RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 901
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 D is kept above G. Only two boxes are kept between G and A. Only B is kept below E. F is not kept immediately above A. How many boxes are kept between E and F?

A
1
B
2
C
4
D
3
Question 902
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  TAV SZU RYT QXS ?

A
NWT
B
NOT
C
PWR
D
OXS
Question 903
GK

In a certain code language, 'XEQA' is coded as '49' and 'KLCH' is coded as '36'. What is the code for 'NJDX' in the given code language?

A
51
B
49
C
55
D
54
Question 904
GK

If 'A' stands for '÷' , 'B' stands for 'x', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '-' , what will be come in place of the question mark '?' in the following equation?  19 C 6 B 5 D 72 A 8 = ?

A
47
B
40
C
45
D
43
Question 905
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.)  18, 323  19, 360

A
14, 196
B
20, 400
C
22, 485
D
21, 440
Question 906
GK

In a certain code language,  A > B means 'A is the sister of B',  A = B means 'A is the father of B',  A ! B means 'A is the wife of B' and  A − B means 'A is the son of B'.  How is S related to E if 'S > C − O = P ! E'?

A
Wife's sister
B
Wife's mother
C
Wife's daughter
D
Wife's brother
Question 907
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  118 149 211 242 304 335 ?

A
427
B
387
C
407
D
397
Question 908
GK

Seven people P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre of the table. P7 sits second to right of P1. There are exactly two people between P1 and P6 when checked from right of P1. P2 is sitting immediately between P5 and P6. P3 sits second to right of P4. Who is sitting immediately between P6 and P3?

A
P5
B
P1
C
P4
D
P7
Question 909
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 above E. Only B is kept between E and Q. Only R is kept below C. Only one box is kept between Q and D. How many boxes are kept between S and R?

A
Three
B
One
C
Two
D
Four
Question 910
GK

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options the triad which follows the same logic.  DISK - DKSI - KSID  LEAF - LFAE - FAEL

A
POEM - PMEO - MEOP
B
GOAT - GAOT - TAOG
C
PRAY - PRYA - RAYP
D
WEST - EWST - TESW
Question 911
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
UT−PR
B
ZY−VU
C
JI−FE
D
ML−IH
Question 912
GK

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  POR VUX BAD HGJ ?

A
NLO
B
NMP
C
NNO
D
NOQ
Question 913
GK

Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern.  TO-UP-VY  QL-RM-SV

A
NI-OJ-PR
B
MI-OK-PR
C
MI-OJ-PR
D
NI-OJ-PS
Question 914
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 cars are bars. No car is a sun.  Conclusions:  (I) Some suns are bars.  (II) All bars are suns.

A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
B
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
C
Only conclusion (II) follows
D
Only conclusion (I) follows
Question 915
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
WB - PY
B
IN - BK
C
TY - MV
D
EJ - RG
Question 916
GK

Each vowel in the word WRENCHINGLY is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order AND each consonant is changed to the second letter preceding it in the English alphabetical order. How many letters will appear exactly twice in the group of letters thus formed?

A
Two
B
Three
C
Four
D
One
Question 917
GK

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.  1. Roast  2. Router  3. Road  4. Robust  5. Rope

A
1, 4, 3, 2, 5
B
1, 4, 3, 5, 2
C
3, 1, 5, 4, 2
D
3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Question 918
GK

Rakesh ranked 39th from the top and 46th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

A
86
B
84
C
83
D
85
Question 919
GK

X is the mother of F. F is the sister of T. U is the father of K. K is the husband of T. How is K related to X?

A
Father
B
Daughter's husband
C
Brother
D
Daughter's son
Question 920
GK

Each of the digits in the number 4738165 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

A
Two
B
Three
C
One
D
None
Question 921
GK

In a certain code language, 'zebra peak blue' is coded as 'sr dt tx' and 'bee zebra chest' is coded as 'dt bm qb'. How is 'zebra' coded in the given language?

A
sr
B
bm
C
tx
D
dt
Question 922
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 man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
UC – QY
B
TR – PN
C
BP – XL
D
KF – GA
Question 923
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 bats are chicks.  All bats are mats.  Conclusions:  (I) Some chicks are mats.  (II) All mats are bats.

A
Only conclusion (II) follows
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Question 924
GK

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

A
Four
B
One
C
Two
D
Three
Question 925
GK

Yaman starts from Point A and drives 18 km towards the west. He then takes a right turn, drives 19 km, turns right and drives 21 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 23 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 3 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
3 km to the south
B
2 km to the south
C
4 km to the north
D
5 km to the north