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Atomic model

Asked 2 times in NDA over 1 years (2024–2025), peaking in 2025.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
2
Years active
2024–2025
Span
2025
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in NDA — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2025
  • Recurs across 2 years (2024–2025)

Across exams

NDA · 2

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.

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Sample questions

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NDA2025
Which one of the following findings is NOT observed in Rutherford's Nuclear Model of Atom?
  1. A There is a neutral centre in an atom called nucleus ✓
  2. B Nearly all the mass of an atom resides in the nucleus
  3. C The electrons revolve around the nucleus in a circular path
  4. D The size of a nucleus is very small as compared to the size of atom
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Science & Technology › Physics & Chemistry
NDA2024
Which one of the following scientists mentioned that an electron in an atom could revolve in certain stable orbits without the emission of radiant energy?
  1. A Ernest Rutherford
  2. B J.J. Thomson
  3. C Niels Bohr ✓
  4. D Albert Einstein
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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