NDA (II) 2018 · 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
65/59/26easy / medium / hard
Sections and topics
50 English questions (200 marks) and 100 General Knowledge questions (400 marks) in one paper.
English · 50 questions
- Spotting errors8
- Sentence improvement7
- Synonyms6
- Antonyms6
- Fill in the blanks6
- Comprehension6
- Ordering of sentences3
- Ordering of words2
- Idioms and phrases2
- Inference2
- Vocabulary in context1
- Main idea1
General Knowledge · 100 questions
- Current Events6
- Freedom Struggle5
- Units3
- Current electricity3
- Motion under gravity2
- Optics2
- Atomic structure2
- Periodic table2
- Organic chemistry2
- Cell biology2
- Blood2
- Circulation2
- Environment2
- Mughals2
Sample question from this paper
Spotting errors · medium
Spot the error: each sentence is divided into three parts. Choose the part that contains an error, or choose 'No error'.
Hardly had the sentry raised the alarm (1) / than the gates were (2) / thrown open by the guards. (3)
Hardly had the sentry raised the alarm (1) / than the gates were (2) / thrown open by the guards. (3)
- A. Part 1
- B. Part 2
- C. Part 3
- D. No error
Show answer and solution
Answer: B
'Hardly' is followed by 'when' (or 'before'), not 'than'. 'No sooner ... than' is the matching pair, which is the trap here.
'Hardly' is followed by 'when' (or 'before'), not 'than'. 'No sooner ... than' is the matching pair, which is the trap here.