NTPC UG — Test 7

01. In 2025, which two countries were involved in renewed tensions over the South China Sea, prompting international concern about maritime security?

02. Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs the State to promote the welfare of the people?

03. In which chronic disease do the inner walls of the lungs' air sacs, called alveoli, become damaged, causing them to eventually burst?

04. In 2025, which city in France hosted the French Open tennis tournament?

05. A free trade arrangement of the SAARC countries, the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), came into force in which year?

06. Which novel macrolide antibiotic, highlighted in a December 2024 PIB factsheet, is being positioned as India’s first indigenous drug against community ‑ acquired pneumonia?

07. Which renewable energy source is dependent on the gravitational pull of the moon?

08. Barapani Lake of Shillong is also known as ________.

09. Who is the head of the civil administration of a district court in India?

10. [October 2024] Mongla Port, recently seen in the news for strategic development and trade ties, is located in which country?

11. Who were the Voharikas in the judicial structure of the Magadha period?

12. What is the main function of RAM in a computer?

13. Under Article 239 of the Constitution, a Union Territory is administered by:

14. During the Satavahanas kingdom, what did the terms ‘ahara’ or ‘rashtra’ refer to?

15. Which of the following organs represents the female reproductive part of a flower in angiosperms?

16. Which of the following rivers is associated with National Waterway 10 (NW-10)?

17. To change the desktop wallpaper, which option would you choose?

18. Cabinet minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu was related to which ministry in May 2025, who was named in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leaders list 2025?

19. Which sectors were emphasised in the Eighth Five-Year Plan for employment generation?

20. Decathlon, which set up its first outlet in India in Bengaluru in 2009, is a ___________.

21. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' and promoted Indian economic nationalism?

22. Which of the following correctly describes the Planning Commission of India?

23. Which Indian institution has developed an affordable device that is capable of rapidly separating plasma from blood and purifying water, priced at ₹1,000?

24. What was the official theme of India’s 76 th Republic Day Parade held on January 26, 2025?

25. In which of the following years was the Bengal Sati Regulation enacted?

26. Which indigenously developed missile was successfully test fired by DRDO and Indian Navy on 26 March 2025?

27. The inaugural edition of India's first major naval exercise 'AIKEYME' was held off the coast of which African country in April 2025?

28. The association of Devi Choudhurani and Bhawani Pathak with the Faqir-Sanyasi Rebellion in India indicates which of the following?

29. Which range is known for its rich biodiversity and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

30. When did the Hershey-Chase experiment provide solid evidence that DNA, not proteins, is the genetic material?

31. What is a notable characteristic of the carvings found at the entrances of the Sanchi Stupa?

32. Which Indian Light Tank (ILT) has achieved a major feat in December 2024 by firing multiple rounds at various ranges at an altitude of over 4200 m?

33. Which government initiative primarily focuses on improving human development by ensuring healthcare and nutrition for women and children?

34. In which of the following years was the National Seeds Policy launched?

35. In which of the following shooting events (in distance) did Simranpreet Kaur Brar win silver medal in the women’s category at ISSF World Cup 2025, Lima?

36. In 2025, which of the following institutes developed the paper-based technology 'Freshness Keeper' to extend the freshness of cut flowers?

37. Which body is entrusted with recruiting India’s civil servants on the basis of merit?

38. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, conferred which Jnanpith Award on the Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya in May 2025?

39. Volcanoes are often found in which type of plate boundary?

40. __________ serves as the conventional base material for the art form known as Kalamkari.

41. Find the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 8 cm.

42. Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 9 months.

43. Find the mean proportional between 24 and 150.

44. Train A leaves station M at 8:25 AM and reaches station N at 3:25 PM on the same day. Train B leaves station N at 10:25 AM and reaches station M at 3:25 PM on the same day. Find the time when trains A and B meet.

45. 3 years ago, the age of a father was 24 years more than twice his son's age. After how many years, from now, will he be twice his son's age?

46. If the 6-digit number N83M92 is divisible by 11, then which of the options below can give a possible correct relation between M and N?

47. The number 327087 is divisible by which of the following?

48. Find the greatest number that will divide 49, 97 and 189 so as to leave the same remainder in each case.

49. If the interest earned during the 2 nd year on a certain sum is ₹2,352, and the rate of interest is 5% per annum compounded annually, then the sum is:

50. An amount of ₹658 is divided among three persons in the ratio of 18 : 12 : 2. The difference between the largest and the smallest shares (in ₹) in the distribution is:

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52. The sides of a triangle are 82 cm, 18 cm, and 80 cm. What is its area? (in cm 2 )

53. The number 444348269 is divisible by which of the following?

54. The sum of five numbers is 655. The average of the first two numbers is 80 and the third number is 109. Find the average of the remaining two numbers.

55. Find the value of [954 ÷ {30 + 9 × (3 − 6)}].

56. The current population of a town is 14,680. It increases by 25% and 70% in two successive years but decreases by 20% in the third year. What is the population of the town at the end of the third year?

57. An item marked at ₹5,000 is given at successive discounts of 10% and 5%. Find the final selling price.

58. The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 42. In the next 10 matches, the batsman scored an average of 15 runs. Find his average runs scored (rounded off to two decimal places) in all the 33 matches.

59. A shopkeeper buys a cycle for ₹3,500 and sells it at a discount of 20% with no gain no loss. What is the marked price of the cycle?

60. Prashant and Nisha have to travel from Delhi to Kanpur in their respective cars. Prashant is driving at 117 km/hr while Nisha is driving at 48 km/hr. Find the time taken by Nisha to reach Kanpur if Prashant takes 16 hours.

61. The cost of 12 pens and 7 pencils is ₹285. If the cost of a pen decreases by ₹6 and the cost of a pencil increases by ₹5, then the cost of 11 pens and 3 pencils is ₹118. What is the original cost of 2 pens and 2 pencils?

62. M and N start a business. M invests ₹46,000 more than N for 3 months and N invests for 4 months. M's share is ₹453 more than that of N, out of a total profit of ₹1,359. Find the capital contributed by M.

63. Nitin bought some pencils at the rate of ₹180 a dozen. He sold them for ₹17 each. His profit percentage is ______%. (Round off to two decimal places.)

64. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Note: all numbers are single digit numbers only.) (Left) 1 & 9 6 > 7 5 * 7 + 5 ^ 7 0 * 4 % $ (Right) Blackbook How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a number?

65. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. B sits third to the right of E. F sits to the immediate left of B. C is the immediate neighbour of A and B. G is not the immediate neighbour of F. How many people sit between D and G when counted from the left of G?

66. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 102 108 120 138 162 ?

67. Shyam starts from Point A and drives 12 km towards east. He then takes a right turn, drives 7 km, turns right and drives 5 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 9 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 7 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.)

68. Each of the digits in the number 71642938 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

69. In a certain code language, ‘MADE’ is coded as ‘4172’ and ‘HAME’ is coded as ‘2475’. What is the code for ‘H’ in the given code language?

70. 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 Blackbook 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.) 227, 112 240, 125

71. In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the daughter of B’, A – B means ‘A is the wife of B’, A x B means ‘A is the father of B’ and A ÷ B means ‘A is the brother of B’. How is A related to S if ‘A + E – F x N ÷ S’?

72. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘×’ are interchanged and ‘−’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 38 ÷ 7 + 5 × 20 − 4 = ?

73. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 27 35 51 75 107 ?

74. J, K, L, M, N, O and S are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre of the table. Only three people sit between O and J when counted from the left of O. Only three people sit between K and M when counted from the right of M. S sits to the immediate right of K. N is an immediate neighbour of M as well as J. Who sits second to the left of L?

75. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? LDH 14, NFJ 17, PHL 20, RJN 23, ? Blackbook

76. 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 physicists are chemists. No chemists are biologists. Conclusions: I. No biologists are physicists. II. Some biologists are physicists.

77. Select the pair that follows the same pattern as that followed by the two pairs given below. Both pairs follow the same pattern. ACF : CEH PET : RGV

78. 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.)

79. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged, and ‘−’ and ‘×’ are interchanged? 21 ÷ 57 − 3 × 8 + 4 = ?

80. Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. Only three boxes are kept above A. Only one box is kept between F and A. Only three boxes are kept between F and E. E is kept at some place above A. B is kept immediately below E. G is kept at one of the places above D. C is not kept immediately above or below F. How many boxes are kept above B? Blackbook

81. Babar starts from Point A and drives 14 km towards West. He then takes a left turn, drives 7 km, turns right and drives 9 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 7 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 5 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.)

82. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 36 51 45 64 54 77 63 90 72 ?

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 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.)

84. Seven boxes F, G, H, I, K, L and O are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. O is kept second from the bottom. Only three boxes are kept between O and G. L is kept at one of the positions below O. Only I is kept between G and H. F is kept at one of the positions above G. How many boxes are kept between L and F?

85. If 2 is added to each even digit and 2 is added to each odd digit in the number 7145362, what will be the sum of the last two and first two digits in the new number thus formed?

86. 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. Blackbook Statements: Some birds are animals. All animals are tables. Conclusions: (I): Some birds are tables. (II): All tables are animals.

87. RUTW is related to TWVY in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, MPOR is related to ORQT. To which of the given options is VYXA related, following the same logic?

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

89. This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below. (Left) 267 513 671 895 729 (Right) (Example: 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) If the digits of each number are added and their respective resultants are arranged in the ascending order, what is the number placed 4 th from the right end?

90. In a certain code language, ‘ALPS’ is coded as ‘3257’ and ‘PUNE’ is coded as ‘1346’. What is the code for ‘P’ in the given code language?

91. 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. HIVE - EHVI - HEIV FANG - GFNA - FGAN Blackbook

92. 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.)

93. Which of the following letter-number clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? LIF 13, DAX 24, VSP 46, NKH 90, FCZ 178, ?