RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1951
GK

A, B, C, D, J, K and L are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only one person sits between A and L when counted from the right of A. Only one person sits between L and J. Only one person sits between A and D. Only two people sit between K and J. Only one person sits between C and D. Who sits third to the right of B?

A
A
B
C
C
D
D
L
Question 1952
GK

In a certain code language, 'POUR' is coded as '4527' and 'UNIT' is coded as '1356'. What is the code for 'U' in that language?

A
2
B
5
C
1
D
3
Question 1953
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 three boxes are kept above E. Only one box is kept between G and E. Only three boxes are kept between G and C. C is kept at some place above E. B is kept immediately below C. D is kept at one of the places above F. A is not kept immediately above or below G. How many boxes are kept between C and D?

A
3
B
1
C
2
D
4
Question 1954
GK

Paras, Mani, Kajal, Kunj, Vani and Saras are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. Saras sits third to the left of Vani. Vani sits second to the right of Paras. Kunj sits second to the left of Kajal. Who sits to the immediate right of Mani?

A
Paras
B
Kajal
C
Vani
D
Saras
Question 1955
GK

Bismil starts from Point A and drives 14 km towards South. He then takes a left turn, drives 19 km, turns left and drives 16 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 26 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° turns only unless specified.)

A
7 km to the east
B
6 km to the east
C
7 km to the west
D
6 km to the west
Question 1956
GK

In a certain code language, 'COLD' is coded as '2357' and 'LEAN' is coded as '4136'. What is the code for 'L' in that language?

A
5
B
3
C
6
D
4
Question 1957
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 oranges are bananas. All bananas are grapes. Conclusions: (I): All oranges are grapes. (II): All grapes are bananas

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 1958
GK

If 1 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 697312458, what will be the sum of all the odd digits in the new number thus formed?

A
24
B
20
C
18
D
26
Question 1959
GK

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 180 159 135 108 78 ?

A
54
B
35
C
45
D
32
Question 1960
GK

If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 76391452, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

A
One
B
Four
C
Three
D
Two
Question 1961
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.) 21, 124 18, 106

A
9, 56
B
6, 36
C
15, 86
D
13, 76
Question 1962
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 is the one that 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
AV - HK
B
HC - QR
C
JE - QT
D
VQ - CF
Question 1963
GK

A is the son of K. K is the father of P. P is the sister of D. D is the mother of M. M is the son of R. R is the son of B. How is A related to M?

A
Mother's brother
B
Father's brother
C
Mother's father
D
Father's father
Question 1964
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 44 39 29 14 -6 ?

A
-31
B
-35
C
-34
D
-32
Question 1965
GK

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 452 561 514 232 294 (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 highest number is added to the third digit of the lowest number?

A
6
B
4
C
14
D
7
Question 1966
GK

Anil starts from Point Y and drives 12 km towards the south. He then takes a right turn and drives 36 km, then turns left and drives 33 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 17 km. He takes a left turn and drives 21 km. He then turns right and drives 19 km, then turns right and drives 13 km to stop at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and in which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

A
42 km towards the north
B
39 km towards the south
C
41 km towards the south
D
37 km towards the north
Question 1967
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
BG-UZ
B
KP-DI
C
PU-IM
D
XC-QV
Question 1968
GK

VELG is related to ZZPB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, DUTW is related to HPXR. To which of the given options is LKBM related, following the same logic?

A
REEG
B
PFFH
C
QDEH
D
OEFG
Question 1969
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. MINT - ITNM - TNIM PLUS - LSUP - SULP

A
WANT - AWNT - TANW
B
COIL - OLIC - LIOC
C
REST - RSET - TSER
D
TOWN - OTWN - NOWT
Question 1970
GK

Select the pair which follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. LXK : PVH BPY : FNV

A
LBO : PGS
B
LHC : PEG
C
PNW : TKA
D
TTE : XRB
Question 1971
GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. (Left) Ω 2% 8& £4*5976 $13 #7@ (Right) If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be sixth from the right end?

A
9
B
8
C
4
D
5
Question 1972
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
ZC-WX
B
KL-HG
C
TJ-QE
D
OD-KY
Question 1973
GK

A shopkeeper marks a product 40% above the cost price. He offers a discount of 20% on the marked price and sells it. What is his gain or loss percentage?

A
8% loss
B
10% loss
C
15% gain
D
12% gain
Question 1974
GK

The perimeter of a square is 52 m. Its area (in $m^2$) is:

A
172
B
180
C
169
D
168
Question 1975
GK

The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of two numbers are 25 and 250 respectively. If one of the numbers is 50, find the other one.

A
150
B
125
C
75
D
175