RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 2676
GK

India's territorial waters extend up to how many nautical miles from the baseline?

A
100
B
24
C
200
D
12
Question 2677
GK

If + means -, - means $\times$, $\times$ means $\div$, and $\div$ means +, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? $45 - 2 \div 9 + 16 \times 8 = ?$

A
80
B
87
C
97
D
100
Question 2678
GK

6 : 42 :: 7.6 : x and 3 : 6 :: 6 : y. What is the ratio of x to y?

A
133:30
B
135:32
C
134:28
D
137:40
Question 2679
GK

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 753814, what will be the sum of all the even digits in the new number thus formed?

A
20
B
24
C
16
D
18
Question 2680
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? KP23, LQ32, MR41, NS50, ?

A
OW58
B
OT58
C
OW59
D
OT59
Question 2681
GK

Which unique property of Plasmodium makes malaria a cyclical disease with periodic fever?

A
Infection of liver cells only
B
Constant reinfection from environment
C
RBC rupture and toxin release every few days
D
Continual entry via mosquito bites
Question 2682
GK

Who among the following wrote the book 'Chhaunk: On Food, Economics and Society'?

A
Shaktikanta Das
B
Abhijit Banerjee
C
Subramanian Swamy
D
Raghuram Rajan
Question 2683
GK

Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept between B and G. Only C is kept above E. No box is kept below G. D is kept at some place below F but at some place above A. How many boxes are kept below F?

A
3
B
4
C
2
D
5
Question 2684
GK

Town J is to the north of Town K. Town K is to the east of Town L. Town L is to the west of Town M. Town M is to the south of Town N. Town J is to the south-west of Town N. What is the position of Town K with respect to Town M?

A
North
B
West
C
South
D
East
Question 2685
GK

What was the average annual growth rate of industries comprising mining, manufacturing and electricity during the post-reform period between 1991-92 and 2011-12?

A
6.70%
B
7.50%
C
8.50%
D
5.50%
Question 2686
GK

Pipes A and B can fill an empty cistern in 72 minutes and 76 minutes, respectively. Both Pipe A and Pipe B are opened together. After how much time should Pipe B be turned off so that the empty cistern is completely filled in a total of 54 minutes?

A
13 minutes
B
17 minutes
C
19 minutes
D
23 minutes
Question 2687
GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) & 2 6 9 5 7 & € 9 * % £ 7 © 5 3 3 @ 2 © % # (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

A
4
B
3
C
2
D
5
Question 2688
GK

The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest, compounded annually, on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 17% per annum is ₹967. Find the sum [rounded off to the nearest integer].

A
₹33,480
B
₹33,473
C
₹33,460
D
₹33,454
Question 2689
GK

Which of the following rivers is NOT a major river of the Great Plateau (Peninsular Plateau) of India?

A
Yamuna
B
Krishna
C
Godavari
D
Narmada
Question 2690
GK

What is one of the interventions included in the rural development programmes?

A
Expanding metro rail
B
Building skyscrapers
C
Providing road connectivity to unconnected villages
D
Developing urban airports
Question 2691
GK

Which initiative does the development of Vikram 3201 and Kalpana 3201 in 2021 align with?

A
Start-Up India initiative
B
Make in India campaign
C
Smart City Mission
D
Digital India campaign
Question 2692
GK

Which keyboard shortcut is used to quickly save a workbook in MS-Excel 365?

A
Ctrl + C
B
Ctrl + P
C
Ctrl + V
D
Ctrl + S
Question 2693
GK

Who among the following spearheaded an active non-cooperation movement famously known as the 'Barasat Rebellion' against the British indigo planters?

A
Sidhu Murmu
B
Dudu Miyan
C
Titu Mir
D
Haji Shariatullah
Question 2694
GK

Which of the following statements about RAM and ROM with reference to computer memory is correct?

A
RAM is non-volatile, while ROM is volatile.
B
ROM is faster than RAM.
C
RAM cannot be written to, only read from.
D
RAM temporarily stores data for active programs, while ROM permanently stores firmware.
Question 2695
GK

Which case is associated with the Supreme Court striking down the 99th Constitutional Amendment (NJAC)?

A
Kesavananda Bharati Case (1973)
B
Golaknath Case (1967)
C
Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association Case (2015)
D
Minerva Mills Case (1980)
Question 2696
GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 2 6 % 2 6 4 € 7 * 9 $ 3 € 6 1 2 @ 8 % € 9 2 (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

A
0
B
1
C
3
D
2
Question 2697
GK

The median of the observations 93, 38, 12, 55, 70, 98, 60, 49, 53, 11 and 38 is:

A
49
B
53
C
55
D
60
Question 2698
GK

What happens when you press F5 in MS PowerPoint 2019?

A
Opens the 'Print' dialog box
B
Starts the slide show from the beginning
C
Inserts a new slide
D
Saves the presentation
Question 2699
GK

Due to decrease in manpower, the production in a factory decreases by 20%. By what percentage should the working hours be increased to restore the original production?

A
40%
B
20%
C
25%
D
80%
Question 2700
GK

Which element of the MS Excel interface displays the name of the currently active cell or the selected range of cells?

A
The Formula Bar
B
The Status Bar
C
The Name Box
D
The Ribbon