RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1901
GK
The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 30. The greater of the two numbers is:
A
12B
3C
6D
24Question 1902
GK
Aryan has to reach Ahmedabad which is 977 km away in 11 hours. His starting speed for 4 hours was 39 km/hr. For the next 140 km his speed was 35 km/hr. By what speed he must travel now so as to reach Ahmedabad in the decided time of 11 hours?
A
227 km/hrB
231 km/hrC
221 km/hrD
229 km/hrQuestion 1903
GK
Find the area of a triangle whose sides are of lengths 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm.
A
32.5 cm²B
78 cm²C
30 cm²D
60 cm²Question 1904
GK
The LCM of the numbers 14.2 and 0.05 is:
A
142B
1.42C
0.142D
14.2Question 1905
GK
The marked price of a ceiling fan is ₹2,500. During off season, it is sold for ₹1,360. Find the discount percentage.
A
44.50%B
45%C
45.60%D
42%Question 1906
GK
The LCM of the numbers 10.8 and 0.06 is:
A
108B
1.08C
10.8D
0.108Question 1907
GK
The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 44. In the next 10 matches, the batsman scored an average of 14 runs. Find his average runs scored (rounded off to two decimal places) in all the 33 matches.
A
36.91B
33.91C
35.91D
34.91Question 1908
GK
The sum of all interior angles of a regular polygon is equal to twice the sum of all its exterior angles. The number of sides of the polygon is:
A
6B
4C
3D
8Question 1909
GK
If the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is decreased by 19% and its height is increased by 122%, then what is the percentage increase (closest integer) in its volume?
A
33%B
40%C
50%D
46%Question 1910
GK
Sophie starts from Point A and drives 8 km towards south. She then takes a right turn, drives 6 km, turns left and drives 5 km. She then takes a left turn and drives 6 km. She takes a final right turn, drives 9 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are $90^\circ$ turns only unless specified.)
A
18 km towards southB
22 km towards southC
18 km towards eastD
22 km towards northQuestion 1911
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
SV-YDB
BE-HMC
DG-JOD
FI-LOQuestion 1912
GK
In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. Select the pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pairs. (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.) 96, 12 184, 23
A
164, 20B
144, 18C
172, 21D
130, 16Question 1913
GK
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row, facing the north. Only five people sit to the left of B. Only five people sit to the right of A. C sits to the immediate left of F but right of D. E does not sit to the right of D. How many people sit to the right of G?
A
FiveB
ZeroC
ThreeD
FourQuestion 1914
GK
If 1 is added for each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit of the number 56218643, how many digits are repeated more than once in the new number thus formed?
A
TwoB
NoneC
ThreeD
OneQuestion 1915
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 fans are lights. No fan is a bulb. Conclusions: (I) No light is an bulb. (II) No bulb is a fan.
A
Only conclusion II follows.B
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.C
Only conclusion I follows.D
Both conclusions I and II follow.Question 1916
GK
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? PHZ 3, SKC 7, VNF 15, YQI 31, BTL 63, ?
A
EWO 127B
FWO 127C
EHO 127D
EWO 128Question 1917
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. HARD - AHRD - DRAH ITEM - TIEM - METI
A
WENT - EWNT - TENWB
DUSK - UDSK - KSUDC
BITE - BTIE - ETIBD
LONG - OLNG - ONGLQuestion 1918
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 pins are bricks. All pins are rulers. Conclusions: (I) Some bricks are rulers. (II) All rulers are pins.
A
Only conclusion (I) follows.B
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.C
Only conclusion (II) follows.D
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.Question 1919
GK
Yusif starts from Point A and drives 9 km towards North. He then takes a left turn, drives 4 km, turns left and drives 11 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 5 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are $90^\circ$ turns only unless specified.)
A
1 km to the WestB
1 km to the EastC
2 km to the NorthD
2 km to the SouthQuestion 1920
GK
Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 2 / \ < > 2 5 $ % + 6 3 / 6 5 6 9 3 @ < & (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by another number and also immediately followed by a symbol?
A
TwoB
FourC
OneD
ThreeQuestion 1921
GK
Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? GNU 11, DKR 21, AHO 41, XEL 81, UBI 161, ?
A
RYF 320B
ROF 321C
YYF 321D
RYF 321Question 1922
GK
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 48 69 94 123 156 ?
A
223B
213C
193D
203Question 1923
GK
Seven people D, E, F, G, H, I and O are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only one person sits between H and O when counted from the left of O. I sits third to the right of D. F sits third to the left of E. I sits to the immediate right of F. G is not an immediate neighbour of F. How many people sit between G and O when counted from the right of G?
A
OneB
ThreeC
TwoD
FourQuestion 1924
GK
If 1 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit of the number 56218643, how many digits are repeated more than once in the new number formed?
A
TwoB
OneC
ThreeD
NoneQuestion 1925
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
QU-YEB
MI-QWC
GK-OUD
VZ-DJPrevious
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