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RRB NTPC 2013 Previous Year Question Paper

RRB NTPC 2013 question paper was never officially released. Practise our labelled 2013 mock: 24 questions with answers, built on the reported pattern.

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The RRB NTPC 2013 question paper was not officially published, so this page does not host it. Instead it has a clearly labelled mock paper with original questions modelled on the reported 2013 pattern, plus a timed attempt plan and an error-log routine. The RRB NTPC exam covers Maths, Reasoning and General Awareness.

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No official paper released

The RRBs did not publish the RRB NTPC 2013 question paper. Practise the RRB NTPC 2013 mock paper: original questions modelled on candidate reports, clearly labelled as a mock.

Why this year matters

2013 will not mirror every new question type, but it still trains selection, stamina, and the chapters that keep coming back. Speed with accuracy is the game. Tag silly misses ruthlessly; they repeat on SSC papers.

Count attempts and accuracy by section. A high raw score with a failed sectional cut-off is still a fail in the real exam.

Paper analysis

Snapshot of RRB NTPC 2013

Treat 2013 as a dated snapshot of rrb-ntpc difficulty and coverage. Keep the latest brochure for timers and marking, and use this paper for selection pressure and recurring themes.

2013 may feel differently paced than the newest cycle. Borrow stamina and theme lessons; do not copy obsolete section orders or marking quirks.

What this paper stresses

  • Quant silly misses at high attempt rates.
  • Shift normalisation anxiety that wrecks accuracy.
  • English error patterns that repeat every year.
  • GA current + static mix that coaching dumps mis-weight.

What to extract before you move on

  • Quant chapters producing silly misses.
  • English error rules worth a one-page sheet.
  • Attempt-rate targets per section under current negatives.
  • GA static lists that actually appeared (not the 200-page PDF).

How 2013 sits next to other years

Use 2013 only after RRB NTPC 2021, RRB NTPC 2020, RRB NTPC 2019 are logged. Archive years are for frequency maps, not for predicting tomorrow’s cut-off.

Analyst note: The RRBs did not publish the RRB NTPC 2013 paper. The mock below is original practice in the reported pattern; treat coaching “memory-based” papers as unofficial reconstructions.

RRB NTPC 2013 mock paper (modelled on the CEN 03/2012 Main second-stage exams)

This is a mock paper we wrote. The official 2013 paper was never released.The conducting body has not published it. These 24 questions are original, written by previousyearquestions.app to match what candidates and exam analyses reported about the 2013 exam: section mix, topics and difficulty. Use it to practise the pattern. The questions themselves are not from the real exam.

In 2013 the RRBs held the Main (second stage) written exams of CEN 03/2012, including the ASM / Traffic Assistant group exam on 18 August 2013. No official question booklet or key from these exams is posted on any RRB website we could find, so this is an original mock on the same notified pattern: General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence & Reasoning, with GK current to mid-August 2013.

What candidates reported about 2013

  • Candidates who cleared the December 2012 preliminary exam applied separately for four group-wise Main exams (CA/TA, ECRC/Goods Guard, JAA/Sr. Clerk, ASM/Traffic Assistant).
  • RRB Ahmedabad lists 18 August 2013 as the date of the second-stage exam for the ASM group.
  • The notified scheme stayed the same: objective questions on General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence and Reasoning, about 100 to 120 questions in 90 minutes.
  • Negative marking of 1/3 mark per wrong answer applied to the Main exams too.
  • ASM and Traffic Assistant candidates also had to clear an aptitude test, with 30% weightage given to aptitude marks.
  • Forum advice before the Main exams stressed GK, with arithmetic and reasoning seen as scoring with practice.

Suggested time: 22 minutes. 24 questions; allow about 22 minutes (the real paper gave 90 minutes for roughly 100 to 120 questions). Each question carries 1 mark; 1/3 mark is deducted for every wrong answer, and unattempted questions score zero.

General Awareness

  1. The cardinal elected Pope in March 2013 chose which papal name?

    1. Benedict XVII
    2. John Paul III
    3. Pius XIII
    4. Francis
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Francis)

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected on 13 March 2013 and took the name Francis.

  2. Before his election in March 2013, Pope Francis was the Archbishop of which city?

    1. Buenos Aires
    2. Lima
    3. São Paulo
    4. Mexico City
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Buenos Aires)

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  3. Which team did India defeat in the final of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy?

    1. Australia
    2. England
    3. Sri Lanka
    4. South Africa
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (England)

    India beat England by 5 runs in the final at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 23 June 2013.

  4. Who was named Player of the Tournament at the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy?

    1. Virat Kohli
    2. Shikhar Dhawan
    3. Ravindra Jadeja
    4. M. S. Dhoni
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Shikhar Dhawan)

    Shikhar Dhawan was named player of the series at the 2013 Champions Trophy.

  5. Who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 2013?

    1. Novak Djokovic
    2. Roger Federer
    3. Rafael Nadal
    4. Andy Murray
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Andy Murray)

    Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4, becoming the first British man to win since Fred Perry in 1936.

  6. In August 2013 the government announced who would succeed D. Subbarao as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

    1. Urjit Patel
    2. Raghuram Rajan
    3. Y. V. Reddy
    4. Bimal Jalan
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Raghuram Rajan)

    Raghuram Rajan's appointment was announced on 6 August 2013; he took charge in September 2013 as the 23rd Governor.

  7. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

    1. Jupiter
    2. Saturn
    3. Neptune
    4. Earth
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Jupiter)

    Jupiter is the largest planet by both mass and diameter.

  8. In which year was Rabindranath Tagore awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

    1. 1901
    2. 1921
    3. 1930
    4. 1913
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (1913)

    Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize.

  9. The Konark Sun Temple is located in which state?

    1. Odisha
    2. Andhra Pradesh
    3. West Bengal
    4. Tamil Nadu
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Odisha)

    The 13th-century Sun Temple at Konark is in Odisha.

  10. What is the currency of Japan?

    1. Won
    2. Yuan
    3. Yen
    4. Ringgit
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (Yen)

    Japan's currency is the yen. The won is Korean, the yuan Chinese and the ringgit Malaysian.

Arithmetic

  1. What is the compound interest on ₹10,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually?

    1. ₹2,000
    2. ₹2,200
    3. ₹2,100
    4. ₹2,310
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (₹2,100)

    Amount = 10000 × 1.1 × 1.1 = ₹12,100. CI = 12100 − 10000 = ₹2,100.

  2. A number is increased by 20% and the result is then decreased by 20%. What is the net change?

    1. No change
    2. 4% increase
    3. 2% decrease
    4. 4% decrease
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (4% decrease)

    Net factor = 1.2 × 0.8 = 0.96, i.e. a 4% decrease.

  3. Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. If both are opened together, how long will they take to fill it?

    1. 10 minutes
    2. 12 minutes
    3. 15 minutes
    4. 25 minutes
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (12 minutes)

    Combined rate = 1/20 + 1/30 = 3/60 + 2/60 = 5/60 = 1/12 of the tank per minute, so 12 minutes.

  4. The cost price of 12 articles equals the selling price of 10 articles. What is the profit percentage?

    1. 16.67%
    2. 20%
    3. 18%
    4. 25%
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (20%)

    Let each article cost ₹1. SP of 10 articles = ₹12, so SP of one = ₹1.20. Profit = 0.20 on 1 = 20%.

  5. A car covers 360 km in 4 hours 30 minutes. What is its average speed?

    1. 72 km/h
    2. 80 km/h
    3. 75 km/h
    4. 90 km/h
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (80 km/h)

    Speed = 360 / 4.5 = 80 km/h.

  6. What is the LCM of 18, 24 and 30?

    1. 120
    2. 180
    3. 720
    4. 360
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (360)

    18 = 2 × 3², 24 = 2³ × 3, 30 = 2 × 3 × 5. LCM = 2³ × 3² × 5 = 360.

  7. A room floor measures 24 m by 15 m. What is the cost of flooring it at ₹40 per square metre?

    1. ₹14,400
    2. ₹13,600
    3. ₹14,000
    4. ₹15,200
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (₹14,400)

    Area = 24 × 15 = 360 m². Cost = 360 × 40 = ₹14,400.

General Intelligence and Reasoning

  1. Find the next term: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

    1. 42
    2. 40
    3. 36
    4. 44
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (42)

    Differences are 4, 6, 8, 10, so the next difference is 12: 30 + 12 = 42. (Each term is n × (n + 1).)

  2. Eye : See :: Ear : ?

    1. Sound
    2. Hear
    3. Noise
    4. Speak
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Hear)

    The eye is the organ used to see; the ear is the organ used to hear.

  3. If MANGO is written as NBOHP, how is APPLE written in that code?

    1. BOOKD
    2. BQQME
    3. ZOOKD
    4. BQQMF
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (BQQMF)

    Each letter moves one place forward: A→B, P→Q, P→Q, L→M, E→F.

  4. Find the odd one out: Copper, Iron, Silver, Wood

    1. Wood
    2. Copper
    3. Iron
    4. Silver
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Wood)

    Copper, iron and silver are metals; wood is not.

  5. In a row of 40 students, Amit is 14th from the left end. What is his position from the right end?

    1. 26th
    2. 27th
    3. 28th
    4. 25th
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (27th)

    Position from right = 40 − 14 + 1 = 27.

  6. 1 January 2013 was a Tuesday. What day of the week was 1 March 2013?

    1. Thursday
    2. Friday
    3. Saturday
    4. Wednesday
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Friday)

    From 1 January to 1 March 2013 is 31 + 28 = 59 days. 59 = 8 weeks + 3 days, so Tuesday + 3 = Friday.

  7. Statements: All pens are books. Some books are bags. Conclusions: I. Some pens are bags. II. Some bags are books. Which conclusion(s) follow?

    1. Only I follows
    2. Both I and II follow
    3. Only II follows
    4. Neither I nor II follows
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (Only II follows)

    'Some books are bags' converts to 'Some bags are books', so II follows. The bags that are books need not include any pens, so I does not follow.

Reports this mock is modelled on

How to sit RRB NTPC 2013

  1. Work through the mock paper above under exam timing. It follows the reported pattern, but the questions are our own.
  2. Sit the paper under current brochure rules (timers, negatives, NAT/MSQ norms), even if 2013’s interface looked different.
  3. When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
  4. Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
  5. Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.

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FAQ

Where can I download the official RRB NTPC 2013 question paper?

The RRBs did not release it publicly. This page has a clearly labelled mock paper modelled on candidate reports instead.

What does the RRB NTPC 2013 paper analysis include?

A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2013 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.

How should I practise the RRB NTPC 2013 previous year paper?

Open the official PDF, sit it timed under current brochure rules, fill an error log the same day, read the paper analysis, then move to another year in the decade list.

Is RRB NTPC 2013 still useful if I finished newer papers?

Yes, for theme and weightage mining after your newest papers are logged. Skip deleted syllabus pockets.

Are memory-based RRB NTPC 2013 papers reliable?

Treat memory-based sets as interim. Reconcile contested items with official keys or response sheets when the conducting body publishes them.

Where is the RRB NTPC syllabus and pattern for this paper?

See the RRB NTPC syllabus & pattern page on this hub, and always re-check the latest official brochure before exam day.