English (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2023) ( 01 to 50)

Total Questions: 50

1. In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and is followed by four words. Select the word you consider most appropriate to fill in the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question (01 to 10) 
As the Southwest monsoon_____through most of July, flash floods caused by the waters of the Narmada hit Jabalpur town.

Correct Answer: (a) lashed
Solution:'Lashed' means to hit something with great force. In case of monsoon, 'lashed' suggests the presence of heavy rain.

2. Given the scale of the challenges that_______us today, our company proposes more viable plans for sustainability.

Correct Answer: (c) confronts
Solution:'Confront' means to face or deal with a difficult situation. Thus, the sentence means that to meet and address the scale of challenges, more viable plans for sustainability are introduced by the company.

3. It is a really tough course, I am just worried that I won't be able to go the_______.

Correct Answer: (b) distance
Solution:'To go the distance' means 'to manage to continue until the end of something'. Thus, option (b) is the correct response.

4. The________of the advancement made in agricultural productivity in India has been remarkable.

Correct Answer: (a) extent
Solution:'Extent' means 'the length or importance of something'. Thus, option (a) is the right answer.

5. This essay_______and examines various systems for water appropriation and agricultural practices adapted by society in the arid conditions of Rajastban.

Correct Answer: (d) explores
Solution:To state what an essay is about, the phrase "The essay explores and examines___' is used. Thus, option (d) is the appropriate answer.

6. India has been able to successfully________ its population through family planning programmes.

Correct Answer: (b) stabilise
Solution:In the given context, with the implementation of family planning programmes, India has managed to stabilise its population. 'Stabilise' means to make something steady.

7. Adolescence is the_______wherein a child enters adulthood.

Correct Answer: (a) threshold
Solution:Threshold can be understood as the level, line or a boundary at which something starts to happen. Thus, adolescence is the threshold wherein a child enters adulthood.

8. The British who ruled India for 200 years were here to________India's natural resources.

Correct Answer: (c) exploit
Solution:To exploit something means to treat something or someone with an intent to take advantage. In the given sentence, the word 'exploit' is appropriate for it gives the sense that the British used Indian resources for their selfish motives.

9. Endangered species have a fifty per cent or greater probability of_________within five years or two generations whichever is longer.

Correct Answer: (b) extinction
Solution:Endangered species are at the risk of disappearing or extinction. The word extinction implies complete disappearance.

10. The first law of thermodynamics states taht where as energy can be________from obe form into another, it cannot be created or destroyed.

Correct Answer: (d) transformed
Solution:As per the first law of thermodynamics energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed from one form into another.