RRB Group D syllabus 2018 Exam pattern & SOLVED PAPER

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Railway Group D Syllabus

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Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) or Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts written examination for several positions of Group D to fill up required vacancies. Those job seekers who are going to appear in Group D upcoming examination need to prepare by checking the Railway Group D Syllabus and exam pattern to perform well in written examination. Read this page of www.Sarkarijobguide.com to get complete details easily.

To crack the exam, you need to prepare according to RRB Group D Syllabus which consist of following subjects:

Mathematics
General Intelligence (Reasoning based)
General Knowledge
Reasoning Ability

Railway Group D Syllabus

Mathematics Syllabus

Sr. No.	Topics
1.	Number System
2.	HCF, LCM
3.	Simplification
4.	Decimal Fractions
5.	Ratio and Proportions
6.	Unitary Method
7.	Percentage
8.	Time and Distance
9.	Time and Work
10.	Profit and Loss
11.	Average
12.	Simple and Compound Interest [you may also read- Explained – Compound Interest Formula , Problems on Compound Interest]
13.	Mensuration (2D and 3D)
14.	Algebra
15.	Data Interpretation
16.	Partnership
17.	Square root and cube root

General Intelligence (Reasoning based):

Sr. No.	Topics
1.	Data tabulation and Interpretation
2.	Problems based on Series,
3.	Age related problems
4.	Data insufficiency
5.	Arrangement problems

General Knowledge:

Sr. No.	Topics
1.	Related to current affairs and important events
2.	Important days
3.	national and Politics affairs
4.	Sports and cinema related
5.	Books, novels, important authors
6.	Famous personalities
7.	Indian railway
8.	Awards and Honors
9.	International and National Organizations

Reasoning Ability:

Sr. No.	Topics
Verbal
1.	Number Series
2.	Alphabet Series
3.	Test of Direction Sense
4.	Coding-Decoding
5.	Number Ranking
6.	Arithmetical Reasoning
7.	Problem on Age Calculation
8.	Blood Relations
9.	Analogy
10.	Decision Making etc.
Non-Verbal
11.	Non Verbal Series
12.	Mirror Images
13.	Cubes and Dice
14.	Grouping Identical Figures
15.	Embedded Figures etc

Railway Group D Exam Pattern

S. No	Exam	Subject	Marks	Duration
1	Written Test	General Knowledge	20	90 Minutes
		Arithmetic Ability	25
		General Intelligence	25
		General Science	30
Total			100

Selection Process for Recruitment:

Candidates will be selected as Group D posts on the basis of following steps:

S. No.	Processing Steps
1.	Written Test
2.	Physical Efficiency Test
3.	Document and candidature verification
4.	Medical Test

To crack the Railway Group D exam participants must know the Railway Group D Syllabus 2018 so that they can prepare according to syllabus. For your convenience, our team has well furnished entire syllabus above. If you still have any query related to given info, you can leave a comment in the comment box. You can also check details about admit cards and results through our web portal.

Railway Exam Question Paper

Ques1. The weight of the rails depends upon

gauge of the tracks
speed of trains
spacing of sleepers
all the above.

Answer: 4

Ques2. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Fish plates fit the underside of the rail head
Fish plates fit the top of the rail foot
Fish plates fit the web of the rail section
Cross sectional area of fish plates, is normally the same as that of the rail section.

Answer: 3

Ques3. Minimum depth of ballast prescribed of B.G. trunk lines of Indian Railways, is

20 cm
15 cm
25 cm
30 cm

Answer: 3

Ques4. The standard width of ballast for B.G.track in Indian Railways, is kept

35 m
53 m
53 m
none of these.

Answer: 1

Ques5. Shatabdi Express train was started in

1984
1988
1990
1985

Answer: 2

Ques6. Mr. W. Simms, the consulting Engineer to the Government of India recommended the gauge for Indian railways

435 m as adopted in England
800 m as per Indian conditions
676 m as a compromise gauge
000 m as a standard gauge

Answer: 3

Ques7. For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into

six railway zones
seven railway zones
eight railway zones
nine railway zones.

Answer: 4

Ques8. Boxing of ballast is done

under rails
at the rails
in between two rails
in between two sleepers.

Answer: 2

Ques9. Best ballast contains stones varying in size from

5 cm to 3 cm
0 cm to 4 cm
0 cm to 5 cm
5 cm to 6 cm

Answer: 2

Ques10. For holding a rail in position, no chairs are used for

flat footed rails
bull headed rails
double headed rails
both (a) and (b)

Answer: 1

Ques11. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?

1952
1950
1951
1954

Answer: 2

Ques12. Distance between the inner rail and check rail provided on sharp curve, is

40 mm
42 mm
44 mm
46 mm

Answer: 3

Ques13. Coal ash (or cinder) is used in initial stages of a new construction of railway for

wooden sleepers
steel sleepers
cast iron sleepers
none of these.

Answer: 1

Ques14. Pot sleepers are in the form of

a number of bowls connected together with a tie bar
two bowls placed under each rail and connected together with a tie bar
two bowls placed under two rails and the one between the rails
none of these.

Answer: 2

Ques15. In railways a triangle is mainly provided for

diverting trains from the main line to branch line
crossing over between parallel tracks
changing direction of engines through 180°
shunting wagons in yards.

Answer: 3

Ques16. A kink is made in stock rails, ahead of the toe of switch at a distance of

10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
30 cm

Answer: 2

Ques17. Rails are bent to correct curvature if the degree of curve, is more than