RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 801
Arithmetic
A shopkeeper sells a watch at a loss of 10%. If he had sold it for ₹450 more, he would have made a profit of 5%. What is the cost price of the watch?
A
₹3,000B
₹3,500C
₹4,000D
₹4,500Question 802
Arithmetic
If a sphere with radius 10 cm is painted, but 25% of its surface area is masked and not painted, what is the painted area?
A
100 \(\pi\) cm 2B
300 \(\pi\) cm 2C
400 \(\pi\) cm 2D
200 \(\pi\) cm 2Question 803
Arithmetic
A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 165% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on marked price should be allowed to gain 112%?
A
20%B
23%C
21%D
19%Question 804
Arithmetic
A, B and C are three batsmen. The ratio of runs scored by them in a certain match was A : B = 15 : 17 and B : C = 14 : 19. At the end of the match, they scored 1542 runs. Find the number of runs scored by A.
A
520B
420C
540D
480Question 805
Arithmetic
A car travels 120 km at 40 km/h, 120 km at 60 km/h, and 100 km at 80 km/h. What is the average speed of the car for the whole journey?
A
54.4 km/hB
62.5 km/hC
55.6 km/hD
65 km/hQuestion 806
Arithmetic
The HCF of two numbers is 8, and their LCM is 240. If the sum of the two numbers is 88, what are the numbers?
A
16 and 72B
32 and 56C
40 and 48D
24 and 64Question 807
Arithmetic
ABC is an equilateral triangle with side 24 cm and AD is the median. If G is the centroid of the triangle ABC, find the length (in cm) of GD.
A
4 \(\sqrt3\)B
6 \(\sqrt2\)C
3 \(\sqrt2\)D
9 \(\sqrt3\)Question 808
Arithmetic
If the interest on a sum of ₹y at 10% per annum compounded annually for 2 years is ₹630, then the total amount payable at the end of the two-year period will be _________.
A
₹3,540B
₹3,950C
₹4,100D
₹3,630Question 809
Arithmetic
If the 8-digit number 79243p25 is divisible by 11, then the minimum value of p is:
A
7B
2C
8D
4Question 810
Arithmetic
In a smart city, the number of electric vehicles increased by 18% in 2021 and 22% in 2022. What is the total percentage increase in electric vehicles over the two years?
A
46%B
43.96%C
40%D
41.6%Question 811
Arithmetic
If the arithmetic mean of five numbers is 20 and one number is changed from 10 to 20, what happens to the mean?
A
It decreases by 5B
It decreases by 2C
It stays the sameD
It increases by 2Question 812
Arithmetic
A wholesaler offers a discount of 10% on a commodity, marked at ₹3,000, on an order of less than 20 items. Also, on an order of more than 20 items, an additional discount of 5% is offered on the commodity. What amount does a retailer have to pay to purchase 25 items of the commodity whose marked price is ₹3,000?
A
₹72,543B
₹25,650C
₹64,125D
₹26,125Question 813
Arithmetic
Riya, Kabir, and Sana start a business together. Riya invests ₹13500 for 8 months, Kabir invests ₹21000 for 6 months, and Sana invests ₹18000 for 12 months. At the end of the year, they earn a total profit of ₹12,600. What is Kabir's share of the profit (in ₹)?
A
₹3,528B
₹4,030C
₹4,285D
₹3,722Question 814
Arithmetic
The weighted average marks of a student in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are 68. The weightages of the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 5. If the student scored 60 in Physics and 70 in Chemistry, then find the marks in Mathematics.
A
68B
66C
72D
74Question 815
Arithmetic
The present ages of P and Q are in the ratio 4 : 5. Eight years ago, the ratio of their ages was 2 : 3. The harmonic mean of their present ages is
A
17 \(\tfrac79\) yearsB
19 \(\tfrac79\) yearsC
16 \(\tfrac79\) yearsD
18 \(\tfrac79\) yearsQuestion 816
Arithmetic
Three numbers are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 11, and their LCM is 3564. Their HCF is:
A
88B
54C
67D
38Question 817
Arithmetic
A car travels a distance of 540 km. For the first 3 hours, it travels at a speed of 80 km/h, and for the remaining hours, it reduces its speed to 60 km/h. Find the total time taken by the car to cover the entire distance.
A
4 hoursB
6 hoursC
8 hoursD
2 hoursQuestion 818
Arithmetic
The sum of two digits of a 2-digit number is 9. If the number obtained by interchanging the digits exceeds the original number by 27, find the number.
A
45B
27C
36D
63Question 819
Arithmetic
Priya lent ₹920 to her friend at 5% per annum simple interest for 3 years. How much simple interest does she earn in this period?
A
₹145B
₹127C
₹150D
₹138Question 820
Arithmetic
Which single digit should replace the blank in the number 1_36 so that the number is divisible by 9?
A
3B
8C
1D
5Question 821
Arithmetic
The population of a town decreased from 8,000 to 7,200 in one year. What is the percentage decrease?
A
10%B
12%C
15%D
8%Question 822
Arithmetic
X can finish a job in 20 days. Y can complete the same job in 15 days. If X and Y work together for 5 days and X leaves, how long will Y take to finish the remaining work?
A
6.25 daysB
7 daysC
4.5 daysD
5 daysQuestion 823
Arithmetic
A vendor uses a 50 g stone in place of a 60 g weight while selling salt. If he sells the salt at the cost price per kilogram, what is his profit percentage on the transaction?
A
20%B
18%C
15%D
16.67%Question 824
Arithmetic
A person walks 40 km at a speed of 5 km/hr, then runs 30 km at a speed of 10 km/hr. What is the ratio of walking time to running time?
A
3 : 8B
3 : 5C
5 : 3D
8 : 3Question 825
Arithmetic
Suppose the ratio of income to expenditure is 8 : 5. If income rises by 40% and expenditure falls by 10%, and the initial expenditure is ₹10,000, what is the amount (in ₹) of saving after these changes?
A
13,400B
13,500C
13,300D
13,200