NDA II - English & General Ability 2018 - NDA MCQ

Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. The Industrial Revolution saw a massive rise in the population of Europe.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. I had some deepest convictions reflected in my work.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. This boy is very timid.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. My friend is as stubborn as a mule

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. His behaviour was deliberately provocative.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. He is biased against the students from cities.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. It is easy to be an orthodox.

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. Permit me to present you with a book

Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. None but the brave deserves the fair.

“Now, ladies and gentlemen,” said the conjuror, “having shown you that the cloth is absolutely empty, I will proceed to take from it a bowl of goldfish. Presto!”
All around the hall people were saying, “Oh, how wonderful! How does he do it?” But the Quick Man on the front seat said in a big whisper to the people near him, “He-had-itup-his sleeve.” Then the people nodded brightly at the Quick Man and said, “Oh, of course”; and everybody whispered round the hall, “He-had-it-up-hissleeve.” “My next trick,” said the conjuror, “is the famous Hindostanee rings. You will notice that the rings are apparently separate; at a blow they all join (clang, clang, clang) – Presto!” There was a general buzz of stupefaction till the Quick Man was heard to whisper, “He- musthave-had-another-lot-up-his-sleeve.”
Again, everybody nodded and whispered, “Therings-were-up-his-sleeve.” The brow of the conjuror was clouded with a gathering frown. “I will now,” he continued, “show you a most amusing trick by which I am enabled to take any number of eggs from a hat. Will some gentleman kindly lend me his hat? Ah, thank you – Presto!” He extracted seventeen eggs, and for thirty-five seconds the audience began to think that he was wonderful. Then the Quick Man whispered along the front bench, “He-has-a-hen-up-hissleeve,” and all the people whispered it on. “He-has-a-lot-of-hens-up-his-sleeve.” The egg trick was ruined.
It went on like that all through. It transpired from the whispers of the Quick Man that the conjuror must have concealed up his sleeve, in addition to the rings, hens, and fish, several packs of cards, a loaf of bread, a doll’s cradle, a live guinea pig, a fifty-cent piece, and a rocking chair.

Q. “The brow of the conjuror was clouded with a gathering frown.” The sentence means that the conjuror

“Now, ladies and gentlemen,” said the conjuror, “having shown you that the cloth is absolutely empty, I will proceed to take from it a bowl of goldfish. Presto!”
All around the hall people were saying, “Oh, how wonderful! How does he do it?” But the Quick Man on the front seat said in a big whisper to the people near him, “He-had-itup-his sleeve.” Then the people nodded brightly at the Quick Man and said, “Oh, of course”; and everybody whispered round the hall, “He-had-it-up-hissleeve.” “My next trick,” said the conjuror, “is the famous Hindostanee rings. You will notice that the rings are apparently separate; at a blow they all join (clang, clang, clang) – Presto!” There was a general buzz of stupefaction till the Quick Man was heard to whisper, “He- musthave-had-another-lot-up-his-sleeve.”
Again, everybody nodded and whispered, “Therings-were-up-his-sleeve.” The brow of the conjuror was clouded with a gathering frown. “I will now,” he continued, “show you a most amusing trick by which I am enabled to take any number of eggs from a hat. Will some gentleman kindly lend me his hat? Ah, thank you – Presto!” He extracted seventeen eggs, and for thirty-five seconds the audience began to think that he was wonderful. Then the Quick Man whispered along the front bench, “He-has-a-hen-up-hissleeve,” and all the people whispered it on. “He-has-a-lot-of-hens-up-his-sleeve.” The egg trick was ruined.
It went on like that all through. It transpired from the whispers of the Quick Man that the conjuror must have concealed up his sleeve, in addition to the rings, hens, and fish, several packs of cards, a loaf of bread, a doll’s cradle, a live guinea pig, a fifty-cent piece, and a rocking chair.

Q. “The egg trick was ruined.” This means that.

“Now, ladies and gentlemen,” said the conjuror, “having shown you that the cloth is absolutely empty, I will proceed to take from it a bowl of goldfish. Presto!”
All around the hall people were saying, “Oh, how wonderful! How does he do it?” But the Quick Man on the front seat said in a big whisper to the people near him, “He-had-itup-his sleeve.” Then the people nodded brightly at the Quick Man and said, “Oh, of course”; and everybody whispered round the hall, “He-had-it-up-hissleeve.” “My next trick,” said the conjuror, “is the famous Hindostanee rings. You will notice that the rings are apparently separate; at a blow they all join (clang, clang, clang) – Presto!” There was a general buzz of stupefaction till the Quick Man was heard to whisper, “He- musthave-had-another-lot-up-his-sleeve.”
Again, everybody nodded and whispered, “Therings-were-up-his-sleeve.” The brow of the conjuror was clouded with a gathering frown. “I will now,” he continued, “show you a most amusing trick by which I am enabled to take any number of eggs from a hat. Will some gentleman kindly lend me his hat? Ah, thank you – Presto!” He extracted seventeen eggs, and for thirty-five seconds the audience began to think that he was wonderful. Then the Quick Man whispered along the front bench, “He-has-a-hen-up-hissleeve,” and all the people whispered it on. “He-has-a-lot-of-hens-up-his-sleeve.” The egg trick was ruined.
It went on like that all through. It transpired from the whispers of the Quick Man that the conjuror must have concealed up his sleeve, in addition to the rings, hens, and fish, several packs of cards, a loaf of bread, a doll’s cradle, a live guinea pig, a fifty-cent piece, and a rocking chair.

Q. According to the Quick Man, the conjuror

“Now, ladies and gentlemen,” said the conjuror, “having shown you that the cloth is absolutely empty, I will proceed to take from it a bowl of goldfish. Presto!”
All around the hall people were saying, “Oh, how wonderful! How does he do it?” But the Quick Man on the front seat said in a big whisper to the people near him, “He-had-itup-his sleeve.” Then the people nodded brightly at the Quick Man and said, “Oh, of course”; and everybody whispered round the hall, “He-had-it-up-hissleeve.” “My next trick,” said the conjuror, “is the famous Hindostanee rings. You will notice that the rings are apparently separate; at a blow they all join (clang, clang, clang) – Presto!” There was a general buzz of stupefaction till the Quick Man was heard to whisper, “He- musthave-had-another-lot-up-his-sleeve.”
Again, everybody nodded and whispered, “Therings-were-up-his-sleeve.” The brow of the conjuror was clouded with a gathering frown. “I will now,” he continued, “show you a most amusing trick by which I am enabled to take any number of eggs from a hat. Will some gentleman kindly lend me his hat? Ah, thank you – Presto!” He extracted seventeen eggs, and for thirty-five seconds the audience began to think that he was wonderful. Then the Quick Man whispered along the front bench, “He-has-a-hen-up-hissleeve,” and all the people whispered it on. “He-has-a-lot-of-hens-up-his-sleeve.” The egg trick was ruined.
It went on like that all through. It transpired from the whispers of the Quick Man that the conjuror must have concealed up his sleeve, in addition to the rings, hens, and fish, several packs of cards, a loaf of bread, a doll’s cradle, a live guinea pig, a fifty-cent piece, and a rocking chair.

Q. The author believes that the Quick Man was really.

“Now, ladies and gentlemen,” said the conjuror, “having shown you that the cloth is absolutely empty, I will proceed to take from it a bowl of goldfish. Presto!”
All around the hall people were saying, “Oh, how wonderful! How does he do it?” But the Quick Man on the front seat said in a big whisper to the people near him, “He-had-itup-his sleeve.” Then the people nodded brightly at the Quick Man and said, “Oh, of course”; and everybody whispered round the hall, “He-had-it-up-hissleeve.” “My next trick,” said the conjuror, “is the famous Hindostanee rings. You will notice that the rings are apparently separate; at a blow they all join (clang, clang, clang) – Presto!” There was a general buzz of stupefaction till the Quick Man was heard to whisper, “He- musthave-had-another-lot-up-his-sleeve.”
Again, everybody nodded and whispered, “Therings-were-up-his-sleeve.” The brow of the conjuror was clouded with a gathering frown. “I will now,” he continued, “show you a most amusing trick by which I am enabled to take any number of eggs from a hat. Will some gentleman kindly lend me his hat? Ah, thank you – Presto!” He extracted seventeen eggs, and for thirty-five seconds the audience began to think that he was wonderful. Then the Quick Man whispered along the front bench, “He-has-a-hen-up-hissleeve,” and all the people whispered it on. “He-has-a-lot-of-hens-up-his-sleeve.” The egg trick was ruined.
It went on like that all through. It transpired from the whispers of the Quick Man that the conjuror must have concealed up his sleeve, in addition to the rings, hens, and fish, several packs of cards, a loaf of bread, a doll’s cradle, a live guinea pig, a fifty-cent piece, and a rocking chair.

Q. The conjuror extracted seventeen eggs from the hat of

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It’s wet, isn’t it? Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn’t it? How are you today? All right? You haven’t been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale. Magda: I don’t, do I? Well, I haven’t been out much lately. I don’t like this weather a bit. Why, we haven’t had a dry day for weeks, have we? Mrs. Smiles: No, I don’t think we have. Let’s see, you’ll be going back home next month, won’t you? Magda: Oh no, I’m not going back yet. My sister’s coming over first. Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You’re looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her? Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, I am looking forward to it very much. Mrs. Smiles: She’s coming over here to study? Magda: Yes, that’s right. I shan’t go back home until she’s settled down. I don’t think I ought to, ought I? Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she’s younger than you are, is she? Magda: Yes, she’s only eighteen.

Q. Magda had not been out much lately because

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It’s wet, isn’t it? Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn’t it? How are you today? All right? You haven’t been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale. Magda: I don’t, do I? Well, I haven’t been out much lately. I don’t like this weather a bit. Why, we haven’t had a dry day for weeks, have we? Mrs. Smiles: No, I don’t think we have. Let’s see, you’ll be going back home next month, won’t you? Magda: Oh no, I’m not going back yet. My sister’s coming over first. Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You’re looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her? Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, I am looking forward to it very much. Mrs. Smiles: She’s coming over here to study? Magda: Yes, that’s right. I shan’t go back home until she’s settled down. I don’t think I ought to, ought I? Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she’s younger than you are, is she? Magda: Yes, she’s only eighteen.

Q. Magda was not going back home yet because

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It’s wet, isn’t it? Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn’t it? How are you today? All right? You haven’t been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale. Magda: I don’t, do I? Well, I haven’t been out much lately. I don’t like this weather a bit. Why, we haven’t had a dry day for weeks, have we? Mrs. Smiles: No, I don’t think we have. Let’s see, you’ll be going back home next month, won’t you? Magda: Oh no, I’m not going back yet. My sister’s coming over first. Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You’re looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her? Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, I am looking forward to it very much. Mrs. Smiles: She’s coming over here to study? Magda: Yes, that’s right. I shan’t go back home until she’s settled down. I don’t think I ought to, ought I? Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she’s younger than you are, is she? Magda: Yes, she’s only eighteen.

Q. Mrs. Smiles says, “You’re looking forward to that.” This means, Magda was ________ her sister’s arrival

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It’s wet, isn’t it? Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn’t it? How are you today? All right? You haven’t been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale. Magda: I don’t, do I? Well, I haven’t been out much lately. I don’t like this weather a bit. Why, we haven’t had a dry day for weeks, have we? Mrs. Smiles: No, I don’t think we have. Let’s see, you’ll be going back home next month, won’t you? Magda: Oh no, I’m not going back yet. My sister’s coming over first. Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You’re looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her? Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, I am looking forward to it very much. Mrs. Smiles: She’s coming over here to study? Magda: Yes, that’s right. I shan’t go back home until she’s settled down. I don’t think I ought to, ought I? Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she’s younger than you are, is she? Magda: Yes, she’s only eighteen.

Q. Magda’s sister was coming to

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It’s wet, isn’t it? Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn’t it? How are you today? All right? You haven’t been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale. Magda: I don’t, do I? Well, I haven’t been out much lately. I don’t like this weather a bit. Why, we haven’t had a dry day for weeks, have we? Mrs. Smiles: No, I don’t think we have. Let’s see, you’ll be going back home next month, won’t you? Magda: Oh no, I’m not going back yet. My sister’s coming over first. Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You’re looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her? Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, I am looking forward to it very much. Mrs. Smiles: She’s coming over here to study? Magda: Yes, that’s right. I shan’t go back home until she’s settled down. I don’t think I ought to, ought I? Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she’s younger than you are, is she? Magda: Yes, she’s only eighteen.

Q. Mrs. Smiles and Magda

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. We fail to understand your reasons for _________ the college without completing the degree.

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. She _________ her energy and started shouting only when she heard the noise of bulldozers and cranes.

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. The British _________ all over Africa and Asia collapsed in the first half of the twentieth century.

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. The football match has to be _________ because of the weather

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q. If I were rich, _________ a lot.