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Geography PYQs (previous year questions) for NDA: Geography (General Knowledge) had 409 questions across the 42 official NDA papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 21 of them. Asked in 11 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Atmosphere, Agriculture, Latitudes and Longitudes.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 11 of 11 years.
| Year | Papers | Questions | Per paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA 2026 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| NDA 2025 | 2 | 40 | 20 |
| NDA 2024 | 2 | 40 | 20 |
| NDA 2023 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| NDA 2022 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 |
| NDA 2021 | 2 | 40 | 20 |
| NDA 2020 | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| NDA 2019 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 |
| NDA 2018 | 2 | 36 | 18 |
| NDA 2017 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 |
| NDA 2016 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 |
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | 28 | 11 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Agriculture | 14 | 11 | 2025, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Landforms | 14 | 10 | 2024, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016 |
| Latitudes and Longitudes | 14 | 10 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017 |
| Natural Vegetation | 11 | 9 | 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Rivers of India | 15 | 8 | 2024, 2021, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Transport | 14 | 8 | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017 |
| World Geography | 12 | 8 | 2026, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Rocks | 10 | 8 | 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Population | 11 | 7 | 2022, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Ocean Currents | 8 | 7 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019 |
| Climate | 12 | 6 | 2024, 2023, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Earthquakes | 6 | 6 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2019 |
| Weathering | 6 | 6 | 2025, 2024, 2021, 2019, 2018 |
| Climatology | 15 | 5 | 2026, 2022, 2021 |
| Indian Geography | 12 | 5 | 2026, 2023, 2017, 2016 |
| Minerals | 9 | 5 | 2023, 2019, 2017 |
| Industries | 7 | 5 | 2025, 2023, 2021, 2018, 2017 |
| Ports | 5 | 5 | 2025, 2023, 2020, 2019 |
| Power Projects | 5 | 5 | 2024, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Solar System | 5 | 5 | 2026, 2023, 2021, 2016 |
| Geomorphology | 21 | 4 | 2026, 2022 |
| Soils | 7 | 4 | 2025, 2023, 2021 |
| Land Use | 4 | 4 | 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020 |
| National Parks | 4 | 4 | 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Oceans | 4 | 4 | 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Earth's Interior | 5 | 3 | 2022, 2021 |
| Physiography of India | 5 | 3 | 2023, 2022, 2016 |
| Soils of India | 5 | 3 | 2024, 2016 |
| Environment | 4 | 3 | 2021, 2020 |
| Mineral Resources | 4 | 3 | 2025, 2019 |
| Plate Tectonics | 4 | 3 | 2025, 2021, 2019 |
| Tides | 4 | 3 | 2024, 2023, 2019 |
| Earth's Rotation | 3 | 3 | 2022, 2019 |
| Indian States | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2023, 2020 |
| Interior of the Earth | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2023, 2019 |
| Local Winds | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2020, 2019 |
| Minerals and Rocks | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Energy Resources | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Physical Geography | 3 | 2 | 2026, 2022 |
| Biosphere Reserves | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2017 |
| Canals | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2019 |
| Drainage Patterns | 2 | 2 | 2019 |
| Earth Movements | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| Geological Time Scale | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grasslands | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2019 |
| Human Geography | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2022 |
| Indian Rivers | 2 | 2 | 2025, 2022 |
| Lakes | 2 | 2 | 2021, 2019 |
| Languages | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2019 |
| Mountain Passes | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2016 |
| Oceanography | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2021 |
| Resources | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2017 |
| Volcanoes | 2 | 2 | 2018, 2016 |
| Water Resources | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2019 |
| Rivers | 3 | 1 | 2019 |
| Precipitation | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rivers of World | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Air Masses | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Atmospheric Circulation | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Biomes | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Climate Change | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climate Classification | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Climate Types | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Climatic Zones | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cyclones | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Dams and Projects | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dams and Rivers | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Drought | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Earth's Magnetism | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Earth's Motions | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Economic Activities | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Folds | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Forests | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Glacial Landforms | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hydro Power | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hydrology | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indian Islands | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indian Physiography | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Industries of India | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Insolation | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| International Date Line | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Karst Landforms | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Location | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maps | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Maps and GPS | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minerals and Mining | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monsoon | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mountains | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ocean Waves | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oceania | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oceanic Relief | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Origin of Universe | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Ports of India | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rainfall | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Southeast Asia | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| The Earth | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Time Zones | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tribes | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Tropical Cyclones | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Union Territories | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Water Bodies | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wetlands | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| World Climate | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
How to practise Geography PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Geography questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.
NDA2026
- Q.102 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Statements about Kamarajar Port PDF
- Q.103 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Body and surface earthquake waves PDF
- Q.104 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Statements on the thickness and nature of Earth's crust PDF
- Q.105 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Features of composite volcanoes PDF
- Q.106 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Process that turns loose sediments into rock PDF
- Q.107 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Conditions for temperature inversion PDF
- Q.108 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Features of extratropical cyclones PDF
- Q.109 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Region of India with under 50 cm annual rainfall PDF
- Q.110 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Land-use category for land fallow 1-5 years PDF
- Q.111 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Chemical weathering processes matched with effects PDF
- Q.112 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Parent rock of quartzite PDF
- Q.113 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: P and S wave recording and particle motion PDF
- Q.114 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Statements about the hypocentre of an earthquake PDF
- Q.115 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Resources: Which listed minerals are not critical minerals PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Wind linked to wildfires in Southern California PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Which listed name is not a mountain pass PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Volcano type of Indonesia's Mount Ibu PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Solar System: Statements on terrestrial planets PDF
- Q.120 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Atmospheric layers matched with characteristics PDF
- Q.101 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: States with jute production among those listed PDF
- Q.102 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Process classed as physical weathering PDF
- Q.103 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Classification of Steppes and Pampas grasslands PDF
- Q.104 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Statements on slash-and-burn agriculture PDF
- Q.105 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Statements on western disturbances PDF
- Q.106 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Statements on P-waves, S-waves and shadow zone PDF
- Q.107 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Statements on the Coriolis force and winds PDF
- Q.108 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Volcano type exemplified by Hawaii PDF
- Q.109 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Name of temperate forests in the Nilgiris PDF
- Q.110 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Statements on igneous rocks PDF
- Q.111 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Physical Geography: Prime Meridian, Date Line and Earth's rotation PDF
- Q.112 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Physical Geography: Cause of Earth's equatorial bulge PDF
- Q.113 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Direction of southern hemisphere trade winds PDF
- Q.114 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Statements on layers of the atmosphere PDF
- Q.115 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Oceanography: Count of Pacific Ocean currents in a list PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Main types of river erosion PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Term for prolonged inadequate rainfall PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: States bordering Madhya Pradesh PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Statements on the nature of rocks PDF
- Q.120 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Human Geography: Definition of agricultural population density PDF
NDA2025
- Q.86 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Which lines of latitude/longitude are great circles PDF
- Q.87 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals and Rocks: Ascending order of minerals by abundance in Earth's crust PDF
- Q.88 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Weathering: Forces involved in mechanical weathering PDF
- Q.89 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Identify cold ocean currents from a list PDF
- Q.90 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Motions: Latitude with minimum Sun angle at the northern summer solstice PDF
- Q.91 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmospheric Circulation: Statements on the Coriolis force PDF
- Q.92 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Precipitation: Statements on sleet formation PDF
- Q.93 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climate Types: Region lacking humid subtropical climate PDF
- Q.94 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Physiography: State where Mahendragiri peak is located PDF
- Q.95 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Hills where Shola forests are found PDF
- Q.96 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Mineral Resources: Major copper-producing states per Ministry of Mines report PDF
- Q.97 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Energy Resources: Which is not a major oil field in Gujarat PDF
- Q.98 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Land Use: Fallow period after which land is culturable waste PDF
- Q.100 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Industries: Identify a steel plant from its features PDF
- Q.101 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Ports: Major port relieved by the Vadinar offshore terminal PDF
- Q.102 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Forests: Himalayan state with highest forest cover share (ISFR 2021) PDF
- Q.103 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements on L-waves generated by an earthquake PDF
- Q.104 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals and Rocks: Rock formed when volcanic ash is deposited by running water PDF
- Q.105 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Precipitation: Factors influencing condensation of water vapour PDF
- Q.111 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climatic Zones: Ascending order of zones by latitudinal extent PDF
- Q.112 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals and Rocks: Statements about feldspar PDF
- Q.113 (NDA (II) GAT) · Matching · Minerals and Rocks: Match sedimentary rocks with their mode of formation PDF
- Q.114 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Plate Tectonics: Statements on oceanic trenches PDF
- Q.115 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements on earthquake shadow zones PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Oceanic Relief: Volcanic island chain not linked to a mid-oceanic ridge PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Waves: Statements on height and energy of sea waves PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Soils: Statements on soil forming processes and translocation PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on troposphere thickness and temperature PDF
- Q.120 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Insolation: Factors causing variation in insolation PDF
- Q.121 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Tropical Cyclones: Conditions favourable for tropical storms PDF
- Q.122 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Factors that influence ocean currents PDF
- Q.123 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Identify warm ocean currents from a list PDF
- Q.124 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian States: Number of countries and states bordering Assam PDF
- Q.125 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Rivers: Northernmost river basin of the Deccan Plateau PDF
- Q.126 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Soils: Nutrients in which laterite soil is rich PDF
- Q.127 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Statements on soils and growing states of bajra and ragi PDF
- Q.128 (NDA (II) GAT) · Matching · Mineral Resources: Match mining towns with minerals PDF
- Q.129 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Energy Resources: State not a beneficiary of NTPC Vindhyachal plant PDF
- Q.130 (NDA (II) GAT) · Matching · Energy Resources: Match thermal power plants with states PDF
- Q.146 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Mineral Resources: State with the largest bauxite and chromite deposits PDF
NDA2024
- Q.69 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · International Date Line: Statements on the International Date Line PDF
- Q.70 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements about auroras, including the 2023 Hanle sighting PDF
- Q.71 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Statements about barchan sand dunes PDF
- Q.72 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Soils of India: Statements about Regur (black) soil PDF
- Q.73 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on the classification of clouds PDF
- Q.74 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on weather fronts PDF
- Q.75 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Soils of India: Statements on alkaline, black and laterite soils PDF
- Q.76 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Grasslands: Identify a grassland from its characteristics PDF
- Q.108 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Tides: Statements about neap tides PDF
- Q.109 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements on epicentre, seismic waves and focus depth PDF
- Q.110 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on measuring air temperature and lapse rate PDF
- Q.111 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements about humidity PDF
- Q.112 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on cyclones and anticyclones PDF
- Q.113 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Ports of India: Identify a west-coast sea-port from its features PDF
- Q.114 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Industries of India: Identify a steel plant from its raw material sources PDF
- Q.115 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Interior of the Earth: Statements on crust, mantle and convection cells PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Statements about Tsangpo, Godavari, Chambal and Betwa PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Statements on tropical climates and the ITCZ PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements about tropical cyclones and their names PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Biomes: Identify a land biome from climate, trees and fauna PDF
- Q.78 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Land Use: Term for land left fallow for over five years PDF
- Q.79 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Islands: Incorrect statement about Andaman and Nicobar Islands PDF
- Q.80 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Local Winds: Local wind not related to the Mediterranean Sea PDF
- Q.81 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Water Bodies: Which listed sea is landlocked PDF
- Q.82 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Incorrect statement about the Benguela current PDF
- Q.83 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Landform category of a playa in bolsons PDF
- Q.105 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Mountain Passes: Match Himalayan passes with their ranges PDF
- Q.106 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Soils of India: Incorrect statement about black cotton soils PDF
- Q.107 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Power Projects: Match hydroelectric plants with their states PDF
- Q.108 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Match tropical cyclone names with countries PDF
- Q.109 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Statements about the Satluj and Jhelum rivers PDF
- Q.110 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Rock that can be both igneous and metamorphic PDF
- Q.111 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Correct statement about minerals and rocks PDF
- Q.112 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Weathering: Process not part of chemical weathering PDF
- Q.135 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Location where the Coriolis effect is largest PDF
- Q.136 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: States where the Sun's rays are never perpendicular PDF
- Q.137 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Which listed rivers flow east PDF
- Q.138 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Match tributaries with Deccan rivers PDF
- Q.139 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Soils of India: Nutrient found in appreciable amount in laterite soil PDF
- Q.140 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Statements about the origin and course of the Brahmaputra PDF
NDA2023
- Q.57 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Which listed rock is not igneous (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.58 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements on hypocentre and seismic wave velocities (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.59 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geological Time Scale: Epochs that make up the Quaternary period (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.60 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Solar System: Order planets by descending density (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.61 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Identify the current that is not cold (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.62 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Soils: Vegetation zone where podzolisation mainly occurs (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.90 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climate Change: Which gas is not a main greenhouse gas (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.92 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Location: Northernmost of four South Asian capitals (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.93 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Statements on spacing and count of longitudes (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.94 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Leading manganese-producing state in India (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.95 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Main industrial use of mica (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.96 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Koppen climate type of the northern plains of India (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.130 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Ports: Former name of Deendayal Port (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.132 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Soils: Soil process where evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.133 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Interior of the Earth: Discontinuity found deepest inside the Earth (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.134 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Tree species found in the Himalayas (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.135 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Lowermost intrusive igneous rock body (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.136 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Time Zones: Time in London when it is noon in New Delhi (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.137 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Tides: Sun-Earth-Moon positions that give spring tides (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.77 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Incorrectly matched pair of mine and mineral (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.78 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Usual unit for air pressure used in India (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.79 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Geological Time Scale: Oldest era in geological history (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.80 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Statements about lines of the geographical grid (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.81 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Atmospheric layer where weather phenomena occur (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.82 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: State where Roopkund lake is located (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.102 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian States: Incorrect statement about Indian states (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.103 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Soils: Soil best suited for growing cotton (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.105 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Physiography of India: Statements on the southern Peninsular Plateau and hills (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.106 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Physiography of India: Belt of boulder deposits along the Shiwalik foothills (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.107 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Statements about the Suez Canal (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.123 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Which listed mountain is not a fold mountain (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.124 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Soils: Soil order that is organic (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.125 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: City where North-South and East-West corridors cross (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.126 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Climate: Climate type with seasonal reversal of winds (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.127 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Industries: Incorrect statement on locations of Indian steel plants (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.128 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Count correctly matched specialised agriculture pairs (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.129 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Crop helped by western disturbance rain (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.130 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Industries: Incorrectly matched city and industry pair (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.142 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Identify a river flowing from the Hindu Kush into Hamoun wetlands (official answer: D) PDF
NDA2022
- Q.107 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Features of a cloudburst per IMD (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.108 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · The Earth: Statements on the shape and size of the Earth (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.109 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: What is needed to locate a place on a map (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.110 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Maps and GPS: Incorrect statement about GPS (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Rotation: Why people do not feel the Earth's rotation (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Process that moved a boulder downhill after rain (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Statements about landslides (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.120 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Phenomenon matching snow and ice rushing downhill (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.129 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: What Nisarga, Gati, Nivar, Tauktae and Yaas are (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.133 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: What snow, sleet and hail are forms of (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.134 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Main type of weathering in hot deserts (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.135 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Human Geography: First city to become a megacity (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.136 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Physiography of India: Region with rigid uplands, denuded rocks and scarps (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.137 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Region with Khair, Neem, Khejri and Palas trees (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.138 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Statements on transformation of rocks (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.139 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Process shown by weathering, mass wasting and erosion (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.140 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Glacial Landforms: Union Territory to see moraines and eskers (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.56 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Land Use: Term for land left uncultivated for one to five years (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.57 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: State containing most of the Great Artesian Basin (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.58 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Statements on inland waterways in India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.59 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Match railway zones with their headquarters (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.60 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Interior: Incorrect statement about earthquake waves (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.91 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Incorrect statement about metamorphic rocks (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.92 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Interior: Discontinuity between crust and mantle (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.93 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Rotation: City with the greatest linear speed of rotation (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.94 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Effect of crossing the International Date Line eastward (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.95 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: African country the Prime Meridian does not cross (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.96 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Physical Geography: Term for mapping geologic past of the Earth (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.126 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Population: Statements on physiological and agricultural density (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.127 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Geomorphology: Rock type associated with tors (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.128 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Statements on anticyclones (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.129 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Interior: Statements on the Earth's crust (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.141 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Statements on Maharashtra's share of national highways (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.142 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Economic Activities: Term for idea-based economic activities (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.144 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Rivers: Statements on Sharavati, Brahmani and Tamraparni rivers (official answer: B) PDF
NDA2021
- Q.57 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Gas composition of the exosphere (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.107 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Environment: Cause of coral bleaching at Keppel Island (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.108 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River that is not a Brahmaputra tributary (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.109 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Plate Tectonics: Plate that is not a minor plate (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.110 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Plate Tectonics: Benefits of tectonic activity in Iceland (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.111 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Weathering: Term for minerals absorbing water and expanding (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.112 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Longest line of latitude (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.113 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Meridian with 7 am when India has noon (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Landform behind basket-of-eggs topography (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.120 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Solar System: Planet with highest density (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.121 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Name of the point where earthquake waves originate (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.122 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Interior: Region with maximum lithosphere depth (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.123 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Large intrusive dome-shaped igneous body (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.124 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Industries: Oil refinery not located in Assam (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.131 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Option that is not a form of condensation (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.132 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climatology: Rain-bearing cloud type (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.133 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Country without intensive subsistence farming (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.134 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Headquarters of South-Eastern Railway (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.135 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: What Bharatmala Pariyojana relates to (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.136 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Most widespread natural vegetation in India (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.137 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River that the Beas joins (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.51 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Solar System: Largest planet among four inner planets (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.52 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Match Indian ports with their features (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.53 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Lakes: Crater lake in India (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.54 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Name for a dry desert lake bed (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.55 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Hydrology: Factor not affecting groundwater distribution (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.62 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Environment: Incorrect statement on biodiversity and hotspots (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.63 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Main source heating the atmosphere (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.64 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Order of atmospheric layers upward (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.65 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Soils: Option that is not a soil-forming factor (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.66 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Interior: Composition of the lithosphere (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.67 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Country with largest time difference from GMT (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.74 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: State the Tropic of Cancer does not cross (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.75 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Match crop types with crops (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.76 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals and Mining: Coalfield not in Jharkhand (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.77 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Longest parallel of latitude (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.78 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Oceanography: Term for periodic rise and fall of sea water (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.84 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Dams and Projects: Match dams with states (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.85 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: River feature formed by erosion and deposition (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.86 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Option that is not a feature of Indian agriculture (official answer: D) PDF
NDA2020
- Q.51 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Oceania: Island group that includes New Zealand (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.64 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Country called the 'country of winds' (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.76 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Ports: State where Deendayal Port lies (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.77 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Environment: City linked to the 2000 Biosafety Protocol (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.78 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Dams and Rivers: River of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.79 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian States: State not bordering two or more countries (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.80 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Population: Least populated state among options, Census 2011 (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.81 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Languages: Number of language families of major Indian languages (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.99 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Term for growing two or more crops together (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.101 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Canals: Water bodies linked by the Panama Canal (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.103 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Land Use: Number of land-use categories in revenue records (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.104 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Rainfall limit for dry land farming in India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.105 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Drought: Irrigation share to exclude an area from drought-prone list (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.106 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Current not in the Pacific Ocean (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.107 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Monsoon: Average duration of the Indian monsoon (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.108 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Natural vegetation of south-east China (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.109 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Local Winds: Cold local wind among options (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Environment: Major environmental issue in eastern Canada (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Mountains: Range between the Caspian and Black Seas (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Hydro Power: River of Baglihar, Dulhasti and Salal projects (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Biosphere Reserves: Statements on biosphere reserves (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.120 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Country without access to the sea (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.137 (NDA (I & II) GAT) · MCQ · Water Resources: Not a cause of groundwater depletion (official answer: A) PDF
NDA2019
- Q.56 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Tides: What spring tides refer to (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.66 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Air Masses: Incorrect statement about air masses (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.67 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Water Resources: Location of the National Water Academy (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.68 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Grasslands: Region of the Campos and Llanos grasslands (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.69 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Australian city known for viticulture (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.70 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Local Winds: Region of the Shamal wind (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.71 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rainfall: Type of rainfall linked to 'inversion of rainfall' (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.87 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers: River that is not west-flowing (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.88 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers: River earlier known as Vitasta (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.89 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers: Name of the Sarda before entering the plains (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.91 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Rotation: Environmental effects of Earth's rotation (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.104 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Weathering: Weathering type of salt-crystal growth (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.105 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Mineral Resources: States in decreasing order of coal reserves (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.106 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earthquakes: Statements on the Richter scale (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.107 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Current that is not cold (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.108 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Tides: Time gap between two successive tides (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.121 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Ports: State where Kamarajar Port lies (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.122 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Union Territories: Smallest Union Territory by area (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.123 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Cyclones: Cyclone type linked to the Polar Front theory (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.124 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Drainage Patterns: Definition of antecedent drainage (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.101 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Non-metallic mineral among options (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.102 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Rabi crop of northern Indian states (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.103 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Drainage Patterns: Drainage pattern shown by rivers of north-west Europe (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.104 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Ocean Currents: Cold ocean current among options (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.105 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Ports: River delta on which Paradip port lies (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.106 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Origin of Universe: Theory explaining the origin of the universe (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.112 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Southeast Asia: Indonesian island not crossed by the Equator (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.113 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Organically formed sedimentary rock (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.114 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate Classification: Meaning of Koppen code Cfa (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.115 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Folds: Fold with a nearly horizontal axial plane (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Wetlands: Number of Ramsar sites listed from India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Languages: Language family of the Munda group (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Canals: Incorrect statement about the Suez Canal (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.125 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Level where normal lapse rate brings temperature to 0 °C (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.127 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Lakes: State where Loktak lake lies (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.128 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Karst Landforms: Agent forming stalactites and stalagmites (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.129 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Name for a deep valley with step-like slopes (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.130 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Plate Tectonics: Major plate among options (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.131 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Interior of the Earth: What the lithosphere consists of (official answer: C) PDF
NDA2018
- Q.75 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Population: Union Territory with highest female literacy (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.76 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on the Roaring Forties (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.77 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statements on doldrums and Chinook (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.78 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Driest desert of the world (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.94 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Place with a railway zone headquarters (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.96 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River not a tributary of the Indus (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.97 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · National Parks: Largest tiger reserve by core area (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.98 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Not a coastal depositional feature (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.99 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Coastal erosional features (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.100 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Weathering: Climate with most chemical weathering (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.109 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Volcanoes: Statements on the Ring of Fire (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.110 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Himalayan species found at 1800–2600 m (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.111 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River not a tributary of Cauvery (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.112 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Conditions for tea cultivation (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.114 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Local wind blowing out of Siberia (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.115 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Industries: Centre not known for iron and steel (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Power Projects: Prerequisites for a thermal power station (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.56 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statement pair on geostrophic wind (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.73 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Order of north-eastern cities by sunrise time (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.74 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Term for uplands of the delta region (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.75 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · National Parks: Wildlife sanctuaries from south to north (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.76 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Correct statement on temperature with altitude (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.77 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Oceans: Zone of sharp vertical salinity change (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.96 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Match Himalayan rivers with towns (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.97 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Match local winds with places (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.98 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River in which Majuli island lies (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.99 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Population: State with negative population growth (Census 2011) (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.100 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Cloud type with continuous precipitation (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.101 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Match major ports with locations (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.102 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Not an agent of metamorphism (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.114 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Greenhouse gas in largest concentration (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.115 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Match Koeppen climate types with codes (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Match railway zones with headquarters (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Population: NE states in descending sex ratio (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Place without steppe climate (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Weathering: Not a chemical weathering process (official answer: D) PDF
NDA2017
- Q.53 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earth's Magnetism: Place where Earth's magnetic field is horizontal (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.68 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Population: State with lowest population density (Census 2011) (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.70 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Industries: Match industries with places (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.71 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Statements on coffee plantation in India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.99 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Match minerals with leading states (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.100 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · National Parks: Tiger reserves from north to south (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.101 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Features of Indian monsoon rainfall (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.102 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Match Koeppen climate types with states (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.103 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Himalayan river not originating beyond the Himalayas (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.104 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Headquarters of Eastern Railway zone (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.115 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Match places with minerals (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Oceans: Major coral reef areas of India (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Industries: Region not known for cotton textiles (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.118 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: State without a railway zone headquarters (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.138 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Longest section of the Golden Quadrilateral (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.139 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Resources: Match resource classes with examples (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.140 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Match mineral deposits with states (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.141 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Tribes: Mismatched tribe–state pair (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.144 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Population: States in ascending order of population share (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.57 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Oceans: Ocean where the Mariana Trench lies (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.58 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Location of the Taklamakan Desert (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.59 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: River meeting Alaknanda at Rudraprayag (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.60 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Indian cities from west to east (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.61 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Source of winter precipitation in Kashmir (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.62 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Location of Kalakot tertiary coalfield (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.93 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Power Projects: Location of Koradi Thermal Power Station (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.98 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Earth Movements: Date of the shortest day in northern hemisphere (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.99 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Transport: Recent qualitative improvements in Indian Railways (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.100 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Monsoon giving India most rainfall (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.101 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Biosphere Reserves: Indian reserves in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.102 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Minerals: Statements on magnetite iron ore (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.117 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Second most abundant atmospheric gas (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.141 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Latitudes and Longitudes: Sunrise time difference between Arunachal and Gujarat (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.142 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: States by percentage forest area (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.143 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: State with the longest coastline (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.144 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: State with largest forest cover area (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.145 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Rock that is not igneous (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.146 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Cause of the Coriolis effect (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.147 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Location of the Mekong Delta (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.148 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Mismatched river–tributary pair (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.149 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Cyclone stage with given characteristics (official answer: A) PDF
NDA2016
- Q.52 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Oceans: Statement pair on Red Sea salinity and evaporation (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.53 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Volcanoes: Statement pair on volcanic eruptions and earthquakes (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.54 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Statement pair on plantation farming in humid tropics (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.55 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Population: Statement pair on population density variation in India (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.61 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Indian Geography: Order AIIMS centres from east to west (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.67 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Valley where Karewas glacial terraces are found (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.68 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Physiography of India: Structural region of which Meghalaya is part (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.70 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Solar System: Relative positions during a solar eclipse (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.75 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Power Projects: River on which Nagarjuna Sagar project lies (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.76 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rocks: Statements on Rajmahal highlands and Bundelkhand gneiss (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.83 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Maps: Organisation preparing topographical maps of India (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.84 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Line that is not an international boundary (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.90 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of India: Rivers originating from Amarkantak Hills (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.91 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Earth Movements: Dates of equinoxes and solstices in northern hemisphere (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.98 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Forest type of spruce and cedar (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.99 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: Type of tree that sal is (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.107 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Physiography of India: Region with deserts, plains and forested mountains (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.113 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Local name of shifting sand dunes in Thar (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.116 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · National Parks: Match national parks with famous animals (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.119 (NDA (I) GAT) · MCQ · Mountain Passes: Location of Jelep La pass (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.51 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Statement pair on rainfall variability in western Rajasthan (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.52 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Atmosphere: Statement pair on ozone molecule and stratosphere (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.53 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Soils of India: Statement pair on laterite soil formation (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.57 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: What the Sahel region is associated with (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.58 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of World: Mismatched river–tributary pair (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.59 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · World Geography: Country with Mediterranean biome (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.60 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Population: States in decreasing population order (Census 2011) (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.61 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Rivers of World: Match European rivers with their mouths (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.91 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Statements on Mediterranean climate (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.92 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Natural Vegetation: States by forest cover area (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.93 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Population: Statements on Scheduled Caste population (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.126 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Power Projects: Match ultra mega power projects with states (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.129 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Population: State with most inhabited villages (Census 2011) (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.137 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Agriculture: Countries by per capita arable land (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.138 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Landforms: Match geomorphic agents with features (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.139 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Statements on isotherms and winter temperatures (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.140 (NDA (II) GAT) · MCQ · Climate: Statements on equatorial and Mediterranean regions (official answer: A) PDF
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FAQ
How many Geography questions come in NDA?
In the official papers we tagged: 39 in 2026 (2 papers), 40 in 2025 (2 papers), 40 in 2024 (2 papers), 39 in 2023 (2 papers), 35 in 2022 (2 papers), 40 in 2021 (2 papers), 23 in 2020 (1 paper), 39 in 2019 (2 papers), 36 in 2018 (2 papers), 41 in 2017 (2 papers) and 37 in 2016 (2 papers). That is 409 questions in all, about 19% of General Knowledge.
Which Geography topics repeat in NDA?
Asked in the most papers: Atmosphere, Agriculture, Latitudes and Longitudes. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official NDA questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official NDA paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.