RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 301
GK

BO 7 is related to EI -7 in a certain way. In the same way, CS 10 is related to FM -4. To which of the following is IJ 20 related, following the same logic?

A
GJ 9
B
OP -3
C
HT -6
D
LD 6
Question 302
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? CGT FJW IMZ LPC ?

A
OSF
B
ORF
C
NRE
D
QTC
Question 303
GK

Seven boxes R, S, T, U, V, W and X are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. V is kept neither at the top nor at the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between U and W. R is kept one of the positions between S and T. W is kept second from the bottom and immediately below T. How many boxes are kept between X and T?

A
FOUR
B
THREE
C
ONE
D
TWO
Question 304
GK

Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) S Z E C A O Q M D P U I J L N X K D (Right) How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a vowel?

A
Two
B
None
C
Three
D
One
Question 305
GK

In a certain code language, "SFOR" is coded as "116" and "WILA" is coded as "90". What is the code for "GMVC" in that given language?

A
120
B
95
C
110
D
90
Question 306
GK

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.) (5, 3, 16) (6, 3, 19)

A
(3, 5, 15)
B
(1, 7, 8)
C
(7, 3, 20)
D
(4, 6, 21)
Question 307
GK

In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the husband of B', A - B means 'A is the brother of B', A × B means 'A is the mother of B', and A ÷ B means 'A is the sister of B'. Based on the above, how is G related to R if 'G ÷ H + I × T - R'?

A
Brother's wife
B
Mother's sister
C
Father's mother
D
Father's sister
Question 308
GK

Seven boxes B, C, D, E, Q, R and S are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. No box is kept below C. Only two boxes are kept between E and C. Only Q is kept above D. S is kept at some place below B but at some place above R. Which box is kept immediately above S?

A
B
B
E
C
R
D
D
Question 309
GK

Seven boxes C,D,E,F,G,H and P are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. C is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between C and G. F is kept at one of the positions below C. Only H is kept between G and P. E is kept at one of the positions above G. How many boxes are kept between D and E?

A
Three
B
Four
C
Two
D
One
Question 310
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 G?

A
Mother's brother's son
B
Brother's wife
C
Brother's daughter
D
Sister's son
Question 311
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 pairs.)

A
RL-IQ
B
OI – EN
C
VP – MU
D
CW-TB
Question 312
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 217 190 165 142 121 102 ?

A
92
B
87
C
90
D
85
Question 313
GK

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

A
OQS
B
MPQ
C
MOQ
D
NQT
Question 314
GK

BGKM is related to HKMN in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, FHNP is related to LLPQ. To which of the following is NRTX related, following the same logic?

A
GFLN
B
TVVY
C
SWYC
D
TXZD
Question 315
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
CEH
B
PRU
C
UWX
D
JLO
Question 316
GK

Seven people H, I, J, K, W, Y and Z are sitting in a row facing north. Only three people sit between H and W. K sits to the immediate left of W. No one sits to the right of I. Only two people sit between I and K. Z sits to the immediate right of J. How many people sit between Y and Z?

A
One
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
Question 317
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if '+' and '−' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged? \(2814 \times 7 - 3 \div 75 + 5 = \;?\)

A
321
B
622
C
421
D
522
Question 318
GK

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7213546, which of the following digits will be third from the left in the new number thus formed?

A
7
B
9
C
5
D
3
Question 319
GK

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

A
8
B
11
C
9
D
7
Question 320
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 eggs are squares. Some crows are eggs. Conclusion (I): Some squares are crows. Conclusion (II): All eggs are crows.

A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
D
Only conclusion (II) follows
Question 321
GK

In a certain code language, 'eagle gum novel' is coded as 'fq ko hz' and 'novel fresh zebra' is coded as 'ko ef ni'. How is 'novel' coded in the given language?

A
ef
B
hz
C
fq
D
ko
Question 322
GK

If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for '×', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '−', then the resultant of which of the following will be 486?

A
404 A 4 C 15 D 50 B 8
B
404 D 4 D 15 C 50 A 8
C
404 B 4 D 15 C 50 A 8
D
404 A 4 D 15 C 50 B 8
Question 323
GK

Mr. Yorly starts from Point A and drives 9 km towards North. He then takes a left turn, drives 13 km, turns left and drives 19 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 44 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 10 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.)

A
35 km to the North
B
33 km to the South
C
31 km to the West
D
22 km to the East
Question 324
GK

What should come in place of the '?' in the given series? 43 ? 31 67 19 79

A
50
B
52
C
60
D
55
Question 325
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
HC - GB
B
JE - MK
C
NI - MH
D
LG - KF