RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1726
GK
A dealer buys two articles X and Y for ₹1,000 each. He marks each of them at the same price. He sells X by giving two successive discounts of 15% and 30% and still earns ₹337 as profit. If he sells Y at a single discount of 49%, then what is the profit percentage on Y?
A
14.60%B
13.60%C
13%D
14%Question 1727
GK
M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. M sits fourth to the right of S. Only two people sit between P and Q when counted from the left of P. R sits third to the left of O. N is an immediate neighbour of O and Q. How many people between M and N when counted from the left of N?
A
ThreeB
FourC
TwoD
OneQuestion 1728
GK
Laman, in which a group of girls sing a stanza and a group of boys reply in the song which continues for hours, is a popular folk music of which state?
A
GujaratB
RajasthanC
HaryanaD
Himachal PradeshQuestion 1729
GK
The 'Make in India' initiative was launched in which of the following years?
A
2015B
2013C
2012D
2014Question 1730
GK
J, K, L, M, N and O live on six different floors of the same building. The bottommost floor of the building is numbered as 1; the floor above it is numbered as 2 and so on. The topmost floor is numbered as 6. K lives on an odd-numbered floor but not on floor number 3. Only two people live between K and L. J lives immediately below K. M lives on an even-numbered floor. O does not live on the bottommost floor. How many people live between N and J?
A
FiveB
ThreeC
FourD
TwoQuestion 1731
GK
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four 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 one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)
A
QUZB
FJNC
TXCD
XBGQuestion 1732
GK
What condition must be fulfilled by a person born outside India after December 3, 2004, to be considered an Indian citizen by descent?
A
Both parents must be Indian citizens.B
They must reside in India for at least 5 years.C
They must renounce any other nationality.D
They must reside in India for 10 years.Question 1733
GK
The Twelfth Schedule of the Indian Constitution defines how many new tasks in the functional domain of the Urban Local Bodies as of March 2025?
A
19B
21C
20D
18Question 1734
GK
Which port did the Portuguese capture in 1510, making it their colony’s capital in India?
A
CalicutB
GoaC
SuratD
BombayQuestion 1735
GK
Which of the following does NOT belong to the Tibeto-Burman language family?
A
LepchaB
AssameseC
GaroD
BodoQuestion 1736
GK
Chilika Lake spans across which three districts of Odisha?
A
Puri, Jagatsinghpur and KhurdaB
Cuttack, Puri and KendraparaC
Puri, Khurda and GanjamD
Khurda, Balasore and GanjamQuestion 1737
GK
The modified petiole of Acacia species that resembles a leaf blade is termed as __________________.
A
spineB
phyllodeC
tendrilD
bractsQuestion 1738
GK
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 :: ? # : LOU :: WZF : %
A
# = EHN, % = DGMB
# = EHN, % = DGOC
# = FHN, % = DGMD
# = EHN, % = DGIQuestion 1739
GK
If 4 lines of a print, in a column of a book, contain 36 words, how many words will a column of 93 lines contain?
A
833B
841C
837D
847Question 1740
GK
P and Q are two stations. A train travels from P to Q at a speed of 144 km/h and returns to P at a slower speed. If the average speed for the entire journey is 126 km/h, find the speed at which the train returns.
A
124 km/hB
128 km/hC
121 km/hD
112 km/hQuestion 1741
GK
The conceptual framework of Human Development was pioneered by:
A
Dr. Abdus SalamB
Ellen C. SempleC
Dr. Mahbub-ul-HaqD
Prof. Amartya SenQuestion 1742
GK
Which shortcut saves the current file?
A
Ctrl+LB
Ctrl+RC
Ctrl+PD
Ctrl+SQuestion 1743
GK
In November 2025, which of the following organizations collaborated with UNICEF to secure a new deal for affordable malaria vaccines?
A
GaviB
OxfamC
Red CrossD
Doctors Without BordersQuestion 1744
GK
Which of the following online festivals featured documentaries on Indian classical dance exponents in 2020?
A
Natya UtsavB
Nritya MahotsavC
RangmanchD
NrityanjaliQuestion 1745
GK
In 2025, India achieved which milestone in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) rankings?
A
India achieved all SDGs.B
India entered the top 100 for the first time.C
India dropped out of the top 100.D
India ranked first globally.Question 1746
GK
Which natural disaster involves mass movement of snow, ice, and rock down a mountain?
A
TsunamiB
AvalancheC
LandslideD
CycloneQuestion 1747
GK
If a : b = 1 : 3, b : c = 5 : 7 and c : d = 9 : 5, then the value of a : b : c : d is:
A
15 : 75 : 105 : 35B
5 : 75 : 105 : 35C
15 : 45 : 63 : 35D
25 : 75 : 105 : 45Question 1748
GK
Find the volume (in cm 3 ) of a sphere having a diameter of 37.8 cm, giving your answer correct to two places of decimal. Take π = \(22/7\)
A
28281.03B
28291.03C
28311.03D
28301.03Question 1749
GK
Refer to the following letter, number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single digit numbers only. (Left) D T £ © 3 6 Z % U $ 8 2 7 P * @ 3 J V © H N (Right) If all the numbers are dropped from the series, which of the following will be fifth from the left?
A
©B
£C
%D
ZQuestion 1750
GK
On which occasion in 2024 did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA)?
A
Republic DayB
Birth Anniversary of Mahatma GandhiC
Independence DayD
World Environment Day