RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

01 Sep 2021 • Shift 1

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Question 1

Arithmetic

After his election as the first American pope, what papal name did Cardinal Robert Prevost choose?

Pope Leo XIV

Pope John XXIV

Pope Benedict XVII

Pope Francis II

Question 2

Arithmetic

Which of the following is the correct terminology for the gap between two neurons where they communicate?

Node gap

Synaptic cleft

Dendritic cleft

Axonal gap

Question 3

Arithmetic

Which farming type involves small landholdings, simple tools, and production mainly consumed by farmers and their families in India?

Plantation farming

Commercial farming

Commercial grain farming

Subsistence farming

Question 4

Arithmetic

Which type of natural vegetation in India is known for forests with hardwood trees such as sal, teak, and bamboo?

Tropical deciduous forests

Thorn forests

Tropical evergreen forests

Montane forests

Question 5

Arithmetic

Which memory is non-volatile, meaning it retains data even after the computer is turned off?

Virtual Memory

Cache Memory

ROM

RAM

Question 6

Arithmetic

During which of the following seasons was the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme launched to protect the farmers against crop losses suffered on account of natural calamities such as droughts, floods, hailstorms, cyclones, pests and diseases?

Kharif 2001-2002 

Rabi 1999-2000

Rabi 2005-2006

Kharif 1998-1999

Question 7

Arithmetic

The 'Keel Laying' ceremony of the first of the five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy was held at which place in November 2024?

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., Cochin

Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., Visakhapatnam

Goa Shipyard Limited

ABG Shipyard Ltd., Mumbai

Question 8

Arithmetic

Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in British India?

Lord Dalhousie

Lord Wellesley

Thomas Munro

Lord Cornwallis

Question 9

Arithmetic

____________ is a classical dance form characterised by elaborate facial makeup, colourful costumes, and themes from Hindu epics, mainly performed by male dancers.

Kathak

Kathakali

Bharatanatyam

Mohiniyattam

Question 10

Arithmetic

Which company signed a ₹1,220 crore deal for Software Defined Radios with Defence Ministry in February 2021?

Bharat Electronics Limited

Reliance Naval Systems

Hindustan Shipyard

L&T

Question 11

Arithmetic

Which archaeological site shows pit dwellings and evidence of domesticated dogs during the Neolithic period?

Chirand

Burzahom

Koldihwa

Hallur

Question 12

Arithmetic

In January 2021, the Gujarat government declared the 'Inland Mangrove of Guneri', located in which district, as its first Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS)?

Morbi

Kutch

Vadodara

Rajkot

Question 13

Arithmetic

Infrastructure has been a key pillar for sustained growth. Which initiative was launched in 2020 to coordinate infrastructure projects in India?

Digital India

Make in India

PM Gati Shakti

Bharatmala Pariyojana

Question 14

Arithmetic

During the Revolt of 1857, Rani Laxmibai led the rebellion from:

Faizabad

Kanpur

Awadh

Jhansi

Question 15

Arithmetic

Who among the following decides the allocation of portfolios among Indian state ministers?

Prime Minister

Governor

Chief Minister

Chief Justice of the High Court

Question 16

Arithmetic

As per April 2021 announcement, CRPF decided to raise which battalion for counter terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir?

Garud Commando Force

Special Frontier Force (SFF)

Para (Special Forces)

COBRA Battalion

Question 17

Arithmetic

Which of the following cases CANNOT be taken up by a Lok Adalat?

Non-compoundable criminal offences

Land acquisition cases

Motor accident claims

Divorce disputes under mutual consent

Question 18

Arithmetic

In which of the following years did Edward, Prince of Wales visit India on behalf of his father King George V, to thank the nation for the essential role it had played during the First World War?

1921

1920

1922

1925

Question 19

Arithmetic

Which of the following countries withdrew from the OCED Global Tax Deal in January 2021?

Russia

India

USA

China

Question 20

Arithmetic

DIGIPIN, an open-source nationwide geo-coded addressing system, is an alphanumeric code of how many characters based on latitude and longitude coordinates?

6 characters

10 characters

12 characters

8 characters

Question 21

Arithmetic

As announced in January 2021, which Indian pharmaceutical company is set to manufacture Paracetamol domestically?

Ajanta Pharmaceuticals

Satya Deeptha Pharmaceuticals

Alkem Laboratories

Lupin

Question 22

Arithmetic

Which of the following exercises was jointly conducted by the Indian Army and NDRF on May 2021 as a large-scale humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) simulation?

Prakampana

Raahat

Shakti

Mitra Shakti

Question 23

Arithmetic

The International Date Line approximately follows which meridian?

$90^\circ$ E

$180^\circ$

$75^\circ$ W

$0^\circ$

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which example best reflects the need for the Constitution in daily life?

Celebrating national festivals

Resolving a family dispute

Buying groceries from a local store

Class deciding rules for representation and resource sharing

Question 25

Arithmetic

Which of the following players broke National Record in Women's 3000 m steeplechase at Doha Diamond League 2021 and qualified for the World Athletics Championships?

Parul Chaudhary

Chaitali Borekar

Garima Yadav

Ekta Pradeep Dey

Question 26

Arithmetic

A primary goal of LPG reforms was macroeconomic stabilisation. Which indicator improved significantly post-1991 reforms?

Revenue deficit

Foreign exchange reserves

Fiscal deficit

Rural unemployment

Question 27

Arithmetic

What is a key obligation of citizens toward fellow citizens and society?

Serve in the military automatically and responsibly

Participate morally and socially, not just legally

Pay higher taxes than others

Maintain political silence responsibly

Question 28

Arithmetic

Seasonal unemployment is common in rural economies. Which sector in India experiences the most seasonal unemployment?

Transport

Information technology

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Question 29

Arithmetic

What type of pressure develops over the Indian subcontinent during the summer, attracting monsoon winds?

Anti-cyclonic high over land

Low pressure over land

High pressure over land

Cyclonic high over land

Question 30

Arithmetic

Which type of reaction is involved in the rusting of iron?

Displacement

Redox

Combination

Decomposition

Question 31

Logical

In which year was the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) formed under the Disaster Management Act of 2005?

2005

2007

2006

2004

Question 32

Logical

Which Constitutional Amendment added the words 'Socialist', 'Secular' and 'Integrity' to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?

42 nd Amendment

38 th Amendment

52 nd Amendment

44 th Amendment

Question 33

Logical

Who among the following was the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?

Abhinav Bindra

Milkha Singh

Neeraj Chopra

KD Jadhav

Question 34

Logical

On May 20, 2021, the Supreme Court has made minimum how many years of legal practice mandatory for entry into the judicial service?

2 years

4 years

5 years

3 years

Question 35

Logical

Which of the following substances is classified as an elastomer?

Tissue in Veins

Tissue in Kidney

Tissue in Pancreas

Tissue of Aorta

Question 36

Logical

As in May 2021, who was the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)?

Santosh Kumar Yadav

Shri Alok Deepankar

Vishal Chauhan

Anil Choudhary

Question 37

Logical

Which of the following is NOT an epigraphic record for the reign of King Harsha?

Banskhera Copper Plate

Muzaffarnagar Seals

Nalanda Seals 

Aihole Inscription

Question 38

Logical

Which city hosted the inaugural World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in May 2021?

Bengaluru

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Chennai

Question 39

Logical

Who among the following was conferred with a Padma Vibhushan Award 2021 (Posthumous) in the field of literature in April 2021?

Shri Shekhar Kapur

Shri MT Vasudevan Nair

Dr. Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy

Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna

Question 40

Logical

What does CPU stand for in computer systems?

Central Processing Unit

Control Processing Unit

Computer Processing Unit

Central Program Unit

Question 41

Logical

Evaluate: $(-9) - (-60) \div (-10) + (-2) \times 7$

-32

-31

-28

-29

Question 42

Logical

Which of the following numbers divides 54,10,96,943?

103

107

Question 43

Logical

A product is marked at ₹7,500. Two successive discounts of 8% and 5% are offered. What is the final selling price?

₹5,655

₹6,555

₹5,125

₹4,525

Question 44

Logical

In $\triangle ABC$, $BD \perp AC$ at D and $\angle DBC = 29^\circ$. E is a point on BC such that $\angle CAE = 25^\circ$. What is the measure of $\angle AEB$?

$100^\circ$

$86^\circ$

$93^\circ$

$90^\circ$

Question 45

Logical

An open metallic box is 60 cm long, 40 cm wide and 23 cm high. Its thickness is 3 cm. If 1 cm$^3$ of metal used in the box weighs 0.5 grams, find the weight (in kg) of the box.

8.46

9.24

10.82

10.42

Question 46

Logical

M and N start a business. M invests ₹39,000 more than N for 4 months and N invests for 7 months. M's share is ₹508 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹4,064. Find the capital contributed by M.

₹70,322

₹70,391

₹70,243

₹70,200

Question 47

Logical

On a marked price of ₹5,000, a dealer offers successive discounts of 10% and 5%. Find the selling price.

₹4,320

₹4,250

₹4,280

₹4,275

Question 48

Logical

The population of a district is 374000, out of which 165000 are males. 21% of the population is literate. If 40% males are literate, then what percentage of females are literate?

Question 49

Logical

Two pipes can fill a cistern, individually, in 16 minutes and 32 minutes, respectively. There is a pipe located at the bottom of the cistern to empty it. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, then the empty cistern gets filled in 12 minutes. How long will the pipe at the bottom of the tank take to empty the completely filled cistern if no other pipe is then open?

192 minutes

144 minutes

160 minutes

96 minutes

Question 50

Logical

Find the mean proportional of 490 and 10.

Question 51

Logical

The average weight (in kg) of a family of five members, whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 74 kg, and 39 kg, is:

52.6

50.6

53.6

51.6

Question 52

Logical

A, B and C started a business investing ₹1,340, ₹1,100 and ₹2,440, respectively. If B's share in the profit earned by them is ₹814, what is the difference in the profit (in ₹) earned by A and C?

₹811

₹815

₹814 

₹816

Question 53

Logical

The sum of two numbers is 84 and their L.C.M. is 120. What are the two numbers?

65, 19

60, 24

53, 31

58, 26

Question 54

Logical

The LCM of the numbers 5.1 and 0.102 is:

5.1

0.51

0.051

Question 55

The average price of three items of furniture is ₹16860. If their prices are in the ratio 3:5:7, the price of the costliest item (in ₹) is

23604

7868

10116

5620

Question 56

Amit bought some erasers at the rate of ₹150 a dozen. He sold them for ₹42 each. His profit percentage is ________ %.

234 

240

236

238

Question 57

In covering a distance of 60 km, Pranay takes 6 hours more than Aman. If Pranay doubles his speed, then he would take 9 hours less than Aman. Pranay's speed is:

12 km/hr

2 km/hr

11 km/hr

9 km/hr

Question 58

5 years ago, the age of a father was 11 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

Question 59

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 4 months.

₹16

₹32

₹36

192

Question 60

The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 600. The greater of the two numbers is:

Question 61

A man riding on a bicycle at a speed of 24 km/hr crosses a bridge in 3.1 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

0.34 km

1.24 km

0.62 km

1.64 km

Question 62

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? $72 \times 3 - 8 \div 5 + 31 = ?$

Question 63

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster 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.)

ICWS

DXRN

KFYU

NHBX

Question 64

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8147563, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right?

Question 65

MJRN is related to KHPL in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, PMUQ is related to NKSO. To which of the given options is SPXT related, following the same logic?

NQRV

QNRV

NQVR

QNVR

Question 66

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. D is kept immediately above A. G is kept immediately above B. Only E is kept above C. Only two boxes are kept above D. G is not kept at the third position from the bottom. How many boxes are kept above G?

Question 67

I is the daughter of X. K is the son of R. X is married to Z. Z is the mother of N. F is married to R. F is the brother of X. How is X related to K?

Father's father

Mother's brother

Father's brother

Father

Question 68

Town P is to the south of Town Q. Town R is to the west of Town Q. Town S is to the west of Town R. Town T is to the north of Town S and also to the south of Town U. What is the position of Town U with respect to Town S?

West

East

South

North

Question 69

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.)

PS-RU

YB-ZF

EH-GJ

IL-KN

Question 70

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its 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.) (63, 496) (42, 328)

48, 376

25, 194

37, 302

63, 512

Question 71

In a certain code language, 'LOAN' is coded as '4257' and 'NIKE' is coded as '1346'. What is the code for 'N' in the given code language?

Question 72

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 512 648 729 378 462 (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 the first digit of the lowest number is added to the third digit of the highest number?

Question 73

I, J, K, L, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. P sits third to the left of K. O sits second to the left of J. Only K sits between Q and O. L is not an immediate neighbour of P. How many people sit between I and O when counted from the right of I?

One

Four

Three

Two

Question 74

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 890 891 893 896 900 ?

903

905

906

904

Question 75

Seven boxes P, Q, R, S, X, Y and Z are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Z is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between Z and R. X is kept at one of the positions below Z. Only S is kept between R and Y. P is kept at one of the positions above R. How many boxes are kept between Q and R?

One

Four

Two

Three

Question 76

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 56 58 63 73 90 ?

115

112

114

116

Question 77

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster 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.)

CXZ

OJL

ZTW

IDF

Question 78

In a certain code language, 'learning is lifelong' is written as 'fk mb tb' and 'is school over' is coded as 'jt mt fk'. How is 'is' coded in the given language?

Question 79

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits third to the left of G. C sits second to the left of B. F sits to the immediate right of D. E sits to the immediate right of G. How many people sit between A and D when counted from the left of A?

Three

One

Four

Two

Question 80

Bimal starts from Point Y and drives 44 km towards south. He then takes a left turn, drives 56 km, turns right and drives 37 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 23 km. He takes a right turn, drives 28 km. He then turns right, drives 38 km, turns left and drives 53 km, turns right and drives 19 km to stop at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are $90^\circ$ turns only unless specified.)

90 km towards west

87 km towards east

92 km towards east

84 km towards south

Question 81

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? UNA OHU IBO CVI ?

WSP

WPC

WPS

WCP

Question 82

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? DLY 15, BJW 22, ZHU 29, XFS 36, ?

VDP 41

WER 43

VDQ 43

VER 42

Question 83

Read the given statement(s) 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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statement(s). Statements: Some crafts are handlooms. All shawls are handlooms. Conclusions: (I) Some crafts are shawls. (II) All handlooms are shawls.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Question 84

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 5 8 £ 1 7 & $ $ 7 # 4 1 8 9 @ 7 5 7 £ @ 2 & (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

Question 85

DJMS is related to FORU in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, LDGA is related to NILC. To which of the given options is RSVG related, following the same logic?

TAXI

TIXA

TXAI

TXSW

Question 86

Each of the digits in the number 2516984 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits that are third from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?

Question 87

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic. ABLE - BLAE - ELBA ITEM - TEIM - METI

SACK - ASCK - KACS

OPEN - OEPN - NEPO

SLOT - LOST - TOLS

CAME - AMCE - AMEC

Question 88

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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some laptops are computers. No computer is a mobile. Conclusions (I): No laptop is a mobile. Conclusions (II): Some laptops are mobile.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows. 

Question 89

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 191 192 196 205 221 ?

231

241

236

246

Question 90

Each of the digits in the number 5648321 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. 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?