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 45B
CAC 46C
CZD 46D
CKT 45Question 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-JBB
HK-MFC
LO-QJD
OR-TMQuestion 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
29B
14C
5D
16Question 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 fatherB
Mother's fatherC
Wife's fatherD
Mother's brother "Question 130
GK
In early July 2025, the 17th BRICS Leaders’ Summit convened in which city?
A
JohannesburgB
New DelhiC
Rio de JaneiroD
ShanghaiQuestion 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
AluminiumB
PotassiumC
CalciumD
MagnesiumQuestion 133
GK
The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the Roof of the World, represents which type of natural vegetation region?
A
Polar DesertB
Alpine TundraC
Arctic TundraD
Temperate GrasslandQuestion 134
GK
The 106th Constitutional Amendment inserted which of the following new Articles in the Constitution?
A
339A, 341BB
325A, 327AC
371A, 371BD
330A, 332AQuestion 135
GK
Who topped the 2025 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings?
A
University of Hong KongB
Seoul National UniversityC
Kyoto UniversityD
Tsinghua UniversityQuestion 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 citiesB
By centralising economic activities in urban areasC
By reducing investments in rural education and healthD
By implementing region-specific policies and resource allocationQuestion 137
GK
What was the venue of the first BIMSTEC Youth Summit held in February 2025?
A
Hyderabad, TelanganaB
Bhopal, Madhya PradeshC
Gandhinagar, GujaratD
New DelhiQuestion 138
GK
Which type(s) of Legislatures can a state have under the Indian Constitution?
A
Either a single-house or two-house systemsB
Only single-house systemsC
Only two-house systemsD
Only the Parliament can decideQuestion 139
GK
Which prominent Indian reformer founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha during the Indian National movement?
A
Dadabhai NaorojiB
Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi)C
Mahadev Govind RanadeD
Gopal Krishna GokhaleQuestion 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
AB
DC
CD
BQuestion 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 - BMB
GV - JZC
BU - EYD
OS - RVQuestion 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
SB
AC
MD
BQuestion 143
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 26 34 45 53 64 72 ?
A
86B
81C
88D
83Question 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
3B
4C
0D
1Question 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
18588B
15984C
14948D
19584Question 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
3B
1C
2D
4Question 147
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 20 ? 38 56 80 110
A
22B
24C
32D
26Question 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, 196B
21, 440C
22, 485D
20, 399Question 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
OneB
TwoC
ThreeD
NoneQuestion 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
GDHB
DAFC
MJND
JGK