RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1701
GK
Each of seven people, E, F, G, H, J, K and L, has an exam on a different day of a week, starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Only three people have exams between L and J. Only three people have exams between H and K. E has exam on some day before J and on some day after F. Only G has exam before K. How many people have exams before L?
A
ThreeB
OneC
FourD
TwoQuestion 1702
GK
Which defensive strategy assigns each defender to guard a specific offensive player based on size and ability in a basketball game?
A
Combined defenceB
Zone defenceC
Full court pressD
Man to man defenceQuestion 1703
GK
A school employs trained and untrained teachers in the ratio 5 : 3. The salaries of a trained and an untrained teachers are in the ratio 4 : 1. If the total salary paid to all teachers in a month is ₹4,60,000, how much total salary is paid to the untrained teachers?
A
₹45,000B
₹1,20,000C
₹60,000D
₹75,000Question 1704
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 23 26 32 41 53 ?
A
66B
68C
72D
70Question 1705
GK
In quadrilateral ABCD, the bisectors of $\angle A$ and $\angle B$ meet at O and $\angle AOB = 41^\circ$. The value of $\angle C + \angle D$ is:
A
$41^\circ$B
$98^\circ$C
$82^\circ$D
$49^\circ$Question 1706
GK
Which of the following is a direct consequence of increased particulate matter (PM2.5) in urban air?
A
Respiratory health issuesB
Increased soil fertilityC
Stratospheric ozone depletionD
Ocean acidificationQuestion 1707
GK
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru described which of the following as the “temple(s) of modern India”?
A
DamsB
HospitalsC
ParliamentD
SchoolsQuestion 1708
GK
Which of the following are Plantation crops respectively in Assam and Karnataka?
A
Barley and ragiB
Tea and coffeeC
Rice and wheatD
Sugarcane and mustardQuestion 1709
GK
Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single-digit numbers only. (Left) \ ? % 4 ? 3 / 3 / 9 4 6 4 1 ? * + ^ > 2 * (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by another symbol and also immediately followed by a number?
A
ThreeB
FourC
OneD
TwoQuestion 1710
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 wife of Y’ and X ÷ Y means ‘X is the father of Y’. Based on the above, how is P related to T if ‘P + Q – R × S ÷ T’?
A
Father's fatherB
Father's brotherC
Mother's fatherD
Mother's brotherQuestion 1711
GK
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. 5-7-9 11-13-15 (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)
A
4-39-61B
21-23-25C
18-15-12D
4-30-84Question 1712
GK
Which of the following is/are example(s) of an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
A
InsectsB
TreesC
SoilD
BacteriaQuestion 1713
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 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.) (24, 578, 3) (23, 536, 8)
A
(10, 106, 7)B
(47, 2230, 17)C
(16, 285, 25)D
(9, 109, 24)Question 1714
GK
If a 7-digit number 56339A8 is completely divisible by 6, what is the minimum value of A?
A
1B
3C
2D
5Question 1715
GK
A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at a 60% loss but uses a false balance and gains 70%. The actual weight (rounded off to one decimal place) that he uses instead of 1 kg is:
A
235.3 gmB
230.9 gmC
241.3 gmD
239.8 gmQuestion 1716
GK
Which European power was the first to establish trading settlements in India during the early modern period?
A
DutchB
EnglishC
PortugueseD
FrenchQuestion 1717
GK
A typist takes 40 minutes to type 2 pages. How long (in minutes) will he take to type 87 pages?
A
1745B
1730C
1740D
1750Question 1718
GK
In an election between two candidates, 80% of the registered voters cast their vote and 15% of the votes polled were found invalid. Winning candidate got 75% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 289 votes. How many voters were registered?
A
852B
848C
850D
851Question 1719
GK
Which authority is empowered under the Constitution to define the powers, privileges, and immunities of the members of each House of Parliament and their committees?
A
Supreme CourtB
Speaker of the Lok SabhaC
President of IndiaD
Parliament itselfQuestion 1720
GK
What material was commonly used for Harappan sculptures, such as the Dancing Girl, around 2500 BCE?
A
SilverB
GraniteC
BronzeD
MarbleQuestion 1721
GK
Ajay gets double the amount in 7 years when invested at compound interest, compounded annually. In how many years will the amount become sixteen times itself?
A
112B
28C
56D
14Question 1722
GK
If x is inversely proportional to y, and y = 30 when x = 28, find the value of x, when y = 20.
A
33B
42C
52D
38Question 1723
GK
If $8x^3 - 27y^3 = (Ax + By)(Cx^2 - Dy^2 + Exy)$, then the value of $(A + B + C + D + E)$ is:
A
-3B
-1C
0D
2Question 1724
GK
Which of the following is NOT a primary air pollutant?
A
OzoneB
Carbon monoxideC
Nitrogen oxideD
Sulfur dioxideQuestion 1725
GK
GKOS is related to INQV in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, HLPT is related to JORW. To which of the following is AEIM related, following the same logic?
A
CGLQB
CHKPC
DHLQD
DGKP