General Awareness · solved example
The voting age in India was reduced from 21 to 18 by which amendment?
- 44th Amendment
- 52nd Amendment
- 42nd Amendment
- 61st AmendmentCorrect
Solution
The 61st Amendment (1988) lowered the voting age to 18.
RPF Constable | Computer Based Test
A full-length RPF Constable mock modelled on the Computer Based Test: 120 original questions across General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence and Reasoning, weighted towards moderate and hard, each with a worked solution.
| Section | Questions |
|---|---|
| General AwarenessGeneral Awareness | 50 |
| ArithmeticMathematics | 35 |
| General Intelligence and ReasoningGeneral Intelligence & Reasoning | 35 |
A few questions from this test, with the answer key and the method behind it. The full set of 120 runs under a timer, and every solution is on the analysis screen once you submit.
General Awareness · solved example
The voting age in India was reduced from 21 to 18 by which amendment?
Solution
The 61st Amendment (1988) lowered the voting age to 18.
Mathematics · solved example
Find the compound interest on Rs 6000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
Solution
Amount = 6000(1+10/100)² = 7260.000000000001. Compound interest = 7260.000000000001 − 6000 = 1260.000000000001.
General Intelligence & Reasoning · solved example
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which is the one that does not belong?
Solution
Every number except 78 is a perfect square, so 78 is the odd one out.
General Awareness · solved example
The Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) must be maintained by banks in the form of:
Solution
SLR is maintained as liquid assets — cash, gold and approved securities — with the bank itself.
General Awareness · solved example
Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?
Solution
Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice.
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Correct answer
+1
Wrong answer
-0.3333
Unanswered
0
Because a blank carries no penalty, guessing only pays when you can eliminate at least two options. The analysis screen after the test shows you exactly where guessing cost you marks.