituted of the best sportsmen of the year?

Ans: 1961.

18.  Which sport is Lady Rattan Tata Trophy is associated with?

Ans: Hockey (women’s)

General Knowledge 13

1. How many spoked are there in the Chakra of our National Flag?
Ans:  There are 24 spokes in the charka of our national falg

2. what is the ratio of the width of the national flag to its length?
Ans: The ratio of he wieth of the flag to tis length is 2:3.

3. What is the chemical name of washigh soda?
Ans:  Sodium Carbonate

4. Which article of the Indian constitution provides for the appointment of a finance commission at five years intervals?
Ans: Article 280

5. Who is the chairman of the thirteenth finance commission, constituted in 2007 for a period of five years?
Ans:  Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar

6. Which film, directed by Tom Hooper, won the best Oscars award this year?(2011)
Ans:  The King’s Speech

7. Who was the founder the Mauryan Empire in India?
Ans:  The Empire was founded by chandragupta maurya with the help of his mentor Chanakya (Vishnugupta) after replacing Nandas

8. Who wrote Mudrarakshas, one of the important books of ancient India?
Ans:  Vishakha Dutta

9. Who founded Brahmo Samaj and when?
Ans: Brahmo Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1828 A.D

10. Who was the viceroy of India when the Indian Naional Congress (INC) was founded in 1885 (A.D)
Ans:  Lord Dufferin (1884-1888)

Rail Examination 1

1. Who gave the slogans of “Delhi Chalo” and “Jai Hind”

Ans: Subhash Chandra Bose

2. Where is the famous lake chilka located?

Ans:  Chilka lake is located in Orissa

3. Which was the first biosphere reserves of India ?

Ans:  Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu) was the first biosphere reserves of India .

4. Where is the Tarapur Nuclear Power Plant situated?

Ans:  Mumbai, Maharashtra

5. Where is the Headquarters of west central railway is located?

Ans:  jabalpur (Madhyapradesh)

6. Which day is observed as Anti-Tobacco day?

Ans: 31 May

7. Yen is the currency of which Asian country?

Ans:  Japan

8.How many Indians have been awarded Nobel Prizes so far?

Ans:  Eight. They are

Rabindra Nath Tagore(Literature, 1913), Dr. C.V. Raman (Physics 1930), Dr, Hargobind Khurana (Medicine, 1968), Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979), Subramaniam Chandrashekar( Physics, 1983), Dr. Amartya Sen (Economics, 1998) , V.S. Naipaul (Literature , 2001), and Venkataraman Ramakrishanan (Chemestry , 2009)

9. Which country had hosted the Asian Gamed in 2006?

Ans:  Qatar. The games were hold at Doha.

10. Where was the first Asian Games held in 1951?

Ans:  The first Asian Games was held at New Delhi