RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1201
GK
Seven boxes, M, N, O, P, X, Y and Z, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Y is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between Y and O. X is kept at one of the positions below Y. Only N is kept between O and P. M is kept at one of the positions above O. How many boxes are kept between X and M?
A
ThreeB
FiveC
FourD
OneQuestion 1202
GK
In a certain code language, 'rain calms storms' is coded as 'gl ot fr' and 'patience gently calms' is coded as 'ot mi zp'. How is 'calms' coded in the given language?
A
glB
frC
zpD
otQuestion 1203
GK
Palash starts from Point Y and drives 25 km towards West. He then takes a left turn, drives 23 km, turns right and drives 51 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 16 km. He takes a left turn, drives 31 km. He then turns right, drives 35 km, turns left and drives 45 km to stop at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)
A
73 km towards southB
77 km towards northC
71 km towards southD
74 km towards northQuestion 1204
GK
NJ 9 is related to QN −9 in a certain way. In the same way, OR 13 is related to RV −5. To which of the following is VR 19 related, following the same logic?
A
YV 1B
VZ 3C
CX 5D
YX 6Question 1205
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) 7 3 5 2 3 5 3 5 2 2 5 2 5 2 5 6 5 4 6 5 4 9 9 8 5 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 even digit? (NOTE: 1 is also a perfect square.)
A
TwoB
OneC
ThreeD
NoneQuestion 1206
GK
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: Some hairs are wires. All ropes are wires. Conclusion (I): Some hairs are ropes Conclusion (II): All wires are ropes
A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsB
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followC
Only conclusion (II) followsD
Only conclusion (I) followsQuestion 1207
GK
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. (Left) Z K J H G F D S T U I A W Q P L M N B X (Right) How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter which is fifth from the right end and fourth from the left end of the series?
A
OneB
ThreeC
More than threeD
TwoQuestion 1208
GK
From which year onward does PDL (Parliament Digital Library) have the digitized archives of legislative debates?
A
1953B
1900C
1854D
1947Question 1209
GK
In which year did the Government of India declare Odia as a classical language?
A
2014B
2004C
2017D
2005Question 1210
GK
In Windows 11 operating system, what happens when Alt + F4 is pressed while no applications or windows are open?
A
Opens the Task Manager windowB
Refreshes the desktop environmentC
Shows the system shutdown dialogD
Launches the File Explorer windowQuestion 1211
GK
DNA and RNA are polymers made of long chains of ______.
A
Amino acidsB
MonosaccharidesC
Fatty acidsD
NucleotidesQuestion 1212
GK
The Dutch lost influence in India mainly due to their defeat by which European power?
A
FrenchB
PortugueseC
DanishD
BritishQuestion 1213
GK
According to Article 39A, the State shall:
A
promote international peace and securityB
provide clean drinking waterC
provide religious freedomD
provide free legal aidQuestion 1214
GK
In Windows 11, what is the purpose of using dir /s /b "syllabus.pdf" inside Command Prompt?
A
To open "syllabus.pdf" using the default PDF viewerB
To copy "syllabus.pdf" into a new destination folderC
To show the file size and attributes of "report.pdf"D
To list full file paths of "syllabus.pdf" from all nested foldersQuestion 1215
GK
Which European country declared its exit from the International Criminal Court in April 2025?
A
BulgariaB
HungaryC
SlovakiaD
Czech RepublicQuestion 1216
GK
What was the main aim of the 1991 economic reforms in India regarding industries?
A
To increase government controlB
To reduce agricultural outputC
To promote privatization and competitionD
To decrease foreign investmentQuestion 1217
GK
Which one of the following represents the correct formula for crude birth rate (CBR), where B = live births during the year; P= Estimated mid year population of the area?
A
(Births + Population) × 100B
(Births × Population) ÷ 1000C
(Population ÷ Births) × 100D
(Births ÷ Population) × 1000Question 1218
GK
In a row of 54 students facing the north, Gagan is 13th from the right end. If Nitin is 17th to the left of Gagan, what is Nitin's position from the left end of the row?
A
23rdB
30thC
27thD
25thQuestion 1219
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 drawings are mountains. All mountains are planes. Conclusions: (I) Some planes are mountains. (II) All drawings are planes.
A
Only conclusion (II) followsB
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsC
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followD
Only conclusion (I) followsQuestion 1220
GK
Seven boxes, I, J, K, L, Q, R and S, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only Q is kept above I. Only two boxes are kept between I and S. R is kept immediately below I. Only K is kept below L. Which box is kept second above J?
A
IB
QC
RD
SQuestion 1221
GK
Seven people, T, E, A, R, I, N and G, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit between N and I. T sits to the immediate left of I. No one sits to the right of E. Only two people sit between E and T. A sits to the immediate right of R. How many people sit between G and A?
A
TwoB
FourC
OneD
ThreeQuestion 1222
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 152 140 134 122 116 104 ?
A
98B
101C
100D
95Question 1223
GK
If + means -, - means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 62 - 9 ÷ 94 + 480 × 15 = ?
A
620B
629C
611D
606Question 1224
GK
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question. (Counting to be done from left to right only.) (Left) R U U K G S R E W Y P U K Q S T E Q Q U S V (Right) How many such consonants are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a vowel?
A
1B
2C
0D
3Question 1225
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? 41 D 44 C 9 A 21 B 7 = ?
A
1B
2C
3D
0