CENTRAL RAILWAY
LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETETIVE EXAMINATION
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Date :- 8 – 4 – 1989 Paper – I Max. Marks : 50
Time : - Two hours GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
NOTE :- Answer Six Questions. Questions 1 and 6 are compulsory.
Q. 1 – For each of the following questions tick mark the choice that best answers the question.
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1. The country popularly known as the land of the “ Rising Sun” is: -
( a ) Japan ( b ) Norway ( c ) China ( d ) India
2. The heart of a young man beats approximately: -
( a ) 90 times a minute , ( b ) 100 times a minute,
( c ) 82 times a minute , ( d ) 72 times a minute.
3. Indian National Congress was founded by :-
( a ) Bal Gangadhar tilak , ( b ) Mahatma Gandhi,
( c ) Subhash chandra Bose, ( d ) A. D. Huma.
4. Tropic of Cancer is :-
( a ) A kind of disease , ( b ) A scientific apparatus to detect cancer,
( c ) 23½0 S. latitude, ( d ) 23½0 N. latitude,
5. Whose signature is found on the one-rupee currency note in India :-
( a ) President of India, ( b ) Prime Minister of India, ( c ) Cabinet Secretary of India,
( d ) Finance Secretary, ( e ) Ministry of Finance.
6. When an element burns in air it :-
( a ) Changes into energy, ( b ) Changes into a gas,
( c ) Is converted into a compound , ( d ) Is destroy.
7. Meningitis is a disease of human beings that of facts :-
( a ) Kidney, ( b ) Heart, ( c ) Liver, ( d ) Central Nervous system.
Deficiency of vitamin ‘A’ in man results in :-
1) Short stature, 2) Night Blindness , 3) Colour Blindness, 4) Xeropthamia.
( a ) 1 & 4 , ( b ) 2 & 4 , ( c ) 1 & 3 , ( d ) 3 & 4.
Which of the following is incorrectly matched :-
( a ) Lignite - Nayvelli, ( b ) Mica – singarani
( c ) Diamond – Panna , ( d ) Kyanite – Mayur Bhanj .
Second largest spoken language in India is :-
( a ) Tamil, ( b) Bengali , ( c ) Telegu , ( d ) Urdu .
Road construction in south – India is cheaper than that in Gangetic plain because of :-
( a ) Abundance of cheap ballast, ( b ) Hard rocky land surface ,
( c ) Availability of cheap labour, ( d ) None of the above.
The value of p was first given by :-
( a ) Bhaskara, b ) Aryabhatta , ( c ) Varahmihir , ( d ) None of the above.
Sonar is used in :-
( a ) Detecting object in air , ( b ) detecting object under water ,
( c ) Measuring intensity of sound waves , ( d ) Measuring intensity of light waves.
Which is/are the most important row materials required in Cement industry :-
( a ) Limestone , ( b ) Clay , ( c ) Limestone & clay , ( d ) Gypsum & clay.
Who is the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces ?
( a ) President , ( b ) Prime Minister , ( c ) Defence Minister, ( d ) Chief of Army staff .
Q. 2 – Expand the following abbreviations :- 7
( i ) N.T.P.C. ( ii ) D.M.K. ( iii ) B.H.E.L. ( iv ) A.I.D.S. ( v ) R.I.T.E.S. ( vi ) I.P.K.F.
( vii ) UNICEF.
Q. 3 - Name the following :- 7
i. Chairman , Law Commission.
ii. Chief of Air Staff.
iii. Governor of Madhya Pradesh.
iv. Chief Minister of Bihar.
v. Speaker, Lok Sabha.
vi. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
vii. Member ( Engineering ) , Railway Board.
Q. 4 – Why were the following in news recently ? 7
( i ) Salman Rushdie , ( ii ) R. K. Dhawan , ( iii ) Namibia ,
( iv ) Jalalabad, ( v ) AIADMK, ( vi ) V. T. Station ,
( vii ) Mrs. Pamella Bordes .
Q. 5 - Explain briefly : -
Why do stars twinkle ? 2½
When metallic objects are touched in winter, they give a colder sensation as compared to wooden object . 2
Why is mercury commonly used as a thermometric fluid rather than water ? 2½
Q. 6 – write a short note on any one of the following :- 7
Highlights of the Railway budget 1989 – 90 .
High speed trains on Indian Railways.
Settlement of claims of Bhopal gas tragedy victims.
Reduction in voting age from 21 to 18 years.
Q. 7 – ( a ) What are the States coming under ‘A’ and ‘B’ regions. 7
( b ) What are the provisions under Official languages Act 12 .
Q. 8 - What are the following famous for ? 7
1 ) Rabindra Nath Tagore , 2 ) Rana Pratap ,
3 ) Bal gangadhar Tilak , 4 ) Satchidanand Rautroy ,
5 ) G. B. Shaw , 6 ) Borie Becker,
7 ) Shyam benegal .
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