Art & Culture · NDA previous year questions

Consider the following statements about Centralized Laboratory Net- work (CLN): 1. CLN works to test vaccines can be used during which pandemic 2. India is a member of CLN 3. CLN is a part of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 and 3 only
3. C.1 and 2 only
4. D.1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements about Kavach, the automatic train protection system: 1. It is designed and developed by Research Design and Standard Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), Japan 2. The trials of Kavach were facilitated by the Southern Railway 3. Kavach is a state-of-the-art electronic system with Safety Integrity Level-4 (SIL-4) Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.3 only
3. C.1 and 2 only
4. D.1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements about 'Exercise Sea Vigil-22': 1. Its aim is to assess India's preparedness in the domain of Maritime security and coastal defence. 2. Naval forces of USA and Japan also took part in the exercise. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Which Renaissance artist painted 'The Last Supper'?

1. A.Michelangelo
2. B.Donatello
3. C.Botticelli
4. D.Leonardo da Vinci

Which one of the following European explorer conquered Mexico?

1. A.Vasco da Gama
2. B.Bartholomew Diaz
3. C.Magellan
4. D.Hernán Cortés

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

1. A.Western Australia
2. B.Victoria
3. C.Queensland
4. D.Northern Territory

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : $$\begin{array}{llll}& \text{List-I}& & \text{List-II}\\ & \text{(Railway zone)}& & \text{(Headquarters)}\\ \text{A.}& \text{East Central}& 1.& \text{Gorakhpur}\\ \text{B.}& \text{North Eastern}& 2.& \text{Jaipur}\\ \text{C.}& \text{Northeast Frontier}& 3.& \text{Hajipur}\\ \text{D.}& \text{North Western}& 4.& \text{Maligaon}\end{array}$$

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

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. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj died recently. He was the doyen of which one of the following Gharanas of Kathak?

1. A.Jaipur
2. B.Raigarh
3. C.Lucknow
4. D.Banaras

The real beginning of western education in India can be dated from

1. A.the Charter Act of 1813
2. B.the Charter Act of 1793
3. C.the Sarda Act of 1929
4. D.the Macaulay's Minute on Indian Education, 1835

During the Industrial Revolution, who among the following designed the ‘flying shuttle loom’ ?

1. A.Samuel Crompton
2. B.Edmund Cartwright
3. C.John Kay
4. D.Richard Arkwright

The Headquarters of South-Eastern Railway is located at

1. A.Bilaspur
2. B.Secunderabad
3. C.Kolkata
4. D.Bhubaneswar

Consider the following statements about the Mahanavami Dibba: 1. It was the name of a giant box of sweets distributed at the Mahanavami festival. 2. It was the name of a massive platform with a base covered with relief carvings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Which one of the following is the oldest scientific department of Government of India ?

1. A.Department of Biotechnology
2. B.Survey of India
3. C.India Meteorological Department
4. D.DRDO

Which one of the following cities is associated with Biosafety Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2000) ?

1. A.Geneva
2. B.Nairobi
3. C.Cartagena
4. D.Rio de Janeiro

The United Nations Charter was signed by 51 original members of the United Nations in 1945 at the

1. A.Hague Conference
2. B.London Conference
3. C.San Francisco Conference
4. D.Berlin Conference

Consider the following statements concerning the Russian Revolution: 1. The Bolsheviks believed that in a repressive society like Tsarist Russia, the party should be disciplined and should control the number of its members. 2. The Mensheviks believed that the party should be opened to all (as in Germany). Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements related to Dayanand’s idea of social reform : 1. Dayanand’s reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit. 2. Dayanand’s ‘robust Vedic counterpart’ challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

MCQ (More than One Correct Answer) Which country among the following was not a part of the Third Coalition against Napoleon?

1. A.Russia
2. B.Prussia
3. C.Sweden
4. D.France

Which one of the following pairs of travellers and their nationality is not correctly matched?

1. A.Ibn Battuta – Moroccan
2. B.Duarte Barbosa – Portuguese
3. C.Jean Baptiste Tavernier – Dutch
4. D.Niccolao Manucci – Venetian

The headquarters of National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) is located at

1. A.New Delhi
2. B.Lucknow
3. C.Kolkata
4. D.Bhopal

The art piece “In Memoriam” was a creation of which one of the following European painters?

1. A.Thomas Jones Barker
2. B.Joseph Noel Paton
3. C.Thomas Daniell
4. D.Charles D’Oyly

Which of the following statements about The New Model Unions is/are correct? 1. The New Model Unions were formed in the 1850s 2. The New Model Unions were formed in the 1880s 3. The New Model Unions comprised a Labour Party idea 4. The New Model Unions excluded women in the 1920s Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. A.1
2. B.2
3. C.3 and 4
4. D.3 only

“Viticulture” is a common feature of which one of the following Australian cities?

1. A.Adelaide
2. B.Darwin
3. C.Hobart
4. D.Brisbane

The Theosophical Society was led by

1. A.A. O. Hume
2. B.Arthur Griffith
3. C.Annie Besant
4. D.Lord Dufferin