NDA 2013 (1) - Solved Paper

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge of NDA Exam held on 14.04.2013

69. In India, increase in population and diversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes have resulted in the decrease of:

  1. forested land
  2. cultivable wasteland
  3. net sown area
  4. double-cropped area

70. Radioactive decay provides an internal source of heat for the earth. This helps in the formation of which type of rocks?

  1. Igneous
  2. Sedimentary
  3. Metamorphic
  4. All of the above

71. Sun emits energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation. The following help in the generation of solar energy. Arrange them in the right sequence beginning from the starting of the cycle:

  1. Hydrogen is converted to helium at very high temperatures and pressures.
  2. The energy finds its way to sun’s surface.
  3. A vast quantity of energy is generated by nuclear fusion.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. 1 – 2 – 3
  2. 2 – 3 – 1
  3. 3 – 2 – 1
  4. 1 – 3 – 2

72. The greatest seasonal contrast of insolation on the earth is in which of the following latitudinal zones?

  1. Equatorial
  2. Tropical
  3. Temperate
  4. Polar

73. Consider the following statements:

  1. The Ain-i-Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
  2. Abul Fazl was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama while Akbar was the author of the third.
  3. The best known accounts of illustrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and Babarnama.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

74. Consider the following statements:

  1. Gandhiji’s Salt Satyagraha in 1930 was against the State monopoly of the manufacture and sale of salt.
  2. The American news magazine Time covered the progress of Gandhiji’s walk to Dandi on the Salt Satyagraha.
  3. The Viceroy of India at the time of the Salt Satyagraha was Lord Ripon.
  4. Gandhiji did not complete the Dandi March due to ill-health.
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 4
  3. 2 only
  4. 1 and 2 only

75. Consider the following statements:

  1. Gandhiji’s launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919 because of the British measures to impose censorship on the Press.
  2. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha because of the British policy of permitted detention without trial.
  3. The Rowlatt Act was restricted to Bombay and Madras presidency.
  4. The agitation against the Rowlatt Act reached climax with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1, 2 and 4
  4. 1 and 4 only

76. The acid contained in vinegar is

  1. acetic acid
  2. ascorbic acid
  3. citric acid
  4. tartaric acid

77. Which one among the following is not a chemical change?

  1. Curdling of milk
  2. Ripening of fruit
  3. Evaporation of water
  4. Burning of coal

78. The acid in gastric juice is

  1. acetic acid
  2. nitric acid
  3. hydrochloric acid
  4. sulphuric acid

79. An object is placed at the focus of a concave mirror. The image will be:

  1. real, inverted, same size at the focus
  2. real, upright, same size at the focus
  3. virtual, inverted, highly enlarged at infinity
  4. real, inverted, highly enlarged at infinity

80. An optician prescribes a power = - 0.5 dioptre. The corresponding lens must be a

  1. convex lens of focal length 2 m
  2. convex lens of focal length 50 cm
  3. concave lens of focal length 2 m
  4. concave lens of focal length 50 cm

81. A current I flows through a potential difference V in an electrical circuit containing a resistance R. The product of V and I i.e. VI may be understood as

  1. resistance R
  2. heat generated by the circuit
  3. thermal power radiated by the circuit
  4. rate of change of resistance

82. When the winds blow from all sides to the central low in an anticlockwise direction, then this phenomenon is known as

  1. anti-tropical cyclones of southern hemisphere
  2. temperate cyclones of northern hemisphere
  3. tropical cyclones of northern hemisphere
  4. tropical cyclones of southern hemisphere

83. The diagram given below shows the schematic relations of temperature and precipitation of tropical climatic type over land :

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Arrange the climatic types in the correct sequence from left to right:

  1. Monsoon tropics
  2. Wet and dry tropics
  3. Arid and semi-arid
  4. Rainy tropics

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1-4-3-2
  2. 4-3-2-1
  3. 2-1-3-4
  4. 3-1-2-4

84. Which of the following statements relating to tsunami is/are correct?

As the tsunamis leave the deep water of the open sea and travel towards shallow water

  1. the speed is considerably reduced
  2. they attain enormous height
  3. they appear as a gentle rise and fall of the sea.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

85. Consider the following statements about the Indo-Saracenic architecture:

  1. It combined the Indian with the European style of architechture in the beginning of the 20th century.
  2. The Gateway of India in Mumbai is the most famous example of this style.
  3. There are many famous examples of this style in the colonial cities of Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai).
  4. It takes its imputation from ancient Greece.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 2 only
  4. 4 only

86. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Under Article 200 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a State may

  1. withhold his assent to a bill passed by the State Legislature
  2. reserve the bill passed by the State Legislature for reconsideration of the President
  3. return the bill other than a money bill, for reconsideration of the Legislature

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3