RRB NTPC CBT 2 (Level-2) Question Paper (Held On: 16 June 2022 Shift 2) - RRB NTPC/ASM/CA/TA MCQ

Given: Anand, Balu, Charan, Dinesh, and Tom are sitting on a staircase
1: Anand is sitting exactly below Tom.
2: Tom is sitting exactly below Balu. So, there are three possibilities.

3: Charan is sitting exactly between Anand and Dinesh. So, Case I and Case III is eliminated.

So, Anand is sitting exactly between Tom and Charan.
Hence, Anand is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Article 360.
Key Points

• Financial emergency
  • If the Indian President thinks a situation has arisen that threatens India's financial stability, its credit, or any portion of its territory, he declares a financial emergency.
  • Article 360 of the Indian Constitution authorises the declaration of a financial emergency in that country.
  • Grounds of Declaration for Financial Emergency
    • It states that the President may declare a financial emergency if he is sure that India's financial stability or credit, or any element of it, is in risk.
    • The executive and legislative authorities will be centralised in such a scenario.
  • According to the 38th Amendment Act of 1975, the president's declaration of a financial emergency is definitive, conclusive, and cannot be challenged in court on any grounds.
  • The clause included by the 38th Amendment Act of 1975, which suggests that the president's satisfaction is subject to judicial review, was repealed by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978 (that is, it can be challenged in court).

Additional Information
The Financial Emergency has not yet been declared in India.
Consequences of financial emergency:

• Any of the States may receive financial guidance from the Union Government.
• The President may request that all or a specific class of government employees have their salary and benefits reduced by the States.
• After being approved by the State Legislature, the President may request that the States hold all money bills for consideration by the Parliament.
• The President may also direct the Central Government employees, including the Supreme Court and High Court Judges, to receive lower salaries and benefits.
• Article 365 empowers the President of India to intervene in the functioning of a state government if it is not adhering to Constitutional principles.
• As per Article 359, In times of national emergency, the President of India is permitted to suspend the right to petition any court for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
• When war, external aggression, or armed rebellion threatens the security of India or a portion of it, the President is authorised by Article 352 to proclaim a national emergency.

Given:
Grouped data = 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89 and 90-99
Formula used:
Mean = (Sum of the values)/(Total no. of values)
Calculations:
Here the class intervals are not continuous. To make them continuous take the mean of upper limit of the
class 70-79 and lower limit of the class 80-89.
Mean = (79 + 80)/2 = 79.5,
∴ The upper limit of the class 70-79 is 79.5.

Concept used:

The quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0 has no real roots only when discriminant D < 0.

D = b² - 4ac < 0

Calculation:

According to the options,

Option A:

x² + 4x + 4 = 0

D = b² - 4ac < 0

⇒ D = 4² - 4 × 1 × 4

⇒ D = 16 - 16 = 0

Option B:

x² + 4x + 5 = 0

D = b² - 4ac < 0

⇒ D = 4² - 4 × 1 × 5

⇒ D = 16 - 20 = -4

Option C:

x² + 4x - 4 = 0

D = b² - 4ac < 0

⇒ D = 4² - 4 × 1 × (-4)

⇒ D = 16 + 16 = 32

Option D:

x² + 4x - 5 = 0

D = b² - 4ac < 0

⇒ D = 4² - 4 × 1 × (-5)

⇒ D = 16 + 20 = 36

According to the solution, we can see only Options B will not have real roots.

Given:
Five bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 3,6,12,15 and 18 seconds respectively.
Concept Used:
Least Common Multiple (L.C.M)
Calculation:
So, L.C.M of time interval of 3, 6, 12, 15 and 18 seconds will be 180 seconds
On ,converting 180 seconds into minutes we get,
⇒ 1 min = 60 seconds.
⇒ 180 seconds = 180/60 = 3minutes.
⇒ So, after 3 minutes they will again toll together .
⇒ so, they tolled at 9 : 58 : 45 hours
Now, they will toll after 3 minutes i.e. at 10 : 01 : 45 hours
∴ The bells will toll at 10 : 01 : 45.

The correct answer is 1969.

Key Points

• Gadgil Formula
  • It was named after Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil, a social scientist and the first critic of Indian planning.
  • The formulation of the third five-year plan(1961 – 1966) for the distribution of plan transfers amongst the states.
  • It was adopted for distribution of plan assistance during Fourth and Fifth Five Year Plans.

Additional Information

• The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is a continuing scheme under implementation from the 11th Five Year Plan period of the National Development Council (NDC).
• Five-Year Plans
  • The First Five-year Plan was launched in 1951 which mainly focused on the development of the primary sector.
  • The first prime minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the father of these five-year plans.
  • Five-year Plans were formulated by the Planning Commission of India.

The correct answer is Kishori Amonkar.
Key Points

• Carnatic Music
  • Carnatic music is known as Karnaṭaka Sangita in the South Indian languages.
  • It is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka.
  • It has a rich history and tradition.
• Kishori Amonkar
  • She was a leading Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Jaipur Gharana, or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style.
  • She was a performer of the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan.

Additional Information

• M.S. Subbulakshmi
  • Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
  • She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
• Priya Sisters
  • Shanmukhapriya and Haripriya, popularly known as the Priya Sisters, are Carnatic music singers.
• Bombay Jayashri
  • Bombay Jayashri Ramnath is an Indian Carnatic vocalist, singer and musician.
  • She has sung in multiple languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi movies.

The correct answer is Dnyaneshwar.
Key Points

• Dnyaneshwari also referred to as Jnanesvari, Jnaneshwari or Bhavartha Deepika is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Sant Dnyaneshwar in 1290 CE.
• Dnyaneshwar took Samadhi at Alandi in 1296 by entombing himself in an underground chamber.

Additional Information

• Acharya Vinoba Bhave wrote a Marathi translation of Bhagwat Geeta, called Geeta.
• Bhagavad Gita, as well as the epic Mahabharata of which it is a part, is attributed to the sage Vyasa, whose full name was Krishna Dvaipayana, also called Veda-Vyasa.

The correct answer is Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty.

Key Points

• On January 16, 2022, the top doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first male Indian team to win the Yonex-Sunrise India Open.
• They triumphed over Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, who have won three world championships.
• In addition to winning the Thailand Open Super 500 championship in 2019, Satwik and Chirag also advanced to the French Open Super 750 final.

Additional Information

Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022.

• The 2022 India Open also known as the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022.
• It was a badminton tournament that took place at the K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi, India, from 11 to 16 January 2022.
• In 2008, India has hosted the Yonex India Open, an annual badminton competition.
• It is an international badminton competition of the BWF World Tour Super 500 Grade.
• At the 4th Para-Badminton National Championship, which was completed in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Nitesh Kumar won doubles gold.
• At the BWF World Championships, shuttler Kidambi Srikanth became the first man from India to take home a silver medal.

The correct answer is July 1857.
Key Points

• During the period of the uprising of 1857, Baraut (a town in baghpath), witnessed 158 deaths.
• Hundreds of farmers were killed when a British force attacked the village and hanged the rebels.
• Shah Mal was one of them, who was killed during the Revolt of 1857 while leading a fighting force of farmers against the British.
• Shah Mal was from Bijroul village near the town of Baraut.

Additional Information
Uprising of 1857

• The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company.
• The East India Company functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
• The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut.

Given that:-

• No of days from 19^th July 2019 to 21^st September 2019 = 64 days as 2019 is a non-leap year.
• Since, it was Friday on 19^th July 2019 , every 7^th day from 19^th July will be a Friday.
• Thus, no. of odd days = 64/7 = 1
• Now, 19^th July 2019 (Friday) + 1 odd days = 21^st September 2019 (Saturday)
• 21^st September 2019 will be Saturday.

The correct answer is option 4) Saturday.

LOGIC: (First Number)³ : (First Number + 3)³

1. 125 : 512 = 5³ : 8³

= 5 : (5 + 3)³

2. 64 : 1331 = 4³ : 11³

= 4 : (4 + 7)³

3. 343 : 1000 = 7³ : 10³

= 7 : (7 + 3)³

4. 216 : 729 = 6³ : 9³

= 6 : (6 + 3)³

Since difference between two number is 3 in all the option except for option 2.

Hence, option 2 : 64 : 1331 is the correct answer.

The positions of the alphabets are:

The pattern followed here is
In KSQ : OWU

In FIJ : JMN

Similarly,
In TPV

Hence, XTZ is the correct answer.

The position of English alphabets are

The pattern followed here is:

In OSU : LQT

In IKL : FIK

Similarly,

Hence option 2 is the correct answer.

Given:

Length of train (D₁) = 360m

Time (T₁) = 12s

Length of bridge (D₂) = 150m

Formula used:

Speed (S) = Distance/Time

Calculation:

Speed of train:

⇒ S = D₁/T₁ = 360/12 m/s

⇒ S = 30 m/s

Time taken by the train to cross the bridge:

⇒ S = D₂/T₂ or

⇒ T₂ = D₂/S = 150/30

⇒ T₂ = 5 s

Now to find the total time (T) taken by the 360m long train to cross the bridge:

⇒ T₁ + T₂ = 12s + 5s

⇒ T = 17s

∴ The total time taken (T) by the train to cross a 150 m long bridge is 17s.

 Confusion Points
To find the total time we have to add the time taken by the train to cross 1 pole with the time taken by the train as 1 entity to cross the bridge because the train is itself 360m long and we have to calculate the time taken by the whole train to cross the bridge.

Given:

Cost Price (CP) of article A and B = Rs. 2312

Sold article A at 16% Loss

Sold article B at 20% Gain.

Formula used:

Selling Price (SP) at Gain% = Cost price × (100 + Gain%)/100

Selling Price (SP) at Loss% = Cost price × (100 − Loss%)/100

Calculations:

According to the question,

Let CP of article A be 'a', then CP of article B = (2312 - a).

⇒ SP at Gain% = SP at Loss%

⇒ CP of A × (100 - 16)/100 = CP of B × (100 + 20)/100

⇒ a × (84) = (2312 - a) × (120)

⇒ 84a = (2312 × 120) - (120a)

⇒ 84a + 120a = 277440

⇒ a = 277440 / 204 = 1360

The CP of article A = Rs. 1360 and CP of article B = 2312 - 1360 = Rs. 952.

Now the difference in cost of both the articles,

⇒ CP of article A - CP of article B

⇒ 1360 - 952 = Rs. 408

∴ The difference between the cost prices of A and B is Rs. 408.

Given:
x + 1/4 = 4
Formula Used:
a + 1/a = n .
a² + 1 = n × a
a² = an -1 .
CALCULATION :
x² + 1 = 4x
⇒ x² = 4x - 1
Now, putting the value of x² in

⇒ =

= 16x/46x = 8/23

⇒ The value is 8/23.

The word can be represented as follows:

Hence there are only two such pairs of letters.
The correct answer is option 3.
According to English alphabetical order,

• The letter between A and B is 0.
• The letter between T and S is 0.

In the Given word "HABITS" ,

• The pair AB has 0 letters between them.
• The pair TS has 0 letters between them.

The correct answer is SPARSH.

Key Points

• On 8 July 2021, the Ministry of Defence implemented a web-based integrated system for sanction and disbursement of defence pension, The name of that system was SPARSH.
• This web-based system processes pension claims and credits pensions directly into the bank accounts of defence pensioners without relying on any external intermediary.
• The full form of SPARSH is System for Pension Administration (Raksha).
• Comprehensive Pension Package (CPP), an end-to-end Online System facilitating and easing every aspect of Defence Pensions from Initiation to Disbursement and more is being launched shortly in a phased-wise manner.

Additional Information

• Ujjwala and Himachal Grihini Suvidha scheme of Centre and State government prove a boon for the people of the state and making Himachal Pradesh the first state in the country to become a smoke-free state.
• To enable an area-based development approach, a new scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) was launched on a Pilot basis during 2009-10
• The 'Mission Niryatak Bano' is a campaign to promote aspiring exporters in Rajasthan by the Rajasthan government's industries department and the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO).

Given,

The data: 15, 26, 15, 29, 19, 18, 19, 15, 24, 23, 15, 19.

Concept used:

The mode is the value that is repeatedly occurring in a given set

Calculation:

The value 15 has the maximum frequency.

∴ The mode of data is 15.

The given equation is 25 * 15 * 5 * 4 * 16 * 21

Let us go through the options.

Option A: ÷, ×, +, -, =

L.H.S

25 ÷ 15 × 5 + 4 - 16

= 5/3 × 5 + 4 - 16

= 25/3 + 4 - 16

= 37/3 - 16

= - 11/3 ≠ R.H.S

Option B: +, ×, -, =, ÷

L.H.S

25 + 15 × 5 - 4

=25 + 75 - 4

= 100 - 4

= 96

R.H.S

16 ÷ 21

= 0.76

L.H.S ≠ R.H.S

Option C: -, +, ÷, ×, =

L.H.S

25 - 15 + 5 ÷ 4 × 16

= 25 - 15 + 1.25 × 16

= 25 - 15 + 20

= 25 - 5

= 20 ≠ R.H.S

Option D: +, ÷, ×, -, =

25 + 15 ÷ 5 x 4 - 16 = 21

25 + 3 x 4 - 16

25 + 12 - 16

37 - 16

= 21.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

The correct answer is 1975
Key Points

• Khajuraho Festival is organized by the Kala Parishad under the Madhya Pradesh Government whereby many popular classical dancers from all over India perform.
• The Khajuraho Dance Festival began in 1975 to celebrate this art and since then it has become one of the most anticipated cultural events in India.
• This festival highlights the richness of the Indian classical dance styles such as Kathak, Bharathanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Gaudiya Nritya, and Kathakali.

Additional Information

• The culture of Madhya Pradesh is a harmonious amalgamation of Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Jains, Christians and Sikhs.
• Kala Parishad (Academy of Performing and Fine Arts) is the Cultural wing of the Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi
• The opposition is being coordinated by the Culture Department through Ustad Alauddin Khan Music and humanities Academy Bhopal.
• The opposition was facilitated consistently at the noteworthy town of Khajuraho set inside the locale of Chhatarpur, the craftsmen perform inside the backcloth of authentic landmarks.
• Khajuraho, got comfortable Madhya Pradesh, holds the social customs of Central Bharat. a tiny low town in Bundelkhand, Khajuraho is unbelievable for its incredible sanctuaries place the dance rivalry is ordered ritualistically, inside the long stretch of February one time each year. The opposition could be an interesting festival of Indian traditional moves.

The correct answer is Bangladesh.

Key Points

• Bangladesh is following countries does India share its longest land border.
• Bangladesh is a South Asian country whose capital is Dhaka. The Sunderban Delta is well-known. It is the world's ninth most populous country. It became a part of Pakistan after India was partitioned. The border between India and Bangladesh is 4,096 kilometers long, making it the world's fifth-longest international border. As a result, India and Bangladesh share the world's longest border.
• Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer-long (2,545-mile) international border, the world's fifth-longest land border, which includes 262 kilometres (163 miles) in Assam, 856 kilometres (532 miles) in Tripura, 318 kilometres (198 miles) in Mizoram, 443 kilometres (275 miles) in Meghalaya, and 2,217 kilometres (1,378 miles) in West Bengal.
• Along the border are the Bangladeshi divisions of Mymensingh, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet, and Chittagong.
• The border between the two states is marked by a number of pillars. On both sides, little delimited sections of the boundary are fenced.

Additional Information

• Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a Southeast Asian country. Myanmar's capital is Naypyidaw. Myanmar's largest city is Yangon.
• Bhutan is bounded to the east by Arunachal Pradesh, to the west by Sikkim, and to the south by Assam and West Bengal. The Himalayan monarchy is also bordered by Nepal and China.
• Between India and Pakistan, there is just one fully operational international border crossing - the Wagah-Attari border. It is well-known for the Wagah border ritual, which is held every evening.

Concept: Letters are in increasing alphabetical order.
Solution:

• 'MAIDEN' is written as 'ADEIMN'.

• 'SILVER' is written as 'EILRSV'.

• Therefore,MAGNET will be written as AEGMNT.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

The correct answer is Damodar.

Key Points

• Damodar is an East flowing river.
• The Damodar River is a Ganga tributary, and the Mahanadi River flows east.
• The Damodar River was previously known as the "River of Sorrows" since it used to flood numerous areas in the districts of Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, and Medinipur.
  Floods continue to affect the lower Damodar Valley, although the devastation they caused in previous years is now history.

Additional Information

• The Narmada river rises in the state of Madhya Pradesh and flows into the Arabian Sea along Gujarat's coast.
• Tapi originates in Madhya Pradesh and flows into the Gulf of Khambhat on India's western coast.
• The Mandovi River is one of Goa's major west-flowing rivers. The river flows in a north-easterly direction for about 5 kilometres before turning westward.

The correct answer is Silicon.

Key Points

• A solar cell is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect.
  • The photovoltaic effect is the generation of voltage and electric current in a material upon exposure to light.
  • It is a physical and chemical phenomenon.
• It is also named a photovoltaic cell.
• The source can be sunlight or any artificial light.
• A solar cell consists of a layer of p-type silicon and n-type silicon.
• PV cells are wafers made of crystalline seconders covered with a grid of electrically conductive metal traces.

Additional Information

• The operation of a photovoltaic(PV) cell requires three basic attributes
  • The absorption of light
  • The separation of charge carriers of opposite types.
  • The separate extraction of those carriers to an external circuit.

Given:
Number of floors: 6 (The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1 so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6.)
Number of friends:6
Name of friends: Amit, Vinay, Rajiv, Mukul, Chetan and David
Explanation:

• Mukul lives on floor number 4.
• Chetan lives on floor number 1.

• Amit lives on even number floor.
• Either he stays at 2 or 6.

• Vinay lives above the floor Rajiv lives.
• Vinay does not live on floor number 6.

• Therefore, case2 is eliminated.
• The final solution is:

So, David lives on 5th floor.
Hence, 5 is the correct answer.

Given:

Principal (P) = Rs. 48750

Rate of interest (R) = 16% per annum

Time period (T) = 73 days

Formula used:

Simple Interest = (P × R × T)/100

Concept used:

As the rate of interest is in per annum we have to convert the given time period of days into years.

Time Period = 73/365 = 0.2 year.

Calculations:

Simple Interest = 48750 × 16 × 0.2/100 = 156000/100

Simple Interest = 1560 Rs.

∴ The Simple Interest for 48750 rs at 16% per annum for 73 days is Rs.1560.

Given:

The average of the first five numbers is 'z'

Calculations:

Let the seven consecutive numbers be (x − 3), (x − 2), (x − 1), x, (x + 1), (x + 2), (x + 3)

Average of first five numbers,

z = [(x − 3) + (x − 2) + (x − 1) + x + (x + 1)]/5

⇒ 5x − 5 = 5z

⇒ x − 1 = z

⇒ x = z + 1 ----(1)

Average of last three numbers,

[(x + 1) + (x + 2) + (x + 3)]/3

⇒ (3x + 6)/3

⇒ 3(x + 2)/3

⇒ x + 2 = z + 1 + 2 = z + 3

∴ The average of last three numbers is (z + 3).