RRB ALP Model Paper 2024 in English - Set 3

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PRACTICE PAPER



Railway Recruitment Boards
Assistant Loco Pilot
Model Question Papers

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DIRECTIONS
1. This Question paper consists of 75 objective type questions, to be completed in maximum 60 min.
2. All questions are compulsory and 1/3rd mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

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1. A can do a piece of work in 18 days. 5. The value of is 10. If 2 n = 64, the value of n is
B in 27 days and C in 36 days. They 4
start working together but only C
work till the completion. A leaves 7
11. A man borrows ` 200 at 5%
days and B leaves 8 days before the 6. A train leaves Delhi at 4:10 pm and
compound interest. At the end of
completion of work. The whole work reaches Aligarh at 7:25 pm. The
each year he pays back ` 50. At the
was completed in average speed of the train is
end of 4 yr, he owes
40 km/h. What is the distance (in
` `
km) from Delhi to Aligarh? ` `
2. In an examination 65% of the total 12. A shopkeeper purchases 11 knives
examinees passed. If the number of in ` 10 and sells them at the rate of
4 4 3 3
failures is 420, the total number of 13 × 13 − 8 × 8 10 knives for ` 11. He earns a
examinees are 7. Simplify 7 7 7 7 to
4 3 profit of
13 − 8
get 7 7
3. It is between 3 pm and 4 pm and the 13. What is the least number of square
distance between the hour and the 8. If a watch runs 5 min fast every hour,
then the angle traversed by a tiles required to pare the floor of a
minute hands of clock is 18 min
second hand in 1 min is room 1.5 m 17 cm long and 9 m 2 cm
space. What time does the clock
broad?
show?

9. In a bag, there are coins of 50 paise,
25 paise and ` 1 in the ratio of 14. In a school 70% of the students are
4. A sum of money at simple interest
5 : 6 : 2. If there are in all ` 42, how girls. The number of boys are 510.
doubles in 7 yr. It will become four
many 25 paise coins are there? Then, the total number of students
times in
in the school is

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15. A father is 30 times older than his 24. Which two students who are not 33. 400 V is charged in 4 µF condenser
son. 18 yr later, he will be only thrice wearing glasses are short? and then its plates are connected by
as old as his son. Father’s present a resistance of 1 k ohm. The heat
age (in yr) is generated in the resistance will be
25. Which short student of Gandhi
16. Complete this equation with correct House is not wearing glasses? 34. Reynold’s number is the ratio of
arithmetical signs (+, –, ×, ÷)
8 9 6 = 11
26. Which tall student of Gandhi House
is not wearing glasses?

17. Find the missing number in the
following series. 27. Which one of the following venn 35. According to Stoke’s law the speed,
3, 5, 6, 12, 12, ?, 24, 26 diagrams best illustrates the three on which a particle remains out of
classes : Rhombus, Quadrilaterals, suspension and other factors are
Polygons? constant, depends on which of the
18. If GREEN is coded as FSDFM, PINK following?
will be coded as (a) (c)

19. If Gold : Silver, then (b) (d)
36. The carbon percentage of carbon
steel is
28. If × means +, – means ×, ÷ means +,
and + means –, then (3 – 15 ÷ 19) × 8
20. Find the odd man out. +6=? 37. The rate of diffusion of hydrogen is
about
29. Find the missing character in the
21. Find the missing number in the following question.
following series.
563, 647, 479, 815, ? 5 4 3 8 9 4
20 9 24 11 ? 13 38. A substance which alters the rate of
reaction is called
22. If water is called blue, blue is called
red, red is called white, white is 30. One morning after sunrise, Reeta
called sky, sky is called rain, rain is and Kavita were talking to each 39. Which of the following is known as
called green and green is called air, other face to face at Tilak Square. If metal of future?
which of the following is the colour Kavita’s shadow was exactly to the
of milk? right of Reeta, which direction
Kavita was facting? 40. When iron nail is placed in copper
sulphate solution, the bluish colour
of copper sulphate turns
23. A man said to a lady, “Your mother’s
husband’s sister is my aunt.” How is
the lady related to the man?
31. A galvanometer can be converted 41. The BOD test is an indirect measure
into an ammeter by connecting a of ...... of waste water. The suitable
words for the blank are
Directions (Q.Nos. 24-26) Read the
following information and answer the
questions given below it.
Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in 32. A 100% efficient transformer has 100
the field. A and B are from Nehru House turns in the primary and 25 turns in 42. Which of the following is the main
while the rest belong to Gandhi House. D its secondary coil. If the current in factor that affects the porosity of soil?
and F are tall while the others are short A, the secondary coil is 4A, then the
C and D are wearing glasses while the current in the primary coil is
others are not.

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43. Cells : Cytology 54. ‘Kathak’ is the classical dance of 64. Select the one which is different
which area? from the other three.

65. The height of Himalaya’s highest
44. Which one of the following animals mountain peak ‘Mount Everest’ is
is called farmer’s friend? 55. In which year was the ‘All India
Radio’ set-up?
66. Which is the longest river in India?
45. Pollution of big cities can be
controlled to large extent by 56. Which of them Indian cities has won
the Swachh Survekshan 2017
cleanest city award?
67. Where is the Siachin Glacier situated
in India?

57. National income of India is
compiled by
46. The Indian Civil Service was 68. Jharia mines are situated in which
introduced during the time of state?

58. Which two countries withdrew from
UNESCO in 2017?
69. The standard time of India is the
local time of which longitude?
47. Haldiya oil refinery is situated in
°

48. The last ‘Nawab of Avadh’ was 59. ‘Bihu’ is related to which state?
70. The new name of ‘Rajasthan Canal’ is

49. Maheshwar was capital of which 60. The President can dismiss a
Queen of Marathas? member of the Council of Ministers
71. The original name of Swami
Dayanand Sarswati was ……

50. Kodaikanal is located on which hill 72. The father of Rabindranath Tagore
range? 61. Where is the ‘National Remote was
Sensing Agency’ situated?

51. Goa became India’s which state? 73. When was the Nobel Prize started?
62. Which of the following is the biggest
bay in the world?
52. Besides ‘Thermite’ welding process 74. In the following, which is the oldest
which of the following is used for Smriti?
joining rails on Indian Railways?

63. Who headed the first scientific
group to leave for Antarctica in
75. The Indus Valley Civilisation
1982?
53. Paper was introduced in India in the specialised in
… century.

Answers
1 (c) 2 (b) 3 (d) 4 (d) 5 (c) 6 (a) 7 (b) 8 (b) 9 (d) 10 (a)
11 (a) 12 (d) 13 (d) 14 (b) 15 (c) 16 (a) 17 (a) 18 (d) 19 (d) 20 (c)
21 (d) 22 (d) 23 (c) 24 (c) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (a) 28 (c) 29 (b) 30 (a)
31 (a) 32 (d) 33 (c) 34 (c) 35 (d) 36 (d) 37 (b) 38 (d) 39 (d) 40 (d)
41 (b) 42 (a) 43 (b) 44 (b) 45 (d) 46 (c) 47 (d) 48 (c) 49 (b) 50 (a)
51 (a) 52 (c) 53 (b) 54 (a) 55 (d) 56 (c) 57 (d) 58 (c) 59 (a) 60 (c)
61 (a) 62 (b) 63 (a) 64 (d) 65 (b) 66 (d) 67 (c) 68 (c) 69 (b) 70 (b)
71 (a) 72 (d) 73 (a) 74 (b) 75 (c) 76 (d) 77 (c) 78 (c) 79 (b) 80 (c)

Hints & Solutions
1.
1
A’s 1 day’s work = Average speed of train = 40 km/h Amount for IInd year = 210 − 50 = ` 160
18 13 Amount at the end of IInd year
∴ Required distance = 40 × = 130 km
B’s 1 day’s work =
1 4 160 × 5 × 1
= 160 +
27 4 3 100
7. a = 13 and b = 8
and C’s 1 day’s work =
1 7 7 = ` 168
36 a×a−b×b Amount for IIIrd year = 168 − 50 = ` 118
∴ Given expression =
Suppose C worked for = x days a−b Amount at the end of IIIrd year
∴ A worked for ( x − 7 ) days and B worked for a2 − b 2 118 × 5 × 1
= = a+ b = 118 +
( x − 8) days. a−b 100
According to the question, 4 3 = ` 123.9
= 13 + 8 = 22
x−7 x− 8 x 7 7 Amount for the IVth year = 123.9 – 50 = ` 73.9
+ + =1
18 27 36 8. According to question, Amount at the end of IVth year
6 x − 42 + 4 x − 32 + 3 x 73.9 × 5 × 1
⇒ =1 In 1 h, min hand runs fast = 5 min
= 73.9 +
108 360° 100
13 x − 74 = = 30°
⇒ =1 12 = ` 77.59
108
∴ In 1 min, minute hand runs fast Amount after IVth year = 77.59 – 50 = ` 27.59
⇒ 13 x = 108 + 74 = 182 5 1
182 = = min 12. Percentage profit
∴ x= = 14 12 12 11 × 11 − 10 × 10
13
30° = × 100
= = 0.5° 10 × 10
2. Percentage of unsuccessful students in 60
examination = 35 = 21%
100 ∴ In 1 min, angle traversed by a second hand 13. HCF of 1517 and 902 = 41
∴ Number of students = × 420 = 1200 = 360° + 0.5° = 360.5°
35 1517 × 902
9. 50 paise coins = 5 x ∴Number of required tiles = = 814
3. 11
12
1 41 × 41
25 paise coins = 6 x 14. Let, the total number of students = x
10 2
and ` 1coins = 2 x
∴30% of students = 510
5 6x
9 3 According tothe question x+ + 2 x = 42 30 × x
2 4 ⇒ = 510
8 4 10 x + 6 x + 8 x 100
⇒ = 42
510 × 100
7 5 4 ⇒ x= = 1700
6 30
⇒ 24 x = 42 × 4
Clock show the time = 3;36 pm. 42 × 4 15. Let, the age of son is x yr, then the age of
∴ x= =7
4. Principal = ` x 24 father will be 30 x yr.
x×7 × R 100 ∴ Number of 25 paise coins = 6 × 7 = 42 According to question,
∴ x= or R =
100 7 30 x + 18 = 3( x + 18)
10. 2 n = 64
x × 100 × T ⇒ 27 x = 36
Now, 3x = Squaring both sides,
7 × 100 ⇒ x=
4
∴ T = 21 yr 2 n = 64 × 64 = (2 )6 × (2 )6 3
47 ⇒ 2 n = (2 )12 ∴
4
Age of father = 30 × = 40 yr
5. = 11.75 = 3.428 3
4 ∴ n = 12
6. Time = 7 : 25 – 4 : 10 11. Amount at the end of Ist year 16. From option (a), 8 + 9 − 6 = 11
1 200 × 5 × 1 ⇒ 17 − 6 = 11
= 3 h 15 min = 3 h = 200 + = ` 210
4 100 ∴ 11 = 11

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17. +7 +7 +7 27. 54. Kathak is one of the eight classical dance
forms in India. It is mainly performed in north
3 5 6 12 12 19 24 26 India. The name itself is derived from the
? Sanskrit word i.e. Katha (Story). The narrator of
a story is called Katthaka in Sanskrit.
×2 ×2 ×2 Rhombus
56. The city of Indore of Madhya Pradesh was
18. As, G R E E N declared the cleanest as part of government’s
–1 +1 –1 +1 –1 Quadrilaterals ‘Swachh Survekshan 2017’. The runner- up was
Polygons Bhopal its capital city.
F S D F M
57. National Income estimates in India are
Similarly, 28. prepared by Central statistical organisation
P I N K (CSO). It was set up in the cabinet secretariat on
–1 +1 –1 +1
×=÷ –=× ÷=+ +=– 2 May 1951. CSO is responsible for co-
O J M L ordination of statistical activities in the country,
( 3 − 15 ÷ 19) × 8 + 6 = ? and evolving and maintaining statistical
19. Gold is more costly metal than silver. ⇒ ? = ( 3 × 15 + 19) ÷ 8 − 6 standards.
Similarly, rice is more costly grain than millet. ⇒ ? = ( 45 + 19) ÷ 8 − 6 59. The Bihu dance is a folk dance of Assam.
21. ∴ ? =2 This joyous dance is performed by both young
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563 647 479 815 ? 29. 5 × 4 = 20, 3 × 8 = 24 men and women, and is characterised by brisk
dance steps, and rapid hand movement.
∴ 9 × 4 = 36
(+84×1) (–84×2) (+84×4) (–84×8) 65. Mount Everest is the Earth’s highest
30. Again after sunrise, the Sun will be in the
mountain located in the Mahalangur Himal
22. Colour of milk is white and according to the East and shadow in the West.
sub-range of the Himalayas. It is known in
question, white is called sky. Therefore, colour Kavita’s shadow falls to the right of Reeta. Nepali as Sagarmatha and in Tibetan as
of milk is sky. N Chomolungma. The current official height of
23. Your mother’s husband → Your father Everest is 8,848 m.
Kavita
Your father’s sister → Your aunt 66. Ganga is longest river in India with 2525
Kavita'
Hence, lady’s aunt is man’s aunt and lady is shadow
km of its journey. It originates at Gangothri in
men’s sister. W E Uttarakhand and fall in the Bay of Bengal. It
flows in the states of Uttar Pradesh,
Sol. (Q. Nos. 24-26) Uttarakhand, Bihar, and West Bengal.
Nehru Gandhi Tall Short Glass No 70. The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the
House House Glasses S largest canal projects in India. Previously it is
known as the Rajasthan Canal, it was renamed
A ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ Because Kavita’s shadow falls to the right of the Indira Gandhi Canal in 1985 following the
Reeta, Kavita must be facing North. assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
B ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓
46. The civil services were reformed and 73. Nobel Prize is awarded annually for
C ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ modernised by Lord Cornwallis and hence he is outstanding work in physics, chemistry,
called the “Father of Indian Civil Service”. Thus, physiology or medicine, literature, economics,
D ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗ the Indian civil service was introduced by Lord and the promotion of peace. The Nobel Prizes
E ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓ Cornwallis. was first awarded in 1901, are decided by
49. In the late eighteenth century, Maheshwar members of Swedish learned societies or, in
F ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
served as the capital of the great Maratha the case of the peace prize, the Norwegian
24. B and E → short and not wearing glasses. queen Rajmata Ahilya Devi Holkar. Now, it is a Parliament.
town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh.
25. E → Gandhi House, short and does not 75. Manu Smriti is the oldest Smriti of India. It
wear glasses. 50. Kodaikanal is a city in the palani hills of the was popularised from Pre-Gupta period. It is
Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu. Kodaikanal is the popular name of the work, which is officially
26. F → Gandhi House, tall and does not wear
referred to as the “Princess of Hill stations” and known as Manava-dharma-shastra. It is
glasses.
has a long history as a retreat and popular attributed to the legendary first man and
tourist destination. lawgiver, Manu.