RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 3276
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 bears are cats. All cats are pandas. Some bears are tigers. Conclusions: (I) Some tigers are cats. (II) Some pandas are bears.

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 3277
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 :: ? #: ACG :: CEI : %

A
# = WYC, % = GIK
B
# = WYC, % = KIM
C
# = XYC, % = GIM
D
# = WYC, % = GIM
Question 3278
GK

What is the primary purpose of the 'Formula Bar' in MS Excel?

A
To insert charts and images
B
To change the background color of cells
C
To display and edit the contents of a cell
D
To navigate between worksheets
Question 3279
GK

The enactment of the first Cooperative Credit Societies Act in 1904 was influenced by which of the following?

A
Simon Commission
B
Indian Famine Commission
C
Royal Commission on Agriculture
D
Hunter Commission
Question 3280
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? LEJ21 MFK32 NGL43 OHM54 ?

A
PIM65
B
PIN65
C
PIM66
D
PIN66
Question 3281
GK

The Shillong Plateau is divided into several parts. Which of the following is not a part of it?

A
Mikir Hills
B
Garo Hills
C
Maikala Range
D
Khasi Hills
Question 3282
GK

A boat takes 18 minutes to go 59.4 km upstream. The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to that of the stream is 3 : 2. How much total time (in hours) will the boat take to go 29.3 km upstream and 51.5 km downstream?

A
3.5
B
2.6
C
4.5
D
0.2
Question 3283
GK

What was the poverty headcount ratio in urban areas in 2019-21, as per the National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023?

A
19.28%
B
5.27%
C
32.59%
D
8.65%
Question 3284
GK

What percentage of the urban population in India lives in slum conditions as per the Census 2011?

A
14.7 %
B
18.2 %
C
12.8 %
D
17.4 %
Question 3285
GK

The doctrine of judicial review originated in which country?

A
United States of America
B
India
C
United Kingdom
D
France
Question 3286
GK

Which power suffered a decisive defeat in the Malabar region during the Battle of Colachel in 1741?

A
English East India Company
B
Spanish East India Company
C
Austrian East India Company
D
Dutch East India Company
Question 3287
GK

The larger of two supplementary angles is 60° more than the smaller one. The smaller angle (in degree) is:

A
67°
B
65°
C
60°
D
64°
Question 3288
GK

Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. D is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between D and E. F is kept in one of the positions below D. Only A is kept between E and G. B is kept in one of the positions above E. How many boxes are kept between A and B?

A
Two
B
One
C
Three
D
Four
Question 3289
GK

If the mode of the following data is 125, then what is the value of x? Class 110-115 115-120 120-125 125-130 130-135 Frequency 13 31 39 X 15

A
48
B
40
C
31
D
39
Question 3290
GK

Who among the following has won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Dogri for his book 'Ik Hor Ashwthama'?

A
Velu Aasaan
B
Chaman Arora
C
Madhav Kaushik
D
Vilas Dangre
Question 3291
GK

Which Indian state hosted the Khelo India Youth Games in 2021?

A
Bihar
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
West Bengal
D
Madhya Pradesh
Question 3292
GK

What has been the trend in the unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 years and above from 2017-18 to 2023-24?

A
Fluctuated between 5% and 6%
B
Remained constant at 6%
C
Increased from 6% to 7%
D
Decreased from 6% to 3.2%
Question 3293
GK

Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. LQM : NSN ETG : GVH

A
BKL : FJL
B
GHM : KMO
C
WHO : XZQ
D
BRQ : DTR
Question 3294
GK

10 is related to 2 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 45 is related to 9. To which of the following is 50 related, following the same logic? (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.)

A
10
B
5
C
20
D
15
Question 3295
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 517, 494, 461, ?, 365, 302

A
438
B
418
C
428
D
408
Question 3296
GK

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8731542, what will be the difference between the highest and lowest digits in the number thus formed?

A
6
B
4
C
5
D
7
Question 3297
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 is the letter-cluster pair that 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
PS - OR
B
HK - GJ
C
JH - KL
D
LO - KN
Question 3298
GK

Seven friends, K, L, M, N, O, P and S, are sitting in a row facing north. Only two people sit to the left of S. Only three people sit between S and O. K sits second to the right of S. Only two people sit between K and M. L sits at some place to the right of N but at some place to the left of P. How many people sit to the right of L?

A
Three
B
Four
C
Two
D
One
Question 3299
GK

The sum of the ages of Ramesh and Mahesh is $(2x^2 - 3x^2y + y^2 + 3xy^2)$ years. Age of Ramesh is $(x^2 + 3x^2y + y^2 + 3xy^2)$ years. Find the age of Mahesh.

A
$(x^2 - 6x^2y)$ years
B
$(x^2 - 6xy)$ years
C
$(x^2 + 6xy)$ years
D
$(x^2 + 6x^2y)$ years
Question 3300
GK

A person who spends 55% of his monthly income is able to save ₹6,408 per month. His monthly expenses (in ₹) are:

A
7,832
B
7,834
C
7,873
D
7,843