RRB-NTPC 2021 Questions

21 Aug 2021 • Shift 2

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Question 1

Arithmetic

The currently shelved (as of June 2021) InCyber Forum, a leading cybersecurity conference, was initially set to take place in which US city?

San Francisco, California

Seattle, Washington

San Antonio, Texas

Austin, Texas

Question 2

Arithmetic

Consider the following vitamins. 1. Vitamin D 2. Vitamin B12 3. Vitamin K 4. Vitamin C Which of them are water soluble?

Only 2 and 3

Only 1 and 2

Only 1, 2 and 3

Only 2 and 4

Question 3

Arithmetic

When was the States Reorganisation Act passed, implementing the Commission’s recommendations?

1956

1954

1953

1959

Question 4

Arithmetic

How did globalisation affect India’s economic growth?

Had no effect

Slowed it down

Reduced GDP

Made it grow faster

Question 5

Arithmetic

Which physical feature acts as a barrier to the southwest monsoon winds, causing heavy rainfall on one side and dry conditions on the other?

Aravalli Range

Western Ghats

Satpura Range

Vindhya Range

Question 6

Arithmetic

Which party regained power in the 2021 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, ending AAP’s 15-year hold?

Bharatiya Janata Party

Trinamool Congress

Indian National Congress

Samajwadi Party

Question 7

Arithmetic

Which of the following industries was operational in India at the time of independence?

Iron and steel industry

Electronics industry

Aerospace industry

Automobile industry

Question 8

Arithmetic

The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the western and the eastern edges of which plateau?

Chotanagpur Plateau

Shillong Plateau

Malwa Plateau

Deccan Plateau

Question 9

Arithmetic

Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the Council of Ministers at the Union level?

Article 85

Article 75

Article 65

Article 74

Question 10

Arithmetic

What percentage of the Indian population was dependent on agriculture around the time of independence?

About 30%

About 90%

About 70%

About 50%

Question 11

Arithmetic

The 'National Mission on High Yielding Seeds' aims to:

enhance irrigation facilities

promote organic farming practices

increase production of high-quality seeds

develop cold storage infrastructure

Question 12

Arithmetic

Which of the following Amendments made Education a subject in the Concurrent List?

52nd Amendment

44th Amendment

42nd Amendment

86th Amendment

Question 13

Arithmetic

Which book by Sophie Elmhirst was honoured with the Nero Book of the Year award in 2021?

The Adversary

The Girl with the Seven Lives

Flow

Maurice and Maralyn

Question 14

Arithmetic

What does the abbreviation ASCII stand for?

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Advanced System for Computer Input and Integration

American Scientific Code for Internet Integration

Automatic System for Coding Interactive Interfaces

Question 15

Arithmetic

Which of the following falls under the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction, according to the Constitution of India (Article 131)?

Disputes between States or between a State and the Union

Election petitions against sitting Members of Parliaments

Enforcement of fundamental rights of individuals

Appeals from criminal cases in High Courts

Question 16

Arithmetic

What new facility was introduced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) at polling stations in May 2021?

Voter ID kiosks

Mobile phone deposit facility

Free Wi-Fi for voters

Online voting portal

Question 17

Arithmetic

Which of the following is a well-known bronze artefact from the Indus Valley Civilisation, dating to around 2500 BCE?

Dancing Girl statue from Mohenjo-daro

Painted pottery vase from Dholavira

Priest-King statue from Mohenjo-daro

Stone seal of unicorn from Lothal

Question 18

Arithmetic

The Atomic Energy Establishment, established at Trombay in 1954, was later renamed as:

Indian Institute of Nuclear Science

Indira Gandhi Atomic Centre

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Nehru Institute of Atomic Energy

Question 19

Arithmetic

On which day is Good Friday observed in 2021?

12 May

14 March

18 April

7 June

Question 20

Arithmetic

Population density is calculated as:

number of persons living per unit area

total number of people in a country

average number of people per family

number of children born per year

Question 21

Arithmetic

Which option in the Control Panel allows a user to add or remove hardware devices in MS Windows?

Security and Maintenance

Device Manager

System and Security

Network and Sharing Center

Question 22

Arithmetic

What is the total number of cave structures at the Ajanta Caves location in Maharashtra, India, including the one that was never completed?

Thirty

Thirty-two

Twenty-nine

Thirty-one

Question 23

Arithmetic

What was the reason for stagnation in the agricultural sector during the colonial rule?

Imposition of high taxes on the food grains and cash crops by the colonial government

Establishment of large scale industries by the colonial government

Various systems of land settlement that were introduced by the colonial government

Extreme commercialisation of agriculture by the colonial government

Question 24

Arithmetic

Which of the following organisations conducted the CROPS experiment to study plant growth in space in February 2021?

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

European Space Agency (ESA)

Question 25

Arithmetic

Which mission by the Indian Government, launched in 2023, aims to develop quantum technologies and has established four Thematic Hubs across premier institutions, as of 2021?

Quantum India Program

National Quantum Mission

Digital India Mission

Tech India Initiative

Question 26

Arithmetic

The introduction of English education in India was promoted through which of the following documents?

Charter Act of 1813

Macaulay’s Minute

Regulating Act

Pitts India Act

Question 27

Arithmetic

Which of the following foods is a source of animal protein?

Pulses

Beans

Eggs

Nuts

Question 28

Arithmetic

Which of the following is true regarding the tenure and independence of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India?

The CEC’s removal requires assent of the Chief Justice of India but not necessarily the Parliament’s approval.

The CEC can only be removed like a Supreme Court judge by a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

The other Election Commissioners can only be removed by the CEC, not by the government.

The CEC enjoys a fixed tenure of ten years and cannot be replaced before that term under any circumstances.

Question 29

Arithmetic

Henry Vivian Derozio, a teacher at the Hindu College of Calcutta, promoted radical ideas and encouraged his pupils to question all authority. This movement became known as the:

Justice Movement

Social Service League

Servants of India Society

Young Bengal Movement

Question 30

Arithmetic

Which province of Pakistan, known for its rich resources but low development, has long witnessed separatist movements and demands for greater autonomy or independence?

Sindh

Punjab

Balochistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Question 31

Logical

Which ministry has introduced a technology-driven initiative called e-Zero FIR on 19 May 2021 to boost India's cybercrime-fighting capabilities?

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Communications

Question 32

Logical

Which law explains the colours of black bodies including the Sun and other stars in terms of their temperatures?

Wien's Displacement Law

Kepler's laws of planetary motion

Snell's Law

Hooke's Law

Question 33

Logical

Which islands of India are strategically important due to their location near the Malacca Strait?

Lakshadweep Islands

Rameswaram Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Gulf of Kutch Islands

Question 34

Logical

At the 2021 Asian Athletics Championships, which Indian athlete won gold medals in both the men's 5000m and 10,000m events?

Sachin Yadav

Tejaswin Shankar

Gulveer Singh

Avinash Sable

Question 35

Logical

Which of the following dynasties initiated the practice of land grants to Brahmanas?

Satavahanas

Kushanas

Guptas

Cholas

Question 36

Logical

What was the Supreme Court's directive regarding the NEET-PG 2021 examination format?

Postpone the examination indefinitely

Conduct the exam in a single shift

Conduct the exam in two shifts

Cancel the examination

Question 37

Logical

Acid rain is mainly caused due to the presence of which two gases in the atmosphere?

Oxygen and Hydrogen

Nitrogen and Methane

Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen oxides

Carbon dioxide and Carbon monoxide

Question 38

Logical

Sher Shah divided his empire into shiqqs, equivalent to which administrative division under the Mughals?

Suba

Sarkar

Mandal

Pargana

Question 39

Logical

In which year was the Indian Civil Service (ICS) officially replaced by the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)?

1950

1947

1949

1951

Question 40

Logical

What is the core objective of the ISRO- European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration in the Axiom-4 mission?

Microgravity-based scientific experiments

Communications satellite deployment

Lunar rover development

Deep-space observation

Question 41

Logical

Wasim travels 455 km at 91 km/hr, the next 390 km at 78 km/hr and the next 476 km at 68 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr) for the whole journey? (Round off your answer to two decimal places)

73.67

77.71

78.96

78.27

Question 42

Logical

If the 6-digit number N09M82 is divisible by 11, then which of the options below can give a possible correct relation between M and N?

M = N

M - N = 1

M - N = 4

M + N = -4

Question 43

Logical

Anshuman and Kunal together invested ₹36,400 in a business. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of ₹19,500, Kunal's share was ₹6,300. What was the difference between their investments?

₹14,879

₹14,688

₹12,892

₹12,880

Question 44

Logical

Find the value of x satisfying: $2(3x^2 - 7) - 3(2x^2 + 7x - 9) = 13$

-3

-1

Question 45

Logical

If 2 times a son's age is added to his father's age, the sum is 46 years. If 2.5 times the father's age is added to the son's age, the sum is 97 years. What is the father's age (in years)?

Question 46

Logical

A man riding on a bicycle at a speed of 36 km/hr crosses a bridge in 54 seconds. Find the length (in metres) of the bridge.

350

550

440

540

Question 47

Logical

P, Q and R invested a sum in the ratio of 12 : 82 : 38, respectively. If they earned a total profit of ₹3,510 at the end of year, what is the difference between the shares of Q and R?

₹1,281

₹1,170

₹1,215

₹1,092

Question 48

Logical

A vendor claims to sell wheat at a loss of 50%, but he cheats by using weights that are 65% less than the stated weight. What is his actual profit percentage (round off to two decimal places)?

42.86%

43.08%

47.33%

46.81%

Question 49

Logical

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 11 months.

₹88

₹64

₹44

₹528

Question 50

Logical

The sum of two numbers is 132 and their L.C.M. is 630. What are the two numbers?

95, 37

90, 42

88, 44

83, 49

Question 51

Logical

Find a single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 5% and 20%.

28%

22%

24%

26%

Question 52

Logical

The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 3. If the sum of the length, breadth and height is 120 cm, then what will be its volume?

40,000 cm³

50,000 cm³

45,000 cm³

60,000 cm³

Question 53

Logical

The LCM of the numbers 12.8 and 0.004 is:

12.8

128

1.28

0.128

Question 54

Logical

Which of the following ratios is the greatest?

23 : 75

22 : 82

29 : 57

31 : 85

Question 55

Logical

The product of two positive numbers is 1445. If the first number is five times of the second number, then the sum of the two numbers is:

115

102

105

Question 56

The average price of three items of furniture is ₹5,305. If their prices are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the price of the cheapest item (in ₹) is:

7,427

3,183

5,305

1,061

Question 57

Find a single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 15% and 18%.

30.30%

32.30%

34.30%

28.30%

Question 58

The income of Raman is ₹77,600. He saves 13% of his income. If his income increases by 50% and expenditure increases by 50%, then his savings will:

increase by ₹19,015

increase by ₹5,044

decrease by ₹19,012

decrease by ₹6,406

Question 59

The number 576499 is divisible by which of the following?

Question 60

I bought two toy guns for ₹1,200. I sold the first one at a loss of 8% and the second at a gain of 16%. If, on the whole I made neither a loss nor a gain, find the cost price (in ₹) of the first toy gun.

784

820

824

800

Question 61

The average price of three items of furniture is ₹16875. If their prices are in the ratio 3:5:7, the price of the costliest item (in ₹) is

7875

23625

10125

5625

Question 62

In $\Delta ABC$, $BD \perp AC$ at D and $\angle DBC = 71^\circ$. E is a point on BC such that $\angle CAE = 17^\circ$. What is the measure of $\angle AEB$?

$34^\circ$

$31^\circ$

$40^\circ$

$36^\circ$

Question 63

RP 4 is related to WU 16 in a certain way. In the same way, LJ 3 is related to QO 9. To which of the following is TR 6 related, following the same logic?

YX 32

YW 36

VT 36

VT 32

Question 64

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 98 102 110 126 158 ?

222

223

221

224

Question 65

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.)

PJFB

QKFC

MGBY

XRMJ

Question 66

If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for '×', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '−', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 7 B 5 D 48 A 4 C 13 = ?

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 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.)

JA - GK

LC - IN

PG - MQ

NE - KO

Question 68

R is the father of O. O is the wife of A. A is the brother of S. S is the daughter of T. How is R related to T?

Brother's wife's sister

Brother's wife's mother

Brother's wife's brother

Son's wife's father

Question 69

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? CHR HMW MRB RWG ?

WKB

WBL

WBK

WLB

Question 70

In a certain code language, ‘PART’ is coded as ‘2467’ and ‘AIDS’ is coded as ‘1573’. What is the code for ‘A’ in that language?

Question 71

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged, and ‘−’ and ‘×’ are interchanged? 6 + 3 ÷ 48 − 4 × 25 = ?

Question 72

Seven people, A, B, C, T, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. No one sits to the left of V. Only four people sit between V and B. Only three people sit to the right of C. A sits to the immediate left of W. T is not an immediate neighbour of C. Who sits at the rightmost end of the line?

Question 73

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? HYP 8, LCT 15, PGX 29, TKB 57, XOF 113, ?

CSJ 225

BCJ 225

BSJ 225

BSI 225

Question 74

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: All flats are villas. No villa is an apartment. Conclusions: (I) No flat is an apartment. (II) No apartment is a villa.

Only conclusion II follows.

Only conclusion I follows.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Both conclusions I and II follow.

Question 75

Refer to the following letter 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) % 6 2 9 4 7 + $ 1 $\Omega$ # * £ 3 & 8 5 @ (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by another number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

Question 76

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.)

CEJ

GIN

SVZ

PRW

Question 77

Town N is to the north of Town M. Town O is to the east of Town N. Town P is to the north of Town O. Town Q is to the east of Town P. Town R is to the east of Town Q. What is the position of Town R with respect to Town M?

Northeast

Southeast

South

North

Question 78

If 1 is added to each even digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 9283745, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right?

Question 79

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 679 680 690 691 701 702 712 ?

713

712

711

714

Question 80

A, B, C, D, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only one person sits between Q and S, when counted from the right of Q. Only one person sits between S and C. Only one person sits between Q and R. Only two people sit between A and C. Only one person sits between B and R. Who sits third to the right of D?

Question 81

In a certain code language, ‘HIKE’ is coded as ‘4627’ and ‘SACK’ is coded as ‘1365’. What is the code for ‘K’ in the given code language?

Question 82

DJMS is related to JPRX in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, BHGM is related to HNLR. To which of the given options is TZVB related, following the same logic?

ZAFG

ZFAG

ZAGF

ZFGA

Question 83

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: All pins are bugs. All pins are cows. Conclusions: (I): Some bugs are cows. (II): All cows are pins.

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Only conclusion (I) follows.

Only conclusion (II) follows.

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Question 84

If 1 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 937612548, then what will be the sum of all the odd digits in the new number thus formed?

Question 85

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 7 13 25 43 67 ?

100

Question 86

LN 23 is related to JI 6 in a certain way. In the same way, LJ 18 is related to JE 1. To which of the following is PP 7 related, following the same logic?

NK 10

ML 10

MK 10

NL 12

Question 87

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operation(s) to the first number. Select the number-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 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.) 34, 136 53, 212

72, 288

66, 248

32, 114

59, 229

Question 88

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

Four

Two

One

Three

Question 89

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 9 & 2 * 4 @ 5 £ 8 # 6 & 1 $\Omega$ 7 % $ 3 (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number but NOT immediately followed by an even number?

None

Two

One

Three

Question 90

Hashini starts from Point Y and drives 16 km towards north. She then takes a left turn, drives 5 km. She then turns left and drives 25 km. She takes a final left turn, drives 5 km and stops at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified)

12 km towards west

15 km towards south

8 km towards east

9 km towards north