RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 801
GK

Sima ranked 12th from the top and 13th from the bottom in her class. How many students are there in her class?

A
20
B
23
C
22
D
24
Question 802
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
EFJ
B
FGK
C
YAD
D
GHL
Question 803
GK

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  GJL ORT WZB EHJ ?

A
MOQ
B
MQQ
C
MNP
D
MPR
Question 804
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?  BLE 6, UEX 11, NXQ 16, GQJ 21, ?

A
ZFB 25
B
XHE 26
C
ZJC 26
D
YLI 25
Question 805
GK

BGLQ is related to CHMR in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, VAFX is related to WBGY. To which of the following is PUZE related, in the same way?

A
QVLP
B
QVRT
C
QVAF
D
QVJK
Question 806
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  28 33 44 61 84 113 ?

A
137
B
143
C
140
D
148
Question 807
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if '+' and '−' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged?  12 − 50 ÷ 2 × 2 + 15 = ?

A
49
B
45
C
48
D
47
Question 808
GK

"Social, Economic and Political Justice" are borrowed from which revolution?

A
French Revolution
B
American Revolution
C
Russian Revolution
D
Glorious Revolution
Question 809
GK

Which album brought Dr. L. Subramaniam, the celebrated Indian violinist, a Grammy Award nomination in 1981?

A
Fantasy With Truth
B
Music Festival of India
C
West Meets East
D
Eternal Melodies
Question 810
GK

Where was the annual World Economic Forum meeting held in January 2025?

A
Oslo, Norway
B
Stockholm, Sweden
C
Copenhagen, Denmark
D
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
Question 811
GK

Who among the following was a ruler of the Chedi (Mahameghavahana) dynasty of Kalinga?

A
Kanishka
B
Pushyamitra Shunga
C
Gautamiputra Satakarni
D
Kharavela
Question 812
GK

If you measure the amount of electric charge flowing in a circuit, which SI unit would you use to record the result?

A
Coulomb
B
Ohm
C
Volt
D
Ampere
Question 813
GK

Which continent has the highest average elevation due to its thick ice sheets?

A
Africa
B
Europe
C
Antarctica
D
South America
Question 814
GK

Which device is designed to integrate processing, memory, and input/output components into one compact unit?

A
Microcontroller
B
System Bus
C
Micro Board
D
Motherboard
Question 815
GK

Who was appointed as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in December 2024?

A
Raghuram Rajan
B
Michael Patra
C
Poonam Gupta
D
Sanjay Malhotra
Question 816
GK

Which of the following Pushyabhuti rulers strengthened his position by defeating the Hunas?

A
Rajyavardhana
B
Prabhakarvardhana
C
Naravardhana
D
Harshavardhana
Question 817
GK

Which sector in India includes activities such as cotton textile production and iron and steel manufacturing?

A
Primary sector
B
Tertiary sector
C
Quaternary sector
D
Secondary sector
Question 818
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  MLJ HGE CBZ XWU ?

A
SQO
B
SRP
C
STV
D
SSO
Question 819
GK

Amrita is the sister of Bablu. Bablu is the brother of Deepak. Deepak is the son of Malti and Malti is the wife of Lakhan. Nehal is the brother of Lakhan. How is Nehal related to Amrita?

A
Father's brother
B
Son
C
Mother's brother
D
Brother
Question 820
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.)  (18, 6, 217)  (21, 6, 253)

A
(22, 5, 220)
B
(23, 6, 276)
C
(24, 6, 287)
D
(23, 4, 185)
Question 821
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?  Q18N O23P M28R K33T ?

A
I38U
B
I38V
C
J36V
D
J40U
Question 822
GK

In a row of 25 students facing North, Vinayak is 13th from the right end. If Utkarsh is 4th to the left of Vinayak, what is Utkarsh's position from the left end of the row?

A
8th
B
9th
C
4th
D
6th
Question 823
GK

In a certain code language, 'rest restores energy' is coded as 'rk fj mg' and 'positive energy attracts' is coded as 'tw es fj'. How is 'energy' coded in the given language?

A
rk
B
es
C
mg
D
fj
Question 824
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) 8 2 6 6 3 1 8 6 4 2 2 8 4 3 4 9 9 3 7 4 6 1 6 (Right)  How many such even digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?

A
None
B
Two
C
Three
D
One
Question 825
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
TL - NX
B
NF - HR
C
JB - DN
D
DV - PH