RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 3301

In April 2021, India implemented a standardised curriculum in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries. What was the primary objective of this initiative?

To convert monasteries into secular schools

To reduce the number of monasteries in border areas

To promote Chinese language education

To integrate modern subjects alongside traditional teachings

Question 3302

In MS PowerPoint, what is the significance of the aspect ratio setting (e.g. 16: 9, 4: 3) when you are setting up your slide size?

It controls the number of slides that can be included in the presentation.

It defines the proportions of the slide displayed on the screen, influencing how the content is laid out and how it appears on different display devices.

It sets the default font size and style for all text boxes in the presentation.

It determines the file size of the saved presentation.

Question 3303

Which of the following memory types is also called solid-state storage?

Crystal Storage

Primary Memory

Cache Memory

Flash Memory

Question 3304

What does 'Dhamma' primarily refer to in Ashoka's inscriptions?

Buddhist doctrine

Royal decree

Slogans of Buddha

Moral law

Question 3305

Which irrigation system is commonly used in arid regions of India to conserve water by directly delivering irrigation water to the roots of plants?

Tank irrigation

Drip irrigation

Sprinkler irrigation

Canal irrigation

Question 3306

3 men and 14 women can complete a piece of work in 18 days, and 11 men and 8 women can complete the same work in 12 days. The work of how many women is equivalent to that of one man?

Question 3307

What was the theme of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2021?

Partnership for Accessing Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions

Partnership for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions

Partnership for Approaching Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Partnerships for Accessing Supportive Development and Climate Solutions

Question 3308

What is the median of the following distribution? Class 140-190 190-240 240-290 290-340 340-390 Frequency 14 37 28 39 12

265

251

275

250

Question 3309

Which city did PM Modi and President Macron visit to inaugurate a new Indian consulate in February 2021?

Baku

Marseille

Lyon

Toulouse

Question 3310

In which early INC session was the demand first raised for the Indianisation of the higher administrative services, including the civil services?

Calcutta Session, 1886

Bombay Session, 1885

Allahabad Session, 1890

Madras Session, 1887

Question 3311

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' is replaced by '-' and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? $44 ÷ 8 + 5 × 1 + 7 = ?$

340

300

400

250

Question 3312

Which feature allows you to create a multi-level numbered list (e.g., 1.1, 1.2) in MS Word 2019?

Define New Multilevel List

Format Painter

Change Styles option

Increase Indent button

Question 3313

In March 2021, Ordnance Factories Day was observed to commemorate the founding of India's first ordnance factory in ______.

Hyderabad

Jabalpur

Pune

Cossipore

Question 3314

The farming system that involves both crop cultivation and livestock raising is known as:

Plantation farming

Terrace agriculture

Subsistence farming

Mixed farming

Question 3315

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 5634812, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

Question 3316

TQ=6 cm is a tangent to the circle and TPX is a secant. If TP = y cm and PX = 5 cm, find y.

Question 3317

Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only four boxes are kept between C and D. Only E is kept above C. Only two boxes are kept between F and A. G is kept immediately above B. A is not kept immediately above G. How many boxes are kept above F?

Question 3318

Which of the following novels, published in 1961, was written by Attia Hosain and portrays the impact of the Partition on a feudal family?

Midnight's Children

Clear Light of Day

Sunlight on the Broken Column

Ice Candy Man

Question 3319

GF 7 is related to EA -10 in a certain way. In the same way, UG 14 is related to SB -3. To which of the given options is LN 2 related, following the same logic?

II -13

JJ -14

IJ -15

JI -15

Question 3320

Following the 2024 Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections, who was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister, and which political party does he represent?

Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Indian National Congress (INC)

Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Indian National Congress (INC)

Ravinder Raina, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC)

Question 3321

Which union territory was added to India by the Fourteenth Amendment Act, 1962?

Puducherry

Lakshadweep

Daman and Diu

Goa

Question 3322

If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesale gains 16% and the retailer gains 25%, then find the cost of production of a table (in ₹), whose retail price for the customer is ₹63,800. (NOTE: Manufacturer sells to wholesaler, wholesaler sells to retailer and retailer sells to customer.)

40,000

50,000

44,000

46,400

Question 3323

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.)

VP - DX

ZT - HB

DX - LE

HB - PJ

Question 3324

A and B can do a piece of work in 13 days and 52 days, respectively. Both work for 2 days and then A goes away. How long (in days) will B take to complete the remaining work?

Question 3325

An article's cost price is ₹285, and the marked price is mentioned as ₹1,140. What is the profit percentage of the seller if he sells it by allowing a discount of 70% on the marked price?

17%

19%

23%

20%

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