(Mock Paper) Railway Protection Force (RPF) Exam General
Awareness
Set-1
1. Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in
the beach, from this we can estimate
(a) The distance between the sun and the earth
(b) The depth of the ocean
(c) The radius of the earth
(d) The radius of the sun
2. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is a therapy used
(a) to cure lung cancer
(b) to, cure AIDS
(c) to cure fractures in bones
(d) to detect antibodies and hormones present in the blood samples
3. In a Laser (say neon laser) all the atoms emit the light waves of
(a) Same frequency
(b) Same amplitude
(c) Same phase
(d) All of the above
4. Which of the following has got more heat capacity ?
(a) Iron piece
(b) Water
(c) Gold piece
(d) Benzene
5. When cone. H2 SO4 is added to dry KNO3 , brown fumes are evolved. These
fumes are due to
(a) SO3
(b) O2
(c) NO2
(d) N2 O
6. The polymer used in making plastic crockery is
(a) Decron
(b) Nylon
(c) Bakelite
(d) Melamine
7. Vulcanization of rubber is carried out by adding
(a) Sulphur
(b) Carbon
(c) Ozone
(d) Phosphorus
8. Which of the following is used in dating archaeological findings ?
9. Which one of the following is not a true snake ?
(a) Glass snake
(b) Sea snake
(c) Tree snake
(d) Blind snake
10. Which one of the following set belongs to the class Mammalia ?
(a) Lion, Hippopotamus, Penguin, Bat.
(b) Lion, Bat, Whale, Ostrich
(c) Hippopotamus, Penguin, Whale, Kangaroo
(d) Whale, Bat, Kangaroo, Hippopotamus
11. Where was wildlife institute of India established in 1982 for research
and training programmes?
(a) Bhubaneshwar
(b) Delhi
(c) Dehradun
(d) Nilgiri
12. Which one of the following pairs belongs to cartilaginous fish ?
(a) Shark and Tuna
(b) Shark and Ray
(c) Skates and Hilsa
(d) Ray and Eel
13. Which one of the following is not a true fish ?
(a) Silver fish
(b) Saw fish
(c) Hammer fish
(d) Sucker fish
14. Johann Gregor Mendel is famous for propounding
(a) Theory of mutation
(b) Laws of heredity
(c) Cell theory
(d) Theory of acquired characters
15. Which of the following has no skeleton at all ?
(a) Star fish
(b) Sponge
(c) Jelly fish
(d) Silver fish
16. World Health Day is observed on
(a) June 5
(b) April 7
(c) June 7
(d) July 11
17. Who said “The Simon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of
rubbish”
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Shivaswami Ayyar
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
18. The Marathas were defeated at Panipat because
(a) The Marathas did not fight bravely
(b) The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
(c) The Martha army was short of food supplies
(d) The Marathas were considered alien by the local population
19. Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League ?
(a) 3rd September 1946
(b) 16th August 1946
(c) 16th May 1946
(d) 4th December 1946
20. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942
?
(a) 7th August 1942
(b) 30th April 1942
(c) 9th August 1942
(d) 5th July 1942
21. Name the continent where ‘Tundra’ type of climate is not found
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) North America
22. If the temperature of a place increases suddenly, the relative humidity
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains constant
(d) Fluctuates
23. Which one of the following is not the example of planetary winds ?
(a) Monsoon
(b) Trade wind
(c) Land and sea breezes
(d) Chinook
24. The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the
(a) Polar air masses
(b) Warm air masses
(c) Continental air masses
(d) Tropical air masses
25. Efficient allocation of resources is achieved to greatest extent under
(a) Monopoly
(b) Perfect competition
(c) Monopolistic competition
(d) Oligopoly
26. “Supply creates its own demand” - Who said this?
(a) J. B. Say
(b) J. S. Mill
(c) J. M. Keynes
(d) Senior
27. The number of females per 1000 males in India’s population (Census 2001)
is
(a) 900
(b) 929
(c) 933
(d) 945
28. The total number of nationalised banks in India is
(a) 14
(b) 19
(c) 21
(d) 30
29. In which plan was self-reliance firstemphasised
(a) Second Plan
(b) Third Plan
(c) Fourth Plan
(d) Fifth Plan
30. The full form of IRDA is
(a) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(b) International Reconstruction and Development Association
(c) India Road Development Agency
(d) International Refinance and Development Association
31. International Monetary Fund helps India with
(a) short term capital to hide over any temporary difficulty in Balance of
Payments
(b) long term capital for purposes of reconstruction and development
(c) medium term capital to build up infrastructure
(d) grants at subsidised rates to stimulate private investment
32. The demand curve for a Giffen good is
(a) upward rising
(b) downward falling
(c) parallel to the quantity axis
(d) parallel to the price axis
33. The articles 17 and 18 of constitution provide
(a) social equality
(b) economic equality
(c) political equality
(d) religious equality
34. The constitution of India describes India as
(a) A Union of States
(b) Quasi-federal
(c) A federation of state and union territories
(d) A Unitary State
35. Being the non-member, who among the following can participate in the
proceedings of either house of the Parliament without having right to vote ?
(a) Chief Justice of India
(b) President of India
(c) Comptroller and Auditor General
(d) Attorney General
36. By which of the following modes can citizenship be acquired ?
i. By Birth
ii. Hereditary
iii. By Registration
iv. By Request
(a) i and ii
(b) i, ii and iii
(c) ii and iii
(d) iv, ii and iii
37. How many languages are contained in the VIIIth schedule of the Indian
Constitution ?
(a) 18
(b) 22
(c) 16
(d) 12
38. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India by
(a) Electoral College
(b) People of India
(c) Constituent Assembly
(d) Parliament
39. In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that fundamental
rights are unamendable ?
(a) A. K. Gopalan’s case
(b) Keshvananda Bharti’s case
(c) M. C. Mehta’s case
(d) Golak Nath’s case
40. Gandhiji believed that
(a) End justifies means
(b) Means justify end
(c) Neither end justifies means nor means justify end
(d) End and Means both should be justified
41. Match the personalities mentioned below, with the Activity(ies) they are
associated with
List-I
1. Pankaj Adwani
2. Kiran Majumdar Shaw
3. Mallika Sarabhai
4. Anjolie Ela Menon
List-II
a. Dancing
b. Painting
c. Snooker
d. Biotechnology
1 2 3 4
(a) d a b c
(b) a b c d
(c) b c d a
(d) c d a b
42. The book ‘The Inheritance of Loss’ has been written by
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Anita Desai
(d) Kiran Desai
43. STTP stands for
(a) Special Thermal Power Project
(b) Semi Thermal Power Plant
(c) Super Thermal Power Plant
(d) Super Thermal Power Production
44. Thomas Cup is associated with
(a) Hockey
(b) Football
(c) Badminton
(d) Basket Ball
45. Who is the C.E.O. of Infosys Technologies ?
(a) Narayan Murthy
(b) Azim Premji
(c) Nandan M. Nilekani
(d) E. Shreedharan
46. Find the odd one
(a) George W Bush
(b) Bill Clinton
(c) Jimmy Carter
(d) Tony Blair
47. TRAI stands for
(a) Trans-Roadways Authority of India
(b) Telephone Regulatory Authority of India
(c) Transport & Roads Authority of India
(d) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
48. With which ‘Movement’ the following were/are associated?
List-I
a. Vinoba Bhave
b. Medha Patkar
c. Sunderlal Bahuguna
d. Jaya Prakash Naravan
List-II
1. ‘Chipko’
2. ‘Sampurna Kranti’
3. ‘Narmada Bachao’
4. ‘Bhoodan’
(a) a - 4, c - 1, b - 2, d - 3
(b) a - 4, b - 3, c - 1, d - 2
(c) b - 3, c - 1, a - 2, d - 4
(d) d - 2, a - 4, b - 1, c - 2
49. Which country was the runner-up in the World Cup (Football) 2006 ?
(a) Brazil
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Italy
50. The Catch-line “The Joy of Flying” is associated with
(a) Jet Airways
(b) Sahara Airlines.
(c) Indian
(d) Air India
Answer Key :
1. (c) 2.(d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a)
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(b) 19. (b) 20. (c) 21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28.
(b) 29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (d) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38.
(c) 39. (d) 40. (d) 41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (d) 44. (c) 45. © 46. (d) 47. (d) 48.
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