Current Affairs & Static GK · NDA previous year questions

Which one of the following statements about Jaipal Singh is NOT correct ?

1. A.He was a member of the Constituent Assembly
2. B.He founded the Adivasi Maha Sabha
3. C.He was the captain of the first Indian national hockey team
4. D.He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh

Which one of the following countries has hosted the Army Exercise TSENTR, 2019 ?

1. A.Russia
2. B.China
3. C.Kazakhstan
4. D.Kyrgyzstan

‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ is a bilateral naval exercise between India and

1. A.United Arab Emirates
2. B.Iran
3. C.Saudi Arabia
4. D.Oman

Koneru Humpy excels in which one of the following sports ?

1. A.Boxing
2. B.Table Tennis
3. C.Chess
4. D.Billiards

MILAN, a multilateral naval exercise, 2020 was hosted by which one of the following cities ?

1. A.Port Blair
2. B.Kochi
3. C.Visakhapatnam
4. D.Panaji

Deendayal Port is located at

1. A.Kerala
2. B.Gujarat
3. C.Maharashtra
4. D.Goa

Which one of the following Indian states does NOT share international border with two or more countries ?

1. A.Arunachal Pradesh
2. B.Assam
3. C.Mizoram
4. D.Tripura

According to Census of India, 2011, which one among the following is the least populated state in India ?

1. A.Maharashtra
2. B.Madhya Pradesh
3. C.Odisha
4. D.Punjab

The speakers of major Indian languages belong to how many language families ?

1. A.Two
2. B.Three
3. C.Four
4. D.Six

In which of the following years were passenger trains introduced in England ?

1. A.1823
2. B.1825
3. C.1848
4. D.1861

Land Revenue Records maintained in India have categorized land-use into

1. A.6 categories
2. B.9 categories
3. C.15 categories
4. D.21 categories

Dry land farming in India is largely confined to areas with rainfall less than

1. A.100 cm
2. B.85 cm
3. C.80 cm
4. D.75 cm

For an area to be excluded from the drought-prone category, what percentage of its gross cropped area should be under irrigation ?

1. A.10 per cent or more
2. B.20 per cent or more
3. C.25 per cent or more
4. D.30 per cent or more

Which one among the following was NOT a Panch Sheel principle ?

1. A.Peaceful Co-existence
2. B.Mutual respect for territorial integrity
3. C.Nuclear deterrence
4. D.Non-interference in internal affairs

Who among the following had organised, in 1904, a secret society of revolutionaries named Abhinav Bharat ?

1. A.Khudiram Bose
2. B.Shyamji Krishna Verma
3. C.Har Dayal
4. D.V D Savarkar

Which of the following statements with regard to Biosphere Reserve is/are correct ? 1. The idea of Biosphere Reserve was initiated by UNESCO in 1973-74 2. There are 18 designated Biosphere Reserves in India 3. All Biosphere Reserves in India have been included in world network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Consider the following statements related to Wellesley's administration: 1. In the six years of Wellesley's administration, the army accounted for 42·5 percent of the Company's total expenditure. 2. Wellesley's administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families. 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

Which among the following statements is not correct about the Reign of Terror?

1. A.The Jacobins dashed out the Girondists with the help of sans-culottes.
2. B.The Jacobins were in league with the French clergy.
3. C.The arrest for anti-revolutionary activities was by law restricted to the political class.
4. D.The Reign of Terror came to an end with the execution of Robespierre by guillotine in July 1794.

Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service?

1. A.Satyendranath Tagore
2. B.Surendranath Banerjee
3. C.R.C. Dutt
4. D.Subhas Chandra Bose

Who was the Education Minister in the first Cabinet of independent India?

1. A.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2. B.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. C.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
4. D.Acharya Narendra Dev

Who among the following died in exile?

1. A.Rani Laxmibai
2. B.Bahadur Shah Zafar
3. C.Tantia Tope
4. D.Nana Saheb

Which one of the following statements is not true about Ijarah system?

1. A.It was a system of revenue farming.
2. B.It encouraged the role of middlemen.
3. C.Under this system, land revenue was fixed for the peasant.
4. D.The ijaradar paid a fixed amount to the State treasury.

Which one of the following is a Rabi crop in the Northern States of India?

1. A.Rice
2. B.Bajra
3. C.Barley
4. D.Ragi

Which one of the following hypothesis/theory explains the origin of the universe?

1. A.Nebular hypothesis
2. B.Binary theory
3. C.Big Bang theory
4. D.Planetesimal hypothesis

Which one of the following land territories of Indonesia is not touched by the Equator?

1. A.Sumatra
2. B.Sulawesi
3. C.Java
4. D.Kalimantan