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NDA General Ability 4 September 2022
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33
In India, a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than five years is labelled as
A
cultivable wasteland
B
current fallow
C
fallow other than current fallow
D
barren and wasteland
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NDA General Ability 4 September 2022
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33
The major portion of the Great Artesian Basin in Australia is located in
A
Western Australia
B
Victoria
C
Queensland
D
Northern Territory
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NDA General Ability 4 September 2022
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33
Which one of the following statements about metamorphic rocks is not correct? 
A
Due to segregation of minerals into wavy bands or platy surfaces, some metamorphic rocks develop foliations.
B
Where the foliations develop into broad mineral bands, the metamorphic rock is extremely hard.
C
Where the foliations are moderately thin, the metamorphic rock tends to flake apart.
D
Rocks that originally were composed of one dominant mineral are often foliated by metamorphism.
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NDA General Ability 4 September 2022
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1.33
Which one of the following ‘discontinuities’ separates the Earth’s crust from the mantle?
A
Gutenberg 
B
Mohorovicic
C
Conrad
D
Repetti