NTPC UG — Test 15

01. Which Article of the Constitution states, 'no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law'?

02. In 1995, physicists Eric Cornell and Carl Wieman created the first Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) using which isotope?

03. Which department, headed by Dabir-i-Khas, handled royal correspondence and official communication during the Delhi Sultanate?

04. Which Fundamental Right protects citizens from being forced into labour or human trafficking?

05. Which of the following projects is designed to provide irrigation to Rajasthan’s desert areas?

06. India's highway network is one of the largest in the world. Which scheme focuses on the development of highways, particularly in economic corridors?

07. When was the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) launched by the Government of India?

08. Which drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree and is common in rivers of the northern plains?

09. Which of the following Indian naval platforms took part in the Indo-Oman naval exercise Naseem-Al-Bahr held in October 2024?

10. JD Vance was sworn in as the ________ Vice President of the United States in 2025.

11. In which of the following cities was the Army Commanders Conference held in April 2025?

12. On 23 April 2025, the Indian Government announced the suspension of which treaty/agreement with Pakistan citing national security concerns?

13. Which of the following correctly describes a key function of Subordinate Courts in India?

14. How can you access menus in the menu bar in Windows?

15. Who took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force on 2 May 2025?

16. The western cyclonic disturbances that enter the Indian subcontinent from the west and the northwest during the winter months originate from which of the following regions?

17. What key emotion did the Extremists aim to arouse in people against British colonial rule?

18. When was the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement (MPFA) signed between the Government of India and the Reserve Bank?

19. In which Indian city was the First International Research Conference on Pension (IRCP) inaugurated in April 2025?

20. What is the name of the medical instrument used to listen to internal body sounds, especially from the heart and lungs?

21. Which of the following Buddhist texts is often called the 'Gita of Buddhism' for its importance and teachings?

22. The Dutch East India Company established its first factory in India in _________.

23. Why is an alloy considered a mixture even though it cannot be separated by physical methods?

24. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was adopted at a Conference of Plenipotentiaries in which year?

25. The Vardhan dynasty, was also known by which of the following names?

26. In which of the following years were the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms introduced by the British Government in India to gradually establish self-governing institutions?

27. India has been a World Trade Organization (WTO) member since _____.

28. What declaration was made at the 2025 Global Media Dialogue on media ethics and AI?

29. Which Indian institute introduced two new BTech programs in Computational Engineering and Mechanics and Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering, starting from the academic year 2025-26?

30. The National eCourts Project, launched by the Department of Justice, is primarily aimed at:

31. Which eminent violinist from Karnataka was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2025 for his outstanding contributions to Indian classical music?

32. In 2025, who became the youngest Indian to summit Mt. Everest and to complete the Seven Summits challenge?

33. In most software applications, what does Ctrl + S do if pressed multiple times?

34. Which platform provides online learning for civil servants under Mission Karmayogi in India?

35. What is the correct order of arrival of seismic waves at a seismograph after an earthquake?

36. Which of the following states introduced India’s first AI Powered Real Time Forest alert system in May 2025?

37. Which Chandela ruler is credited with the construction of the Kandariya Mahadev Temple situated in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India?

38. As per the first Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) report released in April 2025, which two states are leading with the highest number of “front runner” panchayats?

39. What is the primary reason for overexploitation of groundwater in Punjab and Haryana?

40. In 2025, which region in India witnessed Kuki groups demanding the maintenance of buffer zones to manage ethnic tensions?

41. The number 814242541 is divisible by which of the following?

42. The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 41. In the next 10 matches, the batsman scored an average of 15 runs. Find his average runs scored (rounded off to two decimal places) in all the 33 matches.

43. Aarti, Anil, and Naveen invest ₹1,110, ₹1,760, and ₹1,230 respectively to start a business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹1,620, then what is the share of Naveen in the profit?

44. The marked price of a watch is ₹2,860. A man bought the watch for ₹2,390.96, after getting two successive discounts, one of which is 12%. What is rate of the other discount?

45. A man driving a car at a speed of 84 km/hr crosses a bridge in 1.6 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

46. What is the median of the following data? 57, 96, 60, 91, 69, 50, 72, 16, 78, 73, 55

47. Sapna invested ₹22,400 on simple interest, partly at 13% per annum and partly at 3% per annum. If she earns equal interests from the two investments after 7 years, then find the sum invested at 13% per annum (in ₹).

48. In △ ABC, BD ⟂ AC at D and ∠ DBC = 39°. E is a point on BC such that ∠ CAE = 16°. What is the measure of ∠ AEB?

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50. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 5?

51. Find the least number of square tiles required to completely cover a floor of dimensions 12.15 m by 11.34 m.

52. If the third proportional of 9 and 57 be x, then what is the value of x?

53. A cylindrical rod has an outer curved surface area of 1500 cm 2 . If the length of the rod is 68 cm, then the outer radius (in cm) of the rod, correct to two places of decimal, is:

54. I bought two speakers for ₹1,200. I sold the first one at a loss of 8% and the second at a gain of 22%. If, on the whole I made neither a loss nor a gain, find the cost price (in ₹) of the first speaker.

55. In an election between two candidates 80% of the registered voters cast their vote and 15% of the votes polled were found invalid. The winning candidate got 60% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 1394 votes. How many voters were registered?

56. Find the area of a triangle whose base is 28 cm and corresponding altitude is 15 cm.

57. An item is marked at ₹8,000. Two successive discounts of 10% and 15% are allowed. Find the equivalent single discount rate.

58. The sum of the squares of two consecutive even natural numbers is 2180. The sum of the numbers is:

59. One-third of a journey is covered at a speed of 2 km/hr, the next one-third of the journey is covered at a speed of 87 km/hr and the remaining journey is covered at a speed of 53 km/hr. The average speed (in km/hr, rounded off to 1 decimal place) for the entire journey is:

60. A number, when increased by 100%, gives 2790. The number is:

61. 2 years ago, the age of a father was 22 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

62. M and N start a business. M invests ₹35,000 more than N for 7 months and N invests for 5 months. M's share is ₹372 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹1,860. Find the capital contributed by M.

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. Darshan starts from Point Y and drives 6 km towards west. He then takes a right turn and drives 8 km. He then turns right and drives 11 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 8 km and stops 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.)

65. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 35 50 70 95 125 ?

66. Rajesh, Heera, Neetu, Santosh, Pooja and Arti are sitting around a circle, facing the centre Rajesh sits second to the left of Arti. Arti sits third to the right of Pooja. Neetu sits second to the left of Santosh. Who sits to the immediate right of Santosh?

67. In a certain code language, ‘FATE’ is coded as ‘2357’ and ‘TURN’ is coded as ‘4126’. What is the code for ‘T’ in that language?

68. In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic. GAIN - AIGN - NIAG SINE - INSE - ENIS

69. 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) 1 $ 2 6 7 3 * & 4 β μ 2 5 % 9 0 2 3 6 # @ 8 (Right) If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following numbers will be the fifth from the left?

70. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 76 , 87 , 101 , 118 , 138 , ?

71. 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 Blackbook 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (2, 49, 15) (29, 112, 18)

72. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 1500, 3005, 6015, 12035, 24075, ?

73. Seven boxes C, D, E, M, N, O and P are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only D is kept above N. Only two boxes are kept between N and O. Only P is kept below

74. In a certain code language, ‘WIRE’ is coded as ‘4726’ and ‘EAST’ is coded as ‘5173’. What is the code for ‘E’ in the given code language?

75. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? YTQ UPM QLI MHE ?

76. In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one that follows the same logic. MARK - MKRA - KRAM PLAY - PYAL - YALP

77. A is the sister of H. H is the father of E. E is the son of N. M is the mother of N. How is A related to N?

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 8 % * Ω 2 1 # 4 3 0 π 9 μ 7 8 Ω # 9 β (Right) How many such symbols are there, which are immediately preceded by an odd number and also immediately followed by an even number?

79. Gyamel starts from Point A and drives 20 km towards West. He then takes a left turn, drives 18 km, turns left and drives 23 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 25 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 3 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.)

80. 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 pepper are spicy. All spicy are chilly. Conclusions: (I) : Some pepper are chilly. (II) : All chilly are spicy.

81. If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7431856, which of the following digits will be second from the right in the new number thus formed?

82. In a row of people all facing North, Navya is 12 th from the left end. Uma is 19 th from the left end. Uma is exactly between Navya and Dilip. If Dilip is 13 th from the right end of the line, how many people are there in the row?

83. Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. MT-OV-QS OV-QX-SU

84. All 30 students in a class are standing in a row facing north. Alok is 12 th from the right end while Aman is 16 th from the left end. How many students stand between Alok and Aman?

85. If 3 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 6243514, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

86. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? KPV RWC YDJ FKQ ?

87. 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.)

88. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 28 + 42 × 2 − 4 ÷ 3 = ? Blackbook

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.)

90. H, I, J, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. I is an immediate neighbour of both Q and H. H sits third to the left of P. R sits to the immediate left of P. J is not an immediate neighbour of H. Who sits third to the left of S?

91. If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 3851764, what will be the sum of the digits which are third from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?

92. Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statement(s) 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 statement(s). Statements: Some trucks are cars. Some cars are bottles. Conclusions: (I) Some trucks are bottles. (II) All bottles are cars.