NDA (I & II) 2020 · 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
58/67/25easy / medium / hard
Sections and topics
50 English questions (200 marks) and 100 General Knowledge questions (400 marks) in one paper.
English · 50 questions
- Reading comprehension10
- Spotting errors8
- Sentence improvement6
- Synonyms6
- Antonyms6
- Fill in the blanks5
- Ordering of sentences4
- Idioms1
- Spelling1
- One-word substitution1
- Voice1
- Narration1
General Knowledge · 100 questions
- Modern India9
- Indian Geography8
- Polity8
- Physical Geography5
- Economy5
- Medieval India4
- Current events4
- Ray optics3
- Ancient India3
- World Geography3
- Everyday chemistry2
- Heredity2
- Circulatory system2
- Units and measurement1
Sample question from this paper
Spotting errors · medium
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose the last option.
(A) The committee were divided / (B) on the question of / (C) whether the camp / (D) should be postponed. / (E) No error
(A) The committee were divided / (B) on the question of / (C) whether the camp / (D) should be postponed. / (E) No error
- A. (A) The committee were divided
- B. (B) on the question of
- C. (D) should be postponed
- D. (E) No error
Show answer and solution
Answer: D
'Committee' may take a plural verb when the members act individually, as in being divided in opinion. All other parts are correct, so the sentence has no error.
'Committee' may take a plural verb when the members act individually, as in being divided in opinion. All other parts are correct, so the sentence has no error.