Part – A (English) (NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2019 (I) (01 to 50)

Total Questions: 50

11. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

Some people complain when they encounter a small misfortune in the course of their thoroughly happy life.

Correct Answer: (a) run into
Solution:

‘Run into’ means the same as ‘encounter’. Both words mean ‘meet someone unexpectedly’. Some other synonyms are-‘collide with’ or ‘bump into.’

12. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

This world is full of miseries.

Correct Answer: (c) great suffering
Solution:

‘Great suffering’ is a perfect synonym of word ‘miseries’. ‘Miseries’ means ‘a state or feeling of great physical or mental distress’. Some other synonyms are-unhappiness, distress, etc.

13. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

A glance at a beautiful object gives us delight.

Correct Answer: (b) happiness
Solution:

‘Happiness’ is the appropriate synonym of word ‘delight’. Both words mean ‘a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction.’ Some other synonyms are-pleasure, joy, etc.

14. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

It is terrible for people to die of starvation.

Correct Answer: (d) hunger
Solution:

‘Hunger’ is the correct synonym of word ‘starvation’. ‘Starvation’ means ‘the state of having no food for a long period, often causing death’. Some other synonyms are-lack of food, famine, deprivation, etc.

15. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

The university has constituted a grievance redressal committee to look into the matter.

Correct Answer: (b) complaint
Solution:

'Complaint’ means the same as the word ‘grievance’. ‘Grievance’ means ‘an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair’. Some other synonyms are - grudge, grumble, etc.

16. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

Rakesh delivered a slanderous speech.

Correct Answer: (a) abusive
Solution:

‘Abusive’ is similar in meaning to the word ‘slanderous’. ‘Slanderous’ means ‘a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation’. Some other synonyms of ‘slanderous’ are – malicious, damaging, derogatory, etc

17. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

Suddenly, the sky was darkened by a gigantic bird.

Correct Answer: (d) enormous
Solution:

‘Enormous’ means the same as ‘gigantic’. The word ‘gigantic’ means ‘something of very great size or extent’. Some other synonyms of the word are – huge, vast, expansive, etc.

18. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

To abolish poverty would be to destroy the soil upon which mankind produces the virtues conducive to higher civilisation.

Correct Answer: (b) eradicate
Solution:

‘Eradicate’ is similar word in meaning to the word ‘abolish’. Both words mean ‘to remove forever’.
Some other synonyms are – eliminate, wipe out, terminate, get rid of, etc.

19. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

The Arabs who are not in the cities live in the desert throughout the year, shifting from one oasis to another.

Correct Answer: (d) spring
Solution:

‘Spring’ is the most suitable synonym from the given options. ‘Oasis’ means ‘a fertile spot in a desert where water is found’.
Some other synonyms can be– watering hole, watering place, etc.

20. Find the correct synonyms from the given option to the underlined word:

The various facets of life can be found reflected in large city.

Correct Answer: (a) several
Solution:

‘Various’ means ‘several or different’. So, ‘several’ is a perfect synonym of word ‘various’.
Some other synonyms are-varied, varying, etc.