RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 276
Arithmetic

From a regular octagon of side 4 units, a largest rectangle is cut out. From the remaining pieces, two largest rectangles are cut out. The remaining area of the octagon is _____ square units.

A
16
B
8
C
32
D
24
Question 277
Arithmetic

If a recipe requires ingredients in the ratio 1:2 and you have 3 cups of the first ingredient, how many cups of the second ingredient should you use?

A
4
B
8
C
6
D
3
Question 278
Arithmetic

A cube is melted and recast into a cuboid whose dimensions are in the ratio \(4:5:8\) . If the height of the cuboid is 12 cm, then the edge of the original cube is (correct to 2 decimal places)

A
9.44 cm
B
12.12 cm
C
8.14 cm
D
15.34 cm
Question 279
Arithmetic

A school teacher observes that 4 years ago, her age was three times the age of her daughter at that time. 8 years from now, the teacher's age will be twice her daughter's age. What is the present age of the teacher?

A
44 years
B
40 years
C
42 years
D
38 years
Question 280
Arithmetic

In a division sum, the divisor is 9 times the quotient and 3 times the remainder. If the remainder is 42, what is the dividend?

A
1808
B
1809
C
1806
D
1803
Question 281
Arithmetic

A sum of money earns ₹2,400 as simple interest in 2 years at 12% per annum. Find the sum.

A
₹24,000
B
₹10,000
C
₹12,000
D
₹18,000
Question 282
Arithmetic

If the price of a shirt increases from ₹400 to ₹500, what is the percentage increase in the price?

A
30%
B
25%
C
10%
D
15%
Question 283
Arithmetic

2 men and 8 women can complete a piece of work in 13 days, and 3 men and 19 women can complete the same work in 8 days. The work of how many women is equivalent to that of one man?

A
29
B
23
C
24
D
25
Question 284
Arithmetic

Evaluate \(22^3 + (-13)^3 + (-9)^3\)

A
7604
B
7730
C
7472
D
7722
Question 285
Arithmetic

Three numbers are in the ratio \(17 : 5 : 11\) , and their LCM is 3740. Their HCF is:

A
4
B
14
C
2
D
47
Question 286
Arithmetic

Lata walks from home to the market, 20 km away, at 10 km/h. She stays there for 1 hour for shopping and returns home by an e-rickshaw at 20 km/h. Find the average speed for the whole trip.

A
9 km/h
B
10 km/h
C
6 km/h
D
8 km/h
Question 287
Arithmetic

The monthly incomes (in ₹ thousands) of ten employees are 35, 40, 38, 50, 46, 42, 39, 37, 41, and 44. What is the median income of the employees (in ₹ thousands)?

A
42
B
40
C
40.5
D
41
Question 288
Arithmetic

A shopkeeper marks the price of a washing machine 40% above its cost price. He offers a 25% discount on the marked price to attract customers. If the final selling price of the washing machine is ₹21,000, what was its cost price?

A
₹16,000
B
₹15,000
C
₹20,000
D
₹14,000
Question 289
Arithmetic

A metallic sphere of radius 6 units is melted and recast into 27 smaller identical spheres. Find the ratio of the surface area of the larger sphere to the sum of the surface areas of all the smaller spheres.

A
2:3
B
1:4
C
2:5
D
1:3
Question 290
Arithmetic

Two alloys A and B contain copper and zinc in the ratio \(3:4\) and \(5:9\) , respectively. If equal weights of both alloys are melted together to form a new alloy, what is the ratio of copper to zinc in the new alloy?

A
8:13
B
11:17
C
9:16
D
12:19
Question 291
Arithmetic

If the ratio of two numbers is \(8 : 3\) , and their HCF is 8, then their LCM is:

A
200
B
192
C
186
D
229
Question 292
Arithmetic

Let p and q be distinct positive prime numbers such that \(p > q\) and \(p^2 - q^2 = 45\) . What is the value of \(p + q\) ?

A
12
B
13
C
9
D
10
Question 293
Arithmetic

Four prime numbers are listed in order. If the product of the first three is 105 and the product of the last three is 385, what is the largest prime number?

A
7
B
13
C
17
D
11
Question 294
Arithmetic

A recipe requires sugar and flour in the ratio \(7:11\) . If you have 154 grams of sugar and want to maintain the same proportion, how much flour should you use?

A
198 grams
B
264 grams
C
220 grams
D
242 grams
Question 295
Arithmetic

To earn ₹15,000 as simple interest in 5 months at 12% per annum, what should be the invested amount?

A
₹2,00,000
B
₹3,50,000
C
₹3,00,000
D
₹2,50,000
Question 296
Arithmetic

There are 400 multiple choice questions in a test. 4 marks are allotted for a correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for a wrong answer or unattempted question from total score of correct answers. If a candidate has scored 1280 marks in the test, how many questions did the candidate answer correctly?

A
346
B
322
C
315
D
336
Question 297
Arithmetic

A train travels at a speed of 54 km/h for 20 minutes. What distance does it cover?

A
12 km
B
18 km
C
20 km
D
15 km
Question 298
Arithmetic

If the amount payable after 2 years is 1.1025 times of the sum invested, at compound interest (compounded annually), what is the rate of interest per annum?

A
10%
B
3.5%
C
5%
D
2%
Question 299
Arithmetic

A landscape architect is designing a garden in the shape of a quadrilateral where the diagonals intersect at right angles but are not equal in length. If the diagonals are 12 meters and 16 meters, what is the area of the garden?

A
96 square meters
B
64 square meters
C
192 square meters
D
48 square meters
Question 300
Arithmetic

The sum of two positive numbers is 51 and their product is 230. The positive difference between them is:

A
61
B
41
C
32
D
52