NTPC Graduate — Test 18

01. If 5 times A's age is added to B's age, the sum is 95 years. If 2.2 times B's age is added to A's age, the sum is 63 years. What is B's age (in years)?

02. A tap fills a cistern in 14 hours. Another tap empties the full tank in 18 hours. How long (in hours) will it take to fill the tank completely, if the tank is empty and both the taps are open together?

03. MP 14 is related to LS −1 in a certain way. In the same way, NK 5 is related to MN −10. To which of the given options is SW −1 related, following the same logic?

04. The mean and standard deviation of 100 terms are 50 and 3, respectively. The sum of squares of the 100 terms is:

05. Nirmal invested ₹1,380 at 3% per annum simple interest in a bank. What amount (in ₹) will he get after 3 years?

06. Two sets of numbers are given below. In each set of numbers, certain mathematical operation(s) on the first number result(s) in the second number. Similarly, certain mathematical operation(s) on the second number result(s) in the third number and so on. Which of the given options follows the same set of operations as in the given 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.) 5 - 6 - 10 - 20 ; 12 - 13 - 17 - 34

07. 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 5 7 $ + 8 % # 9 & 6 $ 4 er/sym bol Code H D O A B P B Q Z Y R B U F Conditions: If the first element is a symbol and the last an odd 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 cubes, the third element is to be coded as the code for the second element. What will be the code for the following group? # 8 9 $

08. Which of the following is NOT considered one of the significant cause for the Revolt of 1857?

09. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 61 54 61 47 61 40 61 ?

10. In a certain code language, 'A+ B' means 'A is the sister of B' 'A – B' means 'A is the brother of B' 'A × B' means 'A is the wife of B' 'A ÷ B' means 'A is the father of B' Based on the above, how is M related to Q if 'M × N ÷ O – P + Q'? Railway News Room

11. 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.)

12. If ‘P’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘Q’ stands for ‘×’, ‘R’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘S’ stands for ‘−’, then the resultant of which of the following would be 200?

13. 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 ::? # : TVS :: IKH : %

14. How much will a sum of ₹60,000 become after one year if the interest is compounded half-yearly at 18% per annum compound interest?

15. If 7.4 : 3.7 :: 3.7 : x, then find the value of x.

16. Who signed the Poona Pact of 1932 on behalf of Mahatma Gandhi, as he was imprisoned at the time?

17. 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 :: ? # : OJR :: QLT : %

18. In the context of the Panchayati Raj system in India, what does the term 'Village Panchayat' refer to?

19. The average score of 50 students in a class test is 45. Later, it was found that in one instance, a score of 25 was wrongly recorded as 35, and in another instance, a score of 30 was wrongly recorded as 28. Find the actual average score of the class.

20. Under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, which of the following vehicle categories are NOT eligible for demand incentives?

21. If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 6193425, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

22. What is the maximum percentage of reservation allowed for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) under the 103 rd Amendment Act, 2019?

23. M, N, O, S, T and U 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. T lives on the topmost floor. Only three people live between T and N. O lives on a floor below N. S lives on an even numbered floor. U lives on an odd numbered floor but not on floor number 5. How many people live between M and N?

24. Policy for Atma Nirbhar Bharat, that provides overall guidance on strategic disinvestment, and intends to minimise the presence of Government in PSEs across all sectors of economy?

25. 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 ::? # : NQP :: HKJ : %

26. The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) releases the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) at which of the following time intervals?

27. Who headed the 1915 committee to examine the co-operative movement in India?

28. A man receives ₹2,580 per month as salary. He saves 45% of his salary every month. His expenditure per month is:

29. Why is the discovery of penicillin considered revolutionary in medicine?

30. The Michaelis-Menten constant (Km) of an enzyme is defined as:

31. Rahul marks the price of his article 64% more than its cost price. If he sells the article for ₹59,860 after allowing a discount of 50%, then what will be the cost price (in ₹) of the article?

32. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 972 970 966 960 952 ?

33. In a certain code language, ‘PREY’ is coded as ‘6482’ and ‘YOLK’ is coded as ‘3671’. What is the code for ‘Y’ in the given code language?

34. The average of eight numbers is 15. The average of five of these numbers is 18. The average of the remaining three numbers is:

35. 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. B lives on an even numbered floor but not 6. The sum of floors on which F and B live is 7. D lives immediately above C. The sum of floors on which B and E live is 3. How many people live below D?

36. Where was the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) held in March 2025?

37. How are the Himalayan ranges oriented in Arunachal Pradesh?

38. Which of the following statements about the Delhi High Court’s ruling on the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ in November 2024 is correct?

39. What was the category of India as per the Global Hunger Index score in 2024 that shows the severity of hunger in a country?

40. Which Indian state receives rainfall from both, the Southwest and Northeast monsoons?

41. Which city of India is set to establish India’s first Integrated Waste Management City- cum-Learning Centre by September 2025, aiming to create a garbage-free environment?

42. Town G is to the south of Town H. Town I is to the east of Town H. Town J is to the west of Town I. Town K is to the north of Town J. Town G is to the south-east of Town K. What is the position of Town H with respect to Town J?

43. What is the rank of India in the Climate Change Performance Index 2025 published by Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, and Climate Action Network International?

44. Which Article of the Constitution of India states about the directive for the state to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people?

45. What is the measure of ∠ DOC?

46. What is the name of the organisation that collaborated with Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) to test India's first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) transmission in 2025?

47. In which of the following Australian cities did the Indian External Affairs Minister inaugurate India's 4th consulate in November 2024?

48. Shekhar Kapur received the Padma Bhushan in 2025 for his work in which field?

49. What kind of tools were mainly used by the Harappans?

50. conducted?

51. In MS Word 2019, if you want to select an entire paragraph quickly, which of the following actions should you perform?

52. Per capita income is an indicator of economic development. What happened to India’s per capita income post 1991 economic reforms?

53. If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 3678154, what will be difference between the highest and lowest digits in the number thus formed?

54. The ratio of numbers of girls and boys participating in sports of a school is 1 : 5. If the number of girls is 201, determine the number of boys participating in the sports.

55. If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 571649, what will be the sum of the last three digits from the left in the new number thus formed?

56. 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 % 2 6 4 € 7 * 9 $ 3 € 6 1 2 @ 8 % € 9 2 (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

57. The median of the observations 93, 38, 12, 55, 70, 98, 60, 49, 53, 11 and 38 is:

58. What happens when you press F5 in MS PowerPoint 2019?

59. Due to decrease in manpower, the production in a factory decreases by 20%. By what percentage should the working hours be increased to restore the original production?

60. Which element of the MS Excel interface displays the name of the currently active cell or the selected range of cells?

61. Find the co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are A(1, 4), B(7, 8) and C(10, 12).

62. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? YSM CWQ GAU KEY ?

63. 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.)

64. Anaimudi, the highest peak in South India, is located at the tri-junction of which three hill ranges?

65. A ladder leans against a wall, making an angle of 30° with the ground. If the ladder is 8 m long, what is the height it reaches on the wall?

66. Which of the following cities is located in a rain-shadow region in India?

67. Train A running at a speed of 99 km/hr takes 46 seconds to completely cross train B running at 72 km/hr in the opposite direction. The length of train B is 1.5 times the length of train A. Train B crosses a bridge completely in 82 seconds. The length of the bridge (in m) is:

68. Which of the following is NOT a physiographic subdivision of the Northern Plains of India?

69. Which of the following statements about primary and secondary memory is correct in a computer system?

70. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 823 664 309 431 175 (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?

71. Which of the following accurately describes the function of the 'Spill Range' feature introduced in newer versions of MS Excel?

72. Mr. P starts from Point C and drives 5 km towards the west. He then takes a left turn, drives 6 km, turns left and drives 8 km. He then takes a right turn, drives 2 km, turns left and drives 4 km. He then takes left turn and drives 12 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 C again? (All turns are 90 degree turns only unless specified.)

73. Seven people, D, E, F, G, Q, R and S, are sitting in a row facing north. No one sits to the left of F. Only four people sit between F and D. Only three people sit to the right of Q. G sits to the immediate left of S. E is not an immediate neighbour of Q. Who sits at the rightmost end of the line? Railway News Room

74. D, E, F, G, M, N and O are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. N sits to the immediate left of D. G sits to the immediate left of E. E sits second to the left of O. F sits third to the left of D. Who sits fourth to the right of M?

75. Simplify the given expression. (5z − 9y) 2 + (9z + 5y) 2 − 81z 2

76. 'Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra' in Ajmer was built in the period of which of the following dynasties?

77. Three numbers are in the ratio 8 : 2 : 1, and their LCM is 7552. Their HCF is:

78. 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: All trucks are big. All big are cars. All cars are long. Conclusions: (I) All big are trucks. (II) All cars are big.

79. Which of the following is NOT one of the primary tones used in Vedic chanting?

80. In a certain code language, ‘NEWS’ is coded as ‘6482’ and ‘WORK’ is coded as ‘3671’. What is the code for ‘W’ in the given code language?

81. Lothal was important for _______ during the Indus Valley Civilization.

82. In the 1892 Indian Councils Act, the British government introduced certain reforms in response to Indian demands. Which of the following was a significant provision of this Act?

83. 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. No one has an exam before D. Only three people have their exams between D and T. Only one person has the exam between T and S. C has the exam on Wednesday. E has the exam on one of the days after F but on one of the days before U. On which day of the week does E have the exam?

84. Who among the following won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 1?

85. If the eight-digit number 32043p88 is divisible by 4, then the maximum value of p is:

86. Which group did iodine belong to in Mendeleev’s table?

87. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 983 986 481 941 167 (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?

88. Yash travels 204 km at 68 km/hr, the next 424 km at 53 km/hr and the next 366 km at 61 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr) for the whole journey? (Corrected to two decimal places)

89. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 30% on his cost price. If, in a week, his sales proceeds were ₹2,938, what was his profit (in ₹)?

90. Which Article of the Constitution of India prohibits the State from discriminating against the use of wells, tanks and places of public entertainment?

91. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? JLO HJM FHK DFI ?

92. Find a single discount (rounded up to two decimal places) to equal three consecutive discounts of 29%, 28% and 13%.