Railway-RRB ALP 2025 CBT 1 Previous Year Question Paper and Answer Key Free PDF Download English Shift 2

Q.1
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the
English alphabetical order?
CAU JHB QOI XVP ?
A. EDS
B. ERT
C. EWC
D. ECW (correct)
Q.2
If the frequency of a sound wave increases and the speed remains constant, its
wavelength will:
A. increase
B. become zero
C. remain the same
D. decrease (correct)
Q.3
In a certain code language, ‘SHAT’ is coded as ‘4956’ and ‘ASHY’ is coded as ‘3645’.
What is the code for ‘Y’ in the given code language?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3 (correct)
D. 6
Q.4
If ‘P’ stands for ‘×’, ‘Q’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘R’ stands for ‘−’ and ‘S’ stands for ‘+’, then what
will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
(12 P 3) Q 4 S 5 P 8 = ?
A. 53
B. 49 (correct)
C. 41
D. 62
Q.5
Find the HCF of 24, 36 and 102.
A. 12
B. 8
C. 4
D. 6 (correct)
Q.6
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the
English alphabetical order?
BAJ VUD POX JIR ?
A. DFR
B. DRF
C. DLC
D. DCL (correct)
Q.7
Which type of cell has very small vacuoles?
A. Plant cell
B. Bacterial cell
C. Fungal cell
D. Animal cell (correct)
Q.8
The price of a product increases by 38% in the first year and then decreases by 20% in
the second year. If the initial price of the product is ₹5,100, calculate the final price at
the end of the second year.
A. ₹5,720.80
B. ₹5,630.40 (correct)
C. ₹5,490.60
D. ₹5,570.20
Q.9
Two taps, A and B, can fill a cistern in 6 hours and 7.5 hours, respectively. Both the taps
are opened for 2 hours and then B is turned off. How much time will A take to fill the
remaining cistern?
A. 3.2 hours
B. 2 hours
C.
hours
D. 2.4 hours (correct)
Q.10
A 628 m long train crosses a man walking at a speed of 10.1 km/h in the opposite
direction in 12 seconds. What is the speed (in km/h) of the train?
A. 180.2
B. 180.6
C. 179.3
D. 178.3 (correct)
Q.11
A rectangular piece of paper is 44 cm long and 89 cm wide. A cylinder is formed by
rolling the paper along its length. Find the curved surface area of the cylinder.
A. 3902 cm2
B. 3961 cm2
C. 3931 cm2
D. 3916 cm2 (correct)
Q.12
Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question that follows.
Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) J @ € * Y % V % C I D % D H $ K © L E £ M C (Right)
How many such symbol are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a letter
and also immediately followed by a letter?
A. 5
B. 6 (correct)
C. 8
D. 7
Q.13
The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution ____________.
A. Cannot be questioned in courts
B. Override Fundamental Rights in courts
C. Are enforceable by courts
D. Are not enforceable by any court (correct)
Q.14
A cistern has two inlets I1 and I2 which can fill it in 16 hours and 20 hours, respectively.
An outlet can empty the full cistern in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened
together in the empty cistern, how much time will they take to fill the cistern
completely?
A. 33 5/7 days
B. 34 2/7 days
C. 34 2/7 days (correct)
D. 36 5/6 days
Q.15
A circle has a radius of 8 cm. A chord AB is drawn such that the distance from the
centre O to the chord is 6 cm. What is the length of AB?
A. 4√15 cm
B. 2√7 cm
C. 4√7 cm (correct)
D. 8√7 cm
Q.16
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be
done from left to right only.
(Left) N G T X R K H V A W Z W U B R E C F K L Z (Right)
How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a
consonant and also immediately followed by a consonant?
A. None
B. One
C. Three (correct)
D. Two
Q.17
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be
done from left to right only.
(Left) X H O Z N M W I C G I U S O R Y I Y V I H W (Right)
How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a
consonant and also immediately followed by a consonant?
A. 6
B. 5 (correct)
C. 8
D. 7
Q.18
The area of a square is 6561 cm2 . Its perimeter is equal to the perimeter of a regular
hexagon. What is the area (in cm2) of the hexagon?
A. 4348√3
B. 4374√3 (correct)
C. 4338
D. 4404
Q.19
Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in
the same order. E is kept third from the bottom. G is kept immediately above E. Only
two boxes are kept between G and A, but A is not kept in the lowermost position. B is
kept immediately below A. Only two boxes are kept between C and F, and D is kept
immediate below F. Which box is third from the top?
A. C (correct)
B. D
C. F
D. A
Q.20
Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be
done from left to right only. All numbers are single-digit numbers.
(Left) 4 3 1 2 $ 9 & 2 ? 4 @ 1 9 * 3 7 3 @ & < % (Right)
How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by another
symbol and also immediately followed by a number?
A. One
B. Three
C. Two
D. None (correct)
Q.21
The colour of scattered light depends on the size of the scattering particles. Very fine
particles scatter mainly which colour of light?
A. Blue light (correct)
B. Red light
C. Green light
D. Yellow light
Q.22
Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following
classes.
Rabbits, Ants, Lions
A. Two nested circles and one separate circle
B. Three separate, non-overlapping circles (correct)
C. Three overlapping circles
D. Two small circles inside one large circle
Q.23
What is the product when ethanol reacts with sodium?
A. Sodium ethoxide and hydrogen gas evolve during the reaction with ethanol. (correct)
B. Sodium hydroxide and oxygen gas evolve during the reaction with ethanol.
C. Sodium oxide and water evolve during the reaction with ethanol only.
D. Sodium carbonate and hydrogen gas evolve during the reaction with ethanol.
Q.24
From the top of a tower, the angles of depression of two objects, on the ground on the
same side of it are observed to be 60° and 30°, respectively, and the height of the tower
is 450 m. The distance between the objects (in m) is:
A. 450√3 m
B. 150√3 m
C. 100√3 m
D. 300√3 m (correct)
Q.25
Which organisation hosted the National Agro-RE Summit 2025?
A. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
B. National Solar Energy Federation of India (correct)
C. NITI Aayog
D. Ministry of Power
Q.26
The price of an article was ₹1600. It increased by 10% in the first year and by 30% in the
second year. What is the price (in ₹) of the article after two years?
A. 2288 (correct)
B. 2080
C. 2248
D. 1760
Q.27
Two sets of numbers are given below. In each set of numbers, certain mathematical
operation(s) on the first number result(s) in the second number. Similarly, certain
mathematical operation(s) on the second number result(s) in the third number and so
on. Which of the given options follows the same set of operations as in the given sets?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down
the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding
to/subtracting from/multiplying with 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and
3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
6 – 36 – 72 – 144 ; 7 – 49 – 98 – 196
A. 12 – 144 – 288 – 576 (correct)
B. 5 – 25 – 50 – 110
C. 15 – 225 – 625 – 676
D. 8 – 64 – 128 – 226
Q.28
A and B start a business by investing ₹40,000 and ₹60,000, respectively. At the end of
the year, they earn a profit of ₹20,000. How much profit will A receive?
A. ₹8,000 (correct)
B. ₹7,500
C. ₹9,000
D. ₹8,500
Q.29
A question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide
whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read
both the statements and select the most appropriate answer.
Question:
Among 5 poles, I, L, O, M and D each having a different height, which pole is the tallest?
Statements:
(I) M is taller than L. L is taller than D.
(II) D is shorter than I but taller than O.
A. Data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question. (correct)
B. Data in both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the
question.
C. Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not.
D. Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not.
Q.30
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information
given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly
known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:
All angry are birds.
Some angry are pigs.
Conclusion (I): Some birds are pigs.
Conclusion (II): All pigs are birds.
A. Only conclusion (II) follows
B. Both conclusion (I) and (II) follow
C. Only conclusion (I) follows (correct)
D. Neither conclusion (I) and (II) follows
Q.31
What sum (in ₹) will earn an interest of ₹480 in 2 years at 5% simple interest per year?
A. 4600
B. 5000
C. 4950
D. 4800 (correct)
Q.32
When an object is placed at infinity in front of a convex lens, the image formed is:
A. Real, inverted, and at the focus (correct)
B. Real, erect, and at 2F
C. Virtual, erect, and at infinity
D. Virtual, inverted, and at the focus
Q.33
Among five people named V, W, X, Y and Z, each has a different age. Z is older than Y
but younger than W. X is older than V but younger than Y. Who among them is the
second oldest?
A. W
B. X
C. Z (correct)
D. V
Q.34
If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘x’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘-’, what will
come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
159 C 60 A 12 B 11 D 203 = ?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 11 (correct)
D. 14
Q.35
If the mean of 15 numbers is 25 and one number 36.2 is removed from the numbers,
then the mean of the remaining numbers is:
A. 20.8
B. 21.9
C. 24.2 (correct)
D. 20.1
Q.36
Which of the following option is INCORRECT about plasma membrane?
A. It is outermost covering of the cell
B. Plasma membrane is made up of lipid and protein
C. It is selectively permeable
D. It is rigid in nature (correct)
Q.37
Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from
Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. R has an exam on Friday. Only 2
people have an exam between R and Q. S has an exam immediately before U and P has
an exam immediately after V. Only 2 people have an exam between T and U.
Who has an exam on Monday?
A. S
B. P
C. T (correct)
D. U
Q.38
If 2x + 3y = 11 and xy = 2, find the value of 4x2 + 9y2.
A. 101
B. 97 (correct)
C. 109
D. 117
Q.39
Vineet buys a juicer for ₹5,400. He wishes to gain a profit of 20% after offering a
discount of 10% on the marked price to his customer. What should be the marked price
(in ₹) for this purpose?
A. 7,150
B. 7,050
C. 7,100
D. 7,200 (correct)
Q.40
BE 11 is related to AI 33 in a certain way. In the same way, HK 16 is related to GO 48. To
which of the given options is SV 18 related, following the same logic?
A. TY 55
B. RZ 54 (correct)
C. TZ 65
D. RY 55
Q.41
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be
done from left to right only.
(Left) O K A E K J E E K R Y U V J M W O F E O Y A (Right)
How many such vowel are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant
and also immediately followed by a vowel?
A. 3 (correct)
B. 5
C. 4
D. 2
Q.42
Refer to the following series and answer the question (All numbers are single digit
numbers only. Counting to be done from left to right.)
(Left) 9 1 7 5 1 1 4 7 2 1 9 5 4 8 5 6 6 8 7 6 8 1 5 7 6 2 8 (Right)
How many such odd numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by an
even number and also immediately followed by an even number?
A. 5
B. 3 (correct)
C. 4
D. 2
Q.43
In a certain code language,
'A + B' means 'A is the son of B',
'A – B' means 'A is the brother of B',
'A × B' means 'A is the wife of B' and
'A ÷ B' means 'A is the father of B'.
Based on the above, how is T related to M if 'T × R – Y + G ÷ M'?
A. Brother's wife (correct)
B. Mother
C. Sister
D. Brother's daughter
Q.44
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs
are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT
belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of
consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)
A. XY−ZA
B. LM−MQ (correct)
C. NO−PQ
D. QR−ST
Q.45
Substances degraded easily by the biological processes are called as ________.
A. Soft material
B. Biodegradable (correct)
C. Hard material
D. Non-biodegradable
Q.46
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs
are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT
belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their
position in the letter-cluster.)
A. MJ - NK
B. TQ - JI (correct)
C. OL - PM
D. VS - WT
Q.47
On a certain sum, at the same rate of interest, the simple interest is ₹66 and compound
interest is ₹69 for 2 years. What is the sum (in ₹)?
A. 358
B. 363 (correct)
C. 356
D. 367
Q.48
A shopkeeper bought 50 mangoes at ₹10 each. He sold 30 mangoes at a profit of 20%
and the remaining 20 mangoes at a loss of 10%. What is his overall profit or loss
percentage?
A. 2% loss
B. 6% loss
C. 4% profit
D. 8% profit (correct)
Q.49
WURT is related to RPMZ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In
the same way, QNLG is related to LIGM. To which of the following is SPMH related,
following the same logic?
A. NKHN (correct)
B. NLIM
C. MLHM
D. MKIN
Q.50
Kamal starts from point X and walks for 3 m towards west. Then he takes a left turn and
walks for 8 m. Then he takes a left turn again and walks for 10 m. Then, again, he takes
a left turn and walks for 2 m. Once more he takes a left turn and walks for 7 m and stops
at a point Y. Towards which direction should he walk in order to reach point A again?
(All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)
A. West
B. East
C. North (correct)
D. South
Q.51
D, E, F, G, K, L and M are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. F
sits third to the left of K. Only one person sits between K and D when counted from the
left of D. Only two people sit between L and E when counted from the right of E. G is an
immediate neighbour of L.
Who sits third to the right of M?
A. G
B. D
C. L
D. F (correct)
Q.52
During a sale, 55% of the goods are sold at a 41% profit, 20% of the remaining goods
are sold at a 19% profit and the rest are sold at a 21% loss. If there is an overall profit of
x%, then what is the value of x?
A. 15%
B. 10.5%
C. 12%
D. 16.7% (correct)
Q.53
A, G, H, P, S, and Y live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor
in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on, until the
topmost floor is numbered 6. H lives immediately above Y. Only two people live between
P and Y. P lives on an odd-numbered floor. S lives immediately below G. Who lives on
the topmost floor?
A. H
B. P
C. A (correct)
D. S
Q.54
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs
are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT
belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of
consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)
A. FG-HI
B. OP-IJ (correct)
C. ST-UV
D. WX-YZ
Q.55
A and B invested in a business in the ratio 4 : 5. They earned a profit of ₹54,000. They
shared one-half of the profit equally and the other half in proportion to their investment.
Find the profit share of B.
A. ₹28,500 (correct)
B. ₹25,750
C. ₹27,550
D. ₹26,650
Q.56
Each of G, J, M, O, R, S and T has an exam on a different day of a week, starting from
Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.
Only three people have exams between O and S. Only three people have exams
between G and J. T has an exam on some day before R and on some day after M. Only J
has an exam after S.
Who has an exam on Thursday?
A. M
B. O
C. G
D. T (correct)
Q.57
A. 23
B. 27 (correct)
C. 28
D. 32
Q.58
A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. D sits to the
immediate right of E. B sits to the immediate right of F. C sits second to the left of E.
What is the position of A with respect to C?
A. Immediate right (correct)
B. Second to the left
C. Third to the left
D. Third to the right
Q.59
What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-‘ are interchanged
and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?
33 + 31 × 31 ÷ 2 - 49 = ?
A. 82
B. 81
C. 78
D. 80 (correct)
Q.60
A shopkeeper marks a mobile phone 40% above its cost price. He then offers two
successive discounts of 10% and 5% on the marked price. Find the profit percentage he
makes on the cost price.
A. 23%
B. 19.7% (correct)
C. 22.3%
D. 21%
Q.61
What is the mode of the following data?
86, 84, 71, 82, 82, 63, 84, 71, 70, 86, 88, 65, 71, 81, 87, 60, 60, 74, 78, 62, 75, 66, 68, 85, 72
A. 71 (correct)
B. 82
C. 84
D. 86
Q.62
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows.
(Left) M P L T V H B U I N G F D C R E W X L M P O T Y R C D S W Z X D F (Right)
How many letters are there in the letter series between the letter which is sixth from the
right end and sixth from left end of the series?
A. 23
B. 21 (correct)
C. 22
D. 20
Q.63
A and B start a business by investing ₹29,000 and ₹95,000, respectively. B withdraws
his investment after 6 months, and then C joins the business with an investment of
₹67,000 for the remaining period of the year. If 15% of the total profit is ₹6,600, what is
B’s share of the profit?
A. ₹19,000 (correct)
B. ₹20,000
C. ₹20,500
D. ₹19,500
Q.64
In a code language, 'ONE' is coded as 9 and 'FOUR' is coded as 16. How will 'FIFTEEN'
be coded in the same language?
A. 49 (correct)
B. 18
C. 24
D. 36
Q.65
CPWG is related to HLZE in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In
the same way, IMTE is related to NIWC. To which of the following is JOWF related,
following the same logic?
A. PLZE
B. OKZD (correct)
C. OLYD
D. PKYE
Q.66
What should come in place of ? in the given series?
23 26 31 38 47 ?
A. 60
B. 58 (correct)
C. 59
D. 57
Q.67
In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You
have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the
question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer.
Among the five poles—R, A, M, E, and N—each having a different height, which one is
the shortest?
(I) E is taller than only one pole. R is taller than A.
(II) E is taller than N.
A. Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question
B. Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not
C. Both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question (correct)
D. Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not
Q.68
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
79 88 100 115 133 154 ?
A. 170
B. 181
C. 175
D. 178 (correct)
Q.69
A. 62
B. 66
C. 65 (correct)
D. 73
Q.70
Akshita starts from Point A and drives 22 km towards North. He then takes a left turn,
drives 17 km, turns left and drives 27 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 21 km. He
takes a final left turn, drives 5 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and
towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are
90-degree turns only, unless specified.)
A. 5 km to the east
B. 5 km to the west
C. 4 km to the east
D. 4 km to the west (correct)
Q.71
A and D are married to each other. A is the mother of L. L is the husband of P. P is the
mother of U. U is the sister of O. O is the only grandson of D. How is O related to L?
A. Father
B. Son (correct)
C. Father's father
D. Daughter
Q.72
49 is related to 99 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 73 is related to
147. To which of the given options is 26 related, following the same logic?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down
the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as
adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3
and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
A. 53 (correct)
B. 62
C. 59
D. 64
Q.73
When a drop of ink is placed in water, it spreads evenly without stirring. What does this
demonstrate?
A. Particles are at rest
B. Particles are heavy and settle down
C. Particles of matter are constantly moving (correct)
D. Water reacts with ink
Q.74
Two sets of numbers are given below. In each set of numbers, a certain mathematical
operation on the first number results in the second number. Similarly, certain
mathematical operation on the second number results in the third number and so on.
Which of the given options follows the same set of operations as in the given sets?
(NOTE – A two/three digit number cannot be broken into individual digits for operations
e.g. if 37 is followed by 10, the operation cannot be 3+7 as a two digit number cannot be
broken into individual digits)
42 - 45 - 270 - 265
25 - 28 - 168 - 163
A. 33 - 34 - 204 - 193
B. 28 - 39 - 156 - 153
C. 20 - 23 - 138 - 133 (correct)
D. 12 - 23 - 46 - 37
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Q.75
Train A is 260 m long and crosses a platform of length 160 m in 28
seconds. Train B is 340 m long and passes a stationary man in 20 seconds.
Both trains travel at constant speeds on parallel straight tracks. Find the
time (in seconds) taken when the faster train completely overtakes the
slower train while moving in the same direction?
A. 250
B. 300 (correct)
C. 360
D. 320

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