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
KIF
B
QOL
C
GFB
D
IGD
Question 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
14
B
12
C
16
D
15
Question 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-LE
B
KM – HA
C
BE-YR
D
MP – JC
Question 554
GK

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? \(184\ 164\ 145\ 127\ 110\ 94\ ?\)

A
81
B
75
C
79
D
83
Question 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
TRD
B
TSC
C
USC
D
SQE
Question 556
GK

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 9 ? 18 45 109 234

A
15
B
12
C
10
D
17
Question 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 wife
B
Brother's wife
C
Father's mother's brother's daughter
D
Father's brother's wife
Question 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
yg
B
kc
C
rq
D
eq
Question 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
10
B
11
C
8
D
7
Question 560
GK

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
J
B
B
C
K
D
P
Question 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 : CHQ
B
FKK : GEH
C
MHD : NBA
D
HLP : IFM
Question 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 west
B
5 km to the west
C
4 km to the east
D
6 km to the west
Question 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
Two
B
Three
C
One
D
Four
Question 564
GK

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
Three
B
One
C
Two
D
None
Question 565
GK

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
NR62
B
NR61
C
NQ62
D
NQ61
Question 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) follows
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
C
Only conclusion (II) follows
D
Only conclusion (I) follows
Question 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, 400
B
15, 256
C
19, 361
D
18, 381
Question 568
GK

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? TWY VYA XAC ZCE ?

A
BCE
B
BDF
C
BFF
D
BEG
Question 569
GK

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
Three
B
Two
C
Four
D
One
Question 570
GK

According to World Population Prospects, 2024, what is the estimated peak of the world’s population in the mid-2080s?

A
10.3 billion
B
11.1 billion
C
8.2 billion
D
9.5 billion
Question 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 file
B
To make file names longer and rename file
C
To increase file size and make changes in file
D
To allow the OS to determine which application should open the file
Question 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?

A
Dadabhai Naoroji
B
Pherozeshah Mehta
C
Mahatma Gandhi
D
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question 573
GK

Which term refers to the quantitative study of reactants and products in a chemical reaction?

A
Molarity
B
Stoichiometry
C
Mass per cent
D
Mole fraction
Question 574
GK

Who among the following founded the secret revolutionary society ‘Abhinav Bharat’ in 1904?

A
Shyamji Krishna Varma
B
Khudiram Bose
C
V.D. Savarkar
D
Lala Har Dayal
Question 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?

A
GramLekha AI Platform
B
Rural Governance Documentation Tool
C
Panchayat Digital Recorder System
D
SabhaSaar