RRB Section Controller Written Test flashcards
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- Zonal Railway headquarters count
- Indian Railways has 18 zones, including Kolkata Metro, each headed by a General Manager; divisions under each zone are headed by a Divisional Railway Manager.
- First train in India
- The first passenger train ran on 16 April 1853 from Bori Bunder in Bombay to Thane, covering about 34 km, hauled by three locomotives.
- Reverse alphabet coding
- A code where A maps to Z, B to Y, and so on. The position of a letter plus its coded position always equals 27.
- Syllogism validity rule
- A conclusion follows only if it is true in every possible Venn diagram of the premises. 'All A are B' does not imply 'All B are A'.
- Clock hands coincide interval
- The minute and hour hands coincide every 65 5/11 minutes, so they overlap 11 times in 12 hours and 22 times in a day.
- Successive percentage change formula
- Two successive changes of a percent and b percent give a net change of a + b + ab/100. Use negative values for decreases.
- Compound interest minus simple interest
- For two years, the difference between compound and simple interest equals P times (R/100) squared, where P is principal and R the annual rate.
- Train crossing platform distance
- When a train crosses a platform, the distance covered is the train length plus the platform length; time equals that distance divided by speed.
- Work together formula
- If A finishes work in x days and B in y days, working together they take xy divided by (x + y) days, assuming uniform rates.
- Ohm's law and power
- Voltage equals current times resistance (V = IR). Electrical power equals voltage times current, also written as current squared times resistance.
- Myopia and hypermetropia correction
- Short-sightedness (myopia) is corrected with a concave lens; long-sightedness (hypermetropia) is corrected with a convex lens.
- pH scale meaning
- A pH below 7 is acidic, exactly 7 is neutral, and above 7 is basic. Each unit represents a tenfold change in hydrogen ion concentration.
- Malaria and dengue vectors
- Malaria is caused by Plasmodium and spread by the female Anopheles mosquito; dengue is a viral disease spread by Aedes aegypti, which bites during the day.
- Vitamin deficiency diseases
- Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness, vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, vitamin D deficiency causes rickets, and vitamin B1 deficiency causes beriberi.
- Major and minor penalties
- Under the Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1968, censure and withholding of increments are minor penalties; dismissal and removal are major penalties.
- Medical categories A1 and C2
- Railway medical categories range from A1, the strictest visual standard for loco pilots, down to C2 for certain indoor posts with lower requirements.
- Hours of Employment Regulations
- The HOER fixes a statutory maximum of 10 hours a day and 54 hours a week for intensive and continuous railway staff, with separate limits for running staff.
- Absolute block system rule
- Only one train may occupy a block section at a time. The block instrument must show Line Clear before a train is admitted into the section.
- Train Out of Section
- The message sent to the rear station when a train has completely cleared the block section, restoring the block instrument to normal and permitting another line clear.
- Calling-on signal purpose
- A calling-on signal permits a train to enter an occupied block section or platform at restricted speed, usually to attach or clear the line.
- Passing signal at danger speed
- When authorised in writing to pass a signal at danger under rule T/369(3b), the train must proceed at a speed not exceeding 15 km/h.
- Fog detonator placement
- Three detonators are placed 10 metres apart and 10 metres ahead of the signal during fog working, so the driver hears explosions as a warning.
- Claim filing time limit
- Under Section 106 of the Railways Act 1989, a claim for loss or damage to goods must be filed within six months of delivery or expected delivery.
- Wharfage versus demurrage
- Wharfage is charged for goods left on railway premises beyond free time; demurrage is charged for wagons detained beyond the permitted free time.
- Travelling without ticket penalty
- Under Section 137 of the Railways Act 1989, a passenger travelling without a valid ticket is charged the fare plus a penalty prescribed by the railway.
- Free luggage allowance basis
- The free luggage allowance varies by class of travel, such as AC First, AC 2-tier, and Sleeper; excess luggage is charged at luggage rates.
- Official Language Act 1963
- Hindi in Devanagari script is the official language of the Union, while English continues as an associate official language under the Official Languages Act.
- Regions A B C official language
- Region A states correspond in Hindi, Region B in Hindi or English, and Region C in English, as classified under the Official Languages Rules.
- Article usage rule
- 'A' is used before a consonant sound and 'an' before a vowel sound, so 'an hour' and 'a university' follow the sound, not the letter.
- Idiom at the eleventh hour
- The phrase 'at the eleventh hour' means at the last possible moment, just before a deadline, and is often tested in English comprehension sections.
- Rajbhasha Vibhag role
- The Department of Official Language monitors implementation of Hindi as the official language and sets targets for correspondence in Hindi across departments.
- Precis length convention
- A precis condenses a passage to about one-third of its original length, retaining only the central idea in the writer's own clear words.