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1. Which of the following statement is not correct about ‘Bombay Plan’? a) The Bombay Plan is also called the ‘Tata Bidla Plan’ b) It was started in 1944 c) Its draft was prepared by the John Mathai d) There were 10 members in this plan 2. Which of the following statements is not correct? a) There is no constitutional provision in India about the Planning Commission b) Planning commission was established in January 1951 c) National Development Council was established in August 1952 d) Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first chairman of the Planning Commission 3. Who started the ‘Gandhian Plan’? a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) M.N. Roy d) None of the above 4. Who was the revenue collector during Vedic period? a) Senani b) Jivagribha c) Bhagadugha d) Madhyamasi 5. Which of the following statements is not correct? a) The first five year plan was launched from 1st April, 1951 b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first chairman of the Planning Commission of India c) The National Development Council used to give final approval to the Five Year Plan d) The first five year plan was based on the Harrod- Domar model 6. What was the ancient name of Shivalik Hills? a) Manak Parbat b) Mahabharata Hills c) Shiva Parvat d) None of the above 7. Who among the following was the founder of Rashtrakutas? a) Dantidurga b) Yashovarman c) Mihir Bhoja d) Vakpatiraja 8. Who among the following ruling dynasty of early Medieval India called themselves descendants of Satyaki? a) Pala b) Rashtrakutas c) Chola d) Vijayanagara 9. The process of Constitutional amendment in India is taken from……..? a) America b) Japan c) South Africa d) Canada 10. Consider the following The tripartite struggle was between the Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakuta.Fight was to acquire supremacy over Kanauj, a symbol of prestige in Indian politics.Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct about tripartite struggle of early medieval India? a) Only I b) Only II c) Both I and II d) Neither I nor II 11. Which of the following is not ruling class of Kashmir? a) Karkota b) Utpala c) Loharas d) Senas 12. Which one of was the significant feature of the Quit India Movement? (a) Women did not play an important role in the movement(b) Nasik in Maharashtra was an important regional base during the movement(c) It was marked by anti-zamindar violence(d) It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India 13. Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement? (a) Mahatma Gandhi sought to link it to the Non-Cooperation movement(b) It was not supported by the Congress(c) It demanded that the Turkish Sultan must retain control over Muslim sacred spaces in the erstwhile Ottoman empire(d) It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali 14. Which one of the following was NOT a feature of railways in colonial India? (a) The main purpose of the setting up of railways in India was to serve the interest of the empire(b) British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenues(c) The construction work disturbed ecology(d) The construction of the railways was planned in such a way that it connected the internal markets with the ports, but provided no interconnection between internal market cities 15. Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904? “Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme” (a) Lord Curzon(b) H. H. Risley(c) Lord Minto(d) Sir Lancelot Hare 16. Who launched the Bardoli Satyagraha on 4th February, 1928? (a) Mahatma Gandhi(b) Vallabhbhai Patel(c) Rajendra Prasad(d) Kalyanji Mehta 17. Which one of the following is a feature of thought and philosophy of the Kandukuri Viresalingam? (a) He believed that science and morality were unconnected to truth(b) He believed in universal education(c) He believed that language had no role in inculcating morality in students(d) He did not attempt to build a national consciousness on a cultural base 18. Shivalik Hills are part of which of the following? a) Aravali b) Western Ghats c) Himalaya d) Satpura 19. The Nanda Devi is located in which of the following state? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Jammu & Kashmir c) Uttarakhand d) Uttar Pradesh 20. The Shivalik range was formed in which of the following period? a) Eozoic b) Pliocene c) Mesozoic d) Cenozoic  

Top 20 question of G.K. for NDA 1. The filament of a light bulb is made up of: a) Platinum b) Tantalum c) Tungsten d) Antimony 2. Which of the following is false? Sound waves are ____________ waves. a) Pressure b) Longitudinal c) Electromagnetic d) Mechanical 3. Which of the following coloured light has the lowest frequency? a) Green b) Blue c) Red d) Violet 4. The period of artificial geostationary satellite is: a) 8 hours b) 12 hours c) 24 hours d) 46 hours 5. The value of universal gravitational constant G is: a) 9.8 m/s2 b) 6.673×10-11 N m2 kg-2 c) 6.371 x 106 m d) 1.738 x 10 6 m 6. What is the unit of the magnitude of the weight? a) Distance (meter) b) Mass (grams) c) Force (Newton) d) None of the above 7. What is the value of Pi? a) 3.14159 b) 3.14358 c) 3.14258 d) 3.14289 8. Which of the following is the best electricity conductor? a) Copper b) Aluminium c) Iron d) Silver 9. Small liquid drops are spherical in shape because a) of adhesion b) of gravitational force c) of the atmospheric pressure from all the sides on the top d) the liquid tends to have the minimum surface area are due to surface tension 10. The Chandershekhar Limit is related to which of the following? a) Stars b) Black holes c) Both of these d) None of these 11. A Light Year is a measure of a) Light intensity b) Time c) Distance d) None of the Above 12. In the Solar System, asteroids circle between these two planets. a) Venus and Mars b) Mars and Earth c) Mars and Jupiter d) Jupiter and Saturn 13. Identify the pair that is correctly matched? a) Madam Curie: X – ray b) Albert Einstein: Photoelectric effect c) Linus Pauling: Electron d) C V Raman: Stark effect 14. Refraction, Reflection, Dispersion and Diffraction are associated with a) Light b) Sound c) Magnetism d) None of the Above 15. The minimum possible temperature beyond which matter cannot be cooled is in degree Centigrades is: a) 95.50 b) 100 c) 273.15 d) 473.50 16. Who among the following is credited for discovering the principles underlying electromagnetic induction? a) Michael Faraday b) Volta c) Coulomb d) Gauss 17. Which of the following statement is correct about Pi? a) It is non-repeating decimal value b) It is non terminating decimal value c) It is repeating and terminating decimal value d) It is non-repeating, non-terminating decimal value 18. It is on this principle, the quartz clock works. a) Piezo-electric effect b) Gauss effect c) Relativistic effect d) Mass defect 19. Who has calculated the circumference of the earth and considered the value of Pi = 22/7? a) Archimedes b) John Machin’s c) Aryabhatta d) None of the above 20. Cryogenic engines find applications in: (a) sub-marine propulsion (b) frost-free refrigerators (c) rocket technology (d) researches in superconductivity

1. In a row ‘A’ is in the 11th position from the left and ‘B’ is in the 10th position from the right. If ‘A’ and ‘B’ interchange, then ‘A’ becomes 18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than ‘A’ and ‘B’?(a) 26(b) 27(c) 24(d) 25 2. A question paper must have a question on one of the eight poets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H. The first four belong to the medieval period while the rest are considered modern poets. Generally, modern poets figure in the question paper in alternate years. Generally those who like H like G also; and those who like F like E also. The paper-setter does not like to ask about F as he has written a book on F, but he likes F. Last year, the paper contained a question on A. On the basis of the information given, this year’s paper is most likely to contain a question on (a) D(b) F(c) E(c) C 3. In a group of 6 women there are 4 dancers, 4 vocal musicians, one actress and 3 violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is certainly a dancer and a violinist? (a) Pooja(b) Jalaja(c) Shailaja(d) Tanuja 4. The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N? (a) 5(b) 7(c) 6(d) 4 5. The number of deaths among the army personnel is 8 in 1000, but among the civilian population it is 20 per 1000. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from this statement? (a) It is better to join the army.(b) The relationship is fortuitous.(c) Quality of Life Index is very high within the armed forces.(d) The groups cannot be compared due to their heterogeneity. 6. Given the statement: “Buses are the cause of more accidents than cars, and trucks cause fewer accidents than buses”, which of the following conclusions can we draw? (a) There are more buses on the road than trucks.(b) Car drivers are more careful than bus drivers.(c) Truck drivers are more skilled than either car or bus-drivers.(d) None of the above 7.“If political leadership fails to emerge, there is likelihood of military taking over power in developing countries. Radical student groups or labour may try to raise revolution but they are not likely to compete with the military. Military intervention, rule, and withdrawal from politics is closely related to a society’s level of political development.” In the context of political development, the assumption in the above passage is that(a) political leadership is not an effective instrument.(b) military fills in political vacuum.(c) military intervention is inevitable for development.(d) None of the above 8. Four persons, Alok, Bhupesh, Chander and Dinesh have a total of Rs. 100 among themselves. Alok and Bhupesh between them have as much money as Chander and Dinesh between them, but Alok has more money than Bhupesh; and Chander has only half the money that Dinesh has. Alok has in fact Rs. 5 more than Dinesh has. Who has the maximum amount of money? (a) Alok(b) Bhupesh(c) Chander(d) Dinesh 9. With reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, is (a) 3(b) 6(c) 9(d) 18 10. In a queue, Mr. X is fourteenth from the front and Mr. Y is seventeenth from the end, while Mr. Z is exactly in between Mr. X and Mr. Y. If Mr. X is ahead of Mr. Y and there are 48 persons in the queue, how many persons are there between Mr. X and Mr. Z? (a) 6(b) 7(c) 8(d) 9 Directions for the following 3 (three) items:Read the following passage and answer the three items that follow:A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this 7 players are available: males A, Band C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least 2 males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But, B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y. 11. If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?(a) A, C, W and Y(b) A, C, X and Y(c) A, C, Y and Z(d) A, W, Y and Z 12. If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?(a) A, B, C and W(b) A, B, C and Z(c) A, B, C and X(d) A, W, Y and Z 13. If all the three males are selected, then how many combinations of four member teams are possible?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4 Read the following passage and answer the 3 (three) items that follow:In a survey regarding a proposed measure to be introduced, 2878 persons took part of which 1652 were males. 1226 persons voted against the proposal of which 796 were males. 1425 persons voted for the proposal. 196 females were undecided.14. How many females voted for the proposal?(a) 430(b) 600(c) 624(d) 640 15. How many males were undecided?(a) 31(b) 227(c) 426(d) 581 16. How many females were not in favour of the proposal?(a) 430(b) 496(c) 586(d) 1226 Read the following passage and answer the 3 (three) items that follow: A, B, C, D and E