NDA stands for National Defence Academy is an academy of Indian Armed Forces. NDA exam is conducted twice in a year by UPSC (union public service commission) only for boys appearing or just cleared there intermediate or equivalent. NDA recruits young cadets of intermediate and equivalent qualification and train them before they go on to pre-commissioning training in their respective service academies of Indian Air Force or Indian Navy or Indian Army.

What is NDA Exam?

NDA Exam 2015 Educational Qualification

1. For Army wing of National Defence Academy: 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
2. For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy: A candidate must have passed 10+2 educational level with physics and mathematics subjects. Candidates who are appearing in the 12th class under the 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent can also apply.

What is NDA Exam eligibility?

How to Prepare for NDA Exam in 15 Days

When it comes to NDA exam preparation, it varies from candidate to candidate all over India. Candidates who are aiming to get enrolled in esteemed B.Tech colleges of India through JEE (joint entrance exam), they start their preparation from intermediate first year or after completing their intermediate by dropping for one year. JEE aspirants go through some hard core preparation for their entrance exam with the help of some private institutions. Also, the syllabus of JEE contains almost 60-70 percent of the NDA exam syllabus, so for such candidates (JEE aspirants) NDA exam preparation is not very tough, the level of questions asked in NDA written exam are very substandard for these candidates.

There are also, candidates who had set their goal to join Indian Armed Forces when they were doing their matriculation. For NDA exam preparation all they have to do is stress a little more on the concepts that are common between their school syllabus and NDA exam syllabus. Since they have ample amount of time before writing the NDA written exam, daily one hour practice is enough for NDA exam preparation.

Now, we have noticed there are students who are about to clear their intermediate exam or just have cleared their intermediate exam and they have just heard of NDA exam. Such candidates have to face comparatively a bigger competition, time they have in hand for NDA exam preparation is not much but if they prepare a time table and give isolated focus on the exam then with some proper guidance they will be able to clear the NDA written exam. Below given are some tips on How to Prepare for NDA Exam in 15 Days which can help you in your last day’s preparations:

• Candidates who are doing their NDA exam preparation should make a note of their weak and strong topics, for strong topics they can self-practice but on weak topics they should seek external help such as private tutors.
• For physics and chemistry, if you can’t prepare every topic then atleast prepare the topics from which questions are repeatedly came in the previous exams.
• For physics and chemistry, focus on important but simple numericals, definitions, principles and properties as asked in the syllabus.
• For general science, know all the important facts about growth of human body, animals and plants. Gather as much as information on solar system, food and famous scientists. Make flash cards of important facts.
• Cope up with current affair use internet websites on important events.
• Practice previous year NDA question papers as much as possible. Time management is important, see how many questions you are able to answer in minimum amount of time.
• It is wise to go through NDA books for preparation, it will give you an idea on theory and types of questions that appear in the exam
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS of NDA exam papers:

Paper 1 Mathematics

Q. The total number of subsets of a finite set A has 56 more elements than the total number of subsets of another finite set B. What is the number of elements in the set A?

(a) 5

(b) 6

(c) 7

(d) 8

Q. What is the smallest natural number it such that n! is divisible by 990 ?

(a) 9

(b) 11

(c) 33

(d) 99

Q. If the sum of the first two terms and the sum of the first four terms of a geometric progression with positive common ratio are 8 and 80 respectively, then what is the 6th term?

(a) 88

(b) 243

(c) 486

(d) 1458

Q. What is the decimal equivalent of (101.101)₂?

(a) (5.225)₁₀

(b) (5.525)₁₀

(c) (5.625)₁₀

(d) (5.65)₁₀

Q. Consider the following statements in respect of symmetric matrices A and B

1. AB is symmetric.
2. A² + B² is symmetric.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. There are 4 letters and 4 directed envelopes. These 4 letters are randomly inserted into the 4 envelopes. What is the probability that the letters are inserted into the corresponding envelopes?

(a) 11/12

(b) 23/24

(c) 1/24

(d) None of the above

Q. The average daily income of workers of a factory including that of the owner is Rs 110. However, if the income of the owner is excluded, the average daily income of the remaining 9 workers is Rs 76. What is the daily income of the owner?

(a) Rs 300

(b) Rs 316

(c) Rs 322

(d) Rs 416

Q. If

{1/(b-a)} + {1/(b-c)} = 1/a + 1/b, then a,b,c are in

(a) AP

(b) GP

(c) HP

(d) None of the above

Passage:

The students of a class are offered three languages (Hindi, English and French). 15 students learn all the three languages whereas 28 students do not learn any language. The number of students learning Hindi and English but not French is twice the number of students learning Hindi and French but not English. The number of students learning English and French but not Hindi is thrice the number of students learning Hindi and French but not English. 23 students learn only Hindi and 17 students learn only English. The total number of students learning French is 46 and the total number of students learning only French is 11.

Based on above passage answer the following two questions

Q. What is the total strength of the class?

(a) 124

(b) 100

(c) 96

(d) 66

Q. How many students learn English and French?

(a) 30

(b) 43

(c) 45

(d) 73

Paper 2 General Ability

English Antonyms:

Q. Though they are twins, they look very DIFFERENT.

(a) Regular

(b) Same

(c) Similar

(d) Uniform

English Synonyms:

Q. The convict’s INGENUOUS explanation brought tears in every eye.

(a) Candid

(b) Secret

(c) Insincere

(d) Consistent

English Jumble Sentences:

Q. even when (P)/ are well informed(Q)/ people engaged in a conversation (R)/

their conversation may be dull (S)

The correct sequence should be

(a) QSPR

(b) PRQS

(c) SRQP

(d) SQRP

General Knowledge:

Directions to solve next four questions

Code :

(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

(d) Statement I is false but Statement H is true

Q. Statement I :

At high temperature, hydrogen can reduce PbO to elemental lead.

Statement II :

Hydrogen has great affinity to oxygen.

Q. Statement I :

Conversion of blue copper sulphate to black cupric oxide on heating is a physical change.

Statement II :

A change in which chemical composition does not change is called physical change.

Q. Statement I :

Convex mirror is used as a driver mirror.

Statement II :

Images formed by convex mirror are diminished in size.

Q. Statement I :

A thermos flask is made of double-walled glass bottles.

Statement II :

Metals are good conductors while gas and air are poor conductors of heat.

Q. The Indian Standard Time (1ST) is based on

(a) 90° E meridian

(b) 82(1/2)° E meridian

(c) 75° E meridian

(d) 0° meridian

Q. Collision-coalescence process of precipitation is applicable to

(a) those clouds which do not extend beyond the freezing level

(b) those clouds which extend beyond the freezing level

(c) all types of clouds

(d) cumulonimbus clouds

Q. What are cold-blooded animals?

(a) Animals with blood without haemoglobin

(b) Animals who are not ferocious

(c) Animals whose body temperature remains constant

(d) Animals whose body temperature varies according to the temperature of atmosphere

Q. Sickle-cell anaemia is a disease caused due to the abnormality in

(a) white blood cells

(b) red blood cells

(c) thrombocytes

(d) blood plasma composition

Q. The Parliament can legislate on the subjects in the State List if the

(a) President issues an order authorizing it to do so

(b) Supreme Court gives authority to the Parliament in this regard

(c) Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds of its members present and voting, declaring it expedient to legislate on a State matter in the national interest

(d) Prime Minister issues a special order.

Q. The writ of certiorari is issued by a superior court to

(a) an inferior court to stop further proceedings in a particular case

(b) an inferior court to transfer the record of proceedings in a case for review

(c) an officer to show his/her right to hold a particular office

(d) a public authority to produce a person detained by it before the court within 24 hours

Q. Match List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I (Port)

Kandla

Kochi

Vishakhapatnam

Kolkata

List-II (Special feature)

Deepest land-locked protected port

Located at mouth of lagoon

Tidal port

Inland riverine port

Code:

(a) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

(b) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

(c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

(d) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Ligaments are highly flexible.
2. Ligaments connect muscles and bones.

• Ligaments contain very little matrix.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 only

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