RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 26
GK
What does the acronym 'ASCII' stand for in computer terminology?
A
American Standard Code for International InterchangeB
American Standard Code for Information InterchangeC
American Scientific Code for Information InterchangeD
Advanced Standard Code for Information InterchangeQuestion 27
GK
Which of the given letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the following series to make it logically complete? MID 6; OKF 12; QMH 18; SOJ 24; ?
A
UQL 30B
SRL 28C
URL 30D
UPL 32Question 28
GK
Train A leaves station M at 7:20 a.m. and reaches station N at 3:20 p.m. on the same day. Train B leaves station N at 9:20 a.m. and reaches station M at 4:20 p.m. on the same day. Find the time when Trains A and B meet.
A
12:08 p.m.B
4:10 p.m.C
1:38 a.m.D
10:57 a.m.Question 29
GK
The Balimela Power Plant is located in which of the following states of India?
A
Andhra PradeshB
JharkhandC
ChhattisgarhD
OdishaQuestion 30
GK
A shopkeeper offers a trade discount of 15% on the marked price of an item. If the marked price of this product is ₹6500, what is its selling price (in ₹)?
A
5200B
5525C
5255D
5552Question 31
GK
The marked price of an iPad is ₹960. It is sold with two successive discounts of 25% each, followed by an additional 15% discount for cash payment. What is the final selling price (in ₹) after the cash discount?
A
459B
456C
460D
461Question 32
GK
Mohammad Qasim Nanotavi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi founded which of the following movements?
A
Shariya MovementB
Wahabi MovementC
Pagal Panti MovementD
Deoband MovementQuestion 33
GK
As per the Ministry of Culture, which of the following represents an impact of a language being declared classical?
A
National integrationB
Employment opportunitiesC
Global collaborationsD
Increased literacy rateQuestion 34
GK
The substances that are used for making food products unsafe for human consumption are known as:
A
chemical hazardsB
adulterantsC
food additivesD
flavouring agentsQuestion 35
GK
Under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registration may be cancelled if
A
The Overseas Citizen of India formally seeks dual citizenship statusB
The Overseas Citizen of India permanently relocates to another countryC
The Overseas Citizen of India violates the Citizenship Act or any notified lawD
The Overseas Citizen of India refuses to comply with tax obligationsQuestion 36
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? ULE RHZ ODU LZP ?
A
IVKB
HULC
JWKD
HWJQuestion 37
GK
Which of the following laws states that 'Every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force'?
A
Kepler's Laws of Planetary MotionB
Newton's First Law of MotionC
Law of Conservation of MomentumD
Newton's Third Law of MotionQuestion 38
GK
In a test with a maximum of 100 marks, B scored 54 and A scored 75. Approximately what percentage of B's score is A's score?
A
75%B
101.07%C
72%D
138.89%Question 39
GK
Lok Adalats aim to settle disputes amicably by promoting which type of resolution?
A
Mandatory OrdersB
CriminalC
AdversarialD
Amicable/compromiseQuestion 40
GK
Speakers of which of the following languages in India are mostly confined to the Himalayan belt contiguous with the international boundaries?
A
DravidianB
Indo-AryanC
Tibeto-BurmanD
AustricQuestion 41
GK
Who among the following was the leader of 1857 Revolt at Delhi?
A
Nana SahibB
Mangal PandeyC
Begum Hazrat MahalD
Bahadur Shah IIQuestion 42
GK
Which of the following male athletes was crowned the 'World Athlete of the Year' in 2021?
A
Mondo DuplantisB
Neeraj ChopraC
Jakob IngebrigtsenD
Noah LylesQuestion 43
GK
Mukund deposited ₹57,000 in a bank. With annual compounding, how much compound interest (in ₹) will he earn in 2 years if the interest rate is 10% per annum in the first year and increases by 3% per annum in the second year?
A
14,101B
13,651C
13,501D
13,851Question 44
GK
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.)
A
YH - CEB
HN - TVC
CL - GID
AJ - EGQuestion 45
GK
In a certain code language, A + B means 'A is the father of B', A - B means 'A is the wife of B', A x B means 'A is the son of B', and A $\div$ B means 'A is the daughter of B'. How is X related to W if 'W $\times$ Z + Y $\div$ X - Z'?
A
MotherB
Son's wifeC
Wife's motherD
Daughter's husbandQuestion 46
GK
The name given by Wegener to a huge water body that surrounded Pangaea is:
A
LaurasiaB
Water hemisphereC
TethysD
PanthalassaQuestion 47
GK
The price of a product is increased by 15% and then a discount of 8% is applied. Find the net percentage increase in the price.
A
5%B
5.8% C
7%D
6.2%Question 48
GK
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 is the letter-cluster pair that 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
KO-NRB
GK-IP C
AE-DHD
MQ-PTQuestion 49
GK
From a taxi stand, two cabs start at a speed of 57 km/hr at an interval of 12 minutes, both cabs travelling in the same direction. A man coming in the opposite direction towards the taxi stand meets the cabs at an interval of 10 minutes. Find the speed (in km/hr) of the man.
A
7.9B
12.7C
9.5D
11.4Question 50
GK
The ratio of the salaries of two employees is 3: 4. If the first employee's salary is increased by 10% and the second employee's salary is increased by 20%, what will be the new ratio of their salaries?
A
33:56B
33:47C
3:4D
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