RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

13 Aug 2021 • Shift 2

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Question 1

Arithmetic

Which of the following is an impact of river meandering in plains?

Formation of waterfalls

Formation of oxbow lakes

Formation of rift valleys

Formation of rapids

Question 2

Arithmetic

When was the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) launched?

2 October 1985

15 August 1983

1 April 1980

26 January 1982

Question 3

Arithmetic

Which of the following is NOT an instrument of parliamentary control over the executive in India?

Judicial review of executive actions

Question Hour in the Lok Sabha

Approval of government bills (laws) by the Parliament

No-confidence motion against the Council of Ministers

Question 4

Arithmetic

The concept of 'watershed' is primarily associated with:

Mountain formation

Climate zones

River catchment area

Rainfall distribution

Question 5

Arithmetic

Microliths, which are tiny stone tools usually stuck on to handles of bones or woods to make tools like saws and sickles. These were mostly found in which age?

Paleolithic age

Chalcolithic age

Mesolithic age

Neolithic age

Question 6

Arithmetic

The President of India is also the Supreme Commander of which force in India?

Intelligence Agencies

Armed Forces

Border Security Force

Police Forces

Question 7

Arithmetic

Human development is a key aspect of economic development. As per the UNDP's Human Development Report 2021, where does India rank globally?

100

144

119

130

Question 8

Arithmetic

Which Act provided separate legislative subjects for the Centre and Provinces with three distinct lists?

Indian Independence Act 1947

Government of India Act 1858

Government of India Act 1919

Government of India Act 1935

Question 9

Arithmetic

How many public sector banks are operating in India, as on 1 May 2021?

Question 10

Arithmetic

Tourism is classified as a tertiary activity because it involves:

extracting natural resources

production of goods

selling of machinery

providing services to people

Question 11

Arithmetic

Which of the following is a dimensionless quantity?

Velocity

Acceleration

Refractive index

Gravitational force

Question 12

Arithmetic

When was Maha Shivaratri celebrated in 2021?

26 February

12 May

7 June

14 March

Question 13

Arithmetic

In December 2024, at the King Cup International Badminton Open, whom did Lakshya Sen defeat to claim the third place?

Viktor Axelsen

Alex Lanier

 Kento Momota

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Question 14

Arithmetic

In May 2021, which Indian state signed an MoU with IN-SPACE to establish a Space Tech Manufacturing Park and Centre of Excellence?

Gujarat

Karnataka

Telangana

Maharashtra

Question 15

Arithmetic

Which of the following deserts is visible in the southern part of the world map?

Gobi Desert

Thar Desert

Kalahari Desert

Sonoran Desert

Question 16

Arithmetic

The Mudumal Megalithic Menhir is located in which state that was included in the tentative list of India by UNESCO World Heritage Centre in February 2021?

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Telangana

Question 17

Arithmetic

The Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution is related to the:

distribution of seats in the Lok Sabha

disqualification on grounds of defection

recognition of languages

protection of land reform laws

Question 18

Arithmetic

What does the Alt + Tab keyboard shortcut do in Windows?

Locks the computer screen

Closes the current window

Switches between open applications

Opens the Start menu

Question 19

Arithmetic

Which of the following is an efficient way to organise files on a computer?

Create different folders based on categories of files

Rename all files with random characters

Keep all files in the same folder

Store all files in the Recycle Bin

Question 20

Arithmetic

Who among the following had given the idea to mobilise all the leading Indian political leaders under a common platform called the Indian National Congress?

A O Hume

Surendranath Bannerjee

W C Bannerjee

Ananda Mohan Bose

Question 21

Arithmetic

In which of the following years did the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, approve the Revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) to boost growth in the livestock sector?

2021

2016

2019

2021

Question 22

Arithmetic

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

Dr. Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy

Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna

Shri MT Vasudevan Nair

Shri Sushil Kumar Modi

Question 23

Arithmetic

Which department of the Delhi Sultanate was responsible for military organisation and administration of the empire's army?

Diwan-i-Insha

Diwan-i-Riyasat

Diwan-i-Risalat

Diwan-i-Arz

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which of the following power projects is based on nuclear energy?

Koyna

Tehri

Kalpakkam

Bhakra Nangal

Question 25

Arithmetic

Which biomolecules are responsible for catalysing biochemical reactions?

Polysaccharides

Enzymes

Nucleotides

Phospholipids

Question 26

Arithmetic

On 22 May 2021, Israeli forces reportedly fired warning shots near a delegation of diplomats visiting which area, leading to international condemnation?

Gaza Strip

Sinai Peninsula

Golan Heights

West Bank

Question 27

Arithmetic

Who among the following was the first political leader in India to openly put forward, in his newspaper Bande Mataram, the idea of complete independence for the country?

Swami Vivekananda

Sri Aurobindo

Rabindranath Tagore

Mahatma Gandhi

Question 28

Arithmetic

What was the life expectancy in India in 1947?

31 years

38 years

52 years

45 years

Question 29

Logical

As per the May 2021 Supreme Court ruling, what is the minimum number of years of legal practice required for law graduates to be eligible for Civil Judge examinations?

2 years

1years

3 year

5 years

Question 30

Logical

What are endemic species?

Exotic animals brought from other countries

Species found only in a particular area and nowhere else

Species that have migrated recently

Species found in every forest

Question 31

Logical

Which of the following statements about friction is correct?

Both static and kinetic friction depend on the area of contact.

Static friction opposes actual motion, while kinetic friction opposes impending motion.

Kinetic friction is always greater than static friction.

Static friction opposes impending motion and kinetic friction opposes actual motion.

Question 32

Logical

Which Article of the Constitution provides special provisions for the State of Nagaland?

Article 370

Article 371B

Article 371A

Article 371D

Question 33

Logical

In April 2021, IN-SPACe launched an initiative inviting private firms to develop modular satellite platforms to host multiple payloads, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign satellite infrastructure. What is this initiative called?

 Satellite Bus as a Service (SBaaS)

National Space-Based Internet Mission (NSBIM)

Modular Orbital Hosting Programme (MOHP)

ISRO Commercial Payload Initiative (ICPI)

Question 34

Logical

Gyaneshwar (1275 A.D.) holds a unique position in Marathi literature, primarily because he was:

the first and foremost Bhakti poet

a renowned court historian

a celebrated playwright

a compiler of ancient texts

Question 35

Logical

The Karakattam (Karagattam) dance, known for its unique balancing of pitchers, is primarily prevalent in which of the following states of India?

Andhra Pradesh

Kerala

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu 

Question 36

Logical

Which Indian AI startup launched Shuka 1.0, an open-source audio language model supporting 10 Indian languages, in August 2024?

Niramai

HealthifyMe

Sarvam AI

Qure.ai

Question 37

Logical

In May 2021, India conducted joint military exercises with which country under the name 'Garuda Shakti 2021', aiming to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation?

Sri Lanka

France

Russia

Indonesia

Question 38

Logical

The sum of the squares of two consecutive even natural numbers is 1924. The sum of the numbers is:

Question 39

Logical

If a regular polygon has 15 sides, then what is the measure (in degrees) of each interior angle?

$128^\circ$

$156^\circ$

$136^\circ$

$160^\circ$

Question 40

Logical

Salil got an increase of 4% in his sales amount in the first year and 24% in the second year; also with this, his current sales are ₹1,61,200, what was his sales (in) two years ago?

₹1,05,000

₹1,30,000

₹1,25,000

₹1,55,000

Question 41

Logical

Evaluate: $(-9) - (-60) ÷ (-12) + (-2) \times 8$

-30

-32

-29

-33

Question 42

Logical

Vihaan has to reach Chennai which is 886 km away in 17 hours. His starting speed for 8 hours was 53 km/hr. For the next 150 km his speed was 50 km/hr. By what speed he must travel now so as to reach Chennai in the decided time of 17 hours?

56 km/hr 

52 km/hr

57 km/hr

51 km/hr

Question 43

Logical

A sum of money triples itself at a certain rate of compound interest in 5 years. In how many years will it amount to 9 times of itself?

11 years

7 years

10 years

19 years

Question 44

Logical

A shopkeeper lists the price of a fan at 36% above its cost price and offers a 25% discount on its list price. If he earns a profit of ₹171, then what is the list price (in ₹) of the fan?

₹11,406

₹11,547

₹11,628

₹11,598

Question 45

Logical

Which of the following numbers divides 78,89,73,289?

Question 46

Logical

₹15,500 were divided among A, B and C, such that 7 times the share of A = 4 times the share of B = 2 times the share of C. Find the share of A.

₹2,580

₹2,542

₹2,480

₹2,479

Question 47

Logical

Simplify the following. 9 × (19 × ($4^2$)) $\div$ 14 + 13 – 86

$856/7$

$852/7$

$853/7$

$857/7$

Question 48

Logical

A person purchased a gift article for ₹1,800 after getting 20% discount. Find the marked price of the gift article.

₹2,500

₹2,250

₹2,800

₹2,150

Question 49

Logical

Which of the following numbers divide 342165?

Question 50

Logical

The LCM of the numbers 3.8 and 0.052 is:

49.4

0.494

4.94

494

Question 51

Logical

Sapna invested ₹20,300 on simple interest, partly at 10% per annum and partly at 4% per annum. If she earns equal interests from the two investments after 4 years, then find the sum invested at 10% per annum (in ₹).

5,801

5,800

5,799

5,797

Question 52

Logical

Find the mean proportional of 98 and 18.

Question 53

Logical

A dealer runs a scheme offering 'buy 5 items and get 2 items free'. Each item is priced at ₹250. What is the total discount amount for a customer buying under this scheme?

₹500

₹700

₹750

₹600

Question 54

9 years ago, the age of a father was 25 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

Question 55

The total surface area of a cube having side 74 cm is:

32856 cm$^2$

32896 cm$^2$

32857 cm$^2$

32846 cm$^2$

Question 56

The average of first 171 even numbers is

172

173

172.5

171.5

Question 57

The average weight (in kg) of a family of five members whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 76 kg and 35 kg is:

53.2

52.2

51.2 

50.2

Question 58

Simplify: $x(3x - 7) + 7(x^2 -4) + 18$

$10x^2 - 7x - 10$

$-10x^2 - 7x - 10$

$10x^2 - 7x + 10$

$-10x^2 - 7x + 10$

Question 59

A number, when increased by 60%, gives 3580. The number is:

4475

6712.5

2237.5

1118.75

Question 60

By selling 6 buttons for a rupee, a man loses 45%. To gain 10% how many must he sell for a rupee?

Question 61

A, B and C started a business investing ₹610, ₹630 and ₹1,450, respectively. If B's share in the profit earned by them is ₹591. what is the difference in the profit (in ₹) earned by A and C?

785

₹786

₹788 

₹791

Question 62

A man goes to Indore from Bhopal at a speed of 12 km/hr and returns to Bhopal at speed of 24 km/hr, through the same route. What is his average speed (in km/hr) of the entire journey?

Question 63

The number of prime numbers lying between 411 and 424, both included, is:

Question 64

If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 52749631, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

Two

One

Three 

Four

Question 65

KNML is related to ADCB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, WZYX is related to MPON. To which of the given options is SVUT related, following the same logic?

IKLJ

IKJI

ILKO

ILKJ

Question 66

If 1 is added to each even digit of the number 36719542, then what will be the sum of the digits that are repeated more than once in the new number formed?

Question 67

In a certain code language, 'CALM' is coded as '3257' and 'MONK' is coded as '1346'. What is the code for 'M' in the given code language?

Question 68

In a certain code language, A $ B means 'A is the son of B' A + B means 'A is the brother of B' A@B means 'A is the wife of B' A ÷ B means 'A is the father of B' Based on the above, how is E related to N if 'E $ F ÷ G + M @ N'?

Wife's brother

 Wife's father

Father

Brother

Question 69

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 5 4 2 -2 -10 ?

-27

-24

-26

-25

Question 70

Six people, D, E, F, G, H and Y, are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. F sits third to the left of G. Only one person sits between F and Y when counted from the right of F. Only two people sit between Y and H. D is an immediate neighbour of H. How many people sit between D and E when counted from right of E?

Two

One

Zero

Three

Question 71

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

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Question 72

If 3 is added to each even digit and 2 is added to each odd digit in the number 2571463, what will be the sum of the first and last digits in the new number thus formed?

Question 73

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 121 256 812 658 527 (Right) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If all the numbers are arranged in descending order, the position(s) of how many numbers will remain unchanged?

One

Zero

Three

Two

Question 74

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? ZFN FLT LRZ RXF ?

XSD

XLD

XDL

XDS

Question 75

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.) 140, 75 168, 103

106, 51

175, 110

115, 60

125, 70 

Question 76

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? TWY RUW PSU NQS ?

LOQ 

LPR

LPQ

LOR

Question 77

In a certain code language, 'it is tasty' is written as 'mt bk lo' and 'did it go' is coded as 'mf jo mt'. How is 'it' coded in the given language?

Question 78

Saif starts from Point A and drives 31 km towards East. He then takes a right turn, drives 35 km, turns right and drives 47 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 45 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 16 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.)

11 km to the South

10 km to the South

10 km to the East

11 km to the West

Question 79

Suresh starts from Point M and drives 10 km towards north. Then, he takes a right turn and drives 4 km; he turns right again and drives 4 km. Then, he takes a left turn and drives 2 km; then, he turns right and drives 8 km. Then, he takes a final right turn, drives 6 km and stops at Point N. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point M again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)

2 km towards north

4 km towards north

2 km towards south

4 km towards south

Question 80

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 trees are chairs. Some chairs are graphs. Conclusion (I): Some trees are graphs. Conclusion (II): All graphs are chairs.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Question 81

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.)

SJ-NT

OF-JQ

MD-HN

KB-FL

Question 82

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.)

FO - YJ

BX - US

WA - PV

TJ - LE

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.)

TXR

NRM

JNI

QUP

Question 84

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 31 11 20 30 41 ?

Question 85

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

Question 86

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 570 787 488 277 102 (Right) (Example: 697 - First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) In how many numbers is the resultant of the summation of the first and the third digits a prime number?

Four

One

Two

None

Question 87

LK 19 is related to GG 2 in a certain way. In the same way, IT 29 is related to DP 12. To which of the following is OV 15 related, following the same logic?

JR 2

IS 4

JS 4

IR 2

Question 88

Each of the digits in the number 8357691 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

None

Three

One

Question 89

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 31 20 7 -8 -25 ?

-44

-42

-43

-45

Question 90

CHRX is related to FKXD in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, OTPV is related to RWVB. To which of the given options is XCHN related, following the same logic?

AFNU

AFTN

ATFN

AFNT