RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1751
GK
Kamal, Lalit, Manish, Neil, Om and Pawan 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. Lalit lives on an even-numbered floor. Lalit lives on a floor immediately below Kamal's floor and immediately above Manish's floor. Pawan lives on a floor immediately above Neil's floor. Pawan lives on an even-numbered floor. Om does not live on floor number 4. On which floor does Om live?
A
2ndB
5thC
3rdD
6thQuestion 1752
GK
A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 150% above its cost price. What percentage of discount on marked price should be allowed to gain 60%?
A
36%B
34%C
33%D
39%Question 1753
GK
GJHA is related to JNLD in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, KMEL is related to NQIO. To which of the following is NROT related, following the same logic?
A
QWZTB
SWVQC
QWTTD
QVSWQuestion 1754
GK
How many nations became signatories to the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in December 2025?
A
151B
122C
72D
190Question 1755
GK
A rise in the sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean accompanied by deficient rainfall in India is associated with which of the following phenomena?
A
Sa NinaB
Chi NinaC
El NinoD
Pro NinoQuestion 1756
GK
At what rate (in percentage, rounded off to two decimal place) per year will a sum of money 5 times itself in 12 years on simple interest?
A
35.33B
31.33C
33.33D
66.66Question 1757
GK
In most web browsers, when multiple tabs are open in a web browser, pressing Ctrl + Tab performs which action?
A
Launches a new tabB
Navigates to the previous tab on the leftC
Removes the selected tabD
Navigates to the next tab on the rightQuestion 1758
GK
Which type of lens is used in a simple microscope?
A
Plano-concaveB
BiconcaveC
BiconvexD
CylindricalQuestion 1759
GK
Chetan’s salary is ₹18000 per month. He spends ₹5000 on house rent, ₹2000 on bills and the rest of the amount is his monthly savings. Find his savings (in ₹) in a year, if in the month of his birthday, he spent his complete monthly saving for birthday celebration.
A
132000B
121000C
110000D
99000Question 1760
GK
A chemical research laboratory uses three compounds A, B, and C in the cost ratio 3 : 5 : 7. When a fourth compound D is added to the mixture, the total cost increases by 40%. If the new ratio becomes A : B : C : D = 3 : 5 : 7 : x, what is the value of x?
A
9B
8C
4D
6Question 1761
GK
Who is officially authorized to conduct environment audits under the Environment Audit Rules, 2025?
A
Environment Audit Designated AgencyB
Registered Environment AuditorC
Environmental ConsultantD
Certified Environment AuditorQuestion 1762
GK
Which of the following locations stores recently opened files in Windows for quick access?
A
Recycle BinB
Quick AccessC
DesktopD
Control PanelQuestion 1763
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 9 11 14 19 26 ?
A
35B
37C
39D
41Question 1764
GK
The Economic Survey 2024–25 states that India’s foreign exchange reserves were adequate to cover approximately what percentage of external debt as of December 2024?
A
About 90%B
About 60%C
More than 110%D
About 75%Question 1765
GK
Which global event in 1992 popularized sustainable development?
A
Kyoto ProtocolB
Montreal ProtocolC
Rio Earth SummitD
Paris AgreementQuestion 1766
GK
Four classes have a ratio of boys to girls as 4 : 5, 3 : 2, 6 : 5 and 5 : 6, respectively. Which class has a higher proportion of boys?
A
Second class (3 : 2)B
Third class (6 : 5)C
First class (4 : 5)D
Fourth class (5 : 6)Question 1767
GK
Which of these Union Territories has a legislative assembly and council of ministers?
A
Daman and DiuB
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsC
PuducherryD
Dadra and Nagar HaveliQuestion 1768
GK
Which Article of the Indian Constitution was given practical effect through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, leading to the establishment of the Panchayati Raj System in India?
A
Article 38B
Article 40C
Article 56D
Article 48Question 1769
GK
A shopkeeper buys 45 identical calculators for ₹54,000. He sells 30 of them at a profit of 25% and the remaining at a loss of 20%. What is the overall profit or loss percentage?
A
5% profitB
10% profitC
5% lossD
10% lossQuestion 1770
GK
Let ABC be a right-angled triangle such that $\angle B = 90^\circ$, AB = 12 cm and AC = 13 cm. Find the value of $\tan A - \cot C$.
A
2B
6C
0D
5Question 1771
GK
A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at a 20% loss but uses a false balance and gains 40%. The actual weight (rounded off to one decimal place) he uses for 1 kg is:
A
568.8 gmB
576.7 gmC
571.4 gmD
575.4 gmQuestion 1772
GK
Seven friends – A, B, C, D, E, F and G – each have a meeting on a different day of the week, starting from Monday to Sunday. C has a meeting on Thursday. Only one person has a meeting between C and F. A’s meeting is immediately before F’s, but not on a Monday. Only two persons have meetings between A and G. B’s meeting is before E’s but after D’s. On which day does B have the meeting?
A
FridayB
WednesdayC
TuesdayD
MondayQuestion 1773
GK
What is the maximum value that must be assigned to A so that the 8-digit number 445A0208 is divisible by 3?
A
9B
5C
2D
7Question 1774
GK
Two taps can fill a cistern in 4 hours and 32 hours respectively. A third tap can empty it in 32 hours. How long (in hours) will it take to fill one-fourth of the empty cistern, if all of them are opened together?
A
4B
1C
2D
3Question 1775
GK
Which of the following devices functions as both an input and an output device?
A
PrinterB
SpeakerC
TouchscreenD
Keyboard