RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 651
GK

Which Constitutional Article was primarily referenced by the Supreme Court in the declaration of maternity leave being a constitutional right even for a third child, in May 2025?

A
Article 27
B
Article 19
C
Article 21
D
Article 14
Question 652
GK

Which part of the small intestine in the human digestive system receives bile from the gall bladder and pancreatic juice from the pancreas through a common bile duct?

A
Duodenum
B
Jejunum
C
Ileum
D
Colon
Question 653
GK

The Wahabi Movement primarily originated in which region of India?

A
Bengal
B
Punjab
C
Bihar
D
Delhi
Question 654
GK

Which among the following measures was introduced by Muhammad bin Tughlaq to address the shortage of silver?

A
Token currency
B
Prohibition of wine
C
Garrison towns
D
Land revenue reforms
Question 655
GK

How many control characters are included in the original 7-bit ASCII standard?

A
16
B
64
C
32
D
33
Question 656
GK

The speed at which a Central Processing Unit (CPU) executes instructions is primarily determined by its clock rate, which is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz). If a CPU has a clock rate of 3.5 GHz, approximately how many clock cycles occur every second?

A
350 cycles per second
B
3.5 million cycles per second
C
3.5 billion cycles per second
D
3.5 thousand cycles per second
Question 657
GK

The asthenosphere plays an important role in plate movements because:

A
It is partially molten and allows plates to move
B
It is made of water bodies
C
It is perfectly solid and rigid
D
It forms the Earth’s magnetic field
Question 658
GK

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 man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
AWY
B
CYA
C
OLM
D
EAC
Question 659
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? CIF IOL OUR UAX ?

A
STH
B
AGD
C
FYH
D
MFY
Question 660
GK

The position(s) of how many letters will remain unchanged if each letter in the word COMBINE is arranged in the English alphabetical order?

A
1
B
3
C
0
D
2
Question 661
GK

DVUK is related to GZZQ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, PLOI is related to SPTO. To which of the following options is YXDA related, following the same logic?

A
BGIG
B
BBIG
C
GBBI
D
BGIB
Question 662
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 two boxes are kept above F. Only three boxes are kept below C. B is kept above G but below D. E is kept immediately above F but below A. How many boxes are kept between A and C?

A
One
B
Two
C
Three
D
None
Question 663
GK

All 195 people are standing in a row facing north. Rt is 143rd from the left end while Kl is 36th from the right end. How many people are there between Rt and Kl?

A
14
B
12
C
13
D
16
Question 664
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
GY - FV
B
TL - SI
C
AI - ZF
D
QC - PY
Question 665
GK

In a certain code language, 'MOPS' is coded as '5863' and ‘POEM’ is coded as ‘8765’. What is the code for ‘E’ in the given code language?

A
6
B
8
C
7
D
5
Question 666
GK

Each vowel in the word 'VOLUNTARY' is changed to the second 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 letter will appear exactly twice in the group of letters thus formed?

A
M
B
Q
C
W
D
K
Question 667
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? MAI PEN SIS VMX ?

A
YQC
B
ZRD
C
ZRC
D
APD
Question 668
GK

If + means - , - means x , x means $\div$ , and $\div$ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? \(9 - 4 + 45 \times 5 \div 3 = \, ?\)

A
35
B
30
C
20
D
25
Question 669
GK

In a certain code language, ‘FAME’ is coded as ‘8341’ and ‘FEAL’ is coded as ‘6438’. What is the code for ‘L’ in the given code language?

A
6
B
8
C
3
D
4
Question 670
GK

In a certain code language, A x B means 'A is the mother of B', A - B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A + B means ‘A is the wife of B’ and A * B means ‘A is the father of B’. How is H related to J if ‘H- I + O * D x J’ ?

A
Mother's mother's brother
B
Mother's mother's father
C
Son
D
Husband
Question 671
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 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
OP - EA
B
UV - KG
C
JK - WV
D
MN - CY
Question 672
GK

If + means - , -  means x ,  x means $\div$, and $\div$ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? \(38 - 25 \div 133 + 703 \times 19 = \, ?\)

A
1046
B
1052
C
1191
D
1156
Question 673
GK

Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s). Statements: Some cameras are pictures. Some pictures are monkeys. Conclusions: (I) Some cameras are monkeys. (II) All monkeys are pictures.

A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
B
Only conclusion (II) follows
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
D
Only conclusion (I) follows
Question 674
GK

Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s). Statements: All kings are buttons. No pants are kings. Conclusion (I): All buttons are kings. Conclusion (II): Some buttons are not pants.

A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Only conclusion (II) follows
D
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Question 675
GK

What should come in place of '?'in the given series? 486 441 401 366 336 ?

A
313
B
310
C
311
D
312