NTPC UG — Test 28

01. Which of the following dynasties initiated the practice of land grants to Brahmanas?

02. Sher Shah divided his empire into shiqqs, equivalent to which administrative division under the Mughals?

03. Which of the following is a well-known bronze artefact from the Indus Valley Civilisation, dating to around 2500 BCE?

04. Which book by Sophie Elmhirst was honoured with the Nero Book of the Year award in 2025?

05. What is the total number of cave structures at the Ajanta Caves location in Maharashtra, India, including the one that was never completed?

06. What does the abbreviation ASCII stand for?

07. What is the core objective of the ISRO- European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration in the Axiom-4 mission?

08. Which islands of India are strategically important due to their location near the Malacca Strait?

09. Which physical feature acts as a barrier to the southwest monsoon winds, causing heavy rainfall on one side and dry conditions on the other?

10. What percentage of the Indian population was dependent on agriculture around the time of independence?

11. What was the Supreme Court's directive regarding the NEET-PG 2025 examination format?

12. Which law explains the colours of black bodies including the Sun and other stars in terms of their temperatures?

13. Which province of Pakistan, known for its rich resources but low development, has long witnessed separatist movements and demands for greater autonomy or independence?

14. Which of the following foods is a source of animal protein?

15. Which mission by the Indian Government, launched in 2023, aims to develop quantum technologies and has established four Thematic Hubs across premier institutions, as of 2025?

16. The introduction of English education in India was promoted through which of the following documents?

17. Which of the following industries was operational in India at the time of independence?

18. Which of the following Amendments made Education a subject in the Concurrent List?

19. Population density is calculated as:

20. What new facility was introduced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) at polling stations in May 2025?

21. What was the reason for stagnation in the agricultural sector during the colonial rule?

22. Which option in the Control Panel allows a user to add or remove hardware devices in MS Windows?

23. When was the States Reorganisation Act passed, implementing the Commission’s recommendations?

24. In which year was the Indian Civil Service (ICS) officially replaced by the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)?

25. Which of the following organisations conducted the CROPS experiment to study plant growth in space in February 2025?

26. Consider the following vitamins.

27. Which of the following falls under the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction, according to the Constitution of India (Article 131)?

28. Acid rain is mainly caused due to the presence of which two gases in the atmosphere?

29. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the western and the eastern edges of which plateau?

30. Which ministry has introduced a technology-driven initiative called e-Zero FIR on 19 May 2025 to boost India's cybercrime-fighting capabilities?

31. On which day is Good Friday observed in 2025?

32. The currently shelved (as of June 2025) InCyber Forum, a leading cybersecurity conference, was initially set to take place in which US city?

33. How did globalisation affect India’s economic growth?

34. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the Council of Ministers at the Union level?

35. The Atomic Energy Establishment, established at Trombay in 1954, was later renamed as:

36. Which party regained power in the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, ending AAP’s 15-year hold?

37. The 'National Mission on High Yielding Seeds' aims to:

38. Which of the following is true regarding the tenure and independence of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India?

39. Henry Vivian Derozio, a teacher at the Hindu College of Calcutta, promoted radical ideas and encouraged his pupils to question all authority. This movement became known as the:

40. At the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships, which Indian athlete won gold medals in both the men's 5000m and 10,000m events?

41. If the 6-digit number N09M82 is divisible by 11, then which of the options below can give a possible correct relation between M and N?

42. Find a single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 15% and 18%.

43. Anshuman and Kunal together invested ₹36,400 in a business. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of ₹19,500, Kunal's share was ₹6,300. What was the difference between their investments?

44. Given that 76 0.44 = x, 76 0.93 = y and x z = y 3 , then the value of z is close to:

45. In △ ABC, BD ⟂ AC at D and ∠ DBC = 71°. E is a point on BC such that ∠ CAE = 17°. What is the measure of ∠ AEB?

46. P, Q and R invested a sum in the ratio of 12 : 82 : 38, respectively. If they earned a total profit of ₹3,510 at the end of year, what is the difference between the shares of Q and R?

47. The sum of two numbers is 132 and their L.C.M. is 630. What are the two numbers?

48. The income of Raman is ₹77,600. He saves 13% of his income. If his income increases by 50% and expenditure increases by 50%, then his savings will:

49. Find the value of: 93 −6 ÷ 93 16 × 93 −12

50. The number 576499 is divisible by which of the following?

51. The LCM of the numbers 12.8 and 0.004 is:

52. Find a single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 5% and 20%.

53. The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 3. If the sum of the length, breadth and height is 120 cm, then what will be its volume?

54. A man riding on a bicycle at a speed of 36 km/hr crosses a bridge in 54 seconds. Find the length (in metres) of the bridge.

55. Which of the following ratios is the greatest?

56. The average price of three items of furniture is ₹16875. If their prices are in the ratio 3:5:7, the price of the costliest item (in ₹) is

57. Wasim travels 455 km at 91 km/hr, the next 390 km at 78 km/hr and the next 476 km at 68 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr) for the whole journey? (Round off your answer to two decimal places)

58. If the interest earned during the 2 nd year on a certain sum is ₹6,258, and the rate of interest is 20% per annum compounded annually, then the sum is:

59. The average price of three items of furniture is ₹5,305. If their prices are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the price of the cheapest item (in ₹) is:

60. Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 11 months.

61. The product of two positive numbers is 1445. If the first number is five times of the second number, then the sum of the two numbers is:

62. A vendor claims to sell wheat at a loss of 50%, but he cheats by using weights that are 65% less than the stated weight. What is his actual profit percentage (round off to two decimal places)?

63. If 2 times a son's age is added to his father's age, the sum is 46 years. If 2.5 times the father's age is added to the son's age, the sum is 97 years. What is the father's age (in years)?

64. I bought two toy guns for ₹1,200. I sold the first one at a loss of 8% and the second at a gain of 16%. If, on the whole I made neither a loss nor a gain, find the cost price (in ₹) of the first toy gun.

65. In a certain code language, ‘HIKE’ is coded as ‘4627’ and ‘SACK’ is coded as ‘1365’. What is the code for ‘K’ in the given code language?

66. A, B, C, D, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only one person sits between Q and S, when counted from the right of Q. Only one person sits between S and C. Only one person sits between Q and R. Only two people sit between A and C. Only one person sits between B and R. Who sits third to the right of D?

67. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 679 680 690 691 701 702 712 ?

68. 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 pins are bugs. All pins are cows. Conclusions: (I): Some bugs are cows. (II): All cows are pins.

69. Town N is to the north of Town M. Town O is to the east of Town N. Town P is to the north of Town O. Town Q is to the east of Town P. Town R is to the east of Town Q. What is the position of Town R with respect to Town M?

70. 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.)

71. Hashini starts from Point Y and drives 16 km towards north. She then takes a left turn, drives 5 km. She then turns left and drives 25 km. She takes a final left turn, drives 5 km and stops at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified)

72. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged, and ‘−’ and ‘×’ are interchanged? 6 + 3 ÷ 48 − 4 × 25 = ?

73. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? HYP 8, LCT 15, PGX 29, TKB 57, XOF 113, ? Blackbook

74. If 1 is added to each even digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 9283745, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right?

75. R is the father of O. O is the wife of A. A is the brother of S. S is the daughter of T. How is R related to T?

76. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 9 & 2 * 4 @ 5 £ 8 # 6 & 1 Ω 7 % $ 3 (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number but NOT immediately followed by an even number?

77. Gaurav ranked 29 th from the top and 45 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

78. 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.)

79. 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

80. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? CHR HMW MRB RWG ?

81. RP 4 is related to WU 16 in a certain way. In the same way, LJ 3 is related to QO 9. To which of the following is TR 6 related, following the same logic?

82. 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 : All flats are villas. No villa is an apartment. Conclusions: (I) No flat is an apartment. (II) No apartment is a villa.

83. Seven people, A, B, C, T, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. No one sits to the left of V. Only four people sit between V and B. Only three people sit to the right of C. A sits to the immediate left of W. T is not an immediate neighbour of C. Who sits at the rightmost end of the line?

84. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 98 102 110 126 158 ?

85. LN 23 is related to JI 6 in a certain way. In the same way, LJ 18 is related to JE 1. To which of the following is PP 7 related, following the same logic?

86. All 97 students in a class are standing in a row facing north. Hansa is 46 th from the right end while Neeti is 35 th from the left end. How many people stand between Hansa and Neeti?

87. Refer to the following letter 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) % 6 2 9 4 7 + $ 1 Ω # * £ 3 & 8 5 @ (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by another number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

88. In a certain code language, ‘PART’ is coded as ‘2467’ and ‘AIDS’ is coded as ‘1573’. What is the code for ‘A’ in that language?

89. If 1 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 937612548, then what will be the sum of all the odd digits in the new number thus formed?

90. In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operation(s) to the first number. Select the number-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 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 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) 34, 136 53, 212

91. 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? 7 B 5 D 48 A 4 C 13 = ? Blackbook

92. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 7 13 25 43 67 ?

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

94. DJMS is related to JPRX in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, BHGM is related to HNLR. To which of the given options is TZVB related, following the same logic?