NTPC UG — Test 45

01. Gender disparities significantly affect human development outcomes. Which of the following indicators is NOT part of the Gender Inequality Index (GII)?

02. Which of the following is an example of globalisation in India post-1991?

03. Which Union Territory of India is located in the Arabian Sea?

04. Which State government launched a cryogenic facility to preserve endangered plant species in February 2025?

05. Which tunnel was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jammu and Kashmir on 13 January 2025?

06. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India empowers the President to declare Scheduled Areas?

07. Which of the following states hosted the 7 th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in May 2025 along with New Delhi?

08. Which of these elements is NOT part of the standard Windows 7 desktop?

09. Who hosted the 6 th BIMTEC Summit in April 2025?

10. Which of the following energy sources remained the dominant contributor to India’s renewable energy growth, accounting for 47% of the total installed renewable energy capacity in 2024?

11. Which Act ended the monopoly of the East India Company over trade with India?

12. Under Article 254(2) of the Indian Constitution, a State law repugnant to a Central law can prevail in the State only if:

13. What is self-induction?

14. During the 1857 Revolt, Indian sepoys declared which of the following as their symbolic leader?

15. Under Article 5 of the Indian Constitution, which of the following is NOT required for a person to be considered a citizen at the commencement of the Constitution?

16. Who among the following scientists is credited with the development of the modern Periodic Law?

17. Which of the following places is most likely to experience an equable climate with minimal seasonal variation due to its proximity to the sea?

18. Which of the following options is used to change the system settings in MS Windows?

19. Researchers from which Indian institute developed an advanced agricultural robot designed to detect plant diseases and apply pesticides precisely?

20. What is the primary function of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Indian Parliament?

21. Who among the following led the official media briefing on India's Operation Sindoor in May 2025?

22. At the 8 th Indian Ocean Conference held in Muscat on 16-17 February 2025, which theme was unveiled to enhance maritime partnerships among member nations?

23. Which country topped the World Press Freedom Index, 2025, released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)?

24. As announced on 30 April 2025, what major decision did the Indian Cabinet take regarding the upcoming decennial census?

25. Lakhwar Multipurpose Project belongs to which state?

26. Which Constitutional Amendment removed the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights in India?

27. Which method is employed in the refining of petroleum to separate crude oil from high boiling point fractions like lubricating oils?

28. During the Mauryan period, the village headman in North India was known by ______.

29. Union Cabinet approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in 2024, to provide subsidy for the installation of rooftop solar in how many households across India?

30. Where was the 6 th summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held on 4 April 2025?

31. Which of the four Vedas is traditionally paired with the Upaveda known as Gandharvaveda?

32. Employment generation became a focus in later Five-Year Plans. Which Five-Year Plan introduced the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)?

33. The Kherwar movement was led by which charismatic leader?

34. The Priest-King statue from Mohenjo-daro, a famous stone sculpture, is predominantly made of which of the following substances?

35. Which Indian non ‑ profit, profiled by IEEE Spectrum (December 2024), built AI models to predict adverse TB outcomes?

36. What was one of the key effects of globalisation on the Indian economy after 1991?

37. Which of the following mountain ranges belongs to the Peninsular Plateau?

38. Which Indian institute was officially notified as an 'Institution Deemed to be University' by the Union Ministry of Education?

39. Bori, which is considered to be the first Lower Palaeolithic site, is in which of the following states of India?

40. Who is the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as of May 2025?

41. The number of prime numbers lying between 332 and 343, both included, is:

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43. If 3 times the mother's age is 29 years more than 5 times her daughter's age, and 2 times the daughter's age is 2 years less than the mother's age, then what is the difference (in years) between the ages of the mother and the daughter?

44. The number 726179 is divisible by which of the following?

45. Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 5 months.

46. In an election between two candidates, 82% of the registered voters cast their vote and 4% of the votes polled were found invalid. The winning candidate got 60% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 1968 votes. How many voters were registered? Blackbook

47. A man driving a car at a speed of 48 km/hr crosses a bridge in 4.6 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

48. The average weight of Salil, Mukund and Sachin is 45 kg. If the average weight of Salil and Mukund is 44 kg and that of Mukund and Sachin is 48 kg, then the weight of Mukund (in kg) is:

49. A publisher gives 15% discount on the printed price of a book to booksellers. What does a book seller pay (in ₹) for a book whose printed price is ₹2,400?

50. Simplify: x(6x − 9) + 6(x 2 − 3) + 19

51. The marked price of a wet grinder is ₹6,500. It was sold at two successive discounts of 5% and 4%. Find its selling price.

52. If the radius of a sphere is 24 cm, then its surface area is:

53. A number, when increased by 60%, gives 3560. The number is:

54. Find the mean proportional of 225 and 4.

55. The LCM of 3 3 × 9 2 × 13, 3 2 × 13 2 × 18 and 9 3 × 13 2 × 18 2 is

56. The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of two numbers are 8 and 4200, respectively. If one of the numbers is 168, find the other one.

57. In covering a distance of 52 km, Anmol takes 6 hours more than Nikhil. If Anmol doubles his speed, then he would take 7 hours less than Nikhil. Anmol's speed is:

58. The product of two positive numbers is 2000. If the first number is five times the second number, then the sum of the two numbers is:

59. The average weight of a family of five members whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 75 kg and 38 kg is:

60. Find the surface area of a cube, whose each side measures 9 cm.

61. 86 light bulbs were purchased for ₹86, and 14 light bulbs broke in transit. The trader sold the remaining light bulbs at ₹3.20 each. Find his profit.

62. ₹35,200 were divided among A, B and C, such that 8 times the share of A = 6 times the share of B = 3 times the share of C. Find the share of A.

63. Pooja, Harsh, and Madhur invest ₹1,120, ₹1,320, and ₹1,160, respectively to start a business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹1,080, then what is the share of Madhur in the profit?

64. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 22 25 36 39 50 ?

65. Each of the digits in the number 5312768 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?

66. 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.)

67. 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 planes are buses. No bus is a truck. Conclusions: (I) : No truck is a bus. (II) : Some buses are planes.

68. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? NUB 1, JQX 4, FMT 10, BIP 22, XEL 46, ? Blackbook

69. In a certain code language, ‘RAID’ is coded as ‘3527’ and ‘DOGS’ is coded as ‘1346’. What is the code for ‘D’ in the given code language?

70. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 83 91 107 139 203 ?

71. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 8 13 23 38 58 ?

72. If 1 is added to each even digit and 2 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 8524796, then which of the following digits will be second from the right in the new number thus formed?

73. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 100 × 4 + 11 ÷ 2 − 18 = ?

74. Refer to the five three-digit numbers given below and answer the question that follows. (Left) 869 509 779 491 863 (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?

75. SACU is related to YGIA in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, QYAS is related to WEGY. To which of the following is IQSK related, following the same logic?

76. 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 C and A. A is kept immediately above E. Only four boxes are kept between C and B. D is kept at some place above G. How many boxes are kept between F and G?

77. 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 conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statement(s). Statements: Some Blueberries are Melons. All Melons are Grapefruits. Conclusions: I. No Blueberries are Grapefruits. II. Some Grapefruits are Blueberries.

78. NMOK is related to QHRF in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, TCUA is related to WXXV. To which of the following is ZSAQ related, following the same logic?

79. In a certain code language, ‘GAVE’ is coded as ‘4629’ and ‘AIDS’ is coded as ‘1395’. What is the code for ‘A’ in the given code language?

80. In a certain code language, A $ B means ‘A is the mother 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’ Based on the above, how is E related to N if ‘E $ F + G ÷ M @ N’?

81. Seven boxes F, G, H, I, K, L, and O are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept above G. Only one box is kept between F and G. Only three boxes are kept between F and K. K is kept at some place above G. O is kept immediately below K. L is kept at one of the places above I. H is not kept immediately above or below F. Which box is kept at the lowermost position?

82. Umar starts from Point A and drives 7 km towards North. He then takes a right turn, drives 4 km, turns right and drives 11 km. He then takes a right 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.)

83. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? ELJ HOM KRP NUS ?

84. Seven people, I, J, K, L, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of K. Only two people sit between K and R. Only two people sit between I and Q. Q sits to the immediate left of K. L sits to the immediate right of P. Who sits at the third position from the left end of the row?

85. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) £ $ 7 # © 5 1 6 9 & 9 € & 2 6 £ £ $ @ % * % (Right) Blackbook How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol?

86. In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operation(s) to the first number. Select the number-pair in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following pairs. (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.) 12, 53 25, 105

87. 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.)

88. Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. QMJ−GCZ CYV−SOL

89. I, J, K, L, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Only two people sit between Q and K when counted from the right of Q. Only two people sit between K and O. Only three people sit between Q and P. I sits to the immediate left of L. Who sits third to the left of J?

90. 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.) Blackbook

91. Seven boxes P, Q, R, S, X, Y and Z are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. Only two boxes are kept between P and Z. Only X is kept above S. No box is kept below Z. R is kept at some place below Y, but at some place above Q. Which box is kept third above Q?

92. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 25 × 5 − 18 ÷ 3 + 15 = ?

93. Ravi starts from Point A and drives 8 km towards south. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns right and drives 5 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 4 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 13 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.)