NTPC Graduate — Test 33

01. Harit starts from Point Y and drives 47 km towards the east. He then takes a right turn, drives 23 km, turns right and drives 26 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 52 km. He takes a left turn, drives 21 km. He then turns left, drives 11 km to stop 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-degree turns only unless specified.)

02. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 11 : 19, and their LCM is 8778. Their HCF is _____.

03. The mode of the observations 35, 27, 27, 32, 25, 24, 27, 24, 32, 20, 31, 21, 29, 22, 27, 20 and 26 is:

04. Deficiency of which nutrient is most directly linked to reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood?

05. One-third of a journey is covered at a speed of 31 km/hr, the next one-third of the journey is covered at a speed of 4 km/hr, and the remaining journey is covered at a speed of 34 km/hr. The average speed (in km/hr, rounded off to one decimal place) for the entire journey is:

06. A sound wave with a period of 0.01 seconds has a frequency of:

07. A sum, when invested at 20% simple interest per annum, amounts to ₹8,640 after 3 years. What is the simple interest (in ₹) on the same sum at the same rate in 2 years?

08. When appointing judges to the Supreme Court, the President must consult which of the following?

09. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW), in October 2024?

10. What is the dual role of the highest judicial officer in a district?

11. Which of the following is the war dance of the Nagas?

12. A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits third to the left of F. C sits second to the left of D. Only F sits between A and C. G is not an immediate neighbour of B. How many people sit between A and D when counted from the left of D?

13. Which of the following options is a final good in the context of Indian economy?

14. Which Article of the Constitution of India mentions the Fundamental Duty of defending the country and rendering national service when called upon to do so?

15. 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 :: ? # : KSB :: NVE : %

16. According to Airports Authority of India, which Indian airport was the busiest in terms of passenger traffic in Financial Year 2023-2024?

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

18. In a certain code language, 'A + B' means ‘A is the sister of B’ 'A – B' means ‘A is the father of B’ 'A x B' means ‘A is the daughter of B’ 'A ÷ B' means ‘A is the son of B’ Based on the above, how is P related to T if ‘P + Q – R ÷ S x T’?

19. 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 Railway News Room 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.)

20. In March 2025, what important decision did the Supreme Court of India make regarding disability rights?

21. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 617 335 930 459 571 (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?

22. 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 ::? # : QSO :: XZV : %

23. Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. HMP : KON USQ : XUO

24. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 428, 405, 372, ?, 276, 213

25. A shopkeeper sold a book for ₹225 at a loss of 10%. At what price (in ₹) should he have to sell it to gain 24% on it?

26. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a key aspect of globalisation. What is a major benefit of FDI for developing countries like India?

27. 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 5 2 3 4 $ & 6 @ # % + 8 9 7 er/sym bol Code A D F G H J K L Z X C V B M 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? 3 4 9 7

28. Harappan trade relations extended to:

29. correct to two places of decimal.

30. What is the expected investment target under the Tamil Nadu Space Industrial Policy 2025?

31. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? QK15 OI26 MG37 KE48 ?

32. 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.)

33. Which Indian state had the highest Human Development Index (HDI) in 2017?

34. What is the correct method to save a new workbook in MS Excel?

35. What is the mascot of Expo 2025 in Osaka?

36. Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Q has an exam on Saturday. Only 4 people have exams between T and U, neither of whom has an exam on Monday. P has an exam immediately after V, and R has an exam immediately before V. U has an exam after P. How many people have exams after R?

37. A group of people consists of men, women and children. Among them, 20% are men, 30% are women and the rest are children, and their average weights are 50 kg, 40 kg and 40 kg, respectively. The average weight of the group (in kg) is:

38. What is the dominant soil type in the Great Plains of India?

39. Till which year has the term of Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran been extended?

40. Which of the following statements is NOT correct with reference to the main group elements?

41. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Supreme Court judgement in 'The State Of Tamil Nadu vs The Governor Of Tamil Nadu' on 8 April 2025? The Supreme Court held that the Governor cannot withhold assent after a bill is re- passed by the legislature. The Court used its powers under Article 142 to deem 10 pending Bills as having received assent. The judgement laid down that the Governor may reserve a re-enacted Bill for Presidential consideration.

42. A, B, C, D, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Only one person sits between D and T when counted from the left of T. S sits third to the right of R. C sits third to the left of A. S sits to the immediate right of C. B is not an immediate neighbour of C. How many people sit between B and T when counted from the right of B?

43. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if '÷' and '–' are interchanged and '×' and '+' are interchanged? 612 ÷ 45 + 13 × 936 – 78 = ?

44. What major event did The Washington Post cover to win the 2025 Pulitzer for Breaking News Reporting?

45. Kanpur, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is an example of which type of town?

46. If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 1836547, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

47. In Windows 11, why might you receive an 'Access is denied' error when trying to rename a file?

48. 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 to/subtracting from/multiplying with 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (15, 18.2, 21.4) (19, 22.2, 25.4)

49. 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 protein are carbs. Some protein are vitamin. Some carbs are sugar. Conclusions: (I) Some protein are sugar. (II) Some carbs are vitamin.

50. 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 :: ? # : LNR :: MOS : %

51. What was the purpose of the Imperial Service Scheme (1885)?

52. Which of the following statements is true regarding ASCII, LAN, and CD in computer terminology?

53. What is the keyboard shortcut to remove paragraph indentation in MS Word 365?

54. If the median of a data is 46.36 less than its mode, then the median of the data exceeds its mean by _____. (Use the empirical formula)

55. Which region was merged in 1948 to form the initial territory of Himachal Pradesh?

56. The population of a town in the year 1921 was 3,47,900. If its population increased in two successive decades by 50% in each decade, the population of the town in the year 1941 was:

57. Which of the following organisations won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2025?

58. The fourth proportion to 7, 5 and 14 is the same as the third proportion to A and 10. What is the value of A?

59. At which session of the Indian National Congress was the resolution for Poorna Swaraj (complete independence) passed?

60. A train is 1495 m and it crosses a platform in 2.8 minutes running at the speed of 54 km/hr. Find the difference between the length of the train and the platform.

61. The sum of 6 times the present age of A and 4 times the present age of B is 156 years. 2 times the present age of B exceeds 9 times the present age of A by 30 years. What will be the sum of the ages (in years) of A and B, 9 years from now?

62. What will be the difference in population 3 years ago and 2 years ago of a town whose current population of 2,60,000 is increasing at a rate of 25% every year?

63. Which of the following statements regarding the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan launched in 2024 is/are correct? The scheme aims for the holistic development of tribal areas through 25 interventions in health, education and livelihood. The scheme benefits only 10 states with scheduled areas, excluding other tribal areas. It was launched by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in Jharkhand on 2 nd October 2024.

64. Which of the following states is famous for its ingenious water conservation methods, 'taanka' or 'kunds'?

65. In a certain code language, ‘COIL’ is coded as ‘3457’ and ‘OPEN’ is coded as ‘1246’. What is the code for ‘O’ in the given code language?

66. A person who spends 52% of his monthly income is able to save ₹7,740 per month. His monthly expenses (in ₹) are:

67. Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. RLN PKP NJR ? JHV

68. Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V has an exam on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. R has an exam on Thursday. Exactly 4 people have their exam between U and T, neither of whom has an exam on Sunday. S has an exam immediately before Q. P does not have an exam on Friday. U does not have an exam after Q. How many people have an exam after Q?

69. Mr. Filix starts from Point A and drives 19 km towards the South. He then takes a left turn, drives 5 km, turns left and drives 33 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 9 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 14 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 degrees turns only unless specified.)

70. Which of the following Directive Principles is mentioned in Article 44 of the Constitution of India?

71. Which of the following materials was not used for making ornaments during the Harappan civilisation?

72. What is the name of the team that lost to Rajnigandha Achievers in the Aditya Birla Memorial Polo final Cup 2025?

73. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 512 520 510 522 ? 524 506

74. Seven boxes, D, E, F, G, S, T and U, are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept above G. Only one box is kept between T and G. Only three boxes are kept between T and S. S is kept at some place above G. E is kept immediately below S. F is kept at one of the places above D. U is not kept immediately above or below T. Which box is kept at the lowermost position?

75. The curved surface area of a cylinder is half of its total surface area. If its height is 10 cm, then find the volume of the cylinder (in cm 3 ).

76. In a certain code language, ‘JAIL’ is coded as ‘3457’ and ‘ARCS’ is coded as ‘1265’. What is the code for ‘A’ in the given code language?

77. In which year was the demonetisation of 500- and 1000-rupees notes announced in India?

78. Find the effective price percentage of the marked price after three consecutive discounts of 18%, 24% and 18%. (Rounded up to two decimal places.)

79. The Indo-Greek king who issued coins with bilingual inscriptions was:

80. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ is replaced by ‘−’ and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 55 ÷ 7 + 9 × 3 + 1 = ?

81. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 103 678 217 111 537 (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 added to the first digit of the lowest number?

82. If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7418536, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

83. As per the Union Budget 2025-26, the start-up incorporation deadline was extended for how many years to avail tax benefits?

84. According to the Regulating Act 1773, which of the following options is INCORRECT about the powers and responsibilities of the Governor General?

85. A dishonest shopkeeper claims that he sells rock salt at ₹17/kg, which costs him ₹20/kg. But he gives 567 g instead of 1134 g. What is his profit percentage?

86. A and B complete a work in 14 days. If A alone can do it in 56 days, then B alone can do three-fourth of the same work in ______________ days.

87. Find the area of the sector when the radius of the circle is 16.2 units and the length of the arc is 5 units.

88. What is the primary purpose of defining a 'Named Range' in MS Excel?

89. Which of the following banking facilities is/are operated by National Payments Corporation of India?