RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 3776
GK

Seven people, A, B, L, M, N, S, and T are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit between A and S. M sits to the immediate left of S. No one sits to the right of T. Only two people sit between T and M. N sits to the immediate right of L. How many people sit between B and N?

A
One
B
Two
C
Four
D
Three
Question 3777
GK

A tank can be filled by two pipes C and D in 60 minutes and 40 minutes, respectively. How much time will it take to fill the tank from the empty state if D is used for half the time and C and D fill it together for the other half?

A
50 minutes
B
30 minutes
C
15 minutes
D
1 hour
Question 3778
GK

Anish starts from Point A and drives 3 km towards the East. He then takes a right turn, drives 5 km, turns right and drives 2 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 4 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 7 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 9 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 degrees turns only unless specified.)

A
3 km to the West
B
6 km to the East
C
6 km to the West
D
5 km to the East
Question 3779
GK

Which of the following stupas marks the spot where Buddha gave his first sermon?

A
Dhamek stupa
B
Sanchi stupa
C
Mahabodhi stupa
D
Amravati stupa
Question 3780
GK

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two set of pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern.  PBW : RDV  NDS : PFR

A
JMM : LON
B
PWR : RZQ
C
LSO : NUN
D
UIK : WKL
Question 3781
GK

In January 2021, who chaired the high-level review meeting on ISRO's upcoming missions for 2021?

A
Dr. S Somnath
B
Pawan Kumar Goenka
C
Dr. Jitendra Singh
D
Dr. V Narayanan
Question 3782
GK

Which of the following cities hosted the European Political Community Summit in November 2024?

A
Vienna
B
Budapest
C
Brussels
D
Prague
Question 3783
GK

What price should Kunal mark on a pair of pants which costs him ₹3,300, so as to gain 33% after allowing a successive discount of 25% and 30%?

A
₹8,310
B
₹8,360
C
₹8,256
D
₹8,290
Question 3784
GK

The LCM of 44, 86 and another number, x, is 7568. Which of the following can be the value of x?

A
145
B
101
C
165
D
176
Question 3785
GK

12 is related to 8 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 56 is related to 52. To which of the following is 49 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
45
B
36
C
50
D
40
Question 3786
GK

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.  (Left) 853 628 981 217 132 (Right)  (Example: 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7)  (Note: All operations to be done from left to right.)  What will be the resultant if the second digit of the highest number is added to the first digit of the lowest number?

A
7
B
9
C
13
D
11
Question 3787
GK

Which of the following is NOT a thermometric property?

A
Pressure of a gas
B
Colour of a substance
C
Electrical resistance
D
Length of a metal rod
Question 3788
GK

Public health services remained largely inaccessible to the masses during the colonial rule. What was India's approximate life expectancy at the time of independence?

A
42-45 years
B
55-60 years
C
30-32 years
D
60-65 years
Question 3789
GK

Harshavardhana belonged to which ancient region?

A
Thanesar
B
Magadha
C
Agra
D
Malwa
Question 3790
GK

The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) was established as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under which of the following Acts?

A
Companies Act, 2013
B
Indian Railways Act, 1989
C
Infrastructure Development Act, 2002
D
Companies Act, 1956
Question 3791
GK

How many villages in India have completed the computerisation of land records as of March 2021, according to the Department of Land Resources?

A
5.5 lakh
B
7.5 lakh
C
6 lakh
D
6.25 lakh
Question 3792
GK

By selling cloth at ₹344/m, a shopkeeper loses 57%. Find the rate (in ₹/m) at which it should be sold so as to earn a profit of 71%.

A
1,368
B
1,365
C
1,366
D
1,367
Question 3793
GK

Seven boxes, G, H, I, J, O, P and Q, are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept between I and P. Only O is kept above Q. No box is kept below P. J is kept at some place below H but at some place above G. Which box is kept third above G?

A
Q
B
H
C
J
D
O
Question 3794
GK

Seven people, A, B, C, D, Q, R and S are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit between A and B. R sits to the immediate left of B. No one sits to the right of D. Only two people sit between D and R. C sits to the immediate right of S. How many people sit between Q and C?

A
Four
B
One
C
Three
D
Two
Question 3795
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?  223, 174, 132, 97, 69, ?

A
64
B
59
C
48
D
53
Question 3796
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) € & % 6 2 1 € 9 4 5 @ £ $ 4 5 4 & & # 7 £ 7 (Right)  How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

A
4
B
3
C
5
D
2
Question 3797
GK

F, G, H, K, L, and M live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on till the topmost floor, which is numbered 6. K lives on the topmost floor. Only three people live between K and G. F lives on a floor below G. L lives on an even numbered floor. H lives on an odd numbered floor but not on floor number 5. How many people live between M and G?

A
Two
B
Three
C
Four
D
One
Question 3798
GK

In 2024, India celebrated its first National Space Day. What event did this day commemorate?

A
The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon
B
The launch of India's first satellite, Aryabhata
C
The establishment of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
D
The launch of India's first manned space mission
Question 3799
GK

Which region in India is the least populated due to physical barriers and limited accessibility?

A
Ganga Basin
B
Northern Himalayas (Ladakh region)
C
Coastal Andhra Pradesh
D
Eastern Rajasthan
Question 3800
GK

Which of the following numbers is used to represent the ASCII value of the uppercase letter 'B'?

A
97
B
65
C
66
D
90