General ability (Part - A : English) Antonyms (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2022-II) (01 to 50)

31. Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

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Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Raise means: to lift something up, whereas Rise means: to move upwards, to become higher, stronger or to increase. Correct sentence: "Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in (rising) every time we fall".

32. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The rule is that 'one of+ plural noun or pronoun Correct statement: "Rahim was one of (those) selected for the award",

33. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:As the sentence refers to two incidents happening in the past, the earlier event will take "had+verb 3rdform" whereas later event will take past indefinite "verb 2nd form". Correct statement: "Sujini had met her old friend guru before she shifted to Hyderabad two years ago".

34. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:"The" is always followed by superlative degree of adjective hence "oldest" will be used. Correct sentence: "This monument happens to be one of the oldest monuments in the city".

35. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:You must use "said to" for direct speech and "told" for indirect speech. Correct sentence: "Amit told Divya that he would come with a reward for her".

36. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Two past events are taking place hence in earlier past event past perfect (had + verb 3rd form) and in later event present perfect (have + verb 3rd form) will be used. Correct statement: "If you had asked me for the truth, i would have told you at that time".

37. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:This is an imaginary sentence and in these sentences we use verb 'were' irrespective of the subject of the sentence Correct statement: "If I were a millionaire, I would eradicate poverty from the country"

38. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Correct idiom: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

39. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The word 'honest' starts with a vowel sound, since the letter "h" is not pronounced in this situation. Some other examples: an herb, an hour and an honourable. Correct Statement: "The opportunity to attain foundational literacy and pursue 'an' honest livelihood must be viewed as basic right of every citizen".

40. Read the above statement carefully and answer the question below :

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Error is in 'b' part because preposition 'in' will be used here.
Correct statement: "Though there is progress 'in' different directions, why is there no brotherhood"?