General Ability (Part – A : english) (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2021-I) (01 to 50)

Total Questions: 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 and 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).

4. SPOTTING ERRORS
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You don't have (a) / a monopoly on suffering; (b) / other people don't have problems too. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:Here, (c) is the erroneous part. Here the sentence states that you can't have monopoly on suffering and other people don't have (monopoly) on problems too. Hence, C is the right answer choice.

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

If you say that someone (a) / you admire has feet of clay, (b) / you mean that they have hidden faults. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The given sentence is error free and all the parts are correct. Hence, D 'no error' is the right answer choice.

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

He refused to change (a) / his decision; (b) / he refused it point out. (c)
/No error (d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:Here, (c) is the erroneous part. The correct phrase will be 'he refused to point it out'. Hence, C is the right answer choice, omavigat

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

The importance of trade in Mughal times reinforced (a)/the cultural definition of wealth as something (b) /comprising of movable property. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:Here, part (c) is incorrect. 'of' should be removed after 'comprising' because 'comprising' itself means consist of; be made up of. Therefore, using 'of after it will be contextually and grammatically incorrect. Hence, (c) is the right answer choice.

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

In the nineteenth century, (a) / most traditional scholars (b)/ tried to stay clear from the imperial Government. (c)/No error (d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:Here, (c) part is incorrect and needs correction. 'of should be used instead of 'from' because to keep one's distance from something, usually something dangerous.
Example:
Please stay clear of me. I have the flu.
Stay clear of that machine.
Hence, (c) is the right answer choice.

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

He began his discussion by pointing over (a) / that men and women (b) / had different biological functions. (c)/No error (d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Here, part (a) is incorrect and needs correction. The correct way of writing the beginning of the sentence is 'He began his discussion by pointing out that......." The word 'out' is used to convey the idea of revealing or highlighting something. Hence, (a) is the right answer choice.

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

Though he is poor, (a) / but he is (b) / honest. (c)/No error (d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correct sentence is 'Though he is poor, he is honest." Two contrasting conjunction, 'though' and 'but' cannot be used to give a grammatically correct sentence.

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

My mother (a) / has been doing (b) / everything for the family. (c)/No error (d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:no error

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

When learning to dive (a) / it is important (b) / to relax in between and take breaks. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The error is in (a) part and it needs to be corrected. Instead of 'when', 'while' should be used. Hence, (a) is the right answer choice.

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

I have the opportunity (a) / to study (b) / in America next year. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:no error