NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2021 - General Ability Test Defence Question Paper

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NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2021 - General Ability Test

NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2021 - General Ability Test Defence Questions

21.
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Overstep the mark
A.
To tell people how successful you are
B.
To step into someone else’s areas of expertise
C.
To upset someone by doing/saying more than you should
D.
To do something in an excited way
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ANSWER :
C. To upset someone by doing/saying more than you should
22.
Palsy-walsy friends
A.
Good friends
B.
Friends who help each other in difficult situations
C.
Friends by choice, and not by chance
D.
Unfriendly
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ANSWER :
A. Good friends
23.
Open a Pandora’s box
A.
To do something that causes a lot of new problems that you did not expect
B.
To do something out of compulsion
C.
To do something beyond expectation
D.
To do something out of the box, that causes awards and ceremonies for you
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ANSWER :
A. To do something that causes a lot of new problems that you did not expect
24.
Pull your socks up
A.
To get well-dressed for the occasion
B.
Improve your work or behaviour
C.
To speak in an honest way without hesitation
D.
To be in control of an organization, often secretly
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ANSWER :
B. Improve your work or behaviour
25.
To get under somebody’s skin
A.
To deceive someone
B.
To admire someone
C.
To annoy someone
D.
To support someone
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ANSWER :
C. To annoy someone
26.
Turn topsy-turvy
A.
To completely change something
B.
To completely evaluate something
C.
To enjoy yourself greatly
D.
To exhaust yourself completely
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ANSWER :
A. To completely change something
27.
A clarion call
A.
A trumpet call
B.
An intimidating voice
C.
A strong request
D.
An urgent order
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ANSWER :
C. A strong request
28.
Fire in the belly
A.
Fear and hatred
B.
Powerful ambition
C.
Love and dedication
D.
Lethargy and indifference
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ANSWER :
B. Powerful ambition
29.
A hunky-dory situation
A.
There are serious issues among people
B.
There are no problems and people are happy
C.
There is war and bloodshed all over
D.
There is no work, only enjoyment
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ANSWER :
B. There are no problems and people are happy
30.
Give somebody a leg up
A.
To pull someone down
B.
To deceive and betray someone
C.
To help someone for their livelihood
D.
To help someone to be successful
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ANSWER :
D. To help someone to be successful
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