Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution
deal with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
(a) 26 to 41
(b) 31 to 56
(c) 36 to 51
(d) 41 to 66
Consider the following with reference to the disintegration and decline of the Mauryan Empire : 1. Brahmanical revolt 2. King Asoka?s pacifist policies 3. Invasions from outside 4. Weakness of Asoka?s successors Which of the above reasons led to the disintegration and decline of the Mauryan Empire ? (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Why does water in a pond remain cool even in hot summer? (a) Because water radiates heat more rapidly than atmosphere (b) Because water absorbs heat less rapidly than atmosphere (c) Because of continuous evaporation of water (d) Because water absorbs heat more rapidly than atmosphere
Identify the correct sequence of the establishment of steel plants in India from the earliest to the latest: (a) Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Visakhapatnam, Bilai (b) Jamshedpur, Bilai, Bokaro, Visakhapatnam (c) Bhilai, Jamshedpur, Visakhapatnam, Bokaro (d) Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Bhilai, Visakhapatnam
Which one of the following characteristics is not associated with the tropical cyclones? (a) Before the cyclone arrives, the air becomes very still but temperature and humidity are high (b) As the front of the vortex arrives, gusty winds develop and thick clouds appear (c) As the cold front passes, the weather changes and thick clouds appear (d) Calm conditions return when the eye of the cyclone arrives
Who among the following was the President of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of the Indian Republic ? (a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (b) Liaqat Ali Khan (c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Out of the following geomorphic processes, which one of the following is associated with the work of glaciers ? (a) Corrosion (b) Attrition (c) Corrasion (d) Plucking
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Questions Asked in Previous years? Exams
In which one of the following countries Fabian Socialism was advocated? (a) United States of America (b) Soviet Union (c) Poland (d) United Kingdom
Consider the following names of historical personalities : 1. Ashoka 2. Chandragupta I 3. Harshavardhana 4. Samudragupta What is the chronological sequence in which they appeared in the history? (a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3 (c) 3, 2, 1, 4 (d) 4, 2, 3, 1
With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following statements : The Simon Commission recommended that 1. A federal government representing both British India and the Princely States was to be set up 2. The communal representation was to be abandoned Which of the statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The leading States in the production of cotton in India are (a) Maharashtra and Gujarat (b) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh (c) Maharashtra and Punjab (d) Gujarat and Punjab
With reference to the Indian Literary works, what is Digha Nikaya? (a) An important Buddhist text in Pali (b) Miscellaneous work in prose and verse associated with Mudrarakshasha (c) Collection of long sermons ascribed to Mahavira (d) Collection of short stories ascribed to Kautilya