100+ Most Commonly Asked English Questions for NDA: Download PDF
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D). ###DONE###
1. We can see a lot (A)/ of powders on the roads (B)/ of Delhi in April. (C)/ No error (D)
A. AB. B
C. C
D. D
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D).
2. Either you tell me (A)/ everything you know, (B)/ and I'll take you to court. (C)/ No error (D)
A. AB. B
C. C
D. D
3. This is the (A)/ best which I (B)/ can do for you. (C)/ No error (D)
A. AB. B
C. C
D. D
4. There is a new (A)/ restaurant next to your (B)/ company, doesn’t there? (C)/ No error (D)
A. AB. B
C. C
D. D
5. No one was so well versed (A)/ in English that we had (B)/ expected (C)/ No Error (D)
A. No one was so well versedB. in English that we had
C. expected
D. No error
6.Students were asked to go to market (A)/ and buy some stationery (B)/ as notebooks, ball pens and chart papers etc. (C)/ No Error (D)
A. Students were asked to go to marketB. and buy some stationery
C. as notebooks, ball pens and chart papers etc.
D. No error
7.Those landlords have (A)/ seldom or ever (B)/ tried their best to help the poor in the village. (C)/ No Error(D)
A. Those landlords haveB. seldom or ever
C. tried their best to help the poor in the village.
D. No error
8.Rohan was so clever that (A)/ his friends’ attempt to (B)/ misguide him proved to be futile. (C)/ No Error (D)
A. Rohan was so clever thatB. his friends’ attempt to
C. misguide him proved to be futile.
D. No error
9.No sooner did the students find (A)/ the solution to this problem (B)/ when another problem appeared. (C)/ No Error (D)
A. No sooner did the students findB. the solution to this problem
C. when another problem appeared
D. No error
Direction: Given below is a short passage. After the passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read a passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only.
Vacationing on a motorcycle, you see things in a way that is completely different from any other. In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You are a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle, however, the frame is gone. You are completely in contact with it all. You are in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. ###DONE###
10. Which of the following statements is closest to the truth?
A. The writer does not like TV as it gives a narrow view of things.B. The writer likes TV but he does not like watching it from car windows.
C. The writer does not like TV because the picture is in a frame.
D. The writer does not like TV because the programmes are boring.
11.“In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realize that ………. .” In this sentence, ‘it’ refers to
A. travelling in a car.B. always being in a compartment, e.g. one’s room, office.
C. seeing the scenery through the window frame.
D. seeing so much TV at home.
B. the time that is now passing.
C. the scene and the beauty.
D. senses with which one feels.
B. unavoidable
C. interesting
D. humorous
An urban settlement may be linear, square, star or crescent shaped. In fact, the form of the settlement, architecture, and style of buildings and other structures are an outcome of its historical and cultural traditions. The name of Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, as the name indicates (Addis- New, Ababa- Flower) is a ‘new’ city which was established in 1878. The whole city is located on a hill – valley topography. The road pattern bears the influence of the local topography. The roads radiate from the govt. headquarter Piazza, Arat and Amist Kilo roundabouts. Mercato has markets which grew with time and is supposed to be the largest market between Cairo and Johannesburg. A multi-faculty university, a medical college, a number of good schools make Addis Ababa an educational centre. It is also the terminal station for the Djibouti – Addis Ababa rail route. Bole airport is a relatively new airport. The city has witnessed rapid growth because of its multi-functional nature and being a large nodal centre located in centre of Ethiopia.
14. Name the city having a nodal centre located in centre of Ethiopia.
A. AratB. Cairo
C. Johannesburg
D. Addis Ababa
15. What is the meaning of “Addis Ababa” referred in the above paragraph?
B. the city of peace and flower
C. the new flower
D. the heaven of earth
B. Because it became an educational centre
C. Because Ethopia has a number of urban settlements
D. Because of its multi-functional nature and being a large nodal centre
B. Modern technology
C. Historical and cultural traditions
D. Flower-like shape
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