RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 176
GK

Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹4,000 at 7.5% per annum rate of interest deposited on 7 February 2024 and withdrawn on 8 April 2024.

A
₹49
B
₹50
C
₹51
D
₹48
Question 177
GK

If 3 times the mother's age is 26 years more than 5 times her daughter's age, and 2 times the daughter's age is 2 years less than the mother's age, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of the mother and the daughter?

A
25
B
20
C
23
D
22
Question 178
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) 9 6 $ $ 7 © £ $ 1 * 5 4 3 3 $ 6 @ # # # 8 % (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

A
4
B
1
C
2
D
3
Question 179
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 penguins are sharks. Some sharks are dolphins. Conclusions (I): No shark is a penguin. Conclusions (II): Some penguins are dolphins.

A
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
B
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
C
Only conclusion (I) follows.
D
Only conclusion (II) follows.
Question 180
GK

KGDL is related to IEBJ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, NJGO is related to LHEM. To which of the given options is QMJR related, following the same logic?

A
OKPH
B
KOHP
C
KOPH
D
OKHP
Question 181
GK

If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 7364592, what will be the sum of the digits which are first from the left and first from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
9
B
12
C
10
D
8
Question 182
GK

H, I, J, K, U, V and W are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Only four people sit between U and V when counted from the right of U. U sits third to the left of W. K sits third to the left of H. I is an immediate neighbour of both V and W. How many people sit between J and I when counted from the right of J?

A
Two
B
One
C
Three
D
Four
Question 183
GK

Veer starts from Point Y and drives 34 km towards north. He then takes a left turn, drives 20 km. He then turns left and drives 40 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 20 km and stops 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
6 km towards north
B
7 km towards south
C
4 km towards east
D
8 km towards west
Question 184
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 178 142 117 101 92 ?

A
63
B
75
C
81
D
88
Question 185
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 499 500 502 505 509 ?

A
515
B
513
C
514
D
516
Question 186
GK

Seven boxes U, V, W, X, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only X is kept above W. Only two boxes are kept between W and G. Only U is kept below F. V is not kept immediately above G. How many boxes are kept between E and U?

A
One
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
Question 187
GK

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digit numbers. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) # 1 * £ 5 6 4 + 7 $ 8 2 @ % & 3 Ω 9 (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number?

A
4
B
1
C
3
D
2
Question 188
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
NK-PL
B
JG-LI
C
FC-HD
D
RO-TP
Question 189
GK

Deepti starts from point A and walks 5 km towards west. She takes a left turn and walks 2 km. She then takes a right turn and walks 3 km. She then takes a final right turn and walks 2 km and reaches a point B. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she walk in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless specified.)

A
2 km west
B
8 km east
C
2 km east
D
5 km east
Question 190
GK

Each of the digits in the number 8357416 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

A
12
B
10
C
9
D
11
Question 191
GK

A, B, C, D, J, K and L are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only four people sit between C and J when counted from the right of C. C sits third to the left of B. A sits third to the left of D. L is an immediate neighbour of both J and B. How many people sit between K and L when counted from the right of K?

A
Four
B
Three
C
Two
D
One
Question 192
GK

In a certain code language, 'OPEN' is coded as '4627' and 'EARS' is coded as '1375'. What is the code for 'E' in the given code language?

A
6
B
1
C
5
D
7
Question 193
GK

In a certain code language, 'KNOW' is coded as '8901' and 'KNOT' is coded as '9028'. What is the code for 'W' in the given code language?

A
8
B
9
C
1
D
0
Question 194
GK

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 260, 310, 460, 710, 1060, ?

A
1560
B
1510
C
1460
D
1410
Question 195
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.) 24, 16 48, 32

A
72, 36
B
84, 56
C
60, 20
D
96, 62
Question 196
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
RWS
B
OTP
C
UZV
D
MRO
Question 197
GK

Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statement(s) 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 detergents are towels. All detergents are conditioners. Conclusions: (I) Some towels are conditioners. (II) All conditioners are detergents.

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 198
GK

Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? VPM 153, QUJ 145, LZG 137, GED 129, BJA 121, ?

A
WOX 113
B
VOY 115
C
UPY 115
D
XNW 113
Question 199
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '÷' are interchanged and '-' and 'x' are interchanged? 11-3 x 88 + 8 ÷ 10=?

A
38
B
23
C
32
D
16
Question 200
GK

MOLK is related to RTQP in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, GIFE is related to LNKJ. To which of the given options is VXUT related, following the same logic?

A
AYZC
B
AYZS
C
ACZY
D
ACYX