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

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

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

11.
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).

Once-over
A.
To do something quickly
B.
To do something elaborately
C.
To do something perforce
D.
To do something for others
ANSWER :
A. To do something quickly
12.
A bag of bones
A.
An extremely fat person
B.
An extremely thin person
C.
A wealthy person
D.
A healthy person
ANSWER :
B. An extremely thin person
13.
Muddy the waters
A.
To spread dirt around
B.
To make a situation easy
C.
To make one’s life happy
D.
To make the situation complicated
ANSWER :
D. To make the situation complicated
14.
To level with
A.
To be honest
B.
To be on a plain
C.
To cheat someone
D.
To take revenge
ANSWER :
A. To be honest
15.
Show your hand
A.
To tell people about the past
B.
To tell people about the future
C.
To tell people about them
D.
To tell people about your plans
ANSWER :
D. To tell people about your plans
16.
To pull up
A.
To lift heavy weights
B.
To check oneself
C.
To shorten the distance
D.
To stop short of destination
ANSWER :
B. To check oneself
17.
Be out of action
A.
To get punishment
B.
To get reward
C.
To become dysfunctional
D.
To become superactive
ANSWER :
C. To become dysfunctional
18.
Learning from the school of hard knocks
A.
Learning things from books
B.
Learning things from others
C.
Learning things from environment
D.
Learning things through difficult experiences
ANSWER :
D. Learning things through difficult experiences
19.
Raise some hackles
A.
To annoy
B.
To make someone happy
C.
To do a great task
D.
To sit idle
ANSWER :
A. To annoy
20.
A man of letters
A.
An excellent artist
B.
A scholar in literature
C.
An outstanding sportsman
D.
A person who delivers letters
ANSWER :
B. A scholar in literature