RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

07 Aug 2021 • Shift 1

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Question 1

Arithmetic

In which of the following regions in India are Tropical Evergreen Forests found?

Punjab

Sunderbans

Western Ghats

Rajasthan

Question 2

Arithmetic

As of March 14, 2024, which of the following is the world's tallest statue?

Tathagata Tsal, Sikkim

Statue of Unity, Gujarat

Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari

Adiyogi Shiva Statue, Coimbatore

Question 3

Arithmetic

What was a major focus of the 61st Constitutional Amendment?

Introduction of Anti-Defection Law

Reduction of voting age from 21 to 18 years

Reservation of seats for women in Panchayats

Abolition of Privy Purses for former rulers

Question 4

Arithmetic

The term 'Sangam' refers to which of the following?

A Tamil dynasty

A literary assembly of Tamil scholars

A type of Tamil poetry

South Indian religious texts

Question 5

Arithmetic

Which international organisation supports globalisation and free trade?

WHO

WTO

UNESCO

IMF

Question 6

Arithmetic

The desktop background is also known as:

wallpaper

icon

file

Question 7

Arithmetic

Which Indian state hosted the 38th National Games in 2021?

Odisha

Uttarakhand

Bihar

Madhya Pradesh

Question 8

Arithmetic

What can happen if rocks are not weathered in the context of the movement of Earth's materials?

Mass movement would be more frequent

Soil fertility would improve

Erosion would be insignificant

Erosion would increase

Question 9

Arithmetic

Which of the following Acts aims to prevent money laundering in India?

SEBI

FEMA

PMLA

FCRA

Question 10

Arithmetic

Which sweetener, first used in 1879, has received FDA approval for use in fruit juice beverages?

Aspartame

Sucralose

Saccharin

Neotame

Question 11

Arithmetic

Which event marked the pivot moment in the extremist and moderate struggle during the Indian freedom struggle?

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Champaran Satyagraha

Surat Split

Partition of Bengal

Question 12

Arithmetic

Which of the following best describes the public sector's role in the Indian economy during 1947-1991?

Dominant in core and heavy industries

Only limited to agriculture

Minimal presence

Focussed only on foreign trade

Question 13

Arithmetic

According to Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveller to India during the Delhi Sultanate, the method of postal system in which the royal horses were used to transfer packages, is called:

Dawa

Uluq

Mansabdari

Ikat

Question 14

Arithmetic

How many small states of present-day Odisha were integrated into the Indian Union at the time of Partition?

Question 15

Arithmetic

Which programme aims to ensure access to safe and adequate drinking water through tap connections by 2024?

Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Kranti Abhiyan

PM-KUSUM

Atal Bhujal Yojana

Question 16

Arithmetic

The distribution of population in India is:

uniform across all regions

Which acid is used in non-ionic detergent reactions to improve cleaning qualities and thicken detergents?

Stearic acid

Barbituric acid

Propanoic acid

Oxalic acid

Question 18

Arithmetic

In April 2021, which Indian cricketer was named for Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World 2024 who scored 1659 runs across formats in 2024?

Harmanpreet Kaur

Smriti Mandhana

Jemimah Rodrigues

Harleen Deol

Question 19

Arithmetic

Which State Government launched India's first ferret research facility in February 2021?

Punjab

Rajasthan

Delhi

Haryana

Question 20

Arithmetic

The US Army contingent that participated in Exercise YUDH ABHYAS held in September 2024 belonged to which of the following divisions?

82nd Airborne Division

11th Airborne Division

1st Infantry Division

101st Airborne Division

Question 21

Arithmetic

Which state became the leading beneficiary of the Green Revolution in India?

Bihar

Assam

Punjab

Odisha

Question 22

Arithmetic

Which of the following elements is classified as an actinoid group element?

Thorium

Ytterbium

Lanthanum

Cerium

Question 23

Arithmetic

Which department has notified rules for the use of radar equipment to measure vehicle speed under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011?

Department of Consumer Affairs

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which of the following is the easternmost range of the Himalayas?

Zanskar

Purvanchal Range

Dhauladhar

Pir Panjal

Question 25

Arithmetic

The Bhimbetka rock shelters, known for prehistoric cave paintings, are located in which of the following states of India?

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

Gujarat

Question 26

Arithmetic

Protection of environment and wildlife is mentioned in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

Article 48A

Article 48

Article 47

Article 49

Question 27

Arithmetic

Which of the following operating systems is NOT typically used on desktop or laptop computers?

Windows

Android

Linux

macOS

Question 28

Arithmetic

A single narrative detailing one of Buddha's former existences is known by which of the following names?

Vinaya

Jataka

Tripitaka

Sutra

Question 29

Arithmetic

What legal document allowed Princely States to join either India or Pakistan after independence?

Instrument of Accession

Standstill Agreement

Treaty of Accession

Pact of Unity

Question 30

Arithmetic

Which of the following is the Chief Minister of a state in India primarily responsible for?

President of India

Supreme Court

Governor of the State

State Legislative Assembly

Question 31

Logical

Which region of India is most suitable for tea cultivation due to its climate and soil?

Western Rajasthan

Deccan Plateau

Assam and North Bengal

Punjab and Haryana

Question 32

Logical

What is the name of the programme that supports AI-based learning in government schools?

Smart EduTech

Vidya Connect

FLN-AXL

Digital India Learning

Question 33

Logical

Which of the following best describes 'intergenerational equity'?

Fair allocation of resources among various income groups

Fair use of resources to ensure availability for future generations

Fair distribution of resources among present-day nations

Equal economic opportunities for all age-based population groups

Question 34

Logical

The indigenous CAR-T therapy has shown maximum efficacy against B-ALL and which other blood cancer?

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia

Multiple Myeloma

Question 35

Logical

At the Global Production Awards held on 20 May 2021 during the Cannes Film Festival, which city was honoured with the Best City of Film Award?

Dublin

Cardiff

Edinburgh

Belfast

Question 36

Logical

On 19 February 2021, which state's cabinet approved the Bhoo Kanoon (Land Law Amendment Bill) to regulate the purchase and sale of agricultural, horticultural and residential land by non-residents?

Jammu and Kashmir

Arunachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Question 37

Logical

Who among the following was appointed as a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in May 2021?

Dr. Rakesh Mohan

Dr. Anshula Kant

Dr. Poonam Gupta

Dr. Urjit Patel

Question 38

Logical

What is the projected annual growth rate of India-UK bilateral trade under the new Free Trade Agreement (FTA)?

20%

10%

15%

12%

Question 39

Logical

Who is the highest law officer in a state?

Legal Advisor

Attorney General

Law Secretary

Advocate General

Question 40

Logical

Who among the following launched the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card in Delhi in April 2021, along with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta?

Pinarayi Vijayan

Vinai Kumar Saxena

JP Nadda

Hardeep Singh Puri

Question 41

Logical

A number, when increased by 100%, gives 2820. The number is:

705

2820

1410

4230

Question 42

Logical

The cost of 8 pens and 10 pencils is ₹132. If the cost of a pen decreases by ₹2 and the cost of a pencil increases by ₹7, then the cost of 17 pens and 6 pencils is ₹136. What is the original cost of 12 pens and 9 pencils?

₹138

₹143

₹136

₹135

Question 43

Logical

In $\triangle ABC$, $BD \perp AC$ at $D$ and $\angle DBC = 16^\circ$. $E$ is a point on $BC$ such that $\angle CAE = 51^\circ$. What is the measure of $\angle AEB$?

$135^\circ$

$139^\circ$

$113^\circ$

$125^\circ$

Question 44

Logical

₹75,400 were divided among A, B and C, such that 3 times the share of A = 9 times the share of B = 4 times the share of C. Find the share of A.

36,127

₹36,192

₹36,032

₹36,236

Question 45

Logical

Which of the following numbers divides 774359327?

Question 46

Logical

Which of the following numbers divides 545714151?

Question 47

Logical

A sector is formed by a circular arc with a radius of 9 cm, subtending an $18^\circ$ angle at the centre. What is its perimeter? (Use $\pi = 3.14$) (Rounded up to two decimal places.)

22.46 cm

24.14 cm

20.83 cm

18.38 cm

Question 48

Logical

In an election between two candidates, 85% of the registered voters cast their vote and 4% of the votes polled were found invalid. The winning candidate got 65% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 2142 votes. How many voters were registered?

8747

8750

8751

8752

Question 49

Logical

If the third proportional of 16 and 56 be x, then what is the value of x?

196

195

198

193

Question 50

Logical

Arjun and Malaika have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Arjun is driving at 138 km/hr while Malaika is driving at 92 km/hr. Find the time taken by Malaika to reach Kanpur if Arjun takes 8 hours.

13 hours

12 hours

4 hours

7 hours

Question 51

Logical

A trader claims to sell flour at a profit of 47%, but also dishonestly uses a weight which is 8% less than what is mentioned on it. Find the total percentage of profit earned by the trader. (Round off the answer to the nearest whole number.)

60%

55%

61%

65%

Question 52

Logical

If 3 times Mary's present age is 20 years more than 5 times Diya's present age, and 2 times Diya's present age is 2 years less than Mary's present age, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of Mary and Dia?

Question 53

Logical

Find a single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 20%, 25% and 15%.

49%

42%

46%

44%

Question 54

Logical

The number of prime numbers lying between 331 and 345, both included, is:

Question 55

Logical

Varun bought some erasers at the rate of ₹150/dozen. He sold them for ₹18 each. His profit percentage is _______ %.

Question 56

Logical

The LCM of the numbers 15.4 and 0.006 is:

0.462

462

46.2

4.62

Question 57

Logical

What sum of money (in ₹) will amount to ₹2,400 at 4% per annum simple interest in 5 years?

₹12,000

₹2,050

₹2,000

₹1,950

Question 58

A jacket is marked at ₹4,000. During a festive sale, it is given two successive discounts of 32% and 22%. What is the final price after both discounts, and what is the effective percentage discount?

₹1,840 ; 54%

₹2,352.2 ; 44.23%

₹1,820 ; 49%

₹2,121.6 ; 46.96%

Question 59

The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 41. In the next 10 matches, the batsman scored an average of 16 runs. Find his average runs scored (rounded off to two decimal places) in all the 33 matches.

34.42

33.42

35.42

32.42

Question 60

In covering a distance of 150 km, Pranay takes 2 hours more than Aman. If Pranay doubles his speed, then he would take 3 hours less than Aman. Pranay's speed is:

6 km/hr

11 km/hr

15 km/hr

20 km/hr

Question 61

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹4,000 at 6.75% per annum rate of interest deposited on 25 February 2024 and withdrawn on 26 April 2024.

₹44

₹43

₹45

₹46

Question 62

Sanjana, Kartik and Deepa invested ₹1,050, ₹1,320 and ₹1,730, respectively to start a business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹1,230, what is Deepa's share of the profit?

₹516

₹519

₹517

₹520

Question 63

What is the median of the following data? 76, 35, 42, 49, 95, 21, 68, 41, 20, 27, 17

41.5

40.5

Question 64

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8354671, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

One

Two

None

Three

Question 65

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. NEST - ESNT - TSEN GONE - ONGE - ENOG

LIES - IELS - SEIL

MAST - AMST - TASM

COPE - OPCE - OPEC

SING - SNIG - GNIS

Question 66

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? ICV 16 LGS 5 OKP -6 ROM -17 ?

SJD -21

UHT -21

USJ -28

JUD -20

Question 67

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) ? > @ ^ @ \ ? + $6 7 \ 1 & @ 1 4 2 2 % 9 (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by another number?

None

Two

Three

One

Question 68

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 teas are bins. No tea is a sock. Conclusions: (I): Some socks are bins. (II): All bins are socks.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Question 69

Satish starts from Point Y and drives 19 km towards west. He then takes a right turn, drives 10 km. He then turns right and drives 11 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 10 km and stops 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.)

7 km towards south

5 km towards north

6 km towards west

8 km towards east

Question 70

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.)

HLF

MQK

KOI

FJC

Question 71

T is the daughter of A. A is married to M. M is the son of K. K is married to J. J is the father of D. D is the brother of N. G is the son of N. How is K related to T?

Father's mother

Mother's brother

Father's father

Mother's father

Question 72

In a certain code language, 'like his attitude' is coded as 'nt yg fr' and 'his first salary' is coded as 'kt lo yg'. How is 'his' coded in the given language?

Question 73

If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for '$\times$', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '-', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 46 A 2 C 21 D 8 B 3 = ?

Question 74

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 324 523 643 136 441 (Right) (Example- 697 - First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If 3 is added to the first digit of every number, in how many numbers will the first digit be exactly divisible by the second digit?

Question 75

Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, M, N and O, are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. No box is kept above B. Only three boxes are kept between B and N. Only one box is kept between D and A. Only C is kept below O. A is kept immediately above N. Only four boxes are kept between D and C. How many boxes are kept below M?

Five

Four

Two

Three

Question 76

In a certain code language, 'GALE' is coded as '7513' and 'FLEA' is coded as '5197'. What is the code for 'F' in that language?

Question 77

Seven people, A, B, C, T, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of C. Only two people sit between C and U. Only two people sit between A and V. V sits to the immediate left of C. T sits to the immediate right of W. Who sits at third position from the left end of the line?

Question 78

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: All Cabbages are Peas. No Peas are Broccolis. Conclusions: I: No Broccolis are Cabbages. II: Some Broccolis are Cabbages.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Question 79

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 779 780 784 793 809 ?

831

837

834

841

Question 80

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. GN-JQ-MP DK-GN-JM

JQ-MT-PR

JQ-MT-PS

IQ-NT-PR

IQ-MT-PR

Question 81

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? FJN 45, DHL 40, BFJ 35, ZDH 30, XBF 25, ?

VZD 20

VUD 20

VZE 20

UZD 20

Question 82

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 3 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7843651, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

Three

Two

One

None

Question 83

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.)

HDK

FBJ

MIP

JFM

Question 84

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. RACK - AKCR - KCAR LOAD - ODAL - DAOL

ABLE - BALE - EBLA

NAPS - NPAS - SPAN

ITEM - TMEI - METI

FLAT - LFAT - TLAF

Question 85

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 456 457 455 456 454 455 453 ?

454

453

456

455

Question 86

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

Four

Two

Three

One

Question 87

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 6 9 15 24 36 ?

Question 88

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.)

PN-QO

QO-RP

LJ-MK

US-UV

Question 89

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. Select the pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pairs. (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.) (52, 81) (72, 101)

84, 107

75, 104

79, 102

53, 76

Question 90

Mr. Oxi starts from Point A and drives 9 km towards the south. He then takes a right turnand drives 3 km, then turns right and drives 15 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 11 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 6 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and in which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

8 km to the west

7 km to the east

8 km to the south

8 km to the east

Question 91

If 1 is added for each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit of the number 56218643, how many digits are repeated more than once in the new number thus formed?

None

Three

One

Two