RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 976
GK

What is the title of the book, released in April 2025 in New Delhi, that compiles Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches on culture?

A
Sanskriti Ke Shilpkar
B
Modi on Culture and Heritage
C
Bharat Ki Sanskritik Yatra
D
Sanskriti Ka Panchva Adhyay
Question 977
GK

Which of the following was a characteristic feature of Harappan street planning?

A
Narrow zig-zag streets designed to control traffic flow
B
Broad circular roads radiating out from a central square
C
Streets intersecting at right angles forming a criss-cross pattern
D
Elevated stone causeways replacing ordinary streets
Question 978
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
PNN
B
KHI
C
ZWX
D
FCD
Question 979
GK

Seven people F, G, H, L, M, O and Q are sitting in a row facing north. Only two people sit between H and Q. Only H sits to the right of G. Only three people sit between G and F. L sits at some place to the left of O, but at some place to the right of M. How many people sit between M and O?

A
Two
B
Three
C
Four
D
One
Question 980
GK

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. VXW − UWV WYX − VXW

A
BDC − ACB
B
BCA − ACB
C
BDC − ZCA
D
BCA − ZBA
Question 981
GK

In a certain code language, ‘salt elbow care’ is coded as ‘zh pv nf’ and ‘night care jar’ is coded as ‘ab po zh’. How is ‘care’ coded in the given language?

A
zh
B
ab
C
nf
D
pv
Question 982
GK

Each of the digits in the number 73912685 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
None
B
Two
C
One
D
Three
Question 983
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? \(39 - 15 \div 3 + 124 \times 4 = \ ?\)

A
59
B
52
C
53
D
50
Question 984
GK

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. D is kept third from the bottom. C is kept above A but below D. Only two boxes are kept between G and F. E is kept above F but below B. How many boxes are kept between E and D?

A
Two
B
One
C
Three
D
None
Question 985
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.) (15, 12, 37) (25, 15, 50)

A
(2, 8, 20)
B
(23, 5, 40)
C
(24, 10, 40)
D
(18, 17, 42)
Question 986
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 G is kept above E. Only C is kept between E and A. Only F is kept below B. How many boxes are kept between C and F?

A
4
B
3
C
1
D
2
Question 987
GK

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? BMS EPV HSY KVB ?

A
NYD
B
NYE
C
OYE
D
NXE
Question 988
GK

What should come in place of the ‘?’ in the given series? 51, 78, 132, 213, 321, ?

A
456
B
462
C
448
D
450
Question 989
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? GCH 10, DZE 21, AWB 32, XTY 43, ?

A
UQB 56
B
UQV 54
C
KPT 56
D
LFY 58
Question 990
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 two boxes are kept between G and B. Only D is kept above C. No box is kept below B. F is kept at some place below A but at some place above E. How many boxes are kept between D and E?

A
2
B
1
C
4
D
3
Question 991
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
PS − OR
B
FI − EH
C
KN − JL
D
LO − KN
Question 992
GK

Mr. Yorly starts from Point A and drives 29 km towards East. He then takes a right turn, drives 16 km, turns right and drives 39 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 9 km. He then takes a right turn, drives 6 km, turns left and drives 3 km. He takes a final right 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 degrees turns only unless specified.)

A
7 km to the West
B
6 km to the South
C
4 km to the North
D
8 km to the East
Question 993
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) 5 4 3 1 6 8 8 1 5 7 7 7 4 1 6 2 7 9 1 3 9 7 7 3 9 2 6 (Right) How many such odd numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number and also immediately followed by an even number?

A
4
B
2
C
5
D
3
Question 994
GK

DIOR is related to AEJL in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, RSUT is related to OOPN. To which of the following options is IGFB related, following the same logic?

A
FCAV
B
FCVA
C
FVCA
D
FAVC
Question 995
GK

A, B, D, J, O, T and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the center. Only four people sit between B and D when counted from the right of B. O and T are immediate neighbors of J. Exactly four people sit between A and Z when counted from the left of A. Z is not an immediate neighbor of O or D. How many people sit between D and Z when counted from the left of D?

A
One
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
Question 996
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? LJL MKM NLN OMO ?

A
PQS
B
POO
C
PNP
D
PMO
Question 997
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 doors are petals. Some flowers are petals. Conclusion (I): Some flowers are doors. Conclusion (II): All petals are flowers.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
D
Only conclusion (II) follows
Question 998
GK

In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the sister of B’, A − B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A × B means ‘A is the father of B’ and A ÷ B means ‘A is the mother of B’. Based on the above, how is M related to R if ‘M × N ÷ O − P + Q − R’?

A
Father's father
B
Brother
C
Father
D
Mother's father
Question 999
GK

Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of persons. (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 Consultants are there who are Bankers as well as Advocates?

A
25
B
32
C
17
D
11
Question 1000
GK

In a certain code language, ‘FISH’ is coded as ‘1963’ and ‘HITS’ is coded as ‘6983’. What is the code for ‘T’ in the given code language?

A
8
B
9
C
6
D
3