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
Three
B
Two
C
One
D
Four
Question 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-31
B
KJG-32
C
KLJ-30
D
GLM-31
Question 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 east
B
3 km to the east
C
2 km to the east
D
4 km to the east
Question 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-QG
B
EH-LC
C
LO-SJ
D
OR-VM
Question 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-YXB
B
SRV-TTW
C
SQT-UTX
D
SQT-TSW
Question 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
Three
B
Five
C
One
D
Six
Question 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 south
B
4 km towards north
C
4 km towards south
D
6 km towards south
Question 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
83
B
76
C
96
D
63
Question 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 brother
B
Husband's father
C
Husband's brother
D
Daughter's husband's father
Question 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
6
B
5
C
15
D
3
Question 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
Four
B
One
C
Three
D
Two
Question 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 hours
B
4 hours
C
12 hours
D
11 hours
Question 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
₹327
B
₹312
C
₹318
D
₹336
Question 1291
GK

What smallest number should be added to 71079 so that the sum is completely divisible by 23?

A
15
B
13
C
9
D
14
Question 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
₹57,424
B
₹57,692
C
₹57,626
D
₹57,600
Question 1293
GK

Which of the following numbers divides 934725?

A
6
B
2
C
10
D
3
Question 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
5,040
B
5,250
C
5,021
D
5,088
Question 1295
GK

Find the mean proportional between 22 and 88.

A
47
B
44
C
46
D
41
Question 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
99
B
172
C
21
D
181
Question 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
Four
B
Two
C
One
D
Three
Question 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
3
B
1
C
6
D
4
Question 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
Mother
B
Mother's mother
C
Mother's sister
D
Sister
Question 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
15
B
31
C
26
D
21