RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1026
GK

Each of the digits in the number 7632198 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
ONE
B
NONE
C
THREE
D
TWO
Question 1027
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 pairs.)

A
KJ-PZ
B
HG – NW
C
FE-KU
D
PO – UE
Question 1028
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 one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
JKO
B
ROS
C
MJN
D
LIM
Question 1029
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  PCO QGL RKI SOF ?

A
SKM
B
CAP
C
SDF
D
TSC
Question 1030
GK

In a certain code language,  A + B means 'A is the sister of B',  A - B means 'A is the daughter of B',  A × B means 'A is the son of B', and  A ÷ B means 'A is the husband of B'.  Based on the above, how is V related to R if 'V - D + Q × T ÷ R'?

A
Daughter
B
Son's wife
C
Sister's daughter
D
Daughter's daughter
Question 1031
GK

DI 12 is related to JE 3 in a certain way. In the same way, EW 11 is related to KS 2. To which of the following is KN 19 related, following the same logic?

A
TR 11
B
HY 14
C
QJ 10
D
LP 9
Question 1032
GK

Refer to the given number series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single-digit numbers only.  (Left) 3 8 7 5 3 2 1 9 6 4 8 7 5 2 1 4 6 3 2 9 8 7 5 4 1 5 2 6 9 8 7 5 6 3 2 1 5 4 7 8 5 1 2 5 9 6 3 9 8 7 5 1 4 5 2 (Right)  How many such even digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a perfect square and immediately followed by an odd digit? (NOTE: 1 is also a perfect square.)

A
2
B
4
C
8
D
6
Question 1033
GK

In a certain code language, 'JACK' is coded as '9621' and 'CALK' is coded as '6231'. What is the code for 'L' in the given code language?

A
6
B
3
C
2
D
1
Question 1034
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) 1 1 9 4 8 6 9 2 4 2 8 9 7 1 3 2 7 5 8 2 1 5 3 (Right)  How many such odd digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?

A
Two
B
Four
C
Three
D
Five
Question 1035
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  280 225 175 130 90 55 ?

A
31
B
34
C
28
D
25
Question 1036
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.  Statements: Some bottles are jars. All jars are boxes.  Conclusions  (I) Some boxes are bottles.  (II) All boxes are jars.

A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
D
Only conclusion (II) follows
Question 1037
GK

Seven people F, G, H, L, M, O and Q are sitting in a row facing north. Only Q sits to the left of H. Only four people sit between Q and G. Only F sits between L and M, and L is not an immediate neighbor of G. How many people sit between O and H?

A
Three
B
One
C
Four
D
Two
Question 1038
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.)  78 - 88  32 - 42

A
110 - 120
B
45 - 56
C
98 - 88
D
90 - 110
Question 1039
GK

WTQT is related to VSPS in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, ZWTW is related to YVSV. To which of the following is OLIL related, following the same logic?

A
NJGK
B
NKHK
C
NLGO
D
NKGK
Question 1040
GK

Six boxes E, F, G, H, I and B are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept above F. Only one box is kept between H and F. Only three boxes are kept between H and I. I is kept at some place above F. B is kept immediately below I. E is kept at one of the places below G. How many boxes are kept between G and H?

A
Four
B
Two
C
Three
D
One
Question 1041
GK

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7254136, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

A
None
B
Three
C
Two
D
One
Question 1042
GK

In a certain code language, 'GLOW' is coded as '3187' and 'WOLF' is coded as '1273'. What is the code for 'G' in the given code language?

A
3
B
8
C
1
D
7
Question 1043
GK

LL 22 is related to JH 6 in a certain way. In the same way, CR 20 is related to AN 4. To which of the following is GN 14 related, following the same logic?

A
EI −2
B
FI −4
C
FJ −4
D
EJ −2
Question 1044
GK

If 3 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8254316, then what will be the sum of the first digit from the left and the second digit from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
6
B
10
C
4
D
0
Question 1045
GK

Seven people X, Y, Z, A, B, C and D are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre of the table. D sits third to the right of Y. B is sitting immediately between X and C. Z sits second to the right of X. What is the position of A with respect to Z?

A
Immediate right
B
Second to the right
C
Immediate left
D
Second to the left
Question 1046
GK

In a certain code language,  A : B means 'A is the father of B',  A @ B means 'A is the mother of B',  A ? B means 'A is the wife of B' and  A + B means 'A is the daughter of B'.  How is C related to R if 'C ? O : V @ E + R'?

A
Wife's mother
B
Wife's father
C
Wife's brother
D
Wife's sister
Question 1047
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 leaves are trees.  All chairs are trees.  Conclusions:  (I) Some leaves are chairs.  (II) All trees are chairs.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
B
Only conclusion (II) follows
C
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
D
Only conclusion (I) follows
Question 1048
GK

Which Indian state became the first in the country to enact its own Right to Information Act in 1997?

A
Tamil Nadu
B
Rajasthan
C
Punjab
D
Karnataka
Question 1049
GK

Under the Legal Services Authorities Act of which year, every State / District Authority or the Supreme Court / High Court Legal Services Committee or Taluk Legal Services Committee may organise Lok Adalats, as the case may be?

A
1977
B
1987
C
1957
D
1967
Question 1050
GK

What do we call the lasting of sound caused by repeated reflections?

A
Reverberation
B
Quality
C
Echo
D
Resonance