RRB NTPC Previous Year Paper 20_(Solutions)

S1. Ans.(a);
Sol. Leukemia, a cancer of the blood-forming tissues characterized by a large increase in the numbers of
white blood cells (leukocytes) in the circulation or bone marrow.

S2. Ans.(d);
Sol.
0.000000625
√ = 0.0005
25

S3. Ans.(c);
Sol. 30 pen and 75 pencils
Pencils cost price = 2
Total cost of pencil = 150
Remaining 390 – 150 = 240 Rs.
240
Pen cost = = 8 Rs.
30

S4. Ans.(d);
Sol. Region b

S5. Ans.(a);
Sol. Region a

S6. Ans.(b);
Sol. Region c

S7. Ans.(b);
Sol.

S8. Ans.(d);
Sol. The computer mouse and scanner fall under the input device
category.

S9. Ans.(d);
Sol. Explorer 1 was the first U.S. satellite and the first satellite to
carry science instruments. The satellite was launched on Jan. 31,
1958.

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S10. Ans.(a);
Sol.

Per minutes efficiency = 7

If A had opened for 4 minutes more than
4 × 4 = 16 units of water more would have pored
Total water = 48 + 16 = 64
64
7
1
9 7 minutes
≅ 9 minutes 8 seconds

S11. Ans.(a);
Sol. Dhamekh Stupa in Sarnath Uttar Pradesh is one of the most significant Buddhist monuments in India.
Built in 249 B.C.E. The stupa bears special significance for devout Buddhist as it marks the 'seat of the
holy Buddha' as he proclaimed his faith.
12. Ans.(c);

S13. Ans.(b);
Sol. 1-Samsung
2-Hitachi
3- Godrej
4-Carrier
5-Videocon
6-LG
7-Whirlpool

S14. Ans.(b);
Sol.

S15. Ans.(a);
Sol.

S16. Ans.(b);
Sol. The Durand Line Agreement, demarcating the border between Afghanistan and British India. Signed
by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 12, 1893.

S17. Ans.(a);
Sol. Rest other of Natural

S18. Ans.(c);
Sol. Ram Nandan Committee was appointed to identify the creamy layer among the OBCs. It submitted its
report in 1993, which was accepted.National Commission for Backward Classes was established in 1993
by an act of Parliament.

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S19. Ans.(b);
Sol. Biomagnification is the accumulation of a chemical by an organism from water. Organochlorines
(OCs) are a cause of biological magnification.

S20. Ans.(c);
Sol. Some of the Power houses that are associated with Damodar Valley Project are
Mejia Thermal Power Station
Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station
Maithon Power Limited
Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station
Koderma Thermal Power Station
Durgapur Thermal Power Station

S21. Ans.(b);
Sol. The construction of the Qutub Minar was started by Qitub-ud-Din Aibak, but he only constructed the
basement.

S22. Ans.(c);
Sol. Krishnaattam is a temple art in Kerala, India. It is a dance drama and presents the story of Krishna in
a series of eight plays and was created by Manaveda, the then Zamorin Raja of Calicut in northern Kerala.

S23. Ans.(b);
Sol. The President appoints Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. They have tenure
of six years, or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

S24. Ans.(b);
Sol. Amīr Khusrau is reputed to have invented certain musical instruments like the sitar and tabla. He
wrote poetry primarily in Persian.

S25. Ans.(b);
400×18
Sol. Time taken = 5×5 = 16 × 18 sec
Distance travelled by thief
5
= 16 × 18 × 10 × 18 = 800 m

S26. Ans.(b);
Sol. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board used the services of
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) which has developed the
oil zapping bacteria. TERI had developed this technique over a period
of seven years.

S27. Ans.(a);
Sol. Union Government has released a commemorative postage stamp
to mark the Centenary year of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).

S28. Ans.(c);
Sol. ICICI Bank launches India's first contactless mobile payment
solution.

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S29. Ans.(c);
Sol. The ozone layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the stratosphere from approximately 20 to
30 kilometres (12 to 19 mi) above earth, though the thickness varies seasonally and geographically.

S30. Ans.(a);
Sol.

S31. Ans.(a);
Sol. 16a, 16b be the numbers
16b – 16a = 16
Going through options
Numbers are 64, 80.

S32. Ans.(d);
1
Sol. 20% = 5 ⇒ 1584 → 6
1584
× 5 = 264 × 5 = 1320
6

S33. Ans.(d);
Sol. Prithvi Raj Singh of Jal Bhagirathi Foundation was on 14 November 2015 elected to Board of
Governors of World Water Council (WWC) for 2016-18.

S34. Ans.(d);
Sol. The structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the
enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung
is very large (75 m2).

S35. Ans.(b);
Sol. M → 7 T→2
O→1 A→5
B→3 B→3
I→6 L→9
L→9 E→4
E→4 T→2
B→3
A→5
L→9
L→9
E→4
T→2
36. Ans.(b);
Sol.

A + B + B + C + C + A = 12
A+B+C=6
A=2
60
= 30 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
2

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S37. Ans.(b);
Sol. The Hindustan HF-24 is an Indian two-seat primary trainer designed and built by Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited. The HF-24 was the first company design to enter production in 1953 for the Indian
Air Force and Navy, where it replaced the de Havilland Tiger Moth.

S38. Ans.(a);
18
Sol. 27 = 0.667

S39. Ans.(d);
Sol. tan 45° = 1

S40. Ans.(a);
Sol. Jan Feb March
5000 10000 15000
Total = 30000
Average = 10000 Rs.

S41. Ans.(c);
4×5 15
Sol. 5−4 (60) = 5 𝑘𝑚

S42. Ans.(a);
Sol. “The pocket of the Indian President is bigger than that of the American President” remarks the power
of the Indian President not to take any action (either positive or negative) on the bill for an indefinite
period.

S43. Ans.(b);
Sol.

S44. Ans.(c);
Sol.

S45. Ans.(a);
Sol.

I. 
II. ×

S46. Ans.(d);
Sol.
40×10+30×12 400+360
=
70 70
10.85

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S47. Ans.(b);
Sol.

48. Ans.(d);
Sol. Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions and red litmus paper turns blue under basic or
alkaline conditions, with the color change occurring over the pH range 4.5–8.3 at 25 °C .

S49. Ans.(c);
Sol. The first India International Science Festival (IISF) has started at the Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT)-Delhi campus on December 4, 2015. It is being organised during December 4 to 8.

S50. Ans.(c);
Sol. Apple : Banana = A : 1
Banana : Apple = B : 1
𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑎
+ 𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒 = 𝐴 + 𝐵
𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑎
1
A + 𝐴 = 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 1

S51. Ans.(c);
Sol. 3 × 2 – 1 = 5
5×2–2=8
8 × 2 – 3 = 13
13 × 2 – 4 = 22
22 × 2 – 5 = 39

S52. Ans.(d);
Sol. The first development flight of the GSLV was launched on 18 April 2001 was a failure as the payload
failed to reach the intended orbit parameters. The launcher was declared operational after the second
development flight successfully launched the GSAT-2 satellite.

S53. Ans.(d);
Sol. ? + 4 + 5 + 6 = 11 + 9 + 3 + 7
? = 15

S54. Ans.(c);
18 1
Sol. 60×60×2 = 400

S55. Ans.(b);
6×5 ×𝑥
Sol. 615 = 100
615
x= × 100 = 2050 Rs.
6×5

S56. Ans.(b);
Sol.

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S57. Ans.(a);
Sol. 40𝑥 2 = 7342 − 2342
40𝑥 2 = (500)(968)
x = 110

S58. Ans.(b);
Sol. Muscles can break down carbohydrates anaerobically to provide energy, resulting in a compound
called pyruvate. When oxygen is available, pyruvate can be further broken down aerobically to provide
more energy. But when sufficient oxygen is not available, pyruvate is converted into lactic acid.

S59. Ans.(b);
Sol. Anthocyanins are water-soluble flavonoid pigments that appear red to blue, according to pH.

S60. Ans.(b);
Sol. Decomposition is a chemical reaction where a single substance breaks into two or more simple
substances when heated. The reaction is usually endothermic because heat is required to break the bonds
present in the substance.

S61. Ans.(b);
Sol. “Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India” is authored by Sam Pitroda.

S62. Ans.(b);
Sol.

4 sin θ = 3 cos θ
3
tan θ = 4
5
Sec θ = 4
5
cosec θ = 3
25
Sec θ.cosec θ = 12

S63. Ans.(a);
Sol. OMNO

S64. Ans.(b);
Sol. Yakshagana is one of the most popular folk theatre forms of
Karnataka. It is noted for its music, colourful costumes, vigorous
dance movements, subtle expressions and extempore dialogues.S.

S65. Ans.(c);
Sol. Dynamite- Alfred Nobel
Dynamo- Michael Faraday
Electron- J.J. Thomson
Proton – Rutherford

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S66. Ans.(c);
Sol. Solar water heating is the conversion of sunlight into heat for water heating using a solar thermal
collector. Solar energy systems/power plants do not produce air pollution, water pollution, or
greenhouse gases.

S67. Ans.(b);
1 2
Sol. 400 (1 + 20) = 441 𝑅𝑠.

S68. Ans.(d);
Sol.

S69. Ans.(a);
Sol. LAN has highest data rate which ranges from 100 to 1000 Mbps. The high speed of LAN is also due to
its short range. MAN has second highest speed which ranges from Kbps to 500 Mbps.

S70. Ans.(d);
Sol. 15 × 23 − 30 × 22 + 12 × 2 − 12 =
120 − 120 + 24 − 12 = 12
71. Ans.(a);
Sol.

I – Can’t say
II – Can’t say
III – Can’t say

S72. Ans.(b);
Sol. Indian has the largest area under sugarcane crop in the World.

S73. Ans.(b);
Sol. Diameter

S74. Ans.(a);
Sol.

S75. Ans.(a);
Sol. Convex mirrors are commonly used as rear-view (wing) mirrors in vehicles because they give an
erect, virtual, full size diminished image of distant objects with a wider field of view.

S76. Ans.(d);
Sol. All of the three options are under the objectives of Indian space programme .

S77. Ans.(b);
Sol. All other are opposite pair

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S78. Ans.(b);
Sol.

I. ×
II. 
III. 

S79. Ans.(b);
Sol. All other are humans but paddy is crop.

S80. Ans.(a);
𝑥×120
Sol. 100 = 84
x = 70 Rs.

S81. Ans.(c);
Sol. 17.5 → 2.45
Advertisement + taxes + research & development →
15 + 10 + 5 = 30
2.45
30 → 17.5 × 30
= Rs. 4.2 crores

S82. Ans.(d);
Sol. 20 + 12.5 : 10 + 17.5
32.5 = 27.5
13 : 11

S83. Ans.(d);
Sol. 15 → 2.10 crores
Transport – Taxes = 12.5 – 10
2.10
2.5 → 15 × 2.5
7×5
= 100 = 35 lakhs

S84. Ans.(b);
15×10
Sol. Net Discount = –10 – 15 + 100 = –25 + 1.5
Discount = –23.5%
76.5 −𝑆𝑃
=
100 −𝑀𝑃
SP → 76.5 × 20 = 1530 Rs.
Net cost = 1530 + 70 = 1600 Rs.
400
Profit = 1600 × 100 = 25%

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85. Ans.(d);
Sol. Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player.

S86. Ans.(a);
Sol. The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone.

S87. Ans.(b);
Sol. |915 – 364| = 551
|543 – 789| = 246
|863 – 241| = 622

S88. Ans.(a);
Sol. The Indian National Army (INA) was originally founded by Caption Mohan Singh in Singapore in
September 1942 with Japan's Indian POWs.

S89. Ans.(a);
Sol. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8 = (𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 − 2)

S90. Ans.(b);
Sol. 87375 − 125 = 87250
87250
= 125
698

S91. Ans.(b);
Sol. Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google.

S92. Ans.(a);
Sol. H → 7
I→3 C→1
S→2 I→3
T→6 V→5
O→8 I→3
R→4 C→1
Y → 5S → 2
V→5
I→3
S→2
I→3
T→6
O→8
R→4

S93. Ans.(b);
Sol. 20 pencils → 6 Rs.
16 pencils → 6 Rs.
CP 80 pencils → 24 Rs.
SP 80 pencils → 30 Rs.
6
× 100 = 25%
24

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S94. Ans.(b);
Sol. 1, 2, 3 LCM = 6 hours

S95. Ans.(c);
Sol. a : b = 1 : 3
b:c=1:2
a:b:c=1:3:6
a=2
b=6
c = 12

S96. Ans.(b);
Sol. SINK = ISKN
MINT = IMTN
97. Ans.(b);
Sol. Singh is best known for carrying out an assassination as a revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
in 1919. Udham Singh was a Punjab revolutionary and freedom fighter who assassinated Michael O'
Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab in India as a revenge of Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

S98. Ans.(b);
Sol.

S99. Ans.(a);
Sol.

P=x, b=x–2
h=x+2
(𝑥 + 2)2 = 𝑥 2 + (𝑥 − 2)2
𝑥 2 + 4 + 4𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 + 4 − 4𝑥
8𝑥 = 𝑥 2
𝑥 = 8𝑐𝑚, base = 6cm

S100. Ans.(b);
Sol. Kapil Dev, also known as the Haryana Hurricane, was born 6th
January, 1959 in Chandigarh. Kapil Dev played his first competitive
game of cricket at the age of 13.

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