General Ability NDA/NA Solved Paper 2020-I (101-150)

Total Questions: 50

1. The Panama Canal opened in 1914, links

Correct Answer: (b) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Solution:

Since its opening in 1914, the Panama Canal has linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A fifty-mile waterway, connecting canals, rivers, and lakes with locks, was built through the narrowest part of Panama.

For, at last, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans were linked by a waterway. Now, ships could use the canal to shorten travel from New York to San Francisco and from Europe to the ports of Asia.

2. The United Nations Charter was signed by 51 original members ofthe United Nations in 1945 at the

Correct Answer: (c) San Francisco Conference
Solution:

The Charter ofthe United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion ofthe United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice is an integral part of the Charter.

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member States. The mission and work of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.

3. Land Revenue Records maintained in India have categorized land-use into

Correct Answer: (b) 9 categories
Solution:

The land use survey is conducted annually and is based on a 9-fold classification including
i. forests:
ii. Area under non-agricultural uses;
iii. Barren and uncultivable land;
iv. Pastures and other grazing lands;
V Land under miscellaneous tree crops;
vi. Culturable waste land;
vii. Fallow land other than current fallows;
viii. Current fallows; and
ix Net area sown area.
The "Land Use and Land Cover" (LULC) data is collected at village level and is later aggregated to higher hierarchical units such as districts and states in India.

4. Dry land farming in India is largely confined to areas with rainfall less than

Correct Answer: (d) 75 cm
Solution:

In India, the dryland farming is largely confined to the regions having annual rainfall less than 75 cm. These regions grow hardy and drought resistant crops such as ragi, bajra, moong, gram and guar (fodder crops) and practise various measures of soil moisture conservation and rain water harvesting.

5. For an area to be excluded from the drought-prone category, what percentage ofits gross cropped area should be under irrigation?

Correct Answer: (d) 30 per cent or more
Solution:

Meteorological drought is classified based on rainfall deficiency w.r.t. long term average - 25% or less is normal, 26-50% is moderate and more than 50% is severe. Agricultural drought is identified by 4 consecutive weeks of meteorological drought, weekly rainfall is 50 mm from 15/5/ to 15/10, 6 such consecutive weeks rest ofthe year and crop planted is 80% in kharif season.

In India, around 68% ofthe country is prone to drought in varying degrees. 35% which receives rainfall between 750 mm and 1125 mm is considered drought prone while 33% receiving less than 750 mm is chronically drought prone.

6. Which one of the following is NOT a current of Pacific Ocean?

Correct Answer: (c) Agulhas current
Solution:

The Agulhas Current is current ofthe south western Indian Ocean. It flows down the east coast of Africa from 27°S to 40°S. Pacific Ocean Currents includes various cold and warm current which moves clockwise circulation in Northen Pacific Ocean and Anticlockwise circulation in South Pacific Ocean thereby influencing the climatic pattern in  the coastal regions. The Pacific Ocean currents includes:

  • North Equatorial Current (Warm)
  • South Equatorial Current (Warm)
  • Counter Equatorial Current (Warm)
  • Kuroshio System (Warm)
  • North Pacific Drift (Warm)
  • Oyashio Current (Cold)
  • California Current (Cold)
  • Peruvian or Humboldt Current (Cold)
  • East Australia Current (Warm)
  • Alaska Current

7. The duration of monsoon in India extends for an average period of

Correct Answer: (b) 100-120 days
Solution:

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reports, the southwest monsoon have an extended stay of eight days this year. This means that the normal duration of the entire monsoon in India, particularly over Mumbai across100 to 120 days.

8. Which one of the following is the natural vegetation of South east China?

Correct Answer: (a) Subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest
Solution:

China covers a large spectrum of vegetation types, ranging from tropical rain forests and subtropical evergreen broadleaf forests, through temperate
deciduous broadleaf forests to boreal forests, and temperate and cold steppes and deserts.

9. Which one of the following is a cold local wind?

Correct Answer: (c) Mistral
Solution:

Mistral is a cold wind blows in Rhone valley of France. Santa Anas are dry, warm (often hot) winds that blow westward through Southern California toward the coast.

They're usually seasonal, and typically occur between October and March and peak in December. Chinook winds - also known as Foehn winds in other parts of the world - are a type of warm, dry wind that occur on the downward slope of a mountain when warm air has lost its moisture.

The Loo is a strong, dusty, gusty, hot and dry summer wind from the west which blows over the western IndoGangetic Plain region of North India and Pakistan. It is especially strong in the months of May and June.

10. What was the consequence of Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal?

Correct Answer: (b) A group of rich peasants known as jotedars succeeded in consolidating their position in the villages
Solution:

The social outcome of permanent settlement in Bengal was that the society was divided into two mutually hostile classes of Zamindars and Tenants. While Zamindars were favourite children of British Imperialism, theywere few in
numbers in comparison to the other class of tenants.