General Knowledge (Part – B : english) (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2021-I) (101 to 150)

Total Questions: 50

11. The process whereby certain minerals absorb water, expand and change is called as

Correct Answer: (a) Hydration.
Solution:
  • Hydration is the process whereby certain minerals absorb water, expand and change.
  • A hygroscopic substance is able to absorb or adsorb water from its surroundings. Typically, this occurs at or near ordinary room temperature. Most hygroscopic materials are salts, but many other materials display the propery.

12. Which one of the following is the longest Latitude?

Correct Answer: (c) 0-0 degree Latitude
Solution:The equator has the longest latitude. It is located at 0° latitude.

13. If it is 12:00 Noon in India, on which meridian will it be 7 : 00 am of the same day?

Correct Answer: (a) 7.5 degree E. Longitude
Solution:If it is 12:00 PM in India, then it will be 7:00 AM on the same day on the 7.5° E longitude meridian.

14. Who among the following was co to be the preceptor of Mirabai?

Correct Answer: (b) Raidas
Solution:Guru Raidas
Guru Raidas, a low caste leather worket was the preceptor of Mirabai. One main principle of her philosophy was that one should abandon the comforts of life and devote fully to her God for attainment of peace and salvation.

15. Consider the following statements about the Mahanavami Dibba:

1. It was the name of a giant box of sweets distributed at the Mahanavami festival.
2. It was the name of a massive platform with a base covered with relief carvings.|
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only
Solution:Dibba means a mound. Since this structure was hidden underneath a mound, it came to be called as Mahanavami dibba. It was on this elevated platform, the king used to sit and watch festivities during the ten day long Dasara festival.

16. Which one of the following statements about the Ain-i-Akbari is not correct?

Correct Answer: (d) It was later revised by Sadullah Khan on the orders of Shah Jahan.
Solution:
  • The Ain-i-Akbari or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language.
    It forms Volume III and the final part of the much larger document, the Akbarnama (Account of Akbar), also by Abu'l-Fazl, and is itself in three volumes. It is now in the Hazarduari Palace, India
  • The Ain-i-Akbari is divided into five books. The first book called manzil-abadi deals with the imperial household and its maintenance, and the second called sipah-abadi, with the servants of the emperor, military and civil services.
    The third deals with imperial administration, containing regulations for the judiciary and the executive. The fourth contains information on Hindu philosophy, science, social customs and literature. The fifth contains sayings of Akbar along with an account of the ancestry and biography of the author.

17. Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

1. was opposed to the worship of idols of Gods and Goddesses,
2. regarded the Vedas as infallible.
3. had met and had discussions with Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:Swami Dayanand Saraswati was a prominent social reformer and the founder of the Arya Samaj, who advocated for the worship of a formless God. He opposed idol worship, believing it diverted individuals from the true essence of spirituality and monotheism. His teachings emphasized returning to the Vedas and promoting a rational and ethical approach to religion.

18. Consider the following statements:

1. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded at Aligarh by Sayyid Ahmad Khan.
2. Sayyid Ahmad Khan was a great believer in religious toleration, and Hindus, Parsis and Christians had contributed to the funds of his college.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:In 1877, Sir Syed founded the Muhammadan Anglo- Oriental College in Aligarh and patterned the college after Oxford and Cambridge universities that he had visited on a trip to England.

19. Basket-of-eggs topography is related to

Correct Answer: (a) Drumlins.
Solution:
  • The term 'basket of eggs' topography refers to Drumlins which is a depositional landform formed by glaciers. They are forms of rounded hummocks resulting from the deposition of glacial till which look like inverted boat or spoon
  • Drumlins are oval-shaped hills, largely composed of glacial drift, formed beneath a glacier or ice sheet and aligned in the direction of ice flow.
  • Drumlins are commonly found in clusters numbering in the thousands. Often arranged in belts, they disrupt drainage so that small lakes and swamps may form between them. Large drumlin fields are located in central Wisconsin and in central New York; in northwestern Canada; in southwestern Nova Scotia; and in Ireland.

20. Which one of the following planets has the highest density?

Correct Answer: (d) Earth
Solution:Earth is the densest planet in our solar system, with a density of 5.514 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³). This is the standard used to measure the density of other planets.