RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1501
GK

Shivani starts from point X and drives 11 km towards the east. She then takes a left turn, drives 5 km, turns right and drives 5 km. She then takes a right turn and drives 2 km. She then takes a right turn, drives 7 km. She then takes a left turn and drives 10 km. She then takes a final right turn and drives 9 km and stops at point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach point X again? (All turns are 90 degrees unless specified)

A
5 km south
B
10 km north
C
7 km north
D
7 km south
Question 1502
GK

L, M, N, O, Q, R, and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Only four people sit between Q and M when counted from the right of Q. Q sits third to the left of O. L sits third to the left of R. S is an immediate neighbor of both M and O. How many people sit between N and S when counted from the right of N?

A
Three
B
Four
C
One
D
Two
Question 1503
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 pencils are copies. Some copies are erasers. Conclusions (I): Some pencils are erasers. (II): Some erasers are copies.

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 1504
GK

DWQR is related to VOIJ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, XQKL is related to PICD. To which of the given options is ZSMN related, following the same logic?

A
REKF
B
RKEF
C
RFKI
D
RIKF
Question 1505
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.)   (11, 110, 11) (8, 59, 5)

A
(17, 284, 4)
B
(47, 2187, 21)
C
(12, 130, 13)
D
(17, 270, 19)
Question 1506
GK

AXUJ is related to DBZP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, MNOH is related to PRTN. To which of the given options is VZDZ related, following the same logic?

A
YFID
B
YIGF
C
YDIF
D
YDFI
Question 1507
GK

In a certain code language, 'REPS' is coded as '7531' and 'EARS' is coded as '3217'. What is the code for 'A' in the given code language?

A
3
B
1
C
5
D
2
Question 1508
GK

Joe walks east for 60 m from his house. He then takes a left turn and walks for 20 m, turns left and walks for 80 m. He then turns left and walks for 30 m, turns left and walks for 30 m. He takes a final left turn and walks for 10 m and stops. How far (shortest distance) and in which direction he should move in order to reach his house? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
10 m towards the north
B
10 m towards the east
C
10 m towards the west
D
10 m towards the south
Question 1509
GK

If 1 is added to each even digit of the number 85624179 then the digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right. Find the product of the digits which are second from the left end and third from the right end.

A
24
B
14
C
21
D
16
Question 1510
GK

If + means -, - means $\times$, $\times$ means + and $\div$ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? $22 \div 85 \times 5 + 12 - 2 = ?$

A
37
B
23
C
30
D
15
Question 1511
GK

Seven boxes V, W, X, Y, Z, Q and R are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only Y is kept above Z. Only two boxes are kept between Z and Q. Only V is kept below W. X is not kept immediately above Q. Which box is kept fourth from the top?

A
R
B
V
C
W
D
X
Question 1512
GK

The average price of three items of furniture is ₹16860. If their prices are in the ratio 3:5:7, the price of the costliest item (in ₹) is

A
23604
B
7868
C
10116
D
5620
Question 1513
GK

Amit bought some erasers at the rate of ₹150 a dozen. He sold them for ₹42 each. His profit percentage is ________ %.

A
234 
B
240
C
236
D
238
Question 1514
GK

In covering a distance of 60 km, Pranay takes 6 hours more than Aman. If Pranay doubles his speed, then he would take 9 hours less than Aman. Pranay's speed is:

A
12 km/hr
B
2 km/hr
C
11 km/hr
D
9 km/hr
Question 1515
GK

5 years ago, the age of a father was 11 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

A
10
B
4
C
5
D
6
Question 1516
GK

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 4 months.

A
₹16
B
₹32
C
₹36
D
192
Question 1517
GK

The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 600. The greater of the two numbers is:

A
31
B
25
C
40
D
16
Question 1518
GK

A man riding on a bicycle at a speed of 24 km/hr crosses a bridge in 3.1 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

A
0.34 km
B
1.24 km
C
0.62 km
D
1.64 km
Question 1519
GK

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged? $72 \times 3 - 8 \div 5 + 31 = ?$

A
33
B
35
C
37
D
31
Question 1520
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
ICWS
B
DXRN
C
KFYU
D
NHBX
Question 1521
GK

If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8147563, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right?

A
14
B
4
C
10
D
6
Question 1522
GK

MJRN is related to KHPL in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, PMUQ is related to NKSO. To which of the given options is SPXT related, following the same logic?

A
NQRV
B
QNRV
C
NQVR
D
QNVR
Question 1523
GK

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. D is kept immediately above A. G is kept immediately above B. Only E is kept above C. Only two boxes are kept above D. G is not kept at the third position from the bottom. How many boxes are kept above G?

A
3
B
5
C
4
D
2
Question 1524
GK

I is the daughter of X. K is the son of R. X is married to Z. Z is the mother of N. F is married to R. F is the brother of X. How is X related to K?

A
Father's father
B
Mother's brother
C
Father's brother
D
Father
Question 1525
GK

Town P is to the south of Town Q. Town R is to the west of Town Q. Town S is to the west of Town R. Town T is to the north of Town S and also to the south of Town U. What is the position of Town U with respect to Town S?

A
West
B
East
C
South
D
North