RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 2601
GK
Which of the following is NOT the use of baking soda in the kitchen?
A
For food colouringB
In fire extinguishersC
As a leavening agentD
As an ingredient in antacidsQuestion 2602
GK
Find the value of $(K^2-5)$, if the quadratic equation $2x^2-8x+ K = 0$ has real and equal roots.
A
65B
59C
48D
51Question 2603
GK
What is the mode of the following data? 41, 55, 45, 48, 40, 47, 41, 47, 54, 44, 49, 48, 53, 54, 50, 53, 41, 46
A
41B
55C
48D
45Question 2604
GK
Who succeeded Ashoka to the throne?
A
DasharathaB
BindusaraC
SampratiD
Chandragupta IIQuestion 2605
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 51 87 121 153 183 211 ?
A
237B
249C
241D
253Question 2606
GK
The Reserve Bank of India has its offices in how many locations in India, as of April 2021?
A
30 locationsB
28 locationsC
34 locationsD
33 locationsQuestion 2607
GK
Seven people, I, J, K, L, O, P and Q are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the left of P. Only three people sit between P and I. Only one person sits between I and O. Q sits to the immediate left of K. J is not an immediate neighbour of I. How many people sit to the right of L?
A
ThreeB
OneC
FourD
TwoQuestion 2608
GK
Why does the parliamentary system prevent executive despotism?
A
Because the judiciary can override executive decisions without checksB
Because the Prime Minister has unlimited powerC
Because executive authority is dispersed among a group of ministers accountable to the ParliamentD
Because the military can intervene in governanceQuestion 2609
GK
A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at ₹3,930. Find the cost price if after allowing a discount of 40% he still gains 20% on the cost price.
A
₹1,899B
₹1,981C
₹1,989D
₹1,965Question 2610
GK
What is the primary objective of the 'Trinetra' project, developed by IIT Tirupati?
A
To develop a mobile game promoting cybersecurity awarenessB
To create a cybersecurity curriculum for university studentsC
To implement AI-driven surveillance systems in schoolsD
To establish a national cybersecurity task forceQuestion 2611
GK
One pipe can fill the tank in 18 minutes while another pipe can empty the completely filled tank in 19 minutes. If both the pipes are operated together on empty tank, how long (in minutes) will it take to fill one-third of the tank?
A
114B
342C
456D
228Question 2612
GK
The least number which, when diminished by 9, is divisible by 13, 20, 10 and 23 is:
A
5989B
6035C
6010D
6015Question 2613
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? WOM CVS ICY OJE ?
A
UKQB
KUQC
UQKD
KQUQuestion 2614
GK
Who holds the position of President of the International Criminal Court (as of April 2021)?
A
Judge Tomoko AkaneB
Judge Karim AA KhanC
Judge Silvia Fernández de GurmendiD
Judge Piotr HofmańskiQuestion 2615
GK
Daksh travels 445 km at 89 km/hr, the next 495 km at 55 km/hr and the next 250 km at 50 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr) for the whole journey? (Corrected to two decimal places)
A
62.63B
66.77C
57.21D
61.14Question 2616
GK
In a certain code language, 'FAST' is coded as '2468' and 'SLOW' is coded as '1327'. What is the code for 'S' in the given code language?
A
7B
6C
2D
1Question 2617
GK
How can a foreigner who has lived in India for 12 years acquire Indian citizenship?
A
By birthB
By naturalisationC
By descentD
By registrationQuestion 2618
GK
Study the given Venn diagram carefully and answer the question that follows. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of pieces of furniture. How many chairs are there which are also cupboards but not tables?
A
17B
19C
29D
7Question 2619
GK
The curved surface area of a cylinder is half of its total surface area. If its height is 102 cm, then find its radius (in cm).
A
103B
108C
100D
102Question 2620
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 ::? #: ONJ :: VUQ: %
A
# = RQM, % = SRNB
# = UIM, % = STNC
# = RIO, % = ASND
# = RYM, % = PRNQuestion 2621
GK
In most Unix-based operating systems, which command is used to create an empty file if the file does not already exist?
A
cpB
mkdirC
touchD
mkfileQuestion 2622
GK
The sum of 6 numbers is 300. Find their average.
A
51B
49C
48D
50Question 2623
GK
"Swadesh Sevak Home" is related to which of the following national freedom initiatives?
A
Home Rule MovementB
Ghadar MovementC
Non-Cooperation MovementD
Swadeshi MovementQuestion 2624
GK
VBDP is related to ZWHK in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, DRLF is related to HMPA. To which of the following is LHTV related, following the same logic?
A
OCWRB
QBYRC
QDYPD
PCXQQuestion 2625
GK
P is a point outside a circle and is 17 cm away from its centre. A secant drawn from the point P intersects the circle at points A and B in such a way that PA = 8 cm and AB = 7 cm, where PB > PA. The radius of the circle is:
A
13 cmB
12 cmC
15 cmD
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