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

Total Questions: 50

21. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Question = (21 to 30)
He is always captious.

Correct Answer: (c) faultfinding
Solution:'Captious' is used to refer to someone who is a fault-finder or a judgemental person.

22. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Geomorphologists ascertain several wonderful facts about our earth.

Correct Answer: (a) verify
Solution:'Ascertain' means to find out or to verify. Thus, option (a) is the correct response.

23. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

The Colonel ordered the Soldiers to meet him in the commissary.

Correct Answer: (d) canteen
Solution:A commissary is a food store, canteen or a restaurant in a military base or a prison.

24. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

The doctor dismembered the patient's finger first and then cured the ailment.

Correct Answer: (b) dissected
Solution:To dismember something means to cut it into pieces. Option (b), 'dissected' is the closest in meaning to 'dismembered'.

25. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Mr. Kumar works as a bursar in the sports academy.

Correct Answer: (b) accountant
Solution:Bursar or accountant is a person who manages accounts and handles the financial matters of an institution.

26. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

His intentions are insidious.

Correct Answer: (c) deceitful
Solution:Insidious means spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm. Option (c) 'deceitful' is its synonym.

27. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Respect for other human beings is intrinsic to the teachings of all religions.

Correct Answer: (c) inherent
Solution:Intrinsic means something that is basic to one's nature. Its synonym is 'inherent'.

28. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

He completed the onerous task with relative ease.

Correct Answer: (d) wearying
Solution:The word 'onerous' is used to refer to something which is tiring and needs a lot of effort. Thus, 'wearying' is its correct synonym.

29. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

Alfred was a potentate during the Middle Ages.

Correct Answer: (a) Monarch
Solution:Potentate is a term used to refer to a monarch or a ruler. Thus, option (a) is the right answer.

30. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

I abandoned the task due to indolence.

Correct Answer: (b) laziness
Solution:Indolence means laziness. Other synonyms for the same are idleness, lethargy, etc.