NDA / NA English

question Paper
National Defence Academy /
Naval Academy II 2017
Time : 40 Minutes Total Marks : 200

Important Instructions :
1. This Test contains 50 items (questions). Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which
you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case, you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which
you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for each item.
2. You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided.
3. All items carry equal marks.
4. Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, you have to fill in some
particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions.
5. Penalty for wrong answers :
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE
QUESTION PAPERS.
(i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given
by the candidate, one·third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens
to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Synonyms 5. He is extremely meticulous in his approach.

(a) simple (b) careful
Directions : (Q. 1–10) Each item in this section
(c) fair (d) reasonable
consists of a sentence with an underlined word /
6. The experts' minute examination brought to
words followed by four options. Select the option
light some important clues.
that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word
(a) quick (b) detailed
/ words and mark your response in your Answer
(c) superficial (d) prolonged
Sheet accordingly.
7. The decision of the Union Government to
1. The discussion was wound up after a long and
repeal the Urban Land Ceiling Act has been
fruitful exchange of views.
welcomed by all.
(a) postponed (b) cut short
(a) suppress (b) amend
(c) interrupted (d) concluded
(c) cancel (d) withhold
2. He was fully alive to the need for making
8. This is his maiden appearance on the screen.
adjustments.
(a) first (b) last
(a) concerned about (b) worried about
(c) girlish (d) shy
(c) aware of (d) indifferent about
9. At the end of the marathon everybody was
3. The police officer tried to intimidate the witness
exhausted.
but in vain.
(a) weakened (b) honoured
(a) inform (b) reward
(c) satisfied (d) tired
(c) frighten (d) persuade
10. He gave me a counterfeit coin.
4. We must adopt drastic measures to control
(a) rare (b) fake
population growth.
(a) simple (b) dramatic (c) unmatured (d) inferior
(c) realistic (d) severe
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15. Most of the decisions taken by the officer were
Antonyms
unjust.
Directions : (Q. 11–20) Each item in this section (a) serious (b) lenient
consists of a sentence with an underlined word / (c) correct (d) imbecile
words followed by four options. Select the option 16. He is a loving father and takes great delight in
that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word his children.
/ words and mark your response in your Answer (a) revolt (b) dissatisfaction
Sheet accordingly. (c) enjoyment (d) disgust
11. My mother has been working hard for the last 17. He was quite concerned about his son's career.
two weeks and she feels run down. (a) unrelated (b) indifferent
(a) morbid (b) energetic (c) dispassionate (d) carefree
(c) exhausted (d) emotional
18. They are confident of success.
12. The President condemned the act of violence (a) imprudent (b) impatient
during the celebration of the festival. (c) diffident (d) reluctant
(a) reason (b) instigation
19. We carried on the search for the missing person.
(c) restraint (d) sobriety
(a) delayed (b) reconsidered
13. The students made a generous contribution to (c) broke up (d) called off
the flood relief fund.
20. This T.V. has many indigenous components.
(a) niggard (b) selfish
(a) Indian (b) foreign
(c) spendthrift (d) indecent
(c) unnatural (d) genuine
14. He was just idle by temperament.
(a) employed (b) occupied
(c) industrious (d) happy

Selecting Words

Directions : (Q. 21–30) In the following passage, at certain points you are given a choice of four words
marked (a), (b), (c) and (d), one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the
four. Mark the letter, viz., (a), (b), (c) or (d), relating to this word on your Answer Sheet. Examples K and
L have been solved for you.
K L
The (a) boy was in the school in Shimla. (a) She was homesick
(b) horse (b) It
(c) dog (c) He
(d) cow (d) Her
Explanation : Out of the list given in item K, only, 'boy' is the correct answer because usually, a boy, and
not a horse, a dog or a cow, attends school. So '(a)' is to be marked on the Answer Sheet for item K. A boy
is usually referred to as 'he', so for item L, '(c)' is the correct answer. Notice that to solve the first item K you
have to read the rest of the sentence and then see what fits best.
Passage
21.
After this incident I went to Nainital, and returned after nearly a month. I had (a) hardly
(b) barely
(c) merely
(d) rarely
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22. 23.
taken (a) out my clothes when I saw Gangu standing (a) by
(b) away (b) near
(c) off (c) with
(d) on (d) at
24. 25.
a new baby. He was (a) jumping with joy. Even Nanda (a) could   not have
(b) bursting (b) would
(c) dancing (c) should
(d) singing (d) ought
26. 27.
(a) experimented  such joy (a) at   getting Krishna.
(b) shown (b) in
(c) felt (c) on
(d) heard (d) into
28. 29.
His face had the same (a) light   that (a) comes
(b) glow (b) appears
(c) sense (c) rises
(d) hope (d) shows
30.
on the face of a (a) starved man after a full meal.
(b) starving
(c) hungry
(d) satisfied

Ordering of words in a sentence (c) RPQS (d) PRQS

33. Even a leisurely game like cricket
Directions : (Q. 31–35) Each of the following items
demanding grace rather than strength
in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of
P
which have been jumbled. These parts have been
labelled P, Q, R. and S. Given below each sentence and over the rough tactics of the Australian
are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You team that visited England in 1921
are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the Q
sentence and mark your response accordingly. as we saw in the controversy over body-line
bowling
31. The spirit of man
R
has slowly and painfully surmounted
can cause much ill-will
P
S
and his growing intelligence (a) PSRQ (b) RSPQ
Q (c) SRQP (d) QPRS
all the obstacles that have come in his way
34. Scientists point out of sunspot activity
R
P
has faced all kinds of dangers
that it is an aftermath that
S
Q
(a) QPSR (b) SQPR
(c) RPQS (d) PRQS has now reached its peak
R
32. After our school boys had won a well-contested
of the eleven-year cycle
hockey match
S
so that they might communicate the news of (a) RSPQ (b) PQSR
their victory to the headmaster (c) QRPS (d) QSPR
P
35. As the ship streams from San Diego
who is a keen sportsman
Q as walls of gray water from a distant storm in
the North Pacific
they came to school in high spirits
P
R
making the greener among us miserable with
and takes a very lively interest in school games
sea sickness
S
Q
(a) QPSR (b) SQPR
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rock and toss the ship
R Fill in the blanks
those of us aboard have a personal Directions : (Q. 41–50) Each of the following
demonstration of powerful ocean movement sentences in this section has a blank space and four
S words or group of words given after the sentence.
(a) PQRS (b) SRPQ Select the word or group of words you consider
(c) SPRQ (d) QSRP
most appropriate for the blank space and indicate
your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Spotting Errors
41. He looks as if he __________ weary.
Directions : (Q. 36–40) Each item in this section has (a) is (b) was
a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (c) would be (d) were
(a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out 42. My house is insured _________ theft and fire.
whether there is any error in any underlined part (a) for (b) against
and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet (c) in (d) towards
against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or
43. The result of the prolonged discussion was
(c). If you find no error, your response should be
__________.
indicated as (d).
(a) disappointment (b) disappointing
36. An electrical circuit is the complete path (c) disappointed (d) to disappoint
(a) (b)
44. You are lucky __________ in the 20th century.
traversed by electric current. No error (a) by being born (b) to have been born
(c) (d)
(c) for being born (d) to have born
37. He waved us a by-by as he boarded the train
45. Sita is true to __________.
(a) (b)
(a) word (b) her words
which disappeared into the tunnel. No error
(c) the words (d) words
(c) (b)
46. Years __________ since I saw her last.
38. There was great deal that had to be scrapped,
(a) have passed (b) had passed
that must be scrapped;
(a) (c) had been passing (d) have been passing
but surely India could not have been what she 47. When he heard the terrible noise he asked me
undoubtedly was, what was __________ on.
(b) (a) happening (b) being
and could not have continued a cultured (c) getting (d) going
existence for thousands of years. No error 48. Could you lend me some money ? I am very
(c) (d) __________ of cash at the moment.
39. With regard to interior decoration, it is the (a) down (b) low
attention given to the less overt aspects of using (c) short (d) scarce
space 49. I saw her when she was standing __________
(a) the side of the old statue.
that give it life, an identity, a quality (a) by (b) at
(b) (c) in (d) beyond
that makes it exciting and unusual. No error 50. True friends never __________ their loved ones
(c) (d) in adversity.
40. A small parcel of novels is better than none. (a) abuse (b) criticize
(a) (b) (c) (c) befool (d) desert
No error
(d)
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Answers
Q No Answer Key Topic's Name Chapter's Name
1 (d) Synonym Vocabulary
2 (c) Synonym Vocabulary
3 (c) Synonym Vocabulary
4 (d) Synonym Vocabulary
5 (b) Synonym Vocabulary
6 (b) Synonym Vocabulary
7 (c) Synonym Vocabulary
8 (a) Synonym Vocabulary
9 (d) Synonym Vocabulary
10 (b) Synonym Vocabulary
11 (b) Antonym Vocabulary
12 (d) Antonym Vocabulary
13 (a) Antonym Vocabulary
14 (c) Antonym Vocabulary
15 (c) Antonym Vocabulary
16 (d) Antonym Vocabulary
17 (b) Antonym Vocabulary
18 (c) Antonym Vocabulary
19 (d) Antonym Vocabulary
20 (b) Antonym Vocabulary
21 (b) Selecting Words Grammar
22 (c) Selecting Words Grammar
23 (c) Selecting Words Grammar
24 (b) Selecting Words Grammar
25 (a) Selecting Words Grammar
26 (c) Selecting Words Grammar
27 (a) Selecting Words Grammar
28 (b) Selecting Words Grammar
29 (b) Selecting Words Grammar
30 (a) Selecting Words Grammar
31 (b) Ordering of Sentences Critical thinking
32 (c) Ordering of Sentences Critical thinking
33 (a) Ordering of Sentences Critical thinking
34 (c) Ordering of Sentences Critical thinking
35 (c) Ordering of Sentences Critical thinking
36 (d) Spotting errors Grammar
37 (a) Spotting errors Grammar
38 (a) Spotting errors Grammar
39 (b) Spotting errors Grammar
40 (d) Spotting errors Grammar
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Q No Answer Key Topic's Name Chapter's Name

41 (a) Fill in the blanks Grammar
42 (b) Fill in the blanks Grammar
43 (b) Fill in the blanks Grammar
44 (b) Fill in the blanks Grammar
45 (b) Fill in the blanks Grammar
46 (a) Fill in the blanks Grammar
47 (d) Fill in the blanks Grammar
48 (c) Fill in the blanks Grammar
49 (a) Fill in the blanks Grammar
50 (d) Fill in the blanks Grammar