RRB-NTPC 2016 Questions

22 Mar 2016 • Shift 1

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Question 1

Arithmetic

What is the inflation target set by the Government of India under the Monetary Policy Committee framework until April 2016?

4% with a tolerance of ±2%

3% with a tolerance of ±1%

5% with a tolerance of ±2%

6% with no specified tolerance

Question 2

Arithmetic

If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for '×', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '−', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 13 B 2 C 6 D 8 A 4 = ?

Question 3

Arithmetic

A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 100% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on marked price should be allowed to gain 88%?

Question 4

Arithmetic

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair 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.)

ZC−AD

OR−OU

DG−EH

RU−SV

Question 5

Arithmetic

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 442 405 297 384 316 (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 third digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of lowest number ?

Question 6

Arithmetic

Thermal pollution primarily results from which action related to industrial processes?

Addition of detergents

Release of heavy metals

Use of water as a coolant

Suspended solid accumulation

Question 7

Arithmetic

What was the Diwan-i-Riyasat under Alauddin Khilji?

Department of religious endowments

Department of agriculture

Department controlling markets and prices

Department of royal correspondence

Question 8

Arithmetic

Warli painting, a traditional tribal art form, originates from which Indian state?

Odisha

Rajasthan

Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh

Question 9

Arithmetic

Under the Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016, who has the exclusive power to make laws on GST, where the supply of goods or services takes place in the course of interstate trade or commerce?

Parliament

NITI Ayog

President of India

State Legislatures

Question 10

Arithmetic

The standard deviation of 7 consecutive integers with mean 0 is _______.

Question 11

Arithmetic

22 is related to 60 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 27 is related to 75. To which of the following is 33 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 to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

103

Question 12

Arithmetic

20% of a number is more than 20% of 620 by 200. The number is:

1470

1670

1620

1720

Question 13

Arithmetic

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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All hands are legs. Some hands are faces. Some faces are arms. Conclusions: (I) Some legs are faces. (II) Some hands are arms.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

Only conclusion (I) follows

Only conclusion (II) follows

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

Question 14

Arithmetic

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? DHG 42 CGF 38 BFE 34 AED 30 ?

ZDC 26

ZDI 25

ZEB 26

ZCB 25

Question 15

Arithmetic

Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the left of C. Only three people sit between C and F. B sits second to the right of C. Only two people sit between B and D. E sits at some place to the right of G but at some place to the left of A. How many people sit to the left of D?

Question 16

Arithmetic

A tourist covers his 120 km journey in three stages. In the first stage, he travels at a speed of x km/hr. In the second stage, he increases his speed by 50%. In the third stage, he reduces his second-stage speed by 20%. He spends equal time on all the 3 stages, and his average speed for the entire journey is 48 km/hr. Find the value of x correct to one decimal place.

38.9

38.3

39.3

40.3

Question 17

Arithmetic

The abbreviation ASCII is a critical computer standard used worldwide. The letter C in ASCII stands for Code, indicating that ASCII is a standard system for assigning a unique numerical value to every single character, which is known as a character _________________.

processing chip

memory component

encoding scheme

input device

Question 18

Arithmetic

Which metric indicates the average number of instructions a CPU executes per clock cycle?

Core count

Bus speed

IPC (Instructions Per Cycle)

Clock speed

Question 19

Arithmetic

Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete? NVA 7 KSX 14 HPU 21 EMR 28 ?

LST 40

WPF 37

BJO 35

NDP 35

Question 20

Arithmetic

Which language was predominantly used by Amir Khusrau in his literary compositions during the Delhi Sultanate period?

Apabhramsha

Prakrit

Sanskrit

Persian

Question 21

Arithmetic

If A's salary is 130% more than that of B, then by how much percent is B's salary less than that of A (correct to 2 decimal places)?

58.42%

56.52%

55.88%

54.62%

Question 22

Arithmetic

Who among the following is credited with establishing the 'Servants of India Society' to promote education and social reforms during the Indian National Movement?

Bipin Chandra Pal

Dadabhai Naoroji

Lala Lajpat Rai

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question 23

Arithmetic

Seven boxes M, A, R, K, E, T and S are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only S is kept between E and T. Only K is kept below R. Only A is kept above E. How many boxes are kept between M and K?

Two

Zero

One

Three

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which among the following is NOT a document related to Good Governance?

National Forest Policy, 1988

Citizen Charter

Second Administrative Reforms Commission

Sevottam Model

Question 25

Arithmetic

The mode of the following data is 36. Find the missing frequency in it. Class Interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 Frequency 4 6 -- 9 5

Question 26

Arithmetic

The power of High Courts to issue writs for purposes beyond Fundamental Rights is given under __________.

Article 32

Article 245

Article 227

Article 226

Question 27

Arithmetic

Let C be a circle with centre O and AB be a minor arc on C. Let S be a point on the minor arc AB. If AB subtends an angle 120° at O, then find the measure of ∠ASB.

120°

110°

100°

60°

Question 28

Logical

Which combination of symptoms is the most common characteristic of influenza in humans?

Fever, cough, and body aches

Rash, itching, and swelling

Chest pain, palpitations, and sweating

Vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration

Question 29

Logical

Two pipes can fill a cistern in 24 minutes and 36 minutes, respectively. A third pipe can empty it in 18 minutes. If all three are opened together, how long will it take to fill the tank?

144 minutes

60 minutes

108 minutes

72 minutes

Question 30

Logical

Which of the following countries is the youngest country in terms of the lowest median age for the year 2024?

Iraq

Palestine

Niger

Afghanistan

Question 31

Logical

Dhruv starts from Point A and drives 38 km towards the East. He then takes a left turn, drives 35 km, turns left and drives 39 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 37 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 1 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.)

4 km to the North

3 km to the North

1 km to the North

2 km to the North

Question 32

Logical

In January 2025, Algeria signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States that focuses on _____.

educational cooperation

military cooperation

agricultural cooperation

healthcare cooperation

Question 33

Logical

In July 2025, Himachal Pradesh government began temporarily relocating families, due to landslide threats, from a village called Kalang located in which district?

Kullu district

Kangra district

Shimla district

Mandi district

Question 34

Logical

100 men have provisions for 26 days. If 48 men have left, for how many days the same provisions would last for the remaining men?

Question 35

Logical

Which disease is caused specifically by a deficiency of Vitamin B1?

Scurvy

Night blindness

Rickets

Beri-beri

Question 36

Logical

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 111 110 106 97 81 ?

Question 37

Logical

Which Indian city is known as the “Silicon Valley of India” due to its thriving IT services sector?

Chennai

Hyderabad

Bengaluru

Mumbai

Question 38

Logical

The ratio of the ages of two persons, P and Q, is 3 : 4. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will become 4 : 5. What is the present age of P?

18 years

30 years

20 years

13 years

Question 39

Logical

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 :: ? # : POM :: LKI : %

# = TJQ , % = HFL

# = SRP , % = GFE

# = RTP , % = GFM

# = TSQ , % = HGE

Question 40

Logical

Find the number of possible values for a natural number N such that the LCM of 120 and N is 360, and the HCF of 900 and N is 90.

Question 41

Logical

Which of the following teams secured the table tennis ITTF Mixed Team World Cup title in December 2025 after emerging victorious in the final at Chengdu?

Germany

Japan

Republic of Korea

People’s Republic of China

Question 42

Logical

23 is related to 139 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 28 is related to 169. To which of the following is 25 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.)

151

146

155

141

Question 43

Logical

At what rate per annum will a sum of money become five times itself in 10 years under simple interest?

80%

38%

40%

42%

Question 44

Logical

The Garo, Khasi, Jaintia, and Naga Hills, which run almost east–west, are connected to which hill chain that extends in a north–south direction?

Nilgiri and Rakhine Hills

Mizo and Rakhine Hills

Satpura and Mizo Hills

Mizo and Vindhya Hills

Question 45

Logical

In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the sister of B’ A - B means ‘A is the husband of B’ A × B means ‘A is the son of B’ A ÷ B means ‘A is the daughter of B’. Based on the above, how is T related to S if ‘T + P × M - V ÷ S’?

Brother’s daughter

Son’s daughter

Daughter’s daughter

Sister’s daughter

Question 46

Logical

The sum of 12 numbers is 528. Find their average.

Question 47

Logical

Each of L, M, N, O, A, B and C has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. No one has exam before N. Only three people have exams between N and O. Only one person has exam between O and M. L has exam on Wednesday. B has exam on one of the days after C but on one of the days before A. On which day of the week does B have exam?

Saturday

Monday

Thursday

Tuesday

Question 48

Logical

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs 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.)

AB - DE

XY - YZ

TU - WX

KL - NO

Question 49

Logical

Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. (Left) 5 # % 8 * $ % @ 1 3 @ $ 4 6 9 7 # $ 2 % 5 4 (Right) If all the numbers are dropped from the series, which of the following will be fourth from the left?

Question 50

Logical

If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 79 − 8 ÷ 55 + 423 × 3 = ?

546

519

525

584

Question 51

Logical

There are 21 members in group A, 11 members in group B and 17 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 ₹465, ₹410 and ₹466, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:

454

453

452

455

Question 52

Logical

Who is widely regarded as the ‘Father of Computers’ for designing the first mechanical computing device?

Charles Babbage

Blaise Pascal

Alan Turing

John von Neumann

Question 53

Logical

A bag contains coins of ₹1, ₹2, and ₹5 in the ratio 8 : 4 : 3. If the total value of the coins is ₹930, what is the total number of coins in the bag?

400

450

420

480

Question 54

Logical

A woman travelled at a speed of 20 m/min for 90 min, and at a speed of 65 m/min for 60 min. Her average speed (in m/min) for the entire journey is:

Question 55

Logical

Which of the following factors most significantly contributed to the emergence of Indian multinational corporations like Reliance Industries and Tata Group in the post-reform era?

Continued government subsidies

Expansion of nationalized sectors

Growth in agricultural exports

Globalization and privatization

Question 56

Logical

The price of each article of type P, Q, and R is ₹280, ₹180 and ₹120, respectively. Subrata buys articles of each type in the ratio 3 : 2 : 3 for ₹6,240. How many articles of type Q did he purchase?

Question 57

Seven people B, C, D, O, P, Q and R are sitting around a circular table facing the center of the table. Only one person sits between P and B when counted from the right of P. O sits third to the left of Q. C sits third to the left of D. Q sits to the immediate right of C. R is not an immediate neighbor of C. How many people sit between R and B when counted from the right of R?

Two

One

Four

Three

Question 58

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 sister 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’?

Mother's brother

Father's brother

Father's father

Mother's father

Question 59

What law, as of December 2025, requires intermediaries to act against unlawful and harmful online content affecting children in India?

Child Protection Online Policy, 2020

National Child Safety Protocol, 2022

Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

Digital Services Regulation Act, 2024

Question 60

In a certain code language, ‘BELL’ is coded as ‘1582’ and ‘SELL’ is coded as ‘2568’. What is the code for ‘S’ in that language?

Question 61

In 2025, Bagram Air Base, the largest air base mentioned in the news after U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to retake it, is located in which country?

Uzbekistan

Afghanistan

Iran

Pakistan

Question 62

In a certain code language, ‘TOUR’ is coded as ‘4791’ and ‘FORT’ is coded as ‘1279’. What is the code for ‘F’ in the given code language?

Question 63

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 :: ? # : LKP :: TSX : %

# = QIV % = OLL

# = ISU % = ONM

# = QPU % = ONS

# = QNU % = OIB

Question 64

Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single digit numbers only. (Left) 2 < 8 5 8 7 4 9 $ % % % & @ ? & @ 5 9 6 ? (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

Three

Two

None

One

Question 65

Which of the following terms is used for places that serve as the meeting point of two or more transport routes?

Network

Grid

Link

Node

Question 66

Which wind system blows consistently from high-pressure to low-pressure areas year-round?

Polar winds

Local winds

Planetary winds

Periodic winds

Question 67

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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All crabs are bats. All bats are wigs. All wigs are dogs. Conclusions: (I) All crabs are dogs. (II) Some dogs are bats.

Only conclusion (II) follows

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

Only conclusion (I) follows

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

Question 68

The areas of two similar triangles are 841 cm² and 676 cm², respectively. What is the ratio of their corresponding altitudes?

38 : 27

29 : 26

24 : 28

27 : 24

Question 69

On 21 December 2025, President Droupadi Murmu approved the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Bill, 2025, enhancing rural wage employment guarantee to which of the following days in a financial year?

150 days

100 days

125 days

175 days

Question 70

Below are given two sets of numbers. In each set of numbers, a certain mathematical operation on the first number results in the second number. Similarly, certain mathematical operation on the second number results in the third number and so on. Which of the given operations follows the same set of operations as in question? (NOTE – A two/three-digit number cannot be broken into individual digits for operations e.g. if 37 is followed by 10, the operation cannot be 3+7 as a two-digit number cannot be broken into individual digits.) 17 - 7 - 21 - 33 ; 21 - 11 - 33 - 45

16-8-24-48

23-13-26-52

14-4-12-24

21-11-33-72

Question 71

Evaluate: 16 + 18 ÷ 6 - 3 × 3

Question 72

Six boxes, A, B, C, D, E and F are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. F is placed third from the top. Only two boxes are kept between F and D. A is kept above F but somewhere below E. C is not kept at the second place from the bottom. How many boxes are kept between A and B?

Two

Three

Four

One

Question 73

The Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in which Indian State/UT?

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Delhi

Rajasthan

Question 74

Which amendment made it constitutionally mandatory for municipalities to prepare “District Planning Committees” and “Metropolitan Planning Committees”?

74th Amendment

102nd Amendment

97th Amendment

73rd Amendment

Question 75

Which term is used to describe the conflict between the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas, and Rashtrakutas over the control of northern India?

Tripartite

Chakravartin

Dharmayuddha

Mahasangram

Question 76

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. Q. Five boxes – Box-A, Box-B, Box-C, Box-D, and Box-E – have different weights. Which box is the second heaviest? (I) Box-C is heavier than Box-A and Box-B but lighter than Box-D. (II) Box-E is heavier than Box-C but lighter than Box-D.

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

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 I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question

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

Question 77

P sells an item to Q at 77% profit. Q sells the same item to R at 50% loss. If R paid ₹ 2655 for the item, then at what price (in ₹) is the item purchased by P?

3000

3001

3002

3003

Question 78

Which new weapon led to Mangal Pandey’s agitation as a sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry?

Brown Bess musket

Matchlock gun

Enfield rifle

Snider rifle

Question 79

Find the area of an equilateral triangle with side 8 cm (correct to 2 decimal places).

29.91 sq. cm.

27.71 sq. cm.

26.61 sq. cm.

24.41 sq. cm.

Question 80

In which type of wave do particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of wave propagation?

Longitudinal wave

Transverse wave

Electromagnetic wave

Surface wave

Question 81

What term describes a situation in which a person is employed but not in the desired capacity, in terms of compensation, hours, or skill level?

Part-time employment

Involuntary employment

Low wage employment

Underemployment

Question 82

Harshavardhana’s biography Harshacharita was composed in Sanskrit by which of the following court poets?

Ravikirti

Surasena

Vishnu Sharma

Banabhatta

Question 83

Which Article deals with the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

Article 141

Article 32

Article 124

Article 131

Question 84

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 30 28 25 20 13 ?

Question 85

Which event best signalled the decline of Portuguese power in India and the emergence of British and Dutch influence?

Battle of Plassey (1757)

Establishment of Madras by the English (1639)

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)

Anglo-Persian capture of Hormuz (1622)

Question 86

Amit invested equal amounts at simple interest and compound interest, compounded annually, for 2 years at the same rate of 4% per annum. In the end, he noticed a difference of ₹52 between the two interests earned. What was the amount (in ₹) invested in each case?

31600

32500

31750

32850

Question 87

LFGK is related to RKKN in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, GMOP is related to MRSS. To which of the following is COLU related, following the same logic?

ITPX

JUQZ

HSOX

GWNZ

Question 88

In Windows 11, which built-in tool opens immediately when a user presses the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Esc?

File Explorer

Task Manager

Control Panel

Settings

Question 89

Which Supreme Court case, decided in April 2025, led to the 16th Presidential Reference under Article 143 concerning timelines for assent to State Bills?

State of Tamil Nadu vs Governor of Tamil Nadu

Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker, Arunachal Pradesh

S.R. Bommai vs Union of India

Kaiser-I-Hind Pvt. Ltd. vs National Textile Corporation

Question 90

According to the Gandhian principles incorporated in the Directive Principles of State Policy, the State shall endeavor to promote:

Large-scale corporate farming

Industrialization in urban areas

Cottage industries on an individual or cooperative basis in rural areas

Foreign trade agreements

Question 91

Momentum of an object is defined as the product of its mass and velocity, hence what are its SI units?

kg m s–1

kg m s–2

kg m s

g m s–1

Question 92

Under the Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025, if an obligated entity fails to meet targets, then environmental compensation is linked to carbon credit prices. The compensation for shortfall is:

A fixed penalty per tonne decided by SPCBs

Three times the average traded price of carbon credit certificates

Twice the average traded price of carbon credit certificates

Equal to the average traded price of carbon credit certificates

Question 93

The length, breadth and height of a room are 20m, 10m and 6m, respectively. If the rate of painting the four walls and the ceiling of the room is ₹15/square metre, then find the total cost.

₹6500

₹8400

₹7200

₹9200