Q: He is always anxious.
(a) worried
(b) dispassionate
(c) sluggish
(d) torpid
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The poems of Kabir are ecstatic in nature.
(a) efficacious
(b) eerie
(c) rapturous
(d) reverential
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the mountains.
(a) nature
(b) scripture
(c) seafaring
(d) solitariness
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Hitler was a despot.
(a) conservative
(b) dictator
(c) passionate
(d) monstrous
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The imagery used in the poem is vivid.
(a) lively
(b) inert
(c) ebullient
(d) caustic
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A human being is always vulnerable to other human beings.
(a) resilient
(b) elastic
(c) defenceless
(d) crude
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: His language is political and vitriolic.
(a) imaginative
(b) sprightly
(c) vivacious
(d) abusive
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The Managing Director of the company declared that he is broke and there is a need to seek support from the government.
(a) bankrupt
(b) rich
(c) making profit
(d) having liabilities
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: He loves doing nasty things.
(a) nice
(b) fastidious
(c) foul
(d) finicky
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: He could not muster courage to speak the truth before his friend.
(a) injure
(b) spoil
(c) gather
(d) maim
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: His conversations are always absurd.
(a) farcical
(b) foolish
(c) preposterous
(d) rational
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The politician was a dissident.
(a) agitator
(b) rebel
(c) conformist
(d) revolutionary
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: He wrote an incisive article on corruption in politics.
(a) vague
(b) penetrating
(c) trenchant
(d) precise
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Rakesh is an eccentric prodigal.
(a) extravagant
(b) profligate
(c) wasteful
(d) thrifty
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Friendship is always reciprocal.
(a) mutual
(b) one-sided
(c) shared
(d) corresponding
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The debate was highly stimulating.
(a) arousing
(b) invigorating
(c) boring
(d) stirring
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Malaria is a widespread disease.
(a) endemic
(b) pervasive
(c) common
(d) rare
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The bill received a vehement resistance from the opposition party in the Parliament.
(a) animated
(b) apathetic
(c) fervent
(d) vigorous
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: He has been obstinate since his childhood.
(a) stubborn
(b) dogged
(c) amenable
(d) rigid
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most prominent leaders of his times.
(a) renowned
(b) distinguishable
(c) eminent
(d) unknown
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: He had arrived at Cairo (a) a few months before (b) protests shook the Arab world (c). No error (d)
(a) He had arrived at Cairo
(b) a few months before
(c) protests shook the Arab world
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Most of us who are older competitive runners (a) are not able to race anywhere at the same speed (b) as we do when we were 30 (c). No error (d)
(a) Most of us who are older competitive runners
(b) are not able to race anywhere at the same speed
(c) as we do when we were 30
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Work hard (a) lest you do not (b) fail (c). No error (d)
(a) Work hard
(b) lest you do not
(c) fail
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species (a) and this habitat fragmentation (b) can pose a serious threat to endemic plants (c). No error (d)
(a) The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species
(b) and this habitat fragmentation
(c) can pose a serious threat to endemic plants
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Turbidity current is a fast-moving current (a) that sweeps down submarine canyons, (b) carrying sand and mud into the deep sea (c). No error (d)
(a) Turbidity current is a fast-moving current
(b) that sweeps down submarine canyons,
(c) carrying sand and mud into the deep sea
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Every one (a) of the boys (b) love to ride (c). No error (d)
(a) Every one
(b) of the boys
(c) love to ride
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Neither praise (a) nor blame (b) seem to affect him (c). No error (d)
(a) Neither praise
(b) nor blame
(c) seem to affect him
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Many a man (a) has succumbed (b) to this temptation (c). No error (d)
(a) Many a man
(b) has succumbed
(c) to this temptation
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A time slot of fifteen minutes (a) are allowed (b) to each speaker (c). No error (d)
(a) A time slot of fifteen minutes
(b) are allowed
(c) to each speaker
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: He asked (a) whether either of the brothers (b) were at home (c). No error (d)
(a) He asked
(b) whether either of the brothers
(c) were at home
(d) No error
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Be over the hill
(a) To be on a mountain top
(b) To travel in the jungle
(c) To be too old to do things
(d) To do something in the most complete way
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Bite your tongue
(a) To stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to
(b) To bite off your tongue while eating
(c) To feel sorry
(d) To ask someone something that you want
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Turn a blind eye
(a) To run away
(b) To begin to behave in a more positive manner
(c) To change a situation
(d) To choose to ignore behaviour that you know is wrong
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Yellow journalism
(a) Paid storytelling
(b) Government reports published on yellow coloured papers
(c) Writings in newspapers that try to influence people's opinion by using strong language and false information
(d) Journalism which agrees completely with the policies of the governments and capitalists
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: To be in seventh heaven
(a) To fly in the air
(b) To be extremely happy
(c) To be completely alone
(d) To visit a place which is in the list of the seven wonders of the world
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: closely monitor the situation (P) by the disturbing allegations (Q) we are deeply concerned (R) and will continue to (S)
(a) R Q S P
(b) S P Q R
(c) S P R Q
(d) P R S Q
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: relieve nausea, pain and stress (P) aromatherapy may also help (Q) using lavender oil on their skin (R) but patients are cautioned against (S)
(a) R Q P S
(b) S Q P R
(c) Q P S R
(d) R P S Q
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: without any mandate of law (P) the plea filed through the advocate (Q) online is illegal and (R) submitted that the sale of drugs and prescription medicines (S)
(a) R Q S P
(b) Q S R P
(c) Q R P S
(d) P R S Q
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: humans and machines have co-existed (P) dating back to the invention of (Q) the potter's wheel in ancient Mesopotamia (R) at the physical level for millennia (S)
(a) R S P Q
(b) Q S P R
(c) Q R P S
(d) P S Q R
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: a sell-off as US Treasury yields (P) surged to multi-year highs (Q) on robust economic data (R) global markets also witnessed (S)
(a) R S Q P
(b) P Q S R
(c) Q R P S
(d) S P Q R
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: According to the author, why should one study?
(a) To gather information about the world
(b) To pass the time in a creative way
(c) For pleasure, enhanced capability and holistic growth
(d) To become only worldly wise
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Why does the author not recommend too much of studies?
(a) Because it reflects idleness
(b) Because it requires too much money
(c) Because it is dangerous for the health of the mind
(d) Because it makes men crafty
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: According to the author, how can the studies be perfected?
(a) By reflection
(b) By application
(c) By conversation
(d) By experience
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which kind of human beings denounce studies?
(a) Innocent
(b) Cunning
(c) Stupid
(d) Wise
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: According to the author, one should read to
(a) only argue
(b) only believe
(c) evaluate and understand
(d) preach and believe
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following compounds does not exhibit a different oxidation number of the same element?
(a) Pb3O4
(b) Fe3O4
(c) Fe2O3
(d) Mn3O4
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements about glass is not correct?
(a) Glass is often said to be a super-cooled liquid.
(b) Glass has no definite melting point.
(c) Soda glass is harder than pyrex glass.
(d) Boron is present in pyrex glass.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Both boiling and evaporation are surface phenomena.
(b) Boiling is a surface phenomenon, but evaporation is a bulk phenomenon.
(c) Both boiling and evaporation are bulk phenomena.
(d) Boiling is a bulk phenomenon, but evaporation is a surface phenomenon.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements about diamond and graphite is not correct?
(a) Diamond has a tetrahedral structure, whereas graphite has a hexagonal planar structure.
(b) Both physical and chemical properties of diamond and graphite are different.
(c) Graphite is soft but diamond is hard.
(d) Graphite is a good conductor of electricity while diamond is not.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The raw materials used for the manufacture of Portland cement are
(a) Lime, silica and sulphur dioxide
(b) Lime, silica and carbon dioxide
(c) Lime, silica and alumina
(d) Lime, silica and boric acid
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements about water is not true?
(a) Hydrogen bonds are present in liquid water.
(b) Water has a high boiling point.
(c) Water has a high heat of fusion.
(d) Water is a non-polar molecule.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A sample of “soft soap” contains
(a) Caesium
(b) Potassium
(c) Calcium
(d) Magnesium
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: If an object moves at a non-zero constant acceleration for a certain interval of time, then the distance it covers in that time
(a) depends on its initial velocity.
(b) is independent of its initial velocity.
(c) increases linearly with time.
(d) depends on its initial displacement.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A solid disc and a solid sphere have the same mass and same radius. Which one has the higher moment of inertia about its centre of mass?
(a) The disc
(b) The sphere
(c) Both have the same moment of inertia
(d) The information provided is not sufficient to answer the question
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Two substances of densities ρ1 and ρ2 are mixed in equal volume and their relative density is 4. When they are mixed in equal masses, relative density is 3. The values of ρ1 and ρ2 respectively are
(a) 6, 2
(b) 3, 5
(c) 12, 4
(d) 9, 3
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A car starts from Bengaluru, goes 50 km in a straight line towards south, immediately turns around and returns to Bengaluru. The time taken for this round trip is 2 hours. The magnitude of the average velocity of the car for this round trip
(a) is 0.
(b) is 50 km/hr.
(c) is 25 km/hr.
(d) cannot be calculated without knowing acceleration.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: “The sum of emfs and potential differences around a closed loop equals zero” is a consequence of
(a) Ohm’s law.
(b) Conservation of charge.
(c) Conservation of momentum.
(d) Conservation of energy.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A student measures certain lengths using a meter scale having least count equal to 1 mm. Which one of the following measurements is more precise?
(a) 0·50 mm
(b) 29·07 cm
(c) 0·925 m
(d) 910 mm
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: If the work done on the system or by the system is zero, which one of the following statements for a gas kept at a certain temperature is correct?
(a) Change in internal energy of the system is equal to flow of heat in or out of the system.
(b) Change in internal energy of the system is less than heat transferred.
(c) Change in internal energy of the system is more than the heat flow.
(d) Cannot be determined.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Consider the following part of an electric circuit:
The total electrical resistance in the given part of the electric circuit is
(a) 15/8 ohm
(b) 15/7 ohm
(c) 15 ohm
(d) 17/3 ohm
Show Answer Q: Which one of the following statements regarding lenses is not correct?
(a) A convex lens produces both real and virtual images.
(b) A concave lens produces both real and virtual images.
(c) A convex lens can produce images equal, greater and smaller than the size of the object.
(d) A concave lens always produces images smaller than the size of the object.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: 10 g of ice at -10°C is mixed with 10 g of water at 0°C. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of mixture to 10°C is
(a) 400 cal
(b) 550 cal
(c) 1050 cal
(d) 1200 cal
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following does not represent the salt, Calcium Carbonate?
(a) Lime water
(b) Limestone
(c) Chalk
(d) Marble
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Soaps clean surfaces on the principle based on
(a) Viscosity
(b) Floatation
(c) Elasticity
(d) Surface tension
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following substances is not a mixture?
(a) Tin
(b) Sea water
(c) Soil
(d) Air
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following is termed as 'Dry ice'?
(a) Ice present in ice-cream
(b) Solid water at Antarctica
(c) Solid state of carbon dioxide
(d) Solid water of ionosphere
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Net movement of water from a dilute to a concentrated solution through a selectively permeable membrane is called
(a) Diffusion
(b) Dispersion
(c) Osmosis
(d) Absorption
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Blood is a type of
(a) Epithelial tissue
(b) Muscular tissue
(c) Nervous tissue
(d) Connective tissue
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Mitochondria are able to produce their own
(a) Nucleus
(b) Proteins
(c) Chloroplasts
(d) Digestive enzymes
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Xylem consists of tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma and xylem fibres.
(b) Flexibility in plants is due to sclerenchyma.
(c) Parenchyma have no intercellular spaces.
(d) Xylem consists of sieve plate, sieve tube and companion cells.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Who among the following popularized the use of embryological characters in taxonomy?
(a) Carl Linnaeus
(b) Panchanan Maheshwari
(c) Birbal Sahni
(d) Bentham and Hooker
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Water is heated with a coil of resistance R connected to domestic supply. The rise of temperature of water will depend on
1. Supply voltage.
2. Current passing through the coil.
3. Time for which voltage is supplied.
Select the correct answer from among the following:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A pendulum clock is lifted to a height where the gravitational acceleration has a certain value g. Another pendulum clock of same length but of double the mass of the bob is lifted to another height where the gravitational acceleration is g/2. The time period of the second pendulum would be (in terms of period T of the first pendulum)
(a) √2 T
(b) 1/√2 T
(c) 2√2 T
(d) T
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The loudness of sound depends upon the
(a) velocity of sound waves in the medium.
(b) amplitude of the sound waves.
(c) frequency of the sound waves.
(d) frequency and velocity of the sound waves.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Two bodies of mass M each are placed R distance apart. In another system, two bodies of mass 2M are placed R/2 distance apart.
If F be the gravitational force between the bodies in the first system, then the gravitational force between the bodies in the second system will be
(a) 16 F
(b) 1 F
(c) 4 F
(d) None of the above
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Light rays move in straight lines. But through an optical fibre, they can move in any type of zigzag path because
(a) the holes through the fibre are extremely fine.
(b) light rays are absorbed at the entry end and relieved at the exit end of the fibre.
(c) scattering of light occurs inside the fibre.
(d) successive total internal reflections occur as a ray moves through the fibre.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements regarding cathode rays is not correct?
(a) Cathode ray particles are electrons.
(b) Cathode ray particles start from anode and move towards cathode.
(c) In the absence of electrical and magnetic fields, cathode rays travel in straight lines.
(d) Television picture tubes are cathode ray tubes.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A very large volume of hydrogen can be accommodated by making
(a) non-metallic hydrides.
(b) hydrogen peroxide.
(c) non-stoichiometric hydrides.
(d) alkali metal hydrides.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following is not a monatomic element?
(a) Copper
(b) Helium
(c) Iodine
(d) Barium
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following represents the correct order of electron releasing tendency of metals?
(a) Zn > Cu > Ag
(b) Ag > Cu > Zn
(c) Cu > Zn > Ag
(d) Cu > Ag > Zn
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following is the major constituent of biogas?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Nitrous oxide
(c) Methane
(d) Oxygen
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Thyroid gland produces a hormone called "Thyroxine" which
(a) controls blood glucose levels.
(b) controls ovulation.
(c) controls metabolic rate.
(d) maintains pregnancy.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following is a bacterium that causes disease in the human body?
(a) Varicella zoster
(b) Trypanosoma gambiense
(c) Salmonella typhi
(d) Plasmodium falciparum
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements regarding viruses is not true?
(a) Viruses need living cells to reproduce.
(b) All viruses are parasites.
(c) Viruses can synthesize their food through photosynthesis.
(d) Viruses are similar to chemical substances outside the host.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following diseases may be caused by the deficiency of vitamin C?
(a) Rickets
(b) Rabies
(c) Hepatitis
(d) Scurvy
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Compared to audible sound waves, ultrasound waves have
(a) higher speed.
(b) higher frequency.
(c) longer wavelength.
(d) both higher speed and frequency.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A rigid body of mass 2 kg is dropped from a stationary balloon kept at a height of 50 m from the ground. The speed of the body when it just touches the ground and the total energy when it is dropped from the balloon are respectively
(acceleration due to gravity = 9·8 m/s²)
(a) 980 m s⁻¹ and 980 J
(b) √980 m s⁻¹ and √980 J
(c) 980 m s⁻¹ and √980 J
(d) √980 m s⁻¹ and 980 J
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The temperature of a place on one sunny day is 113 °F on the Fahrenheit scale. The Kelvin scale reading of this temperature will be
(a) 318 K
(b) 45 K
(c) 62·8 K
(d) 335·8 K
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Radiations coming from the Sun are mostly in the form of
(a) light only.
(b) light and long wavelength infrared.
(c) light and short wavelength infrared.
(d) both short and long wavelength infrared.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which of the following are the characteristics of electromagnetic waves?
1. They are elastic waves.
2. They can also move in vacuum.
3. They have electric and magnetic components which are mutually perpendicular.
4. They move with a speed equal to 3 lakh meters per second.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following is a non-metallic mineral?
(a) Iron
(b) Mica
(c) Copper
(d) Bauxite
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following is a Rabi crop in the Northern States of India?
(a) Rice
(b) Bajra
(c) Barley
(d) Ragi
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The rivers of North-West Europe are good examples of
(a) parallel pattern of drainage.
(b) radial pattern of drainage.
(c) barbed pattern of drainage.
(d) trellis pattern of drainage.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following ocean currents is a cold current?
(a) South Atlantic Drift
(b) Mozambique Current
(c) East Australian Current
(d) Caribbean Current
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Paradeep Port is located on the delta of river
(a) Rihand
(b) Ganga
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Baitarani
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following hypothesis/theory explains the origin of the universe?
(a) Nebular hypothesis
(b) Binary theory
(c) Big Bang theory
(d) Planetesimal hypothesis
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which among the following struggles, based on Gandhi's philosophy of Satyagraha, involved the industrial working class?
(a) Champaran
(b) Kheda
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Bardoli
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka:
1. The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century.
2. The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriages and remarriage of widows.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Consider the following statements related to Wellesley's administration:
1. In the six years of Wellesley's administration, the army accounted for 42·5 percent of the Company's total expenditure.
2. Wellesley's administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Consider the following statements concerning the Russian Revolution :
1. The Bolsheviks believed that in a repressive society like Tsarist Russia, the party should be disciplined and should control the number of its members.
2. The Mensheviks believed that the party should be opened to all (as in Germany).
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which of the following was/were among the decisions taken by the First Continental Congress held in Philadelphia in September 1774 ?
1. It rejected a plan for a colonial union under the British authority.
2. It drew up a statement of grievances.
3. It agreed upon a scheme to stop trade between the Colonies and England.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following land territories of Indonesia is not touched by the Equator?
(a) Sumatra
(b) Sulawesi
(c) Java
(d) Kalimantan
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following sedimentary rocks is organically formed?
(a) Shale
(b) Chert
(c) Halite
(d) Chalk
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: According to the Köppen climatic classification, the letter code Cfa denotes
(a) Tropical wet climate
(b) Humid subtropical climate
(c) Tundra climate
(d) Tropical wet and dry climate
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: In which one of the following folds is the axial plane found to be virtually horizontal?
(a) Isoclinal
(b) Anticlinal
(c) Recumbent
(d) Monoclinal
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: How many Ramsar conservation sites have been enlisted from India so far?
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The Munda language group belongs to which family?
(a) Austric
(b) Dravidian
(c) Sino-Tibetan
(d) Indo-European
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements about the Suez Canal is not correct?
(a) The Suez Canal was constructed in 1869.
(b) It links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
(c) It has a six lock system and ships cross the different levels through these locks.
(d) It has given Europe a new gateway to the Indian Ocean.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which among the following statements is not correct about the Reign of Terror?
(a) The Jacobins dashed out the Girondists with the help of sans-culottes.
(b) The Jacobins were in league with the French clergy.
(c) The arrest for anti-revolutionary activities was by law restricted to the political class.
(d) The Reign of Terror came to an end with the execution of Robespierre by guillotine in July 1794.
Show Answer Q: Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service?
(a) Satyendranath Tagore
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) R.C. Dutt
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which among the following was/were among the factors for England to experience the Industrial Revolution first?
1. The scientific inventions had paved the way for Industrial Revolution.
2. It had favourable social and political structures in place.
3. Navigable rivers had made inland transport easier.
4. It had seen the ascendancy of capitalist practices.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Article 46 of the Constitution of India refers to the promotion of educational and economic interests of
(a) religious minorities.
(b) Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections.
(c) displaced persons from large irrigation projects.
(d) the economically deprived.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Who was the Education Minister in the first Cabinet of independent India?
(a) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Who among the following died in exile?
(a) Rani Laxmibai
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(c) Tantia Tope
(d) Nana Saheb
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The normal lapse rate of temperature of Earth’s atmosphere drops to 0 °C at the
(a) upper part of ionosphere.
(b) upper boundary of the tropopause.
(c) lower part of mesosphere.
(d) upper boundary of stratopause.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The headquarters of National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) is located at
(a) New Delhi
(b) Lucknow
(c) Kolkata
(d) Bhopal
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Loktak lake is situated in the State of
(a) Sikkim
(b) Manipur
(c) Odisha
(d) Mizoram
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Stalactite, stalagmite and pillars are the depositional landforms of
(a) running water.
(b) wind.
(c) glacier.
(d) underground water.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: A deep valley characterized by steep step-like slope is known as
(a) U-shaped valley.
(b) Blind valley.
(c) Gorge.
(d) Canyon.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following is a major plate?
(a) Pacific Plate
(b) Cocos Plate
(c) Arabian Plate
(d) Philippine Plate
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Lithosphere consists of
(a) upper and lower mantle.
(b) crust and core.
(c) crust and uppermost solid mantle.
(d) mantle and core.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic development was/were
1. Restructuring economic dependency on metropolitan capitalism into independent economic development.
2. Transition from semi-feudal agriculture to capitalist farming.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The provisions of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India shall not apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in
1. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha
2. Assam and Tripura
3. Meghalaya and Mizoram
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Consider the following statements related to Dayanand's idea of social reform:
1. Dayanand's reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit.
2. Dayanand's 'robust Vedic counterpart' challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Consider the following statements concerning the American War of Independence:
1. The Americans raised the slogan, 'No taxation without representation'.
2. The American merchants resorted to the boycott of the British products.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The first UDAY (Utkrisht Double Decker Air-Conditioned Yatri) Express train runs between
(a) Delhi and Kalka
(b) Bengaluru and Coimbatore
(c) Chennai and Visakhapatnam
(d) Chennai and Bengaluru
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Who among the following were selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019?
(a) Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt
(b) Sakshi Malik and Jitu Rai
(c) Virat Kohli and Mirabai Chanu
(d) Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Betel leaf of which one of the following States has been accorded a GI tag recently?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Mizoram
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: SAMARTH is a flagship skill development scheme of which one of the following Ministries?
(a) Ministry of Textiles
(b) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(c) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(d) Ministry of Human Resource Development
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of
(a) National Security Guard
(b) Central Industrial Security Force
(c) Railway Protection Force
(d) Central Reserve Police Force
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following statements is not true about Ijarah system?
(a) It was a system of revenue farming.
(b) It encouraged the role of middlemen.
(c) Under this system, land revenue was fixed for the peasant.
(d) The ijaradar paid a fixed amount to the State treasury.
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: During the Swadeshi movement, a National College was started in Calcutta under the principalship of
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Rajani Kant Sen
(d) Syed Abu Mohammad
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: The ruins of Vijayanagara (Hampi) were brought to public light in the year 1800 by the following British surveyor and engineer:
(a) James Prinsep
(b) Colin Mackenzie
(c) James Rennell
(d) Charles Metcalfe
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which country among the following was not a part of the Third Coalition against Napoleon?
(a) Russia
(b) Prussia
(c) Sweden
(d) France
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following pairs of travellers and their nationality is not correctly matched?
(a) Ibn Battuta — Moroccan
(b) Duarte Barbosa — Portuguese
(c) Jean Baptiste Tavernier — Dutch
(d) Niccolao Manucci — Venetian
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: World Humanitarian Day is celebrated on
(a) 26th June
(b) 17th July
(c) 19th August
(d) 27th September
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following is the name given to the lander of Chandrayaan-2?
(a) Vigyan
(b) Anusandhan
(c) Pragyan
(d) Vikram
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Along with Pranab Mukherjee, how many more persons were conferred the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2019?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Aishwarya Pissay excels in which one of the following sports?
(a) Badminton
(b) Boxing
(c) Motorsports
(d) Chess
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → Q: Which one of the following films was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in the 66th National Film Awards?
(a) Bulbul Can Sing
(b) Hellaro
(c) Badhaai Ho
(d) Uri
Answer with full explanation — NDA 2019 (II) → 