RPF Constable 2024 Official Paper (Held On: 17 Mar, 2025 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)

The monthly incomes of two friends Nirmal and Rakesh, are in the ratio 5 : 7 respectively and each of them saves ₹90000 every month. If the ratio of their monthly expenditure is 2 : 4, find the monthly income of Nirmal(in ₹).

 If (x + y) : (y + z) : (z + x) = 3 : 5 : 4 and (x + y + z) = 8, then the value of z is _____.

4 men can complete a piece of work in 14 days while 4 women can do it in 10 days. In how many days can 5 women and 7 men complete it?

A seven-digit number is divisible by 77. If 91 is added to this number, the resulting number is always divisible by which of the following numbers?

A man can row at the speed of 9.5 km/h in still water. He finds that it takes him twice as much time to row up than to row down the same distance in the river. Find the speed (in km/h) of the current.

The average of first 137 even numbers is

The smallest number which when diminished by 5, is divisible by 16, 18, 24 and 26 is _____.

What is the difference between the compound interest on ₹10,000 for 1.5 years at 8% per annum, compounded yearly and half-yearly?

Calculate the LCM of \(\frac{36}{25}, \frac{42}{125}, \frac{54}{55}\)

A sum, when invested at 10% simple interest per annum, amounts to ₹4080 after 2 years. What is the simple interest (in ₹) on the same sum at the same rate of interest in 2 years?

A pipe can fill a cistern in 3 hours. Due to a leak at the bottom, it is filled in 5 hours. When the cistern is full, in how much time will it be emptied by the leak?

The ratio of milk and water in a 77 litre mixture is 6 : 5. Find the quantity (in litres) of water to be added to the mixture in order to make this ratio 1:1.

A car travels 167 km in the first hour and 127 km in the second hour. What is the average speed (in km/h) of the car for the whole journey?

Anwar bought 52 books for Rs 1130 from one shop and 47 books for Rs 925 from another. What is the average price (in Rs) he paid per book ?

Find the value of \(\left[ \left( \frac{3}{9} \right)^{-9} \times \left( \frac{9}{3} \right)^{-6} \times \left( \frac{1}{8} \right)^{-3} \right]^{-5}\)

A metal cylinder of diameter 24 cm and of length 168 cm is melted to form a cuboid metal object of dimensions 9 cm × 11 cm × 1 cm. The number of cuboid metal objects thus obtained are:

\(\left( \text{Use } \pi = \frac{22}{7} \right)\)

A bedsheet has a length of 148 inches and breadth of 104 inches. How much lace will be required to complete the border of the bedsheet?

\(\text{If } n = 75, \text{ then find the value of } \left( 1 - \frac{1}{n} \right) + \left( 1 - \frac{2}{n} \right) + \left( 1 - \frac{3}{n} \right)\) +..................+ (50 terms).

A bike goes 46 meters in a second. Find its speed in km/hr.

The tax on petrol is increased by 5%, but its consumption is decreased by 5%. The increase or decrease in the expenditure of money is:

The present cost of a shopping complex is ₹124645. After a year, its cost increased to ₹141449. The percentage increase (rounded off to the nearest integer) in the cost of the shopping complex is:

A trader marks his goods at 55% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20%. What is his gain percentage?

Simplify

\(3\times (2\times (1^2)) \div 12 + 60 - 23\)

If the length of cuboid is 44 cm, breadth is 5 cm and the volume of cuboid is 1980 cm³, then find the height of cuboid (in cm).

Three partners invested in a business in the ratio 6:2:9. They invested their capitals for 2 months, 10 months and 5 months, respectively. What was the ratio of their profits?

The sum of 8 numbers is 876. Find their average.

A chemist has two solutions of alcohol and water. Solution A contains 70% alcohol, and solution B contains 30% alcohol. In what ratio should he mix them to get a solution containing 50% alcohol?

A person can complete a journey in 28 hours. He covers the first one-third part of the journey at the rate of 81 km/h and the remaining distance at the rate of 27 km/h. What is the total distance of his journey?

P sells an item to Q at 25% profit. Q sells the same item to R at 56% loss. If R paid ₹ 2783 for the item, then at what price (in ₹) is the item purchased by P?

Paul deposited ₹41,375 in a private bank offering 20% compound interest for three years, compounding annually. What is the total interest (in ₹) received by Paul?

The value of

\(\sqrt{121} + \sqrt{0.0324} - \sqrt{9} =\)

Successive discounts of 15% and 7% is equivalent to a single discount of:

A pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours. Another pipe can empty the filled tank in 12 hours. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, then the time (in hours) in which the tank will be two-third filled, is:

\(\text{ Simplify } \left( \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{8}{3} \right) - \left( \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{12}{9} \right)\).

Mayank buys a refurbished laptop for ₹22,500 and spends ₹1,000 on its repairs. If he sells it to his friend Mithun for ₹30,000, his gain percentage (rounded to two decimal places) will be:

Refer to the following number series and answer the question that follows (all numbers are single-digit numbers only and counting to be done from left to right only).

(Left) 7 3 5 1 6 2 8 9 2 5 6 6 1 8 3 5 8 4 6 5 7 6 3 (Right)

How many such odd digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?

Mayank starts from Point A and drives 7 km towards South. He then takes a right turn, drives 4 km, turns right and drives 11 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 8 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 4 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degree turns only unless specified.)

GBMK is related to RKXT in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, YLEU is related to JUPD. To which of the given options is FMLV related, following the same logic?

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as the one followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.

LT-OW-QS

NV-QY-SU

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster DOES NOT belong to that group?

(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sit around a circular table facing the centre. Only one person sits between U and S when counted from the right of U. Only one person sits between S and V. Only one person sits between U and P. Only two people sit between Q and V. Only one person sits between T and P. How many people sit between V and S when counted from the right of S?

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.

JL - MO - PR

EG - HJ - KM

If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

108 ÷ 108 × 36 − 15 + 69 = ?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?

80 83 89 98 110 ?

In a certain code language, ‘TRUE’ is coded as ‘6713’ and ‘URGE’ is coded as ‘3746’. What is the code for ‘G’ in the given code language?

If ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

25 ÷ 3 + 10 × 5 − 6 = ?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?

934 930 925 919 912 ?

Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.

Ashok starts from Point M and drives 9 km towards the east. Then he takes a right turn and drives 11 km and then again he takes a right turn and drives 3 km. Again he turns right and drives 7 km. At last, he turns left and drives 6 km and stops at point N. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point M again?

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

9 - 11

3 - 5

All 41 people are standing in a row facing north. Namita is 13^th from the left end, while Shivangi is 19^th from the right end. How many people are there between Namita and Shivangi?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All almonds are lemons.

All rabbits are lemons.

All mints are lemons.

Conclusions:

(I): Some mints are almonds.

(II): Some rabbits are mints.

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?

27 29 35 45 59 ?

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre of the table. T is the immediate neighbour of both U and S. P sits second to the right of R. S sits to the immediate left of R. Who is sitting second to the right of P?

In a certain code language,

'A : B' means ‘A is the wife of B’,

'A × B' means ‘A is the brother of B’,

'A < B' means ‘A is the father of B’ and

'A + B' means ‘A is the mother of B’.

How is D related to H if 'D + E : F < G × H’?

If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

63 × 7 + 9 ÷ 55 − 12 = ?

In a certain code language, ‘all men are God’ is written as 'in it pi ri’ and ‘God lives everywhere’ is coded as ‘ti it fi’. How is ‘God’ coded in the given language?

Six students P, Q, R, S, T, and U are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. T sits to the immediate right of Q and immediate left of U. Only one person sits between U and R. P sits to the immediate left of Q. Who sits to the immediate right of S?

In a certain code language,

A + B means ‘A is the sister of B’,

A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’,

A × B means ‘A is the wife of B’,

and A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’.

How is P related to T if ‘P – Q ÷ R + S × T’?

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

LTO NQL PNI RKF ?

In a certain code language, 'shoes are big' is coded as 'tk jb jc' and 'are you going' is coded as 'zc mb tk'. How is 'are' coded in the given language?

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?

ORV 53 XAE 46 GJN 39 PSW 32 ?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some wings are fingers.

All spots are keys.

No fingers are spots.

Conclusions:

(I) Some keys are not fingers.

(II) Some wings are not spots.

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.

(Left) 421 137 675 862 517 (Right)

(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.)

If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order, the position(s) of how many numbers will remain unchanged?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?

TVN QSK NPH KME ?

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only.

(Left) # $ 7 3 5 4 @ % & 6 8 Ω 9 1 * £ + 2 (Right)

How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by another number$?

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All grapes are handles.

All grapes are pipes.

Some pipes are jars.

Conclusions:

(I) : Some jars are grapes.

(II) : Some pipes are handles.

Seven boxes D, E, F, H, I, J and K are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only K is kept above J. Only two boxes are kept between J and F. Only E is kept below D. I is not kept immediately above F. How many boxes are kept between H and E?

Three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that does NOT belong to that group?

(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their positions in the letter-cluster.)

Where was the G20 Summit or the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit held from 18–19 November 2024?

In September 2024, National Health Authority signed MoU with which institute for the development of digital public goods for AI in healthcare?

In the simple shikhara type of architecture, there is a _____ base and curved walls.

Which of the following rivers is an antecedent river that originates north of Mount Everest in Tibet, where its main stream, the Arun, rises?

Due to which of the following one-time provisions did SBI witness a drop in its net profit in Q3 FY24?

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aimed to make changes in the Scheduled Tribes of which state?

Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts provides free legal aid as a Directive Principle of State Policy?

What is a key difference between economic growth and economic development?

In which of the following Indian states is the primitive form of cultivation (slash and burn agriculture) called ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’?

If velocity and magnetic field vectors are perpendicular to each other, then the path of motion of particles is:

The first model of the structure of an atom was:

Who among the following was one of the personalities related to Meerut during the 1857 Revolt?

What is the government's goal for Fintech companies, as stated by M Nagaraju, Secretary - Department of Financial Services (DFS), at the CII Financial Inclusion and Fintech Summit, on 26 November 2024?

Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in India, is located in which state?

Which of the following Amendment Acts had the provision of establishing a common High Court for two or more states?

Under which Act is the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) constituted?

Which of the following is highly rich in ascorbic acid?

Which of the following Acts had provided the establishment of a public service commission for recruiting civil servants in British India?

The Directive Principles of State Policy aim to provide what type of guidelines for the State?

The Revolt of 1857 symbolically ended with the fall of which major city?

What was HDFC Bank's net interest income (NII) in Q2 FY25?

Which of the following buildings/architecture was used primarily for residential purpose for Buddhist Priests?

The Harappan Civilisation had trade links with which of the following regions?

Who is known as the ‘Father of the Green Revolution’ in India?

What role does gender equality play in human development?

The National Extension scheme was initially launched for a period of _________ years.

In which state is the wettest place on the earth 'Mawsynram' located?

Which Constitutional Amendment inserted the words "or the Supreme Court" in Article 217(3), thereby giving the President the power to consult the Chief Justice of India when determining the age of a High Court judge?

Which state has the highest sex ratio in India, according to the 2011 census?

Which of the following river regions in India has an ideal location to setup Jute Industry?

In which period was the Civil Disobedience Movement carried out by the Congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi?

Who among the following was the British resistance at Gwalior during the Revolt of 1857?

 The first scientific experiments on genetics and inheritance were conducted in the mid nineteenth century. Who performed these hybridisation experiments on garden peas?

What form of support is provided to farmers through the PM-KISAN scheme, as per the Economic Survey 2024?

Which of the following options best describes India’s economic strategy between 1947 and 1991?

Which Supreme Court case introduced the ‘basic structure’ doctrine in Indian Constitutional law?

 Who among the following was presented with the Olympic Order on 28 August 2024 by International Olympic Committee (IOC)?

 Who is the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, appointed as the state’s Deputy Chief Minister in September 2024?

The 11^th edition of Indian Coast Guard's National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise & Workshop (SAREX-24) will be conducted in _____.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Extremists concerning the freedom struggle of India?

Current flows upward through a vertical wire. The direction of the magnetic field at a point south of the wire will be:

As of March 2024, what were the Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) and Net Non Performing Assets (NNPA) ratios for Indian banks?

What was the primary focus of the economic policies adopted by the colonial government in India?

The Rigveda comprises a compilation of 1028 hymns that are categorised into how many Mandalas?

The northernmost point of India lies in which region?

Who was the first ruler who tried to take his message to the people through inscriptions?

Released in 2024, ‘The Scientist Entrepreneur: Empowering Millions of Women’ is the autobiography of which Indian activist?

In 1968, late Indian composer Pandit Ravi Shankar became the very first Indian to win the Grammy Award for which of the following music albums in the ‘Best Chamber Music Performance’ category?

What reduction in import duty on gold was proposed to curb smuggling and stimulate the organised jewellery sector by Budget 2024?

Where was the 6^th India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue held in October 2024?