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RRB NTPC 2016 Previous Year Question Paper

RRB NTPC 2016 question paper was never officially released. Practise our labelled 2016 mock: 24 questions with answers, built on the reported pattern.

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The RRB NTPC 2016 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 2016 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 2016 question paper. Practise the RRB NTPC 2016 mock paper: original questions modelled on candidate reports, clearly labelled as a mock.

Why this year matters

Older RRB NTPC papers like 2016 are for mining, not nostalgia. Keep current marking rules, and skip topics the latest brochure dropped. 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 2016

Deep archive NTPC.

2016 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

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

What to extract before you move on

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

How 2016 sits next to other years

Use 2016 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 2016 paper. The mock below is original practice in the reported pattern; treat coaching “memory-based” papers as unofficial reconstructions.

RRB NTPC 2016 mock paper (modelled on the CEN 03/2015 first-stage CBT)

This is a mock paper we wrote. The official 2016 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 2016 exam: section mix, topics and difficulty. Use it to practise the pattern. The questions themselves are not from the real exam.

The 2016 exam was the first-stage CBT of CEN 03/2015 (NTPC Graduate), held from late March into May 2016 for about 92 lakh candidates. The RRBs showed the question papers and keys only during a one-week objection window in August 2016 and did not leave them online, so this is an original mock on the notified pattern: General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence & Reasoning, with current affairs up to early 2016.

What candidates reported about 2016

  • CEN 03/2015 was notified in December 2015 for 18,252 NTPC (Graduate) vacancies, with applications open until 25 January 2016.
  • It was the first large NTPC (Graduate) exam run as a computer-based test, from late March to May 2016, for about 92 lakh candidates.
  • The notice planned a single CBT of 100 objective questions in 90 minutes on General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence and Reasoning. A second-stage CBT was added later.
  • Negative marking was 1/3 mark per wrong answer, and multi-shift scores were normalised.
  • Question papers, answer keys and candidate responses were shown on RRB websites with an objection tracker from 12 to 19 August 2016 (later extended to 21 August).
  • Candidates on forums mainly asked about cut-offs and normalisation, since papers differed from shift to shift.

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

General Awareness

  1. Who presented the Union Budget 2016-17 in Parliament on 29 February 2016?

    1. Piyush Goyal
    2. P. Chidambaram
    3. Suresh Prabhu
    4. Arun Jaitley
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Arun Jaitley)

    Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2016-17 on 29 February 2016. Suresh Prabhu was then Railway Minister and presented the separate Rail Budget.

  2. In which month and year was the 'Make in India' initiative launched?

    1. August 2014
    2. September 2014
    3. January 2015
    4. May 2014
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (September 2014)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Make in India on 25 September 2014.

  3. The Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted in December 2015 at which UN climate conference?

    1. COP19
    2. COP20
    3. COP22
    4. COP21
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (COP21)

    The Paris Agreement was adopted at COP21 in Paris on 12 December 2015.

  4. Which country hosted the ICC World Twenty20 in March–April 2016?

    1. Bangladesh
    2. India
    3. Sri Lanka
    4. England
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (India)

    India hosted the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, held from 8 March to 3 April 2016.

  5. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution of India by which amendment?

    1. 44th Amendment
    2. 52nd Amendment
    3. 61st Amendment
    4. 42nd Amendment
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (42nd Amendment)

    The 42nd Amendment (1976) inserted Part IVA (Article 51A) on Fundamental Duties.

  6. Gir National Park, the only wild home of the Asiatic lion, is in which state?

    1. Rajasthan
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Gujarat
    4. Maharashtra
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (Gujarat)

    Gir National Park is in Gujarat.

  7. What is the pH of pure water at 25 °C?

    1. 7
    2. 0
    3. 5
    4. 14
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (7)

    Pure water is neutral and has a pH of 7 at 25 °C.

  8. In which layer of the atmosphere is most of the ozone layer found?

    1. Troposphere
    2. Stratosphere
    3. Mesosphere
    4. Thermosphere
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (Stratosphere)

    Most atmospheric ozone lies in the stratosphere, roughly 15–35 km above the surface.

  9. The Great Stupa at Sanchi was originally commissioned by which ruler?

    1. Chandragupta Maurya
    2. Kanishka
    3. Ashoka
    4. Harsha
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (Ashoka)

    The Mauryan emperor Ashoka commissioned the Great Stupa at Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh) in the 3rd century BCE.

  10. Who wrote 'Vande Mataram', India's national song?

    1. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
    2. Rabindranath Tagore
    3. Sarojini Naidu
    4. Muhammad Iqbal
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay)

    Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and appears in his novel Anandamath. Tagore wrote Jana Gana Mana.

Arithmetic

  1. The price of sugar rises by 25%. By what percentage must a family reduce consumption to keep its expenditure unchanged?

    1. 25%
    2. 15%
    3. 22.5%
    4. 20%
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (20%)

    Reduction = 25 / (100 + 25) × 100 = 20%.

  2. The ages of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 7. After 6 years the ratio will be 3 : 4. What is A's present age?

    1. 25 years
    2. 35 years
    3. 30 years
    4. 36 years
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (30 years)

    (5x + 6)/(7x + 6) = 3/4 gives 20x + 24 = 21x + 18, so x = 6. A = 5 × 6 = 30 years.

  3. A boat moves at 12 km/h in still water and the stream flows at 3 km/h. How long will it take to travel 45 km downstream?

    1. 4 hours
    2. 3 hours
    3. 5 hours
    4. 2.5 hours
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (3 hours)

    Downstream speed = 12 + 3 = 15 km/h. Time = 45 / 15 = 3 hours.

  4. What is the square root of 1764?

    1. 38
    2. 44
    3. 46
    4. 42
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (42)

    42 × 42 = 1764.

  5. An article marked ₹1,200 is sold after successive discounts of 10% and 5%. What is the selling price?

    1. ₹1,020
    2. ₹1,080
    3. ₹1,032
    4. ₹1,026
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (₹1,026)

    1200 × 0.90 = 1080; 1080 × 0.95 = ₹1,026.

  6. A man travels from P to Q at 60 km/h and returns at 40 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole journey?

    1. 50 km/h
    2. 45 km/h
    3. 52 km/h
    4. 48 km/h
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (48 km/h)

    For equal distances, average speed = 2 × 60 × 40 / (60 + 40) = 4800 / 100 = 48 km/h.

  7. What is the sum of the interior angles of a hexagon?

    1. 540°
    2. 900°
    3. 1080°
    4. 720°
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (720°)

    Sum = (n − 2) × 180° = 4 × 180° = 720°.

General Intelligence and Reasoning

  1. Find the next term: 7, 10, 16, 25, 37, ?

    1. 49
    2. 50
    3. 54
    4. 52
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (52)

    Differences are 3, 6, 9, 12, so the next is 15: 37 + 15 = 52.

  2. If PAPER is written as 16-1-16-5-18, how is PEN written?

    1. 16-5-13
    2. 15-5-14
    3. 16-5-14
    4. 16-4-14
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C (16-5-14)

    Each letter is replaced by its position in the alphabet: P = 16, E = 5, N = 14.

  3. If '+' means '×', '−' means '÷', '×' means '−' and '÷' means '+', what is the value of 8 + 6 − 3 × 4 ÷ 2?

    1. 12
    2. 14
    3. 16
    4. 18
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B (14)

    Replace the signs: 8 × 6 ÷ 3 − 4 + 2 = 48 ÷ 3 − 4 + 2 = 16 − 4 + 2 = 14.

  4. A man faces north. He turns 90° clockwise, then 180°, then 45° anticlockwise. Which direction does he face now?

    1. North-West
    2. South-East
    3. West
    4. South-West
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (South-West)

    North → (90° clockwise) East → (180°) West → (45° anticlockwise from West) South-West.

  5. 7 : 49 :: 12 : ?

    1. 144
    2. 124
    3. 132
    4. 148
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (144)

    49 is the square of 7, so the answer is 12² = 144.

  6. A is B's brother. C is A's mother. D is C's father. How is B related to D?

    1. Grandchild (gender not known)
    2. Son
    3. Grandson
    4. Granddaughter
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A (Grandchild (gender not known))

    B is a child of C, and C is D's daughter, so B is D's grandchild. B's gender is not given, so neither grandson nor granddaughter can be fixed.

  7. Statement: Trains are the cheapest way to travel long distances in India. Conclusions: I. People prefer trains for long journeys. II. Long-distance air travel costs more than train travel. Which follow?

    1. Only I follows
    2. Both I and II follow
    3. Neither follows
    4. Only II follows
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D (Only II follows)

    If trains are the cheapest, every other mode, air included, costs more, so II follows. The statement says nothing about what people prefer, so I does not follow.

Reports this mock is modelled on

How to sit RRB NTPC 2016

  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 2016’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 2016 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 2016 paper analysis include?

A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2016 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.

How should I practise the RRB NTPC 2016 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 2016 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 2016 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.