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Exam: RRB NTPC Subject: Reasoning Topic: Verbal Reasoning

Total Questions: 20

Q1. A historian analyzing ancient pottery shards discovers intricate carvings depicting celestial bodies and agricultural cycles. Simultaneously, they find evidence of advanced irrigation systems and well-organized granaries. What can be most strongly inferred about the society that produced these artifacts?

They were primarily nomadic hunter-gatherers with little interest in organized agriculture. They possessed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy and effective methods for food production and storage. Their societal structure was highly egalitarian with no evidence of specialized labor. Their primary focus was on warfare and conquest, with little attention to scientific or agricultural advancements.
Q2. A person starts from a point and walks 5 km North. Then turns East and walks 10 km. Then turns South and walks 5 km. Finally, turns West and walks 10 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?

North South East West
Q3. Assertion: Sound travels faster in solids than in gases. Reason: The particles in solids are closer together than in gases.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. A is true but R is false. A is false but R is true.
Q4. If the statement is 'The sky is blue', what is the corresponding action?

Painting the sky blue Observing the blue sky Believing the sky is blue Questioning the sky's color
Q5. Statement: The government has launched a new scheme to provide free laptops to meritorious students. Inference: The government aims to promote digital literacy among students.

Only the inference is valid. Only the statement is valid. Both the statement and inference are valid. Neither the statement nor the inference is valid.
Q6. If a number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, what is the net percentage change in the number?

No change 2% decrease 4% decrease 4% increase
Q7. Identify the missing number: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

40 42 44 46
Q8. Statement: The government's subsidy for electric vehicles is aimed at promoting eco-friendly transportation and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Inference: The adoption of electric vehicles will significantly mitigate climate change impacts.

The inference is definitely true. The inference is likely true, but not definitively proven. The inference is false. The inference cannot be determined from the statement.
Q9. The concept of 'grades' in classification refers to grouping organisms based on similar levels of structural or functional complexity, irrespective of their evolutionary origin. Which of the following examples best illustrates a 'grade' rather than a true phylogenetic group?

Chordata Mammalia Arthropoda The classification of 'fish' as a single group
Q10. A dataset with a large standard deviation indicates:

Data points are close to the mean Data points are spread out from the mean The mean is zero There are no outliers
Q11. There are five departments—HR, Finance, IT, Marketing, and Operations. HR is located to the west of Finance. IT is located to the east of Marketing. Operations is between IT and Finance. Finance is not at either end. If Marketing is at the westernmost position, which department is at the easternmost position?

HR IT Finance Operations
Q12. When a number is divided by 6, the remainder is 4. What will be the remainder when the square of the same number is divided by 6?

1 2 3 4
Q13. What is the primary output of sequential output tracing for a programmer?

A compiled executable file A list of detected hardware issues A trace log or debugger console output A user interface for the program
Q14. Statement: All rivers are water. Inference: All water is river.

I follows II follows Either I or II follows Neither I nor II follows
Q15. The doctor is wearing a stethoscope and looking at a patient's chart. What can you infer?

The doctor is on vacation. The doctor is giving a lecture. The doctor is examining a patient. The doctor is going home.
Q16. Assertion: The Public Accounts Committee scrutinizes government expenditure. Reason: It examines reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion. Assertion is true but the reason is false. Assertion is false but the reason is true.
Q17. Anachronism : Out of time :: Synchronic : ?

Happening at different times Happening at the same time Happening before time Happening after time
Q18. Heavy rainfall can cause ____.

Drought Flooding Earthquake Volcanic eruption
Q19. A reduction in the Arctic sea ice extent can have a significant feedback effect on global weather patterns, primarily by:

Increasing the albedo effect, leading to further cooling Reducing the absorption of solar radiation by the ocean, leading to warming Altering the jet stream and leading to more extreme weather events in mid-latitudes Increasing ocean salinity, which strengthens thermohaline circulation
Q20. Which of these is a key feature of the Kingdom Fungi?

Chemosynthesis Ingestion of food Cell walls made of chitin Photosynthetic pigments

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