RRB ALP Previous Year Question Paper

Prepare yourself adequately for the upcoming RRB ALP exam with the help of ALP previous year question paper on Mockers. You can get useful insights into the trending topics, exam structure, etc. through these ALP PYQs. 

If you are looking for a career in this sector of the railways, then the RRB ALP previous year question paper could be your first step in exam preparation. The RRB ALP PYPs will help you maximize your score excellently for the real exam. 

Highlights Of The RRB ALP Exam

The Railways Recruitment Board of India regulates the RRB Assistant Loco Pilot exam every year. Around 5696 vacancies for the ALP are filled via this examination. Some key features of the RRB ALP exam are:

• This examination is held on a national level and is conducted in multiple phases. 
• There is a first and second-stage Computer-Based Test (CBT 1 & CBT 2), Computer Based Aptitude Test, and document verification. 
• There are 250 questions asked in the ALP exam that are objective type. 
• The 1st stage of CBT comprises four subjects, namely, Mathematics, General Science, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Awareness of Current Affairs. 
• The CBT 2 stage has two parts. Part A consists of the same subjects as CBT 1 except the General Awareness on Current Affairs section. The Part B of this stage has questions from your relevant trade. 
• The time duration for CBT 1 is 60 min, CBT 2 part A is 90 min, and CBT 2 part B is 60 min. 
• 0.33 marks are deducted for every incorrect answer in all of the sections of the RRB ALP exam. 

RRB ALP Exam Time Table

The provisional dates for the RRB ALP exam have been announced by the conducting organization. We have mentioned them in the table below. 

EXAM NAME	EXAM DATE
Last Date For Application Submission	19th February 2024
RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam	Between June and August 2024
RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam	September 2024
RRB ALP CBAT	November 2024
Shortlist for Document Verification	November 2024 / December 2024

Year-Wise RRB ALP Previous Year Question Paper

On the digital platform of Mockers, you will get the ALP question paper in a year-wise layout. There are several RRB ALP PYPs gathered from official sources and made available to you for free.

Year	Test
2008	RRB Allahabad ALP 03 Aug 2008 S1 RRB Allahabad ALP 03 Aug 2008 S2

RRB ALP Previous Year Question Paper In English

The RRB ALP previous year question paper PDF can be accessed in the English language on our website. You can enhance your language skills and easily understand the basic concepts of the questions.

RRB ALP Previous Year Question Paper In Hindi

Many ALP aspirants prefer to solve the ALP previous year question paper pdf in Hindi. So, for this reason, each RRB ALP PYQ on Mockers can be practiced in the Hindi language. You can also change the medium of language in between solving the question paper. 

RRB ALP Minimum Qualifying Marks

In each step of RRB ALP recruitment, there is a minimum qualifying mark for different categories. You can check out the table below for detailed information on the marks needed to qualify for the RRB ALP exam. 

CATEGORY	MINIMUM QUALIFYING MARKS
Unreserved and Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	40%
Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy Layer)	30%
Scheduled Caste	30%
Scheduled Tribe	25%

CBT 1 And CBT 2 Cut-Off Marks

Although the total marks in both these stages of the RRB ALP exam are different, the cut-off marks for qualification are the same.

CATEGORY	QUALIFYING CUT-OFF MARKS
General	30
OBC	22.5
SC	22.5
ST	18.75

In the B part of the second stage of CBT, the qualifying cut-off marks for all categories are the same i.e. 26.25 out of 75 marks. 

Important Topics Of RRB ALP Previous Year Question Paper

To clear your doubts regarding the syllabus of the RRB ALP exam, we have collected the important topics included in the RRB ALP previous year question paper. 

RRB ALP Question Paper CBT 1 Topics

The subject-matter expert team of Mockers has concluded the significant topics of Railway ALP previous year question paper for CBT 1. 

SUBJECTS	IMPORTANT TOPICS
GENERAL SCIENCE	Physics
	Chemistry
	Life Science
	Biology
	Environment
MENTAL ABILITY	Analogies
	Coding and Decoding
	Relationships
	Alphabetical and Number Series
	Jumbling
	Mathematical Operations
	Syllogism
	Similarities and Differences
	Classification
	Data Interpretation and Sufficiency
	Analytical Reasoning
	Statements - Arguments, Assumptions, etc.
	Conclusion and Decision-Making
	Venn Diagram
	Directions
MATHEMATICS	BODMAS
	LCM & HCF
	Percentages
	Mensuration
	Fractions
	Profit and Loss
	Ratio and Proportion
	Decimals
	Simple and Compound Interest
	Time and Work
	Trigonometry
	Algebra
	Square Root
	Speed, Distance, and Time
	Pipes and Cisterns, etc.
	Geometry
	Age Calculations
	Elementary Statistics
	Calender and Clock
GENERAL AWARENESS	History
	Books and Authors
	National and International Events
	Geography
	Science and Technology
	Art and Culture
	Personalities in News
	Economy
	Sports
	Polity
	Awards and Honors, etc.

CBT 2 Topics Of RRB ALP Question Paper

In the ALP CBT 2 previous year question paper, the general awareness subject is excluded and questions from Basic Science and Engineering are asked. 

SUBJECTS	IMPORTANT TOPICS
MATHEMATICS	Trigonometry
	Mensuration
	Ratio and Proportion
	Fractions
	Elementary Statistics
	Square Root
	Geometry
	Percentages
	BODMAS
	Speed, Distance, and Time
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND REASONING	Syllogism
	Verbal Reasoning
	Alphabet and Word Test
	Direction and Distance
	Order and Ranking
	Classification
	Missing Numbers
	Blood Relation
	Analogy
	Venn Diagram
BASIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	Measurements
	Engineering Drawing (Projections, Views, Drawing Instruments, Lines, Geometric figures, Symbolic Representation)
	Work, Power, and Energy
	Units
	Speed and Velocity
	Mass Weight and Density
	Basic Electricity
	Occupation Safety and Health
	IT Literacy
	Heat and Temperature
	Levers and Simple Machines
	Environment Education

Important Topics In RRB ALP CBT 2 PART B Question Paper

Part B of CBT 2 consists of questions from your relevant trade. There are four trades included in the previous year ALP question paper. You can check the topics of different trades in the table below. 

NAME OF TRADE	TOPIC NAME
MECHANICAL	Applied Mechanics
	Engines
	Energy Conservation
	Product Engineering
	Automation Engineering
	Heat
	Management
	Refrigerators and Air-conditioned
	Heat Transfers
	Metallurgical
	IC Engines
	Turbo Machinery
	Machine Design
	Kinetic Theory
	The Power Plant Turbines and Boilers
	Metallurgical Production Technology
ELECTRICAL	Electrical India
	Three-Phase Motor Systems
	Transfers
	Single Phase Motors
	Switches and Plugs
	Fundamental Electric System
	Electrical Connections
	Light, Magnetism
AUTOMOBILE	Thermodynamics
	Machine Design
	System Theory
	Metallurgical Production Technology
	IC Engines
	Heat Transfers
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION	Satellite
	Electronic Tube
	Semi Conductor Physics
	Dias
	Micro Processor
	Digital Electronics
	Radio Communication Systems
	Networking and Industrial Electronics
	Transistor

Process Of Practicing RRB ALP Previous Year Question Paper

You can practice a number of RRB ALP previous year question paper with solutions on the online platform of Mockers. The steps you need to follow in this process are given below. 

• Firstly, to visit our website, you need to type (www.mockers.in) on your preferred web browser. You are in the right place if the below image appears on your screen. 

 

• Tap on the ‘Navigation’ menu on the homepage and then on the ‘Exam Categories’ section. 

 

• Now, from the list of different categories, locate the ‘Railway’ icon and click on it. 

 

• A drop-down menu will open within the Railway section. You need to click on the ‘RRB ALP’ option. 

 

• Now, you have to tap on the “Previous Year Question Paper’ tab in order to proceed further. 

 

• At last, you can choose any of the RRB ALP previous year question paper with solutions PDF download and start practicing them. 

 

Zone-Wise Vacancy Details Of RRB ALP

There are several offices of the Railway Recruitment Board located in different cities of India. The vacancies for RRB Assistant Loco Pilot are based on the zones of the RRB offices. You can check out the vacancy details for the same in the table below. 

RRB	Zone	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total	EXSM
Ahmedabad	WR	95	37	17	65	24	238	24
Ajmer	NWR	86	32	13	72	25	228	22
Bangalore	SWR	186	72	35	127	53	473	47
Bhopal	WCR	145	25	19	21	9	219	22
	WR	35	5	0	18	7	65	7
Bhubaneshwar	ECoR	104	42	51	65	18	280	28
Bilaspur	CR	57	0	13	44	10	124	12
	SECR	483	179	89	322	119	1192	119
Chandigarh	NR	42	2	4	12	6	66	6
Chennai	SR	57	33	15	29	14	148	15
Gorakhpur	NER	18	7	3	11	4	43	4
Guwahati	NFR	26	9	4	17	6	62	6
Jammu- Srinagar	NR	15	6	3	11	4	39	4
Kolkata	ER	155	37	19	23	20	254	26
	SER	30	11	23	20	7	91	9
Malda	ER	67	19	20	25	30	161	16
	SER	23	8	4	15	6	56	6
Mumbai	SCR	10	4	2	7	3	26	3
	WR	41	16	8	30	15	110	11
	CR	179	58	37	95	42	411	41
Muzaffarpur	ECR	15	5	3	11	4	38	4
Patna	ECR	15	6	3	10	4	38	4
Prayagraj	NCR	163	13	10	27	28	241	25
	NR	21	7	3	12	2	45	5
Ranchi	SER	57	32	10	38	16	153	16
Secunderabad	ECoR	80	30	15	54	20	199	20
	SCR	228	85	40	151	55	559	56
Siliguri	NFR	27	10	5	18	7	67	7
Thiruvananthapuram	SR	39	14	14	1	2	70	7
TOTAL	2499	804	482	1351	560	5696	572

Advantages Of Solving RRB ALP Previous Year Question Paper

Solving the ALP previous year question paper grants you with numerous advantages. You can have a look at some brilliant benefits below. 

Exam Patterns and Trends

• You will get habitual to the number of sections, question types, time limit, and marking scheme of the actual exam. And this is only possible with the help of RRB ALP previous year question paper.
• You can easily understand which topics are frequently tested and tailor your study plan accordingly. 
• With Railway ALP previous year question paper, you can gain insights into the examiners' style of framing questions. Then, you can anticipate similar patterns in the upcoming exam.

Preparation and Performance 

• You can assess your strengths and weaknesses in the ALP previous year question paper by identifying areas where you excel and topics requiring more focus. 
• Your speed and accuracy will be improved by solving RRB ALP previous year question paper PDF under timed conditions. 
• Successfully tackling familiar questions in the ALP question paper enhances your belief in your abilities and reduces exam anxiety.

Knowledge and Skills

• You can apply learned concepts to solve real exam-like questions, solidifying your knowledge base.
• You will be able to learn from different solution methods and potentially find faster ways to reach answers with ALP previous year question paper.
• Your ability to analyze questions, identify key information, and arrive at solutions under pressure will be enhanced via solving the ALP question paper.

Salary Structure For RRB ALP

The salary of an Assistant Loco Pilot in Railways consists of various components. The table below will give you detailed insights into the salary structure of RRB ALP. 

RRB ALP SALARY STRUCTURE
Pay Scale	INR 19,900
Pay Level	Level 2
Grade Pay	INR 1,900
Dearness Allowance	INR 10,700 to INR 11,500
Horse Rent Allowance	INR 950 to INR 1,020
Transport Allowance	INR 820 to INR 900
Night Duty Allowance	INR 350 to INR 390
Running Allowances	INR 6,000 to INR 6,300
Gross Pay	INR 26,000 to INR 35,000
Net Deduction	INR 1,800 to INR 1,900
Net Salary	INR 24,000 to INR 34,000

RRB ALP Post-Wise Salary Structure

With the help of the image below, you can see the salaries offered to the different posts of Assistant Loco Pilot in Indian Railways.

 

Centres Where the RRB ALP Exam Is Conducted

All around India, there are a number of centers where the RRB ALP exam is held. You can see the list of exam centers mentioned in the table below. 

STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES	EXAM CITY/CENTERS
Arunachal Pradesh	1. Itanagar 2. Naharlagun
Andaman & Nicobar	1. Port Blair
Assam	1. Dibrugarh 2. Kokrajhar 3. Guwahati 4. Silchar 5. Jorhat 6. Tezpur
Andhra Pradesh	1. Amalapuram 2. Chittoor 3. Gudur 4. Kurnool 5. Anantapur 6. Eluru 7. Guntur 8. Nandyal 9. Bhimavaram 10. Gooty 11.Kadapa 12. Narasapuram 13. Challapalli 14. Gudivada 15. Kakinada 16. Narasaraopet 17. Chirala 18. Kanchikachera 19. Kavali 20. Nellore 21. Ongole 22. Proddatur 23. Puttur 24. Rajahmundry 25. Rajam 26. Rajampet 27. Srikakulam 28.Surampalem 29. Tadepalligudem 30. Tekkali 31.Tirupathi 32. Vijayawada 33. Visakhapatnam 34. Vuzuabagara
Bihar	1. Arrah 2. Aurangabad 3. Bhagalpur 4. Bihar Sharif 5. Darbhanga 6. Gaya 7. Hajipur 8. Muzaffarpur 9. Patna 10. Purnea 11.Samastipur 12. Siwan
Chhattisgarh	1. Bilaspur 2. Durg 3. Bhilai Nagar 4. Raipur
Chandigarh	1. Chandigarh
Delhi/NCR	1. Ghaziabad 2. Greater Noida 3. New Delhi 4. Noida
Gujarat	1. Ahmedabad 2. Anand 3. Bharuch 4. Bhavnagar 5. Bhuj 6. Dadra 7. Gandhinagar 8. Godhra 9. Himatnagar 10. Jamnagar 11. Junagadh 12. Mehsana 13. Nadiad 14. Navsarim Rajkot 15. Silvassa 16. Surat 17. Surendranagar 18. Vadodara 19. Valsad 20. Vapi
Goa	1. Verna
Himachal Pradesh	1. Baddi 2. Bilaspur 3. Dharamsala 4. Hamirpur  5. Kangra 6. Kullu 7. Mandi 8. Palampur 9. Shimla 10. Sirmaur 11. Solan 12.Sunder Nagar 13. Una
Haryana	1. Ambala 2. Bahadurgarh 3. Gurgaon 4. Hisar 5. Jhajjar 6. Jind 7. Kaithal 8. Karnal  9. Kurukshetra 10. Mohindergar 11. Panchkula 12. Panipat 13. Rewari 14. Rohtak 15. Sirsa 16. Sonipat 17. Yamuna Nagar
Jharkhand	1. Bokaro 2. Dhanbad 3. Hazaribagh 4. Jamshedpur 5. Ranchi
Jammu & Kashmir	1. Anantnag 2. Awantipora 3. Baramulla 4. Jammu 5. Kathua 6. Pulwama 7. Samba 8. Srinagar 9. Udhampur
Kerala	1. Alappuzha 2. Ernakulam 3. Idukki 4. Kannur 5. Kasaragod 6. Kollam 7. Kottayam 8. Kozhikode 9. Malappuram 10. Palakkad 11. Pathanamthitta  12. Thrissur 13. Trivandrum
Karnataka	1. Bagalkot 2. Belgaum 3. Bellary 4. Bengaluru 5. Bidar 6. Bijapur 7. Chikballapur 8. Chikmagaluru 9. Davanagere 10. Dharwad 11. Gadag 12. Gulbarga 13. Hassan 14. Hubli 15. Kolar 16. Mangalore 17. Mysore 18. Puttur 19. Shimoga 20. Surathkal 21. Tumkur 22. Udupi 23. Uttara Kannada
Maharashtra	1. Ahmednagar 2. Akola 3. Amravati 4. Aurangabad 5. Beed 6. Bhandara 7. Buldana 8. Chandrapur 9. Dhule 10. Gadchiroli 11. Gondia 12. Jalgaon 13. Kolhapur 14. Latur 15. Madgaon 16. Mumbai 17. Nagpur 18. Nanded 19. Nandurbar 20. Nashik 21. Navi Mumbai 22. Pandharpur 23. Parbhani 24. Pimpri 25. Chinchwad 26. Pune 27. Raigad 28. Ratnagiri 29. Sangamner 30. Sangli 31. Satara 32. Solapur 33. Sindhudurg 34. Thane 35. Wardha 36. Washim 37. Yavatmal
Manipur	1. Imphal
Madhya Pradesh	1. Bhopal 2. Gwalior 3. Indore 4. Jabalpur 5. Rewa 6. Sagar 7. Satna 8. Ujjain
Meghalaya	1. Shillong 2. Ri-Bhoi
Mizoram	1. Aizwal
Nagaland	1. Dimapur 2. Kohima
Punjab	1. Abohar 2. Amritsar 3. Banur 4. Barnala  5. Bhatinda 6. Fatehgarh 7. Sahib 8. Gurdaspur 9. Hoshiarpur 10. Jalandhar 11. Kapurthala 12. Khanna 13. Ludhiana 14. Malout 15. Moga 16. Mohali 17. Muktsar 18. Nawanshahr 19. Pathankot 20. Patiala 21. Phagwara 22. Ropar 23. Sangrur
Odisha	1. Angul 2. Balasore 3. Bargarh 4. Baripada 5. Berhampur-Ganjam 6. Bhubaneswar 7. Cuttack 8. Dhenkanal 9. Jeypore 10. Jharsuguda 11. Khurda  12. Rayagada 13. Rourkela 14. Sambalpur
Puducherry	1. Puducherry
Rajasthan	1. Abu Road 2. Ajmer 3. Alwar 4. Bharatpur  5. Bhilwara 6. Bikaner 7. Chittorgarh 8. Dungarpur 9. Hanumangarh 10. Jaipur 11. Jhunjhunu 12. Jodhpur 13. Kota 14. Pali Marwar 15. Sikar 16. Sriganagnagar 17. Tonk 18. Udaipur
Tamilnadu	1. Chennai 2. Coimbatore 3. Cuddalore 4. Kanyakumari 5. Krishnagiri 6. Madurai 7. Namakkal 8. Salem 9. Thanjavur 10. Thoothukudi 11. Tiruchirappalli 12.Tirunelveli 13. Tirupur 14. Tiruvannamalai 15. Vellore 16. Villupuram 17. Virudhunagar
Tripura	1. Agartala 2. Bisramganj 3. Khowai 4. Teliamura 5. Udaypur
Telangana	1. Hyderabad 2. Karimnagar 3. Khammam 4. Kodad 5. Mahabubangar 6. Nalgonda 7. Nizamabad 8. Ranga 9. Reddy 10. Secunderabad 11. Siddipet 12. Warangal
Sikkim	1. Bardang 2. Gangtok
Uttarakhand	1. Dehradun 2. Haldwani 3. Nainital 4. Roorkee 5. Rudrapur 6. Udham Singh Nagar
Uttar Pradesh	1. Agra 2. Aligarh 3. Allahabad 4. Amroha 5. Banda 6. Barabanki 7. Bareilly 8. Bijnor 9. Bulandshahr 10. Faizabad 11. Gonda 12. Gorakhpur 13. Jhansi 14. Kanpur 15. Kaushambi 16. Lucknow 17. Mathura 18. Sitapur 19. Sultanpur 20. Varanasi
West Bengal	1. Asansol 2. Bankura 3. Berhampore 4. Bishnupur 5. Burdwan 6. Durgapur 7. Haldia 8. Hooghly 9. Howrah 10. Kalyani 11. Kolkata 12. Greater Kolkata 13. Krishnanagar 14. Siliguri

Tips To Solve RRB ALP Previous Year Question Paper

Solving the RRB ALP previous year question paper is not an easy task. But with the help of the tips given below, you can surely master the RRB ALP PYPs. 

• Gather resources: You should get the RRB ALP Mock Test 2024 from Mokcers. Make sure to choose papers from multiple years for wider coverage.
• Organize your space: You must set up a distraction-free environment with all necessary materials like pens, pencils, a calculator (if allowed), and a timer.
• Create a schedule: You may allocate specific time slots for practicing with the ALP previous year question paper. Try aiming for regular practice, ideally weekly or bi-weekly.
• Start with the easy: You should tackle questions you are confident in first to build momentum and manage time effectively.
• Read carefully: Always pay close attention to instructions, and question phrasing to avoid misinterpretations in the RRB ALP PYQs.
• Eliminate options: You can rule out obviously incorrect options to narrow down your choices in the ALP question paper.
• Check your answers: You should use the answer key provided by Mockers experts to assess your performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Analyze mistakes: You must understand why you chose the wrong answer in the Railway ALP previous year question paper and learn from your errors.
• Review explanations: You may study the detailed explanations provided for both correct and incorrect answers to solidify your understanding.
• Identify patterns: You must look for recurring topics, question types, and difficulty levels in the RRB ALP previous year question paper PDF to guide your further preparation.
• Note down learnings: You should maintain a notebook to record important concepts, formulas, and shortcuts encountered during the practice of the ALP previous year question paper.