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
Three
B
Five
C
Four
D
One
Question 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
gl
B
fr
C
zp
D
ot
Question 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 south
B
77 km towards north
C
71 km towards south
D
74 km towards north
Question 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 1
B
VZ 3
C
CX 5
D
YX 6
Question 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
Two
B
One
C
Three
D
None
Question 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) follows
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
C
Only conclusion (II) follows
D
Only conclusion (I) follows
Question 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
One
B
Three
C
More than three
D
Two
Question 1208
GK

From which year onward does PDL (Parliament Digital Library) have the digitized archives of legislative debates?

A
1953
B
1900
C
1854
D
1947
Question 1209
GK

In which year did the Government of India declare Odia as a classical language?

A
2014
B
2004
C
2017
D
2005
Question 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 window
B
Refreshes the desktop environment
C
Shows the system shutdown dialog
D
Launches the File Explorer window
Question 1211
GK

DNA and RNA are polymers made of long chains of ______.

A
Amino acids
B
Monosaccharides
C
Fatty acids
D
Nucleotides
Question 1212
GK

The Dutch lost influence in India mainly due to their defeat by which European power?

A
French
B
Portuguese
C
Danish
D
British
Question 1213
GK

According to Article 39A, the State shall:

A
promote international peace and security
B
provide clean drinking water
C
provide religious freedom
D
provide free legal aid
Question 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 viewer
B
To copy "syllabus.pdf" into a new destination folder
C
To show the file size and attributes of "report.pdf"
D
To list full file paths of "syllabus.pdf" from all nested folders
Question 1215
GK

Which European country declared its exit from the International Criminal Court in April 2025?

A
Bulgaria
B
Hungary
C
Slovakia
D
Czech Republic
Question 1216
GK

What was the main aim of the 1991 economic reforms in India regarding industries?

A
To increase government control
B
To reduce agricultural output
C
To promote privatization and competition
D
To decrease foreign investment
Question 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) × 100
B
(Births × Population) ÷ 1000
C
(Population ÷ Births) × 100
D
(Births ÷ Population) × 1000
Question 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
23rd
B
30th
C
27th
D
25th
Question 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) follows
B
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
C
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
D
Only conclusion (I) follows
Question 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
I
B
Q
C
R
D
S
Question 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
Two
B
Four
C
One
D
Three
Question 1222
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  152 140 134 122 116 104 ?

A
98
B
101
C
100
D
95
Question 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
620
B
629
C
611
D
606
Question 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
1
B
2
C
0
D
3
Question 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
1
B
2
C
3
D
0