RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 951
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 3 1 2 6 8 4 5 3 9 7 2 4 5 1 8 2 3 5 9 8 5 7 3 5 6 (Right) How many such odd digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?
A
OneB
NoneC
More than twoD
TwoQuestion 952
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Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) U N E H W Y B X P E L Q R C G R U A Z R U (Right) How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a consonant?
A
ThreeB
TwoC
NoneD
OneQuestion 953
GK
In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select, from the given options, the one which follows the same logic. MEGA - EAGM - AGEM TONS - OSNT - SNOT
A
WEAR - WAER - RAEWB
POND - OPND - DONPC
KITE - IETK - ETIKD
LEGS - ELGS - SEGLQuestion 954
GK
Seven boxes, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. N is kept fourth from the top. Only two boxes are kept between N and S. Only P is kept above M. O is kept immediately above S. Q is kept on one of the positions after M but on one of the positions before N. Which box is kept third from the bottom?
A
QB
RC
OD
SQuestion 955
GK
In a certain code language, 'SAFE' is coded as '3698' and 'FACE' is coded as '5398'. What is the code for 'S' in the given code language?
A
3B
9C
8D
6Question 956
GK
Read the given statements 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 statements. Statement: All Cobalt is Silver. No Silver is Vanadium. Conclusion I: No Vanadium is Cobalt. Conclusion II: Some Vanadium is Cobalt.
A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followB
Only conclusion (I) followsC
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsD
Only conclusion (II) followsQuestion 957
GK
Tanmay starts from Point Y and drives 23 km towards West. He then takes a right turn, drives 63 km, turns right and drives 31 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 27 km. He takes a right turn, drives 79 km. He then turns left, drives 36 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
73 km towards westB
75 km towards eastC
71 km towards westD
71 km towards eastQuestion 958
GK
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? KE64, MC27, PZ8, ?
A
TW1B
SV1C
TV1D
TV8Question 959
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.) (53, 47, 35) (117, 111, 99)
A
(212, 206, 194)B
(74, 68, 55)C
(33, 27, 14)D
(85, 76, 64)Question 960
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 phones are irons. Some irons are vaults. Conclusions (I): No iron is a phone. Conclusions (II): Some phones are vaults.
A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsB
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followC
Only conclusion (I) followsD
Only conclusion (II) followsQuestion 961
GK
Seven boxes, G, H, I, J, K, L and M, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept between M and J. I is kept third from the top. Only M is kept between H and I. Only K is kept below J. G is kept at one of the positions below M but not immediately above J. Which box is kept third from the bottom?
A
HB
KC
GD
LQuestion 962
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
ROSB
XUYC
NKOD
LJMQuestion 963
GK
SF 19 is related to VA 6 in a certain way. In the same way, GG 16 is related to JB 3. To which of the following is KL 2 related, following the same logic?
A
JI −12B
KL −10C
NG −11D
HY −9Question 964
GK
Seven people, U, T, E, N, S, I and L, are sitting in a row, facing the north. Only two people sit to the left of N. Only three people sit between N and S. Only one person sits between S and E. I sits to the immediate left of L. U is not an immediate neighbor of S. How many people sit to the right of T?
A
FourB
ThreeC
OneD
TwoQuestion 965
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G is the father of Y. Y is the brother of J. M is the father of W. W is the son of J. How is M related to G?
A
Daughter's husbandB
FatherC
BrotherD
Daughter's sonQuestion 966
GK
Each letter in the word HARMFUL 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 first from the right in the new letter cluster thus formed?
A
15B
17C
14D
13Question 967
GK
In a certain code language, A ? B means 'A is the wife of B', A @ B means 'A is the mother of B', A : B means 'A is the father of B' and A + B means 'A is the daughter of B'. How is M related to H if 'M + A @ R ? C : H'?
A
Mother's brotherB
Mother's fatherC
Mother's daughterD
Mother's sisterQuestion 968
GK
Which of the following texts is considered the earliest Vedic composition depicting the life of early Vedic people?
A
SamavedaB
AtharvavedaC
RigvedaD
YajurvedaQuestion 969
GK
Annalena Baerbock, who served as the President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in 2025, belongs to which country?
A
Czech RepublicB
DenmarkC
GermanyD
AustriaQuestion 970
GK
What was the theme of World Environmental Health Day 2025 observed on 26 September 2025?
A
Clean Air, Healthy PeopleB
Plastic-Free FutureC
Protecting Our PlanetD
Water for AllQuestion 971
GK
In August 2025, which mission did PM Modi announce to stop enemy defence infiltrations and boost India’s attack strength?
A
Sudarshan Chakra MissionB
Project KushaC
Agni‑V Shield MissionD
Mission TrishulQuestion 972
GK
India has secured which rank in the Asia Power Index 2025?
A
FirstB
FourthC
ThirdD
SecondQuestion 973
GK
Which of the following coastal plains contains irregular, indented coastlines with natural harbours?
A
Konkan RegionB
East Coastal PlainC
Kathiawar PlainD
Rann of KutchQuestion 974
GK
The Paika Rebellion (1817), considered one of the earliest anti-colonial uprisings, took place in which region?
A
BengalB
AssamC
OdishaD
MaharashtraQuestion 975
GK
India’s fourth Asia Cup win in men’s hockey (2025) ended a drought of how many years?
A
12 yearsB
10 yearsC
8 yearsD
5 years