NTPC UG — Test 19

01. What can be the shape of the trajectory of a charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field?

02. Which Indian para-athlete was honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2025 for his achievements in high jump?

03. What is the primary function of the Control Unit within a CPU?

04. Who among the following launched the Nationwide Mass Drug Administration Campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis?

05. What is a special feature of the new 'Agni-Prime' missile tested by India in March 2025?

06. What is the main feature of the 106 th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023?

07. India participated in the 9 th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting held on 21 May 2025, under the Chairmanship of which country?

08. Which of the following colonial-era buildings in Chennai serves as the headquarters of the Greater Chennai Corporation?

09. Which author released the memoir 'Mother Mary Comes to Me' in 2025, reflecting on her relationship with her late mother?

10. Which Indian institute's scientists unlocked the mystery of a cellular 'messenger' that may help treat Alzheimer's and diabetes?

11. Which institution played a key role in influencing the structural reforms of the industrial sector in India post 1991?

12. Which nation became the fourth nation to successfully dock two satellites in space in January 2025?

13. Rabindranath Tagore's "Geetanjali," which was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, is best classified as which form of writing?

14. Which of the following schemes aims to skill rural youth who are poor and provide them with jobs having regular monthly wages or above the minimum wages?

15. What name did Dobereiner give to his groups of three similar elements?

16. Which international agreement was signed to control emissions of ozone-depleting substances?

17. India’s foreign trade structure changed significantly under British rule. During the colonial period, what kind of goods did India primarily export?

18. Which of the following exercises was conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in April 2025 to simulate attacks on mountain and ground targets using advanced fighter jets like Rafale and Su-30MKI?

19. Which of the following minerals is known for its insulating properties and is used in electrical industries?

20. In which of the following Indian regions is an alpine climate with snowy winters and cool summers predominant?

21. In which state did the DRDO successfully conduct the first flight test of its indigenous Stratospheric Airship Platform (SAP) on 3 May 2025?

22. What does ‘dyarchy’ mean in the context of the 1919 Act?

23. What is required when creating a file or folder?

24. Which of the following is not a factor that affects ocean currents?

25. The Acheulian cultural tradition is primarily identified with which types of advanced and symmetrical stone tools?

26. The M23 rebel group, which has recently advanced in eastern regions such as Goma and Bukavu, is active in which of the following countries?

27. In February 2025, which major Zambian river was polluted by an acid spill from a Chinese-operated copper mine?

28. In which of the following cities of India was Infosys established in 1994?

29. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution is commonly cited as forming the constitutional basis for Judicial Review?

30. Which article of the Indian Constitution relates RTI to the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression?

31. The Human Genome Project, launched in 1990, had the goal of determining the sequence of how many billion base pairs that make up human DNA?

32. Joseph Francois Dupleix was the governor who led the forces of which of the following European powers?

33. Which of the following is an example of social legislation introduced by the British during the colonial period in India?

34. Who among the following is the founder of the Pala dynasty?

35. Which physical factor most influences the formation of dispersed settlements in hilly and forested regions of India?

36. At the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, who was honoured with the Honorary Palme d'Or recognising lifetime achievement?

37. Major Malla Rama Gopal Naidu of the Maratha Light Infantry of the Indian Army was awarded with which of the following honours in May 25?

38. Under the Fifth Schedule, which primary authority is granted to the Governor of a State regarding Scheduled Areas?

39. Which of the following is NOT a major cause of the people’s revolts before 1857?

40. The Western Ghats and the northeastern hills of India are primarily covered with which type of natural vegetation?

41. A vendor claims to sell wheat at a loss of 20%, but he cheats by using weights that are 35% less than the stated weight. What is his actual profit percentage (round off to two decimal places)?

42. The value of √(1.0201) is _______.

43. Which of the following numbers divides 718754023?

44. The number of prime numbers lying between 393 and 401, both included, is:

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46. If the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is decreased by 18% and its height is increased by 141%, then what is the percentage increase (closest integer) in its volume?

47. A man walks to a viewpoint and returns to the starting point by his car maintaining a constant speed and thus, takes a total time of 4 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by driving both ways. How long would it have taken for him to walk both ways with the same walking speed?

48. In △ ABC, BD ⟂ AC at D and ∠ DBC = 44°. E is a point on BC such that ∠ CAE = 23°. What is the measure of ∠ AEB?

49. A, B and C invested a sum in the ratio of 8 : 36 : 76, respectively. If they earned a total profit of ₹3,030 at the end of the year, what is the difference between the shares of B and C?

50. An article is marked at ₹1,500 and sold for ₹1,200. Find the percentage discount.

51. Zeeshan travels 612 km at 68 km/hr, the next 312 km at 39 km/hr and the next 620 km at 62 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr) for the whole journey? (Round off your answer to two decimal places)

52. 37 light bulbs were purchased for ₹37, and 19 light bulbs broke in transit. The trader sold the remaining light bulbs at ₹3.90 each. Find his profit.

53. Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 12 months.

54. The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 462. The greater of the two numbers is:

55. Find the value of [135 ÷ {25 + 5 × (7 − 3)}].

56. The average price of three items of furniture is ₹5,300. If their prices are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the price of the cheapest item (in ₹) is:

57. 4 men can complete a piece of work in 10 days, while 3 women can do it in 16 days. In how many days can 6 women and 5 men complete this work?

58. The number 541096943 is divisible by which of the following?

59. The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 43. In the next 10 matches, the batsman scored an average of 14 runs. Find his average runs scored (rounded off to two decimal places) in all the 33 matches.

60. Three times the present age of P exceeds the present age of Q by 23 years. After 7 years, six times Q’s age will be 30 years less than six times P’s age at that time. What is the present age (in years) of Q?

61. Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹4,000 at 7.5% per annum rate of interest deposited on 8 February 2024 and withdrawn on 9 April 2024.

62. The LCM of the numbers 4.7 and 0.04 is:

63. If the third proportional of 16 and 40 be x, then what is the value of x?

64. An article marked at ₹500 is sold for ₹425. What is the percentage discount?

65. Salil’s salary was first reduced by 25% and subsequently raised by 12%. What percentage was his final salary lower than his initial salary?

66. ₹30,600 was divided among A, B and C such that 8 times the share of A = 4 times the share of B = 3 times the share of C. Find the share of A.

67. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm.

68. 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 Blackbook statement(s). Statements: All buckets are mugs. All mugs are cans. Conclusions: (I) Some cans are mugs. (II) All buckets are cans.

69. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 629 189 586 643 746 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If 2 is added to the first digit of every number, in how many numbers thus formed will the first digit be exactly divisible by the second digit?

70. Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. G is kept immediately above F. C is kept immediately above A. Only E is kept above B. Only two boxes are kept above G. C is not kept at the third position from the bottom. How many boxes are kept above B?

71. In a certain code language, ‘BORN’ is coded as ‘3257’ and ‘RIPE’ is coded as ‘6142’. What is the code for ‘R’ in the given code language?

72. 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. Blackbook Statements: All triangles are compasses. All squares are compasses. Conclusions: (I) Some triangles are squares. (II) Some compasses are squares.

73. Seven boxes U, V, W, X, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. U is kept immediately above V. X is kept immediately above W. Only E is kept above G. Only two boxes are kept above U. X is not kept at the third position from the bottom. How many boxes are kept between F and E?

74. 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.) (19, 31, 55) (14, 26, 50)

75. Divesh starts from point D and runs 3 km towards south. He then takes a right turn and runs 4 km. He then takes a left turn and runs 3 km. He takes another left turn and runs 4 km. He takes a final right turn and runs 1 km to reach point E. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he run in order to reach point D again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless otherwise specified.)

76. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? WRM RMH MHC HCX ?

77. HDLI is related to FBJG in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, KGOL is related to IEMJ. To which of the given options is NJRO related, following the same logic?

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) @ + 1 < 9 6 9 2 % \ $ \ + 2 & $ 3 2 ^ 9 9 (Right) How many such numbers are there that are immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by another number?

79. A is the brother of S. S is the daughter of L. L is married to K. K is the daughter of D. D is the father of P. P is the sister of R. R is married to N. How is D related to S?

80. Each of the digits in the number 7314685 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits that are third from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?

81. If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 75 × 5 + 11 − 2 ÷ 18 = ?

82. Seven people, G, H, I, J, K, L and S, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. I sits third to the left of J. Only two people sit between J and G. Only three people sit between I and L. K sits to the immediate left of H. How many people sit between K and S when counted from the right of S?

83. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 91, 102, 119, 142, 171, ?

84. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 108 122 139 159 182 208 ?

85. In the following triads, 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. LIVE – ELVI – LEIV HANG – GHNA – HGAN

86. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? ZY 43 VU 40 RQ 35 NM 28 ?

87. Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. ERT : FSV RDX : SEZ

88. Each of the digits in the number 5341289 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

89. Gautam starts from Point A and drives 9 km towards south. He then takes a right turn, drives 4 km, turns right and drives 11 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 6 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 2 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.) Blackbook

90. In a certain code language, ‘CAME’ is coded as ‘6781’ and ‘RACE’ is coded as ‘5618’. What is the code for ‘R’ in the given code language?

91. 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 is the letter-cluster pair that 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.)

92. If ‘+’ means ‘subtraction’, ‘−’ means ‘multiplication’, ‘×’ means ‘division’ and ‘÷’ means ‘addition’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 64 × 8 + 6 − 6 ÷ 33 = ?

93. 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.)

94. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series? 2 6 12 20 ?

95. 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.) Blackbook

96. Seven people, I, J, K, L, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the left of K. Only three people sit between K and L. Only one person sits between L and J. P sits to the immediate left of I. Q is not an immediate neighbour of L. How many people sit to the right of R?

97. Pranay ranked 14 th from the top and 44 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?