RRB-NTPC 2021 Mathematics
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 2351
Arithmetic
Which of the following keyboard shortcuts is used to insert a new slide in PowerPoint 2019?
A
Ctrl + NB
Ctrl + MC
Ctrl + KD
Ctrl + DQuestion 2352
Arithmetic
A dealer marks his goods at 5% above the cost price and allows a discount of 67% on the marked price. What is his gain or loss percentage (correct to two decimal places)?
A
66.14% lossB
68.42% lossC
65.35% lossD
66.1% lossQuestion 2353
Arithmetic
Which of the following statements is NOT correct with reference to the distribution of elements in the periodic table?
A
There is a zig-zag line separating metals and non-metals.B
Non-metals are on the top right corner.C
Metalloids are scattered randomly throughout the table.D
Metals are located on the left side.Question 2354
Arithmetic
The length of the base of a parallelogram is $(4x^2 - 7xy + y^2)$ m and its height is $(x + y)$ m. Find the area of parallelogram, when $x = 3$ and $y = -2$.
A
69 m²B
82 m²C
48 m²D
57 m²Question 2355
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
IE - NGB
QM - VOC
GC - LFD
DZ - IBQuestion 2356
Arithmetic
If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? (46 B 8) A 16 C 15 B 3 D 27 =?
A
41B
68C
29D
52Question 2357
Arithmetic
A vendor sells oranges at ₹44 each and incurs a loss of 78%. If he wants to make a profit of 78%, at what price (in ₹) should he sell each orange?
A
356B
358C
355D
354Question 2358
Arithmetic
Which bank has officially partnered with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) as its exclusive banking partner in March 2021?
A
Axis BankB
HDFC BankC
City Union BankD
ICICI BankQuestion 2359
Arithmetic
At what rate of interest per annum will a sum of ₹15,625 amount to ₹19,683 in 1 year and 6 months, if the interest is compounded half-yearly?
A
8%B
20%C
16%D
19%Question 2360
Arithmetic
In a certain code language, 'FISH' is coded as '6147' and 'SALE' is coded as '9512'. What is the code for 'S' in the given code language?
A
5B
4C
9D
1Question 2361
Arithmetic
A local train without stoppages runs at an average speed of 70 km/hr, and with stoppages, at an average speed of 30 km/hr. What is the total time (in hours) taken by the local train for stoppages on a route of length 630 km?
A
19B
12C
10D
8Question 2362
Arithmetic
Refer to the following number 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) 7 @ £ 1 @ 7 # * 8 7 8 6 5 3 8 4 € # £ 9 1 £ (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?
A
1B
3C
2D
0Question 2363
Arithmetic
Which of the following ratios is greatest?
A
17 : 42B
20 : 36C
21 : 45D
25 : 50Question 2364
Arithmetic
If the median of a data is 45.98 less than its mode, then the median of the data exceeds its mean by _____ . (Use empirical formula)
A
25.13B
22.99C
21.05D
26.54Question 2365
Arithmetic
Which of the following states recorded the highest Schedule Tribes (ST) sex ratio in 2011, as per the Census of India data?
A
Tamil NaduB
GoaC
MizoramD
Arunachal PradeshQuestion 2366
Arithmetic
Which of the following is NOT located in the Andaman group?
A
HavelockB
BarrenC
NeilD
MinicoyQuestion 2367
Arithmetic
In which of the following countries did the United Nations Biodiversity Convention 2024 (COP16) conclude in February 2021?
A
GermanyB
FranceC
ItalyD
ColombiaQuestion 2368
Arithmetic
Which shortcut key combination is used to insert a hyperlink in MS PowerPoint 365?
A
Alt + XB
Ctrl + Shift + XC
Ctrl + ND
Ctrl + KQuestion 2369
Arithmetic
Anuj starts from Point A and drives 12 km towards East. He then takes a right turn, drives 8 km, turns right and drives 14 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 11 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90° turns only, unless specified.)
A
2 km to the southB
4 km to the southC
1 km to the southD
3 km to the southQuestion 2370
Arithmetic
F is the husband of G. G is the mother of H. H is the husband of I. I is the mother of J. How is F related to J?
A
Father's brotherB
Father's fatherC
Mother's brotherD
Mother's fatherQuestion 2371
Arithmetic
In MS Word, if you want to duplicate a selected text without removing it from its original location, which set of commands should you use?
A
Delete → UndoB
Select → MoveC
Copy → PasteD
Cut → PasteQuestion 2372
Arithmetic
Pradeshtris' word is used for which officers during the Mauryan Empire?
A
Chief ministerB
Commander of armyC
Officers responsible for suppression of criminalsD
JudgesQuestion 2373
Arithmetic
I, J, K, L, M and Y 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. Only L lives above Y. I lives on some floor below J. Only M lives below K. How many people live between J and M?
A
FourB
OneC
ThreeD
TwoQuestion 2374
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: All cows are emu. All emus are ostrich. Some ostriches are duck. Conclusions: (I) Some ducks are cows. (II) All ostriches are cows.
A
Only conclusion (I) followsB
Only conclusion (II) followsC
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followD
Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) followsQuestion 2375
Arithmetic
In Windows-based systems, which Alt key combination is most likely to display the contextual control menu of the active window, especially when the title bar is inaccessible?
A
Alt + F4B
Alt + DelC
Alt + SpaceD
Alt + F10