RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1001
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 211, 219, 235, 259, 291, ?
A
341B
331C
321D
330Question 1002
GK
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question. (Counting to be done from left to right only.) (Left) I G I H C Y A O Z L K E P D J C O P T I R G (Right) How many such consonants are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a vowel?
A
3B
5C
4D
6Question 1003
GK
If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, what will come in place of the question mark ‘?’ in the following equation? 220 C 56 A 14 D 17 B 12 = ?
A
24B
36C
30D
20Question 1004
GK
Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two sets of pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. NPS : KMP DOQ : ALN
A
SEL : OAIB
EHL : CFIC
HDP : EAMD
DHG : BECQuestion 1005
GK
Refer to the given series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digit numbers only. (Left) 8 7 1 9 3 4 1 2 3 7 5 7 7 8 5 6 6 1 6 3 7 3 5 (Right) How many such even digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an even digit?
A
OneB
NoneC
ThreeD
TwoQuestion 1006
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
NV – JRB
GT – CPC
HL – FDD
QF – MBQuestion 1007
GK
In a certain code language, A = B means ‘A is the son of B’, A $ B means ‘A is the sister of B’, A @ B means ‘A is the wife of B’ and A * B means ‘A is the father of B’. How is W related to G if ‘W = F $ K @ L * G’?
A
Mother's brother's sonB
Sister's sonC
Mother's sister's sonD
Father's sister's sonQuestion 1008
GK
Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution?
A
Industrial discharge pipeB
Urban stormwater drainC
Sewage outletD
Agricultural runoffQuestion 1009
GK
Who led the Portuguese expedition that first landed in Calicut, India, in 1498?
A
Vasco da GamaB
Pedro Álvares CabralC
Alfonso de AlbuquerqueD
Bartholomew DiazQuestion 1010
GK
Which Acts are being amended to allow private sector participation in India's nuclear energy sector?
A
Atomic Energy Act, 1962 & CLND Act, 2010B
Atomic Energy Act, 1962 & Energy Conservation Act, 2001C
Electricity Act, 2003 & Atomic Energy Act, 1962D
Electricity Act, 2003 & CLND Act, 2010Question 1011
GK
After defeating the Shakas and annexing their territories in western India, which Gupta ruler assumed the imperial title “Vikramaditya” to mark his supremacy?
A
Kumaragupta IB
SkandaguptaC
SamudraguptaD
Chandragupta IIQuestion 1012
GK
The Committee on Government Assurances primarily deals with ______ .
A
Promises and undertakings made by Ministers in ParliamentB
Monitoring of government expenditure in ParliamentC
Examining Rules under Article 312D
Policy review of public enterprisesQuestion 1013
GK
World Toilet Day was observed on which date in 2025?
A
9 OctoberB
19 OctoberC
9 NovemberD
19 NovemberQuestion 1014
GK
Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs the State to protect and improve the environment?
A
Article 37AB
Article 43AC
Article 39AD
Article 48AQuestion 1015
GK
Which of the following countries participated in the 3rd edition of the Joint Special Forces Exercise 'CYCLONE' at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan from 10th to 23rd February 2025?
A
India and EgyptB
India and NamibiaC
India and ChinaD
India and IranQuestion 1016
GK
When a program in Windows appears as “Not Responding” and the user ends it using Task Manager, which action is effectively being requested from the operating system?
A
Convert the program into a serviceB
Change the program's file typeC
Move the program to another driveD
Force the process to terminate and release its resourcesQuestion 1017
GK
When moving down a group in the Modern Periodic Table, what happens to the number of valence electrons?
A
Remains the sameB
Increases by twoC
Decreases by oneD
Increases by oneQuestion 1018
GK
In a row of 38 people facing the north, Keerthi is 13th from the right end. If Tanvi sits 7th to the left of Keerthi, what is Tanvi's position from the left end of the row?
A
19thB
20thC
17thD
18thQuestion 1019
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
CDBB
GHEC
LMJD
STQQuestion 1020
GK
Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? CDX DFU EHR ? GLL
A
FTRB
FGYC
FDRD
FJOQuestion 1021
GK
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. (Left) H U N V Y M L N D M Q M B E M N Z W M J I N F Q N (Right) How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is fifth from the right end and eighth from the left end of the series?
A
ThreeB
FiveC
TwoD
FourQuestion 1022
GK
Seven boxes, G, H, I, J, Q, R and S, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept between I and R. Only J is kept above S. Only three boxes are kept below I. H is kept at some place below G but at some place above Q. Which box is kept third above Q?
A
JB
RC
SD
GQuestion 1023
GK
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? RHE 53, WMC 61, BRA 69, GWY 77, ?
A
KBV 83B
MAX 85C
LBW 85D
KCU 83Question 1024
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 135 146 168 201 245 ?
A
300B
310C
290D
280Question 1025
GK
Abhinav starts from Point A and drives 16 km towards the west. He then takes a right turn, drives 8 km, turns right and drives 19 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 14 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
5 km to the southB
6 km to the northC
5 km to the northD
6 km to the south