NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2018 - General Ability Test Defence Question Paper

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NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2018 - General Ability Test

NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2018 - General Ability Test Defence Questions

41.
ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE
Directions (Qn. 41-45): 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 on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Domestic fires in Indian villages
P: as the heat is dispersed
Q: and an unhealthy smoke accumulates in unventilated houses
R: are wasteful
S: lit in Chulhas
The correct sequence should be
A.
PQSR
B.
PQRS
C.
SPQR
D.
SRPQ
ANSWER :
D. SRPQ
42.
Bold rocks near at hand
P: makes a fine forest for the imagination
Q: than distant Alps
R: are more inspiring
S: and the thick fern upon a heath
The correct sequence should be
A.
QRSP
B.
RSQP
C.
RQSP
D.
SRQP
ANSWER :
C. RQSP
43.
Newton discovered that
P: due to the gravitational pull
Q: of the earth
R: the apple falls
S: on the ground
The correct sequence should be
A.
QPRS
B.
RSPQ
C.
QSPR
D.
SQRP
ANSWER :
B. RSPQ
44.
The knocking
P: were still in the house
Q: for some time
R: although the echoes of it
S: ceased
The correct sequence should be
A.
SRPQ
B.
SQRP
C.
PQSR
D.
RSPQ
ANSWER :
A. SRPQ
45.
The history of mankind is
P: and steady progress
Q: continuous change
R: the history of
S: from barbarism to refinement
The correct sequence should be
A.
PQSR
B.
RQPS
C.
QSPR
D.
SQRP
ANSWER :
B. RQPS
46.
CLOZE COMPREHENSION
Directions (Qn. 46-50): In the following passage there are some blank spaces with four words or groups of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The honeybee is a very unusual kind of insect. _____(46)_____ other insects which live alone, the honeybee lives as a/an _____(47)_____ of a community. These bees live together in what is known as a bee _____(48)_____. The head of the bees is called the queen bee. She is _____(49)_____ than the rest of the bees. Her main task is to _____(50)_____ eggs.

Which one of the following best suits the 46th blank?
A.
Unlike
B.
Similar to
C.
With
D.
Like
ANSWER :
A. Unlike
47.
Which one of the following best suits the 47th blank?
A.
group
B.
individual
C.
member
D.
troop
ANSWER :
C. member
48.
Which one of the following best suits the 48th blank?
A.
house
B.
home
C.
army
D.
colony
ANSWER :
D. colony
49.
Which one of the following best suits the 49th blank?
A.
heaviest
B.
heavier
C.
largest
D.
larger
ANSWER :
D. larger
50.
Which one of the following best suits the 50th blank?
A.
lay
B.
hatch
C.
make
D.
bear
ANSWER :
A. lay