(General English) NDA/NA Solved Paper 2017-I

Total Questions: 50

21. Questions (21 to 30) : In this section, look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. Ifone ofthem (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a 'No improvement' response will be signified by the letter (d).

I disliked him not so much for his meanness but for his dishonesty.

Correct Answer: (a) as for
Solution:

'As for' is the correct usage in the context of the sentence.

22. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

He preferred death rather than imprisonment.

Correct Answer: (b) to
Solution:

'Prefer' is followed by preposition 'to'.

23. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

They kept the idea secretly.

Correct Answer: (b) secret
Solution:

The adjective 'secret' makes the sentence correct.

24. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

He ought not to tell me your secret, but he did.

Correct Answer: (b) look it for
Solution:

The sentence requires present perfect tense as the effect is onto present. So, 'have told' it the suitable choice.

25. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

If I don't know the meaning of a word, I look it after in the dictionary.

Correct Answer: (c) look it up
Solution:

'Look it up' gives the meaning 'to search’ which is in the context of the sentence.

26. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

Мг. аnd Mrs. Rao stay in their home every evening.

Correct Answer: (a) at home
Solution:

'Stay' is followed by the preposition 'at'.

27. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

When we saw him last, he ran to catch a bus.

Correct Answer: (c) was running
Solution:

Sentence that are joined by 'when' take simple past and past continuous tense. Hence, ‘was running' will be used.

28. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

She cut a sad figure in her first performance on the stage.

Correct Answer: (c) cut a sorry figure
Solution:

Structure of an idiom/ phrase are never changed. So, the correct idiom 'cut a sorry figure' will be used.

29. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

Last evening I went to the optician and bought spectacles.

Correct Answer: (c) a pair of spectacles
Solution:

We always use 'a pair of spectaclessor or a pair ofglasses'.

30. Choose best substitution for underlined part of the sentence.

I would like to avail a fifteen day's holiday this summer.

Correct Answer: (b) to avail myself of
Solution:

'Avail' is followed by preposition of: Also, it takes a reflexive pronoum. So, the correct replacement will be 'to avail myselfof.