RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 3076
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 176 168 159 149 138 ? 113
A
125B
129C
126D
123Question 3077
GK
The caloric theory replaced which older theory of heat and combustion?
A
Thermodynamic theoryB
Entropy theoryC
Kinetic theoryD
Phlogiston theoryQuestion 3078
GK
The Shivalik Hills, forming the outermost part of the Himalayan ranges, extend across which Indian states?
A
Punjab to SikkimB
Bihar to West BengalC
Jammu and Kashmir to UttarakhandD
Arunachal Pradesh to ManipurQuestion 3079
GK
The Draft Greenhouse Gases Emissions Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2021, was notified by which Ministry of India in April 2021?
A
Ministry of Chemicals and FertilizersB
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ChangeC
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareD
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' WelfareQuestion 3080
GK
What type of vegetation is predominantly found in the Thar Desert?
A
Alpine meadowsB
Evergreen forestsC
Low herbs and shrubsD
MangrovesQuestion 3081
GK
The distance between the easternmost and westernmost points of India is approximately:
A
3500 kmB
3214 kmC
2500 kmD
2933 kmQuestion 3082
GK
The greatest number that divides 93 and 190 leaving remainders 5 and 3, respectively, is:
A
21B
17C
14D
11Question 3083
GK
Which of the following best describes the impact of human genome sequencing?
A
It initiated a new scientific domain.B
It eliminated the need for classical genetics.C
It clarified all RNA-related functions.D
It marked a milestone toward transcriptional regulation.Question 3084
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. R has the exam on Tuesday. Only two people have exams between U and R. Q has the exam immediately before V but not on Wednesday. S has the exam immediately before T. How many people have exams between Q and P ?
A
ThreeB
TwoC
FourD
OneQuestion 3085
GK
Kanav starts from point A and drives 11 km towards the east. He then takes a left turn, drives 7 km, turns left and drives 13 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 12 km. He takes a final left 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
5 km to the southB
4 km to the southC
4 km to the northD
5 km to the northQuestion 3086
GK
A vendor sells oranges at ₹29 each and incurs a loss of 75%. If he wants to make a profit of 75%, at what price (in ₹) should he sell each orange?
A
201B
206C
203D
205Question 3087
GK
Which city will host the Web Summit 2021 from 10 to 13 November?
A
Barcelona, SpainB
Lisbon, PortugalC
Rome, ItalyD
Dublin, IrelandQuestion 3088
GK
The NK Singh Committee, which was formed in 2016, was associated with which of the following?
A
Reviewing the trade deficit in IndiaB
Introduction of Standing Deposit FacilityC
Reviewing the FRBM Act, 2003D
Introduction of Monetary Policy CommitteeQuestion 3089
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 862 860 856 850 842 ?
A
832B
833C
831D
830Question 3090
GK
Which airport was named the World's Best Airport in 2021 by Skytrax?
A
Hamad International AirportB
Tokyo Haneda AirportC
Incheon International AirportD
Singapore Changi AirportQuestion 3091
GK
A shopkeeper marked his goods at X% above their cost price and sold them at a discount of 60%. If he gained 84% profit, then find the value of X.
A
362B
360C
359D
361Question 3092
GK
On the MS PowerPoint 2019 home screen, which option or section should you click to start a new blank presentation when the 'Start Screen' is enabled?
A
The Open button at the bottom left cornerB
The Recent tab in the left sidebarC
The Design tab from the ribbonD
The tile labeled 'Blank Presentation' on the right panelQuestion 3093
GK
If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesaler gains 15%, and the retailer gains 28%, then find the cost of production of a table (in ₹), whose retail price for the customer is ₹75,900. (NOTE: Manufacturer sells to wholesaler, wholesaler sells to retailer and retailer sells to customers.)
A
60,000B
53,906.25C
46,875D
51,562.50Question 3094
GK
The Milindapanho is a:
A
political treatyB
military manualC
Buddhist philosophical textD
civil codeQuestion 3095
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) 8 & 1 9 5 £ $ 6 8 $ # 8 & @ * 5 $ # * 5 $ 9 (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?
A
5B
6C
4D
3Question 3096
GK
In a certain code language, 'FAIR' is coded as '9357' and 'ROSE' is coded as '8632'. What is the code for R' in the given code language?
A
2B
8C
7D
3Question 3097
GK
Which of the following is an example of a mixed cell reference in MS Excel?
A
=SUM(A1:A5)B
$A$1C
$A1D
A1Question 3098
GK
Which Article of the Constitution of India provides directives to the state for taking steps to raise the standard of living?
A
Article 50B
Article 49C
Article 48D
Article 47Question 3099
GK
If 2 is added to each odd digit and 3 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7516438, what will be the difference between the greatest and smallest digits in the new number thus formed?
A
6B
8C
4D
2Question 3100
GK
Which of the following communities was NOT included for fast-track citizenship under Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019?
A
HinduB
MuslimsC
ChristianD
SikhPrevious
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