English is considered as an important subject in NDA examination . Not only in that but also in other defence and competitive exams as well. NDA has a separate section for English consisting of 50 questions in the question paper. English for NDA includes various types of question divided as per gram and non-grammar. Since the syllabus is vast it is necessary for each and every NDA aspirant to practice as many questions as possible for strengthening their subject. If you prepare well for English you’ll be able to score well in the examination as it contains the highest number of questions among the other subjects in GAT paper of NDA exam.
Here for your practice we are providing you quiz for English to practice and understand the type and pattern of questions in the examination.
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error .
Q1. Recently I visited Kashmir (a)/ and found the sceneries (b)/ to be marvelous(c). / No error(d)
Sol. (b) Replace ‘sceneries’ with ‘scenery’ as ‘scenery’ is an uncountable noun which doesn’t take plural form.
Q2. When the party was over, (a)/ he looked around for the girl (b)/ who had come with him. (c)/ No error (d)
Sol. (d) No Improvement. Tense and Preposition usage is correct.
Directions: Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank space.
Q3. The robbers fell ______ amongst themselves over the sharing of the loot.
(a) out
(b) through
(c) off
(d) across
Sol. (a) Fall out:have an argument.
Fall through: come to nothing; fail.
Fall off: a decrease in something.
Fall across: to meet by chance.
Hence it is understood that the robbers had a quarrel over the sharing of the loot.
Q4. Having secured the highest marks in the class, ________.
(a) the college had offered him a scholarship
(b) he was offered a scholarship by the college
(c) a scholarship was offered him by the college
(d) a college scholarship had been offered to him
Sol. (b) The sentence begins with Past Participle compounded with ‘having’. As it is understood that highest marks in the class will be secured by the person not a thing, hence the presumed but hidden subject before ‘having’ will be a living subject viz. he or she which is appropriate to use in the subsequent part of the sentence. Hence ‘he was offered a scholarship by the college’ is a correct usage.
Directions: Select the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Q5. Servitude is not helpful for mental growth.
(a) Disservice
(b) Retirement
(c) Freedom
(d) Termination
Sol. (c) Servitude: the state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful.
Freedom: A not imprisoned or enslaved state.
Hence option C is the correct choice.
Q6. The guest made derogatory remarks about the food he was served.
(a) Interesting
(b) Complimentary
(c) Unnecessary
(d) Chasm
Sol. (b) Derogatory: showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Complimentary:expressing a compliment; praising or approving.
Hence option B is the correct choice.
Directions: Select the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the underlined word.
Q7. How can you have the effrontery to ask for another loan?
(a) Right
(b) Impudence
(c) Heart
(d) Courage
Sol. (b) Effrontery: insolent or impertinent behaviour.
Impudence: the quality of being impudent; impertinence.
Hence option B is the correct choice.
Q8. He is just laying up a lot of trouble for himself.
(a) Clarifying
(b) Accumulating
(c) Accepting
(d) Rehearsing
Sol. (b) Lay up: to acquire and store something.
So, C is the correct option
Directions: Correct the sentence with the help of option given.
Q9. Supposing if he is arrested what will he do?
(a) If he will be arrested
(b) he is arrested
(c) if he was arrested
(d) No Improvement
Sol. (b) Conditional Sentence will take only one conditional word to begin with. Moreover, As ‘Suppose and if’ are superfluous so, it can not be used together . Hence option B is the correct choice.
Q10. These days, Radha finds it difficult to make both her ends meet.
(a) Both ends meet
(b) both the ends meet
(c) ends meet
(d) No Improvement
Sol.(a) ‘Make both ends meet’ is an idiomatic expression which means to earn and spend equal amounts of money. Hence option A is the correct choice.
