RRB-NTPC Exam Past Paper PDF 2021

RRB-NTPC Set 21_T1_01 Question 1 Which two banks were merged with Bank of Baroda with effect from 1st April 2019? (1) Syndicate Bank and UCO Bank (2) Union Bank of India and Andhra Bank (3)...

RRB-NTPC Set 21_T1_01 Question 1 Which two banks were merged with Bank of Baroda with effect from 1st April 2019? (1) Syndicate Bank and UCO Bank (2) Union Bank of India and Andhra Bank (3) Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank (4) Allahabad Bank and Canara Bank Question 2 Two buses start from opposite points towards each other on a main road, 185 km apart. The first bus runs for 35 km and takes a right turn and runs for 17 km. It then turns left and runs for another 42 km and takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 36 km along the main road. What would the distace between the two buses be at this point? (1) 85 km (2) 80 km (3) 75 km (4) 72 km Question 3 Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of which of the following states? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (3) Odisha (4) Bihar Question 4 Which of the following states is not a member of ‘Seven Sisters’ states of North-East India? (1) Tripura (2) Sikkim (3) Meghalaya (4) Mizoram  Question 5 Where is the Head Quarters of the International Court of Justice located? (1) The Hague (2) Paris (3) Washington D.C. (4) New York Question 6 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. (1) 12 - 96 (2) 13 - 104 (3) 15 - 120 (4) 16 - 118 Question 7 Mukesh was facing the south. He walked 5 km straight and from there he turned at a 90◦ angle to his right and walked 5 km. Then he turned at a 45◦ angle to his left and walked 3 km. Where will he be from his actual position? (1) North-west direction (2) South-west direction (3) South direction (4) South-east direction Question 8 What is Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana? (1) A small deposit scheme for the girl child. (2) A scheme to provide bicycle for girls studying in the 10th class. (3) A scheme to provide skills that give employability to women. (4) A scheme to develop self-defence skills in girls. Question 9 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. (1) Chalk  (2) Book (3) Pen (4) Marker Question 10 Select the letter cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.BZA, DYC, FXE, HWG, ? (1) JUH (2) JVH (3) KVI (4) JVI Question 11 Who said, “Freedom is my birth right and I shall have it”? (1) Bhagat Singh (2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (3) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (4) Chandra Sekhar Azad Question 12 1 2 Out of Harish’s monthly salary of Rs. 45000, of the salary are on education and 3 6 of the salary are on food and other necessities. The rest of the salary goes towards his savings. The amount of savings is (1) Rs. 22500 (2) Rs. 12000 (3) Rs. 15000 (4) Rs. 11250 Question 13 In which city was the Khelo India Youth Games, 2020 held? (1) Guwahati (2) Kolkata (3) Chennai (4) Bangalore  Question 14 What is ‘UBUNTU’? (1) Malware (2) Operating system (3) External hard drive (4) Web browser Question 15 In which of the following continents is the Gobi desert located? (1) Europe (2) North America (3) Asia (4) Africa Question 16 Which part of the computer is called its brain? (1) CPU (2) Monitor (3) Hard Disc (4) ROM Question 17 Shweta and Harish completed a project with an income of Rs. 28000. In this project Shweta worked for 20 days and Harish worked for 30 days. If their daily wages are in the ratio of 5 : 6, then Shweta’s share is (1) Rs. 16000 (2) Rs. 12000 (3) Rs. 18000 (4) Rs. 10000 Question 18 1 sin 15◦ cos 65◦ √ If + + = 3 tan θ, then the value of θ is sin2 65◦ + cos2 65◦ cos 75◦ sin 25◦ (1) 45◦  (2) 60◦ (3) 90◦ (4) 30◦ Question 19 Where is the Sabarimala temple located? (1) Kerala (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Odisha (4) Maharashtra Question 20 Which of the following passes connects Srinagar and Leh? (1) Nathu La (2) Bara La (3) Jelep La (4) Zoji La Question 21 In which state is the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station located? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Rajasthan (3) Karnataka (4) Gujarat Question 22 A group of friends are sitting in an arrangement with one each at the corner of an octagon. All are facing the centre. Medha is sitting diagonally opposite Radha. Medha is on Seema’s left. Raman is next to Seema and opposite to Govind. Govind is on Chandra’s right. Shanti is not on Medha’s right but is opposite to Shashi. Who is opposite to Chandra? (1) Seema (2) Radha (3) Shanti (4) Raman  Question 23 Which of the following is in the list of Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprises? (1) Central Coalfields Limited (2) Cochin Shipyard (3) India Tourism Development Corporation (4) Coal India Limited Question 24 Which of the following units is used for measuring the amount of a substance? (1) Tesla (2) Joule (3) Lux (4) Mole Question 25 The unit digit in 4 × 38 × 764 × 1256 is (1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8 Question 26 The ratio of ladies to gents numbers in a club is 3 : 2. Recently, 300 ladies joined the club and the ratio became 5 : 2. The number of lady members now in the club is (1) 1200 (2) 900 (3) 600 (4) 750 Question 27 Between which two cities does India’s first semi high-speed train ‘Vande Bharat Express’ run? (1) Puri and Howrah Junction (2) Nagpur and Bilaspur Junction  (3) New Delhi and Varanasi Junction (4) Hazrat Nizamuddin and Jhansi Junction Question 28 ( ) ( ) 6 1 2 5 3 12 1 The value of of + − of + − is 5 3 4 6 10 20 6 1 (1) 12 1 (2) 3 3 (3) 4 5 (4) 6 Question 29 The ratio of two positive numbers is 3 : 7 and their LCM is 231. The smaller number is (1) 55 (2) 33 (3) 44 (4) 77 Question 30 In which year was the Second Battle of Panipat fought between Akbar and Hemu? (1) 1556 (2) 1576 (3) 1536 (4) 1526 Question 31 Who was the founder of the Prarthana Samaj? (1) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (3) Atmaram Pandurang (4) Swami Vivekananda  Question 32 The cost price of an article is 75% of the marked price. If a discount of 15% is allowed then the profit or loss percentage is (1) 12.44% loss (2) 15% profit (3) 15.55% loss (4) 13.33% profit Question 33 Who is the author of ‘Rajtarangini’? (1) Jayadeva (2) Kalidasa (3) Kalhana (4) Chand Bardai Question 34 The simple interest on an amount of Rs. 3400 for 4 years is Rs. 680. The rate of interest is (1) 8% (2) 4% (3) 5% (4) 6% Question 35 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. Lawyer : court ::beautician:? (1) house (2) ship (3) class (4) parlour  Question 36 Through which of the following mediums can sound not travel? (1) Vacuum (2) Milk (3) Air (4) Steel Question 37 Which Indian state has the longest mainland coastline? (1) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra (3) Odisha (4) Kerala Question 38 What is the maximum strength of the members of the Lok Sabha? (1) 543 (2) 547 (3) 549 (4) 552 Question 39 Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus? (1) Cholera (2) Typhoid (3) Chicken Pox (4) Tuberculosis Question 40 The adjacent angles of a rhombus are in the ratio of 3 : 6. The smallest angle of the rhombus is (1) 120◦ (2) 40◦  (3) 80◦ (4) 60◦ Question 41 In order to qualify in an examination, one has to secure 50% of the overall marks. In the examination consisting of two papers, a student secured 40% in the first paper of 200 marks. Minimum what percentage of marks should be secured in the second paper of 150 marks in order to qualify in the examination? (1) 64% (2) 60% (3) 68% (4) 65% Question 42 In the following question, select the related words from the given alternatives. Writer : Pen :: Tailor :? (1) Scalpel (2) Axe (3) Needle (4) Saw Question 43 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following table. 5 4 3 6 5 4 7 6 5 384 245 ? (1) 269 (2) 249 (3) 144 (4) 244 Question 44 The term ‘Sericulture’ is related to which of the following? (1) Silk farming  (2) Fish farming (3) Bird farming (4) Bee farming Question 45 Name the theme declared by United Nations for World Environment Day, 2020? (1) Beat Plastic Pollution (2) Biodiversity (3) Connecting People to Nature (4) Water pollution Question 46 Which of the following is a multi-barrel rocket system developed by DRDO? (1) Dhanush (2) Trishul (3) Pinaka (4) Prithvi Question 47 Which of the following monuments is not located in Delhi? (1) Humayun’s Tomb (2) India Gate (3) Buland Darwaza (4) Alai Darwaza Question 48 From among the given options, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word. LAUGHTER (1) GRUNT (2) GATE (3) HATE (4) RATE  Question 49 Mahatma Gandhi started the famous ‘Salt March’ from Sabarmati to Dandi. In which district of Gujarat in Dandi? (1) Surat (2) Navsari (3) Porbandar (4) Kutch Question 50 In the domain of computers and the internet, what is the full form of URL? (1) Universal Resource Locator (2) Uniform Resource Locator (3) Unique Resource Location (4) Unique Revoked Location Question 51 Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. RAMO : SCPS :: VXMJ :? (1) WZPN (2) WQPN (3) WQZN (4) WPZN Question 52 If a − b = 625, a − b = 25 and a + b = 5 then the value of a2 + ab + b2 is 3 3 2 2 (1) 125 (2) 5 (3) 25 (4) 150 Question 53 Who among the following was the youngest President of India? (1) Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy  (2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (3) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (4) Dr. Zakir Hussain Question 54 The sum of two numbers is 60 and their HCF and LCM are 12 and 72 respectively. The sum of the reciprocal of the two numbers is 5 (1) 12 1 (2) 5 5 (3) 72 5 (4) 6 Question 55 The greatest number that will divide 155, 260, 315 and leave the remainders 5, 10 and 15 respectively is (1) 75 (2) 50 (3) 10 (4) 25 Question 56 The value of 180 ÷ (2 + 3 + 1) + 37 − 20 is equal to 3 2 (1) 27 (2) 20 (3) 25 (4) 23 Question 57 The angles of a triangle are 2x , (3x − 8◦ ) and (5x◦ − 12◦ ). The greatest angle of the ◦ ◦ triangle is (1) 40◦ (2) 112◦  (3) 118◦ (4) 88◦ Question 58 The simple interest on a sum of amount for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs. 500. The compound interest on the same sum at the same rate for the same time is (1) Rs. 525 (2) Rs. 510 (3) Rs. 515 (4) Rs. 520 Question 59 The smallest 5 digit number that leaves a remainder of 6 when divided by 7 is (1) 10003 (2) 10007 (3) 10002 (4) 10009 Question 60 Who was honoured with the 55th Jnanpith Award for the year 2019? (1) Chitra Mudgal (2) Shobha Rao (3) A Achuthan Namboothiri (4) Krishna Sobti Question 61 In which year was The Environment (Protection) Act passed by the Parliament of India? (1) 1990 (2) 1991 (3) 1986 (4) 1988  Question 62 Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of United Nations Security Council? (1) China (2) United Kingdom (3) Japan (4) France Question 63 X and Y together can complete a piece of work in 12 days, Y and Z can do it in 18 days and X and Z can complete the same work in 15 days. If X, Y and Z can together complete the work, approximately how many days will be required to complete the work? (1) 12 (2) 18 (3) 14 (4) 10 Question 64 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. Pediatrics : children :: neurology :? (1) heart (2) eyes (3) brain (4) veins Question 65 In general, the most appropriate average value in measuring central tendency is (1) mode (2) median (3) range (4) mean  Question 66 Which of the following shows a symbiotic relationship? (1) Funaria (2) Ulothrix (3) Marsilea (4) Lichen Question 67 Which of the following countries is not a member of BIMSTEC? (1) Maldives (2) India (3) Bhutan (4) Nepal √ √ Question 68 54 × 125 The value of √ √ is 24 × 45 (1) 4 (2) 2.5 √ (3) 2 5 √ (4) 4 6 Question 69 The value of 5 sin 14◦ sec 76◦ + 3 cot 15◦ − cot 75◦ + 2 tan 45◦ is (1) 0 (2) 10 (3) 1 (4) 8 Question 70 Which of the following two countries of South America are land locked? (1) Chile and Ecuador (2) Brazil and Venezuela (3) Guyana and Suriname (4) Paraguay and Bolivia  Question 71 A class of 50 girls and 70 boys sponsored a musical programme. If 40% of the girls and 50% of the boys attended, approximately what percentage of the class attended the programme? (1) 42% (2) 44% (3) 46% (4) 48% Question 72 If all the special characters are dropped from the below arrangement, which of the follow- ing will be the 10th to the right of X? 3X!B9#F45*1K2$8RS%Z (1) 8 (2) R (3) S (4) 2 Question 73 Which Sikh Guru estbalished the Khalsa Panth? (1) Shri Guru Nanak Ji (2) Shri Guru Har Gobind Ji (3) Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (4) Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Question 74 A cylinder has a height of 14 cm and the curved surface area is 528 cm2. The volume of the cylinder is (1) 1244 cm3 (2) 792 cm3 (3) 1584 cm3 (4) 2538 cm3 Question 75 1 A rope is divided into three different parts. The first part is of the whole length, the 5 3 second part is of the first. The third part is what fraction of the rope? 2  1 (1) 3 3 (2) 4 1 (3) 2 2 (4) 3 Question 76 2 The value of 5 + 0.73 − 3.123 is equal to 3 (1) 2.55 (2) 3.27 (3) 3.12 (4) 5.73 Question 77 A train leaves station A towards station B at the speed of 50 km · h−1. After half an hour, another train leaves station B towrads station A at 150 km · h−1. The distance between the stations is 725 km. The distance of the point from station A where the two trains are to meet is (1) 150 km (2) 168 km (3) 200 km (4) 250 km Question 78 If the mass of a person is 60 kg on the surface of earth then the same person’s mass on the surface of the moon will be (1) 360 kg (2) 60 kg (3) 10 kg (4) 0 kg Question 79 x 2 y 2 z 2 If + = 1 and + = 1, then the value of + is 2 y 2 z 2 x (1) 0  (2) 1 (3) −1 (4) 2 Question 80 Where is the Central Potato Research Institute of India located? (1) Ranchi (2) Lucknow (3) Shimla (4) Delhi Question 81 In which year did ISRO launch the Mars Orbiter Mission? (1) 2012 (2) 2015 (3) 2014 (4) 2013 Question 82 What is to be added to 12% of 2400, so that the sum will be equal to 18% of 5400? (1) 288 (2) 952 (3) 684 (4) 972 Question 83 In a rectangle, the length is twice the breadth and the perimeter of the rectangle is 48 cm. The area of the rectangle is (1) 288 cm2 (2) 128 cm2 (3) 512 cm2 (4) 144 cm2 Question 84 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks will create a repetitive pattern. c_bba_cab_ac_ab_ac  (1) a; c; b; c; b (2) a; b; c; b; c (3) b; a; b; c; c (4) b; c; a; c; b Question 85 3 5 1 + tan θ If sin θ = and cos θ = , then the value of is 4 4 1 − cot θ 11 (1) 5 2 (2) 5 12 (3) − 5 8 (4) − 5 Question 86 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 21 : 11 :: 31 : ? (1) 16 (2) 15 (3) 17 (4) 18 Question 87 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following table. 28 63 94 8 18 ? 6 9 13 (1) 69 (2) 76 (3) 75 (4) 48  Question 88 P is the brother of Q and R. S is R’s mother. T is P’s father. Which of the following statements CANNOT be definitely true? (1) T is S’s husband (2) S is P’s mother (3) T is Q’s husband (4) T is Q’s father Question 89 From among the given options, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word. DAUGHTER (1) HURT (2) GET (3) TOUGH (4) DATE Question 90 Four different positions of a cube are shown in the figure. Which of the following colours is on the face opposite to the face that has black written on it? Yellow Orange Blue Black Orange Blue Purple Blue Black Yellow Pink Yellow (1) Purple (2) Pink (3) Blue (4) Orange  Question 91 Five students are sitting in a row, Sunil is neither a neighbour of Aastha nor Shyam, Aastha is a neighbour of Shyam and she is on the left end of the row. Sunil is a neighbour of Manjeet, Manjeet is exactly in the middle of the row, and is not a neighbour of Amita. Who are the neighbours of Sunil? (1) Manjeet and Amita (2) Shyam and Amita (3) Shyam and Manjeet (4) Aastha and Manjeet Question 92 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 69, 55, 26, 13, ? (1) 2 (2) 5 (3) 3 (4) 4 Question 93 Five girls Beena, Leena, Meena, Reena and Teena are playing game.They are sitting in a row facing towards the north. Meena is sitting at the west end and Teena is sitting at the east end. Leena and Reena are sitting together next to each other. Beena is sitting to the left of Leena and to the right of Meena. Who is sitting second from the east end? (1) Leena (2) Reena (3) Teena (4) Beena Question 94 Select the numbers that can replace the question marks (?) in the following series. 97, 86, 101, 89, 107, ?, ? (1) 114; 169 (2) 94; 115 (3) 84; 125 (4) 121; 144  Question 95 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 Roses are Red. Some Red are Colours. All Colours are Paints. Conclusions: I. Some Red are Paints. II. All Red are Roses. (1) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. (2) Only conclusion I follows. (3) Both conclusion I and II follow. (4) Only conclusion II follows. Question 96 Four letter clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. (1) IKJL (2) EGFH (3) MNPO (4) ACBD Question 97 Four word-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one. (1) Paper : note (2) Gift : gift wrap (3) Head : cap (4) Hand : glove  Question 98 Find the number of triangles in the diagram given below: (1) 30 (2) 31 (3) 32 (4) 29 Question 99 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 5, 10, 17, 26, ? (1) 37 (2) 35 (3) 36 (4) 34 Question 100 The positions of Deepti and Mohan in a row are 14th from the left and 9th from the right respectively. If they interchange their places, then Mohan will be 21st from the right, find the position of Deepti from the left now and the total number of persons in the row. (1) 24, 38 (2) 33, 27 (3) 26, 34 (4) 34, 26