RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1051
Arithmetic

Which power mode uses the least electricity while maintaining an open session?

A
Sleep
B
Standby
C
Hibernate
D
Active mode
Question 1052
Arithmetic

What is the value of $(7x + 5y)$, if mean of the following distribution is 55? Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total Frequency 4 19 x 5 y 64

A
214
B
215
C
224
D
225
Question 1053
Arithmetic

There are 48 members in group A, 46 members in group B and 36 members in group C. All the members of these groups went to a restaurant. The average amounts spent on each member of groups A, B and C are ₹477, ₹236 and ₹348, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:

A
351
B
360
C
356
D
355
Question 1054
Arithmetic

What is the main difference between a Cabinet Minister and a Minister of State with independent charge?

A
A Minister of State with independent charge does not exercise any significant powers.
B
A Minister of State with independent charge may head a ministry without being under a Cabinet Minister.
C
A Ministry of State is included in Cabinet meetings but does not exercise any significant powers.
D
A Minister of State with independent charge does not hold any specific responsibilities.
Question 1055
Arithmetic

Krish has ₹1407 with him. He divides this amount between his two sons, Veer and Nitin, and asks them to invest their respective shares at a compound interest rate of 10% per annum, compounded annually. It is observed that Veer’s investment amounts to the same value after 14 years as Nitin’s investment does after 15 years. How much (in ₹) did Krish give to Nitin?

A
837
B
737
C
520
D
670
Question 1056
Arithmetic

Two parallel lines, L1 and L2, are cut by a transversal. If one of the interior angles on the same side of the transversal is 70°, what is the measure of the other interior angle on the same side of the transversal?

A
110°
B
180°
C
120°
D
70°
Question 1057
Arithmetic

Which of the following regions would you expect has the highest population density based on geographic factors?

A
Ganga River basin in India
B
Canadian Arctic tundra
C
Sahara Desert in Africa
D
Amazon rainforest in Brazil
Question 1058
Arithmetic

Which tab in the Windows 11 Task Manager allows a user to change the priority of a running application?'

A
Details
B
Users
C
Startup
D
Performance
Question 1059
Arithmetic

Refer to the following letter, number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) @ B & G V 7 N % K U I 3 # € * $ 7 © U @ Z 5 (Right) If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be sixth from the left?

A
3
B
N
C
U
D
K
Question 1060
Arithmetic

Which of the following is not contained in Article 51?

A
Just and honourable relations between nations
B
Promotion of international peace and security
C
Protection of forests and wildlife of India
D
Respect for international law and treaty obligations
Question 1061
Arithmetic

Which of the following incidents prompted Mahatma Gandhi to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?

A
Withdrawal of the Khilafat Movement
B
Suspension of the Rowlatt Act
C
Chauri-Chaura incident
D
Alipore bomb case
Question 1062
Arithmetic

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two set of pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. OCI : SGM QEK : UIO

A
THN : XLR
B
LBR : PQL
C
HIR : NDH
D
KGT : NJK
Question 1063
Arithmetic

A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 110% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on marked price should be allowed to gain 26%?

A
43%
B
39%
C
38%
D
40%
Question 1064
Arithmetic

Which crop variety, highlighted by the National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), can withstand flash floods, showcasing climate-resilient biotechnology?

A
IR8 Rice
B
Swarna-Sub1 rice
C
Pusa DST Rice 1
D
DRR Rice 100 (Kamla)
Question 1065
Arithmetic

Providing free legal aid under Article 39A indirectly promotes which Preamble objective?

A
Justice
B
Sovereignty
C
Republic
D
Secularism
Question 1066
Arithmetic

India adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in which year?

A
2015
B
2011
C
2012
D
1992
Question 1067
Arithmetic

Dr. Budhri Tati, named for the Padma Shri in the Padma Awards announced in 2016, is linked to which of the following areas of contribution?

A
Social Work
B
Literature and Education
C
Science and Engineering
D
Trade and Industry
Question 1068
Arithmetic

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 325 200 136 109 101 ?

A
101
B
100
C
102
D
104
Question 1069
Arithmetic

For what values of k will the equation $x^2 + kx + 361 = 0$ have equal roots?

A
±19
B
±18
C
±38
D
±36
Question 1070
Arithmetic

In the post-liberalization era, the agricultural marketing system remained inefficient due to which structural factor?

A
Full deregulation of exports
B
Uniform E-NAM adoption
C
Over-corporatization of produce
D
Weak APMC reform implementation
Question 1071
Arithmetic

If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 37 C 32 A 2 D 9 B 2 = ?

A
36
B
33
C
34
D
35
Question 1072
Arithmetic

In an election between two candidates, 86% of the registered voters cast their vote and 20% of the votes polled were found invalid. Winning candidate got 55% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 3010 votes. How many voters were registered?

A
43750
B
43740
C
43760
D
43770
Question 1073
Arithmetic

Which city hosted the National Games after India's independence in 1948?

A
Kolkata
B
Chennai
C
Lucknow
D
Delhi
Question 1074
Arithmetic

Which of the following rulers built Tughlaqabad Fort in 1321?

A
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D
Alauddin Khalji
Question 1075
Arithmetic

Each of A, B, C, D, E and F has a badminton match on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Saturday of the same week. C has match on Friday. Only three people have matches between C and F. D has match immediately after E but immediately before B. On which day of the week does E have the match?

A
Thursday
B
Wednesday
C
Tuesday
D
Monday