English (Part – A) NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2019 (II) (01 to 50)

Total Questions: 50

31. Be over the hill:

Correct Answer: (c) To be too old to do things
Solution:

Idiom ‘Be over the hill’ means ‘to be too old to do things’. Hence, option (c) is a suitable choice.

32. Bite your tongue:

Correct Answer: (a) To stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to
Solution:

Idiom ‘Bite your tongue’ means ‘to stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to’. So option (a) is a suitable choice.

33. Turn a blind eye:

Correct Answer: (d) To choose to ignore behaviour that you know is wrong
Solution:

The given idiom ‘Turn a blind eye’ means ‘to ignore something that you know is wrong’. So, option (d) is the correct choice.

34. Yellow journalism:

Correct Answer: (c) Writings in newspapers that try to influence people’s opinion by using strong language and false information
Solution:

Idiom ‘Yellow Journalism’ means ‘writing in newspapers that try to influence people’s opinion by using strong language and false information’. So, option (c) is a suitable choice.

35. To be in seventh heaven:

Correct Answer: (b) To be extremely happy
Solution:

Idiom ‘To be in seventh heaven’ means ‘to be extremely happy’. So, option (b) is the correct choice

36. Rearrange the parts of the sentence given in P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

Correct Answer: (a) R Q S P
Solution:

RQSP is the correct sequence.

37. Rearrange the parts of the sentence given in P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

Correct Answer: (c) Q P S R
Solution:

QPSR is the correct sequence.

38. Rearrange the parts of the sentence given in P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

Correct Answer: (b) Q S R P
Solution:

Q S R P is the correct sequence

39. Rearrange the parts of the sentence given in P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

Correct Answer: (d) P S Q R
Solution:P S Q R is the correct sequence.

40. Rearrange the parts of the sentence given in P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

Correct Answer: (d) S P Q R
Solution:

SPQR is the correct sequence.