RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1001
GK

7 years ago, the age of a father was 13 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

A
4
B
8
C
7
D
6
Question 1002
GK

What smallest number should be added to 57846 so that the sum is completely divisible by 58?

A
38
B
43
C
41
D
42
Question 1003
GK

A bus travelling at 95 km/hr completes a journey in 10 hours. What should be in its speed to cover the same distance in 5 hours?

A
190 km/hr
B
182 km/hr
C
187 km/hr
D
193 km/hr
Question 1004
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 12 21 40 69 108 ?

A
157
B
143
C
137
D
149
Question 1005
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 three boxes are kept below G. Only two boxes are kept between G and F. Only B is kept above D. E is kept at some place below A and at some place above C. How many boxes are kept above A?

A
Four
B
Two
C
Three
D
One
Question 1006
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? UWZ SUX QSV OQT ?

A
MOS
B
MPS
C
MOR
D
MPR
Question 1007
GK

In a certain code language, 'close your window' is written as 'mb tb jb' and 'door or window' is coded as 'lk mb fb'. How is 'window' coded in the given language?

A
mb
B
lk
C
fb
D
tb
Question 1008
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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All triangle are rectangle. All square are rectangle. Conclusion (I): Some triangle are square. Conclusion (II): Some rectangle are square.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
B
Only conclusion (I) follows.
C
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
D
Only conclusion (II) follows.
Question 1009
GK

In a certain code language, A $ B means 'A is the son of B' A + B means 'A is the brother of B' A @ B means 'A is the wife of B' A $\div$ B means 'A is the father of B' Based on the above, how is E related to N if $'E  \$  F  @  G  \div  M  +  N'$?

A
Mother
B
Sister
C
Father
D
Brother
Question 1010
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? GMR AGL UAF OUZ ?

A
TIO
B
TOI
C
ITO
D
IOT
Question 1011
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) 3 * 8 & @ 9 $ 1 & 5 Ω 6 # 7 % 4 £ 2 (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
More than two
B
One
C
Two
D
None
Question 1012
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. ROAM - MORA - OARM CRIB - BRCI - RICB

A
PING - PNIG – GNIP
B
FUME - EUFM - UMFE
C
SONG - OSNG – GONS
D
GUYS - SUGY – YUGS
Question 1013
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
KN-GI
B
SV-OQ
C
OR-KM
D
VY-RS
Question 1014
GK

If 'A' stands for '$\div$', 'B' stands for '$\times$', 'C' stands for '$+$' and 'D' stands for '-', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 10 B 3 D 27 C 18 A 2 = ?

A
18
B
7
C
25
D
12
Question 1015
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 6 24 27 108 111 ?

A
303
B
393
C
409
D
444
Question 1016
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: All rectangles are squares. All squares are trapezoids. Conclusions: I. All trapezoids are rectangles. II. Some trapezoids are rectangles.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows.
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
D
Only conclusion (II) follows.
Question 1017
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
SP-AV
B
JG-RM
C
QN-YT
D
BY-JF
Question 1018
GK

Seven boxes V, W, X, Y, Z, Q and R are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. V is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between V and Y. Z is kept at one of the positions below V. Only Q is kept between Y and R. W is kept at one of the positions above Y. How many boxes are kept between X and Y?

A
Three
B
Four
C
Two
D
One
Question 1019
GK

Hriday ranked 26th from the top and 38th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

A
61
B
63
C
64
D
62
Question 1020
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
SO-LQ
B
PL-IN
C
VR-OT
D
MI-FL
Question 1021
GK

What will come in place of '?' in the following equation if '+' and '-' are interchanged and '$\times$' and '$\div$' are interchanged? 8 $\div$ 6 + 78 $\times$ 6 - 17 = ?

A
52
B
66
C
45
D
59
Question 1022
GK

WPKD is related to BUPI in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, QJEX is related to VOJC. To which of the given options is FYTM related, following the same logic?

A
KDYR
B
KDRY
C
KYRD
D
KYDR
Question 1023
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) 9 4 4 @ 6 9 5 # * + 4 9 % \ & + < > > ^ # (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by another number?

A
None
B
Three
C
One
D
Two
Question 1024
GK

Person X starts from point A and drives 5 km towards the south. He then takes a left turn, drives 5 km, turns right and drives 5 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 7 km. He then takes a right turn, drives 10 km. He then takes a final left turn and drives 3 km and stops at point B. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees unless specified)

A
5 km west
B
5 km east
C
3 km south
D
5 km south
Question 1025
GK

Manoj starts from Point Y and drives 16 km towards north. He then takes a right turn and drives 4 km. He then turns right and drives 16 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 4 km and stops at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)

A
8 km towards west
B
4 km towards north
C
4 km towards east
D
6 km towards north