RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

08 Sep 2021 • Shift 1

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Question 1

Arithmetic

What was India's rank in the 2021 Human Development Index (HDI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?

135

130

140

125

Question 2

Arithmetic

Which Indian minister highlighted India's economic growth and IT advancements at Davos 2021?

Rajnath Singh

Nirmala Sitharaman

Piyush Goyal

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Question 3

Arithmetic

Which of the following initiatives were launched by the Department of Posts in May 2021 to modernise India's addressing system and enhance last-mile delivery?

India Address Precision System and Postal Service Enhancer

GeoLocate India and Postal Code Finder

Know Your DIGIPIN and Know Your PIN Code web platforms

Digital India Address Mapping and National Postal Tracker

Question 4

Arithmetic

Which of the following techniques was used by the Harappans to create bronze sculptures?

Engraving

Lost-wax casting

Stone carving

Hand-molding

Question 5

Arithmetic

Launched by the former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in May 2021, who is the author of the book 'Chunautiyan Mujhe Pasand Hain'?

Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Anandiben Patel

Thaawarchand Gehlot

Pratap Shukla

Question 6

Arithmetic

The Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme, approved by the Government of India in January 2021, provides what percentage of guarantee coverage for credit facility to member lending institutions?

80%

50%

60%

40%

Question 7

Arithmetic

Which of the following changes would need the approval of at least half of all State Legislatures?

Amending the Emergency provisions in Part XVIII

Rewriting the Preamble's text

Changing the Guarantee of Fundamental Rights

Altering the Union List of subjects

Question 8

Arithmetic

Equal pay for equal work is ensured under which Article?

Article 39(d)

Article 43

Article 42

Article 39(a)

Question 9

Arithmetic

In which year was the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award officially renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award?

2019

2015

2021

2017

Question 10

Arithmetic

Who is described as the 'permanent executive'?

Members of the elected Parliament

The permanent civil servants who manage daily administration

Judges of the Supreme Court

The heads of government and their ministers

Question 11

Arithmetic

What is the primary objective of the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control & Discipline) Rules, which came into effect from May 2021?

To centralise intelligence operations

To establish a unified military command structure

To privatise defence manufacturing

To integrate paramilitary forces under the Ministry of Defence

Question 12

Arithmetic

Under which Article does the Supreme Court of India exercise original jurisdiction in cases involving the violation of Fundamental Rights?

Article 32

Article 136

Article 226

Article 131

Question 13

Arithmetic

What is the name of India's indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile system under development, expected to be operational by 2028-29?

Agni-V

Trishul

Project Kusha

Akash-NG

Question 14

Arithmetic

What was the theme of the 'World Sustainable Development Summit' organised by 'The Energy and Resources Institute' (TERI) at India Habitat Centre New Delhi in March 2021?

Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Resilience

Invest In Our Planet

Partnerships for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions

Ecosystem Restoration

Question 15

Arithmetic

The Golden Quadrilateral connects which of the following four major metro cities?

Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhopal, Bengaluru

Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata

Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai

Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai

Question 16

Arithmetic

Which of the following is the largest source of electricity generation in India?

Solar energy

Nuclear energy

Wind energy

Thermal power

Question 17

Arithmetic

Which of the following sectors contributed the most to India's defence exports in FY 2023-24?

The private sector contributed about 60% and DPSUs about 40%

Only the private sector

Only DPSUs

The private sector and DPSUs equally

Question 18

Arithmetic

In which State will north India's first nuclear project be set up?

Haryana

Uttarakhand

Punjab

Himachal Pradesh

Question 19

Arithmetic

Which of the following quantities has both magnitude and direction?

Time

Distance

Speed

Velocity

Question 20

Arithmetic

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

Frost action

Exfoliation

Abrasion

Oxidation

Question 21

Arithmetic

Where is India's first Quantum Computing Village proposed to be established, as per a meeting by that state's government in April 2021, under the Real-Time Governance Society (RTGS)?

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

Patna, Bihar

Question 22

Arithmetic

Which key urban feature of Indus Valley cities shows advanced planning with streets intersecting at right angles and covered drains?

Grid-pattern layout

Citadel only

Slums

Forts

Question 23

Arithmetic

The PM SVANidhi scheme is available for beneficiaries belonging to only those States/UTs which have notified rules and a scheme under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act,

2001

2008

2014

2005

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched with both its abbreviation and its function?

ROM - Read Only Memory - Stores boot instructions needed when the computer is powered on

PCB - Printed Chip Base - Transfers data from CPU to display

CPU - Central Processing Unit – Stores user files permanently

RAM - Read Access Memory – Runs the operating system even after power is off

Question 25

Arithmetic

Which state's physiography is largely defined by the Indo-Gangetic Plain?

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Sikkim

Jharkhand

Question 26

Arithmetic

Aruna Asaf Ali is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National flag during the Quit India Movement in 1942 at the ________.

Shivaji Park, Bombay

Gandhi Maidan, Patna

Pragati Maidan, Delhi

Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay

Question 27

Arithmetic

Which of the following tribunals deals specifically with service-related matters of public servants?

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

Armed Forces Tribunal

National Green Tribunal

Central Administrative Tribunal

Question 28

Logical

Which sector was most affected by liberalisation in India?

Public Distribution

Agriculture

Industry and Services

Question 29

Logical

Which of the following actions will move a file to the Recycle Bin in Windows?

Right-click the file $\rightarrow$ Select Rename

Press Enter on the selected file

Right-click the file $\rightarrow$ Select Delete

Drag the file into Taskbar

Question 30

Logical

According to the 2024 World Happiness Report, which country was ranked as the happiest?

Iceland

Sweden

Denmark

Finland

Question 31

Logical

What does the closeness of magnetic field lines indicate about the magnetic field?

Direction of the electric field

Presence of electric charge

Relative strength of the magnetic field

Direction of the magnetic field

Question 32

Logical

Which tribal leader led the Munda Ulgulan (rebellion) in the 1890s?

Tana Bhagat

Gunda Dhur

Tilka Manjhi

Birsa Munda

Question 33

Logical

Arthashastra, which formed the basis of governance and administration during the Mauryan period, discussed which of the following problems of the citizens?

Cross-border and educational issues

Socio-economic problems

Ethical and morality issues of the rulers

Geo-political problems of the kingdom

Question 34

Logical

Which private firm produced the first rear fuselage for Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A that was handed over to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru?

Mahindra Defence

Alpha Tocol Engineering Services

Larsen & Toubro

Tata Advanced Systems

Question 35

Logical

Between 1991 and 2020, India's export-import trends show:

Export-to-import ratio remaining at 1:1

Trade surplus every year

Rising imports outpacing exports and widening the trade deficit

Continuous decline of imports

Question 36

Logical

Clear skies, rising temperatures, and moist land — conditions commonly referred to as 'October heat' are associated with which of the following in the Indian context?

Cyclonic Depressions of Arabian Sea

Monsoon Wind striking the Western Coast

Cyclonic Depressions of Bay of Bengal

Retreating Monsoon

Question 37

Logical

The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 650. The greater of the two numbers is:

Question 38

Logical

The average weight of Ram, Anwar and Amit is 45 kg. If the average weight of Ram and Anwar is 44 kg and that of Anwar and Amit is 42 kg, then the weight of Anwar (in kg) is:

Question 39

Logical

The price of a laptop is ₹46,000, and a trade discount of 16% is available. What will be the final amount the customer pays?

₹38,640

₹38,685

₹38,625

₹38,610

Question 40

Logical

In covering a distance of 102 km, Amit takes 8 hours more than Vinay. If Amit doubles his speed, then he would take 9 hours less than Vinay. Amit's speed is:

10 km/hr

3 km/hr

8 km/hr

11 km/hr

Question 41

Logical

If 2 times a mother's present age is 26 years more than 6 times her daughter's present age, and 4 times the daughter's present age is 4 years less than the mother's present age, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of the mother and the daughter?

Question 42

Logical

Gopal, Hema, and Uday invest ₹1,130, ₹1,030, and ₹1,840, respectively, to start a business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹1,800, then what is the share of Uday in the profit?

₹830

₹825

₹831

₹828

Question 43

Logical

A man makes a monthly payment equal to 36% of his monthly salary towards debt repayment. He spends 50% of the remaining salary and saves ₹704. His monthly salary (in ₹) is:

2,104

2,116

2,200

2,202

Question 44

Logical

A man driving a car at a speed of 21 km/hr crosses a bridge in 18 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

4.7 km

15.2 km

6.3 km

2.5 km

Question 45

Logical

The LCM of the numbers 2.9 and 0.031 is:

89.9

0.899

8.99

899

Question 46

Logical

What is the number of iron balls, each of radius 4 cm, that can be moulded out of a sphere of diameter 64 cm?

729

216

343

512

Question 47

Logical

₹45,800 were divided among A, B and C such that 2 times the share of A = 4 times the share of B = 7 times the share of C. Find the share of A.

₹25,582

₹25,828

₹25,648

₹25,611

Question 48

Logical

What smallest number should be added to 19964 so that the sum is completely divisible by 76?

Question 49

Logical

The sum of five numbers is 655. The average of the first two numbers is 80 and the third number is 106. Find the average of the remaining two numbers.

195.5

186

194.5

187

Question 50

Logical

A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 20% and 10% on a shirt marked at ₹1,200. What is the final selling price?

₹880

₹890

₹870

₹864

Question 51

If 43% of first number is equal to two-ninths of second number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number?

202 : 384

198 : 382

200 : 387

201 : 390

Question 52

Which of the following statements is true regarding quadrilaterals? (i) A rhombus can be a square, but not all squares are rhombuses. (ii) In a trapezium, two pairs of opposite sides are equal. (iii) A rhombus is a special type of a parallelogram. (iv) Diagonals are equal in parallelograms and rhombuses.

iii

Question 53

Sapna invested ₹22,400 on simple interest, partly at 12% per annum and partly at 8% per annum. If she earns equal interests from the two investments after 4 years, then find the sum invested at 12% per annum (in ₹).

8,960

8,962

8,958

8,963

Question 54

A shopkeeper lists the price of a fan at 44% above its cost price and offers a 25% discount on its list price. If he earns a profit of ₹67, then what is the list price (in ₹) of the fan?

1,206

1,441

1,194

1,457

Question 55

If the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is decreased by 28% and its height is increased by 141%, then what is the percentage increase (closest integer) in its volume?

29%

15%

17%

25%

Question 56

The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 3 and 396, respectively. If one of the numbers is 132, find the other one.

Question 57

The number 242425 is divisible by which of the following?

Question 58

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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some notes are books. All books are keys. Conclusions (I): Some notes are keys. Conclusions (II): All keys are books.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Question 59

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? VOH 90, SLE 83, PIB 76, MFY 69, JCV 62, ?

GJS 55

HZS 55

GZS 55

GZI 55

Question 60

Each of the digits in the number 8912346 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?

Question 61

If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 4376295, then which of the following digits will be third from the right in the new number thus formed?

Question 62

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 60 71 93 137 225 ?

400

401

402

403

Question 63

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? TVY QSV NPS KMP ?

HIM

HJM

HJN

HIN

Question 64

A, B, C, D, J, K and L are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only one person sits between A and L when counted from the right of A. Only one person sits between L and J. Only one person sits between A and D. Only two people sit between K and J. Only one person sits between C and D. Who sits third to the right of B?

Question 65

In a certain code language, 'POUR' is coded as '4527' and 'UNIT' is coded as '1356'. What is the code for 'U' in that language?

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. Only three boxes are kept above E. Only one box is kept between G and E. Only three boxes are kept between G and C. C is kept at some place above E. B is kept immediately below C. D is kept at one of the places above F. A is not kept immediately above or below G. How many boxes are kept between C and D?

Question 67

Paras, Mani, Kajal, Kunj, Vani and Saras are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. Saras sits third to the left of Vani. Vani sits second to the right of Paras. Kunj sits second to the left of Kajal. Who sits to the immediate right of Mani?

Paras

Kajal

Vani

Saras

Question 68

Bismil starts from Point A and drives 14 km towards South. He then takes a left turn, drives 19 km, turns left and drives 16 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 26 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 2 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° turns only unless specified.)

7 km to the east

6 km to the east

7 km to the west

6 km to the west

Question 69

In a certain code language, 'COLD' is coded as '2357' and 'LEAN' is coded as '4136'. What is the code for 'L' in that language?

Question 70

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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All oranges are bananas. All bananas are grapes. Conclusions: (I): All oranges are grapes. (II): All grapes are bananas

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Question 71

If 1 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 697312458, what will be the sum of all the odd digits in the new number thus formed?

Question 72

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 180 159 135 108 78 ?

Question 73

If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 76391452, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

One

Four

Three

Two

Question 74

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.) 21, 124 18, 106

9, 56

6, 36

15, 86

13, 76

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 is the one that 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.)

AV - HK

HC - QR

JE - QT

VQ - CF

Question 76

A is the son of K. K is the father of P. P is the sister of D. D is the mother of M. M is the son of R. R is the son of B. How is A related to M?

Mother's brother

Father's brother

Mother's father

Father's father

Question 77

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 44 39 29 14 -6 ?

-31

-35

-34

-32

Question 78

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 452 561 514 232 294 (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 highest number is added to the third digit of the lowest number?

Question 79

Anil starts from Point Y and drives 12 km towards the south. He then takes a right turn and drives 36 km, then turns left and drives 33 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 17 km. He takes a left turn and drives 21 km. He then turns right and drives 19 km, then turns right and drives 13 km to stop at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and in which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

42 km towards the north

39 km towards the south

41 km towards the south

37 km towards the north

Question 80

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.)

BG-UZ

KP-DI

PU-IM

XC-QV

Question 81

VELG is related to ZZPB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, DUTW is related to HPXR. To which of the given options is LKBM related, following the same logic?

REEG

PFFH

QDEH

OEFG

Question 82

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. MINT - ITNM - TNIM PLUS - LSUP - SULP

WANT - AWNT - TANW

COIL - OLIC - LIOC

REST - RSET - TSER

TOWN - OTWN - NOWT

Question 83

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. LXK : PVH BPY : FNV

LBO : PGS

LHC : PEG

PNW : TKA

TTE : XRB

Question 84

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. (Left) Ω 2% 8& £4*5976 $13 #7@ (Right) If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be sixth from the right end?

Question 85

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.)

ZC-WX

KL-HG

TJ-QE

OD-KY