RRC (Kolkata) 17-11-2013 Exam Paper


RRC (Kolkata) 17-11-2013 Exam Paper

81. “Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste.” Whose dictum was this?
A. Kabir
B. Ramananda
C. Ramanuja
D. Chaitanya

82. The bone of contention between the Shah of Persia and the Mughals was the control of-
A. Kabul
B. Kandhar
C. Ghazni
D. Kunduz

83. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India?
A. 1492
B. 1498
C. 1398
D. 1542

84. Which Indian King requested Napoleon to drive the British from India?
A. Rani of Jhansi
B. Jai Singh
C. Shivaji
D. Tipu Sultan

85 The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from-
A. Rig veda
B. Satpath Brahmana
C. Ramayan
D. Mudak Upanishad

86. The large Shiva Temple as Thanjavur was built by-
A. Rajendra Chola
B. Rajaraja Chola
C. Chandellas
D. Rasgtrakutas

87. Who built Char Minar?
A. Ibrajim Qutub Minar
B. Quli Qutub shah
C. Ali Adil Shah
D. Ali Adil Shah II

88. The outermost layer of the sun is called-
A. Lithospehere
B. Photosphere
C. Chromosphere
D. Corona

89. Tides are the highest-
A. when the earth is nearest to the sun
B. when the earth is nearest to the moon
C. In the Spring
D. when the sun, the moon and the Earth are in line

90. How many such digits are there in the number 5231698, each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. None of these

91. If in a year, 25th August is a Thursday, how many Mondays are there in that month?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

92. Brown revolution in India is related to-
A. Fertilizer production
B. Fish production
C. Egg production
D. Leather production/ non-conventional energy

93. The river known as ‘Bengal sorrow’ is-
A. Damodar
B. Hoogly
C. Katiganga
D. Bharmaputra

94. Sachin Tendulkar completed 100th century in International Cricket on the cricket ground of-
A. Brisbane
B. Oval
C. Perth
D. Mirpur

95. The name of temple which was in the news for immense of wealth in its closed basement is-
A. Somnath
B. Dakshineshwar .
C. Sun Temple
D. Swami Padmanva Temple

96. ‘Annie Besant’ was from the nation-
A. Switzerland
B. Ireland
C. England
D. Poland

97. ‘Mixed Economy’ means-
A. co-existence of small scale and large scale industries
B. co-existence of the rich and poor
C. co-existence of the private and public sector
D. assigning equal importance to both agriculture and heavy industries

98. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
A. Mercury
B. Earth
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn

99. Lunar eclipse is caused when the-
A. moon comes between the sun and the earth
B. earth comes between the sun and the moon
C. sum comes between the earth and the moon
D. None of above

100. The original name of ‘Mahanayak’ Uttam kumar was-
A. Arun Chattopadhyay
B. Soumitra Chattopadhyay
C. Avik Chattopadhyay
D. Abhijit Chattopadhyay

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