NDA (II) 2019 · 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
51/81/18easy / 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 improvement6
- Synonyms6
- Antonyms6
- Fill in the blanks6
- Reading comprehension5
- Inference3
- Vocabulary in context2
- Ordering of sentences2
- Ordering of words2
- One-word substitution2
- Idioms and phrases2
General Knowledge · 100 questions
- Current Affairs6
- Light3
- Laws of motion2
- Sound2
- Current electricity2
- Cell biology2
- Human endocrine system2
- Rivers of India2
- Banking2
- Units and measurements1
- Kinematics1
- Heat1
- Magnetism1
- Electromagnetic induction1
Sample question from this paper
Spotting errors · medium
Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If there is none, choose 'No error'.
(a) The committee have submitted
(b) its report to the chairman
(c) before the deadline expired.
(a) The committee have submitted
(b) its report to the chairman
(c) before the deadline expired.
- A. (a)
- B. (b)
- C. (c)
- D. No error
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Answer: A
The committee is treated as a single body, as the pronoun 'its' in part (b) shows, so the verb must be singular: 'has submitted'. Using 'have' with 'its' mixes plural and singular.
The committee is treated as a single body, as the pronoun 'its' in part (b) shows, so the verb must be singular: 'has submitted'. Using 'have' with 'its' mixes plural and singular.