RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1176
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 & 2 * 4 @ 5 £ 8 # 6 & 1 $\Omega$ 7 % $ 3 (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
None
B
Two
C
One
D
Three
Question 1177
GK

Hashini starts from Point Y and drives 16 km towards north. She then takes a left turn, drives 5 km. She then turns left and drives 25 km. She takes a final left turn, drives 5 km and stops at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified)

A
12 km towards west
B
15 km towards south
C
8 km towards east
D
9 km towards north
Question 1178
GK

Mahesh bought some sharpeners at the rate of ₹150 a dozen. He sold them for ₹41 each. His profit percentage is ______%.

A
226
B
230
C
232
D
228
Question 1179
GK

The marks scored by 10 students are given below. 18, 13, 14, 14, 19, 14, 17, 17, 14, 20 The mode of the data is:

A
13
B
14
C
18
D
19
Question 1180
GK

Which of the following numbers divides 3,27,087?

A
3
B
12
C
8
D
5
Question 1181
GK

4 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days, while 9 women can do it in 8 days. In how many days can 3 women and 6 men complete this work?

A
11 days
B
13 days
C
8 days
D
4 days
Question 1182
GK

A man driving a car at a speed of 41 km/hr crosses a bridge in 2.4 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

A
2.18 km
B
2.54 km
C
0.69 km
D
1.64 km
Question 1183
GK

A company earns a profit (in ₹) that is distributed among the company's three partners in the ratio of 14 : 10 : 16. If the difference between the smallest and the largest shares is ₹29,547, the total profit (in ₹) of the company is:

A
1,96,892
B
1,96,980
C
1,97,067
D
1,96,943
Question 1184
GK

A man makes a monthly payment equal to 30% of his monthly salary towards debt repayment. He spends 20% of the remaining salary and saves ₹602. His monthly salary (in ₹) is:

A
1,075
B
1,072
C
1,115
D
1,078
Question 1185
GK

M and N started a business. M invested ₹48,000 more than N for 3 months, while N invested for 4 months. M's share is ₹498 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹1,494. Find the capital contributed by M.

A
₹78,600
B
₹76,800
C
₹75,000
D
₹78,000
Question 1186
GK

Seven people, I, J, K, L, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. No one sits to the left of V. Only four people sit between V and I. Only three people sit to the right of K. J sits to the immediate left of W. L is not an immediate neighbour of K. Who sits at the rightmost end of the line?

A
L
B
K
C
W
D
I
Question 1187
GK

Refer to the following letter-symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting is to be done from left to right only. (Left) 7 1 $ % 3 $ % 8 < 7 8 1 8 # < 7 @ * 5 5 + (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol?

A
Four
B
One
C
Two
D
Three
Question 1188
GK

In a certain code language, ‘MORE’ is coded as ‘1432’ and ‘MOVE’ is coded as ‘3254’. What is the code for ‘V’ in the given code language?

A
3
B
5
C
4
D
1
Question 1189
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 kiwis are bananas. All bananas are grapes. Conclusions (I): All kiwis are grapes. Conclusions (II): Some grapes are bananas.

A
Only conclusion (II) follows.
B
Only conclusion (I) follows.
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Question 1190
GK

Seven people, I, J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between J and I. Only M sits to the right of K. Only one person sits between I and K. O sits at some place to the right of L but at some place to the left of N. How many people sit between N and L?

A
Two
B
One
C
Four
D
Three
Question 1191
GK

B is the father of O. O is the wife of A. A is the brother of T. T is the daughter of S. How is B related to S?

A
Son's wife's brother
B
Son's wife's sister
C
Son's wife's mother
D
Son's wife's father
Question 1192
GK

XAYA is related to BECE in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, GJHJ is related to KNLN. To which of the given options is MPNP related, following the same logic?

A
QUQV
B
QSQT
C
QTQT
D
QTRT
Question 1193
GK

Mr. Tim starts from point A and drives 9 km towards the west. He then takes a left turn, drives 3 km, turns right and drives 11 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 4 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 20 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and in which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
1 km to the south
B
3 km to the south
C
4 km to the east
D
2 km to the south
Question 1194
GK

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

A
5
B
3
C
1
D
2
Question 1195
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 96 102 104 110 112 ?

A
118
B
116
C
120
D
119
Question 1196
GK

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged, and ‘−’ and ‘×’ are interchanged? $13 - 2 \times 75 + 3 \div 24 = ?$

A
38
B
34
C
46
D
25
Question 1197
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘−’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? $8 + 5 \div 40 - 4 \times 17 = ?$

A
52
B
47
C
58
D
40
Question 1198
GK

Mohit starts from Point Y and drives 35 km towards north. He then takes a right turn, drives 83 km, turns right and drives 49 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 36 km. He takes a right turn, drives 76 km. He then turns left, drives 47 km, turns left again, drives 21 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° turns only unless specified.)

A
37 km towards west
B
39 km towards north
C
43 km towards east
D
41 km towards south
Question 1199
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
NE-HL
B
PG-JN
C
LC-FJ
D
JA-DG
Question 1200
GK

Seven boxes D, E, F, G, H, I and X are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only F is kept above I. Only X is kept between I and E. Only H is kept below G. How many boxes are kept between D and F?

A
Three
B
Two
C
One
D
Four