RRB NTPC Exams 2016 Paper with Solutions P10

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91. The average of first 20 multiples of 12 is:
(A) 126
(B) 130
(C) 124
(D) 120

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Correct Answer: [A] 126.

92. What is the median of the following list of numbers: 55, 53, 56, 59, 61, 69, and 31?
(A) 59
(B) 61
(C) 55
(D) 56

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Correct Answer: [D] 56.

93. The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 9. When the digits are reversed, the number decreases by 45. Find the changed number.
(A) 63
(B) 27
(C) 45
(D) 72

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Correct Answer: [B] 27.

94. If MENTOR = NVNIGLI then PROFESSOR =
(A) KSLGVTHNII
(B) KIL GFHEIL I
(C) QSPGFTTPS
(D) KILUVHFILI

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Correct Answer: [D] KILUVHFILI.

95. The national song of India was composed by -
(A) Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao
(B) Pingali Venkayya
(C) Rabindranath Tagore
(D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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Correct Answer: [D] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

96. Which of the following is NOT an effect of Noise Pollution?
(A) Hypertension
(B) Ozone Depletion
(C) Death of Animals
(D) Tinnitus

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Correct Answer: [B] Ozone Depletion.

97. The upstream speed of the boat is 40 km hr and the speed of the boat in still water is 55 km/hr. What is the downstream speed of the boat?
(A) 60 km/hr
(B) 65 km/hr
(C) 75 km/hr
(D) 70 km/hr

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Correct Answer: [D] 70 km/hr.

98. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices. TENNIS : COURT :: BOXING :
(A) PITCH
(B) GROUND
(C) STADIUM
(D) RING

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Correct Answer: [D] RING.

99. Six years ago. the ratio of the ages of the two persons P and Q was 3:2. Four years hence the ratio of their ages will be 8:7. What is P's age?
(A) 14 years
(B) 8 years
(C) 10 years
(D) 12 years

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Correct Answer: [D] 12 years.

100. Which of the following popular tourist destinations of India were built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary?
(A) The Prince of Wales Museum
(B) Victoria Terminus
(C) India Gate
(D) Gateway of India

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Correct Answer: [D] Gateway of India.

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81. P bought an article for Rs. 1600 and sold it at a profit of 10%. What would have been the increase in the profit percent if it was sold for Rs. 1840?
(A) 12%
(B) 15%
(C) 5%
(D) 10%

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Correct Answer: [C] 5%.

83. What is C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ also known as -
(A) Salt
(B) Clay
(C) Sand
(D) Sugar

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Correct Answer: [D] Sugar.

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Correct Answer: [D] .

85. Simplify: (2/7 + 3/5) ÷ (2/5 + 2/7)
(A) 26/25
(B) 12/13
(C) 31/24
(D) 24/31

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Correct Answer: [C] 31/24.

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Correct Answer: [D] .

87. If R019 is divisible by 11, find the value of the smallest natural number R?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 5
(D) 6

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Correct Answer: [B] 8.

88. Malini said, "Rohit is my maternal aunt's mother's only son's son". How is Malini related to Rohit?
(A) Sister
(B) Daughter
(C) Cousin
(D) Mother

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Correct Answer: [C] Cousin.

89. In Tennis, hard court is the type of court whose surface is made of -
(A) Grass
(B) Carpet
(C) Concrete
(D) Clay

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Correct Answer: [C] Concrete.

90. If '+' means x., `-' means ÷, 'x' means + and '÷' means − ;
compute the value of the expression:
36-4+7x8

(A) 74
(B) 75
(C) 72
(D) 71

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Correct Answer: [D] 71.

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71. On average how many taste buds are present in a human tongue?
(A) 1 million to 10 million
(B) More than 10 million
(C) 2000 to 8000
(D) 50000 to 100000

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Correct Answer: [C] 2000 to 8000.

72. 5.16 x 3.2
(A) 17
(B) 17
(C) 15
(D) 16

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Correct Answer: [D] 16.

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

(A) HOLE
(B) NEST
(C) HIVE
(D) BARN

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Correct Answer: [C] HIVE.

74. Below are given statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements.

Statements:
         A. Some fruits are vegetables.
         B. All vegetables are plants.
Conclusions:
         I. Some plants are vegetables.
        II. Some fruits are plants.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both. I and II follow
D. Neither of them follows

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Correct Answer: [C] Both. I and II follow.

75. A table was sold at a profit of 10%. If its cost price was 5% less and it was sold for Rs. 7 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the table.
(A) Rs. 250
(B) Rs. 150
(C) Rs. 175
(D) Rs. 200

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Correct Answer: [C] Rs. 175.

78. The 'Father of Indian Space Program' is -
(A) Dr. K. Kasturirangan
(B) Prof. Satish Dhawan
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai

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Correct Answer: [D] Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai.

79. The filament of a light bulb is made up of -
(A) Tungsten
(B) Antimony
(C) Platinum
(D) Tantalum

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Correct Answer: [A] Tungsten.

80. Who among the following became the first tourist to space by spending $20 million for 8 days in orbit?
(A) Dennis Tito
(B) Mark Shuttleworth
(C) Greg Olsen
(D) Charles Simonyi

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Correct Answer: [A] Dennis Tito.

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61. The operating system UNIX is the trademark of -
(A) Apple
(B) Motorola
(C) Microsoft
(D) Bell Laboratories

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Correct Answer: [D] Bell Laboratories.

62. The first large scale electrical air conditioning was invented and used in 1902 by -
(A) Stuart Cramer
(B) H. H. Schultz
(C) Willis Carrier
(D) John Gorrie

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Correct Answer: [C] Willis Carrier.

63. The area of a triangle ABC is 63 sq. units. Two parallel lines DE, FG, are drawn such that they divide the line segments AB and AC into three equal parts. What is the area of the quadrilateral DEGF?
(A) 21 sq. units
(B) 48 sq. units
(C) 28 sq. units
(D) 35 sq. units

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Correct Answer: [A] 21 sq. units.

64. Which of the following is the most common kidney stone-forming compound?
(A) Sodium bicarbonate
(B) Magnesium citrate
(C) Calcium oxalate
(D) Magnesium oxide

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Correct Answer: [C] Calcium oxalate.

65. Compute: (50 0.5x20) = 0.7
(A) 85.71
(B) 72.85
(C) 8.571
(D) 857.1

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Correct Answer: [A] 85.71

66. Working together, P. Q and R reap a field in 6 days. If P can do it alone in 10 days and Q in 24 days, in how many days will R alone be able to reap the field?
(A) 45 days
(B) 60 days
(C) 32 days
(D) 40 days

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Correct Answer: [D] 40 days.

67. In 2015, underground glaciers of frozen water were discovered on -
(A) Jupiter
(B) Saturn
(C) Mars
(D) Venus

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Correct Answer: [C] Mars.

68. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 320. Find the cost price if after allowing a discount of 10%, he still gains 20% on the cost price.
(A) Rs. 300
(B) Rs. 264
(C) Rs. 240
(D) Rs. 280

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Correct Answer: [C] Rs. 240.

69. Which leader adopted Orthodox Christianity as the official religion of Russia?
(A) Ivan IV
(B) Boris Godunov
(C) Vladimir the Great
(D) Michael Romano-

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Correct Answer: [C] Vladimir the Great.

70. If RUN =182114 and BIN = 2914, then BRING =
(A) 31910158
(B) 21910158
(C) 2189147
(D) 1178136

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Correct Answer: [C] 2189147.

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51. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement:
        Success cannot be achieved without hard work.
Conclusions:
        I. Every hard working person is successful.
       II. Every successful person is hardworking.
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Both I and II follow
(D) Neither of them follows

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Correct Answer: [B] Only conclusion II follows.

Q: (53-55) Comprehension: Use the following passage for the questions based on it.

There are six flats on a floor in two rows. Out of these, three are north facing and the other three are south facing flats. The flats are to be allotted amongst Arun, Biswajyot, Chitra, Derek, Evan, and Fatima. Biswajyot gets a north facing flat and is not next to Derek. Derek and Fatima get diagonally opposite flats. Chitra is next to Fatima and gets a south facing flat. Evan gets a north facing flat. 

53. Except for Derek and Fatima, which other pair is diagonally opposite to each other? 
(A) Arun and Biswajyot
(B) Arun and Chitra
(C) Evan and Derek
(D) Evan and Chitra

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Correct Answer: [A] Arun and Biswajyot.

54. Which of the following pairs is exactly opposite to each other?
(A) Evan and Chita
(B) Evan and Arun
(C) Derek and Evan
(D) Fatima and Chitra

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Correct Answer: [A] Evan and Chita.

55. Which of the following combination gets south face Mats
(A) Evan, Arun and Fatima
(B) Derek, Arun and Biswajyot
(C) Arun, Chitra and Fatima
(D) Chitra, Biswajyot and Derek

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Correct Answer: [C] Arun, Chitra and Fatima.

56. 30 men working 5 hours a day can do a task in 16 days. In how many days will 40 men working 6 hours a day do the same task?
(A) 15 days
(B) 18 days
(C) 12 days
(D) 10 days

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Correct Answer: [D] 10 days.

57. What is the total Household Expenditure for the year 2012?
(A) Rs. 89.100
(B) Rs. 88,200
(C) Rs. 89,900
(D) Rs. 87,120

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Correct Answer: [C] Rs. 89,900.

58. Expenditure on EMI forms what percentage of expenditure on Grocery for the year 2014?
(A) 13.22 %
(B) 15.55 %
(C) 11.34 %
(D) 14.23 %

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Correct Answer: [D] 14.23 %.

59. What is the average spending on Leisure per annum?
(A) Rs. 7,100
(B) Rs. 7,400
(C) Rs. 7,040
(D) Rs. 6,500

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Correct Answer: [C] Rs. 7,040.

60. A triangle has a perimeter of 200. If two of its sides are equal and the third side is 20 more than the equal sides, what is the length of the third side?
(A) 80
(B) 70
(C) 60
(D) 50

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Correct Answer: [A] 80.

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41. Divide 3740 in three parts in such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-sixth of the third part are equal.
(A) 680, 1020, 2040
(B) 500, 1200, 2040
(C) 700, 1000, 2040
(D) 340, 1360, 2040

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Correct Answer: [A] 680, 1020, 2040.

42. The White Desert is located in
(A) J & K
(B) Sikkim
(C) Gujarat
(D) Tamilnadu

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Correct Answer: [C] Gujarat.

43. Which of the following Acts under the Indian Constitution is described by Article 21A?
(A) Representation of the People
(B) Right to Freedom of Religion
(C) Right to Education
(D) Right to Information

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Correct Answer: [C] Right to Education.

44. Which of the following monuments built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah is said to be built to commemorate the eradication of plague?
(A) Fateh Burj
(B) Qutub Minar
(C) Alai Minar
(D) Charminar

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Correct Answer: [D] Charminar.

45. Which of the following is not an example of a Word Processor?
(A) Google Docs
(B) Microsoft Excel
(C) IBM Lotus Symphony
(D) Microsoft Word

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Correct Answer: [B] Microsoft Excel.

Q (46 - 48)

46. How many persons like Reading?
(A) 176
(B) 117
(C) 170
(D) 154

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Correct Answer: [C] 170.

47. How many persons like Trekking and Reading but not Cycling?
(A) 44
(B) 28
(C) 12
(D) 31

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Correct Answer: [B] 28.

48. How many persons like Reading and Cycling but riot Trekking?
(A) 26
(B) 28
(C) 31
(D) 12

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Correct Answer: [C] 31.

49. There are 90 coins, comprising of 5 and 10 paisa coins. The value of all the coins is Rs. 7. How many 5 paisa coins are there?
(A) 40
(B) 35
(C) 50
(D) 45

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Correct Answer: [A] 40.

50. How high is the badminton net at the center?
(A) 5.5 feet
(B) 4.8 feet
(C) 5 feet
(D) 5.1 feet

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Correct Answer: [C] 5 feet.

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31. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 3 and 2730 respectively. If one of the numbers is 78, find the other number.
(A) 105
(B) 102
(C) 107
(D) 103

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Correct Answer: [A] 105.

32. If A =1 and OAR = 34, then ROAR =
(A) 51
(B) 50
(C) 52
(D) 53

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Correct Answer: [C] 52.

33. Choose the one which is different or odd from the following.
(A) Copper
(B) Brass
(C) Aluminum
(D) Iron

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Correct Answer: [B] Brass.

34. According to the Constitution, the ratio between the length and breadth of the national tricolor should be -
(A) 2 : 1
(B) 4 : 3
(C) 3 : 2
(D) 3 : 1

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Correct Answer: [C] 3 : 2.

35. If P traveled the first half of a journey at 40 km/hr and the remaining distance at 50 km/hr, what is the average speed of his travel?
(A) 45 km/hr.
(B) 60 km/hr
(C) 44.44 km/hr
(D) 53.33 km/hr

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Correct Answer: [C] 44.44 km/hr.

36. Find the LCM of 15, 25 and 29.
(A) 2175
(B) 2375
(C) 2335
(D) 3337

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Correct Answer: [A] 2175.

37. In 1981, ISRO launched India's first geostationary satellite called -
(A) Bhaskara II
(B) INSAT 1B
(C) Aryabhata
(D) APPLE

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Correct Answer: [D] APPLE.

38. Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?
(A) Streptomycin
(B) Tetracycline
(C) Penicillin
(D) Prontosil

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Correct Answer: [C] Penicillin.

39. If '+' means x, `−' means ÷, 'x' means + and '÷' means − 
then  compute the value of the expression: 17+6x13÷8
(A) 110
(B) 109
(C) 100
(D) 107

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Correct Answer: [D] 107.

40. Which among the following is true for the given numbers?
(A) 19/73 < 318 < 29/47 < 17/39
(B) 19/73 < 29/47 < 3/8 < 17/39
(C) 3/8 < 19/73 < 29/47 < 17/39
(D) 19/73 < 318 < 17/39 < 29/47

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Correct Answer: [D] 19/73 < 318 < 17/39 < 29/47.

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21. Below are given statements. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
Statements: 
                     I. All rats are hills.
                    II. All hills are rivers.
(A) All hills are rats
(B) No river is a rat
(C) Some rivers are rats
(D) No river is a hill

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Correct Answer: [C] Some rivers are rats.

22. How many bones does a newborn human baby have?
(A) 211
(B) 411
(C) 350
(D) 206

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Correct Answer: [C] 350.

23. Which country built the Bird's Nest Stadium for 2008 Summer Olympics?
(A) Australia
(B) Germany
(C) China
(D) Brazil

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Correct Answer: [C] China.

24. which of the following colored light has the lowest frequency?
(A) Red
(B) Violet
(C) Green
(D) Blue

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Correct Answer: [A] Red.

25. In 2015, which auto manufacturer manipulated emissions testing data leading to the resignation of its CEO Martin Winterkorn?
(A) Toyota
(B) General Motors
(C) Volkswagen
(D) Ford

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Correct Answer: [C] Volkswagen.

26. A closed wooden rectangular box made of 1 cm thick wood has the following outer dimensions: length 22 cm, breadth 17 cm., and height 12 cm. It is filled to capacity with cement. What is the volume of the cement in the box?
(A) 4488 cu. cm
(B) 2880 cu. cm
(C) 1488 cu. cm
(D) 3000 cu. cm

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Correct Answer: [D] 3000 cu. cm.

27. If the code for MOTHER is JRQKBU then what is the code for PRINCIPAL?
(A) MUFQZLMDI
(B) MRFKZFMXI
(C) MRFKZLMXI
(D) SULQFL SDO

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Correct Answer: [A] MUFQZLMDI.

28. The only non-metal which is liquid at room temperature is -
(A) Chlorine
(B) Gallium
(C) Mercury
(D) Bromine

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Correct Answer: [D] Bromine.

29. Maanch is a folk dance from -
(A) Assam
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) Kerala

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Correct Answer: [B] Madhya Pradesh.

30. Which of the following insecticides' harmful effects came under media attention when health issues in Kerala were publicized?
(A) Thimet
(B) Monocil
(C) Endosulfan
(D) Lethal

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Correct Answer: [C] Endosulfan.

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11. In 2013, the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea is -
(A) Park Geun-hye
(B) Sim Sang Jung
(C) Park Young-sun
(D) Yuk Young-soo

Correct Answer: [A] Park Geun-hye.

12. The Mughal empire was founded by -
(A) Akbar
(B) Shah Japan
(C) Babur
(D) Humayun

Correct Answer: [C] Babur.

13. Two poles of the height 15 m and 20 m stand vertically upright on a plane ground If the distance between their feet is 12 m, find the distance between their tops.
(A) 13 m
(B) 14 m
(C) 11m
(D) 12 m

Correct Answer: [A] 13 m.

14. How is Sameer related to Akbar if Sameer introduced Akbar as his maternal grandmother's only son's son?
(A) Maternal Uncle
(B) Cousin
(C) Brother
(D) Son

Correct Answer: [B] Cousin.

15. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement: According to a recent health survey, people who exercise for at least half an hour every day are less prone to lifestyle diseases.

Conclusions:
                       I. Moderate exercise is essential to lead a healthy life.
                      II. Everyone with no exercise on their routine suffers from lifestyle diseases.
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Both I and II follow
(D) Neither of them follows

Correct Answer: [C] Only conclusion I follows.

16. The cheeks piece go straight ahead but attacks diagonally?
(A) Bishop
(B) Pawn
(C) Knight
(D) Rook

Correct Answer: [B] Pawn.

17. The oldest oil field in Asia is located in -
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nagaland
(C) Gujarat
(D) Assam

Correct Answer: [D] Assam.

18. The simple interest on a certain sum of money invested at a certain rate for 2 years amounts to Rs 1200. The compound interest on the same sum of money invested at the same rate of interest for 2 years amounts to Rs. 1290. What was the principal?
(A) Rs. 6000
(B) Rs. 4000
(C) Rs. 12000
(D) Rs. 16000

Correct Answer: [B] Rs. 4000.

19. Sound waves are _______ waves.
(A) Electromagnetic
(B) Mechanical
(C) Pressure
(D) Longitudinal

Correct Answer: [D] Longitudinal.

20. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement:
                        In some tier 2 cities in India, transportation is one of the major problems.
Conclusions:
                        I. All tier 2 cities are not well connected
                       II. Lack of transportation facilities is the only problem in Indian metros.
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Both I and II follow
(D) Neither of them follows

Correct Answer: [D] Neither of them follows.

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RRB NTPC Questions and Answer Paper of 02-04-2016 2nd Shift P1

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1. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to make a meaningful one: P: weather conditions across a vast geographic Q: the climate of India R: scale and varied topography S: comprises of a wide range of The proper sequence should be:
(A) PQRS
(B) QRPS
(C) SRQP
(D) QSPR

Correct Answer: [D] QSPR.

2. Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.
SOLDIERS : ARMY :: MUSICIANS :
(A) COLONY
(B) BAND
(C) FLOCK
(D) GANG

Correct Answer: [B] BAND.

3. The process when the computer is switched on and the operating system gets loaded from hard disk to main memory is called -
(A) Processing
(B) Multi-Processing
(C) Booting
(D) Fetching

Correct Answer: [C] Booting.

4. Which Indian won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Peace'?
(A) Sanjiv Chaturvedi
(B) Anshu Gupta
(C) Kailash Satyarthi
(D) Malala Yosufzai

Correct Answer: [C] Kailash Satyarthi.

5. If three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:5 and the twice their sum is 100, Find the square of the largest of the three numbers.
(A) 25
(B) 100
(C) 225
(D) 625

Correct Answer: [D] 625.

6. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Allan Octavian Hume
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Wornesh Chunder Bonnerjee
(D) Bal Cian2adhar Tilak

Correct Answer: [C] Wornesh Chunder Bonnerjee.

7. What is the compound interest on Rs. 48,000 for 2 years at 20 % p.
(A) Rs. 76,800
(B) Rs. 72,000
(C) , if interest is compounded annually? (A) Rs. 69,120
(D) Rs. 21,120

Correct Answer: [D] Rs. 21,120.

8. A ladder 20 m long is leaning against a vertical wall. It makes an angle of 30' with the ground. How high on the wall does the ladder reach?
(A) 34.64 m
(B) 30 m
(C) 10 m
(D) 17.32 m

Correct Answer: [C] 10 m.

9. Ram said, "Sita is my paternal great grandfather's only son's only daughter-in-law". How is Sita related to Ram?
(A) Mother
(B) Sister
(C) Maternal Aunt
(D) Paternal Aunt

Correct Answer: [A] Mother.

10. piece of cloth costs Rs. 35. If the piece were 4 m longer and each meter was to cost Rs. 1 lesser, then the total cost would remain unchanged. How long is the piece of cloth?
(A) 12 m
(B) gm
(C) 10 m
(D) 14 m

Correct Answer: [C] 10 m.

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