General Knowledge (Part-B: English) NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2021-II (51 to 100)

Total Questions: 50

41. Which one from among the following planets is largest in size?

Correct Answer: (a) Earth
Solution:The size of the planets in order from smallest to largest is Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter.

42. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I (Place)List II (Feature)
A. Mumbai1. Queen of the Arabian Sea
B. Visakhapatnam2. Biggest port of India
C. Chennai3. Land-locked harbour
D. Kochi4. Oldest port on the Eastern Coast

Code :

ABCD
(a)2431
(b)2341
(c)1342
(d)1432
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:Mumbai Port is India's largest port by size and shipping traffic. Located in west Mumbai on the western coast of India, the Mumbai Port is situated in a natural harbour.
Visakhapatnam is an all-weather, landlocked and protected port, meaning it is encircled by land with an opening to the sea.
It is among the 13 major seaports in India and is the second-largest seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in terms of annual traffic. Chennai port which is also known as Madras Port is the oldest port on the Eastern Coast.

43. Which one of the following is a crater lake in India?

Correct Answer: (a) Lonar Lake
Solution:Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, saline, soda lake, located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. Lonar Lake was created by a meteorite collision impact during the Pleistocene Epoch.

44. Fine-grained bed of ephemeral lake in a desert is also known as

Correct Answer: (a) Playa
Solution:Ephemeral ponds or lakes are also known as playas, pans, chottes, and sebkas are common features of arid and semiarid regions. Playas occupy the flat central basins of desert plains. They require interior drainage to a zone where evaporation greatly exceeds inflow. When flooded, a playa lake forms where fine-grained sediment and salts concentrate.

45. Which one of the following factors does not affect the distribution of groundwater?

Correct Answer: (d) Distance from the sea
Solution:the distance from the sea affect the distribution of temperature, it does not affect the distribution of groundwater.

46. The Constitution (35ᵗʰ Amendment) Act of 1974 is related to which one of the following States?

Correct Answer: (b) Sikkim
Solution:35th Amendment Act amended articles 80 and 81. It inserted article 2A and it terminated the protectorate status of Sikkim and conferred the status of an associate state of the Indian Union. The Tenth Schedule was added laying down the terms and conditions of association of Sikkim with the Indian Union

47. Which one of the following best describes the electoral system of India?

Correct Answer: (a) First-Past-the-Post System
Solution:The first-past-the-post (FPTP) system is also known as the simple majority system. In this voting method, the candidate with the highest number of votes in a constituency is declared the winner. This system is used in India indirect elections to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.

48. Which one of the following is a non-justiciable right?

Correct Answer: (a) Right to adequate livelihood
Solution:Rights that cannot be challenged in a court of law or cannot come under Judicial review in terms of their violation is called non-justiciable rights. In other words, all rights beyond the scope of fundamental rights (article 15 to 35 part 3) are non-justiciable rights.
Some of the not-justiciable rights are:
  • Right to property - to hold and own a property in any part of the country
  • Rights to vote- to take part in elections and to have his or 1 her name enlisted on the electoral roll.
  • Right to work-right to carry on work as he wishes
  • Right to an adequate livelihood

49. Which one of the following is not a writ?

Correct Answer: (d) Severability
Solution:The Indian Constitution has authorized the Supreme Court to issue writs in case of enforcement of fundamental rights. These fundamental rights have been granted by Part III under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution. This authority is basically to ensure that the Right to Constitutional Remedies is available to every Indian citizen. There are five types of writs issued which are Mandamus, Certiorari, Quo Warranto, Prohibition and Habeas Corpus.

50. Which one of the following is not a part of Fundamental Rights?

Correct Answer: (c) Right to be conferred with titles
Solution:Articles 12-35 of the Indian Constitution deal with Fundamental Rights. These human rights are conferred upon the citizens of India by the Constitution, says that these rights are inviolable.
Right to Life, Right to Dignity, Right to Education etc. all come under one of the six main fundamental rights. The right to be conferred with titles is not a fundamental right.