NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2019 - General Ability Test Defence Question Paper

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NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2019 - General Ability Test

NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2019 - General Ability Test Defence Questions

31.
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Directions (Qn. 31-35): Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.

A dark horse
A.
a black coloured horse
B.
a person who wins a race or competition although no one expected him to
C.
a person who keeps secrets
D.
an ignorant person
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ANSWER :
B. a person who wins a race or competition although no one expected him to
32.
A show-stopper
A.
someone who stops the show
B.
someone who organizes the show
C.
a performance that is extremely good
D.
a fashionable person
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ANSWER :
C. a performance that is extremely good
33.
A jack of all trades
A.
someone who has many skills
B.
a confident and not very serious young man
C.
someone who has hit the jackpot
D.
a great businessman
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ANSWER :
A. someone who has many skills
34.
Fight tooth and nail
A.
to quarrel with someone
B.
to attack someone with a lot of force
C.
to give up without trying
D.
to try very hard to achieve something
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ANSWER :
D. to try very hard to achieve something
35.
Fair and square
A.
in an honest way
B.
in a critical way
C.
neither very good nor very bad
D.
in a foolish way
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ANSWER :
A. in an honest way
36.
ORDERING OF SENTENCES
Directions (Qn. 36-37): In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1: We do not know what to do with our knowledge.
S6: In the course of time they may rule over us altogether.
P: For example, we are unable to manage our machines.
Q: We already find it difficult to do without machines.
R: Machines should be fed properly and waited upon attentively; otherwise they refuse to work or cause destruction.
S: Science has given us superhuman powers, which we do not use properly.
The proper sequence should be
A.
SPRQ
B.
PSQR
C.
QRPS
D.
SRPQ
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ANSWER :
A. SPRQ
37.
S1: The British rule in India has brought about moral, material, cultural and spiritual ruination of this great country.
S6: We are not to kill anybody but it is our dharma to see that the curse of this Government is blotted out.
P: I regard this rule as a curse.
Q: Sedition has become my religion.
R: Ours is a non-violent battle.
S: I am out to destroy this system of Government.
The proper sequence should be
A.
SPRQ
B.
PSQR
C.
QRPS
D.
SRPQ
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ANSWER :
B. PSQR
38.
ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE
Directions (Qn. 38-40): 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.

P: the urban local body elections
Q: unidentified gunmen
R: and injured another during
S: shot dead two workers
The proper sequence should be
A.
QSRP
B.
PQSR
C.
SPRQ
D.
RPSQ
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ANSWER :
A. QSRP
39.
P: both intense political and
Q: this state has a history of
R: of syncretic accomplishments
S: religious contestation and
The proper sequence should be
A.
SQPR
B.
PQSR
C.
SQRP
D.
QPSR
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ANSWER :
D. QPSR
40.
P: the father also
Q: in his quest for justice
R: by the system
S: feels let down
The proper sequence should be
A.
SQPR
B.
PSRQ
C.
SQRP
D.
PQRS
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ANSWER :
B. PSRQ
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