RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 3051

GK

Which of the following folk music forms is based on the tales of Mahabharata?

A

Bhagawati

B

Pandavani

C

Powada

D

Alha

Question 3052

GK

F is the brother of G. G is the husband of H. H is the daughter of I. I is the husband of J. How is F related to J?

A

Husband's father

B

Daughter's husband's father

C

Husband's brother

D

Daughter's husband's brother

Question 3053

GK

The Alipore Bomb Case of 1908 is associated with which Indian revolutionary?

A

Bhagat Singh

B

Jatin Das

C

Aurobindo Ghosh

D

Khudiram Bose

Question 3054

GK

Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 9 : 7, and their LCM is 6930. Their HCF is:

A

116

B

110

C

101

D

109

Question 3055

GK

Sachdev starts from Point A and drives 11 km towards West. He then takes a right turn, drives 9 km, turns right and drives 13 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 14 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)

A

6 km to the north

B

5 km to the north

C

4 km to the north

D

7 km to the north

Question 3056

GK

According to the Economic Survey 2022-23 (data of 2021), what percentage of India's population resides in rural areas?

A

70%

B

55%

C

65%

D

60%

Question 3057

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 to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (15, -6, 3) (43, 582, 25)

A

(31, 327, 19)

B

(50, 47, 10)

C

(19, 234, 16)

D

(45, 99, 12)

Question 3058

GK

What was the main demand of the Home Rule Movement?

A

Abolition of taxes

B

Full independence from British rule

C

Ban on all western education in India

D

Self-governance within the British Empire

Question 3059

GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows.  Counting to be done from left to right only. (NOTE: All numbers are single digit numbers only.) (Left) # © 2 @ @ * 1 1 $ & € 1 £ 2 # 3 1 7 7 6 3 € (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

A

1

B

3

C

2

D

4

Question 3060

GK

Who founded the Prarthana Samaj?

A

Gopal Hari Deshmukh

B

Atmaram Pandurang

C

Narayan Mahadev Permanand

D

Vishnushastri Pandit

Question 3061

GK

Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Only five people have exams between T and Q. U has an exam on Thursday. S has an exam immediately after Q. R has an exam immediately after P. How many people have exams between V and T?

A

Two

B

Four

C

Five

D

Three

Question 3062

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

HE - NF

B

FC - KD

C

KH - PI

D

QN - VO

Question 3063

GK

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 917 782 549 557 539 (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 first digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of the lowest number?

A

13

B

11

C

12

D

15

Question 3064

GK

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V have an exam on different days of the week starting on Monday and ending on Sunday. Q has an exam on Wednesday. Exactly 4 people have an exam between T and U, neither of whom has an exam on Monday. R has an exam immediately before S and V has an exam immediately after S. P has an exam immediately before T. How many people have an exam between P and R?

A

2

B

4

C

1

D

3

Question 3065

GK

A group of numbers and symbols is coded using letter codes as per the codes given below and the conditions that follow. Study the given codes and conditions and answer the question that follows. Note: If none of the conditions apply, then codes for the respective number/symbol are to be followed directly as given in the table.   Number/symbol 6 % 8 5 $ & 3 @ # 7 + 4 9 6 Code S E A J L F W Q D P R B U T Conditions: If the first element is a symbol and the last a number, the codes for these two (the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged. If the first element is an odd number and the last an even number, the first and last elements are to be coded as © . If both second and third elements are perfect squares, the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element. What will be the code for the following group? @ 4 8 5

A

JBAQ

B

QBAJ

C

QAAJ

D

QBBJ

Question 3066

GK

Where is Rohtang Pass located?

A

On the Dhauladhar range, near Dharamshala

B

On the eastern Pir Panjal range, near Manali

C

On the Zanskar range, near Kargil

D

On the Shiwalik hills, near Dehradun

Question 3067

GK

Which of the following banks has reported a significant rise in its net short position in the forward book, which expanded to $ 77.5 billion by the end of January 2021, up from $67.9 billion in December 2024?

A

Bank of India

B

Reserve Bank of India

C

State Bank of India

D

Indian Bank

Question 3068

GK

A runner covers 5 km, 8 km, 6 km, 7 km, and 9 km in five races. What is the average distance covered per race?

A

6 km

B

8 km

C

7 km

D

5 km

Question 3069

GK

What happens if you delete a file from a USB flash drive in Windows OS?

A

It is compressed to save space.

B

It is permanently deleted immediately.

C

It goes to the Recycle Bin.

D

It becomes a hidden file.

Question 3070

GK

Which major tourism fair was held in Berlin from 4 to 6 March 2021?

A

ITB Berlin

B

European Travel Market

C

World Tourism Forum

D

Berlin Travel Expo

Question 3071

GK

Post 1991 economic reforms, India engaged more actively in global trade agreements. Which organisation did India join in 1995 to boost global trade integration?

A

World Bank

B

UNDP

C

WTO

D

IMF

Question 3072

GK

The value of $891 \times 909$ is:

A

809919

B

811232

C

809126

D

811716

Question 3073

GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 852 850 846 840 832 ?

A

826

B

824

C

822

D

820

Question 3074

GK

Manav starts from point A and drives 10 km towards the east. He then takes a right turn, drives 9 km, turns right and drives 12 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 13 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 2 km and stops at point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)

A

4 km to the south

B

3 km to the south

C

3 km to the north

D

4 km to the north

Question 3075

GK

What is the name of the point where India, China and Myanmar meet?

A

Tri-Junction Pass

B

Diphu Pass

C

Kibithu

D

Anjaw Point

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