NDA & NA Exam (I) - 2014 - General Ability Test Defence Question Paper

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COMPREHENSION (Qn. 32-34)
Directions: Read the following short passages. After each passage, you will find several questions based on what is stated or implied in the passages. Answer the questions that follow each passage.
PASSAGE—I
In a free country, the man who reaches the position of leader is usually one of outstanding character and ability. Moreover, it is usually possible to foresee that he will reach such a position, since early in life one can see his qualities of character. But this is not always true in the case of a dictator; often he reaches his position of power through chance, very often through the unhappy state of his country. It is possible that Hitler would never have become the leader of Germany if that country had not been driven to despair.

In a free country, one who becomes a leader

Hitler became a leader because

The passage seems to suggest that

PASSAGE—II (Qn. 35-38)
The dog is a very intelligent animal and it can be trained for many duties. Some dogs work with the police and the army as sentries and trackers, and there are medals that are awarded to dogs for bravery in action. Other dogs act as seeing-eyes for the blind, and some breeds are specially trained for rescue work among mountains and snow. Jobs like herding sheep and cattle and guarding homes are also done by them. Whenever man lives and works in the Arctic Circle, in the desert, in the jungle, in the moors or mountains, the dog is his faithful companion and help. A common mongrel may possess these qualities just as much as the aristocratic bloodhound.

The passage tells us that dogs

Medals are awarded to some dogs for

The passage implies that

The phrase ‘aristocratic bloodhound’ in the passage means

SELECTING WORDS
Directions: In the following passage at certain points, you are given a choice of three words marked (a), (b) and (c), one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the three. Mark the letter, viz., (a), (b) or (c), relating to this word on your Answer Sheet. Examples K and L have been solved for you.
The K. (a) boy / (b) horse / (c) dog was in the school in Simla. L. (a) She / (b) It / (c) He was homesick.
Explanation: Out of the list given in item K, only ‘boy’ is the correct answer because usually, a boy, and not a horse or a dog, attends school. So (a) is to be marked on the Answer Sheet for item K. A boy is usually referred to as ‘he’, so for item L, (c) is the correct answer. Notice that to solve the first item K, you have to read the rest of the sentence and then see what fits the best.
PASSAGE
Drobny defied the critics. He had played through the Wimbledon fortnight and reached the final. Could he win just one more match and take the crown, or would he fail again at the last test and justify those who said that he lacked that little extra something that makes the champion? His opponent was the Australian Ken Rosewall, _____(39)_____ brilliant youngster and already a master _____(40)_____ worldwide experience behind him. Jaroslav Drobny, _____(41)_____ son of a Czech carpenter who _____(42)_____ started the boy off at the _____(43)_____ of five with a wooden ‘bat’ in lieu _____(44)_____ a racquet, went on _____(45)_____ the famous Centre Court at Wimbledon _____(46)_____ day with the full knowledge that this _____(47)_____ be the game of his _____(48)_____. He had kept on trying, and _____(49)_____ could keep on trying, but _____(50)_____ would become fewer and fewer. He knew that he had to gain an advantage from the start, and he had this young rival set off against him.

Which one of the following best suits the 39^th blank?

Which one of the following best suits the 40^th blank?