NDA Question Paper 02 2021: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is conducting NDA Recruitment for the post of Indian Army, Navy and Air Force Officers. According to UPSC Exam Calendar, NDA II exam conducted today (on November 14, 2021 ). Besides this, candidates can download NDA Previous Year Question Papers in order to improve time management skills, speed, accuracy and attempt strategy.
UPSC conducts NDA exam twice a year. Due to high level of competition, candidates must prepare an strategy to complete the NDA Syllabus well before the exam. After completing the syllabus candidates can take up previous years questions, which will not only improve their subject knowledge but also improve test taking skills. Solving NDA Previous Year Question Papers will help candidates to understand the difficulty level of the exam and types of questions asked in the exam. We have provided detailed information on NDA Question Papers in this article.
NDA Question Paper 02 2021: Overview
Before getting into the details of NDA Previous Year Question Papers, let us have overview of NDA exam mentioned below:
| Conducted Body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Name of the Exam | National Defence Academy (NDA) |
| Level of Exam | National |
| Frequency of Exam | Twice in a year (NDA 1 and II) |
| Number of Papers | General Ability Test (GAT) and Mathematics |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Duration of Exam | GAT: 2 hour 30 minutes Mathematics: 2 hour 30 minutes |
| Number of Questions | Mathematics: 120 GAT: 150 |
| Selection Process | Written Test and SSB Interview |
| Official Website | upsc.gov.in |
NDA exam comprises of two stages namely; Written test and SSB interview as given below:
- Written Exam: Paper I: Mathematics and Paper II: General Ability Test ( Part A: English & Part B: General Knowledge)
- SSB Interview
NDA Exam Pattern for Written Exam
| Subject (Code) | Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Mathematics (01) | 2 hour 30 minutes | 300 |
| General Ability Test (02) | 2 hour 30 minutes | 600 |
| Total | 5 hours | 900 |
| SSB Test/Interview | 5 days | 900 |
Topic Wise Marks Distribution for GAT
| Sections | Maximum Marks |
| English | 200 |
| General Knowledge | 1. Physics – 100 2. Chemistry – 60 3. General Science-40 4. History Freedom Movement-80 5. Geography-80 6. Current Events -40 |
| Total | 600 |
Benefits Of Solving NDA Previous Year Question Papers
The advantages of solving these papers are as under:
- Going through NDA Previous Year Papers will make you understand the changes this exam has undergone in the past. This will help you prepare for the challenges better.
- Solving NDA Previous Year Papers will help you understand the exact nature of the question being asked in the exam.
- Attempting all the Previous Question Year Papers will help you track the time spent in solving the paper and level of efficiency. This will be of huge advantage for the actual exam.
- Solving NDA question papers will help candidates to understand the topics which they need to cover for the exam.
- Candidates will identify their weak and strong areas. And, prepare study plan accordingly.
NDA Question Paper 02 2021 Download PDF
Candidates can download NDA Original question papers tabulated below:
| NDA II Mathematics 2021 | Download PDF (SET D) |
| NDA II General Ability Test 2021 | Download PDF |
