RRB-NTPC 2021 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 2276
GK

A, B, C, D, E and F live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. F lives on an even numbered floor but not 6.  The sum of floors on which D and F live is 7. B lives immediately above A. The sum of floors on which F and C live is 3. How many people live between B and F?

A
Two
B
Four
C
One
D
Three
Question 2277
GK

What happens to the particles of a substance when it is heated?

A
They stop moving
B
They disappear
C
They move faster
D
They move slower
Question 2278
GK

According to the Economic Survey 2021, what was the unemployment rate in India for 2023-24?

A
4.50%
B
6.50%
C
5.20%
D
3.20%
Question 2279
GK

How many new greenfield expressways are targeted for construction in India by the financial year 2024-25?

A
30
B
10
C
15
D
22
Question 2280
GK

Shyam starts from point A and drives 11 km towards the east. He then takes a right turn, drives 5 km, turns right and drives 12 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 10 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 1 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 degree turns only unless specified.)

A
5 km to the north
B
5 km to the south
C
4 km to the south
D
4 km to the north
Question 2281
GK

Manoj has 200 litres of Oil A and 274 litres of Oil B. He fills a number of identical containers with the two types of oil in a manner that each container has only one type of oil, and all containers are completely filled. What can be the maximum volume (in litres) of each container that Manoj uses, so that all the oil that Manoj has, of both the types, can be poured into these containers?

A
2
B
10
C
8
D
3
Question 2282
GK

What is India's renewable energy target by the year 2030 in terms of installed capacity?

A
500 GW
B
300 GW
C
175 GW
D
100 GW
Question 2283
GK

Each of M, N, O, P, Q, R and S has an exam on a different day of the week, starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. S has an exam on Friday. Only two people have exams between S and R. O has an exam immediately before N. M has an exam immediately after P. S has an exam on one of the days after M. On which day does Q have an exam?

A
Wednesday
B
Monday
C
Sunday
D
Friday
Question 2284
GK

Which factor plays the most dominant role in the seasonal reversal of wind direction in India?

A
Latitude
B
Monsoonal pressure system
C
Relief
D
Ocean currents
Question 2285
GK

Akshay spends 40% of his income. If he saves ₹24,000, then his income (in ₹) is:

A
9,600
B
40,000
C
41,000
D
39,000
Question 2286
GK

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Only three people sit between R and Q when counted from the left of R. Only three people sit between V and U when counted from the right of U. S sits to the immediate right of V. T is an immediate neighbour of U as well as Q. How many people sit between T and P when counted from the right of P?

A
4
B
2
C
3
D
1
Question 2287
GK

In Gond painting, what is the traditional name given to the handmade brush used by artists locally?

A
Koochi
B
Kalam
C
Kaadi
D
Likhani
Question 2288
GK

RD 14 is related to UF 10 in a certain way. In the same way, CR 10 is related to FT 6. To which of the given options is ON 1 related, following the same logic?

A
RS -1
B
PR -9
C
RP -3
D
QF -7
Question 2289
GK

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if '+' and '-' are interchanged and 'x' and '÷' are interchanged?  $66 ÷ 8 - 231 \times 11 + 14 = ?$

A
545
B
525
C
515
D
535
Question 2290
GK

According to luxury resort developer Fine Acers 2021, the market for branded residences and resorts in India is expected to reach ₹8,610 crore (US$ 1 billion) by ________.

A
2026
B
2029
C
2028
D
2027
Question 2291
GK

Which of the following is NOT one of the ten indicators used in calculating the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?

A
Years of schooling
B
Access to electricity
C
Internet connectivity
D
Nutrition
Question 2292
GK

The marked price of a bookshelf is ₹3,100, which is 25% above the cost price. It is sold at a discount of 12% on the marked price. Find the profit percentage.

A
11%
B
8%
C
9%
D
10%
Question 2293
GK

Let AB and CD be two parallel lines and PQ be a transversal such that PQ intersects AB at the point R and CD at the point S, respectively. If $\angle BRP = (2x + 13)^\circ$ and $\angle DSP = (3x - 22)^\circ$, then find $\angle CSP$.

A
105°
B
95°
C
97°
D
83°
Question 2294
GK

How much international bandwidth does Airtel's 2Africa Pearls 2021 undersea cable landing system add?

A
Over 200 terabits per second
B
Over 100 terabits per second
C
Over 500 terabits per second
D
Over 50 terabits per second
Question 2295
GK

According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, how many Indians are estimated to have escaped multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21?

A
16.5 crore
B
13.5 crore
C
10 crore
D
20.5 crore
Question 2296
GK

This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.  (Left) 910 316 525 204 303 (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 second digit of the lowest number?

A
9
B
12
C
8
D
10
Question 2297
GK

RWKA is related to TULZ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, VSMY is related to XQNX. To which of the given options is ZOOW related, following the same logic?

A
BMPV
B
CLQU
C
ALOV
D
CNPW
Question 2298
GK

M, N, O, P, Y and Z live on six different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor in the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 6. O lives on floor numbered 4. Only two people live between O and P. Only M lives between O and N. Y lives immediately below O. Who lives on floor numbered 2?

A
N
B
Z
C
M
D
Y
Question 2299
GK

Manjit's salary is ₹10,000 per month. He spends ₹6,000 on house rent and ₹3,000 on bills, and the rest of the amount is his monthly savings. Find his savings (in ₹) in a year, if in the month of his birthday, he spent all his monthly savings on birthday celebrations.

A
10,000
B
12,000
C
9,000
D
11,000
Question 2300
GK

When using the 'Replace' function (Ctrl + H) in MS PowerPoint, which of the following options allows users to replace only whole words and not parts of words?

A
Use wildcards
B
Sounds like (English)
C
Find whole words only
D
Match case