NTPC Graduate — Test 2

01. A group of numbers and symbols is coded using letter codes as per the codes given below and the conditions that follow. Study the given codes and conditions and answer the question that follows. Note: If none of the conditions apply, then codes for the respective number/symbol are to be followed directly as given in the table. Number/ 3 9 @ & 2 7 5 % 1 8 ∆ 4 6 Symbol Code L C Z M D W A P R T F B K Conditions: (i) If the first element is a symbol and the last a number, the codes for these two (the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged. (ii) If the first element is an odd number and the last an even number, the first and last elements are to be coded as ©. (iii) If both second and third elements are perfect squares, the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element. What will be the code for the following group? @ 9 3 8 5

02. Who among the following received the Padma shri award in 2025 in the category of ‘Others–Spiritualism’ Posthumously?

03. meeting conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

04. Who among the following was recognised in the 2025 TIME Earth Awards for environmental justice advocacy for marginalised communities?

05. From a taxi stand, two cabs start at a speed of 54 km/hr at an interval of 29 minutes, both cabs travelling in the same direction. A man coming in the opposite direction towards the taxi stand meets the cabs at an interval of 12 minutes. Find the speed (in km/hr) of the man.

06. If the selling price of a bed is 2-times of initial, then the profit is 10-times of initial. Find the initial profit percentage (in %).

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

08. What is the capital expenditure (CAPEX) allocated for Indian Railways in the financial year 2024-25? Railway News Room

09. What happens when you press the Delete key after selecting a file in File Explorer in Windows OS?

10. 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. The product of floors on which F and E live is 15. C lives immediately above B. The sum of floors on which D and E live is 7. How many people live between B and D?

11. Who authored the book 'Hind Swaraj', which outlined the principles of non-violent resistance and self-rule?

12. What is the fundamental difference between a 'cold boot' and a 'warm boot' of a computer system?

13. Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs), the Government of India's education initiatives for tribal communities, were introduced in which year?

14. Seven people, I, J, K, L, O, P and Q are sitting in a row, facing north. Only five people sit between L and Q. P sits to the immediate left of Q. Only one person sits between P and I. O sits at some place to the left of K but at some place to the right of J. Who sits third from the left end of the line?

15. 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.)

16. Who will be the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Axiom Mission 4?

17. Which of the following ratios is greatest?

18. January 2025?

19. AB is parallel to CD. A transversal PQ intersects AB and CD at E and F, respectively, and ∠ PEB = 59°. G is a point between AB and CD such that ∠ BEG = 50° and ∠ GFE = 33°. What is the measure of ∠ EGF?

20. Which state has the longest coastline in mainland India?

21. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 7?

22. Bhawani Pathak and Devi Choudhurani were famous leaders associated with which of the following?

23. 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)

24. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 1001 1000 997 992 985 ?

25. L, M, N, O, P, Q, and R are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. M is sitting to the immediate right of Q and immediate left of O. N is sitting to the immediate right of O. P is sitting to the immediate left of L. R is sitting to the immediate right of L and immediate left of Q. The position of how many persons will remain unchanged if all the persons are arranged in alphabetical order in clockwise direction starting from L (including L)?

26. According to the Future of Jobs Report 2025, which of the following is identified as the most transformative trend for businesses by 2030?

27. A boat takes 51 minutes to go 10.2 km upstream. The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to that of the stream is 7 : 6. How much total time (in hours) will the boat take to go 17.7 km upstream and 66.3 km downstream?

28. If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’, and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 45 B 14 A 21 D 17 C 25 = ?

29. An article was bought for ₹1,300. Its price was marked up by 35%. Thereafter it was sold at a discount of 20% on the marked price. What was the percentage profit on the transaction?

30. At what rate of interest (in percentage) per year will a sum of money double itself in 5 years on simple interest?

31. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? SKC WOG ASK EWO ?

32. Each of O, P, Q, R, S, T and U has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. S has an exam on Wednesday. R has an exam on one of the days after P and T has an exam on one of the days before Q. U has an exam immediately after O and S has an exam immediately before O. T has an exam on one of the days after U. How many people have an exam between S and Q?

33. In India, irrigation projects with a Cultivable Command Area (CCA) of more than 10,000 hectares are classified as:

34. This question is based on the words given below. (Left) BAD FIG ICE NOT (Right) In each of the words, each vowel is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and each consonant is changed to the letter immediately preceding in the English alphabetical order. In how many letter clusters thus formed, will no vowel appear? Railway News Room

35. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 662 268 547 409 909 (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 third digit of the highest number is subtracted from the first digit of the lowest number?

36. Each of C, D, E, F, S, T and U has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. F has the exam on Friday. Only two people have their exams between T and F. Only four people have their exams between E and T. S has the exam immediately after U. D does not have the exam on Monday. How many people have their exams before D and after C?

37. Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two sets of pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. PIL : TMP NAP : RET

38. A cook earns ₹8,400 per month. If she spends 60% of it each month, how much will she save (in ₹) by one-fourth of a year?

39. KF 17 is related to HB 6 in a certain way. In the same way, KH 12 is related to HD 1. To which of the following is LP −6 related following the same logic?

40. Which of the following regions in India is known for the Shola forests?

41. Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::? # : LQT :: AJM : %

42. In 2025, which Indian state initiated scientific coal mining after a decade-long ban on unscientific mining practices?

43. Sudeep starts from Point A and drives 3 km towards south. He then takes a left turn, drives 4 km, turns right and drives 4 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 3 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 7 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)?

44. A group of numbers and symbols is coded using letter codes as per the codes given below and the conditions that follow. Study the given codes and conditions and answer the question that follows. Note: If none of the conditions apply, then codes for the respective number/symbol are to be followed directly as given in the table. Numb 2 @ 9 5 $ & 3 % # 7 + 4 8 6 er/sym bol Code T F A J L E W Q D P R B U S Conditions: If the first element is a symbol and the last a number, the codes for these two (the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged. If the first element is an odd number and the last an even number, the first and last elements are to be coded as ©. If both second and third elements are perfect squares, the third element is to be coded Railway News Room as the code for the second element. If none of the above conditions are met, then the elements are to be simply coded as per the codes given in the question. What will be the code for the following group? @ 2 4 7 +

45. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Indian National Congress (INC)?

46. Which Article of the Indian Constitution explicitly declares laws violating Fundamental Rights as void?

47. What type of memory is used to store data temporarily while a computer is running?

48. MILK is related to TPSR in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, POT is related to WVA. To which of the given options is NATION related, following the same logic?

49. PM Modi's visit to which country in November 2024 marked the first by an Indian Prime Minister in 17 years?

50. The Shakas were defeated by which tribal group before entering India?

51. Who succeeded Chandragupta I as the ruler of the Gupta Empire?

52. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 62 61.1 60.2 59.3 58.4 57.5 ?

53. conduct municipal elections in each State?

54. 54 is related to 59 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 30 is related to 35. To which of the following is 11 related, following the same logic? (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)

55. If '+' means '−', '−' means '×', '×' means '÷' and '÷' means '+', then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 13 − 780 × 12 ÷ 16 + 32 = ?

56. Akshat invested ₹90,625 at 8% p.a. for 1 year at compound interest, compounded half- yearly. The amount received by him is:

57. In March 2025, the Indian government sought parliamentary approval for additional spending. Which sector was allocated funds for upgrading networks in underserved areas?

58. How many unique characters can be represented using the standard ASCII code?

59. Which writer authored 'Baluta', recognised as the pioneering Dalit autobiographical work in the Marathi language?

60. Under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, how many kilometres of roads are slated for development to improve border and international connectivity?

61. A group of numbers and symbols is coded using letter codes as per the codes given below and the conditions that follow. Study the given codes and conditions and answer the question that follows. Note: If none of the conditions apply, then codes for the respective number/symbol are to be followed directly as given in the table. Nu 4 @ 7 # 3 & 8 * 2 ^ 9 $ 6 + mbe r/sy mbo l Cod H A J B K C L D M E N F P G e Conditions: If the first element is a number and the last a symbol, the codes for these two (the first Railway News Room and the last elements) are to be interchanged. If the first element is an even number and the last an odd number, the first and last elements are to be coded as '('. If both second and third elements are perfect squares, the code of the third element will be the code for the second element. What will be the code for the following group? 4739

62. According to the State Bank of India (SBI) report on India’s poverty rate for 2024, what is the estimated national poverty rate?

63. Robin and Varun together can paint a hall in 6 days. Robin alone can paint it in 42 days. In how many days can Varun alone paint it?

64. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 54 ÷ 11 + 272 × 8 − 114 = ?

65. A group of people consists of men, women and children. Among them, 20% are men, 50% are women and the rest are children, and their average weights are 45 kg, 50 kg and 50 kg, respectively. The average weight (in kg) of the group is:

66. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? JGM KHN LIO MJP ?

67. The term 'complementary' in the context of DNA refers to which of the following properties?

68. Which of the following foods would you advise to neutralise excess stomach acids?

69. Under the Fifth Schedule, the Governor's regulations in Scheduled Areas can prohibit or restrict which of the following?

70. In a bag containing red, green, and pink tokens, the ratio of red to green tokens was 7 : 20, while the ratio of pink to red tokens was 15 : 12. What was the ratio of green to pink tokens?

71. Alok, Gita, and Suresh invest ₹56,000, ₹52,000, and ₹69,000 respectively to start a business. At the end of the year, the total profit earned is ₹76,700. 31% of the total profit earned is given to charity and the rest is divided among them in the ratio of their investment. What will be the share of Suresh (in ₹)?

72. version (e.g., MS PowerPoint 2021) in an older version (e.g., MS PowerPoint 2010)?

73. What popular title is used to refer to the Bengali poet Jibanananda Das?

74. Following are the marks obtained by 5 students in a test: 45, 67, 80, 56 and 72. What is the range of the marks?

75. The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 introduced which significant change to the composition of Waqf Boards?

76. Which period in India's demographic history is marked by a sharp decline in mortality and persistently high fertility rates?

77. When was the Protection of Human Rights Act passed in India?

78. A vendor sold 4 chocolates for ₹1, thereby gaining 100%. How many chocolates did he buy for ₹1?

79. India’s first indigenous CAR-T therapy and gene therapy for Hemophilia, discussed during the 7 th PM-STIAC meeting in January 2025, were presented by experts from which institutions?

80. If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 6435127, what will be the sum of the second digit from the left and the third digit from the right in the new number thus formed?

81. Arvind is now 40 years old and Asha is 25 years old. How many years ago from now was Arvind four times as old as Asha?

82. Study the given Venn diagram carefully and answer the questions. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of persons. How many electricians are there who are also architects but not dentists?

83. Given are the ages (in years) of five people: 20, 30, 35, 40 and 45. Calculate the average age in years.

84. In an election, there were two candidates. One of the candidates secured 48% of the votes and was defeated by the other candidate by 756 votes. Find the total number of votes polled.

85. In a circle, the length of a chord is 12 cm and the perpendicular distance from the centre of the circle to the chord is 5 cm. What is the radius of the circle? (Rounded up to two decimal places.)

86. A solid metallic sphere of radius 10 cm is melted and recast into 125 identical spheres. What is the ratio of the surface area of the original sphere to the total surface area of 6 smaller spheres so formed?

87. Which criticism highlights the parliamentary system’s departure from the principle of separation of powers?

88. In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the mother of B’, A − B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A × B means ‘A is the wife of B’ and A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’. How is M related to Q if ‘M + N × O − P ÷ Q’?

89. Rajendra starts from point A and drives 9 km towards the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 7 km, turns left and drives 11 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 10 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 degree turns only unless specified.)

90. What is the target number of houses to be built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) by 2023-2024?

91. A body of mass 10 kg is moving with a uniform velocity of 5 m/s. What is the net force acting on it?