NDA 1 2025 GAT Question Paper with Solutions

Which one of the following is NOT the reason for the difficulty in estimating the number of languages of the world?

Which one of the following is a way to establish the discovery of a new language?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

“The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be,” means:

Which one of the following words from passage means ‘come to be known’?

Convert from direct speech to indirect speech:

Charu said to her friend, “I want you to be here at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.”

Convert from direct speech to indirect speech:

Nitin said to his brother, “What a beautiful painting it is ?”

Convert from indirect speech to direct speech:

The teacher asked her students why they had been quiet in the previous class.

Which one of the following sentences is correct?

Which one of the following sentences is correct?

Confident and Confidant

Broke and brook

Accept and Except

Accord and Accrued

Guarantee and Warranty

The Constitution of India ensures proportionate representation from all regions.

There is a feeling of disenchantment among the members of the group.

She believed that it was imminent that he would be chosen as the leader of the group.

The brave soldiers left an indelible impression on the people of the land.

The manager always provides instantaneous replies to all queries.

S1: Although all sources of energy ultimately come from natural processes, non-renewable resources cannot be replaced naturally at the rate they are being used.

S6: The sustainable use of natural resources in a manner that provides the maximum benefit of these resources to humans over a period of time can be termed as conservation.

P: This will increase the time and cost of mining and once these resources are used up they cannot be replaced.

Q: Hence, we must remember that though our country is rich in mineral deposits these resources are short-lived.

R: Extraction of these ores through the process of mining will soon become difficult and very expensive because these minerals have to be mined from greater depths over time.

S: Mineral resources can be said to be finite and non-renewable.

S1: India, at present, has one of the largest road networks in the world.

S6: It passes through Howrah, Delhi and Amritsar and terminates in Kabul (Afghanistan).

P: The importance of roads has been recognised in India since the ancient times.

Q: The Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri across the Indo-Gangetic plain, from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to Peshawar (Pakistan).

R: Kings such as Ashoka and Chandragupta built roads for easy transportation of goods and people.

S: Construction of roads continued as an important activity in the late medieval period.

S1: National highways connect one state with another and are of national importance.

S6: These road systems are also known as primary road systems and are laid and operated under the supervision of the National Highway Authority of India.

P: They are important because whereas they constitute merely two per cent of the total road networks, they nevertheless carry 40 per cent of the total road traffic.

Q: The road infrastructure of the country is therefore crucial, and their construction and maintenance is of critical importance.

R: They bear the load of traffic because these roads connect long distances and pass through major cities and towns.

S: Since they cover the length and breadth of the nation and connect cities and towns, these highways are the primary facilitators of trade and connectivity.

S1: The South African Constitution was inaugurated in December 1996.

S6: A special constitutional court enforces the rights enshrined in the Constitution.

P: Its creation and promulgation took place at a time when South Africa still faced the threat of a civil war after the dissolution of the Apartheid Government.

Q: The South African Constitution says that its “Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa.”

R: Apropos, it forbids discrimination on the grounds of “race, gender, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth”.

S: The Bill of Rights grants perhaps the most extensive range of rights to the citizens.

S1: Our Constitution reminds us of the necessity of representation in a large democracy.

S6: Elections have today become the most visible symbol of the democratic process.

P: This is why elections become important.

Q: Therefore representatives are elected by the people.

R: Whenever we think of India as a democracy, our mind invariably turns to our successful elections.

S: All citizens cannot participate in taking every decision.

________ your transfer request is concerned, we’ll be discussing it at the next meeting.

________, did you know Ravi has a new job?

________ the wind, it was getting stronger, and I was getting colder.

________, what are you doing in my room?

________ an unhappy childhood leads to criminal behaviour.

________, the problem is nothing but a wrong assumption about processes.

Many, ________, hesitate to publicly broach such question for fear of nurturing discrimination.

________, one notes that in the nineteenth century an important development of reflection and questioning gained momentum.

________, the situation has completely transformed over the past few years.

________, the committee is of the opinion that all academic matters will be discussed in the Executive Body Meeting.

Cynosure:

Coeval:

Retrogression:

Imprest:

Turgid:

P: participate in the function

Q: many of the people who had come to

R: the auditorium was over-crowded

S: could not find a seat because

P: lay outside her existing life

Q: she knew that the answer

R: somewhere in the back of her mind

S: to her questions about life

P: works of literature

Q: inside the pages of all good

R: lies the truth about some of

S: the more challenging questions posed by humanity

P: takes on account of its economic successes

Q: to address continuing social inequality

R: for every stride of progress any nation

S: it takes two back if it is unable

P: the book-value of a loan or

Q: an intangible asset over a set period of time

R: used to periodically lower

S: amortisation is an accounting technique

There is more than ________ to get the job done.

The class decided to organise ________.

The accused ________ before the judge.

The manner in which the demolitions have been carried out ________ scrutiny by the High Court.

I ________ consider the opinions of all stakeholders before taking a final decision.

Which of the following main industry/industries was/were developed in the second industrial revolution that took place after about 1850?

Which among the following materials was used in making the Harappan seals?

Which one among the following mahajanapadas in ancient India was an oligarchy?

Which one of the following sculptures found at Sanchi Stupa is NOT directly inspired by Buddhist ideas?

In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?

Which one of the following statements about the Bhoodan Movement is correct?

The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act provides for

BHARATPOL portal has been developed by

Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is correct?

Which one among the following does NOT figure among the Five Principles of Panchsheel?

Maize (makka) was introduced into India in the seventeenth century via

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Five Year Plan)

A. Fifth Five Year Plan

B. Seventh Five Year Plan

C. Ninth Five Year Plan

D. Eleventh Five Year Plan

List II (Objective)

1. Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth

2. Garibi Hatao (Removal of Poverty)

3. Food, Work and Productivity

4. Growth with Social Justice and Equality

Code (A B C D):

Which of the following statements about Srimanta Shankardeva is/are correct?

1. In the late fifteenth century Shankardeva emerged as one of the leading proponents of Vaishnavism in Assam

2. He was the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism

3. His teachings are known as Bhagavati Dharma

4. He encouraged the establishment of satra and naam ghar

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At which one among the following places did the British East India Company found its factory in the year 1611?

Chronologically arrange the following political events related to Indian National Movement beginning from the earliest:

1. Formation of Swaraj Party

2. Communal Award

3. Lucknow Pact

4. Simla Conference

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Which among the following Acts provided for the establishment of a Supreme Court of Justice at Calcutta for Europeans, their employees and the citizens of India?

Who, among the following, has introduced a resolution in 1882 which is also called the Magna Carta of Local Self-Government in India?

Which one of the following terms is associated with the practice of Sufism?

Consider the following features:

1. Consent of the governed

2. Political equality

3. Accountability of the ruled to the ruler

Which of the above feature/features outline democratic rule?

Placing the earliest first, arrange the following countries in the chronological order in which they granted universal adult franchise:

1. USA

2. Sri Lanka

3. Japan

4. India

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Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following particles in the nucleus of an atom was discovered by J. Chadwick?

Which one of the following findings is NOT observed in Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom?

Element X forms a chloride with the formula $XCl_{2}$, which is a solid with high melting point. X would most likely be in the same group of periodic table as

Which one of the following oxides is a neutral oxide?

Which one of the following is also known as Dry ice in its solid form?

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

Which one of the following statements about a compound is NOT correct?

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Chemical Name)

A. Washing soda

B. Baking soda

C. Bleaching powder

D. Gypsum

List II (Chemical Formula)

1. $CaOCl_{2}$

2. $NaHCO_{3}$

3. $Na_{2}CO_{3} \cdot 10H_{2}O$

4. $CaSO_{4} \cdot 2H_{2}O$

Code (A B C D):

Which one of the following nitrogen oxides may dimerize?

Which one of the following statements regarding oxidation and reduction reactions is NOT correct?

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Physical Quantity)

A. Temperature

B. Weight

C. Mass

D. Pressure

List II (SI Unit)

1. Kelvin

2. Kilogram

3. Pascal

4. Newton

Code (A B C D):

For acid rain, the pH of rain water should be less than

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 ?

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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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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Which of the following is/are cold ocean current/currents ?

1. Alaska Current

2. North Atlantic Drift

3. West Wind Drift

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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 ?

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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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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Humid Subtropical Climate is NOT experienced in which one among the following regions ?

Mahendragiri, the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats, is located in which one of the following states ?

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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As per the Annual Report 2023-24 of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, which of the following states are the major producer of Copper in the country ?

Which one among the following is NOT a major oil field located in Gujarat ?

As per the Land Revenue Records, any land is categorized as Culturable Waste-Land if it is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than

Which one among the following is NOT included in the National Food Security Mission Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC) ?

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 :

An offshore terminal at Vadinar has been developed to reduce pressure from which of the following major ports in India ?

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 ?

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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Which one of the following is formed when volcanic ash is carried by running water and is deposited as a sedimentary layer ?

Condensation of water vapour into water is influenced by which of the following factor/factors ?

1. Volume of air

2. Humidity

3. Temperature

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The lactic acid that gets accumulated in the muscle cells during rigorous exercise causing muscle cramps is produced from

A chain of peptide containing linear sequences of amino acid linked by peptide bonds best represent the

Cambium is an example of

What happens when the fat and oil containing food materials are left outside for a long time ?

Which is the correct base pairing found in a normal DNA molecule ?

Clotting of blood involves which one among the following clotting proteins ?

Initial discovery of antibiotic penicillin was done by

The vector of malaria parasites is

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ?

1. Malaria : Mycobacterium

2. TB : Plasmodium

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Vitamin B1 is also known as

Gaja Dwar, Ashwa Dwar, Garuda Dwar, Makar Dwar, Shardula Dwar and Hamsa Dwar are located in a building at

Which dance form of India has been inscribed into UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ?

Which Ministry has initiated the “Dhara”, a special initiative dedicated to Indian Knowledge System (IKS) ?

The scheme PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation & Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) provides assistance for

The Joint Venture named ‘ASHVINI’ to develop nuclear power facility in India is between

Which one of the following statements about ‘REJUPAVE’ is correct ?

Which of the following statements about ‘C-Bot’ is/are correct ?

1. It’s an underwater vehicle to monitor coral reefs

2. It has been developed by CSIR and NIO

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India’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an aero-engine which will potentially make India self-reliance in aero-engine technology. What is the name of the engine ?

Who among the following Presidents/Vice Presidents of the United States of America was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development ?

Which among the following agencies releases report on ‘S.A.F.E. Accommodation : Worker Housing for Manufacturing Growth’ ?

An object is placed between infinity and the pole (P) of a convex mirror. The position of the image is

The work done in moving a charge of 2 coulomb (C) from point A to point B is 24 J. What is the potential difference between A and B ?

Two conducting wires of the same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are first connected in parallel and then in series in a circuit across the same potential difference. The ratio of heat produced in parallel and series combinations is

The magnetic field inside a long straight solenoid-carrying current

A car has an initial velocity of 12 m/s and is brought to rest over a distance of 45 m. The acceleration of the car is

The universal constant of gravitation G has the unit

Two bodies of unequal masses are dropped from a tower. At any instant, they have equal

The frequency (f), wavelength (λ) and speed (v) of a sound wave are related as

The length of a simple pendulum is increased four times to its previous value while the mass is doubled. What is the ratio of the new and previous time period of the pendulum ?

Which one of the following is NOT a basic property of electric charge ?

What happens when the sunlight travels through the Earth’s atmosphere ?

When a solid body is partially or completely immersed in a fluid, the fluid exerts an upward force on the body. The magnitude of the force is equal to

1. the mass of the body

2. the weight of the displaced fluid by the body

Which of the above is/are correct ?

If the length of a copper wire is increased by twice, then its resistivity will be

Which one of the following is dimensionless quantity ?

A system that does NOT allow exchange of heat with its surrounding is called

If the speed of light in carbon disulfide and vacuum is X and Y respectively, then

A current through a horizontal power line flows in east to west direction. What will be the direction of magnetic field at a point directly below it when viewed from east end ?

Which one among the following elements is known to be discovered the earliest ?

When a light ray passes through from air to water with a non-zero angle the ray will be

Which one of the following equations related to the motion of an object is NOT correct ? (Symbols carry their usual meanings)

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

Which one of the following is a non-conventional source of energy ?

If three resistors of 1 Ohm each connect in parallel to each other the resultant resistance is

We hear an echo due to

At uniform speed the acceleration is