The Railway Protection Force (RPF) Constable 2024 Exam is around the corner, and the competition is tougher than ever. To ensure that you are well-prepared for this important exam, we’ve compiled 100 high-level practice questions to help you assess your knowledge and boost your preparation. These MCQs cover various subjects, including General Awareness, Mathematics, General Intelligence, and Reasoning.
General Awareness
- Who is the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
- A) Sarojini Naidu
- B) Annie Besant
- C) Indira Gandhi
- D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
- Answer: B) Annie Besant
- Which Indian state has the highest population density?
- A) Uttar Pradesh
- B) Bihar
- C) Kerala
- D) West Bengal
- Answer: B) Bihar
- Who is known as the ‘Father of the Nation’ in India?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Subhas Chandra Bose
- C) Mahatma Gandhi
- D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi
- In which year did India gain independence from British rule?
- A) 1947
- B) 1950
- C) 1942
- D) 1952
- Answer: A) 1947
- What is the capital of India?
- A) Mumbai
- B) Delhi
- C) Kolkata
- D) Bengaluru
- Answer: B) Delhi
- Which city is known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’?
- A) Chennai
- B) Hyderabad
- C) Pune
- D) Bengaluru
- Answer: D) Bengaluru
- The ‘Preamble’ of the Indian Constitution is borrowed from which country?
- A) United States of America
- B) United Kingdom
- C) Canada
- D) Australia
- Answer: A) United States of America
- Which is the largest river in India?
- A) Ganga
- B) Yamuna
- C) Godavari
- D) Brahmaputra
- Answer: A) Ganga
- Which of the following is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in India?
- A) Red Fort
- B) Qutub Minar
- C) Ajanta Caves
- D) All of the above
- Answer: D) All of the above
- Which animal is the national symbol of India?
- A) Lion
- B) Tiger
- C) Elephant
- D) Peacock
- Answer: B) Tiger
Mathematics
- What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 12 and 15?
- A) 60
- B) 120
- C) 30
- D) 45
- Answer: A) 60
- Find the value of x if 2x + 3 = 11.
- A) 3
- B) 4
- C) 5
- D) 2
- Answer: B) 4
- What is the square root of 144?
- A) 10
- B) 12
- C) 14
- D) 16
- Answer: B) 12
- If the perimeter of a rectangle is 36 cm and its length is 10 cm, what is its width?
- A) 4 cm
- B) 6 cm
- C) 8 cm
- D) 5 cm
- Answer: B) 6 cm
- A car travels at a speed of 60 km/hr. How much distance will it cover in 4 hours?
- A) 240 km
- B) 200 km
- C) 180 km
- D) 220 km
- Answer: A) 240 km
- What is 25% of 200?
- A) 50
- B) 40
- C) 45
- D) 55
- Answer: A) 50
- What is the value of 3 raised to the power 4?
- A) 81
- B) 64
- C) 72
- D) 120
- Answer: A) 81
- The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 48. What is the largest number?
- A) 18
- B) 16
- C) 14
- D) 12
- Answer: A) 18
- The product of two numbers is 72, and their difference is 6. What are the numbers?
- A) 9 and 8
- B) 12 and 6
- C) 18 and 4
- D) 10 and 7
- Answer: B) 12 and 6
- How many sides does a hexagon have?
- A) 6
- B) 5
- C) 4
- D) 7
- Answer: A) 6
General Intelligence & Reasoning
- Which of the following is the next number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, __?
- A) 25
- B) 26
- C) 27
- D) 24
- Answer: B) 26
- If in a code language, CAT is written as DBU, how will you write DOG?
- A) EPH
- B) DPH
- C) EOJ
- D) EPJ
- Answer: A) EPH
- Which one of the following is the odd one out?
- A) Watermelon
- B) Mango
- C) Apple
- D) Banana
- Answer: A) Watermelon (It is a fruit with more water content)
- In a group of 35 students, 20 like football, 25 like basketball, and 15 like both. How many students like either football or basketball?
- A) 30
- B) 35
- C) 40
- D) 45
- Answer: A) 30
- If P = 6, R = 18, and L = 36, what will be the value of O?
- A) 72
- B) 54
- C) 60
- D) 48
- Answer: B) 54
- Which letter will come next in the following series? A, C, E, G, I, __
- A) K
- B) H
- C) J
- D) L
- Answer: C) J
- What will be the next number in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, __?
- A) 40
- B) 42
- C) 48
- D) 60
- Answer: B) 42
- If all roses are flowers and some flowers fade quickly, which of the following is a valid conclusion?
- A) Some roses fade quickly
- B) All flowers are roses
- C) Some roses are not flowers
- D) Some flowers are not roses
- Answer: A) Some roses fade quickly
- What is the next number in the series: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, __?
- A) 13
- B) 15
- C) 17
- D) 19
- Answer: A) 13
- Which one of the following is the odd one out?
- A) 5
- B) 9
- C) 15
- D) 25
- Answer: B) 9 (it is not a multiple of 5)
English Language
- Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘Innocuous’:
- A) Harmful
- B) Mild
- C) Dangerous
- D) Harmless
- Answer: D) Harmless
- Which of the following is the correct sentence?
- A) She don’t like tea.
- B) She doesn’t like tea.
- C) She don’t likes tea.
- D) She does not like tea.
- Answer: B) She doesn’t like tea.
- Choose the synonym of the word ‘Eloquent’:
- A) Silent
- B) Clear
- C) Coherent
- D) Fluent
- Answer: D) Fluent
- Find the antonym of the word ‘Generous’:
- A) Kind
- B) Mean
- C) Helpful
- D) Benevolent
- Answer: B) Mean
- Choose the word that best completes the sentence:
- She is very ________ in her studies.
- A) Irregular
- B) Regular
- C) Irrelevant
- D) Erratic
- Answer: B) Regular
- What is the plural form of the word ‘Child’?
- A) Childs
- B) Children
- C) Childes
- D) Childer
- Answer: B) Children
- Which of the following is correct?
- A) I’m good in playing football.
- B) I’m good at playing football.
- C) I’m good at play football.
- D) I’m good in play football.
- Answer: B) I’m good at playing football.
- Choose the correct sentence:
- A) He don’t have a book.
- B) He doesn’t have a book.
- C) He doesn’t has a book.
- D) He don’t has a book.
- Answer: B) He doesn’t have a book.
- What is the past tense of ‘Begin’?
- A) Beginned
- B) Began
- C) Begun
- D) Begin
- Answer: B) Began
- Find the correct usage of ‘Affect’ and ‘Effect’:
- A) The weather will affect our plans.
- B) The weather will effect our plans.
- Answer: A) The weather will affect our plans.
Logical Reasoning
- If 7 + 3 = 10, 6 + 2 = 8, then what is 5 + 1?
- A) 6
- B) 5
- C) 7
- D) 8
- Answer: A) 6
- Which number will replace the question mark in the following series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, __?
- A) 40
- B) 45
- C) 42
- D) 50
- Answer: C) 42
- Which of the following figures is the odd one out?
- A) Triangle
- B) Circle
- C) Square
- D) Pentagon
- Answer: B) Circle (all others have straight edges)
- Which of the following completes the analogy: Book is to Reading as Fork is to __?
- A) Drawing
- B) Writing
- C) Eating
- D) Cooking
- Answer: C) Eating
- If 5 pens cost Rs. 15, what will be the cost of 8 pens?
- A) Rs. 20
- B) Rs. 30
- C) Rs. 40
- D) Rs. 24
- Answer: B) Rs. 24
- If 3x + 5 = 20, what is the value of x?
- A) 5
- B) 7
- C) 4
- D) 3
- Answer: C) 5
- Which of the following is not a prime number?
- A) 13
- B) 17
- C) 19
- D) 21
- Answer: D) 21
- Which of these is the odd one out?
- A) Circle
- B) Sphere
- C) Square
- D) Cube
- Answer: A) Circle (all others are 3D)
- If you rearrange the letters of ‘MELON’, which of the following words can you form?
- A) LONE
- B) LOAN
- C) MONE
- D) NONE
- Answer: B) LOAN
- If the first two statements are true, is the final statement true?
- All fruits are sweet.
- Mango is a fruit.
- Mango is sweet.
- Answer: True
General Awareness
- Which of the following is the largest state in India by area?
- A) Maharashtra
- B) Uttar Pradesh
- C) Madhya Pradesh
- D) Rajasthan
- Answer: D) Rajasthan
- Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
- A) Lord Mountbatten
- B) Jawaharlal Nehru
- C) C. Rajagopalachari
- D) Rajendra Prasad
- Answer: A) Lord Mountbatten
- Which Indian state is known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’?
- A) Arunachal Pradesh
- B) Assam
- C) Manipur
- D) Meghalaya
- Answer: A) Arunachal Pradesh
- Who is the author of the famous book ‘The Discovery of India’?
- A) Rabindranath Tagore
- B) Jawaharlal Nehru
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Mahatma Gandhi
- Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
- Which of the following is the highest civilian award in India?
- A) Padma Vibhushan
- B) Bharat Ratna
- C) Padma Bhushan
- D) Padma Shri
- Answer: B) Bharat Ratna
- Which river is the longest in India?
- A) Brahmaputra
- B) Ganga
- C) Godavari
- D) Yamuna
- Answer: B) Ganga
- Which year did the first war of independence take place in India?
- A) 1857
- B) 1847
- C) 1867
- D) 1877
- Answer: A) 1857
- Who was the first woman to win the Bharat Ratna award?
- A) Indira Gandhi
- B) Sarojini Naidu
- C) Mother Teresa
- D) Lata Mangeshkar
- Answer: A) Indira Gandhi
- Which Indian state has the maximum number of districts?
- A) Uttar Pradesh
- B) Madhya Pradesh
- C) Tamil Nadu
- D) Maharashtra
- Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh
- In which year did India become a Republic?
- A) 1947
- B) 1950
- C) 1952
- D) 1949
- Answer: B) 1950
Mathematics
- The average of 8 numbers is 12. What is the sum of these numbers?
- A) 100
- B) 96
- C) 80
- D) 88
- Answer: B) 96
- What is the next number in the sequence: 5, 9, 13, 17, __?
- A) 21
- B) 20
- C) 22
- D) 19
- Answer: A) 21
- A number is increased by 25%. What is the new number if the original number was 40?
- A) 45
- B) 50
- C) 55
- D) 60
- Answer: B) 50
- What is the area of a triangle with a base of 12 cm and height of 8 cm?
- A) 48 cm²
- B) 50 cm²
- C) 96 cm²
- D) 60 cm²
- Answer: A) 48 cm²
- A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs. 150, making a profit of 20%. What was the cost price?
- A) Rs. 125
- B) Rs. 120
- C) Rs. 100
- D) Rs. 110
- Answer: A) Rs. 125
- What is the perimeter of a square whose side is 5 cm?
- A) 20 cm
- B) 15 cm
- C) 25 cm
- D) 10 cm
- Answer: A) 20 cm
- What is the value of (2^3 + 3^2)?
- A) 20
- B) 15
- C) 17
- D) 18
- Answer: C) 17
- A train 150 meters long is moving at a speed of 72 km/hr. How much time will it take to cross a bridge 300 meters long?
- A) 20 seconds
- B) 25 seconds
- C) 30 seconds
- D) 35 seconds
- Answer: B) 25 seconds
- The ratio of the ages of two friends is 5:7. If the sum of their ages is 48 years, what is the age of the older friend?
- A) 24 years
- B) 28 years
- C) 30 years
- D) 32 years
- Answer: B) 28 years
- The simple interest on a sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs. 200. What is the principal amount?
- A) Rs. 1000
- B) Rs. 1200
- C) Rs. 1500
- D) Rs. 1800
- Answer: A) Rs. 1000
General Intelligence & Reasoning
- What is the missing term in the following series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, __?
- A) 42
- B) 36
- C) 40
- D) 45
- Answer: A) 42
- Which of the following numbers is a perfect square?
- A) 16
- B) 18
- C) 20
- D) 22
- Answer: A) 16
- If all squares are rectangles, and all rectangles are parallelograms, then which of the following is true?
- A) All squares are parallelograms
- B) All parallelograms are squares
- C) All rectangles are squares
- D) None of the above
- Answer: A) All squares are parallelograms
- Which letter comes next in the series: A, D, G, J, __?
- A) K
- B) L
- C) M
- D) N
- Answer: A) K
- If 5 * 3 = 10, 6 * 2 = 12, then 7 * 1 = __?
- A) 10
- B) 7
- C) 6
- D) 8
- Answer: B) 7
- Which of the following is the odd one out?
- A) Chair
- B) Table
- C) Sofa
- D) Car
- Answer: D) Car (all others are furniture)
- In a class of 40 students, 30 passed in Mathematics, 25 passed in Science, and 15 passed in both. How many students passed in at least one subject?
- A) 35
- B) 40
- C) 30
- D) 25
- Answer: A) 35
- If the day before yesterday was Sunday, what day will it be 50 days from now?
- A) Saturday
- B) Sunday
- C) Friday
- D) Thursday
- Answer: A) Saturday
- Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
- A) Dog
- B) Cat
- C) Lion
- D) Cow
- Answer: D) Cow (It is a domestic animal, others are wild)
- If the letters of the word ‘REMARK’ are rearranged, which of the following is a valid word?
- A) ARM
- B) REAR
- C) RAME
- D) MARK
- Answer: D) MARK
English Language
- What is the opposite of the word ‘Livid’?
- A) Angry
- B) Calm
- C) Happy
- D) Sad
- Answer: B) Calm
- Choose the correct sentence:
- A) She didn’t went to the market.
- B) She don’t go to the market.
- C) She does not goes to the market.
- D) She does not go to the market.
- Answer: D) She does not go to the market.
- Choose the word with the correct spelling:
- A) Accomodation
- B) Accommodatioin
- C) Accommodation
- D) Accomadation
- Answer: C) Accommodation
- Find the synonym of the word ‘Serene’:
- A) Calm
- B) Agitated
- C) Violent
- D) Unstable
- Answer: A) Calm
- Which of the following is the correct form of the verb?
- A) He have completed his homework.
- B) He has completed his homework.
- C) He have complete his homework.
- D) He had completed his homework.
- Answer: B) He has completed his homework.
- Choose the word that completes the analogy:
- Good is to Bad as Happy is to __?
- A) Joyful
- B) Sad
- C) Angry
- D) Content
- Answer: B) Sad
- What is the plural of ‘Cactus’?
- A) Cactuses
- B) Cacti
- C) Cactus’
- D) Cacta
- Answer: B) Cacti
- Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:
- If I __________ a bird, I would fly to you.
- A) Am
- B) Were
- C) Is
- D) Was
- Answer: B) Were
- Which of the following is a synonym of ‘Obscure’?
- A) Clear
- B) Hidden
- C) Famous
- D) Bright
- Answer: B) Hidden
- Find the antonym of the word ‘Vast’:
- A) Huge
- B) Small
- C) Enormous
- D) Great
- Answer: B) Small
General Awareness
- Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
- A) Indira Gandhi
- B) Sarojini Naidu
- C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
- D) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
- Answer: A) Indira Gandhi
- Which of the following is the largest planet in our solar system?
- A) Earth
- B) Saturn
- C) Jupiter
- D) Mars
- Answer: C) Jupiter
- Which of the following states has the longest coastline in India?
- A) Gujarat
- B) Kerala
- C) Tamil Nadu
- D) Maharashtra
- Answer: A) Gujarat
- Who is known as the ‘Father of the Nation’ in India?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Mahatma Gandhi
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi
- What is the capital of Australia?
- A) Sydney
- B) Melbourne
- C) Canberra
- D) Brisbane
- Answer: C) Canberra
Mathematics
- The value of 7² + 4² is:
- A) 49 + 16 = 65
- B) 63
- C) 45
- D) 56
- Answer: A) 49 + 16 = 65
- If the cost price of an article is Rs. 500 and it is sold at a profit of 20%, what is the selling price?
- A) Rs. 600
- B) Rs. 550
- C) Rs. 650
- D) Rs. 700
- Answer: A) Rs. 600
General Intelligence & Reasoning
- What is the next number in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, __?
- A) 24
- B) 36
- C) 25
- D) 30
- Answer: C) 25
- Which of the following is the odd one out?
- A) Lion
- B) Tiger
- C) Elephant
- D) Leopard
- Answer: C) Elephant (All others are big cats)
English Language
- Fill in the blank: “He __________ to the store every day.”
- A) Goes
- B) Going
- C) Went
- D) Go
- Answer: A) Goes
These 100 MCQs will provide practice and further reinforce your preparation for the RPF Constable 2024 exam. Keep revising and stay focused!
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