Are you targeting the RRB JE CBT-1 Exam 2025? Practicing previous shifts’ questions is the ultimate strategy to outrank competitors! This post delivers 45 high-impact GK questions (out of 100) from Shift 2 on 18th December 2024, offering a blueprint to decode the exam’s scope, difficulty level, and trending topics.
Exam Overview for RRB JE CBT 1 Exam Pattern (2025)
The RRB JE CBT 1 Exam evaluates candidates across 4 key subjects:
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks for each Section |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
| General Science | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
| Time in Minutes | 90 |
RRB JE CBT 1 Exam Paper: 18 December, 2024 Shift 2
- Duration: 90 minutes.
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Marks for Correct Answers: +1
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Marks for Un-attempted Questions: 0
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Negative Marking: 1/3 marks deducted for wrong answers.
- Shift:1 (12:45 PM - 2:15 PM)
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Q1: In the month of July in India, at what latitude is the Inter-Tropical
Convergence Zone typically situated?
Near the equator
Between 5°N and 10°N
Around 20°N-25°N
South of the equator
Q2: Why do stars appear to twinkle when viewed from the Earth?
Reflection in the atmosphere
Diffraction by clouds
Refraction in the Earth’s atmosphere
Scattering by particles
Q3: What was the venue of G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting in 2024?
Paris, France
Ottawa, Canada
Brussels, Belgium
Cuiaba, Brazil
Q4: What is the process of fusion of the male and female gametes called in
plants?
Fertilisation
Pollination
Propagation
Germination
Q5: Why is variation in plants important for their survival and evolution?
It ensures that all plants produce identical offspring.
It reduces competition among plants.
It helps plants to grow taller and stronger.
It allows plants to adapt to changing environmental conditions.
Q6: A solution has a pH of 8. If it is diluted with an equal volume of
water, what will happen to its pH?
It will become neutral.
The pH will increase.
The pH will decrease.
The pH will remain the same.
Q7: Baking soda, commonly used in households, is also known by its chemical
name:
magnesium hydroxide
sodium bicarbonate
calcium carbonate
sodium carbonate
Q8: Which of the following metals will displace copper from copper sulfate
solution?
Platinum
Iron
Gold
Silver
Q9: Which process ensures half the amount of DNA in reproductive cells as
compared to non-reproductive cells?
Cytokinesis
Amitosis
Mitosis
Meiosis
Q10: Washing soda is represented by $\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}
\cdot x \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$. The value of ' $x$ ' is equal to:
6
10
8
2
Q11: In Amoeba, the splitting during fission can occur _______.
only along a fixed plane
only in one specific plane
in a definite orientation related to a structure
in any plane
Q12: The Citizenship Amendment Act was enacted in 2019 and was
operationalised after the rules for it were notified by the Ministry of Home
Affairs on _______.
11 March 2020
11 March 2022
11 March 2023
11 March 2024
Q13: Consider a pencil dipped in water in a glass beaker. If the water is
replaced by kerosene or turpentine, will the pencil appear displaced to the
same extent?
No, the pencil will appear straight.
Yes, the displacement will be the same.
Yes, it will be more displaced than in water.
No, the displacement will vary.
Q14: Which of the following dynasties did NOT participate in tripartite
struggle over Kannauj?
The Palas
The Cholas
The Gurjara-Pratiharas
The Rashtrakutas
Q15: People having acidity problems are treated with antacids that contain
which of the following?
Lime water
Milk of magnesia
Quick lime
Hydrochloric acid
Q16: What is the general form of a combination reaction?
A → B + C
AB → A + B
AB + CD → AC + BD
A + B → AB
Q17: Which of the following Constitutional amendments inserts the Special
officer for linguistic minorities, who is known as the Commissioner for
Linguistic Minorities in India (CLM), to investigate all the matters
relating to the safeguards provided for the linguistic minorities in India
under the Constitution and report to the President?
7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
2nd Constitutional Amendment Act,1952
11th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1965
10th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1960
Q18: Which of the following devices operates based on the heating effect of
electric current?
Electric motor
Transformer
Generator
Electric iron
Q19: In which year was 'Indian Culture: A Compendium of Indian History,
Culture and Heritage' published?
2023
2021
2022
2020
Q20: Which state hosted the 61st edition of the Indian National Chess
Championship in 2024?
Karnataka
Himachal Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
Q21: In a series circuit, if one of the resistors is removed or broken, the
current in the circuit will ________.
decrease
increase
become zero
stay the same
Q22: What is the shape of the magnetic field lines inside a solenoid?
Elliptical
Straight and parallel
Randomly oriented
Circular
Q23: Which of the following articles deals with elections to the House of
the People and to the legislative assemblies of state to be on the basis of
adult suffrage?
318
352
340
326
Q24: What are the units of inheritance, which Mendel referred to as
'factors,' now called?
Chromosomes
DNA
Genes
Traits
Q25: The magnetic field inside a solenoid:
is the same at all points
is maximum at the centre and minimum at the edge
is zero at the centre
varies with distance from the edge
Q26: Which of the following modes of asexual reproduction is used by
unicellular organisms exclusively?
Fragmentation
Binary fission
Regeneration
Sporulation
Q27: Which law of refraction states that light bends due to a change in
speed when passing from one medium to another?
Snell's law
Fermat’s principle
Huygens' principle
Law of reflection
Q28: Which of the following statements is correct about equilibrium?
Equilibrium is the situation where there is less tendency for change.
Equilibrium is the situation where there is more tendency for change.
Equilibrium is the situation where there is no tendency for any change.
Equilibrium is the situation where there is a tendency for change.
Q29: Which major Indian port has become the first to operate under a
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model?
Paradip Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Mundra Port
New Mangaluru Port
Q30: Mahatma Gandhi started his famous 'Salt march' accompanied by _________
of his trusted volunteers.
39
94
78
51
Q31: When a solution contains an equal number of H+ and OH− ions, then the
pH of the solution is:
pH < 3
pH > 3 but < 5
pH = 7
pH > 12
Q32: Which among the following organisms reproduce by regeneration method?
Rhizopus
Yeast
Bryophyllum
Planaria
Q33: Why is asexual reproduction advantageous for single-celled organisms?
It requires a mate.
It allows rapid reproduction in favourable conditions.
It prevents overcrowding.
It increases genetic variability.
Q34: Which of the following is an example of regeneration in plants?
Binary fission in bacteria
Budding in hydra
Growth of a new plant from a cutting
Reproduction in humans
Q35: Which city of India organised the World Sustainable Development Summit
2024?
Jaipur
Mumbai
Hyderabad
New Delhi
Q36: Which reactants are used to prepare bleaching powder?
Chlorine and water
Lime and sulphuric acid
Chlorine gas and dry calcium hydroxide
Calcium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid
Q37: What does the thumb represent in Fleming's Right-Hand Rule?
Direction of magnetic field
Direction of induced current
Direction of motion
Direction of voltage
Q38: A concave mirror can form a real, inverted and magnified image when the
object is placed ____________.
between the focus and the centre of curvature
beyond the centre of curvature
between the pole and the focus
at the pole
Q39: The product of the reaction between ethanol and acetic acid is:
acetate
ethanal
methanol
ester
Q40: According to Mendel, which trait appeared in F1 progeny on crossing
tall pea plants with short pea plants?
Short
Tall
Medium
Dwarf
Q41: In the context of Buddhist architecture, what is a ‘chaitya’?
A type of stupa
A residential space for monks
A decorative column
A hall for prayer and assembly
Q42: Who launched ‘Create in India Challenge-Season One’ in New Delhi on 22
August 2024, the run-up to the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit?
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Narendra Modi
Nitin Gadkari
Amit Shah
Q43: Where did Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and
Technology, inaugurate India’s first Demonstration Facility for Biopolymers
in October 2024?
Hyderabad
Bhopal
Chennai
Pune
Q44: What is the resistivity ($\rho$) of a material?
The amount of current a material can carry
The product of voltage and current
The same as its resistance
A measure of how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current
Q45: When sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃) is dissolved in water, the resulting
solution becomes:
neutral
basic
acidic
highly reactive with sodium chloride
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Total Questions Attempted: 0
Correct Answers: 0
Wrong Answers: 0
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Final Thoughts
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Next Steps
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18th December, 2024 Shift 1, 3, and 16th December Shift 1, 2, 3 and others
Shifts of 2024 RRB JE CBT-1 Shifts
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