RRB Technician Grade I 13 March 2026 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)

Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, who passed away at the age of 89, was associated with which of the following Hindustani classical music gharanas?

The Kol Uprising, which resisted British law and order intervention, took place in which region?

In 2025, which Indian cricketer became the first Indian pacer to play 50 Test matches for the country?

Which folk music tradition from West Bengal, associated with spiritual themes, is performed by wandering minstrels?

The Constitution of India prohibits which of the following types of citizenship?

When and where did the first session of the Indian National Congress take place?

As per Article 280(1) of the Constitution, the Finance Commission is to be constituted:

Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan was sworn in as _____ Vice President of India.

Which of the following pairs of peaks and their approximate heights is matched INCORRECTLY?

Which of the following was NOT a key component of the 1991 industrial reforms in India?

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-’ are interchanged and ‘x’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?

\( 297 \times 11 - 17 \div 18 + 91 = ? \)

A question is followed by two statements numbered I and II. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and select the most appropriate answer.

Six people, A, B, C, D, E and F, are sitting in a straight line, facing north. Who sits to the immediate left of E?

I. B sits fourth to the right of C. Only one person sits between C and F. D sits third to the right of F.

II. C sits at the extreme left end of the line. Only two people sit between C and E. A sits fourth to the left of D.

Seven people, C, D, E, F, W, X and Y, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Only two people sit between C and D when counted from the left of D. X sits to the immediate right of D. Only three people sit between D and E. F sits to the immediate right of W. How many people sit between Y and F when counted from the right of F?

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.

(Left) 1 3 € £ 7 4 6 ¥ 2 8 $ 6 3 1 ◇ 1 3 9 ○ 2 5 ☆ 7 5 9 (Right)

How many such symbols are there that are immediately preceded by an odd number but not immediately followed by an even number$?

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster DOES NOT belong to that group?

(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

In a certain code language,

A + B means ‘A is the son of B’,

A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’,

A x B means ‘A is the wife of B’, and

A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’.

Based on the above, how is L related to P if ‘L + M ÷ N x O – P’?

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single-digit numbers.

(Left) 9 1 @ $ 5 1 # 5 9 $ 1 & 4 + 7 = ! 5 & 4 ? (Right)

How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number?

Refer to the given letter, number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.

(Left) F 5 @ £ T 7 Y € V D © 3 € 6 % X 1 Z £ € G * (Right)

If all the numbers are dropped from the series, which of the following will be sixth from the left?

In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.

MAKE – MEKA – AEMK

LOAD – LDAO - ODLA

Vijay starts from point A and drives 10 km towards North. He then takes a left turn, drives 4 km, turns left and drives 12 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 9 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 2 km and stops at point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified)

10 is related to 22 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 24 is related to 50. To which of the given options is 6 related, following the same logic?

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding to/subtracting from/multiplying with 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

Each of M, N, O, P, Q, R and S plays a game on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. M plays the game on Wednesday. Only two persons play the games between M and Q. O plays the game on the day immediately before R but not on Thursday. Only two persons play the games between N and S. N does not play the game on the last day. On which day does P play the game?

LF 58 is related to ID 49 in a certain way. In the same way, YK 36 is related to VI 27. To which of the following is RO 61 related, following the same logic?

Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.

HN-JF-MO

MS-OK-RT

19 is related to 64 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 28 is related to 91. To which of the following is 44 related, following the same logic?

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting / multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

What is the difference between Reply and Forward in email?

An email containing sensitive information is received from a client. It needs to be forwarded to a colleague for further action. What measures should be taken to safeguard the sensitive information during this process?

In a switched Ethernet LAN, which switching method begins forwarding a frame as soon as the destination MAC address is read, resulting in the lowest latency but higher risk of forwarding corrupted frames?

Which of the following best describes the role of PCB in a computer system?

In MS PowerPoint, which feature enables inserting tables from MS Word or MS Excel?

Consider the following statements regarding inserting and deleting rows and columns in tables in MS Word 2021:

New rows can be inserted only at the end of a table using the Tab key.

The Layout tab under Table Tools allows users to insert or delete rows and columns at any position within the table.

The Right-click context menu provides quick options for inserting and deleting rows or columns.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

In R1C1 reference style, how is the cell located at column E and row 8 represented in Microsoft Excel 2021?

Which shortcut allows you to select an entire sentence in MS Word 365 without dragging the mouse?

Where can you find options to change the design template of your presentation?

What shortcut key is used in Windows OS to navigate between open programs?

What factors should be considered for optimal document printing results?

Which toolbar in Excel or Office applications allows you to draw shapes, arrows, and flowchart elements?

How can a user attach a file to an e-mail in most e-mail clients?

Clip art includes:

You have a large, comma-separated data set pasted into Word, where each line represents a new row and the commas (,) separate the data that should occupy individual cells. To accurately convert this text into a table while ensuring the data is parsed correctly, which sequence of actions must you take while using MS Word in Microsoft 365?

Windows comes with a __________ that displays currently opened programs. It also allows users to access any specific programs.

The system software component _____ is responsible for booting up the computer system.

Which of the following statements about Power Saving Mode in MS Word is TRUE?

In MS Excel, which option allows you to insert a new column between column B and C?

Which of the following is a correct combination of commonly used Internet services and their primary functions?

Simplify: \( [{\sin^8 \theta - \cos^8 \theta}\frac{1}{\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta}] + 2 \cos^2 \theta \)

If E and F are two mutually exclusive events such that \( P(E) = \frac{1}{6} \) and \( P(F) = \frac{1}{2} \), then find the \( P(\text{not E and not F}) \).

The coordinates of the centroid of the triangle ABC whose vertices are A(-16, 13), B(-2, -9) and C(2, 13), is

Simplify \( (2.5 \times 0.48 \div 0.6) + (3.5 + 1.6 \div 0.8) - (4.8 \times 0.25 \div 0.8) \).

The HCF of two numbers, each having three digits, is 19 and their LCM is 760. The number of such pairs is:

A hemispherical bowl has \( \frac{992 \pi}{3} \text{ cm}^3 \) of water in it. If a ball of radius 2 cm is dropped into the bowl, the water level is raised up to the height of the bowl without any extra spillage of water out of the bowl. What is the radius of the bowl?

The angles of a triangle are \( (2x + 5)^\circ, x^\circ \) and \( (3x - 17)^\circ \). Find the value of x.

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR. AM and PS are altitudes and AN and PT are medians. If \( \frac{AM}{PS} = \frac{3}{5} \), the area of triangle PQR is \( 150 \text{ cm}^2 \) and \( BC = 6 \text{ cm} \), then the sum of the lengths of AM and QR is:

A cylindrical pillar is 28 cm in diameter and 25 m in height. Find the cost of painting the curved surface of the pillar at the rate of ₹50 per m². (Use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))

Given that \( 112^{0.17} = x \), \( 112^{0.94} = y \) and \( x^z = y^6 \), then the value of z is close to:

The following table represents the marks obtained by six students in an aptitude test. Study the data carefully and answer the questions given below by matching the following types.

Match the following (standard deviation values are rounded off to two decimal places):

Find the product of all the possible values of ‘a’ for \( a^2x^2 + a^{3/2}x + 3 = 0 \) to be a quadratic equation with discriminant 28a.

If the sum of the 8^th and the 12^th terms of an AP is 100, and the 20^th term is 95, then what is the 7^th term?

A kite is flying in the sky. A person is holding the kite with 40 m long tightly stretched string. Find the height of the kite (in meters) if the angle made by the string with the horizontal is 30 degrees.

If a = 18 and d = 30, then sum of first 6 terms of the A.P. is?

In a test, Chris has to answer two questions. The probability that he will answer the first question correctly is \( \frac{1}{5} \). If he answers the first question correctly, the probability that he will answer the second question correctly is \( \frac{5}{6} \). If Chris does not answer the first question correctly, the probability that he will answer the second question correctly is \( \frac{1}{4} \). Find the probability that Chris will answer the second question INCORRECTLY.

[Note: Assume that each question will be answered— either correctly or incorrectly.]

Find the coordinates of a point P on the x-axis which is equidistant from the points A(2,3) and B(–4,5).

If X and Y are two sets such that \( X \cup Y \) has 56 elements, X has 45 elements and Y has 33 elements, how many elements does \( X \cap Y \) have ?

If the roots of the equation \( x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 \) are \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \), find the value of \( \alpha^2 + \beta^2 \):

The number of elements in the Power set P(S) of the set S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} is:

Two transistor biasing circuits have stability factors \( S_1 = 101 \) and \( S_2 = 15 \). Which circuit offers better thermal stability?

In a PNP transistor, an increase in collector–base reverse bias causes a slight increase in collector current even when the emitter current is held constant. This occurs primarily because:

If the potential difference across a resistor is doubled while resistance remains constant, the power consumed becomes ______.

Two conductors of the same material have lengths L and 2L and equal resistance. The ratio of their cross-sectional areas (\( A_1:A_2 \)) is _______.

When several resistors are connected in series, which physical quantity has an identical value across each resistor?

Which of the following statements correctly describes weight?

For a R-L-C series circuit connected to the input signal 4Vp-p, 1KHz periodic sinusoidal ac signal and the voltage drop across the resistor R measured with the help of CRO displays a sine wave occupying 2 units total height and volts/div knob at 1V, then the RMS current for the circuit is approximately ______________ if \( R=10\Omega \).

A logic function is given by F = ABC + DE. You are allowed to use only two input AND gates and NOT gates. How many minimum number of two input AND gates and how many minimum number of NOT gates are required to implement this function?

A 5 kg object experiences a gravitational force of about 49 N on Earth. This implies the value of g used is approximately:

A circular loop of radius r is placed in a uniform magnetic field \( \vec{B} \). If the plane of the loop is perpendicular to the field, the magnetic flux through the loop is ______.

If a charge of 3 C is moved across a potential difference of 15 V in 3 seconds, what is the power developed in the process?

In a parallel connection, if one resistor breaks (open circuit) then _____.

The resistivity of a semiconductor decreases with the increase in temperature because:

Port 0 of the 8051 microcontroller differs architecturally from the other ports primarily because:

Which of the following materials acts as a good insulator in electric circuits?

A straight conductor of length 1 m carrying a current of 5 A is placed perpendicular to a magnetic field of 0.2 T. The force acting on the conductor is ______.

If the time/div knob of the CRO is on 2 ms/div and the positive half cycle of the periodic triangular signal occupies 2 unit of the X-axis, then the time period of the signal is __________.

Ohm’s law may NOT hold true when _____.

The SI unit of specific resistance (resistivity) is _______.

Magnetic flux depends on :

Which of the following correctly defines the electric field at a point?

If the mobility of the holes is reduced to half its original value, keeping other parameters constant, then the conductivity of a p-type semiconductor is _________.

One coulomb of charge is approximately equal to the charge of _______.

The force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field is maximum when _____.

Which of the following quantities remains the same at all locations in the universe?

An ideal half-wave rectifier supplies a purely resistive load from a sinusoidal source. Let \( v_L(t) \) be the load voltage and \( v_D(t) \) be the diode voltage, measured with reference to the anode. Which of the following statements is always true over one complete cycle?

Which device converts mechanical energy into electrical energy through electromagnetic induction?

If a charge of 2 C placed in an electric field experiences a force of 10 N, what is the magnitude of the electric field at that point?

In 8051 microcontroller, PSEN is an _____ output signal used as a read strobe for accessing the _____ memory.

Which symbol is used to represent a resistor in a circuit diagram?

Two resistors 6 \( \Omega \) and 3 \( \Omega \) are connected in parallel. The total resistance is:

When the two inputs of a 2-input NAND gate are tied together to form a single input A, the resulting circuit behaves as which logic gate?

A resistor of 10 \( \Omega \) is connected to a constant voltage source. When another resistor is connected in series with it, the current in the circuit becomes half of its initial value. Assuming the supply voltage remains unchanged, the resistance of the second resistor is _______.

If a uniform magnetic field is parallel to the plane of a surface, the magnetic flux through the surface is _______.

Which of the following is a fundamental (base) quantity in the SI system?