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
PB
OC
CD
BQuestion 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 mB
13.2 mC
12.2 mD
11.5 cmQuestion 1403
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 3 10 24 45 73 ?
A
109B
111C
104D
108Question 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 fairsB
Police, public health, and agricultureC
Education, forests, and marriageD
Defence, foreign affairs, and citizenshipQuestion 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-APTRB
FIRE-IREF-FRIEC
HIKE-HIEK-IHKED
COME-COEM-OEMCQuestion 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 15B
SYV 17C
KDU 19D
PNL 17Question 1408
GK
What was the primary objective of the 'Blue Skies 2025' campaign launched in August 2025?
A
Conserve wetlandsB
Reduce urban air pollutionC
Promote solar energyD
Increase forest coverQuestion 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
5B
9C
1D
6Question 1410
GK
The census in India is conducted once in ten years under the legal authority of the Census Act ____________.
A
1872B
1947C
1948D
2010Question 1411
GK
Which of the following is NOT regarded as an advantage of the LPG reforms in India?
A
Expansion of the private sectorB
Rise in trade restrictionsC
Adoption of advanced technologiesD
Boost in international partnershipsQuestion 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
4B
5C
8D
6Question 1413
GK
If 4 : 28 :: 4.1 : x and 4 : 32 :: 3 : y, then what is the ratio of x to y?
A
287 : 240B
285 : 241C
288 : 238D
291 : 250Question 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
₹3,570B
₹1,570C
₹570D
₹2,070Question 1415
GK
Which of the following continents is NOT crossed by the Equator?
A
EuropeB
AsiaC
AfricaD
South AmericaQuestion 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
5B
7C
4D
3Question 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
60B
64C
62D
58Question 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 researchB
Education administrationC
Business marketingD
Automobile controlQuestion 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
14B
6C
3D
12Question 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) followsB
Only conclusion (I) followsC
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followD
Only conclusion (II) followsQuestion 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
ThreeB
FourC
TwoD
OneQuestion 1423
GK
Which policy trade-off limited balanced sectoral growth in India during 1951–1991?
A
Private vs. public sectorB
Imports vs. exportsC
Agriculture vs. industryD
Services vs. manufacturingQuestion 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
32.25B
31.51C
33.35D
34.44Question 1425
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 45 65 81 93 101 ?
A
105B
103C
106D
104