RRB-NTPC Set 21_T1_04

Question 1
Harish and Bimal can complete a task in 20 days. They worked at it for 15 days and then
Bimal left. The remaining work was done by Harish alone, in 10 days. Harish alone can
complete the entire task in

(1) 40 days
(2) 30 days
(3) 35 days
(4) 45 days

Question 2
Who launched Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana?

(1) Narendra Modi

(2) HD Deve Gowda
(3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(4) Manmohan Singh

Question 3
The main focus of the First Five-Year Plan was on the .

(1) service sector

(2) agricultureal and industrial sector
(3) agricultural sector
(4) industrial sector

Question 4
√
If 3n = 729, then the value of n is equal to

(1) 6
(2) 8
(3) 12
(4) 9

Question 5
In which year did India first participate in the Olympic games?

(1) 1900
 (2) 1925
(3) 1923
(4) 1924

Question 6
With which state is the Nabakalebara festival associated?

(1) Odisha
(2) Assam
(3) Sikkim
(4) West Bengal

Question 7
Which branch of physics deals with properties of fluids at rest?

(1) Hydrostatics
(2) Astrophysics
(3) Thermodynamics
(4) Optics

Question 8
The HCF of two numbers is 6 and their LCM is 84. If one of these numbers is 42, then
the second number is

(1) 12
(2) 40
(3) 48
(4) 30

Question 9
The First Amendment to the Constitution of India was made on .

(1) 1951
(2) 1953
(3) 1952
(4) 1950
 Question 10
The pH range of a human body is:

(1) 2.35 − 4.45

(2) 5.35 − 6.45
(3) 7.35 − 7.45
(4) 8.35 − 9.45

Question 11
When was the Hindustan Republican Association formed?

(1) 1920
(2) 1922
(3) 1924
(4) 1926

Question 12

1 1
If x2 y 2 + = 83, then the value of xy − is
x2 y 2 xy

(1) 85
(2) 9
(3) 10
(4) 81

Question 13
As per November 2020, how many countries have membership in the World Trade Orga-
nization?

(1) 168
(2) 160
(3) 164
(4) 165

Question 14
When was the first nuclear power plant set up in India?

(1) Kalpakkam
(2) Kakrapar
 (3) Tarapur
(4) Kaiga

Question 15
Who wrote the famous Hindi novel ‘Tamas’?

(1) Yashpal
(2) Nagendra
(3) Bhisham Sahni
(4) Trilochan

Question 16
When did the Simon Commission arrive in India?

(1) 1931
(2) 1928
(3) 1927
(4) 1930

Question 17
The ratio of the number of females to that of male employees in a small company is 2 : 3.
If the number of male employees in the company is 90, then the total number of employees
working in the company is

(1) 150
(2) 130
(3) 90
(4) 120

Question 18
2
If the area of a circle is 154 cm , then the circumference of the circle is

(1) 22 cm
(2) 44 cm
(3) 36 cm
(4) 11 cm
 Question 19
Which industry uses limestone as raw material?

(1) Plastic
(2) Automobile
(3) Utensils
(4) Cement

Question 20
A businessman purchases 20 articles whose cost is equal to the selling price of 15 articles.
The profit or loss percentage of the businessman is

(1) 33.33% profit

(2) 25% profit
(3) 15% loss
(4) 23.33% loss

Question 21
Programming language Java was developed by .

(1) Paul Allen

(2) Jaap Haartsen
(3) Charles Simyogi
(4) James Gosling

Question 22
A mango kept in a basket doubles every one minute. If the basket gets completely filled
by mangoes in 30 min then in how many minutes half of the basket was filled?

(1) 27
(2) 29
(3) 15
(4) 28

Question 23
Who built the Sanchi Stupa?

(1) Ashoka
(2) Chanakya
 (3) Bindusar
(4) Chandragupta

Question 24
The first national flag of India is said to have hoisted at in 1906.

(1) Patna
(2) Kolkata
(3) New Delhi
(4) Ahmedabad

Question 25
The pistil of a flower is .

(1) a male reproductive part

(2) unisexual
(3) a female reproductive part
(4) bisexual

Question 26
According to the World Development Report, countries having per capita income of more
than US$12,000 per annum as on 2016 are called:

(1) poor countries

(2) low income countries
(3) rich countries
(4) low middle income countries

Question 27
[( √ ) ( √ )]
The value of 3 2 + 2 × 3 2 − 2 of 13 + 15 is

(1) 616
(2) 197
(3) 140
(4) 414
 Question 28
In a school, 60% of the students passed in an examination. If the number of failed
candidates is 240, then the number of candidates that have passed is

(1) 600
(2) 240
(3) 360
(4) 410

Question 29
When was INSAT 1B commissioned?

(1) 1985
(2) 1983
(3) 1987
(4) 1980

Question 30

1
There is a carpet of length 22 m. How many small pieces of carpet, each of length
2
1
4 m, can be cut out of it?
2
(1) 7
(2) 8
(3) 9
(4) 5

Question 31
Statements:
I. Banana price is more than that of lychee.
II. Banana price is less than that of kiwi.
III. Kiwi price is more than that of banana and lychee.

If both, I and II statements are true, then third is:

(1) vague
(2) true
(3) uncertain
(4) false
 Question 32
What was the code name for Pokhran Nuclear Test 2?

(1) Laughing Buddha

(2) Smilling Buddha
(3) Operation Research
(4) Operation Shakti

Question 33
In which form is data stored in a computer?

(1) Binary
(2) Picture
(3) Magnetic
(4) Alphabets

Question 34
If the ratio between two numbers is 3 : 5 and their LCM is 120, then the numbers are

(1) 21; 35
(2) 24; 40
(3) 27; 45
(4) 30; 50

Question 35
In which year were the Women Transforming India Awards started by NITI Aayog?

(1) 2016
(2) 2015
(3) 2014
(4) 2017

Question 36
How many non-permanent members does the UN Council have?

(1) 15
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) 14
 Question 37
When a smaller number divides a larger number, we get a quotient of 6 and a remainder
of 5. Find the smaller number if the difference between the two numbers is 1540.

(1) 580
(2) 620
(3) 735
(4) 307

Question 38
sin 23◦ cos 71◦
The value of + is
cos 67◦ sin 19◦
(1) 1
(2) 3
(3) 2
(4) 0

Question 39
The ability of metals to be drawn into thin wires is called:

(1) malleability
(2) ductility
(3) reactivity
(4) solubility

Question 40
In a class of 15 students, Rajesh ranks 15th from the top and Prakash ranks 25th from
the bottom. Gyan is on the 10th place ahead of Prakash. If there are 10 students, exactly
between Rajesh and Gyan, then how many total students are there in the class?

(1) 60
(2) 55
(3) 40
(4) 50

Question 41
Pick the odd one out.

(1) MNKL
(2) IJGH
 (3) EFCD
(4) OPQR

Question 42
Raja Ravi Varma was a famous .

(1) painter
(2) poet
(3) mathematician
(4) singer

Question 43
The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest on Rs. 5000 at 10%
per annum for 3 years is

(1) Rs. 155

(2) Rs. 480
(3) Rs. 233
(4) Rs. 235

Question 44
In a symbolic language, ‘surat is a hot place’ is written as ‘a hot is place surat’ and ‘water
vapour to air here’, as ‘to air vapour here water’, then in the same language, ‘shimla is a
hill place’ would be written as?

(1) Shimla is a hill place

(2) A hill is place shimla
(3) A hill place is shimla
(4) shimla is a place hill

Question 45
The perimeters of two similar triangles, △P QR and △XY Z are 48 cm and 24 cm respec-
tively. If XY = 12 cm, then P Q is

(1) 24 cm
(2) 18 cm
(3) 12 cm
(4) 8 cm
 Question 46
Select the option that is related to te third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term.
BSTN : AQUP :: DNUC : ?

(1) CLVE
(2) BSTO
(3) TOUS
(4) TSTB

Question 47
Train A, running at the speed of 80 km · h−1 crossed train B, running at the speed of
70 km · h−1 in the opposite direction. Both trains finish crossing each other in 30 s. If the
length of train A is 300 m, then the length of train B is

(1) 855 m
(2) 950 m
(3) 850 m
(4) 750 m

Question 48
The capacity of a cylindrical tank is 2376 m3 . If the radius of the tank is 21 m, then the
depth of the tank is

(1) 1.71 m
(2) 2.89 m
(3) 5.75 m
(4) 3.72 m

Question 49
The first high court of India was established in .

(1) Kolkata
(2) Delhi
(3) Mumbai
(4) Punjab
 Question 50
When did the RTI Act come into effect?

(1) December 2005

(2) Novermber 2006
(3) September 2005
(4) October 2005

Question 51
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was launched in the year .

(1) 2006
(2) 2004
(3) 2003
(4) 2005

Question 52
When was Akbar became the emperor?

(1) 1552 AD
(2) 1550 AD
(3) 1560 AD
(4) 1556 AD

Question 53
Who among the following is the youngest Nobel Laureate?

(1) Lawrence Bragg

(2) Nadia Murad
(3) Malala Yousafzai
(4) Tsung Dao Lee

Question 54
In which of the following does the river Godavari originate?

(1) Yamunotri
(2) Brahmagiri Hills
(3) Hills of Coorg
(4) Gangotri
 Question 55
Five students are sitting in a circle facing the center. Sumit is between Sunil and Sushmit.
Sushma is on the left side of Shweta. Sushmit and Sushma are not sitting next to each
other. Who is sitting next to his right side?

(1) Sushma
(2) Sushmit
(3) Shweta
(4) Sunil

Question 56
The sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 15. The ratio of the numbers is

(1) 2:3
(2) 4:1
(3) 3:2
(4) 5:3

Question 57
How many world heritage sites have been protected by UNESCO as of June 2020?

(1) 1121
(2) 1256
(3) 1056
(4) 1273

Question 58
Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks will create
a repetitive pattern.
a_bc_a_bcda_ccd_bcd_

(1) a, a, b, c, c, d
(2) a, c, b, d, b, d
(3) a, d, b, b, a, d
(4) a, d, b, b, d, d
 Question 59

1 1
If x + = 9, then the value of x2 + 2 is
x x
(1) 83
(2) 81
(3) 79
(4) 81.01

Question 60
Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit
in the statement.
Statement:

I. A wealthy person has a higher chance of having diabetes.

Assumptions:
I. Most of causes of death among wealthy persons are due to diabetes.
II. Poor persons do not have diabetes.

(1) Only assumption II is implicit

(2) Both, assumptions I and II are implicit
(3) Neither assumption I nor II is implicit
(4) Only assumption I is implicit

Question 61
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?)
in the following series.
64, 60, 52, 40, ?, 4

(1) 20
(2) 24
(3) 10
(4) 16

Question 62
(0.27)2 − (0.13)2
The value of is
0.27 + 0.13
(1) 0.40
(2) 0.03
 (3) 0.14
(4) 1.40

Question 63
How many environmental activists got the Goldman Environmental Prize 2019?

(1) 5
(2) 4
(3) 6
(4) 3

Question 64
In which state is the Gandhi Sagar Dam constructed?

(1) Maharashtra
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Madhya Pradesh

Question 65
When was revolt of 1857 finally supressed by British?

(1) 1859
(2) 1861
(3) 1860
(4) 1857

Question 66
If tan θ + cot θ = 5, then the value of tan2 θ + cot2 θ + 2 tan2 60◦ is
√
(1) 29 3
(2) 29
(3) 25
√
(4) 10 3
 Question 67
3
A class has 48 students. On a specific day, only of the students were present; the
8
number of absentees on the same day would be

(1) 18
(2) 28
(3) 38
(4) 30

Question 68
The value of 15 × 14 − 30 + (3 + 17) is
2

(1) 206
(2) 124
(3) 154
(4) 266

Question 69
URL stands for:

(1) Uniform Resource Locator

(2) Uniform Remote Locator
(3) Universal Remote Land
(4) Universal Resouce Locator

Question 70
The angle of elevation of a pole from a point, which is 20 m away from the foot of the
pole is 45◦ . Find the height of the pole.

(1) 20 m
√
(2) 20 2 m
(3) 15 m
(4) 10 m

Question 71
How many triangles are there in the following figure?
 (1) 20
(2) 18
(3) 22
(4) 16

Question 72
On which river is the Sardar Sarovar Dam constructed?

(1) Ganga
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Yamuna
(4) Narmada

Question 73
The marks obtained by 7 students in a class in mathematics are 43, 44, 65, 41, 53, 65 and
62. The mode of the data is

(1) 53
(2) 65
(3) 41
(4) 62

Question 74
15 male employees or 20 female employees of a company can complete a project in 26 days.
How long will 30 male employees and 12 female employees together take to complete the
project?

(1) 14 days
(2) 10 days
(3) 12 days
(4) 8 days

Question 75
The sum of two numbers is 16 and their product is 63. The sum of their reciprocals is
equal to
63
(1)
16
8
(2)
63
 60
(3)
63
16
(4)
63

Question 76
is the largest Bauxite producing state of India.

(1) Odisha
(2) Jharkhand
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Gujarat

Question 77
Aman is older than Sahu, Sahu is younger than Komal but older than Millan. Komal is
older than Aman but younger than Uday. Who is the third oldest among them?

(1) Komal
(2) Aman
(3) Sahu
(4) Uday

Question 78
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term.
DFB : GHC :: LNJ : ?

(1) LOJ
(2) OQM
(3) OPK
(4) EGC

Question 79
Read the statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logi-
cally follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:

I. Some women are wise.

II. All wise are engineers.

Conclusions:
 I. Some women are engineers.
II. All engineers are wise.

(1) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

(2) Both, conclusions I and II follow
(3) Only conclusion II follows
(4) Only conclusion I follows

Question 80
If ‘+’ denotes ‘multiplication’, ‘−’ denotes ‘addition’, ‘×’ denotes ‘division’, and ‘÷’ de-
notes ‘subtraction’, then which of the following equation is true?

(1) 9 + 5 − 16 × 4 ÷ 2 = 41
(2) 15 + 15 × 3 − 4 ÷ 5 = 26
(3) 10 − 12 ÷ 18 × 6 + 2 = 16
(4) 11 ÷ 8 × 2 − 4 + 1 = 42

Question 81
27% of 250 − 0.02% of 1000 is equal to

(1) 65.52
(2) 52.56
(3) 67.30
(4) 76.30

Question 82
A bank provides a loan at the rate of 5% per annum to a trader on an amount of
Rs. 1250000 for 5 years. The simple interest to be paid is

(1) Rs. 225400

(2) Rs. 312500
(3) Rs. 240600
(4) Rs. 420250

Question 83
The cause of Hepatitis A is a:

(1) mosquito bite

(2) bacteria
 (3) virus
(4) protozoa

Question 84
Which organ in the human body produces bile juice?

(1) Small intestine

(2) Pancreas
(3) Liver
(4) Stomach

Question 85
P QRS is a cyclic trapezium where P Q is parallel to RS and P Q is the diameter. If
∠QP R = 40◦ then the ∠P SR is equal to

(1) 130◦
(2) 120◦
(3) 140◦
(4) 110◦

Question 86
If ‘A+B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’, ‘A−B’ means ‘A is wife of B’, ‘A×B means ‘A
is the son of B’, if P×Q−S then which of the following is true?

(1) Q is the father of P

(2) P is a daughter of Q
(3) S is the father of P
(4) S is the wife of Q

Question 87
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions
logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:

I. Regularity is a cause for a success in exams.

II. Some irregular students pass in the examinations.

Conclusions:
I. All irregular students pass in exams.
II. Some irregular students fail in the exam.
 (1) Only conclusion II follows
(2) Only conclusion I follows
(3) Both, conclusion I and conclusion II follow
(4) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Question 88
In the given figure, how many hockey players are playing football?

Hockey Football

27 22 35
19
55 42
46

Cricket

(1) 55
(2) 35
(3) 41
(4) 22

Question 89
Select the number that is different from the rest.

(1) 72563
(2) 52637
(3) 56372
(4) 63754

Question 90
A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in a line. C is sitting at the west end and E is the neighbour
of B and C. Between A and C there are two persons. Who is sitting at the east end?

(1) B
(2) D
(3) A
(4) C
 Question 91
If in a certain code, INTEREST is written as TSERETNI, then in the same code, RE-
MEMBER would be written as:

(1) REWOLFES
(2) MEMBARAI
(3) SATATAION
(4) REBMEMER

Question 92
In one of the following letter-clusters, the number of letters skipped in between the adja-
cent letters in a decreasing sequence. Identify the letter-cluster.

(1) UPGIG
(2) OJEBG
(3) UNSOB
(4) VQMJH

Question 93
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?)
in the following table.

20 16 33
22 ? 15
27 19 23

(1) 32
(2) 34
(3) 36
(4) 42

Question 94
Select teh option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number
is related to the first number.
25 : 16 :: 41 : ?

(1) 32
(2) 31
(3) 30
(4) 51
 Question 95
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?)
in the following series.
2, 6, 12, 20, ?, ?

(1) 30, 42
(2) 27, 36
(3) 25, 30
(4) 32, 48

Question 96
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?)
in the following series.
8, 27, 64, 125, 216, ?

(1) 353
(2) 337
(3) 343
(4) 341

Question 97
Pick the odd one out.

(1) LEOPARD
(2) COW
(3) DEER
(4) TIGER

Question 98
Which of the following diagrams best represents the relationship between Man, Father,
and Brother?

(1)

(2)
 (3)

(4)

Question 99
Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the
given pair of words.
Cat : Mew :: ?

(1) Duck : Quack

(2) Jackal : Hoot
(3) Bull : Crow
(4) Owl : Hiss

Question 100
Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?)
in the following table.

90 80 120
5 4 6
7 6 10
25 ? 30

(1) 23
(2) 55
(3) 26
(4) 25