NTPC UG — Test 10

01. Which natural feature in the northwest India marks the beginning of the low-pressure trough during the summer months?

02. Which disease is caused by the accumulation of lipids in brain cells due to the deficiency or inactivation of lipid digesting enzymes?

03. Amylopectin is a branched-chain polysaccharide composed of glucose units linked primarily by ________.

04. What is the minimum age required to contest elections to Panchayats as per Article 243F?

05. Which three international organisations jointly organised a Trilateral Cooperation briefing on 26 February 2025 for health, trade and intellectual property (IP) diplomats based in Geneva?

06. Which of the following is primarily a system configuration tool rather than a direct visual element of the MS Windows desktop interface?

07. The Revolt of 1857 created which of the following negative consequences in Indian society?

08. Announced in 2025, which decommissioned Indian Navy ship will be turned into an underwater museum?

09. The naval vessel ‘Tavasya’ launched in 2025 is classified as a:

10. On 7 May 2025, India conducted nationwide civil defence mock drills in how many 0 districts, to boost emergency preparedness?

11. Ikea, which received the government approval for its ₹10,500 crore FDI proposal in 2013 1 to set up 10 stores with allied infrastructure over 10 years, is a ____________.

12. Which of the following is a tribal dance form of India? 2

13. What was the main belief of the moderate Congress leaders regarding the British rule in 3 India?

14. Which international body did Cambodia petition to resolve its border dispute with 4 Thailand in 2025?

15. The Eran stone inscription states that Samudragupta was chosen as king by his father 5 because of his ______.

16. Where is the Tata Aircraft Complex, inaugurated in October 2024 for manufacturing C- 6 295 aircrafts, located?

17. When was the Bank of Madras established as the third Presidency Bank in India? 7

18. Which Act first allowed Indian members to discuss the budget in legislative councils? 8

19. Which of the following terms is used to refer to the designated female devotees who 9 enact the Lai Haraoba dance in Manipur, India?

20. Who authored the book 'AI on Trial' that was released in April 2025? 0

21. Direct Tax reforms have been part of India’s fiscal consolidation strategy. Which 1 committee recommended the simplification of direct taxes in post-liberalisation India?

22. Which of the following correctly pairs the abbreviation with its full form and primary 2 function?

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24. Which of the following Amendments added the words 'Socialist' and 'Secular' to the 4 Preamble?

25. Who founded the Servants of India Society to promote national education and social 5 reform in India?

26. What does UDAY stand for in the context of power distribution companies? 6

27. Which Indian state topped the Fiscal Health Index 2025 released by NITI Aayog? 7

28. Which Indian state had the largest coal reserve in the fiscal year 2023-24, as per the 8 Ministry of Coal data?

29. Which of the following parts of the Indian Constitution deals with financial relations 9 between the Centre and the States?

30. 0 focusing on the digital ecosystem?

31. Which of the following best explains why the Lakshadweep Islands have low 1 biodiversity compared to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

32. Which of the following was the military department during the reign of Alauddin Khilji? 2

33. Which of the following states shares its border with Nepal? 3

34. [April 2025] New Caledonia, which was in headlines for protests over nickel mining and 4 independence debates, is a territory of which country?

35. Which of the following programs was launched in 2019 by Ministry of Environment, 5 Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to improve air quality in 131 cities (Non- attainment Cities and Million Plus Cities) in 24 States/UTs?

36. Which general molecular structure characterises the class of organic compounds 6 known as diazonium compounds or diazonium salts?

37. What is the primary objective of India's 'Bharat 6G Vision' launched in March 2023? 7

38. 8 to promote co-operative societies?

39. Life expectancy in India rose from 58.6 years in 1990 to how many years in 2023 which 9 is the highest recorded since the index began?

40. Which event escalated the Israel–Iran conflict in June 2025? 0

41. The cost of 2 pens and 19 pencils is ₹118. If the cost of a pen decreases by ₹5 and the cost of a pencil increases by ₹4, then the cost of 5 pens and 8 pencils is ₹144. What is the original cost of 14 pens and 6 pencils?

42. If 39% of first number is equal to eight-ninths of second number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number?

43. The average runs scored by a batsman in 23 matches is 41. In the next 10 matches, the batsman scored an average of 14 runs. Find his average runs scored (rounded off to two decimals) in all the 33 matches.

44. A man driving a car at a speed of 42 km/hr crosses a bridge in 5.4 minutes. Find the length of the bridge.

45. 79 plates were purchased for ₹79, and 13 plates broke in transit. The trader sold the remaining plates at ₹5.90 each. Find his profit.

46. The average price of three items of furniture is ₹15,990. If their prices are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the price of the cheapest item (in ₹) is:

47. The population of a district is 359000, out of which 179000 are males. 22% of the population is literate. If 22% males are literate, then what percentage of females are literate?

48. ₹74,000 were divided among A, B and C, such that 9 times of A = 3 times of B = 7 times 0 of C. Find the share of A.

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50. Which of the following numbers divides 740705? 2

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52. Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹1,200 at an interest rate of 4% per month for 3 5 months.

53. The greatest number that will divide 527 and 632 leaving remainders 7 and 8, 6 respectively, is:

54. A product is priced at ₹10,000. A wholesaler offers a trade discount of 20%. On the 9 discounted price, a scheme discount of 10% is offered. However, if the customer pays in cash, an additional 5% discount is given on the final price after both discounts. What is the final price the customer has to pay?

55. The HCF and the LCM of two numbers are 91 and 546, respectively. If one of the 0 numbers is 182, find the other one.

56. If 5 times a son's age is added to his father's age, the sum is 79 years. If 2.5 times the 2 father's age is added to the son's age, the sum is 94 years. What is the father's age (in years)?

57. The number of prime numbers lying between 466 and 476, both included, is: 3

58. Ritu, Sameer, and Isha invest ₹1,350, ₹1,470, and ₹1,380, respectively, to start a 4 business. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹1,330, then what is the share of Isha in the profit?

59. A number, when increased by 60%, gives 3550. The number is: 5

60. A woman travels 282 km at 47 km/hr, a second distance of 120 km at 20 km/hr and a 6 third distance of 496 km at 62 km/hr. Find her average speed for the whole journey (in km/hr).

61. Find the circumference (in m) of the largest circle that can be drawn completely inside a 7 rectangle with sides 249 m and 217 m.

62. Evaluate: 16 + 12 ÷ 6 − 2 × 4 8

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64. A shirt is marked at ₹800 and sold at a 25% discount. What is the selling price? 0

65. In a certain code language, ‘LOSE’ is coded as ‘9432’ and ‘LOST’ is coded as ‘9364’. What is the code for ‘T’ in the given code language?

66. 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.)

67. Vijay ranked 12 th from the top and 34 th from the bottom in his class. How many students are there in his class?

68. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the English alphabetical order? EHR LOY SVF ZCM ?

69. Seven people, A, B, C, T, U, V and W are sitting in a row, facing north. Only three people sit between V and T. U sits to the immediate left of T. No one sits to the right of C. Only two people sit between C and U. W sits to the immediate right of A. How many people sit between B and W?

70. 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 # ? \ + * 2 > ? > $ 4 % % $ 7 4 2 (Right) Blackbook How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by another symbol and also immediately followed by a number?

71. In the following triad, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one that follows the same logic. SONG - OSNG - GNOS HEAT - EHAT - TAEH

72. Seven people, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R, are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit to the right of N. Only two people sit between N and R. Only two people sit between L and Q. Q sits to the immediate left of N. O sits to the immediate right of P. Who sits at the third position from the left end of the line?

73. In a certain code language, 'month owl row' is coded as 'eg kv oc' and 'vex row virus' is coded as 'jl vf eg'. How is 'row' coded in the given code language?

74. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information 0 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 watches are belts. No belt is a tie. Conclusions (I): Some watches are ties. Conclusions (II): All ties are belts.

75. In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following 1 a certain logic. Select from the given options, the one which follows the same logic. SKIP - KSPI - PIKS Blackbook MEND - EMDN - DNEM

76. Aman starts walking from Point A and runs for 10 m towards the north. He then takes a 2 right turn and walks for 5 m, then turns right and walks for 6 m, and again turns right and walks for 12 m. He takes a final left turn, walks for 4 m and stops. How far (shortest distance) and in which direction he should walk to reach his starting point? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless specified.)

77. In a certain code language, 3 ‘A $ B’ means ‘A is the daughter 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’?

78. 4 students are there in his class?

79. 5 Savitha is 11 th from the right end. How many people are there between Deepa and Savitha?

80. Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs 6 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.)

81. If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, then what 7 will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 100 A 5 C 14 D 5 B 3 = ? Blackbook

82. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 8 13 31 40 76 94 148 ?

83. Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs 9 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 pair.)

84. Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. 0 Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) 5 * # 7 % £ 9 4 $ 3 & @ 8 Ω $ 1 6 & # 2 (Right) How many such symbols are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another number?

85. Rose starts from Point A and drives 7 km towards West. She then takes a left turn, 1 drives 5 km, turns left and drives 12 km. She then takes a right turn and drives 9 km. She takes a final right turn, drives 5 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)

86. Each of the digits in the number 6317458 is arranged in descending order from left to 2 right. What will be the sum of the digits which are third from the left and second from the right in the new number thus formed?

87. Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) 3 in the following series. 44 55 68 83 100 ?

88. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of 4 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 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.) (384, 32, 6) (408, 68, 3)

89. GT 23 is related to FP 6 in a certain way. In the same way, HP 21 is related to GL 4. To 5 which of the following is OL 15 related, following the same logic?

90. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series based on the 6 English alphabetical order? XZR UWO RTL OQI ?

91. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 7 49, 81, 121, 169, ?, 289

92. If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘−’, then what 8 will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 9 B 5 D 12 A 2 C 11 = ?

93. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’ and ‘−’ 9 are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged? 24 + 86 × 2 − 15 ÷ 4 = ? Blackbook

94. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information 0 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 : All hands are legs. Some legs are faces. Conclusions: (I) All legs are hands. (II) All faces are legs.