NDA 2009 - Solved Paper

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

65. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. Prime Meridian - 0o
  2. International Date Line - 180o
  3. Arctic Circle - 66 1/2 o N
  4. Tropic of Cancer - 23 1/2o S

66. Which one of the following is the difference in local time between the places located at 165o East and 165o West?

  1. 0 hours
  2. 12 hours
  3. 22 hours
  4. 24 hours

67. The natural dye present in turmeric is known as

  1. Cinnamin
  2. Phenolphthalein
  3. Methyl Orange
  4. Curcumin

68. Which of the following is not an enzyme?

  1. Amylase
  2. Pepsin
  3. Somatotropin
  4. Trypsin

69. Which one of the following processes takes place in lakes during eutrophication?

  1. Rapid destruction of algal growth
  2. Excessive availability of dissolved oxygen
  3. Loss of dissolved nutrients from water
  4. Excessive entry of nutrients into water

70. Among the given nutrients milk is a poor source of

  1. Calcium
  2. Protein
  3. Carbohydrate
  4. Vitamin C

71. Which of the following is not a mammal?

  1. Dolphin
  2. Shark
  3. Seal
  4. Whale

72. Which of the following organelles of a cell is/are involved in photosynthesis?

  1. Choloroplast
  2. Mitochondrion
  3. Endoplasmic recticulum
  4. Golgi bodies

73. The wounds of face bleed profusely because

  1. of its rich vascularity
  2. of its closeness to heart
  3. its skin is soft
  4. of fast contraction of facial muscle

74. Oral Rehydration Therapy is recommended for

  1. Tuberculosis
  2. Typhoid
  3. Tetanus
  4. Cholera

75. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists

List I
(Disease)		List II
(Diagnosis)
A. AIDS 1. Widal test
B. Plague 2. Wayson stain test
C. Typhoid 3. ELISA test
 4. Mantoux test

Code:

  1. A - 4; B - 3; C - 2;
  2. A - 3; B - 2; C - 1;
  3. A - 1; B - 2; C - 3;
  4. A - 3; B - 2; C - 4;

76. Which of the following are the possible blood groups of the offspring of the parents with blood group O and AB?

  1. O, A, B and AB
  2. A and B
  3. A, B and AB
  4. O and AB

77. Who among the following was the author of Tarikh-i-Alai, which contains the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?

  1. Ziauddin Barani
  2. Shams Siraj Afif
  3. Amir Khusrau
  4. Yahiya Bin Ahmed

78. Who among the following was a contemporary of Gautam Buddha?

  1. Nagarjuna
  2. Kanishka
  3. Kautilya
  4. Mahavir

79. Sati was declared illegal and punishable by the Regualtion XVII during Governor-Generalship of

  1. Lord William Bentick
  2. Lord Canning
  3. Lord Ripon
  4. Lord Dalhousie

80. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists

List I
(Battle)		List II
(Year)
A. 1st Battle of Panipat 1. 1565
B. Battle of Plassey 2. 1526
C. Battle of Haldighati 3. 1757
D. Battle of Talikota 4. 1576

Code:

  1. A - 2; B - 3; C - 4; D - 1
  2. A - 2; B - 4; C - 3; D - 1
  3. A - 1; B - 4; C - 3; D - 2
  4. A - 1; B - 3; C - 4; D - 2

81. Which one of the following slogans is attributed to Subhash Chandra Bose?

  1. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
  2. Bande Mataram
  3. Jai Hind
  4. Inquilab Zindabad

82. Where did Buddha attain Parinirvana?

  1. Bodh Gaya
  2. Kushinagara
  3. Rajgriha
  4. Vaishali

83. Bande Mataram the nationalist song was a part of

  1. Durgesh Nandini
  2. Saraswati Chandra
  3. Griha Daha
  4. Anand Math