NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2025 - General Ability Test Defence Question Paper

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NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2025 - General Ability Test

NDA & NA Exam (II)- 2025 - General Ability Test Defence Questions

11.
Directions (Next 5 Questions): In the following items, a pair of words is provided. You are required to select the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Seldom and Often
A.
Seldom means hardly ever and often means time and again
B.
Seldom means time and again and often means hardly ever
C.
Seldom means never and often means not at all
D.
Seldom means frequently and often means time and again
ANSWER :
A. Seldom means hardly ever and often means time and again
12.
Overview and Review
A.
Overview means assessment and review means general idea
B.
Overview means general idea and review means assessment
C.
Overview means general analysis and review means go through
D.
Overview means summary and review means preview
ANSWER :
B. Overview means general idea and review means assessment
13.
Overcome and Succeed
A.
Overcome means triumph over and succeed means to achieve something
B.
Overcome means achieve something and succeed means to triumph over
C.
Overcome means to be successful and succeed means to achieve something
D.
Overcome means winning and succeed means to rise above
ANSWER :
A. Overcome means triumph over and succeed means to achieve something
14.
Embed and Imbue
A.
Embed means instil and imbue means implant
B.
Embed means implant and imbue means instil
C.
Embed means accept and imbue means detest
D.
Embed means include and imbue means accept
ANSWER :
B. Embed means implant and imbue means instil
15.
Emancipate and Empower
A.
Emancipate means authorise and empower means liberate
B.
Emancipate means liberate and empower means authorise
C.
Emancipate means liberal and empower means authorisation
D.
Emancipate means freedom and empower means encounter
ANSWER :
B. Emancipate means liberate and empower means authorise
16.
Directions (Next 5 Questions): In the following items a sentence or a phrase is given with a word that is underlined, followed by four words or group of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The Professor has been able to instil confidence in her students
A.
inculcate
B.
infer
C.
eradicate
D.
unlike
ANSWER :
A. inculcate
17.
The members of the group expressed their allegiance to their leader
A.
commitment
B.
disloyalty
C.
understanding
D.
unlikely
ANSWER :
A. commitment
18.
The inscrutability surrounding the incident remains unresolved until the end of the movie
A.
clearness
B.
comprehensibility
C.
seriousness
D.
mystery
ANSWER :
D. mystery
19.
The dodgy behaviour of the leader led to her fall
A.
principled
B.
dubious
C.
decent
D.
painful
ANSWER :
B. dubious
20.
People have been advised not to venture into sea as the weather is likely to be inclement
A.
squally
B.
calm
C.
pleasant
D.
indigent
ANSWER :
A. squally