RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1526
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
PS-RU
B
YB-ZF
C
EH-GJ
D
IL-KN
Question 1527
GK

In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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 its constituent digits. E.g. 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (63, 496) (42, 328)

A
48, 376
B
25, 194
C
37, 302
D
63, 512
Question 1528
GK

In a certain code language, 'LOAN' is coded as '4257' and 'NIKE' is coded as '1346'. What is the code for 'N' in the given code language?

A
1
B
6
C
7
D
4
Question 1529
GK

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 512 648 729 378 462 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) What will be the resultant if the first digit of the lowest number is added to the third digit of the highest number?

A
12
B
10
C
13
D
11
Question 1530
GK

I, J, K, L, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. P sits third to the left of K. O sits second to the left of J. Only K sits between Q and O. L is not an immediate neighbour of P. How many people sit between I and O when counted from the right of I?

A
One
B
Four
C
Three
D
Two
Question 1531
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 890 891 893 896 900 ?

A
903
B
905
C
906
D
904
Question 1532
GK

Seven boxes P, Q, R, S, X, Y and Z are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Z is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between Z and R. X is kept at one of the positions below Z. Only S is kept between R and Y. P is kept at one of the positions above R. How many boxes are kept between Q and R?

A
One
B
Four
C
Two
D
Three
Question 1533
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 56 58 63 73 90 ?

A
115
B
112
C
114
D
116
Question 1534
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
CXZ
B
OJL
C
ZTW
D
IDF
Question 1535
GK

In a certain code language, 'learning is lifelong' is written as 'fk mb tb' and 'is school over' is coded as 'jt mt fk'. How is 'is' coded in the given language?

A
jt
B
tb
C
fk
D
mb
Question 1536
GK

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits third to the left of G. C sits second to the left of B. F sits to the immediate right of D. E sits to the immediate right of G. How many people sit between A and D when counted from the left of A?

A
Three
B
One
C
Four
D
Two
Question 1537
GK

Bimal starts from Point Y and drives 44 km towards south. He then takes a left turn, drives 56 km, turns right and drives 37 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 23 km. He takes a right turn, drives 28 km. He then turns right, drives 38 km, turns left and drives 53 km, turns right and drives 19 km to stop at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are $90^\circ$ turns only unless specified.)

A
90 km towards west
B
87 km towards east
C
92 km towards east
D
84 km towards south
Question 1538
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? UNA OHU IBO CVI ?

A
WSP
B
WPC
C
WPS
D
WCP
Question 1539
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? DLY 15, BJW 22, ZHU 29, XFS 36, ?

A
VDP 41
B
WER 43
C
VDQ 43
D
VER 42
Question 1540
GK

Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s). Statements: Some crafts are handlooms. All shawls are handlooms. Conclusions: (I) Some crafts are shawls. (II) All handlooms are shawls.

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 1541
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) 5 8 £ 1 7 & $ $ 7 # 4 1 8 9 @ 7 5 7 £ @ 2 & (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

A
3
B
5
C
4
D
2
Question 1542
GK

DJMS is related to FORU in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, LDGA is related to NILC. To which of the given options is RSVG related, following the same logic?

A
TAXI
B
TIXA
C
TXAI
D
TXSW
Question 1543
GK

Each of the digits in the number 2516984 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. 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
12
B
10
C
9
D
7
Question 1544
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. ABLE - BLAE - ELBA ITEM - TEIM - METI

A
SACK - ASCK - KACS
B
OPEN - OEPN - NEPO
C
SLOT - LOST - TOLS
D
CAME - AMCE - AMEC
Question 1545
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: Some laptops are computers. No computer is a mobile. Conclusions (I): No laptop is a mobile. Conclusions (II): Some laptops are mobile.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
C
Only conclusion (II) follows.
D
Only conclusion (I) follows. 
Question 1546
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 191 192 196 205 221 ?

A
231
B
241
C
236
D
246
Question 1547
GK

Each of the digits in the number 5648321 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
4
B
6
C
5
D
8
Question 1548
GK

A tradesman marks his goods at 24% above the cost price. He allows his customer a discount of 13% on the marked price. Find his profit percentage.

A
5.76%
B
8.55%
C
7.88%
D
6.48%
Question 1549
GK

A man goes to Indore from Bhopal at a speed of 9 km/hr and returns to Bhopal at speed of 18 km/hr, through the same route. What is his average speed (in km/hr) of the entire journey?

A
15
B
12
C
9
D
6
Question 1550
GK

If 2 times a mother's present age is 25 years more than 5 times her daughter's present age, and 3 times the daughter's present age is 9 years less than the mother's present age, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of the mother and the daughter?

A
20
B
28
C
23
D
 25