RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 326
Arithmetic
A new cuboid is formed by placing three cuboids of length 10.5 cm, breadth 6.4 cm, and height 2 cm, one on top of the other. What is the volume of the new cuboid?
A
403.2 cm 3B
303.2 cm 3C
503.2 cm 3D
413.2 cm 3Question 327
Arithmetic
The simple interest on a sum is 25% of the sum in 5 years. Find the rate of interest.
A
3%B
5%C
25%D
4%Question 328
Arithmetic
A person sold an article at a loss of 10%. Had he sold it for ₹60 more, he would have gained 5%. Find the cost price of the article.
A
₹400B
₹480C
₹420D
₹440Question 329
Arithmetic
A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price. (A) Successive discounts of 45% and 44% on any number of toys bought. (B) Successive discounts of 36%, 41% and 45% on any number of toys bought. (C) 49% discount on the first 4 toys and 19% discount on each toy thereon. (D) 7 toys free of cost on buying 10 toys. A customer wants to buy 10 toys. Which of the above schemes is the least beneficial to her?
A
BB
DC
CD
AQuestion 330
Arithmetic
What is the smallest number that must be added to 45873 so that the sum is divisible by 11?
A
4B
6C
8D
9Question 331
Arithmetic
The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 11. If 27 is added to the number its digits are reversed. Find the ratio between the original number to the number obtained on reversing the digits.
A
36:59B
47:74C
13:17D
23:29Question 332
Arithmetic
ABCD is a quadrilateral in which AB || DC, and E and F are the mid points of the diagonals AC and BD, respectively. If AB = 24 cm, BC = 62 cm, DC = 92 cm, and AD = 95 cm, then what is the length (in cm) of EF?
A
34B
29C
39D
36Question 333
Arithmetic
Three numbers are in the ratio 11 : 3 : 2, and their LCM is 2706. Their HCF is:
A
41B
30C
50D
82Question 334
Arithmetic
A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days and 18 days, respectively. Both work for 2 days and then A leaves. How long (in days) will B take to complete the remaining work?
A
15B
14C
13D
12Question 335
Arithmetic
What is the correct ascending order of the following ratios? \(11:15,\ 23:55,\ 32:33,\ 4:11,\ 26:35\)
A
\(4:11,\ 23:55,\ 11:15,\ 26:35,\ 32:33\)B
\(4:11,\ 26:35,\ 11:15,\ 23:55,\ 32:33\)C
\(4:11,\ 11:15,\ 23:55,\ 26:35,\ 32:33\)D
\(4:11,\ 23:55,\ 26:35,\ 11:15,\ 32:33\)Question 336
Arithmetic
A sum of ₹10,000 is invested at a compound interest rate of 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually. What is the compound interest earned?
A
₹1,900B
₹2,000C
₹2,200D
₹2,100Question 337
Arithmetic
Evaluate \(25^3 + (-20)^3 + (-5)^3\)
A
7244B
7467C
7500D
7360Question 338
Arithmetic
Meena and her mother visit a shop. The shopkeeper tells them that the price of 5 identical dresses is ₹4,955. Meena buys 9 such dresses. Find the total cost of the 9 dresses.
A
₹8,919B
₹8,199C
₹8,099D
₹8,991Question 339
Arithmetic
From the top of a cliff 80 meters high, the angles of depression of two ships in the same direction are 30 o and 60 o . Find the distance between the ships (rounded off to two decimal places).
A
92.58 metersB
92.38 metersC
92.18 metersD
92.78 metersQuestion 340
Arithmetic
Which of the following is a pair of co-primes?
A
25 and 36B
44 and 99C
27 and 36D
42 and 56Question 341
Arithmetic
A train overtakes two runners moving in the same direction at speeds of 5 km/h and 7 km/h, passing them completely in 18 seconds and 20 seconds, respectively. What is the length of the train (in metres)?
A
70B
90C
100D
80Question 342
Arithmetic
4 years ago, the age of Shyam was seven times the age of his son, Rajat. After 8 years, Shyam’s age will be three times the age of Rajat. Find the present age of Shyam.
A
46 yearsB
42 yearsC
45 yearsD
38 yearsQuestion 343
Arithmetic
The largest four-digit number which when divided by 10, 11 and 8 leaves remainder 7 in each case is:
A
9687B
9398C
9978D
9557Question 344
Arithmetic
A shopkeeper sells two types of pens, A and B. The total number of pens sold in a day is 120. The price of pen A is ₹12 each and pen B is ₹8 each. If the total sale amount is ₹1120, how many pens of type A did he sell?
A
40B
80C
70D
50Question 345
Arithmetic
The measure of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 162 o . Find the number of sides of the polygon.
A
12B
18C
20D
22Question 346
Arithmetic
Two taps can fill a cistern in 4 hours and 22 hours, respectively. A third tap can empty it in 22 hours. How long (in hours) will it take to fill one-fourth of the empty cistern if all the taps are opened together?
A
2B
1C
4D
3Question 347
Arithmetic
A shirt originally costing ₹800 is first decreased by 30% and then increased by 15%. What is its new price?
A
₹750B
₹680C
₹644D
₹714Question 348
Arithmetic
Nitin sells two articles for ₹2,973 each with no profit, no loss in the entire transaction. If one article was sold at a gain of 50%, then the other article is sold at a loss of:
A
26%B
25%C
27%D
22%Question 349
Arithmetic
Find the least value of \((4K+2M)\) for which the five digit number 7KM93 is divisible by 9.
A
12B
14C
27D
16Question 350
Arithmetic
The original price of a refrigerator was $1,500. During a clearance sale, it was initially discounted by 30%, followed by an additional 10% discount on the reduced price. What is the total percentage discount applied to the refrigerator?
A
37%B
30%C
35%D
40%