RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1126
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? $42 \times 6 - 18 \div 4 + 15 = ?$

A
64
B
66
C
68
D
62
Question 1127
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
PRN
B
VXT
C
TVR
D
RTO
Question 1128
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 bottles are ludo. All ludo are drums. Conclusions: (I): Some drums are ludo. (II): All bottles are drums.

A
Only conclusion (I) follows.
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
C
Only conclusion (II) follows.
D
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
Question 1129
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 515 518 523 530 539 ?

A
550
B
549
C
548
D
551
Question 1130
GK

Seven boxes C, D, E, M, N, O and P are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept below O. Only one box is kept above N. Only one box is kept between N and E. C is kept immediately above M. D is kept at some place below P. How many boxes are kept between P and C?

A
One
B
Four
C
Three
D
Two
Question 1131
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? UXZ RUW ORT LOQ ?

A
IKN
B
IKM
C
ILN
D
ILM
Question 1132
GK

Gill starts from Point A and drives 7 km towards south. She then takes a left turn, drives 12 km, turns left and drives 4 km. She then takes a left turn and drives 5 km. She takes a final right turn, drives 3 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)

A
9 km towards west
B
7 km towards east
C
7 km towards west
D
9 km towards south
Question 1133
GK

If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?  6 − 3 + 77 × 7 ÷ 11 = ?

A
28
B
18
C
21
D
35
Question 1134
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
PLQ
B
EAG
C
HDI
D
LHM
Question 1135
GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows.  Counting to be done from left to right only. All numbers are single-digit numbers.   (Left) 4 6 % Ω 9 # @ 8 $ 7 1 * £ 5 & + 3 2 (Right)  How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another symbol?

A
2
B
1
C
4
D
3
Question 1136
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.) 86, 286 48, 248

A
65, 265
B
70, 280
C
78, 378
D
45, 235
Question 1137
GK

Dominic starts from Point A and drives 6 km towards east. He then takes a right turn, drives 9 km, turns right and drives 11 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 19 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 5 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° turns only unless specified.)

A
11 km; south
B
10 km; south
C
13 km; south
D
12 km; south
Question 1138
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
ORM
B
KNI
C
TWS 
D
RUP
Question 1139
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? BGK HMQ NSW TYC ?

A
ZIE
B
ZLE
C
ZEL
D
ZEI
Question 1140
GK

Each of the digits in the number 7356981 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
9
B
11
C
8
D
10
Question 1141
GK

In a certain code language, 'FELT' is coded as '4629' and 'LOAN' is coded as '1345'. What is the code for 'L' in the given code language?

A
4
B
3
C
1
D
2
Question 1142
GK

Seven boxes P, Q, R, S, X, Y and Z are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only P is kept above R. Only X is kept between R and Q. Only Z is kept below S. How many boxes are kept between Y and Z?

A
Three
B
One
C
Four
D
Two
Question 1143
GK

The average price of three items of furniture is ₹5,305. If their prices are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the price of the cheapest item (in ₹) is:

A
7,427
B
3,183
C
5,305
D
1,061
Question 1144
GK

Find a single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 15% and 18%.

A
30.30%
B
32.30%
C
34.30%
D
28.30%
Question 1145
GK

The income of Raman is ₹77,600. He saves 13% of his income. If his income increases by 50% and expenditure increases by 50%, then his savings will:

A
increase by ₹19,015
B
increase by ₹5,044
C
decrease by ₹19,012
D
decrease by ₹6,406
Question 1146
GK

The number 576499 is divisible by which of the following?

A
15
B
6
C
7
D
16
Question 1147
GK

I bought two toy guns for ₹1,200. I sold the first one at a loss of 8% and the second at a gain of 16%. If, on the whole I made neither a loss nor a gain, find the cost price (in ₹) of the first toy gun.

A
784
B
820
C
824
D
800
Question 1148
GK

The average price of three items of furniture is ₹16875. If their prices are in the ratio 3:5:7, the price of the costliest item (in ₹) is

A
7875
B
23625
C
10125
D
5625
Question 1149
GK

In $\Delta ABC$, $BD \perp AC$ at D and $\angle DBC = 71^\circ$. E is a point on BC such that $\angle CAE = 17^\circ$. What is the measure of $\angle AEB$?

A
$34^\circ$
B
$31^\circ$
C
$40^\circ$
D
$36^\circ$
Question 1150
GK

RP 4 is related to WU 16 in a certain way. In the same way, LJ 3 is related to QO 9. To which of the following is TR 6 related, following the same logic?

A
YX 32
B
YW 36
C
VT 36
D
VT 32