NDA (II) 2017 · General Ability Test
A full General Ability Test (English + General Knowledge) in the UPSC NDA pattern. 150 questions in 150 minutes, with a third of the marks deducted for every wrong answer.
150questions
600marks
+4 / −1.33per question
55/65/30easy / medium / hard
Sections and topics
50 English questions (200 marks) and 100 General Knowledge questions (400 marks) in one paper.
English · 50 questions
- Synonyms6
- Antonyms6
- Subject-verb agreement4
- Reading comprehension4
- Prepositions3
- Conditionals3
- Inference3
- Sentence arrangement3
- Para jumbles3
- Sentence improvement2
- Inversion2
- Vocabulary in context2
- Correlatives and tenses1
- Proximity rule1
General Knowledge · 100 questions
- Indian Rivers3
- Parliament3
- Current Affairs3
- Kinematics2
- Ray optics2
- Metals2
- Acids and bases2
- Organic chemistry2
- Plant physiology2
- Nutrition2
- Endocrine system2
- Genetics2
- Medieval India2
- Indian Geography2
Sample question from this paper
Correlatives and tenses · medium
Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose 'No error'.
Hardly had the bell rung / when the students / rushed out of the class. / No error
Hardly had the bell rung / when the students / rushed out of the class. / No error
- A. Hardly had the bell rung
- B. when the students
- C. rushed out of the class.
- D. No error
Show answer and solution
Answer: D
'Hardly' is correctly paired with an inverted past perfect and followed by 'when'. The simple past 'rushed' in the second clause is also correct. Since all parts conform to the pattern, there is no error. The trap is to suspect the inversion or the use of 'when'. Fixed patterns such as hardly...when and no sooner...than must be memorised along with the tense and inversion they demand.
'Hardly' is correctly paired with an inverted past perfect and followed by 'when'. The simple past 'rushed' in the second clause is also correct. Since all parts conform to the pattern, there is no error. The trap is to suspect the inversion or the use of 'when'. Fixed patterns such as hardly...when and no sooner...than must be memorised along with the tense and inversion they demand.