RRB-NTPC 2016 Questions

25 Mar 2016 • Shift 1

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Question 1

Arithmetic

Which of the following is NOT an impact of globalisation on Indian economy?

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been liberalised

Foreign institutional investments are made more restrictive for stability of the economy

Two stage devaluation of the rupee by about twenty percent in July, 1991

Introduction of a system of partial convertibility of the rupee

Question 2

Arithmetic

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, a certain mathematical operation on the second number results in the third number, and so on. Which of the given options follows the same set of operations as in the 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.) 50 – 10 – 5 – 15 ; 200 – 40 – 20 – 30

160 – 40 – 20 – 30

120 – 60 – 30 – 40

100 – 20 – 40 – 60

400 – 80 – 40 – 50

Question 3

Arithmetic

Seven people F, G, H, I, V, W, and X are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. I sits third to the right of G. Only two people sit between I and F. Only two people sit between G and V. H sits to the immediate left of W. Who sits fourth to the left of X?

Question 4

Arithmetic

Who was the first Portuguese Governor to implement the "Blue Water Policy" in India?

Alfonso de Albuquerque

Vasco da Gama

Francisco de Almeida

Pedro Álvares Cabral

Question 5

Arithmetic

During 1991–92 to 1998–99, which industrial sector showed a clear decline in the average annual growth according to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?

Basic and Capital Goods

Electricity and Utilities

Mining and Quarrying

Manufacturing and Engineering

Question 6

Arithmetic

What is the mean of the following distribution? Marks 11 34 51 62 98 No. of Students 57 23 95 14 96

Question 7

Arithmetic

In December 2025, which organization hosted the national stakeholder consultation on the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) in Kochi, India?

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Food and Agriculture Organization

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Question 8

Arithmetic

According to the NIRF Rankings 2025 released in September 2025, which institute secured the top overall position?

AIIMS Delhi

IISc Bengaluru

IIT Madras

IIT Bombay

Question 9

Arithmetic

If the standard deviation of 11, 13, 15, 17,...., 71 is m, then find the integral part of m.

Question 10

Arithmetic

A train of length 120 m travelling at 60 km/hr crosses another train travelling in the same direction at 24 km/hr in 30 seconds. What is the length (in m) of another train?

250

200

225

180

Question 11

Arithmetic

Arvind starts from Point A and drives 25 km towards east. He then takes a right turn, drives 10 km, turns left and drives 20 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 10 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 12 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.)

20 km towards north

33 km towards west

25 km towards east

10 km towards south

Question 12

Arithmetic

A, B, C, D, E and F live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. B lives on a floor which is a prime number. The product of the floors on which B and F live is 3. Only 2 people live above C. A lives immediately below E. How many people live above A?

Three

Two

One

Four

Question 13

Arithmetic

Harishika bought an article for ₹200 and sold it to Ritu at a loss of 30%. With this amount, Harishika bought another article and sold it at a gain of 75%. What is Harishika's overall gain percentage?

17.50%

19.40%

22.50%

24.50%

Question 14

Arithmetic

Which award did Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia receive in 1992 for his contribution to Indian music?

Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar

Padma Bhushan

Padma Shri

Padma Vibhushan

Question 15

Arithmetic

Which of the following statements about ASCII is correct?

ASCII is a high-capacity optical disk format

ASCII is a type of local area network

ASCII represents characters using numeric codes

ASCII is used to store audio on a CD

Question 16

Arithmetic

_______ is the SI unit used for measuring thermodynamic temperature.

Kelvin

Celsius

Fahrenheit

Rankine

Question 17

Arithmetic

The population of a village was 2,90,000. It increased by 10% in the first year and increased by 30% in the second year. Its population after two years is _______.

3,19,000

3,77,000

4,14,700

4,06,000

Question 18

Arithmetic

Bhimbetka Paleolithic site is located near which river valley of India?

Yamuna

Narmada

Ganga

Satluj

Question 19

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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All herbs are plant. Some plants are medicines. No medicine is a chemical. Conclusions: (I) No herb is a chemical. (II) Some medicines are herbs.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Question 20

Arithmetic

Article 243V of the Indian Constitution applies to disqualification for membership in which type of body?

Panchayats

District Council

State Legislature

Municipality

Question 21

Arithmetic

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

FOUR

THREE

TWO

ONE

Question 22

Arithmetic

In December 2025, which advanced brain stent was successfully trialed by AIIMS Delhi under the GRASSROOT trial?

Vikram-I

Supernova stent

OncoMark

da Vinci

Question 23

Arithmetic

The average of 7 numbers is 47. If each number is decreased by 7, what will the new average be?

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which Buddhist text, compiled around the 1st century CE, narrates stories of the Buddha’s past lives?

Vinaya Pitaka

Sutta Pitaka

Jataka Tales

Dhammapada

Question 25

Arithmetic

In a certain code language, ‘HOUR’ is coded as ‘3867’ and ‘HURT’ is coded as ‘5836’. What is the code for ‘T’ in the given code language?

Question 26

Arithmetic

Evaluate: $16 + 18 \div 6 - 3 \times 4$

Question 27

Arithmetic

In a certain code language, ‘RUST’ is coded as ‘3519’ and ‘TEAM’ is coded as ‘8645’. What is the code for ‘T’ in that language?

Question 28

Arithmetic

There are 42 members in group A, 31 members in group B and 32 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 ₹335, ₹103 and ₹271, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:

248

247

242

249

Question 29

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 :: ? # : OYG :: TDL : %

# = GQY % = BLI

# = GQY % = BLT

# = GOY % = BLT

# = GQY % = OLT

Question 30

Logical

In 2025, which state government announced the creation of a new eco-sensitive zone around the Bannerghatta National Park?

Gujarat

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Question 31

Logical

Find the sum of all the interior angles of a regular polygon of 6 sides.

760°

720°

600°

680°

Question 32

Logical

Each of X, Y, Z, A, B, C and D has an interview on a different day of the week starting on Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. C has an interview on the last day of the week. Y has an interview on the first day of the week. Only three people have an interview between Y and D. Only one person has an interview between D and Z. X has an interview on one of the days after B but on one of the days before A. Who has an interview on Thursday?

Question 33

Logical

Each of the digits in the number 54672139 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are third from the left and second from the right in the number thus formed?

Question 34

Logical

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? WTW 84 XUX 93 YVY 102 ZWZ 111 ?

AXA 120

AJT 119

AYZ 120

AWZ 119

Question 35

Logical

A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item at 150% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on the marked price should be allowed to gain 20%?

54%

52%

49%

55%

Question 36

Logical

Which Mughal court historian authored the Akbarnāma, the official chronicle of Emperor Akbar’s reign?

Ferishta

Ziauddin Barani

Abul Fazl

Minhaj-i-Siraj

Question 37

Logical

Which classification best describes a compiler based on its role in program translation?

Application software because it edits documents

Application software because users launch it manually

It is a hardware abstraction layer

System software because it converts code for OS execution

Question 38

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)

MN-PQ

DE-FG

ST-VW

GH-JK

Question 39

Logical

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the given 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 to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (16, 6, 111) (9, 14, 141)

(17, 8, 146)

(13, 10, 145)

(15, 12, 200)

(12, 8, 96)

Question 40

Logical

Simplify: $25 - 5.6 \div 7 + 1.6 \times 0.5$

5.6

23.4

Question 41

Logical

The 47th ASEAN Summit in October 2025 primarily focused on which of the following issues?

Food safety

Inclusivity & Sustainability

Digital transformation

Trade tariffs

Question 42

Logical

In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the daughter of B’ A - B means ‘A is the brother of B’ A x B means ‘A is the wife of B’ A $\div$ B means ‘A is the father of B’ Based on the above, how is D related to J if ‘D + F $\div$ G x H - J’?

Brother's wife's mother

Wife's sister

Wife's mother

Brother's wife's sister

Question 43

Logical

Which of the following reports of the Brundtland Commission (1987) defined the concept of sustainable development?

Silent Spring

Our Common Future

Agenda 21

Limits to Growth

Question 44

Logical

Many plants secrete a sticky milky fluid and use it for their defence mechanism. This fluid is known as ___________________.

cell sap

enzyme

latex

plant hormone

Question 45

Logical

Which of the following cities did Vasco da Gama first reach in India after discovering the all-sea route from Europe?

Calicut

Goa

Diu

Surat

Question 46

Logical

What is the primary objective of the UN80 Initiative launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2025?

To create a new global currency

To promote global tourism

To improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness within the UN

To expand military presence in conflict zones

Question 47

Logical

What is the primary reason for the intensification of the monsoon trough over North India by the end of May?

Shift in wind patterns

Increase in atmospheric pressure

High temperature in the region

Decrease in humidity

Question 48

Logical

What did the term 'gopati' refer to in Early Vedic society?

Priest who conducts rituals

Head of the family

Warrior who leads battles

Chief who protects cows

Question 49

Logical

A shopkeeper purchased 60 dozens of articles at the rate of ₹474 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of ₹79. What percentage profit did he make?

99%

100%

102%

101%

Question 50

Logical

A book published in 2025, authored by Narendra Modi and titled 'The Emergency Diaries – Years That Forged a Leader', is thematically associated with which of the following periods in Indian political history?

1969–1971

1975–1977

1962–1965

1989–1991

Question 51

Logical

Kiran’s salary is ₹18000 per month. He spends ₹5000 on house rent, ₹3000 on bills and the rest of the amount is his monthly savings. Find his savings (in ₹) in a year, if in the month of his birthday, he spent his complete monthly saving for birthday celebration.

100000

110000

90000

120000

Question 52

Logical

KD 15 is related to PI 12 in a certain way. In the same way, NG 20 is related to SL 17. To which of the following is QJ 26 related, following the same logic?

VM 23

VN 24

UO 24

VO 23

Question 53

Logical

According to L. M. Singhvi, what are the Directive Principles of State Policy considered as?

Moral Rights

Fundamental Rights

Life-giving provisions of the Constitution

Legal Rights

Question 54

Logical

Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to review any judgment pronounced or order made by it?

Article 137

Article 145

Article 136

Article 141

Question 55

Logical

The phenomenon called ________ occurs when light passes from one transparent medium to another.

refraction

scattering

diffraction

reflection

Question 56

Logical

The 97th Constitutional Amendment provided constitutional status to which of the following?

Market Regulatory Boards

District Planning Committees

Metropolitan Councils

Cooperative Societies

Question 57

COLD is related to GQHB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, KSDZ is related to OUZX. To which of the following is SWVV related, following the same logic?

XZSU

UYSS

VXQS

WYRT

Question 58

The least common multiple of two numbers is 21 times the first number, and the highest common factor of the two numbers is a two-digit prime number. What is the least possible value of the second number?

357

273

231

147

Question 59

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 cats are dogs. Some cats are tigers. No tiger is a lion. Conclusions: (I) Some dogs are tigers. (II) No cat is a lion.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

Only conclusion (II) follows

Only conclusion (I) follows

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

Question 60

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 15 19 27 39 55 ?

Question 61

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 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.) (79, 235, 32) (87, 225, 42)

(77, 235,32)

(88, 280, 34)

(83, 290, 45)

(93, 185, 56)

Question 62

In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the mother 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’ A # B means ‘A is the daughter of B’ Based on the above, how is L related to E if ‘L # N – C # V x E’?

Son’s daughter

Daughter’s son

Brother’s daughter

Father’s mother

Question 63

S, T, U, V, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Only two people sit between E and F when counted from the right of E. Only two people sit between F and T. Only three people sit between E and U. S sits to the immediate left of V. Who sits third to the left of G?

Question 64

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 33 40 54 75 103 ?

134

136

135

138

Question 65

The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 380. The greater of the two numbers is:

Question 66

If ‘A’ stands for ‘$\div$’, ‘B’ stands for ‘$\times$’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘$-$’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 10 C 20 A 2 D 3 B 5 = ?

Question 67

Which two forms of energy together make up the total mechanical energy of an object?

Potential and kinetic energy

Electrical and chemical energy

Heat and sound energy

Light and heat energy

Question 68

Which of the following operations specifically relies on system software instead of application software to function properly?

Designing a presentation file

Allocating memory to programs

Modifying a digital photo file

Playing an audio or video file on System

Question 69

Arun has ₹1407 with him. He divides this amount between his two sons, Mahesh and Vijay, and asks them to invest their respective shares at a compound interest rate of 10% per annum, compounded annually. It is observed that Mahesh’s investment amounts to the same value after 12 years as Vijay’s investment does after 13 years. How much (in ₹) did Arun give to Vijay?

737

837

670

520

Question 70

Find the mean proportional between 7.2 and 20.

Question 71

A car covers one-fifth of the distance from A to B at the speed of 8 km/h, one-tenth of the distance at 25 km/h and the remaining at the speed of 20 km/h. Find the average speed of the whole journey.

14.225 km/h

12.625 km/h

15.625 km/h

17.225 km/h

Question 72

In what duration (in years) will ₹8,400 fetch a simple interest of ₹840 at 5% per annum rate of interest?

Question 73

In which of the following years was the School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (SMMME) established at Bhubaneswar?

1984

2012

2002

1995

Question 74

At approximately what depth inside the Earth is the boundary between the mantle and the core located?

2,900 km

3,900 km

4,900 km

1,900 km

Question 75

In the Windows Operating System, if a file named config.ini is located in the root directory of the main drive, what is the correct and complete absolute path to reference this file?

C:\Users\config.ini

config.ini

\config.ini

C:\config.ini

Question 76

During the 1990–91 balance of payments crisis, India’s foreign exchange reserves were sufficient to finance imports for only:

two weeks

one week

three months

one month

Question 77

Water flows out through a circular pipe, whose internal diameter is 2 cm, at the rate of 4 metres per second into a cylindrical tank, the radius of whose base is 80 cm. By how much will the level of water rise in 24 minutes?

100 cm

90 cm

96 cm

91 cm

Question 78

In which year did Mahatma Gandhi break the Salt Act at Dandi?

1928

1931

1930

1929

Question 79

What is the total number of languages listed under the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India, as on 30 June 2024?

Question 80

A and B complete a work in 22 days. If A alone can do it in 44 days, then B alone can do three-fourth of the same work in ______________days.

132

Question 81

Which of the following is an example of a minor industrial region of India?

Gujarat region

Hugli region

Chota Nagpur region

Brahmaputra valley

Question 82

Consider the following statements. 1. Article 13 provides for judicial review of both pre-constitutional and post-constitutional laws. 2. Article 13 declares that all laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the Fundamental Rights shall be null and void. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Neither 1 nor 2

Both 1 and 2

2 only

1 only

Question 83

Tea cultivation in India is mainly concentrated in which of the following regions?

North-Eastern Hills

Aravali Hills

Central Plateau

Thar Desert

Question 84

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 people – Pallavi, Shreya, Monika, Ritu, and Alka – are sitting in a straight line facing north. Who is sitting at the extreme left end? (I) Shreya sits immediately to the right of Pallavi. (II) Monika sits immediately to the right of Shreya, and Ritu is not at any end.

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

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

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

Question 85

A, B, C, D, E and F 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. Only four people live below C. Only three people live above F. A lives immediately below E. D does not live above B. How many people live below E?

Two

Three

One

Four

Question 86

In November 2025, Oman enhanced its global environmental leadership by joining which international council?

UNEP Governing Council

UNESCO World Heritage Committee

IUCN Council

UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Council

Question 87

In the decision-making process of the GST Council, how is the voting power distributed between the Central Government and the State Governments?

Centre = 2/3, States = 1/3

Centre = 1/2, States = 1/2

Centre = 1/3, States = 2/3

States alone = 1 , Centre = 0

Question 88

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 one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster)

AE-DH

NR-OU

FJ-IM

CG-FJ

Question 89

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only (Left) @ L € F J £ E # N K # * R P * D # X T * G N (Right) How many such letters are there each of which is immediately preceded by a letter and also immediately followed by a symbol?

Question 90

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark “?” in the given series to make it logically complete? ERW 7, CPU 15, ANS 23, YLQ 31, ?

WIM 38

VIN 39

WJO 39

XJN 40

Question 91

What number will be in the place of x? 2.8 : 3.8 : : x : 5.7

4.8

3.6

5.1

4.2

Question 92

A typist takes 40 minutes to type 10 pages. How many pages will he type in 88 minutes?

Question 93

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only (Left) £ D € U B & @ % © K C # T $ @ A # E D % * C (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a letter and also immediately followed by a letter?