NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2026 - General Ability Test Defence Question Paper

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NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2026 - General Ability Test

NDA & NA Exam (I)- 2026 - General Ability Test Defence Questions

21.
Directions (Next 5 Questions): Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternatives to each. Select the most appropriate alternative which gives the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

'Nuts and bolts'
A.
To complete the first step in a process
B.
To get down to practical details
C.
To receive harm or punishment for one's actions
D.
To irritate people and make them go away
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ANSWER :
B. To get down to practical details
22.
'Hat in hand'
A.
With humility
B.
Easy to use
C.
Available for anyone
D.
To marry someone
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ANSWER :
A. With humility
23.
'Straight from the horse's mouth'
A.
Ready and eager to engage in an activity
B.
Significantly disturbing business
C.
Information from reliable and authoritative source
D.
Sudden feelings of fear and embarrassment
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ANSWER :
C. Information from reliable and authoritative source
24.
'Bite off more than you can chew'
A.
To suddenly wrap out of conversation
B.
To try to do more than you can manage
C.
To do something in the easiest or cheapest way
D.
To exaggerate something wildly
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ANSWER :
B. To try to do more than you can manage
25.
'A piece of cake'
A.
Something difficult to extract from the original
B.
Something very difficult to understand
C.
Something that appears very inviting
D.
Something very easy to accomplish
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ANSWER :
D. Something very easy to accomplish
26.
Directions (Next 5 Questions): Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word/words belongs/belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

He claimed his half share of the booty.
A.
Adverb
B.
Adjective
C.
Noun
D.
Determiner
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ANSWER :
B. Adjective
27.
Swimming is a healthy exercise.
A.
Verb
B.
Gerund
C.
Adjective
D.
Adverb
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ANSWER :
B. Gerund
28.
I have told you now and again that you must not read such trash.
A.
Conjunction
B.
Preposition
C.
Noun
D.
Adverb
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ANSWER :
D. Adverb
29.
He succeeded by dint of perseverance and sheer hard work.
A.
Conjunctival phrase
B.
Adjectival phrase
C.
Prepositional phrase
D.
Adverbial phrase
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ANSWER :
C. Prepositional phrase
30.
I need you to return those books I lent you last month.
A.
Modal
B.
Determiner
C.
Noun
D.
Pronoun
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ANSWER :
B. Determiner
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