RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 401
Arithmetic
The sum of two positive numbers is 27 and their product is 176. The positive difference between them is:
A
10B
5C
21D
24Question 402
Arithmetic
A man was seven times older than his son five years ago and is now four times older. What is the son's present age?
A
5 yearsB
7 yearsC
10 yearsD
14 yearsQuestion 403
Arithmetic
The LCM of the numbers 5, 8.3 and 0.19 is:
A
7160B
6925C
7885D
7125Question 404
Arithmetic
A sum, when invested at 20% simple interest per annum, amounts to ₹5,280 after 3 years. What is the simple interest (in ₹) on the same sum at the same rate in 2 years?
A
660B
5,280C
1,320D
2,640Question 405
Arithmetic
A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days and 30 days, respectively. Both work for 2 days and then A leaves. How long (in days) will B take to complete the remaining work?
A
22B
23C
24D
25Question 406
Arithmetic
Find the third proportional to 8 and 16.
A
24B
32C
30D
28Question 407
Arithmetic
The total surface area of a cube having side 94 cm is:
A
53,016 cm 2B
52,989 cm 2C
53,026 cm 2D
53,006 cm 2Question 408
Arithmetic
During a sale, 50% of the goods are sold at 36% profit, 40% of the remaining goods are sold at 14% profit and the still remaining goods are sold at a loss of 21%. If there is an overall profit of x%, then what is the value of x?
A
16.9B
15.2C
13.6D
14.5Question 409
Arithmetic
A borrower takes a loan of ₹1,860 at a simple interest rate of 12% per annum. After some years, the total amount payable becomes ₹2,529.60. For how many years was the loan taken?
A
1B
3C
2D
4Question 410
Arithmetic
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? \((32 \div 0.8 \times\ ?) - 72 = 6! \div (4 \times 5 + 10)\)
A
2.4B
1.4C
2.2D
2.8Question 411
Arithmetic
A, B and C start a business. A invests ₹1,21,500 for 12 months, B invests ₹1,02,060 for 9 months and C invests ₹97,200, but withdrew ₹24,500 after 6 months. If the total profit earned at the end of the year is ₹1,69,797, find the difference between the profit share of A and the profit share of B.
A
₹26,973B
₹26,763C
₹26,884D
₹26,524Question 412
Arithmetic
Kavita's monthly salary increased by 25%, and then decreased by 20%. If her initial salary is ₹58,000, what was her final salary?
A
₹64,000B
₹55,000C
₹60,000D
₹58,000Question 413
Arithmetic
P sells an item to Q at 25% profit. Q sells the same item to R at 60% loss. If R paid ₹5,166 for the item, then at what price (in ₹) is the item purchased by P?
A
10,332B
10,330C
10,331D
10,333Question 414
Arithmetic
By selling lemons at 5 for a rupee, a man loses 34%. To gain 10% how many must he sell for a rupee?
A
5B
4C
3D
2Question 415
Arithmetic
An article is sold at a profit of 21%. If the cost price is increased by ₹50 and the selling price is reduced by ₹69, then the profit would be 13.6%. What is the original cost price (in ₹) of the article?
A
2,000B
1,700C
1,500D
1,400Question 416
Arithmetic
A man walks 6 km at a speed of 6 km/h and then runs 18 km at a speed of 9 km/h. What is his average speed (in km/h) for the entire distance?
A
10B
9C
7D
8Question 417
Arithmetic
What is the mode of the following data? 43, 40, 41, 53, 50, 41, 44, 45, 43, 46, 48, 46, 51, 55, 52, 42, 46, 45
A
46B
43C
40D
41Question 418
Arithmetic
A company has two departments, ‘A’ and ‘B’, with employees in the ratio \(5:7\) , respectively. If 28 employees are transferred from department ‘B’ to ‘A’, the ratio becomes \(1:1\) . How many employees does each department have originally?
A
140 in A, 84 in BB
150 in A, 84 in BC
140 in A, 196 in BD
140 in A, 96 in BQuestion 419
Arithmetic
Eduardo, Abraham and Xavier can finish a certain piece of work in 6, 34 and 36 days, respectively. All three of them started the work together. Eduardo left the work after 2 days and Abraham left just 3 days before the work was completed. Find the total number of days taken for the work to be completed.
A
11.7B
14.6C
15.2D
13.2Question 420
Arithmetic
Which formula correctly calculates simple interest when the principal, rate, and time are known?
A
Simple Interest = Principal + Rate + TimeB
Simple Interest = Principal x Time / RateC
Simple Interest = Principal x Rate / TimeD
Simple Interest = (Principal x Rate x Time) / 100Question 421
Arithmetic
The marked price of a cooker is the same at four shops I, II, III and IV. Shop I allows two successive discounts of 87% and 37%, shop II allows successive discounts of 81% and 37%, shop III allows successive discounts of 57% and 54% and shop IV allows successive discounts of 91%, 25%, and 59% on the marked price of the cooker. Which shop is selling the cooker at the lowest price?
A
IVB
IIC
IIID
IQuestion 422
Arithmetic
What smallest positive number should be subtracted from 3 and 5 so that 8 is the third proportional to them?
A
-2B
2C
-1D
1Question 423
Arithmetic
Find the smallest number which when divided by 9, 12 and 15 leaves a remainder 3 in each case.
A
363B
723C
123D
183Question 424
Arithmetic
The difference between the measure of an interior angle and an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 100°. What is the number of sides of the polygon?
A
12B
8C
9D
10Question 425
Arithmetic
A and B invest ₹12,000 and ₹8,000, respectively, in a business. If the total profit is ₹10,000, what is A's share of profit?
A
₹4,000B
₹5,000C
₹6,000D
₹7,000