General Knowledge (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2023) (101 to 150)

Total Questions: 50

31. Which one of the following graphs represents the equation of motion v = u + at; where all quantities are non-zero and symbols carry their usual meanings ?

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:

32. Which one of the following statements is true for sound waves propagating in air?

Correct Answer: (b) Sound is a mechanical wave and longitudinal in nature
Solution:Sound is a mechanical wave because, sound can not propagate without medium and Sound waves are longitudinal because A longitudinal wave is one where all the particles of the medium (such as gas, liquid or solid) vibrate in the same direction as the wave.

33. A 100 g sphere is moving at a speed of 20 m/s and collides with another sphere of mass 50 g. If the second sphere was at rest prior to the collision and the first sphere comes at rest immediately after the collision, considering the collision to be elastic, the speed of the second sphere would be

Correct Answer: (d) 40 m/s
Solution:(d)

34. Which one of the following optical phenomena supports that the light is a transverse wave?

Correct Answer: (d) Polarization
Solution:For a transverse wave the direction of motion is perpendicular to the direction in which the oscillation occurs. Polarization is the property of transverse wave because they confines its orientation to on specific direction. Longitudinal wave does not show polarization.

35. How many of the following materials can be attracted by a magnet?

1. Plastic
2. Carbon
3. Aluminium
4. Stainless Steel
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (d) None
Solution:The magnets are not stick to the good quality of stainless steel, its depends on the composition of stainless steel.
The stainless steel which has 10.5% chromium, has minimum 8% nickel and 8% manganese, then this stainless will become non magnetic.
So, those stainless steel contain higher amount of nickel, do not stick with magnets.
Plastic, carbon and aluminium are non magnetic in nature.

36. Consider the following statements with reference to the Bhoodan Movement:

1. Vinoba Bhave organized 'The Sarvodaya Samaj' to take up the work of non-violent tnmsfonnation in India
2. Jayaprakash Narayan withdrew from active politics to join the Bhoodan Movement in 1953
3. In the wake of the Bhoodan Movement the first donation of land was made in the village of Pochampalli in Telangana
How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:All three statement are correct.

37. Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council is/are correct?

1. Five members coming from Africa and Asia, one from Eastern Europe, two from Latin America and two from Western Europe and other states
2. Six members are elected each year by the General Assembly for two year term
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Solution:The council has 15 members: the five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members elected for 2 year terms.
  • The five permanent members are the United States, the Russia, France, China and the United Kingdom.
  • India, for the eighth time, has entered the UNSC as a non-permanent member in 2021 and stayed on the council for two years i.e 2021-22.

Each year, the General Assembly elects five non-permanent members for a two-year term. The ten non-permanent seats are distributed on a regional basis.
The council's presidency is a capacity that rotates every month among it's 15 members.

38. Which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India deals with District Planning Committee?

Correct Answer: (a) 243ZD
Solution:The 74th Amendment of the Constitution have the provision to form District Planning Committees (DPCs) under Article 243 ZD, which is a requirement for both Panchayats and Municipalities. The District Planning Committees will be in charge of integrated planning for the district's urban and rural areas.
District Planning Committees must prepare a draft development plan that addresses critical issues of common interest such as water and natural resource sharing, among other things.

39. Consider the following statements about Attorney-General in India:

1. She/he is the first law officer of the Government of India
2. She/he has a right to speak in any House of Parliament without any right to vote
3. She/he is appointed by the President of India
4. She/he is a whole-time counsel for the Government in the court of law
How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:Article 76, The Constitution of India has provided for the office of the Attorney General Of India.
  • He is the highest law officer in the country.
  • As a chief legal advisor to the government of India, he advises the union government on all legal matters.
  • He is also the primary lawyer representing the Union Government in the Supreme Court and High Court of India NOT a counsel.

40. Which one among the following states was NOT impacted by the Land Boundary Agreement Treaty between India and Bangladesh (2015)?

Correct Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh
Solution:The Land Boundary Agreement came into force on 6 June 2015 between india and Bangladesh Implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement deals with three outstanding border issues, relating to:

(i) Adverse possessions;
(ii) Enclaves; and
(iii) An undemarcated land boundary issues. West Bengal, Assam and Tripura are share the boundry with Bangladesh while Arunachal Pradesh did not share.