RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

19 Aug 2021 • Shift 3

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Question 1

Arithmetic

Bangladesh is located in which direction of India?

East

North

Northwest

West

Question 2

Arithmetic

How many pairs of false ribs are located above the floating ribs that are connected to each other by costal cartilage?

Question 3

Arithmetic

In which city is India's first Al-focused Special Economic Zone (SEZ) being established in 2021?

Nava Raipur

Hyderabad

Pune

Bengaluru

Question 4

Arithmetic

Which test was successfully conducted by ISRO in the development of the semicryogenic engine in March 2021?

Static fire test of the rocket booster

Cold test of the fuel system

Flight test of the complete launch vehicle

Hot test of the engine power head test article

Question 5

Arithmetic

As per VarIndia (April 2021), India's draft '6G THz Testbed' specifically targets components operating in frequencies above:

60 GHz

300 GHz

100 GHz

6 GHz

Question 6

Arithmetic

During the Gupta period, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Gupta Army?

Sandhivigrahika

Amatya

Mahasenapati

Mahamatya

Question 7

Arithmetic

Which architectural style characterises the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) building in Mumbai, India, completed in 1887?

Mughal

Victorian Gothic

Indo-Saracenic

Rajput

Question 8

Arithmetic

Who was the first Portuguese explorer to reach India in 1498, arriving at Calicut on the Malabar Coast?

Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Nino-da-Cunha

Albuquerque

Question 9

Arithmetic

Mont Blanc is the highest peak of which mountain range?

Alps

Himalayas

Western Ghats

Andes

Question 10

Arithmetic

Why does the eastern coastal plain have fewer ports and harbours compared to the western coastal plain?

It is closer to the Equator

It has more tourist beaches

It is an emergent coast

It receives more rainfall

Question 11

Arithmetic

Diyaslai' is the autobiography of which social activist of India, on which the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture held a dedicated discussion in February 2021 in an event graced by former President Ram Nath Kovind as the chief guest?

Kailash Satyarthi

Laxmi Agarwal

Kiran Bedi

Kamla Bhasin

Question 12

Arithmetic

Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the impeachment procedure of the President?

Article 61

Article 66

Article 52

Article 54

Question 13

Arithmetic

What has the Supreme Court of India ruled regarding the independence of tribunals?

Tribunals must be headed by sitting High Court judges to ensure credibility.

Tribunals are executive bodies and need not be independent of the executive.

Tribunals, being quasi-judicial bodies, must be independent of the executive, just like regular courts.

Tribunals can be managed by the subject-matter ministry to improve efficiency.

Question 14

Arithmetic

Which of the following organisations launched the Bharatpol platform to enhance coordination with Interpol in January 2021?

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

National Investigation Agency (NIA)

Question 15

Arithmetic

What was the effect of English education and western thought on Indian nationalism?

Supported casteism

Encouraged partition

Ignited national awakening

Suppressed nationalism

Question 16

Arithmetic

What has been the trend in India's per capita income since the 1991 reforms?

No significant change

Constant decline

Fluctuating without a pattern

Gradual increase

Question 17

Arithmetic

Who took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in May 2021?

Dr. Poonam Gupta 

Swaminathan J

Indranil Bhattacharyya

Ajit Ratnakar Joshi

Question 18

Arithmetic

Which state is in the news for achieving full functional literacy in May 2021?

Mizoram

Tripura

Nagaland

Meghalaya

Question 19

Arithmetic

In which of the following years was the first ever National Agriculture Policy announced?

2000

2010

2003

2005

Question 20

Arithmetic

The Tripartite Struggle was a prolonged conflict among the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas, and which southern Indian dynasty?

Rashtrakutas

Cholas

Satavahanas

Pallavas

Question 21

Arithmetic

In Windows 11, what does the Alt + D keyboard shortcut do in File Explorer or a web browser?

Deletes the selected file or folder

Duplicates the current tab

Focuses the address bar

Displays desktop

Question 22

Arithmetic

The World Government Summit 2021, focusing on shaping future governments, was convened in which city?

Geneva, Switzerland

Singapore

Doha, Qatar

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Question 23

Arithmetic

Which sector in India saw significant growth due to globalisation and outsourcing after the 1990s?

Agriculture

Mining

Real Estate

IT and Services

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which of the following is a socio-economic Directive Principle?

Promotion of international peace

Equal pay for equal work

Separation of powers

Independence of the judiciary

Question 25

Arithmetic

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India?

101st Amendment

108th Amendment

103rd Amendment

97th Amendment

Question 26

Arithmetic

What is the primary objective of the e-Zero FIR initiative launched by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in May 2021?

Provide compensation for cyber fraud victims

Launch an online cyber safety portal

Create a national crime database

Fast-track cyber fraud FIRs

Question 27

Arithmetic

In 2021, the Central Government granted a one-year extension to Dr. Samir V Kamat, extending his tenure as Chief of which organisation till May 2026?

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Question 28

Arithmetic

Which MS Windows feature allows users to personalize their desktop background, theme and screensaver settings?

Device Manager

Disk Management

Task Scheduler

Personalization Settings

Question 29

Arithmetic

What is the value of one carat when expressed in SI units?

500 milligrams

1 gram

100 milligrams

200 milligrams

Question 30

Logical

Who first presided over the first Indian National Congress session at Mumbai?

Dadabhai Naoroji

Surendranath Bannerjee

W C Bannerjee

Anand Mohan Bose

Question 31

Logical

Landslides due to mining and land subsidence are commonly seen in:

Assam and West Bengal

Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Rajasthan and Haryana

Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh

Question 32

Logical

Which initiative promotes rooftop solar installations for households?

URJA Mission

PM-KUSUM

Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana

Solar India

Question 33

Logical

Financial inclusion helps reduce income inequality in rural areas. Which platform provides a unified digital database for unorganised workers?

Jan Dhan Yojana

BHIM app

E-Shram portal

UPI dashboard

Question 34

Logical

In March 2021, the Gujarat government launched which scheme to uplift 50,000 Antyodaya families through economic development and women empowerment programmes?

G-SAMRIDHI

G-SHAKTI

G-SAFAL 

G-SWARUPA

Question 35

Logical

Which of the following languages is most notably associated with the literary contributions of Girish Karnad, exemplified by his acclaimed play 'Tughlaq'?

Tamil

Kannada

Marathi

Telugu

Question 36

Logical

Pykara was marked as the first water power station in which state of India?

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Odisha

Question 37

Logical

Who presides over the sessions of the Vidhan Sabha in a State?

The Governor of the State

The Chief Minister of the State

The Speaker elected by members

The Deputy Speaker by rotation

Question 38

Logical

One of the major natural lakes in India, the Sambhar Lake of Rajasthan, is located in which of the following districts of the state?

Jaipur

Jhunjhunu

Barmer

Jaisalmer

Question 39

Logical

Who became the first Indian space tourist in 2021, joining the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's NS-25 mission?

Shubham Banerjee

Gopi Thotakura

Zoya Agarwal

Mohadessa Jafri

Question 40

Logical

Six times the present age of P exceeds the present age of Q by 11 years. After 10 years, three times Q's age will be 27 years less than six times P's age at that time. What is the present age (in years) of Q?

Question 41

Logical

The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 5 cm to 10 cm when more air is added to it. What is the ratio of the volume of the original balloon and the volume of the inflated balloon?

1:6

1:8

1:2

1:4

Question 42

Logical

Ritesh and Gauri have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Ritesh is driving at 66 km/hr while Gauri is driving at 99 km/hr. Find the time taken by Gauri to reach Kanpur if Ritesh takes 9 hours.

12 hours

13 hours

6 hours

2 hours

Question 43

Logical

The product of two consecutive positive natural numbers is 182. The greater of the two numbers is:

Question 44

Logical

The number 630605 is divisible by which of the following?

Question 45

Logical

Find the surface area of a sphere whose diameter is equal to 22 cm.

$484\pi\ cm^2$

$502\pi\ cm^2$

$153\pi\ cm^2$

$1019\pi\ cm^2$

Question 46

Logical

If the 6-digit number N46M37 is divisible by 11, then which of the options below can give a possible correct relation between M and N?

M = N

M + N = 2

M - N = 1

M - N = -2

Question 47

Logical

A train of length 490 m overtakes a man moving at a speed of 9 km/hr (in the same direction) in 12 seconds. How much time (in seconds) will it take this train to completely cross another train that has is 500 m long, moving in the opposite direction at a speed of 42 km/hr?

Question 48

Logical

A computer is marked at ₹70,000 and a discount of 16% is offered on it. An additional discount is offered to students. If a student pays ₹57,036 for the computer, then how much additional discount percentage did the student receive?

Question 49

Logical

An amount of ₹402 is divided among three persons in the ratio of 13: 8: 9. The difference between the largest and the smallest shares (in ₹) in the distribution is:

100

136

Question 50

Logical

A vendor claims to sell wheat at a loss of 65%, but he cheats by using weights that are 70% less than the stated weight. What is his actual profit percentage (round off to two decimal places)?

7.43%

16.67%

11.62%

15.18%

Question 51

Logical

What is the mode of the following data? 87, 65, 70, 81, 68, 62, 82, 78, 81, 82, 74, 75, 90, 67, 86, 86, 81, 90, 69, 78, 65, 78, 76, 63, 70, 81

Question 52

Logical

If the 6-digit number N23M40 is divisible by 11, then which of the options below can give a possible correct relation between M and N?

M - N = 5

M + N = -5

M = N

M - N = 1

Question 53

Logical

Sapna invested ₹21,200 on simple interest, partly at the rate of 13% per annum and partly at the rate of 3% per annum. If she earns equal interests from the two investments after 8 years, then find the sum invested at the rate of 13% per annum (in ₹).

3,975

3,972

3,973

3,976

Question 54

Logical

I bought two bicycles for ₹1,200. I sold the first one at a loss of 10% and the second at a gain of 20%. If, on the whole I made neither a loss nor a gain, find the cost price (in ₹) of the first bicycle.

784

820

800

824

Question 55

Logical

The current population of a town is 10,630. It increases by 25% and 50% in two successive years but decreases by 68% in the third year. What is the population of the town at the end of the third year?

6376

6374

6380

6378

Question 56

Logical

A sum of money triples itself at a certain rate of compound interest in 8 years. In how many years will it amount to 9 times of itself?

10 years

17 years

9 years

16 years

Question 57

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 5?

7132956

6175753

7048030

6567359

Question 58

Abdul and Mohsin together invested ₹76,800 in a business. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of ₹19,000, Mohsin's share was ₹3,800. What was the difference between their investments?

₹46,300

₹45,780

₹44,260

₹46,080

Question 59

Which of the following ratios is the greatest?

28:74

45:85

33:72

40:53

Question 60

The average of first 153 even numbers is

153.5

154

155

154.5

Question 61

Simplify the given expression. $x(7x - 5) +7(x^2 - 2) + 18$

$14x^2-5x-4$

$-14x^2-5x-4$

$14x^2 - 5x + 4$

$-14x^2 - 5x + 4$

Question 62

6 men can complete a piece of work in 8 days, while 3 women can do it in 18 days. In how many days can 9 women and 8 men complete this work?

8 days

1 day

3 days

6 days

Question 63

The marked price of a watch is ₹3,480. It is sold for ₹2,958. The rate of discount is _____

15%

17%

13%

10%

Question 64

In $\triangle ABC$, $BD \perp AC$ at D and $\angle DBC = 54^\circ$. E is a point on BC such that $\angle CAE = 72^\circ$. What is the measure of $\angle AEB$?

$100^\circ$

$98^\circ$

$95^\circ$

$108^\circ$

Question 65

Evaluate: $(-9) - (-60) \div (-6) + (-4) \times 9$

-57

-55

-58

-54

Question 66

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? UXX VSU WNR ? YDL

XLV

XIO

WLZ

PSL

Question 67

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) + @ & ? % \ ? + < # 8 $ 1 % % 5 2 4 9 ^ 7 (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol?

Three

Five

One

Two

Question 68

In a certain code language, 'LUMA' is coded as '5796' and 'MALI' is coded as '8569'. What is the code for 'I' in that language?

Question 69

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. GULF - FLGU - GLUF ALTS - STAL - ATLS

SICK - KCSI – SCIK

LIMB - IMLB – IMBL

CALF – FLCA – ALCF

FINE - FNIE – ENIF

Question 70

Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s). Statements: All Peaches are Pineapples. All Pineapples are Lemons. Conclusions: I. No Lemons are Peaches. II. Some Lemons are Peaches.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Question 71

If 1 is added to each even digit of the number 36719542, then how many digits are repeated more than once in the new number formed?

One

Three 

None

Two

Question 72

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.)

TWA

HLO

JMQ

CFJ

Question 73

UFNE is related to YCRB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, CZVY is related to GWZV. To which of the given options is KTDS related, following the same logic?

OPGR

NRGQ

OQHP

MPFO 

Question 74

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 1 2 4 7 28 33 ?

198

199

197

196

Question 75

In a row of people all facing north, Puja is 13th from the left end. Barun is 15th from the left end. Barun is exactly between Puja and Risabh. If Risabh is 12th from the right end of the row, how many people are there in the row?

Question 76

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 75364812, then what will be the sum of the greatest and smallest digit in the new number thus formed?

Question 77

Manoj ranked 26th from the top and 55th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

Question 78

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

Three 

Two

One

Four

Question 79

XTXY is related to CYCD in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, GCGH is related to LHLM. To which of the given options is LHLM related, following the same logic?

QNPX

QMQR

QMPR

QLPR

Question 80

A is the father of R. R is the mother of C. C is the son of D. G is the father of D. How is A related to G?

Son's wife's brother

Son's wife's father

Wife's father

Wife's brother

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 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.)

IK - BD

YA- RT

LN - EG

EH - XZ

Question 82

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 12 16 25 41 ? 102

Question 83

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.) 8, 25 11, 34

6, 17

15, 46

13, 39

9, 37

Question 84

Read the given statement(s) 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 melons. All melons are grapes. Conclusions: (I) Some melons are oranges. (II) All grapes are oranges.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Question 85

If 'P' stands for '$\times$', 'Q' stands for '÷', 'R' stands for '-' and 'S' stands for '+', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? (228 Q 12) S 69 P 3 S (216 Q 18) R 10 S 30 P 4 = ?

328

428

268

348

Question 86

In a certain code language, 'INKS' is coded as '4628' and 'NEAR' is coded as '1385'. What is the code for 'N' in the given code language?

Question 87

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 26, 21, 11, -4, -24, ?

-54

-49

Question 88

Ajay starts from Point A and drives 11 km towards North. He then takes a right turn, drives 3 km, turns right and drives 12 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 6 km. He takes a final right 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 $90^\circ$ turns only unless specified.)

3 km to west

3 km to east

 4 km to east

4 km to west

Question 89

Seven people, A, B, C, D, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit between A and C. Q sits to the immediate left of C. No one sits to the right of B. Only two people sit between B and Q. D sits to the immediate right of R. How many people sit between P and D?

Three

Four

One

Two

Question 90

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.)

PTR

GKH

WAY

NRP

Question 91

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? BIP 104, ELS 97, HOV 90, KRY 83, NUB 76, ?

QKE 69

MXE 69

QYE 69

QXE 69

Question 92

Seven people, I, J, K, L, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit between V and J. U sits to the immediate left of J. No one sits to the right of I. Only two people sit between I and U. W sits to the immediate right of L. How many people sit between K and W?

Two

Three

Four

One

Question 93

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7135682, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

One

Two

Three

None

Question 94

Mr. Tuff starts from Point A and drives 7 km towards the east. He then takes a left turn and drives 2 km, then turns left and drives 9 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 9 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and in which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

8 km to the west

7 km to the north

7 km to the south

6 km to the south

Question 95

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