NTPC UG — Test 14

01. Who among the following was the first political leader in India to openly put forward, in his newspaper Bande Mataram, the idea of complete independence for the country?

02. Which of the following is an impact of river meandering in plains?

03. In May 2025, India conducted joint military exercises with which country under the name 'Garuda Shakti 2025', aiming to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation?

04. Which biomolecules are responsible for catalysing biochemical reactions?

05. When was Maha Shivaratri celebrated in 2025?

06. Which of the following power projects is based on nuclear energy?

07. In which of the following years did the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, approve the Revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) to boost growth in the livestock sector?

08. As per the May 2025 Supreme Court ruling, what is the minimum number of years of legal practice required for law graduates to be eligible for Civil Judge examinations?

09. In May 2025, which Indian state signed an MoU with IN-SPACe to establish a Space Tech Manufacturing Park and Centre of Excellence?

10. What are endemic species?

11. The Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution is related to the:

12. Which Article of the Constitution provides special provisions for the State of Nagaland?

13. Which of the following is NOT an instrument of parliamentary control over the executive in India?

14. Which of the following is a dimensionless quantity?

15. Which of the following statements about friction is correct?

16. The Mudumal Megalithic Menhir is located in which state that was included in the tentative list of India by UNESCO World Heritage Centre in February 2025?

17. What was the life expectancy in India in 1947?

18. In April 2025, IN-SPACe launched an initiative inviting private firms to develop modular satellite platforms to host multiple payloads, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign satellite infrastructure. What is this initiative called?

19. When was the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) launched?

20. The President of India is also the Supreme Commander of which force in India?

21. Which of the following is an efficient way to organise files on a computer?

22. On 22 May 2025, Israeli forces reportedly fired warning shots near a delegation of diplomats visiting which area, leading to international condemnation?

23. Human development is a key aspect of economic development. As per the UNDP’s Human Development Report 2025, where does India rank globally?

24. Which Indian AI startup launched Shuka 1.0, an open-source audio language model supporting 10 Indian languages, in August 2024?

25. In December 2024, at the King Cup International Badminton Open, whom did Lakshya Sen defeat to claim the third place?

26. Which Act provided separate legislative subjects for the Centre and Provinces with three distinct lists?

27. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired which edition of the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 24 May 2025?

28. Gyaneshwar (1275 A.D.) holds a unique position in Marathi literature, primarily because he was:

29. The concept of 'watershed' is primarily associated with:

30. What does the Alt + Tab keyboard shortcut do in Windows?

31. What major change was made by the 86 th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002?

32. Which of the following deserts is visible in the southern part of the world map?

33. Tourism is classified as a tertiary activity because it involves:

34. Which department of the Delhi Sultanate was responsible for military organisation and administration of the empire’s army?

35. Who among the following had given the idea to mobilise all the leading Indian political leaders under a common platform called the Indian National Congress?

36. Microliths, which are tiny stone tools usually stuck on to handles of bones or woods to make tools like saws and sickles. These were mostly found in which age?

37. How many public sector banks are operating in India, as on 1 May 2025?

38. Who among the following was conferred with a Padma Bhushan Award 2025 in the field of (Posthumous) Affairs in April 2025?

39. The Karakattam (Karagattam) dance, known for its unique balancing of pitchers, is primarily prevalent in which of the following states of India?

40. Which Article of the Indian Constitution was amended by the 106 th Constitutional Amendment Act to provide for women’s reservation in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi?

41. A dealer runs a scheme offering 'buy 5 items and get 2 items free'. Each item is priced at ₹250. What is the total discount amount for a customer buying under this scheme?

42. A number, when increased by 60%, gives 3580. The number is:

43. The LCM of the numbers 3.8 and 0.052 is:

44. Vihaan has to reach Chennai which is 886 km away in 17 hours. His starting speed for 8 hours was 53 km/hr. For the next 150 km his speed was 50 km/hr. By what speed he must travel now so as to reach Chennai in the decided time of 17 hours?

45. The sum of the squares of two consecutive even natural numbers is 1924. The sum of the numbers is:

46. The number of prime numbers lying between 411 and 424, both included, is:

47. The average weight (in kg) of a family of five members whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 76 kg and 35 kg is:

48. A, B and C started a business investing ₹610, ₹630 and ₹1,450, respectively. If B's share in the profit earned by them is ₹591. what is the difference in the profit (in ₹) earned by A and C?

49. The average of first 171 even numbers is

50. The total surface area of a cube having side 74 cm is:

51. Evaluate: (−9) − (−60) ÷ (−12) + (−2) × 8

52. A shopkeeper lists the price of a fan at 36% above its cost price and offers a 25% discount on its list price. If he earns a profit of ₹171, then what is the list price (in ₹) of the fan?

53. Which of the following numbers divides 78,89,73,289?

54. By selling 6 buttons for a rupee, a man loses 45%. To gain 10% how many must he sell for a rupee?

55. A sum of money triples itself at a certain rate of compound interest in 5 years. In how many years will it amount to 9 times of itself?

56. A person purchased a gift article for ₹1,800 after getting 20% discount. Find the marked price of the gift article.

57. Sapna invested ₹20,300 on simple interest, partly at 10% per annum and partly at 4% per annum. If she earns equal interests from the two investments after 4 years, then find the sum invested at 10% per annum (in ₹).

58. A man goes to Indore from Bhopal at a speed of 12 km/hr and returns to Bhopal at speed of 24 km/hr, through the same route. What is his average speed (in km/hr) of the entire journey?

59. The volume of a right circular cylinder whose height is 20 cm and circumference of the base is 44 cm is: (Take )

60. Salil got an increase of 4% in his sales amount in the first year and 24% in the second year; also with this, his current sales are ₹1,61,200, what was his sales (in ₹) two years ago?

61. If a regular polygon has 15 sides, then what is the measure (in degrees) of each interior angle?

62. Simplify: x(3x - 7) + 7(x 2 -4) + 18

63. Find the mean proportional of 98 and 18.

64. ₹15,500 were divided among A, B and C, such that 7 times the share of A = 4 times the share of B = 2 times the share of C. Find the share of A.

65. Which of the following numbers divide 342165?

66. 9 years ago, the age of a father was 25 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

67. Six people, D, E, F, G, H and Y, are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. F sits third to the left of G. Only one person sits between F and Y when counted from the right of F. Only two people sit between Y and H. D is an immediate neighbour of H. How many people sit between D and E when counted from right of E?

68. Suresh starts from Point M and drives 10 km towards north. Then, he takes a right turn and drives 4 km; he turns right again and drives 4 km. Then, he takes a left turn and drives 2 km; then, he turns right and drives 8 km. Then, he takes a final right turn, drives 6 km and stops at Point N. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point M again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)

69. 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 oranges are apples. All apples are grapes. Conclusions: (I) Some apples are oranges. (II) All grapes are oranges.

70. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 3 11 20 30 41 ?

71. In a row of 47 students facing north, Sanjana is 27 th from the left end. If Ananad is 18 th to the right of Sanjana, what is Ananad's position from the right end of the line?

72. LK 19 is related to GG 2 in a certain way. In the same way, IT 29 is related to DP 12. To which of the following is OV 15 related, following the same logic?

73. KNML is related to ADCB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, WZYX is related to MPON. To which of the given options is SVUT related, following the same logic?

74. If 3 is added to each even digit and 2 is added to each odd digit in the number 2571463, what will be the sum of the first and last digits in the new number thus formed?

75. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 121 256 812 658 527 (Right) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If all the numbers are arranged in descending order, the position(s) of how many numbers will remain unchanged?

76. 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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some trees are chairs. Some chairs are graphs. Conclusion (I): Some trees are graphs. Conclusion (II): All graphs are chairs.

77. Seven people, I, J, K, L, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of K. Only two people sit between K and U. Only two people sit between I and V. V sits to the immediate left of K. L sits to the immediate right of W. Who sits at third position from the left end of the line? Blackbook

78. Pritam is ranked 5 th from the top and 21 st from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in the class?

79. If 1 is added to each even digit of the number 36719542, then what will be the sum of the digits that are repeated more than once in the new number formed?

80. Each of the digits in the number 8357691 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

81. If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 52749631, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

82. 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.)

83. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? TWY RUW PSU NQS ? Blackbook

84. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 570 787 488 277 102 (Right) (Example: 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) In how many numbers is the resultant of the summation of the first and the third digits a prime number?

85. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? ZFN FLT LRZ RXF ?

86. Saif starts from Point A and drives 31 km towards East. He then takes a right turn, drives 35 km, turns right and drives 47 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 45 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 16 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.)

87. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 31 20 7 −8 −25 ?

88. In a certain code language, A $ B means ‘A is the son 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 E related to N if ‘E $ F ÷ G + M @ N’?

89. 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.) Blackbook

90. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 5 4 2 −2 −10 ?

91. CHRX is related to FKXD in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, OTPV is related to RWVB. To which of the given options is XCHN related, following the same logic?

92. 112 people are standing in a row facing north. Mr. Into is 11 th from the left end while Mr. Toni is 19 th from the right end. How many people are there between Mr. Into and Mr. Toni?

93. In a certain code language, ‘CALM’ is coded as ‘3257’ and ‘MONK’ is coded as ‘1346’. What is the code for ‘M’ in the given code language?

94. In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. Select the pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pairs. (Note: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g., 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) 140, 75 168, 103

95. In a certain code language, ‘it is tasty’ is written as ‘mt bk lo’ and ‘did it go’ is coded as ‘mf jo mt’. How is ‘it’ coded in the given language?

96. 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.)