RRB-NTPC 2021 Mathematics
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 2751
Arithmetic
The Green Revolution was introduced to counter food shortages. Which region(s) was/were the initial focus of the Green Revolution?
A
Tamil NaduB
Punjab and HaryanaC
BiharD
Odisha and AssamQuestion 2752
Arithmetic
With reference to computer systems, what does CPU stand for?
A
Computer Processing UtilityB
Central Programming UnitC
Central Processing UnitD
Control Processing UnitQuestion 2753
Arithmetic
In January 2021, which veteran filmmaker received the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award for Indian cinema?
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Sai ParanjpyeB
Shyam BenegalC
Vishal BhardwajD
Mira NairQuestion 2754
Arithmetic
Anand purchased an item and incurred ₹169 in repair expenses. Subsequently, he sold it to Bharath with a 25% profit. Eventually, Bharath sold the item for ₹4,480, making a 44% loss. What was the original cost (in ₹) of the item for Anand?
A
6,397B
6,231C
6,400D
6,403Question 2755
Arithmetic
In which year was English education formally introduced in India by the British?
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1813B
1835C
1854D
1829Question 2756
Arithmetic
Who won the Album of the Year at the 67 th Annual Grammy Awards in 2021?
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Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and SoftB
Beyoncé - Cowboy CarterC
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets DepartmentD
Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' SweetQuestion 2757
Arithmetic
The average of five numbers is 56. Four of the numbers are 35, 42, 32, and 26. What is the fifth number?
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145B
135C
68D
55Question 2758
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. AJK: BEG JIL: KDH
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RLO: SIKB
BKK: CFHC
OHF: PCCD
KKQ: LFMQuestion 2759
Arithmetic
Privatisation involves transferring the ownership of enterprises from the public to the private sector. What is the primary goal of privatisation?
A
Increase monopoly powerB
Improve efficiency and reduce government burdenC
Increase fiscal deficitD
Enhance public employmentQuestion 2760
Arithmetic
Which body was established to control all matters of civil and military government of British territories in India?
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Board of LegislatureB
Board of ControlC
Board of ExecutivesD
Board of DirectorsQuestion 2761
Arithmetic
If the median of a data is 20.8 less than its mode, then the median of the data exceeds its mean by _______. (Use the empirical formula)
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6.32B
13.72C
12.43D
10.4Question 2762
Arithmetic
Refer to the number and symbol series given below and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (NOTE: All numbers are single digit numbers only.) (Left) £ € # 9 4 9 $ € * 9 @ * 6 6 5 © 5 6 3 8 7 6 (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?
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7B
5C
8D
6Question 2763
Arithmetic
If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 26347591, what will be the sum of the second digit from left and third digit from right in the new number thus formed?
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14B
10C
8D
12Question 2764
Arithmetic
If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 1847653, what will be the sum of the highest and lowest digits in the number thus formed?
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11B
14C
12D
10Question 2765
Arithmetic
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?
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10B
11C
12D
9Question 2766
Arithmetic
An article is sold for ₹x. If it is sold at 40% of this price, there is a loss of 50%. What is the percentage profit when it is sold for ₹x?
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25%B
22%C
28%D
27%Question 2767
Arithmetic
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.)
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SXBEB
BGKNC
FYUBD
FKORQuestion 2768
Arithmetic
If $a + b = 32$ and $(a – b)^2 = 372$, find the value of product of a and b.
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145B
163C
161D
261Question 2769
Arithmetic
P is any point inside the rectangle ABCD. If PA = 94 cm, PB = 61 cm and PC = 67 cm, then the length of PD (in cm) is:
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95B
96C
98D
102Question 2770
Arithmetic
At what rate (in percentage) per annum simple interest will a sum of money triple itself in 8 years?
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24B
37.5C
25D
36.5Question 2771
Arithmetic
Reena, Naveen and Arpita started a business in partnership, investing in the ratio of 5: 6: 13, respectively. At the end of the year, they earned a profit of ₹36,400, which is 14% of their total investment. How much did Naveen invest (in ₹)?
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₹65,000B
₹65,105C
₹64,769D
₹64,818Question 2772
Arithmetic
The population of a town in the year 1956 was 2,07,300. If its population increased in two successive decades by 20% in each decade, the population of the town in the year 1976 was:
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2,98,513B
2,98,512C
2,98,511D
2,98,507Question 2773
Arithmetic
Which component of Windows OS allows users to modify system settings such as display resolution, sound preferences and user accounts?
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Command PromptB
Task ManagerC
Control PanelD
File ExplorerQuestion 2774
Arithmetic
Nagara Uprising, a significant peasant rebellion that occurred in the Nagar province (present-day Shivamogga district) of the Mysore Kingdom, took place in:
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1710-11B
1798-99C
1856-57D
1830-31Question 2775
Arithmetic
Which keyboard shortcut is used to save an MS PowerPoint presentation quickly?
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Ctrl + SB
Ctrl + NC
Ctrl + OD
Ctrl + P