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)Layer of the atmosphere which is closer to the earth?
Answer=Troposphere
(The atmosphere is divided into the following significant spheres:
(1) troposphere, (2) stratosphere, (3) ozonosphere(mesosphere), (4) ionosphere, (5) exosphere
troposphere is the lower most part of the atmosphere in which we live.)
2)What is the use of choke coil fitted to fluorescent tubes?
Answer=It control the current to prevent it from continuing to rise
3)The structure of Lothal indicates to be which of the following?
Answer=Dockyard
(It is located gujarat province across the river bank of Bhogava,it was discovered by SR rao)
4)Where is orgin of world famous "Nile"river?
Answer=Victoria lake
(It is also world lengthiest river and 6853 k.m length)
5)What is the major source of formation of cholera disease?
Answer=vibrio cholerae
(it is transmitted through contaminated food and water and it affects intestine and major symptoms are vomiting,acute diarrhoea,etc...)
6) What is the rank of  India in Intellectual property index?
Answer=37
(This survey is released by united states chamber of commerce(USCC),india has ranked 37 among 38 countries,first position is united states)
7)Which railway  project is recently sanctioned by union government of india?
Answer=Agartala-Akhauara railway project
(it is connect kolkata with tripura via bangaladesh)
8) Sushil Koirala,who died recently, belongs to which country?
Answer=Nepal
9)Recently,which country prince has arrived in india?
Answer= Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(he is the price of Abu dhabi)
10)Where is located chhatrapati shivaji international airport?
Answer=Mumbai
(it was opened year of 1942)
11)In certain code"648" means"BOOKS ARE GOOD" and "956" means "I LIKE BOOKS" using there codes.how will you code to word "BOOKS"?
Answer=6
(6=Books,4=Are,8=Good
 9=I,5=Like,6=Books)
12)Father's age is five times to that of the son, After 20 years, the father is of 40 years. The what would be the age of the son?
Answer=24
(let,the son's age=x
father's age=5x
after 20 years son's age=x+20
father's age=5x+20
5x+20=40
son's age=4 years
After 20 years sons age=20+4=24)
13)If the cost price of 12 articls is equal to the selling price of 10 articles, then the profit percent is?
Answer=20%
(cost price=10,selling price=12
profit percentage=((12-10)/10)*100=20%)
14)The radius of a circular wheel is 1.75m.The number of revolutions that it will make in covering 11km is?
Answer=1000 revolutions
(Perimeter of the wheel=2IIr=2*(22/7)*1.75=11m
no of revolutions that the wheel will make in travelling 11km=11000/11=1000 revolutions)
15)A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 2:1.If 3 litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 2:3 find the quantity of alcohol in the given mixture.
Answer=3 litres
(let the quantity of alcohol and water be 2x and x respectively;then
2x/(x+3)=2/3
x=6/4(or)1.5
Alcohol in the given mixture=2x=2*1.5=3 litres)

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)

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

Railway Exam General awarness Questions

1)who had found JAINISM religion in India?
Answer=Rishabhadeva
(24 Tirthankaras(great teachers),the 23rd being Parshvanath and the 24th being the Vardhamana Mahavira) 2)what is the meaning of Mahavamsha and Dipavamsa?
Answer=They are the other Buddhist texts of srilanka

Railway exam general awarness,aptitude and current affairs questions

1) Who has won 2016 Australian open tennis title?
Answer=Angelique Kerber
(she defeated defending champion Serena williams,and she is from Germany)
2)Who is the author of a book of "Midnight's Furies"?
Answer=Nisid Hajari

Railway exam general awarness,current affairs questions

1)Who has been conferred Yash chopra memorial award for 2016?
Answer=Rekha(Bollywood actress)
(She is also Rajyasabha MP and this award given by  maharashtra government)
2)Which country president has participated in India for 67th National Republic Day?
Answer=France