RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1051
GK

Which shortcut is used to quickly search for a word in a webpage?

A
Ctrl + S
B
Ctrl + F
C
Ctrl + Tab
D
Ctrl + V
Question 1052
GK

In physical science, understanding the dimension of a quantity helps to analyze formulas and relationships between variables. Which set of dimensions correctly represents the physical quantity 'force' in terms of mass, length, and time?

A
mass \(\times\) length \(\times\) time 2
B
mass \(\times\) length \(\times\) time
C
mass \(\times\) length \(\times\) time -2
D
mass \(\times\) length 2 \(\times\) time -1
Question 1053
GK

Who is the author of the book titled 'Modi's Mission'?

A
Berjis Desai
B
Arundhati Roy
C
Amish Tripathi
D
B.K. Harinarayanan
Question 1054
GK

Which type of file is identified by the extension .exe in Windows 11?

A
System text file
B
Document file
C
Image file
D
Executable program file
Question 1055
GK

The North-West Frontier Province's non-violent mass organisation, the Khudai Khidmatgars (Red Shirts), was led by:

A
Maulana Azad
B
Shaukat Ali
C
Khan Abdul Qayyum
D
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Question 1056
GK

Which outcome resulted from the Indian Councils Act of 1909 (Morley–Minto Reforms)?

A
Establishment of provincial autonomy, complete financial authority, and autonomous ministries
B
Expansion of legislative councils, admission of Indians to Viceroy's executive council, and new deliberative powers.
C
Reduction of legislative council size, replacement of budgetary rights, and elimination of Indian representatives.
D
Abolition of nominated seats, imposition of direct elections, and removal of official majorities.
Question 1057
GK

Which of the following is an example of computers in the service industry?

A
Heart surgery monitoring
B
Spacecraft navigation
C
Automated ticket booking
D
Automated car manufacturing
Question 1058
GK

In a certain code language, 'CHIN' is coded as '9413' and 'NICE' is coded as '2319'. What is the code for 'E' in that language?

A
1
B
9
C
3
D
2
Question 1059
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  ZEK UZF PUA KPV ?

A
DKR
B
PFY
C
FKQ
D
EGP
Question 1060
GK

If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for 'x', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '−', then the resultant of which of the following would be 4?

A
85 B 5 D 7 C 5 A 22
B
85 C 5 D 7 A 5 B 22
C
85 A 5 D 7 B 5 C 22
D
85 D 5 A 7 B 5 C 22
Question 1061
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
GJ - FI
B
KN - HU
C
PS - OR
D
OR - NQ
Question 1062
GK

In a certain code language, 'uncle steak gum' is coded as 'xl wc iv' and 'sir gum barn' is coded as 'wc mn ut'. How is 'gum' coded in the given language?

A
mn
B
iv
C
xl
D
wc
Question 1063
GK

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

A
Four
B
Two
C
One
D
Three
Question 1064
GK

CZAZ is related to VSTS in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, EBCB is related to XUVU. To which of the following is GDED related, following the same logic?

A
ZWWW
B
ZXWA
C
ZVWW
D
ZWXW
Question 1065
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.)  (17, 4, 204)  (19, 5, 285)

A
(16, 8, 384)
B
(21, 4, 256)
C
(15, 7, 316)
D
(18, 6, 328)
Question 1066
GK

Six boxes H, I, J, K, L and E are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. E is kept immediately above J. I is kept immediately above L. Only K is kept above H. Only two boxes are kept above E. How many boxes are kept between I and K?

A
Four
B
Two
C
One
D
Three
Question 1067
GK

Seven boxes G, H, I, J, K, L and T are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept between L and J. Only T is kept above I. No box is kept below J. H is kept at some place below G but at some place above K. How many boxes are kept between T and H?

A
Two
B
Four
C
Three
D
One
Question 1068
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: All ribbons are goats. Some crows are ribbons.  Conclusion (I): Some crows are goats.  Conclusion (II): All goats are crows.

A
Only conclusion (II) follows
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Question 1069
GK

Refer to the given series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digit numbers only.  (Left) 8 5 2 8 8 2 3 1 8 8 9 6 6 4 8 6 2 9 9 2 4 6 9 (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
One
C
None
D
Three
Question 1070
GK

Refer to the following letter series and answer the question.  (Left) T Y E V B I W F X A P D G H M K R Z O L M S (Right)  How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is sixth from the right end and fourth from the left end of the series?

A
Three
B
Two
C
Five
D
Four
Question 1071
GK

If 'A' stands for '+', 'B' stands for '–', 'C' stands for '×' and 'D' stands for '÷', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?  126 B 13 A 42 D 7 C 15 = ?

A
203
B
330
C
620
D
480
Question 1072
GK

Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.  UQL : QMH  CAT : YWP

A
NOP : OPQ
B
ZBM : VXI
C
UTW : RQT
D
LJH : NLJ
Question 1073
GK

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  NJI HDC BXW VRQ ?

A
PLK
B
PMJ
C
PQS
D
PKJ
Question 1074
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  391 349 376 334 361 319 ?

A
360
B
354
C
350
D
346
Question 1075
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.  UOM : YRK  VSL : ZVJ

A
GVS : KYR
B
FEO : JHL
C
INK : MQI
D
KRX : OTV