NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2015-II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)

Total Questions: 100

51. An up fold in rock is:

Correct Answer: (c) anticline

52. Which one of the following gases is found in highest quantity in Exosphere?

Correct Answer: (a) Hydrogen

53. In blood, platelets are required for:

Correct Answer: (c) initiating blood clotting

54. In SI unit of force 'Newton' (N) is given by (where m stands for metre and S stands for second):

Correct Answer: (b) 1N=1 kgm/s²

55. The acceleration due to gravity 'g' for objects on or near the surface of earth is related to the universal gravitational constant 'G' as ('M' is the mass of the earth and 'R' is its radius):

Correct Answer: (b)

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

List I (Low-Latitude Climate)List I (Characteristic)
A. Wet Equatorial1. Uniform temperatures, mean near 27 °C
B. Monsoon and trade wind coastal2. Marked temperature cycle with very high temperature before the rainy season
C. Wet-dry tropical high-3. Temperatures show an annual cycle with high temperature in the Sun season
D. Dry tropical4. Strong temperature cycle, with intense temperature during high-Sun season

Codes:

ABCD
(a)2341
(b)1234
(c)2431
(d)1324
Correct Answer: (d)

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

List I (Element)List I (Use)
A. Li1. Time keeper in atomic clocks
B. Na2. Batteries
C. K3. Transfer of nerve impulses
D. Cs4. Control of the water content in the blood

Codes:

ABCD
(a)2341
(b)1234
(c)2431
(d)1324
Correct Answer: (a)

58. Which one of the following is not a site of action in human body for the malarial parasite plasmodium?

Correct Answer: (b) Kidney

59. The loudness of sound is related to:

Correct Answer: (b) its amplitude

60. X-rays are electromagnetic radiation whose wavelengths are of the order of:

Correct Answer: (d) 10⁻¹⁰ metre