Geography - MOST IMPORTANT NDA Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of NDA.
📘 Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation📚 Misc
Q1
For acid rain, the pH of rain water should be less than
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📘 Earth Evolution📚 Latitude and Longitude including important Parallels and Meridians
Q2
Consider the following lines of Longitude and Latitude:
1. Prime Meridian
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. Equator
Which of the above lines is/are a Great Circle?
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📘 Geomorphology- Earth's Interior📚 The Crust
Q3
Which of the following is the correct ascending order of the given minerals in terms of their presence in the Earth's crust?
1. Amphibolite
2. Mica
3. Pyroxene
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📘 Geomorphic Processes- Exogenic Forces📚 Weathering- Physical, Chemical, Biological
Q4
Which of the following is/are the applied forces in mechanical weathering process ?
1. Gravitational force
2. Expansion force
3. Force due to water pressure
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📘 Earth Evolution📚 Inclination of the Earth's Axis and its effects
Q5
Which one of the following latitudes will experience a minimum angle of the Sun's rays when it is Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
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📘 Atmospheric Pressure and Wind Systems📚 Forces Affecting Wind (Pressure Gradient, Frictional, Coriolis)
Q6
Which of the following statements with reference to Coriolis force is/are correct?
1. Coriolis force acts perpendicular to the pressure gradient force.
2. At the equator, the Coriolis force is zero and the wind blows perpendicular to the isobars.
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📘 Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation📚 Forms of Precipitation (Rainfall, Snowfall, Sleet, Hail)
Q7
Which of the following statements with reference to Sleet is/are correct?
1. Sleet is frozen raindrops and refrozen melted snow-water.
2. It occurs when a layer of air with the temperature below freezing point overlies a warm layer near the ground surface.
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📘 World Climates (Koppen's Classification)📚 The Warm Temperate Eastern Margin (China Type) Climate
Q8
Humid Subtropical Climate is NOT experienced in which one among the following regions?
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📘 Physiography of India📚 Eastern Ghats
Q9
Mahendragiri, the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats, is located in which one of the following states ?
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📘 Natural Vegetation of India📚 Montane Forests and its types
Q10
Temperate forests of South India, known as 'Sholas' are found in which of the following hills?
1. Anaimalai
2. Nilgiris
3. Palani
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📘 Minerals and Energy Resources of India (Distribution and Production)📚 Petroleum
Q11
Which one among the following is NOT a major oil field located in Gujarat ?
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📘 Agriculture in India📚 Misc
Q12
As per the Land Revenue Records, any land is categorized as Culturable Waste-Land if it is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than
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📘 Agriculture in India📚 Misc
Q13
Which one among the following is NOT included in the National Food Security Mission Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC)?
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📘 Industries in India📚 Iron & Steel Industry
Q14
Consider the following statements with regard to a steel plant :
I. It was setup in 1964 with Russian collaboration
II. It receives iron ore from the Rourkela region
III. Water and Hydel power is supplied by the Damodar Valley Corporation
Identify the Steel Plant on the basis of the above facts:
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📘 Transport in India📚 Waterways- Major Sea/Riverine Ports
Q15
An offshore terminal at Vadinar has been developed to reduce pressure from which of the following major ports in India?
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📘 Natural Vegetation of India📚 Himalayan Forest and its types
Q16
As per the India State of Forest Report 2021, which one of the following Himalayan states has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forest?
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📘 Earthquakes📚 Waves- P, S, Body, Surface
Q17
Which of the following statements with reference to L-Wave or Long Wave generated by an earthquake is/are correct?
1. They follow the Earth's circumference.
2. They travel at more or less at a constant rate.
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📘 Volcanism📚 Volcanic Materials (Lava, Ash, Gases, Pyroclasts)
Q18
Which one of the following is formed when volcanic ash is carried by running water and is deposited as a sedimentary layer?
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📘 Earth Evolution📚 Time zones, Local and Standard Time and the International Date Line, Calendar
Q19
Consider the following statements regarding the International Date Line:
1. It is roughly 180° meridian, which deviates slightly East and West to avoid land areas surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The date to the East of this line is (24 hours) earlier than to the West.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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📘 Earth Evolution📚 Earth's magnetic field
Q20
Which of the following statements regarding 'aurora' is/are correct?
1. The solar wind upon reaching the Earth's atmosphere is directed towards two magnetic poles and a colourful display of lights is seen in the night sky.
2. The particles interact with the different gases of the atmosphere and each gas glows with a particular colour.
3. In April 2023, aurora was captured in the night sky in India by the Indian Astronomical Observatory at Hanle, Ladakh.
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