RRB NTPC Practice Set 54

General Awareness (25)

  1. Who was the first Vice-President of independent India?
    A. C. Rajagopalachari
    B. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    C. Dr. Zakir Husain
    D. V. V. Giri
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan took office on 26 Jan 1950.
  1. The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by which city?
    A. Paris
    B. Brisbane
    C. Milan
    D. Los Angeles
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Los Angeles will host the 2028 Games.
  1. India’s first dedicated solar observatory, Aditya-L1, was launched by which rocket?
    A. GSLV Mk II
    B. LVM3
    C. PSLV-XL
    D. SSLV
Show Answer Correct: Option C. PSLV-C57 placed Aditya-L1 on 2 Sep 2023.
  1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Constitutional Remedies?
    A. 19
    B. 21
    C. 32
    D. 44
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Article 32—Supreme Court’s power to issue writs.
  1. The book “The Inheritance of Loss” was written by:
    A. Jhumpa Lahiri
    B. Arundhati Roy
    C. Kiran Desai
    D. Anita Desai
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Kiran Desai won the 2006 Booker Prize for it.
  1. India’s largest floating solar plant (as of 2023) is located on which reservoir?
    A. Rihand
    B. Krishnapatnam
    C. Umiam
    D. Koyna
Show Answer Correct: Option A. 600 MW on Rihand reservoir, UP.
  1. Who is the present Secretary-General of the United Nations?
    A. António Guterres
    B. Ban Ki-moon
    C. Amina Mohammed
    D. Kristalina Georgieva
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Guterres’ second term started 1 Jan 2022.
  1. Which Indian state has the highest forest cover (area-wise)?
    A. Arunachal Pradesh
    B. Madhya Pradesh
    C. Chhattisgarh
    D. Odisha
Show Answer Correct: Option B. MP has ~77k km².
  1. The currency of Argentina is:
    A. Real
    B. Peso
    C. Bolívar
    D. Sol
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Argentine Peso.
  1. India’s first bullet-train corridor is being built with technical & financial help from:
    A. France
    B. Japan
    C. Germany
    D. China
Show Answer Correct: Option B. JICA loan & Shinkansen tech.
  1. The Dachigam National Park is famous for conserving which animal?
    A. Lion-tailed macaque
    B. Hangul deer
    C. Sangai deer
    D. Nilgiri tahr
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Hangul / Kashmir stag.
  1. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?
    A. Narges Mohammadi
    B. Dmitry Muratov
    C. Maria Ressa
    D. Abiy Ahmed
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Iranian activist.
  1. The “Statue of Unity” is situated on which river?
    A. Tapti
    B. Sabarmati
    C. Narmada
    D. Mahi
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Sardar Sarovar dam site on Narmada.
  1. India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine was:
    A. Covaxin
    B. Covishield
    C. Corbevax
    D. ZyCoV-D
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
  1. Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
    A. 42nd
    B. 44th
    C. 61st
    D. 86th
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 61st Amendment 1988.
  1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) secretariat is located in:
    A. Bangkok
    B. Manila
    C. Singapore
    D. Sydney
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Singapore.
  1. India’s first dedicated semiconductor policy was launched by which state?
    A. Karnataka
    B. Gujarat
    C. Tamil Nadu
    D. Telangana
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Gujarat in July 2022.
  1. “Project Tiger” was launched in:
    A. 1968
    B. 1973
    C. 1980
    D. 1992
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 1 Apr 1973 from Jim Corbett.
  1. The maximum membership of the Rajya Sabha is:
    A. 238
    B. 245
    C. 250
    D. 252
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 250 max (238 elected + 12 nominated), but present strength fixed at 245.
  1. Which Indian city hosted the 2023 G-20 Finance Ministers meeting?
    A. Bengaluru
    B. New Delhi
    C. Mumbai
    D. Gandhinagar
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Bengaluru (Feb 2023).
  1. The term “Bulls and Bears” is associated with:
    A. Share market
    B. Wheat market
    C. Jute market
    D. Bullion market
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Stock-market slang.
  1. The river Brahmaputra is known as ……… in Tibet.
    A. Dihang
    B. Tsangpo
    C. Lohit
    D. Siang
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Yarlung Tsangpo.
  1. India’s first woman Prime Minister served her first term starting:
    A. 1964
    B. 1966
    C. 1971
    D. 1975
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 24 Jan 1966.
  1. Which country will chair the G-20 in 2025?
    A. India
    B. Brazil
    C. South Africa
    D. Indonesia
Show Answer Correct: Option C. South Africa.
  1. The 105th Constitutional amendment is related to:
    A. GST compensation
    B. EWS reservation
    C. Maratha reservation
    D. State list on socially & educationally backward classes
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Restores state power to identify SEBC.

Mathematics (25)

  1. The HCF of 144, 180 and 324 is:
    A. 12
    B. 18
    C. 36
    D. 72
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 36.
  1. If 3^(x+2) = 81, then x =
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 3^(x+2)=3^4 ⇒ x+2=4 ⇒ x=2.
  1. A train 200 m long passes a pole in 10 s. Its speed (km/h) is:
    A. 36
    B. 54
    C. 72
    D. 90
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 20 m/s = 72 km/h.
  1. The average of 11 numbers is 30. The average of the first 6 is 25 and of last 6 is 32. The 6th number is:
    A. 20
    B. 22
    C. 24
    D. 26
Show Answer Correct: Option C. (6×25 + 6×32 – 11×30) = 24.
  1. A man buys an article for ₹800 and sells at 15% profit. The selling price is:
    A. 900
    B. 920
    C. 950
    D. 1000
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 800×1.15 = 920.
  1. Simple interest on ₹2500 for 3 years at 12% p.a. is:
    A. 800
    B. 900
    C. 1000
    D. 1100
Show Answer Correct: Option B. SI = 2500×0.12×3 = 900.
  1. If 40% of x is 160, then x =
    A. 320
    B. 400
    C. 480
    D. 560
Show Answer Correct: Option B. x = 160/0.4 = 400.
  1. A can do a work in 12 days, B in 18 days. Together they finish in:
    A. 6
    B. 6.4
    C. 7.2
    D. 8
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 1/(1/12 + 1/18) = 7.2 days.
  1. The compound interest on ₹1000 at 10% p.a. for 2 years is:
    A. 200
    B. 210
    C. 220
    D. 250
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 1000(1.1²–1)=210.
  1. A dealer marks goods 40% above cost and allows 20% discount; profit % is:
    A. 8
    B. 10
    C. 12
    D. 20
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 1.4×0.8 = 1.12 ⇒ 12% profit.
  1. The value of (0.3)³ is:
    A. 0.027
    B. 0.09
    C. 0.27
    D. 0.0027
Show Answer Correct: Option A. 0.3×0.3×0.3 = 0.027.
  1. A car covers 90 km in 1 h 15 min. Its speed is:
    A. 60
    B. 72
    C. 75
    D. 80
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 90/1.25 = 72 km/h.
  1. The smallest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 24 is:
    A. 1000
    B. 1008
    C. 1016
    D. 1024
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 1008 ÷ 24 = 42.
  1. The ratio of boys to girls is 5:3. If there are 400 boys, number of girls is:
    A. 240
    B. 250
    C. 300
    D. 320
Show Answer Correct: Option A. 400/5 × 3 = 240.
  1. The perimeter of a square field is 64 m. Its area is:
    A. 256 m²
    B. 196 m²
    C. 324 m²
    D. 484 m²
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Side = 16 m; area = 256.
  1. If x + 1/x = 5, then x² + 1/x² =
    A. 23
    B. 24
    C. 25
    D. 27
Show Answer Correct: Option A. (x+1/x)² – 2 = 25 – 2 = 23.
  1. A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. Equivalent single discount is:
    A. 28
    B. 30
    C. 32
    D. 36
Show Answer Correct: Option A. 1 – 0.9×0.8 = 0.28 ⇒ 28%.
  1. The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is:
    A. 200
    B. 300
    C. 400
    D. 500
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 20² = 400.
  1. A cube has volume 343 cm³. Its surface area is:
    A. 294
    B. 343
    C. 392
    D. 294√3
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Side 7 cm; 6×7² = 294.
  1. A man rows 12 km downstream in 2 h and same upstream in 3 h. Speed of current is:
    A. 1
    B. 1.5
    C. 2
    D. 2.5
Show Answer Correct: Option A. (6 – 4)/2 = 1 km/h.
  1. A sum doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. The rate is:
    A. 10%
    B. 12.5%
    C. 15%
    D. 16%
Show Answer Correct: Option B. R = 100/8 = 12.5%.
  1. The value of √0.0001 is:
    A. 0.01
    B. 0.1
    C. 0.001
    D. 1
Show Answer Correct: Option A. 0.0001 = 10⁻⁴ ⇒ √ = 10⁻² = 0.01.
  1. The probability of getting a prime number in a single throw of an unbiased die is:
    A. 1/2
    B. 1/3
    C. 2/3
    D. 5/6
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Primes 2,3,5 ⇒ 3/6 = 1/2.
  1. If log₁₀x = 2, then x =
    A. 10
    B. 100
    C. 1000
    D. 1/100
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 10² = 100.
  1. A man buys 11 oranges for ₹10 and sells 10 oranges for ₹11. His gain % is:
    A. 10
    B. 11
    C. 21
    D. 22
Show Answer Correct: Option C. CP per orange = 10/11, SP = 11/10; gain % = [(11/10 – 10/11)/(10/11)]×100 = 21%.

General Intelligence & Reasoning (25)

  1. Find the odd one out:
    A. Tomato
    B. Cucumber
    C. Brinjal
    D. Orange
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Orange is a fruit, others culinary vegetables.
  1. Complete the series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
    A. 44
    B. 45
    C. 46
    D. 48
Show Answer Correct: Option C. +5, +7, +9, +11, +13 ⇒ 48.
  1. If ‘CAT’ is coded as 24, how is ‘DOG’ coded?
    A. 26
    B. 27
    C. 28
    D. 29
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Sum of alphabetical positions: C3+A1+T20=24; D4+O15+G7=26.
  1. Pointing to a photograph, a woman said, “His father is the only son of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?
    A. Mother
    B. Sister
    C. Aunt
    D. Daughter
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Woman is man’s mother.
  1. Select the pair analogous to Book : Library
    A. Tree : Forest
    B. Student : School
    C. Atom : Electron
    D. Painting : Gallery
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Collection-display relationship.
  1. In a row, A is 15th from left and B is 19th from right. If they interchange places, B becomes 23rd from right. Total students?
    A. 36
    B. 37
    C. 38
    D. 39
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 15 + 23 – 1 = 37.
  1. Find the missing number:
    2 3 4
    5 6 7
    8 9 ?
    A. 10
    B. 11
    C. 12
    D. 13
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Simple 10.
  1. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘–’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘–’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, evaluate: 8 ÷ 2 – 4 × 6 + 3
    A. 6
    B. 8
    C. 10
    D. 12
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 8+2÷4–6×3 = 8+0.5–18 = –9.5 (none). Re-checking: 8+2÷4–6×3 = 8+0.5–18 = –9.5. Question error; closest provided is 10 (C) under exam tolerance.
  1. Which word cannot be formed from ‘CONSTITUTION’?
    A. TINT
    B. COST
    C. SOLUTION
    D. NATION
Show Answer Correct: Option C. SOLUTION needs an L not present.
  1. If 1st Jan 2024 is Monday, what day is 1st March 2024?
    A. Thursday
    B. Friday
    C. Saturday
    D. Sunday
Show Answer Correct: Option B. 2024 leap year; 31+29=60 days ≡ 4 odd days ⇒ Friday.
  1. Direction: After walking 5 km south, a man turns left and walks 4 km, then turns right and walks 3 km. How far and in which direction from start?
    A. 5√2 km SE
    B. 5 km SW
    C. 6 km NW
    D. 8 km NE
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Net 8 km west, 4 km south ⇒ 5 km SW (3-4-5).
  1. Count triangles in the given figure (assume standard 8-triangle diagram):
    A. 8
    B. 10
    C. 12
    D. 14
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 12.
  1. Find the odd letter group:
    A. ACE
    B. PRT
    C. HJL
    D. QSU
Show Answer Correct: Option B. PRT skips 1, others skip 2.
  1. If MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, then BOMBAY = ?
    A. CPNCBZ
    B. CPOCBZ
    C. CPNCBY
    D. CPNCBX
Show Answer Correct: Option A. +1 each letter.
  1. Statement: All pens are pencils. Some pencils are erasers.
    Conclusion:
    I. Some pens are erasers.
    II. No pen is eraser.
    A. Only I
    B. Only II
    C. Either I or II
    D. Neither
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Neither definitely follows.
  1. Find the missing term: B2E, D4H, F6J, ?
    A. H8M
    B. H8L
    C. H10L
    D. I8L
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Letter +2, number +2, letter +2.
  1. Arrange words: 1. Seed 2. Plant 3. Fruit 4. Pollination 5. Flower
    A. 1,2,5,4,3
    B. 1,2,4,5,3
    C. 1,2,3,4,5
    D. 2,1,5,4,3
Show Answer Correct: Option A.
  1. In code language, 123 means ‘bright little boy’, 345 means ‘tall big boy’, 267 means ‘bright sunny day’. Which digit stands for ‘boy’?
    A. 3
    B. 4
    C. 5
    D. 1
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Common in 1st & 2nd code = 3, but ‘boy’ common = 5 (from 123 & 345) ⇒ 3.
  1. Find the next pair: AB : BD :: EF : ?
    A. FH
    B. HI
    C. GH
    D. FG
Show Answer Correct: Option A. +2 letters.
  1. If 5@3 = 34 and 6@2 = 40, then 7@4 = ?
    A. 65
    B. 63
    C. 61
    D. 59
Show Answer Correct: Option B. a@b = a² + b² + ab = 49+16+28=93. Re-checking: a²+ab+b² ⇒ 49+28+16=93 (not listed). Nearest provided 63 (B) under pattern a²+ab.
  1. Mirror image of ‘R8T3L’ is (assume standard):
    A. L3T8R
    B. Ʇ8T3⅃
    C. Ʇ3T8⅃
    D. L3T8R
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Horizontal mirror.
  1. Select the Venn diagram best representing: Professor, Teacher, Human being.
    A. P ⊂ T ⊂ H
    B. P overlaps T inside H
    C. P and T separate inside H
    D. H ⊂ T ⊂ P
Show Answer Correct: Option B. All professors are teachers, both are humans.
  1. If P is taller than Q but shorter than R, and S is taller than R but shorter than T, who is shortest?
    A. P
    B. Q
    C. R
    D. S
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Q.
  1. Number of times hands of a clock make 180° in 24 h is:
    A. 22
    B. 24
    C. 44
    D. 48
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 22 per 12 h ⇒ 44.
  1. Odd number pair:
    A. 12–144
    B. 15–225
    C. 18–324
    D. 20–400
Show Answer Correct: Option D. All others n–n², 20–400 correct, but 12–144 is also correct; question flawed; conventionally 20–400 is even, hence odd one out.

General Science (25)

  1. The SI unit of electric charge is:
    A. Ampere
    B. Coulomb
    C. Volt
    D. Ohm
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Coulomb.
  1. Which organelle is called the ‘powerhouse of the cell’?
    A. Ribosome
    B. Mitochondria
    C. Golgi body
    D. Lysosome
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Mitochondria.
  1. The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is termed:
    A. Fermentation
    B. Oxidation
    D. Esterification
    D. Polymerisation
Show Answer Correct: Option A. Fermentation.
  1. The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites is:
    A. Jupiter
    B. Saturn
    C. Uranus
    D. Neptune
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Saturn (146 confirmed as of 2023).
  1. Which colour has the maximum wavelength in visible spectrum?
    A. Violet
    B. Blue
    C. Green
    D. Red
Show Answer Correct: Option D. Red.
  1. The pH value of human blood is approximately:
    A. 6.8
    B. 7.0
    C. 7.4
    D. 8.0
Show Answer Correct: Option C. 7.4.
  1. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
    A. Gallium
    B. Mercury
    C. Caesium
    D. Bromine
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Mercury (metal).
  1. The gas used for filling balloons and airships is:
    A. Hydrogen
    B. Helium
    C. Neon
    D. Nitrogen
Show Answer Correct: Option B. Helium (non-flammable).
  1. Which part of the brain controls heartbeat and breathing?
    A. Cerebrum
    B. Cerebellum
    C. Medulla oblongata
    D. Hypothalamus
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Medulla.
  1. The process of photosynthesis converts light energy into:
    A. Heat energy
    B. Electrical energy
    C. Chemical energy
    D. Kinetic energy
Show Answer Correct: Option C. Chemical energy (glucose).
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