NTPC UG — Test 34

01. Which of the following subjects is addressed by the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

02. When and where were the flight trials of the ULPGM ‑ V3 missile conducted?

03. What is the name of India’s first satellite, which completed 50 years in April 2025 and was launched in 1975?

04. Which architectural style, introduced by the British, combines Indian traditional elements with Gothic, Victorian and Neo-Classical forms?

05. Which of the following years saw the foundation of the Home Rule League and its phenomenal success?

06. Which of the following pairs correctly classifies one input and one output device?

07. India is set to invest over US$360 billion in renewable energy and infrastructure by .

08. Which of the following Bollywood actresses was honoured at the inaugural Global Vanguard Honour, 2025, held in Los Angeles?

09. Who is responsible for the administration of Union Territories like Chandigarh and Lakshadweep?

10. Which crop is primarily associated with plantation agriculture in Kerala?

11. Which of the following is NOT a Central Armed Police Force?

12. Events of Khelo India Youth Games 2025 were NOT conducted in which of the following cities of Bihar?

13. Who authored the book 'The Churn' that was released in April 2025?

14. The Himalayan Mountain ranges stretch in a west-east direction from the Indus River to which major Indian river?

15. During the colonial period in India, the Vernacular Press Act (1878) was introduced by _____.

16. In which year was the Industrial Policy Resolution that gave importance to the public sector adopted?

17. Which city in Assam issued evacuation notices to residents in landslide-prone areas due to continuous rainfall in June 2025?

18. The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring is known as _____________.

19. When was the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) established to investigate cases of human rights violations in India?

20. Alauddin Khilji introduced the Dagh and Huliyah systems to control the army. What was Huliyah associated with?

21. As per India Justice Report 2025, how many judges does India have per million population?

22. Which anniversary of the Meter Convention was celebrated by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India on 20 May 2025?

23. Pick the INCORRECT statement regarding the life of Birsa Munda.

24. Under the Ayushman Vaya Vandana Yojana launched in October 2024, every Indian citizen aged 70 years and above will get free health insurance up to what amount every year?

25. According to the Henley Passport Index released in January 2025, what is India's global passport ranking for 2025?

26. Why is air transport less popular for freight movement in India?

27. What is the function of the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Z?

28. In which of the following years was the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) launched with the aim to translate the comprehensive vision of Mahatma Gandhi about an ideal Indian village into reality, keeping in view the present context?

29. What is the preferred unit used in the scientific literature to express the ratio between two sound intensities?

30. Which artist was recognised as the Global Recording Artist of the Year 2024 by the IFPI?

31. Which military division had become rare in warfare during the Gupta period despite being part of the army in texts?

32. Which sector was the dominant contributor to India's GDP immediately after independence in 1947?

33. In which of the following groups of states are the lower regions of the Western Ghats located where subtropical vegetation is found?

34. Which AI-driven anti-drone system was deployed at India's largest naval port in Karnataka in May 2025 to protect critical infrastructure?

35. For the implementation of which of the following did the Central Government estimate a total requirement of ₹2.31 lakh crore over a five year period from 2010-11 to 2014-15?

36. Which of the following is a feature of the State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) in India?

37. The western coastal plains are an example of:

38. India launched chip-enabled biometric e-passports in __________ cities as of April 2025.

39. Which of the following organisations is tasked with providing certification to films before their public release in India?

40. The exchange of gases at the alveoli and tissues occurs by which process?

41. A man goes to Nagpur from Visakhapatnam at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns to Visakhapatnam at speed of 6 km/hr, through the same route. What is his average speed (in km/hr) of the entire journey?

42. The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 110. The greater of the two numbers is:

43. Train A leaves station M at 6:30 AM and reaches station N at 3:30 PM on the same day. Train B leaves station N at 8:30 AM and reaches station M at 2:30 PM on the same day. Find the time when trains A and B meet.

44. In △ ABC, BD ⟂ AC at D and ∠ DBC = 58°. E is a point on BC such that ∠ CAE = 16°. What is the measure of ∠ AEB?

45. X, Y and Z invest a sum in the ratio of 16 : 82 : 2, respectively. If they earned a total profit of ₹2,750 at the end of the year, then what is the difference between share of Y and Z?

46. The number 716710501 is divisible by which of the following?

47. A book is sold at three successive discounts of 8%, 4%, and 5%. If the marked price of the book is ₹3,125, find its net selling price.

48. 8 years ago, the age of a father was 20 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

49. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 72 and 432, respectively. If one of the numbers is 144, find the other one.

50. The number of prime numbers between 374 and 381, both included, is:

51. Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 10 months.

52. The average of first 163 even numbers is

53. Find the mean proportional of 96 and 54.

54. M and N start a business. M invests ₹17,000 more than N for 6 months and N invests for 5 months. M's share is ₹498 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹1,494. Find the capital contributed by M.

55. Simplify the given expression. x(7x − 5) + 3(x 2 − 2) + 14

56. The current population of a town is 14,568. It increases by 25% and 60% in two successive years but decreases by 50% in the third year. What is the population of the town at the end of the third year?

57. The average weight of a family of five members whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 75 kg and 37 kg is:

58. If the interest earned during the 2 nd year on a certain sum is ₹6,534, and the rate of interest is 20% per annum compounded annually, then the sum is:

59. A trader offers one kitchen set free with each kitchen set purchased at the marked price. If he still makes a profit of 20%, at what percentage above the cost price has the trader marked the kitchen set?

60. Find the circumference (in m) of the largest circle that can be drawn completely inside a rectangle whose dimensions are given as 63 m and 116 m. Blackbook

61. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? ROP 1, VST 3, ZWX 5, DAB 7, ?

62. 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.)

63. M is the son of L. L is the father of D. D is the brother of N. N is the sister of A. A is the daughter of K. K is the mother of Q. N is married to S. S is the father of C. How is L related to C?

64. In a certain code language, ‘TAME’ is coded as ‘4257’ and ‘MIND’ is coded as ‘1365’. What is the code for ‘M’ in the given code language?

65. 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.)

66. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 312 320 329 ? 350 362

67. If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 8 − 3 + 63 × 3 ÷ 14 = ?

68. Kabir, Sumit, Ranvir, Madhu, Samir and Tanvi are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. Ranvir sits second to the right of Samir. Samir sits second to the right of Madhu. Sumit sits to the immediate left of Samir. Kabir sits second to the left of Tanvi. Who sits to the immediate right of Kabir?

69. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 425 300 236 209 201 ?

70. Each of the digits in the number 817594326 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. Which of the following digits will be fourth from the left?

71. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 666 714 792 824 596 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) What will be the resultant if the second digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of the lowest number?

72. Kiya ranked 7 th from the bottom and 15 th from the top in her class. How many students are there in her class?

73. Each of the digits in the number 9254631 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

74. In a row of 161 students facing north, Mr. Into is 98 th from the left end. If Mr. Toni is 20 th to the right of Mr. Into, what is Mr. Toni's position from the right end of the line?

75. Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, M, N and O, are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept above C. Only one box is kept between O and C. Only three boxes are kept between O and N. N is kept at some place above C. A is kept immediately below N. B is kept at one of the places above D. M is not kept immediately above or Blackbook below O. Which box is kept at the lowermost position?

76. QERG is related to WJVJ in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, OYHS is related to UDLV. To which of the given options is GNTB related, following the same logic?

77. In a certain code language, ‘FLAG’ is coded as ‘7239’ and ‘ALIF’ is coded as ‘3289’. What is the code for ‘I’ in the given code language?

78. URKE is related to QOGB in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, EFUS is related to ACQP. To which of the given options is SWIJ related, following the same logic?

79. 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 5 3 % © 2 € £ 7 1 # 8 % 8 7 2 @ (Right) How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

80. 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 actors are dancers. Some dancers are magicians. Conclusions: (I) All dancers are actors. (II) No magician is a dancer.

81. JM 8 is related to FI 11 in a certain way. In the same way, LO 19 is related to HK 22. To which of the following is UX 27 related, following the same logic?

82. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? IGE 13, LJH 17, OMK 21, RPN 25, ?

83. In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first number. 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/subtracting/multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) 11, 96 10, 75

84. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 82 , 83 , 85 , 89 , 97 , ?

85. 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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s). Blackbook Statements: Some Magpies are Swans. No Swans are Seagulls. Conclusions: I: Some Magpies are Seagulls. II: No Seagulls are Magpies.

86. Hanish starts from Point A and drives 12 km towards the north. He then takes a right turn, drives 8 km, turns right and drives 17 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 10 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 5 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.)

87. 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.)

88. Six people, A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of C. A sits second to the left of D. B sits to the immediate right of E. F sits on the extreme right end of the line. How many people sit between B and F?

89. Each of the digits in the number 3147569 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. The position(s) of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

90. Town J is to the south of Town K. Town L is to the east of Town K. Town M is to the north of Town L. Town N is to the east of Town M. Town O is to the northeast of Town N. What is the position of Town O with respect to Town J?