RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 101
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
SUWB
PRTC
CEHD
HJLQuestion 102
GK
Mr. Yorly starts from Point A and drives 16 km towards South. He then takes a right turn, drives 14 km, turns right and drives 44 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 2 km, turns right drives 15 km. He then takes a left turn drives 21 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 13 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified.)
A
11 km to the SouthB
10 km to the EastC
9 km to the WestD
16 km to the NorthQuestion 103
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 5 ? 10 19 35 60
A
6B
7C
8D
9Question 104
GK
Seven boxes, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. No box is kept above O. Only three boxes are kept between O and S. Only one box is kept between Q and M. M is kept immediately above S. Only four boxes are kept between Q and P. R is kept at some place above N. Which box is kept second below R?
A
NB
OC
SD
QQuestion 105
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 to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (2, 7, 14) (3, 16, 48)
A
(4, 6, 20)B
(8, 6, 56)C
(5, 3, 15)D
(6, 7, 48)Question 106
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. DIP : GLS BST : EVW
A
TEL : VHPB
CIG : FKJC
HKD : KNGD
EHL : IFPQuestion 107
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? MFJ JCG GZD DWA ?
A
ATZB
ATXC
ASYD
AKRQuestion 108
GK
Each of the digits in the number 1358274 is arranged in the 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
ZeroB
TwoC
OneD
ThreeQuestion 109
GK
Which of the following options should come in place of the ‘?’ in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? R 45, A 40, J 35, S 30, ?
A
V 25B
X 25C
T 25D
B 25Question 110
GK
Each vowel in the word CURRENT is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will be third from the right in the new group of letters thus formed?
A
EB
HC
FD
GQuestion 111
GK
JDHK is related to OIMP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, MGKN is related to RLPS. To which of the following is PJNQ related, following the same logic?
A
OUVSB
UOVSC
OUSVD
UOSVQuestion 112
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 67 70 ? 85 97 112
A
82B
76C
78D
80Question 113
GK
In a row of 54 students facing the north, Gagan is 13 th from the right end. If Nitin is 17 th to the left of Gagan, what is Nitin's position from the left end of the line?
A
23 rdB
27 thC
30 thD
25 thQuestion 114
GK
In a row of 22 students facing North, Sunil is 17 th from the left end. If Deepak is 3 rd to the right of Sunil, what is Deepak's position from the right end of the row?
A
4 thB
2 ndC
1 stD
3 rdQuestion 115
GK
A, B, D, J, O, T and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the center. Only two people sit between O and D when counted from the left of D. J sits third to the left of B. A sits to the immediate right of B. A sits second to the left of O. Z is an immediate neighbor of J. How many people sit between O and Z when counted from the right of O?
A
TwoB
ThreeC
FourD
OneQuestion 116
GK
Each of the digits in the number 36857219 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?
A
8B
10C
11D
9Question 117
GK
In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the son of B’, A - B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A x B means ‘A is the wife of B’and A $\div$ B means ‘A is the father of B’ Based on the above, how is S related to K if ‘S- D + F $\div$ H x K’?
A
BrotherB
FatherC
Wife's fatherD
Wife's brotherQuestion 118
GK
Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) K D D U R V U D E C Q D V A D R D G D E D Z D J (Right) How many such D’s are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a consonant?
A
FourB
TwoC
ThreeD
FiveQuestion 119
GK
In a certain code language, ‘BRAK’ is coded as ‘4938’ and ‘ARCK’ is coded as ‘2849’ What is the code for ‘C’ in the given code language?
A
9B
4C
2D
8Question 120
GK
Seven people, N, V, C, Y, E, F and G, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the left of V. F sits fourth from the right end. Only two people sit between N and V. E is the immediate neighbour of G and V. Y does not sit to the right of C. How many people sit between Y and E?
A
FiveB
TwoC
FourD
ThreeQuestion 121
GK
Each of the digits in the number 52178436 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits that are third from the left and third from the right in the number thus formed?
A
9B
10C
11D
8Question 122
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: All vehicles are machines. Some machines are tools. Conclusions: (I) Some vehicles are tools. (II) All tools are machines.
A
Only conclusion (II) followsB
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followC
Only conclusion (I) followsD
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsQuestion 123
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) 4 6 2 9 1 4 9 7 1 7 6 5 3 6 4 1 4 3 8 4 2 2 3 9 9 7 6 (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
ThreeB
OneC
TwoD
NoneQuestion 124
GK
In a certain code language, ‘DONE’ is coded as ‘5432’ and ‘CODE’ is coded as ‘2835’. What is the code for ‘C’ in the given code language?
A
5B
8C
3D
2Question 125
GK
Based on the English 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
TTPB
SROC
QPMD
BAX