RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1176
Arithmetic
In developed countries, which of the following sectors has become the most important in terms of total production?
A
Tertiary ActivityB
Primary ActivityC
Quinary ActivityD
Secondary ActivityQuestion 1177
Arithmetic
A boat travels 120 km downstream in 6 hours and 120 km upstream in 10 hours. The speed of the current is 4 km/hr. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A
14 km/hrB
8 km/hrC
16 km/hrD
10 km/hrQuestion 1178
Arithmetic
Kinshuk starts from Point D and walks 5 km towards South. She turns left and walks 9 km. She then turns left and walks 5 km. She finally turns right and walks 2 km to reach Point E. How far and in which direction is Point E from Point D? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)
A
9 km, EastB
12 km, WestC
11 km, EastD
10 km, EastQuestion 1179
Arithmetic
Two parallel lines L1 and L2 are cut by a transversal. If one of the alternate interior angles is $65^\circ$, what is the measure of the corresponding alternate interior angle?
A
$180^\circ$B
$65^\circ$C
$110^\circ$D
$90^\circ$Question 1180
Arithmetic
Which provisions were inserted into the Constitution by the 103rd Amendment Act, 2019, to enable reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)?
A
Articles 15(6) and 16(6)B
Articles 15(2) and 16(2)C
Articles 15(5) and 16(5)D
Articles 15(4) and 16(4)Question 1181
Arithmetic
Which country hosted the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in October 2025?
A
AustraliaB
CanadaC
BarbadosD
GhanaQuestion 1182
Arithmetic
Two lines AB and CD are parallel. Let PQ be the transversal intersecting AB at M and CD at N. If $\angle MND = 47^\circ$, find $\angle AMN$.
A
$73^\circ$B
$133^\circ$C
$47^\circ$D
$107^\circ$Question 1183
Arithmetic
In which Indian state is the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, added to UNESCO’s World Network in 2025, located?
A
Uttarakhand adjoining the Nanda Devi Biosphere ZoneB
Jammu & Kashmir along the upper Indus valley basinC
Sikkim near the Kangchenjunga Biosphere landscapeD
Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalayan regionQuestion 1184
Arithmetic
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark "?" in the given series to make it logically complete? MRA 17, QVE 20, UZI 23, YDM 26, ?
A
CGO 28B
CHQ 29C
CIS 29D
DIR 30Question 1185
Arithmetic
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 65 63 60 55 48 ?
A
33B
37C
39D
36Question 1186
Arithmetic
What is the inflation target set by the Government of India under the Monetary Policy Committee framework until April 2016?
A
4% with a tolerance of ±2%B
3% with a tolerance of ±1%C
5% with a tolerance of ±2%D
6% with no specified toleranceQuestion 1187
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? 13 B 2 C 6 D 8 A 4 = ?
A
29B
27C
30D
28Question 1188
Arithmetic
A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 100% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on marked price should be allowed to gain 88%?
A
4%B
6%C
5%D
3%Question 1189
Arithmetic
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)
A
ZC−ADB
OR−OUC
DG−EHD
RU−SVQuestion 1190
Arithmetic
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 442 405 297 384 316 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. What will be the resultant if third digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of lowest number ?
A
12B
11C
10D
9Question 1191
Arithmetic
Thermal pollution primarily results from which action related to industrial processes?
A
Addition of detergentsB
Release of heavy metalsC
Use of water as a coolantD
Suspended solid accumulationQuestion 1192
Arithmetic
What was the Diwan-i-Riyasat under Alauddin Khilji?
A
Department of religious endowmentsB
Department of agricultureC
Department controlling markets and pricesD
Department of royal correspondenceQuestion 1193
Arithmetic
Warli painting, a traditional tribal art form, originates from which Indian state?
A
OdishaB
RajasthanC
MaharashtraD
Madhya PradeshQuestion 1194
Arithmetic
Under the Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016, who has the exclusive power to make laws on GST, where the supply of goods or services takes place in the course of interstate trade or commerce?
A
ParliamentB
NITI AyogC
President of IndiaD
State LegislaturesQuestion 1195
Arithmetic
The standard deviation of 7 consecutive integers with mean 0 is _______.
A
1B
3C
0D
2Question 1196
Arithmetic
22 is related to 60 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 27 is related to 75. To which of the following is 33 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 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
86B
97C
103D
93Question 1197
Arithmetic
20% of a number is more than 20% of 620 by 200. The number is:
A
1470B
1670C
1620D
1720Question 1198
Arithmetic
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All hands are legs. Some hands are faces. Some faces are arms. Conclusions: (I) Some legs are faces. (II) Some hands are arms.
A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followB
Only conclusion (I) followsC
Only conclusion (II) followsD
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsQuestion 1199
Arithmetic
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? DHG 42 CGF 38 BFE 34 AED 30 ?
A
ZDC 26B
ZDI 25C
ZEB 26D
ZCB 25Question 1200
Arithmetic
Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the left of C. Only three people sit between C and F. B sits second to the right of C. Only two people sit between B and D. E sits at some place to the right of G but at some place to the left of A. How many people sit to the left of D?
A
1B
3C
4D
2