R.R.B. Asst. Station Master Exam - 2008 Solved Paper When @ ray of ight passes from an optically denser medium to a rarer medium, it (@) Remains undeviated (0) Bends towards normal (c) Bends away from normal () None ofthese Whois the author of “Anandmath” 2 (@) Rabindranath Tagore (0) Bankim chandra Chattopachyaya (6) Sarojini Nayadu (4) Jyotiba Phule ‘Thimpuis the capital of - (@) Nepal (6) Bhutan (6) Thailand (@) Myanmar ‘The time period of a seconds pendulumis, (a) 1 second (b) 4 seconds (6) 3 seconds (4) 2seconds ‘The nuclear fuel in the suns (a) Helium (b) Uranium (6) Hydrogen (4) Oxygen The second's hand of a watch is 2 em long, The velocity ofits tip is (2)0.21 omisec. —_(b) 24 cmisee: (6) 21 omisee. (6) None ofthese In diesel engine, ignition is caused by (a) Spark (b) Automatic starter (6) Compression (d) Friction The mass-energy equivalence, relationship E = mc? was propounded by (@) Max Plank (b) Einstein (c) Newton (a) Herz ‘The filament of bulb is made of (a) Tungsten ()lron (©) Nichrome (@) Carbon, 10, Anticknocking can be lessened by (a) 180 Octane (0) NHeptane (TEL (@) Benzene 1" In which of the following oxidation shows a positive oxidation state. (co 0)NO ()NO FO 412, Which ofthe followings used in photography? (a) Silver Bromide (b) Sodium Bromide (c) Potassium Chloride (d) Sodium Sulphate 13, Which ofthe following is used in accumulator call? (2) Copper (b)lton (c)Lead (d) Zine 414, Choose the wrong statement (a) Single magnetic poles can exist (6) Magnetic poles are alvays of equal strength (6) Like poles repel each other (@)None of these 15.Laws of electrolysis are given by: (a)Farady (0) Maxwell (Lenz (a) Bohr 16. Flemings left hand rule is used to fine out: (2) Direction of magnetic field due to flow of current (©) Direction of induced current due to effect of ‘magnetic field (©) Direction of motion of a current carrying ‘conductor in magnetic field (@) None of these 17. The pH of a neutral solution at 250C is (a0 (b) 14.0 (970 (ata 18. The raw material used for the manufacture of Portland cement is (a) Limestone and clay (b) Alumina, clay and gypsum (c) Gypsum and limestone (6) Gypsum and clay 19. CaOCI, isthe chemical formula for a compound ‘commonly known as (@) Soda Ash (b)Lime (c)Bleaching Powder (d) Plaster of Paris, 20. The glass used for making laboratory apparatus is (a) Pyrex glass (b) Hard glass, (0) Soft glass. (a) Safety glass 21. The iron produced in blast furnace is. (2) Pig iron (b) Wrought iron (0) Stainless steel —_(d) Stoo!22. Formation is @ 40% solution of (a) Methanol (0) Methenal (c)Methanoic acid (d) None of these 23. Which of the following is not an ore of ‘aluminium (a)Cryolite (b) Feldspar (c) Bauxite (¢)Azurite 24, Rhombic monoclinic and plastic sulphur are: (a) Isomers (b) Isotopes (c)Allotropes: (¢) Hydrides of sulphur 25, The alkaline hydrolysis of ols or fats gives soap and (a) Glycerol (b) Etheno! (6) Giyco! (2) Ethanoic acid 26. The sight of a delicious food usually makes month watery tis a (a) Hormonal response (b) Neural response (6) Optic response (4) Olfactory response 27. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are normally found in (a)Parasitic plants (b) Epiphytic plants (€) Leguminous plants (d) Aquatic piants 28. Povidery mildew of wheats caused by: (a) Bacteria (6) Virus (0) Fungi (4) Protozoans 29. Septic sore throat is caused by : (@) Bacteria (b) Virus, (6) Fungi (¢) Protozoans 30. A person of blood group AB can give blood to (a) and'B (b) Only ‘AB (6)'A, Band ‘0’ (d) Allof these 81. Cell activities are controlled by (a) Chloroplast {(b) Nitochondria (c) Cytoplasm (@) Nucleus 32, Which ofthe following helps eye to adjust the focal length of the eye lens (@)Comea {b) Conjunctiva (6) Ciliary body (6) tis 33. When pollen of a flower is transferred to the stigma of the same plant, pollination type is referred to as? (@)Autogamy (€)Xenogamy 34, Respiration isa {@)Catabolic process (b) Anabolic process (©)Both ofthese —_(d) None of these: 36, The structural and functional unit of kidneys are (@) Neurons (6) Medula (b)Allogamy (@) Geitonogamy (b) Nephrons (¢) None of these 36. Which of the following enzymes is generally nor present in adult human (a)Renin (b)Pepsin (©) Trypsin (@)Amylopsin 37. The part of the plant which is responsible for carrying water and solutes from roots to various parts of plants is (@)Phioem (b)xylem (c)Duodenum (@)Sclercids 38, 'Widal test’ is used for susceptibility of : (2) Malaria (b) Typhoid (c) Cholera (@) Yellow fever 39. Exchange of gases in plants takes place through (a) Stomata (b) Lenticels (c) Cuticle (@)Allof these 40. ‘Lieutenant’ in army is equivalent to following rankin navy. (a) Lieutenant (b) Sub Lieutanant (c)Lieutenant Commander (@) None of these 41. Pankaj Advani is associated with (a)Snooker (b)Golt {c) Shooting (a)Archery 42. Which city in the world is known as the forbidden city (a)Aberdeen (b) Jerusalem (c) Mecca (a)Lhasa 43. Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award carries a sum of (@)Rs.3lakns ——_(b) Rs. S lakhs (6) Rs. 1 lakh (@)Rs. 7 lakhs 44, Who is known as ‘Nightingale of India’ (@)Asha Bhonsle (b) Begum Akhtar (€)SarojniNaidu (4) Vijaylaxmi Pandit 48, Which one of the following is not included in the UNESCO'S list of world heritage site (2) Kaziranga National Park (©) Qutab Minar (©) Champaner Pavagarh (6) None of nese 46. Which of the following is not an electric resistant? (@)Lead (0) Ebonite (6) Charcoal (@Lac 47, Which of the following is a complementary colour? (@)Blue (6) Magenta (b) Yellow (@) Yellow and Magenta48, The velocity of sound increases in air by for every degree Celsius increase of temperature, (2) 60 misec. (b) 0.61 misec. (c)60 ftsec. (4) 0.61 kmisec. 49, Henry is a unit of (a) Capacity (b) Magnetic field (6) Inductance (@) Frequency 50. The velocity of rotation of Earth is (4) 28 kmimin (0) 30 kmimin (6) 25 kmimin (4) 39.5 kmimin 51. What is Hubble? (a) Warship (b)Ster (6) Telescope (4) Missile '52, Which acid is normally found in lemon and ‘grape fruits? (a) Citric acia (b) Tattaric acid (c)Ascorbic acid _(d) Lactic acid 53, Atwhich temperature Fahrenheit and Celsius show same reading? (a)-40" (eyo® (6)-874.25° (278 ‘54, Limestone is metamorphosed to form (2) Graphite (b) Quartz (©)Granite (6) Marbie 55. Rift valley is formed by (a)Earthquake ——_(b) Folding (6) Faulting (@)Allofthese 56. Ifa piace of ice at 00C is mixed with water at 00C, then (a) Whole ice melts (c) No ice melts (b) Some ice metts (d) Temperature decreases 57. Mettur Dams builton the river (a)Krishna (b)Cauvery (6) Narmada (@)Mananadi ‘58. Mahendra Giti peak is situated in the (@)EastemGhats_(b) Westem Ghats (c) Shiwaliks (@) Vindhyachal ‘59, In what time a sum will double itself at 20% per ‘annum rate of interest? (a)2 years (b)3years, (c)4years (a) 5 years 60. The famous Dilwara Temple is situated in (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (@) Rajasthan 61. Pneumonia affects (a) Lungs (b) Tongue ()Liver (a) Kidney 62. The chemical name of Vitamin Ais (a)Retinol (b) Jhiamin (©) Biotic (@)Riboflavin 63. A 130m long train crosses a bridge in 30 seconds at 45 kmph. The length of the bridge is (a)200m (b)225m (c)245m (@)250m 64, By selling an article at some price a person gains 10%. Ifthe article is sold at twice of the price, the gain percent will be (2)20% (6)60% (©) 100% (¢) 120% 65. Atoms are electrically charged as (@)Positve (0) Negative (©)Bi-positve (@) Neutral 66. lonic bond exists in (@Kel (e)H20 (oy (os 67. Which force is required to increase the momentum of an object to 40 kg mis in 5 seconds? (@)2N (an (en (@)10N 68. The river that does not form delta is, (@) Mahana (6) Tapti (6) Krishna (@)Cauvery 69. The ratio ofthe redius and height ofa cone is 5 42, respectively. Its volume is 23147cc. Find its slant height. (@) 13cm (b) 14em (6) 170m (6) 260m 70. 27 students took part in a debate of a college. Whats the probability that atleast 3 of them have their birth days in the same month? (3027 (32 (12 @t 71. Who was the frst winner of Dada Saheb Phalke ‘Award? (@)BN Sarkar (6) Prithvi Raj Kapoor (©)Devika Rani (4) Kanan Devi 72. How many members are nominated by the President the Rajya Sabha? (a2 (015 (10 (20 73. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj? (@)Raja Rammohan Roy (b) Aurobindo Ghosh (©) Vivekanand (@)Dyanand Saraswati74, The Parliamentary System in India has been taken from (a)America (0) Britain (c)Australia ()Iretand 75. The electric supply in India was frst started in (a) Kolkata (b) Chennai (c) Mumbai (@) Darjeeling 76. Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of (a)Peace (b) Music and dance (c) Science & technology () Fine arts ‘77. Who discovered the solar system? (@)Copemicus _(b) Kepler ()Aryabhatta (@) Newton 78. The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in (@)1901 (0) 1996 (6) 1957 (a) 1967 79. In India, the second largest in (2) Bengali (b) Urdu (6) Telugu (@) Marathi 80. The firstAsian Games were held in (a) Marita (b) Tokyo (6) Jakarta (8) New Dethi 81. The Islam was established in (a) THAD. (b) SthAD. (6) 33 8. () 5th B.C. £82. The Olympic Games 2012 willbe hold in (a) Moscow (0) Paris (6) New York {(@)London £83. The main factor of ar pollution is (@)Lead (0) Copper (Zine (8) Gold £84. The bauxite ore is found in (2) Musabani (0) Kamapura (c) Kodera (6) Palarnu £85, The first fertizer plant in India was established in (@)Trombay (b)Nangal ()Aiwaye (@) Sinai £86, Which of the following had strong navy? (2) Bahmani (b)Chalukya (©)Chola (@) Reshtrakuta 87. The last king of Maurya Dynastry was (@) Brindarth (b) Kunal () Samprati (¢) Salishuk 88. How willthe image formed by a convex ens be affected ifthe central part of the ensis covered by black paper? (a) Remaining partof the lons wil form no image (b) The central position ofthe image is absent (6) There willbe no effect (4) The fulli mage will be formed with lessened brightness 89. The force between two parallel wires conducting currentis used to define (@)Ampere (©) Coulomb (©)Vott (a) Newton 90. body is throwin vertically upward and itreaches ‘10m high, Find the Velocity with which the body was thrown? (g = 9:8 mis) (a) 10 misec. (b) 18 misec. (0) 14 misec, (@)7 misec. 91. 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