RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 176
GK
Directive Principles collectively aim to achieve which ideals prominently declared in the Constitution’s Preamble?
A
Justice, liberty, equality, fraternityB
Unity, diversity and fraternityC
Sovereignty, security and hierarchyD
Property, privilege, hierarchyQuestion 177
GK
In the search box of File Explorer, which search pattern finds all Word documents in the current folder whose names start with “Unit”?
A
Unit?.txtB
*Unit.docxC
Unit* .docxD
Unit*.docxQuestion 178
GK
In the context of Indian classical music, the term "Khayal" literally signifies which of the following?
A
Imagination or reflective thoughtB
An expression of devotional sentimentC
A melodic frameworkD
A structured rhythmic patternQuestion 179
GK
Which of the following coastal plains is correctly matched with its state?
A
Malabar Plain – GujaratB
Utkal Plain – OdishaC
Coromandel Plain – KeralaD
Konkan Plain – Tamil NaduQuestion 180
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? GJE ZCX SVQ LOJ ?
A
EHCB
BFUC
LNJD
PRNQuestion 181
GK
In a certain code language, ‘steak tooth badge’ is coded as ‘qj hc sv’ and ‘badge poet lemon’ is coded as ‘tz qj wv’. How is ‘badge’ coded in that language? (All codes are two-letter codes.)
A
svB
tzC
qjD
hcQuestion 182
GK
In a certain code language, A @ B means ‘A is the son of B’, A ≤ B means ‘A is the wife of B’, A £ B means ‘A is the father of B’ and A ≠ B means ‘A is the brother of B’. How is A related to P if ‘A @ D £ J ≠ L ≤ P’?
A
Wife’s mother’s motherB
Wife’s brotherC
Wife’s sisterD
Wife’s motherQuestion 183
GK
Tuv ranked 27th from the top and 64th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?
A
91B
92C
90D
89Question 184
GK
Seven people, Q, M, B, L, E, F and G, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only six people sit to the right of E. Only five people sit to the left of Q. Only three people sit between M and Q. B is the immediate neighbour of L and G. Only three people sit between F and L. How many people sit between G and F?
A
OneB
FourC
ThreeD
TwoQuestion 185
GK
Ayush ranked 44th from the top and 25th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?
A
68B
66C
67D
69Question 186
GK
Which of the following options should come in place of the ‘?’ in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? N 32, I 25, D 18, Y 11, ?
A
T 4B
Z 4C
S 4D
Y 4Question 187
GK
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs 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
FE−IHB
LK−ONC
CB−FED
KJ−MOQuestion 188
GK
Each vowel in the word REFERTILIZES is changed to the second letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order, and each consonant is changed to the second letter immediately preceding it in the English alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will appear exactly twice in the group of letters thus formed?
A
RB
KC
XD
GQuestion 189
GK
KY 1 is related to MU 17 in a certain way. In the same way, FI 8 is related to HE 24. To which of the following is RF 3 related, following the same logic?
A
KL 5B
KJ 7C
TB 19D
YG 9Question 190
GK
Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s). Statements: All jokers are frogs. All frogs are cars. Conclusions: (I) Some cars are frogs. (II) All jokers are cars.
A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) followsB
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followC
Only conclusion (II) followsD
Only conclusion (I) followsQuestion 191
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 8 9 17 26 90 115 ?
A
313B
331C
198D
231Question 192
GK
Refer to the following series and answer the question. (All numbers are single digit numbers only. Counting has to be done from left to right). (Left) 2 9 3 3 8 4 7 2 4 2 8 9 9 7 4 9 9 4 6 7 7 (Right) How many such odd digits are there each of which is immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by a perfect square? (NOTE: 1 is also a perfect square)
A
ThreeB
TwoC
FourD
OneQuestion 193
GK
In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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.) 18, 109 17, 103
A
26, 130B
24, 155C
22, 133D
19, 116Question 194
GK
Mr. Yorly starts from Point A and drives 6 km towards South. He then takes a right turn, drives 37 km, turns right and drives 42 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 47 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 36 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified.)
A
10 km to the WestB
11 km to the NorthC
12 km to the EastD
15 km to the SouthQuestion 195
GK
If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 82135746, then what will be the difference between the first digit from the right end and the first digit from the left end in the new number thus formed?
A
2B
6C
8D
4Question 196
GK
If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 51748623, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?
A
FourB
TwoC
ThreeD
OneQuestion 197
GK
BFGJ is related to GKLO in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, HKMN is related to MPRS. To which of the following is ORTU related, following the same logic?
A
QEIYB
TWYZC
UXZAD
SVXYQuestion 198
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 7 ? 19 31 47 67
A
11B
16C
14D
18Question 199
GK
X is the mother of F. F is the sister of T. U is the father of K. K is the husband of T. How is X related to U?
A
Son's wife's motherB
MotherC
DaughterD
Son's wife's sisterQuestion 200
GK
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs 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
AE - GKB
DH - JNC
KO - QVD
HL - NR