RRB-NTPC 2016 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 2101
GK
The monthly incomes of two friends Vipul and Vijay, are in the ratio 6 : 7 respectively and each of them saves ₹66,000 every month. If the ratio of their monthly expenditure is 1 : 3, find the monthly income of Vipul (in ₹).
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71,000B
72,000C
1,00,800D
73,000Question 2102
GK
What does the crude birth rate (CBR) measure in demographic studies?
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Ratio of deaths per hundred populationB
Net rural to urban migrationC
Share of employed women in workforceD
Number of live births per thousand annuallyQuestion 2103
GK
The following frequency table gives the marks obtained by 48 students in a class test. Marks Frequency 7 12 8 13 9 12 10 11 With reference to the frequency table, match the following statements: (Values are rounded off to three decimal places.) Column P Column Q i. The mean of the distribution 1. 8.485 ii. The standard deviation of the distribution 2. 1.207 iii. The variance of the distribution 3. 1.099
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i - 1, ii - 2 and iii - 3B
i - 3, ii - 1 and iii - 2C
i - 1, ii - 3 and iii - 2D
i - 2, ii - 3 and iii - 1Question 2104
GK
Which landform is formed when a glacier erodes a pre-existing river valley by widening, deepening, and smoothing it?
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V-shaped valleyB
U-shaped valleyC
FloodplainD
GorgeQuestion 2105
GK
Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden performed the famous α–particle scattering experiment under the supervision of _________.
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Ernest RutherfordB
Niels BohrC
John DaltonD
William HenryQuestion 2106
GK
The sum of all interior angles in a trapezium is ___________.
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$180^\circ$B
$240^\circ$C
$360^\circ$D
$540^\circ$Question 2107
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 malls are halls. All halls are walls. No mall is a fall. Conclusions: (I) No hall is a fall. (II) No wall is a fall.
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Only conclusion II follows.B
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.C
Only conclusion I follows.D
Both conclusions I and II follow.Question 2108
GK
Under which Act were the Environment Audit Rules, 2025, issued on 29-8-2025?
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Environment (Protection) Act, 1986B
Forest Conservation Act, 1980C
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972D
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981Question 2109
GK
Which of the following is NOT a peninsular river?
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NarmadaB
KrishnaC
GodavariD
GangaQuestion 2110
GK
In 2025, which international organization reclassified India’s de facto exchange rate regime from a “stabilised” system to a crawl-like arrangement?
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)B
Asian Development BankC
World BankD
Bank for International SettlementsQuestion 2111
GK
As per the Constitution of India, Article 182 deals with which of the following?
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Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the State Legislative CouncilB
Disqualification for membershipC
Composition of State Legislative AssembliesD
Special address by the GovernorQuestion 2112
GK
Koli is the dance form of the Koli fishermen community of:
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BiharB
OdishaC
MaharashtraD
RajasthanQuestion 2113
GK
What should come in place of '?' in the given series? 44 50 62 80 104 ?
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132B
136C
138D
134Question 2114
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 :: ? # : XHP :: UEM : %
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# = NXF % = EKWB
# = NOF % = EOWC
# = NXF % = EOOD
# = NXF % = EOWQuestion 2115
GK
_______ is measured using the unit "quintal".
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WeightB
TemperatureC
LengthD
VolumeQuestion 2116
GK
Two trains running in opposite directions at 40 km/hr and 52 km/hr cross each other in 18 seconds . If one train is 250 m long, then find the length of the other train.
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190 mB
220 mC
200 mD
210 mQuestion 2117
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 :: ? # : NSO :: SXT : %
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# = PUQ , % = QVRB
# = PUR , % = QVSC
# = PUQ , % = QVSD
# = PUQ , % = QWSQuestion 2118
GK
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 571 769 642 598 796 (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 the third digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of the lowest number?
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13B
11C
16D
10Question 2119
GK
Which shortcut is used to undo the last action?
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Ctrl+EB
Ctrl+XC
Ctrl+UD
Ctrl+ZQuestion 2120
GK
What was a major administrative feature in the military governance system of early South Indian kingdoms, such as the Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas?
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Feudatory chiefs were assigned military and administrative dutiesB
Temple authorities directly recruited soldiers for village defenceC
District leaders were rotated annually by royal decreeD
Military governance was entirely centralised under the royal councilQuestion 2121
GK
12 is related to 63 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 21 is related to 108. To which of the following is 26 related, following the same logic? (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 to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
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103B
133C
116D
127Question 2122
GK
Shivani walks 7 km towards East from Point C. She then turns left and walks 4 km. After that, she takes a right turn and walks 6 km. Then, she turns right again and walks 4 km. Finally, she takes a left turn and walks 7 km to reach Point J. How far and in which direction is Point J from Point C ? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)
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20 km, eastB
18 km, westC
21 km, northD
24 km, westQuestion 2123
GK
Which among the following commissions in India has submitted a report titled 'Right to Information: Master Key to Good Governance'?
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Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) - 2B
Sarkaria CommissionC
Punchhi CommissionD
Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) - 1Question 2124
GK
India signed a 10-year Defence Framework Agreement in 2025 with which country during a meeting held on the sidelines of the ASEAN–India Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting in Kuala Lumpur?
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JapanB
AustraliaC
MalaysiaD
United States of AmericaQuestion 2125
GK
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2025, reporting based on 2023 data, which greenhouse gas/gases reached 151% of its/their pre-industrial concentration?
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HydrochlorofluorocarbonsB
Carbon dioxideC
MethaneD
Nitrous oxide