RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 3601
GK

Which industries commonly used Tetrachloromethane as a degreasing agent?

A
Textile industries
B
Food processing industries
C
Manufacturing and mechanical industries
D
Bottling industries
Question 3602
GK

In MS PowerPoint, which of the following keyboard combinations is used to create a new blank presentation?

A
Ctrl + O
B
Ctrl + N
C
Ctrl + E
D
Ctrl + B
Question 3603
GK

If the length of a cuboid is 33 cm, breadth is 4 cm and volume is 7524 cm³, then find the height (in cm) of the cuboid.

A
60
B
57
C
54
D
67
Question 3604
GK

In the given figure, AB and CD are two parallel lines and PQ is a transversal line. Find the measure of $\angle PMB$.

A
50°
B
130°
C
100°
D
120°
Question 3605
GK

A sells a smartphone to B at a loss of 60% and B sells the smartphone to C at a profit of 25%. If C purchased the smartphone for ₹42,206, then what was the cost (in ₹) of the smartphone for A?

A
84,412
B
84,415
C
84,407
D
84,406
Question 3606
GK

A pipe can fill a tank in 27 hours. Another pipe can empty the filled tank in 28 hours. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, then the time (in hours) in which the tank will be one-fourth filled, is:

A
567
B
378
C
756
D
189
Question 3607
GK

The population of a village was 1,20,000. It increased by 10% in the first year and increased by 30% in the second year. Its population after two years is ________.

A
1,68,000
B
1,32,000
C
1,71,600
D
1,56,000
Question 3608
GK

Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster 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
IPVX
B
SZEH
C
GNSV
D
NUZC
Question 3609
GK

The percentage profit earned by selling a table lamp for ₹863 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same table lamp for ₹433. At what price (in ₹) should the table lamp be sold to make 25% profit?

A
812
B
810
C
811
D
813
Question 3610
GK

The mean of a data is 76 and its median is 100. The mode (using empirical relation) of the data is:

A
148
B
60
C
174
D
77
Question 3611
GK

Dhordo, the venue of Rann Utsav (from December, 2024 to February, 2021), is located in which Indian state and near what geographical feature?

A
Rajasthan - Thar Desert
B
Punjab - Sutlej Basin
C
Maharashtra - Western Ghats
D
Gujarat - Rann of Kutch
Question 3612
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 Q and T. U has the exam on Thursday. S has the exam immediately before V. R has the exam immediately before Q. How many people have exams between V and P?

A
One
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
Question 3613
GK

The sum of nine times the present age of A and eight times the present age of B is 29 years. Two times the present age of B exceeds two times the present age of A by 20 years. What will be the sum of the ages (in years) of A and B, 6 years from now?

A
14
B
10
C
16
D
12
Question 3614
GK

Which city hosted the 18 th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in January 2021?

A
Hyderabad
B
Lucknow
C
New Delhi
D
Bhubaneswar
Question 3615
GK

Disinvestment was adopted as a tool for privatisation in India. Which of the following options best defines disinvestment?

A
Sale of public assets to foreign governments
B
Increase in public borrowing
C
Selling government stakes in public sector enterprises
D
Purchase of private companies by the government
Question 3616
GK

Which of the following best explains the functional diversity of RNA molecules in cells?

A
Their ability to form double-stranded helical structures
B
Their linear sequence of deoxyribonucleotides
C
Their capability to act as adapter, structural and catalytic molecules
D
Their permanent role of genetic material
Question 3617
GK

In January 2021, who was honoured with the Padma Shri for developing the HRMN-99 variety of apples?

A
Hariman Sharma
B
GS Randhawa
C
Rajesh Rajan
D
Ramesh Pokhriyal
Question 3618
GK

Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. QRH MPG INF ELE?

A
AHE
B
AJD
C
BHD
D
AJE
Question 3619
GK

What type of engine is used in the Hansa NG trainer aircraft launched in April 2021?

A
Continental IO-360 engine
B
Rotax 912 iSc3 Sports engine
C
Lycoming O-320 engine
D
Pratt & Whitney PT6 engine
Question 3620
GK

JROK is related to HPMI in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, GOLH is related to EMJF. To which of the given options is DLIE related, following the same logic?

A
BJCG
B
BJGC
C
JBCG
D
JBGC
Question 3621
GK

If ‘P’ stands for ‘×’, ‘Q’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘R’ stands for ‘−’ and ‘S’ stands for ‘+’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?  37 S (28 Q 7) P 5 R 4 P 6 S 21 = ?

A
43
B
54
C
69
D
76
Question 3622
GK

At what rate (in percentage) per annum will ₹1,250 give ₹500 as simple interest in 10 years?

A
6%
B
4%
C
3%
D
7%
Question 3623
GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.  (Left) 7 & 9 ^ # 1 * 5 ≺ 2 6 ≡ 4 ∆ 3 $ @ 8 (Right)  If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be fifth from the right?

A
5
B
2
C
6
D
1
Question 3624
GK

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

A
Three
B
Two
C
One
D
Four
Question 3625
GK

Two trains having lengths of 100 m and 500 m are running at speeds of 100 km/hr and 110 km/hr, respectively, in the same direction. The time taken (in minutes) by the faster train, coming from behind, to completely cross the other train is:

A
9.3
B
1.4
C
3.6
D
6