RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 576
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Which continent is entirely in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres?
A
AfricaB
EuropeC
AustraliaD
AsiaQuestion 577
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Fundamental Duties of the citizens were enumerated by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution, adopted in the year:
A
1986B
1966C
1988D
1976Question 578
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Which book written by Jyotirao Phule was dedicated to those who fought against slavery in America?
A
The Cultivator's WhipcordB
StripurushtulnaC
Satyarth PrakashD
GulamgiriQuestion 579
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Seven boxes, F, G, H, I, J, K and L, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only one box is kept between G and F. J is kept at the fourth position from the top. Only one box is kept above L. I is kept immediately below L. K is kept at a position somewhere above J. How many boxes are kept between K and H?
A
OneB
TwoC
ThreeD
FourQuestion 580
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Each vowel in the word RADULAE 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?
A
ZeroB
TwoC
OneD
ThreeQuestion 581
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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.) (2, 5, 7) (3, 10, 13)
A
(7, 49, 51)B
(6, 37, 43)C
(5, 26, 36)D
(8, 63, 75)Question 582
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In a certain code language, ‘stage pig add’ is coded as ‘yv se kk’ and ‘third add bee’ is coded as ‘se ec wm’ . How is 'add' coded in that language? (All codes are two-letter codes.)
A
kkB
yvC
ecD
seQuestion 583
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Refer to the given letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) F M I H Y F Y E G K Y O N V K H Q T E K N (Right) How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a vowel?
A
NoneB
OneC
TwoD
ThreeQuestion 584
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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. Only two people sit between Q and L when counted from the right of Q. Only two people sit between L and O when counted from the left of O. Only three people sit between Q and F when counted from the right of Q. M sits to the immediate left of H. Who sits third to the left of G?
A
HB
LC
FD
MQuestion 585
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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 letter-cluster pair 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
ST - YZB
CD - IJC
IJ - OPD
MJ - LPQuestion 586
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What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? PRY WYF DFM KMT ?
A
RTAB
RATC
RTYD
ERTQuestion 587
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Seven boxes, A, U, V, W, X, Y and Z, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Y is kept second from the bottom. Only two boxes are kept between Y and V. A is kept on one of the positions before V but on one of the positions after W. Only Z is kept between Y and U. Which box is kept first from the bottom?
A
AB
WC
XD
UQuestion 588
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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
OGYB
QAIC
KCUD
PHZQuestion 589
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Each vowel in the word NOTFERN 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?
A
TwoB
OneC
ThreeD
ZeroQuestion 590
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In a certain code language, ‘LOTS’ is coded as ‘8439’ and ‘JOLS’ is coded as ‘4853’. What is the code for ‘J’ in the given code language?
A
4B
3C
5D
8Question 591
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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
US - OPB
TR - OMC
PN - KID
XV - SQQuestion 592
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LOSM is related to QTXR in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, ILPJ is related to NQUO. To which of the following is FIMG related, following the same logic?
A
NKLRB
NKRLC
KNRLD
KNLRQuestion 593
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In a certain code language, J + Q means ‘J is the mother of Q’, J – Q means ‘J is the brother of Q’, J x Q means ‘J is the husband of Q’ and J ÷ Q means ‘J is the sister of Q’. Based on the above, how is A related to F if ‘A ÷ B x C + D – E ÷ F’?
A
Father's sisterB
SisterC
MotherD
Mother's sisterQuestion 594
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What will come in place of ‘?’ in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘-‘ are interchanged and ‘x’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? \(12 \div 4 + 9 \times 3 - 8 = ?\)
A
53B
39C
44D
35Question 595
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In a certain code language, A x B means A is the mother of B, A ≠ B means A is the wife of B, A ÷ B means A is the daughter of B and A ₹ B means A is the father of B. Based on the above, how is C related to M if C ≠ D ₹ E x L ÷ M?
A
Brother's wifeB
Husband's motherC
Wife's motherD
Wife's brother's wifeQuestion 596
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Mr. Yorly starts from Point A and drives 17 km towards East. He then takes a left turn, drives 18 km, turns left and drives 30 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 31 km. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns left and drives 6 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 4 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 degrees turns only unless specified.)
A
5 km to the WestB
9 km to the EastC
8 km to the NorthD
7 km to the NorthQuestion 597
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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 Eagles are Seagulls. Some Seagulls are Peacocks. Conclusion (I): Some Eagles are Peacocks. Conclusion (II): No Peacocks are Eagles.
A
Only conclusion (I) followsB
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followC
Only conclusion (II) followsD
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsQuestion 598
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Seven people, T, E, A, R, I, N and G, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the left of N. Only three people sit between N and G. Only one person sits between G and E. I sits to the immediate left of R. A is not an immediate neighbor of G. How many people sit to the right of T?
A
TwoB
FourC
OneD
ThreeQuestion 599
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KL 9 is related to IH −2 in a certain way. In the same way, PG 7 is related to NC −4. To which of the following is JQ 14 related, following the same logic?
A
HN 6B
IM 3C
IN 6D
HM 3Question 600
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What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 135 150 180 225 285 ?
A
360B
340C
350D
330