RRB-NTPC 2016 Questions

19 Mar 2016 • Shift 2

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Question 1

Arithmetic

At what rate (in percentage, rounded off to two decimal place) per year will a sum of money 5 times itself in 18 years on simple interest?

44.44

20.22

22.22

24.22

Question 2

Arithmetic

Three friends X, Y and Z started a business by investing a sum of money in the ratio of 6 : 3 : 5. After 6 months, X withdraws half of his capital. If the sum invested by Z is ₹12,000, then out of a total annual profit of ₹69,000, what is the difference between X's and Y's profit?

₹8120

₹9910

₹7290

₹8280

Question 3

Arithmetic

The e/m ratio for electron was determined by:

Albert Einstein

Niels Bohr

Issac Newton

J.J. Thomson

Question 4

Arithmetic

In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the son of B' A – B means 'A is the brother of B' A x B means 'A is the wife of B' A ÷ B means 'A is the father of B' Based on the above, how is W related to G if 'W – O x R + K ÷ G'?

Brother's wife's brother

Brother's wife's father

Wife's father

Wife's brother

Question 5

Arithmetic

10 is related to 120 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 12 is related to 168. To which of the following is 18 related, following the same logic? (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13, can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

324

256

360

400

Question 6

Arithmetic

X, Y, Z, S, T and U live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. X lives on an even numbered floor but not on floor number 4. Only two people live between X and T. S lives on an odd numbered floor but not on the lowermost floor. Only two people live between S and Y. Z lives immediately below S. How many people live between U and Z?

Two

Three

Four

One

Question 7

Arithmetic

In a certain code language, 'WINS' is coded as '8246' and 'NORM' is coded as '3851'. What is the code for 'N' in the given code language?

Question 8

Arithmetic

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8371456, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

Question 9

Arithmetic

In which year did India officially join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a full member?

2008

2012

2017

2021

Question 10

Arithmetic

Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete? YQM 2 SKG 6 MEA 12 GYU 20 ?

BTP 32

ASO 30

DZP 30

LWY 30

Question 11

Arithmetic

What type of agriculture is still widely practiced in India despite modern agricultural changes?

Subsistence Agriculture

Organic Agriculture

Commercial Agriculture

Plantation Agriculture

Question 12

Arithmetic

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (Note: The odd man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster)

EHJ

NQS

BEG

DGH

Question 13

Arithmetic

What is the average of all the natural numbers from 1 to 64?

33.5

32.5

Question 14

Arithmetic

Which of the following leader is associated with the founding of the Brahmo Samaj and its emphasis on monotheism and social reform?

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Debendranath Tagore

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Question 15

Arithmetic

When was the second edition of the RESPECT women prevention framework launched in 2025?

10 December

19 November

25 November

8 March

Question 16

Arithmetic

Mango showers occur in which of the following groups of states?

Bihar and West Bengal

Karnataka and Kerala

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Kerala and Tamilnadu

Question 17

Arithmetic

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? # : LHN :: PLR : %

# = MIP , % = OKQ

# = MIO , % = OKQ

# = MIO , % = OLQ

# = MIO , % = OKR

Question 18

Arithmetic

Restarting a computer means:

Only refreshing the desktop

Turning it off permanently

Turning it off and on again automatically

Installing a new OS

Question 19

Arithmetic

What kind of justice do the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Indian Constitution mainly aim to achieve?

Economic and social justice

All legal justice

Religious justice

Political justice

Question 20

Arithmetic

In a certain code language, 'MINT' is coded as '6134' and 'TIME' is coded as '4365'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

Question 21

Arithmetic

Find the mean proportional between 9 and 25.

Question 22

Arithmetic

The following table shows the distribution of marks obtained by 100 students in a test. Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Number of Students 5 9 14 22 30 20 The median marks is:

42.2

39.2

38.8

Question 23

Arithmetic

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sit around a circular table facing the centre. Only two people sit between P and U when counted from the right of P. Only two people sit between U and V. Only three people sit between P and T. S sits to the immediate left of R. How many people sit between P and Q when counted from the right of Q?

Question 24

Arithmetic

There are 32 members in group A, 52 members in group B and 73 members in group C. All the members of these groups went to a restaurant. The average amounts spent on each member of groups A, B and C are ₹266, ₹470 and ₹168, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:

288

292

291

286

Question 25

Arithmetic

Which of the following statements differentiates bryophytes from algae?

Bryophytes can prepare their own food

Bryophytes possess chlorophyll

Bryophytes are cryptogams

Bryophytes exhibit the formation of an embryo from the zygote

Question 26

Arithmetic

Fardin starts from Point A and drives 42 km towards the West. He then takes a left turn, drives 40 km, turns left and drives 49 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 46 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 7 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

7 km to the South

8 km to the South

5 km to the South

6 km to the South

Question 27

Arithmetic

If the mean of the following data is 40, find the value of X. Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Frequency 42 19 23 26 X

Question 28

Arithmetic

Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to farming variety in India?

Uniform landform

Soil types

Irrigation availability

Climate

Question 29

Arithmetic

20% of a number is more than 20% of 620 by 190. The number is:

1570

1670

1420

1620

Question 30

Logical

Each of A, B, L, I, N, G and S has exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. B has exam on first day of the week. Only three people have exam between B and L. Only one person has exam between L and A. N has exam on Sunday. S has exam on one of the days after I but on one of the days before G. Who has exam on Thursday?

Question 31

Logical

Which Indian organization signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia's UAC to produce the SJ-100 in October 2025?

Bharat Electronics Limited

DRDO

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

ISRO

Question 32

Logical

As of April 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is administered by _________.

Shri Piyush Goyal

Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari

Shri Pralhad Joshi

Question 33

Logical

King Kharavela belonged to which of the following dynasties?

Kanva dynasty

Chedi dynasty

Satavahana dynasty

Shunga dynasty

Question 34

Logical

Evaluate: $(-9) - (-56) \div (-14) + (-3) \times 6$

-30

-31

-33

-34

Question 35

Logical

Which award was announced by the Government of India on 26 October 2025 to honour excellence in Science, Technology, and Innovation?

Bharat Ratna

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar

Padma Vibhushan

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

Question 36

Logical

In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer. Question: Among 5 trees, L, M, N, T and V each having a different height, which tree is the shortest? Statements: (I) N is shorter than only three trees. (II) N is taller than M but shorter than T.

Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question

Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not

Both statements I and II together (and not statement 1 alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question

Question 37

Logical

In October 2025, Morocco’s U-20 World Cup victory over Argentina was significant for what reason?

Morocco won after a penalty shootout.

It was Argentina’s first defeat in tournament history.

Morocco hosted the U-20 World Cup for the first time.

It marked Morocco’s first-ever U-20 World Cup title.

Question 38

Logical

A woman travelled at a speed of 20 m/min for 90 min, and at a speed of 70 m/min for 60 min. Her average speed (in m/min) for the entire journey is:

Question 39

Logical

Akhaj Mesolithic site is found in which state of India?

Bihar

Assam

Gujarat

Meghalaya

Question 40

Logical

What is the primary role of the Control Unit (CU) within the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?

It manages and coordinates the flow of instructions and data throughout the computer system.

It performs all the arithmetic and logical calculations on data.

It provides the system's primary volatile storage for active programs.

It permanently stores the operating system and basic boot instructions.

Question 41

Logical

Which feature of the 10th-century CE Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar reflects the Nagara architectural style?

Curvilinear shikhara tower

Stepped pyramid vimana

Ornate gopuram entrance

Circular stupa dome

Question 42

Logical

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 419 975 573 389 937 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. What will be the resultant if the second digit of the highest number is added to the third digit of the lowest number?

Question 43

Logical

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statement(s) is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s). Statements: All skin is hair. All hair is fur. All fur is fleece. Conclusions: (I) All skin is fleece. (II) Some fleeces are hair.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Question 44

Logical

A shopkeeper purchased 21 dozens of articles at the rate of ₹150 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of ₹78. What percentage profit did he make?

526%

524%

523%

525%

Question 45

Logical

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) C P # A G = % B H * + D F ? E ! L M $ I O (Right) How many such letters are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by another letter?

ONE

FIVE

TWO

FOUR

Question 46

Logical

At present, Vanraj is three times as old as his son, and his daughter is 3 years younger than the son. If the sum of the ages of these three people 3 years ago was 93 years, then Vanraj's present age (in years) is:

Question 47

Logical

Which publisher released 'Mother Mary Comes to Me' by Arundhati Roy in September 2025?

HarperCollins India

Hachette India

Penguin Random House India

Rupa Publications

Question 48

Logical

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark “?” in the given series to make it logically complete? KUO 5, PZT 12, UEY 19, ZJD 26, ?

ENG 33

EPK 35

EOI 33

DNH 32

Question 49

Logical

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 52 50 47 42 35 ?

Question 50

Logical

In August 2025, which paramilitary force launched Operation Alert along the Rajasthan border?

Border Security Force (BSF)

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

Indian Navy

Indian Coast Guard

Question 51

Logical

Which of the following is NOT correct about the scheme of Jan Shikshan Sansthan of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)?

It focuses on identifying and promoting traditional skills in the districts through skilling/upskilling

It focuses on creation of a pool of master trainers

It is implemented through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)

It focuses to improve the occupational skills and technical knowledge of the non/neo literates and persons having rudimentary level of education

Question 52

Logical

The fourth generation of computers marked the use of integrated circuits and compact computing. This generation began with the invention of which key component?

Tabulating Machine Device

Transistor Device Unit

Microprocessor Chip

ENIAC Computer System

Question 53

Logical

During October–November 2025, which two Indian states hosted the Trishul 2025 tri-services exercise?

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Maharashtra and Punjab

Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Gujarat and Rajasthan

Question 54

Logical

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 77 78 82 91 107 ?

134

133

132

131

Question 55

Logical

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All lions are monkeys. Some monkeys are cats. All pigs are cats. Conclusions: (I) Some pigs are lions. (II) Some pigs are monkeys.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Question 56

Logical

Let ABCD be a quadrilateral which satisfies any of the following conditions. ( i ) opposite sides are equal ( ii ) each diagonal of ABCD divides it into congruent triangles ( iii ) each pair of opposite angles are equal ( iv ) diagonals of ABCD bisect each other Then ABCD has to be a _____________.

kite

trapezium

parallelogram

rectangle

Question 57

Logical

What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-‘ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 216 ÷ 3 + 1313 × 13 - 112 = ?

586

722

523

659

Question 58

Logical

In which year was the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) launched?

2020

2025

2015

2010

Question 59

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single-digit numbers only. (Left) \ ? % 4 ? 3 / 3 / 9 4 6 4 1 ? * + ^ > 2 * (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by another symbol and also immediately followed by a number?

Three

Four

One

Two

Question 60

In a certain code language, X + Y means ‘X is the husband of Y’, X – Y means ‘X is the mother of Y’, X × Y means ‘X is the wife of Y’ and X ÷ Y means ‘X is the father of Y’. Based on the above, how is P related to T if ‘P + Q – R × S ÷ T’?

Father's father

Father's brother

Mother's father

Mother's brother

Question 61

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. 5-7-9 11-13-15 (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

4-39-61

21-23-25

18-15-12

4-30-84

Question 62

Which of the following is/are example(s) of an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

Insects

Trees

Soil

Bacteria

Question 63

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting / multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (24, 578, 3) (23, 536, 8)

(10, 106, 7)

(47, 2230, 17)

(16, 285, 25)

(9, 109, 24)

Question 64

If a 7-digit number 56339A8 is completely divisible by 6, what is the minimum value of A?

Question 65

A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at a 60% loss but uses a false balance and gains 70%. The actual weight (rounded off to one decimal place) that he uses instead of 1 kg is:

235.3 gm

230.9 gm

241.3 gm

239.8 gm

Question 66

Which European power was the first to establish trading settlements in India during the early modern period?

Dutch

English

Portuguese

French

Question 67

A typist takes 40 minutes to type 2 pages. How long (in minutes) will he take to type 87 pages?

1745

1730

1740

1750

Question 68

In an election between two candidates, 80% of the registered voters cast their vote and 15% of the votes polled were found invalid. Winning candidate got 75% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 289 votes. How many voters were registered?

852

848

850

851

Question 69

Which authority is empowered under the Constitution to define the powers, privileges, and immunities of the members of each House of Parliament and their committees?

Supreme Court

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

President of India

Parliament itself

Question 70

What material was commonly used for Harappan sculptures, such as the Dancing Girl, around 2500 BCE?

Silver

Granite

Bronze

Marble

Question 71

Ajay gets double the amount in 7 years when invested at compound interest, compounded annually. In how many years will the amount become sixteen times itself?

112

Question 72

If x is inversely proportional to y, and y = 30 when x = 28, find the value of x, when y = 20.

Question 73

If $8x^3 - 27y^3 = (Ax + By)(Cx^2 - Dy^2 + Exy)$, then the value of $(A + B + C + D + E)$ is:

-3

-1

Question 74

Which of the following is NOT a primary air pollutant?

Ozone

Carbon monoxide

Nitrogen oxide

Sulfur dioxide

Question 75

GKOS is related to INQV in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, HLPT is related to JORW. To which of the following is AEIM related, following the same logic?

CGLQ

CHKP

DHLQ

DGKP

Question 76

A dealer buys two articles X and Y for ₹1,000 each. He marks each of them at the same price. He sells X by giving two successive discounts of 15% and 30% and still earns ₹337 as profit. If he sells Y at a single discount of 49%, then what is the profit percentage on Y?

14.60%

13.60%

13%

14%

Question 77

M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. M sits fourth to the right of S. Only two people sit between P and Q when counted from the left of P. R sits third to the left of O. N is an immediate neighbour of O and Q. How many people between M and N when counted from the left of N?

Three

Four

Two

One

Question 78

Laman, in which a group of girls sing a stanza and a group of boys reply in the song which continues for hours, is a popular folk music of which state?

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Question 79

The 'Make in India' initiative was launched in which of the following years?

2015

2013

2012

2014

Question 80

J, K, L, M, N and O live on six different floors of the same building. The bottommost floor of the building is numbered as 1; the floor above it is numbered as 2 and so on. The topmost floor is numbered as 6. K lives on an odd-numbered floor but not on floor number 3. Only two people live between K and L. J lives immediately below K. M lives on an even-numbered floor. O does not live on the bottommost floor. How many people live between N and J?

Five

Three

Four

Two

Question 81

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

QUZ

FJN

TXC

XBG

Question 82

What condition must be fulfilled by a person born outside India after December 3, 2004, to be considered an Indian citizen by descent?

Both parents must be Indian citizens.

They must reside in India for at least 5 years.

They must renounce any other nationality.

They must reside in India for 10 years.

Question 83

The Twelfth Schedule of the Indian Constitution defines how many new tasks in the functional domain of the Urban Local Bodies as of March 2025?

Question 84

Which port did the Portuguese capture in 1510, making it their colony’s capital in India?

Calicut

Goa

Surat

Bombay

Question 85

Which of the following does NOT belong to the Tibeto-Burman language family?

Lepcha

Assamese

Garo

Bodo

Question 86

Chilika Lake spans across which three districts of Odisha?

Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Khurda

Cuttack, Puri and Kendrapara

Puri, Khurda and Ganjam

Khurda, Balasore and Ganjam

Question 87

The modified petiole of Acacia species that resembles a leaf blade is termed as __________________.

spine

phyllode

tendril

bracts

Question 88

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? # : LOU :: WZF : %

# = EHN, % = DGM

# = EHN, % = DGO

# = FHN, % = DGM

# = EHN, % = DGI

Question 89

If 4 lines of a print, in a column of a book, contain 36 words, how many words will a column of 93 lines contain?

833

841

837

847

Question 90

P and Q are two stations. A train travels from P to Q at a speed of 144 km/h and returns to P at a slower speed. If the average speed for the entire journey is 126 km/h, find the speed at which the train returns.

124 km/h

128 km/h

121 km/h

112 km/h

Question 91

The conceptual framework of Human Development was pioneered by:

Dr. Abdus Salam

Ellen C. Semple

Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq

Prof. Amartya Sen

Question 92

Which shortcut saves the current file?

Ctrl+L

Ctrl+R

Ctrl+P

Ctrl+S

Question 93

In November 2025, which of the following organizations collaborated with UNICEF to secure a new deal for affordable malaria vaccines?

Gavi

Oxfam

Red Cross

Doctors Without Borders