2012 RRB Pharmacist Previous Year Paper
2012 RRB Pharmacist Previous Year Paper
2012 RRB Pharmacist Previous Year Paper
1. An emulsion is a colloid of a—
(A) Gas in a liquid
(B) Liquid in a liquid
(C) Liquid in a gas
(D) Gas in a solid
4. According to the latest estimates, the literacy rate (% of population) in India is—
(A) 63%
(B) 65%
(C) 67%
(D) 68%
6. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
(A) W. C. Bannerji
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Gopalkrishna Gokhale
(D) Gandhiji
10. Jawahar Tunnel, the largest in India is located in the State of—
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Himachal Pradesh
12. Which of the following is the smallest Parliamentary Constituency in terms of area ?
(A) Chandni Chowk (Delhi)
(B) Sadar (Delhi)
(C) Kolkata North West
(D) Mumbai South
14. Which of the following sets of countries are referred to as ‘The Golden Crescent’
the largest opium industry in the world ?
(A) Myanmar, Laos and Thailand
(B) Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq
(C) Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
(D) Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
17. Who coined the term ‘Hindu rate of growth’ for Indian economy ?
(A) A. K. Sen
(B) Kirit S. Parikh
(C) Raj Krishna
(D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
18. Sri ARVIND KEJRIWAL has been selected for the RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD
for 2006 for his important contribution in the field—
(A) Formation of Pani (water) Panchayats in Rajasthan helping rural people in facing
their acute water problem
(B) Effective implementation of the ‘National Minimum Employment Guarantee Scheme’
in rural areas
(C) ‘Right to Information’ movement and empowering citizens to fight corruption
(D) Extending education to children of slum dwellers in Delhi
19. The three day VIII World Hindi Conference was held in July, 2007 at—
(A) New Delhi
(B) London
(C) Now York
(D) Kathmandu
20. In which country is the volcano Mount Gamkonora, the highest peak of Halmahera
island, which erupted in July, 2007 located ?
(A) Japan
(B) Indonesia
(C) Russia
(D) France
21. Name the Vice-captain of the Indian Cricket Team which toured South Africa in T-
20 tournament recently—
(A) Virender Sehwag
(B) Anil Kumble
(C) Irfan Pathan
(D) Yuvraj Singh
23. Which one of the following companies announced sometime back the launch of
India’s first personal computer with one terabyte hard drive capacity ?
(A) Infosys Technologies
(B) Wipro
(C) HCL Infosystems
(D) IBM
24. Which of the following companies has become the highest ranked Indian
company in the Fortune Global 500 list (at 135th position) in terms of sales ?
(A) Wipro
(B) Reliance
(C) Indian Oil Corporation
(D) ONGC
25. Which one of the following has not been included in the list of new seven
wonders ?
(A) Roman Colosseum (Italy)
(B) Machu Picchu (Peru)
(C) Eiffel Tower in Paris (France)
(D) Christ the Redeemer (Brazil)
27. The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicles which causes air pollution
is—
(A) Carbon Monoxide
(B) Methane
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Ozone gas
29. According to the Employment Outlook 2007 reports of the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the number of new jobs created in
India every year from 2000 to 2005 is—
(A) 5 million
(B) 8 million
(C) 11 million
(D) 13 million
31. By which Bill does the Government propose collection of revenues for a year ?
(A) Economic Bill
(B) Finance Bill
(C) Supplementary Bill
(D) None of the above
33. Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded Nobel Prize for his contribution to the field of—
(A) Food and Famines
(B) Welfare economics
(C) Indian economy
(D) Poverty
38. Long-term funds in the capital market can be raised either by borrowing from
certain institutions or through—
(A) Issue of note
(B) Taking loan from Government
(C) Issue of securities
(D) Taking loan from foreign institutions
39. As required by the WTO agreement, the Indian Patent Act was amended in
1999. The Act first came into force in the year—
(A) 1965
(B) 1970
(C) 1975
(D) 1980
40. The Indian Parliament is competent to enact law on a State subject if—
(A) Emergency under Article 352 is in operation
(B) All the State Assemblies of the country make such a request
(C) The President sends such a message to Parliament
(D) None of the above
45. In which city of South Africa was Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by
the white people ?
(A) Cape Town
(B) Durban
(C) Johannesburg
(D) Pretoria
46. A national political party is one which receives 4% of the total votes polled in—
(A) Two or more States
(B) The capital city
(C) Four or more States
(D) In all the States
47. The basic features of the Indian Constitution which are not amendable under Article
368 are—
(A) Sovereignty, territorial integrity, federal system and judicial review
(B) Sovereignty, territorial integrity and parliamentary system of government
(C) Judicial review and the federal system
(D) Sovereignty, territorial integrity, federal system, judicial review and parliamentary
system of government
48. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State
Policy ?
(A) Part I
(B) Part III
(C) Part IV
(D) Part V
49. How many types of writs can be issued by the Supreme Court ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 6
Answers :
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (C)
4. (B) As per population census 2001 the literacy rate in India is 64•8%.
5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (A) 11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (B) 16. (C) 17.
(C) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (B) 21. (D) 22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (D)
29. (C) 30. (A) 31. (B) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (C) 35. (C) 36. (C) 37. (C) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40.
(A) 41. (D) 42. (C) 43. (B) 44. (A) 45. (B) 46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (C) 49. (C) 50. (D)