General Knowledge (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2023-I) (Part – B) (101 to 150)

Total Questions: 50

41. The Treaty of Yandabo was concluded as part of which one of the following wars?

Correct Answer: (a) First Anglo-Burmese War
Solution:The Treaty of Yandabo was signed on February 24, 1826. The treaty marked the end of the First Anglo-Burmese War, which had been raging for two years.
The treaty was signed between the East India Company and the King of Ava. This treaty had significant consequences, including the cession of Assam, Manipur, Arakan, and Tenasserim to the British.

42. Plan allocation in agriculture and irrigation as percentage of total plan outlay was highest in:

Correct Answer: (c) First Five-Year Plan
Solution:Agriculture and irrigation including power was accorded the highest priority in first five year plan. During the plan period (1951-56) the maximum priority was given to this sector.

43. The UN COP-27 Summit relates to:

Correct Answer: (c) Climate change
Solution:The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) brought together countries from around the world to increase ambition and implement existing goals and strengthen commitments towards

44. Which one of the following tribes from India's North-East had the earliest known association with cultivation and production of tea?

Correct Answer: (c) Singphos
Solution:The Singpho tribe, which lives in the areas between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, had been involved in cultivation and production of Tea since generations.
The people of this tribe were growing tea and steeping its leaves to procure a herbal drink for hundreds of years based as part of their traditional knowledge.

45. By which one of the following amendments, was Article 51A, relating to the Fundamental Duties, inserted into the Constitution of India?

Correct Answer: (a) The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act
Solution:Article 51A was not a part of the Constitution of India 1950. It was inserted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976. Article 51A deals with Fundamental Duties of every citizens of India.
The Fundamental Duties are non-enforceable and non-justiciable. There is no provision in the constitution for direct enforcement of these duties

46. Which one of the following statements is true?

Correct Answer: (d) The force of gravity of the Earth on the Moon and of the Moon on the Earth are equal in magnitude but are in opposite directions.
Solution:The greater an object's mass, the more gravitational force it exerts. Earth weighs 81 times more than the moon. The moon's density is 3.34 grams per cubic centimeter that is about 60% of Earth's density.
This is the reason Earth has a greater gravitational pull than the moon because the Earth is more massive. The moon's gravitational pull also affects Earth but it is less as compared to Earth's gravitational pull, though; the rising and falling of the tides are an effect of the moon's gravity.

47. An electric bulb is rated as 220 V and 80 W. When it is operated on 110 V, the power rating would be:

Correct Answer: (d) 20 W
Solution:

48. In the dispersion of white light by a common glass prism, which one among the following is correct?

Correct Answer: (d) Blue light deviates the most because blue light has lowest speed in prism
Solution:In the dispersion of white light by a prism, blue light deviates the most because light has lowest speed and least wavelength in prism.

49. Which one among the following is true for the speed of sound in a given medium?

Correct Answer: (a) Speed of sound remains same at all frequencies
Solution:Speed of sound remain same at all frequencies.

50. Which one of the following telescopes contains only mirrors?

Correct Answer: (c) Newtonian telescope
Solution:A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image.
The Newtonian telescope is a type of reflecting telescope invented by Sir Isaac Newton, using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror.