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National Defence Academy and Naval Academy
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GEOGRAPHY
Questions Asked in Previous year?s Exams
Directions : These questions consist of two statements, one
labeled as the ?Assertion (A)? and the other as ?Reason
(R)?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and
select the answers to these questions using the codes given
below :
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1. Assertion (A) :
Isotherms have a general east-west trend around the globe.
Reason (R) :
All centers of high and low temperatures occur over land-masses.
Ans: ( b )
2. Assertion (A) :
The Narmada is the largest among the west-flowing rivers of
Peninsular India.
Reason (R) :
It flows through the rift valley.
Ans: ( b )
3. Quartzite is a metamorphic form of
(a) Granite
(b) Basalt
(c) Limestone
(d) Sandstone
Ans: ( d ) Sandstone
4. Which one of the following countries does not border
Mediterranean Sea?
(a) Malta
(b) Libya
(c) Italy
(d) Bulgaria
Ans: ( d ) Bulgaria
5. Which of the following statements is correct? Chemical
weathering includes
(a) Oxidation, reduction and exfoliation
(b) Carbonation, oxidation and exfoliation
(c) Exfoliation, solution and reduction
(d) Solution, oxidation and reduction
Ans: ( d ) Solution, oxidation and reduction
6. The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean
7. A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along
a hill or mountain barrier is called
(a) Anti-cyclonic
(b) Convectional
(c) Cyclonic
(d) Orographic
Ans: ( d ) Orographic
8. The Tropic of Cancer passes through
(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Orissa
Ans: ( b ) Gujarat
9. The Tibetan river ?Tsangpo? enters India through the State of
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Nagaland
Ans: ( a ) Arunachal Pradesh
10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Mountains Continents
(a) Rocky : North America
(b) The Andes : South America
(c) The Alps : Europe
(d) Ural : Africa
Ans: ( d ) Ural : Africa
11. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Abuja : Nigeria
(b) Ashgabat : Turkmenistan
(c) Pretoria : South Africa
(d) Rabat : Yemen
Ans: ( d ) Rabat : Yemen
12. Which one of the following is not an Igneous Rock?
(a) Basalt
(b) Dolerite
(c) Granite
(d) Limestone
Ans: ( d ) Limestone
13. Which among the following States has the lowest sex
ratio as epr Census 2001 of India?
(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: ( a ) Haryana
14. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Alwaye : Fertilisers
(b) Ankleswar : Crude Oil
(c) Neyveli : Aluminium
(d) Nepa Nagar : Newsprint
Ans: ( c ) Neyveli : Aluminium
15. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign
countries?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Ans: ( c ) Three
16. Beirut time is tow hours ahead and Lima time is five
hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are
respectively.
(a) 750 West and 300 East
(b) 700 East and 350 West
(c) 300 West and 750 East
(d) 350 West and 700 East
Ans: ( a ) 750 West and 300 East
17. The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through
(a) Egypt
(b) Mexico
(c) Oman
(d) Yemen
Ans: ( d ) Yemen
18. Consider the following statements:
1. As a rock, graphite is formed from coal by thermal
metamorphism.
2. Gypsum is an example of sedimentary rock.
which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: ( c ) Both 1 and 2
19. The hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of
the Alps Mountains are known as
(a) Chinook
(b) Fohn
(c) Khamsin
(d) Siricco
Ans: ( b ) Fohn
20. Which one among the following places receives the lowest
rainfall?
(a) Bikaner
(b) Jaisalmer
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Leh
Ans: ( )
21. 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
Ans: ( a ) Maharashtra and Gujarat
22. Which one of the following States receives major part of
its annual rainfall during winter?
(a) Bihar
(b) Orissa
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: ( d ) Tamil Nadu
23. Which one among the following is a high cloud?
(a) Cirrus
(b) Cumulonimbus
(c) Nimbostratus
(d) stratus
Ans: ( a ) Cirrus
24. The ?Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of
(a) Ganga and Mahanadi
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Godavari
(d) Krishna and Kaveri
Ans: ( c ) Mahanadi and Godavari
25. As per census 2001, in which one among the following
States is the female literacy rate highest?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
Ans: ( a ) Himachal Pradesh
26. Among the following, which one has the largest population?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Dadra and Nagar haveli
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Lakshadweep
Ans: ( a ) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
27. On the basis of the process of their formation, which of
the following soils is formed differently from the other three?
(a) Khaddar
(b) Bangar
(c) Bhabar
(d) Regur
Ans: ( d ) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Directions : These items consist of two statements, one
labeled as the ?Assertion (A)? and the other as ?Reason
(R)?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and
select the answers to these items using the codes given below :
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
28. Assertion (A) :
The atmosphere is heated more by terrestrial radiation than
by the incoming solar radiation.
Reason (R) :
Water vapours and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are good
absorbers of short wave radiation.
Ans: ( a )
29. Assertion (A) :
The Westerlies prevail between 400 and 650 latitudes in the
Northern Hemisphere.
Reason (R) :
The Subtropical Highs produce the Westerlies.
Ans: ( d )
30. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it
strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the
meridian of the longitude of the place X?
(a) 970 30? E
(b) 970 30? W
(c) 820 30? E
(d) 820 30? W
Ans: ( c ) 820 30? E
31. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India?
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Mt. Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga
Ans: ( a ) Annapurna
32. Batholiths and Laccoliths are formations of
(a) Sedimentary rocks
(b) Igneous rocks
(c) Metamorphic rocks
(d) Poly-metamorphosed rocks
Ans: ( b ) Igneous rocks
33. 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
Ans: ( d ) Plucking
34. Consider the following statements :
1. Troposphere varies in its thickness between the equator
and the poles.
2. Stratosphere does not experience Normal Lapse Rate.
3. Ozone layer occurs in the Mesosphere.
4. Ionosphere lies between Stratosphere and Mesosphere.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: ( a ) 1 and 2
35. Winter rains in north and north-west India are generally
associated with the phenomenon of
(a) Retreating monsoon
(b) Temperate cyclones
(c) Local thunderstorms
(d) Shift in jet stream movement
Ans: ( c ) Local thunderstorms
36. ?Sal? is a very important tree of
(a) Tropical dry deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rain forest
(c) Thorn forest
(d) Alpine forest
Ans: ( b ) Tropical rain forest
37. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
(a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
(b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
(c) The valley formed The valley formed after the formation
of fold mountains
(d) The deepening of a valley by ice action
Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
38. Consider the following areas :
1. Himalayas
2. Chota Nagpur
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Sone Valley
what is the correct sequence of these areas in descending
order of their coal reserves?
(a) 1-4-3-2
(b) 2-4-3-1
(c) 1-3-4-2
(d) 2-3-4-1
Ans: ( d ) 2-3-4-1
39. Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found
in the Mediterranean climate?
(a) Temperatures range from 210C in summer to 100C or below
in the winter.
(b) Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer.
(c) On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing
cyclonic rain.
(d) The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm
Ans: ( d ) The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm
40. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) India ranks 9th in the world?s shipping tonnage
(b) Mumbai port handles half of the country?s foreign trade
(c) Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
(d) India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
Ans: ( c ) Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
Directions : The following items consist of two statements,
one labeled as the ?Assertion (A)? and the other as ?Reason
(R)?. You are to examine these two statements carefully to
select the answers to these items using the codes given below :
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
41. Assertion (A) :
The chemical weathering of rocks is common in warm and humid
climate.
Reason (R) :
The drainage density is high in the warm and humid climate.
Ans: ( a )
42. Assertion (A) :
Situated on the same latitude, hilly areas have relatively
lower temperature than that in the plains.
Reason (R) :
Temperature decreases with increasing altitude at the rate
of 1 0C for every 300 metres.
Ans: ( c )
43. The correct sequence of the earth?s location on its
orbit around the sun is
(a) Autumnal equinox, vernal equinox, summer solstice,
winter solstice
(b) Vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox,
winter solstice
(c) Summer solstice, vernal equinox, winter solstice,
autumnal equinox
(d) Winter solstice, summer solstice, autumnal equinox,
vernal equinox
Ans: ( b ) Vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal
equinox, winter solstice
44. Basalt is a typical example of
(a) Extrusive non-crystalline rock
(b) Intrusive non-crystalline rock
(c) Plutonic crystalline rock
(d) Plutonic non-crystalline rock
Ans: ( a ) Extrusive non-crystalline rock
45. Chemical weathering is at its maximum in
(a) Hot and dry regions
(b) Cold and humid regions
(c) Hot and humid regions
(d) Cold and dry regions
Ans: ( c ) Hot and humid regions
46. 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
Ans: ( c ) Because of continuous evaporation of water
47. ?Furious Fifties? and ?Shrieking Sixties? are
(a) Ocean currents of the North Atlantic
(b) Ocean currents of the South Atlantic
(c) Westerlies blowing in the Southern Hemisphere
(d) Westerlies blowing in the Northern Hemisphere
Ans: ( c ) Westerlies blowing in the Southern Hemisphere
48. Which one of the following conditions causes rainfall?
(a) Cooling of the dry air
(b) Cooling of the saturated air
(c) Increase in relative humidity
(d) Decrease in absolute humidity
Ans: ( b ) Cooling of the saturated air
49. Out of the following, which river crosses the equator twice?
(a) Amazon
(b) Nile
(c) Zaire
(d) Orinoco
Ans: ( c ) Zaire
50. Consider the following climatic characteristics :
1. Temperatures range from 210C in the summer to 100C or
below in the winter
2. Off-shore trade winds blow during the summer
3. The summers are hot and dry while winters are cool and moist
4. The annual rainfall ranges from 500mm to 760mm
Out of the following climatic types, select the one which
possesses the above characteristics :
(a) Tropical Monsoon
(b) Mediterranean
(c) China type
(d) West European type
Ans: ( b ) Mediterranean
51. In the tropical zone of Africa, the sequence of climates
on both the sides of the equator is
(a) Rainy tropical, monsoon tropical, semi-arid tropic,
arid tropic
(b) Rainy tropical, semi-arid tropic, arid tropic, monsoon
tropical
(c) Rainy tropical, semi-arid tropic, monsoon tropical,
arid tropic
(d) Monsoon tropical, rainy tropical, semi-arid tropic,
arid tropic
Ans: ( c ) Rainy tropical, semi-arid tropic, monsoon
tropical, arid tropic
52. Which one of the following straits joins the Pacific
Ocean with the Arctic Ocean?
(a) Bass
(b) Bering
(c) Davis
(d) Magellan
Ans: ( b ) Bering
53. Consider the following types of natural vegetation :
1. Deciduous forests
2. Thorny bushes
3. Evergreen forests
4. Grassland with scattered trees
What is the correct sequence of the occurrence of these
vegetations as we follow the route : Jodhpur ? Nagpur ?
Thiruvananthapuram?
(a) 1, 4, 2, 3
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4
(d) 2, 4, 1, 3
Ans: ( d ) 2, 4, 1, 3
54. Arrange the following countries in sequential order if
you travel from West to East almost parallel along 300N
latitude through African Continent and select the correct
answer using the codes given below:
1. Libya 2. Morocco 3. Algeria 4. Egypt
(a) 4,1, 3, 2
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 2, 1, 3, 4
Ans: ( b ) 2, 3, 1, 4
55. Which one of the following cities is NOT connected by NH3?
(a) Agra
(b) Bhopal
(c) Dhule
(d) Gwalior
Ans: ( b ) Bhopal
56. Which one of the following is the largest canal?
(a) Sharda Canal
(b) Lower Ganga Canal
(c) Upper Ganga Canal
(d) Yamuna Canal (West)
Ans: ( a ) Sharda Canal
57. The number of States bordering the State of Jharkhand is
(a) Six
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) three
Ans: ( b ) Five
Directions : The following question consist of two
statements, one labeled as the ?Assertion (A)? and the other
as ?Reason (R)?. You are to examine these two statements
carefully and decide if the ?Assertion A? and the ?Reason R?
are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a
correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to
this item using the codes given below :
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
58. Assertion (A) :
In Delhi, vertical rays of the sun fall on 22nd June.
Reason (R) :
June is the summer period for Northern hemisphere.
Ans: ( b )
59. The removal of rock, layer by layer, due to weathering
is called
(a) Block disintegration
(b) Deflation
(c) Exfoliation
(d) Granular disintegration
Ans: ( c ) Exfoliation
60. At the summer solstice, which one of the following
latitudes will have the longest night?
(a) 450 N
(b) 450 S
(c) 660 N
(d) 660 S
Ans: ( d ) 660 S
61. A block of the earth?s crust, that has remained in
position while the ground around it has subsided, is known as
(a) Horst
(b) Plain
(c) Plateau
(d) Young folded mountain
Ans: ( a ) Horst
62. With reference to the Ocean Currents, consider the
following statements:
1. West Australian current is a warm current.
2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during
winter season.
3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian
Oceanduring the winter season.
4. Kuroshio current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream
in the Atlantic Ocean.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
Ans: ( d ) 2 and 4
63. Which one of the following sets of topographic features
is associated with the ocean floor?
(a) Basin, deep, cirque, plateau
(b) Basin, deep, trench, plateau
(c) Basin, deep, ridge, plateau
(d) Basin, deep, ridge, meander
Ans: ( b ) Basin, deep, trench, plateau
64. A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in
Europe from east to west direction, comes across
1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague
what is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his
east to west journey?
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2
(b) 4, 2, 1, 3
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(d) 3, 1, 2, 4
Ans: ( d ) 3, 1, 2, 4
65. River Spiti (Valley) drains into
(a) Zanskar
(b) Sutlej
(c) Beas
(d) chenab
Ans: ( b ) Sutlej
66. The number of major tectonic plates in the earth are
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 10
(d) 12
Ans: ( b ) 7
67. Which one of the following cities is not connected by
the National Highway No. 4 ?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Belgaum
(c) Chennai
(d) Mysore
Ans: ( d ) Mysore
68. Consider the following statements :
1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of
its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds.
2. Kerala is the only State receiving very heavy rainfall
from the south-west monsoon winds.
3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the
north-east monsoon.
Which of these are correct statements ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
Ans: ( c ) 1 and 3
69. When a sheet of magma lies along the bedding plane, it
is called
(a) Batholith
(b) Dyke
(c) Phacolith
(d) Sill
Ans: ( d ) Sill
Directions : The following question consists of two
statements, one labeled as the ?Assertion (A)? and the other
labeled as ?Reason (R)?. You are to examine these two
statements carefully and decide if the ?Assertion A? and the
?Reason R? are individually true and if so, whether the
Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select
your answer using the codes given below :
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
70. Assertion (A) :
Troposphere is the lowest layer in the atmosphere.
Reason (R) :
All weather phenomena occur in Troposphere.
Ans: ( b )
71. Consider the following statements:
1. Igneous rocks are classified into Extrusive and Intrusive
rocks
2. Sedimentary rocks are also called s Primary rocks
3. Marble is an example of Metamorphic rocks
4. Coal is a sedimentary rock
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
Ans: ( c ) 1, 3 and 4
72. 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
Ans: ( b ) Jamshedpur, Bilai, Bokaro, Visakhapatnam
73. Which one of the following cities never experiences
vertical rays of the sun during non?
(a) Chennai
(b) Mangalore
(c) Mumbai
(d) New Delhi
Ans: ( d ) New Delhi
74. The largest livestock population in the world is in
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Indonesia
(d) United States of America
Ans: ( b ) India
75. Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in the
(a) Ionosphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Troposphere
Ans: ( c ) Stratosphere
76. 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
Ans: ( c ) As the cold front passes, the weather changes
and thick clouds appear
77. Which one of the following conditions is not necessary
for precipitation to occur?
(a) The air must be warm
(b) The air must be saturated
(c) The air must be cooled below its dew point
(d) The air must contain hygroscopic particles
Ans: ( b ) The air must be saturated
78. The ?Mahe region? located on the western coast of India
is politically a part of the Union Territory of
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Diu and Daman
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Pondicherry
Ans: ( d ) Pondicherry
79. Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of
(a) Bauxite
(b) Coal
(c) Iron ore
(d) Petroleum
Ans: ( d ) Petroleum
80. The Rs. 3,800 crore Ranjeet Sagar Dam, inaugurated on
March 4, 2001 under Thein Dam Project, is located on the river
(a) Beas
(b) Chenab
(c) Ravi
(d) Sutlej
Ans: ( c ) Ravi
81. Which of the following States is least developed in rail
routes?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Manipur
(d) Uttaranchal
Ans: ( c ) Manipur
82. Though National Highways carry about nearly one-third of
road traffic, their share in the total road length in India
is only
(a) 1.2 percent
(b) 2.0 percent
(c) 6.2 percent
(d) 9.8 percent
Ans: ( a ) 1.2 percent
83. Consider the following statements :
1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system.
2. Earth?s circumference is about 45000 km.
3. Earth?s polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its
equatorial diameter.
4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq. km.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Ans: ( d ) 3 and 4
Directions : These questions consist of two statements, one
labeled as ?Assertion (A)? and the other labeled as ?Reason
(R)?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and
decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) re
individually true and if so, whether the Reason (R) is the
correct explanation for the Assertion (A). Select your
answers to these items using the codes given below and mark
your answers accordingly.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
84. Assertion (A) :
The mangrove plants are able to sustain in tidal swamps
along the coast.
Reason (R) :
The mangrove plant have pneumatophores.
Ans: ( b )
85. Assertion (A) :
Mountainous regions have a comparatively low temperature.
Reason (R) :
Mountainous areas are usually covered with forests.
Ans: ( b )
86. Assertion (A) :
The convectional rain is the most common type f rainfall in
the equatorial region.
Reason (R) :
Convectional rainfall is caused by the onshore movement of
winds.
Ans: ( a )
87. Consider the following statements :
1. Sedimentary rocks contain fossils.
2. The most common chemical sedimentary rock is limestone.
3. Coal is a biochemical sedimentary rock.
4. Gypsum is an evaporite.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: ( d ) 1, 2, 3 and 4
88. In which one of the following types of clouds, does the
?halo? of moon occur?
(a) Cirrus
(b) Cumulus
(c) Nimbus
(d) Stratus
Ans: ( a ) Cirrus
89. Consider the following statements about the earthquake :
1. Earthquake usually originates from the sudden adjustments
in the crust of the earth.
2. It may be of tectonic or volcanic origin.
3. Most severe earthquakes are associated with fault lines.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: ( d ) 1, 2 and 3
90. At which one of the following places is the maximum
sunlight received ?
(a) Allahabad
(b) Kolkata
(c) Leh
(d) Pune
Ans: ( d ) Pune
91. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Rourkela : Orissa
(b) Durgapur : West Bengal
(c) Bokaro : Jharkhand
(d) Bhilai : Madhya Pradesh
Ans: ( d ) Bhilai : Madhya Pradesh
92. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
(a) Angola
(b) Mozambique
(c) Namibia
(d) Zambia
Ans: ( d ) Zambia
93. Consider the following statements regarding the
International Date Line:
1. The days and nights are of equal length along this line.
2. A traveler from Japan to America gains one day.
3. It follows almost 1800 longitude.
4. Two different dates are observed on either side of this line.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: ( b ) 2, 3 and 4
94. Consider the following statements regarding the
anticyclone :
1. The barometric pressure is high towards the center of the
system.
2. Winds are light and variable, blowing in a clockwise
direction in the southern Hemisphere.
3. Weather remains usually dry and the sky is clear.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: ( d ) 1 and 3
95. Coal deposits of India belong mainly to the geological
time period of
(a) Gondwana
(b) Vindhyan
(c) Tertiary
(d) Quarternary
Ans: ( a ) Gondwana
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 15 Yes | 4 No |
what is the difference between maoism ,naxalism ,and communism?
11 Answers Infosys, NDA, SSB,
When a sheet of magma lies along the bedding plane, it is called (a) Batholith (b) Dyke (c) Phacolith (d) Sill
Consider the following statements: 1. As a rock, graphite is formed from coal by thermal metamorphism. 2. Gypsum is an example of sedimentary rock. which of the statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea? (a) Malta (b) Libya (c) Italy (d) Bulgaria
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Questions Asked in Previous years? Exams
i) Name of the candidate ii) Batch Number iii) Chest Number iv) UPSC roll number of Previous Selection process roll no. v) Father,s Name vi) Mother's Name vii) Place of Maximum Residence and Population viii) Current place address and population xi) Date of Birth x) Mother Tongue xi) Religion and whether SC/ST xii) Marital Status single/married/widower xiii) Parents alive yes/no xiv) If parents alive what is their educational qualification and where they are working and salary details xv) If they are dead then whats your age at the time of dead. xvi)Details of brother/sister relationships and our rank among them then their qualifcation and working xvii) Higher Educational Degree then S.S.L.C & H.S.C. mark details, then detail about college and university with aggregate percentage./boarder or days scholar /year of passing/medium of instruction/ outstanding achivements in study xviii)Physical details , age/ height in Cms / weight in Kg xxi)Current Occupation along with monthly income xx) Co- Curricular or Extra Curricular activities such as N.C.C and its certificate range then N.S.S etc. xxi)Name of the activity group/duration of participation and position held xxii) Hobbies xxiii) Nature of Commission (short or permanent) xxiv) Choice of Service xxv) Previous experience details i.e. chest no, batch no etc Here I have formed various set of questions based on each and individual question in PIQ-Personal Information Questionnaire. Just practice these questions with your own answers. 1) Name of the candidate:- What is the meaning for your name? Who named you like this? What is your nick name? Tel the other names related to same meaning of your name? 2) UPSC roll number of Service Selection board roll no.:- What is your UPSC roll number? Are you sure with your answer? What is the overall rank of you in the AIEEE in your twelvth standard? What is your tenth, +2 roll number? Are you sure with your reply? 2) Father’s Name:- What is the meaning for your father’s name? What is the difference between your name and your father’s name? What is the name of your family and its meaning? 3) Mother's Name:- What is the meaning for your mother’s name? What is the difference between your name and your mother’s name? 4) Place of Maximum Residence and Population:- Tel about your resident type, is that individual home or apartment type? If it is apartment type, what are the functions you have celebrated in common? If it is individual home, to which type of people/friends you used to spend time? Tel about the type of people in your native? Which type of occupation they are doing? Tel the population of your town, city, village? Tel the things which you want to improve in your city, town, village and why? 5) Current place address and population:- What is the difference between your current place of address and your place of maximum residence? Which you like more and Why? 6) Date of Birth:- Tel the famous people, who also born on the same date of birth of you? Any other special history on your date of birth? 7) Mother Tongue:- Tel the languages which you know? What’s your view on your mother tongue over the national language? (If you mention some other language other than Hindi) ? 8) Religion and whether SC/ST:- What is your view over religious system in our country? Do you have friends from all Religions? What is your view over caste system in our country? What is your view in quota system in country? 9) Marital Status single/married/widower:- What is your future plan to do marriage? Do you have a girl friend? If yes, what she says about you? What you like in her? Does she allows you to join in Army, Navy, Airforce? Have you told to her about your arrival to interview? Tel the thing which you don’t like with your girl friend? 10) Parents alive yes/no:- Till now, how did you satisfied your parents? With whom you share your necessary things/feelings and why? Do you have any idea, that your father/mother is your role model? If yes, why? How much pocket money you got in your college days and how much you utilized. How you help your mother in your holidays How you help your father You are close to father or mother and why How much you like your father and mother How you are responsible person to your family Say about your sister and brother Whom you like most and why With whom you play more Which person other than in your family and friends you like more and why Whats you father/mother rank in the working place and income they are getting How they are utilizing their income and are you satisfied with that If your family is totally dependent on you tomorrow, how you will help or run the family. 11) If parents alive what is their educational qualification and where they are working and salary details:- How much loan you have for your education? How much loan you have for your whole family? Have you started to support your family economically? If yes means, how? If you have loan for your education or family, what are the steps you have taken to settle that loan, as a responsible son? What is the difference between your education system and your parentt’s education system? 12) If they are dead then what is your age at the time of dead:- How you are helping your father/mother/guardian after your parent’s death? How you got money for education after your father/mother/guardian death? 13) Details of brother/sister relationships and our rank among them then their qualifcation and working:- What is your rank among your siblings? If you are the elder one, what you taught to your younger ones? If you are the younger one, what you have learnt from your elder one? If you are the middle, then you may get both the above questions? Tel the good thing and bad thing about your siblings? Whom you like more and why? 14) Higher Educational Degree then S.S.L.C & H.S.C. mark details, then detail about college and university with aggregate percentage./boarder or days scholar /year of passing/medium of instruction/ outstanding achivements in study :- How much you scored in your tenth, twelveth and graduation. Why there is decrease in the mark level and what you did to over come those difficulty. Which subject you like more and why Which subject you dont like and why Achievements in the study Tel special thing about your school and college Which teacher you like most why Which teacher you dont like and why Why you have chosen to study this branch Whether you chosen the particular brach of study by self or by others compulsion(Parents) Why there is some gap in studies between intercollege and graduation. How you improved the percentage from tenth to twelth and wat are steps you taken to achieve this. If you scored less marks in twelveth than in tenth, the question is What are the steps you have taken to overcome this decrease in percentage not to continue in graduation. 15) Physical details age/ height in Cms / weight in Kg:- What the things you used to do to keep yourself physically fit? If you are declared medically unfit in interview, what you will do? 16) Current Occupation along with monthly income:- Why you chosen this job? Tel your job description? How you got this job? What are the difficulties you are facing in your job? In case if you have any issues, to whom you will report? If you have difficulties in your job, how you will overcome those difficulties? What’s your income and how are spending it? How much you are saving from your income? What your co workers will say about you What you say about your boss What your boss say about you Tel about your company or organization Why you left your previous job What you like most in your job What you dont like in you job Why are you leaving the present job 17) Co- Curricular or Extra Curricular activities such as N.C.C and its certificate range then N.S.S etc. and Name of the activity group/duration of participation and position held:- When you joined in N.C.C. /N.S.S. and why What you achieved in that Positions held in that and how you got those positions Grade of certificates got such as A,B,C etc Who motivated to join in N.C.C What you have learnt from N.S.S/N.C.C 18) Hobbies and Interests:- What is your hobby? Why you have chosen this hobby From when you are doing this hobby What are the things you have learn from your hobby What are the new things you implemented in your hobby What’s your childhood hobby and what are you doing now Why you change the child hood hobby to this(recent one) 19) Nature of Commission (short or permanent):- Why you are choosing permanent commission? Why you are choosing short service commission? 20) Choice of Service:- Why you like Army rather than navy, air force? Tel the reason for this. 21) Previous experience details i.e. chest no, batch no etc:- What is the difference between your previous selection and this selection process? How many friends you got in this selection . What are the things you learnt from your previous and present selection ? 22) Friends:- How will you get new friends Which type of friends you like How many friends you have Out of friends how many are close to you In your friends to whom you share the personal things What you like in your best friend and What he likes in you What your friend or friends say about you What you say about you and your friends. Which thing you like in your close friend and why. How you will help your friend or helped your friend any good moments. How you and your friends/friend do in your free times or in holidays.
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Previous questions
which kind of oue.'s will be asked in interview of NDA ?
Which one of the following places has to Ashokan edict ? (a) Gimar (b) Kandahar (c) Patliputra (d) Topra
River Spiti (Valley) drains into (a) Zanskar (b) Sutlej (c) Beas (d) chenab
During the reign of Akbar, the role of an official called Amalguzar was (a) To be in-charge of law and order (b) To make an assessment and collection of land revenue (c) To be in-charge of imperial house-hold (d) To maintain the royal treasury
Consider the following climatic characteristics : 1. Temperatures range from 210C in the summer to 100C or below in the winter 2. Off-shore trade winds blow during the summer 3. The summers are hot and dry while winters are cool and moist 4. The annual rainfall ranges from 500mm to 760mm Out of the following climatic types, select the one which possesses the above characteristics : (a) Tropical Monsoon (b) Mediterranean (c) China type (d) West European type
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