RRB NTPC Practice Set 51

General Awareness (25)

  1. The “Statue of Unity” is dedicated to which Indian leader?
    A. Mahatma Gandhi
    B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    C. Jawaharlal Nehru
    D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: The 182-metre statue, world’s tallest, stands on the Narmada near Kevadia, Gujarat, and honours Sardar Patel’s role in unifying India.
  1. India’s first privately built rocket, Vikram-S, was launched by which start-up?
    A. AgniKul
    B. Skyroot Aerospace
    C. Bellatrix
    D. Dhruva Space
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Skyroot’s Vikram-S lifted off from Sriharikota on 18 Nov 2022, marking India’s first private orbital launch.
  1. Which railway zone headquarters is located at Secunderabad?
    A. South Central
    B. South Western
    C. East Coast
    D. East Central
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: South Central Railway (SCR) was carved out of Southern Railway in 1966.
  1. The 2023 G-20 Summit under India’s presidency was held in which city?
    A. New Delhi
    B. Mumbai
    C. Bengaluru
    D. Gandhinagar
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: The main summit took place at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, 9-10 Sep 2023.
  1. “Operation Flood” is associated with the growth of:
    A. Wheat
    B. Milk
    C. Fish
    D. Eggs
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Launched 1970, it made India the largest milk producer via cooperatives like Amul.
  1. The book “The India Way” is authored by:
    A. S. Jaishankar
    B. Nirmala Sitharaman
    C. Amit Shah
    D. Piyush Goyal
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar published it in 2020.
  1. Which state launched the “Pink Ribbon” campaign for breast-cancer awareness?
    A. Rajasthan
    B. Kerala
    C. Maharashtra
    D. Punjab
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Rajasthan health dept. flagged off the campaign in Oct 2022.
  1. India’s first underwater metro tunnel is being built under which river?
    A. Ganga
    B. Yamuna
    C. Hooghly
    D. Brahmaputra
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Explanation: Kolkata Metro’s East-West corridor passes beneath the Hooghly.
  1. The term “Green GDP” primarily accounts for:
    A. Inflation
    B. Environmental degradation
    C. Informal sector
    D. Defence expenditure
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: It adjusts conventional GDP by deducting ecological costs.
  1. Who is the present Chairman of Railway Board (as on 1 Jan 2024)?
    A. Anil Kumar Lahoti
    B. V.K. Tripathi
    C. Arun Kumar
    D. Ashwini Vaishnaw
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Lahoti, an IRSE officer, took over in Aug 2023.
  1. The currency of Argentina is:
    A. Peso
    B. Real
    C. Franc
    D. Dollar
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Argentine Peso (ARS).
  1. India’s first “Tribal University” is proposed in which state?
    A. Jharkhand
    B. Madhya Pradesh
    C. Odisha
    D. Telangana
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Explanation: Rajiv Gandhi Tribal University, Mulugu dist., Telangana.
  1. The slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” was given by:
    A. Indira Gandhi
    B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    C. Morarji Desai
    D. Charan Singh
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Shastri coined it during 1965 war & food shortage.
  1. Which Indian airport was ranked #1 globally in ACI service quality 2023?
    A. Delhi IGI
    B. Mumbai CSI
    C. Hyderabad RGIA
    D. Bengaluru KIAL
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Explanation: RGIA bagged the honour for 5-15 million passenger category.
  1. The “One Nation One Ration Card” scheme uses which technology?
    A. RFID
    B. NFC
    C. QR code & ePoS
    D. Blockchain
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Explanation: Aadhaar-authenticated ePoS machines with QR coded ration cards enable portability.
  1. The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by:
    A. Paris
    B. Los Angeles
    C. Brisbane
    D. Milan
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: LA will host 2028; Paris 2024, Brisbane 2032.
  1. India’s first “Carbon-neutral panchayat” is in which state?
    A. Himachal Pradesh
    B. Sikkim
    C. Kerala
    D. Karnataka
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Palli in Jammu’s Samba district (UT) but HP’s village Churan is often cited; however, Palli is first officially declared (2022).
  1. The “Dakshin Gangotri” is India’s:
    A. Ocean research vessel
    B. Antarctic research base
    C. Arctic satellite
    D. Missile tracking ship
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: First Indian station, established 1984, later decommissioned.
  1. Which railway station has the world’s longest platform (as on 2023)?
    A. Kharagpur
    B. Hubballi
    C. Gorakhpur
    D. Shree Siddharoodha Swamji (Hubli)
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Explanation: Hubli’s Platform-1 is 1,507 m, overtaking Gorakhpur (1,366 m).
  1. The “PM Vishwakarma” scheme is meant for:
    A. MSME loans
    B. Traditional artisans & craftsmen
    C. Start-up seed fund
    D. Women SHGs
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Launched 2023 for carpenters, blacksmiths, potters etc.
  1. Which day is observed as “World Pulses Day”?
    A. 10 Feb
    B. 21 May
    C. 16 Oct
    D. 1 Dec
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: UN fixed 10 Feb since 2019.
  1. The “SAMAR” air-defence missile system was recently inducted by:
    A. Indian Navy
    B. Indian Air Force
    C. Indian Army
    D. Coast Guard
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: IAF inducted indigenously upgraded Soviet-era missiles in 2023.
  1. The “NISAR” satellite is a joint mission of ISRO with:
    A. ESA
    B. NASA
    C. Roscosmos
    D. CNSA
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar due 2024.
  1. The “National Mission on Natural Farming” falls under which ministry?
    A. Agriculture
    B. Rural Development
    C. Environment
    D. Jal Shakti
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: MoA&FW launched 2023.
  1. The first woman loco pilot (Mail/Express) in Indian Railways is:
    A. Rajkumari Bansal
    B. Surekha Yadav
    C. Bhawana Kumari
    D. Sunita Sharma
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Surekha Yadav piloted Deccan Queen in 1988.

Mathematics (25)

  1. The HCF of 391, 425 and 527 is:
    A. 17
    B. 19
    C. 23
    D. 29
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 391=17×23, 425=17×25, 527=17×31.
  1. If 3x+4y=24 and x=4, then 2y–x=
    A. 2
    B. 4
    C. 6
    D. 8
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: x=4 ⇒ 12+4y=24 ⇒ y=3 ⇒ 2y–x=6–4=2. (Typo corrected: 2y–x=2, hence correct option A.)
  1. A train 180 m long crosses a pole in 9 s. Its speed in km/h is:
    A. 60
    B. 72
    C. 75
    D. 80
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Speed=180/9=20 m/s → 20×18/5=72 km/h.
  1. A shopkeeper marks 40% above cost and gives 20% discount. Gain % is:
    A. 8
    B. 12
    C. 16
    D. 20
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Let CP=100, MP=140, SP=140×0.8=112 ⇒ 12% gain.
  1. The average of first 15 odd numbers is:
    A. 15
    B. 16
    C. 17
    D. 225
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Sum=15²=225, avg=225/15=15.
  1. If x²–5x+6=0, then the sum of roots is:
    A. –5
    B. 5
    C. 6
    D. –6
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: For ax²+bx+c=0, sum = –b/a = 5.
  1. Compound interest on ₹8000 at 10% p.a. compounded half-yearly for 1 year is:
    A. 800
    B. 820
    C. 840
    D. 860
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Rate per half-year=5%, periods=2. Amount=8000(1.05)²=8820 ⇒ CI=820.
  1. A man rows 30 km downstream in 3 h and upstream in 5 h. Speed of boat in still water (km/h):
    A. 6
    B. 7
    C. 8
    D. 9
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Explanation: Down=10 km/h, Up=6 km/h ⇒ Boat=(10+6)/2=8.
  1. If 25% of A = 35% of B, then A:B equals:
    A. 5:7
    B. 7:5
    C. 6:7
    D. 7:6
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: 0.25A=0.35B ⇒ A/B=35/25=7/5.
  1. A can do work in 12 days, B in 18 days. Together they finish in:
    A. 7.2
    B. 8.5
    C. 9
    D. 10
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 1/12+1/18=5/36 ⇒ 36/5=7.2 days.
  1. The smallest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 12, 15, 18 is:
    A. 1080
    B. 1200
    C. 1260
    D. 1020
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: LCM=180; 180×6=1080.
  1. If tanθ=3/4, then sinθ+cosθ=
    A. 7/5
    B. 4/5
    C. 1
    D. 5/7
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 3-4-5 triangle ⇒ sin=3/5, cos=4/5 ⇒ sum=7/5.
  1. A sphere of radius 3 cm is melted into a cylinder of radius 2 cm. Height of cylinder (cm) is:
    A. 9
    B. 12
    C. 15
    D. 18
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Explanation: Vol=(4/3)π27=36π=π(2²)h ⇒ h=9. (Typo: 36π=4πh ⇒ h=9, so correct option A.)
  1. The value of (0.2)³ is:
    A. 0.008
    B. 0.08
    C. 0.6
    D. 0.06
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 0.2×0.2×0.2=0.008.
  1. A sum becomes 3-fold in 10 years at simple interest. Rate % p.a. is:
    A. 10
    B. 15
    C. 20
    D. 25
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Explanation: 2P= P×r×10 ⇒ r=20%.
  1. If log₁₀2=0.3010, then log₁₀8 equals:
    A. 0.6020
    B. 0.9030
    C. 1.2040
    D. 2.1030
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: log8=log2³=3×0.3010=0.9030.
  1. A bag has 5 red, 7 green balls. One drawn at random, P(not red)=
    A. 5/12
    B. 7/12
    C. 1/2
    D. 1/3
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: 7/12.
  1. The least perfect square divisible by 8, 12, 15 is:
    A. 900
    B. 3600
    C. 144
    D. 1200
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: LCM=120; 120×30=3600=(60)².
  1. If a²+b²=41 and ab=4, then (a+b)²=
    A. 49
    B. 45
    C. 37
    D. 57
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: (a+b)²=41+2×4=49.
  1. A car covers 420 km in 5 h. Distance in 7 h at same speed is:
    A. 588
    B. 504
    C. 630
    D. 560
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Speed=84 km/h ⇒ 84×7=588.
  1. The ratio of ages of A & B is 4:5. After 8 years it becomes 6:7. Present age of A is:
    A. 12
    B. 16
    C. 20
    D. 24
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: 4x+8 / 5x+8 = 6/7 ⇒ 28x+56=30x+48 ⇒ x=4 ⇒ A=16.
  1. If 2ˣ=32, then x²=
    A. 25
    B. 32
    C. 16
    D. 64
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 2ˣ=32 ⇒ x=5 ⇒ x²=25.
  1. A shopkeeper mixes two rice varieties @ ₹30 & ₹40 in ratio 3:2. Cost price per kg of mixture is:
    A. 34
    B. 35
    C. 36
    D. 38
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: (3×30+2×40)/5=170/5=34.
  1. The area of an equilateral triangle of side 6 cm is (cm²):
    A. 9√3
    B. 18√3
    C. 36√3
    D. 12√3
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: (√3/4)×36=9√3.
  1. If 15% of x = 20% of 450, then x=
    A. 500
    B. 600
    C. 700
    D. 800
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: 0.15x=90 ⇒ x=600.

General Intelligence & Reasoning (25)

  1. Find the odd one out:
    A. Tomato
    B. Cucumber
    C. Brinjal
    D. Orange
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Explanation: Orange is a citrus fruit, others are vegetables.
  1. Complete series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
    A. 48
    B. 46
    C. 44
    D. 42
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Pattern n²–1 for n=2,3,4… 7²–1=48.
  1. If FIRE is coded as GJSF, then COLD is:
    A. DPME
    B. DPNE
    C. DQME
    D. DPMF
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: +1 each letter.
  1. Pointing to a lady, Ram said “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother.” Relation is:
    A. Sister
    B. Mother
    C. Aunt
    D. Daughter
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Only daughter of Ram’s mother is Ram’s sister, so lady is Ram’s sister.
  1. Arrange words: 1. Rain 2. Vapour 3. Ocean 4. Cloud 5. River
    A. 3,2,4,1,5
    B. 3,5,2,4,1
    C. 2,4,1,5,3
    D. 4,1,5,3,2
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: Ocean→River→Vapour→Cloud→Rain.
  1. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘–’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘–’, then 6+3–2×4=
    A. 16
    B. 20
    C. 22
    D. 24
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 6×3+2–4=18+2–4=16.
  1. Find missing number: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?, 42
    A. 30
    B. 32
    C. 34
    D. 36
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: n(n+1): 5×6=30.
  1. Select pair with same relation: Book : Author
    A. Cake : Baker
    B. Medicine : Patient
    C. Song : Listener
    D. Pen : Writer
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Creator–product relation.
  1. In a row, Mohan is 15th from left and 18th from right. Total students:
    A. 32
    B. 33
    C. 31
    D. 30
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 15+18–1=32.
  1. If 4×9=36, 7×8=56, then 6×8=
    A. 48
    B. 46
    C. 44
    D. 42
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Simple product.
  1. Count triangles in given figure (assume standard 4-small-triangle figure):
    A. 8
    B. 10
    C. 12
    D. 16
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Explanation: 4 small, 4 medium, 3 large, 1 biggest = 12.
  1. Statement: All cups are plates. Some plates are spoons.
    Conclusion I: Some cups are spoons. II: Some spoons are plates.
    A. Only I
    B. Only II
    C. Both
    D. Neither
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: II follows, I is possible but not definite.
  1. If 1 November is Monday, then 25 December is:
    A. Sunday
    B. Monday
    C. Tuesday
    D. Wednesday
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 54 days ≡ 5 odd days ⇒ Monday+5=Saturday, but 25 Dec is Sunday (1 Nov Mon, 30 Nov Tue, 31 Wed, 1 Dec Thu, 25 Dec=25+1=26 mod7=5 ⇒ Mon+5=Sat, but 25 Dec is actually Sun; recount: 1 Nov Mon, 8,15,22,29 Nov Mon, 6,13,20,27 Dec Mon ⇒ 25 Dec is Sat; however 2023 calendar shows 25 Dec Sun. For exam sake, 54 days=7×7+5 ⇒ Mon+5=Sat. Closest option A Sunday may be misprint; standard answer: Saturday (not listed). Revised key: Option B Monday (approx). Corrected Answer: 54 mod7=5 ⇒ Mon+5=Saturday. Since Saturday not listed, choose closest Option A Sunday as exam-key error.
  1. Mirror image of clock showing 3:00 is:
    A. 9:00
    B. 12:00
    C. 6:00
    D. 3:00
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Mirror reverses horizontally ⇒ 3→9.
  1. Odd pair:
    A. 8–64
    B. 5–125
    C. 6–216
    D. 3–27
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: 8³=512≠64; others are n³.
  1. If NATION is coded as OPWFSX, then INDIA is:
    A. JOELB
    B. JQFKC
    C. JQEKC
    D. JQFKD
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: +1,+2,+3,+4,+5,+6 pattern.
  1. Select meaningful order: 1. Frog 2. Eagle 3. Grass 4. Snake 5. Grasshopper
    A. 3,5,1,4,2
    B. 3,1,5,4,2
    C. 5,3,1,4,2
    D. 3,5,4,1,2
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Food chain: Grass→Grasshopper→Frog→Snake→Eagle.
  1. If 5@3=16 and 2@4=12, then 6@3=
    A. 18
    B. 19
    C. 20
    D. 21
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: a@b=a×b+(a–b)=15+3=18; but 5×3+1=16, pattern a×b+1=16, 2×4+4=12 ⇒ a×b+(a–b+1)? Simplest: a×b+(a–b)=15+3=18. Key: 6@3=18 Option A.
  1. Find the wrong number: 4, 10, 22, 46, 90, 184
    A. 90
    B. 184
    C. 46
    D. 10
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: Pattern ×2+2: 4→10→22→46→94→190; so 90 wrong.
  1. If A is South of B and C is East of B, then A is ____ of C:
    A. South-West
    B. South-East
    C. North-West
    D. North-East
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Explanation: A below B, C right of B ⇒ A is SW of C.
  1. In a code, PRINT is 78925 and TRACK is 24681, then PICK=
    A. 7825
    B. 7815
    C. 7812
    D. 7816
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: P=7, I=8, C=1, K=5 ⇒ 7815.
  1. Select number-pair differently:
    A. 11–121
    B. 13–169
    C. 17–289
    D. 15–255
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Explanation: 15²=225≠255.
  1. If 1×2×3×…×n=720, then n=
    A. 5
    B. 6
    C. 7
    D. 8
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Explanation: 6!=720.
  1. Word cannot be formed from “CONSTITUTION”:
    A. TINT
    B. COST
    C. NOTE
    D. STATION
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