Nda (general ability test)

112. 
     The concept of demographic transition provides a model for
     

1. 
   analyzing government responses to changing pattern of population growth
   
2. 
   explaining major patterns of global population movement throughout the history
   
3. 
   analyzing spatial variations in the distribution, growth and movement of population over time
   
4. 
   examining the relationship between economic development and natural population change
   

112. 
     Precursor of which one of the following vitamins comes from /J-carotene ?
     

(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin D (d) Vitamin K

112. 
     ‘Lub-dup’ sound is produced due to action of
     

(a) Large intestine (b) Lungs

(c) Heart (d) Oesophagus

112. 
     The Sun is observed to be reddish when it is near the horizon, i.e., in the morning and the evening. This is because
     

1. 
   red light is least scattered by atmosphere
   
2. 
   red light is most scattered by atmosphere
   
3. 
   it is the colour of the Sun in the morning and evening
   
4. 
   Earth’s atmosphere emits red light
   

112. 
     Thermal conductivity of aluminium, copper and stainless steel, increases in the order
     

1. 
   Copper < Aluminium < Stainless Steel
   
2. 
   Stainless Steel < Aluminium < Copper
   
3. 
   Aluminium < Copper < Stainless Steel
   
4. 
   Copper < Stainless Steel < Aluminium
   

112. 
     Perspiration cools the body because
     

1. 
   presence of water on the skin is cooling
   
2. 
   evaporation requires latent heat
   
3. 
   water has a high specific heat
   
4. 
   water is a poor conductor of heat
   

120. The radius of the Moon is about one-fourth that of the Earth and acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is about one-sixth that on the Earth. From this, we can conclude that the ratio of the mass of Earth to the mass of the Moon is about

(a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1,000 (d) 10,000

121. 
     Which of the following country/countries successfully inserted a spacecraft into Mars’ orbit by maiden attempt ?
     

(a) USA (b) USA and Russia

(c) India (d) China

121. 
     The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully landed a spacecraft on a speeding comet that lies 310 million miles away from Earth. As a result, the scientists may find out
     

1. 
   the age of the Sun
   
2. 
   the age of the Universe
   
3. 
   new fundamental atomic particles
   
4. 
   the role of the comets in bringing organic matter and water to Earth
   

121. 
     Who among the following Nobel laureates has recently announced to put his Nobel Medal under auction ?
     

1. 
   Kailash Satyarthi (b) J D Watson
   
2. 
   Mikhail Gorbachev (d) Jody Williams
   

121. 
     Which one among the following statements with regard to a climate deal adopted between USA and China in November 2014 is not correct?
     

1. 
   China committed to cap its output of carbon pollution by the year 2030 or earlier
   
2. 
   China committed to increase its use of zero emission energy to 20% by the year 2030
   
3. 
   USA agreed to reduce its emissions by 26% - 28% below its year 2005 levels in the year 2025
   
4. 
   Both the countries agreed to completely phase out coal technologies by the year 2020
   

121. 
     Which one among the following books is centered around ‘environment’ ?
     

1. 
   The Late, Great Planet Earth
   
2. 
   Silent Spring
   
3. 
   Here I Stand
   
4. 
   And Then One Day
   

126. Who among the following cricket players has not died while playing a match ?

(a) Wasim Raja (b) Phillip Hughes

(c) Raman Lamba (d) Vijay Hazare

127. 
     Which one among the following films was conferred the ‘Golden Peacock’ award in the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014) ?
     

(a) Ek Hazarachi Note (b) A Short Story

(c) Leviathan (d0 Ajeyo

127. 
     Which one among the following films was awarded the best motion picture (Drama) in the 72nd Golden Globe Awards ?
     

(a) The Theory of Everything (b) Boyhood

(c) Still Alice (d) Birdman

127. 
     East Zone won the prestigious Deodhar Trophy cricket tournament 2014-15 by defeating
     

(a) South Zone (b) Central Zone

(c) West Zone (d) North Zone

130. 
     Which one of the following books won the Man Booker Prize 2014 ?
     

(a) History of the Rain

(b) The Lives of Others

(c) The Narrow Road to the Deep North

(d) How to be Both

130. 
     The Second Five Year Plan that called for the establishment of Socialist pattern of society was commonly referred to as the
     

(a) Harrod-Domar Plan (b) Mahalanobis Plan

(c) Nehru Plan (d) Peoples Plan

130. 
     Harappan crafts display an amazing degree of standardization. According to Kenoyer, what was the possible reason for such an achievement ?
     

1. 
   Availability of raw materials at local level
   
2. 
   Centralized markets for crafts
   
3. 
   Specialized training centres for craftsmen
   
4. 
   State control
   

130. 
     Consider the following statements about Ashokan rock edicts :
     

1. 
   Major Rock Edict XIII records Ashoka’s remorse at the sufferings caused by his Kalinga campaign.
   
2. 
   Major Rock Edict X records Ashoka’s visit to Lumbini.
   
3. 
   Major Rock Edict XII refers to Dhamma Mahamattas as a new category of officers instituted by Ashoka,
   
4. 
   Major Rock Edict XII speaks about showing tolerance towards all sects.
   

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(a) 1 and 4 only (b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1,3 and 4

130. 
     Which one of the following is the common element among Rajagriha, Vaishali and Pataliputra ?
     

1. 
   Pali canon of the Sthaviravadins was compiled there
   
2. 
   Ashokan Major Rock Edicts were found there
   

(c) Places where Buddhist Councils were held

(d) Places associated with the compilation of Buddhist canons of the Mahasanghikas

130. 
     Which one among the following sects was associated with Gosala Maskariputra ?
     

1. 
   Vajrayana (b) Ajivikas
   
2. 
   Sthaviravadins (d) Mahasanghikas
   

130. 
     Consider the following statements about the early modem technology in India :
     

1. 
   The Portuguese brought European movable metal types to Goa in 1550.
   
2. 
   The first Indian script of which types ' were prepared was Tamil.
   
3. 
   The English Company’s first experiment with printing press was at Calcutta.
   
4. 
   The English Company imported printing press to India in 1674-75 at the request of Bhimji Parak.
   

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4

130. 
     Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for Olympe de Gouges ?
     

1. 
   She was one of the most important politically active woman in revolutionary France.
   
2. 
   She was one of the members of the Committee that drafted the Declaration of Rights, of Man and Citizen.
   
3. 
   She wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen.
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only (b) 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3

130. 
     Arrange the following inventions in the field of cotton industry in chronological order (starting with the earliest) :
     

1. 
   James Hargreaves’s Spinning Jenny
   
2. 
   John Kay’s Flying Shuttle
   
3. 
   Samuel Crompton’s Mule
   
4. 
   Richard Arkwright’s Water Frame
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3

(c) 4, 1, 3, 2 (d) 2, 4, l, 3

130. 
     While opposing the Public Safety Bill, 1928 who among the following said that it was ‘a direct attack on Indian nationalism, on the Indian National Congress’ and as ‘the Slavery of India, Bill No. 1’ ?
     

(a) Motilal Nehru (b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(c) T Prakasam (d) Diwan Chaman Lai

130. 
     Soon after the formation of Indian National Congress, the British became suspicious of nationalists. Who among the following called Congress representing only the elite — ‘a microscopic minority⁵ ?
     

(a) Lord Napier (b) Lord Dufferin

(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Lytton

130. 
     What is the common element among Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri ?
     

1. 
   They threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April, 1929
   
2. 
   They were the founder members of » Swaraj Party
   
3. 
   They were the founders of Hindustan Republican Association
   
4. 
   They were associated with Kakori Conspiracy case
   

130. 
     Which of the following is/are not fundamental right(s) under the Constitution of India ?
     

1. 
   Right to education.
   
2. 
   Right to work.
   
3. 
   Right to form associations.
   
4. 
   Right to practise any profession.
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 4

(c) 2 only (d) 1 and 3

130. 
     Mahatma Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj is essentially
     

1. 
   a critique of Western modernity
   
2. 
   an outline of his philosophy of Satyagraha
   
3. 
   an invocation to Indians to free themselves from the British
   
4. 
   a blueprint of Gram Swaraj
   

130. 
     The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India contains
     

1. 
   provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas
   
2. 
   the Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List
   
3. 
   a list of recognized languages
   
4. 
   provisions about the disqualification of Members of Legislatures on grounds of defection
   

130. 
     Pochampally in Nalgonda district of Telengana became famous in April, 1951 because
     

1. 
   the Bhoodan movement was launched there by Vinoba Bhave
   
2. 
   the landless peasants rose up in arms against the landlords
   
3. 
   it witnessed violent anti-Hindi agitation
   
4. 
   Silk weavers’ cooperative was formed for the first time in India
   

130. 
     Who among the following was not associated with the Sarvodaya movement ?
     

1. 
   Jaya Prakash Narayan
   
2. 
   Acharya Vinoba Bhave
   
3. 
   Dhirendra Mazumdar
   
4. 
   G V Apparao
   

130. 
     Article 368 of the Constitution of India deals with
     

1. 
   the powers of the Parliament of India to amend the Constitution
   
2. 
   financial emergency
   
3. 
   reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha
   
4. 
   Official Language of the Union of India
   

130. 
     Which among the following is not a basic feature of the Constitution of India ?
     

1. 
   Fundamental rights
   
2. 
   Independence of judiciary
   
3. 
   Federalism
   
4. 
   The unquestioned right of the Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution
   

130. 
     Which one among the following is not a fundamental duty ?
     

1. 
   To abide by the Constitution of India and respect the national flag and national anthem
   
2. 
   To safeguard public property
   
3. 
   To protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India
   
4. 
   To render compulsory military service
   

130. 
     Which of the following are the basic features of the Constitution (73^rd Amendment) Act ?
     

1. 
   Provides for a three-tier structure of panchayats in the village, intermediary and district levels.
   
2. 
   Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and women in all the tiers of panchayats.
   
3. 
   Election to panchayats under the supervision of the State Election Commissions.
   
4. 
   Introduction of the 11th Schedule to the Constitution.
   

Select the correct answer using ±: code given below :

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

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

Answer Key
1	A	21	C	41	B	61	C	81	C	101	D	121	C	141	D
2	A	22	A	42	A	62	D	82	B	102	D	122	D	142	C
3	D	23	D	43	A	63	B	83	D	103	C	123	B	143	A
4	C	24	C	44	C	64	C	84	C	104	D	124	D	144	B
5	B	25	B	45	C	65	B	85	D	105	C	125	B	145	A
6	B	26	B	46	C	66	A	86	B	106	B	126	D	146	D
7	B	27	D	47	A	67	A	87	A	107	C	127	C	147	A
8	B	28	C	48	C	68	D	88	A	108	C	128	B	148	D
9	B	29	A	49	B	69	C	89	B	109	A	129	C	149	D
10	C	30	B	50	C	70	D	90	D	110	A	130	C	150	C
11	C	31	D	51	A	71	B	91	A	111	A	131	B
12	A	32	A	52	A	72	B	92	C	112	B	132	D
13	C	33	B	53	A	73	A	93	A	113	C	133	D
14	C	34	B	54	C	74	C	94	C	114	D	134	C
15	A	35	C	55	C	75	B	95	B	115	A	135	B
16	B	36	C	56	A	76	C	96	D	116	C	136	D
17	C	37	B	57	A	77	B	97	C	117	A	137	D
18	B	38	A	58	C	78	D	98	C	118		138	B
19	A	39	C	59	A	79	B	99	B	119		139	A
20	B	40	B	60	B	80	A	100	B	120		140	B

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