NDA GAT Mock Test – Set 5 (Q1

Q1. Synonym of “Rapid”.
“Rapid” शब्द का समानार्थी।

A) Slow B) Fast C) Weak D) Dull

Q2. Antonym of “Ancient”.
“Ancient” शब्द का विलोम।

A) Old B) Modern C) Historic D) Primitive

Q3. Fill in the blank: She is very fond ____ music.
रिक्त स्थान भरें: She is very fond ____ music.

A) for B) of C) on D) with

Q4. Spot the error: He don’t like playing cricket.
त्रुटि पहचानें: He don’t like playing cricket.

A) He B) don’t C) playing D) cricket

Q5. Idiom: “To burn the midnight oil” means —
मुहावरा: “To burn the midnight oil” का अर्थ है —

A) To light a lamp B) To work late at night C) To waste energy D) To take rest

Q6. Synonym of “Brave”.

A) Courageous B) Weak C) Coward D) Shy

Q7. Antonym of “Victory”.

A) Win B) Defeat C) Success D) Triumph

Q8. Fill in the blank: He has been absent ____ Monday.
वह सोमवार से अनुपस्थित है।

A) since B) for C) from D) on

Q9. Spot the error: She do her homework regularly.

A) She B) do C) homework D) regularly

Q10. Idiom: “Once in a blue moon” means —

A) Very often B) Rarely C) Always D) Daily

Q11. Synonym of “Huge”.

A) Enormous B) Small C) Weak D) Tiny

Q12. Antonym of “Generous”.

A) Kind B) Miserly C) Noble D) Charitable

Q13. Fill in the blank: I prefer tea ____ coffee.

A) to B) over C) than D) with

Q14. Spot the error: The boy and his friends is playing football.

A) The boy B) and his friends C) is playing D) football

Q15. Idiom: “To bite the dust” means —

A) To win B) To celebrate C) To die D) To quarrel

Q16. Choose the correctly spelled word.

A) Occurence B) Occurrence C) Occurrance D) Occurencee

Q17. Antonym of “Scarce”.

A) Plentiful B) Rare C) Meagre D) Scanty

Q18. Fill in the blank: He is married ____ a doctor.

A) with B) by C) to D) for

Q19. Spot the error: Each of the boys have finished the task.

A) Each of the boys B) have C) finished the task D) No error

Q20. Idiom: “To break the ice” means —

A) To initiate a conversation B) To make a mistake C) To stop arguing D) To celebrate

Q21. Synonym of “Confident”.
“Confident” शब्द का समानार्थी।

A) Sure B) Doubtful C) Nervous D) Timid

Q22. Antonym of “Expand”.
“Expand” शब्द का विलोम।

A) Contract B) Grow C) Enlarge D) Extend

Q23. Fill in the blank: He is good ____ mathematics.
वह गणित में अच्छा है।

A) at B) on C) in D) with

Q24. Spot the error: The books on the table is mine.

A) The books B) on the table C) is D) mine

Q25. Idiom: “To hit the nail on the head” means —

A) To be exactly right B) To get hurt C) To make a mistake D) To quarrel

Q26. Synonym of “Intelligent”.

A) Foolish B) Clever C) Weak D) Idle

Q27. Antonym of “Harsh”.

A) Rough B) Cruel C) Gentle D) Severe

Q28. Fill in the blank: She is senior ____ me.

A) than B) to C) from D) with

Q29. Spot the error: He have finished his homework.

A) He have B) finished C) his D) homework

Q30. Idiom: “To cry over spilt milk” means —

A) To regret uselessly B) To waste food C) To be happy D) To quarrel

Q31. Synonym of “Brilliant”.

A) Dull B) Bright C) Weak D) Foolish

Q32. Antonym of “Admire”.

A) Despise B) Esteem C) Praise D) Approve

Q33. Fill in the blank: She is capable ____ doing this work.

A) for B) of C) to D) with

Q34. Spot the error: Neither of the two boys have done the work.

A) Neither B) of the two boys C) done the work D) have

Q35. Idiom: “To turn a deaf ear” means —

A) To listen carefully B) To pretend to hear C) To ignore D) To agree

Q36. Choose the correctly spelled word.

A) Acomodation B) Accommodation C) Accomodation D) Accommadation

Q37. Antonym of “Transparent”.

A) Opaque B) Clear C) Lucid D) Limpid

Q38. Fill in the blank: He is confident ____ success.

A) for B) about C) of D) to

Q39. Spot the error: One of my friend is coming today.

A) One B) of my friend C) is coming today D) No error

Q40. Idiom: “A blessing in disguise” means —

A) A sure disaster B) An obvious gift C) A clear advantage D) A good thing that seemed bad first

Q41. Antonym of “Permanent”.

A) Temporary B) Fixed C) Constant D) Perpetual

Q42. Antonym of “Scarcity”.

A) Shortage B) Abundance C) Lack D) Want

Q43. Fill in the blank: He is accused ____ theft.

A) with B) for C) of D) at

Q44. Choose the correctly spelled word.

A) Necessary B) Necesary C) Neccessary D) Neccesary

Q45. Idiom: “To call it a day” means —

A) To begin a task B) To stop working for the day C) To celebrate D) To postpone

Q46. Synonym of “Brief”.

A) Lengthy B) Wordy C) Concise D) Rambling

Q47. Antonym of “Gloomy”.

A) Cheerful B) Sad C) Dismal D) Dreary

Q48. Fill in the blank: He has applied ____ the post.

A) to B) for C) at D) on

Q49. Spot the error: She is superior than me.

A) She is B) superior C) than me D) No error

Q50. Idiom: “To make a mountain out of a molehill” means —

A) To trivialize B) To delay C) To ignore D) To exaggerate

Q51. The speed of light is approximately —

A) 3 × 10⁸ m/s B) 3 × 10⁶ m/s C) 3 × 10⁴ m/s D) 3 × 10² m/s

Q52. Which device converts chemical energy into electrical energy?

A) Generator B) Transformer C) Battery D) Motor

Q53. The SI unit of Force is —

A) Joule B) Newton C) Pascal D) Watt

Q54. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A) CO₂ B) CH₄ C) N₂ D) CFCs

Q55. Which metal is used in making filaments of electric bulbs?

A) Copper B) Silver C) Tungsten D) Iron

Q56. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

A) Venus B) Jupiter C) Mars D) Saturn

Q57. Who proposed the laws of motion?

A) Einstein B) Newton C) Galileo D) Kepler

Q58. Chemical formula of common salt is —

A) NaCl B) KCl C) Na₂CO₃ D) CaCl₂

Q59. Which gas is used for respiration by humans?

A) CO₂ B) O₂ C) N₂ D) H₂

Q60. The atomic number of Oxygen is —

A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12

Q61. Which vitamin is produced in the human body by sunlight?

A) Vitamin A B) Vitamin B C) Vitamin D D) Vitamin K

Q62. The chemical symbol of Gold is —

A) Au B) Ag C) Gd D) Go

Q63. Which of the following is the heaviest naturally occurring element?

A) Uranium B) Thorium C) Lead D) Plutonium

Q64. Which law explains the relationship between current, voltage and resistance?

A) Newton’s Law B) Ohm’s Law C) Boyle’s Law D) Hooke’s Law

Q65. Which gas is used in fire extinguishers?

A) CO₂ B) O₂ C) N₂ D) H₂

Q66. Who is known as the father of modern chemistry?

A) Dalton B) Mendeleev C) Lavoisier D) Boyle

Q67. The process of conversion of solid directly into gas is called —

A) Condensation B) Sublimation C) Evaporation D) Fusion

Q68. Which blood group is known as the universal donor?

A) O negative B) O positive C) AB positive D) AB negative

Q69. Which acid is present in lemon?

A) Oxalic acid B) Tartaric acid C) Hydrochloric acid D) Citric acid

Q70. Which part of the plant conducts food?

A) Xylem B) Roots C) Phloem D) Leaf

Q71. RBCs are destroyed in which organ?

A) Liver B) Spleen C) Kidney D) Pancreas

Q72. Which is the largest gland in the human body?

A) Pancreas B) Liver C) Thyroid D) Pituitary

Q73. Who discovered the circulation of blood?

A) Darwin B) William Harvey C) Mendel D) Jenner

Q74. Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting?

A) Vitamin A B) Vitamin B C) Vitamin K D) Vitamin D

Q75. Which part of the plant is responsible for photosynthesis?

A) Root B) Stem C) Leaf D) Flower

Q76. Harappan Civilization was a part of which age?

A) Stone Age B) Bronze Age C) Iron Age D) Medieval Age

Q77. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?

A) 1757 B) 1764 C) 1857 D) 1805

Q78. Who was the first Governor-General of India?

A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord William Bentinck C) Lord Dalhousie D) Warren Hastings

Q79. Who was known as the Iron Man of India?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Subhash Chandra Bose C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Bhagat Singh

Q80. The Quit India Movement was launched in —

A) 1930 B) 1942 C) 1947 D) 1920

Q81. Who is known as the Father of Indian Constitution?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar D) Rajendra Prasad

Q82. Who was the first President of India?

A) Rajendra Prasad B) S. Radhakrishnan C) Zakir Hussain D) V. V. Giri

Q83. The Indian National Congress was founded in —

A) 1857 B) 1885 C) 1905 D) 1942

Q84. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Partition of Bengal (1905)?

A) Lord Curzon B) Lord Ripon C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Mountbatten

Q85. Who was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty?

A) Ashoka B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Bindusara D) Chanakya

Q86. The famous book “Arthashastra” was written by —

A) Kalidasa B) Chanakya C) Banabhatta D) Vishnugupta

Q87. The capital of the Kushan Empire was —

A) Pataliputra B) Purushapura C) Ujjain D) Mathura

Q88. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?

A) Abhinav Bindra B) P. T. Usha C) Sushil Kumar D) Milkha Singh

Q89. In which year did India become a Republic?

A) 1947 B) 1949 C) 1950 D) 1952

Q90. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of the Battle of Plassey (1757)?

A) Aurangzeb B) Shah Alam II C) Bahadur Shah I D) Alamgir II

Q91. The Dandi March was associated with which movement?

A) Civil Disobedience Movement B) Quit India Movement C) Non-Cooperation Movement D) Swadeshi Movement

Q92. The capital of Magadha during the Mauryan dynasty was —

A) Ujjain B) Pataliputra C) Taxila D) Mathura

Q93. The famous ruler Ashoka belonged to which dynasty?

A) Gupta B) Maurya C) Kushan D) Nanda

Q94. Who founded the Gupta dynasty?

A) Samudragupta B) Chandragupta I C) Chandragupta II D) Skandagupta

Q95. The Indian National Congress was split in 1907 at —

A) Surat B) Bombay C) Calcutta D) Madras

Q96. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states of India?

A) 6 B) 8 C) 7 D) 9

Q97. Which is the southernmost point of India?

A) Cape Comorin B) Kanyakumari C) Indira Point D) Rameswaram

Q98. The highest mountain peak in India is —

A) Mount Everest B) Kanchenjunga C) Nanda Devi D) K2 (Godwin Austen)

Q99. The river Brahmaputra originates from —

A) Nepal B) Tibet C) Bhutan D) India

Q100. The Indian Standard Time is ahead of GMT by —

A) 4 hours 30 minutes B) 5 hours 30 minutes C) 6 hours D) 4 hours

Q101. The longest river in India is —

A) Ganga B) Yamuna C) Godavari D) Krishna

Q102. The largest desert in India is —

A) Thar Desert B) Rann of Kutch C) Sahara Desert D) Ladakh

Q103. The state known as “Land of Five Rivers” is —

A) Haryana B) Punjab C) Rajasthan D) Gujarat

Q104. The Konark Sun Temple is located in which state?

A) Odisha B) Bihar C) Madhya Pradesh D) West Bengal

Q105. The capital of Chhattisgarh is —

A) Raipur B) Bhopal C) Ranchi D) Jabalpur

Q106. The Silent Valley National Park is located in —

A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Karnataka D) Andhra Pradesh

Q107. The International Date Line passes through which ocean?

A) Atlantic Ocean B) Pacific Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Arctic Ocean

Q108. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

A) Sardar Patel B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Rajendra Prasad D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Q109. The Ajanta caves are famous for —

A) Rock-cut architecture B) Painting C) Sculpture D) All of the above

Q110. Which is the largest state of India by area?

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Maharashtra C) Rajasthan D) Uttar Pradesh

Q111. The Directive Principles of State Policy are borrowed from the Constitution of —

A) USA B) UK C) Ireland D) Canada

Q112. Who was the first Vice President of India?

A) Rajendra Prasad B) S. Radhakrishnan C) Zakir Hussain D) V. V. Giri

Q113. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by —

A) 42nd Amendment B) 44th Amendment C) 46th Amendment D) 52nd Amendment

Q114. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian State?

A) Sarojini Naidu B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit C) Sucheta Kriplani D) Indira Gandhi

Q115. Which article of the Constitution deals with the election of the President?

A) Article 52 B) Article 54 C) Article 56 D) Article 58

Q116. The Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved because it is a —

A) Nominated House B) Permanent House C) Federal House D) Upper House

Q117. The highest law officer of India is —

A) Chief Justice of India B) Attorney General C) Solicitor General D) Advocate General

Q118. The first Indian to win the Nobel Prize was —

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) C. V. Raman C) Amartya Sen D) Hargobind Khorana

Q119. Which Governor-General introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

A) Lord Hastings B) Lord Wellesley C) Lord Dalhousie D) Lord Canning

Q120. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?

A) Akbar B) Humayun C) Babar D) Jahangir

Q121. The “Chipko Movement” is related to —

A) Forest Conservation B) Water Conservation C) Soil Conservation D) Wildlife Protection

Q122. The Indian Parliament consists of —

A) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha B) President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha C) President and Lok Sabha D) Prime Minister and Lok Sabha

Q123. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?

A) C. Rajagopalachari B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad C) Lord Mountbatten D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Q124. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?

A) Lord Wavell B) Lord Linlithgow C) Lord Mountbatten D) Lord Irwin

Q125. Who presides over the joint sitting of Parliament?

A) President B) Speaker of Lok Sabha C) Vice President D) Prime Minister

Q126. The Great Wall of China was built primarily to protect against —

A) Japanese invaders B) Mongol invaders C) Russian invaders D) European invaders

Q127. Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Space Program”?

A) Vikram Sarabhai B) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam C) Satish Dhawan D) Homi Bhabha

Q128. The river which is called the “Sorrow of Bihar” is —

A) Ganga B) Kosi C) Gandak D) Son

Q129. The “Panchsheel Agreement” was signed between India and —

A) Nepal B) China C) Pakistan D) Sri Lanka

Q130. The National Song “Vande Mataram” was written by —

A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B) Rabindranath Tagore C) Sarojini Naidu D) Mahatma Gandhi

Q131. Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj?

A) Swami Vivekananda B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q132. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year —

A) 1757 B) 1761 C) 1857 D) 1782

Q133. Who is known as the “Iron Man of India”?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q134. The Red Fort in Delhi was built by —

A) Akbar B) Shah Jahan C) Aurangzeb D) Jahangir

Q135. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year —

A) 1857 B) 1885 C) 1905 D) 1919

Q136. Which day is observed as World Environment Day?

A) 5th June B) 22nd April C) 1st December D) 2nd October

Q137. Which country is known as the “Land of Rising Sun”?

A) Japan B) China C) Thailand D) Korea

Q138. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?

A) Germany B) France C) UK D) Spain

Q139. Who was the first Indian to go into space?

A) Rakesh Sharma B) Kalpana Chawla C) Sunita Williams D) Ravish Malhotra

Q140. Which is the national aquatic animal of India?

A) Crocodile B) River Dolphin C) Sea Turtle D) Blue Whale

Q141. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

A) Sarojini Naidu B) Indira Gandhi C) Sonia Gandhi D) Pratibha Patil

Q142. Which is the largest continent in the world?

A) Africa B) Asia C) North America D) Europe

Q143. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

A) Mercury B) Mars C) Venus D) Jupiter

Q144. Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna award?

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Sardar Patel

Q145. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?

A) Lord Wavell B) Lord Mountbatten C) C. Rajagopalachari D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q146. Who is called the “Missile Man of India”?

A) Homi Bhabha B) Vikram Sarabhai C) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam D) Satish Dhawan

Q147. Which of the following is the smallest ocean in the world?

A) Atlantic Ocean B) Indian Ocean C) Arctic Ocean D) Pacific Ocean

Q148. Who invented the telephone?

A) Thomas Edison B) Alexander Graham Bell C) Nikola Tesla D) Guglielmo Marconi

Q149. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?

A) Junko Tabei B) Bachendri Pal C) Santosh Yadav D) Malavath Purna

Q150. Which Indian state has the largest coastline?

A) Kerala B) Gujarat C) Andhra Pradesh D) Maharashtra

Q1 – B, Q2 – A, Q3 – C, Q4 – B, Q5 – A

Q6 – C, Q7 – D, Q8 – B, Q9 – C, Q10 – A

Q11 – A, Q12 – B, Q13 – A, Q14 – C, Q15 – C

Q16 – B, Q17 – A, Q18 – C, Q19 – B, Q20 – A

Q21 – A, Q22 – A, Q23 – A, Q24 – C, Q25 – A

Q26 – B, Q27 – C, Q28 – B, Q29 – A, Q30 – A

Q31 – B, Q32 – A, Q33 – B, Q34 – D, Q35 – C

Q36 – B, Q37 – A, Q38 – C, Q39 – B, Q40 – D

Q41 – A, Q42 – B, Q43 – C, Q44 – A, Q45 – B

Q46 – C, Q47 – A, Q48 – B, Q49 – C, Q50 – D

Q51 – B, Q52 – C, Q53 – B, Q54 – A, Q55 – D

Q56 – B, Q57 – A, Q58 – C, Q59 – A, Q60 – C

Q61 – C, Q62 – A, Q63 – A, Q64 – B, Q65 – A

Q66 – C, Q67 – B, Q68 – A, Q69 – D, Q70 – C

Q71 – B, Q72 – C, Q73 – D, Q74 – A, Q75 – B

Q76 – C, Q77 – A, Q78 – B, Q79 – A, Q80 – C

Q81 – D, Q82 – C, Q83 – B, Q84 – A, Q85 – D

Q86 – A, Q87 – C, Q88 – B, Q89 – D, Q90 – C

Q91 – A, Q92 – B, Q93 – D, Q94 – C, Q95 – B

Q96 – A, Q97 – B, Q98 – A, Q99 – C, Q100 – B

Q101 – A, Q102 – C, Q103 – B, Q104 – A, Q105 – D

Q106 – B, Q107 – C, Q108 – D, Q109 – A, Q110 – B

Q111 – C, Q112 – B, Q113 – A, Q114 – A, Q115 – B

Q116 – B, Q117 – B, Q118 – A, Q119 – C, Q120 – C

Q121 – A, Q122 – B, Q123 – A, Q124 – B, Q125 – B

Q126 – B, Q127 – A, Q128 – B, Q129 – B, Q130 – A

Q131 – B, Q132 – A, Q133 – B, Q134 – B, Q135 – B

Q136 – A, Q137 – A, Q138 – B, Q139 – A, Q140 – B

Q141 – B, Q142 – B, Q143 – B, Q144 – B, Q145 – C

Q146 – C, Q147 – C, Q148 – B, Q149 – A, Q150 – B

Important General Knowledge Facts (Quick Revision Table)

Topic	Key Facts
Polity	India’s Constitution came into effect: 26th Jan 1950 Longest Article: Article 370 (J&K, now abrogated) Fundamental Rights: Articles 12–35 First President: Dr. Rajendra Prasad First Prime Minister: Jawaharlal Nehru
History	Battle of Plassey: 1757 Battle of Buxar: 1764 Revolt of 1857 leaders: Rani Lakshmi Bai (Jhansi), Bahadur Shah Zafar (Delhi), Tantia Tope (Kanpur) INC Founded: 1885 (A.O. Hume) Quit India Movement: 1942
Geography	Largest State (Area): Rajasthan Largest State (Population): Uttar Pradesh Longest River in India: Ganga Highest Peak in India: K2 (Godwin Austen) Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states
Science (Basic)	Universal Donor: O negative Universal Acceptor: AB positive Vitamin D: Sunlight Gas used in fire extinguisher: CO₂ Father of Modern Physics: Albert Einstein
Current Affairs (Static Type)	UNO founded: 1945, HQ – New York WHO HQ: Geneva NATO HQ: Brussels IMF & World Bank HQ: Washington DC ASEAN HQ: Jakarta

NDA GAT Mock Test – Set 5 (Q1–20)

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