Candidates preparing for National Defence Academy have to write the General Ability paper in NDA 2 2016 exam, In this article we will see some NDA Entrance Exam Previous Year General Knowledge Original Questions.

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NDA Entrance Exam Previous Year General Knowledge Original Questions

• Consider the following statements about Salt Satyagraha :

1. It was a form of Civil Disobedience.
2. It was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers.
3. Gandhiji first experimented with Salt Satyagraha in South Africa.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

• Which of the following statements about Ryotwari system is/are correct?

1. The government collected the revenue directly from the individual cultivators.
2. The cultivators were not recognized in law as the owners of the land.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

• Which of the following statements about Russia is/are correct?

1. Russia emerged as the first socialist state in the world.
2. Socialist state in Russia was established by Bolsheviks in 1917.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

• Consider the following statements :

1. Dadabhai Naoroji first put forward ‘the theory of drain of wealth’.
2. The Indian National Congress adopted a resolution to criticize the drain of wealth in its annual session at Calcutta in 1896.

Which of the statements given avove is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

• The Indian National Congress was founded during the viceroyalty of

1. Lord Lytton
2. Lord Ripon
3. Lord Dufferin
4. Lord Mayo

• Kandh Revolt against the British was led by

1. Chakra Bishoyi
2. Dandasena
3. Tomma Dora
4. Birsa Munda

• The implementation of factory legislation in India in the nineteenth century was a result of the pressure on the Government of India from

1. the trade unionists in India
2. the socialists in India
3. the manufacturers from Lancashire and Manchester
4. the Indian national Congress

• No Indian shall by reason only of his religion, place of birth, descent, colour or any of them be disabled from holding any office or employment under the company.” This was a pledge first given by the

1. Charter act of 1813
2. Charter Act of 1833
3. Queen’s Proclamation of 1858
4. Indian Civil Service Act of 1861

• A beautiful rainbow on the sky is due to the

1. dispersion of sunlight from a water droplet only.
2. reflection of sunlight from a water droplet only.
3. reflection and refraction of sunlight from a water droplet only.
4. refraction, dispersion and reflection of sunlight from a water droplet.

• The weight of an object may be assigned by using Newton’s

1. first law of motion.
2. second law of motion.
3. third law of motion.
4. laws of gravitation.

• A piece of paper and a coin both having the same mass are dropped from the 10th floor of a building. The piece of paper would take more time to reach the ground because

1. gravitational pull on the paper is less than the coin.
2. buoyant force on the piece of paper is more than that on the coin.
3. buoyant force on the coin is more and acts in the downward direction.
4. the piece of paper takes a longer path to reach the ground.

•  During sunrise and sunset, sun appears reddish-orange because

1. during that time sun emits only reddish-orange light.
2. all other colours are absorbed by the atmosphere.
3. reddish-orange light is least scattered by the atmosphere.
4. all other colours apart from reddish-orange are reflected back by the atmosphere.

• Ohm’s law can also be taken as a statement for

1. conservation of energy.
2. conservation of electric charge.
3. conservation of angular momentum.
4. non-conservation of momentum of the flowing charges.

• The pH of the solution obtained by dissolving pure sodium chloride in water is

1. acidic
2. basic
3. neutral
4. dependent on the amount of sodium chloride dissolved in water

• Oxygen on reaction with non-metals forms oxides, which are

1. basic oxides
2. acidic oxides
3. amphoteric oxides
4. neutral oxides

• Biogas consists of mainly

1. Methane
2. Ethane
3. Butane
4. Carbon dioxide

• Turmeric (Haldi) rapidly becomes colourless on addition of

1. Baking soda
2. Vinegar
3. Lemon juice
4. None

• Metalloids are

1. alloys of alkali metals with other metals.
2. colloids of metals.
3. elements having some properties of both metals and non-metals.
4. metals heavier than lead.

• Two reactants in a flask produce bubbles and gas; it turns lime water into milky. The reactants in the flask are

1. Zinc and hydrochloric acid
2. Magnesium carbonate and hydrochloric acid
3. Magnesium nitrate and hydrochloric acid
4. Magnesium sulphate and hydrochloric acid