NTPC UG — Test 3

01. What is the name of the programme that supports AI-based learning in government schools?

02. What can happen if rocks are not weathered in the context of the movement of Earth's materials?

03. Which Indian state hosted the 38 th National Games in 2025?

04. In which of the following regions in India are Tropical Evergreen Forests found?

05. On 19 February 2025, which state’s cabinet approved the Bhoo Kanoon (Land Law Amendment Bill) to regulate the purchase and sale of agricultural, horticultural and residential land by non-residents?

06. Which region of India is most suitable for tea cultivation due to its climate and soil?

07. Which of the following is the easternmost range of the Himalayas?

08. The distribution of population in India is:

09. The desktop background is also known as:

10. In April 2025, which Indian cricketer was named for Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World 2024 who scored 1659 runs across formats in 2024?

11. Which sweetener, first used in 1879, has received FDA approval for use in fruit juice beverages?

12. According to Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveller to India during the Delhi Sultanate, the method of postal system in which the royal horses were used to transfer packages, is called:

13. Which State Government launched India's first ferret research facility in February 2025?

14. At the Global Production Awards held on 20 May 2025 during the Cannes Film Festival, which city was honoured with the Best City of Film Award?

15. Which event marked the pivot moment in the extremist and moderate struggle during the Indian freedom struggle?

16. Which of the following best describes the public sector's role in the Indian economy during 1947–1991?

17. What legal document allowed Princely States to join either India or Pakistan after independence?

18. Who is the highest law officer in a state?

19. Protection of environment and wildlife is mentioned in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

20. Which of the following elements is classified as an actinoid group element?

21. As of March 14, 2024, which of the following is the world’s tallest statue?

22. The indigenous CAR ‑ T therapy has shown maximum efficacy against B ‑ ALL and which other blood cancer?

23. Which state became the leading beneficiary of the Green Revolution in India?

24. Which department has notified rules for the use of radar equipment to measure vehicle speed under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011?

25. Which of the following best describes 'intergenerational equity'?

26. How many small states of present-day Odisha were integrated into the Indian Union at the time of Partition?

27. Which acid is used in non-ionic detergent reactions to improve cleaning qualities and thicken detergents?

28. Which programme aims to ensure access to safe and adequate drinking water through tap connections by 2024?

29. The term 'Sangam' refers to which of the following?

30. A single narrative detailing one of Buddha's former existences is known by which of the following names?

31. The Bhimbetka rock shelters, known for prehistoric cave paintings, are located in which of the following states of India?

32. The US Army contingent that participated in Exercise YUDH ABHYAS held in September 2024 belonged to which of the following divisions?

33. What was a major focus of the 61 st Constitutional Amendment?

34. Who among the following launched the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card in Delhi in April 2025, along with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta?

35. Who among the following was appointed as a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in May 2025?

36. Which international organisation supports globalisation and free trade?

37. Which of the following Acts aims to prevent money laundering in India?

38. Which of the following is the Chief Minister of a state in India primarily responsible for?

39. What is the projected annual growth rate of India-UK bilateral trade under the new Free Trade Agreement (FTA)?

40. Which of the following operating systems is NOT typically used on desktop or laptop computers?

41. Sanjana, Kartik and Deepa invested ₹1,050, ₹1,320 and ₹1,730, respectively to start a business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹1,230, what is Deepa's share of the profit?

42. What sum of money (in ₹) will amount to ₹2,400 at 4% per annum simple interest in 5 years?

43. A jacket is marked at ₹4,000. During a festive sale, it is given two successive discounts of 32% and 22%. What is the final price after both discounts, and what is the effective percentage discount?

44. In covering a distance of 150 km, Pranay takes 2 hours more than Aman. If Pranay doubles his speed, then he would take 3 hours less than Aman. Pranay's speed is:

45. The cost of 8 pens and 10 pencils is ₹132. If the cost of a pen decreases by ₹2 and the cost of a pencil increases by ₹7, then the cost of 17 pens and 6 pencils is ₹136. What is the original cost of 12 pens and 9 pencils?

46. Which of the following numbers divides 545714151?

47. Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹4,000 at 6.75% per annum rate of interest deposited on 25 February 2024 and withdrawn on 26 April 2024.

48. ₹75,400 were divided among A, B and C, such that 3 times the share of A = 9 times the share of B = 4 times the share of C. Find the share of A.

49. Find the value of 62 3 ÷ 62 2 × 62 −13 .

50. The LCM of the numbers 15.4 and 0.006 is:

51. Varun bought some erasers at the rate of ₹150/dozen. He sold them for ₹18 each. His profit percentage is ______%.

52. If 3 times Mary’s present age is 20 years more than 5 times Diya's present age, and 2 times Diya's present age is 2 years less than Mary's present age, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of Mary and Dia?

53. The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 41. In the next 10 matches, the batsman scored an average of 16 runs. Find his average runs scored (rounded off to two decimal places) in all the 33 matches.

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55. The number of prime numbers lying between 331 and 345, both included, is:

56. Find the circumference (in m) of the largest circle that can be drawn completely inside a rectangle whose dimensions are given as 14 m and 116 m. Blackbook

57. If the third proportional of 16 and 56 be x, then what is the value of x?

58. A number, when increased by 100%, gives 2820. The number is:

59. In an election between two candidates, 85% of the registered voters cast their vote and 4% of the votes polled were found invalid. The winning candidate got 65% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 2142 votes. How many voters were registered?

60. Arjun and Malaika have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Arjun is driving at 138 km/hr while Malaika is driving at 92 km/hr. Find the time taken by Malaika to reach Kanpur if Arjun takes 8 hours.

61. A sector is formed by a circular arc with a radius of 9 cm, subtending an 18° angle at the centre. What is its perimeter? (Use π = 3.14) (Rounded up to two decimal places.)

62. What is the median of the following data? 76, 35, 42, 49, 95, 21, 68, 41, 20, 27, 17

63. In △ ABC, BD ⟂ AC at D and ∠ DBC = 16°. E is a point on BC such that ∠ CAE = 51°. What is the measure of ∠ AEB?

64. Find a single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 20%, 25% and 15%.

65. Which of the following numbers divides 774359327?

66. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) ? > @ ^ @ \ ? + $ 6 7 \ 1 & @ 1 4 2 2 % 9 (Right) Blackbook How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by another number?

67. T is the daughter of A. A is married to M. M is the son of K. K is married to J. J is the father of D. D is the brother of N. G is the son of N. How is K related to T?

68. 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.)

69. Seven people, A, B, C, T, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of C. Only two people sit between C and U. Only two people sit between A and V. V sits to the immediate left of C. T sits to the immediate right of W. Who sits at third position from the left end of the line?

70. In a certain code language, ‘like his attitude’ is coded as ‘nt yg fr’ and ‘his first salary’ is coded as ‘kt lo yg’. How is ‘his’ coded in the given language?

71. 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. NEST - ESNT - TSEN GONE - ONGE - ENOG

72. 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

73. Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s). Statements: All Cabbages are Peas. No Peas are Broccolis. Conclusions: I: No Broccolis are Cabbages. II: Some Broccolis are Cabbages.

74. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 779 780 784 793 809 ?

75. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits second to the right of C. E sits third to the left of B. D is the immediate neighbour of G and A. F sits second to the left of G. How many people sit between A and B when counted from the left of A?

76. Satish starts from Point Y and drives 19 km towards west. He then takes a right turn, drives 10 km. He then turns right and drives 11 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 10 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° turns only unless specified.)

77. 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

78. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 6 9 15 24 36 ?

79. Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, M, N and O, are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. No box is kept above B. Only three boxes are kept between B and N. Only one box is kept between D and A. Only C is kept below O. A is kept immediately above N. Only four boxes are kept between D and C. How many boxes are kept below M?

80. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 324 523 643 136 441 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If 3 is added to the first digit of every number, in how many numbers will the first digit be exactly divisible by the second digit?

81. 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.) 52, 81 72, 101

82. All 105 students in a class are standing in a row facing north. Ravi is 49 th from the right end while Shruti is 38 th from the left end. How many people stand between Ravi and Shruti?

83. If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8354671, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

84. Mr. Oxi starts from Point A and drives 9 km towards the south. He then takes a right turn and drives 3 km, then turns right and drives 15 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 11 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 6 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and in which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

85. In a row of people all facing north, Rikshit is 31 st from the right end and Palak is 32 nd from the right end. The number of people between Palak and Rikshit is same as the number of people between Palak and Huma. If Huma is 10 th from the left end of the row, how many people are there in the row?

86. In a certain code language, ‘GALE’ is coded as ‘7513’ and ‘FLEA’ is coded as ‘5197’. What is the code for ‘F’ in that language?

87. Select the triad that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two triads given below. Both triads follow the same pattern. GN-JQ-MP DK-GN-JM

88. 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. RACK - AKCR - KCAR LOAD - ODAL - DAOL Blackbook

89. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? ICV 16 LGS 5 OKP -6 ROM -17 ?

90. If 2 is added to each odd digit and 3 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7843651, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

91. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? FJN 45, DHL 40, BFJ 35, ZDH 30, XBF 25, ?

92. If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 46 A 2 C 21 D 8 B 3 = ?

93. If 1 is added for each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit of the number 56218643, how many digits are repeated more than once in the new number thus formed?

94. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 456 457 455 456 454 455 453 ?

95. 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 teas are bins. No tea is a sock. Conclusions: (I): Some socks are bins. (II): All bins are socks.