RRC (Kolkata) 27-10-2013 Exam Paper


RRC (Kolkata) 27-10-2013 Exam Paper

21. The Electric Lamp was discovered by-
A. Ford
B. Marconi
C. Edison
D. None of these

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Answer – C

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22. The Scientific study of ageing is known as-
A. Biology
B. Gerontology
C. Osteology
D. Teratology

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Answer – B

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23. The colour of an opaque object is due to the colour it-
A. Absorbs
B. Reflects
C. Refracts
D. Scatters

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Answer – B

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24. When ice melts into water, its-
A. Volume increases
B. Mass increases
C. Volume decreases
D. Mass decreases

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Answer – C

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25. A piece of wood is floating in water, If we heat the water, the piece of wood will-
A. Increase in size
B. Rise a little
C. Float at the same level
D. Sink a little

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Answer – D

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26. If a body sitting in a railway train, moving at constant velocity, thrown a ball straight up into the air-
A. The ball will fall in front of him
B. The ball will fall behind him
C. The ball will fall into his hand
D. The ball will not return downwards

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Answer – C

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27. The tube light is felt cooler than the light form a bulb of the same wattage because the-
A. Tube is fixed at a greater height than the bulb
B. Surface area of a tube is larger than that of a bulb
C. Tungsten is not used in the tube
D. Tube consumes less power

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Answer – D

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28. The ink form the fountain pen spills when the pen is carried in an aeroplane, because –
A. The atmospheric pressure keeps changing rapidly
B. The atmospheric pressure is more than at the sea level
C. The atmospheric pressure is less than at the sea level
D. None of the above

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Answer – C

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29. The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in-
A. Harappa
B. Lothal
C. Mohanjodaro
D. Ropar

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Answer – C

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30. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
A. Rig Veda
B. Yajur Veda
C. Upanishad
D. Sama Veda

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Answer – A

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31. Dhanvantri, a renowned physician of ancient India, adorned the court of-
A. Samudragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Vikarmaditya
D. Kanishka

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Answer – C

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32. Who among the following introduced the famous Persian Festival of Nauroj in India?
A. Balbn
B. Firuz Tughlaq
C. Iltutmish
D. Alauddin Khilji

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Answer – A

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

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Answer – B

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34. The birthplace of Swami Vivekananda is in which of the following cities ?
A. Cuttack
B. Balasore
C. Calcutta
D. Kushinagar

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Answer – C

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35. The Sikh Khalsa was founded by-
A. Guru Teg Bahadur
B. Guru Nanak
C. Guru Gobind Singh
D. Guru Hargobind

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Answer – C

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

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Answer – B

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37. The Dutch first established their hold in India in 1605 at-
A. Goa
B. Surat
C. Gujarat
D. Masulipatnam

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Answer – D

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38. Srirangpattam is associated with-
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Hayder Ali
C. Aurangzeb
D. Ahmed Shah Abdali

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Answer – A

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39. Which sufi saint’s dargah is at Ajmer?
A. Salim Chishti
B. Muinuddin Chishti
C. Baba Farid
D. Hazrat Nizamuddin

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Answer – B

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40. Who built Char Minar
A. Ibrahim Qtub Shah
B. Quli Qtub Shah
C. Ali Adil Shah
D. Ibrahim Adil Shah II

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Answer – B

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