RRB NTPC Previous Year Paper 15_(Solutions)

S1. Ans.(a);
Sol. ‘how are you’ → ne ki se …(i)
‘where are you’ → ne bl se …(ii)
‘you were here’ → ke ne jo ...(iii)
From (i) and (ii)
how → ki
where → bl
from (iii)
here / were → jo/ke
you → ne
Among options, (A) is correct

S2. Ans.(b);
Sol. Reflection is the change in direction of a wave front at an interface between two different media so
that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated.

S3. Ans.(c);
Sol. International Women's Day is observed across the world on March 8.

S4. Ans.(d);
Sol. 186 ÷ 31 = 36 – 30
=6

S5. Ans.(c);
Sol.

According to the concept of similarly,

𝑃𝑄 𝑋𝑌
= 𝑌𝑍
𝑄𝑅
9 18
= 𝑌𝑍
6
YZ = 12 cm

S6. Ans.(a);
Sol. Gelatin is used in ice cream to give it a soft texture and fresh
appearance.

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S7. Ans.(a);
Sol. The main ingredient in sweetened soft drinks is water; they are about 90 percent carbonated water.

S8. Ans.(b);
1
Sol. 𝑅 = 10/ half year
t= 4 half years
Principal (10 × 10 × 10 × 10) x = 10000
Amount (11×11×11×11)×1 = 14641

S9. Ans.(b);
Sol. Lollywood is the oldest film industry of Pakistani cinema, based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

S10. Ans.(b);
Sol. Coefficient of variation
𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
= × 100%
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛
4.5
= × 100% = 25%
18

S11. Ans.(a);
Sol. a³ + b³ + c³ = 3abc
𝑎2 𝑏2
Now, 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑎𝑐 − 3
𝑎 3 +𝑏³−3𝑎𝑏𝑐 −𝑐 3 𝑐2
= = 𝑎𝑏𝑐 = − 𝑎𝑏
𝑎𝑏𝑐

S12. Ans.(a);
Sol.

S13. Ans.(a);
Sol. India shares a 1643 km long border with Myanmar in four north-eastern states namely, Arunachal
(520 km), Nagaland (215 km), Manipur (398 km) and Mizoram (510 km)

S14. Ans.(d);
Sol. A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and
possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.

S15. Ans.(c);
Sol. In March 2016 Election Commission of India declared assembly elections in 5 states scheduled for
April–May 2016.

S16. Ans.(c);
Sol. 10 × x = (20×2) × 5
x= 20

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17. Ans.(c);
1
Sol. Ratio efficiency = 60
1
50
5
=6

S
18. Ans.(d);
Sol.

50 1
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 100 = 2
⇒ θ = 30 degrees

S19. Ans.(a);
Sol. Retinol, also known as Vitamin A1, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement.

S20. Ans.(b);
Sol.

S21. Ans.(b);
Sol. Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar has been selected for the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2015.

S22. Ans.(c);
Sol.

S23. Ans.(c);
Sol. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a
person's breathing is interrupted during sleep.

S24. Ans.(b);
Sol. The boiling point of water is 100 C or 212 F at 1 atmosphere of
pressure (sea level).

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S25. Ans.(a);
Sol. Synonyms series

S26. Ans.(b);
Sol. S = 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23
= 98
2𝑏
S27. Ans.(b) 𝑎 = 3
a:b=2:3
b:c=2:3
c:d=2:3
𝑏 2 2 4
= × =
𝑑 3 3 9

S28. Ans.(d);
Sol. Windows 10 is a series of personal computer operating systems produced by Microsoft as part of its
Windows NT family of operating systems.

S29. Ans.(b);
Sol. Distillation is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using
selective boiling and condensation.

S30. Ans.(b);
Sol. Required difference = |(12200) − (14300)|
= 2100

S31. Ans.(b);
Sol. Required difference = |(11500) − (13100)|
= 1600

S32. Ans.(c);
Sol. VK = 11500
MSD = 13100
RD = 14700
SR = 11500

S33. Ans.(a);
Sol. Echocardiogram is more closely related to Doppler effect

S34. Ans.(d);
Sol.

S35. Ans.(c);
Sol. Initially,
Milk = 20 ℓ
Water = 5 ℓ
4 : 1
16 : 1
Difference is 12
12x5=60
On adding 60 ℓ milk, we have (20 + 60) : 5
16 : 1

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S36. Ans.(a);
Sol. World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February.

S37. Ans.(b);
Sol. In stutter disease, speech is impaired.

S38. Ans.(c);
Sol. The 2015 Davis Cup was the 104th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in
men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. Great Britain won their tenth title with Andy Murray
defeating David Goffin of Belgium

S39. Ans.(b);
Sol. AP with
a= 1
ℓ = 81
d=2
81 = 1 + (n-1)2
n =41
41
𝑆 = 2 [ 82]
41 × 41
= 1681

S40. Ans.(b);
Sol. Start’ menu in a standard personal computer is a set of options and commands

S41. Ans.(d);
Sol. 24 – 48 ÷ 12 + 4 × 2
24 – 4 + 8 = 28

S42. Ans.(c);
Sol. In volcano eruption, lava is released.

S43. Ans.(c);
Sol. The purpose of homogenization is to reduce the milk fat globules size to less than 1.0 µm which
allows them to stay evenly distributed in milk. Homogenization is a high pressure process that forces
milk at a high velocity through a small orifice to break up the
globules.

S44. Ans.(b);
Sol. Akbar was the 3rd Mughal Emperor of India

S45. Ans.(a);
Sol. Velocity of a car does not depend on Speedometer.

S46. Ans.(b);
Sol. Colosseum, also called Flavian Amphitheatre, giant amphitheatre
built in Rome under the Flavian emperors.

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S47. Ans.(c);
30×25
Sol. 30 + 25 − 100
55 − 7.5 = 47.5 …(i)
47.5×15
47.5 + 15 − 100
95×15
62.5 −
200
57
62.5 − 8
62.5 − 7.125 = 55.375
≃ 55.38%

S48. Ans.(b);
Sol. In March 2016 National Green Tribunal imposed an initial compensation of Rs. 5 Crore on Art of
Living Foundation for tampering with the Yamuna river’s flood plains.

S49. Ans.(c);
Sol. The Manu Smriti was one of the first Sanskrit texts studied by the European philologists. It was first
translated into English by Sir William Jones. His version was published in 1794

S50. Ans.(d);
Sol. +2/+2 series.

S51. Ans.(d);
Sol. The 2016 Asia Cup was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was held in
Bangladesh from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It was the 13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held
in Bangladesh.India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their sixth Asia Cup title

S52. Ans.(d);
Sol. The Kakori Conspiracy (or Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case) was a train robbery that took place
between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement
against the British Indian Government. The robbery was organised by Hindustan Republican Association
(HRA).

S53. Ans.(c);
Sol. S ̿̿̿̿̿̿̿̿̿
𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 = 380
380+𝑥
𝐴𝑇𝑄, 21 = 20
⇒ x = 40

S54. Ans.(b);
Sol. Golconda Fort was built during Qutb Shahi dynasty.

S55. Ans.(a);
Sol. The Government of India Act 1935 derived material from four key sources .. This act ended the
system of dyarchy introduced by GOI Act 1919 and provided for establishment of a Federation of India to
be made up of provinces of British India and some or all of the Princely states.

S56. Ans.(c);
Sol. Bill Gates was number 1 in the Forbes 2016 ranking of World’s billionaires

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S57. Ans.(a);
60×7 70×5
Sol. 120 = 𝑥
7 70×5
=
2 𝑥
x= 100m

S58. Ans.(b);
Sol. An echocardiogram (echo) is a graphic outline of the heart's movement.

S59. Ans.(b);
Sol. a²+ b² = 60
Ans.(a + b)² + (a- b)² = 2×60 = 120

S60. Ans.(a);
Sol.

S
61. Ans.(d);
Sol.

ℎ √3
= 𝑠𝑖𝑛60 =
130 2
ℎ = 65√3
ℎ = 65 × 1.73 ≃ 112.58 m

S62. Ans.(c);
Sol. Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley,
is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–76 years.

S63. Ans.(b);
Sol. Required number = 𝐻𝐶𝐹 {1580 − 8), (3800 − 1)}
= 𝐻𝐶𝐹 {1572, 3799} = 131

S64. Ans.(a);
Sol. Drinking more water is not the cause of kidney stone formation.

S65. Ans.(b);
Sol. Ratio = 5:2

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S66. Ans.(c);
Sol. Parliament every year under Article 112 of the Constitution of India, Under the Constitution, Annual
Financial Statement has to Auditor General of India under Article 150 of the Constitution, which enables
is commonly known as Union Budget)

S67. Ans.(c);
Sol. Let the required distance = 36x
36𝑥×4
Bus = = 16𝑥
9
36𝑥×5
Rail = = 10𝑥
18
Rest = 10𝑥 = 10
⇒x=1
⇒ Distance = 36 km

S68. Ans.(c);
Sol. We have
a³ + b³ + c³- 3abc
= (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 )(𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 − 𝑎𝑏 − 𝑏𝑐 − 𝑐𝑎)
= −(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 )(𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑎 − 𝑎2 − 𝑏2 − 𝑐²)
𝑎 3 +𝑏³+𝑐³−3𝑎𝑏𝑐
∴ 𝑎𝑏+𝑏𝑐+𝑐𝑎−𝑎2 −𝑏2 −𝑐² = −(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)
= −(17)
= −17

S69. Ans.(b);
Sol. 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 = 19 × 24= 456
𝑆𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 = 456 + 𝑥
ATQ,
456+𝑥 4
= 24 + 12
20
73
= 3
456+𝑥 73
=
20 3
1368+ 3x = 1460
3x = 92
92 2 8
𝑥= = 30 + 3 = 30 + 12
3
⇒ 30 years 8 months

S70. Ans.(c);
Sol. Referee is the decision making authority in stadium.

S71. Ans.(a);
Sol. Maria Sharapova has been provisionally banned from tennis after she revealed on Monday she tested
positive at the Australian Open for a recently banned drug that she has been taking for 10 years for health
reasons.

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S72. Ans.(b);
Sol.

Required difference = (15+ 12+ 13) – (15)

= 25

S73. Ans.(c);
Sol. Two birds= 13+12+5=30
Only one = 75-30=45

S74. Ans.(a);
75−53 11
Sol. Required ratio = 13+15 = 14

S75. Ans.(d);
Sol. 4 + 2 = 6
6+3=9
9 + 4 = 13

S76. Ans.(c);
Sol. For the First time the Bhagavad-Gita has been translated in the West in 1785 Ch.Wilkinson and
aroused great interest not only experts, but also the writers, the poets, the philosophers

S77. Ans.(a);
5 10
Sol. 𝑥 × 100 × 10 = (1000 − 𝑥 ) × 100 × 5
𝑥 (1000−𝑥)
=
2 2
1000 = 2x
x = 500

S78. Ans.(b);
Sol. 329 → ‘you are bad’
419 → ‘bad is good’
195 → ‘nothing is bad’
Bad → 9
is→ 1
Good → 4

S79. Ans.(b);
Sol. Any online ‘demo’ is a non-interactive presentation .

S80. Ans.(a);
Sol. 324 → are you alright
783 → you come home
9271 → we are at home

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you → 3
home → 7
come → 8

S81. Ans.(c);
Sol. The game of football is also referred to as Soccer.

S82. Ans.(c);
Sol. (a) Mouse
(b) Monitor
(c) Waiter
(d) Printer
Other than (c) all are related to computer.

S83. Ans.(c);
Sol. Coins are not made of uranium.

S84. Ans.(b);
Sol. Maximum profit = 10(650 – 400)
= 2500

S85. Ans.(d);
Sol. As per historical astronomy there are 12 zodiac divisions

S86. Ans.(b);
Sol. CP = 100
MP = 125
Now,
125×(100−𝑥)
= 100
100
∴ x = 20%

S87. Ans.(a);
Sol. Varlance = (S.D)² = 100

S88. Ans.(a);
Sol.
89. Ans.(b);
Sol. R = 3M ⇒R:M=3:1
M = 2S M : S = 2 : 1
⇒R:M:S=6:2:1
42
Required time = = 21 21 minutes
2

S90. Ans.(c);
Sol. Complement = x
(90−𝑥)
𝑥 = 60 + 5
5x = 390- x
6x = 390
x = 65
90 –x = 25°

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S91. Ans.(b);
Sol. Violet Brown White Blue Black Purple Indigo

S92. Ans.(c);
Sol. 93. Ans.(d);
Sol. 94. Ans.(c);
Sol.

S95. Ans.(a);
Sol. a = 6
ℓ = 71
d=5
71 = 6 + (n – 1) 5
65
=𝑛−1
5
𝑛 = 14
14
𝑠 = 2 (6 + 71)
𝑠 = 7 × 77 = 539
96. Ans.(d);
Sol. Clyde William Tombaugh was an American astronomer who discovered planet Pluto.

S97. Ans.(d);
Sol.

S98. Ans.(a);
Sol. LCM {3x, 5x, 10x} = 630
∴ x = 21
Now, numbers = 21 × 3 = 63
5 × 21 = 105
10 × 21 = 210
HCF = 21

S99. Ans.(c);
5
Sol. Ratio before three years =
9
Ratio after (3 + 5) = 8 yrs
3 6
= 5 = 10
⇒1⇒8
Now Maya’s present age = 8 × 5 + 3
= 43

S100. Ans.(b);
Sol. From (i) and (ii)
Is/god ⇒ ge/fa
From (iii) god → fa
∴ is → ge

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