Prepare for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (NDA & NA) with authentic, official previous years' solved question papers across Mathematics (Algebra, Matrices, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry, Differential & Integral Calculus, Vector Algebra, Statistics & Probability) and General Ability Test (Part A: English Vocabulary & Grammar; Part B: Physics, Chemistry, General Science, History, Freedom Movement, Geography & Current Events).
Marking pattern: Official UPSC NDA Negative Scheme (Mathematics: 120 Qs / 300 Marks [+2.50, -0.83]; GAT: 150 Qs / 600 Marks [+4.00, -1.33]).
Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Despite the heavy rain, the match continued as scheduled.
Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
He gave both candidates an equal opportunity to present their case.
Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The old woman sat on the bench, knitting in silence.
Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The injured soldier crawled forward in spite of debilitating pain.
Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The results were beyond everyone's expectation.
Reorder the PQRS set to create the most appropriate meaningful sentence:
The findings were
P: that had long been accepted
Q: because they fundamentally challenged the assumptions
R: met with considerable resistance at first
S: by the mainstream scientific community
The proper sequencing should be :
Reorder the PQRS set to create the most appropriate meaningful sentence:
It is often argued that
P: are not the result of innate talent alone
Q: but rather the product of
R: extraordinary achievements
S: sustained effort and deliberate practice
The proper sequencing should be :
Reorder the PQRS set to create the most appropriate meaningful sentence:
The historian noted that
P: had been systematically erased
Q: the memory of certain communities
R: and replaced with a sanitized narrative
S: from the official records of the colonial period
The proper sequencing should be :
Reorder the PQRS set to create the most appropriate meaningful sentence:
Critics have long maintained that
P: literature's true power lies in its
Q: assumptions and not in the mere
R: ability to disturb comfortable
S: reproduction of social reality
The proper sequencing should be :
Reorder the PQRS set to create the most appropriate meaningful sentence:
The movie
P: it was hardly possible
Q: were so humorous that
R: to keep a straight face
S: had many scenes which
The proper sequencing should be :
Select the grammatically correct sentence:
Select the grammatically correct sentence:
Select the grammatically correct sentence:
Select the grammatically correct sentence:
Select the grammatically correct sentence:
A sentence is given in three parts (a), (b) and (c). Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error, mark your option (d):
(a) He is a honest man
(b) who has served
(c) this institution for twenty years
(d) No error
A sentence is given in three parts (a), (b) and (c). Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error, mark your option (d):
(a) The jury has delivered
(b) its verdict after
(c) long and careful deliberations
(d) No error
Read the following pairs:
| No. | Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|---|
| I. | These grapes taste sour. | These grapes are sour when they are tasted. |
| II. | Forget the past. | Let the past be forgotten. |
Identify the pair(s) wherein the Passive Voice is correctly stated:
Read the following pairs:
| No. | Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|---|
| I. | They asked me my name. | My name was asked by them. |
| II. | They found him guilty. | He found them guilty. |
Identify the pair(s) wherein the Passive Voice is correctly stated:
Read the following pairs:
| No. | Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
|---|---|---|
| I. | He said, "Bravo! You have written the best answer." | He applauded him saying that he had written the best answer. |
| II. | "The sun rises in the East," said the teacher. | The teacher said that the sun rose in the East. |
Identify the pair(s) wherein the Indirect Speech is correctly stated:
Read the following pairs:
| No. | Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
|---|---|---|
| I. | He said to him, "Wait here until I return." | He ordered him to wait here until he returned. |
| II. | He said, "Alas! I am undone." | He exclaimed sadly that he was undone. |
Identify the pair(s) wherein the Indirect Speech is correctly stated:
Read the following pairs:
| No. | Group of words | One-word substitution |
|---|---|---|
| I. | One who studies handwriting | Graphologist |
| II. | One who draws maps | Cartographer |
| III. | One who studies flags | Vexillologist |
Identify the pairs wherein the one word substitution is correctly stated:
Read the following pairs:
| No. | Group of words | One-word substitution |
|---|---|---|
| I. | One who knows everything | Omnipotent |
| II. | One who is all powerful | Omniscient |
| III. | One who abandons religious faith | Apostate |
Identify the pair(s) wherein the one word substitution is correctly stated:
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate phrasal verb:
The car tended to ________ every time the rains decided to ________.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate phrasal verb:
He was eager to ________ after having resigned his position, but was advised to ________ his next move given the prevailing market situation.