RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 2001
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 15 19 27 39 55 ?
A
75B
76C
72D
74Question 2002
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 its 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.) (79, 235, 32) (87, 225, 42)
A
(77, 235,32)B
(88, 280, 34)C
(83, 290, 45)D
(93, 185, 56)Question 2003
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 x 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 L related to E if ‘L # N – C # V x E’?
A
Son’s daughterB
Daughter’s sonC
Brother’s daughterD
Father’s motherQuestion 2004
GK
S, T, U, V, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Only two people sit between E and F when counted from the right of E. Only two people sit between F and T. Only three people sit between E and U. S sits to the immediate left of V. Who sits third to the left of G?
A
FB
SC
VD
UQuestion 2005
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 33 40 54 75 103 ?
A
134B
136C
135D
138Question 2006
GK
The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 380. The greater of the two numbers is:
A
20B
24C
12D
14Question 2007
GK
If ‘A’ stands for ‘$\div$’, ‘B’ stands for ‘$\times$’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘$-$’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 10 C 20 A 2 D 3 B 5 = ?
A
4B
3C
5D
6Question 2008
GK
Which two forms of energy together make up the total mechanical energy of an object?
A
Potential and kinetic energyB
Electrical and chemical energyC
Heat and sound energyD
Light and heat energyQuestion 2009
GK
Which of the following operations specifically relies on system software instead of application software to function properly?
A
Designing a presentation fileB
Allocating memory to programsC
Modifying a digital photo fileD
Playing an audio or video file on SystemQuestion 2010
GK
Arun has ₹1407 with him. He divides this amount between his two sons, Mahesh and Vijay, and asks them to invest their respective shares at a compound interest rate of 10% per annum, compounded annually. It is observed that Mahesh’s investment amounts to the same value after 12 years as Vijay’s investment does after 13 years. How much (in ₹) did Arun give to Vijay?
A
737B
837C
670D
520Question 2011
GK
Find the mean proportional between 7.2 and 20.
A
10B
11C
8D
12Question 2012
GK
A car covers one-fifth of the distance from A to B at the speed of 8 km/h, one-tenth of the distance at 25 km/h and the remaining at the speed of 20 km/h. Find the average speed of the whole journey.
A
14.225 km/hB
12.625 km/hC
15.625 km/hD
17.225 km/hQuestion 2013
GK
In what duration (in years) will ₹8,400 fetch a simple interest of ₹840 at 5% per annum rate of interest?
A
2B
1C
3D
4Question 2014
GK
In which of the following years was the School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (SMMME) established at Bhubaneswar?
A
1984B
2012C
2002D
1995Question 2015
GK
At approximately what depth inside the Earth is the boundary between the mantle and the core located?
A
2,900 kmB
3,900 kmC
4,900 kmD
1,900 kmQuestion 2016
GK
In the Windows Operating System, if a file named config.ini is located in the root directory of the main drive, what is the correct and complete absolute path to reference this file?
A
C:\Users\config.iniB
config.iniC
\config.iniD
C:\config.iniQuestion 2017
GK
During the 1990–91 balance of payments crisis, India’s foreign exchange reserves were sufficient to finance imports for only:
A
two weeksB
one weekC
three monthsD
one monthQuestion 2018
GK
Water flows out through a circular pipe, whose internal diameter is 2 cm, at the rate of 4 metres per second into a cylindrical tank, the radius of whose base is 80 cm. By how much will the level of water rise in 24 minutes?
A
100 cmB
90 cmC
96 cmD
91 cmQuestion 2019
GK
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi break the Salt Act at Dandi?
A
1928B
1931C
1930D
1929Question 2020
GK
What is the total number of languages listed under the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India, as on 30 June 2024?
A
20B
22C
26D
16Question 2021
GK
A and B complete a work in 22 days. If A alone can do it in 44 days, then B alone can do three-fourth of the same work in ______________days.
A
66B
132C
99D
33Question 2022
GK
Which of the following is an example of a minor industrial region of India?
A
Gujarat regionB
Hugli regionC
Chota Nagpur regionD
Brahmaputra valleyQuestion 2023
GK
Consider the following statements. 1. Article 13 provides for judicial review of both pre-constitutional and post-constitutional laws. 2. Article 13 declares that all laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the Fundamental Rights shall be null and void. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
Neither 1 nor 2B
Both 1 and 2C
2 onlyD
1 onlyQuestion 2024
GK
Tea cultivation in India is mainly concentrated in which of the following regions?
A
North-Eastern HillsB
Aravali HillsC
Central PlateauD
Thar DesertQuestion 2025
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 – Pallavi, Shreya, Monika, Ritu, and Alka – are sitting in a straight line facing north. Who is sitting at the extreme left end? (I) Shreya sits immediately to the right of Pallavi. (II) Monika sits immediately to the right of Shreya, and Ritu is not at any end.
A
Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in Statement II is notB
Both statements I and II together are NOT sufficient to answer the questionC
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 question