RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1551
GK
Evaluate: 16 + 18 ÷ 6 - 2 × 4
A
13B
11C
14D
10Question 1552
GK
Which of the following ports have NOT been identified for Port Modernization and Maritime Infrastructure Expansion under the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 (MAKV 2047)?
A
V.O Chidambaranar Port Authority (Tuticorin)B
Panaji PortC
Paradip Port AuthorityD
Deendayal Port Authority (Kandla)Question 1553
GK
Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete? DRJ 50 WKC 45 PDV 40 IWO 35 ?
A
LEF 30B
CJE 35C
BPH 30D
AJD 32Question 1554
GK
What is the amount of heat per unit mass transferred during change of state of a substance called?
A
Specific heatB
Induced heatC
Latent heatD
Thermal heatQuestion 1555
GK
The radius of a solid cylinder is 12 cm, and its height is 25 cm. A three-dimensional sector with a sector angle of $45^\circ$ is removed from it, all along the height of the cylinder. What is the volume (in cm$^3$) of the larger piece of the cylinder?
A
$3150\pi$B
$3200\pi$C
$3000\pi$D
$3250\pi$Question 1556
GK
In a certain code language, X + Y means ‘X is the husband of Y’, X – Y means ‘X is the mother of Y’, X × Y means ‘X is the brother of Y’ and X ÷ Y means ‘X is the father of Y’. Based on the above information, how is P related to T if ‘P + Q – R × S ÷ T’?
A
Father's brotherB
Father's fatherC
Mother's brotherD
Mother's fatherQuestion 1557
GK
At present, Vanraj is three times as old as his son, and his daughter is 3 years younger than the son. If the sum of the ages of these three people 3 years ago was 58 years, then Vanraj's present age (in years) is:
A
42B
36C
33D
45Question 1558
GK
In which year did the Union Cabinet approve the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme, named as 'Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana'?
A
2025B
2021C
2018D
2015Question 1559
GK
Seven people F, G, H, I, U, V, and W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. V sits fourth to the left of G. Only three people sit between F and I when counted from the right of I. H sits to the immediate right of F. W is an immediate neighbour of I as well as V. Who sits third to the left of U?
A
WB
IC
VD
GQuestion 1560
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 man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster)
A
FI-JMB
LO-NQC
RU-TWD
DG-FIQuestion 1561
GK
In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the father of B' A - B means 'A is the wife of B' A × B means 'A is the sister of B' A ÷ B means 'A is the mother of B'. Based on the above, how is R related to F if 'R - P + S × N ÷ F'?
A
SisterB
Mother's motherC
Father's motherD
Father's sisterQuestion 1562
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 91 93 96 101 108 ?
A
121B
119C
117D
123Question 1563
GK
According to GFRA 2025, what was India's global rank in total forest area?
A
6thB
12thC
15thD
9thQuestion 1564
GK
Kartikeyan starts from Point A and drives 37 km towards West. He then takes a right turn, drives 26 km, turns right and drives 42 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 47 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 5 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
21 km to the NorthB
20 km to the SouthC
21 km to the SouthD
20 km to the NorthQuestion 1565
GK
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: All vultures are sparrows. Some sparrows are crows. No crow is a pigeon. Conclusions: (I) Some vultures are crows. (II) No sparrow is a pigeon.
A
Only conclusion II follows.B
Only conclusion I follows.C
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.D
Both conclusions I and II follow.Question 1566
GK
In Windows 11, a file with the .msi file extension is primarily designed for which specific function?
A
Editing raster and vector imagesB
Storing formatted Text, Image and Document contentC
Encoding multimedia audio and video streamsD
Executing the installation of software applicationsQuestion 1567
GK
The Taiga Type region is best described as which major natural region?
A
Cool Temperate Grassland RegionB
Coniferous Forests RegionC
Equatorial Lowland RegionD
Cold Deserts RegionQuestion 1568
GK
The book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India”, which compiled evidence from British official sources to explain India's economic drain, was authored by whom?
A
Gopal Krishna GokhaleB
R. C. DuttC
Dadabhai NaorojiD
M. G. RanadeQuestion 1569
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 23 24 28 37 53 ?
A
82B
76C
78D
80Question 1570
GK
Which of the following social reformers established the 'Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha' in 1924?
A
Baba AmteB
Jawaharlal NehruC
Jyotirao PhuleD
B R AmbedkarQuestion 1571
GK
Below are given two sets of numbers. In each set of numbers, a certain mathematical operation on the first number results in the second number. Similarly, certain mathematical operations on the second number results in the third number and so on. Which of the given options follows the same set of operations as in question? (NOTE – A two/three-digit number cannot be broken into individual digits for operations, e.g., if 37 is followed by 10, the operation cannot be 3+7 as a two-digit number cannot be broken into individual digits.) 12 - 36 - 51 - 63; 20 - 60 - 75 - 87
A
14 - 42 - 57 - 79B
25 - 75 - 90 - 102C
16 - 48 - 63 - 85D
10 - 30 - 55 - 67Question 1572
GK
The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, provides citizenship to individuals belonging to which communities if they entered India before 31st December 2014 from Pakistan or Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
A
Sikh, Christian, Hindu, Jain onlyB
Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, ChristianC
Muslim, Christian, Parsi, SikhD
Hindu, Muslim, Jain, ParsiQuestion 1573
GK
At what rate (in percentage, rounded off to two decimal place) per year will a sum of money 5 times itself in 22 years on simple interest?
A
20.18B
18.18C
16.18D
36.36Question 1574
GK
Each of M, N, O, P, Q, R and S has an flight on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. S has flight on third last day of the week. Only two people have flight between R and S. Only four people have flight between R and Q. P has flight immediately after N. M doesn't have flight on Monday. On which day does M have a flight?
A
WednesdayB
SundayC
SaturdayD
FridayQuestion 1575
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Which battle is regarded as the turning point that led to British political control in Bengal and opened the path for British expansion in India?
A
Battle of PlasseyB
Third Carnatic WarC
Battle of WandiwashD
Battle of Buxar