NTPC UG — Test 32

01. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2024, amends how many Acts?

02. Amir Khusrau is known for contributing to which two languages?

03. Which of the following is the most effective step for mitigating the impact of an earthquake?

04. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court uphold the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right in 2017?

05. What is 'Google Beam' introduced under Project Starline?

06. According to Article 335 of the Constitution of India, claims of SCs and STs shall be taken into consideration in matters of:

07. What was the main motive of British colonial rule in India?

08. Why is wheat grown in the north-western plains of India?

09. What is the condition for total internal reflection to occur?

10. Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Paleolithic people to move from place to place?

11. On 25 April 2025, DRDO achieved a significant milestone by conducting a long-duration ground test of an active cooled scramjet subscale combustor. How long did this test last?

12. Littoral forests are most associated with which kind of ecosystem?

13. Which mode of transport is most suitable for transporting heavy and bulky goods over long distances?

14. Pondicherry was captured by the Dutch in 1693 but was returned to the French company by the Treaty of Ryswick in _______.

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

16. Which of the following statements regarding the Ryotwari settlement is correct? It was developed by Thomas Munro. The settlement was made directly with the cultivators, not zamindars. It was tested on a small scale in the annexed territories of Tipu. Finding it successful, it was then applied in the Ganga plains. Select the correct combination:

17. What was the other name of Chandragupta II, the renowned ruler of the Gupta dynasty?

18. Which of the following Committees is a Standing Committee of the Parliament?

19. Which constitutional Articles ensure the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and High Courts for enforcing fundamental rights, including RTI?

20. According to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, within how many days can an appeal be made in the High Court on the order of the Waqf Tribunal?

21. What is the value of one roentgen (R) when expressed in SI units?

22. What did the Supreme Court decide in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) about the powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution of India?

23. Who was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2025 for their contributions to Indian cinema?

24. The Women’s Kabaddi World Cup scheduled for June 2025, was announced to be hosted in which location in India?

25. Which of the following institutes proposed development of world’s smallest semiconductors chip in 2025?

26. Which of the following is responsible for causing convectional rainfall?

27. The 12 th edition of the Global Terrorism Report Index (GTI) 2025 was published by _____.

28. In which of the following years was the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) launched with the aim to bring the assisted poor families (Swarozgaris) above the poverty line by organising them into Self Help Groups (SHGs) through a mix of bank credit and government subsidies?

29. Who introduced the Railways (Amendment) Bill that was passed in the Rajya Sabha in March 2025?

30. Which Article of the Indian Constitution states that Directive Principles are not enforceable by any court?

31. What is the name of India's high-resolution weather forecasting system launched in May 2025?

32. Which of the following elements provides access to system settings, installed programs, and power options from the desktop?

33. Which of the following players was named the Men's Player of the Year at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Awards in May 2025?

34. The Human Development Index emphasises people-centric development. Who is credited with creating the HDI alongside Amartya Sen?

35. Which keyboard button is used as a shortcut to rename a selected file or folder in Windows?

36. Jhumur, a traditional folk dance, originated in which of the following Indian states?

37. What was the main objective of India’s First Five Year Plan (1951–56)?

38. Which of the following best defines impulse in mechanics?

39. How many Khelo India centres did the Delhi government propose to establish in June 2025?

40. What is the primary cause of southwest monsoon in India?

41. Five solid cubes, each of volume 3375 cm 3 , are joined end to end to form a cuboid. What is the lateral surface area (in cm 2 ) of the cuboid?

42. The income of Raman is ₹60,500. He saves 26% of his income. If his income increases by 17% and expenditure increases by 50%, then his savings will:

43. Mr. Sharma, Mr. Gupta and Ms. Sinha invested ₹4,000, ₹8,000 and ₹6,000, respectively, in a business. Mr. Sharma left the business after 6 months. If after 8 months, there was a gain of ₹34,000, then what will be the share of Mr. Gupta?

44. A mobile phone is marked at ₹20,000. During a festive sale, a store offers two successive discounts — 15% first and then 10%. What is the final selling price of the mobile?

45. A number, when decreased by 7%, gives 3720. The number is:

46. If 2 times the age of Ram is 14 years more than 6 times the age of Ramya, and 4 times the age of Ramya is 4 years less than the age of Ram, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of Ram and Ramya?

47. In covering a distance of 156 km, Abhay takes 5 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 8 hours less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is:

48. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 11 and 792, respectively. If one number is 88, then find the other number.

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

50. If the third proportional of 4 and 22 be x, then what is the value of x?

51. The sum of five numbers is 655. The average of the first two numbers is 80 and the third number is 102. Find the average of the remaining two numbers.

52. If the difference between an interior angle and exterior angle of a regular polygon is 140°, then the number of sides of the polygon is equal to:

53. The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 42. 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.

54. Kushal and Brijesh together invested ₹63,300 in a business. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of ₹17,600, Brijesh's share was ₹2,200. What was the difference between their investments?

55. If the interest earned during the 2 nd year on a certain sum is ₹5,214, and the rate of interest is 10% per annum compounded annually, then the sum is:

56. If the 6-digit number N01M22 is divisible by 11, then which of the options below can give a possible correct relation between M and N?

57. Find the surface area (rounded off to the nearest integer) of a sphere of radius 6.5 cm. (Take π = 22/7)

58. The product of two positive numbers is 10125. If the first number is five times the second number, then the sum of the two numbers is:

59. A man driving a car at a speed of 67 km/hr crosses a bridge in 3 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

60. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 22?

61. The sum of two numbers is 52 and their LCM is 627. The two numbers are:

62. A company offers three schemes of successive discounts. First: 25%, 10% Second: 20 %, 15% Third: 30%, 5% Which scheme is best for the company?

63. Evaluate: (-9) - (-60) ÷ (-10) + (-2) × 6

64. Prabash starts from Point A and drives 6 km towards east. He then takes a left turn, drives 4 km, turns left and drives 9 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 7 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? (Note: All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

65. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 31 42 57 76 99 ?

66. 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.) (196, 142, 338) (145, 198, 343)

67. 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. BURN - BNRU - NRUB SONG - SGNO - GNOS

68. 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) 4 7 + $ 1 * £ 3 & % 5 @ Ω 6 2 9 # 8 (Right) How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by another symbol?

69. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 1200, 1200, 1800, 3600, 9000, ?

70. 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.)

71. Each of the digits in the number 7231456 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits which are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

72. Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. TYP : UZQ ETQ : FUR

73. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? RUM ORJ LOG ILD ?

74. D is married to N. K is the daughter of X. X is the father of D. D is the mother of G. G is the brother of I. I is the sister of E. I is married to H. How is X related to E?

75. 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 kites are hats. No hat is a ant. Conclusion (I): Some kites are ants. Conclusion (II): Some hats are kites.

76. 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 actors are dancers. Some dancers are singers. Conclusions: (I) All dancers are actors. (II) No singer is a dancer.

77. In a certain code language, ‘GLUE’ is coded as ‘4627’ and ‘LOAD’ is coded as ‘1375’. What is the code for ‘L’ in the given code language?

78. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 195 189 180 174 165 159 ?

79. Atul starts from his home and drives 5 km towards north. He then takes a left turn, drives 6 km, turns left, and drives 4 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 5 km and reaches his office. In which direction is the office with respect to his home? (Note: All turns are 90° turns only, unless specified.)

80. If 2 is added to each odd digit and 1 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 2736158, 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. Seven boxes F, G, H, M, N, O and P are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order.Only three boxes are kept below H. Only two boxes are kept between H and O. Only N is kept above G. F is kept at some place below M and at some place above P. Which box is kept at second position from the bottom?

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

83. FNJG is related to DLHE in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, IQMJ is related to GOKH. To which of the given options is MUQN related, following the same logic?

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.)

85. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘÷’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘−‘ and ‘+’ are interchanged? 117 + 16 − 10 × 2 ÷ 2 − 68 + 10 × 5 − 9 = ?

86. Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept below G. Only two boxes are kept between G and

87. What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? BJS CLT DNU EPV ?

88. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. All numbers are single-digits. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) & 1 # 6 * ^ @ 3 & $ 7 Ω $ 2 # 6 @ 2 % 9 (Right) Blackbook If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be third from the left?

89. Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between D and C. Only G sits to the right of E. Only one person sits between C and E. A sits at some place to the right of F but at some place to the left of B. How many people sit to the right of A?

90. 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 pair.)

91. Seven people, A, B, C, D, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between Q and R. Only D sits to the right of A. Only one person sits between R and A. B sits at some place to the right of P but at some place to the left of C. How many people sit between C and P?

92. In a certain code language, ‘DEAR’ is coded as ‘4627’ and ‘TURN’ is coded as ‘1375’. What is the code for ‘R’ in the given code language?

93. If + means ‘subtraction’, − means ‘division’, ÷ means ‘multiplication’, × means ‘addition’, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 9 − 3 × 756 + 84 ÷ 3 = ?