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 years
B
30 years
C
20 years
D
28 years
Question 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 m
B
21 m
C
19 m
D
20 m
Question 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
1500
B
1350
C
1250
D
1450
Question 654
Arithmetic

Three numbers are in the ratio 9 : 7 : 5, and their LCM is 2205. Their HCF is:

A
7
B
29
C
34
D
24
Question 655
Arithmetic

Simplify: \(55\tfrac18+55\tfrac38+55\tfrac58+55\tfrac78\)

A
224
B
222
C
226
D
220
Question 656
Arithmetic

The sum of two positive numbers is 32 and their product is 220. The positive difference between them is:

A
17
B
12
C
16
D
11
Question 657
Arithmetic

What sum (in ₹) will earn a simple interest of ₹1,440 in 2 years at 16% per year rate of interest?

A
460.8
B
2,250
C
4,500
D
9,000
Question 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
1
B
7
C
5
D
4
Question 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 A
B
Scheme C
C
Scheme B
D
Scheme D
Question 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
₹2,250
B
₹2,100
C
₹2,200
D
₹2,160
Question 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
54.60
B
51.34
C
52.65
D
48.57
Question 663
Arithmetic

Evaluate \(23^3 + (-11)^3 + (-12)^3\)

A
9070
B
8863
C
9108
D
9144
Question 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
135
B
108
C
120
D
90
Question 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
4
B
3
C
2
D
5
Question 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
₹2,600
B
₹2,800
C
₹2,850
D
₹2,650
Question 668
Arithmetic

The mean proportional of 0.15 and 0.000135 is ______.

A
0.00045
B
0.045
C
0.0045
D
0.000045
Question 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 years
B
13 years
C
14 years
D
15 years
Question 670
Arithmetic

Rohit walks at a speed of 6 km/hr. How much time will he take to cover 12 km?

A
2.5 hours
B
2 hours
C
1.5 hours
D
1 hour
Question 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
₹1,350
B
₹1,720
C
₹1,450
D
₹1,520
Question 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 < QR
B
QR < PR < PQ
C
PQ < PR < QR
D
QR < PQ < PR
Question 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
56.3
B
58.9
C
59
D
56.8
Question 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
1
B
3
C
4
D
2
Question 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
₹ 35
B
₹ 37.50
C
₹ 32
D
₹ 39