The World Wars – NDA History PYQs

NDA 2023-II

Q. 1. In which one of the following ways did the First World War NOT impact Europe?

(a) From a continent of creditors it turned into a continent of debtors

(b) Soldiers came to be placed higher in social status than civilians

(c) Popular support decreased for conservative dictatorship which had come into being recently

(d) National honour occupied centre stage in the public sphere

Answer: (c) Popular support decreased for conservative dictatorship which had come into being recently

Explanation: Postwar hardship actually increased support for authoritarian regimes. This helped fuel the rise of figures like Hitler and Mussolini. So option (c) wrongly claims dictatorship support decreased instead. Europe genuinely shifted from creditor to debtor status after the war. Soldiers did gain elevated social standing compared to civilians. National honour did move to the centre of public life after the war. So option (c) is the correct answer to this ‘NOT’ question. Concept Tested: Actual direction of dictatorship support after the First World War

★ JOVIK Exam Insight: NDA reverses a key postwar trend here. Support for authoritarian regimes actually rose after WWI, not fell.

NDA 2012-II

Q. 2. Which one among the following countries is not touched by the Stilwell Road constructed during the World War II?

(a) Myanmar

(b) Thailand

(c) China

(d) India

Answer: (b) Thailand

Explanation: The Stilwell Road ran from Ledo in India through northern Myanmar to Kunming in China. It connected these three countries as a wartime supply route. Thailand lay outside this specific route entirely. So option (b) Thailand is the correct answer. Concept Tested: Countries actually connected by the Stilwell Road

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