NTPC UG — Test 43

01. Which of the following local winds is known to bring rain to Tamil Nadu during winter?

02. Who was appointed as the Director General of Defence Estates (DGDE) in June 2025?

03. Which of the following is NOT a role of the President of India?

04. Which of the following metals is used as a catalyst in the Haber process for ammonia synthesis?

05. In 2025, India assumed the chairmanship of which international body focused on productivity and sustainability during a meeting held in Jakarta?

06. What is the name of the herbal cream developed by CSIR-CIMAP for treating psoriasis released in May 2025?

07. Which year was the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana launched?

08. At the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Championships Finals held in Doha, who emerged as the men's singles champion?

09. Who assumed charge as the 18 th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) on 1 June 2025?

10. Which institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) developed India’s first 0 genome-edited rice variety DRR Rice 100 (Kamla)?

11. The energy produced by using the heat from the Earth’s interior is called: 1

12. Which of the following Ministries is responsible for granting Indian citizenship by 2 naturalisation?

13. What is the name of the first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare 3 Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) inducted into the Indian Navy in May 2025?

14. Land revenue systems under British rule varied regionally. Which land revenue system 4 was primarily followed in Bombay and Madras Presidencies?

15. Who was the first Portuguese governor in India, sent in 1505 to establish naval 5 supremacy?

16. What was the official mascot of the 2025 National Games? 6

17. Which Indian university showcased India's first fully automated vegetable sapling 7 transplanter at the Ente Keralam exhibition, held in May 2025 at Marine Drive, Kochi, as part of the Kerala government's fourth-anniversary celebrations?

18. What is the correct way to copy a file or folder using the Drag and Drop method? 8

19. Which of the following government initiatives was launched in 1973 to conserve a key 9 apex predator and its ecosystem in India?

20. Which of the following is the genome-edited rice varieties launched by India in 2025? 0

21. Which of the following sectors was the primary focus of India's First Five-Year Plan 1 (1951–56)?

22. Who among the following laid the foundation stone of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran 2 Akademi, commonly called IGRUA, in 1985?

23. Rapid industrialisation was a hallmark of India's early planning efforts. Which Five-Year 3 Plan laid the foundation for India's public sector steel plants?

24. Among which of the following powers did the ‘Tripartite Struggle’ take place during the 8 th and 9 th centuries? 4

25. Which of the following classical theatre forms is associated with Karnataka and 5 features dance-drama with colourful costumes?

26. 6 century in India?

27. Following the Pahalgam attack in April 2025, India suspended which treaty with 7 Pakistan?

28. Which authority can dissolve the Council of Ministers at the state level? 8

29. On which date did Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurate the WAVES 2025, 9 India’s first-of-its-kind World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, held at Mumbai?

30. Which of the following is the conjugate base of HCl? 0

31. Which reform movement in Kerala focused on the upliftment of the backward castes 1 through education and social equality?

32. How can you permanently delete a file in MS Windows so that it DOES NOT go to the 2 Recycle Bin?

33. Which of the following Articles deals with the rights of citizenship at the 3 commencement of the Indian Constitution?

34. Which of the following minerals is essential for oxygen transport in the blood? 4

35. Which gas was least abundant in the early atmosphere? 5

36. When was the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty founded by Nagabhatta I in the region of 6 Malwa?

37. Which fault in the Peninsular Plateau is known for recurrent seismic activity? 7

38. In April 2025, the Supreme Court reinterpreted which Article of the Constitution to direct 8 amendment in KYC digital norms to ensure access for 'persons with disabilities'?

39. The 2025 edition of the Sheila Bharat Ram Theatre Festival took place at which of the 9 following locations?

40. 0 in May 2025, for philanthropic work during the Covid pandemic?

41. The product of two positive numbers is 80. If the first number is five times of the second number, then the sum of the two numbers is:

42. The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 42. In the next 10 matches, the batsman scored an average of 13 runs. Find his average runs scored (rounded off to two decimals) in all the 33 matches.

43. One side of a right-angled triangle is twice the other and the hypotenuse is 15 cm. Find the area (in cm 2 ) of the triangle.

44. 50 glass bottles were purchased for ₹50, and 28 glass bottles broke in transit. The trader sold the remaining glass bottles at ₹5.80 each. Find his profit.

45. The LCM of the numbers 15.4 and 0.006 is:

46. The difference between an interior angle and exterior angle of a regular polygon is 120°. Find the number of sides of the polygon.

47. An amount of ₹936 is divided among three persons in the ratio of 2 : 4 : 3. The difference between the largest and the smallest shares (in ₹) in the distribution is:

48. Find the value of: [480 ÷ {12 + 2 × ( 4 − 9 )}].

49. Shahid and Mira have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Shahid is 0 driving at 42 km/hr while Mira is driving at 98 km/hr. Find the time taken by Mira to reach Kanpur if Shahid takes 14 hours.

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51. What is the difference between a single discount of 48% on ₹1,450 and two successive 3 discounts of 10% and 40% on the same amount?

52. M and N started a business. M invested ₹50,000 more than N for 3 months, while N 6 invested for 7 months. M's share is ₹328 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹4,920. Find the capital contributed by M.

53. The current population of a town is 12,800. It increases by 25% and 35% in two 7 successive years but decreases by 5% in the third year. What is the population of the town at the end of the third year?

54. The HCF and the LCM of two numbers are 11 and 330, respectively. If one of the 8 numbers is 66, find the other one.

55. If the third proportional of 9 and 30 be x, then what is the value of x? 0

56. The distance between two electric poles of length 25 metres and 36 metres is x metres. 1 If the two angles of elevation of their respective top from the bottom of the other are complementary to each other, then the value of x (in metres) is:

57. A supplier offers a trade discount of 20% on a product priced at ₹5,000. Additionally, 2 there is a scheme discount of 10% on the already discounted price. What is the final price of the product after both discounts?

58. 3 radii are 1 cm and 4 cm, respectively. What is the mass (in kg) of the shell?

59. 4 .

60. Find the simple interest (in ₹) if a sum of ₹400 is borrowed for 3.5 years at 16% per 5 annum rate of interest.

61. The average weight (in kg) of a family of five members whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 6 56 kg, 76 kg and 38 kg is:

62. Zeeshan travels 252 km at 63 km/hr, the next 150 km at 30 km/hr and the next 680 km at 7 68 km/hr. What is his average speed (in km/hr, rounded off to two decimal places) for the whole journey?

63. Evaluate: (-9) - (-60) ÷ (-10) + (-4) × 6 8

64. 3 years ago, the age of a father was 18 years more than twice his son's age. After how 9 many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

65. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 510 511 519 546 610 ?

66. Kishori ranked 15 th from the bottom and 26 th from the top in her class. How many students are there in her class?

67. 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? 11 B 3 C 20 D 93 A 3 = ?

68. 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.)

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

70. Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. No box is kept above F. Only three boxes are kept between F and E. Only one box is kept between G and C. C is kept immediately above E. Only four boxes are kept between G and A. B is kept at some place above D. How many boxes are kept above E?

71. In a certain code language, ‘MALT’ is coded as ‘1264’ and ‘PALM’ is coded as ‘4521’. What is the code for ‘P’ in that language?

72. 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 Blackbook position in the letter-cluster.)

73. 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 : All candles are waxes. No candle is a tubelight. Conclusions: (I) Some tubelights are waxes. (II) All waxes are tubelights.

74. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the 0 given series to make it logically complete? JCV 13, MFY 25, PIB 49, SLE 97, VOH 193, ?

75. Seven boxes U, V, W, X, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in 1 the same order. Only three boxes are kept below X. Only two boxes are kept between X and W. Only E is kept above V. H is kept at some place below G and at some place above U. Which box is kept at second position from the bottom?

76. In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain 2 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.) 19, 33 17, 29

77. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. 3 (Left) 458 294 680 183 297 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) Blackbook (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order, the position of how many numbers will remain unchanged?

78. Seven people, F, G, H, I, J, K and R, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre 4 of the table. I sits third to the left of J. R sits second to the left of G. Only J sits between H and R. F is not an immediate neighbour of I. How many people sit between K and R when counted from the right of K?

79. A $ B means ‘A is the mother of B’, 5 A + B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A @ B means ‘A is the wife of B’, and A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’. How is E related to N if ‘E @ F ÷ G + M $ N’?

80. Virat starts from Point A and drives 10 km towards South. He then takes a right turn, 6 drives 9 km, turns left and drives 5 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 9 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 4 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.)

81. Navneet starts from Point Y and drives 10 km towards west. He then takes a right turn, 7 drives 18 km. He then turns right and drives 10 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 15 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. FRUZ is related to JUYC in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the 8 same way, VDKL is related to ZGOO. To which of the given options is HMWU related, following the same logic?

83. Each of the digits in the number 8237519 is arranged in ascending order from left to 9 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?

84. In a certain code language, ‘CLAM’ is coded as ‘1587’ and ‘LOAM’ is coded as ‘4875’. 0 What is the code for ‘O’ in that language?

85. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 1 7 , 16 , 30 , 49 , 73 , ?

86. Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are 2 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.)

87. FKPX is related to IPSC in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the 3 same way, REBR is related to UJEW. To which of the following options is ATKG related, following the same logic?

88. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the 4 English alphabetical order? JUO UFZ FQK QBV ? Blackbook

89. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. 5 (Left) 984 673 543 126 341 (Right) (Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If all the numbers are arranged in descending order, the position(s) of how many numbers will remain unchanged?

90. JFCK is related to HDAI in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the 6 same way, MIFN is related to KGDL. To which of the given options is PLIQ related, following the same logic?

91. If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, what will 7 come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 6 B 7 D 84 A 3 C 15 = ?

92. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information 8 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 files are books. All books are keys. Conclusions: (I) Some files are keys. (II) All keys are books.

93. If + means −, − means ×, × means ÷ and ÷ means +, then what will come in place of the 9 question mark (?) in the following equation? 12 − 2 + 49 × 7 ÷ 5 = ? Blackbook

94. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 0 26 40 55 71 ? 106