RPF Constable 2024 Official Paper (Held On: 18 Mar, 2025 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

The sum of five numbers is 655. The average of the first two numbers is 75 and the third number is 119. Find the average of the remaining two numbers?

Find the value of \(\frac{16}{23} + \frac{11}{46} - \frac{15}{23} + \frac{17}{46} - \frac{9}{23} \)

1% of 95% of a number is what percentage of that number?

Three partners invested in a business in the ratio 6:1:5. They invested their capitals for 7 months, 10 months and 8 months, respectively. What was the ratio of their profits?

The sides of a triangle are 7 cm, 24 cm, and 25 cm. What is the area of this triangle?

A metallic cube of side 12 cm is cut into 8 equal solid cubes of equal volume. Find the ratio between the surface areas of a cube with a larger edge to a smaller edge.

7 men can complete a piece of work in 6 days while 4 women can do it in 14 days. In how many days can 2 women and 2 men complete it?

An electric pump can fill a tank in 5 hours. Due to a leakage in the tank, it takes 6(1/4) hours to fill the tank. How much time will this leak take to empty the full tank if water does not get in or out of the tank through any other point during this period?

The average of first 139 even numbers is

With a discount of 10% on the marked price, on selling an item, 20% profit is earned. What should be the percentage discount on the marked price to earn 10% profit?

Find the greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 10, 20, 40 and 75.

Simplify the following.

\(\frac{4}{5} + \left( 1056 \times \frac{6}{96 \times 5} \right) \)

The monthly incomes of two friends Gopal and Akshay, are in the ratio 5 : 7 respectively and each of them saves ₹93000 every month. If the ratio of their monthly expenditure is 2 : 4, find the monthly income of Gopal(in ₹).

What is the interest amount for ₹40,000 at the rate of 10% per annum compounded half yearly for 1.5 years?

An amount of ₹858 is divided among three persons in the ratio of 9 : 8 : 13. The difference between the largest and the smallest shares (in ₹) in the distribution is:

In a race, an athlete covers a distance of 360 m in 120 sec in the first lap. He covers the second lap of the same length in 60 sec. What is the average speed (in m/sec) of the athlete?

The cost of a television set rose from ₹16,000 to ₹19,200. Find the percentage increase.

The compound interest on a certain sum of money for two years at 8% per annum is ₹312. What is the principal amount (in ₹)?

The sum of five numbers is 655. The average of the first two numbers is 75 and the third number is 109. Find the average of the remaining two numbers?

A retailer purchases a batch of electronics at a marked price of ₹20,000. The supplier offers a trade discount of 15% and an additional scheme discount of 5% on the price after the trade discount. What is the effective price the retailer pays after both discounts?

The value of \(\sqrt{169} + \sqrt{0.0289} - \sqrt{4.41} =\)

Evaluate: 2 × {17 - 3 × (9 -4)}

Find the value of \(\left[ \left( \frac{9}{6} \right)^{-9} \times \left( \frac{6}{9} \right)^{-6} \times \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{-3} \right]^{-9} \)

John and Mike can complete a piece of work in 10 hours and 15 hours, respectively. How long will it take for them to complete the work together?

A bike goes 94 meters in a second. Find its speed in km/hr.

A 629 m long train crosses a man walking at a speed of 10.4 km/h in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. What is the speed (in km/h) of the train?

The selling price of a dozen bananas is equal to the cost price of 20 bananas. The percentage of profit is ______.

Ravi sold an article to Mahesh at 15% profit and Mahesh sold it to Ashutosh at 10% loss. If Ashutosh paid ₹2,691 to Mahesh, then find the cost price of the article paid by Ravi.

Find the LCM of 0.24, 0.36 and 0.48.

A sum, when invested at 10% simple interest per annum, amounts to ₹3360 after 2 years. What is the simple interest (in ₹) on the same sum at the same rate of interest in 2 years?

The average of the marks of 15 students in a class is 42. If the marks of each student are doubled, find the new average?

A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 7.2 km/h. The other one walks at 12.6 km/h. The train needs 6.6 and 13.2 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?

The sum of five numbers is 655. The average of the first two numbers is 77 and the third number is 130. Find the average of the remaining two numbers?

Find the total surface area of a right circular cone, if the height and radius of the cone are 63 cm and 16 cm, respectively.

Find the value of (8K² − 5K) for which the number 25K583 is divisible by 11.

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 dolls are toys.

All toys are pink.

No pink is white.

Conclusions:

I) Some toys are white.

II) Some toys are doll.

III) Some dolls are white.

All 32 people are standing in a row facing North. Steve is 18^th from the right end while

Ben is 22^nd from the left end. How many people are there between Steve and Ben?

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

QSV NPS KMP HJM ?

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.

COIN - OICN - NIOC

SINK - INSK - KNIS

Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people

sit to the left of A. Only three people sit between A and F. Only one person sits between F and D. E sits to the immediate left of B. C is not an immediate neighbour of F. How many people sit to the right of A?

Each letter in the word STYLISH is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will be third from the right in the letter-cluster thus formed?

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.)

In a certain code language,

A : B means ‘A is the father of B’

A + B means ‘A is the wife of B’

A = B means ‘A is the son of B’

A < B means ‘A is the sister of B’

Based on the above, how is E related to A if 'E = X + T : R < A’?

Brij starts from Point A and drives 23 km towards the south. He then takes a left turn,

drives 29 km, turns left and drives 28 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 34 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 5 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° turns only unless specified.)

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.)

(14, 13, 28)

(17, 15, 33)

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

127 121 109 91 67 ?

Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of ‘?’ will logically

complete the series.

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 fans are mirrors.

All fans are slippers.

Conclusions:

(I) : Some mirrors are slippers.

(II) : All slippers are fans.

In a certain code language,

‘A + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’

‘A – B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’

‘A × B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’

‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’

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

Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of ‘?’ will logically

complete the series.

Refer to the following series and answer the question (all numbers are single digit

numbers only).

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

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

Christian starts from Point A and drives 12 km towards east. He then takes a left turn,

drives 7 km, turns left and drives 13 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 10 km. He

takes a final left turn, drives 1 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 degrees turns only unless specified)

If ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘−’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged, then what will come in

place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

20 ÷ 5 + 4 × 6 − 2 = ?

WQKE is related to UOIC in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, TNHC is related to RLFA. To which of the following is VPJD related, following the same logic?

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

15 28 50 81 121 ?

Each of D, E, F, H, I, J and K has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. No one has the exam before F. Only three people have the exam between F and E. Only one person has the exam between E and K. I has the exam on Wednesday. J has the exam on one of the days after H but on one of the days before D. On which day of the week does J have the exam?

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

87, 96, 114, 141, ?, 222

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.)

In a certain code language, 'experience the moment' is coded as 'ot km cz' and 'the pen broke' is coded as 'jb cz mo'. How is 'the' coded in the given language?

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

(Left) 325 486 751 259 654 (Right)

(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7)

NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right.

What will be the resultant if the second digit of the second highest number is added to

the third digit of the lowest number?

In the following e×pression, what will be the value after calculation if all ‘a’s are

replaced by 4?

7 × 5 + 1 − a × 2 + 3 ÷ 3 − a × 2

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the

given series will complete the series.

BD_A F_GE _LKI NP_M R_SQ

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 mangoes are arrows.

All kings are mangoes.

Conclusions:

(I) : Some arrows are mangoes.

(II) : All kings are arrows.

Seven friends S, A, P, W, E, T, and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. E is sitting immediately between A and P. T is sitting to the immediate left of P and right of S. W is sitting third to the right of E. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Z?

If ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged, then what will come in

place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

6 ÷ 5 + 8 × 2 − 3 = ?

In a certain code language, ‘CLUE’ is coded as ‘9658’ and ‘GLUE’ is coded as ‘8769’.

What is the code for ‘G’ in the given code language?

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given

below. Both triads follow the same pattern.

PK-RM-TU

RM-TO-VW

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be

done from left to right only.

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

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

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

English alphabetical order?

FEW KAB PWG USL

In a certain code language, ‘SLIT’ is coded as ‘3782’ and ‘TILE’ is coded as ‘8217’. What is the code for ‘E’ in the given code language?

Under which Act was the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) established in India?

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

Place Leader of 1857 Revolt

I. Lucknow - Begum Hazrat Mahal

II. Jhansi Rani - Lakshmi Bai

III. Gwalior - Tatya Tope

IV. Allahabad - Kunwar Singh

At Dholavira _______ was used to build massive fortifications.

The sand dunes in the Thar desert are primarily formed by:

In 1997, which state was at the centre of a recommendation to impose President's Rule that President KR Narayanan sent back for reconsideration?

In the Harappan Civilisation, sculptures in _________ are excellent examples of

handling three-dimensional volumes.

Name the author who wrote the famous book on economics called 'Arthashastra'.

What was the ancient name of coastal Orissa?

In October 2024, which Indian IT company collaborated with NVIDIA to launch AI

solutions for industry-specific use cases?

Which Directive Principles of State Policy Article focuses on the organisation of village

panchayats?

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is mentioned in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

What does Human Development Index measure to assess development?

National Highway (NH)-2, a section of the Grand Trunk Road, is a major highway in India that runs from Delhi to _______.

Which of the following statements is/are correct in the context of the causes of failure

of the 1857 Revolt?

I. No active support of Princely states.

II. Lack of effective leadership of rebels.

As of 1 November 2024, how many T20I centuries has Rohit Sharma scored, tying him

with Glenn Maxwell for the most in this format?

Which of the following Acts ended the company rule in India?

What trend has CPI housing (rent) inflation shown from March to August 2024, in India?

Which region of the Western Coastal Plains is known for its indented coastline with

natural harbours?

Arjun Erigaisi climbed to which of the following positions in the global chess rankings

after his victory over Alexey Sarana at the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 on 7^th

November 2024?

Which of the following statements best represents the mass number of an atom?

Who among the following was the British resistance at Lucknow during the Revolt of

1857?

When was Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO) established?

In September 2024, the Government of India renamed Port Blair to _____.

How many holes of a Shahnai are used for playing?

Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons for the failure of the First War of

Independence?

Which of the following was a significant problem faced by the agricultural sector in

India around 1947?

Which of the following countries was the first to adopt the concept of Gross National

Happiness Index?

With reference to Gram Nyayalayas, who presides over the Gram Nyayalayas and what is their official designation?

Examine the dynamics of a rigid body that is either pivoted or fixed in some way. Which of the following options best describe the possible motion for such a system?

In 2024, BOBCARD LIMITED introduced the TIARA Credit Card exclusively designed for which of the following groups?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has retained the GDP growth rate of India for the

financial year 2024-25 at ____________.

How did HDFC Bank’s gross non-performing assets (NPA) change from Q1 FY25 to Q2 FY25?

The Battle of Khanua was fought between _______.

Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts has the land boundary

agreement between India and Bangladesh?

In November 2024, the Diplomatic Conference on Design Law took place in .

On which date did India’s maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 reach the L1 point (Lagrange point 1) in 2024, after being launched in September 2023?

Who among the following scientists is credited with the discovery of the element

radium?

Who among the following was NOT involved in the establishment of the Indian National Congress?

What was the name of the campaign unveiled by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to promote RuPay credit cards at Indian Premier League 2024?

Which state in India was one of the first to benefit from the Green Revolution?

The process of removing introns and connecting the remaining exons in a specific

sequence to form a mature mRNA molecule is known as _____.

Which of the following is/are an example of economic infrastructure?

In September 2024, the Union Government launched the upgraded ‘e-Shram: One-stop solution’ portal to provide access to which of the following for the unorganised Sector?

What was the primary characteristic of the Indian economy on the eve of independence in 1947?

The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory was inaugurated at _________ .

In which regions of India are the Mangrove Forests found?

Which geological event led to the formation of the Peninsular plateau?

As per Census of India 2011, towns with a population of over ____________ are

categorised as cities.

The Opening Ceremony of MALABAR 2024, under the aegis of the Eastern Naval

Command, was held onboard with which Indian Naval Ship at Visakhapatnam?

Rutherford’s planetary model of atom is also called the ________________.