General Knowledge (Part – B : English) Antonyms (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2022-II) (51 to 100)

Total Questions: 50

1. Which one of the following was composed by Harishena?

Correct Answer: (b) Prayaga Prashasti of Samudragupta
Solution:Harishena was the 4th-century Sanskrit poet. He was an important figure in the court of Gupta emperor, Samudragupta. Prayag Prashasti, is attributed to the 4th century CE Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
It is in excellent Sanskrit, written in the more refined Gupta script by the poet and minister, Harishena.
The inscription is a panegyric praising Samudragupta and lists the political and military achievements of his reign including his expeditions to the south.
It provides a unique snapshot of the Gupta Empire and its neighbours and is the source of much of what is known of the geopolitical landscape of that era.

2. Consider the following events:

1. Establishment of the Planning Commission
2. Formation of the National Development Council (NDC)
3. Approval of the First Five-Year Plan by the NDC Constitution of the National
4. Planning Committee
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above events?

Correct Answer: (c) 4-1-2-3
Solution:(c)

3. Which one of the following battles could be seen as laying the formal foundation of the British Raj in India?

Correct Answer: (b) Battle of Plassey
Solution:The Battle of Plassey laid the formal foundation of British raj in India. It was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757.

4. Where in South India did the British East India Company construct a trading post in 1639?

Correct Answer: (b) Madraspatam
Solution:The East India company established trading posts at different locations in India. In 1639 the trading post was constructed in Madras. It was followed by more trading posts in the year inside Bombay (1668) and in Calcutta (1690).

5. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company.
2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:Vasco da Gama reached the coast of India at Calicut in May 1498 and was able to cross the Indian Ocean. The British East India Company was a private corporation formed in December 1600 to establish a British presence in the lucrative Indian spice trade. The Dutch East India Company established in 1602 when the States General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out trade activities in Asia.

6. In India, a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than five years is labelled as

Correct Answer: (c) fallow other than current fallow
Solution:The cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than five years is known as 'Fallow other than Current Fallow'. Following is a cultural practice adopted for giving the land rest. The land recoups the lost fertility through natural processes. If the land is left uncultivated for more than five years, it would be categorised as culturable wasteland. This land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is known as Current Fallow.

7. The major portion of the Great Artesian Basin in Australia is located in

Correct Answer: (c) Queensland
Solution:(c)

8. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. India has one of the longest navigable inland water networks in the world.
2. Inland waterways presently help in transporting about 25 percent of the total cargo movement.
3. About 111 inland waterways have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (d) 1 and 3 only
Solution:There are 111 officially notified Inland National Waterways (NWs) in India identified for the purposes of inland water transport, as per The National Waterways Act, 2016.
The total cargo moved by the inland waterway was just 0.1% of the total inland traffic in India and the country is lagging far behind in the navigable inland waterways.

9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List–I (Railway Zone)List–II (Headquarters)
A. East Central1. Gorakhpur
B. North Central2. Jaipur
C. Northeast Frontier3. Hajipur
D. East Central4. Maligaon

Code:

ABCD
(a)3412
(b)3142
(c)2143
(d)2413
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The headquarters of East Central Railway is Hajipur. Gorakhpur is the headquarter of North Eastern Railway. The headquarters of North Frontier Railway and North Western Railway is Maligaon, Gauhati and Jaipur respectively.

10. Which one of the following statements about eartlıquake waves is not correct?

Correct Answer: (d) P waves have maximum area covered under its shadow zone.
Solution:(d)