RRB ALP 2024 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

RRB ALP 2024 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 20 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

1. Q1 · BODMAS / Simplification

   Simplify: 36 ÷ 4 + 5 × 3 - 8

   • A. 16
   • B. 20
   • C. 22
   • D. 24
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Following order of operations: 36 ÷ 4 = 9, and 5 × 3 = 15. Then 9 + 15 - 8 = 16.

2. Q2 · Mensuration

   A rectangular field is 80 m long and 50 m wide. What is the cost of fencing it at the rate of ₹15 per meter?

   • A. ₹3600
   • B. ₹3800
   • C. ₹3900
   • D. ₹4000
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Perimeter = 2(80+50) = 260 m. Cost = 260×15 = ₹3900.

3. Q3 · LCM and HCF

   Find the HCF of 48 and 64.

   • A. 8
   • B. 12
   • C. 16
   • D. 24
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Using Euclidean method: HCF of 48 and 64 is 16.

4. Q4 · Simple and Compound Interest

   A sum of money amounts to ₹13,200 in 2 years and ₹14,520 in 3 years at simple interest. What is the principal amount?

   • A. ₹10,560
   • B. ₹11,000
   • C. ₹11,880
   • D. ₹12,000
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Interest for 1 year = 14520 - 13200 = ₹1,320. For 2 years interest = 2 × 1320 = ₹2,640. Hence principal = 13200 - 2640 = ₹10,560.

5. Q5 · Time and Distance

   Two trains of lengths 120 m and 180 m are running on parallel tracks in the same direction at speeds 72 km/h and 54 km/h respectively. How long will the faster train take to cross the slower train?

   • A. 60 seconds
   • B. 55 seconds
   • C. 50 seconds
   • D. 45 seconds
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   Relative speed = 72 - 54 = 18 km/h = 5 m/s. Total distance to cover = 120 + 180 = 300 m. Time = 300/5 = 60 seconds.

6. Q6 · Height and Distance

   A ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 60° with the ground. If the foot of the ladder is 6 m away from the wall, what is the length of the ladder?

   • A. 10 m
   • B. 12 m
   • C. 8 m
   • D. 6 m
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Using cos 60° = adjacent/hypotenuse, we have 1/2 = 6/L. Hence L = 12 m.

7. Q7 · Pipes and Cisterns

   Pipe A can fill a tank in 12 hours while pipe B can empty it in 18 hours. If both pipes are opened together, in how many hours will the tank be filled?

   • A. 30 hours
   • B. 36 hours
   • C. 42 hours
   • D. 45 hours
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Net work per hour = (1/12 - 1/18) = (3-2)/36 = 1/36. Therefore, the tank will be filled in 36 hours.

8. Q8 · Alphabetical and Number Series

   Find the next term in the series: 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?

   • A. 189
   • B. 191
   • C. 193
   • D. 197
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The pattern is: each term is (previous term × 2) + 1. So 95 × 2 + 1 = 191.

9. Q9 · Calendar and Clock

   If 15th August 2021 was a Sunday, what day of the week was 15th August 2022?

   • A. Sunday
   • B. Monday
   • C. Tuesday
   • D. Wednesday
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   2022 is not a leap year, so 365 days = 52 weeks + 1 day. Therefore, 15th August 2022 will be one day ahead, which is Monday.

10. Q10 · Relationships

    Pointing to a woman, Ravi said, 'She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son.' How is the woman related to Ravi?

    • A. Sister
    • B. Cousin
    • C. Daughter
    • D. Niece
    Answer and solution

    Answer: A

    Ravi's grandfather's only son is Ravi's father, so the woman is the daughter of Ravi's father, making her Ravi's sister.