NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2022 - General Ability Test Defence Question Paper

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NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2022 - General Ability Test

NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2022 - General Ability Test Defence Questions

11.
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Directions (Qn. 11-20): Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d).

Counting your chickens
A.
confident of success
B.
greedily accumulating wealth
C.
being careful about spending money
D.
getting scared because of danger
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ANSWER :
A. confident of success
12.
The icing on the cake
A.
baked food that is delicate and delicious with a topping
B.
extra benefit over and above an already good deal
C.
getting what you asked for
D.
more than what is needed
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ANSWER :
B. extra benefit over and above an already good deal
13.
A stitch in time
A.
tailoring one’s efforts efficiently
B.
making an effort to succeed
C.
inability to take timely decision
D.
timely action that prevents a negative outcome
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ANSWER :
D. timely action that prevents a negative outcome
14.
At sixes and sevens
A.
on top of the situation
B.
state of denial
C.
state of total confusion
D.
well-planned and prepared
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ANSWER :
C. state of total confusion
15.
Talking twenty to the dozen
A.
talking hurriedly and rapidly
B.
talking very softly
C.
talking without making sense
D.
talking out of turn
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ANSWER :
A. talking hurriedly and rapidly
16.
Under the weather
A.
walking in the rain
B.
controlled by the elements
C.
browbeaten by the heat
D.
unwell
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ANSWER :
D. unwell
17.
To sit on the fence
A.
to act promptly
B.
to be lazy
C.
to be undecided
D.
to sit without doing anything
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ANSWER :
C. to be undecided
18.
Once in a blue moon
A.
romantic moment
B.
occasionally
C.
rarely
D.
often
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ANSWER :
C. rarely
19.
Through thick and thin
A.
in genuine friendship
B.
through the best of everything
C.
among people both fat and slim
D.
through difficult times
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ANSWER :
D. through difficult times
20.
Like chalk and cheese
A.
very different from each other
B.
without any blemish
C.
pure white in colour
D.
very like each other
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ANSWER :
A. very different from each other
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