RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 51
GK
Which of the following optical properties of light enables sunglasses to reduce glare from sunlight reflected off surfaces such as water or roads?
A
RefractionB
DiffractionC
InterferenceD
PolarizationQuestion 52
GK
Which type of natural vegetation covers the largest geographical area in India?
A
Mountain vegetationB
Tidal mangrove vegetationC
Tropical Deciduous vegetationD
Dry Tropical Thorn vegetationQuestion 53
GK
In which year did FEMA replace FERA?
A
1990B
1998C
1994D
1999Question 54
GK
With which country did the United Kingdom (UK) sign the Kensington Treaty, the first treaty between the two countries since the Second World War, in July 2025?
A
United StatesB
JapanC
GermanyD
FranceQuestion 55
GK
Which of the following baskets of the Buddhist Tipitaka contains monastic rules?
A
Jataka PitakaB
Sutta PitakaC
Abhidhamma PitakaD
Vinaya PitakaQuestion 56
GK
Consider the following statements regarding the provincial administration in the Mughal period and select the correct option. Statement I: Each Suba was placed under a Subedar or provincial governor who was directly appointed by the Emperor. Statement II: Daroga-i-Dak was responsible for maintaining the communication channel.
A
Both statements I and II are incorrect.B
Statement I is incorrect, while statement II is correct.C
Both statements I and II are correct.D
Statement I is correct, while statement II is incorrect.Question 57
GK
Which of the following Union Territories has a Legislative Assembly?
A
LakshadweepB
LadakhC
National Capital Territory of DelhiD
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsQuestion 58
GK
Which Amendment restored the primacy of Fundamental Rights over Directive Principles?
A
44 th AmendmentB
42 nd AmendmentC
74 th AmendmentD
84 th AmendmentQuestion 59
GK
Who among the following led the large-scale armed attack on the Chittagong armoury in April 1930?
A
Surya SenB
Chandrasekhar AzadC
Jatin DasD
Bhagat Singh Section Question 60
GK
Refer to the following series and answer the question. (Counting to be done from left to right only.) (all numbers are single digit numbers only.) (Left) 9 2 3 1 4 5 6 8 5 4 3 2 1 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 9 8 3 4 5 2 6 8 2 (Right) How many such even digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a perfect square and immediately followed by an odd digit? (NOTE: 1 is also a perfect square.)
A
ThreeB
More than threeC
TwoD
OneQuestion 61
GK
Amit starts from Point Y and drives 14 km towards South. He then turns left and drives 35 km, takes a left and drives 68 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 41 km. He takes a left turn, drives 54 km, turns right and drives 53 km to stop at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)
A
57 km towards eastB
56 km towards westC
61 km towards westD
59 km towards eastQuestion 62
GK
What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? SQU TRV USW VTX ?
A
WVXB
WUYC
WXZD
WTXQuestion 63
GK
If 2 is added to each even digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 5973642, then what will be the sum of all the even digits in the new number thus formed?
A
24B
20C
16D
18Question 64
GK
John ranked 16 th from the bottom and 29 th from the top in his class. How many students are there in his class?
A
43B
41C
44D
42Question 65
GK
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged and ‘−’ and ‘×’ are interchanged? 603 + 9 × 18 − 6 ÷ 56 = ?
A
11B
20C
16D
15Question 66
GK
In a certain code language, ‘NORM’ is coded as ‘7341’ and ‘ROME’ is coded as ‘3748’. What is the code for ‘E’ in the given code language?
A
4B
7C
3D
8Question 67
GK
Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of persons working in an organization. (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 employees are there who also speak German?
A
43B
45C
41D
28Question 68
GK
Each letter in the word LANGUID is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is second from the left and the one which is fourth from the right in the new letter cluster thus formed?
A
7B
5C
4D
3Question 69
GK
Seven people, Mayank, Nidhi, Palak, Rakesh, Surya, Tina and Vivek, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of Rakesh. Nidhi sits to the immediate left of Vivek and Vivek sits third to the left of Rakesh. Palak sits third to the right of Tina, but Palak does not sit at any extreme ends. Rakesh is not an immediate neighbour of Mayank. How many people sit between Tina and Vivek?
A
ThreeB
OneC
NoneD
TwoQuestion 70
GK
AEHB is related to FJMG in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, DHKE is related to IMPJ. To which of the following is GKNH related, following the same logic?
A
LPSMB
PLMSC
PLSMD
LPMSQuestion 71
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
RO-VTB
LI-PNC
PM-TRD
NK-ROQuestion 72
GK
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. A is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between A and G. E is kept at one of the positions below A. Only D is kept between G and F. C is kept at one of the positions above G. How many boxes are kept between B and E?
A
1B
2C
4D
3Question 73
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 cakes are biscuits. All pizzas are biscuits. Conclusion (I) : Some cakes are pizzas Conclusion (II) : Some biscuits are pizzas
A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followB
Only conclusion (I) followsC
Only conclusion (II) followsD
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsQuestion 74
GK
Uvx ranked 14 th from the top and 79 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?
A
93B
92C
90D
91Question 75
GK
In a certain code language, ‘chest shirt coal’ is coded as 'ym aw xu' and ‘coal lake pig’ is coded as ‘aw yh ky’. How is ‘coal’ coded in the given language?
A
ymB
awC
yhD
xu