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NCC 'B' and 'C' Certificate Exam Model Paper 2021



 
                     



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      NCC 'B' and 'C' Certificate Exam

              Model Paper 2021



1. Fill in the blanks: -

(a) National Salute is applicable to ________.

(b) _________ guards stand at quarter guard.

(c) General salute to rank above ________ are        given .

(d) ________ steps have to be taken in the 

      review sequence.

(e) The command term is divided into                    _______ and ________ parts.

Answer :- 

(a) Tiranga, President and Governor

(b) 08

(c) Major General

(d) 14

(e) Warning and Action



2. Write True or False : -

(a) Distance between Ancle in the Attention 

      position is 30 inches it occurs -----

(b) During the drill, the cadet should be seen 

      in front 100 mtrs  ----

(c) Word of command is given in resting 

      state ----

(d) There are three types of drill -----

(e) But Salute is given to JCO -----

Answer: - (a) False

           (b) right

           (c) False

           (d) False

           (e) correct

3. Where did the drill begin: -

  Answer: - ii.  Germany

4. Action is taken for walking near line: -

      i.  Before general salute

     ii. Before immersion

    iii.  After inspection and before march past

    iv.  After salute

 Answer: - 

   iii.  After inspection and before march past

5. How many steps move SW in one                   minute :-

     i.  116 ii.  110

   iii.  120 iv.  112

 Answer: - ii.  110

6. In which case does the body move                above the waist is :-

            i.  Careful ii.  rest

          iii.  Easy iv.  Armpit weapon

  Answer: - iii.  easy

7. What is the purpose of the drill: -

           i.  reduce weight

          ii.  Learn hindi

         iii.  Bearing, Smartness and Turn Out

         iv.  Learn to multiply

 Answer: - 

            iii.  Bearing, Smartness and Turn Out



8. How many degrees are folded backward 

    action: -

            i.  360 degrees ii.  90 degrees

          iii.  270 degrees iv.  180 degrees

 Answer: - iv.  180 degrees



 9. After a short break, to follow again

     The order command is given: -

            i.  Immersion ii.  Line break

          iii.  Easy iv.  rest

  Answer: - ii.  Line break



10. The principle of drill is: -

     i.  Quick 

    ii.  Stability

   iii.  Working together

   iv.  All three are correct

 Answer: - iv.  All three are correct



11. Drill is a bad habit: -

            i.  Talk to each other

           ii.  Shaking fingers inside boot

          iii.  Crawl on the ground

          iv.  all of which

   Answer: - iv.  all of which



12. Speed ​​of step in slow motion is per 

       minute: -

              i.  60 steps ii.  80 steps

            iii.  70 steps iv.90 steps

 Answer: - iii.  70 steps



       PAPER-2: WT & FIRING (35 MARKS)



13. Fill in the blanks: -

  (a) .22 rifle has ________ Kutar.

  (b) .22 rifle is made of _________ country.

  (c) Usually deluxe .22 yardsThe rifle is shot.

  (d) 7.62 mm SLR weighs ________.

  (e) A charger has _________ rounds.

 Answer: - (a) .22

                  (b) Yugoslavia

                  (c) 25

                  (d) 5.1 Kg

                  (e) 5



14. Write True or False: -

 (a) .22 inch rifle has an effective range of 30 

       meters.

 (b) 20 rounds are filled in the magazine of 

       INSAS rifle.

 (c) .22 rifle has a firing position of 4.

 (d) The effective range of 7.62 mm SLR is 

       400 meters.

 (e) The firing party is divided into three 

       groups.

 Answer: - (a) False

                  (b) right

                  (c) False

                  (d) False

                  (e) correct



15. The full name of POA in WT is: -

         i.  Point of action

        ii.  Point of aim

       iii.  Place of Action

       iv.  Place of aim

 Answer: - ii.  Point of aim



 16. Maintains a good firer: -

    i.  Good grip, good aim, good trigger 

        operation

   ii.  Good runner, good football player

  iii.  Good drill, good discipline, good at 

        kho-kho

  iv.  all of which

 Answer: -

  i.  Good grip, good aim, good trigger 

      operation





17. 2 things are necessary for a fit scholar: -

       i.  Site element and ground level

      ii.  Site element and site picture

     iii.  Ground level and strong grip

     iv.  Range and Site Element

 Answer: - ii.  Site element and site picture



18. Match the pair: -

     (a) 0.22 inch rifle (i) 4.4 Kg

     (b) INSAS (ii) 6 types

     (c) SLR (iii) Carbine Machine Gun

     (d) LMG (iv) 1700 mtrs

     (e) CMG (v) 500 mtrs

     (f) RL (vi) 3.6 Kg

 Answer: - (a) -------- (iv)

                  (b) -------- (vi)

                  (c) -------- (i)

                  (d) -------- (v)

                  (e) -------- (iii)

                   (f) -------- (ii)



19. Explain various methods of firing: -

 Answer: - (i) Laying Position

                  (ii) Kneeling Position

                 (iii) Sitting Position

                 (iv) Standing Position



 20. What positions are on the firing range?

 Answer: - 

           (i) Firing Officer

          (ii) Firing JCO

         (iii) But JCO

         (iv) But NCO

          (v) Adm NCO

         (vi) Armorar

         (vi) Amination NCO

        (vii) Nursing Assistant



           PAPER-3: THE NCC (05 MARKS)



 21. The full name of SUO is: -

         (i) Supervision Under Officer

        (ii) Senior Under Officer

       (iii) Sena Under Officer

       (iv) Samaj Under Officer

 Answer: - (ii) Senior Under Officer





 22. Who was the first director of the 

        National Cadet Corps?

      (i) Col.  J.G Baibur

     (ii) Gen.  S.H.F.J Manekshaw

    (iii) General Kariappa

    (iv) General Rajendra Singh

 Answer: - (i) Col.  J.G Baibur



23. Where is Bihar and Jharkhand NCC 

       Directorate?

           (i) Gaya (ii) Ranchi

         (iii) Patna (iv) Muzaffarpur

 Answer: - (iii) Patna





   PAPER-4: NATIONAL INTEGRATION &

            AWARENESS (30 MARKS)



 24. Match the pair: -

       (a) Gujarat (i) Imphal

       (b) Manipur (ii) Kohima

       (c) Odisha (iii) Raipur

       (d) Nagaland (iv) Gandhi Nagar

       (e) Chhattisgarh (v) Bhubaneswar

  Answer: -

              (a) -------- (iv)

              (b) -------- (i)

              (c) -------- (v)

              (d) -------- (ii)

              (e) -------- (iii)



25. Fill in the blanks: -

      (a) Nation bird is _________.

      (b) National animal is __________.

      (c) The national symbol is __________.

      (d) The national language is _________.

      (e) National flag is ________.

  Answer: - 

              (a) Peacock

              (b) tiger

              (c) Ashoka Pillar

              (d) Hindi

              (e) Tricolor



 26. Write True or False: -

 (a) Youth are the heads of the country.

 (b) Defense Minister would be the supreme 

       commander of the security forces Is

 (c) The specialty of discipline is the flag of 

       NCC.

 (d) The iron man of India was Sardar 

       Vallabhbhai Patel.

 (e) Onam is celebrated in Kerala.

 Answer: -

             (a) False

             (b) False

             (c) False

             (d) True

             (e) correct



 27. What is the contribution of youth in our 

        nation building?

 Answer: - 

             (i) Poverty alleviation

            (ii) Road construction

           (iii) Higher education

           (iv) Human Resource Development

            (v) National Integration



28. Write the name of five religions of India: -

 Answer: - 

           (i) Hindu

          (ii) Muslim

         (iii) Sikh

         (iv) Christian

          (v) Buddhist

         (vi) Jain



29. Each of the country (North East West 

       South and Central)

       Write the name of the major river of the 

       area: -

 Answer: -

   In the north - Jhelum, Chinar, Ravi, Sutlej 

                          and Vyas

     In the East - Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, 

                         Kaveri and Panar

   In the west - Narmada, Tapti, Savarmati and 

                          Luni

  In the South - Husk, Krishna, Shipra and 

                          Tapti

 In the middle - Yamuna, Ghagra, Gandak, 

                           Gomti and Ganga



 PAPER-5: PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP (65 MARKS)



30. Match the pair: -

(a) Leadership                  (i) Patriot

(b) Fundamental Rights (ii) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Good citizen              (iii) Right to equality

(d) Father of the nation  (iv) Defense of the 

                                                  country

(e) Fundamental Duties  (v) Credibility

  Answer: - 

              (a) -------- (v)

              (b) -------- (iii)

              (c) -------- (i)

              (d) -------- (ii)

              (e) -------- (iv)



31. Write Full Form: -

       (a) P.V.C ------ PVC

       (b) A.C -------- Ashoka Chakra

       (c) S.C -------- Shaurya Chakra

       (d) V.R.C ----- Vir Chakra

       (e) M.V.C ---- Mahavir Chakra

       (f) S.M ------- Army Medal

       (g) C.O ------- Commanding Officer

       (h) B.H.M --- Battalion Havildar Major

        (i) C.H.M --- Company Havildar Major

        (j) J.C.O ---- Junior Commission Officer



32. Write True or False: -

(a) The mind of the leader must always be 

      awake -

(b) Advance Leadership is called ALC -

(c) You give me blood, I will give you 

      freedom Bal Gangadhar Tilak was -

(d) Jana-gana mana adhinayak jai ha is the 

      national song -

(e) Jai-Jai Jai-Jai Jai-Jai is the national 

      anthem -

  Answer: - 

              (a) True

              (b) right

              (c) False

              (d) False

              (e) correct



33. Write leadership qualities: -

 Answer: - 

           (i) Honesty

          (ii) loyalty

         (iii) Dexterity

         (iv) Initiative

          (v) tolerance

         (vi) Decisive

        (vii) Resolution

       (viii) courage

         (ix) circumspect image

          (x) fairness

         (xi) Sincere

        (xii) Maturity

       (xiii) confidence

       (xiv) aware

        (xv) knowledgeable



34. Write ways to improve personality: -

 Answer: -

 (i) To know your work well and able Happen

(ii) Knowledge of their abilities and 

      improvement in them

(iii) Get to know your subordinates

(iv) Model submission

 (v) Development of team spirit in the 

       subordinates.

(vi) Right and social construction

(vii) in the act itself Developing a sense of 

        responsibility



35. What is the role of NCC in character 

      development?

 Answer: - 

 (i) To build a good citizen of NCC Role is

(ii) Pledge with unity and discipline and

      Serve your country with devotion

(iii) A sense of discipline inside a person

       to beget

(iv) A sense of selfless service within every    

       person to beget



36. What do you understand by morale?

 Answer: - 

 Morale is a moral who is a human Arises  

 from mental strength.

          (i) Good food and drink level

         (ii) Good accommodation

        (iii) Health and medical facilities

        (iv) Religious place

         (v) Good entertainment



        PAPER-6: DISASTER MANAGEMENT

                             (15 MARKS)

                             

 37. Write the names of fire fighting agents: -

 Answer: - 

  (i) Fire Fighting Party - It extinguishes the 

                                          fire.

(ii) Fire Picketing Party - Outsiders Prevents 

                                            from entering

(iii) Fire Solvage Party - This burnt item

                                           Pulls out

(iv) Reserve Party - Any party of the three

                                   Help when needed Does.



38. Maintaining essential services during 

       disaster,Write about the role of NCC 

       Cadets in.

 Answer: - 

           (i) Early warning

          (ii) Providing shelter during disaster

         (iii) To reach the victim in a safe place

         (iv) giving first aid

          (v) To boost morale

         (vi) Giving safety and security

        (vii) Providing telephone facility

       (viii) Distribution of food and medicine



39. What are natural and man-made 

       disasters?

 answer:-

     Natural disaster          Man-made disaster

  (i) Earthquake              (i) War

 (ii) cyclone            (ii) bombing

(iii) floods              (iii) terrorism

(iv) Tsunami          (iv) Casteism

 (v) Sukha               (v) Riot



           PAPER-7 SOCIAL AWARENESS

                                      &

 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (30 MARKS)



40. Match the pair: -

 (a) Para jumping                      (i) Darjeeling

 (b) Mountaineering Institute (ii) Mosquito

 (c) Blood group                      (iii) A, B, AB & O

 (d) Dengue                              (iv) June 5

 (e) Environment Day               (v) Agra

  (f) Dowry system                   (vi) Gutkha

 (g) AIDS                                   (vii) No parking

 (h) Cancer                             (viii) Unprotected

                                                         Sex

  (i) H.A.M                                 (ix) 1962

  (j) T                                           (x) radio

Answer: - 

               (a) -------- (v)

               (b) -------- (i)

               (c) -------- (iii)

               (d) -------- (ii)

               (e) -------- (iv)

               (f) --------- (ix)

               (g) -------- (viii)

               (h) -------- (vi)

                (i) -------- (x)

                (j) -------- (vii)



41. What is the main cause of AIDS?

 Answer: - 

    (i) Unprotected Sex

   (ii) Taking HIV infected blood

  (iii) By giving birth to an infant by an HIV 

         infected mother

  (iv) Drinking HIV infected mother's milk

   (v) Taking HIV infected needles



42. What do you understand by family 

       planning?

 Answer: - 

 The way our country has a population of  

 India It is growing extremely painful: -

 (i) Wide publicity of family planning program

      to be done .

(ii) Family to differentiate between the ages 

      of children Adoption of planning    

      materials.

(iii) Ban on child marriage and   

       daughter-in-law marriag Be applied.

(iv) Parents who give birth to more children

       Be discouraged



43. NCC cadet cleaning and cleaning in your 

       village or cities

       What social services can we provide for 

       cleanliness?

 Answer: - 

      (i) Plantation

     (ii) Dowry prevention campaign

    (iii) Blood donation

    (iv) Literacy campaign

     (v) set example by cleaning

    (vi) Making people aware of cleanliness

   (vii) Rally against social evils

  (viii) Restriction on open defecation

    (ix) By providing medical facility





 PAPER-8: HEALTH & HYGIENE (25MARKS)



 44. Match the pair: -

  (a) Injection Rabiees       (i) Polio

  (b) Injection Tab              (ii) Rabiees

  (c) Injection Hepatitis    (iii) Typhoid

  (d) Injection TT               (iv) Hepatitis B

   (e) Oral Polio                   (v) Tetnas

 Answer: - 

           (a) -------- (ii)

           (b) -------- (iii)

           (c) -------- (iv)

           (d) -------- (v)

           (e) -------- (i)



 45. Fill in the blanks: -

 (a) Human body is made up of ______ bones.

 (b) Human skull saves ________.

 (c) Heart is situated on ________ chest.

 (d) The nervous system is ___ and ___ organ.

 Answer: - 

           (a) 206

           (b) brain

           (c) left

           (d) Brain and spinal cord

           

46. ​​How will you ensure the cleanliness of 

       the kitchen?

Answer: - 

  (i) Wash the vessel with hot water.

 (ii) Somehow the person working in the 

       kitchen Must not be sick

(iii) The cooked food will be covered

(iv) Dustbin of leftover vegetable peels etc.

       Will put in

 (v) The person working in the kitchen every 

       month Must have a medical examination

(vi) By thoroughly cleaning the kitchen daily

(vii) No accumulation of water around the 

        kitchen Will give



47. Write the names of the type of bandages: 

 Answer: - 

 8 types of ---

           (i) Roller bandage

          (ii) craps bandage

         (iii) Tea Bandage

         (iv) Suspense Bandage

          (v) field bandage

         (vi) Spica bandage

        (vii) octal bandage

       (viii) Inverted screw strip



48. Match the pair: -

 (a) Tracking Camp          (i) Jumping

 (b) Mountaineering        (ii) Delhi

 (c) Para sailing               (iii) YEP

 (d) RDC                            (iv) Darjeeling

 (e) Youth Exchange 

       Program                     (v) Walking

Answer: - 

             (a) -------- (v)

             (b) -------- (iv)

             (c) -------- (i)

             (d) -------- (ii)

             (e) -------- (iii)



49. What items are required for tracking?

 Answer: - 

           (i) Ambulance

          (ii) Water Camper / Glass

         (iii) Root Chart

         (iv) Mega Phone

         (v) red flag

         (vi) banner

         (vii) city



50. What is the purpose of adventure 

       training?

 Answer: - 

  (i) The spirit of courage and class in the 

       cadet development

 (ii) create awareness towards adventure

       do

(iii) towards adventure training in Cadets

       Build confidence

(iv) Risk to achieve the target in Cadets

       Pick up

 (v) Developing leadership qualities in 

       Cadets



 PAPER-10: ENVIRONMENT & AWARENESS

               CONSERVATION (10 MARKS)



51. Write the type of pollution: -

 Answer: - 

           (i) Air pollution

          (ii) water pollution

         (iii) noise pollution

         (iv) soil pollution



52. How do rainwater harvesting and its

       Are the benefits?

 Answer: - 

  (i) Suppressed to store rain water Turning 

       the place into a pool

 (ii) After that the dam is made on three 

       sides.

(iii) The tank is kept open from one side

(iv) Filtering the collected water Is used

 (v) In bathing and irrigating animals Is used



 PAPER-11: OBSTICAL TRAINING (5 MARKS)



53. What is the length and width of the 

      Obstical wall?

           (i) 4 × 6 Feet (ii) 6 × 12 Feet

         (iii) 8 × 10 Feet (iv) 6 × 6 Feet

  Answer: - (ii) 6 × 12 Feet



54. Obstacle constraints around one 

       Obstacle to another What is the distance 

       of: -

      (i) about 35 feet (ii) about 25 feet

    (iii) about 30 feet (iv) about 22 feet

 Answer: - (iii) About 30 feet



 55. How many obstacles are commonly 

       encountered in optical training

        Stays?

          (i) 8 (ii) 9

        (iii) 10 (iv) 11

 Answer: - (iii) 10



   PAPER-12 ARMED FORCES (20 MARKS)



 56. Fill in the blanks: -

 (a) The name of the Chief of Army Staff is 

       _______.

 (b) The name of our Defense Minister is 

       ________.

 (c) The command headquarters in the 

       Indian Army is ________.

 (d) The highest rank of the Indian Army is         

       ________.

 (e) ________ is the head of the Indian Air 

      Force.

 (f) ________ is the supreme commander of all 

      armed forces.

(g) Army headquarters is located at ________.

(h) Indian Military Academy is located at 

      ________.

 Answer: - 

           (a) General Manoj Mukund Narwane

           (b) Shri Rajnath Singh

           (c) 07

           (d) General

           (e) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadoria

            (f) President

            (g) Delhi

            (h) Dehradun



 57. Write Full Form: -

      (a) ASC - Army Service Corps

      (b) AMC - Army Medical Corps

      (c) AOC - Army Ordinance Corps

      (d) AEC - Army Education Corps

      (e) EME - Electricals & Mechanical

                        Engineer



 58. Wrote the names of the five supporting 

        arms.

 Answer: - 

             (i) ASC

            (ii) AMC

           (iii) AOC

           (iv) AEC

            (v) EME



     PAPER-13: MAP READING (25 MARKS)



 59. Write five parts of the compass - the 

        name of the part.

 Answer: - 

           (i) Tongue Notch

          (ii) glass window

         (iii) lead

         (iv) hair line

          (v) October line

         (vi) thumb ring

        (vii) prism

       (viii) Prism Hair

         (ix) dial

          (x) Arrow head

         (xi) Eye hole

        (xii) Glass protractor



60. Make traditional sign / weapon insignia: -

        (a) temple

        (b) Idgah

        (c) Fort

        (d) Church

        (e) electric wire

         (f) Mosque

         (g) LMG

         (h) MMG

          (i) HMG

          (j) 51 inch motor



 61. What are the benefits of reading a map?

  Answer:-

  (i) Knowing your position

 (ii) To know the position and distance of the 

       enemy

(iii) Geographic without moving to any object

       Status Tracking

(iv) To get information about any area

 (v) front and back degrees of any place

       to find out

  

62. Write different types of answers: -



 Answer: - (i) True North (Actual Answer)

                  (ii) Magnetic North

                 (iii) Grid North (North of the map)



        

63. Why do things appear?

Answer: - 

                6 S and 1 M are not used correctly

                Things appear: -



           (i) Shadow

          (ii) Surface

         (iii) Shine

         (iv) Spacing

          (v) Shape (Size)

         (vi) Silhout (blueprint)

                       &

           (i) Movement



          

64. Write any five ways of measuring    

      distance?



 Answer: - (i) Method of unit

                  (ii) Visible mode

                 (iii) Breaking method

                 (iv) Average method of Section

                  (v) Range method

                 (vi) having method



65. When is more visible than real and less 

        than real is ?

Answer:- 

                  More than the real



  (i) When the viewer is looking from top to 

       bottom Ho

 (ii) Sunlight is in front of the beholder

(iii) Dead ground in front of the beholder



                        Less than real



  (i) When the viewer is looking from the 

       bottom up

 (ii) Behind the viewer is the light of the sun

(iii) The ground buried in front of the  

       beholder

(iv) low light



66. What are the benefits of FC and BC?

Answer:- 

 To achieve success in the fight, it is important to know about FC, by hiding your movement from the enemy, reaching close to the enemy, according to the area, your body and equipment should be similarly camouflaged and camouflaged in every area.  Before Chandi one thing should be kept in mind;  According to the area like: -



  (i) Taking care of the sand in the local area

 (ii) Snow in the area of ​​snow

(iii) In areas where there is dense forest, 

       grass or green leaves are used.



  Benefits from BC: -

   (i) Statement of ground marks

  (ii) Field Signal

 (iii) Platoon Formation etc.



                    

 PAPER-15:- INTRODUCTION OF INFANTRY

                          WEAPONS & EQUIPMENS

                                   (15 MARKS)



  

67. Fill in the blanks: -



(a) The fire resistance of 7.62 mm SLR is 

      ________.

(b) 7.62 mm SLR length with bayonet ______

      it occurs .

(c) 7.62 mm SLR weighs ________.

(d) The effective range of 7.62 mm SLR is 

      ________.

(e) Round ________ in 7.62 mm SLR magazine

      Are filled.



Answer: - 

  (a) 1000 meters

  (b) 1397 mm

  (c) 5.1 Kg

  (d) 300 yards

  (e) 20 rounds



68. Wrote five cleaning materials of                     .22 inch rifle.

Answer: - 

  (i) Chindi

 (ii) polythrough

(iii) rod

(iv) Oil

 (v) body brush



69. Of the five weapons used in the                       infantry Enter a name.

  Answer: - 

    (i) 5.56 mm INSAS Rifle

   (ii) CMG

  (iii) MMG

  (iv) LMG

   (v) 9 mm Pistol

  (vi) RL

 (vii) DSR

(viii) 13 mm Mini Filiar Gun



70. Write the names of the five                               Paramveer Chakra winners.

 Answer: - 

   (i) Major Hoshiar Singh

  (ii) Subedar Joginder Singh

 (iii) Lt. Arun Khetpal

 (iv) Subedar Vana Singh

  (v) Abdul Hameed

 (vi) Yogendra Singh Yadav

(vii) Albert Ekka



71. Write 10 lines on the biography of                 Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.

 Answer: - 

 Manekshaw was born on 3 April 1914 in Amritsar.Was born in a Parsi family.  They Indian Military 40 selected for the first batch of the Academy (1932) Was one of the students. Enlisted in Indian Army in 1934

Happened.  Manekshaw was the President of the Indian Army.Under whose leadership India took place in 1971 Conquered the Indo-Pakistan war, As a result of which Bangladesh was born In 1969, he was made the Chief of the Army and Awarded Field Marshal in 1973 Gone . His illustrious career British Indian Army And for 4 decades, during which There were also 5 wars.  Government of India in 1972 Honored with Padma Vibhushan.  his death Wellington on 27 June 2008 at 12:30 pm Occurred in the ICU of the military hospital.



72. What is a call and how many types are 

       there?

Answer: -

 When one station calls to another station, it is said It is said that one station calls another station.

Have done: -

 It is of three types -

  (i) Single Call (from control to a station)

 (ii) Multiple Call 

       (from control to two stations)

(iii) Net Group Call 

      (for all stations from control)



73. What is the importance of      

       communication in a war zone?

Answer: -

 In war zone without any type of communication Did not win the battle smoothly Can go because a troop in the war zone Needs help from another troop This is possible only when the two divisions are connected to each other Be in communication.



                      Best of luck

            __Jai __Hind__





 

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