RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1276
GK
Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, K, L and O, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only D is kept above C. Only L is kept between C and B. Only A is kept below K. How many boxes are kept between O and A?
A
ThreeB
TwoC
OneD
FourQuestion 1277
GK
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? KFU-15 IIQ-22 ? EOI-42 CRE-55
A
HGL-31B
KJG-32C
KLJ-30D
GLM-31Question 1278
GK
Alexander starts from Point A and drives 12 km towards the south. He then takes a left turn and drives 4 km, then turns left and drives 17 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 9 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 5 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
5 km to the eastB
3 km to the eastC
2 km to the eastD
4 km to the eastQuestion 1279
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
JM-QGB
EH-LCC
LO-SJD
OR-VMQuestion 1280
GK
Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. FEI-HGK YXB-AZD
A
WVZ-YXBB
SRV-TTWC
SQT-UTXD
SQT-TSWQuestion 1281
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.) (46, 41, 26) (77, 72, 57)
A
(59, 54, 34)B
(93, 88, 83)C
(81, 71, 61)D
(62, 57, 42)Question 1282
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 % 7 $ 5 * & 4 β 9 Ω 4 9 μ 8 @ $ 1 π 3 (Right) How many such symbols are there that are immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number?
A
ThreeB
FiveC
OneD
SixQuestion 1283
GK
Geeta starts from Point P and drives 6 km towards south. Then, she takes a right turn, drives 8 km, turns right again and drives 10 km. She then takes a right turn and drives 12 km. Then, she takes a left turn and drives 2 km; she takes a left turn again and drives 4 km and stops at Point Q. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point P again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)
A
8 km towards southB
4 km towards northC
4 km towards southD
6 km towards southQuestion 1284
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 beds are pillows. Some beds are curtains. Conclusions: (I) Some pillows are curtains. (II) Some curtains are beds.
A
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.B
Only conclusion II follows.C
Only conclusion I follows.D
Both conclusions I and II follow.Question 1285
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 14 16 20 28 44 ?
A
83B
76C
96D
63Question 1286
GK
A is the brother of H. H is the father of R. R is the daughter of M. G is the father of M. How is A related to M?
A
Daughter's husband's brotherB
Husband's fatherC
Husband's brotherD
Daughter's husband's fatherQuestion 1287
GK
If 1 is subtracted from each even digit of the number 36719542, then what will be the product of digits that are repeated more than once in the new number formed?
A
6B
5C
15D
3Question 1288
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 four boxes are kept between A and D. Only F is kept above A. Only two boxes are kept between B and C. E is kept immediately above G. C is not kept immediately above E. How many boxes are kept above E?
A
FourB
OneC
ThreeD
TwoQuestion 1289
GK
Arjun and Malaika have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Arjun is driving at 66 km/hr while Malaika is driving at 99 km/hr. Find the time taken by Malaika to reach Kanpur if Arjun takes 3 hours.
A
2 hoursB
4 hoursC
12 hoursD
11 hoursQuestion 1290
GK
An electronics retailer offers two successive discounts of 7% and 10% on a TV priced at ₹48,000. What is the difference in the final price after applying two successive discounts compared to applying a flat discount of 17%?
A
₹327B
₹312C
₹318D
₹336Question 1291
GK
What smallest number should be added to 71079 so that the sum is completely divisible by 23?
A
15B
13C
9D
14Question 1292
GK
M and N start a business. M invests ₹24,000 more than N for 3 months and N invests for 4 months. M's share is ₹962 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹7,696. Find the capital contributed by M.
A
₹57,424B
₹57,692C
₹57,626D
₹57,600Question 1293
GK
Which of the following numbers divides 934725?
A
6B
2C
10D
3Question 1294
GK
A shopkeeper lists the price of a fan at 50% above its cost price and offers a 30% discount on its list price. If he earns a profit of ₹175, then what is the list price (in ₹) of the fan?
A
5,040B
5,250C
5,021D
5,088Question 1295
GK
Find the mean proportional between 22 and 88.
A
47B
44C
46D
41Question 1296
GK
The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of two numbers are 11 and 495, respectively. If one of the numbers is 55, find the other one.
A
99B
172C
21D
181Question 1297
GK
Seven people, A, B, C, D, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit to the left of R. Only A sits to the right of C. Only three people sit between C and Q. B sits at some place to the left of P but at some place to the right of D. How many people sit between D and P?
A
FourB
TwoC
OneD
ThreeQuestion 1298
GK
In a certain code language, ‘PICK’ is coded as ‘3517’ and ‘COST’ is coded as ‘2146’. What is the code for ‘C’ in the given code language?
A
3B
1C
6D
4Question 1299
GK
In a certain code language, A # B means ‘A is the mother of B’, A % B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A - B means ‘A is the wife of B’ and A @ B means ‘A is the father of B’. How is C related to U if ‘C - O @ M # B % U’?
A
MotherB
Mother's motherC
Mother's sisterD
SisterQuestion 1300
GK
What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged, and ‘−’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 2 + 8 ÷ 84 − 7 × 27 = ?
A
15B
31C
26D
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