Railway Exam General awarness,Aptitude,Reasoning and current affairs questions

1)The slogan "Garibi Hatao" was included in the?
Answer=Fourth plan(1969-1974)
(It was launched by indra gandhi,main objectives of this plan are growth and justice and garibi hatao)
2)Which tennis player has been recently suspended for ITF(International tennis federation)?
Answer=Maria Sharapova
(she is from russia and has revealed that she failed a drugs test at australian open)   
3)The capital of south africa is?
Answer=pretoria
(currency of this country is Rand)
4)Indian railways has recently renamed the Haridwar mail as "Yoga Express".It commutes between 'haridwar' and?
Answer=Ahmedabad(Gujarat)-Haridwar(Uttarakhand)
(Indian railways on 16 july 2015,renamed the Haridwar mail as "Yoga Express", The name change came before the world celebrated international yoga day on 21 july)
5)Asia's largest Tulip garden is situated in?
Answer=India
(Indira gandhi memorial tulip garden in srinagar,Jammu-kashmir.It is the largest Tulip garden in Asia and the garden was opened in 2007)
6)Who was the last viceroy of British india?
Answer=Lord Mounbatten
7)The capital of the Union Territory of 'Lakshadweep'?
Answer=Kavaratti
8)Which country has decided to partner with india's smart city programme?
Answer=Germany
(Kochi (Kerala), Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) as smart cities)
9)Who is the author of a book of "Fixed, Cash and Corruption in Cricket"?
Answer=Shantanu Guha Ray
10)The National safety day is observed on?
Answer=March 4
11)The profit earned by selling a article at Rs.5600 is equal to the loss incurred on selling the same article at Rs.4500.What will be percent profit,it the article is sold at Rs.6500?
Answer=28.71%
(cost price of article=(5600+4500)/2=Rs.5050
When selling price=Rs.6500
Profit=6500-5050=Rs.1450
Profit percent=(1450/5050)*100=28.71%)
12)A courtyard is 25m long 16m broad is to be paved with bricks of dimensions 20cm by 10cm.What is the total number of bricks required?
Answer=20,000
(Area of courtyard=(25*16)sq.metre=400 sq.metre
Area of the surface of brick=((20*10)/10000) sq.metre
Number of bricks required=400/((20*10)/10000))sq.metre
400*10000/(20*10)=20,000 nos)
13)In an election between two candidates,one got 72% of the total valid votes. 25% of the total votes are invalid.If total votes are 8200,what is the number of valid votes the other person got?
Answer=1722
(Total votes=8200
total valid votes=8200*(75/1000)=6150
Votes obtained by other person(loser)
(100-72)%of 6150
6150*28/100=1722)
14)The diameter of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square whose area is 3136 cm^2.what is the circumference of the circle?
Answer=704 cm
(Side of the square=root of 3136(56*56)=56 cm
Perimeter of square=(4*56) cm=Diameter of the circle
Circumference of circle=II*diameter=((22/7)*56*4))cm=704 cm)
15)The respective ratio of milk and water in the mixture is 4:3 respectively.If 6 litres of water is added to this mixture, the repective ratio of milk and water becomes 8:7.what is the quantity of milk in the original mixture?
Answer=48 litres
(Let the quantity of milk in intial mixture be 4x litres,
Quantitiy of water=3x litres
On adding 6 litres of water,
4x/(3x+6)=8/7
28x=24x+48
4x=48
x=12
Required quantity of milk=4*12=48 litres)
16)Rajesh walked 45 metres in North-West from her uncle's house. there he met his friend and they walked 45 metres in south-west diretion.then they walked 45 metres in south-east direction and turned to uncle's house.Now in which direction they are going?
Answer=North-East
17)In a certain code MISCHIEF is written as NKVGMOLN,then how is RELIEVED written in that code?
Answer=SGOMJBLL
18)school:Teacher::Bank:?
Answer=Banker
(Here working place-worker relationship has been shown.Teacher teaches in school and banker manages bank.)
19)Patient:Fowler Bed::_?
Answer=Baby:Cradle
(Fowler Bed is a special type of bed meant for patient.similarly,cradle is small bed for baby.)
20)QPOR:XWVY::LKJM:_?
Answer=CBAD

(Q---(-1)P---(-1)O---(+3)R

x----(-1)w---(-1)V---(+3)Y

L----(-1)K---(-1)J----(+3)M

Therefore,

C----(-1)B----(-1)A----(+3)D)

Railway Exam General awarness,Aptitude,Reasoning and current affairs questions

1)"Damali" is a dance prevalent in which state?
Answer=Jammu-Kashmir
2)The headquarters of the Survey of India department is located at?
Answer=Dehra Dun(Uttarakhand)
(It is india's central engineering agency incharge of mapping and surveying.It is one of the oldest engineering departments of the government of india)
3)Who has the popular name of "Lion of the Punjab"?
Answer=Lala Lajpat Rai
4)"Vasco-de-Gama" is related to which country?
Answer=Portuguese
(Vasco-de-gama reached the port of calicut in 1498 during the reign of king zamorin.(Hindu ruler of calicut))
5)World water day is observed on?
Answer=March 22
6)Who is man of the series of Asia cup trophy for 2016?
Answer=Sabbir Rahman
7)Who has been awarded  "Krutitava Smagra Samman" for the year 2015?
Answer=Padma sachdev
(she was bestowed for outstanding contribution in Dogri language)
8)Which team has won Pro-kabbadi title for 2016?
Answer=Patna pirates
(In the final match played in indragandhi indoor stadium in new delhi,Played between patna pirates and Mumbai) 
9)Exercise FORCE 18 has started in which city?
Answer=Pune
10)Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)?
Answer= Rozle Prezelj
11)The average weight of 25 boys was recorded as 65 kg.If the weight of the teacher was added.The average increase by 1 kg.What was the teacher's weight?
Answer=90kg
(Weight of teacher=65kg+(25*1)
65 kg+25kg=90kg)
12)How much 66(2/3)% of Rs.450 exceeds Rs.250?
Answer=Rs.50
(450*(200/3%)-250)
(450*(200/300)-250)
Rs=300-250=50)
13)A man purchased an article Rs.1750 and sold it at 35% above the cost price.If he has to pay Rs.85 as tax on it ,his net profit percentage will be?
Answer=30.142%
(selling price of article=1750*(135/100)=2362.50
net selling price after paying tax=Rs.(2362.50-85)=2277.50
Profit=2277.50-1750=Rs.527.50
Profit percentage=(527.50/1750)*100=30.142%)
14)In two triangles, the ratio of the areas is 5:6 ans the ratio of their heights is 4:5.Find the ratio of their bases?
Answer=25:24
(Let the bases of the two triangles be x and y and their heights be 4h,5h resectively,
then,
((1/2)*x*4h)/((1/2)*y*5h))=5/6
Requird ratio=25:24)
15)How many iron rods,each of length 8m and diameter 2cm can be made out of 0.90 cubic metre of iron?
Answer=358 nos
(volume of one rod=IIr^2h
(22/7)*(1/100)*(1/100)*8)cu.metre=176/70000cu.metre
volume of iron=0.90 cubic.metre
Number of rods=0.90/(176/70000)=0.90*(70000)/176=358 nos)
16)8  9  17  26  90  ?
Answer=115
(The pattern is:
8+(1*1)=8+1=9
9+(2*2*2)=9+8=17
17+(3*3)=17+9=26
26+(4*4*4*4)=26+64=90
90+(5*5*5*5*5)=90+25=115)
17)Water is related to Ocean in the same way as Snow is related to?
Answer=glacier
(Ocean is a moving body of water.similarly,glacier is a moving body of snow)
18)In a certain code, SIGHT is written as FVTUG.How is REVEAL written in the same language?
Answer=ERIRNY
(Each letter in the word is moved thirteed steps forward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code)
19)Blood is related to vein in the same way as oil is related to?
Answer=Pipelines
(Vein carries blood from all parts of the body towards the parts of the body towards the heart,similarly,oil is carried through pipelines)
20)Rohan walks a distance of 3km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km.He again turns left and walks for 3 km.At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3 km.How many kilometres is he from the starting point?
Answer=1 km

Railway Exam General awarness,Aptitude,Reasoning and current affairs questions

1)Measles disease is caused by?
Answer=virus(Rubella virus)
(It affects whole body and symptom has loss of appetite,reddish eruption on the body)
2)Cancer disease is caused by which substance?
Answer=chromium and arsenic(present in water)
(Minamato disease is caused by mercury)
3)Who has been selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2015?
Answer=Manoj Kumar
4)What is S.I unit of pressure?
Answer=Pascal(or)Newton/sq.metre
5)Which state has launched HPV(Human Papillomavirus) programme for school children?
Answer=Delhi
6)What is full form FEMA?
Answer=Foreign exchange management act
(This was enacted in 1999, to replace existing FERA(foreign exchange regulation act).This act seeks to make offences relate to foreign exchange civil offences.)
7)Which project is recently launched by Narendra modi?
Answer=Setu Bharatam Project
(This project is implemented by national road and transport highways to make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019)
8)The first indian state to implement the Panchayati Raj System?
Answer=Rajasthan
(The 73rd amendment 1993,(panchayati raj bill) provided gram sabha in villages, direct elections to all seats in Panchayats)
9)Who has won gold medal in ISSF(International shooting sports federation) world cup?
Answer=Jitu Rai
(He got award of 50m pistol round and it is held, in Thailand,Bangkok)
10)What is the national sports of Malaysia country?
Answer=Badminton
(Malaysia currency-ringgit)
11)Rs.740 are divided among A,B and C in such way that the shares of A and B are in the ratio 3:4 and those of B and c are also in the 3:4,Then c must get?
Answer=320
(Method 1:
A/B=3/4=9/12
B/C=3/4=12/16
A gets 9,B gets 12,c gets 16
9x+12x+16x=740
37x=740
x=20
c=16*20=320
Method 2:
A/B=3/4,B/C=3/4
A:B:C=3:(3*(4/3)):(4*(4/3))
A:B:C=3:(4):(16/3)
A:B:C=9:12:16)
12)A buys a pen Rs.15 and sells it to B at a profit of 20%.B sells it at a loss of 10%.The lost to B must be?
Answer=1.80
(Profit of B=15*(120/100)=18
Loss of B=18*(90/100)=16.20
Loss of B=18-16.20=1.80)
13)The sale price of 2 mangoes is equal to the cost price of 3 mangoes.The gain percent is?
Answer=50%
(Cost price of 3 mangoes=2
Selling price of 2 mangoes=3
gain percentage=((3-2)/2)*100
gain percentage=(1/2)*100=50%)
14)Find the length of a rope by which a cow must be tethered in order that it may be able to graze an area of 5200 sq.metres?
Answer=40.676m
(circular field area=5200 sq.metres
radius equal to the length of the rope,
Let the length of the rope be r metres,
Then,IIR^2=5200,R^2=5200*(7/22)=40.676m)
15)If the radius of a circle is increased by 8%,then the area is increased by?
Answer=16.64%
(8+8+(8*8)/100)=16.64%)
16)Laxman went 15 km to the west from my house,then turned left and walked 20kms.He then turned east and walked 25 km and finally turning left covered 20km.How far was he from my house?
Answer=10km
17)A walks 10 metres in front and 10 metres to the right, then every time turning to his left, he walks 5,15,5 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
Answer=5m
18)6,17,39,72,?
Answer=116
(The pattern is +11,+22,+33,.........
so missing term=72+44=116)
19)Umbrella is related to Rain in the same way as Googles is related to?
Answer=Glar
20)If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662,how can CALICUT be coded?
Answer=8251896

Railway exam general awarness,aptitude and current affairs questions

1)Where is located Sangay volcanic Mount?
Answer=Ecuador
(The capital of ecuador country is Quito)
2)Who had introduced Ryotwari system in india?
Answer=Thomas Munro(1820)
3)Where is located Achanakmar wildlife Sanctuary?
Answer=chhattisgarh(1975)
4)Who is the Father of Genetics?
Answer=Gregor Johann Mendel
(Term genetics was first used by william Bateson in 1905)
5)National Science Day is observed on?
Answer=February 28
(National science day is celebrated for sir CV Raman,Who has discovered Raman effect in this day)
6)Who has been appointed BBB(Banks board of bureau)?
Answer=Vinod Rai
(He is the former CAG-comptroller and Auditor general)
7)Which team has won Ranji Trophy for 2016?
Answer=Mumbai
(Mumbai has won 2016 Ranji trophy 41st time defeated by saurashtra by 21 runs)
8)Who is the chairman of FIFA(Federation Internationale de Football Association)?
Answer=Gianni Infantino
(He is from Switzerland)
9)President pranab Mukherjee has declared as india's First digital state?
Answer=Kerala
(It was announced by pranab mukherjee after launching digital empowerment function held at Kozhikkode)
10)Who has been awarded Aryabhata Award?
Answer=Avinash chander
(He was the former DRDO(defence research development organisation) and got award from  Astronautical Society of India)
11)Three numbers are in the ratio of 3:4:5 and their L.C.M is 2400.Their H.C.F is?
Answer=40
(Let the numbers be 3x,4x,5x,then, their L.C.M=60x
so,60x=2400
x=40,(3*40),(4*40),(5*40)
H.C.F=40)
12)A barrel of water 4/5 full.When 7 bottles of water were taken out and 5 bottles of water were poured into it, it was 3/4 full,How many bottles of water can the tin contain?
Answer=40
(Suppose x bottles can fill the tin completely,
Then,(4/5)x-(3/4)x=(7-5)
x/20=2
Required number of bottles=40)
13)Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours and 4 hours respectively.If they are opened an alternate hours and if pipe A is opened first, in how many hours, the tank shall be full?
Answer=5 hours
(A's work in 1 hour=1/6
B's work in 1 hour=1/4
(A+B)'s 2 hours work when opened alternately=(1/6)+(1/4)=5/12
(A+B)'s 4 hours work when opened alternately=(5*2)/12=10/12=5/6
Remaining part=(1-(5/6))=1/6
Now A's turn and 1/6 part is filled by A in 1 hour
Total time taken to fill the tank=(4+1)hrs=5 hrs)
14)TRADE is related to UQBCF in the same way as PLATE is related to?
Answer=QKBSF
15)In a code language SECTOR is written as CESROT.How will OPPOSITION be written in the same code language?
Answer=SOPPONOITI

Railway exam general awarness,aptitude and current affairs questions

1)The International Institute of Measurement is located in?
Answer=Paris
2)What is the major component of bones and teeth?
Answer=Calcium phosphate
3)The Tropic of cancer does not pass through?
Answer=Bangladesh
4)Which of the following states has largest number of Assembly seats in India?
Answer=Uttar pradesh(404)
5)Where is located Sanjay Gandhi National Park in India?
Answer=Maharastra
(This park old name is Borivali national park)
6)Who has been selected for NHRC(National human rights commission)?
Answer=HL Dattu
(He was the Ex-Chief justice of india)
7)Which country parliment building has completely run by solar power system?‎
Answer=Pakistan
8)Where is held IBSAMAR2016 Naval exercise?
Answer=Goa
(IBSA-india,brazil,southafrica)
9)In the term "Khajuraho" related to?
Answer=Dance
(Khajurho dance is the festival dance Celebrating in madhya pradesh)‎
10) ‎Which indian flim has won the best children's flim award at the 2016 Berlin international flim festival?
Answer=Ottal(The trap)
‎11)If the cost price is 80% of the selling price, then what is the profit percentage?
Answer=25%
(selling price=100
cost price=80,profit=20
profit%=((20/80)*100)=25%)
12)The cost price of 30 articles is equal to selling price of 20 articles.Find the gain or loss percent?
Answer=50%
(cost price of article=20
selling price of article=30
profit percentage=((30-20)/20)*100=50%)
13)20 litres of a mixture contains milk and wate in the ration of 5:3.If 4 litres of the mixture be replaced by 4 litres of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture would be?
Answer=7:3
(Quantity of milk in 16 litres of mix=((16)*(5/8))litres=10 litres
Quantity of milk in 20 litres of new mix=(10+4) litres
Quantity of water in it=(20-14) litres=6 litres.
Ratio of milk and water in the new mix=14:6=7:3)

14)Poonam walks 3 km.northward and then she turns left and moves 2 km.she again turns left and goes 3 km and turns to her right and starts walking straight. In which direction is she walking now?

Answer=West

15)In a certain code,TEACHER is written as VGCEJGT,How is CHILDREN written in that code?

Answer=EJKNFTGP

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Railway exam general awarness,aptitude and current affairs questions,

1)The layer of the atmosphere which reflects the radiowaves back to the earth is called?
Answer=Ionosphere
(Radio waves are bounced off the ions and reflect waves back to the earth. This generally helps radio communication)
2)Petroleum is found in?
Answer=sedimentary rocks
3)The National Bureau of Plant genetic resources is located at?
Answer=New Delhi
4)The deficiency of vitamin d(calciferol) causes?
Answer=Rickets
(Rickets in children(soft bones that bend easily),Osteamlacia painful bones in adults)
5)Dudhwa national park is in the state of?
Answer=Uttar pradesh
6)Which country has won under-19 worldcup for 2016?
Answer=Westindies
(westindies defeated india,Man of the match: Keacy Carty (West Indies),Player of the tournament: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangaladesh)
7)Which bollywood actress has won the award of "pride of kerala"?
Answer=Vidhya Balan
8)Who has been appointed as the new director of indian insitute of millets research?
Answer=vilas tonapi
9)Which agreement is signed between Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and UAE Central Bank?
Answer=Currency swap agreement
(UAE's Central Bank Governor- Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori)
10)Where is located Elephanta Island in India?
Answer=Maharastra
(it has another name is "city of caves")
11)A watch was sold at a profit of 15%.if its cost had been 5% less and it had been sold for Rs.21 less, then the profit would have been 10%.find the cost price of the watch?
Answer=Rs.200
(cost rice of watch=x
selling price=115x/100
(95x/100)*(110/100)=(115x/100)-21
(115x/100)-(1045x/1000)=21
10x=21*1000
x=(21*1000)/105=200)
12)A cloth merchant on selling 33 metres of cloth obtains a profit equal to the selling price of 11 metres of cloth.find the profit percentage?
Answer=50%
(selling price of 33 metre=profit of 11 metre
cost price=22 metre
selling price=33 metre
profit percentage=((33-22)/22)*100=50%)
13)An article was sold at a loss of 29%.Had it been sold for Rs.84 more,11% would have been gained;the cost price of that article is?
Answer=Rs.210
((111-71)*x)/100=210
(40*x)/100=210
x=Rs.210)
14)Gopal is elder than mohan,but younger than Ram.mohan is elder than sohan but younger than Ram. The eldest of them is?
Answer=Ram
15)Deepak walks 40 metre in North direction,then he turns right and walks 50 metre.He again turns right and walks 40 metre.How far he is with respect to his original position?
Answer=50 metre

Railway exam general awarness,aptitude and current affairs questions

1)Which article of the constitution abolishes untochability?
Answer=Article 17
2)The speaker of the lok sabha has to address his letter resignation to?
Answer=Deputy speaker of  lok sabha
3)Who was the foreigner to come to india in the reign of chandragupta II(Vikramaditya)?
Answer=Fahien
4)Who is called an Indian Napoleon?
Answer=Samudra gupta
(He is the gupta dynasty and he was called indian napoleon by V A smith,because of great military conquest)
5)Who is called the price of Builder?
Answer=Shahjahan
(his reign is considered the golden age of the mughal empire)
6)Where is held  fourth World Government Summit?
Answer=Dubai,UAE
( Karnataka mobile one governce model application has won gold medal at this summit)
7)who has been named as vice chairman of  ICC(International chamber of  commerce commision)?
Answer=Davinder Singh
(Mr. Singh is one of top Indian-origin lawyer in Singapore)
8)India's  first-ever aviation park will come-up in which state?
Answer=gujarat
(Gujarat government has planned to setup  the country's first-ever aviation park near ahmedabad including an airstrip,training school,helipad and space for setting up small manufacturing units among others.)
9)Who has been appointed as new Australian high commissioner to india?
Answer=Harinder sindhu
10)What is the name of Sweden country parliment name?
Answer=Riksdag
11)Ram's present age is one-sixth of his father's present age. If the difference between their present ages is 35 years, the what is father's present age?
Answer=42 years
(Ram's age =x,
Ram's fa ther age=y,
x=(1/6)y
if,y-x=35,then
    y-(y/6)=35
5y=36*6,y=42
father's age=42 years)
12)If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens,then the gain percent is,
Answer=50%
(cost price =8 pens
selling price=12 pens
gain percentage=((12-8)/8)*100=50%)
13)A wire is looped in the form of a circle of radius 28cm.it is re-bent into a square form.Find the length of the side of the square?
Answer=44cm
(length of the wire=2IIr=2*(22/7)*28=176cm
sicne it is rebent in the form of a squre, therefore the length of the side of the square=176/4=44cm)
14)if TORTISE is coded as VQTVKUG,ELEPHANT is coded as?
Answer=GNGRJCPV
15)A child walks 25 feet towards north, turns right and walks 40 feet, turns right again and walks 45 feet, He then turns left and walks 20 feet. He turns left again walks 20 feet.finally he turns to his left to walk another 20 feet.Inwhich direction is the child from his starting point?
Answer=East

Railway exam general awarness,aptitude and current affairs questions

1)Acid rain destroys vegetation because it contains?
Answer=sulphuric acid
(Acid rain destroys vegetation because it contains Sulphuric acid.Acid rain is caused by emissions of suplphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.)
2)Kwashiorkar is caused due to deficiency of which nutrient?
Answer=Protein