www.eenadupratibha.net Railway Recruitment Board, Allahabad t Traffic Apprentice/ Commercial Assistant (TA/CA) Examineation n Held on 12-04-2009 . a 1. Shri Prakash walked 40m facing towards North. From thereh he walked 50m after b turning to his left. After this he walked 40m after turning to his left. How far and i in what direction is he now from his starting pointt? a a) 40m North b) 50m West c) r10m East d) 10m West p 2. Manish goes 7km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14km turn- u ing to West. After this he goes 7dkm towards North-West and in the end he goes a 9km towards East. How far is he from his house? n a) 14km b) 7km c) 2km d) 5km e 3. Rajan rememberse that his elder brother was born between 13th and 16th April . while his mwother remembers that he was born after 14th April and before 17th April.w If the statements of both are considered correct, then on which date of t e Aw pril he was born? n a) 14 b) 16 c) 14 or 15 d) 1.5 a 4. How many numbers are there from 1 to 60, which are divisible by 3 and either h unit digit or tenth digit or both include 3? b i a) 5 b) 9 c) 15 t d) More than 15 a 5. A trader said to his servant Ramu, "I leaver for my house after every 2.40 hours p from his shop. I have already gone to his house 55 min ago and next time. I shall u go to my house from the shop adt 8:15 pm". At what time this information was a given to the servant? n a) 6:30 b) 6:00 c) 6:15 d) 4:40 e 6. Adoctor said to heis compounder, "I go to see the patients at their residence after . every 3.30 hw ours. I have already gone to the patient 1.20 hours ago and next time I shalwl go at 1:40 pm". At what time this information was given to the com- pw ounder by the doctor? a) 10:10 b) 11:30 c) 08:50 d) 11:20 7. Pointing to a man Snehalata says, "He is the only son of my father's father." How is Snehalata related to the man? a) Mother b) Grand daughter c) Niece d) Daughter www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net ÷ ÷ − − × × × × 8. If + means , means , means and means +, then 12 + 2 9 4 = ? a) 9 b) 11 c) 4 d) 15 t e − − × × ÷ ÷ 9. If + means , means , means and means +, then n 12 × 4 ÷ 12 + 5 − 3 = ? . a a) 4 b) 15 c) 30 h d) 0 b 10. As 'Hungry' is related to 'Food' in the same way 'Thirsty' is related to what? i t a) Drink b) Tea c) Cofafee d) Water r 11. As 'Fly' is related to 'Parrot' in the same pway 'Creep' is related to what? u a) Snake b) Rabbit c) Fish d) Crocodile d 12. As 'Needle' is related to 'Thraead' in the same way 'Pen' is related to what? n a) Word b) To write c) Cap d) Ink e e 13. If the following series is written in the reverse order and the alternate letter are . w deleted from it, then which letter will divide the new series in two equal parts? w ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ t e w n a) N b) P c) L d) M . a 14. If alternate letters are deleted from the following series, then which letter will h divide the new series in two equal parts? b ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ i t a a) N b) M c) K d) O r p 15. If 'SAVOURY' is coded as 'OVUARSY', then how will 'RADIATE' be coded? u a) AIDARET b) IDARATEd c) ARIADTE d) IDAATRE a 16. If 'MAPLE' is coded as 'VOKZN', then how will 'CAMEL' be coded? n a) OVNZF be) OUNZX c) OVNZX d) XZNVO e Directions (Q. 17 -. 19): Find out the word which does not belong to the group. w 17. a) Dictionary b) Magazine c) News paper d) Library w 18. a) Blind b) Lame c) Short d) Deaf w 19. a) Brigade b) Battalion c) Commander d) Troop Directions (Q. 20 - 21): Which one of the alternatives will replace the question mark (?) ? 20. CG, GH, LJ, RM ? a) ZR b) YR c) ZQ d) YQ www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net 21. FRP, HPQ, JNS, LLV, ? a) PKZ b) NJZ c) OJZ d) MKZ t e 22. A number of people are standing in a row in which Kailash is 20th frnom the left and Hemant is 25th from the right. If they interchange their .positions, then a Kailash becomes 25th from the right. How many people arhe there in the row? b a) 49 b) 44 i t a c) 45 d) Data inadequate r p 23. Five friends Mahendra, Anjani, Anil, Anand and Alok are sitting in a row. Neither u Anil is neighbour of Anand nor of Anjani. Mahendra is not be neighbour of d Anjani. Anil is the neighbouar of Alok. If Alok is just in the middle, who is the n neighbour of Mahendra? e a) Anand e b) Alok c) Anil d) Anjani . w 24. Karishma is taller than Kajal. Kajal is taller than Vimal. Ankita is taller than w Kajal and Vimal. Who is the tallest? t e w n a) Karishma b) Kajal . a c) Ankita d) Cannot be determined h 25. Which tax is collected by Panchayats? b i a) Sales tax b) Custotm duty a r c) land revenue d) Tax on local fairs p u 26. Which institution is known as 'soft loan window' of World Bank? d a) IFC a b) IDA n c) IMF d) Indian Development Forum e 27. The latest G-8 Suemmit conference of G-8 nations, a group of advanced nations . w took palce on June 27-28 at w a) Berlin (Germany) b) Rome (Italy) w c) Tokyo (Japan) d) Kananaskis (Canada) 28. "Indian cotton merchant; banker, congress man and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi." This description fits a) G D Birla b) M R Jayakar c) Jamnalal Bajaj d) V S Srinivasa Shastri www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net 29. The principles concerning the provisions of the grants in aid to the States out of the consolidated fund of India are recommended by the t e a) Finance Commission b) Planning commission n c) National Development Council . a d) Administrative Reforms Commission h b 30. Non-cooperation Movement was passed in which session of Indian National i t Congress? a r a) Kanpur b) Bombay c) Nagpur d) Calcutta p u 31. Who among the following was the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in d Sambalpur? a a) Utirat Singh n b) Surendra Sai e c) Kattabomman d) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi e . 32. Which of thwe following union territories has its territorial areas spread in three Statesw? t e aw) Chandigarh b) Delhi c) lakshadeep d) Puducherry n . 33. Judicial remedy whereby the State inquires into the legality of detaining a person a is better known as h b a) Habeas Corups b) Certiorari c) Mandamus d) Quo Warranto i t 34. Life Insurance was nationalised in a r a) 1950 b) 1953 pc) 1956 d) 1960 u 35. The Article 360 of the Constitution of India relates to d a) President's rule in States. a b) General Emergency n c) Election Commission d) Financial Emergency e e 36. Sarkaria Commission was set up for reviewing the relations between . w a) The Prime Minister and the President w b) Legislature and the Executive w c) Executive and the Judiciary d) Center and the States 37. Money Bill has defined by the Constitution under a) Article 109 b) Article 111 c) Article 110 d) both (b) and (c) www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net 38. Agricultural commodities prices in India are fixed by a) Central Government t e b) State Government n . c) Agricultural Produce Marketing Boards a h d) Agricultural Prices Commission b 39. Which article of the Constitution of India is conicerned with provision with t respect to inter-state council? a r a) Article 263 b) Article 150 pc) Article 264 d) Article 267 u 40. Mahatma Gandhi was referred to as 'The Father of the Nation' first by d a) Jawaharlal Nehru a b) Vallabhbhai Patel n c) C Rajagopalachari d) Subhash Chandra Bose e e 41. In which plan phase was industrialisation initiated in India? . w a) Fourth Plan b) Third Plan c) Second Plan d) First Plan w t 42. Antyodaya Programme is associated with e w n a) Liberation of bonded labour . a b) bringing up cultural revolution of India h c) demands of textile labourers b i d) upliftment to the poorest of the poor t a 43. Which one of the following upheavals took rplace in Bengal immediately after the p Revolt of 1857? u a) Sannyasi Rebellion d b) Santhal Rebellion a c) Indigo Disturbances d) Pabna Disturbances n 44. When an advance graent is made by the Parliment, pending the regular passage of the Budget, it is cealled . w a) Vote on account b) Token grant w c) Supplementary grant d) Vote on credit w 45. India opted for a federal form of government because of a) Vast territory b) cultural integration c) linguistic and regional diversity d) administrative convenience www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net 46. The methods of Pressure Group do not include a) strikes b) collective bargaining t e c) behind the screen method d) contesting elections n . 47. Which article of the Constitution of India is related to the establishment and a Constitution of Supreme Court? h b a) Article 122 b) Article 324 i t c) Article 124 d) Artiacle 315 r 48. After the enactment of 44th Amendmentp act, 1979, Right to Property is no more u a fundamental right. It is now only an ordinary legal right. By which article of d the Constitution is it now governed? a a) Article 307 b) Anrticle 267 c) Article 301 d) Article 300-A e 49. Which of the following statements is Incorrect? e . a) Wheat isw grown in Punjab b) Teaw is produced in Assam t e w c) Coffee is grown in Karnataka n . d) Saffron is produced in Himachal Pradesh a h 50. 'Closed Economy' is that economy in which b a) only export takes place b) money isupply is fully controlled t a c) deficit financing takes place d) neither export nor import takes place r p 51. Which one of the following is an example of extra-constitutional power of u Governor of a state in India? d a a) His role as Chancellor of the universities in the State n b) His Power to dismeiss the ministry e c) His Power .to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly w d) His Power to return a Bill to the State Legislative Assembly for reconsideration w 52. Hw ow many members of the State Legislative Council are elected by the Assembly? 1 1 a)  th of the members b)  rd of the members 6 3 1 5 c)  th of the members d)  th of the members 12 6 www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net 53. Which reformer from Maharashatra was known as lokhitvadi? a) Pandita Ramabai b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale t e c) M G Ranade d) Gopal Hari Deshmukh n . 54. Zonal Councils have been created by a h a) Constitution b) Act of Parliament b c) Government Resolution d) Nationail Development Council t a 55. In a judgement delivered by the Supreme Court of India, which of the following r substances should be treated as mineral pand is most readily and freely available u substance on the earth? d a) Water b) Oil a c) Natural Gas d) Coal n 56. The minimum age for the members of Rajya Sabha is e a) 25 years e b) 21 years c) 30 years d) 35 years . w 57. The day to day administration of a Union Territory in India is looked after by a w a) Council of Ministers b) Lt. Governor t e w c) Governor d) The President n . a 58. Article 324 of the Constitution of India is related to h a) Election Commission b) Finance Commission b i c) Union Public Service Commission d) Plannting Commission a 59. Which one of the following amendments tor the Indian constitution incorporated p the fundamental duties of citizens? u a) 41st b) 42nd d c) 43rd d) 44th a 60. After every general election which House(s) of the Parliament is (are) reconsti- n tuted? e e a) Rajya Sabha b) Lok sabha c) Both Houses of Parliament . w d) None because both the Houses have some nominees w 61. The inter-state dispute for a better share of water of the Parambikulam-Aliyar w project involves a) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu c) Kerala and Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu and Kerala www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net 62. The aluminium factory Hindalco situated near Renukoot has been set up there for which of the following reasons? t e a) Proximity to raw material b) Abundant supply of electricity n c) Effective transport network d) Proximity to the mark.et a 63. To be recognised as a national party in India, a Political hparty would be auto- b matically eligible if it enjoyed the status of a state party in at least i t a) two states or Union Territories b) threae states or Union Territories r c) four states or Union Territories d) five states or Union Territories p u 64. Which one of the following crop combinations is characteristic of the upper d Brahmaputura Valley? a n a) Rice, Jute, Oil-seeds b) Rice, Pulses, Oil-seeds e c) Rice, Tea, Oil-eseeds d) Tea, Gram, Jute . w 65. The capital of Somalia is w a) Mogadishu b) Johannesburg c) Ankara d) Dar-es-saltaam e w n 66. Which is a credit rating agency in India? . a a) CRISIL b) CARE c) ICRA d) All of these h 67. The main security guard of International Trade is b i a) IMF b) World Bank c) WTOt d) IFC a 68. Centralised planning was first adopted in thre economy of p a) USSR b) Poland u c) China d) India d 69. National Rural Development Institute is situated at a a) Shimla b) Hnyderabad c) Patna d) New Delhi e 70. Who introduced 'Kabuliyat' and 'Patta'? e . a) Alauddinw Khilji b) Feroz Tughlaq w c) Akbar d) Sher Shah w 71. The name of the last delhi sultan is a) Khigir Khan b) Mubarak Shah c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Sikandar Lodi 72. The kingdom described by Kalhan in 'Rajatarangini'is a) Magadh b) Koshal c) Kashmir d) Gandhar www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net 73. The system of Communal Electorate in India was first introduced by the a) Indian council Act, 1892 b) Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909 t e c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919 d) Government of India Act, 1935 n . 74. Which one of the following groups of atricles of the constitution of India grants a the right to equality? h b a) Articles 16 to 20 b) Articles 15 to 19 i t c) Articles 14 to 18 d) Artiacles 13 to 17 r 75. Which of the following is the strongest fporce? u (a) Atomic force (b) Gravitational force d (c) Electro magnetic force a (d) Nuclear force n 76. A, B and C are employed to do a piece of work for Rs. 529. Aand B together are e e 19 8 supposed to d.o  of the work and B and C together  of the work. What w 23 23 w should A be paid? t e w n 1 (a) Rs. 92 (b) Rs. 345 (c) Rs. 280 (d) .Rs. 176  a 3 h 77. Find the average of 8, 10, 11, 15 and 16 b i (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 11 t (d) 12 (  ) a √ √ 4 3 r 78. The expression  −  simplifies tpo 3 4 u 5√3 1 d −1    (a) (b) (c) 1 (d) √a √ 6 2 3 2 3 n e 51 e 79. Cube root of 20 is equal to . 64 w w3 1 3 1     (a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2 4 4 4 4 w 1  80. The value of is 7 −  1 12 5 1 7 2     (a) (b) (c) (d) 2 12 12 12 5 www.eenadupratibha.net www.eenadupratibha.net 81. Sanjay, Vijay and Ajay invested Rs. 400, Rs. 700 and Rs. 300 respectively in a business. If Sanjay got Rs. 80 as his share of profit, what did Vijay get? t e (a) Rs. 70 (b) Rs. 60 (c) Rs. 150 (d) Rs. 140 n 82. Mahavir pays 10% of his income as rent, 20% on the education. of his children a and 65% on his living expenses. If he deposits the remaining Rs. 40 in the post h office, find his income. b i (a) Rs. 400 (b) Rs. 700 (c) Rs. 8t00 (c) Rs. 900 a 83. Find out the two numbers whose differencer is 36 and the ratio between them is p 7:16 u d (a) 28, 64 (b) 14, 32 (c) 64, 28 (d) 21, 48 a 84. The population of a villange is 3500, out of which 44% are men, 35% women and the rest are children. efind the number of children in the village. e (a) 1120 . (b) 1540 (c) 735 (d) 1050 w 85. A number being successively divided by 9, 11 and 13 leaves 8, 9 and 8 remain- w t ders respectively. If the order of divisors is reversed, then remainders wiell be w n (a) 8, 9, 8 (b) 9, 8, 8 (c) 10, 1, 6 (d) 10, 8, 9 . a 86. Naresh bought an article for Rs. 240 and marked its price 20% above the cost h price. He sold the article for Rs. 264 after allowing ab certain discount on the i marked price. The discount allowed by him was t a 1 2 r 1 1     (a) 8 % (b) 8 % p(c) 8 % (d) 8 % 4 3 3 2 u 87. The marked price of an article is 4d0% above the cost price. The discount that may be allowed to make profit ofa 12% is n (a) 52% (b) 28% (c) 14% (d) 20% e 88. The population oef a town is 8000. If population increases by 10% during first . year and 20w% during second year, what will be the population after 2 years? (a) 15w600 (b) 15060 (c) 10560 (d) 80160 w 89. If a sum is doubled in 3 years, at a rate of compound interest, in how many years will it be 16 times at the same rate of interest? (a) 24 yrs (b) 8 yrs (c) 12 yrs (d) 6 yrs 90. If a sum of money put out at compound interest amounts to Rs. 1460 in 2 years and Rs. 1606 in 3 years. what is the rate of interest. 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