RRB Technician 2026 Grade 1 Previous Year Question Paper and Answer Key Free PDF Download English (Oct 09, 2026)
Section 1: General Awareness (Q.1 – Q.10)
Q.1 Who earned the distinction of becoming India's 96th Chess Grandmaster in June 2026?
A. Raunak Sadhwani
B. Leon Luke Mendonca
C. Pranav Venkatesh
D. Ethan Vaz ✓
Correct Answer: D
Q.2 Which term was used by tribal communities during the colonial period to describe the exploitative outsiders who collaborated with the British administration and oppressed the tribal population?
A. Sardars
B. Dikus ✓
C. Ryots
D. Jagirdars
Correct Answer: B
Q.3 The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms also known as ____________.
A. Government of India Act, 1935
B. Government of India Act, 1919 ✓
C. Indian Councils Act, 1909
D. Charter Act, 1853
Correct Answer: B
Q.4 The contribution of Rukmini Devi Arundale to Indian classical dance is correctly described as which of the following?
A. Reviving Odissi through archaeological reconstruction and temple sculpture interpretation
B. Promoting Sattriya by introducing it into university-level performing arts education
C. Codifying Kathak performance traditions through the establishment of regional dance academies
D. Institutionalising Bharatanatyam through systematic training while restoring its cultural prestige ✓
Correct Answer: D
Q.5 Which of the following animals is found in the arid areas of the Rann of Kachchh and the Thar Desert?
A. Rhesus macaque
B. Elephants
C. Indian wild ass ✓
D. Indian bison
Correct Answer: C
Q.6 Who was elected as the first President of the Indian National Congress during its inaugural session in 1885?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Womesh Chandra Banerjee ✓
D. Allan Octavian Hume
Correct Answer: C
Q.7 India's persistent gap in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), notwithstanding the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, is structurally linked to:
A. Exchange rate misalignment
B. Fragmented multimodal coordination ✓
C. Elevated import tariff structure
D. Agricultural subsidy expansion
Correct Answer: B
Q.8 Which Act abolished the Board of Control and the Court of Directors of East India Company?
A. Charter Act, 1833
B. Indian Councils Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1858 ✓
D. Regulating Act, 1773
Correct Answer: C
Q.9 In January 2026, India observed National Youth Day with the theme “Ignite the Self, Impact the World” to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The day is celebrated annually on:
A. 14 January
B. 12 January ✓
C. 13 January
D. 15 January
Correct Answer: B
Q.10 In April 2026, for how long did the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry announce a fee waiver on intellectual property registrations related to the sports sector?
A. One year
B. Five years
C. Three years ✓
D. Two years
Correct Answer: C
Section 2: General Intelligence and Reasoning (Q.11 – Q.24+)
Q.11 23 is related to 117 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 31 is related to 157. To which of the following is 42 related, following the same logic?
A. 216
B. 204
C. 207
D. 212 ✓
Correct Answer: D
Q.12 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 is the one that does not belong to that group?
A. DF – KM
B. BC – KL ✓
C. MO – TV
D. GI – NP
Correct Answer: B
Q.13 Gor starts from Point A and drives 10 km towards north. He then takes a left turn and drives 12 km, and again turns left and drives 13 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 15 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 3 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again?
A. 3 km to the west ✓
B. 7 km to the north
C. 4 km to the east
D. 6 km to the south
Correct Answer: A
Q.14 Among 5 poles, S, L, I, G and T each having a different height, which pole is the shortest? (I) G is shorter than T but taller than L. S is taller than L. (II) I is taller than only one pole
A. Data in Statement I alone is sufficient...
B. Data in Statement II alone is sufficient...
C. Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient...
D. Both statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question ✓
Correct Answer: D
Q.15 In a certain code, 'same old habits' is coded as 'tk dh fx', 'same house beautiful' is coded as 'wj ts tk' and 'old village house' is coded as 'dh tm ts'. What is the possible code for 'beautiful old'?
A. fx tm
B. wj dh ✓
C. fx ts
D. wj tk
Correct Answer: B
Q.16 Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? # : QXG :: VCL : %
A. # = HIX; % = ELU
B. # = HOX; % = ELO
C. # = HOX; % = ELU ✓
D. # = KOX; % = ELU
Correct Answer: C
Q.17 What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 54 68 88 114 146 184 ?
A. 223
B. 228 ✓
C. 119
D. 231
Correct Answer: B
Q.18 Each of G, H, I, J, K, L and M play a game on different days of a week, starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. M plays on the last day. Only three persons play between M and J. G plays immediately before H, and H plays immediately before J. L plays immediately before K, but L does not play on Thursday. On which day does I play the game?
A. Friday
B. Tuesday
C. Thursday ✓
D. Monday
Correct Answer: C
Q.19 This question is based on the following words. APE BAT SUN ANT How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the third letter of the third word from the right and the first letter of the first word from the left?
A. 16
B. 18 ✓
C. 12
D. 14
Correct Answer: B
Q.20 In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the sister of B' A – B means 'A is the brother of B' A × B means 'A is the husband of B' A ÷ B means 'A is the mother of B' Based on the above, how is P related to T if 'P – Q × R ÷ S + T'?
A. Father's father
B. Mother's brother
C. Father's brother ✓
D. Mother's father
Correct Answer: C
Q.21 Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) & Q € G @ £ Y & T N T # Z L * % * K P @ M S (Right) How many such letters are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol?
A. 3 ✓
B. 5
C. 6
D. 4
Correct Answer: A
Q.22 Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? YBZ 68 XAY 79 WZX 90 VYW 101 ?
A. UYV 112
B. UYV 111
C. UXV 111
D. UXV 112 ✓
Correct Answer: D
Q.23 If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for '×', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '–', what will come in place of question mark '?' in the following equation? 22 D 14 A 2 C 7 B 3 = ?
A. 33
B. 36 ✓
C. 35
D. 34
Correct Answer: B
Q.24 Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? # : BDJ :: KMS : %
A. # = IUN % = GIN
B. # = FHR % = FDO
C. # = FRE % = ASO
D. # = FHN % = GIO ✓
Correct Answer: D
Note: This paper is for Technician Grade I Signal (Shift-2). Remaining sections (Basics of Computers, Mathematics,
and Technical/Physics questions Q.25–Q.100) follow similar pattern.
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Source: Official RRB Technician Grade I Signal | CEN 02/2026 | 09/10/2026 Shift-2
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