RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1176
GK

The Census 2011 of India is officially recognised as which number in the sequence of the continuous series of censuses reckoned from 1872?

A
14th National Census
B
15th National Census
C
13th National Census
D
16th National Census
Question 1177
GK

According to the Forest Survey of India (FSI) 2021, which state/UT had the highest percentage of forest cover relative to its geographical area?

A
Mizoram
B
Andhra Pradesh
C
Chhattisgarh
D
Assam
Question 1178
GK

JK 9 is related to MJ -7 in a certain way. In the same way, PQ 4 is related to SP -12. To which of the following is QR 13 related, following the same logic?

A
YT -1
B
TQ -3
C
GH-4
D
TM -6
Question 1179
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?  HDZM 42 BYFR 36 VTLW 30 PORB 24 ?

A
JKYH 16
B
KKXG 16
C
JJXG 18
D
KJYH 18
Question 1180
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 man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
NQS
B
SVX
C
KNQ
D
LOQ
Question 1181
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  HKS GMP FOM EQJ ?

A
VTF
B
MTC
C
DSG
D
PVE
Question 1182
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?  10 B 3 D 45 A 9 C 2 = ? D 18

A
45
B
55
C
50
D
40
Question 1183
GK

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters 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
WOK
B
TNH
C
RLF
D
YSM
Question 1184
GK

In a certain code language, 'PACK' is coded as '1376' and 'CAKE' is coded as '7615'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

A
1
B
7
C
5
D
6
Question 1185
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  184 164 146 130 116 104 ?

A
94
B
89
C
96
D
91
Question 1186
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.)  7 - 14  45 - 90

A
12 - 34
B
70 - 140
C
42 - 82
D
8 - 17
Question 1187
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) 9 2 3 1 4 5 6 8 5 4 3 2 1 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 9 8 3 4 5 2 6 8 2 (Right)  How many such odd digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?

A
One
B
None
C
Three
D
Two
Question 1188
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 four boxes are kept between C and A. Only F is kept above C. Only two boxes are kept between D and B. G is kept immediately above E. B is not kept immediately above G. Which box is kept immediately below E?

A
F
B
B
C
G
D
A
Question 1189
GK

Each of the digits in the number 8945317 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
TWO
B
ONE
C
NONE
D
THREE
Question 1190
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '−' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged?  24 ÷ 5 – 11 + 70 × 14 = ?

A
126
B
123
C
122
D
120
Question 1191
GK

In a certain code language,  A ≤ B means 'A is the father of B',  A ≠ B means 'A is the wife of B',  A @ B means 'A is the son of B' and  A ~ B means 'A is the sister of B'.  Based on the above, how is R related to O if 'R ≠ A @ N ≤ C ~ O'?

A
Brother's wife
B
Father's mother
C
Wife's sister
D
Wife
Question 1192
GK

Seven boxes A, B, J, E, C, T and S are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only T is kept below E. Only A is kept above J. Only C is kept between J and S. How many boxes are kept between B and T?

A
Zero
B
Three
C
Two
D
One
Question 1193
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?  BIRD FMVH JQZL NUDP ?

A
RZHS
B
SZGS
C
SYGT
D
RYHT
Question 1194
GK

Seven people A, B, D, J, O, T and Z are sitting in a row, facing north. Only D sits to the left of T. Only four people sit between D and A. Only O sits between Z and B and Z is not an immediate neighbor of A. Who sits immediately to the left of T?

A
D
B
Z
C
B
D
A
Question 1195
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.  Statement: No Oranges are Apricots. All Apricots are Apples.  Conclusion I: No Apples are Oranges.  Conclusion II: Some Oranges are Apples.

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 1196
GK

J, U, N, I, O, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. S sits fourth to the left of R. O sits fourth to the right of U. Only two people sit between R and U when counted from the left of R. N is not an immediate neighbour of O or R. J is not an immediate neighbour of N. Who sits third to the right of I?

A
S
B
R
C
U
D
J
Question 1197
GK

P is the sister of Q. Q is the brother of S. T is the father of X. X is the son of S. How is P related to X?

A
Mother
B
Father's mother
C
Mother's sister
D
Sister
Question 1198
GK

What should come in place of the '?' in the given series?  17 30 56 95 147 ?

A
221
B
225
C
252
D
212
Question 1199
GK

NQTM is related to ILOH in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, UOLG is related to PJGB. To which of the following is HRPW related, following the same logic?

A
LFTS
B
NTGY
C
CMKR
D
PDRT
Question 1200
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
IB-DG
B
KD-FI
C
NG-IL
D
PI-KM