NTPC UG — Test 40

01. Which example best reflects the need for the Constitution in daily life?

02. Which type of natural vegetation in India is known for forests with hardwood trees such as sal, teak, and bamboo?

03. Which archaeological site shows pit dwellings and evidence of domesticated dogs during the Neolithic period?

04. On May 20, 2025, the Supreme Court has made minimum how many years of legal practice mandatory for entry into the judicial service?

05. Infrastructure has been a key pillar for sustained growth. Which initiative was launched in 2020 to coordinate infrastructure projects in India?

06. Which of the following countries withdrew from the OCED Global Tax Deal in January 2025?

07. DIGIPIN, an open-source nationwide geo-coded addressing system, is an alphanumeric code of how many characters based on latitude and longitude coordinates?

08. In which of the following years did Edward, Prince of Wales visit India on behalf of his father King George V, to thank the nation for the essential role it had played during the First World War?

09. As in May 2025, who was the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)?

10. As per April 2025 announcement, CRPF decided to raise which battalion for counter terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir?

11. The 'Keel Laying' ceremony of the first of the five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy was held at which place in November 2024?

12. The International Date Line approximately follows which meridian?

13. Which type of reaction is involved in the rusting of iron?

14. Which of the following is NOT an epigraphic record for the reign of King Harsha?

15. Seasonal unemployment is common in rural economies. Which sector in India experiences the most seasonal unemployment?

16. What type of pressure develops over the Indian subcontinent during the summer, attracting monsoon winds?

17. Which company signed a ₹1,220 crore deal for Software Defined Radios with Defence Ministry in February 2025?

18. Which of the following cases CANNOT be taken up by a Lok Adalat?

19. Who among the following was conferred with a Padma Vibhushan Award 2025 (Posthumous) in the field of literature in April 2025?

20. In which year was the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) formed under the Disaster Management Act of 2005?

21. Which of the following players broke National Record in Women’s 3000 m steeplechase at Doha Diamond League 2025 and qualified for the World Athletics Championships?

22. During the Revolt of 1857, Rani Laxmibai led the rebellion from:

23. As announced in January 2025, which Indian pharmaceutical company is set to manufacture Paracetamol domestically?

24. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in British India?

25. Which Constitutional Amendment added the words 'Socialist', 'Secular' and 'Integrity' to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?

26. ____________ is a classical dance form characterised by elaborate facial makeup, colourful costumes, and themes from Hindu epics, mainly performed by male dancers.

27. After his election as the first American pope, what papal name did Cardinal Robert Prevost choose?

28. Which of the following exercises was jointly conducted by the Indian Army and NDRF on May 2025 as a large-scale humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) simulation?

29. A primary goal of LPG reforms was macroeconomic stabilisation. Which indicator improved significantly post-1991 reforms?

30. Who among the following decides the allocation of portfolios among Indian state ministers?

31. Which of the following is the correct terminology for the gap between two neurons where they communicate?

32. What does CPU stand for in computer systems?

33. In January 2025, the Gujarat government declared the 'Inland Mangrove of Guneri', located in which district, as its first Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS)?

34. Which farming type involves small landholdings, simple tools, and production mainly consumed by farmers and their families in India?

35. During which of the following seasons was the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme launched to protect the farmers against crop losses suffered on account of natural calamities such as droughts, floods, hailstorms, cyclones, pests and diseases?

36. Which memory is non-volatile, meaning it retains data even after the computer is turned off?

37. Which city hosted the inaugural World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in May 2025?

38. What is a key obligation of citizens toward fellow citizens and society?

39. Who among the following was the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?

40. Find the value of: [616 ÷ {26 + 9 × ( 5 − 7 )}].

41. Two pipes can fill a cistern, individually, in 16 minutes and 32 minutes, respectively. There is a pipe located at the bottom of the cistern to empty it. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, then the empty cistern gets filled in 12 minutes. How long will the pipe at the bottom of the tank take to empty the completely filled cistern if no other pipe is then open? Blackbook

42. Find the mean proportional of 490 and 10.

43. Evaluate: (-9) - (-60) ÷ (-10) + (-2) × 7

44. M and N start a business. M invests ₹39,000 more than N for 4 months and N invests for 7 months. M's share is ₹508 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹4,064. Find the capital contributed by M.

45. The population of a district is 374000, out of which 165000 are males. 21% of the population is literate. If 40% males are literate, then what percentage of females are literate?

46. In covering a distance of 60 km, Pranay takes 6 hours more than Aman. If Pranay doubles his speed, then he would take 9 hours less than Aman. Pranay's speed is:

47. The LCM of the numbers 5.1 and 0.102 is:

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

49. The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 600. The greater of the two numbers is:

50. 5 years ago, the age of a father was 11 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

51. A man riding on a bicycle at a speed of 24 km/hr crosses a bridge in 3.1 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

52. Which of the following numbers divides 54,10,96,943?

53. Blackbook

54. A, B and C started a business investing ₹1,340, ₹1,100 and ₹2,440, respectively. If B's share in the profit earned by them is ₹814, what is the difference in the profit (in ₹) earned by A and C?

55. In △ ABC, BD ⟂ AC at D and ∠ DBC = 29°. E is a point on BC such that ∠ CAE = 25°. What is the measure of ∠ AEB?

56. On a marked price of ₹5,000, a dealer offers successive discounts of 10% and 5%. Find the selling price.

57. An open metallic box is 60 cm long, 40 cm wide and 23 cm high. Its thickness is 3 cm. If 1 cm 3 of metal used in the box weighs 0.5 grams, find the weight (in kg) of the box.

58. What is the area (rounded off to the nearest integer) of a triangle whose three sides measure 11 cm, 15 cm and 16 cm?

59. The average weight (in kg) of a family of five members, whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 74 kg, and 39 kg, is:

60. The average price of three items of furniture is ₹ 16860. If their prices are in the ratio 3:5:7, the price of the costliest item (in ₹) is

61. The sum of two numbers is 84 and their L.C.M. is 120. What are the two numbers?

62. Amit bought some erasers at the rate of ₹150 a dozen. He sold them for ₹42 each. His profit percentage is ______%.

63. Each of the digits in the number 2516984 is arranged in the ascending order from left to right. 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?

64. In a certain code language, ‘LOAN’ is coded as ‘4257’ and ‘NIKE’ is coded as ‘1346’. What is the code for ‘N’ in the given code language?

65. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? DLY 15, BJW 22, ZHU 29, XFS 36, ? Blackbook

66. 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: Some laptops are computers. No computer is a mobile. Conclusions (I): No laptop is a mobile. Conclusions (II): Some laptops are mobile.

67. 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). Statements: Some crafts are handlooms. All shawls are handlooms. Conclusions: (I) Some crafts are shawls. (II) All handlooms are shawls.

68. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 191 192 196 205 221 ?

69. In a row of certain number of people facing north, Rahul is sitting 245 th from the left end and 19 th from the right end. What is the total number of people in that row?

70. DJMS is related to FORU in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, LDGA is related to NILC. To which of the given options is RSVG related, following the same logic?

71. 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.)

72. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 890 891 893 896 900 ?

73. Town P is to the south of Town Q. Town R is to the west of Town Q. Town S is to the west of Town R. Town T is to the north of Town S and also to the south of Town U. What is the position of Town U with respect to Town S?

74. Seven boxes P, Q, R, S, X, Y and Z are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Z is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between Z and R. X is kept at one of the positions below Z. Only S is kept between R and Y. P is kept at one of the positions above R. How many boxes are kept between Q and R?

75. I, J, K, L, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. P sits third to the left of K. O sits second to the left of J. Only K sits between Q and O. L is not an immediate neighbour of P. How many people sit between I and O when counted from the right of I?

76. Each of the digits in the number 5648321 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

77. 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. ABLE - BLAE - ELBA ITEM - TEIM - METI

78. In a certain code language, ‘learning is lifelong’ is written as ‘fk mb tb’ and ‘is school over’ is coded as ‘jt mt fk’. How is ‘is’ coded in the given language?

79. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 72 × 3 − 8 ÷ 5 + 31 = ?

80. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 56 58 63 73 90 ?

81. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 512 648 729 378 462 (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 first digit of the lowest number is added to the third digit of the highest number?

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

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.) 300, 194 315, 209

84. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits third to the left of G. C sits second to the left of B. F sits to the immediate right of D. E sits to the immediate right of G. How many people sit between A and D when counted from the left of A?

85. 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.)

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 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.)

87. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? UNA OHU IBO CVI ? Blackbook

88. MJRN is related to KHPL in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, PMUQ is related to NKSO. To which of the given options is SPXT related, following the same logic?

89. Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. D is kept immediately above A. G is kept immediately above B. Only E is kept above C. Only two boxes are kept above D. G is not kept at the third position from the bottom. How many boxes are kept above G?

90. If 1 is added to each odd digit and 2 is subtracted from each even digit in the number 8147563, what will be the sum of the digits that are second from the left and second from the right?

91. I is the daughter of X. K is the son of R. X is married to Z. Z is the mother of N. F is married to R. F is the brother of X. How is X related to K?

92. Bimal starts from Point Y and drives 44 km towards south. He then takes a left turn, drives 56 km, turns right and drives 37 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 23 km. He takes a right turn, drives 28 km. He then turns right, drives 38 km, turns left and drives 53 km, turns right and drives 19 km to stop 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° turns only unless specified.)