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National Defence Academy/Naval Academy Examination 2022 - II Solved Paper

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge - Exam held on 04 September 2022

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1. Which one of the following was composed by Harishena?

  1. Nashik Inscription of Gautami Balashri
  2. Prayaga Prashasti of Samudragupta
  3. Deopara Prashasti of Vijayasena
  4. Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela

2. Consider the following events:

  1. Establishment of the Planning Commission
  2. Formation of the National Development Council (NDC)
  3. Approval of the First Five-Year Plan by the NDC
  4. Constitution of the National Planning Committee

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above events?

  1. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
  2. 2 - 1 - 3 - 4
  3. 4 - 1 - 2 - 3
  4. 1 - 4 - 2 - 3

3. Which one of the following battles could be seen as laying the formal foundation of the British Raj in India?

  1. Third Battle of Panipat
  2. Battle of Plassey
  3. Battle of Buxar
  4. Revolt of 1857

4. Where in South India did the British East India Company construct a trading post in 1639?

  1. Cuddalore
  2. Madraspatam
  3. Kalahasti
  4. Karwar

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

  1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company.
  2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

6. In India, a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than five years is labelled as

  1. cultivable wasteland
  2. current fallow
  3. fallow other than current fallow
  4. barren and wasteland

7. The major portion of the Great Artesian Basin in Australia is located in

  1. Western Australia
  2. Victoria
  3. Queensland
  4. Northern Territory

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

  1. India has one of the longest navigable inland water networks in the world.
  2. Inland waterways presently help in transporting about 25 percent of the total cargo movement.
  3. About 111 inland waterways have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1 and 3 only

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

List I
(Railway Zone)		List II (Headquarters)
A. East Central1. Gorakhpur
B. North Eastern2. Jaipur
C. Northeast Frontier3. Hajipur
D. North Western4. Maligaon

Code:

  1. A - 3; B - 4; C - 1; D - 2
  2. A - 3; B - 1; C - 4; D - 2
  3. A - 2; B - 1; C - 4; D - 3
  4. A - 2; B - 4; C - 1; D - 3

10. Which one of the following statements about earthquake waves is not correct?

  1. P waves move faster and are the first to arrive at the surface.
  2. P waves can travel through gaseous, liquid and solid materials.
  3. Seismographs located beyong 145o from epicentre can record the arrival of P waves.
  4. P waves have maximum are covered under its shadow zone.

11. The commercial unit of electrical energy is kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is equal to

  1. 3.6 x 106 J
  2. 3.6 x 103 J
  3. 103 J
  4. 1 J

12. Which one of the following statements regarding a current-carrying solenoid is not correct?

  1. The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
  2. The current-carrying solenoid behaves like a bar magnet.
  3. The magnetic field inside the solenoid increases with increase in current.
  4. If a soft iron bar is inserted inside the solenoid, the magnetic field remains the same.

13. An object is made of two equal parts by volume; one part has density ρ and the other part has density 2ρ. What is the average density of the object?

  1. 3ρ
  2. (3/2)ρ
  3. ρ
  4. (1/2)ρ

14. A pressure cooker cooks food faster by

  1. increasing the boiling point of water
  2. decreasing the boiling point of water
  3. increasing the melting point of water
  4. decreasing the melting point of water

15. Which one of the following wavelengths corresponds to the wavelength of X-rays?

  1. 500 nm
  2. 5000 nm
  3. 100 nm
  4. 1 nm

16. An electric bulb is connected to 220 V generator. The current drawn is 600 mA. What is the power of the bulb?

  1. 132 W
  2. 13.2 W
  3. 1320 W
  4. 13200 W

17. When the pitch of sound increases, which one of the following increases?

  1. Intensity
  2. Loudness
  3. Wavelength
  4. Frequency

18. Which one of the following is the correct reactivity series with water?

  1. Zinc > Iron > Lead > Copper
  2. Copper > Lead > Zinc > Iron
  3. Copper > Zinc > Iron > Lead
  4. Zinc > Copper > Iron > Lead

19. Which one of the following metals floats in cold water?

  1. Magnesium
  2. Calcium
  3. Potassium
  4. Copper

20. Which one of the following solutions is not capable of conducting electricity?

  1. Copper sulphate
  2. Sodium chloride
  3. Sugar
  4. Sodium hydroxide

21. To help deep-sea divers breathe, they carry cylinders of oxygen mixed with

  1. chlorine
  2. helium
  3. nitrogen
  4. ozone

22. Which of the following compounds undergoes/undergo thermal decomposition?

  1. Zinc oxide
  2. Silver oxide and zinc oxide
  3. Silver oxide
  4. Magnesium oxide

23. The transfer of electrical signals by nerve cells in human body is enabled by

  1. sodium
  2. potassium
  3. iron
  4. sodium and potassium

24. Silver artefacts get tarnished in air due to the formation of

  1. silver chloride
  2. silver oxide
  3. silver sulphide
  4. silver sulphate

25. Human eye can see objects at different distances with contrasting illuminations. This is due to

  1. far-sightedness
  2. near-sightedness
  3. far-sightedness and near-sightedness
  4. accommodation of eye

26. Which one of the following hormones increases the heartbeat in mammals?

  1. Insulin
  2. Melatonin
  3. Thyroxine
  4. Adrenaline

27. The digestion of fat in human intestine is performed by

  1. trypsin
  2. bile and lipase
  3. bile and amylase
  4. bile and pepsin

28. Which one of the following statements about animal cells and plant cells is correct?

  1. Animal cells have only cell membrane not cell wall, whereas plant cells have only cell wall not cell membrane.
  2. Animal cells have only cell membrane not cell wall, but plant cells have both.
  3. Both animal and plant cells have cell membrane and cell wall.
  4. Only some cells of animals have cel wall and all plant cells have cell membrane.

29. Lymph is a tissue fluid present in intercellular spaces. It resembles

  1. digestive juice
  2. cytoplasmic fluid
  3. urine
  4. plasma

30. The breakdown of glucose in cytoplasm results in the formation of

  1. pyruvate and energy
  2. pyruvate and carbon dioxide
  3. pyruvate and oxygen
  4. pyruvate and nitrogen

31. Rafael Nadal defeated whom among the following to win the French Open Tennis Tournament, 2022?

  1. Austin Krajicek
  2. Ivan Dodig
  3. Casper Ruud
  4. Joran Vliegen

32. eSanjeevani, the free telemedicine service of the Government of India, was recently integreated with the

  1. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
  2. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana
  3. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bimar Yojana
  4. Universal Health Insurance Scheme

33. Which of the following statements about 'SHRESHTA' scheme, launched recently by the Government of India, is/are correct?

  1. This scheme is for residential education for students in high school in targeted areas.
  2. It provides for high quality education for meritorious but poor Scheduled Caste students.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

34. In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum of

  1. 1 km starting from their demarcated boundaries
  2. 2 km starting from their demarcated boundaries
  3. 3 km starting from their demarcated boundaries
  4. 5 km starting from their demarcated boundaries

35. Who among the following is the author of the book, Tomb of Sand?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Geetanjali Shree
  3. Chetan Bhagat
  4. Jhumpa Lahiri

36. Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?

  1. James Hargreaves
  2. John Kay
  3. Richard Arkwright
  4. Humphry Davy

37. Where did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose announce the formation of the Government of Free India in 1943?

  1. Singapore
  2. Shanghai
  3. Berlin
  4. Mandalay

38. Who among the following introduced the 'Objective Resolution' in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Rajendra Prasad
  3. B.R. Ambedkar
  4. Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar

39. Consider the following historical events:

  1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  2. Second Round Table Conference
  3. Peasant Movement in Bardoli
  4. Peasant Movement in Kheda

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting from the earliest) of the above events?

  1. 4-1-3-2
  2. 4-3-1-2
  3. 3-1-2-4
  4. 1-2-4-3

40. Which of the following statements about the Unionist Party is/are correct?

  1. It was a political party representing the interests of landholders in Punjab.
  2. It was opposed to the idea of the partition of India as India and Pakistan.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

41. Which one of the following statements about metamorphic rocks is not correct?

  1. Due to segregation of minerals into wavy bands or platy surfaces, some metamorphic rocks develop foliations.
  2. Where the foliations develop into broad mineral bands, the metamorphic rock is extremely hard.
  3. Where the foliations are moderately thin, the metamorphic rock tends to flake apart.
  4. Rocks that originally were composed of one dominant mineral are often foliated by metamorphism.

42. Which one of the following 'discontinuities' separates the Earth's crust from the mantle?

  1. Gutenberg
  2. Mohorovicic
  3. Conrad
  4. Repetti

43. Which one of the following cities of the world would represent the greatest linear velocity of rotation of the Earth?

  1. Kampala, Uganda
  2. St. Petersburg, Russia
  3. Madrid, Spain
  4. Stockholm, Sweden

44. What will happen if you are flying east across the International Date Line?

  1. You will lose 12 hours
  2. You will gain 12 hours
  3. You will gain 24 hours
  4. You will lose 24 hours

45. The Prime Meridian does not pass through which one of the following African countries?

  1. Morocco
  2. Algeria
  3. Mali
  4. Ghana

46. Piecing together the puzzle of geologic time to create and analyze historical maps of the Earth is known as

  1. paleoclimatology
  2. paleogeomorphology
  3. paleolithology
  4. paleogeography

47. What is the nature of velocity-time graph for a car moving with uniform acceleration?

  1. Parabola
  2. Logarithmic
  3. Straight line
  4. Exponential

48. The amplitude of sound waves is measured in the units of

  1. pressure
  2. distance
  3. time
  4. speed

49. A current of 0.6 A is drawn by an electric bulb for 10 minutes. Which one of the following is the amount of electric charge that flows through the circuit?

  1. 6 C
  2. 0.6 C
  3. 360 C
  4. 36 C

50. A DC generator works on the principle of

  1. Ohm's law
  2. Joule's law of heating
  3. Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction
  4. None of the above

51. The presence of magnetic field can be determined using which one of the following instruments

  1. Ammeter
  2. Volltmeter
  3. Magnetic needle
  4. Motor

52. Which one of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

  1. Speed and velocity both are vector quantities.
  2. Speed and velocity both are scalar quantities.
  3. Speed is vector quantity and velocity is scalar quantity.
  4. Speed is scalar quantity and velocity is vector quantity.

53. Bronze is an alloy of

  1. Cu and Zn
  2. Cu and Sn
  3. Zn and Mg
  4. Fe and Cu

54. Which one of the following salts does not possess water of crystallization?

  1. Potassium permanganate
  2. Blue vitriol
  3. Washing soda
  4. Mohr's salt

55. Bee sting leaves an acid which causes pain and irritation. The acid released is

  1. tartaric acid
  2. citric acid
  3. ethanoic acid
  4. methanoic acid

56. Liquid vegetable oils are converted to solid margarine by the use of

  1. hydrogen gas
  2. chlorine gas
  3. carbon dioxide gas
  4. oxygen gas

57. The number of structural isomers of pentane is

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 3

58. Vapours of sulphur escaping from a volcano often form a crust on the rocks. The process involved is an example of

  1. condensation
  2. precipitation
  3. deposition
  4. evaporation

59. Dry ice is used on a performing stage to produce mist in the air. The process involved is an example of

  1. sublimation
  2. evaporation
  3. condensation
  4. precipitation

60. C4H8 belongs to the homologous series of

  1. alkanes
  2. alkenes
  3. alkynes
  4. cycloalkanes

61. The protein-digesting enzyme secreted by the stomach wall in case of mammals is called

  1. chitinase
  2. amylase
  3. pepsin
  4. trypsin

62. Which one of the following will be resulted when an animal cell is surrounded by a medium with lower concentration of water?

  1. Cell will lose water
  2. No change in movement of water Cell will gain water
  3. Cell will gain water
  4. Cell will swell up

63. The digestive enzymes are present in

  1. mitochondria
  2. vacuoles
  3. lysosomes
  4. ribosomes

64. After fertilization, the fruit and the seed are produced by

  1. ovule and ovary, respectively
  2. ovary and ovule, respectively
  3. ovary, no ovule required
  4. ovule, no ovary required

65. Which among the following has initiated a nationwide flagship campaign 'Puneet Sagar Abhiyan' to clean seashores/beaches and other water bodies of plastic and other waster materials?

  1. Indian Coast Guard
  2. National Cadet Corps (NCC)
  3. Indian Navy
  4. Swachh Bharat Mission

66. Which among the following was the host country of the United Nations World Environment Day, 2022?

  1. Canada
  2. Sweden
  3. South Africa
  4. Brazil

67. Which of the following Indian Naval Ships were decommissioned in June 2022?

  1. INS Ganga and INS Nipat
  2. INS Nishank and INS Akshay
  3. INS Khukri and INS Sandhayak
  4. INS Gomati and INS Ranjit

68. India signed a deal with which one of the following coutries to supply MH-60R helicopters to the Indian Navy?

  1. Israel
  2. France
  3. Russia
  4. USA

69. With reference to India's defence, the terms 'Surat' and 'Udaygiri' refer to

  1. coast guard patrol boats
  2. cargo helicopters
  3. maritime patrol aircrafts
  4. warships

70. Who among the following laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara Empire?

  1. Harihara and Bukka
  2. Krisnadeva Raya
  3. Rama Raya
  4. Virupaksha Raya

71. The book, Kalila and Dimna is an Arabic translation of the

  1. Hitopadesha
  2. Panchatantra
  3. Suryasiddhanta
  4. Kathasaritsagar

72. Who among the following initiated the Bhoodan Movement?

  1. Ram Prasad Bismil
  2. Vinoba Bhave
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Kanhu Murmu

73. Which one of the following rivers in India was not crossed by Alexander and his army?

  1. Hyphasis
  2. Acesines
  3. Hydraotes
  4. Hydaspes

74. Who among the following has described the medieval Indian postal system as of two kinds-the horse-post called 'Ulug' and the foot-post called 'Dawa'?

  1. Al-Biruni
  2. Duarte Barbosa
  3. Ibn Batuta
  4. Syed Ali Reis

75. At which among the following Harappan sites are fire altars found?

  1. Kalibangan
  2. Harappa
  3. Mohenjo-daro
  4. Rakhi Garhi

76. Consider the following statements on computation of density:

  1. Physiological density can be computed by dividing the total population by the net cultivable area.
  2. Agricultural density can be computed by dividing the total agricultural population by the net cultivable area.
  3. Population density can be computed by dividing the total population by the total area.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. None

77. The formation of 'rots' on small rocky hills is associated with which among the following?

  1. Granite
  2. Limestone
  3. Alluvial
  4. Dolomite

78. Consider the following statements about anticyclones:

  1. Anticyclones are high pressure systems.
  2. Air in the centre of system must be subsiding.
  3. Anticyclones are characterized by converging winds.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. None

79. Which one of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The Earth's crust is brittle in nature.
  2. The mean thickness of the oceanic crust is 15 km, whereas that of the continental crust is around 30 km.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

80. In January 2020, the administration of which of the following Union Territories has been merged together?

  1. Daman and Diu and Puducherry
  2. Puducherry and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  3. Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

81. Two convex lenses have focal lengths of 50 cm and 25 cm, respectively. If these two lenses are placed in contact, then the net power of this combination will be equal to

  1. +2 dioptre
  2. +6 dioptre
  3. -6 dioptre
  4. +3 dioptre

82. Which one of the following terms cannot represent electrical power in a circuit?

  1. VI
  2. I2/R
  3. I2R
  4. V2/R

83. The refractive index of crown glass is close to 3/2. If the speed of light in air is c, then the speed of light in the crown glass will be close to

  1. (3/2)c
  2. (4/9)c
  3. (2/3)c
  4. (9/4)c

84. The volume of a sealed packet is 1 litre and its mass is 800 g. The packet is first put inside water with density 1 g cm-3 and then in another liquid B with density 1.5 g cm-3. Then which one of the following statements holds true?

  1. The packet will float in both water and liquid B.
  2. The packet will sink in both water and liquid B.
  3. The packet will sink in water but will float in liquid B.
  4. The packet will float in water and sink in liquid B.

85. A simple pendulum having bob of mass m and length of string l has time period of T. If the mass of the bob is double and the length of the string is halved then the time period of this pendulum will be

  1. T
  2. T/√2
  3. 2T
  4. √2T

86. In which one of the following devices, the light energy is converted into the electrical energy?

  1. Light-emitting diode
  2. Laser diode
  3. Solar cell
  4. Transistor

87. Which one of the following is not a power of Panchayats under Article 243G?

  1. Land improvement
  2. Implementation of land reforms
  3. Land consolidation and soil conservation
  4. Regulation of land revenue

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

List I
(Mahamatta)		List II (Function)
A. Anta-mahamatta1. Women's welfare
B. Ithijhakha-mahamatta2. Spread of Dhamma
C. Dhamma-mahamatta3. Associated with city administration
D. Nagalaviyohalaka-mahamatta4. In-charge of frontier areas

Code:

  1. A - 3; B - 2; C - 1; D - 4
  2. A - 3; B - 1; C - 2; D - 4
  3. A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3
  4. A - 4; B - 2; C - 1; D - 3

89. Who among the following is the author of Hastyayurveda?

  1. Palakapya
  2. Vagbhata
  3. Sushruta
  4. Charaka

90. Which one among the following areas was acquired by the British under the Treaty of Deogaon, 1803?

  1. Cuttack
  2. Murahidabad
  3. Surat
  4. Calicut

91. Consider the following statements:

  1. Maharashtra State has the maximum share of national highways (length in kilometers).
  2. The nature of terrain and the level of the reasons for the maximum share of national highways in Maharashtra.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

92. The activities or services focussed on creation, rearrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas are referred to as

  1. quaternary activities
  2. quinary activities
  3. tertiary activities
  4. secondary activities

93. Consider the following staements about 'Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN)' scheme:

  1. It is an innovative scheme to develop the regional aviation market.
  2. It creates affordability yet economically viable and profitable flight on regional routes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

94. Consider the following statements:

  1. The Sharavati river creates Jog Falls.
  2. The Brahmani river is formed by the confluence of the Kosi and Sankh rivers.
  3. The Tamraparni is a river of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. None

95. SONAR is a device that is used to measure the distance of underwater objects by a ship. Which of the following types of waves does it use for this purpose?

  1. Infrasonic waves
  2. Sound waves in audible range for human beings
  3. Ultrasonic waves
  4. All of the above

96. Which one of the following statements about the speed of sound waves is NOT correct?

  1. The speed of sound waves in steel is higher than that in water.
  2. The speed of sound waves in air decreases with increase in temperature.
  3. The speed of sound waves in air increases with increase in temperature.
  4. The speed of sound waves in water is higher than that in air.

97. The part of the human ear that converts the pressure variations associated with audible sound waves to electrical signals is

  1. auditory nerve
  2. cochlea
  3. eardrum
  4. eustachian tube

98. Which one of the following metals is most commonly used for making filament of incandescent electric bulbs?

  1. Aluminium
  2. Silver
  3. Copper
  4. Tungsten

99. A bullet of mass 10 g is horizontally fired with velocity 300 ms-1 from pistol of mass 1 kg. What is the recoil velocity of the pistol?

  1. 0.3 m s-1
  2. 3 m s-1
  3. -3 m s-1
  4. -0.3 m s-1

100. A microphone converts

  1. electrical signals to sound waves
  2. sound waves to electrical signals
  3. microwave to sound waves
  4. sound waves to microwaves


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