RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 226
GK
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 etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) 54, 110 56, 114
A
48, 96B
62, 126C
58, 120D
45, 90Question 227
GK
If '+' means '−', '−' means '×', '×' means '÷', '÷' means '+', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 18 − 3 ÷ 9 + 15 × 3 = ?
A
50B
57C
58D
49Question 228
GK
Seven boxes I, J, K, M, N, P and Q are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept between box K and box P. Only one box is kept between box I and box P, where box I is kept at the topmost position. Box N is kept immediately above box Q. Only two boxes are kept between box N and box M. Which box is kept fourth from the top?
A
PB
QC
JD
NQuestion 229
GK
Seven people, L, V, H, D, E, F and T, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only four people sit to the right of D. V sits fourth from the left end. E is the immediate neighbour of H and T. F sits third to the left of T. How many people sit between L and H?
A
ThreeB
FiveC
FourD
TwoQuestion 230
GK
In a certain code language, 'A @ B' means 'A is the mother of B', 'A & B' means 'A is the husband of B', 'A # B' means 'A is the father of B', 'A % B' means 'A is the son of B' and 'A * B' means 'A is the daughter of B'. If G @ K & V * P # W % J, then how is J related to K?
A
Wife's motherB
Wife's sisterC
DaughterD
MotherQuestion 231
GK
In a certain code language, 'PINS' is coded as '3247' and 'HIPS' is coded as '4627'. What is the code for 'H' in the given code language?
A
6B
2C
4D
7Question 232
GK
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if '+' and '−' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged? 805 ÷ 2 + 26 − 1203 × 3 = ?
A
1985B
1598C
1895D
1588Question 233
GK
Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s). Statements: All chairs are bats. No bat is a hat. Conclusions: (I) No chair is a hat. (II) Some hats are bats.
A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followB
Only conclusion (I) followsC
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsD
Only conclusion (II) followsQuestion 234
GK
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 brother of B', and A ? B means 'A is the daughter of B'. Based on the above, how is B related to X if 'B = C ? O % P € X'?
A
BrotherB
Wife's brotherC
FatherD
Wife's fatherQuestion 235
GK
In a certain code language, 'unit flash zebra' is coded as 'mi de cz' and 'zebra dance king' is coded as 'de uv id'. How is 'zebra' coded in the given language?
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deB
uvC
miD
czQuestion 236
GK
Seven people F, G, H, L, M, O and Q are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only one person sits between Q and L when counted from the right of Q. Only one person sits between L and M when counted from the left of M. Only one person sits between Q and G when counted from the right of G. Only two people sit between H and M when counted from the left of M. Only one person sits between F and G when counted from the right of F. Who sits to the immediate right and left of O, respectively?
A
Q and LB
F and LC
Q and GD
G and FQuestion 237
GK
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 clouds are water. Some water is vapor. Conclusions: (I) Some clouds are vapor. (II) Some vapor is water.
A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsB
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followC
Only conclusion (I) followsD
Only conclusion (II) followsQuestion 238
GK
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? HDK 10, LIO 15, PNS 20, TSW 25, ?
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YXA 28B
XXA 30C
XYB 30D
YYB 30Question 239
GK
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (Note: The odd man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)
A
BDDB
LMNC
JKLD
FGHQuestion 240
GK
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 is the one that 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.)
A
UQVB
OKMC
LHMD
RNSQuestion 241
GK
Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. RN-TP-VY PL-RN-TW
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NJ-PL-RUB
MJ-PL-RVC
NJ-PL-RVD
MJ-PK-RVQuestion 242
GK
What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? WAX BFC GKH LPM ?
A
QTQB
QRTC
QVQD
QURQuestion 243
GK
Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Mistake 2. Mild 3. Mist 4. Migrate 5. Milk
A
5, 3, 1, 2, 4B
4, 2, 1, 5, 3C
2, 3, 5, 4, 1D
4, 2, 5, 3, 1Question 244
GK
What should come in place of the '?' in the given series? 10 13 22 41 66 101 ?
A
146B
124C
142D
164Question 245
GK
Each letter in the word LANGUID is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is third from the left and the one which is third from the right in the new letter cluster thus formed?
A
6B
2C
5D
4Question 246
GK
What should come in place of the '?' in the given series? 28 12 10 13 24 ?
A
65B
60C
58D
70Question 247
GK
Based on the alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (Note: The odd man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)
A
HJIB
BDCC
EGFD
VYWQuestion 248
GK
HLJN is related to JNLP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, EIGK is related to GKIM. To which of the following is FJHL related, following the same logic?
A
HLJNB
HLINC
HMIND
HKINQuestion 249
GK
Refer to the following series and answer the question. (Counting to be done from left to right only.) (All numbers are single-digit numbers only.) (Left) 9 7 6 4 3 5 7 6 4 6 7 6 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 6 5 7 6 8 7 5 6 (Right) How many such even digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a perfect square and immediately followed by an even digit? (NOTE: 1 is also a perfect square)
A
TwoB
NoneC
ThreeD
OneQuestion 250
GK
Select the correct formula of Aluminium Sulphate.
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Al 2 SO 4B
Al(SO 4 ) 3C
Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3D
Al 3 SO 4