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UPSC releases a recruitment drive for the selection of NDA and NA. UPSC NDA and NA Mains exam is the combination of sections like General English and General Knowledge.
UPSC NDA and NA Mains Practice Test presents the most regular questions related to General English and General Knowledge sections.

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UPSC NDA and NA Mains Practice Test - Main Exam Pattern:
Paper Mode Subject Marks
Paper I General English 300 Marks
Paper-II General Knowledge 300 Marks
Paper-III

Any two subject to be selected from the list of the optional subjects

200 Marks (For Each Paper)
Paper-IV
Paper-V
Paper-VI
Total 1400
List of optional subjects- Main Exam:
S. No. Subject
1. General English
2. Agricultural Engineering
3. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
4. Botany
5. Chemistry
6. Chemical Engineering
7. Civil Engineering
8. Forestry
9. Geology
10. Mathematics
11. Mechanical Engineering
12. Physics
13. Statistics
14. Zoology
Candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combination of subjects:
S. No. Subject
1. Agriculture and Agricultural Engg.
2. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.
3. Agriculture and Forestry.
4. Chemistry and Chemical Engg.
5. Mathematics and Statistics.
6. Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil

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Directions(1-3): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any) 1.
    A. After the humiliating exposure B. he hanged his head C. in shame. D. No error.
    Answer: Option B
    2.
      A. The eminent speaker's speech B. was broadcasted over C. all the major radio-stations. D. No error.

    Answer: Option B
    3.
      A. The meeting adjourned abruptly B. by the Chairman after C. about three hours of deliberation. D. No error.

    Answer: Option A
    Directions(4-6): Each question consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other followed by four pairs of related words, Select the pair which has the same relationship.
    4. TEN:DECIMAL
      A. seven:septet B. four:quartet C. two:binary D. five:quince

    Answer: Option C
    5. MUNDANE:SPIRITUAL
      A. common:ghostly B. worldly:unworldly C. routine:novel D. secular:clerical

    Answer: Option C
    6. ARMY:LOGISTICS
      A. business:strategy B. soldier:students C. war:logic D. team:individual

    Answer: Option A
    Directions(7-10): In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
    7. "Please don't go away", she said.
      A. She said to please her and not go away. B. She told me to go away. C. She begged me not to go away. D. She begged that I not go away.

    Answer: Option C
    8. She said to her friend, "I know where is everyone"
      A. She told that she knew where was everyone. B. She told her friend that she knew where was everyone. C. She told her friend that she knew where is everyone. D. She told her friend that she knows where was everyone.

    Answer: Option B
    9. He exclaimed with joy that India had won the Sahara Cup.
      A. He said, "India has won the Sahara Cup" B. He said, "India won the Sahara Cup" C. He said, "How! India will win the Sahara Cup" D. He said, "Hurrah! India has won the Sahara Cup"

    Answer: Option D
    10. The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sunrise in the East?"
      A. The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East. B. The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East. C. The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East. D. The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.

    Answer: Option B
    Directions(11-15): In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
    11. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool
      A. Imbecility B. Senility C. Dotage D. Superannuation

    Answer: Option C
    Explanation:
    12. That which cannot be corrected.
      A. Unintelligible B. Indelible C. Illegible D. Incorrigible

    Answer: Option D
    Explanation:
    13. The study of ancient societies
      A. Anthropology B. Archaeology C. History D. Ethnology

    Answer: Option B
    14. A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power
      A. Expert B. Intellectual C. Snob D. Literate

    Answer: Option B
    15. A person who insists on something
      A. Disciplinarian B. Stickler C. Instantaneous D. Boaster

    Answer: Option B
1. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a drug used as a :
    A. Steroid B. Sedative C. Analgesic D. Hallucinogen

Answer: Option D
2. Amalgam’ is a term used for an alloy of a metal with :
    A. Copper B. Mercury C. Lead D. Aluminium

Answer: Option B
3. Gammaxene, D.D.T. and Bleaching powder are important compounds of :
    A. Chlorine B. Nitrogen C. Sulphur D. Phosphorus

4. Which among the following is not a ‘heriditary’ disease?
    A. Thalessemia B. Colour-Blindness C. Haemophilia D. Leukemia

Answer: Option D
5. The nutritional supplements Spirulina, Chorella and the Vitamin-C supplement, Dunaliella are actually :
    A. Algae B. Lichens C. Probiotics D. Bryophytes

Answer: Option A
6. Anemophily’ is pollination by :
    A. Birds B. Wind C. Ants D. Bats

Answer: Option B
7. “NEW LAMPS FOR OLD” was written by?
    A. Bipin Chandra Pal B. Aurobindo Ghosh C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak D. Ashwani Kumar

Answer: Option B
8. RESPONSIVIST Class of Leaders belonged to?
    A. Gandhians B. No Changers C. Muslim League D. Swarajists

Answer: Option D
9. After independence, from which year, India brought its distinctive coins?
    A. Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi B. Annulment of Partition of Bengal C. Separation of Bihar, Orissa and Chhotanagpur from Bengal’s Jurisdiction D. Election of Indians to the various legislative councils in India

Answer: Option D
10. After independence, from which year, India brought its distinctive coins?
    A. 1947 B. 1949 C. 1950 D. 1955

Answer: Option C
11. In which year, India Office of the Secretary of State for India and Burma came to an end ?
    A. 1943 B. 1945 C. 1947 D. 1950

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
12. In which year, Liaquat–Nehru Pact was signed?
    A. 1947 B. 1949 C. 1950 D. 1955

Answer: Option C
13. The Rajiv Gandhi action plan, put forward by the late Leader in 1988 is related to which among the following?
    A. Environment Protection B. Nuclear Disarmament C. Information Technology D. Multilateral Trade

Answer: Option B
14. Kandaghat, a heritage railway station made entirely of wood and built by the British in 1903 was destroyed in the fire.In which state this Railway Sta
    A. Gujarat B. Maharastra C. Himachal Pradesh D. Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: Option C
15. Who among the following was the head of the Arbitral Tribunal set up at the time of India’s independence?
    A. C Radcliffe B. William Patrick Spens C. Edward Percy Smith D. William Lloyd Roots

Answer: Option B
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