RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 251
GK

In the CCPI (Climate Change Performance Index) 2025, how is a country's climate performance assessed?

A
By combining emissions, energy use, and expert-reviewed climate policy data
B
Solely based on renewable energy production statistics
C
Through public opinion surveys and industrial growth trends
D
Only by analyzing national emissions targets and forest cover data
Question 252
GK

Which Amendment Act restored the Right to Property as a legal right?

A
44 th Amendment
B
42 nd Amendment
C
46 th Amendment
D
48 th Amendment
Question 253
GK

Which of the following Union Territories of India was granted legislature through the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963?

A
Puducherry
B
Andaman & Nicobar
C
Chandigarh
D
Delhi
Question 254
GK

Which of the following agreements signed between India and Uzbekistan officially came into effect in May 2025, having been signed in September 2024 in Tashkent?

A
Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)
B
Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA)
C
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)
D
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
Question 255
GK

The structural and functional unit of nature is _________.

A
Environment
B
Ecology
C
Ecosystem
D
Cell
Question 256
GK

Tholpavakoothu, the traditional shadow puppetry performance, originates from which Indian state?

A
Odisha
B
Kerala
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
West Bengal
Question 257
GK

Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the capital of which empire?

A
Vijayanagara Empire
B
Maurya Empire
C
Mughal Empire
D
Gupta Empire
Question 258
GK

Provision for 'living wage' and 'decent standard of life' for workers under the Directive Principle of State Policy (DPSP) is contained in which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution?

A
Article 42
B
Article 43
C
Article 41
D
Article 47
Question 259
GK

Which of the following is a correct match of a climate type with its vegetation or features as per Koeppen's scheme of classification of climate?

A
Aw – Deciduous forests and tree-shredded grasslands
B
Cfa – Cold desert and permafrost
C
BWh – Dense evergreen canopy
D
ET – Tropical rainforest
Question 260
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. Statement: All Chickens are Quails. All Quails are Pigeons. Conclusion (I): No Pigeons are Chickens. Conclusion (II): Some Pigeons are Chickens.

A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Only conclusion (II) follows
D
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Question 261
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? EIJ 33 GKL 27 IMN 21 KOP 15 ?

A
MQV 8
B
MRQ 9
C
MPQ 8
D
MQR 9
Question 262
GK

In a certain code language, 'jaw bush oven' is coded as 'ht vq xe' and 'zebra egg jaw' is coded as 'vq db ia'. How is 'jaw' coded in the given language?

A
vq
B
ht
C
xe
D
db
Question 263
GK

Seven people, J, K, C, D, E, Q and H, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only four people sit to the right of Q. Only two people sit to the right of E. K is the immediate neighbour of J and E. H sits third to the right of D. How many people sit between C and K?

A
Five
B
Three
C
Two
D
Four
Question 264
GK

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two sets of pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. GFK : JAE LGP : OBJ

A
FNP : IIK
B
GIM : JDH
C
JKH : MGB
D
CLW : FGQ
Question 265
GK

FR 6 is related to JL 17 in a certain way. In the same way, EU 12 is related to IO 23. To which of the following is SL 3 related, following the same logic?

A
YT 9
B
WF 14
C
AK 11
D
OK 17
Question 266
GK

Refer to the given series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digit numbers only. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 2 8 7 5 6 9 7 6 8 4 8 2 1 8 2 8 6 8 1 3 1 1 3 (Right) How many such odd digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by an even digit?

A
One
B
Four
C
Three
D
Two
Question 267
GK

Moksh starts from Point A and drives 21 km towards the south. He then takes a left turn, drives 14 km, turns left and drives 29 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 21 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 8 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.)

A
8 km to the west
B
7 km to the west
C
7 km to the east
D
8 km to the east
Question 268
GK

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 5431786, what will be difference between the highest and lowest digits in the number thus formed?

A
6
B
8
C
2
D
5
Question 269
GK

Each letter in the word MONKEYS is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is second from the left and the one which is fourth from the right in the new letter cluster thus formed?

A
2
B
4
C
1
D
5
Question 270
GK

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 2563174, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

A
Two
B
Zero
C
Three
D
One
Question 271
GK

If '+' means '−', '−' means '×', '×' means '÷', '÷' means '+', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 17 − 3 ÷ 8 + 21 × 3 = ?

A
49
B
52
C
50
D
51
Question 272
GK

In a certain code language, "WIAO" is coded as "40" and "TNCR" is coded as "47". What is the code for "FXAJ" in that given language?

A
30
B
33
C
39
D
41
Question 273
GK

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs 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
UQ - SP
B
NJ - LH
C
QM - OK
D
WS - UQ
Question 274
GK

Seven people, R, B, Y, J, E, F and N, are sitting in a row, facing north. Y sits third from the right end. Only three people sit between B and Y. N is the immediate neighbour of E and J. F sits second to the right of E. How many people sit between R and J?

A
Five
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
Question 275
GK

Anil ranked 27 th from the top and 19 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

A
43
B
44
C
45
D
46