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Railway NTPC Previous Year Paper 19 April 2016 I Shift

RRB NTPC 19 April 2016 (Shift 1)

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 1 If ‘summer is hot’ is coded as ‘de fe ba’ and ‘come cold summer’ as ‘ja ha ba’ and ‘winter is cold’ as ‘pa ja de’ then ‘come hot winter’ is coded as

(A) de ha ja

(B) te ha pa

(D) pa ha fe

Answer: D

Q. 2 What is the minimum number to be subtracted from 6321, which makes it completely divisible by 14?

(A) 8

(B) 12

(D) 11

Answer: C

Q. 3 Jahangir was the ………. Mughal emperor of India.

(A) 3^rd

(B) 4^th

(D) 6^th

Answer: B

Q. 4 If P means ‘÷’, R means ‘×’, Q means ‘+’ and S means ‘−’ then 48 P 8 Q 6 R 9 S 31 =?

(A) 60

(B) 29

(D) 54

Answer: B

Q. 5 ……… granted charter to East India Company to establish trading posts in India in 1600.

(A) Queen Elizabeth I

(B) Queen Elizabeth II

(D) King George VI

Answer: A

Q. 6 Ramdas invested Rs. 90000 in a cosmetic business. After few months. Shyamdas joined him with Rs. 30000. At the end of the year. the total profit was divided between them in ratio 4 : 1. After how many months did Shyamdas joined business?

(A) 4

(B) 3

(D) 6

Answer: B

Q. 7 Methane is known as …………..

(A) Laughing gas

(B) Tear gas

(D) Non-greenhouse gas

Answer: C

Q. 8 Hawa Mahal in Jaipur is constructed using

(A) White and green marble

(B) Granite

(D) Normal rocks

Answer: C

Q. 9 If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 1:2:3, then find the value of the largest angle.

(A) 30°

(B) 60°

(D) 120°

Answer: C

Q. 10 Read the given statements carefully and answer the question.

Statement: Though the school bags policy has been announced, it is not clear how many schools are following it. The state Government is also clueless whether schools have implemented the rules. Which of the following is true according to the giver statement?

(A) School bags policy has been implemented by the Government.

(B) Schools are not interested in following the rules.

(D) State Government is not interested in follow-up.

Answer: C

Q. 11 The concept of the game of eliminating an opponent by touching.

(A) Kho Kho

(B) Table Tennis

(D) Kalari

Answer: A

Q. 12 The mean of 22 observations is 10. Two more observations are included and the new mean becomes 11. The mean of two new observations is

(A) 19

(B) 20

(D) 22

Answer: D

Q. 13 An angle is 10° more than one third of its complement. Find the greater angle.

(A) 30°

(B) 60°

(D) 75°

Answer: B

Q. 14 Neelam and Manisha starting from the same place run at a rate of 7 kmph and 9 kmph respectively. What time will they take to be 12 km apart, If they walk in the same direction?

(A) 3 hours

(B) 6 hours

(D) 9 hours

Answer: B

Q. 15 Delhi metro covers a distance in 40 minutes, if it runs at a speed of 48 kmph on an average.Find the speed at which the train must run to reduce the time of journey to 32 minutes:

(A) 60kmph

(B) 5Okmph

(D) 8Okmph

Answer: A

Q. 16 The mean of a distribution is 13 and the standard deviation is 7. What is the value of the coefficient variation?

(A) 50%

(B) 76.77%

(D) 38.88%

Answer: C

Q. 17 A car stops on applying brakes mainly due to force.

(A) Gravitational

(B) Centripetal

(D) Centrifugal

Answer: C

Q. 18 Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements:

1. Knowledge is not a skill. It is learning and experience.

2. The illiterate are not those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn.

Conclusions:

I. Those who cannot read and write are literate.

II. Knowledge and skill are two different things.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

(A) Only conclusion I follows.

(B) Only conclusion II follows.

(D) Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: B

Q. 19 Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements:

1. Depleting natural resources is a major concern in our country.

2. Unless we go for renewable energy sources in a big way, increase in population being a heavy bui-den on the energy resources. will reduce the quality of life.

Conclusions:

I. Depleting resources impacts quality of life.

II. Use of renewable energy sources is a solution to counter increase in population.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

(A) Only conclusion I follows.

(B) Only conclusion II follows.

(D) Neither I nor U follows.

Answer: C

Q. 20 Quartz used in clocks is

(A) Nitrogen silicate

(B) Silicon dioxide

(D) Calcium silicate

Answer: B

Q. 21 The head of the state in India is the

(A) Prime Minister

(B) President

(D) the Chief Justice of India

Answer: B

Q. 22 Name the type of government in Bangladesh.

(A) Islamic Republic

(B) Parliamentary Democracy

(D) Constitutional Monarchy

Answer: B

Q. 23 Which pair is not exactly similar to the other three pairs?

(A) Principal : School

(B) Pages : Notebook

(D) Students : Class

Answer: A

Q. 24 Which Indian state shares its borders with the maximum number of other Indian states?

(A) Manipur

(B) West Bengal

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: C

Q. 25 …………… does not refer to the game of playing card.

(A) Bridge

(B) Blackjack

(D) Solitaire

Answer: C

Q. 26 …….. was appointed as one of the Goodwill Ambassadors by UNDP in March 2016.

(A) Ashley Judd

(B) Michelle Yeoh

(D) Hillary Clinton

Answer: B

Q. 27 …… is the process of absorption of moisture from the air.

(A) Deliquescence

(B) Capillary action

(D) Osmosis

Answer: A

Q. 28 The process of optimizing fat content in milk is called

(A) Vitamin fortification

(B) Pasteurization

(D) Homogenization

Answer: C

Q. 29 Bird : Wings : : Fish : ?

(A) Gills

(B) Head

(D) Legs

Answer: C

Q. 30 An assertion (A) and a reason (R) are given below.

Assertion (A): Perennial rivers mostly originate from the Himalayas.

Reason (R): The fountains in the Himalayas feed the rivers.

Choose the correct option.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

(D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: C

Q. 31 Find the missing (?) in the series 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, ?

(A) 41

(B) 42

(D) 44

Answer: C

Q. 32 Which state has the second highest number of seats in the Lok Sabha?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Bihar

Answer: D

Q. 33 If TABLE = RYZJC, then CHAIR =

(A) AFZHQ

(B) AFYGP

(D) ZFAHQ

Answer: B

Q. 34 Find the odd pair out.

(A) Nitrogen & oxygen : Air

(B) Sulphur & Phosphorus : Match stick

(D) Magnesium & Silver : Stainless steel

Answer: D

Q. 35 …….. was the first Geographical Indication (GI) tagged product in India.

(A) Darjeeling Tea

(B) Solapuri Chaddar

(D) Orissa Ikat

Answer: A

Q. 36 Freezing point of water is

(A) 40° F

(B) 42° F

(D) 32° F

Answer: D

Q. 37 ADGJ, CFIL, EHKN, ……………….

(A) FILO

(B) HKNQ

(D) GJMP

Answer: D

Q. 38 If the rate of interest is 8% per annum and Rs. 10000 lent at the compound interest half yearly then calculate the equivalent simple rate of interest for the first year?

(A) 8.16%

(B) 9%

(D) 10%

Answer: A

Q. 39 ‘.docx’ file is created with

(A) Spreadsheet

(B) Powerpoint

(D) Paint

Answer: C

Q. 40 Evaluate (35/2)% of 800gm — (45/2)% of 400gm

(A) 50 gm

(B) 150 gm

(D) 80 gm

Answer: A

Q. 41 12 men finished 1/4 part of whole work in 6 days. Find the number of additional men required to complete the job in the next 6 days.

(A) 36

(B) 12

(D) 24

Answer: D

Q. 42 B is the brother of C, D is the sister of B. F is the sister of E who is the son of C. K is the husband of C. How is D related to F ?

(A) Maternal Aunt

(B) Mother

(D) Niece

Answer: A

Q. 43 ……… does not belong to the twelve zodiac signs.

(A) Ophiuchus

(B) Aquarius

(D) Pisces

Answer: A

Q. 44 Rearrange the jumbled letters to make meaningful words and then select the one which is different.

(A) ENIMSAJ

(B) DLOGIRAM

(D) REWOLFNUS

Answer: C

Q. 45 Taxonomy is basically related to

(A) Biodiversity

(B) Tax structure

(D) Study of human behaviour

Answer: A

Q. 46 Ramesh purchased a memory card at a price of Rs. 625 including the sales tax. The rate of sales tax is 25%. If the seller has made a gain of 50%, then the cost price of the memory card is :

(A) Rs. 333

(B) Rs. 310

(D) Rs. 360

Answer: A

Q. 47 The shadow of a standing tower of height 25 m in is found to be 50 m longer when the sun’s elevation Changes from 60° to X°. Find the measure of X?

(A) 45°

(B) 30°

(D) 90°

Answer: B

Q. 48 30 persons can finish a job in 20 days. After 6 days how many persons should leave the job so that work is completed in a total of 26 days?

(A) 9

(B) 12

(D) 7

Answer: A

Q. 49 An investor invested 1/2 of his capital at 5%, 1/4 at 10% and the rest at 8%. If his income after 2 years is Rs. 2800, find the capital amount.

(A) Rs. 10000

(B) Rs. 15000

(D) RS. 12000

Answer: C

Q. 50 The distance between the two poles of length 16 m and 9 m, is X m. If two angles of elevation of their respective top from the bottom of the other ate complementary to each other then the value X is

(A) 10m

(B) 15m

(D) 12m

Answer: D

Q. 51 ….. is not a constituent of toothpaste.

(A) Abrasive

(B) Fluoride

(D) Surfactant

Answer: C

Instructions: Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

Suresh is taller than Ramesh who is shorter than Rakesh. Jinesh is taller than the shortest person but shorter than Rakesh. Pritesh is taller than Suresh but shorter than Jinesh.

Q. 52 Who is the shortest?

(A) Rakesh

(B) Ramesh

(D) Suresh

Answer: B

Q. 53 If Jayesh who is taller than Suresh joins the group. who will be fourth. if they are arranged in a descending order?

(A) Jayesh

(B) Jinesh

(D) Cannot be determined

Answer: D

Q. 54 Which statement, among the following, is correct?

(A) Suresh is taller than Jinesh.

(B) Pritesh is shorter than Rakesh.

(D) Ramesh is taller than Pritesh.

Answer: B

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 55 If VOTER = 41352, HEATER = 743654, TEASER = 645834, which number represents S?

(A) 1

(B) 5

(D) 7

Answer: C

Q. 56 Pointing to a man. a woman said “he is the brother of the daughter of my husband’s wife”. What is the woman to the man?

(A) Son

(B) Mother

(D) Sister

Answer: B

Q. 57 Triangle PQR is such that PR=7.5 cm and triangle PQR is similar to triangle XYZ. if XY=18 and YZ=12 cm then find the ratio of PQ:QR

(A) 1:2

(B) 3:2

(D) 5:2

Answer: B

Q. 58 The planet Pluto was discovered in the year…

(A) 1925

(B) 1930

(D) 1940

Answer: B

Q. 59 Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If each number is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5:7. The smaller number is :

(A) 8

(B) 12

(D) 18

Answer: C

Q. 60 In 1955,…….. was renamed as State Bank of India.

(A) Bank of Bengal

(B) Bank of Bombay

(D) Imperial Bank of India

Answer: D

Q. 61 Two vessels contain milk and water in the ratio 2:3 and 7:3. Find the ratio in which the contents of the two vessels have to be mixed so that the ratio of milk and water in the new mixture is equal.

(A) 2:1

(B) 1:2

(D) 2:3

Answer: A

Q. 62 Find the value of 335 * 335 – 165 * 165?

(A) 20000

(B) 85000

(D) 27500

Answer: B

Q. 63 Which one is not generally used as a fruit?

(A) Strawberry

(B) Grapes

(D) Tomato

Answer: D

Q. 64 ‘Make in India Week’ was launched in …….. from 13^th to 18^th February 2016.

(A) Bhubaneswar

(B) Udaipur

(D) Mumbai

Answer: D

Q. 65 If Chennai : Tamil Nadu, then ………. : Jharkhand

(A) Raipur

(B) Ranchi

(D) Durgapur

Answer: B

Q. 66 Read the given statements carefully and answer the question.

Most people get their own cars to office. The number of vehicles on road is increasing day by day. It leads to traffic congestion and adds to the ever-increasing air pollution issues. As a result, respiratory problems are on a rise. People should, as far as possible, take public transport or carpooling. Which of the following situations better fits the above statement?

(A) People are becoming rich day by day and hence buying more cars.

(B) People can go to the shopping malls in cars but not to office.

(D) More number of vehicles on road leads to traffic congestion.

Answer: D

Q. 67 The famous forbidden city is in

(A) France

(B) Italy

(D) USA

Answer: C

Q. 68 Rate of heat conduction in solids does not depend on

(A) Density of the material

(B) Dimensions of the material

(D) Electronic configuration

Answer: C

Q. 69 As per tiger census of 2014, tiger population in India was estimated at

(A) 1411

(B) 1706

(D) 1906

Answer: C

Q. 70 …… was the theme for World Wetland Day in 2016.

(A) Sustainable Livelihoods

(B) Wetlands take care of water

(D) Wetlands and Agriculture

Answer: A

Q. 71 L is K’s sister. M is the father of K. N and O are brothers. L is the mother of O. How is K related to N?

(A) Maternal Uncle

(B) Brother

(D) Cannot be determined

Answer: C

Q. 72 …….. is used in refrigeration.

(A) Chlorofluorocarbon

(B) Carbon dioxide

(D) Ammonium oxide

Answer: A

Q. 73 If (x² + 1/x²) =6, then find the value of (10x − 10/x)

(A) +/- 15

(B) +/- 20

(D) +/- 40

Answer: B

Q. 74 Halley’s comet is expected to return to the vicinity of earth in the year…

(A) 2086

(B) 2061

(D) 2026

Answer: B

Q. 75 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is technology.

(A) a wireless data communication

(B) a wired data communication

(D) satellite communication

Answer: B

Q. 76 Who was appointed as the Defense Minister when 16^th the Lok Sabha was formed in 2014?

(A) Venkaiah Naidu

(B) Ravi Shankar Prasad

(D) Suresh Prabhu

Answer: C

Q. 77 If ‘÷’ means ‘+’, ‘+’ means ‘÷’, and ‘−’means ‘×’, then 25 ÷ 25 + 5 ÷ 2 − 15 =?

(A) 0

(B) -12

(D) 45

Answer: C

Q. 78 If SMART = 31524, MARBLE = 428376 and EAT = 537. then STABLE =?

(A) 618537

(B) 253678

(D) 243678

Answer: A

Q. 79 Choose the odd one out

(A) Optical disc

(B) Magnetic Storage

(D) Petabyte

Answer: D

Q. 80 Which one is not true with ‘backup’?

(A) Exact copy of computer files.

(B) It is part of a business continuity plan.

(D) Offsite and on-site backup are more beneficial.

Answer: C

Q. 81 If the standard deviation of a population is 9.5 what would be the population variance?

(A) 19

(B) 90.25

(D) 93.25

Answer: B

Q. 82 Find the largest 6 digit number which is completely divided by 71?

(A) 999965

(B) 999954

(D) 999974

Answer: C

Q. 83 The first, all women two wheeler public transportation service in India was started in

(A) Gurgaon

(B) Noida

(D) Bengaluru

Answer: A

Q. 84 If (a − 1/a) = 3/4, Find the value of (a³ − 1/a³) .

(A) 164/31

(B) 171/64

(D) 164/37

Answer: B

Q. 85 Find the greatest number which on dividing 3050 and 5200 leaves remainders 7 and 9 respectively.

(A) 149

(B) 111

(D) 179

Answer: D

Instructions: Consider the table and answer questions based on it.

The following table represents the human resource profile of a global company.

Q. 86 The percentage of male employees in India to the total number of employees of the company is

(A) 11%

(B) 15.5%

(D) 20%

Answer: C

Q. 87 Total number of employees in the company is

(A) 950

(B) 960

(D) 1000

Answer: D

Q. 88 The ratio of female employees of US to Canada is

(A) 4 : 7

(B) 7 : 4

(D) 21 : 29

Answer: B

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 89 The period of Dominion of India refers to

(A) Pre-partition day

(B) Pre-Independence day

(D) Independence day to Republic day

Answer: D

Q. 90 Who won the man of the match award in the 2016 Asia Cup T20 held in Bangladesh?

(A) Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

(B) Virat Kohli

(D) R Ashwin

Answer: E

Q. 91 What is the average of first 25 multiples of 11?

(A) 152

(B) 147

(D) 134

Answer: C

Q. 92 If 2x(x + y + z) = 250, 2y(x + y + z) = 100, 2z(x + y + z) = 100, then find the value of (3x + 6y + 15z).

(A) 110

(B) 95

(D) 69

Answer: B

Q. 93 Kakori train robbery took place in the year

(A) 1923

(B) 1924

(D) 1926

Answer: C

Q. 94 By selling an article for Rs. 979, a shopkeeper bears a loss of 11%. If shopkeeper sells that article for Rs. 1232, then the profit % is :

(A) 12%

(B) 21%

(D) 14%

Answer: A

Q. 95 The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 45 and 270 respectively. If the ratio of the two numbers is 2:3 and smaller of the two numbers is X, then find X²

(A) 2025

(B) 4225

(D) 18225

Answer: C

Q. 96 Inflammation of the mucous membrane is called

(A) Bronchitis

(B) Hepatitis

(D) Gastritis

Answer: A

Instructions: Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

Out of 200 kids, 20 wanted to see only the galaxy, 25 wanted to see only stars, 30 wanted to see only planets, 50 wanted to see stars, planets and moon, 25 wanted to see both moon and galaxy, 25 wanted to see only the moon and the remaining did not want to see anything.

Q. 97 In all, how many kids did not want to see the galaxy?

(A) 130

(B) 100

(D) 125

Answer: C

Q. 98 In all. how many kids wanted to see the moon?

(A) 50

(B) 75

(D) 120

Answer: C

Q. 99 How many kids wanted to see at least 2 objects?

(A) 50

(B) 25

(D) 55

Answer: C

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 100 Manish purchased mobile phone and got a 50% concession on the marked price of the phone and sold it for Rs. 8100 with 35% profit on the price he bought. What eras the marked price?

(A) Rs. 8000

(B) Rs. 12000

(D) R5. 9000

Answer: B

Railway NTPC Previous Year Paper 12 April 2016 III Shift

RRB NTPC 12 April 2016 (3rd Shift)

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 1 Ritesh sold a pen for Rs. 36 with a profit of 20%. If it were sold for Rs. 33. then what could be the percentage of profit or loss?

(A) 10% Profit

(B) 15% Profit

(D) 18% Loss

Answer: A

Q. 2 Which sport has the highest rank of Yokozuna?

(A) Sumo wrestling

(B) Judo

(D) Kendo

Answer: A

Q.3 Rearrange the jumbled up letters in their natural sequence and find the odd one out.

(A) SAMR

(B) MOETC

(D) PUJIERT

Answer: B

Q.4 What does UFO stand for?

(A) Under Fire Object

(B) Unidentified Flying Object

(D) Unidentified Free Object

Answer: B

Q.5 The height of a light house is 20 meters above sea level. The angle of depression (from the top of the lighthouse) of a ship in the sea is 30°. What is the distance of the ship from the foot of the light house?

(A) 16 m

(B) Latek 1

(D) 30 m

Answer: B

Q.6 Which queen of Ahmednagar opposed emperor Akbar?

(A) Rani Durgavati

(B) Zeenat Mahal

(D) Razia Sultan

Answer: C

Q.7 When is International day for Preservation of Ozone layer observed?

(A) September 16

(B) July 4

(D) May 1

Answer: A

Q. 8 Who invented the bifocal glasses?

(A) Thomas Alva Edison

(B) Benjamin franIclin

(D) Isaac Newton

Answer: B

Q. 9 Identify the odd one from the list below.

(A) Snake

(B) Lizard

(D) Crocodile

Answer: C

Q. 10 What denotes learned and shared beliefs and behaviours?

(A) Culture

(B) Ethnicity

(D) Descent

Answer: A

Q. 11 Who invented the mobile phone?

(A) Joseph Wilson

(B) Edwin Land

(D) John Lloyd Wright

Answer: C

Q. 12 What of the following refers to hypotheses which are confirmed by varied tests?

(A) Assumption

(B) Theory

(D) Opinion

Answer: B

Q. 13 What does PD(A) stand for?

(A) Personal Data Assistant

(B) Personal Digital Assistant

(D) Prime Digital Assistant

Answer: B

Q. 14 If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 1:4:7, then find the ratio of the greatest angle to the smallest angle.

(A) 7:2

(B) 2:3

(D) 3:5

Answer: C

Q. 15 Name the architect who designed New Delhi.

(A) Le Corbusier

(B) Sir Edwin Lutyens

(D) George Baker

Answer: B

Q. 16 The mean of 10 observations is 17. One more observation is included and the new mean becomes 16. The 11th observation is

(A) 16

(B) 8

(D) 12

Answer: C

Q. 17 Battle of Plassey was fought by the British under the leadership of 11th

(A) Robert Clive

(B) Lord Dalhousie

(D) James Heartly

Answer: A

Q. 18 Arun and Amit can do a piece of work in 9 days and 12 days respectively. If they work for alternate days and Amit starts the work first, then in how many days 35/36 parts of whole work will be completed?

(A) 10 days

(B) 12 days

(D) 8 days

Answer: A

Q. 19 Aparna changes the marked price of an item to 50% above its (C) P. What % of discount allowed in approximately to gain 10%?

(A) 27%

(B) 25%

(D) 37%

Answer: A

Q. 20 A wholesaler purchased 7 hair clips for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to get profit of 40%

(A) 6

(B) 5

(D) 3

Answer: B

Q. 21 If E = 5, GUN = 42 and ROSE = 57, then what is the value of GATE?

(A) 23

(B) 32

(D) 35

Answer: C

Q. 22 In which state is the Valley of Flowers National park situated?

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Assam

Answer: A

Q. 23 Three numbers are given in which the second is triple the fust and is also double the third. If the average of the three numbers is 66, find the first number.

(A) 36

(B) 54

(D) 72

Answer: A

Q. 24 Pihu and Aayu are miming on a circular track of diameter 28 m. Speed of Pim is 48 mis and that of Aayu is 40 m/s. They start from the same point at the same time in the same direction. When will they meet again for the first time?

(A) 8 seconds

(B) 11 seconds

(D) 14 seconds

Answer: B

Q. 25 Who replaced (B) S. Bassi as the Delhi Police Commissioner?

(A) Alok Kumar Verma

(B) Rakesh Maria

(D) Neeraj Kumar

Answer: A

Instructions: In the following questions are to be based on the details given below:

(A) salesman visits 274 houses in a town to fmd out the views about three products X, Y and Z. He found that 157 use X, 98 use only X, 22 use all the three, 14 use X and Z but not Y, 39 use Y and Z., 48 use only Y

Q. 26 Which product is the most popular one?

(A) X

(B) Y

(D) Both X and Z

Answer: A

Q. 27 How many use product Z only?

(A) 10

(B) 50

(D) 25

Answer: C

Q. 28 What fraction used at least two products?

(A) 67/274

(B) 76/274

(D) 37/274

Answer: B

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 29 (A) superfast Duronto express running at 90 kmph overtakes a bike miming at 36 kmph in 25 seconds.

What is the length of the train in meters?

(A) 375 m

(B) 225 m

(D) 325 m

Answer: A

Q. 30 If EFMIJ means DELHI, then the last letter of the word got by decoding IQBOS is

(A) R

(B) T

(D) M

Answer: A

Q. 31 An Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below.

Assertion (A): We prefer to wear white clothes in winter.

Reason (R): White clothes are good reflectors of heat.

Choose the correct option.

(A) A is true but R is false.

(B) A is false but R is true.

(D) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

Answer: B

Q. 32 Select the pair in which the numbers are similarly related as in the given pair: 9 : 27 :: …… : ….

(A) 5 : 125

(B) 8 : 64

(D) 81 : 729

Answer: D

Q. 33 How many princely states were there in India at the time of Independence?

(A) 347

(B) 490

(D) 418

Answer: C

Q. 34 Given that x+(l/x ) =15, then find the value of 5x ÷ (5×2 − 11x + 5)

(A) 1/3

(B) 1/4

(D) 1/11

Answer: E

Q. 35 Who is considered as the Father of Modern Indian Renaissance?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer: D

Q. 36 Find the largest number of three digits exactly divisible by 15, 18, 27 and 30.

(A) 870

(B) 900

(D) 780

Answer: C

Q. 37 Who invented the Band-aid?

(A) Earle Dickson

(B) Alan Gant

(D) Frank Epperson

Answer: A

Q. 38 If (x+1/x) = 2, then find the value of (x3 + 1/x3) ÷ (x18 + 1/x18)

(A) 2/9

(B) 5

(D) 1/9

Answer: C

Q. 39 Find the approximate simple interest on Rs.2000 from March 9, 2010 to May 21, 2010 at 8.25% per annum.

(A) Rs 43

(B) Rs 37

(D) Rs 40

Answer: C

Q. 40 The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a distance of 25 m from its foot is 60°. L The approximate height of the tower is

(A) 20.3 m

(B) 15.3 m

(D) 43.3 m

Answer: D

Q. 41 Which of the following refers to the number of pixels per inch, printed on a page?

(A) Print Margin

(B) Resolution

(D) Colour mode

Answer: B

Q. 42 In which generation of computer was the mechanical language for programming used?

(A) First

(B) Second

(D) Fourth

Answer: A

Q. 43 Which is the fastest land animal in the World?

(A) Dog

(B) Cheetah

(D) Horse

Answer: B

Q. 44 If @ means +, # means — , $ means x and * means ÷, then what is the value of 16 @ 4 $ 5 # 72 * 8 =

(A) 27

(B) 26

(D) 35

Answer: A

Q. 45 Four years ago, the ratio of Vikah’s to Rahul’s age was 3: 5. After 6 years, this ratio would become 4: 5. Find present age of Rahul.

(A) 10

(B) 15

(D) 17

Answer: C

Q. 46 If in a certain code language, PROMOTION is written as 365458957, how will the word MONITOR be written in that code language?

(A) 4579856

(B) 4578956

(D) 4578596

Answer: A

Q. 47 If `+’ means `multiplication’, ‘— ‘ means `division’, `÷ ‘ means `subtraction’ and ` ‘ means ‘addition’, then 9 + 8 × 8 — 4 × 9 is

(A) 65

(B) 11

(D) 56

Answer: A

Q. 48 Who was the American astronaut who returned to Earth after spending 340 days in International Space Station?

(A) Scott Kelly

(B) Mikhail Kornienko

(D) Douglas Hurley

Answer: A

Q. 49 Knife is an example for

(A) Lever

(B) Wedge

(D) Pulley

Answer: B

Q. 50 The famous tennis player Steffi Graf belongs to which among the following countries?

(A) USA

(B) England

(D) Switzerland

Answer: C

Q. 51 When two liquids do not mix with each other to form a solution, what is it called?

(A) Solvent

(B) Solute

(D) Decantation

Answer: C

Instructions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

(i) There are six members in a family in which there are two married couples.

(ii)Sandhya, a lawyer, is married to the engineer and is mother of Charu and Suraj.

(iii) Bhuvanesh, the teacher, is married Aruna.

(iv) Aruna has one son and one grandson.

(v) Of the two married ladies one is a housewife.

(vi) There is also one student and one male doctor in the family

Q. 52 How is Aruna related to Charu?

(A) Sister

(B) Mother

(D) Grandmother

Answer: D

Q. 53 Who among the following is the housewife?

(A) Charu

(B) Aruna

(D) None

Answer: B

Q. 54 Which of the following is true about the granddaughter in the family?

(A) She is a Doctor

(B) She is a Teacher

(D) Data inadequate

Answer: C

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 55 Find the correct option which has a similar relationship. Produce : Waste : : Contrast : ?

(A) Correct

(B) Match

(D) Oppose

Answer: E

Q. 56 An Assertion (A) and a Reason (R) are given below.

Assertion (A): Beri — Beri is a viral infection.

Reason (R): Vitamin deficiency causes diseases.

Choose the correct option.

(A) A is false but R is true.

(B) A is true but R is false.

(D) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer: A

Q. 57 Glaciers are formed by

(A) Melting snow

(B) Accumulation of snow

(D) High rainfall

Answer: B

Q. 58 12 men and 16 women together can complete a work in 4 days. It takes 80 days for one man alone to complete the same work, then how many days would be required for one woman alone to complete the same work?

(A) 160

(B) 150

(D) 175

Answer: A

Q. 59 Jalal, Amit and Feroz enter into partnership. Jalal invests 4 times as much as Amit and Amit invests three-fourth of what Feroz invests. At the end of the financial year, the total profit earned is Rs. 19,000. Find the share for Jalal.

(A) Rs.15,000

(B) Rs.12,000

(D) Rs.10,000

Answer: B

Q. 60 How many astronauts have walked on the moon?

(A) 2

(B) 5

(D) 12

Answer: D

Q. 61 Identify the odd one from the list below.

(A) Stream

(B) Bridge

(D) River

Answer: B

Q. 62 An Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below.

Assertion (A): Leakages in household gas cylinders can be detected.

Reason (R): LPG has a strong smell.

Choose the correct option.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(D) A is true but R is false.

Answer: D

Q. 63 Who was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal in 2015?

(A) Sushil Koirala

(B) Bidhya Devi Bhandari

(D) Kul Bahadur Gurung

Answer: C

Q. 64 Who is the current FIFA president?

(A) Sepp Blatter

(B) Gianni Infantino

(D) Dunga

Answer: B

Q. 65 Who won the 2015 Australian Grand Prix?

(A) Louis Hamilton

(B) Kimi Raikkonen

(D) Sebastian Vettel

Answer: A

Q. 66 What are the waves that are used to penetrate solids and are used by doctors and at airports?

(A) Sound wave

(B) X-rays

(D) Mechanical

Answer: B

Q. 67 If (7x+5)° and (x+5)° are complementary angles. then find value of x.

(A) 10

(B) 20

(D) 40

Answer: A

Q. 68 Rearrange the jumbled up letters in their natural sequence and find the odd one out.

(A) EARSUQ

(B) ONGPOYL

(D) RGETESNH

Answer: D

Q. 69 Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices

Savage : Civilized :

(A) Brutal : Heroic

(B) Wild : Animal

(D) Illiterate : Book

Answer: C

Q. 70 In a college, 25% of male faculties are same in number as 113R1 of the female faculties. What is the ratio of male faculty to female faculty in that college?

(A) 4:3

(B) 3:4

(D) 3:2

Answer: A

Q. 71 If A denotes +, B denotes ‘ C denotes ‘ ÷’, D denotes ‘x’ then the value of the expression 9 D 48 C 6 B 16 A 3 is

(A) 53

(B) 35

(D) 56

Answer: C

Q. 72 What is the process of slow cooling of hot glass called?

(A) Annealing

(B) Humidifying

(D) Decantation

Answer: A

Q. 73 Find the products : 0.5 × 0.05 × 0.005 × 500

(A) 0.0625

(B) 0.00625

(D) 0.625

Answer: A

Q. 74 Boxing is related to Ring in the same way as Tennis is related to

(A) Court

(B) Ground

(D) Arena

Answer: A

Q. 75 Find the degree of the polynomial 8x4 + 2x2y3 + 4

(A) 4

(B) 5

(D) 1

Answer: B

Q. 76 In which Schedule to the Constitution of India is the list of States and Union Territories aiven?

(A) First Schedule

(B) Second Schedule

(D) Sixth Schedule

Answer: A

Q. 77 In a certain code, TABLE is written as GZYOV, then CHAIR can be written as

(A) XRZSI

(B) XZSRI

(D) XSZRI

Answer: D

Q. 78 Milk of Magnesia is used as a

(A) Laxative

(B) Pain killer

(D) Antibiotic

Answer: A

Q. 79 In a number system, on dividing 11509 by a certain number, Mukesh gets 71 as quotient and 7 as remainder. What is the divisor?

(A) 132

(B) 172

(D) 162

Answer: D

Instructions: Study the following table and answer the questions:

The table below depicts the Number of Books Sold by 5 cities during 5 months.

Months	City A	City B	City C	City D	City E
June	213	200	195	253	229
July	156	208	216	187	175
August	177	197	185	181	215
September	220	145	235	265	231
October	253	188	278	243	249

Q. 80 if 30% of the total number of books sold by City B, D and E together in July were academic books, how many non — academic books were sold by the same Cities together in the same month?

(A) 379

(B) 389

(D) 309

Answer: C

Q. 81 What is the respective ratio between the total number of books sold by City A in July and September together and total number of books sold by City E in August and October together?

(A) 57 : 49

(B) 49 : 57

(D) 47 : 58

Answer: D

Q. 82 What is the average number of books sold by City C in July, September and October together?

(A) 243

(B) 242

(D) 224

Answer: A

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 83 Find the missing value denoted by ‘?’ 3 : 243 : : 5 : ?

(A) 625

(B) 465

(D) 425

Answer: C

Q. 84 If the standard deviation of a population is 3, what would be the population variance?

(A) 9

(B) 6

(D) 15

Answer: A

Q. 85 Below are given statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some buds are flowers.
All flowers are trees.
All trees are leaves.

Conclusions:

Some leaves are buds.
All flowers are leaves.

Decide which of the below options logically follows the given conclusions.

(A) Only Conclusion I follows

(B) Only Conclusion II follows

(D) Neither I nor II follows

Answer: C

Q. 86 Find the LCM of the following fractions: 2/3 , 8/9 , 16/27, 32/81

(A) 32/81

(B) 81/32

(D) 11/41

Answer: C

Q. 87 In which state is Koyna dam located?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(D) Gujarat

Answer: C

Q. 88 Which planet is the nearest in size to Earth?

(A) Mercury

(B) Mars

(D) Saturn

Answer: C

Q. 89 The mean of a distribution is 15 and the standard deviation is 5. What is the value of the coefficient variation?

(A) 16.66%

(B) 66.66%

(D) 100%

Answer: C

Q. 90 If S is the midpoint of a straight line PQ and R is a point different from S, such that PR=RQ, then

(A) ∠PRS = 90°

(B) ∠QRS = 90°

(D) ∠QSR < 90°

Answer: C

Q. 91 Who constructed the Hawa Mahal?

(A) Maharaja Bhagvat Singh

(B) Maharaja Jagatjit Singh

(D) Maharajah Jaswant Singh

Answer: C

Q. 92 If ‘>’ means ‘minus’, means ‘plus’, ‘4` means ‘multiplied by’ and # means `divided by’, then what would be the value of 27 < 81 #9>6=

(A) 32

(B) 30

(D) 25

Answer: B

Q. 93 Which king’s story is the subject of the play Mudrarakshasa?

(A) Jaychand

(B) Chandra Gupta II

(D) Chandragupta Maurya

Answer: D

Q. 94 The amount of alcohol in two different medicines is 1.5% and 2.5% respectively. In what ratio they should be mixed such that amount of alcohol in the new mixture is 3.5%

(A) 1:2

(B) 2:1

(D) 2:3

Answer: E

Q. 95 Who was responsible for building the Great wall of China?

(A) Qin Shi Huang

(B) Fa-Hien

(D) Yijing

Answer: A

Q. 96 Martin Crowe who passed away recently was the former cricket captain of which country?

(A) Australia

(B) England

(D) South Africa

Answer: C

Q. 97 If 70% of 5/ of a number is 90. find the number.

(A) 150

(B) 180

(D) 190

Answer: B

Q. 98 Which among the following is called quicksilver?

(A) Titanium

(B) Mercury

(D) Radium

Answer: B

Q. 99 Which of the following is a vertebrate?

(A) Kiwi

(B) Sponges

(D) Threadworm

Answer: A

Q. 100 Find the total Simple Interest on Rs.500 at 7% per annum, on Rs.700 at 10% per annum and on Rs.1000 at 4% per annum 0 for 3 years.

(A) 435

(B) 500

(D) 1000

Answer: A

Railway NTPC Previous Year Paper 6 April 2016 II Shift

RRB NTPC 6 April 2016 ( 2nd Shift )

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 1 A recently discovered bird species named ‘Himalayan Forest Thrush’ was found in

(A)Dehradun

(B)Northeast India

(C)Uttarakhand

(D)Ladakh Region

Answer: B

Q.2 Leprosy is also known as

(A)Angina

(B)Hansen’s disease

(C)Gaucher disease

(D)Hodgkin disease

Answer: B

Q.3 Find the odd one out in relation world heritage sites.

(A)Rashtrapati Bhavan

(B)Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

(C)Taj Mahal

(D)Sun Temple

Answer: A

Q.4 One side of a rectangle is 12 m and its diagonal is 13 m. Find its area.

(A)60 sq.m

(B)55 sq.m

(D)45 sq.m

Answer: A

Q.5 Who was the coach for U-19 World Cup (2016) held in Bangladesh?

(A)Rahul Dravid

(B)Virendra Sehwag

(C)Sourav Ganguly

(D)Anil Kumble

Answer: A

Q.6 Read the given statements carefully and answer the question.

Statement:

Domestic price of petrol has gone down.
International price of crude oil has decreased.

(A)I is the cause and II is the effect.

(B)II is the cause and I is the effect.

(C)I and II are independent of each other.

(D)I and II are effects of independent causes.

Answer: B

Q.7 In a map drawn to a scale of 1 cm = 18.5 km. the distance between places A and B = 22.25 cm. Find the actual distance in kilometers.

(A)411.625

(B)425.615

(D)405.615

Answer: A

Q.8 Find the odd one out.

(A)Silent valley

(B)Silicon valley

(C)Indus valley

(D)Damodar valley

Answer: B

Q.9 Who was conferred the Arjuna Award for badminton in 2015?

(A)Kidambi Srikanth

(B)Saina Nehwal

(C)Chetan Anand

(D)Rohit Sharma

Answer: A

Q.10 If ‘you are john’ is written as ‘net let fat’, ‘who are you’ is ‘let wet net’ and ‘John is good’ is ‘get set fat’, which represents ‘is’?

(A)set

(B)get

(C)fat

(D)cannot be determined.

Answer: D

Q.11 Till the end of 2015, India has established research stations in Antarctica.

(A)2

(B)3

(D)5

Answer: B

Q.12 A train running at 60 kmph crosses a pole in 30 seconds. What is the length of the train?

(A)250 m

(B)750 m

(D)450 m

Answer: C

Q.13 Jantar Mantar in Delhi was built by Maharaja

(A)Jai Singh I of Jaipur

(B)Jai Singh II of Jaipur

(C)Ram Singh I

(D)Bishan Singh

Answer: B

Q.14 A statement followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statement: Customer service cannot be enforced. It has to come from within.

Conclusions:

Customer service should be voluntary.
Employees do not serve customers.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statement.

(A)Only conclusion I follows.

(B)Only conclusion II follows.

(C)Both I and II follow.

(D)Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: A

Q.15 As per the India State Forest Report 2015, has the largest forest cover in terms of its area.

(A)Assam

(B)Jammu and Kashmir

(C)Madhya Pradesh

(D)Himachal Pradesh

Answer: C

Q.16 9876 + 34.567 – ? = 9908.221

(A)23.45

(B)234.6

(D)2.346

Answer: D

Q.17 A’s share is 2 times that of B whose share is 3 times that of (C)Rs. 1800/- is to be given to them in that ratio. B’s share is

(A)Rs. 1080

(B)Rs. 540

(C)Rs. 180

(D)Rs. 900

Answer: B

Q.18 Cell phone : Communication : : Cycle : ?

(A)Walking

(B)Gym

(C)Mechanization

(D)Transportation

Answer: D

Q.19 Name the security force which does not fall under Union Home ministry.

(A)Sashastra Seema Bal

(B)Border Security Force

(C)Railway Protection Force

(D)Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force

Answer: C

Q.20 The greenhouse gas which is called laughing gas is

(A)Methane

(B)Carbon dioxide

(C)Nitrous oxide

(D)Sulphur dioxide

Answer: C

Q.21 If (a + b + c) = 6 and = 14, then (ab + bc + ca) = ?

(A)22

(B)11

(D)44

Answer: B

Q.22 Which one is called the dwarf planet?

(A)Venus

(B)Mercury

(C)Moon

(D)Pluto

Answer: D

Q.23 Major part of biogas is

(A)Hydrogen

(B)Nitrogen

(C)Methane

(D)Carbon dioxide

Answer: C

Q.24 Mac OS was introduced by

(A)IBM

(B)Microsoft

(C)Apple

(D)Micromax

Answer: C

Q.25 Find the missing (?) in the series: BDACE, GIFHJ, ? QSPRT

(A)LMKNO

(B)NLKOM

(C)LNKMO

(D)KLNOM

Answer: C

Q.26 Find the least number required to be added to 3105 so that it is exactly divisible by 3, 4, 5 and 6.

(A)95

(B)120

(D)105

Answer: E

Q.27 Two vessels of equal volume contain milk and water in the ratio 1:3 and 2:1. If they are mixed together, what is the new ratio?

(A)11:13

(B)13:11

(D)11:9

Answer: A

Q.28 ………. extinguishes fire.

(A)O2

(B)CO2

(C)SO2

(D)NO2

Answer: B

Q.29 Four pairs of words are given. Find the odd one out.

(A)Saturn : Planet

(B)Sun : Star

(C)Milky Way : Constellation

(D)Titan : Satellite

Answer: C

Q.30 After entering Bangladesh, the main branch of the Ganges is known as

(A)Hooghly river

(B)Jamuna river

(C)Meghna river

(D)Padma river

Answer: D

Q.31 The efficiency of work of P and Q are in the ratio 5 : 7. What will be the ratio of number of days taken by them to finish the work?

(A)7 : 5

(B)3 : 4

(D)5 : 7

Answer: A

Instructions: Consider the following information and answer questions based on it. Among 60 students. 12 like only algebra, 13 like only geometry, 10 like only trigonometry, 5 like both algebra and trigonometry, 8 like only physics, 5 like both physics and geometry and the remaining like both algebra and physics.

Q.32 The number of students who like physics but not geometry is

(A)8

(B)13

(D)17

Answer: C

Q.33 How many students like more than one subject?

(A)5

(B)10

(D)17

Answer: D

Q.34 The ratio of students who like algebra to those who like geometry is

(A)12 : 13

(B)4 : 3

(D)17 : 13

Answer: B

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Q.35 Sagar has two daughters, Lata and Asha. Asha’s only paternal aunt’s son’s grandfather is Aniket. How is Sagar related to Aniket’s wife?

(A)Father

(B)Son

(C)Grandson

(D)Grandfather

Answer: B

Q.36 If OWL = 50 and N =14, then TIME is

(A)45

(B)47

(D)49

Answer: B

Q.37 In a certain code, ‘ride’ = 3218, ‘talk’ = 7564, ‘dirt’ = 4213 and ‘like’ = 8562. Which digit represents ‘a’?

(A)9

(B)3

(D)7

Answer: D

Q.38 Which of the following is not true in relation to the Global Positioning System?

(A)It is a space-based navigation system.

(B)It can predict cyclones.

(C)It can be used to map vehicular traffic.

(D)It can be used for in-car navigation

Answer: B

Q.39 If the posts of the President and Vice-president fall vacant, who will act as the President of India?

(A)Speaker of Lok Sabha

(B)Prime Minister of India

(C)Chief Justice of India

(D)Union Council of Ministers

Answer: C

Q.40 The average of first three out of four numbers is 18. The average of the last three numbers is 14. The sum of fast and last number is 16. The last number is

(A)17

(B)13

(D)7

Answer: E

Q.41 The difference between the ages of two sisters is 2 years when father’s age was 52. Father is elder by 2 years to mother. Elder sister’s age is half of mother’s age. Find the age of younger sister.

(A)27

(B)21

(D)23

Answer: D

Q.42 The maturity value after three years, of a certain sum at 15% p.a. simple interest, is Rs. 8,700/-. Find the principal amount.

(A)Rs. 5,000

(B)Rs. 6,000

(C)Rs. 5,500

(D)Rs. 6,500

Answer: B

Q.43 If PIXIE is OLD= then ELEANOR is

(A)DKDAMNQ

(B)DDKAMNR

(C)DKDANMR

(D)DJDAMNQ

Answer: A

Q.44 The marked prices of big and small notebooks are Rs. 10 and Rs. 15 respectively. A student bought 5 dozen small and 10 dozen big notebooks at a total discount of 5%. Find the total discount amount.

(A)Rs. 100

(B)Rs. 110

(C)Rs. 120

(D)Rs. 130

Answer: E

Q.45 An event happening once in 4 years is described as

(A)Biennial

(B)Quadrennial

(C)Triennial

(D)Perennial

Answer: B

Q. 46 Read the following data carefully and answer the Q. based on it.

(i) ‘A + G’ means ‘A is mother of G’

(ii) ‘A ÷ G ‘ means ‘A is daughter of G’

(iii) ‘A — G’ means ‘A is husband of G’

(iv) ‘A × G ‘ means ‘A is maternal aunt of G’

If L + M x N then how is L related to N?

(A)Aunt

(B)Mother

(C)Daughter

(D)Grandmother

Answer: D

Q.47 Find the value of [(525 + 252)2 − (525 − 252)2]/(525 × 252).

(A)3

(B)4

(D)6

Answer: B

Q.48 If 2 cos θ = √3, cos θx tan θ = ?

(A)1

(B)√3/3

(C)√3/2

(D)1/2

Answer: D

Q.49 A generator converts

(A)mechanical energy into electrical energy.

(B)electrical energy into chemical energy.

(C)thermal energy into electrical energy.

(D)electrical energy into light energy.

Answer: A

Q.50 A man has equal number of five, ten and twenty rupee notes amounting to Rs. 385. Find the total number of notes?

(A)13

(B)11

(D)21

Answer: E

Q.51 Which key combination is used for pasting text in MS Word?

(A)Ctrl + v

(B)Ctrl + z

(C)Alt + r

(D)Alt + f4

Answer: A

Q.52 Find the median of the data set: 1.9, 8.4, 3.6, 5.8

(A)5.1

(B)4.8

(D)5.6

Answer: E

Q.53 In the following equation, if the mathematical operators ‘-‘ and ‘ ‘ are interchanged then the value of 4 — 6 + 1 15 3 will be

(A)24

(B)20

(C)-5

(D)-4

Answer: B

Q.54 Which one is not a network protocol?

(A)SSH

(B)HTML

(C)PPP

(D)POP

Answer: B

Q.55 The mean of first 11 natural numbers is

(A)5.5

(B)6

(D)5

Answer: B

Q.56 National Air Quality Index is determined on the basis of concentration of pollutants.

(A)5

(B)6

(D)8

Answer: D

Q.57 Starting from her house a woman walks 15 km towards South. She turns right and walks 35 km. Again she turns right and walks 15 km. Then she turns left and walks 5 km. How far is her house now?

(A)35

(B)40

(D)15

Answer: B

Q.58 Motion of a spinning ‘top’ is an example of

(A)Centripetal Force

(B)Centrifugal Force

(C)Gravitational Force

(D)Frictional Force

Answer: A

Q.59 Read the given statements carefully and answer the question.

Statements:

All teachers get angry.
Some teachers are sad.
Sad people may cry.

Which of the following conclusion is true?

(A) All sad people cry.

(B)Some teachers may cry.

(C)All angry people are teachers.

(D)All sad people get angry.

Answer: B

Q.60 If the mathematical operator ‘×’ means A, ‘+’ means R, `÷ ‘ means E and means B, then the value of 24B6E2A9R 17is

(A)14

(B)-3

(D)-10

Answer: A

Q.61 Which one is anti-virus?

(A)CodeRed

(B)Melissa

(C)CryptoLocker

(D)Dr.Web

Answer: D

Q.62 PM inaugurated the XII South Asian Games on 5th February 2016 at

(A)Lucknow

(B)Guwahati

(C)Kolkata

(D)Ahmedabad

Answer: B

Q.63 Name the chess champion against whom Viswananthan Anand lost in 2014 World Chess Championship.

(A)Vladimir Kramnik

(B)Veselin Topalov

(C)Boris Gelfand

(D)Magnus Carlsen

Answer: D

Q.64 Which one is different from the other three?

(A)Spinach

(B)Lentil

(C)Coriander

(D)Lettuce

Answer: B

Q.65 Expand (a − 4)3

(A)a3 − 12a2 + 48a + 64

(B)a3 − 48a2 + 12a − 64

(C)a3 + 12a2 − 48a − 64

(D)a3 − 12a2 + 48a − 64

Answer: D

Q.66 B does 50% of a work in 20 days. C joins B and they together to finish the remaining work in 4 days. C alone can do the whole work in days.

(A)10

(B)8

(D)9

Answer: A

Q.67 Losoong festival is popular in

(A)Himachal Pradesh

(B)Sikkim

(C)Arunachal Pradesh

(D)Tripura

Answer: B

Q.68 The most popular folk dance of Tamil Nadu

(A)Karagam

(B)Koodiyattam

(C)Yakshagana

(D)Kathakali

Answer: A

Q.69 The loss in selling an article for Rs. 1235 was 5%. At what price should it be sold to get a profit of 10%?

(A)Rs. 1,335

(B)Rs. 1,380

(C)Rs. 1,430

(D)Rs. 1,300

Answer: C

Q.70 If 22x — 40 = 207 + 3x, then x = ?

(A)14

(B)13

(D)11

Answer: B

Q.71 The ratio of two numbers is 4 : 3 and their HCF is 8. Find their LCM.

(A)48

(B)96

(D)84

Answer: B

Q.72 The technique used for printing ‘RESERVE BANK OF INDIA’ appearing on the face of the Indian currency notes is

(A)Intaglio printing

(B)Micro lettering

(C)Latent printing

(D)Screen printing

Answer: A

Q.73 The aim of the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1929 was

(A)complete disobedience of the orders of the British Government.

(B)to protest the Chauri Chaura incident.

(C)partial disobedience of the orders of the British Government.

(D)to ensure all civil rights of the citizens are granted by the Government.

Answer: A

Q.74 The British Government agreed to grant independence to India in

(A)1944

(B)1945

(D)1947

Answer: C

Q.75 Y is R’s mother’s mother-in-law’s only daughter and Q’s wife. How is Q related to R?

(A)Paternal Uncle

(B)Nephew

(C)Husband

(D)Father

Answer: A

Q.76 Find the similarity in the following:

Ginger, Turnip, Carrot, Radish

(A)All are red in colour.

(B)All are round in shape.

(C)All of them grow above the soil.

(D)All are roots.

Answer: D

Q.77 Rearrange the jumbled letters to make a meaningful word and then select the one which is different.

(A)SUVNE

(B)APTLE

(C)ARMS

(D)RUJTIPE

Answer: B

Q.78 The surface-to-air, Akash missile, was test fired from

(A)Sriharikota

(B)Abdul Kalam Island

(C)Thumba

(D)Pokhran

Answer: B

Q.79 An article was sold at Rs. 920 at a profit of 15%. Find the selling price to get a profit of 20%.

(A)Rs. 1,000

(B)Rs. 980

(C)Rs. 960

(D)Rs. 940

Answer: C

Q.80 Yeast used in making bread

(A)acts as a catalyst for fermentation.

(B)does not help the process of fermentation.

(C)makes it tasty.

(D)acts as a preservative.

Answer: A

Q.81 The area of a triangle is 456 sq.cm and its height is 24 cm. The length of its base is

(A)32

(B)34

(D)38

Answer: D

Q.82 Louis Pasteur was known for discovery of

(A)Polio vaccine

(B)Chicken pox vaccine

(C)Smallpox vaccine

(D)Rabies vaccine

Answer: D

Q.83 Find the missing (?) in the series: 1, 1, 8, 4, 27, 9, ?, 16

(A)32

(B)48

(D)72

Answer: C

Instructions: Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

Seven students J, K, L, M, N, 0 and P are standing in a row, in random order, from left to right, such that —

P, 0, K and N do not stand on any of the extreme ends.
J is to the immediate left of P and immediate right of O.
M is not at the center.
K is to the immediate right of N and immediate left of L.

Q.84 The student standing to the immediate left of O is

(A)L

(B)J

(C)M

(D)P

Answer: C

Q.85 Who is at the center of the row?

(A)N

(B)J

(C)P

(D)K

Answer: C

Q.86 Who stands fifth from the left of the row?

(A)K

(B)P

(C)N

(D)J

Answer: C

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q.87 What is the difference between the maturity value of two deposits of Rs.5,000 each invested for 2 years

(i) at 5% simple interest and (ii) at the same interest compounded annually?

(A)Rs. 11.00

(B)Rs. 11.50

(C)Rs. 12.00

(D)Rs. 12.50

Answer: D

Q.88 The area of a trapezium is 18 sq.cm. Its height and base are 3 cm and 5 cm respectively. Find the length of the side parallel to the base.

(A)4 cm

(B)6 cm

(D)7 cm

Answer: D

Q.89 There are zones in Indian Railways.

(A)8

(B)18

(D)12

Answer: B

Instructions: Consider the table and answer questions based on it

The following table represents the category wise count of books in four local libraries.

Category	ABL	GHL	MNL	PQL
Self-help	150	170	200	200
Nonfiction	500	600	550	600
Fiction	750	610	700	600
Management	100	130	100	110
Comics	175	100	100	75
Technical	115	100	150	200

Q.90 The self-help books in library GHL is how much less than its fictional books?

(A)340

(B)430

(D)330

Answer: C

Q.91 Which library has the highest total count of books?

(A)ABL

(B)GHL

(C)MIN

(D)PQL

Answer: C

Q.92 The difference between the total number of nonfiction and management books of all four libraries is

(A)1850

(B)1810

(D)1800

Answer: B

Instructional: For the following questions answer them individually

Q.93 Evaluate (sin θ/ cos θ) × (cot θ/ cosec θ)

(A)cos θ

(B)sin θ

(C)tan θ

(D)sec θ

Answer: B

Q.94 A statement followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statement: Unlike Aryabhata, moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.

Conclusions:

Aryabhatta is not a satellite.
Moon is star and Aryabhatta is a satellite.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statement.

(A)Only conclusion I follows.

(B)Only conclusion II follows.

(C)Both I and II follow.

(D)Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: D

Q.95 The recently approved, LIGO-India project, is related to

(A)Research on the use of solar energy

(B)Research on laser technologies

(C)Research on gravitational waves

(D)Research on relocation of lions

Answer: C

Q.96 Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements:

Medical profession has become the most unethical.
People are afraid of falling sick

Conclusions:

Medical is the only unethical profession.
Unethical people fall sick.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements.

(A)Only conclusion I follows.

(B)Only conclusion II follows.

(C)Both I and II follow.

(D)Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: D

Q.97 Name of the 8th UN Secretary General is

(A) B. Ghali

(B) Kofi A Annan

(D) Dr. Jim Yong Kim

Answer: C

Q.98 K walked at 3 kmph for a certain distance with L and thereafter at 6 kmph with M to cover a total distance of 27 km in 7 hours. Find the distance travelled with M.

(A)15 km

(B)12 km

(D)9 km

Answer: B

Q.99 Who is considered to be the ‘father of modern genetics’?

(A)Charles Darwin

(B)Gregor Mendel

(C)Alexander Fleming

(D)Otto Hahn

Answer: B

Q.100 Name the country whose currency is not called ‘Rupee’.

(A)Nepal

(B)Pakistan

(C)Sri Lanka

(D)Myanmar

Answer: D

Railway NTPC Previous Year Paper 5 April 2016 III Shift

RRB NTPC 5 April 2016 (3rd Shift)

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 1 Contemporary : Historic : : : Ancient

(A) Past

(B) Classic

(D) Future

Answer: C

Q. 2 Project Loon is a search engine project by ……. for providing internet access to rural and remote areas using high-altitude helium-filled balloons.

(A) Google

(B) Microsoft

(D) Yahoo

Answer: A

Q. 3 The communication satellite launched by India in November 2015 is

(A) GSAT-6

(B) GSAT-15

(D) IRNSS-1E

Answer: B

Q. 4 The HCF of two numbers is 4 and the two other factors of LCM are 5 and 7. Find the smaller of the two numbers.

(A) 10

(B) 14

(D) 28

Answer: C

Q. 5 Capital of Nagaland is

(A) Dimapur

(B) Kohima

(D) Tezpur

Answer: B

Q. 6 E and F can do a work in 10 days. If E alone can do it in 30 days, F alone can do it in days.

(A) 15

(B) 20

(D) 18

Answer: A

Q. 7 Who was the founder of Swaraj Party?

(A) C. Rajagopalachari

(B) Motilal Nehru

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: B

Q. 8 2 cos(θ − 2/π ) + 3 sin(θ + 2/π ) − π (3 sin θ + 2 cos θ) = ?

(A) cos θ − sin θ

(B) sin θ − cos θ

(D) cot θ − tan θ

Answer: A

Q. 9 Banaras Hindu University which completed 100 years in February 2016 was founded by

(A) Gulzari Lal Nanda

(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya

(D) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Answer: B

Q. 10 Which one is not a good conductor of electricity?

(A) Porcelain

(B) Aluminum

(D) Nickel

Answer: A

Q. 11 A statement followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statement: Based on his performance, Rajesh got a poor rating in his office.

Conclusions:

Rajesh did not perform well.
The rating given to Rajesh was not up to the mark.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statement.

(A) Only conclusion I follows.

(B) Only conclusion II follows.

(D) Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: C

Q. 12 S can finish 50% of a work in a day. T can do 25% of the work in a day. Both of them together will finish the work in …. days.

(A) 2.66

(B) 2.33

(D) 1.67

Answer: C

Q. 13 ICT is the common abbreviation of

(A) International Communication Technology

(B) Intelligent Communication Technology

(D) Information and Communication Technology

Answer: D

Q. 14 Find the fourth proportional to 3.6, 6.9 and 11.4.

(A) 20.3

(B) 18.9

(D) 21.9

Answer: D

Q. 15 82, 70, 76, 64, 70, 58, ?

(A) 52

(B) 76

(D) 48

Answer: C

Instructions: Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

In a group of 75 students, 12 like only cabbage, 15 like only cauliflower, 21 like only carrot, 12 like both carrot and cabbage, 13 like only capsicum and 2 like both capsicum and cauliflower.

Q. 16 The difference between the people who like carrot and cauliflower is

(A) 6

(B) 18

(D) 4

Answer: C

Q. 17 What is the percentage of students that do not like cabbage?

(A) 16

(B) 32

(D) 68

Answer: D

Q. 18 How many students like only one vegetable?

(A) 60

(B) 61

(D) 71

Answer: B

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 19 Who was the first cricketer to score 4 successive centuries in World Cup Cricket?

(A) Kumar Sangakkara

(B) AB de Villiers

(D) Saeed Anwar

Answer: A

Q. 20 Car X and Y start at the same time at speeds of 12 kmph and 16 kmph. Find the distance between them after 3 minutes.

(A) 200 m

(B) 150 m

(D) 120 m

Answer: A

Q. 21 Consolation : Grief :: Sedative :

(A) Chloroform

(B) Anesthesia

(D) Burn

Answer: C

Q. 22 If the length (L cm) and breadth (B cm) of a rectangle are increased by 25%, fmd the difference between the areas of the old and new rectangles.

(A) 3LB/2 sq.cm

(B) 24LB/9 sq.cm

(D) 16LB/9 sq.cm

Answer: C

Q. 23 The technology developed to track enemy submarines in World War II was

(A) RADAR

(B) SONAR

(D) LIDAR

Answer: B

Q. 24 Read the given statements carefully and answer the Q..

Statement:

A leading tennis star who faced media after failing a dope test said, “I don’t want to end my career this way. I hope I will be given another chance to play this game. I let the sport down.”

Which of the following is true according to the given statement?

(A) He was challenging the outcome of the dope test.

(B) He was confident that he was right and would continue to play.

(D) The sport let him down.

Answer: C

Q. 25 A human adult’s entire digestive tract from mouth to anus is about meters long.

(A) 8

(B) 7

(D) 9

Answer: D

Q. 26 Which one of the following is not alkaline?

(A) Sodium

(B) Potassium

(D) Sulphur

Answer: D

Q. 27 The average ages of parents and two children are 30 years and 8 years respectively. The average age of the family is

(A) 16 years

(B) 19 years

(D) 17 years

Answer: B

Q. 28 A statement followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statement: After landing on the moon, Neil Armstrong said “One small step for man, a giant leap for mankind.”

Conclusions:

Neil Armstrong calls himself as mankind.
Neil Armstrong only echoed the feeling of achievement by mankind.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statement.

(A) Only conclusion I follows.

(B) Only conclusion II follows.

(D) Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: B

Q. 29 A student scored 470 marks in 6 subjects. The maximum marks for each subject was 100. What was his score in percentage terms?

(A) 67.33 %

(B) 69.45 %

(D) 78.67 %

Answer: C

Q. 30 An article was sold for Rs. 26.000 at a discount of 35%. Find the selling price if the discount was 15%.

(A) Rs. 36,000

(B) Rs. 40,000

(D) Rs. 34,000

Answer: D

Q. 31 If the mathematical operator ‘ ‘ means ‘ ‘, ‘+’ means ‘—’,’ ‘ means ‘+’ and ‘—’ means ‘ ‘, then 25 + 18 — 3 7 + 3 =?

(A) 25

(B) 21

(D) 40

Answer: D

Q. 32 A man covers 1 km in 10 minutes. What is his speed in kmph?

(A) 1.33

(B) 1.25

(D) 1.50

Answer: E

Q. 33 The Five Year Plan of the Government of India (2012-17) is under drafting.

(A) 10th

(B) 11th

(D) 13th

Answer: C

Q. 34 A man deposits Rs.500 at the beginning of each year for 2 years at 10% p.a. compound annually. Find the maturity value at the end of the 2nd year.

(A) Rs. 1,050

(B) Rs. 1,150

(D) Rs. 1,200

Answer: C

Q. 35 Which ailment is not related to heart?

A Aneurysm

(B) Cardiomyopathy

(D) Myocardial rupture

Answer: C

Q. 36 If ‘God is great’ = `cp an bo’, ‘great help done’ = `er cp fs’ and ‘he is great’ = `bo cp dq’, then what represents ‘he is god’?

(A) cp er bo

(B) an bo cp

(D) an bo dq

Answer: D

Q. 37 Euro’ is the currency of

(A) UK

(B) Sweden

(D) Denmark

Answer: C

Q. 38 If the arithmetic mean of 10 numbers is 35 and each number is increased by 2, find the mean of the new set of numbers.

(A) 28

(B) 34

(D) 37

Answer: D

Q. 39 Gunpowder mainly contains

(A) Calcium sulphate

(B) Potassium nitrate

(D) Zinc sulfide

Answer: D

Q. 40 Replace # sign with the mathematical operators `+’, ` ‘ and `—’ and `=’ to get a balanced equation out of (27 # 15 # 2) # 10 # 4. Choose the right sequence from below.

(A) + ÷ = –

(B) – + = ÷

(D) + = ÷ –

Answer: C

Q. 41 The most significant feature of Indus Valley civilization was

(A) Barter system

(B) Local transport system

(D) Administrative system

Answer: C

Q. 42 If ARC is written as $@* and HIT is #&% then CHAIR is

(A) #*&$@

(B) #*$&%

(D) *#$&%

Answer: C

Q. 43 If ‘healthcare is wealth’ is written as 1372, ‘health needs care’ is 417, ‘he needs wealth’ is 463, then ‘he is wealth’ is

(A) 326

(B) 764

(D) 246

Answer: A

Q. 44 The difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 6 m. If its perimeter is 64 m, then its area is:

(A) 256 sq.m

(B) 247 sq.m

(D) 238 sq.m

Answer: B

Q. 45 The price of 12 kg of sugar is equal to that of 6 kg of rice. The price of 10 kg of sugar and 8 kg of rice Rs. 1040. Find the price 1 kg of sugar.

(A) Rs. 80

(B) Rs. 70

(D) Rs. 40

Answer: D

Q. 46 CBDA, GFHE, 1CJLI, ?

(A) NOPM

(B) MNOP

(D) ONPM

Answer: D

Q. 47 A man who had no brother or sister, pointed out to a photo and said “this boy is my father’s son”. Who was on the photo?

(A) The man’s son

(B) The man’s father

(D) The man’s grandfather

Answer: C

Q. 48 The HCF of two numbers is 6 and their LCM is 108. If one of the numbers is 12, then the other is

(A) 27

(B) 54

(D) 36

Answer: B

Q. 49 9876 – ? + 5431 = 5553

(A) 9754

(B) 9765

(D) 9854

Answer: A

Q. 50 Bina is the daughter of Mohan who is the only son-in-law of Meena. Meena has only one child. Kiran is the granddaughter of Meena. How is Kiran related to Bina?

(A) Sister

(B) Daughter

(D) Mother

Answer: A

Q. 51 NGT stands for

(A) National Geographic Television

(B) National Green Transport

(D) National Green Tribunal

Answer: D

Q. 52 If ‘code’ = 6241, ‘made’ = 5346, ‘come’ = 3124′ and ‘to’ = 27 then ‘dome’ =?

(A) 6134

(B) 5214

(D) 2634

Answer: D

Q. 53 In 2012 Olympics, the maximum gold medals were won by

(A) China

(B) Great Britain

(D) Russia

Answer: C

Q. 54 India came directly under the rule of the British Crown in the year

(A) 1857

(B) 1858

(D) 1856

Answer: B

Q. 55 E is the daughter of P who is the husband of the only daughter-in-law of K? How is E related to K?

(A) Daughter

(B) Granddaughter

(D) Mother

Answer: B

Q. 56 A trader bought a bag of 40 kg of basmati rice at Rs. 125 per kg and another bag of 60 kg at Rs. 150 per kg. He sold the entire stock at a profit of 20%. Find the selling price per kg.

(A) Rs. 152

(B) Rs. 158

(D) Rs. 172

Answer: C

Q. 57 The mean of 25 values was 40. But one value was written as 25 instead of 50. The corrected mean is

(A) 39

(B) 41

(D) 42

Answer: B

Q. 58 What number should be deducted from 1265 to make it divisible by 29 exactly?

(A) 15

(B) 16

(D) 17

Answer: C

Q. 59 Headquarters of NASA is at

(A) New York

(B) Washington

(D) Texas

Answer: B

Q. 60 Find a pair similar to ‘Arrow : Bow’ from the following.

(A) Football : Hand

(B) Salad : Knife

(D) Smoke : Water

Answer: C

Q. 61 Read the given statements carefully and answer the Q.. Knowledge and wisdom go hand in hand. The deeper the knowledge, the greater the wisdom. Knowledge is awareness. Wisdom is required to tackle complications. Which of the following is true according to the given statement?

(A) Knowledge and wisdom are synonymous.

(B) Knowledge and wisdom are entirely different.

(D) Wisdom can supplant knowledge.

Answer: C

Q. 62 India covers …… of earth’s land area. (approximate)

(A) 2.8%

(B) 2.4%

(D) 3.2%

Answer: B

Q. 63 If a + 2b = 55 and a — 2b = -13, fmd the value of b.

(A) 21

(B) 14

(D) 19

Answer: C

Q. 64 An article was sold for Rs.3,600 at a discount of 10%. Find the selling price if the discount was 15%.

(A) Rs. 3,600

(B) Rs. 4,000

(D) Rs. 3,400

Answer: D

Q. 65 Which one is considered as India’s first supercomputer?

(A) Aditya

(B) Vikram-100

(D) Shastra T

Answer: C

Q. 66 Bangladesh has a land border with

(A) only India

(B) India and Myanmar

(D) India and China

Answer: B

Q. 67 Rearrange the jumbled letters to make meaningful words and then select the one which is different.

(A) DOGL

(B) TSEVO

(D) LVREIS

Answer: B

Q. 68 Select the alternative that has a different relationship as the given pair-

Inside : Outside

(A) Day : Night

(B) Sun : Star

(D) White : Black

Answer: B

Q. 69 INSAT-3D the meteorological Satellite with advanced weather monitoring payloads was launched in

(A) 2012

(B) 2013

(D) 2015

Answer: B

Q. 70 Verification of login name and password is for

(A) Authenticating the user.

(B) Re-confirming the user.

(D) Completing the formality of login-in

Answer: A

Q. 71 Find the odd statement out in relation to a triangle.

(A) The longest side is opposite to the greatest angle.

(B) Exterior angle of a triangle = the sum of interior opposite angles.

(D) The square of one side = the sum of the squares of the other two sides

Answer: D

Q. 72 99 x 99 =?

(A) 9791

(B) 9801

(D) 9901

Answer: B

Q. 73 If cot 52° = b, tan 38° =?

(A) $$\surdb$$

(B) $$\surd b$$/2

(D) b

Answer: D

Q. 74 Infra-red rays are

(A) Longitudinal waves

(B) Transverse waves

(D) Electromagnetic waves

Answer: D

Q. 75 Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statement:

God has distributed time equally to mankind but not money.
But God has compensated by giving commonsense.

Conclusions:

God has not done justice to mankind in distributing money.
One has to use commonsense to manage money wisely.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

(A) Only conclusion I follows.

(B) Only conclusion II follows.

(D) Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: B

Q. 76 A compiler is a

(A) Hardware

(B) Software

(D) Card

Answer: B

Q. 77 Tashkent Declaration followed Indo-Pak war of

(A) 1947

(B) 1965

(D) 1999

Answer: B

Q. 78 The sum of the ages of 4 children born at the intervals of 4 years is 48. Find the age of the youngest child.

(A) 4 years

(B) 5 years

(D) 7 years

Answer: C

Q. 79 The product of two numbers is 24 and the sum of their squares is 52. Find their sum.

(A) 5

(B) 10

(D) 20

Answer: B

Q. 80 The ratio of two numbers is 3:1 and their sum is 72. Find the difference between the numbers.

(A) 24

(B) 36

(D) 28

Answer: B

Instructions: Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

P, Q, R, S are four friends who pursue teaching, law, banking, cooking and own red, blue, white and yellow house, in a random order. An individual owns only one house and pursues only one profession.

P owns a red house and is not a banker.
The owner of blue house is a lawyer.
The colour of S’s house is either yellow or white.
R is a teacher.

Q. 81 The owner of the blue house is

(A) S

(B) R

(D) Cannot be determined

Answer: A

Q. 82 Q is a

(A) Lawyer

(B) Banker

(D) Teacher

Answer: B

Q. 83 White house is owned by 3

(A) Q

(B) R

(D) Cannot be determined

Answer: D

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 84 Which river does not flow into the Arabian Sea?

(A) Narmada

(B) Tapti

(D) Mahanadi

Answer: D

Q. 85 Name the Chinese President who visited India in 2015.

(A) Xi Jinping

(B) Hu Jintao

(D) Li Xian Ning

Answer: A

Instructions: The following table represents the marks of four students in five subjects.

Consider the information and answer questions based on it.

Q. 86 The difference between the total marks scored by Sunil and Jagdish is

(A) 190

(B) 125

(D) 115

Answer: C

Q. 87 Who has the highest marks in History and Geography put together?

(A) Shyam

(B) Sunil

(D) Rajesh

Answer: B

Q. 88 Who has the highest average marks?

(A) Shyam

(B) Sunil

(D) Rajesh

Answer: B

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q. 89 ‘Khajuraho’ group of monuments can be found in

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Bihar

(D) Gujarat

Answer: C

Q. 90 Stainless steel is

(A) A compound.

(B) A mixture.

(D) An alloy.

Answer: D

Q. 91 Human respiration releases

(A) Mixture of gases

(B) Carbon monoxide

(D) Carbon dioxide

Answer: D

Q. 92 Statue of Liberty is situated in

(A) Paris

(B) Washington

(D) New York

Answer: D

Q. 93 The historic Conference of Parties (COP 21) 2015, on climate change was held in

(A) Geneva

(B) Davos

(D) Bonn

Answer: C

Q. 94 Usually, colour blindness is

(A) A genetic disposition.

(B) A non-genetic condition.

(D) Caused by exposure to light.

Answer: A

Q. 95 What will happen to a person’s weight when he is in a moving elevator?

(A) Increase

(B) Decrease

(D) May increase or decrease

Answer: C

Q. 96 Rajya Sabha is also known as

(A) Legislative Council

(B) Senior House

(D) Lower House

Answer: C

Q. 97 Which one does not belong to the group?

(A) Panda Global

(B) Rabbit

(D) Kaspersky

Answer: B

Q. 98 Which country won the U-19 World Cup Cricket 2016?

(A) India

(B) Sri Lanka

(D) Bangladesh

Answer: C

Q. 99 Find the mean of the values: 1, 9, 7, 3, 5, 5, 6, 4, 2, 8

(A) 3

(B) 4

(D) 6

Answer: C

Q. 100 At what percentage simple interest per annum a certain sum will double in 10 years?

(A) 7%

(B) 8%

(D) 10%

Answer: D

Railway NTPC Previous Year Paper 3 April 2016 II shift

RRB NTPC 3 April 2016 (2nd Shift)

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q1. The Make In India Logo is made up of what?

A. Lion made of Cogs

B. Eagle Made of Steel

C. Chakra Made of Cotton

D. Tiger Made of Khadi

Answer: A

Q2. The median of the following numbers arranged in ascending order is 2.5, if so find x?

0, 1,1,2, 2, x, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 0

Answer: B

Q3. How do Indians celebrate Holi?

A. By playing pranks on each other

B. By throwing coloured powder and water on each other

C. By Lighting Lamps

D. By setting pigeons free

Answer: B

Q4. X is the only daughter of Y’s grandfather’s only son. Y’s grandfather has only one child. How is X related

to Y?

A. Mother

B. Sister

C. Paternal Aunt

D. Grandmother

Answer: B

Q5. In Indian sport what does HIL stand for?

A. Himachal Indian Lions

B. Haryana. Indus League

C. Hockey India League

D. Hyderabad India League

Answer: C

Instructions: Study the following diagram and answer questions based on it

The diagram represents the likes of children in a society.

Q6. The difference between children who like leopard to those who like tiger is

A. 50

B. 35

C. 30

D. 5

Answer: B

Q7. How many children like both lion and leopard?

A.35

B. 55

C.90

D. 95

Answer: C

Q8. How many children who like lion, also like the tiger?

A. 5

B. 15

C. 35

D. 40

Answer: D

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q9. Find the missing (?) in the series

50, 49.5, ?, 45.5, 42, 37.5,

A. 49

B. 48

C. 47.5

D. 46

Answer: B

Q10. Malgudi Days is based on the works of which Indian Writer?

A. Shankar Nag

B. R. K. Lakshman

C. R.K. Narayan

D. Girish Kaniad

Answer: C

Q11 . Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements:

Employees are well paid.
Rajan earns well.

Conclusions:

Rajan is an employee.
Rajan is self-employed.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

A. Only conclusion I follows.

B. Only conclusion II follows.

C. Both I and II follow.

D. Neither T nor IT follows.

Answer: D

Q12. At what time did India Gain Independence of 15th August 1947?

A. Morning

B. Midevening

C. Midnight

D. Noon

Answer: C

Q13. A train having a length of 500 m passes through a tunnel of 1000 m in 1 minute. What is the speed of the train in Km/hr?

A. 75 Km/hr

B. 90 Km/hr

C. 87 Km/hr

D. 96 Km/hr

Answer: B

Q14. What is the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance called?

A. Ballistics

B. Catapulting

C. Ejection

D. Rocket Science

Answer: A

Q15. Find the similarity in the following: Orange, Peach, Olive, Chrome

A. All of them are fruits.

B. All of them are names of seasons

C. All of them are colours.

D. All of them are shades of orange.

Answer: C

Q16. What does WLAN stand for?

A. Wireless Local Area Network

B. Wide Local Area Network

C. Wind Light Atmospheric Nature

D. Wireless Local Area Node

Answer: A

Q17 . What does “Bicameral Legislature” mean?

A. Legislators are divided into 4 separate assemblies

B. Legislators are grouped as 1 assembly

C. Legislators are divided into 2 separate assemblies

D. Legislators are divided into 8 separate assemblies

Answer: C

Q18. Find the missing (?) in the series HG, LT, LK, MN, 9,

A. OP

B. PO

C. QP

D. PQ

Answer: B

Q19. A small shop owner keeps inventory satisfying the following criteria —

Shampoo sachets that are priced between Rs.4 and Rs.10 per sachet.
Chocolates in the price range of Re.1 and Rs.60 per piece.
Dry fruits priced more than Rs.125 per 100 grams.
Milk packets in the price range of Rs.21 and Rs.29 per litre.

Which list among the following will definitely NOT be found in his shop?

A. Shampoo A at Rs.4 per sachet, chocolate B at Rs.1.5 per piece and dry fruit C, at Rs.250 per 125 gram.

B. Shampoo P at Rs.5 per sachet, milk packet Q at Rs.23 per litre and dry fruit Rat Rs.150 per 100 gram.

C. Shampoo X at Rs.5 per sachet, chocolate Y at Rs.1 per piece and dry fruit Z at Rs.100 per 100 gram.

D. Shampoo L at Rs.4 per sachet, milk packet M at Rs.24.5 per packet, and chocolate N at Rs.35 per piece and dry fruit 0 at Rs.350 per 200 gram.

Answer: C

Q20. Which is the most abundant combustible natural gas?

A. Propane

B. Methane

C. Ethane

D. Butane

Answer: B

Q21. Which among the following is the Largest Freshwater Lake in India?

A. Dal Lake

B. Thol Lake

C. Pushkar Lake

D. Wular Lake

Answer: D

Q22. Manu sold a dozen watches for Rs.1454.64 per watch and made a profit of 16%. Find the cost price of the watches?

A. 1254.00

B. 1362.36

C. 15048.00

D. 16348.32

Answer: C

Q23. The famous camel trading event is a part of this annual fair.

A. Udaipur Mela

B. Thar Mela

C. Kumbh Mela

D. Pushkar Mela

Answer: D

Q24. What is the rate of change of position of an object with respect to a frame of reference, which is a function of time called?

A. Mechanics

B. Vector

C. Velocity

D. Magnitude

Answer: C

Q25. If DELHI is QRYUV, then BOMBAY is

A. OBZNOL

B. OZBNOL

C. OZBONL

D. OBZONL

Answer: D

Q26. If GOING is 38253 and CASUAL is 409106, then LOGICAL is

A. 6034286

B. 6834206

C. 6032486

D. 6832406

Answer: D

Q27. Manju takes 16 days to complete a work. If she works with her friend Jenny they complete it in 12 days. How many days will it take for Jenny to complete the work alone?

A. 48

B. 32

C. 36

D. 24

Answer: A

Q28. Solve 109 × 102 ÷ 103

A. 108

B. 106

C. 102

D. 105

Answer: A

Q29. If the circumference of a circle is 22 cm, find the area of the semicircle.

A. 38.5 sq.cm

B. 19.25 sq.cm

C. 44 sq.cm

D. 77 sq.cm

Answer: B

Q30. Find the interest on Rs.25000 at 12% p.a compounded annually for 3 years.

A. 9,000

B. 9,833.40

C. 10,123.20

D. 10,678.90

Answer: C

Q31. The LCM and HCF of 2 numbers are 168 and 6 respectively. If one of the numbers is 24, find the other.

A. 36

B. 38

C. 40

D. 42

Answer: D

Q32. Seeta said, “Ram’s only brother is the father of my son’s father”. How is Ram’s brother related to Seeta’s son?

A. Father

B. Grandfather

C. Maternal Uncle

D. Paternal Uncle

Answer: B

Q33. 78 books, 114 crayons and 141 notebooks were distributed to school children equally. It was found that 6 were left undistributed in each. What was the total number of children?

A. 9

B. 8

C. 13

D. 12

Answer: A

Q34. What are Vivipara?

A. Vertebrates that are born live

B. Type of cactus

C. Type of algae

D. A mollusk

Answer: A

Instructions: Read the following graph answer the questions below.

The bar chart represents percentage marks scored by four students U, V, W and X in History and Geography. Consider the bar chart and answer questions based on it.

Q35. Who scored the highest percentage in both the subjects combined?

A. Both V and W

B. V

C. W

D. U

Answer: D

Q36. What is the percentage difference in the total marks obtained in Geography and History?

A. 7.58%

B. 7%

C. 4.13%

D. 5.5%

Answer: D

Q37. What is the average percentage marks obtained in History by all students?

A. 78%

B. 75%

C. 72.5%

D. 70%

Answer: C

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q38. If and ax+y = a6 and x>y by 2 find x.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Answer: D

Q39. What is a Limerick?

A. A Type of Lime Stone

B. A form of poetry mostly in five-lines

C. A type of Theatre Play

D. A type of Word game

Answer: B

Q40. If Annual : One year, then Quinquennial :

A. Five years

B. Ten years

C. Hundred years

D. Thousand years

Answer: A

Q41. Andromeda is a

A. Galaxy neighboring the Milky way

B. Planet

C. Name of a black hole

D. Comet

Answer: A

Q42. Whose quote is “In practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher”?

A. Gautama Buddha

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Barack Obama

D. The Dalai Lama

Answer: D

Q43. What is Shigmo?

A. A Goan Spring Festival

B. The tallest peak in Nilgiris

C. A type of Rangoli

D. One of the Names of Lord Shiva

Answer: A

Q44. In computers, what does Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger, Panther, Jaguar, Puma and Cheetah stand for?

A. Versions of Mac OS X

B. Types of Storage Servers

C. Macintosh Clones

D. PowerBooks

Answer: A

Q45. Rearrange the jumbled letters to make a meaningful word and then select the one which is different.

A. ENNI

B. NEO

C. EPPI

D. REETH

Answer: C

Q46. Solve = ? 13/12 × 285/96 ÷ 171/163 = ?

A. 32/3

B. 217/24

C. 7/8

D. 11/24

Answer: B

Q47. LIGO, Laser Interferometer Observatory was recently in the news. Why?

A. Discovery of water in Mars

B. Discovery of a diamond-filled star

C. Detection of Gravitational waves

D. Proving Big Bang theory as wrong

Answer: C

Q48. In which century did Portuguese merchants first land in Goa?

A. 14th

B. 15th

C. 16th

D. 17th

Answer: C

Q49. In 1999 who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan who was overthrown by a Military coup led by General Pervez Musharraf?

A. zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

B. Zia ul-Haq

C. Nawaz Sharif

D. Yusuf Raza Gilani

Answer: C

Q50. What is C6H6

A. Hydro Carbon

B. Hydro Chloric Acid

C. Benzene

D. Toluene

Answer: C

Q51. What is Oneirology, the study of?

A. Gods

B. Dreams

C. Sleep

D. Colour

Answer: B

Q52. Which was the host city of the first modern summer Olympic names held in 1896?

A. Athens

B. Paris

C. London

D. Amsterdam

Answer: A

Q53. I take a book from a library containing 378 pages to be returned in a week’s time. If I can read 14 pages an hour for three hours daily, for how long should it be renewed so that the book can be fully read?

A. 1 day

B. 3 days

C. 4 days

D. 2 days

Answer: D

Q54. Carl Sagan was

A. An American astronomer

B. British Physicist

C. French Astronaut

D. American President

Answer: A

Q55. Eggs sold by a shopkeeper over a week is given in the table below.

Eggs sold in dozens

If the price of one egg was Rs.2.50, how much more did he earn on Friday than on Monday?

Day	Sales in Dozen
Sunday	12
Monday	8
Tuesday	11
Wednesday	5
Thursday	9
Friday	10
Saturday	10

A. 25 rupees

B. 2.50 rupees

C. 5.00 rupees

D. 3.25 rupees.

Answer: C

Q56. The mean of the marks scored by 12 students of a class is 67.4. If the mean of another class consisting of 15 students is ‘ 72.3, fmd their combined mean?

A. 70.12

B. 69.85

C. 71.23

D. 68.94

Answer: A

Q57. If GUITAR = HTJSBQ, then VIOLIN =

A. WHPKHM

B. WHPKJM

C. WHKPHM

D. WHKPJM

Answer: B

Q58. A man walks at a certain speed and reaches his destination which is 6 km in lhr 40 minutes. If he runs the same distance in 1 hour 20 minutes what is the difference in speed?

A. 1 km/hr

B. 0.9 km/hr

C. 1.5 km/hr

D. 1.9 km/hr

Answer: B

Q59. What is “Binary Electronic Sequence Calculator” (BESK), created in 1953?

A. A Electronic computer

B. An alogous Computer

C. Digital Computer

D. A Banker’s Calculator

Answer: A

Q60. Find (90° – θ)

A. cos 90°

B. 1/2

C. 1

D. cos θ

Answer: D

Q61. What is India’s famous comic series started by Anant Pai called?

A. Raj Comics

B. Amar Chitra Katha

C. Tinkle

D. Chandamama

Answer: B

Q62. Find (x + y)2 − (x − y)2 ?

A. 2x2y2

B. 4xy

C. 2x2 + 2y2

D. x2 − y2 + 2xy

Answer: B

Q63. The area of a rectangle is 42sq.cm and its length is 7cm. Find its perimeter.

A. 14 cm

B. 21 cm

C. 26 cm

D. 24 cm

Answer: C

Q64. If by selling 20 cycles Vinay incurs a loss equal to the selling price of 2 cycles, find his loss percentage.

A. 10%

B. 11%

C. 131/2%

D. 91/11%

Answer: D

Q65. Read the following and answer the Q. based on it.

Proteins are used by the body for energy, metabolism, gene growth and maintenance. 10 to 35 percent of the daily calorie intake should ideally consist of proteins. They are found in all cells of the body. Hair and nail are made up of a protein called keratin, having sulphur bonds. Curlier hair has more sulphur links. Too much intake of proteins can sometimes lead to body weight.

Proteins …………

A. Are not used by the body for any of its functions.

B. Are required by the body in adequate quantities.

C. Makes hair shiny, lengthy and black.

D. Do not cause weight gain.

Answer: B

Instructions: Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

Five pickles – mango, lime, tomato, gooseberry and garlic are kept in five jars, in a row, in a random order, from left to right.

Gooseberry is not on either extremes.
There is one jar between mango and garlic.
Tomato is placed on the left side of lisme.
The second jar from the left contains garlic.

Q66. There are two jars between which of the following

A. Lime and Gooseberry

B. Gooseberry and Tomato

C. Mango and Lime

D. Tomato and Mango

Answer: D

Q67. Lime is in the …… jar from left.

A. Fifth

B. Fourth

C. Third

D. First

Answer: A

Q68. The middle jar contains

A. Mango

B. Tomato

C. Gooseberry

D. Lime

Answer: C

Instructions: For the following questions answer them individually

Q69. What is an interstellar cloud of dust. hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases called?

A. Galaxy

B. Supernova

C. Nebula

D. Black Hole

Answer: C

Q70. Where is the mosque, Adhai din ka Jhonpra located?

A. Agra

B. Ajmer

C. Ahmedabad

D. Mt.Abu

Answer: B

Q71. What is the official language in Bhutan?

A. English

B. Hindi

C. Dzongkha

D. Khmer

Answer: C

Q72. If the mathematical operator ‘+’ means ‘x’ , ‘÷’ means ” —’ means ‘+’ and ‘x’ means ‘±’, find the value of

1 x 2 + 6 – 2 ÷ 7

A. 2

B. -2

C. 3

D. -1

Answer: B

Q73. When did Sikkim become a state of India?

A. 1975

B. 1973

C. 1972

D. 1950

Answer: A

Q74. What does PNR stand for?

A. Public Number in Railway

B. Passenger Name Record

C. Passenger Number Reservation

D. Priority Number in Reservation

Answer: B

Q75. A politician distributed 285 kg of sugar among the people of a village counting 1487. Find out how much sugar does each person get.

A. 1.91 kg

B. 191 kg

C. 0.191 kg

D. 19.1 kg

Answer: C

Q76. A sum borrowed at 6% p.a earns an interest which is 1/3rd of its principal in x years. Find x.

A. 55/9

B. 42/9

C. 63/7

D. 54/3

Answer: A

Q77. +91 is the country calling code for which nation?

A. Canada

B. U.S.A

C. India

D. China

Answer: C

Q78. What plant has the scientific name Solanum Tuberosum?

A. Potato

B. Tomato

C. Pumpkin

D. Onion

Answer: A

Q79. Which signs should be interchanged if the equation below needs to be true?

2÷16-2+6×1=0

A. x and —

B. — and +

C. — and ÷

D. + and x

Answer: C

Q80. Who is called India’s Child Surgeon?

A. Akrit Pran Jaswal

B. Tathalaat Avtar Tulsi

C. Nischal Narayanam

D. Sudhma Venna

Answer: A

Q81. Yash sells vegetables at 40 per kg and incurs a loss of 10%. If the total loss incurred is 144, what is the weight of vegetables sold? (Rounded off)

A. 36 kg

B. 32.40 kg

C. 35 kg

D. 39.2 kg

Answer: B

Q82. Name the inter-governmental organization to promote international co-operation?

A. NATO

B. UN

C. WHO

D. IGO

Answer: B

Q83. 1.08 tonne = ? kg

A. 10800

B. 108

C. 1080

D. 1.08

Answer: C

Q84. Looking at a photo, Anand said, “This man is the eldest son of my father’s mother-in-law”. How is Anand’s mother related to this man?

A. Mother

B. Daughter

C. Maternal Aunt

D. Sister

Answer: D

Q85. An assertion (A) and a reason (R) are given below.

Assertion (A): Leaves are green in colour.

Reason (R): Chlorophyll, a green pigment is present in leaves.

Choose the correct option.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

C. A is true, but R is false

D. A is false, but R is true

Answer: A

Q86. What is the opposite of Dharma?

A. Adharma

B. Karma

C. Moksha

D. Maya

Answer: A

Q87 A statement followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statement: The price of pulses has increased steeply. Conclusions:

I. People cannot buy pulses.

II. Pulses have become a rare commodity.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statement.

A. Only conclusion I follows.

B. Only conclusion II follows.

C. Both I and II follow.

D. Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: D

Q88. Who has never been a Vice President of India?

A. Mohammad Hamid Ansari

B. A P J Abdul Kalam

C. Ramaswamy Venkataraman

D. Shankar Dayal Sharma

Answer: B

Q89. Solve: 1 + tan2 θ = ?

A. cos2 θ

B. sec2 θ

C. tan2 θ

D. 2

Answer: B

Q90 If x is an even number, what is the consecutive odd number?

A. x-1

B. x+1

C. x+2

D. x-2

Answer: B

Q91. Select the alternative that shows a similar relationship as the given pair -Truthful : Honest

A. Notwithstanding : Nevertheless

B. Including : Excluding

C. Winning : Losing

D. Procuring : Disposing

Answer: A

Q92. Four pairs of words are given. Find the odd one out.

A. Ear : Hearing

B. Tongue : Taste

C. Mouth : Speech

D. Light : Vision

Answer: D

Q93. If INSECT = @&*!#$ and OR = %?, then CISTERN =

A. #@*$!%&

B. #@*$?!&

C. #@*$!?&

D. #@*$%!&

Answer: C

Q94. How many litres of water can be stored in a tank of lm length, 1/2 m breadth, and 1/2 m tall?

A. 25,000

B. 250

C. 25

D. 2,500

Answer: B

Q95. What was recently discovered hidden under ice in Antarctica?

A. A massive mountain range

B. A lost Kingdom

C. A massive canyon system and lake

D. A huge Dinosaur Skeleton

Answer: C

Q96. Jane won a lottery and gets 1/3rd of the winning amount and donates Rs.6000 which is 1/6th , find how much the lottery was worth.

A. 36000

B. 18000

C. 54000

D. 108000

Answer: D

Q97. Find the difference between the place value and face value of the digit 9 in the number 229301?

A. 9292

B. 8991

C. 0

D. 220

Answer: B

Q98. The sum of two numbers is 437 and their product is 21982. Find the numbers.

A. 399 and 38

B. 295 and 142

C. 58 and 379

D. 323 and 114

Answer: C

Q99. What is the gravitational force exerted on a mass, called?

A. Stress

B. Inertia

C. Weight

D. Work

Answer: C

Q100. A bank agrees to lend a loan to Arvind of Rs.2,38,75,697 which falls short by 17% for starting his business. How much 4890203 more loan would he need?

A. 4890203

B. 4375303

C. 5700108

D. 5125533

Answer: A

Railway NTPC Previous Year Paper 2 April 2016 III Shift

RRB NTPC 2 April 2016 (3rd Shift)

Instructions

Use the following passage for the questions based on it.(Q1 to Q3)

Comprehension:

Rahul and Kusum are good in Hindi and Maths. Sameer and Rahul are good in Hindi and Biology. Gita and Kusum are good in Marathi and Maths. Sameer, Gita and Mihir are good in History and Biology.

Q1. Who is good in both Biology and Marathi?

A. Gita

B. Kusum

C. Sameer

D. Mihir

Answer: A

Q2. Who is good only in Hindi, Marathi and Maths?

A. Sameer

B. Rahul

C. Kusum

D. Gita

Answer: C

Q3. Who is good in Maths, Biology and Hindi?

A. Gita

B. Rahul

C. Sameer

D. Mihir

Answer: B

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Q4. 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: d.rithik in spite of his busy schedule, finds time to rest.

Conclusions:

Hrithils is an organized person.
Rest is the most important thing for a busy person. Decide the right option from below.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: D

Q5. Which among the following is true for the given numbers?

A 13/33 < 32/47 < 20/47 < 25/27

B 13/33 < 20/47 < 25/27 < 32/47

C 13/33 < 20/47 < 32/47 < 25/27

D 20/47 < 13/33 < 32/47 < 25/27

Answer: C

Q6. The colour of solid Iodine is

A. White

B. Colorless

C. Purplish Grey to Black

D. Reddish Brown

Answer: C

Q7. Find the LCM of 25/7, 15/28, 20/21.

A. 300/7

B. 300

C. 320/23

D. 320

Answer: A

Q8. Who was the last emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty?

A. Chandragupta

B. Ashoka

C. Brihadratha

D. Satadhanvan

Answer: C

Q9. X is 5 ft tall and he notices that he casts a shadow that’s 3 ft long. He then measures that the shadow cast by his school building is 30 ft long. How tall is the building?

A. 50 ft

B. 18 ft

C. 90 ft

D. 150 ft

Answer: A

Q10. 3 chairs and 2 tables cost Rs. 700 and 5 chairs and 3 tables cost Rs. 1100. What is the cost of 1 chair and 2 tables?

A. Rs. 350

B. Rs. 400

C. Rs. 500

D. Rs. 550

Answer: C

Q11. The LCM of two numbers is 210. If their HCF is 35 and one of the numbers is 105, find the other number.

A. 35

B. 70

C. 105

D. 140

Answer: B

Q12. Working alone, A can do a job in 15 days and B can do the same job in 18 days. In how many days will the job be completed if both work together?

A. 10/3 days

B. 36/5 days

C. 5/36 days

D. 15 days

Answer: E

Q13. In 2015,………., a new species of the genus Homo was discovered in the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa.

A. Homo naledi

B. Homo erectus

C. Homo habilis

D. Homo rudolfensis

Answer: A

Q14. 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: All hard-working people are successful. Conclusions:

All successful people are hard-working.
Only hard work can guarantee success in life.

Decide the right option from below.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: D

Q15. In a web browser, which of the following is used to save frequently visited websites?

A. History

B. Task Manager

C. Favorites

D. Save as

Answer: C

Q16. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Uttarakhand

D. Chhattisgarh

Answer: A

Q17. If ‘+’ means x, ‘-‘ means ÷, ‘x’ means + and ‘÷’ means — ; compute the value of the expression: 45 – 9 + 4 x 5

A. 21

B. 25

C. 26

D. 23

Answer: B

Q18. On which lake is the Golden Temple located?

A. Amrit Sarovar Lake

B. Golden Lake

C. Harike Lake

D. Sukhna Lake

Answer: A

Q19. If three numbers are in the ratio of 1:3:5 and their sum is 10,800. Find the largest of the three numbers.

A. 1200

B. 3600

C. 6000

D. 5400

Answer: C

Q20. If A = 1 and PAT = 37, then PART =

A. 55

B. 52

C. 51

D. 54

Answer: A

Q21. A positive number exceed its positive square root by 30. Find the number.

A. 16

B. 36

C. 25

D. 49

Answer: B

Q22. A car travels at a speed of 50 km/hr for the first half of the journey and at a speed of 60 km/hr for the second half of the journey. What is the average speed of the car for the entire journey?

A. 54.54 km/hr

B. 36.36 km/hr

C. 50.5 km/hr

D. 45.45 km/hr

Answer: A

Q23. In 2016, who has partnered with ISRO to use space technology for ‘predictive policing’?

A. Delhi Police

B. Mumbai Police

C. Channel Metropolitan Police

D. Kolkata Police

Answer: A

Q24. Which of the following technological inventions came first?

A. Telegraph

B. Telescope

C. Telephone

D. Teletype

Answer: B

Q25. Rita introduced Seema as her mother’s father’s only son s daughter. How is Rita related to Seema?

A. Cousin

B. Paternal Aunt

C. Niece

D. Maternal Aunt

Answer: A

Q26. Which art form was Mrinalini Sarabhai associated with?

A. Pattachitra

B. Tanjore Painting

C. Bharatnatyam

D. Madhubani Painting

Answer: C

Q27. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.

INDIA : TIGER :: USA : ____

A. UNICORN

B. BALD EAGLE

C. TURUL

D. DRUK

Answer: B

Q28. The dimensions of a luggage box are 80 cm, 60 cm and 40 cm. How many sq. cm of cloth is required to cover the box?

A. 10400 sq. cm

B. 20800 sq. cm

C. 20400 sq.. cm

D. 10200 sq. cm

Answer: B

Q29. The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 10. When the digits are reversed, the number decreases by 54.

Find the changed number.

A. 73

B. 28

C. 82

D. 37

Answer: B

Q30. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio of 3:2 and their expenditures are Rs. 14.000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. If A saves Rs. 4000. then B’s savings will be:

A. Rs. 4000

B. Rs. 2000

C. Rs. 3000

D. Rs. 5000

Answer: B

Q31. Ganesh said, Anjali is my paternal grandfather’s only daughter-in-law’s only granddaughter”. Ganesh is single and has only one sibling, i.e.. an elder sister. How is Ganesh related to Anjali?

A. Maternal Uncle

B. Paternal Uncle

C. Cousin

D. Nephew

Answer: A

Q32. Which of the following type of rays does NOT penetrate Earth’s atmosphere?

A. Visible Light

B. X-Rays

C. Ultraviolet Rays

D. Radio Waves

Answer: B

Q33. Simplify: ( 2/9+ 3/5) 2/9+2/5)

A. 47/48

B. 47/43

C. 43/47

D. 41/47

Answer: E

Q34. The first captain of the Indian Cricket team for One Day International was –

A. Alit Wadekar

B. Sunil Gavaskar

C. Kapil Dev

D. C K Nayudu

Answer: A

Q35. The principle of regarding the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself is called –

A. Cultural Functionalism

B. Cultural Relativism

C. Cultural Independence

D. Cultural Interdependence

Answer: B

Q36. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to make a meaningful one:

P: are inhibiting progress

Q: they look for creative

R: rather than the conventional solution of outsourcing

S: solutions to problems that

The proper sequence should be:

A. SRQP

B. QSPR

C. PQRS

D. QRPS

Answer: B

Q37. P is twice as efficient as Q. Q takes 12 days to complete a job. If both of them work together, how much time will they take to complete the job?

A. 6 days

B. 5 days

C. 4 days

D. 3 days

Answer: C

Q38. In January 2016, Indian Defence Minister hoisted the world’s largest tricolour on the tallest flag-post at

A. New Delhi

B. Jaipur

C. Ranchi

D. Leh

Answer: C

Q39. What is the median of the following list of numbers: 5, 3, 6, 9, 11, 19, and 1?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 9

D. 11

Answer: B

Q40. A sold a toy to B at a profit of 15%. Later on. B sold it back to A at a profit of 20%, thereby gaining Rs. 552. How much did A pay for the toy originally?

A. Rs. 2400

B. Rs. 2560

C. Rs. 2760

D. Rs. 2800

Answer: A

Q41. Which of the following is NOT a Greenhouse Gas?

A. Nitrous oxide

B. Methane

C. Sulphur Hexafluoride

D. Copper Dioxide

Answer: D

Q42. On which festival did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

A. Baisakhi

B. Guru Nanak Jayanti

C. Diwali

D. Holi

Answer: A

Q43. The 2016 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting took place in

A. Germany

B. Switzerland

C. France

D. United Kingdom

Answer: B

Q44. Which of the following is NOT a computer virus?

A. AIDS

B. Anna Kournikova

C. Brain

D. Don

Answer: D

Q45. In the Republic of India, the administrative head of a Union Territory is

A. Lieutenant Governor

B. Governor

C. President

D. Prime Minister

Answer: A

Q46. The Jayakwadi Project. which is one of the largest irrigation projects is on the river

A. Godavari

B. Narmada

C. Krishna

D. Tapi

Answer: A

Q47. Which of the following is the largest glacier in India?

A. Gangotri Glacier

B. Drang Drung Glacier

C. Siachen Glacier

D. Shafat Glacier

Answer: C

Q48. Which was the first women’s sport to be introduced in the Olympics?

A. Gymnastics

B. Volleyball

C. Golf

D. Badminton

Answer: C

Q49. A wire when bent in the form of a square encloses an area of 484 sq. cm. If the same wire is bent in the form of a circle, what is the area enclosed by it?

A. 264 sq. cm

B. 616 sq. cm

C. 488 sq. cm

D. 492 sq. cm

Answer: B

Q50. What will Rs. 40,000 amount to in 2 years at a rate of 20% p.a., if interest is compounded yearly?

A. Rs. 48,620

B. Rs. 58,564

C. Rs. 57,600

D. Rs. 60,000

Answer: C

Q51. How long will a sum of money takes to double. if it is invested at 9.09% p.a. simple interest?

A. 12 years

B. 14 years

C. 11 years

D. 13 years

Answer: C

Q52. From 1337 to 1453, who were the main combatants in the Hundred Year’s War?

A. Kingdom of Germany and the Kingdom of France

B. Kingdom of Germany and the Kingdom of Italy

C. Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain

D. Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France

Answer: D

Q53. A train crosses a stationary object in 10 seconds. What is the length of the train if the speed of the train is 25 m/s?

A. 300 m

B. 250 m

C. 320 m

D. 200 m

Answer: B

Q54. Google, in partnership with the Railway’s telecom wing RailTel, introduced the first public Wi-Fi service at the ……. railway station.

A. Trivandrum Central

B. Mumbai Central

C. Howrah Station

D. Kanpur Central

Answer: B

Q55. If the pH value of a substance is lower than 7. it would be considered as

A. Neutral

B. Base

C. Acid

D. Ion

Answer: C

Q56. In 2013, the first human liver was grown from stem cells in

A. Japan

B. USA

C. Germany

D. France

Answer: A

Q57. Two poles of the height of 12 m and 17 m stand vertically upright on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 12 m, find the distance between their tops.

A. 11 m

B. 12 m

C. 13 m

D. 14 m

Answer: C

Q58. In which state is the World Heritage Site ‘Basilica of Born Jesus’ located?

A. Goa

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Kerala

Answer: A

Q59. If PLUTO = QKVSP, then SATURN =

A. TZUTSM

B. TATUTM

C. TZUTRO

D. RZUTSO

Answer: A

Q60. If P713 is divisible by 11, find the value of the smallest natural number P?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 9

Answer: D

Q61. If ‘+’ means x, `-‘ means ÷, ‘x’ means + and ‘÷’ means — ; compute the value of the expression: 15 + 9 x 10 + 5

A. 140

B. 190

C. 145

D. 130

Answer: A

Q62. Which of the following is NOT a rich source of Calcium?

A. Cheese

B. Collard Greens

C. Figs

D. Carrots

Answer: D

Q63. Pointing at a photograph, Ramesh said, “He is Rahul, my brother’s son’s only paternal uncle’s wife’s brother. How is Rahul related to Ramesh?

A. Brother-in-law

B. Brother

C. Cousin

D. Son

Answer: A

Q64. Who was the first Indian to become a Nobel Laureate?

A. Rabindranath Tagore

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. C. V. Raman

D. Mother Teresa

Answer: A

Q65. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.

OPTHALMOLOGIST : EYE :: NEPHROLOGIST:

A. NERVOUS SYSTEM

B. LIVER

C. KIDNEY

D. STOMACH

Answer: C

Q66. Indian born Shiva Ayyadurai is associated with the invention of

A. Email

B. Internet

C. Keyboard

D. Mouse

Answer: A

Q67. 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:

All boys are monkeys.
Some plants are monkeys.

Conclusions:

Some monkeys are boys.
All plants are boys.

Decide which of the below conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and H follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: A

Q68. The average of 11 results is 50. The average of the first 6 results is 49 and that of the last 6 results is 52. What is the result?

A. 48

B. 51

C. 56

D. 49

Answer: C

Q69. 5.36 x 3.6 =

A. 19.296

B. 18.946

C. 21.996

D. 20.26

Answer: A

Q70. Compute: (18 + 2×3.3 ) ÷ 0.003

A. 11200

B. 5100

C. 1120

D. 1610

Answer: E

Q71. A ladder 10 m long is leaning against a vertical wall. It makes an angle of 60° with the ground. How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?

A. 5 m

B. 8.66 m

C. 17.32 m

D. 15 m

Answer: A

Q72. 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: Sachin Tendulkar was the greatest batsman in Indian Cricket.

Conclusions:

There will be no other batsman greater than Sachin Tendulkar in Indian Cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman in the world.

Choose the right option from below

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Neither of them follows

Answer: D

Q73. In January 2016, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy with focus on 4 Es. Which of the following is NOT a part of the 4 Es?

A. Electricity for all

B. Environment for sustainable future

C. Ease of doing business to attract investments

D. Ensuring affordable electrical goods to all

Answer: D

Q74. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices. CRICKET : PITCH :: SKATING :

A. RINK

B. GROUND

C. COURT

D. RING

Answer: A

Q75. Below are two statements. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some trees are buildings.
All buildings are parrots.

Decide which of the below conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

A. All parrots are trees

B. All parrots are buildings

C. Some parrots are buildings

D. No parrot is a tree

Answer: C

Q76. Re-location of endangered or rare species from their natural habitat to protected areas equipped for their protection and preservation is called

A. Ex situ conservation

B. In situ conservation

C. Exile conservation

D. Escaped conservation

Answer: A

Q77. From which country is the ‘Fundamental Duties’ of the Indian Constitution borrowed?

A. UK

B. USA

C. USSR

D. Australia

Answer: C

Q78. In India. the highest cricket ground above sea level lies in which state?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Sikkim

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Assam

Answer: A

Instructions

Study the following table and answer the questions below

Given below is the list of Expenditures (in lakh Rupees) per annum of company Z Over the Years.

Q79. What is the average amount of Bonus per year?

A. Rs. 17.04 Lakhs

B. Rs. 17 Lakhs

C. Rs. 17.4 Lakhs

D. Rs. 16.8 Lakhs

Answer: A

Q80. What is the total expenditure of Company Z in the year 2011?

A. Rs. 897.2 Lakhs

B. Rs. 827.5 Lakhs

C. Rs. 885.4 Lakhs

D. Rs. 727.1 Lakhs

Answer: C

Q81. What is the expenditure on Fuel and Transport as a percentage of expenditure on Salary for the year 2012?

A. 41.8%

B. 40.1%

C. 43.1%

D. 44.2%

Answer: A

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Q82. The cost of 2 pencil, 4 pens and 8 erasers is Rs. 12 and the cost of 8 pens, 10 pencils and 4 erasers is Rs. 36. How much will 3 pencils, 3 pens and 3 erasers cost?

A. Rs. 10

B. Rs. 15

C. Rs. 12

D. Rs. 18

Answer: C

Q83. If BEAR = YVZI, then BUILDING =

A. ATHKCHMF

B. YFROWRMT

C. YFSWOSMR

D. ATHKCHMT

Answer: B

Q84. What is Geotropism?

A. Growth of plants in response to Gravity

B. Growth of plants in response to Sunlight

C. Growth of plants in response to Nutrients

D. Growth of plants in response to Water

Answer: A

Q85. If the cost price of 120 articles is equal to the selling price of 80 articles, find the profit percent.

A. 33.33%

B. 40%

C. 50%

D. 60%

Answer: C

Q86. In 2016, ISRO conducted 1st satellite-based warning system trial for Indian Railways in

A. Mumbai

B. Ahmedabad

C. Kolkata

D. Delhi

Answer: B

Q87. In 1831, electricity became viable for use in technology when created the electric dynamo.

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Alessandro Volta

C. Michael Faraday

D. Thomas Edison

Answer: C

Q88. If RAILWAY is coded as 24-7-15-18-29-7-31 then how will you code STATION?

A. 25-24-7-24-15-21-19

B. 25-26-7-26-15-21-20

C. 25-24-8-24-15-21-19

D. 25-26-8-26-15-21-20

Answer: B

Q89. Select the correct set of symbols: 64 4 5 8 = 88

A. ×, −, ÷

B. +, ÷, −

C. +, −, ÷

D. ÷, ×, +

Answer: D

Instructions

Study the diagram given below and answer the questions based on it.

Δ represents Students who have chosen Art Course

Ο represents Students who have chosen Science Course

◊represents Students who have chosen DanceCourse

Q90. How many students have chosen the Science course?

A. 141

B. 185

C. 113

D. 145

Answer: A

Q91. How many students have chosen Dance course and Science course but not the Arts course?

A. 43

B. 13

C. 12

D. 23

Answer: B

Q92. How many students have chosen Arts course and Science course but not the Dance course?

A. 23

B. 12

C. 35

D. 44

Answer: A

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Q93. When an object thrown straight upwards gets to the top of its path, its

A. Velocity is zero and its acceleration is zero

B. Velocity is zero and its acceleration is about 10 m/s2

C. Velocity is 10 m/s and its acceleration is zero

D. Velocity is 10 m/s and its acceleration is about 10 m/s2

Answer: B

Q94. Select the correct set of symbols: 21 9 13 7 = 195

A. ×, −, ÷

B. +, ÷, −

C. +, −, ÷

D. ×, +, −

Answer: D

Q95. Which of the following gases in air is responsible for the discoloration of Brass?

A. Hydrogen Sulphide

B. Carbon Dioxide

C. Nitrogen

D. Carbon Monoxide

Answer: A

Q96. Choose the one which is different or odd from the following.

A. Dal Lake

B. Sambhar Lake

C. Vembanad Lake

D. Wular Lake

Answer: B

Q97. What is the mode of the following list of numbers: 2, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 7?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 2

Answer: C

Q98. India’s national motto, Satyameva Jayate (lit. “Truth alone triumphs”), is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture

A. Rigveda

B. Mundaka Upanishad

C. Bhagavad Gita

D. Matsya Purana

Answer: B

Q99. P bought an article for Rs. 400 and sold it at a profit of 10%. What would have been the increase in the profit percent if it was sold for Rs. 460?

A. 5%

B. 10%

C. 12%

D. 15%

Answer: A

Q100. In 2016, ISRO successfully launched its fifth navigation satellite called

A. IRNSS 1D

B. IRNSS 1E

C. VELOX-C1

D. TeLEOS-1

Answer: B

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