RRB-NTPC 2021 Mathematics

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 2026
Arithmetic

Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen because it:

A
Adds nutritional value to the product
B
Removes hydrogen from the packaging
C
Enhances the flavour of the product
D
Removes oxygen from the packaging
Question 2027
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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some nuts are black. All black are crows. All crows are pens. Conclusions: (I) All nuts are black. (II) Some black are crows.

A
Only conclusion (II) follows.
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
D
Only conclusion (I) follows.
Question 2028
Arithmetic

In the 2024 Supreme Court case 'Aligarh Muslim University vs Naresh Agarwal (November 2024)', what did the majority of the Court hold regarding the minority status of educational institutions?

A
Educational institutions established by statute cannot be considered minority institutions under Article 30(1).
B
Institutions created before 1950 can still be considered minority institutions, even if incorporated by statute.
C
An institution must be entirely managed by the minority community to qualify as a minority institution.
D
The majority of the judges (4 out of 7 in opinion) of the bench concluded the Azeez Basha case and violated the AMU's minority status.
Question 2029
Arithmetic

What is the mean of the following distribution? Marks 19 31 54 69 95 No. of Students 22 35 64 34 57

A
60
B
63
C
82
D
49
Question 2030
Arithmetic

The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest, compounded annually, on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 10% per annum is $₹407$. Find the sum [rounded off to the nearest integer].

A
$₹40,700$
B
$₹40,719$
C
$₹40,680$
D
$₹40,698$
Question 2031
Arithmetic

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? KN33 JM41 IL49 HK57 ?

A
GJ65
B
GI66
C
GI65
D
GJ66
Question 2032
Arithmetic

Which of the following acts provided a regular code of all regulations that could be enacted for the internal Government of British India?

A
Charter Act of 1793
B
Pitt's India Act 1784
C
Regulating Act 1773
D
Charter Act of 1813
Question 2033
Arithmetic

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)

A
PQ - NO
B
KL - IJ
C
GH - EF
D
MH - IP
Question 2034
Arithmetic

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 301 300 297 292 285 ?

A
275
B
276
C
273
D
277
Question 2035
Arithmetic

The Singh Sabha movement is associated with which community?

A
Hindu
B
Sikh
C
Parsi
D
Muslim
Question 2036
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) © 2 © # * 6 € 4 5 3 € 1 1 € 6 7 # 7 4 £ 6 € (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

A
3
B
2
C
0
D
1
Question 2037
Arithmetic

TK 14 is related to YH 5 in a certain way. In the same way, MN 5 is related to RK $-4$. To which of the given options is SV 0 related, following the same logic?

A
WV -7
B
PR -13
C
XT -11
D
XS -9
Question 2038
Arithmetic

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '$\times$' and '$\div$' are interchanged? $121 \div 6 + 384 \times 3 - 31 =?$

A
623
B
621
C
629
D
626
Question 2039
Arithmetic

Which country held a presidential runoff election on 13 April 2021, resulting in the re-election of President Daniel Noboa?

A
Ecuador
B
Colombia
C
Bolivia
D
Peru
Question 2040
Arithmetic

The area of the base of a right circular cone is $3136\pi$ cm$^2$ and its slant height is 65 cm. The curved surface area of the cone (in cm$^2$) is:

A
$3640\pi$
B
$3065\pi$
C
$3460\pi$
D
$3500\pi$
Question 2041
Arithmetic

Who was the head of the Kayastha community?

A
Pustapala
B
Prathamakayastha
C
Uparika
D
Prathamakulika
Question 2042
Arithmetic

If a transversal line intersects a pair of two parallel lines, then each pair of corresponding angles are:

A
complementary
B
unequal
C
equal
D
supplementary
Question 2043
Arithmetic

What is the shortcut to open an MS PowerPoint file directly from the application?

A
Ctrl + P
B
Ctrl + N
C
Ctrl + O
D
Ctrl + S
Question 2044
Arithmetic

If 'P' stands for '÷', 'Q' stands for '$\times$', 'R' stands for '+' and 'S' stands for '-', then the resultant of which of the following would be 182?

A
$96\ Q\ 16\ R\ 112\ S\ 48\ P\ 6$
B
$96\ R\ 16\ Q\ 112\ P\ 48\ S\ 6$
C
$96\ P\ 16\ S\ 112\ R\ 48\ Q\ 6$
D
$96\ S\ 16\ P\ 112\ Q\ 48\ R\ 6$
Question 2045
Arithmetic

The population of a village was 1,00,000. It increased by 5% in the first year and increased by 20% in the second year. Its population after two years is

A
1,26,000
B
1,25,000
C
1,05,000
D
1,20,000
Question 2046
Arithmetic

If 3 times the brother's present age is 25 years more than 5 times her sister's age, and 5 times the sister's age is 5 years less than the brother's age, then what is the difference (in years) between the present ages of the brother and the sister?

A
12
B
10
C
8
D
9
Question 2047
Arithmetic

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? 43 ÷ 13 - 648 × 8 + 52 = ?

A
588
B
581
C
586
D
583
Question 2048
Arithmetic

The Palk Strait is an inlet of which of the following?

A
Bay of Bengal
B
Gulf of Khambhat
C
Arabian Sea
D
Persian Gulf
Question 2049
Arithmetic

Which country assumed the presidency of BRICS in January 2021?

A
Russia
B
India
C
Brazil
D
China
Question 2050
Arithmetic

Find the volume (in $cm^3$, rounded off to two decimal places) of a hemispherical cap having a radius of 33.6 cm.

A
$25,297.58\pi$
B
$25,293.28\pi$
C
$25,288.70\pi$
D
$25,287.05\pi$