RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1401
GK

Seven people B, C, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the center of the table. Only two people sits between P and B when counted from the right of P. Only S sits between O and P. Q sits to the immediate left of B. C is not an immediate neighbor of P. Who sits third to the left of R?

A
P
B
O
C
C
D
B
Question 1402
GK

A boy flying a kite holds the string of length 24.4 m such that it makes an angle of 30° with the ground. Find the height of the kite from the ground.

A
13.6 m
B
13.2 m
C
12.2 m
D
11.5 cm
Question 1403
GK

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 3 10 24 45 73 ?

A
109
B
111
C
104
D
108
Question 1404
GK

Which of the following subjects are included in the Union List under the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

A
Local government, markets, and fairs
B
Police, public health, and agriculture
C
Education, forests, and marriage
D
Defence, foreign affairs, and citizenship
Question 1405
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:  Some hens are turkeys. Some hens are ostriches. Some turkeys are eagles.  Conclusions:  (I) Some hens are eagles.  (II) Some turkeys are ostriches.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows.
B
Only conclusion (II) follows.
C
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
D
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
Question 1406
GK

Select the triad which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.  BALD-BADL-ABLD  EPIC-EPCI-PEIC

A
PART-RTPA-APTR
B
FIRE-IREF-FRIE
C
HIKE-HIEK-IHKE
D
COME-COEM-OEMC
Question 1407
GK

Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete?  JHF 3 RPN 5 ZXV 8 HFD 12 ?

A
BJP 15
B
SYV 17
C
KDU 19
D
PNL 17
Question 1408
GK

What was the primary objective of the 'Blue Skies 2025' campaign launched in August 2025?

A
Conserve wetlands
B
Reduce urban air pollution
C
Promote solar energy
D
Increase forest cover
Question 1409
GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digit numbers only.  (Left) 6 8 @ ! 4 5 ^ 5 * 9 & 4 $ # 3 @ 1 + ? 8 (Right)  If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be seventh from the right?

A
5
B
9
C
1
D
6
Question 1410
GK

The census in India is conducted once in ten years under the legal authority of the Census Act ____________.

A
1872
B
1947
C
1948
D
2010
Question 1411
GK

Which of the following is NOT regarded as an advantage of the LPG reforms in India?

A
Expansion of the private sector
B
Rise in trade restrictions
C
Adoption of advanced technologies
D
Boost in international partnerships
Question 1412
GK

In a certain code language, ‘APES’ is coded as ‘4583’ and ‘PEAT’ is coded as ‘6438’. What is the code for ‘S’ in that language?

A
4
B
5
C
8
D
6
Question 1413
GK

If 4 : 28 :: 4.1 : x and 4 : 32 :: 3 : y, then what is the ratio of x to y?

A
287 : 240
B
285 : 241
C
288 : 238
D
291 : 250
Question 1414
GK

Madhu and Madhuri start a business by investing in the ratio 31 : 34. If total profit is ₹44,850, then what is the difference between the shares of profit (in ₹) of Madhu and Madhuri?

A
₹3,570
B
₹1,570
C
₹570
D
₹2,070
Question 1415
GK

Which of the following continents is NOT crossed by the Equator?

A
Europe
B
Asia
C
Africa
D
South America
Question 1416
GK

AB is the diameter of a circle with centre P. C and D are two points on the circle on either side of AB, such that $\angle CAB = 48^\circ$ and $\angle ABD = 55^\circ$. What is the difference between the measures of $\angle CBD$ and $\angle CAD$?

A
$14^\circ$
B
$11^\circ$
C
$18^\circ$
D
$8^\circ$
Question 1417
GK

In a certain code language, ‘TIER’ is coded as ‘2735’ and ‘TIME’ is coded as ‘3475’. What is the code for ‘M’ in the given code language?

A
5
B
7
C
4
D
3
Question 1418
GK

100 men have provisions for 27 days. If 55 men have left, for how many days the same provisions would last for the remaining men?

A
60
B
64
C
62
D
58
Question 1419
GK

Preparation of report cards, maintaining student records, and creating question papers are actions that are mainly related to which area of computer application?

A
Space research
B
Education administration
C
Business marketing
D
Automobile control
Question 1420
GK

The price of each article of type P, Q, and R is ₹280, ₹180 and ₹115, respectively. Tejas buys articles of each type in the ratio 4 : 2 : 5 for ₹6,165. How many articles of type Q did he purchase?

A
14
B
6
C
3
D
12
Question 1421
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 gardens are forests. All forests are meadows. No garden is a park.  Conclusions:  (I) No forest is a park.  (II) No meadow is a park.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
B
Only conclusion (I) follows
C
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
D
Only conclusion (II) follows
Question 1422
GK

X, Y, Z, S, T and U live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. S lives on floor number 5. X lives on a floor above S. Only U lives below Y. Z lives on an even numbered floor. How many people live below Z?

A
Three
B
Four
C
Two
D
One
Question 1423
GK

Which policy trade-off limited balanced sectoral growth in India during 1951–1991?

A
Private vs. public sector
B
Imports vs. exports
C
Agriculture vs. industry
D
Services vs. manufacturing
Question 1424
GK

Find the mode of the following frequency distribution. (Round off the answer to two decimal places.) Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 Frequency 5 8 12 20 10

A
32.25
B
31.51
C
33.35
D
34.44
Question 1425
GK

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series?  45 65 81 93 101 ?

A
105
B
103
C
106
D
104