NTPC UG — Test 33

01. Which of the following is the correct method to rename a file or folder using the left mouse button?

02. For a spontaneous process at constant temperature and pressure, the Gibbs free energy change is ________.

03. What is the full name of MNREGA in the Indian policy context?

04. The _____ developed 32-bit microprocessors for space applications named VIKRAM3201 and KALPANA3201.

05. According to the Climate Risk Index 2025, what is India's long-term rank (1993–2022) among the most affected countries by extreme weather events?

06. Who among the following was the runner-up defeated by Viktor Axelsen in his third India Open victory in the 2025 India Open Badminton Tournament in January 2025?

07. Which Fundamental Right was removed from the Indian Constitution by the 44 th Amendment Act, 1978?

08. Which country ranked 10 th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025 report released at the annual UN climate conference in Baku?

09. The Pochampad Dam is also known as _____________.

10. At what age did Gautama Buddha attain Enlightenment (Nirvana) at Bodh Gaya in Bihar?

11. In which year was the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations Member States?

12. During the Later Vedic period, which of the following animals was specifically mentioned as useful for ploughing swampy land?

13. Sharing borders with the states of Kerala and Karnataka, Mudumalai National Park of Tamil Nadu is a part of which biosphere reserve of India?

14. The DBT ‑ funded project that first produced a GMP ‑ grade viral vector for Indian CAR ‑ T research was supported under which flagship scheme?

15. Which of the following rivers flows through a small part of the Great Indian Desert?

16. In 2025, who launched 'Srjanam', India's first indigenous automated bio medical waste treatment plant?

17. Which theory suggests that planets were formed out of a cloud of material surrounding a young Sun?

18. How many facial bones are there in the face skeleton, each with its own anatomical landmarks and stage of development?

19. Which of the following statements about the Right to Property in India is correct?

20. What was the theme for National Safety Day, observed on 4 March 2025?

21. In the first phase of the Green Revolution (approximately mid 1960s upto mid 1970s), the use of HYV seeds was restricted to the more affluent states such as _________.

22. Who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India as of May 2025?

23. The first human gene therapy experiment, which began in September 1990, used a retroviral vector against which deficiency?

24. Which advanced radar systems are being deployed under a ₹5,700-crore contract signed in March 2024 and operational from April 2025 to strengthen India's air defence network?

25. As per the Ministry of Defence’s Year End Review 2024 (PIB), what is the number of C- 295 aircraft to be indigenously built by TASL in India?

26. In which event, at The Ten 2025 athletics meet in San Juan Capistrano, USA, did Gulveer Singh break his own national record in March 2025?

27. The Koyna Project is constructed on a tributary of the River Krishna in which state?

28. Which of the following sectors contributed significantly to India’s GDP growth after the 1991 reforms?

29. In which of the following years was the Bharatmala Pariyojana approved by the Government of India covering a length of 34,800 km to improve connectivity and reduce logistics cost in the country?

30. Which of the following constitutional mechanisms ensures political representation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Indian Parliament?

31. Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1953 by separating Telugu-speaking areas from which of the following states?

32. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with special provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other backwards classes?

33. After a hundred years of conquest and administration, the English East India Company faced a massive uprising that took place in _________.

34. What minimum legal practice experience did the Supreme Court mandate on 20 May 2025 for applicants to the Civil Judge (Junior Division) post?

35. In which of the following years did Vasco da Gama land in Calicut on the Malabar Coast for the second time?

36. Which of the following Bengali writers composed the famous novel Anandamath?

37. The UK–India Free Trade Agreement that concluded on 6 May 2025, primarily aims to reduce barriers to which sector listed first in its conclusion summary?

38. As of December 2024, what is the age eligibility of player to avail facility of Retired Sportsperson Empowerment Training (RESET) Programme?

39. Which of the following correctly differentiates between RAM and ROM?

40. In which of the following years was Delhi Metro Rail Corporation established?

41. Which of the following numbers divides 2,45,015?

42. A number, when increased by 80%, gives 2520. The number is:

43. What smallest number should be added to 74978 so that the sum is completely divisible by 24?

44. A shopkeeper lists the price of a fan at 50% above its cost price and offers a 30% discount on its list price. If he earns a profit of ₹91, then what is the list price (in ₹) of the fan?

45. The marked price of an article is ₹4,500. It is sold at successive discounts of 25% and 20%. Find the selling price of the article (in ₹).

46. If the interest earned during the 2 nd year on a certain sum is ₹1,760, and the rate of interest is 10% per annum compounded annually, then the sum is:

47. If the third proportional of 9 and 51 be x, then what is the value of x?

48. Arjun and Malaika have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Arjun is driving at 140 km/hr while Malaika is driving at 65 km/hr. Find the time taken by Malaika to reach Kanpur if Arjun takes 13 hours.

49. Find the value of: [428 ÷ {17 + 8 × ( 5 − 7 )}].

50. A toy designer is making a spherical ball with a radius of 6 cm. What is the surface area of the ball? (Use π = 3.14)

51. Yash travels 152 km at 38 km/hr, the next 189 km at 63 km/hr and the next 375 km at 75 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr) for the whole journey? (Round off your answer to two decimal places)

52. The cost of 9 pens and 9 pencils is ₹252. If the cost of a pen decreases by ₹1 and the cost of a pencil increases by ₹3, then the cost of 13 pens and 3 pencils is ₹100. What is the original cost of 10 pens and 19 pencils?

53. Anand, Preeti and Dev invested ₹1,310, ₹1,350 and ₹1,140, respectively to start a business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹1,630, what is Dev's share of the profit?

54. The sum of two numbers is 121 and their L.C.M. is 264. What are the two numbers?

55. Five solid cubes, each of volume 512000 cm 3 , are joined end to end to form a cuboid. What is the lateral surface area (in cm 2 ) of the cuboid?

56. If one interior angle of a regular polygon is greater than its exterior angle by 144°, how many sides does the polygon have?

57. The LCM of 4 3 × 6 2 × 15, 4 2 × 15 2 × 19 and 6 3 × 15 2 × 19 2 is:

58. 6 years ago, the age of a father was 34 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

59. A dealer wants to make a 20% profit on a smart watch that costs him ₹1,575. To attract customers, he plans to offer a 10% discount on the listed price. At what price should he list the smart watch to achieve his desired profit?

60. Anshuman and Kunal together invested ₹48,300 in a business. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of ₹14,000, Kunal's share was ₹6,000. What was the difference between their investments?

61. The population of a district is 374000, out of which 170000 are males. 78% of the population is literate. If 72% males are literate, then what percentage of females are literate?

62. Find the simple interest (in ₹) if a sum of ₹400 is borrowed for 4.5 years at 20% per annum rate of interest.

63. Mahesh bought some pens at the rate of ₹150 a dozen. He sold them for ₹44 each. His profit percentage is ______%.

64. Simplify: x(8x − 7) + 7(x 2 − 5) + 14

65. The marks scored by 10 students are given below. 19, 15, 10, 14, 13, 18, 19, 19, 11, 11 The mode of the data is:

66. The average weight of Gopal, Akshay and Atul is 45 kg. If the average weight of Gopal and Akshay is 44 kg and that of Akshay and Atul is 46 kg, then the weight of Akshay (in kg) is:

67. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 3 4 7 # # # 5 * £ 8 2 £ & € 2 $ £ @ 3 # 7 & (Right) How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?

68. BGLY is related to DJNB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, JSTK is related to LVVN. To which of the given options is PBZT related, following the same logic?

69. If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 91526374, what will be the sum of second digit from left and third digit from right in the new number thus formed?

70. If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 7453186, how many digits will appear more than once in the new number thus formed?

71. Seven people, I, J, K, L, M, N and O, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only J sits to the left of O. Only four people sit between J and I. Only K sits between M and N, and M is not an immediate neighbor of I. Who sits at the extreme right of the line?

72. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 3 12 30 57 93 ?

73. Rishabh starts from Point A and drives 9 km towards west. He then takes a left turn, drives 8 km, turns left and drives 15 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 6 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 6 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.)

74. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? JMR11 KNS20 LOT29 MPU38 ?

75. 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.)

76. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? WVH BAM GFR LKW ?

77. Mr. Into ranked 49 th from the bottom and 56 th from the top in his class. How many students are there in his class?

78. 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 letters are mails. All schedules are mails. Conclusions: (I) Some letters are schedules. (II) Some mails are schedules.

79. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 85 86 88 92 100 ?

80. If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘x’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 48 D 14 B 3 C 27 A 3 = ?

81. Rahul starts from Point Y and drives 14 km towards the north. He then takes a right turn, drives 6 km, then he turns right and drives 20 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 12 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 6 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-degree turns only unless specified.)

82. In a certain code language, A $ B means ‘A is the son of B’ A + B means ‘A is the brother of B’ A @ B means ‘A is the wife of B’ A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’ Blackbook Based on the above, how is E related to N if ‘E @ F $ G ÷ M + N’?

83. 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.)

84. Seven boxes V, W, X, Y, Z, Q and R are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept below Z. Only one box is kept above W. Only one box is kept between W and Q.V is kept immediately above Y. R is kept at some place below X. How many boxes are kept between X and V?

85. 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.)

86. 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. TOWN - NWTO - TWON CLAW - WACL - CALW

87. Seven people, I, J, K, L, P, Q and R are sitting in a row, facing north. Only J sits to the left of P. Only four people sit between J and I. Only K sits between R and Q. R is not an immediate neighbour of I. Who sits at the extreme right end of the line?

88. 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 @ 2 3 $ 9 & 6 Ω 4 # 5 * £ 7 (Right) Blackbook If all the symbols are dropped from the series, which of the following will be fourth from the right?

89. In a certain code language, ‘BLUE’ is coded as ‘7524’ and ‘UNIT’ is coded as ‘1356’. What is the code for ‘U’ in the given code language?

90. Seven boxes L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. M is kept fourth from the bottom. O is placed immediately below M. Q is placed immediately above R. P is the topmost box. M is placed immediately below L. Which box is placed at the bottom?

91. RUWU is related to YBDB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, JMOM is related to QTVT. To which of the given options is TWYW related, following the same logic?

92. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 57 × 3 − 11 ÷ 7 + 42 = ?

93. 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 notes are books. All books are tables. Conclusion (I): Some notes are tables. Conclusions (II): All tables are books.

94. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 27 31 40 56 81 ?

95. In a certain code language, ‘reading is important’ is written as ‘pb mk lo’ and ‘is it raining’ is coded as ‘jo mt pb’. How is ‘is’ coded in the given language?

96. 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 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (16, 63, 16) (36, 111, 4)