NTPC UG — Test 24

01. How many pairs of false ribs are located above the floating ribs that are connected to each other by costal cartilage?

02. What has the Supreme Court of India ruled regarding the independence of tribunals?

03. Which sector in India saw significant growth due to globalisation and outsourcing after the 1990s?

04. Which architectural style characterises the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) building in Mumbai, India, completed in 1887?

05. Which of the following languages is most notably associated with the literary contributions of Girish Karnad, exemplified by his acclaimed play 'Tughlaq'?

06. Who became the first Indian space tourist in 2025, joining the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission?

07. Bangladesh is located in which direction of India?

08. What is the specific heat of copper, which is often used for pots and pans because it heats up quickly?

09. Which test was successfully conducted by ISRO in the development of the semicryogenic engine in March 2025?

10. In 2025, the Central Government granted a one-year extension to Dr. Samir V Kamat, extending his tenure as Chief of which organisation till May 2026?

11. One of the major natural lakes in India, the Sambhar Lake of Rajasthan, is located in which of the following districts of the state?

12. 'Diyaslai’ is the autobiography of which social activist of India, on which the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture held a dedicated discussion in February 2025 in an event graced by former President Ram Nath Kovind as the chief guest?

13. What was the effect of English education and western thought on Indian nationalism?

14. In Windows 11, what does the Alt + D keyboard shortcut do in File Explorer or a web browser?

15. What is the primary objective of the e-Zero FIR initiative launched by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in May 2025?

16. Who first presided over the first Indian National Congress session at Mumbai?

17. What has been the trend in India’s per capita income since the 1991 reforms?

18. The World Government Summit 2025, focusing on shaping future governments, was convened in which city?

19. The Tripartite Struggle was a prolonged conflict among the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas, and which southern Indian dynasty?

20. Which of the following is a socio-economic Directive Principle?

21. What is the value of one carat when expressed in SI units?

22. Who was the first Portuguese explorer to reach India in 1498, arriving at Calicut on the Malabar Coast?

23. During the Gupta period, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Gupta Army?

24. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India?

25. In March 2025, the Gujarat government launched which scheme to uplift 50,000 Antyodaya families through economic development and women empowerment programmes?

26. Landslides due to mining and land subsidence are commonly seen in:

27. In which of the following years was the first ever National Agriculture Policy announced?

28. In which city is India's first AI-focused Special Economic Zone (SEZ) being established in 2025?

29. Mont Blanc is the highest peak of which mountain range?

30. As per VarIndia (April 2025), India’s draft ‘6G THz Testbed’ specifically targets components operating in frequencies above:

31. Pykara was marked as the first water power station in which state of India?

32. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the impeachment procedure of the President?

33. Financial inclusion helps reduce income inequality in rural areas. Which platform provides a unified digital database for unorganised workers?

34. Which of the following organisations launched the Bharatpol platform to enhance coordination with Interpol in January 2025?

35. Why does the eastern coastal plain have fewer ports and harbours compared to the western coastal plain?

36. Who presides over the sessions of the Vidhan Sabha in a State?

37. Who took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in May 2025?

38. Which initiative promotes rooftop solar installations for households?

39. Which state is in the news for achieving full functional literacy in May 2025?

40. Which MS Windows feature allows users to personalize their desktop background, theme and screensaver settings?

41. Ritesh and Gauri have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Ritesh is driving at 66 km/hr while Gauri is driving at 99 km/hr. Find the time taken by Gauri to reach Kanpur if Ritesh takes 9 hours.

42. A train of length 490 m overtakes a man moving at a speed of 9 km/hr (in the same direction) in 12 seconds. How much time (in seconds) will it take this train to completely cross another train that has is 500 m long, moving in the opposite direction at a speed of 42 km/hr?

43. A vendor claims to sell wheat at a loss of 65%, but he cheats by using weights that are 70% less than the stated weight. What is his actual profit percentage (round off to two decimal places)?

44. Given that 50 0.92 = x, 50 0.26 = y and x z = y 3 , then the value of z is close to:

45. If the 6-digit number N46M37 is divisible by 11, then which of the options below can give a possible correct relation between M and N?

46. A sum of money triples itself at a certain rate of compound interest in 8 years. In how many years will it amount to 9 times of itself?

47. Abdul and Mohsin together invested ₹76,800 in a business. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of ₹19,000, Mohsin's share was ₹3,800. What was the difference between their investments?

48. If the 6-digit number N23M40 is divisible by 11, then which of the options below can give a possible correct relation between M and N?

49. Evaluate: (−9) − (−60) ÷ (−6) + (−4) × 9

50. The number 630605 is divisible by which of the following?

51. The marked price of a watch is ₹3,480. It is sold for ₹2,958. The rate of discount is _____.

52. The average of first 153 even numbers is

53. Sapna invested ₹21,200 on simple interest, partly at the rate of 13% per annum and partly at the rate of 3% per annum. If she earns equal interests from the two investments after 8 years, then find the sum invested at the rate of 13% per annum (in ₹).

54. A computer is marked at ₹70,000 and a discount of 16% is offered on it. An additional discount is offered to students. If a student pays ₹57,036 for the computer, then how much additional discount percentage did the student receive?

55. Simplify the given expression. x(7x − 5) + 7(x 2 − 2) + 18

56. The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 5 cm to 10 cm when more air is added to it. What is the ratio of the volume of the original balloon and the volume of the inflated balloon?

57. The current population of a town is 10,630. It increases by 25% and 50% in two successive years but decreases by 68% in the third year. What is the population of the town at the end of the third year?

58. 6 men can complete a piece of work in 8 days, while 3 women can do it in 18 days. In how many days can 9 women and 8 men complete this work?

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

60. Six times the present age of P exceeds the present age of Q by 11 years. After 10 years, three times Q’s age will be 27 years less than six times P’s age at that time. What is the present age (in years) of Q?

61. I bought two bicycles for ₹1,200. I sold the first one at a loss of 10% and the second at a gain of 20%. If, on the whole I made neither a loss nor a gain, find the cost price (in ₹) of the first bicycle.

62. An amount of ₹402 is divided among three persons in the ratio of 13 : 8 : 9. The difference between the largest and the smallest shares (in ₹) in the distribution is:

63. Find the surface area of a sphere whose diameter is equal to 22 cm.

64. Which of the following ratios is the greatest?

65. What is the mode of the following data? 87, 65, 70, 81, 68, 62, 82, 78, 81, 82, 74, 75, 90, 67, 86, 86, 81, 90, 69, 78, 65, 78, 76, 63, 70, 81

66. In △ ABC, BD ⟂ AC at D and ∠ DBC = 54°. E is a point on BC such that ∠ CAE = 72°. What is the measure of ∠ AEB?

67. The product of two consecutive positive natural numbers is 182. The greater of the two numbers is:

68. Seven people, A, B, C, D, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit between A and C. Q sits to the immediate left of C. No one sits to the right of B. Only two people sit between B and Q. D sits to the immediate right of R. How many people sit between P and D?

69. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 1 2 4 7 28 33 ?

70. UFNE is related to YCRB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, CZVY is related to GWZV. To which of the given options is KTDS related, following the same logic?

71. Seven people, I, J, K, L, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit between V and J. U sits to the immediate left of J. No one sits to the right of I. Only two people sit between I and U. W sits to the immediate right of L. How many people sit between K and W?

72. In a row of people all facing north, Puja is 13 th from the left end. Barun is 15 th from the left end. Barun is exactly between Puja and Risabh. If Risabh is 12 th from the right end of the row, how many people are there in the row?

73. Manoj ranked 26 th from the top and 55 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

74. XTXY is related to CYCD in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, GCGH is related to LHLM. To which of the given options is LHLM related, following the same logic?

75. In a certain code language, ‘LUMA’ is coded as ‘5796’ and ‘MALI’ is coded as ‘8569’. What is the code for ‘I’ in that language?

76. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 12 16 25 41 ? 102

77. If ‘P’ stands for ‘×’, ‘Q’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘R’ stands for ‘−’ and ‘S’ stands for ‘+’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? (228 Q 12) S 69 P 3 S (216 Q 18) R 10 S 30 P 4 = ?

78. A is the father of R. R is the mother of C. C is the son of D. G is the father of D. How is A related to G?

79. 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). Blackbook Statements: All Peaches are Pineapples. All Pineapples are Lemons. Conclusions: I. No Lemons are Peaches. II. Some Lemons are Peaches.

80. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digit. Counting to be done from left to right. (Left) 2 Ω % 1 4 9 & 5 7 * 6 @ ? 3 # 8 £ $ (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number?

81. What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? UXX VSU WNR ? YDL

82. If 2 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 75364812, then what will be the sum of the greatest and smallest digit in the new number thus formed?

83. Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept below G. Only one box is kept above A. Only one box is kept between A and E. B is kept immediately above D. C is kept at some place below F. How many boxes are kept below A?

84. 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

85. 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.) 8, 25 11, 34

86. 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 one 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.)

87. If 1 is added to each even digit of the number 36719542, then how many digits are repeated more than once in the new number formed?

88. Ajay starts from Point A and drives 11 km towards North. He then takes a right turn, drives 3 km, turns right and drives 12 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 6 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 1 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.)

89. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? BIP 104, ELS 97, HOV 90, KRY 83, NUB 76, ?

90. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) + @ & ? % \ ? + < # 8 $ 1 % % 5 2 4 9 ^ 7 (Right) Blackbook How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol?

91. 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. GULF – FLGU – GLUF ALTS – STAL – ATLS

92. In a certain code language, ‘INKS’ is coded as ‘4628’ and ‘NEAR’ is coded as ‘1385’. What is the code for ‘N’ in the given code language?

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. If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7135682, then how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Blackbook Statements: All oranges are melons. All melons are grapes. Conclusions: (I) Some melons are oranges. (II) All grapes are oranges.

96. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 26, 21, 11, −4, −24, ?

97. Mr. Tuff starts from Point A and drives 7 km towards the east. He then takes a left turn and drives 2 km, then turns left and drives 9 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 9 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 2 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.)