RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 651
Arithmetic
The combined present age of P and Q is 46 years. 2 years ago from now, P was twice as old as Q. What is the present age of P?
A
16 yearsB
30 yearsC
20 yearsD
28 yearsQuestion 652
Arithmetic
The sides of two square gardens are 16 m and 25 m, respectively. A third square garden is to be constructed such that the length of its side is the mean proportional between the sides of the given two gardens. What will be the length of the side of the new square garden?
A
18 mB
21 mC
19 mD
20 mQuestion 653
Arithmetic
A specialized printing machine can print 2400 pages in 1 hour and 20 minutes. At this steady rate, how many pages can the machine print in 45 minutes?
A
1500B
1350C
1250D
1450Question 654
Arithmetic
Three numbers are in the ratio 9 : 7 : 5, and their LCM is 2205. Their HCF is:
A
7B
29C
34D
24Question 655
Arithmetic
Simplify: \(55\tfrac18+55\tfrac38+55\tfrac58+55\tfrac78\)
A
224B
222C
226D
220Question 656
Arithmetic
The sum of two positive numbers is 32 and their product is 220. The positive difference between them is:
A
17B
12C
16D
11Question 657
Arithmetic
What sum (in ₹) will earn a simple interest of ₹1,440 in 2 years at 16% per year rate of interest?
A
460.8B
2,250C
4,500D
9,000Question 658
Arithmetic
If the mean of the following data is 40, find the missing frequency. x 10 20 30 40 50 60 frequency 2 3 1 4 f 4
A
1B
7C
5D
4Question 659
Arithmetic
A person standing on level ground looks up at the top of a vertical tower. The angle of elevation formed at the observer's eye is 60°. If the tower is 18 m high, determine the horizontal distance (in meters) between the person and the base of the tower.
A
6 \(\sqrt3\)B
7 \(\sqrt3\)C
5 \(\sqrt3\)D
4 \(\sqrt3\)Question 660
Arithmetic
A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price. (A) Successive discounts of 24% and 33% on any number of toys bought. (B) Successive discounts of 39%, 37% and 23% on any number of toys bought. (C) 24% discount on the first 2 toys and 12% discount on each toy thereon. (D) 2 toys free of cost on buying 5 toys. A customer wants to buy 5 toys. Which of the above schemes is the least beneficial to her?
A
Scheme AB
Scheme CC
Scheme BD
Scheme DQuestion 661
Arithmetic
An article is marked at ₹3,000. The shopkeeper offers successive discounts of 10% and 20%. What is the final selling price of the article?
A
₹2,250B
₹2,100C
₹2,200D
₹2,160Question 662
Arithmetic
Find the mode for the following distribution. CL 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 Frequency 4 4 13 5 6 5 2 1
A
54.60B
51.34C
52.65D
48.57Question 663
Arithmetic
Evaluate \(23^3 + (-11)^3 + (-12)^3\)
A
9070B
8863C
9108D
9144Question 664
Arithmetic
If the simple interest on a sum of ₹9,800 is ₹16,562 for a period of 13 years, find the rate of interest per annum.
A
9%B
11%C
15%D
13%Question 665
Arithmetic
A parallelogram has sides 12 cm and 9 cm long. The length of one of its diagonals is 15 cm. What is the area (in cm2) of the parallelogram?
A
135B
108C
120D
90Question 666
Arithmetic
Find the positive integral value of x if the fourth proportional of x, x + 1, 2x + 3 is y and y = 3x + 3.
A
4B
3C
2D
5Question 667
Arithmetic
A jacket has a marked price of ₹5,000. The shopkeeper offers two successive discounts of 20% and 30%. What is the final selling price?
A
₹2,600B
₹2,800C
₹2,850D
₹2,650Question 668
Arithmetic
The mean proportional of 0.15 and 0.000135 is ______.
A
0.00045B
0.045C
0.0045D
0.000045Question 669
Arithmetic
Priyal is 5 years younger than her brother. After 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 39 years. What is Priyal's current age?
A
16 yearsB
13 yearsC
14 yearsD
15 yearsQuestion 670
Arithmetic
Rohit walks at a speed of 6 km/hr. How much time will he take to cover 12 km?
A
2.5 hoursB
2 hoursC
1.5 hoursD
1 hourQuestion 671
Arithmetic
An article is marked for ₹2,000. A 25% discount is offered on the marked price, followed by a second discount of 10% on the new price. What is the final selling price of the article?
A
₹1,350B
₹1,720C
₹1,450D
₹1,520Question 672
Arithmetic
Sides PQ and QR of a ∆PQR are produced to points S and T. If ∠PRT > ∠RQS > 50° and ∠PRT + ∠RQS = 220°, which of the following statements is true?
A
PR < PQ < QRB
QR < PR < PQC
PQ < PR < QRD
QR < PQ < PRQuestion 673
Arithmetic
The frequency distribution of the hourly wages rate of 100 employees of a paper mill is follows. Find the median wage rate (in ₹). Wages Rate (in ₹) 54-56 56-58 58-60 60-62 62-64 Number of Workers 20 20 20 20 20
A
56.3B
58.9C
59D
56.8Question 674
Arithmetic
Two taps can fill a cistern in 4 hours and 15 hours, respectively. A third tap can empty it in 15 hours. How long (in hours) will it take to fill one-fourth of the empty cistern if all the taps are opened together?
A
1B
3C
4D
2Question 675
Arithmetic
A stationery shop sells notebooks and pens. The cost of 4 notebooks and 6 pens is ₹228. The cost of 7 notebooks and 6 pens is ₹333. Find the cost of one notebook.
A
₹ 35B
₹ 37.50C
₹ 32D
₹ 39