RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 851
GK

In December 2025, which state government allotted 480 acres of land to Adani Infra (India) Pvt. Ltd., a notified partner of Google-owned Raiden Infotech India, for establishing 1 GW AI Data Centres in the state?

A
Tamil Nadu
B
Andhra Pradesh
C
Rajasthan
D
Gujarat
Question 852
GK

Which key national challenge served as the primary focus of the National Agricultural Policy (NAP) introduced in 2000?

A
Cutting down reliance on renewable energy sources
B
Accelerating urban infrastructure projects
C
Feeding 1.4 billion people while improving farmers' incomes
D
Expansion of industrial export zones
Question 853
GK

In which of the following ways is the Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha elected?

A
By the Governor
B
Directly by the public
C
By the Chief Minister
D
By the members of the Vidhan Sabha
Question 854
GK

A quantity is measured in meters per second squared (m/s²). What is this quantity?

A
force
B
energy
C
acceleration
D
velocity
Question 855
GK

Which type of Emergency could be implemented due to 'internal disturbance' before the 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution?

A
Financial Emergency
B
President's Rule
C
National Emergency
D
Martial Law
Question 856
GK

The assassination attempt on Viceroy Lord Hardinge in Delhi in 1912 was organised by revolutionaries led by:

A
Madanlal Dhingra and VD Savarkar
B
Surya Sen and Jatin Mukherjee
C
Rasbehari Bose and Sachindranath Sanyal
D
Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki
Question 857
GK

Which type of agriculture is commonly practiced in densely populated monsoon regions of Asia?

A
Mediterranean agriculture
B
Intensive subsistence farming
C
Shifting cultivation
D
Nomadic herding
Question 858
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?  DIXC 6 JNBF 12 PSFI 18 VXJL 24 BCNO 30 ?

A
HIRS 34
B
IISS 34
C
HHRR 36
D
IHSR 36
Question 859
GK

Seven people A, B, D, J, O, T and Z are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit to the left of B. Only Z sits to the right of T. Only three people sit between T and O. J sits at some place to the left of A but at some place to the right of D. Who sits immediately to the right of B?

A
T
B
O
C
Z
D
A
Question 860
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 below C. Only two boxes are kept between E and C. Only Q is kept above D. S is kept at some place below B but at some place above R. Which box is kept immediately above S?

A
R
B
D
C
B
D
E
Question 861
GK

Seven boxes, G, H, I, L, M, N and O, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order.  No box is kept above M. Only two boxes are kept between L and H. Only three boxes are kept between M and H. N is kept immediately above H. Only four boxes are kept between L and I. G is kept at some place above O. Which box is kept second above G?

A
H
B
L
C
M
D
O
Question 862
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
HV - KT
B
OA - RY
C
SZ - VW
D
YT - BR
Question 863
GK

What will come in place of '?' in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged?  14 x 2 - 12 ÷ 4 + 8 = ?

A
16
B
47
C
22
D
18
Question 864
GK

In a certain code language,  A % B means 'A is the father of B',  A € B means 'A is the wife of B',  A = B means 'A is the mother of B', and  A ? B means 'A is the daughter of B'.  Based on the above, how is B related to X if 'B = C ? O % P € X'?

A
Brother's wife
B
Wife
C
Sister
D
Wife's mother
Question 865
GK

Each of the digits in the number 4317856 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
9
C
7
D
8
Question 866
GK

Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.  JM - NQ - RU  BE - FI - JM

A
NE - QK - XQ
B
HI - MP - SU
C
MP - QT - UX
D
EB - IG - NL
Question 867
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  GNI JRL MVO PZR ?

A
RDV
B
SDU
C
TCV
D
TEU
Question 868
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  372 321 277 240 210 187 ?

A
173
B
171
C
165
D
168
Question 869
GK

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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.)  123, 116  102, 95

A
365, 357
B
413, 402
C
604, 596
D
541, 534
Question 870
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 brooms are rings. No broom is a lamp.  Conclusions:  (I) Some lamps are rings.  (II) All rings are lamps.

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 871
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
SA – LI
B
YG-RO
C
OW – HF
D
AI-TQ
Question 872
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 mountains. All mountains are arrows.  Conclusion (I): Some mountains are kings.  Conclusion (II): All kings are arrows.

A
Only conclusion (II) follows
B
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
C
Only conclusion (I) follows
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Question 873
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 one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
HKJ
B
NQU
C
PSW
D
KNR
Question 874
GK

Bhavesh starts from Point A and drives 19 km towards the east. He then takes a left turn, drives 16 km, turns left and drives 23 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 18 km. He takes a final left 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-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
2 km to the north
B
2 km to the south
C
3 km to the south
D
3 km to the north
Question 875
GK

Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.  ROD : UKF  OLF : RHH

A
JQS : MMV
B
PUD : SRH
C
UIL : QFO
D
KFK : NBM