RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1976
GK
SGYU is related to UJAX in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, ASGG is related to CVIJ. To which of the following options is GBMP related, following the same logic?
A
SOMKB
IEOSC
SOMID
EIKOQuestion 1977
GK
Ashish has ₹1404 with him. He divides this amount between his two sons, Arun and Mahesh, and asks them to invest their respective shares at a compound interest rate of 8% per annum, compounded annually. It is observed that Arun’s investment amounts to the same value after 17 years as Mahesh’s investment does after 18 years. How much (in ₹) did Ashish give to Mahesh?
A
675B
525C
729D
829Question 1978
GK
Match the Administrative Terms with Their Descriptions Terms /Rulers Descriptions A. Circle of Justice 1. Concept explaining the interdependence of rulers, soldiers, and peasants B. Iqta 2. Land granted to governors for revenue collection and military maintenance C. Razia Sultan 3. Daughter of Iltutmish; faced opposition due to gender D. Minhaj-us-Siraj 4. Chronicler critical of female rulers
A
A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3B
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2C
A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3D
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4Question 1979
GK
As per the 2025 Global Gender Gap Index, what rank did India secure among 148 countries?
A
138B
136C
132D
131Question 1980
GK
Which of the following languages is NOT included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
A
SanskritB
UrduC
NepaliD
EnglishQuestion 1981
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: All carrots are peas. All peas are onions. No pea is a tomato. Conclusions: (I) No onion is a tomato. (II) No carrot is a tomato.
A
Only conclusion II follows.B
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.C
Only conclusion I follows.D
Both conclusions I and II follow.Question 1982
GK
In the field of e-commerce and financial trading, which application of computers is essential for analyzing massive volumes of rapidly changing market data and detecting complex patterns to inform investment decisions?
A
Inventory Management SystemsB
Data Encryption and Security SoftwareC
Real-time Predictive AnalyticsD
Word Processing and Desktop PublishingQuestion 1983
GK
A, B, C, D, E and F 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. Only two people live below C. Only two people live between B and C. A lives above E but below C. F does not live above D. Who lives immediately below B?
A
DB
FC
CD
AQuestion 1984
GK
Which of the following programs aims at self-employment for the rural poor?
A
National Rural Health MissionB
Pradhan Mantri Awas YojanaC
Deendayal Antyodaya YojanaD
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee ActQuestion 1985
GK
In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the mother of B’ A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’ A × B means ‘A is the wife of B’ A % B means ‘A is the father of B’ A # B means ‘A is the daughter of B’ Based on the above, how is G related to Q if ‘G – C + D # L % Q’?
A
Mother’s brotherB
Sister’s daughterC
Sister’s husbandD
Wife’s brotherQuestion 1986
GK
In a certain code language, ‘NEAR’ is coded as ‘3519’ and ‘GROW’ is coded as ‘8645’. What is the code for ‘R’ in that language?
A
5B
9C
8D
6Question 1987
GK
In which of the following states did the Chhau dance originate?
A
HaryanaB
JharkhandC
PunjabD
UttarakhandQuestion 1988
GK
If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 4528173, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?
A
NoneB
OneC
TwoD
ThreeQuestion 1989
GK
LAN is often used in schools and offices. This abbreviation expands to:
A
Large Area NetworkB
Local Area NetworkC
Linked Access NodeD
Long Access NetworkQuestion 1990
GK
Which institution formed by Pandit Birju Maharaj focuses on imparting training in the field of Kathak and related disciplines?
A
Natya VrikshaB
KalashramC
Satrang KalaD
Kala KendraQuestion 1991
GK
Piyush bought an article for ₹331 and sold it to Payal at a loss of 5%. With this amount, Piyush bought another article and sold it at a gain of 60%. What is Piyush's overall gain percentage?
A
50%B
52%C
47%D
48%Question 1992
GK
The primary "food" or energy source produced by the plant during photosynthesis is a type of:
A
CarbohydrateB
MineralC
VitaminD
ProteinQuestion 1993
GK
As per the World Economic Outlook January 2016, by the International Monetary Fund, global economic expansion in 2027, is expected to be which of the following rates?
A
3.5 percentB
2.9 percentC
4.0 percentD
3.2 percentQuestion 1994
GK
Which of the following types of weathering is primarily responsible for the formation of karst landscapes?
A
Mechanical weatheringB
Biological weatheringC
Chemical weatheringD
Thermal weatheringQuestion 1995
GK
Refer to the following letter, number, symbol series and answer the question. (All numbers are single-digit numbers only) (Counting to be done from left to right only) (Left) Z Q Y 7 * 9 E D V Z R X 4 * N G T B 3 X A T 4 H (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a letter?
A
TwoB
NoneC
ThreeD
OneQuestion 1996
GK
C, D, N, O, P and Q 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. O lives immediately above D. Only Q lives above P. Only two people live between C and N. C lives on an odd-numbered floor. Who lives on the bottommost floor?
A
PB
DC
CD
NQuestion 1997
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 man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster)
A
AD-BEB
EH-FIC
LO-PSD
RU-SVQuestion 1998
GK
COLD is related to GQHB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, KSDZ is related to OUZX. To which of the following is SWVV related, following the same logic?
A
XZSUB
UYSSC
VXQSD
WYRTQuestion 1999
GK
The least common multiple of two numbers is 21 times the first number, and the highest common factor of the two numbers is a two-digit prime number. What is the least possible value of the second number?
A
357B
273C
231D
147Question 2000
GK
Read the given statements 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 statements. Statements: All cats are dogs. Some cats are tigers. No tiger is a lion. Conclusions: (I) Some dogs are tigers. (II) No cat is a lion.
A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) followB
Only conclusion (II) followsC
Only conclusion (I) followsD
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows