RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

07 Aug 2021 • Shift 2

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Question 1

Arithmetic

Which Indian author won the 2021 International Booker Prize for the short story collection 'Heart Lamp'?

Jeet Thayil

Deepa Bhasthi

Banu Mushtaq

Pratibha Satpathy

Question 2

Arithmetic

Which of the following quantities remains unchanged when a charged particle moves in a magnetic field?

Direction of velocity

Kinetic energy

Momentum direction

Angular momentum

Question 3

Arithmetic

Which of the following is responsible for managing shortcut links and desktop visual layout?

Windows Shell

Command Prompt

Task Scheduler

File Explorer

Question 4

Arithmetic

India has unveiled a comprehensive plan worth ₹9.15 lakh crore (US$ 109.50 billion) to enhance its power infrastructure and meet a projected demand of 458 GW by_____________________

2034

2036

2032

2030

Question 5

Arithmetic

Under the Government of India Act, 1919, which subjects were transferred to Indian ministers?

Police and Revenue

Judiciary and Foreign Affairs

Education and Health

Defence and Railways

Question 6

Arithmetic

Which of the following factors best explains the formation of ox-bow lakes along river courses?

Sudden uplift of riverbeds by tectonic activity

Tectonic uplift disrupting the flow

Glacial retreat leaving depressions

Lateral erosion on the outer banks and deposition on the inner banks

Question 7

Arithmetic

Which neighbouring country did India accuse of supporting cross-border infiltration attempts in Jammu and Kashmir in early 2021?

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Nepal

Question 8

Arithmetic

Which of the following countries will restrict the Mt. Everest Permit to only those who have already climbed 7000 m?

Mongolia

USA

Japan

Nepal

Question 9

Arithmetic

The Contact Process is used for the manufacturing of which of the following chemicals?

Ammonia

Nitric acid

Hydrochloric acid

Sulphuric acid

Question 10

Arithmetic

During the rule of which of the following Mughal rulers did Sunnis and Shias meet in one mosque and Christians and Jews in one church to pray, thus following the principle of 'universal peace' (sulh-i kul)?

Jahangir

Babar

Humayun

Akbar

Question 11

Arithmetic

In which of the following Indian states does the Jagar dance form has its primary roots?

Himachal Pradesh

Bihar

Jammu and Kashmir

Uttarakhand

Question 12

Arithmetic

The Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and which Indian power?

Mughals

Rajputs

British

Marathas

Question 13

Arithmetic

In which of the following cities' suburban trains was Kavach 5.0 launched in April 2021 to enable more trains to run safely and efficiently?

Lucknow

Mumbai

New Delhi

Chennai

Question 14

Arithmetic

Which policy initiative aims to digitise all Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)?

National Digital Agri Mission

e-Kisan Portal

Co-op Net

PACS Digitization Project

Question 15

Arithmetic

Pamban Port is located in which state of India?

Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Kerala

Question 16

Arithmetic

What does the shortcut key Ctrl + S do in most software applications?

Saves the current document

Starts a new page

Searches for text in a document

Selects all content

Question 17

Arithmetic

Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Sukumar Sen

V Narahari Rao

HK Kripalani

MC Setalvad

Question 18

Arithmetic

Where was the 2021 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) for the UNECE region held on April 2-3?

Oslo

Geneva

Vienna

Brussels

Question 19

Arithmetic

Where was the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility inaugurated on 11 May 2021?

Hyderabad, Telangana

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Pune, Maharashtra

Question 20

Arithmetic

Who translated the book 'Heart Lamp' into English, making it the first Kannada work to win the 2021 International Booker Prize?

Deepa Bhasthi

Meena Kandasamy

Arshia Sattar

Annie Zaidi

Question 21

Arithmetic

Which of the following movements is also known as the 'Ulgulan' or the 'Great Tumult' movement?

Munda uprising

Kol rebellion

Santhal rebellion

Chuar uprising

Question 22

Arithmetic

Which of the following is considered the first full-length Indian feature film, released in 1913?

Raja Harishchandra

Alam Ara

Keechaka Vadham

Sant Tukaram

Question 23

Arithmetic

Which Indian state had the highest Human Development Index (HDI) value according to the NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2023?

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Gujarat

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which DRDO-developed system, inducted into the Indian Army in 2024, played a crucial role in air defence during Operation Sindoor in 2021?

Akashteer

Barak-8

Akash

QRSAM

Question 25

Arithmetic

What evidence supports the layered structure of the Earth's interior?

Fossil records

Magnetic poles

Volcanic eruptions

Seismic wave behaviour

Question 26

Arithmetic

Which of the following was a major drawback of the Indian economy at the time of independence?

Self-sufficiency in food grains

High unemployment and poverty

Strong infrastructure

High industrial output

Question 27

Arithmetic

Which of the following diseases is caused by protozoa?

Polio

Typhoid

Chicken Pox

Malaria

Question 28

Arithmetic

Which method best characterises the approach of the Moderates?

Armed revolution

Guerrilla warfare

Petition and prayer

Cultural renaissance

Question 29

Arithmetic

Which term refers to the pre-monsoon showers that occur with a sudden rise in temperature, especially in southern India?

Nor'wester

Mango showers

Break in monsoon

Loo

Question 30

Logical

Which of the following is the first biosphere reserve established in India?

Nilgiri

Sundarbans

Nanda Devi

Gulf of Mannar

Question 31

Logical

In March 2021, the Defence Ministry signed contracts with which two companies for the procurement of 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)?

Bharat Forge Ltd and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd

Larsen & Toubro Ltd and MTAR Technologies Ltd

Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd and Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd

Bharat Dynamics Ltd and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Question 32

Logical

In which list of the Seventh Schedule does the Central Government have exclusive power to legislate?

State List

Concurrent List

Union List

Residual List

Question 33

Logical

The Aguada Fort, which is a monument to Portuguese construction and engineering, is situated in which of the following states of India?

Gujarat

Goa

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Question 34

Logical

The National Multidimensional Poverty Index, published by NITI Aayog, measures poverty beyond income by considering multiple deprivations. Which of the following dimensions is NOT included in India's National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?

Education

Employment

Health

Standard of living

Question 35

Logical

Which new electricity trading tool did India propose in 2021 to help companies meet renewable energy targets?

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)

Green Energy Tariffs

Time-of-Day Net Metering

Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs)

Question 36

Logical

Which Indian startup unveiled a system to run AI without advanced chips in April 2021?

Ziroh Labs

BharatPe

Closeloop Technology

Eka Software

Question 37

Logical

Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribes?

Sixth Schedule

Fifth Schedule

Eleventh Schedule

Ninth Schedule

Question 38

Logical

What is used to measure a decent standard of living in HDI?

Population density

Monthly salary

GDP per capita in PPP US Dollars

Availability of luxury goods

Question 39

Logical

Which of the following multinational air combat exercises did the Indian Air Force (IAF) participate in at Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE from 21 April to 8 May 2021?

Red Flag

Iron Fist

Desert Flag-10

Blue Flag-5

Question 40

Logical

By selling 6 rubber-bands for a rupee, a man loses 40%. To gain 20% how many must he sell for a rupee?

Question 41

Logical

A number, when increased by 100%, gives 2780. The number is:

1390

695

4170

2780

Question 42

Logical

The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 210. The greater of the two numbers is:

Question 43

Logical

The average of first 151 even numbers is

152

151.5

152.5

153

Question 44

Logical

In an election between two candidates, 80% of the registered voters cast their vote and 5% of the votes polled were found invalid. The winning candidate got 75% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 1805 votes. How many voters were registered?

4750

4751

4748

4749

Question 45

Logical

Find the mean proportional of 25 and 16.

Question 46

Logical

Ram went to a shop and observed that the list price of a fan is ₹3,600. If the retailer has bought the fan for ₹2,800, then find the trade discount (correct to one decimal place).

20%

19.80%

24.60%

22.20%

Question 47

Logical

In covering a distance of 182 km, Salaj takes 4 hours more than Kevin. If Salaj doubles his speed, then he would take 9 hours less than Kevin. Salaj's speed is:

7 km/hr

13 km/hr

11 km/hr

3 km/hr

Question 48

Logical

Anubhav and Gaurav start a business. Anubhav invests ₹55,000 more than Gaurav for 2 months and Gaurav invests for 5 months. Anubhav's share is ₹1,431 more than that of Gaurav, out of a total profit of ₹7,155. Find the capital contributed by Anubhav.

₹90,000

₹75,000

₹80,000

₹70,000

Question 49

Logical

The LCM of the numbers 2.7 and 0.096 is:

216

2.16

21.6

0.216

Question 50

Logical

The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of two numbers are 2 and 492, respectively. If one of the numbers is 82, find the other one.

102

Question 51

Logical

Ishaan and Meghna have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Ishaan is driving at 77 km/hr while Meghna is driving at 33 km/hr. Find the time taken by Meghna to reach Kanpur if Ishaan takes 12 hours.

28 hours

34 hours

33 hours

29 hours

Question 52

Logical

X, Y and Z invested a sum in the ratio of 86: 60: 24, respectively. If they earned a total profit of ₹4,590 at the end of the year, what is the difference between the shares of Y and Z?

₹1,065

₹994

₹864

₹972

Question 53

Logical

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 24?

7991987

7340390

6830904

7132978

Question 54

Logical

A product is sold for ₹3,400 after a 15% discount. What was the original marked price?

₹4,100

₹3,900

₹4,000

₹3,800

Question 55

Naman and Omar can complete a certain piece of work in 13 and 4 days, respectively. They started to work together, and after 2 days, Omar left. In how many days will Naman complete the remaining work?

4.5

6.5

Question 56

The average weight (in kg) of a family of five members whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 73 kg and 38 kg is:

51.2

52.2

50.2

53.2

Question 57

An exterior angle and an interior angle of a regular polygon are in the ratio of 1: 8. What is the number of sides of the polygon?

Question 58

Find the simple interest (in) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 3% per month for 12 months.

₹36

₹56

₹432

₹72

Question 59

The number of prime numbers lying between 303 and 311, both included, is:

Question 60

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹4,000 at 7.5% per annum rate of interest deposited on 7 February 2024 and withdrawn on 8 April 2024.

₹49

₹50

₹51

₹48

Question 61

If 3 times the mother's age is 26 years more than 5 times her daughter's age, and 2 times the daughter's age is 2 years less than the mother's age, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of the mother and the daughter?

Question 62

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 9 6 $ $ 7 © £ $ 1 * 5 4 3 3 $ 6 @ # # # 8 % (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

Question 63

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 penguins are sharks. Some sharks are dolphins. Conclusions (I): No shark is a penguin. Conclusions (II): Some penguins are dolphins.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Question 64

KGDL is related to IEBJ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, NJGO is related to LHEM. To which of the given options is QMJR related, following the same logic?

OKPH

KOHP

KOPH

OKHP

Question 65

If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 7364592, what will be the sum of the digits which are first from the left and first from the right in the new number thus formed?

Question 66

H, I, J, K, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Only four people sit between U and V when counted from the right of U. U sits third to the left of W. K sits third to the left of H. I is an immediate neighbour of both V and W. How many people sit between J and I when counted from the right of J?

Two

One

Three

Four

Question 67

Veer starts from Point Y and drives 34 km towards north. He then takes a left turn, drives 20 km. He then turns left and drives 40 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 20 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.)

6 km towards north

7 km towards south

4 km towards east

8 km towards west

Question 68

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 178 142 117 101 92 ?

Question 69

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 499 500 502 505 509 ?

515

513

514

516

Question 70

Seven boxes U, V, W, X, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only X is kept above W. Only two boxes are kept between W and G. Only U is kept below F. V is not kept immediately above G. How many boxes are kept between E and U?

One

Three

Four

Two

Question 71

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digit numbers. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) # 1 * £ 5 6 4 + 7 $ 8 2 @ % & 3 Ω 9 (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number?

Question 72

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.)

NK-PL

JG-LI

FC-HD

RO-TP

Question 73

Deepti starts from point A and walks 5 km towards west. She takes a left turn and walks 2 km. She then takes a right turn and walks 3 km. She then takes a final right turn and walks 2 km and reaches a point B. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she walk in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified.)

2 km west

8 km east

2 km east

5 km east

Question 74

Each of the digits in the number 8357416 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

Question 75

A, B, C, D, J, K and L are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only four people sit between C and J when counted from the right of C. C sits third to the left of B. A sits third to the left of D. L is an immediate neighbour of both J and B. How many people sit between K and L when counted from the right of K?

Four

Three

Two

One

Question 76

In a certain code language, 'OPEN' is coded as '4627' and 'EARS' is coded as '1375'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

Question 77

In a certain code language, 'KNOW' is coded as '8901' and 'KNOT' is coded as '9028'. What is the code for 'W' in the given code language?

Question 78

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 260, 310, 460, 710, 1060, ?

1560

1510

1460

1410

Question 79

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.) 24, 16 48, 32

72, 36

84, 56

60, 20

96, 62

Question 80

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.)

RWS

OTP

UZV

MRO

Question 81

Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statement(s) 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 detergents are towels. All detergents are conditioners. Conclusions: (I) Some towels are conditioners. (II) All conditioners are detergents.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Question 82

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? VPM 153, QUJ 145, LZG 137, GED 129, BJA 121, ?

WOX 113

VOY 115

UPY 115

XNW 113

Question 83

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '÷' are interchanged and '-' and 'x' are interchanged? 11-3 x 88 + 8 ÷ 10=?

Question 84

MOLK is related to RTQP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, GIFE is related to LNKJ. To which of the given options is VXUT related, following the same logic?

AYZC

AYZS

ACZY

ACYX

Question 85

S is the mother of R. R is the brother of P. P is the wife of I. I is the father of O. How is S related to O?

Mother's mother

Mother's sister

Mother's father

Mother's brother

Question 86

If 2 is added to each even digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 3659247, then what will be the sum of all the even digits in the new number thus formed?

Question 87

XSLE is related to CWQI in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, RIFU is related to WMKY. To which of the given options is GUUG related, following the same logic?

LZXS

LYZK

LYXZ

LZXD

Question 88

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.)

KMI

HJF

EGB

NPL

Question 89

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? QMS NJP KGM HDJ ?

FEI

IAG

GEI

EAG