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                                             Southern Railway Question Paper

1. The term ‘Satyagraha’ is associated with
(A) Mahatma Gandhi 
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai 
(D) G.K.Gokhale

2. The first popular revolt against the British (also called the Sepoy Mutiny) happened in the year
(A) 1857 
(B) 1867
(C) 1877 
(D) 1897

3. “Do or Die” was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s freedom struggle. Who gave it ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi 
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) B. G. Tilak 
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose

4. ‘Thanas’ was established during the British period by
(A) Cornwallis 
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) William Bentinck 
(D) Wellesley

5. If a piece of stone weighs 6 kilogram on earth’s surface, what will be the weight of the same piece of stone on the surface of the moon ?
(A) 6 kilogram 
(B) 3 kilogram
(C) 1 kilogram 
(D) 12 kilogram

6. The purity of gold ornaments is measured in ‘carats’. Pure gold is
(A) 20 carats 
(B) 22 carats
(C) 23 carats 
(D) 24 carats

7. Diamond is a form of
(A) gold 
(B) silver
(C) carbon 
(D) iron

8. Which of the following was first learnt by primitive man ?
(A) agriculture 
(B) manufacture of wheel
(C) making fire 
(D) taming animals

9. Who started the Saka era ?
(A) Alexander 
(B) Kanishka
(C) Ashoka 
(D) Samudragupta

10. The word India is derived from the river
(A) Indus 
(B) Ganga
(C) Yamuna 
(D) Mahanadi

11. The ‘Anga’ is the main scripture of the Jains. It is written in
(A) Pali 
(B) Prakrit
(C) Sanskrit 
(D) Hindi

12. Who established the Maurya dynasty ?
(A) Ashoka 
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Bindusara 
(D) Kanishka

13. Which of the following is necessary for burning ?
(A) Carbon dioxide 
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Oxygen 
(D) Neon

14. AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by one type of
(A) Virus 
(B) Bacteria
(C) Protozoa 
(D) Fungus

15. Which of the following is a reptile ?
(A) Elephant 
(B) Bats
(C) Snake 
(D) Ostrich

16. Plants make their own food by a process called
(A) Breathing 
(B) Transpiration
(C) Photosynthesis 
(D) Pollination

17. Electricity is supplied to consumers at
(A) 420 kilovolts 
(B) 33 kilovolts
(C) 220 volts 
(D) 132 kilovolts

18. The number of chambers in the human heart is
(A) six 
(B) four
(C) two 
(D) eight

19. Acids contain at least one atom of
(A) Hydrogen 
(B) Oxygen
(C) Nitrogen 
(D) Carbon

20. India’s first mission to moon is called
(A) Prithvi 
(B) Aryabhatta
(C) Ashoka 
(D) Chandrayaan-1

21. The hardest substance available on earth is
(A) Platinum 
(B) Coal
(C) Gold 
(D) Diamond

22. Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of
(A) zinc 
(B) lead
(C) chromium 
(D) tin

23. What is laughing gas ?
(A) Sulphur dioxide 
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Nitrous oxide 
(D) Hydrogen peroxide

24. Balloons are filled with
(A) oxygen 
(B) nitrogen
(C) helium 
(D) argon

25. What is the scientific name for common salt ?
(A) sodium carbonate 
(B) sodium chloride
(C) sodium bicarbonate 
(D) calcium chloride

26. Ecology deals with
(A) Birds
(B) Cell formation
(C) Tissues
(D) Relation between organisms and their environment

27. Houseflies, dragonflies, beetles and ants are all insects. An insect has
(A) six legs 
(B) eight legs
(C) four legs 
(D) five legs

28. Which of the following is an important source of Vitamin C ?
(A) Potato 
(B) Butter
(C) Orange 
(D) Fish

29. Electrical fuses installed in the house are connected in the
(A) live wire 
(B) neutral wire
(C) earth connection 
(D) none of these

30. Dry ice is basically
(A) frozen water 
(B) solidified carbon dioxide
(C) solidified nitrogen 
(D) solidified hydrogen

31. A person climbing a hill bends forward in order to
(A) avoid slipping 
(B) increase speed
(C) reduce fatigue 
(D) increase stability

32. We get energy directly from
(A) the sun 
(B) ocean
(C) space 
(D) mountains

33. Sound travels at maximum speed in
(A) vacuum 
(B) air
(C) water 
(D) steel

34. Echoes are produced when the sound is
(A) reflected 
(B) diffracted
(C) polarized 
(D) refracted

35. Air is a mixture of gases. About 78 % of this gaseous mixture is
(A) Nitrogen 
(B) Oxygen
(C) Carbon-dioxide 
(D) Hydrogen

36. The universal law of gravitation was propounded by
(A) Kepler 
(B) Galileo
(C) Newton 
(D) Copernicus

37. Our national animal is the
(A) Lion 
(B) Elephant
(C) Tiger 
(D) Bear

38. Name the capital of Arunachal Pradesh
(A) Itanagar 
(B) Agartala
(C) Aizawl
(D) Imphal

39. The Supreme Court of India is located in
(A) Kolkata 
(B) New Delhi
(C) Chandigarh 
(D) Mumbai

40. In India, the first commercially viable oil well was drilled at
(A) Digboi 
(B) Numaligarh
(C) Barauni 
(D) Namdapha

41. The Ashoka Chakra depicted centrally on the white stripe of the National Flag has
(A) 12 spokes 
(B) 22 spokes
(C) 24 spokes 
(D) 20 spokes

42. Which state is associated with the development of dance form ‘Kuchipudi’ ?
(A) Kerala 
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh 
(D) Tamil Nadu

43. When a bar magnet is freely suspended, it points roughly in a
(A) east – west direction 
(B) east – north direction
(C) north – south direction 
(D) north – west direction

44. An electric motor converts
(A) mechanical energy into electrical energy
(B) electrical energy into mechanical energy
(C) mechanical energy into sound energy
(D) electrical energy into sound energy

45. The temple of Goddess Kamakhya in Guwahati (Assam) is situated at the top of a peak of the
(A) North Cachar Hills 
(B) Karbi Hills
(C) Nilachal Hills 
(D) Barail Hills

46. The National Anthem (‘Jana – gana – mana’) was composed by
(A) Mahatma Gandhi 
(B) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 
(D) Motilal Nehru

47. The highest civilian award in the country which is given by the President of India on January 26 is
(A) Padma Vibhushan 
(B) Ashok Chakra
(C) Bharat Ratna 
(D) Padma Shri

48. Loktak lake is situated in the state of
(A) Assam 
(B) Nagaland
(C) Manipur 
(D) Tripura

49. India became an independent country on
(A) 15th August, 1947 
(B) 15th August, 1948
(C) 15th August, 1949 
(D) 15th August, 1950

50. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was a renowned
(A) classical dancer 
(B) classical vocalist
(C) poet 
(D) novelist

51. Dada Saheb Phalke Award is given for outstanding contribution to the cause of Indian
(A) sports 
(B) literature
(C) cinema 
(D) handicraft

51. Arjuna Award is given to outstanding
(A) sports person 
(B) musician
(C) film director 
(D) sports coach

52. The first silent feature film made in India was
(A) Raja Harishchandra 
(B) Alam Ara
(C) Kisan Kanya 
(D) Mother India

53. Stilwell Road (constructed during World War II and originally called Ledo Road ) connected
(A) Northeast India with China 
(B) India with Afghanistan
(C) India with East Pakistan 
(D) India with Bhutan

54. 26th January in India is celebrated as
(A) Independence Day 
(B) Republic Day
(C) Revolution Day 
(D) Parliament Day

55. Majuli is the largest fresh water river island of the world. It is located in the state of
(A) Tripura 
(B) Assam
(C) Manipur 
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

56. The Tawang monastery, the famous Buddhist monastery in India is located in
(A) Bihar 
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Assam 
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

57. The river Brahmaputra flows through the state of
(A) Tamil Nadu 
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Chhattisgarh 
(D) Assam

58. Which of the following states does not share its boundary with Bangladesh ?
(A) West Bengal 
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Assam 
(D) Manipur

59. Two – thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered with water and, therefore, from the outer space, the earth appears
(A) blue 
(B) green
(C) black 
(D) brown

60. Global warming is increasing at an alarming rate mostly due to increase of the amount of
(A) Oxygen in the air 
(B) Nitrogen in the air
(C) Carbon dioxide in the air 
(D) Hydrogen in the air

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