RPF SI (2018) Official Paper (Held On: 19 Dec, 2018 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

What is the atomic number of the element gallium?

Who was the chairman of the 12^th Finance Commission?

The principle of 'uncertainty' was propounded by whom?

Which of the following is not a World Heritage Site under UNESCO?

What is Adam Gilchrist's nickname?

The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution is related to-

Can a person be a member of both Houses?

The supreme commander of the Indian armed forces is-

Indigo Revolt took place in which of the following states?

What is the distance between the Sun and Mars?

To whom does the President of India address his resignation?

The capital of Ethiopia is-

In which country does the river 'Thames' flow?

Which of the following player is not related to Table Tennis?

Who has written the book 'A Century is not enough'?

What does the posterior pituitary gland secrete?

The term 'back row attack' is used in which sport?

______ are the structures found in the epidermis of leaves that regulate the process of transpiration and gaseous transfer.

In which forests did the Khond tribe live in the 19^th century?

Generally, the tenure of the members of Lok Sabha is 5 years. But it can be ended earlier as well-

Which of the following has now got the status of a full-fledged state?

Who is the father of modern bacteriology?

What is the IUPAC name of oxalic acid?

Where was the Indian National Congress session held in 1929?

The term 'Bodhisattva' is related to which religion?

In which Ocean is the Tonga Trench located?

What is the ionizing constant of acetic acid (CH₃COOH)?

Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant is located in which state?

The formula to find momentum is-

Which of the following countries does not share border with India?

The full form of RTGS is-

Which of the following states has the largest number of representatives in the Lok Sabha?

Who wrote the book 'The Archaeology of Ancient Indian Cities'?

The famous Lakshmana temple found in Khajuraho was built by whom?

Where did the Kheda Satyagraha take place?

The capital of Assam is-

In which city were the Youth Olympic Games-2018 organized?

When did the Indian Wildlife Protection Act come into force?

Which one of the following is not a hard currency?

When was the Calotype Society (Photographic Club) established?

Which House of the Indian Parliament is more powerful?

Where is the headquarter of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)?

In which year was the Supreme Court of India established?

What are the drained areas formed by rivers called?

The boundary line between the land and the sea is called-

In which game is the term 'deuce' used?

Who was made the acting Prime Minister of India immediately after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru?

'Yoga Sutra' was written by whom?

What is the name of Colombia's currency?

In the SI system, the multiple 10^-18 is the prefix of _______.

Four of the following five templates are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?

Wheel, Brake, Engine, Accelerator, Bark

This question consists of a passage and a statement. Read the passage carefully and based on it, review the statement. According to a report, India's economic growth may reach 7 per cent next year as the government's policies are going to pay more attention to the poor rural conditions of the country's villages in the last year before the 2019 general elections.

Assocham has said in its report for the coming year, "Economic expansion may reach 7% by the last quarter of September 2018 as compared to 6.3% GDP growth in the second quarter of 2017-18, while inflation is expected to remain around 4 to 5.5 per cent in the second half of next year, with monsoon being a key unexplainable."

Statement:

India's GDP growth in the second quarter of 2017-18 was 6.3 per cent.

Choose the most appropriate option from the following.

A - The statement is definitely true.

B - The statement is probably true.

C - The statement cannot be reviewed.

D - The statement is completely false.

Pointing to a man a girl said, "He is the father of my husband's father" How is that man related to the girl's husband?

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

10 people are seated in two parallel rows. There are 5 people seated in each row in such a way that there is equal gap between the people sitting next to each other.

In row 1 - A, B, C, D and E all are seated facing south.

In row 2 - P, Q, R, S and T all are seated facing north.

Thus, in this seating arrangement people sitting in both the rows are facing each other.

i. E is seated at the extreme end of the row.

ii. B is second to the left of E and is sitting exactly opposite to Q.

iii. Q is not the neighbour of P who is not sitting opposite to E.

iv. C and T are sitting opposite to each other forming a diagonal.

v. A is seated opposite to S who is sitting between P and Q.

Who is sitting third to the left of P?

Select the next suitable picture in the given series from the options?

Find the next number in the following series:

17, 19, 41, 127, 513, ?

In this question a statement is given followed by two conclusions in the form of and. You have to assume that everything given in the statements is true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows from the information given in the statements beyond any doubt.

Statement:

"Nick has launched a new product of his company. If you want to pay a low price, then buy his product."

Conclusion:

i) The price of the product should be affordable.

ii) The quality of the product should be good.

Choose the most appropriate one from the following options:

A. Only conclusion I follows.

B. Only conclusion II follows.

C. Either conclusion I or II follows.

D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

E. Both conclusions I and II follow.

Select the water image of the given figure from the options.

In this question three statements are given followed by four conclusions. You have to assume that everything given in the statements is true, then consider the given conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows from the information given in the statements beyond any doubt.

Statements: All meters are feet. Some feet are inches. All inches are yards.

Conclusions:

i. Some feet are yards

ii. Some meters are yards.

iii. No meters are yards

iv. All meters are inches

Read the following statements and answer the question based on them.

A @ B means A is the mother of B

A # B means A is the father of B.

A $ B means A is the brother of B

A % B means A is the sister of B

According to the equation P $ Q $ R @ S, how is P related to S$?

Find the next number in the following series:

126, 127, 131, 140, 156, ?

How many right angled triangles can be made from the given figure?

How many squares are there in the given picture?

Choose the correct option from the following which forms a perfect square (3 out of 5 images are given below):

What is the number of straight lines in the given figure? 

Choose the correct figure from the options to complete the picture pattern of the given picture:

Four of the following five terms are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?

AEI, MQU, KNS, CGK, LPT

Find the next number in the following series: 

199, 202, 197, 204, 193, ?

Replace the question mark in the second pair with the correct option based on the logic used in the first pair.

Cat : Kitten :: Cow : ??

In a certain code language READING is coded as FJWILSN. How will FORMULA be coded in the same language?

Replace the question mark in the second pair with the correct option based on the logic used in the first pair.

BT : DV :: LX : ??

N is the wife of M who is the only son-in-law of A whose husband is B. How is A related to N?

If the mirror is placed on the shaded line then the correct image of the given figure will be-

As shown in the figure below, the surfaces of a dice are coloured purple, red, white, green, grey and orange. Which colour is the surface opposite to the green coloured surface?

In this question, relationship between different letters is given in the statement. Two conclusions are given related to the statement.

Statement: B ≥ L = K < T = J

Conclusion:

I. B ≥ K

II. L< J

Choose the appropriate option from the following.

A. Only conclusion i follows.

B. Only conclusion ii follows.

C. Either conclusion i or ii follows.

D. Neither conclusion i nor ii follows.

E. Both conclusion i and ii follow.

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

10 persons are seated in two parallel rows. There are 5 persons seated in each row in such a way that there is equal gap between the persons sitting next to each other.

In row 1- A, B, C, D and E all are seated facing south.

In row 2- P, Q, R, S and T all are seated facing north.

Thus, in this seating arrangement people seated in both the rows are facing each other.

i. E is seated at the extreme end of the row.

ii. B is second to the left of E and is seated exactly opposite to Q.

iii. Q is not the neighbour of P who is not seated opposite to E.

iv. C and T are seated opposite to each other forming a diagonal.

v. A is seated opposite to S who is seated between P and Q.

If E's place is replaced by A; If D is replaced by C and S is replaced by Q, then which statement will be true regarding the new seating arrangement?

In this question, three statements showing the relationship between letters are given. Three conclusions i, ii, and iii are given related to them. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions is definitely true in relation to the statements.

Statements: B = S ≥ T < H=A; C > Q = U < T < D; F > E > D = K

Conclusions:

i) K > Q

ii) B> C

iii) C>K

This question consists of a passage and a statement. Read the passage carefully and based on it, review the statement.

According to a report, India's economic growth may reach 7 per cent next year as the government's policies are going to pay more attention to the poor rural conditions of the country's villages in the last year before the 2019 general elections.

Assocham has said in its report for the coming year, "Economic expansion may reach 7% by the last quarter of September 2018 as compared to 6.3% GDP growth in the second quarter of 2017-18, while inflation is estimated to be around 4 to 5.5 percent in the second half of next year, with monsoon being a key factor."

Statement: The estimate of 7 per cent growth in GDP is based on stability in foreign exchange rates.

Choose the most appropriate option from the following.

A - The statement is definitely true.

B - The statement is probably true.

C - The statement cannot be reviewed.

D - The statement is completely false.

Replace the question mark in the second pair with the correct option based on the logic used in the first pair. 

Dentist : Teeth :: Ophthalmologist : ??

Replace the question mark in the second pair with the correct option based on the logic used in the first pair.

1468 : 19 :: 2224 : ??

Four of the following five letters are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?

R, Z, B, N, U

Find the next number in the following series:

295, 308, 327, 352, 383, ?

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

10 persons are seated in two parallel rows. There are 5 persons seated in each row in such a way that there is equal gap between the persons sitting next to each other.

In row 1- A, B, C, D and E all are seated facing south.

In row 2- P, Q, R, S and T all are seated facing north.

Thus, in this seating arrangement people seated in both the rows are facing each other.

i. E is seated at the extreme end of the row.

ii. B is second to the left of E and is seated exactly opposite to Q.

iii. Q is not the neighbour of P who is not seated opposite to E.

iv. C and T are seated opposite to each other forming a diagonal.

v. A is seated opposite to S who is seated between P and Q.

If E's place is replaced by A; If D's place is replaced by C and S's place is replaced by Q, then who will sit opposite to S according to the new seating arrangement?

In this question two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered i and ii. You have to assume everything given in the statements to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows from the information given in the statements beyond any doubt.

Statements:

Some cats are dogs.

All dogs are rats.

Conclusions:

i). Some rats are cats.

ii). All rats are cats.

Choose the most appropriate one from the following options:

A. Only conclusion i follows.

B. Only conclusion ii follows.

C. Either conclusion i or ii follows.

D. Neither conclusion i nor ii follows.

E. Both conclusions i and ii follow.

In a certain code language YELLOW is coded as BVOOLD. How will GREEN be coded in the same language?

Simplify:

\(\rm \left((4^4)^2\times \frac{1}{64^2}\right)^2+10=?\)

The ratio of time taken by Binoy and Caro to cover a distance of 1000 km is 15:16. Find the ratio of their speeds.

There are 10 bangles in a gift box. The average weight of the first 4 bangles is 30 gm and the average weight of the remaining 6 bangles is 31 gm. Find the total average weight (in gm) of all the bangles?

Find the number of trailing zeros in 76!

The station master decided to increase the length of a rectangular digital board by 3% and decrease its width by 3%. Find the total change in the area of ​​the board.

If a cube with diagonal 7√3 cm is melted to form a cuboid, what will be its height, if the length of the cuboid is equal to the side of the cube and the width of the cuboid is 3.5 cm.

Simplify: 

\(\rm \sqrt{19.36}+\sqrt{77.44}\div 2=?\)

Rs 4600 is invested at 8% per annum simple interest. If the sum is withdrawn after 5 years and half the amount is invested in the stock market, then what will be the remaining amount (in Rs)?

Instructions:

Study the following bar graph and answer the question based on it.

The sales of books (in thousands) of five branches (C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5) of a publishing company in two consecutive years 2010 and 2011 are given.

Find the average sales (in thousands) of all the branches in the year 2010?

When a number is divided by 42, the remainder is 13. What will be the remainder when the same number is divided by 14?

The average weight of 95 notebooks kept in a box is 9.5 kg. After adding 1 more notebook to the box, its average weight becomes 9.6 kg. Find the weight of the new notebook?

A bulb manufacturing company found that 11% of their total products were defective. If the number of correct products is 2047, then find the number of defective products?

Instructions:

Study the following bar graph and answer the question based on it.

The sales of books (in thousands) of five branches (C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5) of a publishing company in two consecutive years 2010 and 2011 are given.

Find the total sales (in thousands) of the company's branches C1, C3 and C5 together in both the years?

A person travels on an equilateral triangular ground at the speed of 20 kmph, 24 kmph and 30 kmph. Find the average speed of the journey?

A shopkeeper makes a profit of 12.5% ​​by selling a product for Rs 819. Half of the cost price of the item is equal to how many rupees?

If the radius of a circle is increased to 6 times, then how many times will its circumference increase from its earlier circumference?

A shopkeeper increases the purchase price of an item by 32% and after marking the price on it, gives a discount of 32% on its sale. Then find the total profit or loss percentage he gets?

Find the product of numbers whose LCM is 30 and HCF is 9?

Simplify: \(\rm 4\div 4^{-2}+\sqrt{81}+\sqrt{25}=?\)

A bag contains different types of old coins in the ratio 12 : 13 : 11, whose values ​​are Rs 3, Rs 4 and Rs 5 respectively. If the total value of the coins is Rs 572, then what will be the total number of coins of value Rs 3?

Mark donates 14% of his salary to an organization for the blind, 16% to an organization for the disabled, 12% to an organization for the handicapped and he donates 13% of his salary to help set up a medical camp. He deposits the remaining Rs. 24570 in the bank for his monthly expenses. How much amount does he donate to the organization for the handicapped?

Simplify: 

\(\frac{1}{9}\div \frac{1}{9}\div \frac{1}{9}\div \frac{1}{9}\div \frac{1}{9}=?\)

Dravid distributes 350 gifts to 4 children. The first child receives a certain number of gifts. The second child receives twice that amount, the third child receives three times that amount, and the fourth child receives four times that amount. How many gifts did the second child receive?

In how many ways can 480 mobiles be distributed equally to the students of a class?

A sum of money at compound interest doubles itself in 3 years. In how many years will the sum become 16 times itself?

There are 505 male and 505 female workers in an English company based on a subsidiary project. The average productivity of all the employees is 55 calls/day. If a male worker receives 55 calls/day, then what will be the number of calls received per day by female employees?

A worker covers a certain distance by walking at (6/7) of her usual speed and takes 14 minutes more than the usual time. Calculate the usual time.

A person cycling at a speed of 20 kmph reaches college from hostel 9 minutes late. If he cycled at a speed of 24 kmph, he would have reached 8 minutes early. Find the distance between hostel and college?

The ratio of salaries of Sam, Sai and Sri is 7 : 9 : 11. If Sri gets Rs 320 more than Sam, then what is Sai's salary (in Rs)?

Instructions:

Study the following bar graph and answer the question based on it.

The sales of books (given in thousands) of five branches (C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5) of a publishing company in two consecutive years 2010 and 2011.

Find the ratio of total sales of branch C2 in both the years and total sales of branch C4 in both the years?

By selling an item for 1512 rupees, a profit is obtained which is 11% more than the loss incurred by selling the same item for 879 rupees. Find the cost price of the item.

A train takes 57 seconds to cross a 342 m long bridge. If the same train takes 19 seconds to cross a sign board, then find the length of the train?

The difference between the compound interest and simple interest obtained on the same sum of money invested at the same rate for 2 years is Rs 32. If the interest rate is 4% per annum, then calculate the amount invested (in Rs)?

Dinesh scores 68 marks out of 80 in French, 78 marks out of 100 in English, 48 marks out of 70 in Spanish and 28 marks out of 50 in Japanese. Find the overall percentage of marks obtained by him?

A square piece of glass has an area of ​​484 cm², which is placed on a table. The width between the piece of glass and one edge of the table is 5 cm. Find the length of the table?