RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 451
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The Western Ghats are highest in which region?
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Tamil NaduB
GoaC
KeralaD
KarnatakaQuestion 452
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Which component of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) is responsible for performing calculations and logical comparisons?
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Control Unit (CU)B
Main Memory (RAM)C
RegisterD
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)Question 453
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Which factors are responsible for the increase in metallic character down a group in the periodic table?
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Decreasing ionization energy and increasing atomic sizeB
Constant ionization energy and decreasing atomic sizeC
Increasing ionization energy and decreasing atomic sizeD
Increasing atomic size and constant ionization energyQuestion 454
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Under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025, rural households are guaranteed a minimum of how many days of wage employment per year?
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50 daysB
125 daysC
100 daysD
75 daysQuestion 455
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Which law governs the relationship between the pressure and volume of a fixed amount of gas at constant temperature?
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Boyle's LawB
Gay-Lussac's LawC
Charles's LawD
Avogadro's LawQuestion 456
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In 2025, India's ranking in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) was:
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15 thB
18 thC
12 thD
10 thQuestion 457
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In which field are computers used for tasks like weather forecasting, simulation, and research?
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Space and MeteorologyB
Sports TrainingC
AgricultureD
EntertainmentQuestion 458
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The IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2025 listed which of the following among the top 3 most competitive economies?
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Switzerland, Singapore, Hong KongB
Brazil, Russia, South AfricaC
USA, China, IndiaD
Germany, Japan, CanadaQuestion 459
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Which inscription expresses Ashoka's remorse after the Kalinga war?
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Rock Edict IB
Rock Edict VIIC
Pillar Edict VD
Rock Edict XIIIQuestion 460
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GILF is related to NPSM in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, JLOI is related to QSVP. To which of the following is MORL related, following the same logic?
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VTYSB
TVYSC
VTSYD
TVSYQuestion 461
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What should come in place of the '?' in the given series? 156 180 228 300 ? 516
A
396B
382C
376D
402Question 462
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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.)
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OQMB
KMIC
TVRD
FHEQuestion 463
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In a certain code language, 'FILE' is coded as '4128' and 'LIME' is coded as '1268'. What is the code for 'M' in the given code language?
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8B
6C
1D
2Question 464
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Each vowel in the word MELODIA 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. How many letters will appear exactly twice in the new group of letters thus formed?
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ThreeB
OneC
ZeroD
TwoQuestion 465
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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. TNM : XPJ URL : YTI
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FUS : JWQB
LQX : PTUC
HMK : LOHD
EDO : IFKQuestion 466
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Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? BHP 16 LRZ 25 VBJ 36 FLT 49 ?
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UDN 81B
PVD 64C
LCS 64D
LXE 81Question 467
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Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. MLJ−LKI XWU−WVT
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FDA−EDBB
FDA−DCAC
FEC−EDBD
FEC−DDAQuestion 468
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Refer to the following letter series and answer the question. (Counting to be done from left to right only.) (Left) G L Y N J Z U Q M F D E U S A B Y D V X P (Right) How many such consonants are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a vowel?
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OneB
NoneC
ThreeD
TwoQuestion 469
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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.)
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HDGB
EADC
KGID
NJMQuestion 470
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Six boxes, Q, R, S, T, U and W, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only one box is kept between U and R. Only S is kept above W. No box is kept below R. T is kept at some place below Q. Which box is kept immediately above T?
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QB
UC
RD
WQuestion 471
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In a certain code language, 'FIRE' is coded as '5279' and 'FEAR' is coded as '5427'. What is the code for 'A' in the given code language?
A
7B
5C
2D
4Question 472
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Riya starts from Point A and drives 4 km towards the south. She then takes a left turn, drives 8 km, turns left and drives 6 km. She then takes a left turn and drives 9 km. She takes a final left turn, drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)
A
3 km to the westB
2 km to the eastC
4 km to the westD
1 km to the eastQuestion 473
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Seven people F, G, H, L, M, O and Q are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. G sits to the immediate right of L. Only three people sit between O and M when counted from the left of O. Only three people sit between L and Q when counted from the right of Q. F is an immediate neighbor of Q as well as M. How many people sit between H and O when counted from the right of H?
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OneB
ThreeC
TwoD
FourQuestion 474
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Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept above C. Only one box is kept between F and C. Only three boxes are kept between F and E. E is kept at some place above C. G is kept immediately below E. B is kept at one of the places above D. A is not kept immediately above or below F. How many boxes are kept between B and G?
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1B
4C
3D
2Question 475
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Seven people, T, E, A, R, I, N and G, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit to the left of R. Only G sits to the right of E. Only three people sit between E and A. I sits at some place to the left of T but at some place to the right of N. How many people sit between N and T?
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ThreeB
TwoC
FourD
One