RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1126
Arithmetic

If $x + y + z = 10$, $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 38$, $5xyz = 150$ and $(xy + yz + zx) = 31$, then what is the value of $2(x^3 + y^3 + z^3)$?

A
520
B
320
C
260
D
160
Question 1127
Arithmetic

At what rate (in percentage, rounded off to two decimal place) per year will a sum of money 5 times itself in 18 years on simple interest?

A
44.44
B
20.22
C
22.22
D
24.22
Question 1128
Arithmetic

Three friends X, Y and Z started a business by investing a sum of money in the ratio of 6 : 3 : 5. After 6 months, X withdraws half of his capital. If the sum invested by Z is ₹12,000, then out of a total annual profit of ₹69,000, what is the difference between X's and Y's profit?

A
₹8120
B
₹9910
C
₹7290
D
₹8280
Question 1129
Arithmetic

The e/m ratio for electron was determined by:

A
Albert Einstein
B
Niels Bohr
C
Issac Newton
D
J.J. Thomson
Question 1130
Arithmetic

In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the son of B' A – B means 'A is the brother of B' A x B means 'A is the wife of B' A ÷ B means 'A is the father of B' Based on the above, how is W related to G if 'W – O x R + K ÷ G'?

A
Brother's wife's brother
B
Brother's wife's father
C
Wife's father
D
Wife's brother
Question 1131
Arithmetic

10 is related to 120 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 12 is related to 168. To which of the following is 18 related, following the same logic? (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13, can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

A
324
B
256
C
360
D
400
Question 1132
Arithmetic

X, Y, Z, S, T and U live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. X lives on an even numbered floor but not on floor number 4. Only two people live between X and T. S lives on an odd numbered floor but not on the lowermost floor. Only two people live between S and Y. Z lives immediately below S. How many people live between U and Z?

A
Two
B
Three
C
Four
D
One
Question 1133
Arithmetic

In a certain code language, 'WINS' is coded as '8246' and 'NORM' is coded as '3851'. What is the code for 'N' in the given code language?

A
4
B
3
C
8
D
1
Question 1134
Arithmetic

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8371456, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
9
B
8
C
11
D
10
Question 1135
Arithmetic

In which year did India officially join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a full member?

A
2008
B
2012
C
2017
D
2021
Question 1136
Arithmetic

Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete? YQM 2 SKG 6 MEA 12 GYU 20 ?

A
BTP 32
B
ASO 30
C
DZP 30
D
LWY 30
Question 1137
Arithmetic

What type of agriculture is still widely practiced in India despite modern agricultural changes?

A
Subsistence Agriculture
B
Organic Agriculture
C
Commercial Agriculture
D
Plantation Agriculture
Question 1138
Arithmetic

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (Note: The odd man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster)

A
EHJ
B
NQS
C
BEG
D
DGH
Question 1139
Arithmetic

What is the average of all the natural numbers from 1 to 64?

A
33
B
33.5
C
32
D
32.5
Question 1140
Arithmetic

Which of the following leader is associated with the founding of the Brahmo Samaj and its emphasis on monotheism and social reform?

A
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B
Debendranath Tagore
C
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Question 1141
Arithmetic

When was the second edition of the RESPECT women prevention framework launched in 2025?

A
10 December
B
19 November
C
25 November
D
8 March
Question 1142
Arithmetic

Mango showers occur in which of the following groups of states?

A
Bihar and West Bengal
B
Karnataka and Kerala
C
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
D
Kerala and Tamilnadu
Question 1143
Arithmetic

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? # : LHN :: PLR : %

A
# = MIP , % = OKQ
B
# = MIO , % = OKQ
C
# = MIO , % = OLQ
D
# = MIO , % = OKR
Question 1144
Arithmetic

Restarting a computer means:

A
Only refreshing the desktop
B
Turning it off permanently
C
Turning it off and on again automatically
D
Installing a new OS
Question 1145
Arithmetic

What kind of justice do the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Indian Constitution mainly aim to achieve?

A
Economic and social justice
B
All legal justice
C
Religious justice
D
Political justice
Question 1146
Arithmetic

In a certain code language, 'MINT' is coded as '6134' and 'TIME' is coded as '4365'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

A
4
B
5
C
3
D
6
Question 1147
Arithmetic

Find the mean proportional between 9 and 25.

A
18
B
21
C
12
D
15
Question 1148
Arithmetic

The following table shows the distribution of marks obtained by 100 students in a test. Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Number of Students 5 9 14 22 30 20 The median marks is:

A
42.2
B
39.2
C
38.8
D
40
Question 1149
Arithmetic

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sit around a circular table facing the centre. Only two people sit between P and U when counted from the right of P. Only two people sit between U and V. Only three people sit between P and T. S sits to the immediate left of R. How many people sit between P and Q when counted from the right of Q?

A
1
B
3
C
4
D
2
Question 1150
Arithmetic

There are 32 members in group A, 52 members in group B and 73 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 ₹266, ₹470 and ₹168, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:

A
288
B
292
C
291
D
286