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NDA 1 2024 Exam Analysis; Check Good Attempts, Difficulty Level, Questions Asked

NDA 1 2024 exam was conducted by UPSC on April 21, 2024, in two shifts across the whole country. The first shift was conducted from 10 AM to 12.30 PM, whereas the second shift was conducted from 2 PM to 4.30 PM. We have provided exam analysis for both Maths and GAT papers of NDA 1 below. The overall difficulty was moderate for both Maths & GAT papers.

NDA 1 2024 Exam Analysis: Overall Difficulty Level

Subject Difficulty Level
Mathematics Moderate to Difficult
General Ability Test Moderate to Difficult

NDA 1 2024 Exam Analysis: Number of Good Attempts

Subject Number of Good Attempts
Mathematics 45-55
General Ability Test 70-80

NDA 1 2024 Exam Analysis: Topic-wise Questions

From the feedback of aspirants who took the exam and subject experts, we have provided topic-wise weightage for GAT and Maths papers below:

NDA 1 2024 Exam Analysis: Mathematics

Topic No. of Questions
Differential Equations 4
Analytical Geometry – 2D and 3D 15
Permutations, Combinations, and Binomial Theorem 7
Calculus 22
Algebra 18
Sequence and Series 5
Trigonometry 11
Logarithms, Binary Numbers, and Miscellaneous 4
Statistics and Probability 19
Matrices and Determinants 10
Vector Algebra 5
Total 120

NDA 1 2024 Exam Analysis: General Ability Test

Subject No. of Questions
English 50
History 13
Polity 3
Current Affairs 10
Geography 19
Static GK 3
Economy 2
Physics 21
Chemistry 18
Biology 11
Total 150

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NDA 1 2024 Exam Analysis: FAQs

Ques: How many questions were asked in Maths and GAT papers?

Ans: In the NDA 1 exam conducted on April 21, 2024. A total of 120 questions were asked in Maths, whereas in the General Ability Test paper, a total of 150 questions were asked.

Ques: Is there a negative marking in the NDA Maths paper?

Ans: Yes, there is a negative marking of 1/3rd for each incorrect answer in both Maths and GAT papers of NDA.

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