Miscellaneous (Railway)

21. To which regional kingdom does the famous Asaf Jahi dynasty belong? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam,13.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Hyderabad
(2) Travancore
(3) Mysore
(4) Bengal

Correct Answer: (1) Hyderabad

Solution:The Asaf Jahi was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi, a viceroy of the Deccan under the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1721. He intermittently ruled after Aurangzeb's death in 1707 and under the title Asaf Jah in 1724. The Mughal Empire crumbled and the viceroy in Hyderabad, the young Asaf Jah, declared himself independent.

22. Zenda Avestaya is the holy book related to which religion? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 16.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Christians
(2) Sikhs
(3) Parsi
(4) Islam

Correct Answer: (3) Parsi

Solution:The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the otherwise unrecorded Avestan language. The surviving texts of the Avesta, as they exist today, derive from a single master copy produced by collation and recension in the Sasanian Empire (224-651 CE).

23. Among different types of Yogasan the Ardha-Padmasan indicated by_________. [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Pigeons
(2) Lotus
(3) Half Lily
(4) Frog

Correct Answer: (3) Half Lily

Solution:The Sanskrit word Ardha means lotus pose. Hence Ardha Padmasana is half lotus pose.

24. What type of federal set up has been established in India. Belgium and Spain? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Mode of Financial Union
(2) Method of Natural Union
(3) Federally Administered Method
(4) Federally Federated States

Correct Answer: (3) Federally Administered Method

Solution:Federalism is that form of government in which the power is dividend between the Central and State government.

• This system is followed in countries like India, Belgium and Spain.

25. _________represent vrikshashan in Yoga ? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Frog
(2) Tree
(3) Lion
(4) Pigeon

Correct Answer: (2) Tree

Solution:Vrikshasana or Tree Pose is a balancing asana.

• It is one of the very few standing poses in medieval hatha yoga, and remains popular in modern yoga as exercise.

26. What is the fish posture is called in yoga exercise? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 20.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Matsyasana
(2) Singhasana
(3) Padmasana
(4) Dhanurasana

Correct Answer: (1) Matsyasana

Solution:Matsyasana or Fish pose is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.

• The name Matsyasana comes from 'Matsya' meaning fish. and 'asana' meaning posture or seat.

27. Who addressed contemptuously Drafting Committee as Drifting Committee? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 02.02.2019 Shift-I]

(1) N.Madhav Rao
(2) Naziruddin Ahmed
(3) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
(4) Alladi Krishnaswamy lyer

Correct Answer: (2) Naziruddin Ahmed

Solution:The Drafting Committee had unanimous support of the Constituent Assembly except Naziruddin Ahmed, a member representing West Bengal.

• He had coined the Drafting Committee as the 'Drifting Committee'.

28. Which of the following organizations released the living planet report 2020? [RRB-CBT for ALP & Technicians Exam, 22.01.2019 Shift-I]

(1) The nature conservancy
(2) World wide fund for nature
(3) Conservation international
(4) World wide conservation society

Correct Answer: (2) World wide fund for nature

Solution:Living planet report is published every 2 years by world wide fund for nature (WWF). It is a comprehensive study of trends in global biodiversity and the health of planet.

29. The hotel Taj Lake Palace, built in the middle of Lake Pichola, Is in which city? [RRB-CBT for ALP & Technicians Exam, 22.01.2019 Shift-I]

(1) Jodhpur
(2) Jaipur
(3) Bikaner
(4) Udaipur

Correct Answer: (4) Udaipur

Solution:The Lake palace is located on the island of Jag Niwas in lake Pichola,Udaipur, India and its natural foundation span 4 acres.

30. The first island to operate seaplane service is: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) Andaman and Nicobar Island
(2) Diu
(3) Neil Island
(4) Majuli

Correct Answer: (1) Andaman and Nicobar Island

Solution:The first Indian island to operate seaplane service is Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

• The Commercial operation of India's first seaplane started in Andaman and Nicobar Islands way back in January 2011.

• Later the service discontinued in April 2014 after completion of lease period.