RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

02 Sep 2021 • Shift 3

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Question 1

Arithmetic

Which State launched India' first PPP green waste processing plant?

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

Kerala

Telangana

Question 2

Arithmetic

This freedom fighter proclaimed himself the Peshwa during the Revolt of 1857 and gathered armed forces and expelled the British garrison from the city. He was the adopted son of the late Peshwa Baji Rao. The leader in question is:

Kunwar Singh

Mangal Pandey

Tantia Tope

Nana Saheb

Question 3

Arithmetic

What is the actual mainland distance of India from east to west?

2933 km

3143 km

3214 km

3014 km

Question 4

Arithmetic

On which day in 2021 did India and Pakistan agree to a US-brokered ceasefire with immediate effect?

10 May

9 May

8 May

11 May

Question 5

Arithmetic

Which of the following devices performs optical character recognition (OCR)?

OMR Scanner

Flatbed Scanner

Barcode Reader  

OCR Scanner

Question 6

Arithmetic

Which Article deals with the constitution of Municipalities?

Article 243Q

Article 243W

Article 243Z

Article 243P

Question 7

Arithmetic

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) provides a legal guarantee for how many days of employment per year to every rural household in India?

100 days

159 days

180 days

135 days

Question 8

Arithmetic

Which Constitutional Amendment Act added the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution of India?

First Amendment Act, 1951

Seventeenth Amendment Act, 1964

Twenty-ninth Amendment Act, 1972

Fourth Amendment Act, 1955

Question 9

Arithmetic

In May 2021, which Indian company emerged as the lowest bidder for the Indian Navy's Next Generation Corvettes (NGC) project, valued at over ₹25,000 crore?

Hindustan Shipyard Limited

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers 

Cochin Shipyard Limited

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited

Question 10

Arithmetic

What is the function of a diathermic wall in a thermodynamic system?

It allows the flow of only work.

It prevents the exchange of both matter and energy.

It allows the exchange of matter only.

It allows the flow of heat between systems.

Question 11

Arithmetic

To be eligible for membership of a State Legislature, a candidate must meet which of the following qualifications as laid down in the Representation of the People Act, 1951?

Be an elector (voter) in any State assembly constituency

Pay income tax in the State

Have at least a graduate degree

Be a permanent resident of the State for 15 years

Question 12

Arithmetic

Which of the following, set up in June 1986, is responsible for the management of civil aerodromes and civil enclaves as well as for maintenance and operation of aeronautical communication systems at all the airports?

Delhi International Airport Limited

Airports Authority of India

Airports Council International

National Airports Authority

Question 13

Arithmetic

Abu'l Fazl was the court historian of which of the following rulers?

Akbar

Babar

Alauddin Khilji

Aurangzeb

Question 14

Arithmetic

Kathak is a classical dance form from which of the following regions of India?

Western India

South India

North India

Eastern India

Question 15

Arithmetic

The increase in Earth's average temperature due to trapped gases is called:

Greenhouse effect

Ocean acidification

Ozone depletion

Climate Change

Question 16

Arithmetic

In which of the following budget sessions was the Mission Antyodaya, a convergence and accountability framework aiming to bring optimum use and management of resources, adopted?

Union Budget 2018-19

Union Budget 2016-17

Union Budget 2017-18

Union Budget 2015-16

Question 17

Arithmetic

Which of the following organisations released the World Social Protection Report (WSPR) 2024-2021?

United Nation Security Council

World Health Organization

International Monetary Fund

International Labour Organization

Question 18

Arithmetic

Lahaulas and Pangwala are major tribes found in which Indian state?

Himachal Pradesh

Goa

Jharkhand

Assam

Question 19

Arithmetic

Which law allowed inter-caste and inter-religious marriages during the British period in India?

Widow Remarriage Act

Act of 1872

Sarda Act

Act of Settlement

Question 20

Arithmetic

Which Indian startup successfully tested the country's first electric motor-driven semi-cryogenic rocket engine in May 2021?

Skyroot Aerospace

Bellatrix Aerospace

Pixxel

Agnikul Cosmos

Question 21

Arithmetic

In April 2021, India signed a $7.4 billion deal to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets with which of the following countries?

Russia

United States

France

Israel

Question 22

Arithmetic

The commercialisation of agriculture under the British transformed the rural economy. What did 'commercialisation of agriculture' in British India lead to?

Elimination of rural debt

Growth of self-sufficient villages

Rise in food grain production

Increased production of cash crops

Question 23

Arithmetic

Industrially, which acid is mainly produced by the carbonylation of methanol using carbon monoxide?

Nitric acid

Citric acid

Acetic acid

Hydrochloric acid

Question 24

Arithmetic

What is the function of the Taskbar in the Windows operating system?

Displays currently running applications and allows switching between them

Stores deleted files temporarily

Opens the file manager window

Shuts down the computer immediately

Question 25

Arithmetic

What was the main source of revenue for the Pallava empire, used for maintaining their army and administrative expenses?

Trade tax

Toll tax

Salt tax

Land tax

Question 26

Arithmetic

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to make laws relating to the acquisition and termination of the Indian Citizenship?

Article 12

Article 10

Article 7

Article 11

Question 27

Arithmetic

Which of the following developments followed the MoU signed between GRSE and Norway's Kongsberg at Nor-Shipping 2021?

India will jointly operate a Polar Research Vessel with Norway.

India will purchase its first Polar Research Vessel from Norway.

India will fund Norway's Polar Research under a new agreement.

India will begin building its first indigenously made Polar Vessel.

Question 28

Arithmetic

Who took charge as the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on 1 March 2021?

Dr. Mayank Sharma

Ajay Kumar

Shailendra Nath Gupta

Alok Joshi

Question 29

Logical

In the case of Vihaan Kumar vs. State of Haryana, what constitutional violation led the Supreme Court to declare the arrest illegal?

Violation of Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty)

Violation of Article 14 (Right to Equality)

Violation of Article 19(1)(a) (Freedom of Speech)

Violation of Article 22(1) (Failure to inform grounds of arrest)

Question 30

Logical

How does the growth of tertiary activities reflect economic development in India?

It highlights a fall in manufacturing employment.

It indicates a slowdown in overall income generation.

It shows a shift back to farm-based occupations.

It reflects improved services, urban growth and rising demand.

Question 31

Logical

Which international summit on artificial intelligence was held in Bengaluru in 2021, highlighting the importance of ethical and inclusive AI collaboration between India and France?

Indo-European AI Partnership Meet

Global AI Ethics Forum

La French Tech India AI Summit

India-US AI Conference

Question 32

Logical

Which thermodynamic quantity helps determine the spontaneity of a chemical reaction?

Enthalpy

Entropy

Gibbs free energy

Internal free energy

Question 33

Logical

Who is responsible for implementing the RTI Act in public departments?

Director General

District Magistrate

Central Vigilance Officer

Central Public Information Officer

Question 34

Logical

Which of the following names is associated with the Faraizi Movement?

Haji Shariatullah

Muhammad Barkathulla

Hakim Ajmal Khan

Nawab Salimullah

Question 35

Logical

The McMahon Line is the boundary between India and which country?

Pakistan

Myanmar

Afghanistan

China

Question 36

Logical

In May 2021, the Khelo India Multipurpose Hall in Arunachal Pradesh was officially opened in which district by Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya?

Kamle

Lower Subansiri

West Kameng

Tawang

Question 37

Logical

What is the name given to a saucer-shaped intrusive igneous body that is concave to the sky?

Lapolith

Sill

Phacolith

Batholith

Question 38

Logical

How many medals were won by the Indian team in Archery World Cup Stage 2 at Shanghai, China in May 2021?

Question 39

Logical

A shopkeeper lists the price of a fan at 34% above its cost price and offers a 25% discount on its list price. If he earns a profit of 177, then what is the list price (in ₹) of the fan?

47,209

47,148

47,436

47,300

Question 40

Logical

Find the HCF of 120, 144 and 168.

Question 41

Logical

A number when increased by 100% gives 2750. The number is:

687.5

2750

1375

4125

Question 42

Logical

Eight times the present age of P exceeds the present age of Q by 46 years. After 10 years, three times Q's age will be 12 years less than eight times P's age at that time. What is the present age (in years) of Q?

Question 43

Logical

The number of prime numbers lying between 317 and 322, both included, is:

Question 44

Logical

Ashok bought some pencils at the rate of ₹180 a dozen. He sold them for ₹16 each. His profit percentage is ________ %.

6.67

10.67

8.67

4.67

Question 45

Logical

A shopkeeper marks a mobile phone for ₹15,000 but allows a discount of 10%. What amount does the customer actually pay?

₹13,800

₹13,500

₹14,000

₹14,500

Question 46

Logical

A man goes to Indore from Bhopal at a speed of 20 km/hr and returns to Bhopal at speed of 30 km/hr, through the same route. What is his average speed (in km/hr) of the entire journey?

Question 47

Logical

A sum of money triples itself at a certain rate of compound interest in 15 years. In how many years will it amount to 81 times of itself?

61 years

60 years

56 years

51 years

Question 48

Logical

Evaluate: $16 + 12 \div 6 - 2 \times 3$

Question 49

Logical

A person makes a monthly payment equal to 20% of his monthly salary to pay off a loan. He spends 25% of the remaining salary and saves ₹780. Find his monthly salary (in ₹).

1,388

1,300

1,383

1,366

Question 50

Logical

In covering a distance of 198 km, Amit takes 4 hours more than Vinay. If Amit doubles his speed, then he would take 5 hours less than Vinay. Amit's speed is:

20 km/hr

10 km/hr

11 km/hr

12 km/hr

Question 51

Logical

The marked price of an article is ₹2,500. A shopkeeper gives three successive discounts of 25%, 20% and K%, and sells the article at ₹1,380. Find the value of K.

7.6

6.5

Question 52

Logical

A kite is flying at the height of 353.55 m above the ground. It is attached to a string inclined at an angle of $45^\circ$ to the horizontal. What is the approximate length of the string?

300 m

250 m

500 m

375 m

Question 53

Logical

What is the median of the following data? 49, 96, 59, 54, 97, 30, 44, 46, 36, 55, 23

49.5

48.5

Question 54

The ratio of an interior angle to its corresponding exterior angle in a regular polygon is 3: 2. Determine the number of sides of the polygon.

Question 55

The HCF and the LCM of two numbers are 29 and 174, respectively. If one of the numbers is 58, find the other one.

116

174

145

Question 56

₹ 32,100 were divided among A, B and C, such that 2 times of A = 7 times of B = 4 times of C. Find the share of A.

₹ 17,976

₹ 17,815

₹18,091

₹ 17,847

Question 57

The average of first 151 odd natural numbers, is:

151

151.5

152

150.5

Question 58

Sapna invested ₹ 22,800 on simple interest, partly at 6% per annum and partly at 4% per annum. If she earns equal interests from the two investments after 8 years, then find the sum invested at 6% per annum (in ₹).

9,123

9,120

9,117

9,122

Question 59

P, Q and R invest sum in the ratio of 2: 22: 70, respectively. If they earned a total profit of ₹4,700 at the end of the year, then what is the difference between share of Q and R?

₹2,447

₹2,430

₹2,306

₹2,400

Question 60

Which of the following ratios is the greatest?

30:53

48:55

22:51

40:90

Question 61

Find the surface area of the cuboid with dimensions 3 cm, 5 cm and 8 cm.

79 square cm.

158 square cm.

60 square cm.

120 square cm.

Question 62

The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 90. The greater of the two numbers is:

Question 63

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operation(s) to the first number. Select the number-pair that follows the same pattern: 36, 126 18, 72

20, 80

25, 100

14, 56

30, 150

Question 64

SPLT is related to QNJR in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, OLHP is related to MJFN. To which of the given options is KHDL related, following the same logic?

IFBJ

IFJB

FIJB

FIBJ

Question 65

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and ' $\div$' are interchanged, and '-' and 'x' are interchanged? $6 - 4 \times 85 + 5 \div 22 = ?$

Question 66

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? LIG 1, NKI 4, ?, ROM 16, TQO 25

PMK 9

QNL 9

PNL 9

QNK 12

Question 67

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? ZMB JXN TIZ DTL ?

NEY

NXE

NEX

NYE

Question 68

S is the father of Y. Y is the brother of R. R is the wife of U. U is the son of P. How is S related to P?

Father of the son's wife

Sister of the son's wife

Brother of the son's wife

Mother of the son's wife

Question 69

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 9 15 47 91 275 ?

547

574

505

550

Question 70

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 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.)

RM-VP

AV-DY

GB-JE

OJ-RM

Question 71

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.)

SOJD

GCXR

AWRL

QNHB

Question 72

Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 7 # * © & 8 4 & 6 1 5 9 € 8 $ * 6 6 8 5 7 7 (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol?

Zero

Three

Two

One

Question 73

Town A is to the west of Town B. Town C is to the south of Town A. Town D is to the east of Town C. Town E is to the west of Town A. What is the position of Town E with respect to Town C?

Northeast

Northwest

East

South

Question 74

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 walls are roofs.  No roof is a floor. Conclusions: (I) No roof is a wall. (II)Some floors are roofs.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Question 75

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.)

LP-KN

EI-DG

HL-GJ

BF-AC

Question 76

In a certain code language, 'YARN' is coded as '25#@' and 'ARTY' is coded as '#$52'. What is the code for 'T' in the given code language?

Question 77

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 32 40 50 62 76 ?

Question 78

Each of the digits in the number 2786431 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

Two

One

None

Three

Question 79

Paula starts from Point A and drives 5 km towards South. He then takes a right turn, drives 9 km, turns right and drives 13 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 11 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 8 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 $90^\circ$ turns only unless specified.)

2 km to the West

5 km to the West

6 km to the North

4 km to the East

Question 80

Seven people, I, J, K, L, P, Q and R are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between J and I. Only P sits to the right of K. Only one person sits between I and K. Q sits at some place to the right of L but at some place to the left of R. How many people sit between R and L?

Three

One

Four

Two

Question 81

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. SACK - CSAK - KCAS LEAP - ALEP - PAEL

PLAY - APLY - LAYP

EMIT - MEIT - TMIE

GOLD - LGOD - DLOG

TEMP - TMEP - PMET

Question 82

Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row, facing the north. F sits sixth from the right end of the row. Only two people sit between E and F. A sits to the right of E but left of G. D sits third to the left of C. How many people sit to the right of B?

Three

Four

Two

Five

Question 83

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. SAVE - EASV - AVSE CROW - WRCO - ROCW

GROW - GORW - WORG

TERM - METR - RETM

DEWS - EDWS - SEWD

JUST - TUJS - USJT

Question 84

Eight boxes P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept between R and T . No box is kept below P . Only Q is kept above S (i.e., Q is immediately above S). U is kept below V but above W . T is kept above V . How many boxes are kept between Q and W ?

Question 85

In a certain code language, 'MEAT' is coded as '4257' and 'TURN' is coded as '1365'. What is the code for 'T' in the given code language?

Question 86

This question is based on five, four-digit numbers given below. (Left) 4138 2345 6367 5353 1276 (Right) (Example: 6975 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9, third digit = 7 and fourth digit = 5) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) What will be the resultant if the first digit of the largest number is multiplied to the second digit of the smallest number?

Question 87

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and 'x' are interchanged, and '-' and '÷' are interchanged? $46 - 2 ÷ 10 + 3 \times 24 = ?$

Question 88

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 288 233 183 138 98 ?

Question 89

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: All oranges are melons. All grapes are oranges. Conclusions: (I) Some melons are oranges. (II) All grapes are melons.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Question 90

1 is subtracted from each even digit of the number 95423671. Find the product of the digits that are third from the left and third from the right in the new number formed.