RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1826
GK

The marks obtained by 11 students in a mathematics test are as follows: 45, 62, 58, 71, 66, 54, 60, 49, 68, 57, 63. What is the median marks?

A
60
B
66
C
58
D
54
Question 1827
GK

Which of the following sectors of the western coastal plain extends between Mumbai and Goa?

A
Konkan Coast
B
Coromandal Coast
C
Malabar Coast
D
Karnataka Coast
Question 1828
GK

Why did nearly 19% of India face drought or drought-like conditions by August 2025 despite earlier heavy rains?

A
Monsoon onset was delayed across all states.
B
A sharp reversal led to severe rainfall deficits in many regions.
C
Unusually high temperatures reduced rainfall.
D
Excessive river damming caused water shortages.
Question 1829
GK

Which ministry in the Indian Government launched Mission Sudarshan Chakra in 2025?

A
Ministry of Science & Technology
B
Ministry of Home Affairs
C
Ministry of Defence
D
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
Question 1830
GK

Who led the Khasi resistance against British interference in the 1830s?

A
Tirot Sing
B
Alluri Sitarama Raju
C
Sidhu Murmu
D
Rani Gaidinliu
Question 1831
GK

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) # F * G W # C # Y R & @ W Z @ L & L N % # W (Right) How many such letters are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol?

A
5
B
2
C
3
D
4
Question 1832
GK

Which of the following Act first provided for the Indian representation in the legislative process?

A
Charter Act, 1853
B
Government of India Act, 1858
C
Indian Councils Act, 1861
D
Pitt's India Act, 1784
Question 1833
GK

There are 16 members in group A, 86 members in group B and 21 members in group C. All the members of these groups went to a restaurant. The average amounts spent on each member of groups A, B and C are ₹447, ₹396 and ₹158, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:

A
362
B
366
C
367
D
360
Question 1834
GK

Evaluate: (-9) - (-56) ÷ (-14) + (-2) × 6

A
-24
B
-27
C
-25
D
-28
Question 1835
GK

According to the Second Five Year Plan (1956), which sectors of the economy did the Indian government decide to develop and manage directly?

A
Heavy industries
B
Agricultural sector
C
Service sector
D
Small businesses
Question 1836
GK

If the mode of a data exceeds its mean by 33.6, then the mode exceeds the median by _____. (Use empirical formula to find the answer.)

A
22.4
B
23.8
C
20.6
D
19.5
Question 1837
GK

A, B, C, Q, R and S 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. Q lives on the floor numbered 5. B lives on a floor above Q. Only R lives below C. A lives on an even-numbered floor. How many people live below S?

A
Four
B
Two
C
Three
D
One
Question 1838
GK

The Indian men’s hockey team clinched the Asia Cup 2025 title by overcoming which of the following teams 4 - 1 in the final held at the Rajgir Sports Complex in Bihar?

A
Pakistan
B
Republic of Korea
C
Malaysia
D
Japan
Question 1839
GK

Which of the following pairs of author and their work is correctly matched?

A
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee – Kamayani
B
Munshi Premchand – Madhushala
C
Rabindranath Tagore – Anandamath
D
Sharat Chandra Chatterjee – Devdas
Question 1840
GK

What causes the flow of water to lose its smoothness when a tap is opened wider?

A
The water pressure decreases.
B
The outflow speed increases, causing turbulence.
C
The water temperature changes.
D
The density of water changes.
Question 1841
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark “?” in the given series to make it logically complete? ZOB 6, ETG 10, JYL 14, ODQ 18, ?

A
UJW 22
B
THU 22
C
RHV 24
D
TIV 22
Question 1842
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 :: ? # : MNI :: UVQ : %

A
# = OPN % = PBW
B
# = RUN % = IOL
C
# = RSN % = PQL
D
# = RJH % = IQL
Question 1843
GK

As per Article 80 of the Constitution of India, which of the following indicates the number of members appointed by the President to the Council of States?

A
Twenty
B
Ten
C
Twelve
D
Fourteen
Question 1844
GK

The average of three numbers is 20. If two numbers are 13 and 22, the third number is:

A
26
B
27
C
25
D
24
Question 1845
GK

In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the sister of B’, A – B means ‘A is the husband of B’, A × B means ‘A is the mother of B’ and A ÷ B means ‘A is the brother of B’. Based on the above, how is K related to O if ‘K + L − M × N + O’?

A
Mother's sister
B
Father's mother
C
Mother's mother
D
Father's sister
Question 1846
GK

P, Q, R, S, T and U 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 is numbered 6. Q lives on floor which is a prime number. The product of the floors on which Q and R live is 3. Only 2 people live above P. T lives immediately below S. How many people live below U?

A
3
B
4
C
2
D
1
Question 1847
GK

Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question. (Left) L U £ P $ D A Ω F % * N Q & R # Y @ C K * & M (Right) If all the letters are dropped from the series, which of the following will be seventh from the right?

A
@
B
%
C
$
D
Ω
Question 1848
GK

8 is related to 41 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 81 is related to 406. To which of the following is 13 related, following the same logic? (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.)

A
64
B
66
C
68
D
62
Question 1849
GK

If 8, x and 18 are in continued proportion, find the value of x.

A
18
B
14
C
12
D
8
Question 1850
GK

The appointing authority for the Chairman and members of a State Public Service Commission under Article 316 of the Constitution of India is:

A
The Chief Minister of the State
B
The President of India
C
The Governor of the State
D
The Speaker of the State Assembly