Current Affairs & Static GK · NDA previous year questions

Plan allocation in agriculture and irrigation as percentage of total plan outlay was highest in:

1. A.Seventh Five-Year Plan
2. B.Third Five-Year Plan
3. C.First Five-Year Plan
4. D.Second Five-Year Plan

Which one of the following tribes from India's North-East had the earliest known association with cultivation and production of tea?

1. A.Khasis
2. B.Garos
3. C.Singphos
4. D.Jayantias

Which one of the following was composed by Harishena?

1. A.Nashik Inscription of Gautami Balashri
2. B.Prayaga Prashasti of samudragupta
3. C.Deopara Prashasti of Vijayasena
4. D.Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela

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

1. A.cultivable wasteland
2. B.current fallow
3. C.fallow other than current fallow
4. D.barren and wasteland

Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?

1. A.James Hargreaves
2. B.John Kay
3. C.Richard Arkwright
4. D.Humphry Davy

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

1. A.Singapore
2. B.Shangai
3. C.Berlin
4. D.Mandalay

Who among the following introduced the ‘Objective Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly on $13^{\text{th}}$ December, 1946?

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

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

1. A.You will lose 12 hours
2. B.You will gain 12 hours
3. C.You will gain 24 hours
4. D.You will lose 24 hours

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

1. A.Morocco
2. B.Algeria
3. C.Mali
4. D.Ghana

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 waste materials?

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

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

1. A.Canada
2. B.Sweden
3. C.South Africa
4. D.Brazil

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

1. A.INS Ganga and INS Nipat
2. B.INS Nishank and INS Akshay
3. C.INS Khukri and INS Sandhayak
4. D.INS Gomati and INS Ranjit

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

1. A.Israel
2. B.France
3. C.Russia
4. D.USA

With reference to India’s defence, the terms ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ refer to

1. A.coast guard patrol boats
2. B.cargo helicopters
3. C.maritime patrol aircrafts
4. D.warships

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. A.1
2. B.2
3. C.3
4. D.None

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : $$\begin{array}{llll}& \text{List-I}& & \text{List-II}\\ & \text{(Mahamatta)}& & \text{(Function)}\\ \text{A.}& \text{Anta-mahamatta}& 1.& \text{Women’s welfare}\\ \text{B.}& \text{Ithijhakha-mahamatta}& 2.& \text{Spread of Dhamma}\\ \text{C.}& \text{Dhamma-mahamatta}& 3.& \text{Associated with city}\\ \text{D.}& \text{Nagalaviyohalaka-ahamatta}& 4.& \text{In-charge of frontier areas}\end{array}$$

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

Consider the following statements : 1. Maharashtra State has the maximum share of national highways (length in kilometres). 2. The nature of terrain and the level of economic development is one of the reasons for the maximum share of national highways in Maharashtra. 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

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

1. A.quaternary activities
2. B.quinary activities
3. C.tertiary activities
4. D.secondary activities

Which one of the following is correct in respect of total number of States and Union Territories in India?

1. A.28 States and 8 Union Territories
2. B.27 States and 9 Union Territories
3. C.30 States and 6 Union Territories
4. D.29 States and 7 Union Territories

Snow, sleet and hail are the forms of

1. A.precipitation
2. B.condensation
3. C.transpiration
4. D.evaporation

Which one of the following cities was the first to attain the status of a 'megacity'?

1. A.London
2. B.Paris
3. C.New York
4. D.Washington

In a first, India is to export BrahMos missile to

1. A.Bhutan
2. B.Philippines
3. C.Maldives
4. D.Nepal

Who among the following retired from test cricket by bagging a wicket on the last ball of his career?

1. A.AB de Villiers
2. B.Michael Hussey
3. C.Quinton de Kock
4. D.Ross Taylor

Who among the following is appointed as the tenth Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) recently?

1. A.A.S. Kiran Kumar
2. B.K. Sivan
3. C.K. Radhakrishnan
4. D.S. Somanath

The Government of India has decided to observe ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ on

1. A.6th October
2. B.26th November
3. C.26th December
4. D.6th December