RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1051
GK

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '$\div$' are interchanged and '-' and '$\times$' are interchanged? 26 + 2 $\times$ 12 - 2 $\div$ 16 = ?

A
15
B
26
C
5
D
21
Question 1052
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 591 592 596 605 621 ?

A
641
B
636
C
631
D
646
Question 1053
GK

Six friends, J, K, L, M, N and O, are sitting in a straight line, facing north. L sits second to the left of M, who sits to the immediate left of K. J sits to the immediate left of N. L does not sit on any of the extreme ends. Who sits second to the right of O?

A
N
B
M
C
J
D
K
Question 1054
GK

If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 4739215, what will be the difference between the greatest and smallest digits in the new number thus formed?

A
8
B
6
C
2
D
4
Question 1055
GK

Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s).   Statements: All Turquoises are Ochres. All Ochres are Blues.   Conclusions: I. No Blues are Turquoises. II. Some Blues are Turquoises.

A
Only conclusion (II) follows.
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
C
Only conclusion (I) follows.
D
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
Question 1056
GK

Anuj starts from Point A and drives 5 km towards north. He then takes a left turn, drives 6 km, turns left and drives 9 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 11 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 $90^\circ$ turns only unless specified.)

A
6 km to west
B
5 km to west
C
8 km to west
D
7 km to west
Question 1057
GK

GULP is related to IWOS in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, KYRV is related to MAUY. To which of the following is OCXB related, following the same logic?

A
PFCG
B
RDZF
C
QEAE
D
PEBD
Question 1058
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 550 551 555 556 560 561 ? 566

A
567
B
563
C
565
D
564
Question 1059
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 9 5 € 2 3 £ © € * 3 4 * @ @ 1 & 7 @ £ * 1 (Right)  How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

A
1
B
2
C
4
D
3
Question 1060
GK

MONK is related to RTSP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, GIHE is related to LNMJ. To which of the following is VXWT related, following the same logic?

A
AYTR
B
ACFR
C
ACBY
D
AVGF
Question 1061
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 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
FM-CW
B
IP-FZ
C
MT-ID
D
RY-OI
Question 1062
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '$\div$' are interchanged and '-' and '$\times$' are interchanged? 15 - 3 $\div$ 21 + 3 $\times$ 36 = ?

A
9
B
13
C
16
D
21
Question 1063
GK

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operation(s) to the first number. Select the number-pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pairs. (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 to/subtracting from/multiplying with 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)  18, 141  42, 165

A
36, 159
B
24, 167
C
28, 129
D
11, 155
Question 1064
GK

Shivani starts from point A and drives 11 km towards the east. She then takes a left turn, drives 5 km, turns right and drives 5 km. She then takes a right turn and drives 7 km. She then takes a right turn, drives 7 km. She then takes a left turn and drives 10 km. She then takes a final right turn and drives 9 km and stops at point B. How far and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach point A again? (All turns are $90^\circ$ degrees unless specified)

A
10 km north
B
10 km south
C
12 km north
D
11 km north
Question 1065
GK

In a certain code language, 'PORT' is coded as '9125' and 'ROPE' is coded as '1352'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

A
2
B
5
C
3
D
1
Question 1066
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
JU - OS
B
GR - KP
C
CN - GL
D
OA - SY
Question 1067
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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statement(s).   Statements: All glasses are bowls. All bowls are plates.   Conclusions: (I) Some plates are bowls. (II) All glasses are plates.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows.
B
Only conclusion (II) follows.
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Question 1068
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? UKM 1 SML 3 QOK 9 OQJ 27 ?

A
MTI 79
B
MSI 81
C
MSI 79
D
MSJ 81
Question 1069
GK

Sapna invested ₹21,900 on simple interest, partly at 14% per annum and partly at 10% per annum. If she earns equal interests from the two investments after 2 years, then find the sum invested at 14% per annum (in ₹).

A
9,125
B
9,128
C
9,123
D
9,124
Question 1070
GK

A man driving a car at a speed of 79 km/hr crosses a bridge in 3.6 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

A
4.88 km
B
4.74 km
C
4.01 km
D
4.21 km
Question 1071
GK

A wholesaler gives a scheme discount of 10% on a marked price of ₹400. What is the selling price?

A
₹350
B
₹360
C
₹370
D
₹380
Question 1072
GK

The average price of three items of furniture is ₹5,310. If their prices are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the price of the cheapest item (in ₹) is:

A
5,310
B
1,062
C
3,186
D
7,434
Question 1073
GK

If 2 times the age of Ram is 25 years more than 9 times the age of Ramya, and 5 times the age of Ramya is 4 years less than the age of Ram, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of Ram and Ramya?

A
72
B
77
C
75
D
74
Question 1074
GK

The number of prime numbers lying between 389 and 403, both included, is:

A
8
B
6
C
3
D
1
Question 1075
GK

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. VTM : ZQQ DNU : HKY

A
LHC : PEG
B
KZQ : PWL
C
MHE : PCH
D
YFH : CAL