General ability (Part-A: English) NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2021-II (01 to 50)

Total Questions: 50

11. 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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Nursery classes (a) / for the children (b) / starts on April every year. (c)/ No error (d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:verb 'starts' should be replaced by 'start' because subject(nursery classes) is a plural noun, the verb should agree with the noun, hence, plural verb should be placed; preposition 'on' should be replaced by 'in', as it is used for years, centuries and long periods. i.e., the correct sentence would be "nursery classes for children start in April....."

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

The pollution level is very (a) / high in our city, and (b) /becomes a health hazard. (c) / No error. (d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The verb 'becomes' should be replaced with "has become' to make the sentence grammatically sound and contextually meaningful; i.e. the correct sentence would be "The pollution level is very high in our city, and has become a health hazard".

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

India is a country of linguistic (a) / and cultural diversity with (b)/multiple ethnic and social groups. (c) / No error. (d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:no error.

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

Why does the lapse rate (a) / effect the tendency (b) / of air to rise? (c)/No error. (d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:"effect the tendency" contains the error, "effect" should be replaced by "affect" to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually sound.

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

The thorax is the upper part (a) / of your body from the neck down (b)/ to the bottom of the ribs and diaphragm. (c)/No error. (d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:no error

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

The practical uses of astrology (a) / have seldom been seriously (b)/studied outside India. (c) / No error. (d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:no error

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

She collected (a) / some armful of medicines and (b) /poured them down a drain. (c)/No error. (d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:when a countable noun (armful) comes after the adjective 'some', the plural form of the noun is used. Thus, replace "armful" with "armfuls" to make the sentence grammatically correct.

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

In many countries, the United Nations (a) / or other internationally organised (b) / peacekeeping forces are trying to keep the peace. (c) / No error. (d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:no error

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

Early cities rely on food and water (a)/ from the surrounding countryside, (b)/ but today cities often depend on distant sources. (c)/No error. (d)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:the past participle verb 'rely' should be replaced nos with 'relied' to make the sentence grammatically correct.

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

Climate change, whether it is (a) / natural or human-induced, (b) / is stressful for the people. (c) / No error (d)

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:no error