RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 251
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? GBD IDF KFH MHJ ?

A
PJS
B
OJL
C
PQS
D
OQK
Question 252
GK

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic. MINK - IKNM - KNIM PLOT - LTOP - TOLP

A
TOES - OTES - SOET
B
WAIT - AWIT - TAIW
C
READ - RAED - DAER
D
CORD - ODRC - DROC
Question 253
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 18 58 47 145 134 ?

A
426
B
406
C
460
D
408
Question 254
GK

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

A
One
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
Question 255
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 450 455 461 466 472 477 483 ?

A
488
B
490
C
487
D
489
Question 256
GK

H, I, J, K, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. U sits fourth to the left of V. H sits fourth to the right of J. Only two people sit between V and J when counted from the left of V. K is not an immediate neighbour of H or V. I is not an immediate neighbour of K. Who sits third to the right of W?

A
K
B
I
C
U
D
H
Question 257
GK

Six people, E, F, G, H, I and P, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the left of P. Only two people sit between P and E. Only one person sits between E and H. Only I sits between P and G. How many people sit between F and I?

A
Zero
B
Three
C
Two
D
One
Question 258
GK

Govind starts from Point Y and drives 12 km towards west. He then turns right and drives 37 km, takes a left turn, drives 18 km, turns left and drives 63 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 19 km. He takes a right turn, drives 35 km, turns left, drives 32 km, then turns left and drives 9 km to stop at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)

A
71 km towards west
B
84 km towards west
C
81 km towards east
D
77 km towards east
Question 259
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 letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

A
IL - FQ
B
WR - TW
C
HY - DD
D
QE - NJ
Question 260
GK

EGLU is related to IKOX in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, UWXG is related to YAAJ. To which of the given options is GIGP related, following the same logic?

A
KMJS
B
KMSJ
C
KSDF
D
KJSM
Question 261
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 letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)

A
RT-MO
B
OQ-JM
C
WY-RU
D
UW-PS
Question 262
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? HMI 3, JOK 6, LQM 9, NSO 12, ?

A
MTP 20
B
OUQ 15
C
PUQ 15
D
PTP 20
Question 263
GK

GBNS is related to EYPV in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, CVRY is related to ASTB. To which of the following is YPVE related, following the same logic?

A
VNXG
B
XLYF
C
WMXH
D
VLWF
Question 264
GK

Each of the digits in the number 6243514 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

A
Two
B
Three
C
One
D
None
Question 265
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 679 680 684 693 709 ?

A
741
B
739
C
734
D
731
Question 266
GK

'A = B' means ‘A is the wife of B’,  'A ¥ B' means ‘A is the father of B’, 'A # B' means ‘ A is the brother of B’ and  'A % B' means ‘A is the son of B’.  How is S related to P if 'S ¥ Y # R = U % P'?

A
Son's wife's sister
B
Son's wife's father
C
Son's wife's mother
D
Son's wife's brother
Question 267
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 lions are tigers. No lion is a cat. Conclusions (I): Some cats are lions. Conclusions (II): Some tigers are lions.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
B
Only conclusion (II) follows.
C
Only conclusion (I) follows.
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Question 268
GK

In a certain code language, 'SAID' is coded as '6175' and 'DIMS' is coded as '7691'. What is the code for 'M' in the given code language?

A
9
B
7
C
6
D
1
Question 269
GK

Seven boxes T, U, V, W, X, Y and D are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. T is kept immediately above D. U is kept immediately above W. Only V is kept above Y. Only one box are kept between V and T. Only two boxes are kept between Y and X. How many boxes are kept between W and V?

A
One
B
Five
C
Four
D
Two
Question 270
GK

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged, and ‘−’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?  42 − 7 × 12 + 3 ÷ 13 = ?

A
11
B
15
C
29
D
22
Question 271
GK

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 384 673 543 236 741 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If 2 is added to the first digit of every number, in how many numbers will the first digit be exactly divisible by the second digit?

A
2
B
0
C
3
D
1
Question 272
GK

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

A
Northeast
B
Southwest
C
Northwest
D
Southeast
Question 273
GK

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 3% per month for 11 months.

A
₹53
B
₹396
C
₹66
D
₹33
Question 274
GK

The sum of the squares of two consecutive odd natural numbers is 394. The sum of the numbers is:

A
24
B
22
C
32
D
28
Question 275
GK

P, Q and R invested a sum in the ratio of 34: 75: 6, respectively. If they earned a total profit of ₹3,600 at the end of the year, what is the difference between the shares of Q and R?

A
₹2,109
B
₹2,316
C
₹2,264
D
₹2,160