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National Defence Academy
And Naval Academy Exam
August 2011 Question Paper (Fully Solved)
General knowledge
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The major constituent mineral of granite rock is quartz.
2. The major constituent mineral of sandstone rock is feldspar.
3. The major constituent mineral of limestone rock is dokomite.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
2. Which one among the following is a primary rock?
(a) Sedimentary
(b) Igneous
(c) Metamorphic
(d) None of these
3. Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
(a) Patagonian desert
(b) Taklamakan desert
(c) Iranian desert
(d) Turkmen desert
4. Doldrums is a
(a) Tropical wind belt
(b) Tropical wind deflection belt
(c) Sub-tropical wind belt
(d) Tropical no – Wind belt
5. The Gulf of Manner is situated along the coast of
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
6. The river with highest tidal bore in India is
(a) Cauvery
(b) Glass
(c) Hooghly
(d) Krishna
7. Which one among the following is not a mixture?
(a) Graphite
(b) Glass
(c) Brass
(d) Steel
8. What is the power of the lens, if the far point of a short-sighted eye is 200 cm?
(a) _0.5 D
(b) 2D
(c) 1D
(d) -1.5 D
9. Which one among the following is correct for resultant of balanced forces?
(a) It is zero
(b) It is non-zero
(c) It is varies continuously
(d) None of these
10. Three resistance coils of
11. An electric lamp of 100 watt is used for 10 hours per day. The ‘units’ of energy consumed in one day by the lamp is
(a) 1 unit
(b) 0.1 unit
(c) 10 units
(d) 100 units
12. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Union List : Banking
(b) State List : Agriculture
(c) Residuary List : Education
13. Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act of 1935 are correct?
1. It introduced provincial autonomy.
2. It proposed a federation of India.
3. It proposed for the establishment of a Federal Court.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
14. The themes of the murals of the Ajanta Cave are
1. Decorative designs which include a variety of animals, trees and flowers.
2. Portraits of various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
3. Nattative scenes portraying Jataka stories
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
15. Consider the following statements about a report on ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India, 2010’ released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in July 2011:
1. India registered a 20 percent decline in tiger population over the last survey in the year 2006.
2. The report warns that tigers are in danger due to an overall more than 12 percent loss of habitat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Bothe 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
16. Government of India in July 2011 gave its nod for accepting international regulations for the prevention of air pollution emanating from ships, In this regard, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. According to the regulations, limits have been set on Sculpture oxide and Nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts.
2. India is the first country to ratify the Convention for the Prevention of pollution from Ships of the International Maritime Organisation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. According to the regulations, limits have been set on Sculpture oxide and Nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts.
2. 2. India is the first country to ratify the Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of the International Maritime Organisation.
Select the correct answer using the doce given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
17. The Supreme Court of India on July 29, 2011 directed the suspension of al mining operations and transportation in Bellary district of Karnataka till further orders. In this respect, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Court was convinced that over-exploration of the area had caused large-scale environmental degradation.
2. The Court felt that Article 21 of the Constitution (Right to Life) was violated by such exploration.
3. The Court directed the Central Government to prepare rehabilitation scheme for restoration of the forest wealth.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 only
18. Which one among the following statements regarding South Sudan, which officially joined the international community as an independent nation on July 9, 2011, is not correct?
(a) The capital of the new nation is Juba
(b) It is Africa’s first post-colonial nation
(c) India has stationed peacekeepers in South Sudan
(d) The Nile flows through Sudan before entering South Sudan and the flowing into Egypt
19. Which one of the following statements about Salwa Judum, the Special Force created to counter Maoist insurgency, is not correct?
(a) It was created by the Chhattisgarh Government in 2005, comprising of about 6500 Special Police Officers or Koya Commandos
(b) Salwa Judum was initially known as Jan Jagran Abbriyan
(c) The force was fully funded by the Chhattisgarh government
(d) The Supreme Court of India in July 2011 ordered the Chhattisgarh Government to disband the Special Force and desist from using them to counter Maoist activities
20. Why was Sucheta Kadethankar in the news recently?
(a) She secured highest rank among women in Civil Services Examination 2010
(b) She is the first Indian to cross the Gobi Desert
(c) She is the first Indian to cross the English Channel
(d) She is the first Indian to climb Mount Everest Twice.
21. Which one among the following is correct value of gravitational force of the Earth acting on a body of mass 1 kg ?
(a) 8.9 N
(b) 9.8 N
(C) 89 N
(D) 98 N
22. A neutral (Unchanged ) metal ball is supended using a non – magnetic string . A positively charged insolating rod is placed near the ball which is observed to be attract to the rod .This is because
(a) the ball becomes positively charges by induction
(b) the ball becomes negatively charged by induction
(c) there is a re arrangement of the electrons in the ball
(d) the number of electrons in the ball is more than the number of electrons in the rod
23. It is impossible for two oscillators each exciting simple harmonic motion to remain in phase which each other if they have different
(a) time period
(b) amplitudes
(c) spring constants
(d) kinetic energy
24. Identify the correct sequence of the following events of Indian History
(a) Foundation of the Indian Muslims League
(b) Surat Splits
(c) Partition of Bengal
(d) Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi
25. Neel Darpan is a play based on the story of indigo rebellion of Bengal of 1860 – 61 who authored it
(a) Deenabandu Mithra
(b) Bankim Chandra Chattophadhya
(c) sisir kumarghosh and motilal ghosh jointly
(d) Mudhusudhan dutta
26. Which one among the following is not the characterictic feature of the harappan settlement ?
(a) doorways & windows Generally faced the side lanes & rarely open on to the main streets
(b) Houses generally had separated bathing areas & Toilets
(C) The citadel was walled but the lower town was not walled
27. Which one among the following is not true with regard to Rig Veda samhita ?
(a) There are about 300 non- Indo – European words in Rig – Veda
(b) There is a reference to dasarjana ( battle of ten kings ) in Rig – Veda
(C) It is mentioned in Rig Veda that the Bharata chief sudas fought against a confederacy of ten tribes
(d) Purus sided with bharata in the battle of ten kings
28. The frist anglo Burmese war was concluded by treaty . Which one among the following the following is that
(a) Treaty of bharma
(b) Treaty of Tanu
(c) Treaty of Bhamo
(d) Treaty of Yandoboo
29. Rain shadow effect is associated with
(a) Cyclonic rainfall
(b) Orographic rainfall
(C) Convecational rainfall
(d) Frontal Rainfall
30. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list
List 1 : current
(a) Kuroshio current
(b) Peru current
(c) Labrador current
(d) Florida Current
List II : Feature
(1) Warm current in the Atlantic Ocean
(2) Cold current in the Atlantic Ocean
(3) Warm current in the pacific ocean
(4) Cold current in the pacific ocean
31. The intensity of Insolation depends on
(a) Altitude
(b) Nature of terrain
(c) wind
(d) Latitude
32. which of the following statement is \ are correct
(1) cyclone is low pressure system
(2) The wind moments is clock wise in the cyclone of northern hemeisphere
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1& 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2