Railway-RRB Ministerial & Isolated Categories 2019 Junior Stenographer Previous Year Question Paper and Answer Key PDF English (Dec 15, 2020)
RRB Ministerial and Isolated
Junior Stenographer English
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Section : General Awareness
Q.1 Galvanisation is a method of protecting steel and iron from rusting by coating them with a thin layer of:
Ans
1. copper
2. magnesium
3. zinc
4. aluminium
Q.2 Raghav said to Sia, "Today, I met the only sister of the son of my maternal grandmother." Whom did Raghav meet?
Ans
1. Father
2. Cousin
3. Mother
4. Niece
Q.3 Read the below statements and select the correct option.
Democracy is the better form of government because it:
A. Promotes equality among citizens
B. Allows room to correct mistakes
C. Does not leave any room for quality decision making
Ans
1. Only A
2. A and B
3. Only B
4. B and C
Q.4 Select the option that will fill in the blank and complete the given series.
1, 4, 9, 16, ____
Ans
1. 64
2. 36
3. 49
4. 25
Q.5 Pick the odd one out.
Ans
1. Milligram
2. Gram
3. Meter
4. Kilogram
Q.6 Which of the following minerals of Kerala, is rich in thorium?
Ans
1. Mica
2. Monazite sands
3. Coal
4. Oil
Q.7 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
Snake : Reptile : : Whale :
Ans
1. Mammal
2. Amphibian
3. Animal
4. Tadpole
Q.8 If the median of the numbers x + 1, x + 3, x + 5, x + 7, x + 9 and x + 11 is 10, then the value of x is:
Ans
1. 4
2. 8
3. 3
4. 5
Q.9 Which of the following terms means, All of us should behave as if we are members of the same family?
Ans
1. Equality
2. Liberty
3. Fraternity
4. Justice
Q.10 Five men could finish half of a certain task in 4 days. How many more men should be employed to complete the remaining work in 2 days?
Ans
1. 10
2. 2
3. 4
4. 5
Q.11 Which Metro Rail project became the first-ever project in India to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant?
Ans
1. Delhi Metro
2. Mumbai Metro
3. Hyderabad Metro
4. Bengaluru Metro
Q.12 Which of the following metals DOES NOT react with cold or hot water?
Ans
1. Sodium
2. Zinc
3. Magnesium
4. Potassium
Q.13 Which agency regulates the functioning of the banking sector in India?
Ans
1. SEBI
2. RBI
3. TRAI
4. IRDA
Q.14 The agreement Permanent Settlement of Bengal' was introduced in 1793 by:
Ans
1. Viceroy Lord Canning
2. Governor-General Sir John Shore
3. Governor-General Lord Cornwallis
4. Viceroy Lord Curzon
Q.15 Which of the following diseases is NOT prevented by vaccination?
Ans
1. Measles
2. Athlete's foot
3. Tuberculosis
4. Mumps
Q.16 Which of the following sodium compounds is used for softening hard water?
Ans
1. Sodium hydroxide
2. Sodium carbonate
3. Sodium hydrogen carbonate
4. Sodium chloride
Q.17 A tailor has a 32.5 m long cloth. If he cuts it into 25 equal pieces, then the length of each piece of cloth is:
Ans
1. 3.25 m
2. 1.3 m
3. 2.5 m
4. 1.25 m
Q.18 (Question missing in source text)
Ans
1. 135
2. 322
3. 144
4. 257
Q.19 El Nino is a name given to the periodic:
Ans
1. warming of Earth
2. cooling of stratosphere
3. development of warm ocean current
4. development of cold ocean current
Q.20 In a certain code language, PEN is written as 321028 and DIP is written as 81832. How would TOP be written in the same code language?
Ans
1. 401532
2. 203032
3. 403032
4. 201532
Q.21 Name the museum which is dedicated to the unsung heroes of the country's freedom struggle and was inaugurated at the Red Fort premises.
Ans
1. Azaadi ke Diwane
2. Kranti Mandir
3. War Memorial
4. Azaadi Ke Parwane
Q.22 Rose is a bachelorette and is Marigold's only sister. Lotus's mother is married to Daffodil. Sunflower, the only brother of Rose is the uncle of Lotus. If Daffodil has a sister, his only sibling, how is Marigold related to Daffodil?
Ans
1. Sister-in-law
2. Brother-in-law
3. Wife
4. Husband
Q.23 If in a certain language, BOY is coded as 479 and GIRL is coded as 8365, how will GOBI be coded in the same language?
Ans
1. 8734
2. 8347
3. 8473
4. 8743
Q.24 Which country will be hosting the 2023 AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Asian Cup?
Ans
1. India
2. North Korea
3. South Korea
4. China
Q.25 An object of mass 'm' is made to fall freely from a height. During the fall of the object:
Ans
1. its potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases
2. both potential and kinetic energy decrease
3. both potential and kinetic energy increase
4. its potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases
Q.26 (Question missing in source text)
Ans
2. Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit
3. Only assumption 2 is implicit
4. Only assumption 1 is implicit
Q.27 The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following groups of Indian states?
Ans
1. Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram
2. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi
3. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh
4. Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Q.28 When a motor car takes a sharp turn at a high speed, the passengers tend to get thrown to one side. This is because of:
Ans
1. displacement
2. inertia
3. velocity
4. acceleration
Q.29 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:
A. The teacher is always angry.
B. No intelligent person is always angry.
Conclusions:
I. The teacher is not intelligent.
II. The teacher is intelligent.
Ans
1. Both conclusions I and II follow.
2. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
3. Only conclusion I follows.
4. Only conclusion II follows.
Q.30 Which of the following has the same unit of measurement, in SI units, as that of force?
Ans
1. Weight
2. Acceleration
3. Mass
4. Momentum
Q.31 The tendency of undisturbed objects to stay at rest or keep moving with the same velocity is called
Ans
1. Momentum
2. Gravitational Force
3. Force
4. Inertia
Q.32 Who established the Depressed Classes Association?
Ans
1. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Dr. S Radhakrishnan
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.33 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
Paper : Pulp : Candle : ?
Ans
1. Jute
2. Wool
3. Wax
4. Wood
Q.34 Select the option that will fill in the blank and complete the given series.
J, L, O, S, ____
Ans
1. W
2. X
3. Z
4. Y
Q.35 Select the option that will fill in the blank and complete the given series.
T13, P11, L9, ____
Ans
1. F6
2. H7
3. I7
4. G6
Q.36 If a + b = 5 and a - b = 3, then the value of 2(a² + b²) is:
Ans
1. 15
2. 8
3. 34
4. 16
Q.39 The capacity of a cylindrical tank is 704 m³. If the depth of the tank is 14 m, then the radius of the base of tank is:
[Take π = 22/7]
Ans
1. 4.5 m
2. 4 m
3. 6.5 m
4. 6 m
Q.40 Compounds with identical molecular formula but different structures are called:
Ans
1. isobars
2. isotopes
3. isomers
4. allotropes
Q.41 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: 1: All parrots are crows. 2: Some parrots are wolves.
Conclusions: 1: Some wolves are parrots. 2: Some wolves are crows.
Ans
1. Only conclusion 1 follows
2. Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow
3. Only conclusion 2 follows
4. Neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follows
Q.42 (Question missing in source text)
Ans
1. Service
2. Secondary
3. Primary
4. Tertiary
Q.43 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:
1: Some fish are dolphins.
2: All dolphins are whales.
Conclusions:
1: Some whales are fish.
2: Some fish are whales.
Ans
1. Only conclusion 2 follows
2. Neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follows
3. Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow
4. Only conclusion 1 follows
Q.44 The Government of India has taken many steps to protect the flora and fauna of the country. Which of the following is NOT one of the steps?
Ans
1. More than 100 national parks and 500 wildlife sanctuaries have been set up.
2. Many eco-development projects, like Project Tiger and Project Rhino have been introduced.
3. 18 biosphere reserves have been set up.
4. Technical and financial assistance has been denied to many botanical gardens.
Q.45 (Question missing in source text)
Ans
1. Only conclusion 3 follows
2. Only conclusion 2 follows
3. Conclusions 1 and 4 follow
4. Conclusions 1 and 2 follow
Q.46 Who published the newspaper 'Sambad Kaumudi' (1821)?
Ans
1. Krishnaji Trimbak Ranade
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Raja Ravi Varma
4. Gangadhar Bhattacharya
Q.47 Find the value of y in the following equation.
√(16/25) × √(y/25) × 4/25 = 32/625
Ans
1. 16
2. 4
3. 12
4. 2
Q.48 (Question missing in source text)
Ans
1. 1912
2. 1918
3. 1920
4. 1914
Q.49 A shopkeeper sold two items for ₹9,900 each. On one item, he earned a profit of 10% and on the other, he lost 10%. His percentage profit or loss was:
Ans
1. 2% profit
2. 1% profit
3. No profit or loss
4. 1% loss
Q.50 The side of an equilateral triangle ABC is 18 cm. Find the side of another equilateral triangle PQR whose area is 9 times the area of triangle ABC.
Ans
1. 54 cm
2. 44 cm
3. 45 cm
4. 64 cm
Section: English Language
Q.1 Which amongst the following is the largest unit of storage space?
Ans
1. Megabyte
2. Terabyte
3. Petabyte
4. Gigabyte
Q.2 Select the most appropriate synonym of:
CREATE
Ans
1. Permeate
2. Elevate
3. Generate
4. Satiate
Q.3 Select the option that is the most appropriate meaning of the following phrase:
Afflicted or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow
Ans
1. Attacked
2. Stricken
3. Hurt
4. Unlucky
Q.4 Select the most appropriate antonym of:
PATRONISING
Ans
1. Opposing
2. Indulging
3. Strictly
4. Lordly
Q.5 Select the most appropriate antonym of:
FACILITATE
Ans
1. Impede
2. Hasten
3. Expedite
4. Disappoint
Q.6 The sentence below has four segments. One of the segments may contain an error. Indicate that part.
The nexus between political bigwigs (1) and real estate magnates (2) is so fraught with corruption and greed (3), that it lead to a breakdown of infrastructure in Indian cities.(4)
Ans
1. is so fraught with corruption and greed
2. and real estate magnates
3. that it lead to a breakdown of infrastructure in Indian cities
4. The nexus between political bigwigs
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The philanthropic businessman was the largest ______ of free medical services to the poor in his city.
Ans
1. industrialist
2. father
3. benefactor
4. critical
Q.8 Select the option that is the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom:
To call it a day
Ans
1. To invite someone or thing for the day
2. To ask the day what it has given one
3. To go to sleep after a day's work
4. To decide or agree to stop doing something
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option that represents the meaning of the given idiom.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Ans
1. It is better to hold onto something one has, than to risk losing it by trying to get something better
2. The intelligence of birds is worth more than man knows
3. It is better to cook the chicken you have at home than go to the market for more.
4. There are too many birds in the bush and it's impossible to hold more than one in your hand.
Q.10 What is the full form of URL?
Ans
1. Unique Reference Locator
2. Uniform Resource Locator
3. Unidentified Reference Label
4. Unit Reference Label
Q.11 Select the grammatically correct sentence from the options.
Ans
1. He have never feel as vulnerable as he do now.
2. He has never feel as vulnerable as he does now.
3. He have never felt as vulnerable as he do now.
4. He had never felt as vulnerable as he did now.
Q.12 Select the most appropriate antonym of:
DOMINATION
Ans
1. Strong
2. Submission
3. Leadership
4. Argumentative
Q.13 The first generation computer's program was written in:
Ans
1. C language
2. middle-level language
3. high level language
4. machine language
Q.14 Select the option that is the most appropriate meaning of the following phrase:
Difficult to believe
Ans
1. Absurd
2. Implausible
3. Illogical
4. Silly
Q.15 Select the most appropriate antonym of:
BIND
Ans
1. Unfetter
2. Please
3. Allow
4. Appease
Q.16 Which of the following is a network topology?
Ans
1. MAN
2. BUS
3. WAN
4. LAN
Q.17 The sentence below has four segments. One of the segments contains an error. Indicate that part.
The mystery (1) of the Bermuda Triangle (2) capturing the imagination (3) of the world decades ago. (4)
Ans
1. of the Bermuda Triangle
2. The mystery
3. of the world decades ago
4. capturing the imagination
Q.18 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Which is more important in a democracy, personal ______ or free speech?
Ans
1. liberty
2. statehood
3. health
4. insurance
Q.19 Select the most appropriate antonym of:
ELEVATE
Ans
1. Achieve
2. Forgo
3. Climb
4. Demote
Q.20 Select the most appropriate option that represents the meaning of the given phrase or clause.
A form of government with a monarch at the head.
Ans
1. Kingdom
2. Monarchy
3. Democracy
4. Theocracy
Q.21 Select the option that is the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom:
Miss the boat
Ans
1. To lose one's boat and miss its presence
2. To miss the deadline to catch a boat
3. To keep planning for an eventuality but not take any action on it
4. To lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act
Q.22 In Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, data is stored in the form of:
Ans
1. lines and rows
2. lines and tables
3. tables and planes
4. rows and columns
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option that represents the meaning of the given idiom.
To cost an arm and a leg
Ans
1. To estimate the value of all your body parts
2. To be very expensive
3. To insure the arm and leg
4. To spend on medicines for injuries to limbs
Q.24 Select the most appropriate synonym of:
SETTLE
Ans
1. Decide
2. Believe
3. Piece
4. Understand
Q.25 Select the most appropriate synonym of:
EXCLUSIVE
Ans
1. Discreet
2. Enormous
3. Absolute
4. Congruent
Q.26 Select the most appropriate synonym of:
RIGOUR
Ans
1. Recall
2. Training
3. Hardship
4. Learning
Q.27 Select the most appropriate synonym of:
PERTINENT
Ans
1. Trivial
2. Useful
3. Relevant
4. Little
Q.28 Select the option that is the most appropriate meaning of the following phrase:
A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute
Ans
1. Leader
2. Advocate
3. Arbitrator
4. Lawyer
Q.29 Select the option that is the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom:
The last straw
Ans
1. A fashionable term for people who are on their death bed
2. To gather all the straws of hay
3. The last problem that is solved
4. The final problem in a series of unacceptable events
Q.30 Select the grammatically correct sentence from the options.
Ans
1. My mother could not bearing the pain in her chest anymore.
2. My Mother could not bears pain in her chest anymore.
3. My mother could not bear the pain in her chest anymore.
4. My Mother could not bore the pain in her chest any more.
Q.31 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Great strides have been made in advanced ______ that aims to cure Parkinson's disease.
Ans
1. temperature
2. mathematics
3. gemology
4. research
Q.32 Select the most appropriate option that represents the meaning of the given idiom.
Odds and ends
Ans
1. The odd endings of lives
2. A mixed dish originating in India
3. Miscellaneous articles
4. Being unfriendly
Q.33 Select the most appropriate synonym of:
IMPERTINENT
Ans
1. Disrespectful
2. Useful
3. Angry
4. Absurd
Q.34 Select the most appropriate antonym of:
ETHICAL
Ans
1. Cunning
2. Easy-going
3. Straightforward
4. Dishonest
Q.35 Select the option that is the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom:
On the ball
Ans
1. When someone throws the ball given to him like an expert.
2. When someone is alert and aware and understands the situation well.
3. When someone knows exactly how to wield the ball in a game.
4. When someone reacts to a difficult situation by losing their temper.
Q.36 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The surface of the lake ______ like a liquid mirror in the moonlight.
Ans
1. reflection
2. plodded
3. shimmered
4. eddied
Q.37 Select the most appropriate option that represents the meaning of the given phrase or clause.
One who marries again while being married legally to another.
Ans
1. Atheist
2. Divorcee
3. Arsonist
4. Bigamist
Q.38 The sentence below has four segments. One of the segments may contain an error. Indicate that part.
The Russian gymnasts (1), renowned for its mastery and skill (2) formed the principal component (3) of the Olympic squad from that country.(4)
Ans
1. formed the principal component
2. of the Olympic squad from that country.
3. The Russian gymnasts
4. renowned for its mastery and skill
Q.39 Select the grammatically correct sentence from the following options:
Ans
1. He losing the case until he talked too much.
2. He lose the case as he talked to much.
3. He lost the case as he talked too much.
4. He lose case for he is too much talking.
Q.40 What is the full form of BCD?
Ans
1. Binary Coded Decimal
2. Bit Coding Digit
3. Bit Coded Decimal
4. Binary Coding Digit
Q.41 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The dog was kept in the ______.
Ans
1. Cage
2. Box
3. Kennel
4. Hut
Q.42 Select the grammatically correct sentence from the following options:
Ans
1. He is said to be one of fine pianist of the world.
2. He is one finest pianist in the world it is said.
3. He is said to be one of the finest pianists in the world.
4. He was saying to be one of finest pianists in the world.
Q.43 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She could not tolerate her friends' betrayal of the family and vowed to ______ her kin.
Ans
1. remember
2. appease
3. pillory
4. avenge
Q.44 Select the option that is the most appropriate meaning of the following phrase:
A group of worshippers
Ans
1. Bevy
2. Party
3. Crowd
4. Congregation
Q.45 Select the most appropriate antonym of:
CYNICAL
Ans
1. Trusting
2. Happy
3. Hopeless
4. Misanthropic
Q.46 The sentence below has four segments. One of the segments may contain an error. Indicate that part:
She ran into the kitchen (1), picked up the knife (2), and turned back to attack the robber (3), who was chase her (4)
Ans
1. picked up the knife
2. and turned back to attack the robber
3. She ran into the kitchen
4. who was chase her
Q.47 Select the most appropriate synonym of:
SYMBOLIC
Ans
1. Representative
2. Titular
3. Leadership
4. Flagship
Q.48 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The car skidded on the oil slick and ______ off the road into the ditch.
Ans
1. veered
2. walked
3. landed
4. halted
Q.49 Select the most appropriate option that represents the meaning of the given idiom.
To add insult to injury
Ans
1. To make an embarrassing discovery
2. To make the situation worse than before
3. To be insulted by friends
4. To have the police arrest you
Q.50 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He realised he had to run ______ in order to catch the last bus.
Ans
1. quicken
2. quickly
3. quickest
4. quick
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