RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 426
GK

Find the simple interest (in ₹) if a sum of ₹400 is borrowed for 5.5 years at 16% per annum rate of interest.

A
452
B
402
C
352
D
332
Question 427
GK

Yash travels 252 km at 63 km/hr, the next 891 km at 99 km/hr and the next 183 km at 61 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr) for the whole journey? (Round off your answer to two decimal places)

A
88.59
B
84.55
C
82.88
D
79.83
Question 428
GK

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

A
3
B
4
C
1
D
2
Question 429
GK

If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for '×', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '−', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 99 A 9 C 12 B 2 D 16 = ?

A
26
B
12
C
35
D
19
Question 430
GK

H, I, J, K, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. V sits to the immediate left of I. H sits to the immediate left of J. J sits second to the left of K. W sits third to the left of I. Who sits third to the right of U?

A
W
B
H
C
K
D
V
Question 431
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? ZWR VSN ROJ NKF ?

A
JGA
B
JHA
C
JGB 
D
JHB
Question 432
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? GDB OLJ WTR EBZ ?

A
MHJ
B
HMJ
C
HJM
D
MJH
Question 433
GK

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

A
3
B
1
C
4
D
2
Question 434
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
UNR
B
QJM
C
WPS
D
SLO
Question 435
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) # © 8 4 5 % % 3 8 2 8 2 9 4 £ & % © # £ 1 * (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

A
1
B
3
C
4
D
2
Question 436
GK

In a certain code language, 'life is good' is coded as 'tu ro na' and 'she loves life' is coded as 'ko ie na'. How is 'life' coded in the given language?

A
ie
B
ko
C
tu
D
na
Question 437
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
IEK
B
LHN
C
NJO
D
FBH
Question 438
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) 6 & 3 * # 2 @ 4 # 1 & 8 £ Ω 5 * $ 7 % 9 (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number but NOT immediately followed by an even number?

A
None
B
Three
C
One
D
Two
Question 439
GK

If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for '×', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '-', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 49 A 7 C 24 D 8 B 2=?

A
21
B
37
C
15
D
28
Question 440
GK

In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic. CUTS - UCTS - CTSU AVID - VAID - AIDV

A
PLAY - LPAY - PAYL
B
LOAD - OLAD - DOAL
C
JUTE - UJTE - UTEJ
D
RACK - RCAK - KCAR
Question 441
GK

Six people, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of P. Q sits second to the left of M. N is not an immediate neighbour of M. O sits on the immediate right of P. Who sits to the immediate right of L?

A
M
B
N
C
Q
D
P
Question 442
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
INN
B
NRS
C
UYZ
D
JNO
Question 443
GK

Ram started from Point A and walked 5 km towards the east, and then, after turning to his right, walked 4 km. He then turned to his right and walked 5 km. Again, he turned to his right and walked 5 km to stop at Point P. In which direction should he walk to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
North
B
South
C
East
D
West
Question 444
GK

Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statement(s) is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s). Statements: Some paintings are frame. All frames are decoratives. Conclusions: (I) Some paintings are decoratives. (II) All decoratives are frame.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows.
B
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
C
Only conclusion (II) follows.
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Question 445
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 22 26 32 40 50 ?

A
62
B
70
C
76
D
84
Question 446
GK

Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. BI-EK-GJ EL-HN-JM

A
HO-KQ-NP
B
GO-KQ-NP
C
GO-LQ-NP
D
HO-KQ-MP
Question 447
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: Some Indians are Americans. Some Americans are Chinese. Conclusions (I): No Chinese is an American. Conclusions (II): All Indians are Chinese.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows.
B
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
C
Only conclusion (II) follows.
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Question 448
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 59, 60, 64, 73, 89, ?

A
113
B
114
C
116
D
115
Question 449
GK

If 'A' stands for ‘÷’, 'B' stands for '×', 'C' stands for '+' and 'D' stands for '-', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 63 A 7 C 18 D 8 B 2 =?

A
18
B
26
C
11
D
5
Question 450
GK

Rouf starts from Point A and drives 4 km towards South. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns left and drives 8 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 16 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 4 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-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
5 km to the West
B
4 km to the South
C
6 km to the South
D
7 km to the East