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

Total Questions: 100

81. Which one of the following is not correct in the current Indian scenario?

Correct Answer: (c) Maternal mortality rate (MMR) is on the rise due to lack of medical facilities

82. The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of India deals with:

Correct Answer: (b) allocation of seats in the Council of States.

83. The British Officer who was a representative of the Governor General and who lived in a State which was not under direct British rule was called:

Correct Answer: (c) Resident

84. Which of the following features of the Permanent Settlement of 1793 is/are correct?

1. The Permanent Settlement vested Land ownership rights in the peasants
2. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindars
3. The Zamindars had to pay a fixed amount of rent by a particular date
4. The Zamindars benefited hugely from the Permanent Settlement while the peasants suffered

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

85. The Vijayanagara Empire received its death blow at the battle of:

Correct Answer: (a) Talikota in 1565

86. The 'Basic Structure Doctrine' was enunciated by the Supreme Court during the:

Correct Answer: (c) Kesavananda Bharati case

87. Consider the following statements about the travellers who visited India:

1. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi from Herat visited Delhi and Daulatabad.
2. Ibn Battuta provides detailed accounts of both Delhi and Daulatabad.
3. According to Francois Bernier there was no private property in land in Mughal India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (d) 2 and 3 only

88. Which of the following statements about hill stations of colonial India is/are correct?

1. The architecture of hill stations sought to recreate the European style
2. Hill stations were developed as sanitariums where soldiers were treated for illness
3. Shimla became the official residence of the Commander in Chief of the Indian Army
4. In 1864, Shimla had to be evacuated because of a Typhoid epidemic

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3

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

List I (Dynasty)List I (Architecture)
A. Chalukyas1. Sun Temple, Konark
B. Hoysalas2. Pattadakal Temples
C. Pandyas3. Kesava Temple, Somnathpur
D. Eastern Gangas4. Eastern gopura of Chidambaram Temple

Codes:

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

90. The Senia tradition is:

Correct Answer: (d) musical tradition that invoked the name of Tansen, the celebrated musician of Akbar's Court