RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1376
GK

A dealer buys two articles X and Y for ₹800 each. He marks each of them at the same price. He sells X by giving two successive discounts of 45% and 73% and still earns ₹523 as profit. If he sells Y at a single discount of 89%, then what is the profit percentage on Y?

A
22%
B
21.5%
C
21%
D
22.5%
Question 1377
GK

Who among the following is NOT directly associated with the Prarthana Samaj?

A
Debendranath Tagore
B
Mahadev Govind Ranade
C
Atmaram Pandurang
D
R.C. Bhandarkar
Question 1378
GK

In 2025, which United Nations body released the World Urbanization Prospects report using the Degree of Urbanization methodology?

A
UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
B
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
C
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
D
UN Statistical Commission
Question 1379
GK

The acid present in the atmosphere of Venus is:

A
HCOOH
B
HCl
C
H2SO4
D
HNO3
Question 1380
GK

Which of the following was the primary objectives of the India-Liberia MoU signed in December 2025?

A
Enhancing co-operation on medicine quality standards
B
Constructing new highways
C
Initiating joint space missions
D
Establishing defense manufacturing units
Question 1381
GK

The following dataset represents the number of books read by 25 students in a month: 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 , 5 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 7 , 7 , 7 , 8 , 8 , 9 , 9 , 10 , 10 , 11 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 13 , 13 , 15 , 16. Calculate the mode of the dataset.

A
11
B
13
C
7
D
5
Question 1382
GK

In 2025, which city topped the National Air Quality Index released for major Indian cities?

A
Mumbai
B
Shillong
C
Kolkata
D
Ranchi
Question 1383
GK

At what rate (in percentage) per year will a sum of money 5 times itself in 16 years on simple interest?

A
23
B
25
C
50
D
27
Question 1384
GK

Along a circular running track, P can complete 5 rounds in 40 minutes. Time taken by R to complete 7 rounds is equal to time taken by P to complete 6 rounds. If they start running in the same direction from two different ends of a diameter, then they will meet for the first time after ____ minutes.

A
28
B
30
C
24
D
20
Question 1385
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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All tigers are wolves. All jackals are wolves. All animals are wolves. Conclusions: (I) Some animals are tigers. (II) Some jackals are animals.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows.
B
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
C
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
D
Only conclusion (II) follows.
Question 1386
GK

Which statement is True or False regarding file management in Windows 11? (i) When a file is deleted and moved to the Recycle Bin, its contents are immediately and permanently erased from the storage disk. (ii) The file path (C: > Users > Documents > file.txt) is a strictly hierarchical structure, meaning each file has one unique path.

A
(i) True, (ii) True
B
(i) False, (ii) False
C
(i) True, (ii) False
D
(i) False, (ii) True
Question 1387
GK

If 3 is added to each even digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 5723946, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

A
None
B
Two
C
One
D
Three
Question 1388
GK

Jaspreet deposited a sum of ₹28,450 at 20% rate of interest per annum, compounded annually. The total amount received by Jaspreet after 2 years is:

A
₹40,624
B
₹40,968
C
₹40,958
D
₹41,126
Question 1389
GK

Which provision of the Indian Council Act of 1909 was most criticised for weakening the unity of the Indian nationalist movement?

A
Creation of separate electorates
B
Introduction of executive councils in presidencies
C
Expansion of legislative councils
D
Inclusion of Indians in the Governor-General’s Council
Question 1390
GK

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 :: ? # : OIM :: ICG : %

A
# = MKO, % = GMJ
B
# = MKO, % = GMK
C
# = QKO, % = GAE
D
# = LPO, % = GJH
Question 1391
GK

Between 2001 and 2011, the male-female gap in the literacy rate of India __________.

A
became zero
B
increased
C
remained the same
D
decreased
Question 1392
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
LN-MO
B
HJ-IK
C
DF-EG
D
KM-NP
Question 1393
GK

In 2025, which country officially became the 90th State Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)?

A
Tuvalu
B
Maldives
C
Nauru
D
Kiribati
Question 1394
GK

How often does India submit its Biennial Update Reports (BURs) to the UNFCCC?

A
Every two years
B
Every three years
C
Every year
D
Every five years
Question 1395
GK

Which Constitutional Amendment Act added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

A
93rd Amendment Act, 2005
B
86th Amendment Act, 2002
C
92nd Amendment Act, 2003
D
91st Amendment Act, 2003
Question 1396
GK

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 :: ? # : ZJR :: PZH : %

A
# = TDL % = VFN
B
# = UDL % = VFN
C
# = TDM % = VFN
D
# = TDL % = VCN
Question 1397
GK

Who were the "Samantas" in the post-Gupta period?

A
Religious heads
B
Farmers
C
Architects
D
Feudal lords
Question 1398
GK

In a certain code language, ‘ALIT’ is coded as ‘2159’ and ‘HILT’ is coded as ‘6912’. What is the code for ‘H’ in the given code language?

A
2
B
9
C
6
D
1
Question 1399
GK

A major characteristic of computer systems is Diligence. Which of the following scenarios primarily highlights a limitation of the computer system that is not overcome by its diligence?

A
A computer is used to book flights in the morning and write code in the afternoon.
B
A computer performs trillions of calculations a second, much faster than any human.
C
A computer continues processing data for 72 hours straight without any loss of attention.
D
A computer generates incorrect output because the initial data entered was flawed.
Question 1400
GK

Which of the following cabinet committees is NOT headed by the Prime Minister?

A
Cabinet committee on employment and skill development
B
Cabinet committee on economic affairs
C
Cabinet committee on investment and growth
D
Cabinet committee on parliamentary affairs