Part-B (General Ability) NDA/NA Solved Paper 2017-I

General Knowledge

Total Questions: 50

21. Consider the following statements pertaining to Coffee plantation in India :

1. Need warm and moist climate with a spell of dry weather during the ripening period
2 Rolling fields having good drainage
3. Strong sunshine over hilly slopes exceeding temperature 35°C
4. Karnataka is the leading producer in India
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 4

22. Dr. Urjit Patel, who has been appointed recently as Governor of Reserve Bank of India, was holding which position immediately prior to this appointment?

Correct Answer: (b) Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

23. Who among the following personalities is NOT a Governor of any Indian State?

Correct Answer: (d) Arvind Subramaniam

24. Which of the following cricket teams was defeated by India to lift the Women's Twenty 20 Asia Cup 2016?

Correct Answer: (c) Pakistan

25. Which one of the following was the venue of 2nd BRICS Youth Summit of the Ministers, Officials and Youth Delegations?

Correct Answer: (d) Guwahati

26. Which one among the following States of India has recently proposed to frame the first Internal Security Act to deal wih the challenges of terrorism, insurgency, communalism and caste violience?

Correct Answer: (a) Maharashtra
Solution:

To deal with the challenges of terrorism, insurgency, communalism and caste violence, the Home Ministry of Maharashtra has proposed to enact a stringent law - Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act.

27. The World Humanitarian Day is being observed every year on which date?

Correct Answer: (b) 19 August
Solution:

To increase public awareness about humanitarian assistance activities worldwide and the importance of international cooperation, the United Nations' (UN) World Humanitarian Day is held on August 19 each year.
The day honors all humanitarians who have worked in the promotion ofthe humanitarian cause, and those who have lost their lives in the cause of duty.

28. Surge pricing takes place when a service provider

Correct Answer: (a) raises the price of its product or service as demand outstrips supply
Solution:

"Surge pricing" occurs when a company raises the price of its product or service ifthere is an increase in demand but supply is not enough to fulfill it.

29. By fulfilling which of the following conditions can a political party claim the status of a national party?

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 2 only
Solution:

For any political party to be eligible for recognition as a National Party, it has to satisfy any of the three conditions listed below:

i. Secure at least 6% of the valid vote in an Assembly or a Lok Sabha General Election in any four or more states and won at least 4 seats in a Lok Sabha General Election from any State or States.

ii. Win at least 2% of the total Lok Sabha seats in a Lok Sabha General Election and these seats have to be won from at least 3 states.

iii. The party is recognized as a State Party in at least four states.

30. In its emphasis on enhancing human capabilities, which one among the following does NOT figure in the Twel fth Five-Year Plan?

Correct Answer: (c) Delivery of Public Service