RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 126
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? GDH 66 FCG 61 EBF 56 DAE 51 ?

A
CYC 45
B
CAC 46
C
CZD 46
D
CKT 45
Question 127
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 one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
EH-JB
B
HK-MF
C
LO-QJ
D
OR-TM
Question 128
GK

Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of persons. (NOTE: You have to take the given data to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts.) How many such Teachers are there who are also Dentists but not Surgeons?

A
29
B
14
C
5
D
16
Question 129
GK

In a certain code language,  J ÷ Q means ‘J is the brother of Q’,  J x Q means ‘J is the mother of Q’,  J – Q means ‘J is the husband of Q’ and  J + Q means ‘J is the father of Q’.  Based on the above, how is A related to F if ‘A + B ÷ C – D x E ÷ F’?

A
Father's father
B
Mother's father
C
Wife's father
D
Mother's brother "
Question 130
GK

In early July 2025, the 17th BRICS Leaders’ Summit convened in which city?

A
Johannesburg
B
New Delhi
C
Rio de Janeiro
D
Shanghai
Question 131
GK

What was the all-India coal production in the year 2023-24?

A
697.82 Million Tonne (MT)
B
1200.17 Million Tonne (MT)
C
1435.32 Million Tonne (MT)
D
997.826 Million Tonne (MT)
Question 132
GK

Which metal reacts violently with cold water, producing a metal hydroxide, hydrogen gas, and enough heat for the hydrogen to catch fire?

A
Aluminium
B
Potassium
C
Calcium
D
Magnesium
Question 133
GK

The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the Roof of the World, represents which type of natural vegetation region?

A
Polar Desert
B
Alpine Tundra
C
Arctic Tundra
D
Temperate Grassland
Question 134
GK

The 106th Constitutional Amendment inserted which of the following new Articles in the Constitution?

A
339A, 341B
B
325A, 327A
C
371A, 371B
D
330A, 332A
Question 135
GK

Who topped the 2025 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings?

A
University of Hong Kong
B
Seoul National University
C
Kyoto University
D
Tsinghua University
Question 136
GK

How can developing countries like India reduce inter-regional disparities in human development within the education and healthcare sectors in the 21st century?

A
By focusing all development efforts on capital cities
B
By centralising economic activities in urban areas
C
By reducing investments in rural education and health
D
By implementing region-specific policies and resource allocation
Question 137
GK

What was the venue of the first BIMSTEC Youth Summit held in February 2025?

A
Hyderabad, Telangana
B
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
C
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
D
New Delhi
Question 138
GK

Which type(s) of Legislatures can a state have under the Indian Constitution?

A
Either a single-house or two-house systems
B
Only single-house systems
C
Only two-house systems
D
Only the Parliament can decide
Question 139
GK

Which prominent Indian reformer founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha during the Indian National movement?

A
Dadabhai Naoroji
B
Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi)
C
Mahadev Govind Ranade
D
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Question 140
GK

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept below G. Only one box is kept above B. Only one box is kept between B and A. F is kept immediately above E. D is kept at some place below C. Which box is kept at the top?

A
A
B
D
C
C
D
B
Question 141
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 one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)

A
YI - BM
B
GV - JZ
C
BU - EY
D
OS - RV
Question 142
GK

Eight people, A, B, M, N, S, T, Y and Z, are sitting in a row, facing north. S sits second to the left of Y and S sits third to the right of N. Y sits at one of the extreme ends. T sits to the immediate right of A. B sits to the immediate left of M and M sits second to the left of Z. Who sits at the extreme left end of the row?

A
S
B
A
C
M
D
B
Question 143
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?  26 34 45 53 64 72 ?

A
86
B
81
C
88
D
83
Question 144
GK

Each letter in the word NERVOUS is arranged in the English alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical order between the letter which is fourth from the left and the one which is third from the right in the new letter cluster thus formed?

A
3
B
4
C
0
D
1
Question 145
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if '+' and '−' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged?  215 − 147 ÷ 110 + 1604 × 4 = ?

A
18588
B
15984
C
14948
D
19584
Question 146
GK

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept below A. Only one box is kept above E. Only one box is kept between E and B. C is kept immediately above G. D is kept at some place below F. How many boxes are kept between A and D?

A
3
B
1
C
2
D
4
Question 147
GK

What should come in place of '?' in the given series?  20 ? 38 56 80 110

A
22
B
24
C
32
D
26
Question 148
GK

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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.)  18, 325  19, 362

A
14, 196
B
21, 440
C
22, 485
D
20, 399
Question 149
GK

Each of the digits in the number 3147856 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?

A
One
B
Two
C
Three
D
None
Question 150
GK

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters 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 one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

A
GDH
B
DAF
C
MJN
D
JGK