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
Three
B
Four
C
Two
D
One
Question 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
Gujarat
B
Rajasthan
C
Haryana
D
Himachal Pradesh
Question 1729
GK

The 'Make in India' initiative was launched in which of the following years?

A
2015
B
2013
C
2012
D
2014
Question 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
Five
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
Question 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
QUZ
B
FJN
C
TXC
D
XBG
Question 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
19
B
21
C
20
D
18
Question 1734
GK

Which port did the Portuguese capture in 1510, making it their colony’s capital in India?

A
Calicut
B
Goa
C
Surat
D
Bombay
Question 1735
GK

Which of the following does NOT belong to the Tibeto-Burman language family?

A
Lepcha
B
Assamese
C
Garo
D
Bodo
Question 1736
GK

Chilika Lake spans across which three districts of Odisha?

A
Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Khurda
B
Cuttack, Puri and Kendrapara
C
Puri, Khurda and Ganjam
D
Khurda, Balasore and Ganjam
Question 1737
GK

The modified petiole of Acacia species that resembles a leaf blade is termed as __________________.

A
spine
B
phyllode
C
tendril
D
bracts
Question 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, % = DGM
B
# = EHN, % = DGO
C
# = FHN, % = DGM
D
# = EHN, % = DGI
Question 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
833
B
841
C
837
D
847
Question 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/h
B
128 km/h
C
121 km/h
D
112 km/h
Question 1741
GK

The conceptual framework of Human Development was pioneered by:

A
Dr. Abdus Salam
B
Ellen C. Semple
C
Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq
D
Prof. Amartya Sen
Question 1742
GK

Which shortcut saves the current file?

A
Ctrl+L
B
Ctrl+R
C
Ctrl+P
D
Ctrl+S
Question 1743
GK

In November 2025, which of the following organizations collaborated with UNICEF to secure a new deal for affordable malaria vaccines?

A
Gavi
B
Oxfam
C
Red Cross
D
Doctors Without Borders
Question 1744
GK

Which of the following online festivals featured documentaries on Indian classical dance exponents in 2020?

A
Natya Utsav
B
Nritya Mahotsav
C
Rangmanch
D
Nrityanjali
Question 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
Tsunami
B
Avalanche
C
Landslide
D
Cyclone
Question 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 : 35
B
5 : 75 : 105 : 35
C
15 : 45 : 63 : 35
D
25 : 75 : 105 : 45
Question 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
28281.03
B
28291.03
C
28311.03
D
28301.03
Question 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
Z
Question 1750
GK

On which occasion in 2024 did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA)?

A
Republic Day
B
Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
C
Independence Day
D
World Environment Day