General Knowledge (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2023) (51 to 100)

Total Questions: 50

21. Relationship between a flower and honey-bee will help the flower for/in

Correct Answer: (b) Pollination
Solution:The relationship between flower and honeybee is beneficial for both because the flowers get pollinated with the help of honeybee and the honeybee obtains nectar from the flower. Thus, both flower and honeybee are mutually benefited.

22. Which one of the following was NOT a way in which kings in ancient India attempted to claim a higher status?

Correct Answer: (c) Imposing high taxes
Solution:In Ancient India, kings often sought to claim high status and establish their authority by associating themselves with various deities. This practice was prevalent among different dynasties, such as the Kushanas and the Vijayanagara rulers. Pallavas and cholas etc assuming pompous titles, conquest and annexation of territories was also a way to claim a high status.

23. Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti movement is NOT correct?

Correct Answer: (a) The Bhakti movement avoided traditions that promoted diversity
Solution:The Bhakti movement led to the emergence of new sects within Hinduism, which led to the development of a diverse and pluralistic religious culture. It helped in the revival of the idea of the guru and the guru-shishya tradition. So Bhakti movement promote the diversity and reform Hinduism.

24. The 'Reign of Terror' in revolutionary France referred to

Correct Answer: (c) Trial and beheading persons considered enemies of the republic by the revolutionary tribunal
Solution:Reign of Terror,a period of the French Revolution from September 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794. with civil war spreading in France. Robespierre, the leader of the Jacobin club, used a revolutionary tribunal to arrest people who seemed to be against the republic nation. They were guillotined, when found guilty. Ex-nobles and clergymen, members of political parties and his own party's dissenters were targeted.

25. In which one of the following ways did the First World War Not impact Europe?

Correct Answer: (c) Popular support decreased for conservative dictatorship which had come into being recently
Solution:(c)

26. "____the immediate ending of British rule in India is an Surgent necessity____" was a resolution of

Correct Answer: (b) Quit India Movement
Solution:On 8 Aug 1942, the all india congress committee, passed a Quit india resolution at Gualiya tank, Bombay calling for an immediate end of british rule.

27. Which one among the following pairs of mine and mineral is NOT correctly matched?

PlaceMineral
(a) BailadilaIron Ore
(b) ZawarZinc
(c) GhatsilaCopper
(d) KudremukhBauxite
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The Kudremukh mines is located in the Ballari-belt. Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru These mines are known for its large deposits of iron ore and it is one of the largest in the world. All other options are correctly matched.

28. Which one of the following is the usual unit of measurement for Air Pressure used in India?

Correct Answer: (b) Millibar
Solution:1 bar is equal to: 0.986923 atm, 1 atm approx and 100000 pascals. Millibar, is a unit of air pressure in the metric system, commonly used in meteorology, equal to 100 pascals, 1,000 dynes per square cm.

29. Which one of the following is the oldest era in Geological. History determining the age of various rock types?

Correct Answer: (a) Precambrian
Solution:Precambrian era is the oldest era of geological history. The duration of this era is from the beginning of the earth nearly 4.6 billion years or more till about 0.6 billion years ago. In other words Pre- Cambrian alone encompasses 90 per cent of all geological time.

30. A geographical grid has:

1. Lines that run east to west around the globe to mark latitude
2. Lines that run north to south from north pole to south 8 pole indicate longitude
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:Longitude refers to the imaginary lines that bisect the globe through the North and South Poles (the ones that run vertically).
Latitude refers the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. (the one that runs horizontly).