RRB-NTPC 2016 Mathematics
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1376
Arithmetic
The average of 7 numbers is 47. If each number is decreased by 7, what will the new average be?
A
33B
40C
7D
47Question 1377
Arithmetic
Which Buddhist text, compiled around the 1st century CE, narrates stories of the Buddha’s past lives?
A
Vinaya PitakaB
Sutta PitakaC
Jataka TalesD
DhammapadaQuestion 1378
Arithmetic
In a certain code language, ‘HOUR’ is coded as ‘3867’ and ‘HURT’ is coded as ‘5836’. What is the code for ‘T’ in the given code language?
A
6B
8C
3D
5Question 1379
Arithmetic
Evaluate: $16 + 18 \div 6 - 3 \times 4$
A
6B
9C
10D
7Question 1380
Arithmetic
In a certain code language, ‘RUST’ is coded as ‘3519’ and ‘TEAM’ is coded as ‘8645’. What is the code for ‘T’ in that language?
A
8B
4C
5D
9Question 1381
Arithmetic
There are 42 members in group A, 31 members in group B and 32 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 ₹335, ₹103 and ₹271, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:
A
248B
247C
242D
249Question 1382
Arithmetic
Two people, A and B, start running from the same point on a circular track of length 400 meters, but in opposite directions. A runs at 6 m/s and B at 4 m/s. In how many seconds will they meet for the first time?
A
50 secondsB
40 secondsC
20 secondsD
30 secondsQuestion 1383
Arithmetic
Who was known as the "Mother of Indian Feminism" for her pioneering work in women’s education and rights?
A
RukhmabaiB
Pandita RamabaiC
Annie BesantD
Savitribai PhuleQuestion 1384
Arithmetic
Padma Shri Award winner Rani Karnaa was an exponent of which of the following dance forms?
A
KathakaliB
KathakC
KuchipudiD
OdissiQuestion 1385
Arithmetic
Which of the following freedom fighters led the Mahad Satyagraha in 1927?
A
Jyotirao PhuleB
E V Ramaswamy NaickerC
B R AmbedkarD
K KelappanQuestion 1386
Arithmetic
Sharad starts from Point A and drives 47 km towards the South. He then takes a right turn, drives 49 km, turns right and drives 51 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 53 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 4 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)
A
4 km to the westB
2 km to the westC
1 km to the westD
3 km to the westQuestion 1387
Arithmetic
In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the husband of B’ A - B means ‘A is the daughter of B’ A × B means ‘A is the brother of B’ A ÷ B means ‘A is the sister of B’ Based on the above, how is S related to M if ‘S × R - U + N ÷ M’?
A
Daughter’s sonB
Brother’s sonC
Sister's sonD
Son’s sonQuestion 1388
Arithmetic
A, B, C, D, E and F 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. B lives on the topmost floor. Only three people live between B and D. F lives immediately above A, but immediately below E. How many people live between F and C?
A
NoneB
OneC
TwoD
ThreeQuestion 1389
Arithmetic
In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer. Q. Five cousins – Kriti, Leena, Mona, Pooja, and Reema – are of different ages. Who is the youngest? (I) Leena is older than Kriti but younger than Mona. (II) Pooja is older than Kriti but younger than Leena.
A
Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement I is notB
Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the questionC
Both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the questionD
Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is notQuestion 1390
Arithmetic
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 99 124 140 149 153 ?
A
166B
154C
152D
164Question 1391
Arithmetic
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All papers are books. All books are erasers. Some erasers are crayons. Conclusions: (I) Some papers are crayons. (II) Some books are crayons.
A
Both conclusions I and II follow.B
Only conclusion I follows.C
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.D
Only conclusion II follows.Question 1392
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) D 8 € K K 6 * @ F Y 9 5 L 8 € 7 2 X Y € O & (Right) If all the letters are dropped from the series, which of the following will be fifth from the left?
A
5B
@C
9D
€Question 1393
Arithmetic
Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only G is kept above C. Only E is kept between C and F. Only D is kept below B. How many boxes are kept below F?
A
3B
1C
2D
4Question 1394
Arithmetic
Two taps can fill a cistern in 4 hours and 32 hours respectively. A third tap can empty it in 4 hours. How long (in hours) will it take to fill one-fourth of the empty cistern, if all of them are opened together?
A
32B
8C
24D
16Question 1395
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 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
UW-XZB
GI-JLC
RT-VXD
AC-DFQuestion 1396
Arithmetic
In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the mother of B’ A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’ A x B means ‘A is the sister of B’ A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’ A % B means ‘A is the husband of B’ A # B means ‘A is the wife of B’ Based on the above, how is R related to W if ‘W # A ÷ M – P + I x R ÷ E’?
A
Brother's SonB
Sister's SonC
Daughter's SonD
Son's SonQuestion 1397
Arithmetic
Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. (All numbers are single-digit numbers only.) (Left) 6 2 @ # & * % ~ 7 = Ω 1 8 ? £ $ 4 3 5 + 9 (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number?
A
OneB
ThreeC
NoneD
TwoQuestion 1398
Arithmetic
A typist takes 40 minutes to type 2 pages. How long (in minutes) will he take to type 82 pages?
A
1650B
1630C
1645D
1640Question 1399
Arithmetic
There are 52 members in group A, 22 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 ₹420, ₹437 and ₹101, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:
A
323B
319C
322D
320Question 1400
Arithmetic
Each of F, G, H, I, M, N and O has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Only three people have exams between I and O. O has exam on the last day of the week. Only one person has exam between F and H. N has exam immediately the day before M. G doesn't have exam on Friday. How many people have exam(s) between G and N?
A
FourB
ThreeC
TwoD
One