RRB-NTPC 2021 Mathematics

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1876
Arithmetic

How many total islands/islets/rocky outcrops are there in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands as per the Andaman and Nicobar Administration?

A
836
B
1002
C
742
D
612
Question 1877
Arithmetic

Which organisation does the Ministry of Rural Development cooperate with for rural development in Asia and the Pacific?

A
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
B
African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO)
C
Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and Pacific (CIRDAP)
D
World Bank
Question 1878
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 ::?  #: QVR :: CHD: %

A
# = LQM, % = HMI
B
# = PMM, % = JUY
C
# = LJM, % = NHG
D
# = GYT, % = NYU
Question 1879
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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.  Statements:  All jams are bands.  All bands are sacks.  No sack is a can.  Conclusions:  (I) No jam is a can.  (II) Some sacks are jams.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
B
Only conclusion (I) follows.
C
Only conclusion (II) follows.
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Question 1880
Arithmetic

Which country ranked highest overall in the Climate Change Performance Index 2021?

A
Germany
B
France
C
Denmark
D
Sweden
Question 1881
Arithmetic

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams returned to Earth in March 2021 after her mission aboard a SpaceX capsule. How much time had she spent in space?

A
608 days
B
502 days
C
212 days
D
578 days
Question 1882
Arithmetic

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/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.)  (33, 429, 13)  (44, 220, 5)

A
(20, 363, 18)
B
(30, 363, 12)
C
(43, 903, 21)
D
(4, 23, 5)
Question 1883
Arithmetic

In March 2021, which health milestone was remembered on National Vaccination Day?

A
Polio Eradication Drive
B
National Vax Mission
C
Pulse Polio First Dose
D
Launch of COVID Vaccine
Question 1884
Arithmetic

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 5673128, what will be the difference between the digits which are third from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
9
B
6
C
7
D
8
Question 1885
Arithmetic

If 3 times the mother's present age is 36 years more than 5 times her daughter's age, and 3 times the daughter's age is 4 years less than the mother's age, then what is the difference (in years) between the present ages of the mother and the daughter?

A
13
B
20
C
16
D
18
Question 1886
Arithmetic

A shopkeeper marked his goods at X% above their cost price and sold them at a discount of 10%. If he gained 71% profit, then find the value of X.

A
91
B
89
C
92
D
90
Question 1887
Arithmetic

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  NTZ LRX JPV HNT ?

A
RLF
B
FRL
C
FLR
D
RFL
Question 1888
Arithmetic

Which of the following is NOT an industrial corridor planned under the Government of India's infrastructure initiatives?

A
Kolkata-Lucknow Industrial Corridor
B
Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
C
Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor
D
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Question 1889
Arithmetic

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. The product of floors on which F and D live is 15. E lives immediately above C. The sum of floors on which A and D live is 7. What is the sum of floors on which A and E live?

A
6
B
5
C
8
D
7
Question 1890
Arithmetic

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8271634, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

A
Two
B
None
C
One
D
Three
Question 1891
Arithmetic

Deepesh has 168 litres of Oil A and 234 litres of Oil B. He fills a number of identical containers with the two types of oil in a manner that each container has only one type of oil, and all containers are completely filled. What can be the maximum volume (in litres) of each container that Deepesh uses, so that all the oil that Deepesh has, of both the types, can be poured into these containers?

A
10
B
6
C
14
D
5
Question 1892
Arithmetic

What type of farming is practised in hill regions by cutting slopes into steps?

A
Mixed farming
B
Extensive farming
C
Wetland farming
D
Terrace farming
Question 1893
Arithmetic

The length, width and height of a cuboid are in the ratio 10: 17: 14, and its total surface area is 1096 cm². Find the length (in cm) of the cuboid.

A
17
B
10
C
1
D
5
Question 1894
Arithmetic

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?  NQ31, MP40, LO49, KN58, ?

A
JN66
B
JN67
C
JM67
D
JM66
Question 1895
Arithmetic

Rishi has ₹1,612 with him. He divided it amongst his sons Shan and Piyush and asked them to invest it at 8% rate of interest per annum, compounded annually. It was seen that Shan and Piyush got the same amount after 19 and 20 years, respectively. How much (in ₹) did Rishi give to Shan?

A
₹775
B
₹875
C
₹687
D
₹837
Question 1896
Arithmetic

In a certain code language, 'how are you' is coded as 'jp zl rc' and 'are they coming' is coded as 'zl qn bt'. How is 'are' coded in the given language?

A
zl
B
bt
C
jp
D
qn
Question 1897
Arithmetic

In MS Word, which feature allows users to set the margins of a document, affecting the space between the text and the edges of the page?

A
Page Borders
B
Margins
C
Page Layout
D
Page Size
Question 1898
Arithmetic

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Only one person sits between P and V when counted from the right of P. Only one person sits between V and U. Only one person sits between P and Q. Only two people sit between R and U. Only one person sits between T and Q. How many people sit between S and P when counted from the left of S?

A
2
B
0
C
5
D
3
Question 1899
Arithmetic

What are the wavelength and type of the laser used in a standard CD-ROM drive?

A
400 nm; blue laser
B
780 nm; infrared laser
C
650 nm; red laser
D
850 nm; near-infrared laser
Question 1900
Arithmetic

The ratio of incomes of Seema and Darshan is 7: 8. They save ₹15,000 and ₹9,000, respectively. If the ratio of their expenditures is 11: 16, then what is the total expenditure (in ₹) of Seema and Darshan?

A
₹68,000
B
₹64,000
C
₹64,125
D
₹63,000