NTPC Graduate — Test 11

01. By how much did urban infrastructure investments increase from Fiscal Year 2019 to Fiscal Year 2023?

02. 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. Conditions:

03. Each of the digits in the number 6954381 is arranged in the descending order from left to right. Which of the following digits will be third from the right?

04. What was the vote percentage and number of seats secured by the winning party in the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly elections?

05. Which two leaders co-chaired the AI Action Summit in Paris in February 2025?

06. What is a major drawback of the parliamentary system in terms of governance stability?

07. The median of the observations 71, 95, 67, 55, 78, 45, 58, 44, 69, 41 and 88 is:

08. DTUH is related to BQWK in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, ZNYN is related to XKAQ. To which of the given options is VHCT related, following the same logic?

09. Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen because it:

10. 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 nuts are black. All black are crows. All crows are pens. Conclusions: (I) All nuts are black. (II) Some black are crows.

11. In the 2024 Supreme Court case 'Aligarh Muslim University vs Naresh Agarwal (November 2024)', what did the majority of the Court hold regarding the minority status of educational institutions?

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13. The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest, compounded annually, on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 10% per annum is ₹407. Find the sum [rounded off to the nearest integer].

14. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? KN33 JM41 IL49 HK57 ?

15. Which of the following acts provided a regular code of all regulations that could be enacted for the internal Government of British India?

16. 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)

17. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 301 300 297 292 285 ?

18. The Singh Sabha movement is associated with which community?

19. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) © 2 © # * 6 € 4 5 3 € 1 1 € 6 7 # 7 4 £ 6 € (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

20. TK 14 is related to YH 5 in a certain way. In the same way, MN 5 is related to RK −4. To which of the given options is SV 0 related, following the same logic?

21. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 121 ÷ 6 + 384 × 3 − 31 =?

22. Which country held a presidential runoff election on 13 April 2025, resulting in the re- election of President Daniel Noboa?

23. The curved surface area of the cone (in cm 2 ) is:

24. Who was the head of the Kayastha community?

25. If a transversal line intersects a pair of two parallel lines, then each pair of corresponding angles are:

26. What is the shortcut to open an MS PowerPoint file directly from the application?

27. If ‘P’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘Q’ stands for ‘×’, ‘R’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘S’ stands for ‘−’, then the resultant of which of the following would be 182?

28. The population of a village was 1,00,000. It increased by 5% in the first year and increased by 20% in the second year. Its population after two years is _______.

29. If 3 times the brother's present age is 25 years more than 5 times her sister's age, and 5 times the sister's age is 5 years less than the brother's age, then what is the difference (in years) between the present ages of the brother and the sister?

30. Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only B is kept above G. Only C is kept between G and E. Only A is kept below D. How many boxes are kept below E?

31. What percentage of India's population lives in urban areas according to the 2011 Census?

32. EUQF is related to BPNA in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, YKKV is related to VFHQ. To which of the given options is SAEL related, following the same logic?

33. Which function key can be used with Alt to close the current application in Windows applications?

34. Which Article of the Constitution of India prohibits Indian citizens from accepting any title from a foreign state?

35. Which of these ports is located on the Western Coastal Plain?

36. In January 2025, who was honoured with the Maharaja Hari Singh Award for administrative reforms in Jammu and Kashmir?

37. According to February 2025 data, how many Khelo India Athletes were included in India's Paris 2024 Olympics contingent?

38. The average of nine numbers is 17. The average of seven of these numbers is 17. The average of the remaining two numbers is:

39. In March 2025, which national day or week emphasised industrial workplace safety?

40. Town M is to the north of Town N. Town N is to the east of Town O. Town O is to the west of Town P. Town P is to the south of Town Q. Town M is to the south-west of Town Q. What is the position of Town N with respect to Town P?

41. A boat takes 83 minutes to go 33.2 km upstream. The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to that of the stream is 8 : 5. How much total time (in hours) will the boat take to go 47.1 km upstream and 55.9 km downstream?

42. The marked price of a bed is ₹568, which is 26% above the cost price. If the profit percentage is 13%. Find the discount percentage (rounded off to two decimal places).

43. If you move text using 'Cut and Paste', where does the text go before being pasted in MS Office?

44. A can do a piece of work in 63 hours, B and C together can do it in 42 hours, while A and C together can do it in 27 hours. How long (in hours) will B alone take to do it?

45. In a certain code language, ‘HUNT’ is coded as ‘3517’ and ‘TIME’ is coded as ‘2458’. What is the code for ‘T’ in the given code language?

46. When x is added to each of 29, 31, 7 and 8, then the numbers so obtained, in this order, are in proportion. Then, if 5x : y :: y : (2x-3), and y > 0, what is the value of y?

47. When working with text wrapping around an image in MS Word, which 'Layout Option' provides the most flexibility in precisely positioning the image relative to the text and other elements, ignoring the text flow?

48. What is the approximate total length of the Northern Plains (from West to East)?

49. Who among the following was the President of the Board of Control at the time of Charter renewal in 1793 in India?

50. On selling a bed at ₹8,845, the value of gain is 25% more than the value of loss incurred on selling it at ₹1,987. In order to gain 20%, find the selling price (in ₹).

51. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (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.) (32, 47, 15) (56, 81, 25)

52. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? EBY XUR QNK JGD ?

53. How many naturally occurring elements did the periodic law originally reveal analogies among?

54. To which regional language's literature did Girish Karnad contribute most through his works?

55. Seven people, I, J, K, L, O, P and Q are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between Q and O. Only I sits to the right of P. Only one person sits between O and P. K sits at some place to the right of L but at some place to the left of J. How many people sit between J and L?

56. students are there in his class?

57. The average weight (in kg) of a family of five members whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 63 kg and 37 kg is:

58. common. What is the value of k?

59. According to the forest department and WWF-India, which tiger reserve recorded a rise in the population of greater one-horned rhinos, with the number climbing from 46 in 2023 to 51 in 2025?

60. Which of the following statements about the Exercise KHANJAR-XII, conducted in March 2025 is/are correct?

61. 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. Only two people live between N and P. Only two people live between Z and O. No one lives above Z. P lives below O but above Y. How many people lives below M?

62. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 219 539 568 670 131 (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 second digit of the highest number is subtracted from the second digit of the lowest number?

63. Which of the following is the highest point of the Satpura Range?

64. What is the significance of the NVS-02 satellite launched in 2025?

65. 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 ::? # : IFL :: KHN : %

66. Two pipes can fill a cistern, individually, in 44 min and 84 min, respectively. There is a pipe located at the bottom of the cistern to empty it. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, then the empty cistern gets filled in 28 min. How long will the pipe at the bottom of the cistern take to empty the completely filled cistern if no other pipe is then open?

67. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 22 25.1 28.2 31.3 ? 37.5

68. Which of the following forests are predominantly found in areas receiving annual rainfall between 100 cm and 200 cm in India?

69. According to the induced-fit model of enzyme action, substrate binding __________.

70. 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 6 @ 8 5 $ & 3 % # 7 + 9 4 2 er/sym bol Code F G H N L K C Q Z P R B U E 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. What will be the code for the following group? 5 3 + 4

71. Udyami Bharat, MUDRA Yojana, Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, SFURTI and RAMP schemes are associated with the development of which sector?

72. Which of the following is the correct way to add a new slide in an MS-PowerPoint 2019 presentation?

73. The British used education as a tool to ______.

74. Which of the following numbers is divisible by both 27 and 19?

75. According to Global Debt Report 2025, what is the projected sovereign bond issuance in OECD countries for 2025?

76. If 10 : A :: A : 40, find the positive value of A.

77. Mr. Q starts from Point Z and drives 7 km towards the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns right and drives 6 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 7 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 13 km and stops at Point A. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point Z again? (All turns are 90 degree turns only unless specified.)

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

79. In India, what are municipalities primarily responsible for?

80. By selling an article for ₹112, a man loses 25%. At what price (in ₹) should he sell it to gain 50%?

81. 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.)

82. AB is parallel to CD. A transversal PQ intersects AB and CD at E and F, respectively, and ∠ PEB = 42°. G is a point between AB and CD such that ∠ BEG = 21° and ∠ GFE = 34°. What is the measure of ∠ EGF?

83. 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’?

84. The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda join to form the Ganga at _________.

85. The ratio of incomes of Seema and Darshan is 4 : 3. They save ₹15,000 and ₹9,000, respectively. If the ratio of their expenditures is 16 : 17, then what is the total expenditure (in ₹) of Seema and Darshan?

86. Who discovered the Maski Ashoka Inscription?

87. Which statistical indicator is used to measure the depth of poverty by accounting for the extent to which individuals fall below the poverty line?

88. In the Harappan civilisation, cire perdue or lost wax process was used to make statue of which material?

89. In which year did Francois Martin establish Pondicherry, which later emerged as the Headquarters of the French in India?

90. Find the simple interest (in ₹) if a sum of ₹350 is borrowed for 2.5 years at 4% per annum rate of interest.

91. If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷, and ÷ means +, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 20 – 4 ÷ 7 + 12 × 4 = ?

92. When 1272, 2636 and 4209 are divided by the greatest number x, the remainder in each case is y. What is the value of (3x − 14y)?

93. Eight people, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, are sitting is a straight line facing south. B is sitting at one of the ends of the line. G is sitting to the immediate left of C. A is sitting to the immediate left of H and immediate right of C. Only 3 people are sitting to the right of E. D is sitting to the immediate left of B. Who is sitting to the immediate left of D?