RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1501
GK

A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 150% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on marked price should be allowed to gain 130%?

A
5%
B
7%
C
10%
D
8%
Question 1502
GK

Hemant starts from Point A and drives 22 km towards East. He then takes a right turn, drives 17 km, turns right and drives 31 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 19 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 9 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified)

A
2 km to the North
B
3 km to the North
C
2 km to the South
D
3 km to the South
Question 1503
GK

How do you search for files with partial names in Windows 11?

A
at the rate @
B
dollar $
C
asterisk *
D
ampersand &
Question 1504
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? STQ 54 NOL 61 IJG 68 DEB 75 ?

A
YZW 82
B
YAV 82
C
YDJ 81
D
YYV 81
Question 1505
GK

There are 30 members in group A, 72 members in group B and 75 members in group C. All the members of these groups went to a restaurant. The average amounts spent on each member of groups A, B and C are ₹434, ₹324 and ₹280, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:

A
326
B
321
C
324
D
323
Question 1506
GK

Solve the following system of equations: $3x - 4y = 6z - 16$ $-4x + y + z = -5$ $x = 3y + 2(z - 1)$

A
$x=3, y=-2, z=5$
B
$x=3, y=-2, z=2$
C
$x=2, y=-2, z=5$
D
$x=2, y=-3, z=5$
Question 1507
GK

Find the mean deviation from the mean for the following data set. 58, 65, 42, 66, 49, 59, 44, 45, 62, 60

A
7
B
8
C
7.4
D
7.7
Question 1508
GK

If 15 men working 6 hours a day can complete a work in 20 days, how many days will 18 men working 5 hours a day take to complete the same work?

A
15
B
24
C
18
D
20
Question 1509
GK

Two tangents AB and AC are drawn from an external point A to a circle with centre O. If AB = 30 cm and BC = 24 cm, then find the radius of the circle (in cm, rounded off to the nearest integer).

A
11
B
10
C
13
D
12
Question 1510
GK

Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single digit numbers only. (Left) £ 9 2 9 £ # 4 9 8 2 9 © © 7 @ 6 8 € 7 € € # (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

A
4
B
6
C
5
D
3
Question 1511
GK

Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete? UBE 14 IPS 28 WDG 42 KRU 56 ?

A
XEG 72
B
SDH 72
C
YFI 70
D
VIF 70
Question 1512
GK

AB is a chord of a circle with its center at P. C is a point between A and B on the minor arc AB. The tangents to the circle at points A and B intersect at an external point M. If $\angle ACB = 124^\circ$, then find the measure of $\angle AMB$.

A
$72^\circ$
B
$58^\circ$
C
$63^\circ$
D
$68^\circ$
Question 1513
GK

A recipe calls for 3 parts of sugar for every 4 parts of flour. If a baker uses 12 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour does he need to use to maintain the same ratio?

A
16
B
15
C
18
D
14
Question 1514
GK

Major storage media, such as CDs and DVDs, use optical technology, while HDDs rely on _______ technology to store bits.

A
magnetic field
B
solid-state memory
C
semiconductor chip
D
liquid crystal
Question 1515
GK

The average of six consecutive even numbers is 175. What is the smallest of these numbers?

A
170
B
172
C
166
D
168
Question 1516
GK

Two taps can fill a cistern in 4 hours and 37 hours respectively. A third tap can empty it in 37 hours. How long (in hours) will it take to fill one-fourth of the empty cistern, if all of them are opened together?

A
1
B
2
C
4
D
3
Question 1517
GK

Which among the following information is NOT a ground for exemption from disclosure of information under RTI Act, 2005?

A
Breach of privilege of Parliament
B
Cabinet papers including records of deliberation
C
Sovereignty and integrity of India
D
Public Interest
Question 1518
GK

Which file type is most likely to be classified as a system file in Windows OS?

A
.mp3
B
.docx
C
.dll
D
.zip
Question 1519
GK

A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit around a circular table, facing the centre. F sits third to the left of C. G sits second to the left of B. C is an immediate neighbour of both A and G. D sits to the immediate right of G. How many people sit between B and C when counted from the right of C?

A
3
B
1
C
4
D
2
Question 1520
GK

In which city was the World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2025 held?

A
Paris, France
B
Barcelona, Spain
C
Rome, Italy
D
Madrid, Spain
Question 1521
GK

The Preamble primarily serves as which of the following?

A
A financial guideline
B
A schedule to the Constitution
C
An enforceable part of law
D
A guiding principle for interpretation
Question 1522
GK

Girish scored 831 marks in an examination and was 72 marks short of 35% of maximum marks. In the same examination, his friend scored 774 marks. What is the percentage of marks scored by his friend?

A
28%
B
34%
C
30%
D
32%
Question 1523
GK

A circle has a radius of 7 cm. Calculate the length of an arc that subtends a central angle of $240^\circ$. (Give your answer in cm, rounded up to two decimal places; Use $\pi = 22/7$)

A
27.33 cm
B
28.67 cm
C
29.33 cm
D
31.33 cm
Question 1524
GK

What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 81 79 76 71 64 ?

A
54
B
53
C
55
D
51
Question 1525
GK

The discovery of the atomic nucleus was made through which experiment?

A
Cathode ray experiment
B
Oil drop experiment
C
Canal ray experiment
D
Gold foil experiment