NDA General Ability 4 September 2022
DEFENCE 2022 Previous Year
3 hDuration
600Total Marks
150Questions
3Sections
Instructions
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Paper Structure
English
English
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Early bird
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Be in the pink
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
A sea change
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
A queer fish
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Eat like a bird
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
A bird in the hand (a) / is better than (b) / two in the bush. (c) / No error (d)
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
A pearl of wisdom
Q8.
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Be in the running
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Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c), and (d).
Be in the red
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Lock horns
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Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Be in seventh heaven
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The achievements of the team have been __monumental__ in the last ten years.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
__Plenitude__ is one major cause for environmental degradation.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
His __frail __appearance was considered a merit.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The novel depicts the __hapless__ status of certain sections of society.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The newly made road was __smooth.__
Q17.
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Directions : item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The land appears to be __parched.__
Q18.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
His writings on the subject are __obscure.__
Q19.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Her ideas have always been __eccentric.__
Q20.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Human __craving__ for comfort leads to anxiety.
Q21.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The scholar quoted __irrefutable__ evidence for her thesis.
Q22.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
there is in all instance a single, (P) / surrender to the idea that (Q) / authoritative truth to be discovered and defended (R) / many people today are willing to (S)
Q23.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
for India’s future (P) / mathematics and mathematical thinking (Q) / will be very important (R) / it is recognized that (S)
Q24.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
for which she fought till the end (P) / as a champion of women’s rights, (Q) / Pandita Ramabai was truly remarkable (R) / as a pioneer in women’s education and (S)
Q25.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
for yourself the implications of death, (P) / if you do not reflect and understand (Q) / from one preacher to another (R) / you will go endlessly (S)
Q26.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
and should shift the way (P) / are certainly very important, (Q) / we think about politics (R) / the issues raised by feminists and multiculturalists (S)
Q27.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
to be successful (P) / what it is (Q) / as a human being (R) / have you ever considered (S)
Q28.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
a much wider array of perspectives (P) / the editors of the present work (Q) / the history of social reforms from (R) / argue the need to understand (S)
Q29.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
by which the genetic material of a plant is altered, (P) / pests and enhance its nutritional value (Q) / perhaps to make it more resistant to (R) / genetic modification (GM) is the science (S)
Q30.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
a way of understanding the world, (P) / a language represents (Q) / and relating them to one another (R) / differentiating between things (S)
Q31.
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Directions : in the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
in agriculture and veterinary sciences through (P) / will be enhanced sharply (Q) / programmes integrated with general education (R) / the preparation of professionals (S)
Q32.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Sheela appeared to be __vexed.__
Q33.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
All __mortal __elements are impermanent.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The effort was to __harness__ the power of nature.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Ravi told his friend that he had no intention to __malign__ him.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The flood situation during the monsoon this year was __calamitous.__
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The __itinerary__ of the group’s visit to the hills was given to everyone.
Q38.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The church decided to __excommunicate__ him for his actions.
Q39.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The __fickle __nature of humans is at times the cause of great innovations.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
He was appointed as the __honorary__ member of the team.
Q41.
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Directions : Item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Do not hold any __preconception__ about people.
Q42.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
This monument happens (a) / to be one of the old monument (b) / in the city. (c) / No error (d)
Q43.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Rahim was one of that (a) / selected for (b) / the award. (c) No error (d)
Q44.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Sujini has met her old friend (a) / Guru before she shifted (b) / to Hyderabad two years ago. (c) / No error (d)
Q45.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
If you have asked me (a) / for the truth I would have told (b) / you at that time. (c) / No error (d)
Q46.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
The opportunity to attain foundational literacy (a) / and pursue a honest livelihood (b) / must be viewed as the basic right of every citizen. (c) / No error (d)
Q47.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Amit told to Divya (a) / that he would come (b) / with a reward for her. (c)/ No error (d)
Q48.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Our greatest glory is (a) / not in never falling but in (b) / raising every time we fall. (c) / No error (d)
Q49.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Though there is progress (a) / for different directions, (b) / why is there no brotherhood? (c) / No error (d)
Q50.
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Directions : Item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
If I will be the millionaire (a) / I would eradicate (b) / poverty from the country. (c) / No error (d)
General Studies
General Studies
Q1.
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India signed a deal with which one of the following countries to supply MH-60R helicopters to the Indian Navy?
Q2.
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Which among the following has initiated a nationwide flagship campaign ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’ to clean seashores/ ‘beaches and other water bodies of plastic and other waste materials?
Q3.
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Who among the following is the author of the book, Tomb of Sand?
Q4.
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In January 2020, the administration of which of the following Union Territories has been merged together?
Q5.
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I
(Railway zone)
List-II
(Headquarters)
A.
East Central
1.
Gorakhpur
B.
North Eastern
2.
Jaipur
C.
Northeast Frontier
3.
Hajipur
D.
North Western
4.
Maligaon
Q6.
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Which of the following Indian Naval Ships were decommissioned in June 2022?
Q7.
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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. India has one of the longest navigable inland water networks in the world.
2. Inland waterways presently help in transporting about 25 percent of the total cargo movement.
3. About 111 inland waterways have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q8.
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Which of the following statements about ‘SHRESHTA’ scheme, launched recently by the Government of India, is/are correct?
1. This scheme is for residential education for students in high school in targeted areas.
2. It provides for high quality education for meritorious but poor Scheduled Caste students.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q9.
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With reference to India’s defence, the terms ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ refer to
Q10.
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Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?
Q11.
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Which among the following was the host country of the United Nations World Environment Day, 2022?
Q12.
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eSanjeevani, the free telemedicine service of the Government of India, was recently integrated with the
Q13.
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Rafael Nadal defeated whom among the following to win the French Open Tennis Tournament, 2022?
Q14.
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The activities or services focussed on creation, rearrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas are referred to as
Q15.
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Consider the following events :
1. Establishment of the Planning Commission
2. Formation of the National Development Council (NDC)
3. Approval of the First Five-Year Plan by the NDC
4. Constitution of the National Planning Committee
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above events?
Q16.
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Consider the following statements about ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN)’ scheme :
1. It is an innovative scheme to develop the regional aviation market.
2. It creates affordability yet economically viable and profitable flight on regional routes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q17.
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Which one of the following is not a power of Panchayats under Article 243G?
Q18.
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Who among the following introduced the ‘Objective Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly on 13^(th) December, 1946?
Q19.
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In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum of
Q20.
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Consider the following historical events :
1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
2. Second Round Table Conference
3. Peasant Movement in Bardoli
4. Peasant Movement in Kheda
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting from the earliest) of the above events?
Q21.
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Who among the following has described the medieval Indian postal system as of two kinds—the horse-post called ‘Uluq’ and the foot-post called ‘Dawa’?
Q22.
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Which one of the following battles could be seen as laying the formal foundation of the British Raj in India?
Q23.
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Who among the following laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Q24.
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Which one of the following was composed by Harishena?
Q25.
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At which among the following Harappan sites are fire altars found?
Q26.
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Which one of the following rivers in India was not crossed by Alexander and his army?
Q27.
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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company.
2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q28.
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Where in South India did the British East India Company construct a trading post in 1639?
Q29.
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Which one of the following areas was acquired by the British under the Treaty of Deogaon, 1803?
Q30.
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Who among the following initiated the Bhoodan Movement?
Q31.
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The book, Kalila wa Dimna is an Arabic translation of the
Q32.
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Which of the following statements about the Unionist Party is/are correct?
1. It was a political party representing the interests of landholders in Punjab.
2. It was opposed to the idea of the partition of India as India and Pakistan.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q33.
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Who among the following is the author of the Hastyayurveda ?
Q34.
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I
(Mahamatta)
List-II
(Function)
A.
Anta-mahamatta
1.
Women’s welfare
B.
Ithijhakha-mahamatta
2.
Spread of Dhamma
C.
Dhamma-mahamatta
3.
Associated with city
D.
Nagalaviyohalaka-ahamatta
4.
In-charge of frontier areas
Q35.
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Where did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose announce the formation of the Government of Free India in 1943?
Q36.
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The Prime Meridian does not pass through which one of the following African countries?
Q37.
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Consider the following statements :
1. The Sharavati river creates Jog Falls.
2. The Brahmani river is formed by the confluence of the Kosi and Sankh rivers.
3. The Tamraparni is a river of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Earth’s crust is brittle in nature.
2. The mean thickness of the oceanic crust is 15 km, whereas that of the continental crust is around 30 km.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q39.
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Which one of the following ‘discontinuities’ separates the Earth’s crust from the mantle?
Q40.
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Which one of the following statements about metamorphic rocks is not correct?
Q41.
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What will happen if you are flying east across the International Date Line?
Q42.
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Piecing together the puzzle of geologic time to create and analyze historical maps of the Earth is known as
Q43.
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The formation of ‘tors’ on small rocky hills is associated with which among the following?
Q44.
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Which one of the following cities of the world would represent the greatest linear velocity of rotation of the Earth?
Q45.
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Consider the following statements on computation of density :
1. Physiological density can be computed by dividing the total population by the net cultivable area.
2. Agricultural density can be computed by dividing the total agricultural population by the net cultivable area.
3. Population density can be computed by dividing the total population by the total area.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
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In India, a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than five years is labelled as
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Consider the following statements :
1. Maharashtra State has the maximum share of national highways (length in kilometres).
2. The nature of terrain and the level of economic development is one of the reasons for the maximum share of national highways in Maharashtra.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The major portion of the Great Artesian Basin in Australia is located in
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Consider the following statements about anticyclones :
1. Anticyclones are high pressure systems.
2. Air in the centre of the system must be subsiding.
3. Anticyclones are characterized by converging winds.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
General Science
General Science
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Bronze is an alloy of
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Which one of the following metals floats in cold water?
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Which one of the following salts does not possess water of crystallization?
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Silver artifacts get tarnished in the air due to the formation of
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Which one of the following solutions is not capable of conducting electricity?
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Vapours of sulphur escaping from a volcano often form a crust on the rocks. The process involved is an example of
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Bee sting leaves an acid which causes pain and irritation. The acid released is
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Which one of the following is the correct reactivity series with water?
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Liquid vegetable oils are converted to solid margarine by the use of
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Which of the following compounds undergoes/undergo thermal decomposition?
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C~4~H~8~ belongs to the homologous series of
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The number of structural isomers of pentane is
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Dry ice is used on a performing stage to produce mist in air. The process involved is an example of
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In which one of the following devices, the light energy is converted into the electrical energy?
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A DC generator works on the principle of
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A pressure cooker cooks food faster by
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The amplitude of sound waves is measured in the units of
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When the pitch of sound increases, which one of the following increases?
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The volume of a sealed packet is 1 liter and its mass is 800 g. The packet is first put inside the water with a density of 1 g cm^(-3) and then in another liquid B with a density of 1.5 g cm^(-3). Then which one of the following statements holds true?
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A simple pendulum having bob of mass m and length of string l has time period of T. If the mass of the bob is doubled and the length of the string is halved, then the time period of this pendulum will be
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The presence of magnetic field can be determined using which one of the following instruments?
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To help deep-sea divers breathe, they carry cylinders of oxygen mixed with
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Which one of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?
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The refractive index of crown glass is close to 3/2. If the speed of light in air is c, then the speed of light in the crown glass will be close to
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Human eye can see objects at different distances with contrasting illuminations. This is due to
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Two convex lenses have focal lengths of 50 cm and 25 cm, respectively. If these two lenses are placed in contact, then the net power of this combination will be equal to
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Which one of the following statements regarding a current-carrying solenoid is not correct?
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SONAR is a device that is used to measure the distance of underwater objects by a ship. Which of the following types of waves does it use for this purpose?
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A bullet of mass 10 g is horizontally fired with velocity 300 m s^(-1) from a pistol of mass 1 kg. What is the recoil velocity of the pistol?
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Which one of the following statements about the speed of sound waves is not correct?
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An electric bulb is connected to 220 V generator. The current drawn is 600 mA. What is the power of the bulb?
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A current of 0.6 A is drawn by an electric bulb for 10 minutes. Which one of the following is the amount of electric charge that flows through the circuit?
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Which one of the following terms cannot represent electrical power in a circuit?
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An object is made of two equal parts by volume; one part has density ρ~0~, and the other part has density 2ρ~0~. What is the average density of the object?
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What is the nature of velocity-time graph for a car moving with uniform acceleration?
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A microphone converts
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Which one of the following statements about earthquake waves is not correct?
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Which one of the following wavelengths corresponds to the wavelength of X-rays?
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Which one of the following metals is most commonly used for making filament of incandescent electric bulbs?
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The commercial unit of electrical energy is kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is equal to
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The digestive enzymes are present in
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Which one of the following will be resulted when an animal cell is surrounded by a medium with lower concentration of water?
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Which one of the following hormones increases the heartbeat in mammals?
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The digestion of fat in human intestine is performed by
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Which one of the following statements about animal cells and plant cells is correct?
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After fertilization, the fruit and the seed are produced by
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The breakdown of glucose in cytoplasm results in the formation of
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The protein-digesting enzyme secreted by the stomach wall in case of mammals is called
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Lymph is a tissue fluid present in intercellular spaces. It resembles to
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The part of the human ear that converts the pressure variations associated with audible sound waves to electrical signals is
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The transfer of electrical signals by nerve cells in human body is enabled by