RRB NTPC Previous Papers 2

1. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to make a meaningful one:
P: weather conditions across a vast geographic
S: the climate of India
R: scale and varied topography
S: comprises of a wide range of
The proper sequence should be:

2. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.
SOLDIERS : ARMY :: MUSICIANS: ______________

3. The process when the computer is switched on and the operating system gets loaded from hard disk to main memory is called-

4. Which Indian won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Peace?

5. If three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:5 and the twice their sum is 100. Find the square of the largest of the three numbers.

6. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

7. What is the compound interest on Rs. 48,000 for 2 years at 20% p.a., if interest is compounded annually?

8. A ladder 20 m long is leaning against a vertical wall. It makes an angle of 30° with the ground. How high on the wall does the ladder reach?

9. Ram said, 'Sita is my paternal great grandfather's only son's only daughter-in-law'. How is Sita related to Ram?

10. A piece of cloth costs Rs. 35. If the piece were 4 m longer and each meter were to cost Rs. 1 lesser, then the total cost would remain unchanged. How long is the piece of cloth?

11. In 2013, the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea is-

12. The Mughal empire was founded by

13. Two poles of the height 15 m and 20 m stand vertically upright on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 12 m, find the distance between their tops.

14. How is Sammer related to Akbar if Sameer introduced Akbar as his maternal grandmother's only son's son?

15. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.
Statement:
According to a recent health survey, people who exercise for at least half an hour every day are less prone
to lifestyle diseases.
Conclusion:
I. Moderate exercise is essential to lead a healthy life.
II. Everyone with no exercise on their routine suffer from lifestyle diseases.

16. Choose the one which is different or odd form the following.

17. The oldest oil field in Asia is located in-

18. The simple interest on a certain sum of money invested at a certain rate for 2 years amounts to Rs. 1200. The compound interest on the same sum of money invested at the same rate of interest for 2 years amounts to Rs. 1290. What was the principal?

19. Which of the following is false?
Sound waves are _________ waves.

20. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.
Statement:
In some tier 2 cities in India, transportation is one of the major problems.
Conclusions:
I. All tier 2 cities are not well connected.
II. Lack of transportation facilities is the only problem in Indian metros.

21. Below are given statements. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
Statements:
I. All rats are hills.
II. All hills are rivers.

22. How many bones does a new born human baby have?

23. Which country built the Bird's Nest Stadium for 2008 Summer Olympics?

24. Which of the following coloured light has the lowest frequency?

25. In 2015, which auto manufacturer manipulated emissions testing data leading to the resignation of its CEO Martin Winterkom?

26. A closed wooden rectangular box made of 1 cm thick wood has the following outer dimensions: length 22 cm, breadth 17 cm, and height 12 cm. It is filled to capacity with cement. What is the volume of the cement in the box?

27. If the code for MOTHER is JRQKBU then what is the code for PRINCIPAL?

28. The only non-metal which is liquid at room temperature is-

29. Maanch is a folk dance from-

30. Which of the following insecticides' harmful effects came under media attention when health issues in Kerala were publicized?

31. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 3 and 2730 respectively. If one of the numbers is 78, find the other number.

32. If A =1 and OAR = 34, then ROAR =

33. Choose the one which is different or odd form the following.

34. According to the Constitution, the ratio between the length and breadth of the national tricolor should be-

35. If P travelled the first half of a journey at 40 km/hr and the remaining distance at 50 km/hr, what is the average speed of his travel?

36. Find the LCM of 15, 25 and 29.

37. In 1981, ISRO launched India's first geostationary satellite called-

38. Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

39. If ‘+’ means ×, ‘–’ means ÷ , ‘×’ means + and ‘÷ ’ means –; compute the value of the expression:
17 + 6 × 13 ÷ 8

40. Which among the following is true for the given numbers?

41. Divide 3740 in three parts in such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-sixth of the third part are equal.

42. Where is White Desert is located?

43. Which of the following Acts under the Indian Constitutions is described by Article 21 A?

44. Which of the following momuments built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah is said to be built to commemorate the eradication of plague?

45. Which of the following is not an example of a Word Processor?

46. Direction [46-48]: Comprehension: Study the diagram given below and answer the questions based on it.
represents Persons who like Reading
represents Persons who like Cycling
represents Persons who like Trekking
How many persons like Reading?

47. How many persons like Trekking and Reading but not Cycling?

48. How many persons like Reading and Cycling but not Trekking?

49. There are 90 coins, comprising of 5 and 10 paisa coins. The value of all the coins is Rs. 7. How many 5 paisa coins are there?

50. How high is the badminton net at the center?

51. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements.
Statement:
Success cannot be achieved without hard work.
Conclusions:
I. Every hardworking persons is successful.
II. Every successful person is hardworking.

52. Find the mode of the given numbers .
52 , 54 ,55 , 56 ,55 , 54 ,53 , 55 ,53 ,51 and 57.

53. Direction (53-55): Comprehension: Use the following passage for the questions based on it.
Here are six flats on a floor in two rows. Out of these, three are north facing and the other three are south facing flats. The flats are to be allotted amongst Arun, Biswajyot, Chitra, Derek, Evan and Fatima. Biswajyot gets a north facing flat and is not next to Derek. Derek and Fatima get diagonally opposite flats. Chitra is next to Fatima, and get a south facing flat. Evan gets a north facing flat.
Except Derek and Fatima, which other pair is diagonally opposite to each other?

54. Which of the following pairs is exactly opposite to each other?

55. Which of the following combination gets south facing flats?

56. 30 men working 5 hours a day can do a task in 16 days. In how many days will 40 men working 6 hours a day do the same task?

57. Direction (57-59): Comprehension: Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.
Below is the Household Expenditure (in Thousand Rupees) per annum.
Year Household Expenditure
Grocery Rent Leisure EMI Taxes
2010 32 12 5 3.4 9
2011 37 13 6.5 4.5 13
2012 46 14 7.3 5.6 17
2013 48 16 7.9 6.4 18
2014 52 18 8.5 7.4 19
What is the total Household Expenditure for the year 2012?

58. Expenditure on EMI forms what percentage of expenditure on Grocery for the year 2014?

59. What is the average spending on Leisure per annum?

60. A triangle has a perimeter of 200. If two of its sides are equal and the third side is 20 more than the equal sides, what is the length of the third side?

61. The operating system UNIX is the trademark of-

62. The first large scale electrical air conditioning was invented and used in 1902 by-

63. The area of a triangle ABC is 63 sq. units. Two parallel lines DE, FG, are drawn such that they divide the line segments AB and AC into three equal parts. What is the area of the quadrilateral DEGF?

64. Which of the following is the most common kidney stone-forming compound?

65. Compute: (50 + 0.5×20)÷ 0.7

66. Working together, P, Q and R reap a field in 6 days. If P can do it alone in 10 days and Q in 24 days, in how many days will R alone be able to reap the field?

67. In 2015, underground glaciers of frozen water were discovered on-

68. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 320. Find the cost price if after allowing a discount of 10%, he still gains 20% on the cost price.

69. Which leader adopted Orthodox Christianity as the official religion of Russia?

70. If RUN = 182114 and BIN = 2914, then BRING =

71. On an average, how many taste buds are present in a human tongue?

72. 5.16 × 3.2 =

73. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given
choices.
DOG : KENNEL ∷ BEE:___________

74. Below are given statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements.
Statements:
A. Some fruits are vegetables.
B. All vegetables are plants.
Conclusions:
I. Some plants are vegetables.
II. Some fruits are plants.

75. A table was sold at a profit of 10%. If its cost price was 5% less and it was sold for Rs. 7 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the table.

76. Which of the following can reproduce only through a sexual method?

77. Who had discovered Heliocentric theory?

78. The ‘Father of Indian Space Program’ is–

79. The filament of a light bulb is made up of-

80. Who among the following became the first tourist to space by spending $20 million for 8 days in orbit?

81. P bought an article for Rs. 1600 and sold it at a profit of 10%. What would have been the increase in the profit percent if it was sold for Rs. 1840?

82. Which of the following Ancient humanoid belongs to the Upper Paleolithic in Europe of modern human?

83. What is C12H22O11 also known as–

84. Select the correct set of symbols:
27 3 19 10 = 90

85. Simplify: (2/7 + 3/5)÷ (2/5+2/7)

86. Select the correct set of symbols:
44 4 7 5 = 82

87. If R019 is divisible by 11, find the value of the smallest natural number R?

88. Malini said, “Rohit is my maternal aunt’s mother‘s only son’s son”. How is Malini related to Rohit?

89. In Tennis, hard court is the type of court whose surface is made of-

90. If ‘+’ means ×, ‘–’ means ÷ , ‘×’ means + and ‘÷ ’ means – ; compute the value of the expression: 36 – 4 + 7 × 8

91. The average of first 20 multiples of 12 is:

92. What is the median of the following list of numbers: 55, 53, 56, 59, 61, 69, and 31?

93. The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 9. When the digits are reversed, the number decreases by 45. Find the changed number.

94. If MENTOR=NVMGLI then PROFESSOR =

95. The national song of India was composed by-

96. Which of the following is NOT an effect of Noise Pollution?

97. The upstream speed of the boat is 40 km/hr and the speed of the boat in still water is 55 km/hr. What is the downstream speed of the boat?

98. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices. TENNIS: COURT ∷ BOXING: __________

99. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of the two persons P and Q was 3:2. Four years hence the ratio of their ages will be 8:7. What is P's age?

100. Which of the following popular tourist destinations of India were built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary?