NDA/NA Exam Solved Papers - 2012- I - Paper I: General Ability Test (Part-C)

NDA/NA Exam Solved Papers - 2012- I - Paper I: General Ability Test (Part-C)

81. A glass of water does not turn into ice as it reaches 0°c. It is because

(a) water does not solidify at 0°C
(b) a certain amount of heat must be supplied to the glass of water so as to solidify
(c) a certain amount of heat must be taken out from the glass of water so as to solidify
(d) water solidifies at 0 K only

82. The main power supply in India is at 220 V, whereas that in the US is at 110 V. Which one among the following statements in this regard is correct?

(a) A 110 V is safer but more expensive to maintain
(b) 110 V is safer and cheaper to maintain
(c) 110 V leads to lower power loss
(d) 110 V works better at higher latitudes

83. The equatorial rain forest is also known as
(a) Savanna
(b) Campos
(c) Selvas
(d) Lanose

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

        List-I                                                     List-II
        (Port)                                                (Special feature)
    (a) Kandla                                         1. Deepest land locked protected port
    (b) Kochi                                           2. Located at mouth of lagoon
    (c) Vishakha-patnam                          3. Tidal port
    (d) Kolkata                                        4. Inland riverine port

Code :

       A     B     C     D
(a)    3     1     2      4
(b)    3     2     1      4
(c)    4     1     2      3
(d)    4     2     1      3

85. The Earth’s surface receives maximum energy at 12 noon but the maximum temperature never occurs at 12 noon. State which of the following reasons are correct.

1. Transformation of solar energy into heat requires some time.
2. The loss of energy through long-wave radiations from the Earth’s surface exceeds the energy received from the Sun at 4:00 p.m.
3. Energy received by the Earth from solar radiations continues to exceed the energy lost by outgoing long-wave radiations from the Earth’s surface up to 4:00 pm.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code :

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

86. Certain parts of a plant can be bent easily without breaking. This flexibility in certain parts, like leaf and stem, can be attributed to the abundance of

(a) parenchyma
(b) collenchyma
(c) sclerenchyma
(d) xylem and phloem

87. Which of the following is not a micronutrient for a plant?

(a) Iron
(b) Magnesium
(c) Molybdenum
(d) Manganese

88. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Ligaments are highly flexible.
2. Ligaments connect muscles and bones,
3. Ligaments contain very little matrix.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code :

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 only

89. Cell membrane is selectively permeable because

(a) it is made up of selected organic molecules
(b) it does not allow transport of some substances from region of higher concentration to the region of lower concentration
(c) the movement of organic molecules occurs only at specific concentration
(d) it allows the movement of certain molecules in and out of the cell while the movement of other molecules is prevented

90. The following equation is an example of a redox reaction, in which CI₂ is the oxidising agent and FeBr₃ is the reducing agent:
2FeBr₃(aq) + 3CI₂ (g) = 2FeCl₃ (aq) + 3Br₂(l)
Which one among the following statements is incorrect for this redox reaction?

(a) Oxidizing agents are themselves reduced
(b) Reducing agents gain or appear to gain electrons
(c) Reducing agents are themselves oxidized
(d) Oxidizing agents oxidize other substances.

91. Which one among the following nitrogen compounds has the least percentage of nitrogen by mass?

(a) (NH₄)₃ PO₄
(b) NH₃
(c) NH₄OH
(d) NH₄NO₃

92. Which one among the following is. the correct order of amount of lime (CaO), silica (SiO₂), alumina (Al₂O₃) and ferric oxide (Fe₂O₃) in Portland cement?

(a) CaO > SiO₂ > Al₂O₃ > Fe₂O₃
(b) SiO₂ > CaO > Fe₂O₃ > Al₂O₃
(c) Al₂O₃ > SiO₂ > CaO > Fe₂O₃
(d) Fe₂O₃ > Al₂O₃ > SiO₂ > CaO

93. Which one among the following transitions of electron of hydrogen atom emits radiation of the shortest wavelength?

(a) n = 2 to n = 1
(b) n = 3 to n = 2
(c) n = 4 to n = 3
(d) n = 5 to n = 4

94. Which one among the following is the most appropriate statement with respect to the atomic weight of an element?

(a) The atomic weight of an element is the sum total of the number of protons and neutrons present in the atom of the element
(b) Unlike mass number, the atomic weight of an element can be a fraction
(c) The atomic weight of an element is a whole number
(d) The atomic weight of all the atoms in an element is the same

95. During the discussion on the Demands for Grants, motions can be moved to reduce the amount of a demand. Such a motion is called a ‘cut-motion’. Which of the following categories are classified as ‘cut-motion’?

1. Disapproval of policy cut
2. Economy cut
3. Token cut

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Code :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3 onl

96. Which of the statements given below is/are correct?

1. The Speaker immediately vacates his/her office whenever the State Legislative Assembly is dissolved.
2. No Member of a State Legislative Assembly shall be liable to any proceeding in any court in respect of ‘anything said or any vote given by him/her in the       legislature.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code :

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

97. Consider the following statements about Cripps Proposals of 1942 :

1. Provision was to be made for participation of Indian States in the Constitution-making body.
2. British Government undertook to accept and implement the Constitution.
3. All provinces of British India were to give an undertaking about the acceptance of the Constitution.
4. In the ongoing World War, no resources of British India would be used.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Code :

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4

98. Which one among the following was not one of the causes of the Third Anglo-Maratha War ?

(a) The Maratha Chiefs, particularly the Peshwa desired to throw off the restrictions imposed on them by the treaties with the English.
(b) The determination of the English to give a finishing blow to the Maratha power
(c) The Pindari designs to seek support from the Marathas to drive the English away from India
(d) The attack of Peshwa Baji Rao on the residency at Khirki

99. William Bentinck attempted to reform Hindu society by suppressing/abolishing social evils. Which one among the following was not included in them?

(a) Sati
(b) Infanticide
(c) Thugi
(d) Slavery

100. Karam is a festival celebrated to worship Karam Devta, the God of power. Which one among the following tribal communities in India traditionally celebrates this festival?

(a) Santhals
(b) Karbi
(c) Meenas
(d) Bhils

101. The terra-cotta ‘plough of the Harappan civilization was found at

(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Banawali
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal

102. Which one among the following works of Mahatma Gandhi provides a critique of modern machine-oriented civilization?

(a) The Story of My Experiments with Truth
(b) Hind Swaraj
(c) Constructive Programme
(d) Anasakti Yoga (Commentary on ‘Gita’)

103. An object is in uniform circular motion on a plane, Suppose that you measure its displacement from the centre along one direction, say, along the x-axis. Which one among the following graphs could represent this displacement (x)?

104. The penetrating power of X-rays can be increased by

(a) increasing the current in the filament
(b) decreasing the potential difference between the cathode and the anode
(c) decreasing the current in the filament
(d) increasing the potential difference between the cathode and the anode

105.

the latent heat of the substance?The graph given above indicates change in temperature (q) when heat (Q) was given to a substance. Which among the following parts of the graph correctly depict

(a) AB and BC
(b) BC and DE
(c) CD and DE
(d) DE and AB

106. When a solid object is immersed in water, there is a loss in its weight. This loss is

(a) equal to the weight of the water displaced
(b) less than the weight of the water displaced
(c) greater than the weight of the water displaced
(d) not related to the weight of the water displaced

107. Body A of mass 2 kg and another body B of mass 4 kg and of same material are kept in the same sunshine for some interval of time. If the rise in temperature is equal for both the bodies, then which one among the following in this regard is correct?

(a) Heat absorbed by B is double because its mass is double
(b) Heat absorbed by A is double because its mass is half
(c) Heat absorbed by both A and B is equal because the quantity of heat absorbed does not depend upon mass
(d) Heat absorbed by B is four times than the heat absorbed by A because the quantity of heat absorbed is proportional to square of the mass

108. For a steel boat floating on a lake, the weight of the water displaced by the boat is

(a) less than the weight of the boat
(b) more than the weight of the boat
(c) equal to the weight of the part of the boat which is below the water level of the lake
(d) equal to the weight of the boat

109. Consider the following coal mines of India:

1. Bokaro 2. Adilabad
3. Raniganj 4. Bishrampur

Select the correct sequence of the above from east to west.

(a) 1-3-4 -2
(b) 3 -1-4 -2
(c) 3 -1-2-4
(d) 1-3 -2-4

110. Which one among the following agricultural crops/groups of crops may be grown in abundant in lowlands and river deltas of fertile alluvial soil where there is high summer temperature and rainfall varies from 180 cm to 250 cm?

(a) Wheat and sugarcane
(b) Cotton
(c) Maize and coarse crops
(d) Rice, jute and tea

111. Arrange the following tropical forest groups in the correct order of sequence based on area covered in India beginning from the largest covered area:

1. Moist deciduous
2. Dry deciduous
3. Wet evergreen
4. Semi-evergreen

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code :

(a) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
(b) 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
(c) 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
(d) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

112. Which one among the following is the major reason for low agricultural productivity in dry regions of India?

(a) Constraints of financial resources
(b) Rural indebtedness
(c) Dependence on erratic monsoon
(d) Small size of landholdings

113. Which one among the following groups is referred to as types of precipitation?

(a) Fog, Dew and Rain
(b) Air, Water and Soil
(c) Fog, Water and Rain
(d) Dew, Soil and Rain
114. Which one among the following is the most important source of fish catch in India?

(a) Deep-sea fisheries
(b) Coastal fisheries
(c) Inland natural fisheries
(d) Inland cultural fisheries

115. In which one among the following areas of South-East Asia, there is largest concentration of peasant population?

(a) Areas of intensive shifting cultivation
(b) Highland areas where the climate is cooler and healthier
(c) Cleared lowlands in forest areas
(d) Areas where the grain farming is practised

116. The largest number of temperate cyclones originate mostly over the

(a) Indian Ocean
(b) North Atlantic Ocean
(c) North Pacific Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean

117. Which one among the following statements is not correct?

(a) More than 50% of world’s animal species are found in tropical rain forest
(b) One-third of land surface is arid or semi-arid
(c) Floating plants (phytoplankton) in the ocean produce over half the world’s oxygen
(d) World’s important deserts are located across the equator

118. Which one among the following statements regarding Chinook winds is not correct?

(a) They rise from the Pacific Ocean
(b) After crossing the Rockies, they descend to the east of the mountains
(c) They bring rainfall in the Prairies
(d) These winds are beneficial to wheat cultivation

119. Consider the following statements relating to planning in India:

1. In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists.
3. Acharya Kripalani prepared the Gandhian Plan.Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

120. Which one among the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1935 is not correct?

(a) Provincial Autonomy carne into existence
(b) Bicameral legislatures were provided in six provinces
(c) The principles of communal electorates and weight ages were further extended.
(d) The States were compelled to enter the Federation

ANSWER

81. (c) 82. (a) 83. (c) 84. (b) 85. (b) 86. (c) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (d) 90. (b)
91. (a) 92. (a) 93. (a) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (b) 97. (a) 98. (d) 99. (d) 100. (a)
101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (a) 104. (d) 105. (b) 106. (a) 107. (a) 108. (c) 109. (b) 110. (d)
111. (a) 112. (c) 113. (a) 114. (b) 115. (d) 116. (a) 117. (d) 118. (c) 119. (c) 120. (d)

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