RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 426
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 63 68 ? 93 113 138

A
88
B
78
C
83
D
85
Question 427
GK

In a certain code language, 'FILM' is coded as '6043' and 'LIME' is coded as '7304'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

A
4
B
7
C
3
D
0
Question 428
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
DF-WP
B
UW-MG
C
SU-KE
D
HJ-ZT
Question 429
GK

In a certain code language, A ! B means 'A is the wife of B', A > B means 'A is the sister of B', A = B means 'A is the father of B' and A -  B means 'A is the son of B'. How is N related to E if 'N > U - R ! S = E'?

A
Daughter's sister
B
Sister
C
Daughter
D
Sister's daughter
Question 430
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: Some pickles are seeds. All seeds are flowers. Conclusions: (I) Some pickles are flowers. (II) All flowers are seeds.

A
Only conclusion (II) follows
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
C
Only conclusion (I) follows
D
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Question 431
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) 5 4 5 6 5 8 5 1 7 6 3 9 7 6 4 1 7 6 4 5 7 6 4 7 7 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
None
B
Four
C
One
D
Two
Question 432
GK

Seven people, Manu, Neha, Ojas, Pritam, Rina, Sita and Tina, are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Rina sits second to the right of Tina and second to the left of Sita. Manu sits third to the left of Ojas and Manu is an immediate neighbour of Rina. Pritam sits second to the left of Manu. How many people sit between Sita and Tina, when counted from the left of Tina?

A
One
B
Two
C
Three
D
None
Question 433
GK

LPBF is related to QUGK in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, FJVZ is related to KOAE. To which of the following options is UYKO related, following the same logic?

A
ZDTP
B
ZTPO
C
ZOPT
D
ZDPT
Question 434
GK

In a row of 214 students facing north, Rt is 164 th from the left end. If Kl is 37 th to the right of Rt, what is Kl's position from the right end of the line?

A
12 th
B
11 th
C
13 th
D
14 th
Question 435
GK

TJ 12 is related to VF 4 in a certain way. In the same way, HE 10 is related to JA 2. To which of the following is DR 5 related, following the same logic?

A
VH -6
B
FN -3
C
JI -7
D
HJ 9
Question 436
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? CMZ 3 HRE 6 MWJ 9 RBO 12?

A
WGT 15
B
KDT 15
C
NDY 18
D
SPR 16
Question 437
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 hens are shirts. All cats are shirts. Conclusions: (I) Some hens are cats. (II) Some shirts are cats.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
B
Only conclusion (II) follows
C
Only conclusion (I) follows
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Question 438
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 one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
CAD
B
FDG
C
IGK
D
KIL
Question 439
GK

Each letter in the word CENTURY is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and then all the letters thus formed are arranged in alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will be fifth from the left in the new group of letters thus formed?

A
U
B
V
C
Z
D
O
Question 440
GK

Six boxes F, G, H, I, J and C are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only four boxes are kept between H and I. Only H is kept above J. Only two boxes are kept between J and F. C is kept immediately above G. Which box is kept fourth from the bottom?

A
F
B
C
C
G
D
J
Question 441
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.) (13, 33, 5) (6, 40, 19)

A
(17, 33, 10)
B
(9, 39, 15)
C
(8, 46, 22)
D
(20, 37, 12)
Question 442
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
NMP
B
BAD
C
VUY
D
GFI
Question 443
GK

Each vowel in the word CORRECT is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will be fourth from the right in the new group of letters thus formed?

A
Q
B
P
C
S
D
R
Question 444
GK

If 'A' stands for '$\div$', 'B' stands for 'x', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '- ', what will come in place of the question mark '?' in the following equation? 10 A 2 C 35 B 2 = ? C 20

A
45
B
35
C
50
D
55
Question 445
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? JUC55 , OZH67 , TEM79 , YJR91 , ?

A
DOW103
B
LOW103
C
DOX103
D
DEW103
Question 446
GK

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 1528634, then what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
13
B
10
C
12
D
14
Question 447
GK

Seven people P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre of the table. P2 sits to the immediate right of P6. P5 is sitting immediately between P4 and P3. P2 sits second to left of P4. P1 sits third to left of P7. How many people are sitting between P1 and P7 when checked from right of P7?

A
Two
B
One
C
Four
D
Three
Question 448
GK

Vikash starts from Point A and drives 14 km towards the south. He then takes a right turn, drives 17 km, turns right and drives 19 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 18 km. He takes a final right 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-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
3 km to the east
B
2 km to the west
C
4 km to the east
D
1 km to the west
Question 449
GK

G is the sister of Y. Y is the brother of J. M is the father of W. W is the son of J. How is G related to M?

A
Wife's mother
B
Sister
C
Wife's sister
D
Mother
Question 450
GK

Who among the following won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in 2025?

A
Mondo Duplantis
B
Serena Williams
C
Tom Pidcock
D
Novak Djokovic