RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 551
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
KIFB
QOLC
GFBD
IGDQuestion 552
GK
If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? \(22\ C\ 10\ D\ 9\ A\ 21\ B\ 42 = ?\)
A
14B
12C
16D
15Question 553
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
OR-LEB
KM – HAC
BE-YRD
MP – JCQuestion 554
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? \(184\ 164\ 145\ 127\ 110\ 94\ ?\)
A
81B
75C
79D
83Question 555
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? DXN HCR LHV PMZ ?
A
TRDB
TSCC
USCD
SQEQuestion 556
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 9 ? 18 45 109 234
A
15B
12C
10D
17Question 557
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
Father's mother's brother's wifeB
Brother's wifeC
Father's mother's brother's daughterD
Father's brother's wifeQuestion 558
GK
In a certain code language, 'queen chin steak' is coded as 'kc eq rq' and 'steak arch food' is coded as 'yg kc mz'. How is 'steak' coded in the given language?
A
ygB
kcC
rqD
eqQuestion 559
GK
Each of the digits in the number 2536841 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. 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
10B
11C
8D
7Question 560
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Each vowel in the word BACKLOG 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 appear exactly twice in the new group of letters thus formed?
A
JB
BC
KD
PQuestion 561
GK
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. FHI : GBE KXN : LRJ
A
BNU : CHQB
FKK : GEHC
MHD : NBAD
HLP : IFMQuestion 562
GK
Sikar starts from Point A and drives 17 km towards the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 14 km, turns left and drives 18 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 19 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 1 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 westB
5 km to the westC
4 km to the eastD
6 km to the westQuestion 563
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 above E. Only B is kept between E and Q. Only R is kept below C. Only one box is kept between Q and D. How many boxes are kept between S and R?
A
TwoB
ThreeC
OneD
FourQuestion 564
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Refer to the following letter series and answer the question. (Counting to be done from left to right only.) (Left) V A R V Y R A C M W S A I G Z O W V R R F (Right) How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a consonant?
A
ThreeB
OneC
TwoD
NoneQuestion 565
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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? RU29 QT37 PS45 OR53 ?
A
NR62B
NR61C
NQ62D
NQ61Question 566
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 fans are motors. All motors are scooters. Conclusion (I): Some scooters are motors Conclusion (II): All fans are scooters
A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsB
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followC
Only conclusion (II) followsD
Only conclusion (I) followsQuestion 567
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, 196 17, 324
A
21, 400B
15, 256C
19, 361D
18, 381Question 568
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What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? TWY VYA XAC ZCE ?
A
BCEB
BDFC
BFFD
BEGQuestion 569
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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 five boxes are kept above D. Only three boxes are kept between D and C. Only four boxes are kept between C and S. Only E is kept between C and B. R is kept at one of the positions above C. How many boxes are kept between Q and S?
A
ThreeB
TwoC
FourD
OneQuestion 570
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According to World Population Prospects, 2024, what is the estimated peak of the world’s population in the mid-2080s?
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10.3 billionB
11.1 billionC
8.2 billionD
9.5 billionQuestion 571
GK
What is the purpose of using different file types with extensions in an operating system like MS Windows?
A
To hide file content and remove the content from fileB
To make file names longer and rename fileC
To increase file size and make changes in fileD
To allow the OS to determine which application should open the fileQuestion 572
GK
Who among the following highlighted the widespread poverty in India during the colonial period through the book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?
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Dadabhai NaorojiB
Pherozeshah MehtaC
Mahatma GandhiD
Bal Gangadhar TilakQuestion 573
GK
Which term refers to the quantitative study of reactants and products in a chemical reaction?
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MolarityB
StoichiometryC
Mass per centD
Mole fractionQuestion 574
GK
Who among the following founded the secret revolutionary society ‘Abhinav Bharat’ in 1904?
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Shyamji Krishna VarmaB
Khudiram BoseC
V.D. SavarkarD
Lala Har DayalQuestion 575
GK
Which AI-enabled digital governance tool, integrated with BHASHINI, was introduced to generate structured minutes of Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings from audio or video inputs, with multilingual support across 14 Indian languages?
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GramLekha AI PlatformB
Rural Governance Documentation ToolC
Panchayat Digital Recorder SystemD
SabhaSaar