NDA 1 2018 Maths Question Paper PDF Download
FAQs on NDA 1 Maths Question Paper 2018
1. What is the mission and vision of NDA?
The mission and vision of the National Defence Academy are to prepare officers for the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. The main objectives of the role of NDA were to develop committed and motivated officers by providing them with professional training. The vision is to provide holistic training that will ensure that the officer leaves for service with a holistic set of physical, mental, social, technical, and intellectual skills. The exam tests both general awareness as well as mathematics and intelligence of the candidates. These are important criteria for becoming a National Defence officer.
2. What is the significance of the NDA exam?
The significance of this examination lies in its departmental nature because it determines how well an officer would be fit for service in any branch of the Indian Armed Forces. This examination is conducted by Indian Defence Services (IDS) for recruiting cadets into the National Defence Academy and Military Academy. The candidates who pass this exam successfully are eligible for Commissioning in the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force as Short Service Commissioned Officers and can serve up to 15 years and retire from Armed Forces.
3. What is the examination pattern of the NDA exam?
The NDA exam is divided into two papers. Both papers have to be attempted in a single day and there is a break between two papers. Each paper is for two and a half hours. The papers are maths and GAT respectively. The maths paper has 120 questions and the GAT paper has 150 questions. The papers are tough and assess the overall intelligence and awareness of the candidates. It also assesses the aptitude of the candidates for scrutiny of documents, the practice of drafting and analysis of laws, decisions of various courts, and judgments.
4. How to prepare for the NDA exam?
Preparation for the NDA exam is a tough task. For this, it is very important to know about the difficulty level of the exam and the types of questions asked in the exam. Candidates can prepare accordingly for any examination. There are many good coaching centers in India offering excellent coaching facilities to candidates aspiring to appear in civil services examinations conducted by UPSC. Vedantu has an abundance of question papers and resources to prepare for the NDA exam. Previous year sample papers will allow you to get a hang of the pattern of the NDA paper. The NDA exam pattern is very similar to that of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The only difference is that according to the NDA exam pattern, there are no subjective questions asked.
5. Are previous year's question papers available?
Yes, previous year's question papers are available on Vedantu for free download. Candidates can download these questions according to their preparation level. This will help them to identify their weak areas which they can improve upon during their preparation for the upcoming NDA exam which will be held in 2018. Candidates need to know about the difficulty level of the NDA exam. Generally, it is lower than the civil services exam because NDA candidates are not supposed to have professional experience. NDA candidates have to undergo different stages of training till they become officers of the Indian Armed Forces.