RRB NTPC Previous Year Paper 01

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol.
Hindi Maths Biology Marathi History
Rahul 1 1 1 × ×
Kusum 1 1 × 1 ×
Sameer 1 × 1 × 1
Gita × 1 1 1 1
Mihir × × 1 × 1
1 means person knows the language
× means person does not know the language
Gita is good at both Biology and Marathi

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kusum is good at Hindi, Marathi & Maths

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rahul is good at Maths, Biology & Hindi

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Neither of them follows, through statement we cannot conclude any of the conclusions

S5. Ans.(c)
20
Sol. 32 >
47 47
25 13 25 32 25 20
> , > , >
27 33 27 47 27 47
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20 > as 20×33 > 13×47
47 33
combining all the equations we get
13 20 32 25
< < <
33 47 47 27

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The halogens darken in colour as the group is descended:
fluorine is a very pale yellow gas, chlorine is greenish-yellow, and
bromine is a reddish-brown volatile liquid. Iodine conforms to the
prevailing trend, being a shiny black crystalline solid that melts at
114 °C and boils at 183 °C to form a violet gas.

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S7. Ans.(a)
25 15 20
Sol. LCM of [ 7 , 28 , 21]
LCM of [25,15,20] 300
Is =
HCF of [7,28,21] 7

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Brihadratha was the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty. He is assassinated by his commander-in-chief,
Pushyamitra Shunga.

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol.

5
=
3
⇒ x = 50 ft
x 30

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. 3c + 2t = 700 (i)
5c + 3t = 1100 (ii)
1c + 2t = ?
Multiply (i) by 3 and (ii) by 2 we get.
9c + 6t = 2100
10c + 6t = 2200
Subtracting both we get
c = Rs 100
And t = Rs 200
1c + 2t = Rs 500

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. the two numbers be 105, y
LCM × HCF = 105× y
210 ×35 = 105 × y
y = 70

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol.

Total work = 90
Total efficiency = 11
Time = 90 days
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S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Homo Naledi was formally described in September 2015 by a 47-member international team of
authors led by South African paleoanthropologist Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand, who
proposed that the bones represent a new Homo species.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Neither of them follows,

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Favourite is used to save frequently visited websites in a web browser.

S16. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu temples in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh,
India.

S17. Ans.(b)
Sol. 45 ÷ 9 × 4 + 5 = 25

S18. Ans.(a)
Sol. Shaped as large rectangular tank, Amrit Sarovar makes the perfect hinterland for the holy Golden
Temple (Harmandir Sahib Gurudwara) and is one of the most beautiful parts of the city of Amritsar.

S19. Ans.(c)
Sol. 1x + 3x + 5x = 10,800
x = 1200 ⇒ 5x = 6000

S20. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S21. Ans.(b)
Sol. x = √x + 30 (i)
x − 30 = √x
Squaring both side we get X²+900–
60x=x
X²–61x+900=0
X²–36x–25x+900=0
X=36, 25
Only x=36 satisfies (i)
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S22. Ans.(a)
Sol. Let the total distance = 2D
D + D =Total time
50 60
Average speed = 2D
=
2 × 50 × 60
D D
+ 60 110
50
= 600 = 54.54 km/hr
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S23. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Delhi Police will start using a ‘predictive policing’ mechanism in partnership with the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

S24. Ans.(b)
Sol. Galileo made his first telescope in 1609. Samuel Morse independently developed and patented a
recording electric telegraph in 1837. Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the
invention of the telephone in 1876. Teletype machines from the AP, UPI and Reuters, were invented in
1924, and phased out in the 1970s.

S25. Ans.(a)
Sol.

Rita is cousin of Seema

S26. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mrinalini Sarabhai was an Indian Classical Bharatnatyam and Kathakali dancer.

S27. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tiger is national animal of India Similarly bold eagle is national animal of USA

S28. Ans.(b)
Sol. Surface area of box
= 2[80 × 60 + 60 × 40 + 40 × 80]
= 2[4800 + 2400 + 3200]
= [10400]2 = 20800 cm²

S29. Ans.(b)
Sol. 10x + y – 10y – x = 54
9(x – y) = 54
x–y=6
x + y = 10
From this we get x = 8, y = 2
Number =28

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S30. Ans.(b)
3x − 14000
Sol. 2x − 10000
3x – 14000 = 4000 ⇒ x = Rs 6000
B’s income = 2 × 6000
Saving of B = Rs 2000

S31. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S32. Ans.(b)
Sol. Fortunately for life on Earth, our atmosphere blocks out harmful high-energy radiation like x-rays,
gamma rays and most of the ultraviolet rays. The atmosphere also absorbs most of the infrared radiation
which reaches the Earth from space.

S33. Ans.(a)
Sol. 3
2 + 10 + 27 37
9 5
2 2 = =
+ 10 + 18 28
9 5

S34. Ans.(a)
Sol. First Captain for Indian ODI team is Ajit Wadekar (1974). First Captain for Indian T20 team is
Virender Sehwag (2006).

S35. Ans.(b)
Sol. Cultural relativism is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood
based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another.

S36. Ans.(b)
Sol. QSPR → “They look for creative solutions to problems that are inhibiting progress rather than the
conventional solution of outsourcing.”

S37. Ans.(c)
Sol. P : Q = 2 : 1 [efficiency]
Q takes 12 days
P takes 6 days

Time taken by both = 12 = 4 days

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S38. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar hoisted the world's largest tri-colour on the tallest flag-
post at Ranchi's popular, Pahari Mandir, or 'Fansi Dungri'.

S39. Ans.(b)
Sol. Median = 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 19, Median = 6

S40. Ans.(a)
Sol. A → 100 – CP for A
B = 115 – CP for B
B sold it to A at a profit of 20%
20% = 1
5
SP – 6
CP – 5 → 115
SP = 6×115 = 138
5
Gain for B = 138 – 115 = 23
23 → 552 ⇒ 1 → 24
100 → Rs 2400

S41. Ans.(d)
Sol. Copper dioxide is not a Greenhouse Gas.

S42. Ans.(a)
Sol. On the Jallianwala baug massacre, around 50 troops of the British Indian Army, under the command
of Colonel Reginald Dyer, fired rifles into a crowd of Baishakhi pilgrims, who had gathered in Jallianwala
Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab.

S43. Ans.(b)
Sol. The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016, Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution, will
be held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 20 - 23 January 2016.

S44. Ans.(d)
Sol. Among the given options “Don” is not a computer virus.

S45. Ans.(a)
Sol. Lieutenant-Governor is the administrative head of a Union Territory.

S46. Ans.(a)
Sol. Jayakwadi irrigation project is located on Godavari river at the site of Jayakwadi village in Paithan
taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra State state of India.

S47. Ans.(c)
Sol. Siachen Glacier is the largest glacier in India, located in Jammu and Kashmir. It is also the largest
glacier outside the polar and the sub-polar regions.

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S48. Ans.(c)
Sol. Women participated for the first time at the 1900 Paris Games
with the inclusion of women's events in lawn tennis and golf.

S49. Ans.(b)
Sol. area of square = 484 sq cm
Side = 22 cm
Perimeter = 88 cm
2π r = 88
R = 14 cm
Area = π ×14²
= 22 × 14 × 14
7
= 22 × 28 = 616 sq .cm

S50. Ans.(c)
Sol.

Rs. 57600

S51. Ans.(c)
x RT
Sol. x =
100
R=9.09%
100 = T ⇒ T = 11 years
9.09

S52. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and England during the late Middle Ages.

S53. Ans.(b)
Sol. length of train = 10×25 = 250 m

S54. Ans.(b)
Sol. Google introduced first free WiFi service at Mumbai Central station in January 2016.

S55. Ans.(c)
Sol. A pH of 7 is neutral. A pH less than 7 is acidic. A pH greater than 7 is basic.

S56. Ans.(a)
Sol. Tiny functioning human livers have been grown from stem cells in the laboratory by scientists in
Japan.

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S57. Ans.(c)
Sol.

AB = √122 + 5² =13 m

S58. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Basilica of Bom Jesus or Borea Jezuchi Bajilika is located in Goa, India, and is part of the Churches
and convents of Goa UNESCO World Heritage Site.

S59. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S60. Ans.(d)
Sol. 9713 is divisible by 11

S61. Ans.(a)
Sol. 15×9+10–5=140

S62. Ans.(d)
Sol. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the body. Except Carrot all
mentioned are rich source of Calcium.

S63. Ans.(a)
Sol.

Rahul is Brother in law to Ramesh

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S64. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rabindranath Tagore was the first person of Indian origin and also first Asian to be awarded with the
Nobel Prize. He received the prize for Literature in 1913.

S65. Ans.(c)
Sol. Opthalmologist is related to Eye similarly Nephrologist is related to kidney

S66. Ans.(a)
Sol. Shiva Ayyadurai is associated with the invention of Email.

S67. Ans.(a)
Sol.

Only Conclusion 1 follows

S68. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sum of all = 50 × 11
Sum of first 6 = 49 × 6
Sum of last 6 = 52 × 6
6th term = 49 × 6 + 52 × 6 – 50 × 11
= 294 + 312 – 550 = 606 – 550 = 56

S69. Ans.(a)
Sol. 5.36 × 3.6 = 19.296

S70. Ans.(c)
18 + 2 × 3.3 18 + 6.6 24.6 × 1000
Sol. = = = 8200
0.003 0.003 3

S71. Ans.(a)
Sol.

Distance between B and C = 10 cos 60 = 5 m

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S72. Ans.(d)
Sol. We cannot predict future from the past.
Through statement we get to know only about Indian cricket not of the world.

S73. Ans.(d)
Sol. The revised Tariff Policy was notified by Ministry of Power on 28.01.2016 with a focus on ‘4 Es’ i.e.
Electricity for all, Efficiency to ensure affordable tariffs, Environment for a sustainable future, Ease of
doing business to attract investments and ensure financial viability.

S74. Ans.(a)
Sol. Cricket is played on pitch similarly skating is played on Rink

S75. Ans.(c)
Sol.

A×
B×
C√
D×
S76. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ex situ conservation literally means, "off-site conservation". It is the process of protecting an
endangered species, variety or breed, of plant or animal outside its natural habitat.

S77. Ans.(c)
Sol. Fundamental duties are borrowed from Soviet Constitution (USSR, now Russia).

S78. Ans.(a)
Sol. Located at an altitude of 7,500 feet above sea-level, the Chail
cricket ground in Himachal Pradesh is described to be the highest
cricket ground in the world.

S79. Ans.(a)
15+16.5+17.3+17.9+18.5
Sol. Average Bonus =
5
= 85.2 = 17.04
5

S80. Ans.(c)
Sol. Total expenditure in 2011 = 885.4 laksh

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S81. Ans.(a)
Sol. In 2012 = fuel and Transport = 233 lakhs
Salary in 2012 = 557 lakhs
%= 233 × 100 = 41.8%
557

S82. Ans.(c)
Sol. 2p+4pe+8e=12 (1)
8p+10pe+14e=36 (2)
3p+3pe+3e = ?
Subtracting (1) from (2)

S83. Ans.(b)
Sol. A B C D E F G H I J K L M
ZYXWVUTSRQPON
BEAR → YVZI
BUILDING = YFROWRMT

S84. Ans.(a)
Sol. Geotropism is the growth of the parts of plants in response to the force of gravity. The upward
growth of plant shoots is an instance of negative geotropism; the downward growth of roots is positive
geotropism.

S85. Ans.(c)
Sol.

Ratio = 3:2
Amount = 2:3
Profit = 50%

S86. Ans.(b)
Sol. The first trial run for developing a satellite-based system to warn train drivers of unmanned railway
crossings was conducted by ISRO scientists in Ahmedabad.

S87. Ans.(c)
Sol. The word "dynamo" was coined in 1831 by Michael Faraday, who utilized his invention toward
making many discoveries in electricity (Faraday discovered electrical induction) and magnetism.

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S88. Ans.(b)
Sol. R ____________ 24 = 18+6
A ____________ 7 = 1+6
I_____________ 15 = 9+6
L ____________ 18 = 12+6
W ____________ 29 = 23+6
A ____________ 7 = 1+6
Y ____________ 31 = 25+6
S = 19+6 = 25
T = 20+6 = 26
A = 1+6 = 7
T = 20+6 = 26
I = 9+6 = 15
O = 15+6 = 21
N = 14+6 = 20

S89. Ans.(d)
Sol. 64÷ 4 × 5+8 = 88

S90. Ans.(a)
Sol. 62+44+12+23=141

S91. Ans.(b)
Sol. 44

S92. Ans.(a)

S93. Ans.(b)
Sol. When an object thrown straight upwards gets to the top of its path, its Velocity is zero and its
acceleration is about 10 m/s².

S94. Ans.(d)
Sol. 21×9+13–7=195

S95. Ans.(a)
Sol. Brass gets discolored in air because of the presence of Hydrogen sulphide.

S96. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, is located 80 km southwest of the city of
Jaipur and 64 km northeast of Ajmer, Rajasthan. All other are freshwater lakes.

S97. Ans.(c)
Sol. 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 , 6, 7
Mode = highest frequency =5

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S98. Ans.(b)
Sol. "Satyameva Jayate" is a mantra from the ancient Indian
scripture Mundaka Upanishad.

S99. Ans.(a)
Sol. CP for P= Rs 400
Profit =10%
SP = Rs 440
If sold at Rs 460
60
New profit = 460–400 × 100 = = 15%
400 4
Increase in profit % = (15–10)=5%

S100. Ans.(b)
Sol. ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C31, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1E, the
fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).

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