RRB NTPC Previous Year Question Papers, Download Moderate Practice Set PDFs

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts the RRB NTPC exam to recruit candidates for various posts in Indian Railways, including both graduate and undergraduate levels posts. Solving the RRB NTPC question papers from the previous year is very important before appearing on the exam. It can help you to know the types of questions asked by the RRB in the exam, the difficulty level of the questions, the types of questions, the pattern of the questions, and much more. If you have filled out the form and want to appear in the exam then you must solve the previous year question papers so that you can have an idea of all the above-mentioned things. This blog has provided the RRB NTPC previous year question papers in a PDF format along with the benefits of solving them. You can download the question papers for free and start your preparation for the RRB NTPC exam.

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RRB NTPC Previous Year Exam Question Paper, PDF 1

Q1. The principle of regarding the beliefs, values, and practices of the culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself is called–
(a) Cultural Functionalism
(b) Cultural Relativism
(c) Cultural Independence
(d) Cultural Interdependence

Q2. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to make a meaningful one:
P: are inhibiting progress
Q: they look for creative
R: rather than the conventional solution of outsourcing
S: solutions to problems that
The proper sequence should be:
(a) SRQP
(b) QSPR
(c) PQRS
(d) QRPS

Q3. P is twice as efficient as Q. Q takes 12 days to complete a job. If both of them work together, how much time will they take to complete the job?
(a) 6 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 4 days
(d) 3 days

Q4. In January 2016, the Indian Defence Minister hoisted the world’s largest tri-colour on the tallest flagpost at–
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Ranchi
(d) Leh

Q5. What is the median of the following list of numbers: 5, 3, 6, 9, 11, 19, and 1?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 11

Q6. A sold a toy to B at a profit of 15%. Later on, B sold it back to A at a profit of 20%, thereby gaining Rs. 552. How much did A pay for the toy originally?
(a) Rs. 2400
(b) Rs. 2560
(c) Rs. 2760
(d) Rs. 2800

Q7. Which of the following is NOT a Greenhouse Gas?
(a) Nitrous Oxide
(b) Methane
(c) Sulphur Hexafluoride
(d) Copper Dioxide

Q8. On which festival did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
(a) Baisakhi
(b) Guru Nanak Jayanti
(c) Diwali
(d) Holi

Q9. The 2016 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting took place in–
(a) Germany
(b) Switzerland
(c) France
(d) United Kingdom

Q10. Which of the following is NOT a computer virus?
(a) AIDS
(b) Anna Kournikova
(c) Brain
(d) Don

RRB NTPC Previous Year Question Paper, PDF 2

Q1. A ladder 20 m long is leaning against a vertical wall. It makes an angle of 30° with the ground. How high on the wall does the ladder reach?
(a) 10 m
(b) 17.32 m
(c) 34.64 m
(d) 30 m

Q2. Ram said, “Sita is my paternal great grandfather’s only son’s only daughter-in-law”. How is Sita related to Ram?
(a) Maternal Aunt
(b) Paternal Aunt
(c) Mother
(d) Sister

Q3. A piece of cloth costs Rs. 35. If the piece were 4 m longer and each meter were to cost Rs. 1 lesser, then the total cost would remain unchanged. How long is the piece of cloth?
(a) 10 m
(b) 14 m
(c) 12 m
(d) 8 m

Q4. In 2013, the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea is–
(a) Park Young-sun
(b) Yuk Young-soo
(c) Park Geun-hye
(d) Sim Sang-jung

Q5. Two poles of the height 15 m and 20 m stand vertically upright on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 12 m, find the distance between their tops.
(a) 11 m
(b) 12 m
(c) 13 m
(d) 14 m

Q6. How is Sameer related to Akbar if Sameer introduced Akbar as his maternal grandmother’s only son’s son?
(a) Brother
(b) Son
(c) Maternal Uncle
(d) Cousin

Q7. Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.
Statement: According to a recent health survey, people who exercise for at least half an hour every day are less prone to lifestyle diseases.
Conclusion:
I. Moderate exercise is essential to lead a healthy life.
II. Everyone with no exercise on their routine suffers from lifestyle diseases.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Both I and II follow
(d) Neither of them follows

Q8. Choose the one which is different or odd from the following.
(a) Knight
(b) Rook
(c) Bishop
(d) Pawn

Q9. The oldest oil field in Asia is located in–
(a) Gujarat
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland

Q10. The simple interest on a certain sum of money invested at a certain rate for 2 years amounts to Rs. 1200. The compound interest on the same sum of money invested at the same rate of interest for 2 years amounts to Rs. 1290. What was the principal?
(a) Rs. 12000
(b) Rs. 16000
(c) Rs. 6000
(d) Rs. 4000

RRB NTPC 2025 Moderate Practice Set

Total Questions: 30 (10 from each section)

Time: 30 Minutes

Section 1: General Awareness (10 Questions)

1. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
   A) Abhinav Bindra
   B) Milkha Singh
   C) Leander Paes
   D) Sushil Kumar
2. Which Indian state is the largest producer of coffee?
   A) Kerala
   B) Karnataka
   C) Tamil Nadu
   D) Assam
3. In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought?
   A) 1757
   B) 1761
   C) 1857
   D) 1707
4. What does “GDP” stand for?
   A) Gross Domestic Product
   B) Gross Deposit Plan
   C) Global Development Policy
   D) General Domestic Production
5. Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India located?
   A) Delhi
   B) Kolkata
   C) Mumbai
   D) Hyderabad
6. Which planet is known as the “Morning Star”?
   A) Mars
   B) Venus
   C) Mercury
   D) Jupiter
7. Who wrote the famous book Discovery of India?
   A) Mahatma Gandhi
   B) Jawaharlal Nehru
   C) Rabindranath Tagore
   D) Sardar Patel
8. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Education?
   A) Article 21
   B) Article 19
   C) Article 21A
   D) Article 16
9. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
   A) Oxygen
   B) Carbon Dioxide
   C) Nitrogen
   D) Hydrogen
10. What is the capital of Bhutan?
    A) Thimphu
    B) Kathmandu
    C) Colombo
    D) Dhaka

Section 2: Mathematics (10 Questions)

1. If 3x + 5 = 20, then x = ?
   A) 3
   B) 5
   C) 7
   D) 15
2. The LCM of 24 and 36 is:
   A) 72
   B) 12
   C) 6
   D) 144
3. What is the compound interest on ₹10,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years?
   A) ₹1,000
   B) ₹2,100
   C) ₹2,000
   D) ₹2,200
4. A train travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?
   A) 30 km/h
   B) 60 km/h
   C) 90 km/h
   D) 70 km/h
5. What is the square root of 324?
   A) 18
   B) 16
   C) 20
   D) 22
6. A shopkeeper allows 20% discount and still makes 25% profit. What is the marked price of an article costing ₹240?
   A) ₹300
   B) ₹360
   C) ₹400
   D) ₹380
7. What is the simple interest on ₹5000 for 4 years at 5% per annum?
   A) ₹1000
   B) ₹1200
   C) ₹900
   D) ₹1100
8. A person spends 80% of his income. If his income is ₹25,000, what is his savings?
   A) ₹5,000
   B) ₹4,000
   C) ₹6,000
   D) ₹5,500
9. What is the ratio of 3:4 to 6:8?
   A) 1:1
   B) 2:1
   C) 3:2
   D) 4:3
10. 10 men can complete a work in 15 days. How many men are needed to complete it in 5 days?
    A) 25
    B) 30
    C) 35
    D) 40

Section 3: General Intelligence and Reasoning (10 Questions)

1. Complete the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
   A) 30
   B) 28
   C) 36
   D) 24
2. If ‘WATER’ is coded as ‘XBUFS’, what is the code for ‘FIRE’?
   A) GJQF
   B) GJSE
   C) GJSF
   D) GJRF
3. Choose the odd one out:
   A) Apple
   B) Banana
   C) Mango
   D) Potato
4. Find the missing number:
   7, 14, 28, ?, 112
   A) 52
   B) 56
   C) 60
   D) 48
5. Which word cannot be made from the letters of the word IMAGINATION?
   A) MAGIC
   B) NATION
   C) MANGO
   D) GAINING
6. If TODAY = 41, and NIGHT = 58, then LIGHT = ?
   A) 56
   B) 52
   C) 54
   D) 48
7. Statement: All pens are books. Some books are papers.
   Conclusion:
   I. Some papers are pens.
   II. Some books are pens.
   Choose the correct option:
   A) Only I follows
   B) Only II follows
   C) Both follow
   D) Neither follows
8. Mirror image of the word: “LEFT” is:
   A) ʇɟǝ˥
   B) FETL
   C) ʇɟǝ˥ (horizontal mirror)
   D) LTFE
9. If A = 1, Z = 26, then what is the value of the word “DOG”?
   A) 26
   B) 24
   C) 26
   D) 27
10. Arrange the words in the order of the dictionary:
11. Nature
12. Nation
13. Native
14. Navigate
    A) 2, 1, 3, 4
    B) 2, 3, 1, 4
    C) 1, 2, 3, 4
    D) 2, 1, 4, 3

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There are a lot of benefits of solving the RRB NTPC previous year papers. Below we have mentioned some of those benefits that you should read carefully.

• Familiarity with Question Types: Solving the RRB NTPC previous year question papers can help you to get the knowledge of types of questions asked in the exam. It will help you to practice accordingly for the exam.
• Identifying Important Topics: When you solve the previous year’s question papers, you can analyze which topics are important for the exam. It can be analyzed by going through the questions and analyzing to which topic it belongs.
• Improving Accuracy: The RRB NTPC previous year papers are provided in the form of PDFs that you can download for free and you will have a lot of time to solve those papers by which you can improve your accuracy of solving the papers.
• Analyzing Strengths and Weaknesses: By analyzing the previous year’s question papers you can know your strengths and weaknesses. By which you can improve them and boost your success rate for the exam.
• Understanding the Level of Difficulty: Previous year papers give you an idea of the level of difficulty of the exam. This helps you to create a study plan accordingly for the exam.

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