RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1226
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: Some kites are hats. No hat is a ant. Conclusion (I): Some kites are ants. Conclusion (II): Some hats are kites.

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 1227
GK

Each of the digits in the number 7231456 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
7
B
10
C
8
D
5
Question 1228
GK

Seven boxes F, G, H, M, N, O and P are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept below H. Only two boxes are kept between H and O. Only N is kept above G. F is kept at some place below M and at some place above P. Which box is kept at second position from the bottom?

A
F
B
P
C
G
D
N
Question 1229
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 1200, 1200, 1800, 3600, 9000, ?

A
18000
B
12000
C
15000
D
27000
Question 1230
GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows.  All numbers are single-digits. Counting to be done from left to right only.  (Left) & 1 # 6 * ^ @ 3 & $ 7 Ω $ 2 # 6 @ 2 % 9 (Right)  If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be third from the left?

A
6
B
3
C
7
D
1
Question 1231
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. BURN - BNRU - NRUB SONG - SGNO - GNOS

A
RAIL - ARIL - LAIR
B
CAME - CEMA - EMAC
C
WINK - WNIK - KNIW
D
CODE - COED - ODEC
Question 1232
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 actors are dancers. Some dancers are singers. Conclusions: (I) All dancers are actors. (II) No singer is a dancer.

A
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
B
Only conclusion (I) follows.
C
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
D
Only conclusion (II) follows.
Question 1233
GK

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

A
5
B
2
C
3
D
4
Question 1234
GK

Atul starts from his home and drives 5 km towards north. He then takes a left turn, drives 6 km, turns left, and drives 4 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 5 km and reaches his office. In which direction is the office with respect to his home? (Note: All turns are 90° turns only, unless specified.)

A
North-west
B
East
C
West
D
North
Question 1235
GK

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (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.) (196, 142, 338) (145, 198, 343)

A
(149, 152, 300)
B
(183, 209, 392)
C
(184, 130, 318)
D
(164, 178, 352)
Question 1236
GK

Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. TYP: UZQ ETQ: FUR

A
WER: ZFS
B
ELA: FCD
C
UIP: VJR
D
OUT: PVU
Question 1237
GK

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? BJS CLT DNU EPV ?

A
GRV
B
GSV
C
FRV
D
FRW
Question 1238
GK

FNJG is related to DLHE in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, IQMJ is related to GOKH. To which of the given options is MUQN related, following the same logic?

A
SKOL
B
SKLO
C
KSOL
D
KSLO
Question 1239
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 195 189 180 174 165 159 ?

A
149
B
153
C
155
D
150
Question 1240
GK

Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between D and C. Only G sits to the right of E. Only one person sits between C and E. A sits at some place to the right of F but at some place to the left of B. How many people sit to the right of A?

A
4
B
3
C
5
D
2
Question 1241
GK

If + means 'subtraction', - means 'division', ÷ means 'multiplication', × means 'addition', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? $9 - 3 \times 756 + 84 \div 3 = ?$

A
509
B
510
C
508
D
507
Question 1242
GK

Prabash starts from Point A and drives 6 km towards east. He then takes a left turn, drives 4 km, turns left and drives 9 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 7 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 3 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (Note: All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
2 km to the north
B
4 km to the north
C
3 km to the north
D
1 km to the north
Question 1243
GK

In a certain code language, 'GLUE' is coded as '4627' and 'LOAD' is coded as '1375'. What is the code for 'L' in the given code language?

A
3
B
7
C
6
D
1
Question 1244
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 pair.)

A
TP-AX
B
GC-OK
C
HD-PL
D
NJ-VR
Question 1245
GK

In a certain code language, 'DEAR' is coded as '4627' and 'TURN' is coded as '1375'. What is the code for 'R' in the given code language?

A
5
B
7
C
1
D
6
Question 1246
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 B. Only A is kept above F. E is kept at some place below D and at some place above C. How many boxes are kept above E?

A
2
B
4
C
1
D
3
Question 1247
GK

Seven people, A, B, C, D, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between Q and R. Only D sits to the right of A. Only one person sits between R and A. B sits at some place to the right of P but at some place to the left of C. How many people sit between C and P?

A
Four
B
One
C
Three
D
Two
Question 1248
GK

D is married to N. K is the daughter of X. X is the father of D. D is the mother of G. G is the brother of I. I is the sister of E. I is married to H. How is X related to E?

A
Husband's father
B
Mother's father
C
Father's father
D
Father
Question 1249
GK

If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 2736158, what will be the sum of the digits that are third from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
7
B
8
C
10
D
12
Question 1250
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 31 42 57 76 99 ?

A
126
B
127
C
125
D
128