RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

16 Jun 2021 • Shift 3

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Question 1

Arithmetic

The Digital India initiative, launched in 2015, marked a significant step in India's post-reform development trajectory. Which of the following is NOT a pillar of the Digital India initiative?

Governance and Services on Demand

Privatisation of Internet Services

Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen

Digital Empowerment of Citizens

Question 2

Arithmetic

Which Constitutional provision directs the State to ensure that justice is not denied to any citizen due to economic or other disabilities?

Article 32

Article 39A

Article 21

Article 14

Question 3

Arithmetic

In a certain code language, 'BEST' is coded as '4568' and 'STAB' is coded as '8965'. What is the code for 'A' in the given code language?

Question 4

Arithmetic

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged, and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? $34 + 43 - 17 \div 121 \times 11 = ?$

181

164

156

178

Question 5

Arithmetic

In which year did the Government of India introduce Securities Transaction Tax (STT) to reduce the complexities involved in the taxation of securities transactions, promote fair trading, and prevent market manipulation?

2010

2000

2004

2015

Question 6

Arithmetic

Considering the fundamental operations of a computer, what is the immediate effect of pressing the Tab key within a command-line interface (CLI) or terminal?

It executes the currently typed command.

It switches to a different virtual terminal or console.

It attempts to auto-complete the currently typed command or filename.

It deletes the last typed character.

Question 7

Arithmetic

A train P going at the speed of 58 km/hr completely passes train Q of length 238 m, going in the same direction on parallel tracks, at 27 km/hr, in 7.5 minutes. How much time (in seconds) will P take to cross completely train R of length 123 m, going at 38 km/hr in the opposite direction?

161

132

141

134

Question 8

Arithmetic

Which of the following statements about the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF), launched in 2024, is/are correct? NMNF aims to reach 1 crore farmers and cover 7.5 lakh ha. Model Demonstration Farms will be set up only at Agricultural Universities. Natural Farming practices aim to reduce dependency on externally purchased inputs. It is a Central Sector Scheme under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

Only 2 and 3

Only 1

1, 2, 3 and 4

Only 1 and 3

Question 9

Arithmetic

What was the breakdown of India's medals in the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2021?

10 gold, 15 silver, 8 bronze

15 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze

8 gold, 18 silver, 7 bronze

12 gold, 10 silver, 11 bronze

Question 10

Arithmetic

Which of the following tribal uprising leaders was/were NOT executed during the revolt but deported to another country?

Tilka Manjhi

Nilamber and Pitamber

Tirot Sing

Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu

Question 11

Arithmetic

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? #: MRN :: HMI : %

# = PUQ, % = EJF

# = KLJ, % = KHI

# = LPR, % = JHG

# = JIQ, % = FDJ

Question 12

Arithmetic

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. GB-IE-LN KF-MI-PR

OJ-QM-TV

PJ-QM-TU

OJ-QM-TU

PJ-QN-TU

Question 13

Arithmetic

A shop earns ₹500, ₹600, ₹450, ₹550, and ₹400 over five days. What is the average earning per day?

₹500

₹480

₹520

₹460

Question 14

Arithmetic

Two numbers are respectively 47% and 25% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

161:137

155:132

149:124

147:125

Question 15

Arithmetic

Barun starts from Point A and drives 8 km towards West. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns left and drives 12 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 13 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 4 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.)

3 km to the south

5 km to the south

4 km to the south

2 km to the south

Question 16

Arithmetic

Karuna, Jyoti, Shiv, Ram, Puran, Om and Luv are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Shiv sits third to the left of Luv. Karuna sits second to the left of Shiv. Jyoti sits third to the right of Puran. Ram sits second to the right of Jyoti. Ram is not an immediate neighbour of Shiv. Who sits to the immediate left of Ram?

Luv

Karuna

Puran

Question 17

Arithmetic

Two sets of numbers are given below. In each set of numbers, certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number results in the second number. Similarly, certain mathematical operation(s) on the second number results in the third number and so on. Which of the given options follows the same set of operations as in the given sets? (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.) 13 - 26 - 30 - 60; 5 - 10 - 14 - 28

3 - 6 - 10 - 30

7 - 14 - 18 - 22

10 - 20 - 24 - 48

2 - 4 - 8 - 12

Question 18

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 lions are tigers. Some tigers are leopard. No leopard is giraffe. Conclusions: (I) Some leopards are lions. (II) Some giraffe can be tigers.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

Only conclusion (I) follows

Either conclusion (I) or conclusion (II) follows

Only conclusion (II) follows

Question 19

Arithmetic

Amit bought 51 books at ₹1,120 per book from one shop and 49 books at ₹900 per book from another. What is the average price (in ₹) he paid per book?

1,022.2

1,012.2

1,027.2

1,002.2

Question 20

Arithmetic

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. V has an exam on Thursday. Exactly 4 people have their exams between U and Q, neither of whom has an exam on Sunday. T has an exam immediately before S. R does not have an exam on Friday. U does not have an exam after S. How many people have exams after Q?

Question 21

Arithmetic

The cost of 3 pens and 12 notebooks is ₹195. The cost of 7 notebooks exceeds the cost of 4 pens by ₹39. What is the cost of 12 pens and 6 notebooks?

₹237

₹229

₹234

₹236

Question 22

Arithmetic

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 190 735 494 761 781 (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 second digit of the lowest number?

Question 23

Arithmetic

The Eastern Peripheral Expressway is built to decongest traffic in ______.

Delhi

Chennai

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? SM13 QK25 OI37 MG49 ?

KF62

KE62

KE61

KF61

Question 25

Arithmetic

According to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, how many Scheduled Tribes are notified under Article 342 of the Constitution of India as of December 2022?

Over 430

Over 730

Over 530

Over 630

Question 26

Arithmetic

Which of the following materials has been mainly used for building the Jahangiri Mahal in Agra Fort?

Ceramic

White marble

Red sandstone

Concrete

Question 27

Arithmetic

During the third leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II, which significant milestone did INSV Tarini achieve in January 2021?

Docked at Port Stanley for the first time

Crossed Point Nemo, the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility

Crossed the International Date Line

Completed a full circumnavigation of Antarctica

Question 28

Logical

Which of the following actions is performed when the Ctrl + V shortcut is used in most computer applications?

Opens the Find dialog box

Saves the current document

Opens the new file creation dialog box

Paste the copied or cut content

Question 29

Logical

Who among the following received the Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2021 for his contribution to music?

Sharda Sinha

Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

Pankaj Udhas

Anant Nag

Question 30

Logical

In April 2021, who was appointed as the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

Michael Patra

Raghuram Rajan

Urjit Patel

Poonam Gupta

Question 31

Logical

What will come in the place of the question mark '(?)' in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? $43 \div 9 - 988 \times 2 + 11 = ?$

880

895

870

875

Question 32

Logical

F is the husband of G. G is the mother of H. H is the wife of I. I is the father of J. How is F related to J?

Mother's brother

Mother's father

Father's father

Father's brother

Question 33

Logical

Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only C is kept above B. Only two boxes are kept between B and F. Only E is kept below A. G is not kept immediately above F. How many boxes are kept above G?

Question 34

Logical

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.)

OR - TN

JM - OH

SV - XQ

BE - GZ

Question 35

Logical

Sewa Singh Thikriwala was commemorated on his death anniversary on 20th January 2021. Which movement was he primarily associated with?

Goa's Liberation Movement

Green Revolution

White Revolution

Praja Mandal Movement

Question 36

Logical

A person saves 20% of his income. If his expenditure is ₹960, then his income (in ₹) is:

192

768

1,200

1,240

Question 37

Logical

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. YOD WNF UMH SLJ ?

QKL

QLL

QKK

QLK

Question 38

Logical

Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin' was written by:

Keshub Chandra Sen

Rammohan Roy

Sayyid Ahmed Khan

Akshay Kumar Dutt

Question 39

Logical

Anand has ₹1,617 with him. He divided it amongst his sons Anil and Ashok and asked them to invest it at 10% rate of interest per annum, compounded annually. It was seen that Anil and Ashok got same amount after 12 and 13 years, respectively. How much (in ₹) did Anand give to Anil?

₹847

₹770

₹870

₹697

Question 40

Logical

Which organisation collaborated with ISRO in developing the Vikram 3201 and Kalpana 3201 microprocessors?

Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali

Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Chandigarh

National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi

Question 41

Logical

In a certain code language, 'MANY' is coded as '5391' and 'ARCS' is coded as '2458'. What is the code for 'A' in the given code language?

Question 42

Logical

If the mode of the following data is 160, then what is the value of x? Class 145-150 150-155 155-160 160-165 165-170 Frequency 10 18 31 X 24

Question 43

Logical

Why is a voltmeter connected in parallel in a circuit?

To reduce the voltage drop

To allow maximum current through it

To measure the total resistance

To measure the difference in potential between two points

Question 44

Logical

Reduce the equation $x^4 - 13x^2 + 36 = 0$ into a quadratic equation and find the roots of the reduced quadratic equation.

9, 4

12, 3

18, 2

6, 6

Question 45

Logical

How does the parliamentary system ensure a "responsible government"?

By permitting the military to oversee governance

By making the council of ministers collectively accountable to the Parliament

By giving the judiciary the power to review executive decisions

By allowing the President to dismiss the Prime Minister at any time

Question 46

Logical

On simple interest, a certain sum of money amounts to ₹1,750 in 2 years and to ₹3,000 in 4 years. Find the rate of interest per annum.

125%

127%

126%

124%

Question 47

Logical

Seven friends, F, G, H, I, O, P and Q, are sitting in a row facing north. Only two people sit between I and G. Only H sits to the right of F. Only one person sits between G and F. O sits at some place to the right of P but at some place to the left of Q. Who sits third from the right end of the line?

Question 48

Logical

Which Chinese traveler mentions a Maitraka ruler named Shiladitya?

I-Tsing

Fa-Hien

Faxian

Hiuen Tsang

Question 49

Logical

Keshav gets a 4% increase in his sale amount in the first year and a 20% increase in the second year, and with that his present sale is ₹1,56,000. What was his sale (in ₹) two years ago?

1,25,000

1,30,000

1,05,000

1,50,000

Question 50

Logical

For a regular polygon, the sum of the interior angles is 300% more than the sum of its exterior angles. Each interior angle of the polygon measures $x^\circ$. What is the value of x?

156

140

134

144

Question 51

Logical

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? #: CRX :: ELU : %

# = BIY, % = HNW

# = AHW, % = GMY

# = APW, % = GNV

# = BPU, % = DNY

Question 52

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 176 168 159 149 138 ? 113

125

129

126

123

Question 53

The caloric theory replaced which older theory of heat and combustion?

Thermodynamic theory

Entropy theory

Kinetic theory

Phlogiston theory

Question 54

The Shivalik Hills, forming the outermost part of the Himalayan ranges, extend across which Indian states?

Punjab to Sikkim

Bihar to West Bengal

Jammu and Kashmir to Uttarakhand

Arunachal Pradesh to Manipur

Question 55

The Draft Greenhouse Gases Emissions Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2021, was notified by which Ministry of India in April 2021?

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare

Question 56

What type of vegetation is predominantly found in the Thar Desert?

Alpine meadows

Evergreen forests

Low herbs and shrubs

Mangroves

Question 57

The distance between the easternmost and westernmost points of India is approximately:

3500 km

3214 km

2500 km

2933 km

Question 58

The greatest number that divides 93 and 190 leaving remainders 5 and 3, respectively, is:

Question 59

Which of the following best describes the impact of human genome sequencing?

It initiated a new scientific domain.

It eliminated the need for classical genetics.

It clarified all RNA-related functions.

It marked a milestone toward transcriptional regulation.

Question 60

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 the exam on Tuesday. Only two people have exams between U and R. Q has the exam immediately before V but not on Wednesday. S has the exam immediately before T. How many people have exams between Q and P ?

Three

Two

Four

One

Question 61

Kanav starts from point A and drives 11 km towards the east. He then takes a left turn, drives 7 km, turns left and drives 13 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.)

5 km to the south

4 km to the south

4 km to the north

5 km to the north

Question 62

A vendor sells oranges at ₹29 each and incurs a loss of 75%. If he wants to make a profit of 75%, at what price (in ₹) should he sell each orange?

201

206

203

205

Question 63

Which city will host the Web Summit 2021 from 10 to 13 November?

Barcelona, Spain

Lisbon, Portugal

Rome, Italy

Dublin, Ireland

Question 64

The NK Singh Committee, which was formed in 2016, was associated with which of the following?

Reviewing the trade deficit in India

Introduction of Standing Deposit Facility

Reviewing the FRBM Act, 2003

Introduction of Monetary Policy Committee

Question 65

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 862 860 856 850 842 ?

832

833

831

830

Question 66

Which airport was named the World's Best Airport in 2021 by Skytrax?

Hamad International Airport

Tokyo Haneda Airport

Incheon International Airport

Singapore Changi Airport

Question 67

A shopkeeper marked his goods at X% above their cost price and sold them at a discount of 60%. If he gained 84% profit, then find the value of X.

362

360

359

361

Question 68

On the MS PowerPoint 2019 home screen, which option or section should you click to start a new blank presentation when the 'Start Screen' is enabled?

The Open button at the bottom left corner

The Recent tab in the left sidebar

The Design tab from the ribbon

The tile labeled 'Blank Presentation' on the right panel

Question 69

If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesaler gains 15%, and the retailer gains 28%, then find the cost of production of a table (in ₹), whose retail price for the customer is ₹75,900. (NOTE: Manufacturer sells to wholesaler, wholesaler sells to retailer and retailer sells to customers.)

60,000

53,906.25

46,875

51,562.50

Question 70

The Milindapanho is a:

political treaty

military manual

Buddhist philosophical text

civil code

Question 71

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

Question 72

In a certain code language, 'FAIR' is coded as '9357' and 'ROSE' is coded as '8632'. What is the code for R' in the given code language?

Question 73

Which of the following is an example of a mixed cell reference in MS Excel?

=SUM(A1:A5)

$A$1

$A1

Question 74

Which Article of the Constitution of India provides directives to the state for taking steps to raise the standard of living?

Article 50

Article 49

Article 48

Article 47

Question 75

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 3 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7516438, what will be the difference between the greatest and smallest digits in the new number thus formed?

Question 76

Which of the following communities was NOT included for fast-track citizenship under Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019?

Hindu

Muslims

Christian

Sikh

Question 77

What is the median of the following data? 61, 55, 18, 49, 52, 80, 60, 33, 54, 56, 28

54.5

53.5

Question 78

Which of the following is the keyboard shortcut to save an MS Excel workbook?

Ctrl + K

Alt + S

Ctrl + S

Tab + S

Question 79

What was the main issue debated during the 1905 Banaras Session of the INC, right after the announcement of Bengal's partition?

Immediate resignation of British administrators in Bengal

Formation of All India Muslim League

Use of Swadeshi and Boycott

Demand for Swaraj

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.)

TQLJ

ROIH

JGBZ

BYTR

Question 81

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 657 435 578 659 619 (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 added to the third digit of the lowest number?

Question 82

Which of the following is the new criteria for becoming a small enterprise in the definition of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) that was announced in Union Budget 2021-26?

Turnover more than ₹500 crore

Turnover more than ₹100 crore

Turnover less than ₹100 crore

Turnover more than ₹125 crore

Question 83

Which Constitutional Amendment explicitly inserted the term 'Cabinet' into the Indian Constitution in the context of Article 352?

45th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1980

43rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1977

44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978

42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976

Question 84

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? #: EIC :: QLZ : %

# = ERB, % = RNW

# = FHD, % = PMY

# = EDG, % = PNY

# = DJF, % = UPV

Question 85

What was the slogan of the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Convention (COP16) initially held in 2024?

Peace with Nature

From Biodiversity to Nature

Environmental Peace

Biodiversity to Peace

Question 86

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 47?

3674

4416

3995

3816

Question 87

What will come in the place of the question mark '(?)' in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? $175 \div 5 + 213 \times 3 - 75 = ?$

889

879

898

869

Question 88

Two taps can fill a cistern in 2 hours and 64 hours, respectively. A third tap can empty it in 2 hours. How long (in hours) will it take to fill half of the empty cistern, if all of them are opened together?

128

Question 89

Which of the following is a 'Tata Vadya'?

Manjira

Veena

Bansuri

Dhol