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

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