RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1951
GK
The following table shows the heights of plants (in cm) and the corresponding number of plants. Find the mode of the data. Height (in cm) 14 27 23 21 19 17 Number of Plants 1 3 6 12 7 5
A
21 cmB
27 cmC
24 cmD
23 cmQuestion 1952
GK
Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (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.) (34, 1088, 16) (21, 420, 10)
A
(28, 224, 4)B
(8, 279, 17)C
(4, 79, 9)D
(23, 513, 11)Question 1953
GK
X, Y, Z, 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, number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. Only two people live between T and Y. Only S lives above U. Z lives on an even numbered floor. T lives on the lowermost floor. How many people live between X and T?
A
OneB
ThreeC
TwoD
FourQuestion 1954
GK
A, B, C, D, E, F and G sit around a circular table, facing the centre. Only two people sit between G and F when counted from the right of G. Only three people sit between D and E when counted from the right of E. F sits to the immediate right of E. A sits to the immediate right of B. How many people sit between B and G when counted from the left of G?
A
4B
2C
1D
3Question 1955
GK
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements. Statements: Some lakes are oceans. All planets are oceans. All lakes are roads. Conclusion (I): Some oceans are roads. Conclusion (II): Some planets are lakes.
A
Only conclusion (I) followsB
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsC
Only conclusion (II) followsD
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followQuestion 1956
GK
The number of significant figures present in 0.00200 is ________.
A
5B
4C
3D
6Question 1957
GK
Ansh walks to his school at a certain speed from his home in the morning and returns in the afternoon at a speed, which is 2 km/h slower than his speed in the morning. If the average speed of Ansh of going to and coming back from the school is 4.8 km/h, find the sum of the speeds (in km/h) of Ansh in the morning and afternoon.
A
9B
10C
8D
11Question 1958
GK
Which of the following rulers of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty is credited with resisting Arab invasions effectively?
A
RamabhadraB
Nagabhata IC
Mihira BhojaD
Yasovarman IQuestion 1959
GK
What is the purpose of Pressing ALT + F4 in Windows operating system?
A
Delete selected textB
Switch tabsC
Close the current window or applicationD
Open the Find dialogQuestion 1960
GK
In 2025, which country secured the third rank in the Asia Power Index, after the United States and China?
A
AustraliaB
South KoreaC
JapanD
IndiaQuestion 1961
GK
Seven people B, C, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the center of the table. S sits to the immediate right of Q. C sits to the immediate right of R. C sits second to the left of B. O sits third to the left of S. Who sits fourth to the right of P?
A
RB
OC
BD
QQuestion 1962
GK
Which type of receptors in the human body are responsible for detecting taste?
A
Gustatory receptorsB
Thermo receptorsC
Olfactory receptorsD
Auditory receptorsQuestion 1963
GK
Which leader famously declared 'Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it' during the Extremist Phase of the Indian National Movement?
A
Lala Lajpat RaiB
Bipin Chandra PalC
Aurobindo GhoseD
Bal Gangadhar TilakQuestion 1964
GK
The average marks of 17 students in a class is 40. If the marks of each student are doubled, find the new average.
A
80B
17C
40D
34Question 1965
GK
A typist takes 40 minutes to type 2 pages. How long (in minutes) will he take to type 95 pages?
A
1905B
1890C
1910D
1900Question 1966
GK
If the ratio of the ages of A and B is 3 : 5, the ratio of the ages of B and C is 2 : 3, and the ratio of the ages of C and D is 3 : 4, what is the ratio of the ages of A and D?
A
5 : 11B
3 : 13C
7 : 10D
3 : 10Question 1967
GK
The statement "Most of the major Peninsular rivers flow from west to east" is an EXCEPTION for:
A
Godavari and KrishnaB
Kaveri and KrishnaC
Mahanadi and KaveriD
Narmada and TapiQuestion 1968
GK
Polaroid glass is used in photographic cameras because:
A
it improves the resolution of cameraB
it improves image processingC
it helps in auto focus of the lensD
it reduces the light intensity to half on account of polarisationQuestion 1969
GK
Which action connected with the new rifle system offended the religious beliefs of Indian sepoys and became a major cause of discontent in 1857?
A
Forcing sepoys to bite cartridges greased with animal fatB
Imposing a ban on temple entryC
Prohibiting religious processions in army cantonmentsD
Mandating Sunday church attendance for all soldiersQuestion 1970
GK
Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to States and Union Territories?
A
Sixth ScheduleB
Second ScheduleC
First ScheduleD
Fourth ScheduleQuestion 1971
GK
Find the mode of the following distribution. Class interval 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 Frequency 30 48 72 36 24 18
A
24.25B
22C
22.5D
25Question 1972
GK
There are 45 members in group A, 31 members in group B and 48 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 ₹295, ₹311 and ₹233, respectively. The overall average amount (in ₹) spent per member is:
A
276B
273C
275D
272Question 1973
GK
Two parallel lines AB || CD are cut by a transversal line PQ, as shown in the figure. If the angle $\angle PMB=55^\circ$ then find the angle $\angle CNM$.
A
$75^\circ$B
$125^\circ$C
$60^\circ$D
$55^\circ$Question 1974
GK
In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and decide the appropriate answer. Q. Five people – Riya, Meena, Tanu, Sunita, and Kavita – are sitting in a row facing north. Who is sitting exactly in the middle of the row? (I) Tanu sits immediately to the right of Meena, and Sunita sits immediately to the right of Tanu. (II) Riya is at one of the ends, and Kavita sits immediately to the left of Riya.
A
Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the questionB
Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is notC
Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement I is notD
Both statements I and II together (and not statement I alone or statement II alone) are sufficient to answer the questionQuestion 1975
GK
Which of the following dynasties is associated with the Thousand Pillars Temple at Warangal built in the 12th century?
A
Kakatiya dynastyB
Rashtrakuta dynastyC
Chalukya dynastyD
Hoysala dynasty