Directions—(Q. 46 to 48) Choose the word/group of words which is most
similar in the meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as
used in the passage.

46. Adjacent to
(A) Far away (B) Beside (C) Opposite to (D) Same as (E) Below
Ans : (B)

47. Caught sight of
(A) Searched for (B) Forgot about (C) Suddenly noticed (D) Held (E) Nabbed
Ans : (C)

48. Unfair
(A) Dark (B) Unhappy (C) Unaware (D) Unreasonable (E) Rational
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 49 and 50) Choose the word/group of words which is most
opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used
in the passage.

49. Refused
(A) Unused (B) Remembered (C) Agreed (D) Invited (E) Declined
Ans : (B)

50. Ordered
(A) Requested (B) Unplanned (C) Punished (D) Silenced (E) Explained
Ans : (A)


RRB LOCO PILOT PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Allahabad

1. Which of the following states of India has the longest coastline?
1) Kerala 2) Gujarat
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Andhra Pradesh
2. Where was the capital of Ranjit Singh, the king of Punjab, located?
1) Peshawar 2) Amritsar 3) Lahore 4) Rawalpindi
3. The fundamental duties are enshrined in which Article of the Indian
Constitution?
1) Article 51 A 2) Article 50 A 3) Article 50 B 4) Article 51 B
4. The mineral structure of diamond is
1) Zinc 2) Nickel 3) Nitrogen 4) Carbon
5. Which part of the body is affected by Jaundice?
1) Small intestine 2) Liver 3) Stomach 4) Pancreas
6. Which country of the world has the largest number of post offices?
1) France 2) China 3) India 4) Japan
7. Uttar pradesh tops in the production of -in India.
1) sugar cane 2) rice 3) barley 4) wheat
8. The safe temperature to keep eatables fresh in refrigerator is
1) 4°C 2) 0°C 3) 18°C 4) 10°C
9. The instrument used to measure the blood pressure of human body is-
1) Barometer 2) Altimeter
3) Sphygmomano meter 4) Tachometer
10. Automatic wrist watches get energy from-
1) twist in spring 2) liquid crystal
3) kinetic energy 4) movement of our hands
11. When a television is switched on
1) We listen the sound first and then see the picture
2) We see the picture first and then listen sound
3) It depends on the TV manufacturing company
4) We get audio and visual at the same time
12. Goitre in human body is caused due to deficiency of-
1) Iodine 2) Phosphorus 3) Nitrogen 4) Calcium
13. Who sent Huensant as ambassador in the court of Harsha?
1) Fu Chen-Chu 2) Tai Sung 3) Tung Cuan 4) None of these
14. Who wrote Akbarnama?
1) Faizi 2) Abdul Rahim Khankhana
3) Abul Fazal 4) Abdul Kadir Badayun
15. Which metal is generally used to make electro magnets?
1) Copper 2) Nickel 3) Iron 4) Cobalt
16. Artificial silk is called-
1) Rayon 2) Dacron 3) Fibre glass 4) Nylon
17. Dynamo converts-
1) electrical energy into mechanical energy
2) High voltage into low voltage
3) Low voltage into high voltage
4) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
18. The instrument used to measure the electric current is
1) Barometer 2) Altimeter
3) Ammeter 4) Anemometer
19. The best conductor of electricity is
1) Aluminium 2) Copper 3) Iron 4) Silver
20. Urea supplies-to the plants.
1) Calcium 2) Phosphorus 3) Potassium 4) Nitrogen
21. Mica is used in-
1) Furnace 2) Electric industry
3) Steel Industry 4) Glass Manufacturing
22. Which of the following is a physical change?
1) Burning of cooking gas 2) Fermentation of milk
3) Digestion of food 4) Dissolution of sugar in water
23. The chemical compound used in photography is
1) Aluminium Hydroxide 2) Silver Bromide
3) Potassium Nitrate 4) Sodium Chloride
24. What causes cholera?
1) Bacteria 2) Virus 3) Fungus 4) Algae
25. An apparatus for viewing objects lying above the eye level of the observer and
whose direct vision is obstructed is known as-
1) Photometer 2) Periscope 3) Planimeter 4) Spectrometer
26. Which atom has only one electron?
1) Potassium 2) Nitrogen 3) Oxygen 4) Hydrogen
27. What the electrode that is connected to the negative pole of the battery is called?
1) Cathode 2) Electroplate 3) Ion 4) Anode
28. The organic acid present in vinegar is-
1) butanoic acid 2) propanoic acid
3) methanoic acid 4) ethanoic acid
29. Which of the following is an example of fossil fuel?
1) Coke 2) Natural gas 3) Coal gas 4) Producer gas
30. Water gas consists of
1) a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen
2) water vapour and coal dust
3) a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen
4) water vapour and methane
31. A body strike the floor vertically with a velocity u and rebounds at the same
speed. The change of speed would be-
1) 3u 2) Zero 3) u 4) 2u
32. Which of the following is different from others?
1) Speed 2) Time 3) Density 4) Force
33. Momentum has the same unit as that of-
1) torque 2) couple
3) impulse 4) moment of momentum
34. What is the momentum of a man of mass 75 kg when he walks with a uniform
velocity of 2m/s?
1) 50 kg m/s 2) 75 kg m/s 3) 100 kg m/s 4) 150 kg/s
35. At the centre of the earth, the value of g becomes-
1) infinity 2) unity 3) zero 4) None of these
36. Two unequal masses possess the same momentum, then the kinetic energy of
the heavier mass is ....................the kinetic energy of the lighter mass.
1) smaller than 2) greater than
3) same as 4) none of these
37. 15 Bulbs of 60 W each, run for 6 hours daily and a fridge of 300 W runs for
5 hours daily. Find the forthrightly bill at the rate of 30 paise per unit.
1) Rs.31.05 2) Rs.45.55 3) Rs.62.10 4) Rs.75.10
38. Sheaths are used in cables to-
1) Provide proper insulation 2) Provide mechanical strength
3) Prevent ingress of moisture 4) None of these
39. For the stable operation of interconnected system, the passive element that can
be used as interconnecting element is
1) Reactor 2) Resistor
3) Capacitor 4) Resistor and Capacitor
40. The insulation resistance of a cable of length 10 km is 1MΩ, its resistance for 50
km length will be-
1) MΩ 2) 5 MΩ 3) 0.2 MΩ 4) 10 MΩ
41. The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to-
1) Force 2) Inertia 3) Moment 4) None of these
42. If four 80 µF capacitors are connected in parallel, the net capacitance is-
1) 20 µF 2) 80 µF 3) 160 µF 4) 320 µF
43. The transformer used to decrease the magnitude of the alternating voltage is a-
1) step-up transformer 2) step-down transformer
3) step-in transformer 4) step-out transformer
44. When two bodies are rubbed against each other
1) They acquire equal and similar charges
2) They acquire equal and opposite charges
3) They acquire unequal and similar charges
4) They acquire unequal and opposite charges
45. Lightning is caused in the sky due to the flow of charge between-
1) two oppositely charged clouds
2) two similarly charged clouds
3) one neutral and one charged cloud
4) None of the these
46. Which of these converts sunlight directly into electrical energy?
1) Solar cooker 2) Solar cell
3) Solar furnace 4) Solar water heater
47. Electric charge can flow through-
1) insulators 2) conductors
3) both insulators and conductors 4) neither conductors nor insulators
48. The electric current which changes its direction after fixed intervals of time is
called-
1) induced current 2) direct current
3) alternating current 4) None of these
49. A device used to stabilise the voltage supplied by electric supply station is a-
1) dynamo 2) transformer 3) ammeter 4) generator
50. Silver is a
1) magnetic substance 2) good conductor of electricity
3) bad conductor of electricity 4) none of these
51. An instrument used to observe heavenly bodies is the-
1) telescope 2) camera 3) microscope 4) periscope
52. The maximum percentage in the atmosphere is of
1) Oxygen 2) Nitrogen 3) Carbon dioxide 4) Helium
53. What is the function of Ozone layer?
1) Prevents harmful infra-red rays of the sun from reaching the earth
2) Prevents radiation escaping the earth, hence keeping it warm
3) It is essential for rainfall
4) It filters harmful ultra-violet rays of the sun
54. In the International system of measurement, the 'Kelvin' is the unit of-
1) mass 2) temperature 3) electric current 4) air
55. The Sanchi Stupa was constructed by-
1) Chandragupta 2) Ashoka 3) Kunal 4) Harshavardhan
56. The first atomic power plant was started in India at-
1) Narora 2) Tarapur 3) Rawat bhata 4) None of these
57. To conserve the eatables we use-
1) Benzoic acid 2) Sodium chloride
3) Sodium carbonate 4) None of these
58. The least polluting fuel is-
1) Hydrogen 2) Diesel 3) Kerosene 4) Coal
59. Malaria spreads by-
1) Culex mosquito 2) Anopheles mosquito
3) Water borne mosquito 4) None of these
60. Heart disease is caused by increase in-
1) Glucose 2) Cholesterol 3) Heparin 4) Haemoglobin
61. Which vitamin helps in clotting of blood?
1) Vitamin B 2) Vitamin B2 3) Vitamin K 4) Vitamin D
62. The chief source of energy is-
1) Vitamin 2) Minerals 3) Carbohydrate 4) Water
63. The chief centre of learning during lord Buddha era was-
1) Nalanda 2) Delhi 3) Varanasi 4) Bodh Gaya
64. Mustard is grown in-
1) Kharif season 2) Rabi season 3) Jayad season 4) Whole year
65. In case the posts of President and Vice-President lie vacant, who officiates as the
President?
1) Speaker of the Lok Sabha 2) Chief Justice of India
3) Attorney General of India 4) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
66. Magnetic needle directs to-
1) East 2) Sky 3) North 4) West
67. Lord Buddha got emancipation (Mahapari nirvana) at-
1) Kushinagar 2) Lumbini 3) Bodh Gaya 4) Kapilvastu
68. The colours on a colour code resistor are green, white, orange and silver. Find the
value of resistor.
1) 5.9 × 103 ± 10% 2) 59 × 103 ± 10%
3) 590 × 103 ± 10% 4) 5900 × 102 ± 10%
69. The eddy current loss is directly proportional to
1) Area of metal 2) Volume of metal
3) Length of metal 4) Weight of metal
70. Direction of dynamically induced e.m.f is given by-
1) Lenz's law 2) Flemings right hand rule
3) Flemings left hand rule 4) Cork screw rule
71. The Rowlatt Act, 1919 empowered the British Government to:
1) extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
2) close down any industrial unit at its discretion
3) release all the political prisoners by 1921
4) detain a person for any duration without trial
72. The latitude of a place situated on the equator is:
1° 1° 1° 1) 0° 2) 23  3) 33  4) 66  2 22
73. The purpose of inclusion of Directive Principles in the Constitution is to
establish:
1) A Social democracy 2) Gandhian democracy
3) Social and economic democracy 4) Political democracy
74. Afisherman is stranded in a lake because the motor of his motor-boat has failed.
What should he do to reach the shore?
1) He should start walking in his boat towards the shore
2) He should start throwing the fish he has collected away from the shore
3) He should lie flat on his boat
4) He should start throwing the fish he has collected towards the shore
75. The elements in the portland cement is/are -
1) Silica, Alumina and Magnesia 2) Lime, Silica and Magnesia
3) Lime, Silica and Iron oxide 4) Lime, Silica and Alumina
76. The Indian Constitution came into force on -
1) January 21, 1950 2) January 23, 1950
3) January 26, 1950 4) January 30, 1950
77. Insulin activates in
1) Pancreas 2) Parathyroid 3) Liver 4) Pituitary
78. The whole structure of the world is regulated by -
1) Magnetic force 2) Gravitational force
3) Electric force 4) None of these
79. In India State Legislature includes-
1) Legislative Assembly & Legislative Council
2) Legislative Assembly & Council of Ministers
3) Governor, Legislative Assembly & Legislative Council
4) Only Legislative Assembly
80. Which country is on the top in Gold production?
1) China 2) South Africa 3) Brazil 4) Argentina
81. Who wrote "Causes of the Indian Mutiny"?
1) Sayyid Ahmad Khan 2) D.H.Buchanan
3) R.P.Dutt 4) Chittaranjan Das
82. Ranji Trophy and Aga Khan Cup are associated with:
1) Cricket and Volleyball 2) Badminton and Hockey
3) Cricket and Football 4) Cricket and Hockey
83. Where is the headquarters of the International Red Cross Committee?
1) Prague 2) Geneva 3) Moscow 4) Berlin
84. Which Article in the Indian Constitution empowers the President to dissolve the
Lok Sabha?
1) Article 82 2) Article 84 3) Article 85 4) Article 90
85. Which among the following countries has made 'euthanasia' legally valid?
1) Newzealand 2) Denmark 3) Australia 4) Netherlands
Directions (86-88): Find the missing in the following series.
86. 6, 10, 27, 52, 153, ?
1) 308 2) 305 3) 304 4) 306
87. 12, 15, 30, 37.5, 75, ?
1 33 1
1) 93  2) 93  3) 93  4) 93  2 54 4
88. 88, 56, 19, ?
1) 8 2) 7 3) 10 4) -8
Directions (89-91): In the following number series, one of the numbers does not
fit into the series. Find the wrong number.
89. 7, 9, 16, 27, 47, 77, 119
1) 9 2) 16 3) 77 4) 27
90. 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, 804, 4836
1) 12 2) 804 3) 39 4) 4836
91. 844, 420, 208, 102, 47, 22.5, 9.25
1) 420 2) 208 3) 47 4) 22.5
92. In a certain code "DEVIL" is written as ABSEFI. How is "OTHER" written in
that code?
1) LRECO 2) LQEBO 3) LWEBU 4) RWKHU
93. In a certain code language "637" means sea is black. "547" means colour is
beautiful and "35" means black colour. Which digit in the language means
beautiful?
1) 6 2) 4 3) 5 4) 3
Directions (94-98): Read the following information to answer the given questions:
(i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six family members.
(ii) There is one doctor, one lawyer, one pilot, one student and one housewife.
(iii) There are two married couples in the family
(iv) F who is a lawyer is father of A.
(v) B is a pilot and mother of C
(vi) D is grandmother of C and is a housewife
(vii) E is father of F and is a doctor
(viii) C is brother of A
94. How many female members are there in the family?
1) 3 2) 2 3) 3 or 4 4) None of these
95. How is A related to D?
1) Granddaughter 2) Grandson
3) Son 4) Either granddaughter or grandson
96. Which of the following statements is definitely true?
1) A is engineer 2) E is the father of the pilot
3) D is the mother of the Pilot 4) F is the father of the engineer
97. Who is student?
1) Either C or A 2) B's son 3) A 4) C
98. Which of the following is one of the pair of married couples?
1) FB 2) FA 3) CF 4) FD
Directions (99-100): Find the wrong one.
99. 1) River 2) Pond 3) Well 4) Tank
100. 1) North 2) Right 3) East 4) South
101. The basis for measuring thermodynamic property of temperature is given by-
1) zeroth law of thermodynamics 2) first law of thermodynamics
3) second law of thermodynamics 4) third law of thermodynamics
102. One watt is equal to-
1) 1 Nm/s 2) 1 N/mt 3) 1 Nm/t 4) 1 k Nm/mt
103. Work done is zero for the following process-
1) constant volume 2) free expansion
3) throttling 4) all of the above
104. One calorie in kgm is equal to
1) 0.427 2) 4.27 3) 42.7 4) 427
105. On volume basis, air contains following parts of Oxygen
1) 21 2) 23 3) 25 4) 77
106. Universal gas constant is defined as equal to product of the molecular weight of
the gas and
1) specific heat at constant pressure 2) specific heat at constant volume
3) ratio of two specific heat 4) gas constant
107. Strictly speaking all engineering processes are-
1) quasi-static 2) thermodynamically in equilibrium
3) irreversible 4) reversible
108. In a free expansion process
1) work done is zero 2) heat transfer is zero
3) both (1) and (2) 4) work done is zero but heat increases
109. Which of the following process is irreversible process
1) isothermal 2) adiabatic 3) throttling 4) all of the above
110. Minimum work in compressor is possible when the value of adiabatic index n is
equal to-
1) 0.75 2) 1 3) 1.27 4) 1.35
111. In DC motor the direction of induced emf is opposite to main bars as per-
1) fleming's left hand rule 2) lenz's law
3) fleming's right hand rule 4) faradays' law
112. The condition for max power developed by the motor-
1) Eb=v/2 2) Cost losses = variable losses
3) Both (1) and 4) 4) I2 aRa = mechanical loss
113. The Ta/Ia graph of a DC series motor is a-
1) parabola from no load to over load
2) straight line through out
3) parabola up to full load and a time at over load
4) parabola through out
114. 220V shunt motor develops torque of 54 nM at armature current of 10A. The
torque produced when the armature current is 20A is-
1) 54 NM 2) 81 N.M 3) 108 N.M 4) 27 N.M
115. Which type of DC generator is used in welding machines-
1) series generator 2) shunt generator
3) cumulatively compound 4) differential compound


RRB asst loco pilot Syllabus
General Awareness
Arithmetic
Current affairs
General Science
Mental ability

RRB asst loco pilot study material:
Mechanical
Automobile
Electrical
Plain English
Reasoning