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 TagoreB
Mahadev Govind RanadeC
Atmaram PandurangD
R.C. BhandarkarQuestion 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 CommissionQuestion 1379
GK
The acid present in the atmosphere of Venus is:
A
HCOOHB
HClC
H2SO4D
HNO3Question 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 standardsB
Constructing new highwaysC
Initiating joint space missionsD
Establishing defense manufacturing unitsQuestion 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
11B
13C
7D
5Question 1382
GK
In 2025, which city topped the National Air Quality Index released for major Indian cities?
A
MumbaiB
ShillongC
KolkataD
RanchiQuestion 1383
GK
At what rate (in percentage) per year will a sum of money 5 times itself in 16 years on simple interest?
A
23B
25C
50D
27Question 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
28B
30C
24D
20Question 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) TrueB
(i) False, (ii) FalseC
(i) True, (ii) FalseD
(i) False, (ii) TrueQuestion 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
NoneB
TwoC
OneD
ThreeQuestion 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
₹40,624B
₹40,968C
₹40,958D
₹41,126Question 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 electoratesB
Introduction of executive councils in presidenciesC
Expansion of legislative councilsD
Inclusion of Indians in the Governor-General’s CouncilQuestion 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, % = GMJB
# = MKO, % = GMKC
# = QKO, % = GAED
# = LPO, % = GJHQuestion 1391
GK
Between 2001 and 2011, the male-female gap in the literacy rate of India __________.
A
became zeroB
increasedC
remained the sameD
decreasedQuestion 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-MOB
HJ-IKC
DF-EGD
KM-NPQuestion 1393
GK
In 2025, which country officially became the 90th State Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)?
A
TuvaluB
MaldivesC
NauruD
KiribatiQuestion 1394
GK
How often does India submit its Biennial Update Reports (BURs) to the UNFCCC?
A
Every two yearsB
Every three yearsC
Every yearD
Every five yearsQuestion 1395
GK
Which Constitutional Amendment Act added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
A
93rd Amendment Act, 2005B
86th Amendment Act, 2002C
92nd Amendment Act, 2003D
91st Amendment Act, 2003Question 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 % = VFNB
# = UDL % = VFNC
# = TDM % = VFND
# = TDL % = VCNQuestion 1397
GK
Who were the "Samantas" in the post-Gupta period?
A
Religious headsB
FarmersC
ArchitectsD
Feudal lordsQuestion 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
2B
9C
6D
1Question 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 developmentB
Cabinet committee on economic affairsC
Cabinet committee on investment and growthD
Cabinet committee on parliamentary affairs