RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 3451
GK

Which of the following scenarios would most likely result in a 'page fault' error during typical computer operation?

A
Accessing data stored in the CPU cache
B
Writing data to a read-only memory location
C
Attempting to access a memory address that has been swapped out to the hard drive
D
Executing an instruction directly from the BIOS
Question 3452
GK

Which of the following statements is FALSE? A) When a transversal cuts two lines such that the pair of corresponding angles are equal, then the lines have to be parallel. B) When a transversal cuts two lines such that the pair of alternate interior angles are equal, then the lines have to be parallel. C) When a transversal cuts two lines such that the pair of interior angles on the same sides of the transversal are complementary, then the lines have to be parallel. D) When a transversal cuts two lines such that the pair of interior angles on the same sides of the transversal are supplementary, then the lines have to be parallel.

A
Only A
B
Only B
C
Only D
D
Only C
Question 3453
GK

$2418.4 \times 795.8 \times 0.3735$ is equal in value to:

A
$24.184 \times 7958 \times 3.735$ 
B
  $2.4184 \times 7.958 \times 373.5$
C
$241.84 \times 795.8 \times 373.5$
D
$2.4184 \times 79.58 \times 37.35$
Question 3454
GK

As of March 2021, the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), under the aegis of National Health Mission (NHM), is implemented for how many days in India?

A
100
B
120
C
150
D
90
Question 3455
GK

A, B, L, M, S, T and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Z sits fourth to the right of B. Only two people sit between L and T when counted from the left of L. M sits third to the left of S. N is an immediate neighbour of S and T. How many people are there between Z and N when counted from the left of N?

A
3
B
2
C
4
D
1
Question 3456
GK

The average age of 4 people is 52 years. Another group has 6 people with an average age of 58 years. When both groups are combined, what is the average age of all the people?

A
54.6 years
B
55.6 years
C
54.9 years
D
54.2 years
Question 3457
GK

Ashoka appointed special officers to spread Dhamma, known as:

A
Purohits
B
Dhamma Mahamatras 
C
Rajukas
D
 Mahamatras
Question 3458
GK

Who among the following was appointed as the Director General of CRPF in January 2021?

A
Bahadur Singh Sagoo
B
Sanjiv Ranjan
C
Gyanendra Pratap Singh
D
Manish Singhal
Question 3459
GK

On 7 March 2021, Govind Ballabh Pant's death anniversary, tributes were paid for his leadership in India's early post-independence years. Which state did he serve as its first Chief Minister?

A
Bihar
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Uttarakhand
Question 3460
GK

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Supreme Court judgement delivered in April 2021 in a case involving the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra? The Supreme Court overturned the Bombay High Court's decision that forbade the use of Urdu on municipal signboards. The Court held that language must reflect the religion of the majority in a particular region. The bench recognised Urdu as part of India's Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb and criticised prejudice against languages.

A
Only 2 and 3
B
Only 1 and 2
C
1, 2 and 3
D
Only 3
Question 3461
GK

According to the Charter Act of 1853, how many legislative members were there in the Council of the Governor General?

A
14
B
4
C
2
D
12
Question 3462
GK

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution states about the formation of Union Public Service Commission of India?

A
Article 315
B
Article 318
C
Article 316
D
Article 317
Question 3463
GK

What was the key purpose of amending the Legal Services Authorities Act in 2002?

A
To replace all regular courts with Lok Adalats
B
To establish permanent Lok Adalats for public utility service disputes
C
To allow Lok Adalats to handle criminal cases
D
To merge Lok Adalats with High Courts
Question 3464
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 chain are bracelet. All bracelet are ring. Some ring are tops. Conclusions: (I) All chain are ring. (II) Some tops are chain.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows
B
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
C
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
D
Only conclusion (II) follows
Question 3465
GK

A total profit of \u20b925,300 is to be distributed amongst P, Q, and R such that P : Q = 9 : 7 and Q : R = 3 : 12. The share (in \u20b9) of R in the profit is:

A
16,100
B
16,150
C
16,000
D
16,050
Question 3466
GK

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 6185742, then what will the sum of the highest and lowest digits in the new number thus formed be?

A
9
B
8
C
7
D
6
Question 3467
GK

Which of the following urban agglomerations has the highest population in India as per Census 2011?

A
Delhi
B
Bengaluru
C
Kolkata
D
Mumbai
Question 3468
GK

In a certain code language, 'MAZE' is coded as '3647' and 'ZIPS' is coded as '1275'. What is the code for 'Z' in the given code language?

A
2
B
7
C
1
D
4
Question 3469
GK

In a certain code language, 'VEST' is coded as '3649' and 'SOAP' is coded as '1295'. What is the code for 'S' in the given code language?

A
4
B
2
C
9
D
1
Question 3470
GK

The area of a rectangle increases by 7 m\u00b2 if its length is increased by 6 m and breadth is decreased by 5 m. If the length is decreased by 6 m and breadth is increased by 7 m, then its area increases by 31 m\u00b2. What is the perimeter of the original rectangle (in m)?

A
217
B
215
C
216
D
214
Question 3471
GK

Mahesh withdrew \u20b93,200 from a bank. He received a total of 33 notes of \u20b950 and \u20b9100 denominations. The number of \u20b950 notes received by him was:

A
10
B
9
C
2
D
12
Question 3472
GK

Which of the following methods is the simplest way to rename a file or folder in Windows?

A
Double-click the file to open it
B
Press Ctrl + R
C
Right-click the file/folder \u2192 Select Rename
D
Drag the file to the Recycle Bin
Question 3473
GK

In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the son of B', A - B means 'A is the sister of B', A x B means 'A is the wife of B' and A ÷ B means 'A is the father of B'. Based on the above, how is E related to K if E÷F-G x H + K'?

A
Wife's brother
B
Wife's father
C
Son's wife's father
D
Son's wife's brother
Question 3474
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? LOH 1, JMG 4, HKF 9, FIE 16, ?

A
EFD 36
B
EFG 25
C
DGD 36
D
DGD 25
Question 3475
GK

The speed of a boat in still water is 12 km/hr and the speed of the stream is 10 km/hr. A man rows to a place at a distance of 24.2 km and comes back to the starting point. Find the total time (in hours) taken by him.

A
6
B
7.8
C
13.2
D
4