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
60B
66C
58D
54Question 1827
GK
Which of the following sectors of the western coastal plain extends between Mumbai and Goa?
A
Konkan CoastB
Coromandal CoastC
Malabar CoastD
Karnataka CoastQuestion 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 & TechnologyB
Ministry of Home AffairsC
Ministry of DefenceD
Ministry of Electronics & Information TechnologyQuestion 1830
GK
Who led the Khasi resistance against British interference in the 1830s?
A
Tirot SingB
Alluri Sitarama RajuC
Sidhu MurmuD
Rani GaidinliuQuestion 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
5B
2C
3D
4Question 1832
GK
Which of the following Act first provided for the Indian representation in the legislative process?
A
Charter Act, 1853B
Government of India Act, 1858C
Indian Councils Act, 1861D
Pitt's India Act, 1784Question 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
362B
366C
367D
360Question 1834
GK
Evaluate: (-9) - (-56) ÷ (-14) + (-2) × 6
A
-24B
-27C
-25D
-28Question 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 industriesB
Agricultural sectorC
Service sectorD
Small businessesQuestion 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
22.4B
23.8C
20.6D
19.5Question 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
FourB
TwoC
ThreeD
OneQuestion 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
PakistanB
Republic of KoreaC
MalaysiaD
JapanQuestion 1839
GK
Which of the following pairs of author and their work is correctly matched?
A
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee – KamayaniB
Munshi Premchand – MadhushalaC
Rabindranath Tagore – AnandamathD
Sharat Chandra Chatterjee – DevdasQuestion 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 22B
THU 22C
RHV 24D
TIV 22Question 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 % = PBWB
# = RUN % = IOLC
# = RSN % = PQLD
# = RJH % = IQLQuestion 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
TwentyB
TenC
TwelveD
FourteenQuestion 1844
GK
The average of three numbers is 20. If two numbers are 13 and 22, the third number is:
A
26B
27C
25D
24Question 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 sisterB
Father's motherC
Mother's motherD
Father's sisterQuestion 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
3B
4C
2D
1Question 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
ΩQuestion 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
64B
66C
68D
62Question 1849
GK
If 8, x and 18 are in continued proportion, find the value of x.
A
18B
14C
12D
8Question 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 StateB
The President of IndiaC
The Governor of the StateD
The Speaker of the State Assembly