NDA I GAT Question Paper 2020 - Download PDF

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This is the General Ability Test of the UPSC National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination 2020, Test Booklet Series B, T.B.C. KJU-F-GTA. It carries 600 marks over two and a half hours and has 150 multiple-choice items of equal marks, with one-third of an item's marks deducted for a wrong answer. Part A (items 1–50) tests English through antonyms, ordering of words in sentences, synonyms, prepositions and spotting errors. Part B (items 51–150), printed in Hindi and English, covers the Constitution and Five Year Plans, the national movement, tribal and colonial land history, geography, physics, chemistry, environment and current affairs from 2019 and early 2020. This copy has the questions only, without answers.

Exam

NDA

Subject

General Ability Test

Year

2020

Paper code

KJU-F-GTA

Maximum marks

600

Time allowed

2 hours 30 min

Questions

150

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Part A

  200 marks

  English: 50 items on antonyms, ordering of words, synonyms, prepositions and spotting errors, 4 marks each

• Part B

  400 marks

  General knowledge: 100 items in Hindi and English on polity, history, geography, science and current affairs, 4 marks each

Topics covered

• Synonyms and antonyms
• Prepositions and spotting errors
• Ordering of words in a sentence
• Indian Constitution and planning
• Indian national movement
• Colonial land revenue and tribal history
• Indian geography and ports
• Electricity and gravitation
• Chemistry
• Environment and biodiversity
• Current affairs 2019–20

Questions from this paper

1. According to Article 79 of the Constitution of India, which of the following are described as a part of the Parliament of India?
2. Two planets orbit the Sun in circular orbits of radius R and 4R. What is the ratio of their periods around the Sun?
3. A metallic wire of resistance 20 Ω is cut into two equal parts, which are then connected in parallel. What is the resistance of the combination?
4. What was Damin-i-Koh in the Rajmahal area?
5. Who organised a secret society of revolutionaries named Abhinav Bharat in 1904?
6. Which country hosted the Army Exercise TSENTR 2019?