NDA (1) 2019 Answer Key 2019

UPSC NDA I Exam 2019 – General Aptitude Test Part – B (Answer Key)

UPSC conduct the NDA (National Defence Academy) I Exam – 2019. NDA I 2019 Paper held on 21 April 2019. This paper is General Aptitude Test Part B. NDA (I) 2019 General Aptitude Test Answer Key available here.

Exam  – NDA (I) 2019
Organized by – UPSC
Subject – General Aptitude Test
Date of Exam – 21 – April – 2019 

 

UPSC NDA (I) 2019 Exam Paper (Answer Key) 
Subject – General Aptitude Test  (Part – B)

 

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51. An Election Commissioner can be removed from office on the recommendation of
(a) The Chief Justice of India
(b) The Chief Election Commissioner
(c) The President of India
(d) The Parliament

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Answer – (B)

52. Which one of the following statements regarding the Rajya Sabha is NOT correct?
(a) Its members are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of a State
(b) The election follows the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote
(c) 1/3rd of its members retire after every two years
(d) It is a permanent body, but can be dissolved earlier by the President

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Answer – (D)

53. Fundamental right guaranteed under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is available only to the citizens of India ?
(a) Article 19
(b) Article 20
(c) Article 21
(d) Article 22

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Answer – (A)

54. The treaty of Yandabo was signed in
(a) 1826
(b) 1825
(c) 1824
(d) 1823

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55. In the Manusmriti which form of marriage results from the “Voluntary union of a maiden and her lover”?
(a) Eighth form
(b) Fifth form
(c) Seventh form
(d) Sixth form

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Answer – (D)

56. Consider the following description of the Samadhi of a former Prime Minister of India :
Central Samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite solid stone blocks, capped with a ‘Diya’ in the centre. The number nine holds significance and represents the navarasas, navaratras and navagrahas. Then placement of the nine-square Samadhi is in a circular lotus shaped pattern. The nine-square platform is accessed in four cardinal directions by pathways made in white composite tiles so that the floor does not get heated.
Identify the Samadhi :
(a) Shakti Sthal
(b) Shantivan
(c) Sadaiv Atal
(d) Veer Bhumi

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Answer – (C)

57. IMBEX is a joint exercise conducted regularly between Armies of India and
(a) Malaysia
(b) Maldives
(c) Mauritius
(d) Myanmar

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Answer – (D)

58. Who among the following was awarded The Hindu Prize in Fiction category for the year 2018?
(a) Neelum Saran Gour
(b) N Kalyan Raman
(c) Manoranjan Byapari
(d) Arunav Sinha

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59. Who among the following was appointed as head of the seven member committee to look into revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out in India and suggest steps for augmenting collections ?
(a) Himanta Biswa Sharma
(b) Thomas Isaac
(c) Sushil Modi
(d) Capt Abhimanyu

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Answer – (C)

60. The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2019 was held in
(a) New Delhi
(b) Gandhi Nagar
(c) Prayagraj
(d) Varanasi

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Answer – (D)

61. Which one of the following cities was named by UNESCO as World Capital of Architecture for 2020 ?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Johannesburg
(c) Rio de Janerio
(d) New Delhi

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62. Who among the following was named ICC’s emerging player of the year 2018?
(d) Arunav Sinha
(a) Rishabh Pant
(b) Josh Hazlewood
(c) Hasan Ali
(d) Mustafizur Rahman

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Answer – (A)

63. India’s first private sector Howitzer gun-making unit is located at
(a) Jamshedpur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Hazira
(d) Gwalior

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Answer – (C)

64. Which of the following pairs of old names and new names of islands in India is/are correctly matched ?
1. Ross Island : Shaheed Dweep
2. Neil Island : Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
3. Havelock : Swaraj Dweep Island
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 only

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Answer – (D)

65. Who among the following was posthumously conferred with the Ashoka Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, in 2019?
(a) Jyoti Prakash Nirala
(b) Nazir Ahmad Wani
(c) Hangpan Dada
(d) Mohan Nath Goswami

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Answer – (B)

66. As per the code of the nomenclature, which one of the following is the correct way of writing a biological name?
(a) Amoeba Proteus
(b) Amoeba proteus
(c) amoeba proteus
(d) Amoeba Proteus

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Answer – (B)

67. Which one of the following state ments regarding Electrocardiogram is correct?
(a) Electrocardiogram is graphical representation of electrical activity of cornea
(b) Electrocardiogram is graphical representation of activity of kidney
(c) Electrocardiogram is graphical representation of activity of brain
(d) Electrocardiogram is graphical representation of electrical activity of heart

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68. Which one of the following statements regarding Penicillin is correct ?
(a) Penicillin resistant bacteria can store this antibiotic in vacuole
(b) Penicillin resistant bacteria can degrade this antibiotic by an enzyme called β-lactamase
(c) Penicillin resistant bacteria can degrade this antibiotic by an enzyme called lactic acid dehydro genase
(d) Penicillin is not absorbed by bacteria; so most bacteria are resistant

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69. Which one of the following organelles of mammalian cell is rich in hydrolytic enzymes?
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Ribosomes
(c) Lysosome
(d) Nucleus

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Answer – (C)

70. Which one of the following statements regarding Cholera is correct ?
(a) Cholera is a disease that causes loss of memory
(b) Cholera is a disease of muscles due to consumption of alcohol
(c) Cholera is a disease due to consumption of contaminated food or water
(d) Cholera is a genetic disease

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Answer – (C)

UPSC NDA I Exam 2019 – General Aptitude Test Part – A (Answer Key)

UPSC conduct the NDA (National Defence Academy) I Exam – 2019. NDA I 2019 Paper held on 21 April 2019. This paper is General Aptitude Test Part A. NDA (I) 2019 General Aptitude Test Answer Key available here.

Exam  – NDA (I) 2019
Organized by – UPSC
Subject – General Aptitude Test
Date of Exam – 21 – April – 2019 

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UPSC NDA (I) 2019 Exam Paper (Answer Key) 
Subject – General Aptitude Test  (Part – A)

 

SYNONYMS

Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words or group of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

1. Some people complain when they encounter a small misfortune in the course of their thoroughly happy life.
(a) run into
(b) run away
(c) run down
(d) run with

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2. This world is full of miseries.
(a) indifferent love
(b) perfect happiness
(c) great suffering
(d) moderate sympathies

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Answer – (C)

3. A glance at a beautiful object gives us delight.
(a) wisdom
(b) happiness
(c) purity
(d) peace

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4. It is terrible for people to die of starvation.
(a) starch
(b) staple
(c) plenty
(d) hunger

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Answer – (D)

5. The university has constituted a grievance redressal committee to look into the matter.
(a) depression
(b) complaint
(c) abrasion
(d) gratefulness

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Answer – (B)

6. Rakesh delivered a slanderous speech.
(a) abusive
(b) praiseworthy
(c) moderate
(d) inspiring

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Answer – (A)

7. Suddenly, the sky was darkened by a gigantic bird.
(a) winged
(b) small
(c) tiny
(d) enormous

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8. To abolish poverty would be to destroy the soil upon which mankind produces the virtues conducive to higher civilization
(a) detest
(b) eradicate
(c) nurture
(d) assimilate

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9. The Arabs who are not in the cities live in the desert throughout the year, shifting from one oasis to another.
(a) sandbank
(b) mound
(c) dune
(d) spring

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Answer – (D)

10. The various facets of life can be found reflected in a large city.
(a) several
(b) similar
(c) valuable
(d) singular

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SPOTTING ERRORS

Directions : Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

11. Opening his letters, (a)/ reading them carefully and sending for his clerk, (b)/ he dictated answers with them. (c)/ No error. (d)

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12. He was my school-friend, (a)/ but becoming a great man,(b) / he has grown proud enough to forget his old friends. (c)/ No error. (d)

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Answer – (C)

13. Rabindranath Tagore, (a)/ a Nobel laureate and the author of the national anthem, (b)/ found Shantiniketan.(c)/ No error. (d)

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14. The art of printing was introduced into England (a)/ during the reign of Edward IV (b)/ by William Caxton, a native of Kent. (c) No error. (d)

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Answer – (A)

15. From thirty years (a) / he devoted himself to public affairs (b)/  without taking a holiday. (c) / No error.

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Answer – (A)

16. If Ramesh will be promoted (a) / he will get (b) /  a higher salary. (c) / No error. (d)

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Answer – (A)

17. My brother goes (a)/ to the office (b) / five day week. (c) / No error. (d)

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Answer – (C)

18. If you lend Mohan a pen (a) / he will lend it to someone else (b) / and never you will get it back. (c) / No error. (d)

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19. One of most widely spread (a) / bad habits (b) / is the use of tobacco. © /  No error. (d)

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20. A great part (a) / of Arabia (b) / is desert. (c) / No error. (d)

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Answer – (A)

 

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