RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 501
GK

Each of the digits in the number 9342156 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

A
None
B
One
C
Three
D
Two
Question 502
GK

What should come in place of ? in the given series? 37 57 81 109 141 177 ?

A
205
B
211
C
217
D
214
Question 503
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
ON - QP
B
UT - WX
C
SR - UT
D
LK - NM
Question 504
GK

Refer to the given letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) O K I Y C R L U K V I E H L Y V O N Q O S Z (Right) How many such consonants are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a vowel?

A
3
B
2
C
4
D
1
Question 505
GK

Each of the digits in the number 3164857 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits that are third from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
9
B
8
C
10
D
12
Question 506
GK

Seven people, N, H, C, D, E, R and G, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only one person sits to the left of R. G sits fourth from the right end. Only two people sit between R and E. D sits to the immediate left of N. H does not sit to the left of C. How many people sit between C and D?

A
Two
B
Four
C
Three
D
One
Question 507
GK

Bablu is the husband of Chetna. Anita is the daughter of Bablu. Ekam is the brother of Anita. Manu is the son of Anita. Kunal is the brother of Manu. How is Chetna related to Kunal?

A
Mother's mother
B
Daughter
C
Father's mother
D
Mother
Question 508
GK

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only G is kept above A. Only two boxes are kept between A and C. Only D is kept below E. F is not kept immediately above C. How many boxes are kept between E and F?

A
4
B
2
C
3
D
1
Question 509
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? HEP 27, MCN 41, RAL 55, WYJ 69, ?

A
CVH 83
B
BXG 81
C
BWH 83
D
AWG 81
Question 510
GK

Seven boxes, U, V, W, X, A, B and C, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only U is kept below W. Only A is kept between V and X. Only C is kept between B and X. Box B is kept at the top-most position. Which box is kept at the third position from the bottom?

A
V
B
X
C
C
D
A
Question 511
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? ZQF 19, DUJ 28, HYN 37, LCR 46, ?

A
PGV 55
B
QFU 60
C
QHU 57
D
RFW 52
Question 512
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 Corns are Cauliflowers. No Cauliflowers are Spinaches. Conclusion (I): No Spinaches are Corns. Conclusion (II): Some Spinaches are Corns.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Only conclusion (II) follows
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Question 513
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
GKN
B
QNJ
C
BFI
D
PTW
Question 514
GK

HI 26 is related to FF 11 in a certain way. In the same way, MG 22 is related to KD 7. To which of the following is KF 14 related, following the same logic?

A
HC − 1
B
IB −33
C
IC −1
D
HB −3
Question 515
GK

R, E, A, D, I, N and G are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. D sits third to the left of R. A sits second to the left of G. Only R sits between I and A. E is not an immediate neighbor of D. How many people sit between N and A when counted from the right of N?

A
Two
B
Four
C
One
D
Three
Question 516
GK

Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of persons in a room. (NOTE: You have to take the given data to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts.)   How many such engineers are there who are also athletes but not teachers?

A
24
B
35
C
23
D
28
Question 517
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 17 40 61 80 97 112 ?

A
125
B
130
C
127
D
122
Question 518
GK

In a certain code language, A @ B means 'A is the mother of B', A × B means 'A is the wife of B', A + B means 'A is the brother of B' and A ÷ B means 'A is the father of B'. How is S related to H if 'S × D + R ÷ Y @ H'?

A
Mother's father's brother's wife
B
Father's brother's wife
C
Brother's wife
D
Mother's father's brother's daughter
Question 519
GK

Kiran starts from Point A and drives 23 km towards the north. She then takes a right turn, drives 9 km, turns right and drives 31 km. She then takes a right turn and drives 17 km. She takes a final right turn, drives 8 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
9 km to the west
B
8 km to the west
C
8 km to the east
D
9 km to the east
Question 520
GK

Seven boxes X, Y, Z, W, V, U and T are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Y is placed at the bottommost position. Exactly three boxes are kept between T and W. W is kept on one of the positions above T. Box U is kept immediately above Z. Box X is kept immediately below W. Box V is kept immediately above W. Which box is second from the bottom?

A
U
B
T
C
V
D
W
Question 521
GK

JS 12 is related to MO -3 in a certain way. In the same way, LW 9 is related to OS -6. To which of the following is BT 6 related, following the same logic?

A
EP -9
B
TR 10
C
PT -11
D
YT 8
Question 522
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? EV21 IS33 MP45 QM57 ?

A
UJ69
B
VK71
C
UK71
D
VJ69
Question 523
GK

In a certain code language, "VINP" is coded as "61" and "FSKA" is coded as "85". What is the code for "TOYG" in the given language?

A
63
B
61
C
55
D
69
Question 524
GK

Refer to the following letter series and answer the question. (Counting to be done from left to right only.) (Left) E S I C X Z O W G U K A Q D F T B Y M R H (Right) How many such consonants are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a vowel?

A
3
B
2
C
1
D
4
Question 525
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 man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
HKO
B
ZCG
C
BEI
D
VZC