RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1301
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  80 ? 89 98 110 125

A
85
B
84
C
83
D
82
Question 1302
GK

Refer to the given letter series and answer the question that follows.  (Left) S E S I B V V R R I Y S S P B T K S A P P (Right)  How many such consonants are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a vowel?

A
Three
B
None
C
Two
D
One
Question 1303
GK

Refer to the following letter series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.  (Left) L R I D P E Q Y H D V Q U Y L X F H A U Z (Right)  How many such vowels are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a consonant?

A
One
B
Three
C
None
D
Two
Question 1304
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 man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
DP – ZL
B
RM – IN
C
KS – GO
D
YH – UD
Question 1305
GK

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.  FORT - RTFO - TROF  SIGN - GNSI - NGIS

A
RAFT - FTRA - TFAR
B
DIRT - TRID - IRTD
C
DOVE - OVED - EVOD
D
FILE - LEFI - ELFI
Question 1306
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
KMP
B
QSV
C
FHK
D
DFJ
Question 1307
GK

In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select, from the given options, the one which follows the same logic.  WORD - RWOD - DROW  JAMS - MJAS - SMAJ

A
AGES - AEGS - SEGA
B
VAST - SVAT - ASTV
C
YEAR - AYER - RAEY
D
POLE - OPLE - EOLP
Question 1308
GK

In a certain code language,  A × B means 'A is the mother of B',  A – B means 'A is the brother of B',  A + B means 'A is the wife of B' and  A * B means 'A is the father of B'.  How is H related to J if 'H + I * O × D – J'?

A
Mother
B
Mother's mother
C
Mother's sister
D
Sister
Question 1309
GK

What should come in place of the '?' in the given series?  6 15 29 54 84 125 ?

A
173
B
177
C
179
D
171
Question 1310
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?  BDF 2 FHJ 5 JLN 8 NPR 11 ?

A
RTV 14
B
SVX 14
C
SSV 14
D
RUV 14
Question 1311
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 pens are markers. All markers are stands.  Conclusion (I) : Some pens are stands  Conclusion (II) : All stands are markers

A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Only conclusion (II) follows
D
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Question 1312
GK

Rishi starts from Point A and drives 23 km towards the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 8 km, turns left and drives 28 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 17 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 5 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-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
8 km to the west
B
9 km to the west
C
9 km to the east
D
8 km to the east
Question 1313
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?  BVY 32, WQT 16, RLO 8, MGJ 4, ?

A
REX 4
B
HCD 2
C
LFY 8
D
HBE 2
Question 1314
GK

Each of the digits in the number 3749685 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

A
Three
B
None
C
Two
D
One
Question 1315
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 pairs.)

A
VB-TN
B
SY – QK
C
KQ-IC
D
PV – MH
Question 1316
GK

In a certain code language, 'tale jaw bow' is coded as 'vl ud np' and 'law bow fresh' is coded as 'pq re ud'. How is 'bow' coded in the given language?

A
ud
B
pq
C
np
D
vl
Question 1317
GK

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.  VUT−PON  TSR−NML

A
YWU−SRQ
B
YXW−RRP
C
YXW−SRQ
D
YWU−RQP
Question 1318
GK

Each vowel in the word PERBLAD 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. How many letters will appear exactly twice in the new group of letters thus formed?

A
One
B
Two
C
Three
D
Zero
Question 1319
GK

Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?  (6 × 14) ÷ 2 + 18 × 4 - 28 ÷ 7 + 34 = 87

A
7 and 4
B
14 and 18
C
6 and 4
D
4 and 2
Question 1320
GK

Seven people, S, T, I, C, K, E and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between C and I. Only K sits to the right of E. Only one person sits between I and E. S sits at some place to the right of R but at some place to the left of T. Who sits third from the right end of the line?

A
C
B
I
C
S
D
T
Question 1321
GK

Seven people, A, B, U, D, R, H and J, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only five people sit to the right of D. Only four people sit to the left of H. R is the immediate neighbour of A and D. J sits to the immediate right of B.  How many people sit between U and D?

A
Two
B
One
C
None
D
Three
Question 1322
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 three boxes are kept above C. Only one box is kept between D and C. Only three boxes are kept between D and E. E is kept at some place above C. G is kept immediately below E. F is kept at one of the places above B. A is not kept immediately above or below D. Which box is kept immediately above F?

A
D
B
G
C
A
D
C
Question 1323
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?  ADG 3 EHK 6 ILO 9 MPS 12 ?

A
RUX 15
B
QTV 15
C
QTW 15
D
QSW 15
Question 1324
GK

Six boxes D, E, F, G, H and A are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept below A. Only two boxes are kept between A and E. No box is kept above G. H is kept at some place below F and at some place above D. How many boxes are kept between H and D?

A
Zero
B
One
C
Two
D
Three
Question 1325
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.)  89, 104  157, 172

A
56, 72
B
97, 111
C
39, 64
D
138, 153