NDA General Ability 3 September 2023

Paper was held on Sun, Sep 3, 2023 4:30 AM

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Directions: In this section, the following sentence has a blank space and is followed by four words. Select the word you consider most appropriate to fill in the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

As the Southwest monsoon ____________ through most of July, flash floods caused by the waters of the Narmada hit Jabalpur town.

Given the scale of the challenges that ____________ us today, our company proposes more viable plans for sustainability.

It is a really tough course, I am just worried that I won't be able to go the ______________.

The ______________ of the advancement made in agricultural productivity in India has been remarkable.

This essay _____________ and examines various systems for water appropriation and agricultural practices adapted by society in the arid conditions of Rajasthan.

Adolescence is the _____________ wherein a child enters adulthood.

Directions: item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Bread, butter and (a) / jam common breakfast items (b) / that are consumed by many households. (c) / No error (d)

Ten thousand dollars is (a) / the prize money being offered (b) / by the game show hosts. (c) / No error (d)

Three hundred and sixty five (a) / create up the number of days (b) / in a calendar year. (c) / No error (d)

The process of removing (a) / wool from the body of (b) / an animal is called sharing. (c) / No error (d)

Many people came (a) / from faraway places to prayed (b) / at the temple on the auspicious day. (c) / No error (d)

After reading forward of (a) / the book on environmental issues in India, (b) / I decided to meet its author. (c) / No error (d)

The guidance from the mentors (a) / and teachers facilitated the (b) / smooth conduct of elections to the Students' council. (c) / No error (d)

The Principal of our school (a) / felicitated the students in (b) / the prize distribution ceremony. (c) / No error (d)

If you were to (a) / come to Chennai to settle down (b) / it will be the best possible decision. (c) / No error (d)

They had promised to delivered (a) / the bags before mid-March (b) / to enable us to inaugurate the shop. (c) / No error (d)

Directions: item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

He is always captious.

Geomorphologists ascertain several wonderful facts about our earth.

The Colonel ordered the Soldiers to meet him in the commissary.

The doctor dismembered the patient's finger first and then cured the ailment.

Mr. Kumar works as a bursar in the sports academy.

His intentions are insidious.

Respect for other human beings is intrinsic to the teachings of all religions.

He completed the onerous task with relative ease.

Alfred was a potentate during the Middle Ages.

I abandoned the task due to indolence.

Directions: In the following question a pair of similar sounding words is provided. You are required to select the options that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

'Principal' and 'Principle'

'Plane' and 'Plain'

'Pail' and 'Pale'

'Metal' and 'Mettle'

'Hail' and 'Hale'

'Conscious' and 'Conscience'

'Dissent' and 'Descent'

Directions: In the following question a pair of similar sounding words is provided. You are required to select the options that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

'Devise' and 'Device'

'Discrete' and 'Discreet'

'Eminent' and 'Imminent'

Directions: item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Many metals are malleable in nature and property.

To neglect a warning is to invite danger.

His ostentatious behaviour surprised everyone.

The experience of Covid Pandemic was excruciating for much of the population.

A trip to the hills was refreshing.

Why, according to the writer can't people be motivated to use a resource prudently?

1. They feel that others may overuse the resource

2. It is possible to substitute the resource

3. Abundance of the resource availability

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When do people use resources exhaustively?

The self-interest of people affects the use of renewable resources

People rooted in a locality

Which among the following is closest in meaning with the word 'deplete'?

General Science

The first law of thermodynamics states that whereas energy can be ____________ from one form into another, it cannot be created or destroyed.

The streaming of light beams coming from the Sun through trees is said to have suggested that light travels in straight line. The particles on the path of light beams are visible to us because

The flash of lightning is seen before the thunderstorm is heard. It verifies that

The potential difference between the two end terminals of an electric heater is 220 V and the current through it is 0.5 A. What would be the current through the heater if the potential difference across the terminals of the heater is reduced to 120 V?

The heating element in an electric iron is usually made of

Sita, 1.5 m high, stands before a plane mirror fixed on a wall to view her full image. What should be the minimum height of the plane mirror so that Sita can view her image fully?

Galvanization is a method of protecting iron from rusting by coating with a thin layer of

Which one of the following alloys contains a non-metal as one of its constituent?

Buckminster fullerene, which looks like a football, is an allotropic form of

Which one of the following graphs correctly represents the current (I) - voltage (V) variation for a rectangular piece of a semiconductor wafer?

The green plants in a terrestrial eco-system absorbs sunlight that falls on their leaves and convert it into food energy. The percentage of solar radiation absorbed by all green plants for the process of photosynthesis is about

Consider the following reaction:

Fe₂O₃(s) + 2Al(s) → 2Fe(s) + Al₂O₃(s)

Which of the following statements about the given reaction is NOT correct?

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

LIST I (Chemical process)		LIST II (Reaction)
A.	Electrolysis of water	1.	Double displacement reaction
B.	Burning of coal	2.	Combination reaction
C.	Iron nail immersed in copper sulphate solution	3.	Decomposition reaction
D.	Addition of barium chloride solution to aluminium sulphate solution	4.	Displacement reaction

Which one of the following processes involves chemical reaction?

Which one of the following metals does NOT react with cold water to liberate hydrogen gas?

Consider the following reaction:

2HgO $ \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} $ 2Hg + O₂

The respective state of HgO, Hg and O₂ in the above reaction is

The two important features of sexual reproduction in higher organisms that create genetic diversity in offspring are

Eukaryotic cells are much more complex as compared to prokaryotes. Which one of the following structures is exclusively present in a eukaryotic cell?

An important cause of tooth decay by the bacterium Streptococcus mutans is because of their ability to attach to teeth surface by producing slime layer from

In angiosperms, pollen grain germinates to produce two male gametes. Which one of the following functions is carried out by these gametes?

In a sexually reproducing organism, which one of the following statements is appropriate both for the parent and offspring?

Relationship between a flower and honey-bee will help the flower for/in

Which one of the following is the usual unit of measurement for Air Pressure used in India?

Ram records the odometer readings of his car for the distance covered from 2000 km at the start of his journey and 2400 km at the end of the journey after 8 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

Ms. Rani decides to convert her AC generator into a DC generator. Which one of the following she would need to use?

Ramesh cannot see distinctly objects kept beyond 2 m. This defect can be corrected by using a lens of power

Which of the following statements are correct about the electrical resistance and resistivity of a wire?

1. Both quantities depend on the area of cross-section of the wire

2. Both depend on the temperature

3. Resistance of the wire is directly proportional to the resistivity of the wire

4. Resistivity of the wire is directly proportional to the length of the
wire

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A liquid is heated up to a certain temperature. Which one of the following situation would correspond to the boiling of the liquid?

Which one of the following is NOT an example of organic compound?

Which one of the following acid is used by goldsmith for cleaning of gold and silver articles?

What is the action of litmus on ethanol?

Which one of the following metal is NOT an essential component in stainless steel?

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

LIST I (Process)		LIST II (Separation method)
A.	Separation of acetone and water from their mixture	1.	Chromatography
B.	Separation of water and kerosene oil from their mixture	2.	Centrifugation
C.	Separation of cream from milk	3.	Distillation
D.	Separation of pigments from plant extract	4.	Separating Funnel

Which one of the following is NOT a requirement for photosynthesis?

In flowering plants, DNA content of the parent plant gets halved during

Which one of the following is the correct sequence during sexual reproduction in Angiosperms?

Which one of the following combina- tions of events represents the correct sequence during reproduction in flowering plants?

An iron nail sinks in water whereas an iron ship floats. Which of the following statements is correct in this regard?

1. Average density of ship is greater than that of the water

2. Average density of iron nail is greater than that of the water

3. Average density of the ship is less than that of the water

4. Average density of the ship is equal to that of the water

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Which of the following arrangement of resistors offers minimum effective resistance between points X and Y?

What will happen if a collection of positive and negative charges are passed at a high speed through a magnetic field which is perpendicular to the direction of motion of the charges? (Assume that both kind of charges are NOT going to recombine)

The motion of a particle of mass m is described by the relation, y = ut - 1⁄2 gt2, where u is the initial velocity of the particle. The force acting on the particle is

A block of wood 40 cm × 20 cm × 10 cm) is kept on a tabletop in three different positions: (a) with its side of dimensions 20 cm × 10 cm; (b) with its side of dimensions 10 cm × 40 cm; and (c) with its side of dimensions 40 cm × 20 cm. The pressure exerted by the wooden block on the tabletop in these positions is represented by P_A, P_B and P_c, respectively. The pressure follows the trend

Which one of the following metals can be extracted using carbon as reducing agent?

Which among the following is NOT true with respect to colloidal solution?

Kerosene and petrol mixture can be best separated by

As proposed by Dalton, which of the following symbol represents phosphorus?

Which among the following statements with respect to carbon is/are correct?

1. Carbon forms the basis for all living organisms and many things we use

2. Carbon shows tetra-valency and the property of catenation

3. Carbon forms covalent bonds with itself and other elements

4. Carbon forms compounds containing triple and tetra bonds between carbon atoms

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Which one of the following graphs represents the equation of motion v = u + at; where all quantities are non-zero and symbols carry their usual meanings?

Which one of the following statements is true for sound waves propa- gating in air?

A 100 g sphere is moving at a speed of 20 m/s and collides with another. sphere of mass 50 g. If the second sphere was at rest prior to the collision and the first sphere comes at rest immediately after the collision, considering the collision to be elastic, the speed of the second sphere would be

Which one of the following optical phenomena supports that the light is a transverse wave?

How many of the following materials can be attracted by a magnet?

1. Plastic

2. Carbon

3. Aluminium

4. Stainless Steel

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General Studies

India has been able to successfully ____________ its population through family planning programmes.

The British who ruled India for 200 years were here to _____________ India's natural resources.

Endangered species have a fifty per cent or greater probability of ___________ within five years or two generations whichever is longer.

Which one of the following was NOT a way in which kings in ancient India attempted to claim a higher status?

Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti movement is NOT correct?

The 'Reign of Terror' in revolutionary France referred to

In which one of the following ways did the First World War Not impact Europe?

"...the immediate ending of British rule in India is an urgent necessity..." was a resolution of

Which one among the following pairs of mine and mineral is NOT correctly matched?

Which one of the following is the oldest era in Geological History determining the age of various rock types?

A geographical grid has:

1. Lines that run east to west around the globe to mark latitude

2. Lines that run north to south from north pole to south pole indicate longitude

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which one of the following layers of the atmosphere all weather phenomenon occur?

In which one of the following states 'Roopkund' lake is located?

The book 'Nation First: The Golden Saga of 82 Years' is the history of which one of the following organizations?

Consider the following statements regarding Sanchi and its archaeological findings:

1. When Sanchi was discovered in 1818, three of its four gateways were still standing, the fourth was lying on the spot where it had fallen

2. Animals depicted at Sanchi include elephants, horses, mon- keys and cattle

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which Five Year Plan of India focused on rapid industrialization based growth process?

Chandimangala, a sixteenth century text, was composed by

Consider the following statements regarding the royal center in Vijayanagara Empire:

1. The royal center was located in the south-western part of the settlement

2. It included over 60 temples

3. About 30 building complexes at the site have been identified as palaces

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

Which one of the following soils is ideal for growing cotton?

Where is Central Institute of Buddhist Studies situated?

Consider the following statements about physical features of India:

1. The southern point of the Peninsular Plateau is formed by the Nilgiri Hills where the Eastern and the Western Ghats meet

2. The Cardamom Hills may be regarded as a continuation of the Eastern Ghats

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is the narrow belt parallel to the Shiwalik foothills where streams and rivers coming from the mountains deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders?

Which of the following statements about Suez Canal is/are correct?

1. Suez is a man-made navigation canal

2. Suez links Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

3. The economic significance of Suez Canal is less than that of Panama Canal

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Consider the following statements:

1. Terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana).

2. There is evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan associated with the mature phase of the Harappan civilization.

3. The ploughed field at Kalibangan had two sets of furrows crossing at right angles to each other suggesting two different crops were grown together in it.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following statements about the technological innovations during the Industrial Revolutions are correct?

1. Mule was the nickname for a machine invented in 1779, that allowed the spinning of strong and fine yarn.

2. Water Frame, invented in 1769 by Richard Arkwright, made it possible to weave pure cotton clothes.

3. Power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright in 1787, could be used to weave any kind of materials.

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Who among the following is known as the architect of Indian planning?

Which one of the following Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts, contains the personal name of the king - Ashoka?

Arrange the following in correct chronological order

1. Charak Samhita

2. Bharat's Natyashastra

3. Sangam Literature

4. Ashtadhyayi

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Which one of the following is NOT an example of Fold Mountain?

Which one of the following is an organic soil?

The North-south and East-west Road Corridors of India cross each other at which of the following cities?

Which one of the following climatic regions of the world have a typical characteristic of seasonal reversal of wind?

Which one of the following statement is NOT correct?

How many of the following pairs of specialized agriculture and its products are correctly matched?

1. Apiculture : Honey

2. Sericulture : Silk

3. Silviculture: Forestry

4. Viticulture : Grapes

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Which one of the following crops is generally benefitted by the rain caused by western disturbances in India?

Which one of the following pairs of city and industry is NOT correctly matched?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Bhoodan Movement:

1. Vinoba Bhave organized "The Sarvodaya Samaj' to take up the work of non-violent transformation in India

2. Jayaprakash Narayan withdrew from active politics to join the Bhoodan Movement in 1953

3. In the wake of the Bhoodan Movement the first donation of land was made in the village of Pochampalli in Telangana

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council is/are correct?

1. Five members coming from Africa and Asia, one from Eastern Europe, two from Latin America and two from Western Europe and other states

2. Six members are elected each year by the General Assembly for two year term

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Which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India deals with District Planning Committee?

Consider the following statements about Attorney-General in India:

1. She/he is the first law officer of the Government of India

2. She/he has a right to speak in any House of Parliament without any right to vote

3. She/he is appointed by the President of India

4. She/he is a whole-time counsel for the Government in the court of law

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one among the following states was NOT impacted by the Land Boundary Agreement Treaty India and Bangladesh between (2015)?

The 480 MW Phukot Karnali Hydro Electric Project is situated in

Consider the following statements about a river:

This river originates in the Hindu Kush mountain range and flows into Hamoun wetlands after covering a long stretch of about 1,100 km. There has been serious conflicts between two neighbouring nations regarding the sharing of water from this river. Identify the river from the following:

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

LIST I (Bilateral Exercise)		LIST II (Participating Country)
A.	Garuda Shakti	1.	India and Japan
B.	Nomadic Elephant	2.	India and Sri Lanka
C.	Mitra Shakti	3.	India and Mongolia
D.	Dharma Guardian	4.	India and Indonesia

Consider the following statements about gallantry awards in India:

1. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards were instituted on 26^th January, 1950

2. The first three gallantry awards were Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka Chakra Class-III

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Centralized Laboratory Net- work (CLN):

1. CLN works to test vaccines can be used during which pandemic

2. India is a member of CLN

3. CLN is a part of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Kavach, the automatic train protection system:

1. It is designed and developed by Research Design and Standard Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), Japan

2. The trials of Kavach were facilitated by the Southern Railway

3. Kavach is a state-of-the-art electronic system with Safety Integrity Level-4 (SIL-4)

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Nova Kakhovka dam, which was in news recently, is situated in

Aaron Finch, who recently retired from international cricket, was captain of men's cricket team of which one of the following countries?

Which one of the following is the name of the dashboard launched recently by the Reserve Bank of India to assess and monitor the progress of financial inclusion by capturing relevant parameters?

'Sengol', installed in the new Parliament building of India, was seen as a symbol of the path of service, duty and nation in which Empire of the past?