- CDS 2 2020 examination is conducted on 08th November 2020 (Sunday) and the results and the marks of this examination will be released soon by the UPSC.
- Owing to our dilemmas, the question paper was really unpredictably different, comparatively easy and at times, tricky.
- The question paper of CDS 2 2020, which was the most awaited one, has its own advantages and its own levels of difficulty.
- While most of the students who attempted the paper have exclaimed that the paper was comparatively easy when related to the previous years, some mention that the paper was tricky.
- On the whole, regarding the General Knowledge Paper, we give you the detailed analysis of it here. We have given the subjects that were included, the number of questions in each subject and the level of difficulty of these.
- A detailed subject wise solution key along with the explanation is provided from our side which will be kept for your reference soon.
- Following are the list of subjects covered in GAT Paper of NDA:
| No. | Topics | No. of Questions |
| 1. | Physics | 10 |
| 2. | Chemistry | 13 |
| 3. | Biology | 09 |
| 4. | Indian Polity | 18 |
| 5. | History | 22 |
| 6. | Geography | 22 |
| 7. | Economy | 09 |
| 8. | Defence Specific Related | 01 |
| 9. | Current Affairs & Static GK | 16 |
| TOTAL | 120 |
PHYSICS ANALYSIS:
- This time, as usual like the previous years, the paper concentrated on Gravitation, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Electromagnetic Waves, Ray Optics and Sound – all are conceptual related and few of them are numericals.
- Regarding the numerical problems, the student need to have a strong grip on the concepts and must be able enough to interpret what the question gave. Mostly the questions can be rated as moderate and can be done with good diction.
CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS:
- Structure of Atom, Metals & Non-Metals, Separation Techniques, Environmental Chemistry, Types of Chemical Reactions – these were the topics that Chemistry related questions were focused on.
- Aspirants must try to solve the previous years’ questions of various other defence exams like CAPF, CDS, AFCAT to boost their performance in Chemistry.
BIOLOGY ANALYSIS:
- Taxonomy, Kingdom Plantae and its anatomy, Kingdom Animalia, Evolution, Molecular basis of Inheritance are some of the main topics that the questions were asked from.
- The questions from this section were easy and came mostly from the NCERT textbooks. Students can attempt most of these with ease.
POLITY ANALYSIS:
- Fundamental Rights, Roles of Governor, Panchayats, Secretary General of Lok Sabha, Writs, Comptroller & Auditor General, Members of Parliament, Election Commission, Preamble, Constituent Assembly, Judicial System, Citizenship.
- Apart from it student need to have a basic conceptual knowledge about the Parliamentary system in India specially the Union government and council of ministers.
HISTORY ANALYSIS:
- Topics focused were – Various Associations established in British India, Congress Moderates, National Liberation Federation, Govt. of India Bill 1919, Modern India, Gandhara Art, Gupta Period, Indian National Congress Policies.
- Students need to have a basic understanding of the British governance and major revolts happened during the time. The questions were moderate.
GEOGRAPHY ANALYSIS:
- Topics that were mostly discussed here were – Physical Geography – Tectonic Plates, Fluvial landforms, natural vegetations, Layers of atmosphere, Universe – Planets, Various Seas, Location of various specific cities and countries.
- The overall geography section was easy to moderate and with even with basic crisp and clear knowledge all the questions could easily be solved.
- Make sure that the Geography questions are asked based on the current issues that are happening around the world.
ECONOMY ANALYSIS:
- The economy section of CDS 2 2020 was slightly of moderate level.
- Human Development Index, Index of Industrial Production, Demand Curve, Trade between Countries, various types of Economic Competitions, Ease of Doing Business Ranking, National Budget 2019-20 were topics that were focussed on.
- Overall, the economy section of paper was moderate and could be solved with good knowledge of basics of economy.
CURRENT AFFAIRS & STATIC GK ANALYSIS:
- Questions related to the departments working under the government of India, the schemes launched by the government are given priority as usual.
- Topics focused – Wimbledon Tennis Championship, Optical Fibre Cable of Andaman & Nicobar, Newly elected Prime Ministers, ASEEM, Stay in India – Study in India, Chandrayaan – 2, Covid-19 vaccine, Baghjan Oil Well Tragedy, etc.
- On the whole, the questions of this section are quite easy to a student if he/she is a regular observer of the current affairs.
- On an additional note, it is advised that you continue watching Daily Current Affairs posted by SSBCrack Exams for the upcoming papers and for the SSB too. Our content was applauded, and we feel happy that we covered most of this section was covered in the examination.
DEFENCE SPECIFIC ANALYSIS:
- Only 1 question was asked from this section and that was related to the decommissioned aircraft carrier of Indian Navy – INS Vikramaditya.
- In the upcoming days, the ties of our country with many Pacific and Atlantic nations will get stronger and owing to the fact that more defence deals might pop up. We recommend you have a complete knowledge of the defence current affairs (this is also being posted on day-to-day basis for your pursual). Questions are easy here.
NDA GAT 2020 – Overall Percentage Coverage
On the whole, here is a tabular form that clearly explains the subject-wise analysis of the question paper of NDA 2020.
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