Thursday, April 21, 2016

SBI EXAM EXPECTED QUESTIONS

1)Seven persons A,B,C,D,E,F and G are standing in a straight line
D is to the right of G
C is between A and B
E is between F and D
There are three persons between G and B.who is on the extreme left?
Answer=G is extreme left
2)In a certain code,'253' means 'books are old','546' means 'man is old' and '378' means 'buy good books'. what stands for"are" in that code?
Answer=2
3)If the letters in PRABHA are coded as 275965, and TILAK are coded as 38451,how can BHARATI be coded?
Answer=9657538
4)Rama travels 10km towards the north,turns left and travels 4km and then again turns right and covers another 5km and then turns right and travels 4km.How far is she from the starting point?
Answer=15km
5)80:99:120:?
Answer=143
(80----(+19)=99
99-----(+21)=120
120----(+23)=143
21-19=2
23-21=2)
6)The filtration unit of kidney is?
Answer=Nephron
7)Yeast is an important source of?
Answer=Vitamin B
8)Who has been appointed first chief executive officer of BCCI?
Answer=Rahul Johri
9)Who has won Laures world sportsman year award for 2016?
Answer=Novak Djokovic(Serbia)
10)Which Indian umpire has recently promoted as umpire for International Hockey Federation?
Answer=Durga Thakur
11)The ratio of boys and girls in a college is 5:3.if 50 boys leave the college and 50 girls join the college, the ratio becomes 9:7.The number of boys in the college is?
Answer=500
(original number of boys=5x
original number of girls=3x
(5x-50)/(3x+50)=9/7
35x-350=27x+450
8x=800
x=100
Number of boys=5x=5*100=500)
12)A shopkeeper sells an article at 15% gain.Had he sold it for Rs.18 more,he would have gained 18%.The cost price of the article is?
Answer=600
(cost price of the article=Rs.x
(118-115)% of x=18
x*3/100 =18
x=18*100/3
x=Rs.600)
13)What should be the simple interest obtained on an amount of Rs.5,760 at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a after 3 years?
Answer=Rs.1036.80
(simple interest=pnr/100
s.i=5760*3*6/100
s.i=Rs.1036.80)
14)In an examination it is required to get 40% of the aggregate marks to pass.A student gets 261 marks and is declared failed by 4% marks.What are the maximum aggergate marks a student can get?
Answer=725
(The student gets 4% less than 40%,
clearly,
36% of total marks=261
Total marks=261*100/36=725)
15)The cost of 4 cell-phones and 7 digital cameras is Rs.1,25,627.What is the cost of 8 cell-phones and 14 digital cameras?
Answer=Rs.2,51,254
(4 cell phones+7 cameras
Rs.1,25,627
8 cellphones+14 cameras
Rs.(2*1,25,627)=2,51,254)
16)'Henry Hub" is the colloquial term for the price benchmark for?
Answer=Liquefied Natural gas
17)Shyama Prasad Mukherjee RURBAN mission officially launched in the state of?
Answer=Chhattisgarh
18)Which king has been mentioned as "priyadarshi" and "Devanampriya" in inscriptions?
Answer=Ashoka
19)The largest mica producing state of india is?
Answer=Andhra pradesh
20)The intensity of earthquake is measured by?
Answer=Seismograph

Saturday, April 16, 2016

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1)In which year did Gandhiji undertake the famous Dandi march?
Answer=1930
(Salt march,also called as Dandi march or salt satyagraha)
2)Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
Answer=Pulicat
3)Which article of the Indian constitution directs the state governments to organise village panchayats?
Answer=Article 40
4)In the human body,which organs is responsible for water balance?
Answer=Kidneys
(The kidneys maintain our body's water balance by controlling the water concentration of blood plasma.kidneys also control salt levels and the excretion of urea)
5)Asia and North America are separated by?
Answer=Bering Strait
6)Kisan Diwas(Farmer's Day) is observed on the?
Answer=23rd December
(India observes 23rd december,the birthday ofchaudhary charan singh,as kisan diwas every year,chaudhary charan singh was the fifth prime minister of the india)
7)Which grand slam titles is also kmown as 'Rolland Garros' title?
Answer=French open
8)The gas used to extinguish fire is?
Answer=Carbon monoxide
9)In a filament type light bulb most of the electric power consumed appears as?
Answer=Infra-red rays
10)How many members are nominated by the president to Rajya sabha?
Answer=12
11)Zinc and Copper are in the ratio 5:3 in 400 gm of an alloy.How much of copper should be added to make the ratio 5:4?
Answer=50gm
(In 400 gm of alloy,
Zinc=(5/8)*400=250gm
Copper=(3/8)*400=150gm
If x gm of copper be mixed,then
250/150+x=5/4
750+5x=1000
5x=1000-750=250
x=50gm)
12)If x:y=3:4 and y:z=3:4,then x+y+z/3z is equal to?
Answer=37/48
(x:y=3:4,y:z=3:4
x:y:z=3:(4*3/3):(4*4/3)
x:y:z=3:4:16/3
x:y:z=9:12:16
x+y+z/3z=9+12+16/(3*16)
x+y+z/3z=37/48)
13)A reduction of 10% in the price of a commodity enables a person to buy 25kg more for Rs.225,The original price of the commodity per kg was?
Answer=Rs.1 per kg
(original price of article=Rs.x/kg
New price=Rs.9x/10 kg
(225/9x/10)-225/x=25
(225*10/9x)-(225/x)=25
250/x-225/x=25
25/x=25
x=Rs.1 per kg)
14)The ratio between sumit's and prakash's age at present 2:3.sumit is 6 years younger than prakash.The ratio of sumit's age to prakash's age after 6 years will be?
Answer=3:4
(Sumit's present age=2x years
prakash's present age=3x years
3x-2x=6
x=6
Required ratio=(2*6+6):(3*6+6)
(12+6):(18+6)
18:24=3:4)
15)The base of a right circular cone has the same radius 'a' as that of a sphere,Both the sphere and the cone have the same volume,Height of the cone is?
Answer=4a
(1/3 IIa^2h=4/3 IIa^3
Height=4a)
16)If DISC is coded as 8749 and ACHE is coded as 3950,then HEAD is coded as?
Answer=5038
17)In a certain code 'CALANDER' is written as 'CLANAEDR'.How is 'CIRCULAR' written in that code?
Answer=CRIUCALR
18)One morning Meena started walking towards the sun,after walking a while she turned towards her left and again towards her left,After walking a while, she turned left,In which direction is she facing now?
Answer=South
19)If January 1st is a friday,what is the first day of the month of March,in a leap year?
Answer=Tuesday
(If the 1st January is Friday then 1st February would be Monday.
29th February=Monday
Therefore,
1st march=Tuesday)
20)DRIVEN:NEVIRD:BEGUM:?
Answer=MUGEB
(The letters have been written in reverse order,
DRIVEN=NEVIRD
similarly,
BEGUM=MUGEB)
21)Who is the new Prime Minister of Iceland?
Answer=Sigurour Ingi Johannsson
22) Maa Annapurna Yojna  has been launched in which state of India?
Answer=Gujarat
23)Who has been appointed new chairman of NASSCOM?
Answer=Gurani
24)'Zarb missile' has been successfully test fired by which country?
Answer=Pakistan
25)What is currency of Austria country?
Answer=Euro
(Austria capital is Vienna)

Friday, April 15, 2016

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1)Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions about Financial emergency?
Answer=Article 360
2)Who among the following presided over the fourth Buddhist council?
Answer= Vasumitra
(The Fourth Buddhist Council. The Fourth and the last Buddhist Council was held during the reign of Kanishka at Kundalvana in Kashmir)
3)The Permanent Land Settlement in Bengal was introduced by?
Answer=Lord Cornwallis(1793)
4)Which one river of india flown in rift-valley?
Answer=Narmada and Tapti
5)Which Article of the Indian Consitution empowers the parliament to regulate right of Citizenship?
Answer=Article 11
6)Which one prevents bleeding of gums?
Answer=Vitamin c(Ascorbic acid)
(Vitamin c cures scurvy,which can cause abnormal gum bleeding.Excellent sources include citrus fruits such as oranges,lemons,limes and grapefruits)
7)How many bones are there in a newly born infant?
Answer=280
8)Which economist is called the Father of Economics?
Answer=Adam Smith
9)Natural rubber is a polymer of?
Answer=Isoprene
10)Which gland in the human body regulates the secretion of hormones from the pituitary gland?
Answer=Hypothalamus gland
11)A bus can complete a journey in 12 hours.The first half is completed at 22km/hr and the second half at 26km/hr.Find the distance?
Answer=286 km
(Average speed=2xy/x+y
2*22*26/22+26=2*22*26/48
286/12 kmph
Distance =average speed*time=(286/12)*12=286km)
12)If a sum of money at simple interest doubles in 5 years,it will become 4 times in how many years?
Answer=15 years
(simple interest=pnr/100
p=p*5*r/100
r=20,
simple interest=pnr/100
3p=pnr/100
n=100*3/20
n=15 years)
13)If x be the mean proportion between (x-2) and (x-3),then the value of x is?
Answer=6/5
(x-2:x:x:x-3
(x-2)*(x-3)=x*x
x^2=(x-2)*(x-3)
x^2=x^2-5x+6
5x=6,x=6/5)
14)If the discount sales reduce from 3(1/2)% to 3(1/3)%,what difference does it make to purchases for Rs.12,102?
Answer=20.17
(Difference=12,102*((7/2)-(10/3))%
12102*((21-20)/6)%
12102*(1/600)=Rs.20.17)
15)A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do the same piece of work in 20 days.They start the work together,but after 5 days A leaves.B will do the remaining piece of work in?
Answer=5 days
(Work done by A and B in 5 days
5((1/10)+(1/20))=5(2+1/20)
15/20=3/4
Remaining work=1-3/4=4-3/4=1/4,
B completes the work in 20 days,
Time taken by B in doing=1/4 work
1/4*20=5 days)
16)ABC:RQP:CBA:?
Answer=PQR
17)In a certain code DELIBERATION is written as NOITAREBILED how would INGIRMITY be written?
Answer=YTIMRIFNI
18)If  SENSATIONAL can be written as 12314567348,how will STATION be written in that code?
Answer=1545673
19)Brinda goes 30km towards North from a fixed point.Then after turning to her right she goes 30km.After this she goes 30km after turning to her right.How far and in what direction is she from the starting point?
Answer=30 km East
20)BC,GH,LM,?
Answer=OP
(B-------(+5)=G-------(+5)=L------(+5)Q
C--------(+5)=H-------(+5)=M-----(+5)R)
21)Who has the first female chief justice of Nepal country?
Answer=Sushila Karki
22)Which state has recently launched 'Food entitlement scheme'?
Answer=Jammu and Kashmir
23)Who has won Global Indian year award for 2016?
Answer=Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
24)The 2016 Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation is to be held in which city of India?
Answer=New Delhi
25) Who will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation's Best Actress of the Year award 2016?
Answer=Priyanka Chopra

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1)Haemoglobin in the blood is a complex protein rich in?
Answer=Iron
2)Vitamin C is also known as?
Answer=Ascorbic acid
3)'Atomic theory' of matter was given by?
Answer=Dalton
4)Who was popularly known as Africa's Gandhi?
Answer=Nelson Mandela
5)Who passed the Indian Universities Act?
Answer=Lord Curzon
6)Which river flows between Vindhya-Satpura ranges?
Answer=Narmada
7)Nylon is made up of?
Answer=Polyamide
(Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as aliphatic polyamides.It is one of the most commonly used by polymers)
8)The National Anthem was first sung in the year 1911 at the Annual session of the Indian National congress held at?
Answer=Kolkata
9)The Central Food Technological Research Institute(CFTRI) is located at?
Answer=Mysore(Karnataka)
10)Radioactive materials should be kept in the container of?
Answer=Steel
11)If the ratio the areas of two squares is 1:4,the ratio of their perimeters is?
Answer=1:2
(Area of square=side^2
Ratio of sides=1:2
Ratio of perimeters)
12)A man takes 6 hours 30 minutes in walking to a certain place and riding back.He would have gained 2 hours 10 minutes by riding both ways.How long would he take to walk both ways?
Answer=8 hours 40 minutes
(Walking+riding back=6 hours 30 minutes
2xriding=6 hours 30 minutes-2 hours 10 minutes
Riding one way=2 hours 10 minutes
Walking=6 hours 30 minutes-2 hours 10 minutes=4 hours 20 minutes
2*walking=8 hours 40 minutes)
13)The length of a rectangle is increased by 40% and its breadth decreased by 30%,The change in the area of the rectangle is?
Answer=2% decrease
(Percentage effect on area=40-30-(40*30)/100=10-12=-2% Decrease)
14)The fourth proportional of the numbers 12,16 and 18 is?
Ansewer=24
(If the fourth proportional be x,then
12/16=18/x
3/4=18/x
3x=4*18
x=4*18/3=24)
15)A number of three digits when divided by 2,5,9 and 11 leaves remainder 1 each case,The number is?
Answer=991
(LCM of 2,5,9 and 11=990
Required number=990+1=991)
16)One morning,rita started to walk toward the sun.After,walking a while,she turned to her left and again to her left.After walking a while,she again turned right.Which direction is she facing now?
Answer=North
17)In a coded language,BRINJAL is written as LAJNIRB.How will LADYFINGER be written in that code?
Answer=REGNIFYDAL
(The letters have been written in reverse order in the code,
BRINJAL=LAJNIRB
Therefore,
LADYFINGER=REGNIFYDAL)
18)BFG:EIJ::RVW:?
Answer=UYZ
(B-------(+3)=E
F---------(+3)=I
G---------(+3)=J
similarly,
R--------(+3)=U
V---------(+3)=Y
W--------(+3)=Z)
19)9:81:4:?
Answer=16
20)Mango:Fruit::Jasmin:?
Answer=Flower
(The first belongs to the second,Mango is a fruit,similarly,Jasmine is a flower)
21)Who has won Masters golf tournament for 2016?
Answer=Danny Willett(England)
22)Who has been awarded saraswati samman award for 2015?
Answer=Padma Sachdev
(She has been chosen for her autobiography 'Chitt-Chete')
23)India's first Metrino Pod project will come up in which city?
Answer=Gurgaon(Haryana)
24)Which state has become the first Indian state to pass Land Title Bill?
Answer=Rajasthan
25)Puttingal Temple is located in which state of India?
Answer=Kerala(Kollam District)

Monday, April 11, 2016

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1)Water gas is the mixture of?
Answer=carbon monoxide and hydrogen
(Water gas is a synthesis gas,containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen)
2)The life span of RBC of man is?
Answer=120 days
(The RBC develops in the bone marrow and circulate for about 100-120 days in the body before their components are recyled by macrophages)
3)The primary colours in photography are?
Answer=Red,Blue,Green
4)Which city of india is called as the "silicon valley of india"?
Answer=Bengaluru
5)Brass is made of?
Answer=Copper and Zinc
6)Which one is known as the "Brown coal"?
Answer=Lignite
7)Which one is known as the 'Pearl City'?
Answer=Hyderabad
8)Haemoglobin has highest affinity for?
Answer=Oxygen
9)'Stone Cancer' occurs due to?
Answer=Acid rain
10)Asbestos is formed of?
Answer=Calcium and Magnesium
11)Who has been awarded Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize(UNESCO) for 2016?
Answer=Khadija Ismayilova(Azerbaijan)
12)Who is the winner of Malaysian Badmitton title for 2016?
Answer=Lee Chong Wei(Malaysia)
13)Which country prime minister has recently resigned?
Answer= Arseniy Yatsenyuk(Ukraine)
14)Whose birth anniversary will be celebrated on April 13, 2016 at the UN headquarters?
Answer=B R Ambedkar
15)The headquarters of the Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII) are located at?
Answer=New Delhi
16)The cost price of 20 oranges is same with selling price of 16 oranges.The profit percentage is?
Answer=25%
(Gain percent=((20-16)/16)*100=25%)
17)If the sum of the interior angles of regular polygon be 1080 degree,the number of sides of the polygon is?
Answer=8
(sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon on n sides,
(2n-4)*90=(2n-4)*90=1080
2n-4=(1080/90)=12
2n=(12+4)=16
n=8)
18)The diameter of a cylinder is 7cm and its height is 16cm.Using the value of II=22/7,the lateral surface area of the

cylinder is?
Answer=352 cm^2
(Lateral surface area of the cylinder=2IIrh=2*(22/7)*(7/2)*16=352 sq.cm)
19)A person sells 400 mangoes at the cost price of 320 mangoes,His percentage of loss is?
Answer=20%
(Loss percent=((400-320)/400)*100
80/400*100=20%)
20)A can do a certain job in 12 days.B is 60% more efficient than A.To so the same job B alone would take?
Answer=7.5 days
(Time taken by B,
12*(100/160)=15/2
7.5 days)
21)Love:Hate:Friend:?
Answer=Enemy
22)Encourage:Restrict::?
Answer=Dearth:surplus
23)ACE:JLO:UWZ:?
Answer=GIL
(A----------(+9)=J
C-----------(+9)=L
E-----------(+9)=O
U-----------(+12)=G
W-----------(+12)=I
Z------------(+12)=L)
24)In a certain code COURSE is written as ESRUOC,How can BREATH be written in that code?
Answer=HTAERB
25)A man started to walk east,after moving a distance he turned to his right.After moving a distance he turned to his right again,After moving a little he turned in the end to his left, In which direction was he going now?
Answer=south

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Railway Exam Expected General Knowledge,Aptitude,Reasoning,Current affairs

1)The Mansabdari system was introduced by?
Answer=Akbar
2)Which day is observed as "International Day of Non-violence"?
Answer=October 2nd
3)Which Amendment of the constitution deals with Political defections?
Answer=52nd
4)Earth received heat from the sun is known as?
Answer=Insolation
(Insolation means incoming solar radiation.It consists of a bundle of rays of radiant energy of different wavelengths.The sun emits radiant energy in the form of electromagnectic waves)
5)The main source of carbon monoxide is?
Answer=Fuel combustion
(The main source of carbon monoxide is burning of fossil fuel)
6)Philosopher's wool is?
Answer=Zinc Oxide(ZnO)
7)Panchayati Raj system is based on the principle of?
Answer=Decentralisation
(Panchayati Raj is an important feature of Indian polity ensuring direct participation of common people in decision making(243G-243H)
8)Synthetic detergents are made from?
Answer=Sodium salt of benzene sulphonic acid
9)In Indian constitution,fundamental rights were taken from the constitution of?
Answer=USA
10)Who is known as the "Lady with the Lamp"?
Answer=Florence Nightingale
11)A man walks 'a' km in 'b' hours.The time taken to walk 200 metres is?
Answer=b/5a hours
(Man's speed=Distance/Time=a/b kmph
1000a/b m/hour
Time taken in walking 200 metre
200/1000a/b=b/5a hours)
12)The perimeter of a semi-circular is 18cm, then the radius is?
Answer=3.5cm
(Perimeter of semi-circular region=18cm
II+2r=18
r(II+2)=18
r(22/7+2)=18
r(36/7)=18
r=18*7/36=7/2=3.5cm)
13)A sells an article to B at a gain of 10%,B sells it to C at a gain of 5%.If C pays 462 for it,what did it cost to A?
Answer=Rs.400
(If the cost price for A be Rs.x,then
x*(110/100)*(105/100)=462
x=462*100*100/110*105
x=Rs.400)
14)The length and breadth of a square are increased by 30% and 20% respectively.The area of the rectangle so formed exceeds the area of the square by?
Answer=56%
(Percentage increase in area=30+20+(30*20)/100
Answer=56%
15)A can do a piece of work in 20 days which B can do in 12 days.B worked at it for 9 days.A can finish the remaning work in?
Answer=5 days
(Work done by B in 9 days=9/12=3/4 parts
Remaining work=1-3/4=1/4 which is done by A
Time taken by A =(1/4)*20=5 days)
16)World health day is observed on?
Answer=April 7
17)Who has been honoured 'Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award' for 2016?
Answer=Vishwanathan Anand
(This award will be given by Maharashtra State Governor C Vidyasagar Rao)
18)Which country has won Asian chess tournament for 2016?
Answer=India
(Indian men have won the 2016 Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament by defeating Vietnam in Abu Dhabi)
19)Which tournament celebrated its Silver jubilee on April 6, 2016?
Answer=Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
20)Prime Minister of which country recently resigned from his post after his name was revealed in Panama paper leak?
Answer=Iceland
(Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson resigned recently, after his name was revealed in Panama paper leak)
21)Kathir is senior of Ganesh.Ganesh is senior than Apparu.Apparu is junior of Raju.Raju is junior of Ganesh.Who is the most senior?
Answer=Kathir
(Kathir>Ganesh>Apparu
Ganesh>Raju>Apparu
clearly,Kathir is the most senior)]
22)If MADRAS is coded as NBESBT,how is BOMBAY coded accordingly?
Answer=CPNCBZ
(M---------(+1)=N
A-----------(+1)=B
D-----------(+1)=E
R-----------(+1)=S
A-----------(+1)=B
S-----------(+1)=T
similarly,BOMBAY is coded as CPNCBZ)
23)In a certain code,if white means black,black means yellow,yellow means blue,blue means red,red means green,then what is the colour of blood in that language?
Answer=blue
(The colour of blood is red,here,blue means red)
24)A man travels 3km in the East and turns to South and moves 4km.How far is he from the starting point?
Answer=5km
25)Virus:Smallpox::Bacteria:?
Answer=Typhoid

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Railway Exam Expected General Knowledge,Aptitude,Reasoning,Current affairs

1)Which of the following can be used for biological control of mosquitoes?
Answer=Gambusia
2)Who wrote "Indica"?
Answer=Megasthenes
3)The highest peak in India is?
Answer=K2(Godwin Austen)
4)Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
Answer=Rajagriha
(The first Buddhist council was held at Rajgir in 483 BC during the reign of Ajatasatru.It was presided by Mahakassapa)
5)The first recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award was?
Answer=Devika Rani
6)The world's largest island is?
Answer=Greenland
7)Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule?
Answer=Magnesium(Mg)
8)Name the commander of the Arab army who conquered the sindh?
Answer=Mohammad bin Qasim
(Mohammad bin Qasim of Arab invaded India in 712 AD.He conquered sind and multan but the arabs failed to extend their dominions.so they could not set up a permanent kingdom in india)
9)The first secretary-General of the United Nations was?
Answer=Trygve Lie
10)Who is the "Grand Old Man of India"?
Answer=Dadabhai Naoroji
11)Who is the incumbent head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?
Answer=Filippo Grandi(Italy)
12)Bedaquiline, a newly launched vaccine by Health Ministry, is related with the treatment of which disease?
Answer=Tuberculosis
13)Shiva Thapa, who qualified for 2016 Olympics, is associated with which sport?
Answer=Boxing(Assam)
14)Who is the incumbent Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Answer=Christine Lagarde(France)
15)Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve is located in which country?
Answer=Nepal
16)A merchant allows a discount of 10% on marked price for the cash payment. to make a profit of 17%, he must mark his goods higher than their cost price by?
Answer=30%
(cost price of article=Rs.100
Marked price of article =Rs.x
x*(90/100)=117
x=117*100/90
x=Rs.130
30% above cost price)
17)By selling a fan for Rs.600, a man loses 10%.To make a gain of 20%, the selling price of the fan should be?
Answer=Rs.800
(cost price of fan=(600*100)/90
Required selling price=(120/100)*(600*100/90)
Required selling price=Rs.800)
18)A,B and C can do a piece of work in 10,12 and 15 days respectively. A leaves 5 days before the completion of the work and B leaves 2 days after A,The whole work lasts for?
Answer=7 days
(Required time =x days
((x-5)/10+(x-3)/12)+(x/15)=1
(6x-30+5x-15+4x)/60=1
15x=105
x=7 days)
19)By selling a table for Rs.1140, a man loses 5%. in order to gain 5%,the table must be sold for?
Anwer=Rs.1260
(cost price of table=1140*(100/95)=Rs.1200
selling price at 5% gain=1200*(105/100)=Rs.1260)
20)A train passes by a lamp post on a platform in 7sec, and passes by the platform completely in 28sec.If the length of the platform is 390m,then length of the train(in metres) is?
Answer=130
(If the length of train be x metre,then
speed of train,
x/7=x+390/28
x=x+390/4
4x-x=390
x=390/3=130 metre)
21)Symphony:Composer::Painter:?
Answer=Fresco
22)Elephant:Tusk::Parrot:?
Answer=Beak
23)If GARMENT is written as 202691422137, how is INDULGE written in that code?
Answer=1813236152022
(G=27-7=20
A=27-1=26
R=27-18=9
M=27-13=14
E=27-5=22
N=27-14=13
T=27-20=7
similarly,INDULGE=1813236152022)
24)If PALE is written as RCNG,how can LEAP be written in that code?
Answer=NGCR
(P------(+2)=R
A-------(+2)=C
L-------(+2)=N
E-------(+2)=G
similarly,LEAP is written as NGCR)
25)The acid-rain destroys the vegetation because it contains?
Answer=Sulphuric acid

Railway Exam Expected General Knowledge,Aptitude,Reasoning,Current affairs

1)Of which of the following states is Nautanki, a folk dance?
Answer=Uttar pradesh
2)Surat is situated on the banks of the river?
Answer=Tapti
3)The BOD values of water indicate the?
Answer=Amount of oxygen used for biochemical oxidation
4)The Preamble to our constitution makes no mention of?
Answer=Adult Franchise
5)The largest desert of the world is situated in?
Answer=Northern Africa
6)What is Willy-Willy?
Answer=A tropical cyclone near Australia
7)Mauna Loa is an example of?
Answer=Active volcano
8)Glucose in blood and urine is tested by?
Answer=Benedict solution
9)Which part of human body is commonly known as Adam's Apple?
Answer=Thyroid
10)Bacillus thuringiensis is an example of?
Answer=Genetically Modified food
11)Uri-I and Dulhasti power projects are located in which state of India?
Answer=Jammu-Kashmir
12)Who has won Miami Tennis Title for 2016?
Answer=Novak Djokovic(Serbia)
13)The headquarters of GATT is located in?
Answer=Geneva
14)The mobile app "RTA m-Wallet" has been launched in which state of India?
Answer=Telangana
15)Which village has become the first liquor-free village in Rajasthan?
Answer=Kachhabali
16)The sum and product of two numbers 5 and 6 respectively,The sum of reciprocals of their squares is?
Answer=13/36
(If the numbers be x and y then,x+y=5,xy=6
x+y/xy=5/6
(1/y)+(1/x)=5/6
(a+b)^2=a^2+b^2+2ab
On squaring both sides,
(1/y^2)+(1/x^2)+(2/xy)=25/36
(1/x^2)+(1/y^2)=(25/36)-(2/6)
Answer=13/36)
17)A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand on equal bases and have the same height,their volumes are in the ratio?
Answer=1:2:3
(If the radius of the base be r units then height of cone and cylinder=r units
(1/3IIr^3):(2/3IIr^3):(IIr^3)
(1/3):(2/3):1=1:2:3)
18)The difference between the cost price and selling price of an article is Rs.240.If the profit is 20%,the selling price is?
Answer=Rs.1440
(If the cost price of the article be Rs.x,then,
(120x/100)-x=240
(12x/10)-x=240
2x/10=240
x=Rs.1200
selling price of the article=120*1200/100=Rs.1440)
19)If in a code language PARENT is written as BDFGJK and CHILDREN written as MOXQUFGJ, how is REPRINT written in that code?
Answer=FGBFXJK
20)Physician:Treatment::Judge:?
Answer=Judgement
21)ABCD:WXYZ::EFGH:?
Answer=STUV
22)Heat resistant variety of glass is?
Answer=Flint glass
23)30 men can repair a road in 18 days, They are joined by 6 more workers.Now the road can be repaired in?
Answer=15 days
(M1D1=M2D2
30*18=36*D2
D2=(30*18)/36=15 days)
24)The selling price of a video game is Rs.740 and the discount allowed is 7.5%.The marked price of the video game is?
Answer=Rs.800
(Marked price=(100/(100-7.5))*740
(740*100/92.5)=Rs.800)
25)In selling an article, the single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 25% and 5% is?
Answer=28.75%
(Single equivalent discount
(25+5-(25*5)/100)%
30-1.25%=28.75%)