UPSC NDA (I) Exam 2020 Answer Key

NDA (I) Exam 2020 – General Aptitude Test Part – B (Answer Key)

131. The Panama Canal opened in 1914, links
(a) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(b) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
(d) Adriatic Sea and Black Sea

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Answer – (B)

132. The United Nations Charter was signed by 51 original members of the United Nations in 1945 at the
(a) Hague Conference
(b) London Conference
(c) San Francisco Conference
(d) Berlin Conference

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Answer – (C)

133. Land Revenue Records maintained in India have categorized land-use into
(a) 6 categories
(b) 9 categories
(c) 15 categories
(d) 21 categories

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Answer – (B)

134. Dry land farming in India is largely confined to areas with rainfall less than
(a) 100 cm
(b) 85 cm
(c) 80 cm
(d) 75 cm

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Answer – (D)

135. For an area to be excluded from the drought-prone category, what percentage of its gross cropped area should be under irrigation ?
(a) 10 per cent or more
(b) 20 per cent or more
(C) 25 per cent or more
(d) 30 per cent or more

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Answer – (D)

136. Which one of the following is NOT a current of Pacific Ocean ?
(a) Oyashio current
(b) Alaska current
(c) Agulhas current
(d) California current

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Answer – (C)

137. The duration of monsoon in India extends for an average period of
(a) 80 – 140 days
(b) 100 – 120 days
(c) 90 – 130 days
(d) 100 – 140 days

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Answer – (A)

138. Which one of the following is the natural vegetation of South east China ?
(a) Subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest
(b) Tropical forest broadleaf evergreen
(c) Tropical deciduous forest
(d) Temperate evergreen forest

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Answer – (A)

139. Which one of the following is a cold local wind?
(a) Santa Ana
(b) Chinook
(c) Mistral
(d) Loo

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Answer – (C)

140. What was the consequence of Perma nent Settlement on rural society in Bengal ?
(a) The zamindars invested capital and enterprise to improve agriculture along lines of British yeoman farmers
(b) A group of rich peasants known as jotedars succeeded in consolidating their position in the villages
(c) The ryots prospered as a result of fixed revenue levy imposed on them
(d) The system of Collectorate introduced by the Company for exercising supervisory control on zamindars failed to take off

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Answer – (B)

141. What was Damin-i Koh in Rajmahal area?
(a) A large area of land demarcated and declared to be the land of the Santhals
(b) The land of the Paharias cultivated exclusively for paddy
(c) The British territory marked for their military camp
(d) The land earmarked for locating settled agriculturists

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Answer – (A)

142. Which one of the following statements about the Revolt of 1857 is correct?
(a) It was a Revolt carefully organised and planned by the Rajas, Nawabs and Taluqdars
(b) Rumours and prophecies did not play any role in its outbreak and spread
(c) The rebel proclamations in 1857 repeatedly appealed to all sections of the population irrespective of their caste and creed.
(d) The British succeeded in quickly and easily controlling the rebels

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Answer – (C)

143. Which one among the following was NOT a Panch Sheel principle ?
(a) Peaceful Co-existence
(b) Mutual respect for territorial integrity
(c) Nuclear deterrence
(d) Non-interference in internal affairs

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Answer – (C)

144. Who among the following had organised, in 1904, a secret society of revolutionaries named Abhinay Bharat?
(a) Khudiram Bose
(b) Shyamji Krishna Verma
(c) Har Dayal
(d) V D Savarkar

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Answer – (D)

145. The principle that the framing of the new Constitution for independent India should be primarily (though not solely) the responsibility of Indians themselves, was for the first time conceded in the
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) August Offer of Viceroy Linlithgow
(c) Cripps Proposals
(d) Cabinet Mission

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Answer – (B)

146. Which one of the following is a major environmental issue in eastern Canada ?
(a) Acid precipitation
(b) Groundwater depletion
(c) Land degradation
(d) Desertification

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Answer – (A)

147. Which one of the following mountains lies in between Caspian Sea and Black Sea ?
(a) Caucasus
(b) Carpathians
(c) Apennine
(d) Elburz

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Answer – (A)

148. Bagalihar, Dulhasti and Salal hydro power projects have been developed on which of the following rivers ?
(a) Chenab and Jhelum
(b) Chenab and Indus
(c) Ravi
(d) Chenab only

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Answer – (D)

149. 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:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer – (B)

150. Which one of the following countries does NOT have direct access to the sea/ocean?
(a) Syria
(b) Jordan
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Armenia

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Answer – (D)

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