RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

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Question 1

Arithmetic

A man has invested ₹50,500 at a rate of 6% per annum simple interest for 2 years. Find the amount (in ₹) that he will receive after 2 years.

57,560

6,060

56,560

7,060

Question 2

Arithmetic

Which of the following is NOT a valid way to save a workbook in Microsoft Excel?

Using 'File' → 'Close'

Pressing 'Ctrl + S'

Clicking 'File' → 'Save'

Selecting 'File' → 'Save As'

Question 3

Arithmetic

In a certain code language, 'PANT' is coded as '6129' and 'TAPE' is coded as '2956'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

Question 4

Arithmetic

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. C sits third to the left of B. A sits second to the left of G. G is not an immediate neighbour of C. D sits to the immediate left of E. How many people sit between A and E when counted from the left of A?

One

Two

None

Four

Question 5

Arithmetic

Who won the 2021 Asian Snooker Championship men's title?

Habib Shalaby

Amir Sarkosh

Pankaj Advani

Ahsan Ramzan

Question 6

Arithmetic

Which Article of the Indian Constitution promotes the spread and development of Hindi?

Article 350

Article 348

Article 351

Article 349

Question 7

Arithmetic

The Paramhansa Sabha was founded in:

1857

1875

1849

1865

Question 8

Arithmetic

If the eight-digit number $59044p22$ is divisible by 6, then the maximum value of p is:

Question 9

Arithmetic

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 fruit are bananas. Some bananas are green. All green are leaves. Conclusions: (I) Some fruits are bananas. (II) Some green are leaves.

Only conclusion (I) follows

Only conclusion (II) follows

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

Question 10

Arithmetic

Two taps can fill a cistern in 2 hours and 81 hours, respectively. A third tap can empty it in 81 hours. How long (in hours) will it take to fill the empty cistern, if all of the taps are opened together?

Question 11

Arithmetic

Paika is the famous folk dance of which of the following states?

Punjab

Jharkhand

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Question 12

Arithmetic

Who won the 2021 Pulitzer for Poetry with New and Selected Poems?

Ocean Vuong

Tracy K Smith

Ada Limón

Marie Howe

Question 13

Arithmetic

What is another name for representative elements?

Transition elements

Transuranium elements

Main group elements

Inner-Transition elements

Question 14

Arithmetic

When did Algeria officially become a member of the New Development Bank (NDB)?

January 2021

February 2021

March 2021

May 2021

Question 15

Arithmetic

Which feature in Windows allows you to recover files that were accidentally deleted?

Recycle Bin

Disk Cleanup

Task Manager

Control Panel

Question 16

Arithmetic

Which act stated that the Presidencies of Madras and Bombay were to be subordinate to the Presidency of Bengal in all matters of war, diplomatic relations and revenue?

Pitts' India Act, 1784

Charter Act of 1793

Charter Act of 1813

Charter Act of 1833

Question 17

Arithmetic

David spends 55% of his income. If he saves ₹36,000, then his income (in ₹) is:

80,000

81,000

19,800

79,000

Question 18

Arithmetic

Under Article 164(3) of the Constitution of India, who administers the oath of office to the State Ministers?

President of India

Chief Minister of the State

Governor of the State

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Question 19

Arithmetic

Commercial crops were prioritised over food crops during colonial rule. Which of the following is an example of a commercial crop promoted by the British?

Millets

Rice

Wheat

Indigo

Question 20

Arithmetic

If '+' means 'subtraction', '-' means 'multiplication', 'x' means 'division' and '÷' means 'addition', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? $11-91\times7\div83+27= ?$

184

193

210

199

Question 21

Arithmetic

What was the name of Ramagupta's widow whom Chandragupta II married after defeating the Saka king?

Dhruvadevi

Kubernaga

Yasomati

Devatidevi

Question 22

Logical

If $18 : A :: A : 128$, find the positive value of A.

Question 23

Logical

The marked price of a touchscreen tablet is ₹500. It sells with two successive discounts of 20% and 25%. An additional 19% discount is given on cash payment. What is the selling price (in ₹) of the touchscreen tablet on cash payment?

246

242

245

243

Question 24

Logical

In a certain code language, 'A + B' means 'A is the sister of B' 'A - B' means 'A is the brother of B' 'A x B' means 'A is the wife of B' 'A ÷ B' means 'A is the father of B'. Based on the above, how is M related to Q if 'M + N - O x P ÷ Q'?

Mother's Sister

Father's Sister's Son

Father's Sister's Husband

Mother's Sister's Husband

Question 25

Logical

The average price of three items of furniture is ₹15,165. If their prices are in the ratio $3 : 5 : 7$, the price of the costliest item (in ₹) is:

5,055

9,099

21,231

7,077

Question 26

Logical

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V have an exam on different days of the week starting on Monday and ending on Sunday. R has an exam on Wednesday. Exactly three people have an exam between R and Q. V has an exam immediately after S and T has an exam immediately before S. Only three people have an exam between P and S. Who has an exam on Sunday?

Question 27

Logical

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 205 712 237 862 578 (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 third digit of the highest number is added to the first digit of the lowest number?

Question 28

Logical

Vilambit' and 'Drut' are two varieties of which of the following singing styles?

Khayal

Dhrupad

Tappa

Thumri

Question 29

Logical

When the difference between compound interest, compounded annually, and simple interest for three years is ₹217 at 10% interest per annum, the principal is ₹______.

8,200

7,420

7,000

6,425

Question 30

Logical

Which drama received the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

Purpose

Fat Ham

English

The Minutes

Question 31

Logical

The Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) was established in:

1948

1956

1954

1952

Question 32

Logical

In a certain code language, 'COAT' is coded as '2486' and 'PALE' is coded as '5712'. What is the code for 'A' in the given code language?

Question 33

Logical

Fiscal consolidation has remained a target of macroeconomic reforms. What was the targeted fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP under the original FRBM Act 2003 ?

1.20%

3.50%

Question 34

Logical

A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 12.6 km/hr. The other one walks at 30.6 km/hr. The train takes 19.8 and 25.8 seconds, respectively, to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?

94 km/hr

96 km/hr

90 km/hr

80 km/hr

Question 35

Logical

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.)

MQL

RVQ

KOJ

OSM

Question 36

Logical

What is the Great Plain of Northern India popularly known as?

Yamuna Valley Plain

Northern Deccan Plain

Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain

Himalayan Foothill Plain

Question 37

Logical

Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement after the violent incident at Chauri Chaura. In which present-day state is Chauri Chaura located?

Rajasthan

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Question 38

Logical

Bikash starts from Point A and drives 12 km towards East. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns left and drives 13 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 12 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 1 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)

2 km to the north

4 km to the north

3 km to the north

1 km to the north

Question 39

Logical

Which island was renamed as Swaraj Dweep?

Ross Island

Neil Island

Barren Island

Havelock Island

Question 40

Logical

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. TY-OT-JO AF-VA-QV

LQ-GL-CG

PU-LP-FK

CH-XC-SX

FK-AE-VA

Question 41

Logical

What will come in the place of the question mark '(?)' in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? $31\div15-1017 \times 9 + 22 = ?$

558

552

554

556

Question 42

Logical

Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. R has an exam on Thursday. No one has an exam before V. U has an exam immediately before R, but after S. Q has an exam before T but after P. How many people have exams between S and T?

Three

Four

Two

One

Question 43

Logical

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 144 743 290 258 799 (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 second digit of the highest number is subtracted from the third digit of the lowest number?

-5

-7

-4

-2

Question 44

Logical

The average salary of all the workers in a factory is ₹14,000. The average salary of 80 skilled workers is ₹15,000 and the average salary of the remaining workers is ₹12,000. Find the total number of workers in the factory.

140

150

110

120

Question 45

Logical

Virat starts from point A and drives 7 km towards the south. He then takes a left turn, drives 5 km, turns left and drives 9 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 12 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-degree turns only unless specified.)

7 km to the west

6 km to the east

7 km to the east

6 km to the west

Question 46

Logical

Consider a scenario where a user is interacting with a graphical application. Which component of the computer system is primarily responsible for rendering the visual elements displayed on the monitor?

Motherboard chipset

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Random Access Memory (RAM)

Question 47

Logical

The least number which, when diminished by 5, is divisible by 20, 15, 14 and 22 is:

4578

4612

4625

4586

Question 48

Logical

A water tank can be filled in 48 minutes by using 4 pipes of the same capacity. In how many minutes (rounded off to two decimal places) will the water tank be filled if we use 26 pipes of the same capacity as above?

3.17

16.48

7.38

11.99

Question 49

Logical

Who won the Champions of the Earth Award, 2024, the UN's highest environmental recognition?

Zeeshan Khan

Madhav Gadgil

Sunderlal Bahuguna

Ramdeo Misra

Question 50

Logical

The NVS-02 satellite, launched in 2021, is intended to augment which Indian system?

NavIC

INSAT

IRNSS

GSAT

Question 51

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 5746238, what will be the sum of the highest and lowest digits in the new number thus formed?

Question 52

2 times the present age of X is 7 years less than 6 times the present age of Y. At present, P is 2 times as old as X, and Y is 8 years younger than Q. If P is 50 years older than Q, then the present age (in years) of Y is:

Question 53

Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. P has an exam on Thursday. T has an exam immediately before P, and V has an exam immediately after P. Only 3 people have an exam between U and Q. R has an exam immediately after Q. How many people have an exam between Q and S?

Question 54

In 1820-21, which tribal group led a revolt against the authorities in the area now known as West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, which was later suppressed by the British?

Santhal tribes

Munda tribes

Khasi tribes

Ho tribes

Question 55

Anwar's salary is ₹11,000 per month. He spends ₹6,000 on house rent and ₹3,000 on bills, and the rest of the amount is his monthly savings. Find his savings (in ₹) in a year, if in the month of his birthday, he spent all his monthly savings on birthday celebrations.

24,000

18,000

22,000

20,000

Question 56

A dealer marks his goods at 65% above the cost price and allows a discount of 59% on the marked price. What is his gain or loss percentage (correct to two decimal places)?

33.53% loss

33.88% gain

32.35% loss

32.07% gain

Question 57

In September 2024, the Indian government constituted a high-level committee headed by which individual to examine the feasibility and implementation of the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal?

Justice BN Srikrishna

Venkaiah Naidu

Ram Nath Kovind

Justice RM Lodha

Question 58

HN 19 is related to DK 30 in a certain way. In the same way, JR 11 is related to FO 22. To which of the given options is SF 3 related, following the same logic?

NB 12

OC 14

NC 14

OB 12

Question 59

The ratio of three numbers is $20:14: 6$. If 65 percent of the first number is 39, what would be 50 percent of the difference of the third and second number?

Question 60

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? JQ29, LS36, NU43, PW50, ?

RX58

RY57

RY58

RX57

Question 61

A 250 m long train overtakes a man moving at a speed of 7 km/hr (in same direction) in 50 seconds. How much time (in seconds) will this train take to completely cross another 280 m long train, moving in the opposite direction at a speed of 28 km/hr?

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) 7 2 2 € 9 8 1 9 * 8 € 2 4 9 7 2 * & * 6 (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

Question 63

A shopkeeper purchased 83 dozens of articles at the rate of ₹560 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of ₹49. What percentage profit did he make?

Question 64

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 79 77.8 76.6 ? 74.2 73

74.8

75.4

74.6

Question 65

Which sector is the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the first half of financial year 2024-25?

Mining sector

Manufacturing sector

Service sector

Agricultural sector

Question 66

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 3582147, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

Question 67

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 letter-cluster pair 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.)

IL - GJ

QT - OR

LJ - MK

KN - IL

Question 68

When saving an MS PowerPoint presentation, which of the following options would be most suitable if the primary goal is to ensure the presentation opens in slideshow view by default for recipients who may not have MS PowerPoint installed?

OpenDocument Presentation (.odp)

PDF (.pdf)

PowerPoint Show (.ppsx)

PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx)

Question 69

45 is related to 5 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 81 is related to 9. To which of the following is 63 related, following the same logic? (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

Question 70

The inability to isolate intact DNA for structural studies prior to the 1950s was primarily due to which molecular feature?

DNA's high melting point

DNA's susceptibility to UV degradation

DNA's interaction with histone proteins

DNA's large polymeric nature and fragility

Question 71

Which of the following is known as the 'Steel City of India'?

Jamshedpur

Indore

Ankaleswar

Pilani

Question 72

According to the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, a city with a population exceeding 10 million is classified as which type of urban settlement?

Metro town

Mega City

Town

Metropolitan City

Question 73

Capital account convertibility refers to free movement of capital across borders. Which of the following committees recommended full capital account convertibility?

Suresh Tendulkar Committee

Tarapore Committee

Ashok Mehta Committee

Rangarajan Committee

Question 74

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. JQ-NU-RT MT-QX-UW

CJ-GN-KL

CJ-GN-KM

DJ-GM-KL

DJ-GN-KL

Question 75

What is the median of the following distribution? Class 150-200 200-250 250-300 300-350 350-400 Frequency 20 19 32 27 12

261

286

293

275

Question 76

The ratio of incomes of Seema and Darshan is $2 : 3$. They save ₹15,000 and ₹9,000, respectively. If the ratio of their expenditures is $12 : 19$, then what is the total expenditure (in ₹) of Seema and Darshan?

4,21,000

4,18,500

4,18,000

4,22,000

Question 77

What is the primary advantage of using a virtual file system (VFS) layer within an operating system?

To directly manage the physical storage devices

To handle the low-level details of file storage and retrieval for a single file system

To optimise disk access speeds for specific file system types

To provide a consistent interface for applications to access different file systems

Question 78

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 882 880 876 870 862 ?

852

856

850

854

Question 79

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? CXS EZU GBW IDY ?

FKA

KFA

FAK

KAF

Question 80

A, B, C, D, G, H and I are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. G sits to the immediate left of D. B sits to the immediate left of C. C sits second to the left of A. I sits third to the left of D. Who sits third to the right of H?

Question 81

In a certain code language, 'CARE' is coded as '5391' and 'RIBS' is coded as '2458'. What is the code for 'R' in the given code language?

Question 82

SI 14 is related to WH -2 in a certain way. In the same way, MJ 18 is related to QI 2. To which of the given options is PV 4 related, following the same logic?

TU -12

NG -6

HT -8

KH -7

Question 83

Who among the following was appointed the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in January 2021?

Vitul Kumar

Gyanendra Pratap Singh

Kuldeep Singh

Anish Dayal Singh

Question 84

In February 2021, the Indian government imposed a ban on the manufacture and export of which two opioid drugs due to concerns over their misuse and associated health risks in West African countries?

Tapentadol and Carisoprodol

Codeine and Tramadol

Oxycodone and Hydrocodone

Morphine and Fentanyl

Question 85

Which of the following correctly represents the three levels/tiers in the Panchayati Raj system in India?

Gram Sabha, Municipal Council, Cantonment Board

Gram Panchayat, Block Assemblies, State Assembly

Village Panchayat, Block Samiti, Zilla Parishad

Village Panchayat, Municipal Corporation, Zilla Parishad

Question 86

In January 2021, a camera trap in Namdapha Tiger Reserve captured an elephant after 12 years, indicating the presence of elephants in which Indian state?

Meghalaya

Assam

Nagaland

Arunachal Pradesh

Question 87

What was the name of the new department opened by Muhammad Tughlaq for the development of agriculture?

Diwan-i-Risalat

Diwan-i-Qaza

Diwan-i-Kohi

Diwan-i-Wizarat

Question 88

What is the median of the following data? 59, 34, 84, 70, 56, 99, 98, 49, 76, 19, 69

69.5

68.5