RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 2076
GK
Which of the following officials in the Mauryan administration was primarily responsible for supervising state agriculture and cultivation on crown lands?
A
PanyadhyakshaB
SamahartaC
AksapataladhyakshaD
SitadhyakshaQuestion 2077
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
VR−QMB
BX−VUC
UQ−PLD
CY−XTQuestion 2078
GK
Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete? GHB 10 NOI 9 UVP 8 BCW 7 ?
A
KLW 5B
KDY 5C
MNE 16D
IJD 6Question 2079
GK
What is the process by which plants make their food using sunlight?
A
TranspirationB
PhotosynthesisC
FermentationD
RespirationQuestion 2080
GK
A shopkeeper purchased 48 dozens of articles at the rate of ₹300 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of ₹90. What percentage profit did he make?
A
260%B
262%C
259%D
257%Question 2081
GK
If the mean of the following data is 35, find the value of X. Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Frequency 15 21 43 41 X
A
14B
8C
11D
5Question 2082
GK
In which of the following present-day places did Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873?
A
PuneB
NashikC
SataraD
NagpurQuestion 2083
GK
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 351 417 211 159 294 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. What will be the resultant if second digit of the highest number is added to the third digit of lowest number ?
A
10B
15C
11D
13Question 2084
GK
Which Indian Prime Minister among the following was never the Chief Minister of any state of India?
A
Morarji DesaiB
VP SinghC
ChandrashekharD
PV Narasimha RaoQuestion 2085
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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All horses are donkeys. Some cats are monkeys. All monkeys are donkeys. Conclusions: (I) All cats are donkeys. (II) Some horses are monkeys.
A
Only conclusion (II) follows.B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.D
Only conclusion (I) follows.Question 2086
GK
Which 17th-century CE monument in Agra, built by Shah Jahan, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A
Safdarjung TombB
Jama MasjidC
Sikandra TombD
Taj MahalQuestion 2087
GK
Where did the Pune Book Festival 2025 take place?
A
Symbiosis AuditoriumB
Savitribai Phule UniversityC
Fergusson College GroundsD
Shaniwar WadaQuestion 2088
GK
Who among the following became the first female President of Namibia in March 2025?
A
Ellen Johnson SirleafB
Saara KuugongelwaC
Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahD
Joyce BandaQuestion 2089
GK
Two numbers have an HCF of 12 and an LCM of 840. If one of the numbers is 84, then find the other number.
A
168B
368C
120D
840Question 2090
GK
If A's salary is 113% more than that of B, then by how much percent is B's salary less than that of A (correct to 2 decimal places)?
A
51.35%B
53.05%C
50.45%D
55.15%Question 2091
GK
If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 12 A 4 B 6 C 8 D 2 = ?
A
22B
23C
24D
25Question 2092
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.) (37, 1361, 8) (47, 2185, 24)
A
(50, 2475, 24)B
(12, 141, 3)C
(29, 829, 11)D
(4, 10, 5)Question 2093
GK
Which Classical Language underwent significant scriptural evolution from Grantha, Vatteluttu, Kolezhuthu, and finally to its current script used in modern writing?
A
KannadaB
MalayalamC
OdiaD
TamilQuestion 2094
GK
Find the average value of the first 350 positive multiples of 7.
A
1416.5B
1228.5C
1326.5D
1254.5Question 2095
GK
Which of the following scholars introduced the concept of human development?
A
Mahbub-ul-HaqB
Amartya SenC
Griffith TaylorD
Alexander Von HumboldtQuestion 2096
GK
A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 6 hours and takes 8 hours to return upstream to the starting point. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/h, find the speed of the boat in still water.
A
24 km/hrB
28 km/hrC
12 km/hrD
18 km/hrQuestion 2097
GK
What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series? 10 14 22 34 50 ?
A
58B
70C
59D
55Question 2098
GK
Why is RAM called “Random Access”?
A
Data is permanently storedB
Data is stored randomly without structureC
Data can only be accessed sequentiallyD
Data can be accessed directly from any locationQuestion 2099
GK
Each of A, B, C, D, E and F visited the same shopping mall on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Saturday of the same week. D visited the mall on Tuesday. Only two people visited the mall between B and D. C visited the mall immediately before F. A didn't visit the mall on a Saturday. Who visited the mall on Wednesday?
A
EB
FC
AD
CQuestion 2100
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 :: ? # : NRL :: GKE : %
A
# = LTN % = EMKB
# = MKN % = EMKC
# = IUN % = EMJD
# = PTN % = EIC