NDA (I) 2021 Question Paper: Get NDA Question Paper 2021 PDF Download

National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam 2025 ( NDA )

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Get here NDA question paper 2021 PDF download for Mathematics and General Ability Test. Solving the NDA question paper 2021 defence aspirants can know the section-wise topics, difficulty level of questions, weightage given to each section, etc. Therefore, without wasting much time download NDA Paper 2021 pdf from here and start solving it to score good marks in the exam.

NDA 2021 Paper PDF

NDA Question Paper 2021

NDA Question Paper 2021 PDF Download: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had released NDA (I) 2021 paper PDF. The written exam of NDA (I) 2021 was conducted on April 18 in two shifts-10 am to 12.30 pm and 2 pm to 4.30 pm. NDA question paper 2021 was easy to moderate. NDA (1) 2021 paper pdf for Mathematics was easy to moderate. NDA (1) paper 2021 PDF for General Ability Test (GAT) was easy.

Candidates preparing for NDA exam should solve NDA question paper 2021 to know the section-wise topics, difficulty level of questions, weightage given to each section, etc. NDA sample paper 2021 PDF download is framed based on the topics given in NDA syllabus. In this article, we have provided NDA paper 2021 pdf for both Mathematics and GAT. Candidates can download for free NDA 1 question paper 2021 and previous years’ question papers and practice well for the NDA exam. NDA question paper 2021 PDF download in English is also provided for candidates.

Also Read: NDA 2 2022 Answer Key Live: UPSC NDA Question Paper Analysis

NDA (1) 2021 Question Paper: Highlights

Candidates can check below some of the important highlights of NDA paper 2021 PDF download. 

Parameters Details

Sections

Mathematics and GAT

NDA question paper 2021

Mathematics:120

GAT:150

Total marks

Mathematics:300

GAT:600

Exam duration

GAT: 2 ½ hours

Mathematics: 2 ½ hours

Marking scheme

Mathematics

For the correct answer, candidates score 2.5 marks

For the wrong answer, 0.83 marks are deducted

GAT

For the correct answer, candidates score four marks

For incorrect answers, 1.33 marks are deducted as penalty

Also Read: NDA Exam Pattern

NDA Maths Paper 2021 PDF Download

The overall difficulty level of the NDA (I) 2021 Mathematics paper was easy to moderate. Questions were basically formula-based. NDA question paper 2021 for Maths comprised questions from Algebra, Matrices and Determinants, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry Of Two and Three Dimensions, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, and Differential Equations, Vector Algebra, Statistics, and Probability. The topic-wise distribution of questions in NDA Maths paper 2021 PDF download is given below.

Topic

No of questions

Algebra

26

Matrices & Determinants

11

Trigonometry

21

Analytical Geometry 2 D

10

Analytical Geometry 3D

05

Differential Calculus

13

Integral Calculus

10

Vector Algebra

05

Statistics

14

Probability

05

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NDA Exam Paper 2021 PDF for GAT

NDA 2021 paper PDF for GAT is divided into two parts-English and General Knowledge. Total 100 questions are asked in General Knowledge whereas 50 questions are asked in English. Questions in English section were asked from Spotting Errors, Antonyms, Synonyms, Idioms, and Phrases and Fill in the Blanks. The General Knowledge section comprised questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Current Affairs & Static GK, etc. Candidates can check below the distribution of questions in NDA Paper 2021 PDF for GAT.

NDA Question Paper 2021 for English

Topics No of questions

Spotting Errors

10

Antonyms

10

Synonyms

10

Idioms and Phrases

10

Fill in the Blanks

10

NDA Question Paper 2021 for General Knowledge

Topics No of questions

Physics

20

Chemistry

20

Biology

10

Indian Polity

04

History

15

Geography

18

Economy

00

Defence Specific

03

Current Affairs & Static GK

10

 

 

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