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
341
B
331
C
321
D
330
Question 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
3
B
5
C
4
D
6
Question 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
24
B
36
C
30
D
20
Question 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 : OAI
B
EHL : CFI
C
HDP : EAM
D
DHG : BEC
Question 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
One
B
None
C
Three
D
Two
Question 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 – JR
B
GT – CP
C
HL – FD
D
QF – MB
Question 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 son
B
Sister's son
C
Mother's sister's son
D
Father's sister's son
Question 1008
GK

Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution?

A
Industrial discharge pipe
B
Urban stormwater drain
C
Sewage outlet
D
Agricultural runoff
Question 1009
GK

Who led the Portuguese expedition that first landed in Calicut, India, in 1498?

A
Vasco da Gama
B
Pedro Álvares Cabral
C
Alfonso de Albuquerque
D
Bartholomew Diaz
Question 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, 2010
B
Atomic Energy Act, 1962 & Energy Conservation Act, 2001
C
Electricity Act, 2003 & Atomic Energy Act, 1962
D
Electricity Act, 2003 & CLND Act, 2010
Question 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 I
B
Skandagupta
C
Samudragupta
D
Chandragupta II
Question 1012
GK

The Committee on Government Assurances primarily deals with ______ .

A
Promises and undertakings made by Ministers in Parliament
B
Monitoring of government expenditure in Parliament
C
Examining Rules under Article 312
D
Policy review of public enterprises
Question 1013
GK

World Toilet Day was observed on which date in 2025?

A
9 October
B
19 October
C
9 November
D
19 November
Question 1014
GK

Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs the State to protect and improve the environment?

A
Article 37A
B
Article 43A
C
Article 39A
D
Article 48A
Question 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 Egypt
B
India and Namibia
C
India and China
D
India and Iran
Question 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 service
B
Change the program's file type
C
Move the program to another drive
D
Force the process to terminate and release its resources
Question 1017
GK

When moving down a group in the Modern Periodic Table, what happens to the number of valence electrons?

A
Remains the same
B
Increases by two
C
Decreases by one
D
Increases by one
Question 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
19th
B
20th
C
17th
D
18th
Question 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
CDB
B
GHE
C
LMJ
D
STQ
Question 1020
GK

Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?  CDX DFU EHR ? GLL

A
FTR
B
FGY
C
FDR
D
FJO
Question 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
Three
B
Five
C
Two
D
Four
Question 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
J
B
R
C
S
D
G
Question 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 83
B
MAX 85
C
LBW 85
D
KCU 83
Question 1024
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  135 146 168 201 245 ?

A
300
B
310
C
290
D
280
Question 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 south
B
6 km to the north
C
5 km to the north
D
6 km to the south