NDA Exam Paper

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NDA exam was conducted by UPSC on 11th Sep 2017 at many exam centres across the country; many candidates have attempted the exam successfully.

Union Public Service Commission selects its candidates from two way process that is written examination and personal interview.

Candidates who qualify written examination will be called for personal interview.

Paper pattern:

Written Examination

Paper Subject Duration Maximum Marks
I Mathematics 2.5 hours 300
II General Ability Test 2.5 hours 600
Total 900
NDA 2 2017 General Ability Test

Part Subject Maximum Marks
Part A English 200
Part B General Knowledge 400
Total 600

NDA Question Paper & Solution:

Question 1: The minimum age of the voter in India is

15 years
18 years
21 years
25 years
Answer: 2

Question 2: The systematic reduction of logic circuits is accomplished by:

using Boolean algebra
symbolic reduction
TTL logic
using a truth table
Answer: 1

Question 3: An AND gate with schematic bubbles on its inputs performs the same function as a(n)________ gate.

NOT
OR
NOR
NAND
Answer: 3

Question 4: Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30 and 45 respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:

173 m
200 m
273 m
300 m
Answer: 3


Question 5: From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 30. If the tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is:

149 m
156 m
173 m
200 m
Answer: 3

Question 6: Hydrogen bonds in a-helices are:

more numerous than Vander Waals interactions
not present at Phe residues
analogous to the steps in a spiral staircase
roughly parallel to the helix axis
Answer: 4

Question 7: The oldest eukaryotic organisms are considered to be:

diplomonads like Giardia
archaea
fungi
animals
Answer: 2

Question 8: All the following are considered eukaryotes except

archaea
fungi
protozoa
humans
Answer: 1


Question 9: Which of the following organelles contain DNA, divides and possesses some degree of autonomy?

Golgi apparatus
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Peroxisomes
Answer: 3

Question 10: Which of the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher?

Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Agarkara
Aurodindo Ghosh
Answer: 4

Question 11: Delhi became the capital of India in :

1916
1910
1913
1911
Answer: 4

Question 12: Swaraj as a national demand was first made by:

Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dadabhai Naoraji
Jawaharlal Nehru
Chittaranjan Das
Answer: 2


Question 13: Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

Lord Irwin
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Hardinge
Lord Curzon
Answer: 2

Question 14: Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third round Table Conference?

Josh Malihabadi
Muhammad Iqbal
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Answer: 2

Question 15: The first womens university in India was founded by :

Dhondo Keshave Karve
Rani Ahilya Devi
Kumarappa
Gandhiji
Answer: 1

Question 16: Who among the following led vaikom Satyagraha in 1924 ?

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
Kesava Menon
Kumaran Asan
Shri Narayana Guru
Answer: 1


Question 17: The equation of line which is parallel to the straight line 3x + 4y 7 = 0 and passing through (1, 2) is:

3x + 4y = 11
3x+4y+11= 0
4x-3y+2=0
3x+4y+7=0
Answer: 3

Question 18: If f(y) = log y, then f(y) + f(1/y) is equal to :

2
0
1
1
Answer: 2

Question 19: If x = t2 and y = 2t, then the normal at t = 1 is

x + y 3 = 0
x + y 1 = 0
x + y + 1 = 0
x + y + 3 = 0
Answer: 1

Question 20: To find out the numerical value of ∫2-2 (px2 + qx + s) dx, it is necessary to know the value / values of which of the following?

p only
p and s
q only
p, q and s
Answer: 2

Question 21: Rectifiers are used to convert

Direct current to Alternating current
Alternating current to Direct current
high voltage to low voltage
low voltage to high voltage
Answer: 2

Question 22: Pick out the scalar quantity

force
pressure
velocity
acceleration
Answer: 2

Question 23: Let a thin capillary tube be replaced with another tube of insufficient length then, we find water

will overflow
will not rise
depressed
change its meniscus
Answer: 2

Question 24: A cricketers average for 11 matches is 25 runs. In the next four matches he scored 72, 34, 51 and 62 runs. Find his new average for the 15 matches.

39
34
36
None
Answer: 4

Question 25: Men complete a work in 9 days .After they have worked for 6 days, 6 more men join them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?

2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
Answer: 1

Question 26: Metals are good conductors of electricity because

they contain free electrons
the atoms are lightly packed
they have high melting point
All of the above
Answer: 1


Question 27: Pa (Pascal) is the unit for

thrust
pressure
frequency
conductivity
Answer: 2

Question 28: World AIDS Day:

April 17th
June 5th
December 1st
February 14th
Answer: 3

Question 29: Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, What number should come next?

7
10
12
13
Answer: 2

Question 30: The population of a town was 20,000 in 1944. It decreased by 10 percent during 1944 1954 but increased by 20 percent during 1954 1964. What was the population like in 1964?

24, 600
22,000
20,800
21,600
Answer: 4


Question 31: The period of 2 sin x cos x is

4 pi 2
2 pi
4 pi
pi
Answer: 4

Question 32: Panchayathi Raj instructions came into effect with the amendment of the constitution

70th
73rd
76th
79th
Answer: 2

Question 33: Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?

Sivaraj Patel
Jagjeevan Ram
Lal Bahdur Shasthri
V Mavlankar
Answer: 4

Question 34: Meenamatha disease is related with

Cadmium
Mercury
Lead
Iron
Answer: 2


Question 35: A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?

120 metres
180 metres
324 metres
150 metres
Answer: 4

Question 36: The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:

200 m
225 m
245 m
250 m
Answer: 3

Question 37: A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?

120 m
240 m
300 m
None of these
Answer: 2

Question 38: The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves

viscosity of ink
capillary action phenomenon
diffusion of ink through the blotting
siphon action
Answer: 2


Question 39: Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named

Fermi
angstrom
newton
tesla
Answer: 1

Question 40: Sound travels with a different speed in media. In what order does the velocity of sound increase in these media?

Water, iron and air
Iron, air and water
Air, water and iron
Iron, water and air
Answer: 3