Railway General Awareness Model Paper

for ALP & Group D Exam 2018

Q. 1 In the 44th amendment of the Indian Constitution, which of the following rights
was removed from the category of fundamental rights?

A. Right to Property
B. Right to Equality
C. Right to Freedom
D. Right to Freedom of Religion

Q. 2 The 73rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution named:

A. The Khadis
B. The Panchayats
C. The Grams
D. The Sarpanch

Q.3 The Right to Constitutional Remedies was included as a Fundamental Right in

Article:

A. 14-18
B. 19-22
C. 23-24
D. 32-35

Q.4 Dr. B.R Ambedkar considered which Article of the Constitution as the ‘Heart and
Soul of Indian Constitution?

A. Article 14
B. Article 19
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 C. Article 32
D. Article 35

Q.5 In 56th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987, ____ was made a full-fledged state
with a State Assembly.

A. Goa
B. Mizoram
C. Manipur
D. Meghalaya

Q.6 At all levels of the Panchayati Raj system, how many posts are reserved for women?

A. 1/3
B. 2/3
C. 1/4
D. 1/5

Q.7 The Panchayati Raj system is a ______ system.

A. Two-tier
B. Three-tier
C. Four-tier
D. Five-tier

Q.8 Which of the following stands at the apex of the Panchayati Raj system?

A. Village Panchayat
B. Gram Sabha
C. Panchayat Samiti
D. Zilla Parishad

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Q.9 Who piloted the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution?

A. Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
C. Mr. Vallabhai Patel
D. Dr. Manmohan Singh

Q.10 When Manohar Parrikar headed to Goa as the next Chief Minister, who took the
additional charge as the country's Defence Minister?

A. Arun Jaitley
B. Nirmala Sitharaman
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Suresh Prabhu

Q.11 What is the retirement age of a supreme court judge?

A. 60 years
B. 62 years
C. 64 years
D. 65 years

Q.12 What is the Lok Sabha also called?

A. The House of the People

B. The Epitome of the People
C. The Apex of the citizens
D. The Council of the states

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Q.13 Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

A. President of India
B. Vice President of India
C. Home Minister of India
D. Chief Minister of Delhi

Q.14 Before joining politics, Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, the speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha,
was a:

A. Scientist
B. Lawyer
C. IAS officer
D. Aeronautical engineer

Q.15 On 28th August 2017, who was appointed as the Chief Justice of India?

A. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasti Chelameswar

B. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Gogoi
C. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra
D. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur

Q.16 Which Supreme Court's judge refused to order listing of a PIL filed by former
Union law minister Shanti Bhushan seeking formulation of guidelines on allocation of
cases?

A. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph

B. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde
C. Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana
D. Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar

Q.17 Which of the following is also called the Mini-Constitution?

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 A. Forty-First Amendment Act, 1976
B. Forty-Second Amendment Act, 1976
C. Forty-Third Amendment Act, 1977
D. Forty-Fourth Amendment Act, 1978

Q.18 The 101st Constitution Amendment Act, 1916 was enacted for levy and collection of:

A. GST
B. Income Tax
C. Excise Duty
D. None of these

Q.19 After the bill is passed in both the houses, it is sent to the _____ for his/her
approval.

A. Prime Minister
B. Chief Justice of India
C. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D. President

Q.20 Which cabinet minister released India 2018 and Bharat 2018?

A. Defence Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

B. Information and Broadcasting Minister Smt. Smriti Irani
C. Minister of External Affairs Smt. Sushma Swaraj
D. Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Smt. Uma Bharati

Q. 21 Recently, Punjab National Bank detected fraudulent transactions allegedly

committed by:
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 A. Nirav Modi
B. Vijay Mallya
C. Abdul Karim Telgi
D. Suresh Kalmadi

Q. 22 Name the Chief Minister of Maharashtra who had to resign following the Adarsh
Co-operative Housing Society scam?

A. Sushilkumar Shinde
B. Ashok Chavan
C. Manohar Joshi
D. Vilasrao Deshmukh

Q.23 On 1st February 2018, Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley said that _______ were not
legal and affirmed to eliminate their usage.

A. Drones
B. Virtual Reality gadgets
C. Cryptocurrencies
D. Gold futures

Q.24 Recently, ICICI Bank embroiled in a controversy over alleged conflict of interest
involving its CEO Mrs. Chanda Kochhar and business dealings of:

A. Mr. Vijay Mallya

B. Mr. Deepak Kochhar
C. Mrs. Shikha Sharma
D. Mr. Nirav Modi

Q.25 Why has India banned the imports of the hormone oxytocin?

A. To stop its misuse in the livestock industry

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 B. To eliminate the use of plastic bags
C. To discourage the production of methanol
D. To prevent its usage as a growth enhancer

Q.26 In India, which is the commerce ministry's investigation arm?

A. SIT
B. DGAD
C. CBI
D. ED

Q.27 In the month of March, 2018, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu
indicated that India and the European Union FTA could resume soon. What is FTA?

A. French Trade Agreement

B. Full Trade Agreement
C. Final Trade Agreement
D. Free Trade Agreement

Q.28 Maharashtra government has signed an agreement with which company for
exploring the possibility of connecting Mumbai and Pune with hyperloop transportation
system?

A. Virgin Hyperloop One

B. Bombardier
C. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd
D. Alstom

Q.29 The largest source of employment in India is:

A. Iron and Steel

B. Textile

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 C. Agriculture
D. Travel and Tourism

Q.30 On November 26, 1947, Mr. R. K, Shanmukham Chetty presented the:

A. first Union budget of independent India

B. first five year plan to the cabinet ministers
C. preamble to the constitution of India
D. rules of engagement for the parliament of India

Q.31 Headquarters of SEBI is located in:

A. Kolkata
B. Patna
C. Mumbai
D. Hyderabad

Q.32 On which day is the Union budget presented?

A. First working day of January

B. Last working day of January
C. First working day of February
D. Last working day of February

Q.33 The first Finance Commission of India was formed on:

A. 20th October 1951

B. 22nd October 1951
C. 22nd November 1951
D. 22nd December 1951

Q.34 The Planning Commission of India directly reports to:

A. President

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 B. Vice President
C. Prime Minister
D. Finance Minister

Q.35 What is NABARD?

A. Telecom regulatory body of India

B. Indian Traders Association
C. An NGO
D. A bank

Q.36 What is the main function of CRISIL?

A. It provides loans
B. It provides insurance cover to corporate organizations
C. It evaluates the credit documents of a company
D. It provides finance for rural businesses

Q.37 What is the full form of SEZ?

A. State Economic Zone

B. Special Economic Zone
C. Standard Economic Zone
D. Systemic Entertainment Zone

Q.38 Headquarters of SAARC is located in:

A. New Delhi, India

B. Colombo, Sri Lanka
C. Islamabad, Pakistan
D. Kathmandu, Nepal

Q.39 Who is called the Father of Green Revolution in India?

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 A. M.S. Swaminathan
B. C. V. Raman
C. Satyendra Nath Bose
D. Srinivasa Ramanujan

Q.40 Which country is the leading producer of tea?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Nepal
C. India
D. Pakistan

Q. 41 The highest gallantry award in India is:

A. Vir Chakra
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Shaurya Chakra
D. Kirti Chakra

Q.42 Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. C. V. Raman
C. Amartya Sen
D. Kailash Satyarthi

Q.43 Who was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi’s Khel Ratna award?

A. Dhyan Chand
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Rahul Dravid
D. Viswanathan Anand

Q.44 In the 64th National Film Awards, who won the award for the best actor (male)?
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 A. Akshay Kumar
B. Saif Ali Khan
C. Salman Khan
D. Shah Rukh Khan

Q.45 In the 62nd Filmfare Awards, which film won the best film award?

A. Pink
B. Udta Punjab
C. Dangal
D. Sultan

Q.46 Which cricketer was awarded Bharat Ratna in the year 2014?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Kapil Dev
C. Virat Kohli
D. M. S. Dhoni

Q.47 Dronacharya Award is for:

A. Parents of sports persons who have won international medals

B. Coaches for producing medal winners at International sports events
C. Providing facilities that are conducive for sports in India
D. Captains of teams that win world cups

Q.48 Which research body received the International Kochon Prize 2017?

A. Indian Council of Medical Research

B. National Centre for Cell Science
C. National Dairy Research Institute
D. National Institute of Ayurveda

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Q.49 Which Indian architect has won the 2018 Pritzker Prize?

A. Hafeez Contractor
B. Balkrishna Doshi
C. Shashi Prabhu
D. Kamal Sagar

Q.50 Which film won the best picture award at the 90th Academy Awards?

A. Darkest Hour
B. The Post
C. The Shape of Water
D. Get Out

Q.51 Which Indian sportsperson was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2018?

A. Shri Pankaj Advani

B. Shri Kidambi Srikanth
C. Shri Somdev Devvarman
D. Shri Murlikant Petkar

Q.52 Which Indian actor was bestowed with the 2017 Mother Teresa Memorial Award?

A. Sushmita Sen
B. Gauri Khan
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Dia Mirza

Q.53 Who was conferred with 2017 Tata Literature Live Lifetime Achievement Award?

A. Kamal Hassan
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. Girish Karnad
D. Dilip Kumar
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Q.54 On 25 June 2017 who was crowned the 54th Femina Miss India World 2017?

A. Manushi Chhillar
B. Sana Dua
C. Priyanka Kumari
D. Vinali Bhatnagar

Q.55 Which Indian won the prestigious Dan David prize 2017?

A. Ardaseer Cursetjee
B. Shrinivas Kulkarni
C. Vani Jairam
D. Aditi Ashok

Q.56 Who was the first scientist to discover bacteria?

A. A. V. Leeuvwenhoek
B. L. Pasteur
C. Marie Curie
D. Antoine Lavoisier

Q.57 Who proposed the Quantum Theory of Radiation?

A. Isaac Newton
B. Max Planck
C. Albert Einstein
D. Joshua Rumble

Q.58 Pharmacology is the study of:

A. Animal nutrition
B. Ecosystems
C. Drugs
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 D. Physiological behaviour

Q.59 Who invented the Internet?

A. Bill Gates
B. Steve Jobs
C. Ted Nelson
D. Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Q.60 Who discovered Insulin?

A. Frederick Banting
B. Antoine Lavoisier
C. J.J. Thomson
D. Henry Cavendish

Q. 61 In a computer or network system, what is a firewall used for?

A. Security
B. Monitoring
C. Backup
D. Encryption

Q. 62 .png is an extension of a/an:

A. Audio file
B. Video file
C. Image file
D. Excel file

Q.63 Which company introduced the computer hard disk?

A. Dell
B. Microsoft

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 C. Apple
D. IBM

Q.64 Identify the protocol that is used to receive an email.

A. POP3
B. HTTP
C. HTTPs
D. FTP

Q.65 Who is best known as the architect of India's national initiative in

supercomputing?

A. Amar Gupta
B. Vijay Bhatkar
C. Sabeer Bhatia
D. Pushpak Bhattacharyya

Q.66 In 2G, 3G, and 4G, what does G stand for?

A. Group
B. Gigabits
C. Generation
D. Governance

Q.67 Which of the following is used when posting Tweets to Twitter?

A. hashtag (#)
B. percentage (%)
C. ampersand (&)
D. dollar ($)

Q.68 What is the full form of ISRO?

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 A. International Space Research Organization
B. Indian Space Research Organization
C. Italian Space Research Organization
D. Intelligence Systems Remittance Organization

Q.69 Which was India’s first planetary science and exploration mission?

A. Chandrayaan-1
B. Aryabhatta
C. Rohini
D. Bhaskara

Q.70 Who is widely regarded as father of the Indian space program?

A. Anil Bhardwaj
B. Barry Ramachandra Rao
C. Shailesh Nayak
D. Vikram Sarabhai

Q.71 Which of these is the traditional folk dance of Kashmir?

A. Rouff
B. Gotipua
C. Puliyattam
D. Dhalo

Q.72 Madhubani’ a style of folk paintings, is popular in:

A. Goa
B. Bihar
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka

Q.73 Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Shankar Mahadevan are names of:
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 A. Painters
B. Scientists
C. Singers
D. Poets

Q.74 The Lasoong festival is the most popular festival of:

A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Sikkim

Q.75 Who is the author of the book “Wings of Fire”?

A. APJ Abdul Kalam

B. Arundhati Roy
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Vikram Chandra

Q.76 Angami is the tribal group of:

A. Assam
B. Goa
C. Nagaland
D. Maharashtra

Q.77 Which of the following languages is a palindrome?

A. Hindi
B. Marathi
C. Konkani
D. Malayalam

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Q.78 In which of the following paintings do artists use gold and precious stones?

A. Tanjore Paintings
B. Miniature Paintings
C. Madhubani Paintings
D. Kalighat Paintings

Q.79 Jatin Das, M. F. Husain, and Abanindranath Tagore are known for their:

A. Music
B. Songs
C. Paintings
D. Movies

Q.80 Ajanta Caves are in which Indian state?

A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Gujarat

Q.81 Where is the Sun Temple located?

A. Aurangabad
B. New Delhi
C. Konark
D. Patna

Q. 82 Where is Petra located?

A. Jordan
B. Malaysia
C. Indonesia
D. Israel
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Q.83 On the basis of landmass, which is the smallest country?

A. Marshall Islands
B. Vatican City
C. Tuvalu
D. Monaco

Q.84 Western Wailing Wall is located in:

A. Jordan
B. Jerusalem
C. Beirut
D. Damascus

Q.85 Where is carnival celebrated?

A. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

B. Munich, Germany
C. Boom, Belgium
D. Lerwick, Scotland

Q.86 Narain Karthikeyan is associated with:

A. Hockey
B. Formula 1 car racing
C. Cricket
D. Soccer

Q.87 Jahangir Khan is a man whose name is synonymous with:

A. Squash
B. Table Tennis
C. Badminton
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 D. Cricket

Q.88 American Carl Lewis is one of the few athletes who have won __ gold medals
during his Olympic career

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

Q.89 ‘Butterfly Stroke’ relates to which of the following sports?

A. Running
B. Cycling
C. Swimming
D. Cricket

Q.90 Thomas Cup is associated with:

A. Cricket
B. Hockey
C. Table Tennis
D. Badminton

Q.91 The first Commonwealth Games were held in:

A. India
B. United Kingdom
C. Australia
D. Canada

Q.92 US Open, French Open, and Australian Open are international

_____tournaments.
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 A. Tennis
B. Football
C. Badminton
D. Ice Hockey

Q.93 Muhammad Ali was the world champion of which sport?

A. Wrestling
B. Boxing
C. Skating
D. Chess

Q.94 In the Commonwealth Games 2018, who won the gold medal in freestyle 65kg
wrestling

A. Sushil Kumar
B. Bajrang Punia
C. Rahul Aware
D. Mausam Khatri

Q.95 India won the under 19 ICC Cricket World Cup in 2018. Who captained the Indian
team?

A. Prithvi Shaw
B. Manjot Kalra
C. Aditya Thakare
D. Himanshu Rana

Q.96 Who won the silver medal for badminton in the 2016 Rio Olympics?

A. Sania Nehwal
B. P. V. Sindhu

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 C. Ashwini Ponnappa
D. Aparna Popat

Q.97 Which Indian tennis player created a world record of most doubles wins in Davis
Cup history?

A. Leander Paes
B. Sumit Negal
C. Ramkumar Ramanathan
D. Zeeshan Ali

Q.98 Which Indian boxer sent a message of peace by returning the title back to his
opponent?

A. Dinesh Kumar
B. Vijender Singh
C. Jitender Kumar
D. Manoj Kumar

Q.99 Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal for India?

A. Milkha Singh
B. Mihir Sen
C. Khashaba Jadhav
D. Abhinav Bindra

Q.100 Which country hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017?

A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Japan
D. India

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