RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

20 Jun 2021 • Shift 2

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Question 1

Arithmetic

According to the Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) 2021, what percentage of respondents believe the turbulence outlook over the next 2 years?

55%

45%

52%

41%

Question 2

Arithmetic

Which of the following mountain passes is located in the Pir Panjal range?

Shipki La

Nathu La

Banihal Pass

Zoji La

Question 3

Arithmetic

In which year was the provision for the free legal aid to the poor added to the Directive Principles of the State Policy of the Constitution of India?

2002

2011

1978

1976

Question 4

Arithmetic

If 2 is added to each even digit and 2 is added to each odd digit in the number 4713562, what will be the sum of the last two and first two digits in the new number thus formed?

Question 5

Arithmetic

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two set of pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. PNQ: QQO UQR: VTP

OHM: PKK

VHQ: WKN

QSX: RUV

UCT: VFS

Question 6

Arithmetic

The shorter side of a rectangle is 21 cm less than the longer side. The numerical value of its area is equal to 5 times the numerical value of its perimeter. What is the length (in cm) of its longer side?

Question 7

Arithmetic

Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. MWC: JYA KUR: HWP

PAY: MGT

WTH: PUR

JVP: GXN

SLV: QPS

Question 8

Arithmetic

Who won the best actress award (critics) at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2024?

Alia Bhatt

Shraddha Kapoor

Aishwarya Rai Bachhan

Deepika Padukone

Question 9

Arithmetic

The Union Council of Ministers in India, as the Chief Executive Organ, implicates which of the following?

The abolition of the role of the Secretary

Ministers leave all work operations to be done by civil servants

Each minister is the political head of his/her ministry

Centralisation of power in local bodies

Question 10

Arithmetic

A and B complete a work in 15 days. If A alone can do it in 17 days, then B alone can do two-third of the same work in ______ days.

340

255

170

Question 11

Arithmetic

Kalpana and Sudha got 621 and 522 marks, respectively, in the same examination. If Kalpana scored 69% marks, then what is the percentage of marks scored by Sudha?

59%

58%

60%

55%

Question 12

Arithmetic

Where is the headquarters of the National Turmeric Board, which was established in 2021?

Kolkata

Kochi

Guntur

Nizamabad

Question 13

Arithmetic

Which body took suo motu cognisance of the news titled 'Experts are alarmed as 350 turtles was ashore dead till January 15', published on 16 January 2021?

High Court of Tamil Nadu

National Green Tribunal

Supreme Court of India

High Court of Odisha

Question 14

Arithmetic

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 81?

5854

5265

4678

5232

Question 15

Arithmetic

Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court's writ jurisdiction is correct?

It can only be invoked for enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

It allows the Court to issue writs only against the Central Government.

It is exclusive and cannot be exercised by the High Courts.

It extends to both Fundamental Rights and other legal rights.

Question 16

Arithmetic

What role did the 'Dikus' play in igniting early tribal revolts of India?

They were outsiders like landlords, moneylenders and officials exploiting tribal community.

They were perceived Gods of the forests.

They were tribal priests encouraging the tribal rebellion.

They were British officials stationed in tribal areas.

Question 17

Arithmetic

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 8 13 20 29 40 ?

Question 18

Arithmetic

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 & 9 ^ # 1 * 5 < 2 6 ≡ 4  $\Delta$  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?

More than three

One

Three 

Two

Question 19

Arithmetic

Which of the following input devices primarily translates physical, real-world movements into digital signals that can be interpreted by a computer system for tasks such as navigation and object manipulation in a graphical environment?

Keyboard

Microphone

Mouse

Scanner

Question 20

Arithmetic

Five solid cubes, each of volume 1,09,41,048 cm³, are joined end to end to form a cuboid. What is the lateral surface area (in cm²) of the cuboid?

5,91,408

5,91,310

5,91,663

5,91,312

Question 21

Arithmetic

Where did ISRO conduct the hot test of the semi-cryogenic engine in 2021?

ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Question 22

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 :: ? #: UEQ :: QAM: %

# = FMY, % = ISE

# = CMY, % = ISE

# = CMY, % = ISO

# = CMY, % = IUE

Question 23

Arithmetic

What is the title of Sarojini Naidu's first collection of poems, published in 1905?

The Captive Lady

The Golden Threshold

Songs of the Dawn

Urvasie

Question 24

Arithmetic

The Green Revolution was introduced to counter food shortages. Which region(s) was/were the initial focus of the Green Revolution?

Tamil Nadu

Punjab and Haryana

Bihar

Odisha and Assam

Question 25

Arithmetic

With reference to computer systems, what does CPU stand for?

Computer Processing Utility

Central Programming Unit

Central Processing Unit

Control Processing Unit

Question 26

Logical

A man sold an article at a gain of 57%. If he had sold it for ₹238 more, he would have gained 82%. The cost price (in ₹) of the article is:

955

952

949

8. 7

Question 27

Logical

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? YRU WPS UNQ SLO ?

QIM

QJN

QJM

QIN

Question 28

Logical

What is the total approximate latitudinal extent of India?

35°

40°

30°

25°

Question 29

Logical

Which of the following was formed in 1600 through a charter that granted it the exclusive privilege of trading with the area east of the Cape of Good Hope for 15 years?

Austrian East India Company

Spanish East India Company

English East India Company

Danish East India Company

Question 30

Logical

In January 2021, Wing Commander Akshay Saxena received the Vayu Sena Medal for his role in anti-piracy operations conducted in which of the following regions?

Bay of Bengal

Arabian Sea

Andaman Sea 

Gulf of Thailand

Question 31

Logical

Which of the following is NOT a part of Carnatic style composition?

Varnam

Ragmalika

Pallavi

Chaturang 

Question 32

Logical

Evaluate: $81 \times 112$

9072

9062

9082

9172

Question 33

Logical

______ was crowned the Ranji Trophy champion for the 2024-25 season.

Vidarbha

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Mumbai

Question 34

Logical

Mahesh withdrew ₹3,100 from a bank. He received a total of 34 notes of ₹50 and ₹100 denominations. The number of ₹50 notes received by him was:

Question 35

Logical

Which Article of the Constitution of India mentions the Fundamental Duty of safeguarding public property and abjuring violence?

Article 51A (j)

Article 51A (k)

Article 51A (h)

Article 51A (i)

Question 36

Logical

The mean of a data is 42 and its median is 53. The mode (using empirical relation) of the data is:

169

100

Question 37

Logical

What is the median of the following data? 19, 98, 77, 24, 99, 71, 70, 56, 80, 12, 88

70.5

71.5

Question 38

Logical

What makes DNA the most abundant genetic material?

Its high mutation rate

Its stable double-helical structure

Its enzymatic roles

Its interaction with proteins

Question 39

Logical

What is the function of the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F in Windows OS?

It forwards an email message to another recipient.

It checks and corrects spelling errors in text.

It formats content in a document or application.

It opens a search or find feature to locate text or items in files, webpages or applications.

Question 40

Logical

The product of two numbers x and y is 45 and their sum is 14. Find the sum of their cubes.

675

854 

586

759

Question 41

Logical

A boat takes 39 minutes to go 27.9 km upstream. The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to that of the stream is 9: 4. How much total time (in hours) will the boat take to go 18.9 km upstream and 51.3 km downstream?

0.9

4. 3 

 2.6 

1.9

Question 42

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.)

RV - XE

DH - IQ

NR – TA

XB - DK

Question 43

Logical

A group of numbers and symbols is coded using letter codes as per the codes given below and the conditions that follow. Study the given codes and conditions and answer the question that follows. Note: If none of the conditions apply, then codes for the respective number/symbol are to be followed directly as given in the table.   Numb er/sym bol $ % & * 2 4 6 @ # 3 + 8 9 7 Code T U P S D F J K Z C V B N M Conditions: If the first element is a symbol and the last a number, the codes for these two (the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged. If the first element is an odd number and the last an even number, the first and last elements are to be coded as  $\textcopyright$ . If both second and third elements are perfect cubes, the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element. What will be the code for the following group? 398*

CNNS

CNBS

SNBC

CBBS

Question 44

Logical

The McMahon Line separates India from which country?

China

Nepal

Pakistan

Bhutan

Question 45

Logical

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following 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 to/subtracting from/multiplying with 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (19, 39, 44) (13, 27, 32)

(29, 49, 54)

(24, 45, 50)

(11, 23, 28)

(35, 61, 66)

Question 46

Logical

A, B, C, D, E and F live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on, till the topmost floor is numbered 6. D lives on an odd numbered floor but not 5. The sum of floors on which D and A live is 5. Only 3 people live between A and F. B lives immediately above E. How many people live above B?

Question 47

Logical

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 curtain are screen. All curtain are blinder. Some blinder are drape. Conclusions: (I) Some drape are curtain. (II) Some blinder are screen.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

Only conclusion (I) follows

Only conclusion (II) follows

Question 48

Logical

If the average of 6 consecutive odd numbers is 30, the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers is:

Question 49

Logical

A bag contains 50 Paisa, 25 Paisa and 10 Paisa coins in the ratio 16: 8: 20, amounting to ₹384. Find the number of 10 Paisa coins.

660

668

640

696

Question 50

Logical

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 1012 1010 1000 998 988 ? 976

985

989

987

986

Question 51

Logical

Which of the following tribal uprisings did NOT take place in the 20th century?

Lushai Uprising

Naga Revolt

Kuki Uprising

Bastar Rebellion

Question 52

Logical

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 983 986 481 941 167 (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 subtracted from the first digit of the lowest number?

-4

-2

-5

-3

Question 53

Logical

In $\triangle$ABC, DE || AC, where D and E are the points on sides AB and BC, respectively. If BD = 12 cm and AD = 11 cm, then what is the ratio of the area of $\triangle$BDE to that of the trapezium ADEC?

626 : 199

385 : 144

390 : 413

144 : 385

Question 54

Logical

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 951 474 717 497 127 (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 subtracted from the third digit of the lowest number?

-4

-3

-2

-1

Question 55

Logical

If a sum of ₹6,70,000 is invested for a year at 2% per annum compounded half yearly, then find the compound interest.

₹12,805

₹13,467

₹11,545

₹13,630

Question 56

If 1 is added to each even digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 9368547, what will be the sum of the digits which are third from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?

Question 57

In a certain code language, 'FIGS' is coded as '3648' and 'ICED' is coded as '1285'. What is the code for 'I' in the given code language?

Question 58

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution states about the establishment of Election Commission in India?

Article 325

Article 324

Article 327

Article 326

Question 59

Mr. KLM starts from Point A and drives 21 km towards the south. He then takes a left turn, drives 7 km, turns left and drives 26 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 11 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 5 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)

4 km to the east

3 km to the west

7 km to the east

5 km to the west

Question 60

What is the primary advantage of using 'Section Breaks' in an MS Word document compared to simply using 'Page Breaks'?

Section breaks automatically create a table of contents based on the headings within each section, a feature not available with standard page breaks.

Section breaks allow for different page numbering schemes, headers, and footers within the same document, while page breaks only force content to the next page.

Section breaks are primarily used to optimise the document's file size and performance, especially in long documents with numerous formatting changes.

Section breaks improve the document's file size and performance, especially in long documents with numerous formatting changes.

Question 61

Which country reported its first-ever presumptive human case of H5 bird flu in November 2024?

Australia

United Kingdom

United States

Canada

Question 62

The average of 10 observations is 40. It was realised later that an observation was misread as 32 in place of 43. Find the correct average.

44.1

41.1

42.1

40.1

Question 63

As per the Union Budget 2021-26, a Maritime Development Fund with corpus of how much will be established?

₹10,000 crore

₹15,000 crore

₹25,000 crore

₹20,000 crore

Question 64

If a + b = 24 and (a – b)² = 268, find the value of product of a and b.

110

140

Question 65

Consider the following statements regarding the MEDEVAC operation conducted by Indian maritime forces in March 2021. 1. The Indian Navy evacuated injured crew members from MV Heilan Star, located in west of Goa. 2. A Sea King helicopter from INS Vikrant airlifted three injured crew members, including two Chinese and one Indonesian national. 3. The Indian Navy and Indian Air Force jointly coordinated the operation. 4. The rescued crew were flown to INS Hansa, Goa, for onward transfer to a civil hospital. Which of the above statements are correct?

Only 2 and 4

Only 1, 2 and 3

Only 1, 2 and 4

Only 1 and 3

Question 66

If a : b :: b : c; c = 4a and b = 18, find the positive value of c.

Question 67

Which of the following operating systems is most suitable for ethical hacking and cybersecurity tasks on laptops and desktops due to its pre-installed penetration testing tools?

Kali Linux

Ubuntu LTS

Windows 10

macOS Ventura

Question 68

Find the simple interest (in closest integral ₹) on ₹3,000 at 6% per annum rate of interest for the period from 9 February 2024 to 10 April 2024.

Question 69

The present cost of a house is ₹1,23,016. After a year, its cost will increase to ₹1,40,203. The percentage increase (rounded off to the nearest integer) in the cost of the house is:

10%

14%

17%

Question 70

What percentage of households were classified as the poorest of the poor, as per SECC-2011?

0.89%

0.79%

0.59%

Question 71

In February 2021, the Indian government announced a six-year program to boost the production of which agricultural commodity to reduce import dependence?

Rice

Wheat

Pulses

Sugar

Question 72

What was a unique feature of Harappan town planning?

Underground temples

Circular forts

Irregular housing layout

Grid pattern streets

Question 73

B is the father of C. Q is the sister of C. T is the only sister of Q. T is the child of S. M is the son of S's only son. How is S related to B?

Father's sister

Wife

Father's brother

Wife's mother

Question 74

Mr. I starts from Point M and drives 1 km towards the south. He then takes a right turn, drives 3 km, turns left and drives 3 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 4 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 4 km and stops at Point N. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point M again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

1 km towards the west

2 km towards the south

4 km towards the east

4 km towards the north

Question 75

Seven boxes D, E, F, G, S, T and U are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only four boxes are kept between E and D. Only F is kept above E. Only two boxes are kept between T and U. G is kept immediately above S. U is not kept immediately above G. Which box is kept fourth from the top?

Question 76

Vinod ranked 36 th from the top and 18 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

Question 77

Seven people, D, E, F, G, L, M and N, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only M sits to the left of N. Only four people sit between M and L. Only F sits between G and D, and G is not an immediate neighbour of L. Who sits at the extreme right of the line?

Question 78

Dholavira is unique for which of the following?

Scripted seals

Water conservation systems

Use of palm leaves

Rock-cut architecture

Question 79

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. ENU FLS GJQ ? IFM

HIO 

HOP

HHO

HIP

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.)

WQNJ

KEBW

QKHC

FZWR

Question 81

Which of the following countries DOES NOT share a land boundary with India?

Bhutan

Afghanistan

Sri Lanka

Myanmar

Question 82

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

Two

One

Four

Three

Question 83

A group of numbers and symbols is coded using letter codes as per the codes given below and the conditions that follow. Study the given codes and conditions and answer the question that follows. Note: If none of the conditions apply, then codes for the respective number/symbol are to be followed directly as given in the table.   Number/Symbol 5 $ 7 2 % * 3 ^ # 9 + 6 4 Code A F L B G M C H N D J P K Conditions: Condition (i): If the first element is a number and the last a symbol, the codes for the first and the last elements are to be interchanged. Condition (ii): If the first and the last elements are odd numbers, then both are to be coded as @. Condition (iii): If both the second and third elements are perfect squares, then the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element. What will be the code for 5#64% ?

ANPKG

AKPNG

GNPKA

GKPNA

Question 84

Which is the largest saline wetland in India?

Sambhar Lake 

Pulicat Lake

Chilika Lake

Wular Lake

Question 85

The successive discounts of 28%, 20% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of:

50.59%

48.16%

46.10%

46.69%

Question 86

What is the IMF's projected US GDP growth rate for 2021, as per the April 2021 forecast?

3.7%

1.8% 

3.4%

2.5%

Question 87

According to the Economic survey 2024-25, what is the value of India's foreign exchange reserves, as of the end of December 2024?

$330.3 billion

$520.5 billion

$440.8 billion

$640.3 billion

Question 88

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 1865374, which of the following digits will be third from the left in the new number thus formed?

Question 89

Which of the given 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 ::? #: DZT :: QMG: %

# = YUO, % = VRL

# = OYV, % = PYT 

# = YPG, % = KUL

# = ZTY, % = VMH

Question 90

Which of the following statements is NOT correct with reference to the modern periodic table?

The first period contains 8 elements.

Groups are the vertical columns, and periods are horizontal rows.

Lanthanoids and actinoids are placed in separate panels at the bottom.

The second and third periods each contain 8 elements.

Question 91

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 1862547, then what will be the difference between the highest and lowest digits in the new number thus formed be?

Question 92

A woman travelled at a speed of 20 m/min for 80 min, and at a speed of 65 m/min for 64 min. Her average speed (in m/min) is:

Question 93

The diagonals of a quadrilateral are perpendicular bisectors of each other. If the length of one diagonal is 3 cm and the area of the quadrilateral is 180 cm², find the length (in cm) of the other diagonal.

128

120

115

112

Question 94

In finding the HCF of two numbers by division method, the quotients are 4, 5, and 9, respectively, and the last divisor is 18. What is the LCM of the two numbers?

159806

159807

159804

159803

Question 95

Who discovered the antibacterial properties of a Penicillium fungus in 1929?

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Paul Ehrlich

Marie Curie

Alexander Fleming