General English NDA/NA Solved Paper 2020-ITotal Questions: 501. Directions (Qs. 1-10); Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly.He nodded absently throughout the meeting.(a) capably(b) alertly(c) agitatedly(d) dreamilyCorrect Answer: (b) alertly2. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined wordI fullly believe that the cornerstone of good policy is an electorate that is educated on the national issues.(a) cerebral(b) enlightened(c) ignorant(d) eruditeCorrect Answer: (c) ignorant3. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.For important medical decisions, even finding a doctor you trust is not enough.(a) significant(b) trivial(c) basic(d) probableCorrect Answer: (b) trivial4. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.Planets move in their orbits.(a) push(b) rotate(c) stall(d) flowCorrect Answer: (c) stall5. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.Temperature is a measure of internal energy of an object and is frequently expressed by physicists in units of Kelvin.(a) found(b) told(c) distributed(d) concealedCorrect Answer: (d) concealed6. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.People argue about why Venus is so much warmer than the Earth.(a) friendlier(b) colder(c) wilder(d) heavierCorrect Answer: (b) colder7. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.Scientists are concerned whether the oceans and land biosphere will take up as much carbon in the future as they presently do.(a) worried(b) indifferent(c) curious(d) puzzledCorrect Answer: (b) indifferent8. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.The biggest debate among scientists today is about cloud feedback.(a) contend(b) moot(c) wrangle(d) agreementCorrect Answer: (d) agreement9. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.The Earth's climate sensitivity is conventionally defined as the equilibrium temperature increase caused by a doubling of carbon dioxide.(a) imperviousness(b) willingness(c) responsiveness(d) closenessCorrect Answer: (a) imperviousness10. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.The oceans carry a huge amount of heat from the tropics to the high latitudes.(a) significant(b) major(c) tiny(d) dormantCorrect Answer: (c) tinySubmit Quiz12345Next »
