Railway exam Aptitude,General knowledge,Current affairs Questions

1)Who advocated the adoption of "PURA" model to eradicate rural poverty?
Answer=Dr.A.P.J.Abdul kalam
(PURA-Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas)
2)Which one is present in the Vinegar?
Answer=Acetic acid
3)"Prince of Wales cup" is associated with the game of ?
Answer=Golf
4)Who has been appointed for Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India (LCI)?
Answer=Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan
5)who was bulit the "Kailashnath temple of kanchi"?
Answer=Narsingh Varman-II
(He was the pallava dynasty)
6)Who was known as "Grand Old Man of India"?
Answer=Dadabhai Naoroji
(He was also known as-Indian Gladstone and He wrote the book of "Poverty and UN British Rule in India")
7)"Patagonia" Desert is related to which country?
Answer=Argentina
(Argentina's currency is Peso)
8)"Garuda Shakti IV" is related to which countries Joint training exercise?
Answer=India-Indonesia
(The fourth edition of the India-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise Garuda Shakti will be conducted from March 10-23 at Magelang in Indonesia)
9)Which team has won 2015-16 Irani trophy title?
Answer=Rest of India
(Rest of india defeated Mumbai by 4 wickets)
10)Which satellite is recently launched by ISRO?
Answer=IRNSS-1F
(Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched India's sixth navigation Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS-1F) satellite. It was launched by ISRO's satellite launch vehicle, PSLV-C32 rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh)
11)The difference between the present ages of Rajesh and Ajith is 14 years.Seven years ago,the ratio of their ages was 5:7 respectively.what is ajith's present age?
Answer=56 years
(7 years ago,
Rajesh's age=5x years
Ajith's age=7x years
According to the quesion,
7x-5x=14
2x=14,x=7
Ajith's present age=(7x+7)years
(7*7)+7=56 years)
12)The base of triangle is 15cm and height is 12cm.The height of another triangle of double the area having base 20cm is?
Answer=18 cm
(Area of first triangle=((1/2)*base*height
((1/2)*15*12=90 sq.cm
Area of new triangle=180 sq.cm
Base of triangle=20 sq.cm
((1/2)*20*height=180
Height=180*2/20
Height=18cm)
13)Two pipes can fill a tank in 12 hours and 16 hours respectively.A third pipe can empty the tank in 30 hours. If all the three pipes are opened and function simultaneously.they in how much time the tank will be full?
Answer=8(8/9) hours
(When all three pipes are opened simultaneously,part of the tank filled in 1 hour,
(1/12)+(1/16)-(1/30)
(20+15-8)/240=27/240
Required time=240/27
80/9=8(8/9) hours)
14)80% of a number is equal to the 4/5 of the other number.What is the ratio between the first number and the second number respectively?
Answer=1:1
(Let the first number be x,
second number=y
According to the question,
(80/100)x=(4/5)y
4x/5=4y/5
x/y=1/1
x:y=1:1)
15)The radius of base and curved surface area of a right cylinder is 'r' units and 4IIrh square units respectively.The height of the cylinder is?
Answer=2h units
(Curved surface area of cylinder=2IIRH
According to the question,
2IIrh=4IIrh
H=2h units)
16)Giant:Dwarf::Genius:?
Answer=idiot
(Dwarf is the antonym of giant,similarly the antonym of genius is idiot)
17)4,8,28,80,244,?
Answer=728
(The terms of the given series are,
3+1=4
3*3-1=8
3*3*3+1=28
3*3*3*3-1=80
3*3*3*3*3+1=244
3*3*3*3*3*3-1=728)
18)R,U,X,A,D,?
Answer=G
(R---------(+3)=U
U----------(+3)=X
X----------(+3)=A
D----------(+3)=G)
19)Which is the type of file created in MS Word?
Answer=Doc File
20)Group of E-mail names and address is?
Answer=Mailing list

Railway exam Aptitude,General knowledge,Current affairs Questions

1)Which Article of the Indian constitution deals with Finance Commission?
Answer=Article 280
(14th finance commission chairman is Dr.Y V Reddy(2015-2020),The distrubution of the net proceeds of taxes to be shared between the centre and the states)
2)Which of the following one has maximum calorific value?
Answer=Natural gas(35-55 kj/g)
(It contains 83% of methane and 17% of ethane)
3)who had discovered Radioactivity?
Answer=Henri becquerel,marie curie and pierre curie(jointly won nobel prize)
4)Which state has launched "Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana" ?
Answer=Karnataka
(Siddaramaiah has to to provide free medical treatment to road accident victims for the first 48 hours (2 days) in the nearest government or private hospital)
5)Where should be useful in Leclanche cell(Battery)?
Answer=Transistors,clocks
(Anode-zinc,Cathode-Graphite,Electrolyte-Paste of ammonium chloride and zinc chloride)
6)What is the Deepest point of Atlantic ocean?
Answer=Puerto Rico Trench
7)Santhosh trophy is related to which sports?
Answer=Football
8)Who has the popular name of "Andhra Kesri"?
Answer=T Prakasam
9)Who is the first women to climb Mount Everest in india?
Answer=Bachendri pal
10)What is the name of first electric train in india?
Answer=Deccan Queen(1929)
(It was ran between Bombay and Poona)
11)Two trains start at the same time from A and B and proceed towards each other at the speed of 50 km/hour and 25km/hour respectively.when both meet at a point in between,one train was found to have travelled 150 km more than the other.Find the distance between A and B?
Answer=450 km
(Let the trains meet after t hours,
Distance=speed*time
According the question,
50t-25t=150
25t=150
t=150/25=6 hours
Distance between A and B=50t+25t=75t=75*6=450km)
12)The ratio of milk and water in a mixture is 4:2,then the percentage of milk in this mixture is?
Answer=66.67%
(percentage of milk=(4/6)*100=66.67%)
13)If a man were to sell his handcart for Rs.800,he would lose 35%.At what price must be sell it to gain 25%?
Answer=1539
(cost price of handcart=800*(100/65)=1230.76
For 25% profit,
selling price=(125/100)*1230.76=1538.45=1539)
14)A man has some hens and cows.If the number of heads be 48 and the number of feet equals 140,then the number of hens will be?
Answer=26
(Let the number of hens be x and the number of cows be y.Then,
x+y=48------------1
2x+4y=140--------2
solving 1,2 we get;x=26,y=22)
15)A and B are two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing metals in the ratio 7:2 and 7:11 respectively.If equal quantities of the alloys are melted to form a third alloy C,the ratio of gold and copper in c will be:
Answer=7:5
(Gold in C=(7/9)+(7/18)units=7/6units,
Copper in C=(2/9)+(11/18) units=5/6 units
Gold:Copper=(7/6):(5/6)=7:5)

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,Reasoning and current affairs questions

1)The longest river delta of India is of?
Answer=Ganga
(The ganges delta is the world's largest delta.it has source of  Gangotri glacier at place of uttarakhand,India)
2)Who has the number one postion of forbes billioners list for 2016?
Answer=Bill gates
(bill gates has topped the list of 17 for the last 23 years)
3)Which among the following National Highways of India is the shortest?
Answer=NH 47A
(It is the shortest highway in the Indian Highway network.It covers distance of Kundannoor and Willingdon Island in Kochi, Kerala)
4)International Women's day is observed on?
Answer=March 8
5)who was the first non Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
Answer=Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan(Badshah khan)
(He widely known as "Frontier Gandhi")
6)Which country has number one positon of Energy security?
Answer=switzerland
(India has the position of 90th place in a list of 126 countries)
7)Which Article of the Indian constitution deals with the Election Commission?
Answer=Article 324
(The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners are appointed by the president for 6 years or 65 years)
8)What is the chemical Name of Vitamin-B12?
Answer=Cyanocobalamin(contains cobalt)
(deficiency disease-Pernicious anaemia)
9)What is the chemical name of Caustic soda?
Answer=Sodium Hydroxide
(Formula is NAOH)
10)Where is located "Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary"?
Answer=Karnataka
11)If three numbers are 8a,9a,12a,what will be their LCM?
Answer=864a
(required LCM=8*9*12(a)=864)
12)Find the third propotional to 35 and 45?
Answer=57.85
(Third proportional of a and b=b^2/a
 (45*45)/35=57.85)
13)Find:5735.4+573.54+57.354+5.7354+0.57354
Answer=6372.60294
14)The perimeters of two squares are 36cm and 44 cm.Find ther perimeter of a third square whose area is equal to the difference of the areas of the two squares?
Answer=25.296 cm
(Side of first square=36/4=9cm
Side of second square=44/4=11cm
Area of third square=((11)^2-(9)^2)cm^2=121-81=40 cm^2
Side of third square=6.324
Requird Perimeter=(6.324*4)=25.296 cm)
15)The radii of the bases of a cylinder and a cone are in the ratio of 5:6 and their heights are in the ratio 3:4.Find the ratio of their volumes?
Answer=25:16
(volume of cylinder=II*(5r)^2*3h
volume of cone=(1/3)II*(6r)^2*4h
II*(5r)^2*3h/(1/3)II*(6r)^2*4h=25:16)
16)In a certain code 37 means 'which class' and 583 means 'caste and class',what is the code for caste?
Answer=either 5(or) 8
(3  7=which class
5  8  3=caste and class)
17)If PICTURE is coded as TUVWXYZ, the PATCH would be coded as?
Answer=TQWVM
18)If 'LINGER' is '123456','FORCE' is '78695'.then FIERCE' is?
Answer=725695
19)AZ,BY,CX----?
Answer=DW
20)Astronomy:Stars::Geology?
Answer=Earth

Railway exam general awarness,aptitude and current affairs questions

1)The authority to alter the boundaries of states in india rests with?
Answer=Parliment
(The parliment is authorised to alter the boundaries of states in India(Articles 2 and 3)
2)Which one of the following items comes under the Concurrent list of the Indian constitution?
Answer=Trade union
(The seventh schedule(Article 246) of the Constitution of India contains the three lists:Union list,State list and concurrent list Trade union is mentioned in the concurrent list)
3)The smallest functional unit of kidney is?
Answer=Nephron
4)The deficiency of the following vitamins causes delayed clotting of blood?
Answer=vitamin K(Phylloquinone)
(Delayed clotting time,may occur in new-born babies before their gut bacteria become established)
5)Which one is the best nutrient to prevent bleeding of gums,loosening of teeth and poor wound healing?
Answer=Ascorbic acid
6)Who has been appointed new executive chairman of TERI(The energy resources of institute)?
Answer=Rajendra K pachauri
7)Which day is celebrated "National dewoming day"?
Answer=Febraury 10
8)Who has been chosen prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi classical music award for 2015-2016?
Answer=Pandit Ram Narayan
9)World cancer day is observed on?
Answer=Febraury 4
10)Who is the governor of Assam state?
Answer=Padmanabha Acharya
(Assam capital is Dispur)
11)raju can do a work in 10 days and babu in 8 days.raju and babu can do the work on alternate days. If raju begins the work, then the work can be finished in how many days?
Answer=9 days
(work done by first two days,
(1/10)+(1/8)=9/40
work done by first 8 days,
(9/40)*4=36/40=9/10
remaining work=1/10
Total time required=9 days)
12)3 men or 4 women can construct a wall in 43 days then in how many days 7 men and 5 women will construct it?
Answer=12 days
(3 men=4 women
 7 men and 5 women
 7*(4/3)+5-women
43/3 women
m1d1=m2d2
4*43=(43/3)*d2
d2=4*3=12 days)
13)Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than the third number.The percentage that is first of the second is?
Answer=80%
(first no=120x/100
second no=150x/100
percentage=((120x/100)/(150x/100))*100=80%)
14)My house is to the south of the 'State Bank' and the 'Central school' is to the east of my house which is as far away from the 'state bank' as from the 'Central school'.I first go to the 'State Bank' and the start walking to the 'central school'.Just when I am half way through I meet my cousin and then we decide to walk back house. In which direction are we walking now?
Answer=south west
15)In the following Question pick the choice that establishes the logical relationship;
AD:BE::CF:?
Answer=DG
(A-----B
 D-----E
 C-----D
 F-----G)