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

Total Questions: 50

31. A dark horse:

Correct Answer: (b) A person who wins a race or competition although no one expected him to
Solution:

Idiom ‘a dark horse’ means ‘an unknown and unexpected winner of a race or contest’. Hence, option (b) expresses the correct meaning of given idiom.

32. A show-stopper:

Correct Answer: (c) A performance that is extremely good
Solution:

Idiom ‘A show-stopper’ means ‘a performance in a show that is extremely good’. So, option (c) expresses the correct meaning of the given idiom.

33. A jack of all trades:

Correct Answer: (a) Someone who has many skills
Solution:

Idiom ‘A jack of all trades’ means ‘someone who has many skills’. So, option (a) is a suitable choice

34. Fight tooth and nail:

Correct Answer: (d) To try very hard to achieve something
Solution:

Idiom ‘Fight with tooth and nail’ means ‘to try very hard to achieve something’. So, option (d) is a suitable choice.

35. Fair and square:

Correct Answer: (a) in an honest way
Solution:

Idiom ‘Fair and square’ means ‘in a honest way and according to the rules’. So, option (a) expresses the correct meaning of the given idiom.

36. Rearrange the parts of the sentence given in P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

S1 : We do not know what to do
with our knowledge.
S6 : In the course of time they may
rule over us altogether.
P : For example, we are unable to
manage our machines.
Q : We already find it difficult to do
without machines.
R : Machines should be fed properly and waited upon attentively; otherwise they refuse to work or cause destruction.
S : Science has given us superhuman powers, which we do not use properly.
The proper sequence should be

Correct Answer: (a) S P R Q
Solution:

SPRQ is the correct sequence of the given sentences to form a meaningful passage.

37. Rearrange the parts of the sentence given in P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

S1 : The British rule in India has brought about moral, material, cultural and spiritual ruination of this great country.
S6 : We are not to kill anybody but it is our dharma to see that the curse of this government is blotted out.
P : I regard this rule as a curse.
Q : Sedition has become my religion.
R : Ours is a non-violent battle.
S : I am out to destroy this system of government.
The proper sequence should be

Correct Answer: (b) P S Q R
Solution:

PSQR is the correct sequence of the given sentences to form a meaningful passage.

38. the urban local body elections (P)/unidentified gunmen (Q)/and injured another during (R)/ shot dead two workers (S):

Correct Answer: (a) Q S R P
Solution:

QSRP is the correct sequence.

39. both intense political and (P)/ this state has a history of (Q)/of syncretic accomplishments (R)/ religious contestation and (S):

Correct Answer: (d) Q P S R
Solution:

QPSR is the correct sequence.

40. the father also (P)/in his quest for justice (Q)/ by the system (R)/ feels let down (S):

Correct Answer: (b) P S R Q
Solution:

PSRQ is the correct sequence.