RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1651
GK
Why is the Paika Rebellion of Odisha regarded as distinct among early anti-colonial uprisings in terms of the social background and traditional functions of its participants?
A
It depended on support from foreign mercenary forcesB
It was driven mainly by urban craft guilds and tradersC
It was organised by large zamindars seeking revenue concessionsD
It was led by hereditary militia with local administrative rolesQuestion 1652
GK
In which present-day state did the Jungle Mahal Uprising, also known as the Bhumij Revolt, take place?
A
West BengalB
OdishaC
BiharD
JharkhandQuestion 1653
GK
Piyush has ₹1407 with him. He divides this amount between his two sons, Manoj and Anand, and asks them to invest their respective shares at a compound interest rate of 10% per annum, compounded annually. It is observed that Manoj's investment amounts to the same value after 16 years as Anand's investment does after 17 years. How much (in ₹) did Piyush give to Anand?
A
520B
737C
670D
837Question 1654
GK
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 its 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) (21, 52, 5) (45, 138, 24)
A
(17, 55, 11)B
(11, 39, 9)C
(36, 74, 1)D
(41, 117, 18)Question 1655
GK
A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 140% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on marked price should be allowed to gain 68%?
A
32%B
28%C
30%D
29%Question 1656
GK
The HCF of two numbers is 6 and their LCM is 72. If one of the numbers is 18, find the other number.
A
24B
12C
48D
36Question 1657
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, a certain mathematical operation 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 the 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.) 3 – 6 – 7 – 14 ; 12 – 24 – 25 – 50
A
25 – 50 – 25 – 35B
20 – 40 – 41 – 82C
15 – 30 – 60 – 62D
11 – 22 – 21 – 42Question 1658
GK
Which of the following options is closest to the speed of sound in air?
A
12000 m/sB
3400 km/sC
340 m/sD
3 x 108 m/sQuestion 1659
GK
Which plateau belt in India is notably rich in both iron ore and coal resources?
A
West-Eastern Plateau RegionB
South-Western Plateau RegionC
North-Eastern Plateau RegionD
North-Western Plateau RegionQuestion 1660
GK
Which of the following demonstrates the use of computers in scientific research?
A
Online shoppingB
Ticket reservationC
Simulation of experimentsD
Word processingQuestion 1661
GK
In an election between two candidates, 80% of the registered voters cast their vote and 20% of the votes polled were found invalid. Winning candidate got 55% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 368 votes. How many voters were registered?
A
5747B
5751C
5750D
5749Question 1662
GK
In 2025, with the theme “My Great Story: Cultures and Development”, International Migrants Day was observed on which of the following dates?
A
December 18B
December 19C
December 21D
December 20Question 1663
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 21 23 26 31 38 ?
A
53B
49C
47D
51Question 1664
GK
In climatology, what most accurately explains how seasonal conditions are experienced at a particular location?
A
Short-term fluctuations in atmospheric elementsB
Permanent climatic classification of the areaC
Long-term average atmospheric patterns of the regionD
Latitudinal position of the placeQuestion 1665
GK
If the mean of the following data is 41, then the value of X is: xi 30 40 55 95 fi 31 X 50 17
A
1293B
1281C
1277D
1298Question 1666
GK
Yeti starts from Point A and drives 48 km towards North. He then takes a right turn, drives 50 km, turns right and drives 54 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 55 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 6 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-degree turns only, unless specified.)
A
6 km to the westB
5 km to the eastC
7 km to the westD
4 km to the eastQuestion 1667
GK
______________ is the sophisticated technology used by high-speed scanners (like those in commercial settings or advanced libraries) to capture a very accurate and detailed digital image from a physical document, often used for archival purposes.
A
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)B
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)C
Electrostatic PlottingD
Thermal PrintingQuestion 1668
GK
What will come in the place of '?' in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged? 47 ÷ 12 + 164 × 2 - 135 = ?
A
693B
601C
617D
666Question 1669
GK
What is one direct way in which economic infrastructure contributes to development?
A
It limits the expansion and growth of physical capital in various sectorsB
It restricts the improvements in human capital affecting labor qualityC
It decreases the overall productivity of all inputs across different sectorsD
The output or the final products of different segments of infrastructureQuestion 1670
GK
Seven people B, C, D, O, P, Q and R are sitting around a circular table facing the center of the table. Only one person sits between P and B when counted from the left of B. Only one person sits between B and R. Only one person sits between P and D. Only two people sit between O and R. Only one person sits between Q and D. Who sits to the immediate right and immediate left of C, respectively?
A
B and RB
Q and DC
P and BD
P and DQuestion 1671
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 result 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 – 26 – 46 – 70; 20 – 34 – 54 – 78
A
25 – 39 – 59 – 83B
28 – 42 – 52 – 76C
34 – 48 – 78 – 102D
15 – 30 – 50 – 74Question 1672
GK
A, B, C, D, E and F live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on, till the topmost floor, which is numbered 6. The product of the floors on which D and B live is 15. A lives immediately above F. The sum of the floors on which C and B live is 7. What is the sum of the floors on which B and F live?
A
6B
4C
3D
5Question 1673
GK
What is the average of 7, 9 and 11?
A
9B
7C
10D
8Question 1674
GK
What was the role of guilds (shrenis) in post-Gupta India?
A
AdministrationB
Military serviceC
Religious reformsD
Regulated trade and craftsQuestion 1675
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 result in the third number and so on. Which of the given options follows the same set of operations as in the 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.) 5 – 20 – 60 – 120 8 – 32 – 96 – 192
A
24 – 48 – 96 – 120B
10 – 40 – 120 – 240C
60 – 240 – 80 – 160D
12 – 48 – 144 – 248