RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 351
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.)
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OL-JQB
UR-PWC
XU-SYD
RO-MTQuestion 352
GK
In the following triad, 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. SAID - AISD - DIAS MODE - ODME - EDOM
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HOGS - OHGS - SOGHB
TONG - ONTG - GNOTC
UGLY - GLUY - GLYUD
MIND - MNID - DNIMQuestion 353
GK
Seven people H, I, J, K, W, Y and Z are sitting in a row facing north. Only J sits to the left of W. Only four people sit between J and Y. Only I sits between K and H and K is not an immediate neighbor of Y. How many people sit to the right of Z?
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ThreeB
OneC
NoneD
TwoQuestion 354
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 38 55 74 95 118 ?
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161B
143C
155D
152Question 355
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WT 16 is related to XW -1 in a certain way. In the same way, DE 9 is related to EH -8. To which of the following is NK 19 related, following the same logic?
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UY 1B
NJ 7C
ON 2D
TY 5Question 356
GK
Tus ranked 56 th from the bottom and 51 st from the top in his class. How many students are there in his class?
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107B
106C
105D
108Question 357
GK
QQ 5 is related to VR -6 in a certain way. In the same way, LV 12 is related to QW 1. To which of the following is ES 16 related, following the same logic?
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YT 4B
JT 5C
UG 3D
RW 1Question 358
GK
In a certain code language, EUOA is coded as 53 and YFMP is coded as 71. What is the code for RIZB in that given language?
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56B
66C
60D
58Question 359
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? TGA WJD ZMG CPJ ?
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FSMB
ERLC
DPND
GTCQuestion 360
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 to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (163, 186, 23) (144, 200, 56)
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(141, 229, 98)B
(113, 178, 65)C
(135, 187, 62)D
(201, 243, 43)Question 361
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
FGCB
BCYC
LNID
NOKQuestion 362
GK
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) U L Y M R D E L C D A E H R O H F X L D W H (Right) How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a consonant?
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FourB
TwoC
OneD
ThreeQuestion 363
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Seven boxes M, N, O, P, X, Y and Z are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Y is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between Y and O. X is kept at one of the positions below Y. Only N is kept between O and P. M is kept at one of the positions above O. How many boxes are kept between X and M?
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ThreeB
OneC
FourD
FiveQuestion 364
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
TPRB
NJKC
PLND
VRTQuestion 365
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 90 91 ? 126 190 315
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101B
91C
99D
111Question 366
GK
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All routers are dongles. All routers are phones. Conclusion (I) : Some dongles are phones Conclusion (II) : All phones are routers
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Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsB
Only conclusion (I) followsC
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followD
Only conclusion (II) followsQuestion 367
GK
In a certain code language, A x B means 'A is the mother of B', A ≠ B means 'A is the wife of B', A ÷ B means 'A is the daughter of B' and A ₹ B means 'A is the father of B'. Based on the above, how is C related to M if 'C ÷ D ≠ E ₹ L x M'?
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Son's wife's sisterB
Son's wifeC
Wife's sisterD
Mother's sisterQuestion 368
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Seven boxes B, C, D, E, Q, R and S are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only one box is kept above R. Only two boxes are kept between R and S. Only three boxes are kept between D and S. Only Q is kept below C. B is not kept immediately above S. How many boxes are kept between E and Q?
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ThreeB
OneC
TwoD
FourQuestion 369
GK
If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 63145729, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?
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ThreeB
TwoC
OneD
FourQuestion 370
GK
In India, which of the following institutions conducts Open Market Operations (OMOs) to manage money supply effectively?
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI)B
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD)C
Every state-owned govt. bankD
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)Question 371
GK
Which of the following natural regions is dominated by xerophytic or drought-resisting scrub with long roots, few or no leaves, and waxy or needle-shaped foliage?
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British type cool temperate regionB
Mediterranean woodlandC
Steppe grasslandsD
Hot desert (Sahara type) regionQuestion 372
GK
What was the theme for World Leprosy Day 2025?
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"Beat Leprosy".B
"Unite. Act. Eliminate."C
"Act Now. End Leprosy."D
"United for Dignity"Question 373
GK
Who is the author of the book "The Great Conciliator: Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Transformation of India," which was launched in April 2025?
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Rosie ThomasB
Arun Singhal and Devendra Kumar SharmaC
Sanjeev ChopraD
P.S. RamanQuestion 374
GK
Which Indian player set a new world record for most sixes in ODI cricket with 352 in November 2025?
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Virat KohliB
Suryakumar YadavC
Shubham GillD
Rohit SharmaQuestion 375
GK
The conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy and then into light and thermal energy occurs in which of the following cases?
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When a fan rotatesB
When a candle burnsC
When water is boiledD
When a flashlight is turned on