RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1351

Which European power was the last to arrive in India and the last to leave during the pre-independence period?

Portuguese

Americans

French

Dutch

Question 1352

Based on the alphabetical order, three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which one does not belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants or vowels or their position in the letter cluster)

UWR

SUP

KMG

EGB

Question 1353

Which of the following prominent leaders led the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928)?

Gopalakrishna Gokhale

C. Rajagopalachari

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 1354

Find the third proportional to the numbers 16 and 24.

Question 1355

What was the route length of Indian Railways in 2019-2020?

67,956 km

66,935 km

66,918 km

67,415 km

Question 1356

Which of the following is a Tibeto-Burman language included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

Santhali

Maithili

Bodo

Konkani

Question 1357

Which of the following is a tertiary activity?

Shoe shining

Extracting minerals

Steel making

Metal working

Question 1358

The Group of Forty who advised and assisted the Sultan in administering the Delhi Sultanate was established by which of the following rulers?

Balban

Qutbuddin Aibak

Iltutmish

Alauddin Khalji

Question 1359

Each of the digits in the number 15762349 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?

Two

One

None

Three

Question 1360

Which of the following administrative innovations is attributed to Alauddin Khilji’s reign?

Regulation of market prices and rationing

Foundation of Diwan-i-Arz for military reforms

Establishment of iqta system

Creation of mansabdari system

Question 1361

Which of the following best represents a customized application software?

Spreadsheet software

Media player

Payroll management system for a company

Image viewer

Question 1362

The 86th Amendment added a new Fundamental Duty related to which of the following?

Safeguarding public property

Protecting environment

Educating children

Defending the nation

Question 1363

The weekly journal Young India was associated with whom among the following?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question 1364

After a Constitution Amendment Bill relating to the Directive Principles of State Policy is passed by the Parliament, what is the next mandatory constitutional step for it to become a law?

Notification in the Gazette

Ratification by State Legislatures

President’s Assent

Approval by the Supreme Court

Question 1365

In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer. Q. Five students – Isha, Kavita, Meenal, Nisha, and Priti – scored different marks.  Who scored the second highest? (I) Meenal scored more than Isha but less than Nisha. (II) Priti scored more than Meenal but less than Nisha.

Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the question

Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement I is not

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is not

Both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the question

Question 1366

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 32 52 68 80 88 ?

Question 1367

The price of fuel decreases by 40%, 60% and 60% in three successive months, but increases by 70% in the fourth month. What is the percentage increase or decrease in the price of fuel in the fourth month as compared to its original price?

Increase by 87.04%

Decrease by 84.38%

Increase by 80.38%

Decrease by 83.68%

Question 1368

The average of the first 62 even natural numbers is:

Question 1369

In the Chola empire, the tax-free lands donated to Brahmins where they settled were known as ___________.

Mahasabha

Garbhagriha

Valanadu

Agraharam

Question 1370

Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? # : EGC :: QSO : %

# = HJF; % = NPL

# = GTF; % = NNH

# = NJG; % = NKJ

# = TYF; % = NHG

Question 1371

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.) (44, 968, 22) (26, 650, 25)

(34, 173, 5)

(18, 108, 6)

(15, 348, 23)

(23, 210, 9)

Question 1372

Which district in Mizoram was recognised as the best-performing district in NITI Aayog's SDG Index NE Districts 2023–24?

Lunglei

Aizawl

Hnahthial

Champhai

Question 1373

Which ratio is the largest among 5 : 12, 14 : 31, 8 : 33 and 17 : 39?

8 : 33

14 : 31

5 : 12

17 : 39

Question 1374

100 men have provisions for 26 days. If 50 men have left, for how many days the same provisions would last for the remaining men?

Question 1375

Which of the following reflects the Gandhian ideals incorporated as Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India?

Raising the standard of living and public health

Promoting cottage industries in rural areas

Safeguarding children against exploitation

Securing suitable employment for all

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