Part-B (General Ability-Part-2) NDA/NA Solved Paper 2017-I

Total Questions: 50

31. Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement?

Correct Answer: (b) It was not supported by the Congress
Solution:

It was not supported by the Congress.

32. Which one of the following was NOT a feature of railways in colonial India?

Correct Answer: (b) British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenues
Solution:

British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenues.

33. Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904? "Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme"

Correct Answer: (b) H. H. Risley
Solution:

H. H. Risley

34. Who launched the Bardoli Satyagraha on 4th February, 1928?

Correct Answer: (b) Vallabhbhai Patel
Solution:

Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, in the state of Gujarat, India during the period of the British Raj, was a major episode of civil disobedienceand revolt in the Indian Independence Movement. The movement was
eventually led by Vallabhbhai Patel, and its success gave rise to Patel becoming one of the main leaders of the independence movement.

35. Which one ofthe following Princely States did NOT support the Congress during the course ofthe Civil Disobedience Movement?

Correct Answer: (b) Mysore
Solution:

Mysore Princely States did NOT support the Congress during the course of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

36. Which one of the following is a feature of thought and philosophy of the Kandukuri Viresalingam?

Correct Answer: (b) He believed in universal education
Solution:

Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu was a social reformer and writer ofAndhra Pradesh, India. He is considered as the father of renaissance movement in Telugu. He was one of the early social reformers who encouraged women education, remarriage of widows
which was not supported by the society during his time and fought against dowry system. He also started a school in Dowlaiswaram in 1874. He constructed a temple as 'Brahmo Mandir' in 1887 and the 'Hithakarini
School' in 1908 in Andhra Pradesh.

37. Name the calligrapher in Akbar's court who was honoured with the title "Zarrin Kalam" or Golden Pen

Correct Answer: (c) Muhammad Husayn
Solution:

Muhammed Husayn was one ofthe most famous artists of calligraphy ofAkbar's court, who came from Kashmir and taught the Mughal Prince.

38. Which one of the following sections of the Golden Quadrilateral Highway in India is the longest in terms of route distance?

Correct Answer: (b) Kolkata - Chennai
Solution:

It is a 1684 km stretch from Kolkata to Chennai. It consists of NH6 (Kolkata to Kharagpur), NH60 (Kharagpur to Balasore) and NH5 (Balasore to Chennai).

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

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

Correct matching is;

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

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Correct matching is;