RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1601
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Evaluate: (-9) - (-56) ÷ (-14) + (-2) × 7
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-26B
-30C
-29D
-27Question 1602
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Which basin is home to over 10% of known global biodiversity, including many species found nowhere else in the world?
A
Mississippi BasinB
Amazon BasinC
Danube BasinD
Nile BasinQuestion 1603
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Seven people B, C, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the center of the table. Only three people sit between B and S, when counted from the left of B. Only two people sit between Q and O when counted from the left of Q. P sits third to the left of C. R is an immediate neighbor of C and O. How many people between B and R when counted from the left of R?
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ThreeB
TwoC
OneD
FourQuestion 1604
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Seven boxes, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. D is kept fifth from the bottom. Only two boxes are kept between D and H. I is kept somewhere above D but below E. Only two boxes are placed between G and F. F is not placed at the bottom. Which box is kept third from the bottom?
A
JB
HC
ID
GQuestion 1605
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12 is related to 66 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 24 is related to 276. To which of the following is 10 related, following the same logic? (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.)
A
45B
90C
110D
55Question 1606
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Which ocean current is primarily responsible for moderating the climate of Western Europe by transporting warm water from the tropics?
A
North Atlantic DriftB
Canary CurrentC
Oyashio CurrentD
Humboldt CurrentQuestion 1607
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Two trains are moving in opposite directions at speeds of 140 km/hr and 70 km/hr. The length of one train is 350 m. The time taken by them to cross each other is 11 seconds. The length (in m, rounded off to 2 decimal places) of the other train is:
A
293.51B
291.67C
288.08D
289.34Question 1608
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The stem that undergoes modification, becomes flattened and carries chlorophyll to bear the responsibility of photosynthesis instead of leaf, is termed as ______________.
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cladodeB
thornC
stolonD
rhizomeQuestion 1609
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Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of :: ? # : IOJ :: NTO : %
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# = KQJ , % = LRMB
# = KQL , % = LSMC
# = KQL , % = LRMD
# = KQL , % = LRNQuestion 1610
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Which of the following was a function of the Vaishya class in later Vedic society?
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Ritual specialistsB
Subordinated classC
Ruling classD
Producing classQuestion 1611
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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 number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. Only two people live between T and Y. Only S lives above U. Z lives on an even numbered floor. T lives on the lowermost floor. How many people live between X and T?
A
TwoB
FourC
ThreeD
OneQuestion 1612
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Which of the following tabs in Task Manager shows CPU and memory usage graphs?
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DetailsB
StartupC
PerformanceD
UsersQuestion 1613
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Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? ADF 16 DGI 27 GJL 38 JMO 49 ?
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MPR 60B
MNP 59C
MOQ 59D
MQQ 60Question 1614
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On which of the following National Waterways of India is the floating terminal Farakka situated?
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National Waterways 2B
National Waterways 5C
National Waterways 1D
National Waterways 3Question 1615
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Sushma walked 80 m towards North, took a left turn and walked 30 m. He again took a left turn and walked 80 m. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)
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70 m, EastB
30 m, WestC
70 m, WestD
60 m, EastQuestion 1616
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Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? DAZ 75 XUT 87 RON 99 LIH 111 ?
A
FDA 123B
FOY 122C
FBA 122D
FCB 123Question 1617
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In 2025, which organization released the Global Carbon Budget, providing the most comprehensive annual assessment of global carbon sources, sinks, and emission trends?
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Global Carbon Project (GCP)B
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)C
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)D
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)Question 1618
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A car leaves place Z at 2 PM and moves towards place T which is at a distance of D km at a uniform speed. A bus leaves place T at 3 PM and moves towards place Z at a uniform speed. The speed of car is half of bus. If they meet 04:40 PM at a point which is 184 km away from Z. The value of D is:
A
414B
423C
420D
405Question 1619
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A vendor bought oranges at the rate of 40 oranges for ₹220, and sold them at ₹98 per dozen. Find his profit or loss percent. (Round off to two decimal places.)
A
Profit 48.48%B
Loss 28.56%C
Loss 48.48%D
Profit 28.56%Question 1620
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Which national park in India has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage since 1987 for its unique mangrove ecosystem?
A
Kaziranga National ParkB
Sundarbans National ParkC
Gir National ParkD
Jim Corbett National ParkQuestion 1621
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Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. (All numbers are single-digit numbers only.) (Left) 8 * 7 ? 5 £ + Ω 1 2 6 $ = @ & 3 ~ 4 # 9 % (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an even number but not immediately followed by an odd number?
A
ThreeB
OneC
FourD
TwoQuestion 1622
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In what duration (in years) will ₹6,000 fetch a simple interest of ₹1,080 at 6% per annum rate of interest?
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6B
4C
3D
2Question 1623
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What is the main objective of granting classical language status to certain Indian languages?
A
To replace modern languages in educationB
To promote research and preservation of ancient linguistic heritageC
To reduce the use of regional languagesD
To make them compulsory official languagesQuestion 1624
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The price of each article of type P, Q, and R is ₹280, ₹180 and ₹115, respectively. Rohit buys articles of each type in the ratio 4 : 2 : 7 for ₹6,855. How many articles of type Q did he purchase?
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12B
6C
14D
3Question 1625
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Which of the following is INCORRECT about the Rampa Rebellion?
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It was led by Alluri Sitarama RajuB
It was against forest laws and moneylendersC
It took place in present day MaharashtraD
It involved the use of guerrilla warfare tactics