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 Interchange
B
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
C
American Scientific Code for Information Interchange
D
Advanced Standard Code for Information Interchange
Question 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 30
B
SRL 28
C
URL 30
D
UPL 32
Question 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 Pradesh
B
Jharkhand
C
Chhattisgarh
D
Odisha
Question 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
5200
B
5525
C
5255
D
5552
Question 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
459
B
456
C
460
D
461
Question 32
GK

Mohammad Qasim Nanotavi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi founded which of the following movements?

A
Shariya Movement
B
Wahabi Movement
C
Pagal Panti Movement
D
Deoband Movement
Question 33
GK

As per the Ministry of Culture, which of the following represents an impact of a language being declared classical?

A
National integration
B
Employment opportunities
C
Global collaborations
D
Increased literacy rate
Question 34
GK

The substances that are used for making food products unsafe for human consumption are known as:

A
chemical hazards
B
adulterants
C
food additives
D
flavouring agents
Question 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 status
B
The Overseas Citizen of India permanently relocates to another country
C
The Overseas Citizen of India violates the Citizenship Act or any notified law
D
The Overseas Citizen of India refuses to comply with tax obligations
Question 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
IVK
B
HUL
C
JWK
D
HWJ
Question 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 Motion
B
Newton's First Law of Motion
C
Law of Conservation of Momentum
D
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Question 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 Orders
B
Criminal
C
Adversarial
D
Amicable/compromise
Question 40
GK

Speakers of which of the following languages in India are mostly confined to the Himalayan belt contiguous with the international boundaries?

A
Dravidian
B
Indo-Aryan
C
Tibeto-Burman
D
Austric
Question 41
GK

Who among the following was the leader of 1857 Revolt at Delhi?

A
Nana Sahib
B
Mangal Pandey
C
Begum Hazrat Mahal
D
Bahadur Shah II
Question 42
GK

Which of the following male athletes was crowned the 'World Athlete of the Year' in 2021?

A
Mondo Duplantis
B
Neeraj Chopra
C
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
D
Noah Lyles
Question 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
14,101
B
13,651
C
13,501
D
13,851
Question 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 - CE
B
HN - TV
C
CL - GI
D
AJ - EG
Question 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
Mother
B
Son's wife
C
Wife's mother
D
Daughter's husband
Question 46
GK

The name given by Wegener to a huge water body that surrounded Pangaea is:

A
Laurasia
B
Water hemisphere
C
Tethys
D
Panthalassa
Question 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-NR
B
GK-IP 
C
AE-DH
D
MQ-PT
Question 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
7.9
B
12.7
C
9.5
D
11.4
Question 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
33:56
B
33:47
C
3:4
D
11:16