NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2016-II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)

Total Questions: 100

1. (Questions 51-56) Consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:

Statement I: Variability of annual rainfall is very high in western part of Rajasthan.
Statement II: Average annual rainfall is extremely low in western Rajasthan.

Correct Answer: (b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

2. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:

Statement I: Ozone is a tri-atomic molecule of oxygen.
Statement II: Ozone is concentrated mainly in stratosphere.

Correct Answer: (b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

3. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:

Statement I: The laterite soils develop in areas with high temperature and high rainfall.
Statement II: Laterite soils are the result of intense leaching process.

Correct Answer: (a) Both the statement are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

4. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:

Statement I: Too much salt content in diet could be one of the reasons for kidney failure.
Statement II : High salt may cause high blood pressure.

Correct Answer: (a) Both the statement are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

5. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:

Statement I : The city of Rome revived in a spectacular way in the 15th century.
Statement II: From the 15th century onwards, artists were known individually by name, not as member of a group or a guild, in Roman society.

Correct Answer: (b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

6. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:

Statement I: Chartism was the political reform campaign for democratic rights which swept over Britain between 1838 and 1848.
Statement II: The trade union movement declined by the 1830s as it failed to fulfill the aspirations of the working class.

Correct Answer: (a) Both the statement are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

7. 'Sahel' region of Sahara desert is associated with

Correct Answer: (b) southern moving edge of Sahara desert

8. Which one ofthe following pairs of a river and its tributary is not correctly matched?

Correct Answer: (c) Narmada : Amaravati
Solution:Amaravati river is the longest tributary of Kaveri river.

9. In which one ofthe following countries, the Mediterranean type of Biome is found?

Correct Answer: (a) Chile
Solution:Chile hae mediterranean type of Climate.

10. Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population size as per the census 2011:

1. West Bengal
2. Bihar
3. Maharashtra
4. Andhra Pradesh

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 3-2-1-4