NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2017 - General Ability Test Defence Question Paper

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NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2017 - General Ability Test

NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2017 - General Ability Test Defence Questions

31.
ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE
Directions (Qn. 31-35): Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

The spirit of man
P: has slowly and painfully surmounted
Q: and his growing intelligence
R: all the obstacles that have come in his way
S: has faced all kinds of dangers
The proper sequence should be
A.
QPRS
B.
SQPR
C.
RPQS
D.
PRQS
ANSWER :
D. PRQS
32.
After our school boys had won a well-contested hockey match
P: so that they might communicate the news of their victory to the headmaster
Q: who is a keen sportsman
R: they came to school in high spirits
S: and takes a very lively interest in school games
The proper sequence should be
A.
QPSR
B.
SQPR
C.
RPQS
D.
PRQS
ANSWER :
C. RPQS
33.
Even a leisurely game like cricket
P: demanding grace rather than strength
Q: and over the rough tactics of the Australian team that visited England in 1921
R: as we saw in the controversy over body-line bowling
S: can cause much ill-will
The proper sequence should be
A.
PSRQ
B.
RSPQ
C.
SRQP
D.
QPRS
ANSWER :
A. PSRQ
34.
Scientists point out
P: of sunspot activity
Q: that it is an aftermath
R: that has now reached its peak
S: of the eleven-year cycle
The proper sequence should be
A.
RSPQ
B.
PQSR
C.
QRPS
D.
QSPR
ANSWER :
D. QSPR
35.
As the ship streams from San Diego
P: as walls of gray water from a distant storm in the North Pacific
Q: making the greener among us miserable with sea sickness
R: rock and toss the ship
S: those of us aboard have a personal demonstration of
powerful ocean movement
The proper sequence should be
A.
PQRS
B.
SRPQ
C.
SPRQ
D.
QSRP
ANSWER :
C. SPRQ
36.
SPOTTING ERRORS
Directions (Qn. 36-40): Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (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).

An electrical circuit (a) is the complete path (b) traversed by electric current. (c)
A.
a)
B.
b)
C.
c)
D.
No error
ANSWER :
D. No error
37.
He waved us a by-by (a) as he boarded the train (b) which disappeared into the tunnel. (c)
A.
a)
B.
b)
C.
c)
D.
No error
ANSWER :
A. a)
38.
There was great deal that had to be scrapped, that must be scrapped; (a) but surely India could not have been what she undoubtedly was, (b) and could not have continued a cultured existence for thousands of years. (c)
A.
a)
B.
b)
C.
c)
D.
No error
ANSWER :
A. a)
39.
With regard to interior decoration, it is the attention given to the less overt aspects of using space (a) that give it life, an identity, a quality (b) that makes it exciting and unusual. (c)
A.
a)
B.
b)
C.
c)
D.
No error
ANSWER :
B. b)
40.
A small parcel (a) of novels is (b) better than none. (c)
A.
a)
B.
b)
C.
c)
D.
No error
ANSWER :
A. a)