Part – A (English) NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2017 (II) (01 to 50)

Total Questions: 50

11. Questions:-(11 to 20) Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words.

My mother has been working hard for the last two weeks and she feels
run down.

Correct Answer: (b) energetic
Solution:

"Run down" means to feel tired, drained, or exhausted due to overwork. The opposite is to feel full of energy or energetic.
Exhausted (c) is a synonym, not an antonym.

12. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

The President condemned the Act of violence during the celebration of the festival.

Correct Answer: (c) restraint
Solution:"Violence" involves the use of physical force to hurt or damage. Restraint is the act of keeping one's emotions or actions under control, preventing violence.

13. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

The students made a generous contribution to the flood relief fund

Correct Answer: (a) niggard
Solution:"Generous" means showing a readiness to give more of something than is strictly necessary. Niggard (or niggardly) means stingy, ungenerous, or unwilling to spend money.

14. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

He was just idle by temperament.

Correct Answer: (c) industrious
Solution:

"Idle" describes someone who is lazy or avoids work. Industrious describes someone who is hard-working and diligent.

Occupied (b) just means busy at the moment, whereas industrious describes a personality trait (temperament).

15. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

Most of the decisions taken by the officer were unjust.

Correct Answer: (c) correct
Solution:"Unjust" means not based on or behaving according to what is morally right or fair. While "fair" is the most direct antonym, among the given options, correct (in the sense of being right/justified) is the best fit.

16. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

He is a loving father and takes great delight in his children.

Correct Answer: (d) disgust
Solution:"Delight" is a feeling of great pleasure or satisfaction. Disgust is a feeling of strong disapproval or revulsion, making it the opposite emotional response.

17. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

He was quite concerned about his son’s career.

Correct Answer: (b) indifferent
Solution:"Concerned" means worried or feeling interest/anxiety. Indifferent means having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

18. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

They are confident of success.

Correct Answer: (c) diffident
Solution:"Confident" means feeling self-assured or certain of something. Diffident means modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence. This is a very common pair in competitive exams.

19. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

We carried on the search for the missing person.

Correct Answer: (d) called off
Solution:To "carry on" is a phrasal verb meaning to continue doing something. To called off is a phrasal verb meaning to cancel or stop something that was planned or in progress.

20. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

This TV has many indigenous components.

Correct Answer: (b) foreign
Solution:

"Indigenous" means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. The opposite is foreign, which means coming from a different country or place.