Railway Recruitment Board (Chandigarh)
Goods Guard Recruitment Exam
May 2004 Question Paper 

	SECTION-I :  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1.	When is International Women?s Day celebrated?
	(a)	9th January
	(b)	7th April
	(c)	8th March
	(d)	27th May
	Ans:	( c )	8th March
		
2.	General Elections are currently being held in the 
country to elect the members of
	(a)	13th Lok Sabha
	(b)	13th Rajya Sabha
	(c)	Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
	(d)	14th Lok Sabha
	Ans:	( d )	14th Lok Sabha
		
3.	Who is our Chief Vigilance Commissioner?
	(a)	P. Shankar
	(b)	T.S. Krishnamurthy
	(c)	N. Vittal
	(d)	James Lyngdoh
	Ans:	( a )	P. Shankar
		
4.	India has signed an agreement to purchase Admiral 
Gorshkov from Russia.   This is a/an
	(a)	Submarine
	(b)	Aircraft carrier
	(c)	Gun
	(d)	Tank 
	Ans:	( b )	Aircraft carrier
		
5.	In the awards announced on Republic Day this year, 
Sourav Ganguly got
	(a)	Padma Vibhushan
	(b)	Padma Shree
	(c)	Padma Bhushan
	(d)	Ashok Chakra
	Ans:	( b )	Padma Shree 
		
6.	India played the first One Day International 
Cricket Match with Pakistan in March this year at
	(a)	Lahore
	(b)	Peshawar
	(c)	Multan
	(d)	Karachi
	Ans:	( d )	Karachi
		
7.	Which famous female singing star of Indian films of 
the past passed away in January 2004?
	(a)	Uma Devi
	(b)	Devika Rani
	(c)	Suraiya
	(d)	Hemalata
	Ans:	( c )	Suraiya
		
8.	Sher Singh Rana, who escaped from Tihar Jail in 
February 2004, is the prime accused in the murder of whom 
among the following?
	(a)	Phoolan Devi
	(b)	Beant Singh
	(c)	Rajiv Gandhi
	(d)	Shivani Bhatnagar
	Ans:	( a )	Phoolan Devi
		
9.	Which Pakistani scientist was involved with leaking 
of nuclear know-how to other countries?
	(a)	Imran khan
	(b)	Javed Ashraf Qazi
	(c)	Abdul Qadeer Khan
	(d)	Shaharyar Khan
	Ans:	( c )	Abdul Qadeer Khan
		
10.	Who is the Chief Minister of Assam?
	(a)	Hiteshwar Saikia
	(b)	Praful Kumar Mohanta
	(c)	Tarun Gogoi
	(d)	None of these
	Ans:	( c )	Tarun Gogoi
		
11.	Shri L. K. Advani is contesting the parliamentary 
election from
	(a)	Rajkot
	(b)	Gandhinagar
	(c)	Gwalior
	(d)	None of these
	Ans:	( b )	Gandhinagar
		
12.	Harkishan Singh Surjeet is from which of the 
following political parties?
	(a)	CPI
	(b)	CPI (M)
	(c)	NDA
	(d)	Janata Dal
	Ans:	( b )	CPI (M)
		
13.	By which Constitutional Amendment has education 
been made a Fundamental Right for all children between 6 
years and 14 years?
	(a)	63rd
	(b)	73rd
	(c)	83rd
	(d)	93rd
	Ans:	( d )	93rd
		
14.	Who is India?s first woman Foreign Secretary?
	(a)	Chokila Iyer
	(b)	Indira Goswami
	(c)	Gauri Chatterjee
	(d)	None of these
	Ans:	( a )	Chokila Iyer
		
15.	Which of the following countries won the Under-19 
Cricket World Cup held in 2004?
	(a)	West Indies
	(b)	Pakistan
	(c)	India
	(d)	Australia
	Ans:	( b )	Pakistan
		
16.	Who wrote the book ?Kitne Pakistan??
	(a)	Bhishm Sahney
	(b)	Yashpal
	(c)	Kamleshwar
	(d)	Iqbal
	Ans:	( c )	Kamleshwar
		
17.	?Golconda Fort? is in which state?
	(a)	Uttar Pradesh
	(b)	Karnataka
	(c)	Andhra Pradesh
	(d)	Bihar
	Ans:	( c )	Andhra Pradesh
		
18.	Which cricketer is called ?Rawalpindi Express??
	(a)	Imran Khan
	(b)	Wasim Akram
	(c)	Saqlain Musthaq
	(d)	Shoaib Akhtar
	Ans:	( d )	Shoaib Akhtar
		
19.	The term ?Butterfly Stroke? is associated with
	(a)	Kabaddi
	(b)	Wrestling
	(c)	Polo
	(d)	Swimming
	Ans:	( d )	Swimming
		
20.	Who was called ?Frontier Gandhi??
	(a)	Abdul Kalam Azad
	(b)	Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
	(c)	Gopal Krishna Gokhale
	(d)	Chittaranjan Das
	Ans:	( b )	Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
		
21.	The Railways? unit, producing wheels and axles, is 
located at which of the following places?
	(a)	Bangalore
	(b)	Chennai
	(c)	Secunderabad
	(d)	Chittaranjan
	Ans:	( a )	Bangalore
		
22.	The first Sampark Kranti Train, started in 2004, is 
between
	(a)	Delhi ? Bangalore
	(b)	Delhi ? Secunderabad 
	(c)	Delhi ? Chennai
	(d)	Delhi ? Patna
	Ans:	( a )	Delhi ? Bangalore
		
23.	Rajasthan Canal receives water from which of the 
following rivers?
	(a)	Ghaghra
	(b)	Yamuna
	(c)	Sutlej
	(d)	Ravi
	Ans:	( c )	Sutlej
		
24.	Mettur Dam is situated on which of the following 
rivers?
	(a)	Narmada
	(b)	Krishna
	(c)	Mahanadi
	(d)	Cauvery
	Ans:	( d )	Cauvery
		
25.	If it is 4 p.m. on Monday at 1500W longitude, then 
what is the time at 1500E longitude?
	(a)	4 a.m. Tuesday
	(b)	4 p.m. Tuesday
	(c)	12.00 Noon Tuesday
	(d)	8.00 a.m. Sunday
	Ans:	( c )	12.00 Noon Tuesday
		
26.	Mixed economy means
	(a)	Co-existence of small scale and large scale 
industries
	(b)	Co-existence of the rich and the poor
	(c)	Co-existence of private and public sector
	(d)	Assigning equal importance to both 
agriculture and heavy industries 
	Ans:	( c )	Co-existence of private and public 
sector
		
27.	Who presides over the Lok Sabha if neither the 
Speaker nor the Deputy Speaker is available?
	(a)	A member of the Lok Sabha appointed by the 
President
	(b)	A member chosen by the Council of Ministers
	(c)	The seniormost member of the Rajya Sabha
	(d)	The seniormost member of the Lok Sabha
	Ans:	( d )	The seniormost member of the Lok 
Sabha
		
28.	Which of the following diseases cannot be 
controlled by vaccination?
	(a)	Small Pox
	(b)	Diabetes
	(c)	Polio
	(d)	Whooping cough
	Ans:	( b )	Diabetes
		
29.	Spondylitis is the disease affecting 
	(a)	Kidney
	(b)	Spinal column
	(c)	Brain cells
	(d)	Lungs
	Ans:	( b )	Spinal column
		
30.	Who started the slogan ?Jai Jawan Jai Kisan??
	(a)	Lal Bahadur Shastri
	(b)	Mahatma Gandhi
	(c)	Jawaharlal Nehru
	(d)	Indira Gandhi
	Ans:	( a )	Lal Bahadur Shastri
		
31.	The equatorial diameter of the earth is 
approximately
	(a)	6357 km
	(b)	18546 km
	(c)	12756 km
	(d)	15600 km
	Ans:	( c )	12756 km
		
32.	?Amnesty International? is an organization 
associated with which of the following fields?
	(a)	Protection of historical monuments 
	(b)	Environmental protection
	(c)	Protection of cruelty to animals
	(d)	Protection of human rights
	Ans:	( d )	Protection of human rights
		
33.	The headquarters of International Red Cross is 
situated at
	(a)	Paris
	(b)	The Hague
	(c)	Geneva
	(d)	Vienna
	Ans:	( c )	Geneva
		
34.	?Dogri? language is spoken in which of the 
following States?
	(a)	Assam
	(b)	Bihar
	(c)	Orissa
	(d)	Jammu and Kashmir
	Ans:	( d )	Jammu and Kashmir
		
35.	Brazil is situated in which continent?
	(a)	South America
	(b)	North America
	(c)	Africa
	(d)	Europe
	Ans:	( a )	South America
		
36.	Where is the Sariska tiger Sanctuary?
	(a)	Gujaraj
	(b)	Rajasthan
	(c)	Madhya Pradesh
	(d)	Haryana
	Ans:	( b )	Rajasthan
		
37.	Battle of Plassey was fought by the Britishers with
	(a)	Siraj-ud-Daula
	(b)	Mir Zafar
	(c)	Mir Qasix
	(d)	Wajid Ali Shah
	Ans:	( a )	Siraj-ud-Daula
		
38.	The abbreviation ?RPF? stands for
	(a)	Reserve Police Force
	(b)	Railway Protection Force
	(c)	Regional Peoples Front
	(d)	Railway Police Force
	Ans:	( b )	Railway Protection Force
		
39.	Who is the Chairman of National Commission for 
Scheduled Castes?
	(a)	Shri Suraj Bhan
	(b)	Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
	(c)	Shri Ram Raj
	(d)	Shri Buta Singh
	Ans:	( a )	Shri Suraj Bhan
		
40.	?Clock? is the election symbol of which political 
party?
	(a)	RJD
	(b)	Telugu Desam
	(c)	BSP
	(d)	NCP
	Ans:	( d )	NCP
		
	SECTION-II :  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE / REASONING
41.	Which of the following is the same as Count, List, 
Weigh?
	(a)	Compare
	(b)	Sequence
	(c)	Number
	(d)	Measure
	Ans:	( c )	Number
		
42.	Which of the following is the same as Steel, 
Bronze, Brass ?
	(a)	Calcite
	(b)	Methane
	(c)	Zinc
	(d)	Coal
	Ans:	( c )	Zinc
		
43.	Which of the following is the same as Flood, Fire, 
Cyclone ?
	(a)	Damage
	(b)	Earthquake
	(c)	Rain
	(d)	Accident
	Ans:	( b )	Earthquake
		
44.	Which of the following is the same as Jute, Cotton, 
Wool ?
	(a)	Terylene
	(b)	Rayon
	(c)	Silk
	(d)	Nylon
	Ans:	( c )	Silk
		
45.	Which of the following is the same as Liver, Heart, 
Kidney ?
	(a)	Lung
	(b)	Blood
	(c)	Nose
	(d)	Urine
	Ans:	( a )	Lung
		
	Directions (Qs. 46?50) :	Find the odd one 
out in the following questions :
46.	(a)	Physics
	(b)	Chemistry
	(c)	Biology 
	(d)	Geography
	Ans:	( d )	Geography
		
47.	(a)	Haldighati
	(b)	Sarnath
	(c)	Panipat
	(d)	Kurukshetra
	Ans:	( b )	Sarnath
		
48.	(a)	December
	(b)	July
	(c)	September
	(d)	March
	Ans:	( c )	September
		
49.	(a)	Park
	(b)	Bus-stand
	(c)	Dock
	(d)	Platform
	Ans:	( a )	Park
		
50.	(a)	Needle
	(b)	Stick
	(c)	Thorn
	(d)	Pin 
	Ans:	( b )	Stick
		
51.	A man is performing yoga with his head down and 
legs up.  His face is towards the west.  In which direction 
will his left hand be?
	(a)	North
	(b)	South
	(c)	East
	(d)	West
	Ans:	( a )	North
		
52.	At 12:30, the hour hand of a clock faces North and 
the minute-hand faces South.  At 1:45, the hour hand will 
be in which direction?
	(a)	South-East
	(b)	South-West
	(c)	North-East
	(d)	North-West
	Ans:	( c )	North-East
		
53.	In a certain code, MAN is written as SANM and WORD 
is written as SORDW.  In that code, how would SALE be 
written?
	(a)	LESAS
	(b)	SALES
	(c)	SEALS
	(d)	LEASS
	Ans:	( b )	SALES
		
54.	If in a certain code language, ?123? means ?bright 
little boy?, ?145? means ?tall big boy? AND ?637? 
means ?beautiful little FLOWER?, then which digit in that 
language means ?bright??
	(a)	1
	(b)	3
	(c)	4
	(d)	2
	Ans:	( d )	2
		
55.	Arrange the following in a meaningful sequence :
1.  Shoulder		2.  Wrist		3.  Elbow
4.  Palm		5.  Finger
	(a)	5, 4, 2, 3, 1
	(b)	3, 4, 5, 2, 1
	(c)	3, 1, 4, 2, 5
	(d)	2, 4, 5, 3, 1
	Ans:	( a )	5, 4, 2, 3, 1
		
56.	If the 25th of August in a year is Thursday, then 
the number of Mondays in that month is
	(a)	6
	(b)	5
	(c)	4
	(d)	3
	Ans:	( b )	5
		
57.	?E? is the son of ?A?.  ?D? is the son of ?B?.  ?E? 
is married to ?C? and ?C? is B?s daughter.  How is ?D? 
related to ?E? ?
	(a)	Brother
	(b)	Uncle
	(c)	Father-in-law
	(d)	Brother-in-law
	Ans:	( d )	Brother-in-law
		
58.	A cube, painted yellow on all faces, is cut into 27 
small cubes of equal size.  How many small cubes are 
painted on one face only?
	(a)	1
	(b)	6
	(c)	8
	(d)	12
	Ans:	( b )	6
		
	Directions (Qs. 59 & 60) :	In Each of these 
questions, there are two statements followed by two 
conclusion numbered I and II.  Take the two given 
statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance 
from commonly known facts.  Read the conclusions and then 
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows 
from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known 
facts:
59.	Statements :
All poets are readers.
No reader is wise.
Conclusions :
I.  	No poet is wise.
II.	All readers are poets.
	(a)	Only conclusion I follows
	(b)	Only conclusion II follows
	(c)	Both the conclusions I and II follows
	(d)	None of the conclusions follows
	Ans:	( a )	Only conclusion I follows
		
60.	Statements :
All stones are diamonds.
Some diamonds are pearls.
Conclusions :
I.	Some pearls are stones.
II.	All diamonds are pearls.
	(a)	Only conclusion I follows
	(b)	Only conclusion II follows
	(c)	Both the conclusions I and II follows
	(d)	None of the conclusions follows
	Ans:	( d )	None of the conclusions follows
		
	Directions (Qs. 61?63) : 	These questions are 
based on the following statements :
	Raja and Baldev are good in Hockey and 
Volleyball.   Deepak and Raja are good in Hockey and 
Baseball.   Gurnam and Baldev are good in Cricket and 
Volleyball.   Deepak, Gurnam and Joseph are Good in 
Football and Baseball.
61.	Who is good in Baseball, Cricket, Volleyball and 
Football?
	(a)	Raja
	(b)	Gurnam
	(c)	Baldev
	(d)	Deepak
	Ans:	( b )	Gurnam
		
62.	Who is good in Baseball, Volleyball and Hockey?
	(a)	Raja
	(b)	Gurnam
	(c)	Baldev 
	(d)	Deepak
	Ans:	( a )	Raja
		
63.	Who is good in Hockey, Cricket and Volleyball?
	(a)	Raja
	(b)	Gurnam
	(c)	Baldev
	(d)	Deepak
	Ans:	( c )	Baldev
		
	SECTION-III :: NUMERICAL ABILITY
64.	The difference between the square of any two 
consecutive integers is equal to
	(a)	An even number
	(b)	Difference of two numbers
	(c)	Product of two numbers
	(d)	Sum of two numbers
	Ans:	( d )	Sum of two numbers
		
65.	What is the greatest possible length of a scale 
that can be used to measure exactly the following three 
lengths?
3m; 5m-10 cm;  12m-90 cm
	(a)	30 cm
	(b)	20 cm
	(c)	25 cm
	(d)	10 cm
	Ans:	( a )	30 cm
		
66.	The HCF of two numbers is 96 and their LCM is 
1296.  If one number is 864, then what is the other number?
	(a)	72
	(b)	64
	(c)	144
	(d)	11664
	Ans:	( c )	144
		
67.	A drum of water is 3/5 full.  When 38 litres are 
drawn from it, it is just 1/8 full.   What is the total 
capacity of the drum in litres?
	(a)	100 litres
	(b)	80 litres
	(c)	85 litres
	(d)	90 litres
	Ans:	( b )	80 litres
		
68.	If the cost of telephone calls in a town is 30 
paise per call for the first 100 calls, 25 paise per call 
for the next 100 calls and 20 paise per call for calls 
exceeding 200, then how many calls can be made in Rs. 50 ?
	(a)	180
	(b)	200
	(c)	225
	(d)	175
	Ans:	( a )	180
		
69.	A reduction of Rs. 2 per kg in the price of sugar 
enables a man to purchase 4 kg more sugar now in Rs. 16.  
What was the original price of sugar?
	(a)	Rs. 16 per kg
	(b)	Rs. 8 per kg
	(c)	Rs. 4 per kg
	(d)	Rs. 2 per kg
	Ans:	( c )	Rs. 4 per kg
		
70.	33% marks are required to pass an examination.  A 
candidate who gets 210 marks, fails by 21 marks.  What are 
the total marks for the examination ?
	(a)	700
	(b)	650
	(c)	600
	(d)	550
	Ans:	( a )	700
		
71.	The ticket for admission to an exhibition was Rs. 5 
and it was later reduced by 20%.  As a result, the sale 
proceeds of tickets increased by 44%.  What was the 
percentage increase in number of visitors?
	(a)	50%
	(b)	25%
	(c)	75%
	(d)	80%
	Ans:	( d )	80%
		
72.	The average weight of 8 men is increased by 2 kg 
when one man of 50 kg is replaced by a new man.  What is 
the weight of the new man?
	(a)	58 kg
	(b)	68 kg
	(c)	60 kg
	(d)	66 kg
	Ans:	( d )	66 kg
		
73.	Nine men went to a hotel 8 of them spent Rs. 3 each 
over their meals and the ninth person spent Rs. 2 more than 
the average expenditure of all the nine.   The total money 
spent by all of them was
	(a)	Rs. 26
	(b)	Rs. 40
	(c)	Rs. 29.25
	(d)	Rs. 27.50
	Ans:	( c )	Rs. 29.25
		
74.	The sum of the present ages of A, B and C is 90 
years.  Six years ago, their ages were in the ratio of 1 : 
2 : 3.  What is the present age of C?
	(a)	36 years
	(b)	42 years
	(c)	40 years
	(d)	45 years
	Ans:	( b )	42 years
		
75.	The sum of the salaries of ?A? and ?B? is Rs. 
2,100.  ?A? spends 80% of his salary and ?B? spends 70% of 
his salary.  If their savings are in the proportion of 4 : 
3, then what is the salary of A ?
	(a)	Rs. 1400 
	(b)	Rs. 1200
	(c)	Rs. 900
	(d)	Rs. 700
	Ans:	( a )	Rs. 1400
		
76.	Rs. 1,290 are divided between A, B and C such that 
A?s share is 1 ½ times that of B and B?s share is 1 ¾ times 
that of C.  What is C?s hsare?
	(a)	Rs. 240
	(b)	Rs. 420
	(c)	Rs. 630
	(d)	Rs. 350
	Ans:	( a )	Rs. 240
		
77.	Five litres of water is added to a certain quantity 
of pure milk, which costs Rs. 3 per litre.  If the mixture 
is sold at the same price of Rs. 3 per litre, a profit of 
20% is made (ignore the cost of water).  What is the amount 
of pure milk in the mixture?
	(a)	20 litres
	(b)	28 litres
	(c)	25 litres
	(d)	30 litres
	Ans:	( c )	25 litres
		
78.	Fifteen men working 8 hours a day take 21 days to 
complete a work.  How many days will be taken by 21 women 
to complete the same work, working 6 hours a day?  ( 3 
women do as much work as 2 men).
	(a)	25 days
	(b)	30 days
	(c)	33 days
	(d)	28 days
	Ans:	( b )	30 days
		
79.	?A? can knit a pair of socks in 3 days.  ?B? can 
knit the same pair in 9 days.  If they are knitting 
together, then in how many days will they knit two pairs of 
socks?
	(a)	4 days
	(b)	5 days
	(c)	4 ½ days
	(d)	3 days
	Ans:	( c )	4 ½ days
		
80.	Two electronic music systems are bought for Rs. 
8,000.  One was sold at 40% profit and the other was sold 
at 40$ loss.  If the S.P. of both be same,   then what was 
the C.P. of both the systems ?
	(a)	Rs. 3000,  Rs. 5000
	(b)	Rs. 4000,  Rs. 4000
	(c)	Rs. 3500,  Rs. 4500
	(d)	Rs. 2400,  Rs. 5600
	Ans:	( d )	Rs. 2400,  Rs. 5600
		
81.	If the marked price is 30% more than the C.P. and 
10% discount is allowed on the marked price, then what will 
be the gain %?
	(a)	20%
	(b)	15 ½%
	(c)	17%
	(d)	18 ½%
	Ans:	( c )	17%
		
82.	A man has Rs. 2,000.   Some portion of this amount, 
he lends @ 5% p.a. S.I. and the remaining portion of the 
same is lent at 4% p.a. S.I.  He earns Rs. 96 in a year.  
What amount was lent by him at 4%.
	(a)	Rs. 1200
	(b)	Rs. 600
	(c)	Rs. 400
	(d)	Rs. 1600
	Ans:	( c )	Rs. 400
		
83.	What sum will become Rs. 496 in 6 years @ 4% p.a. ?
	(a)	Rs. 500
	(b)	Rs. 400
	(c)	Rs. 460
	(d)	Rs. 456
	Ans:	( b )	Rs. 400
		
84.	A car covers a distance of 420 km at its normal 
speed.  If the speed of the car would have been 10 km/hr 
more htan the normal speed, then it would have taken one 
hour less to cover the same distance.  What was the speed 
of the car?
	(a)	50 km/hr
	(b)	40 km/hr
	(c)	55 km/hr
	(d)	60 km/hr
	Ans:	( d )	60 km/hr
		
85.	A  110 m long train is running @ 60 km/hr.  How 
much time will it take to cover the 240 m long platform?
	(a)	5 5/6 seconds
	(b)	14 2/5 seconds
	(c)	4 seconds
	(d)	21 seconds
	Ans:	( d )	21 seconds
		
86.	In a river, a man takes 3 hours in rowing 3 km 
upstream or 15 km downstream.  What is the speed of the 
current?
	(a)	2 km/hr
	(b)	4 km/hr
	(c)	6 km/hr
	(d)	9 km/hr
	Ans:	( a )	2 km/hr
		
87.	A and B can cover a 200 m race in 22 seconds and 25 
seconds respectively.  When a finished the race, then B is 
at what distance from the finishing line?
	(a)	30 m
	(b)	48 m
	(c)	24 m
	(d)	54 m
	Ans:	( c )	24 m
		
88.	The difference between the circumference of a 
circle and its radius is 37 metres.   What is the radius of 
the circle?
	(a)	5 m
	(b)	7 m
	(c)	12 m
	(d)	14 m
	Ans:	( b )	7 m